Trade Review notes holiday quiet amid demand and transport limits
R G Dun weekly trade review reports satisfactory business conditions in the United States despite Christmas slowdowns. Holiday activity centers on Christmas goods, inventory taking and fuel shortages affect production, while orders remain strong. Prices stay firm with robust exports though transport limits hinder shipments to the seaboard.
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Roosevelt Declines Venezuelan Arbitration By The Hague
London reports indicate British split on Roosevelt’s decision to refer Venezuela to The Hague. Some see it as a defeat for the ministry while others praise U.S. restraint. Daily News cheers arbitration. Daily Mail attacks Britain’s conduct as a low point. Roosevelt will not act and the matter goes to The Hague for adjudication. Authorities reported at cabinet end remain cautious about Venezuela’s future compliance. The Porto Rican cases continue with Giles and Mentz on trial for smuggling wines aboard government vessels. Chamberlains arrive in Natal to a warm reception, while commotion marks their port visit.
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Venezuela
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Anderson
Robert Giles
George W. Mentz
St. Thomas
Cruzen
Giles
Laurel
Mentz
St Thomas
Senators Busy Days as Re-election Pushes Plentiful
Washington dispatch notes senators planning constituent visits before January re-elections. It lists anticipated successors in many states and highlights Reed as a peacemaker during the Spanish War era. Three delegates Prynn Rody and Smith face disappointment as omnibus statehood efforts stall. Eight hour bill prospects dim amid senate committee changes and concerns over federal work mandates.
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Louisville
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House
Joseph K. McCammon
Cenate
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Arthur W. Duns
Etiquette in Holland Reflects Low Regard for Women
A 19th century reflection notes Dutch sidewalk manners favor men over women. An American woman asking a Dutch gentleman to fetch a book is treated as a social faux pas. The man complies but explains that a Hollander would never have asked such a favor.
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Canal Men Boom Coming Meeting Urges State Board Visit
Secretary Lee of the Ohio Canal association mails urged push for wide attendance at the state board of public works meeting in Columbus on Tuesday January 13. The group wants a representative from every town along the Ohio canal and Muskingum river from Cleveland to Marietta. Resolutions call for immediate upper Muskingum dam survey and plans to restore Dresden to Cleveland navigation with design to achieve the same depth as the Ohio river, plus forwarding to senators and representatives and a three person committee to present to the board in January.
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Ohio River
United States
Cable link between Hawaii and Manila nears completion
Telegraph reports from Washington and San Francisco note the Silvertain will reach Honolua today completing the cable between Honolulu and the mainland. The first message will greet President Roosevelt from Gov Dole. The project, long in planning by the late John W. Mackey, spans 6000 miles planned in four sections to Manila and beyond.
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Honolulu
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Pacific Islands
John W. Mackey
Manilla
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Asiatic
Manila
China
Miss Wilkins Goes to Her Reward
Miss Margaret Wilkins died at her home on Manin Street Friday evening at 6 30. She suffered from consumption and passed away peacefully after a year of illness. She resided with her half sister Miss Mary Wilkins who cared for her faithfully. Born in Roscoe she lived her entire life in the vicinity. She was fifty two years old and survived by two half sisters Mrs George Ricketts of Duluth Minn and Miss Jennie Whilkins.
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Manin Street
Mary Wilkins
George Ricketts
Duluth
Minn
Jennie Whilkins
Miss Wilkins
Brother of Saxon Princess Pummels Her Lover in Geneva
Geneva December 27 Princess Louise of Saxony who eloped with Andre Giron clashed with her younger brother Arch Duke Joseph arriving to fetch her. Joseph restrained briefly then attacked Giron, while Louise tried to shield her lover. A stormy exchange followed between brothers over the scandal and Crown Leopold’s disgrace.
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Louise
Saxony
Andre Giron
Joseph
Miron
Leopold
M. Giron
Seaport of Venezuela La Guayra Near Caracas Described
Venezuela's chief seaport La Guayra lies ten miles north of Caracas on the Caribbean Sea. The city, surrounded by mountains, has about 15 000 people, extensive trade in coffee, cocoa, indigo, cotton, sugar and hides, and forts for defense. Caracas, founded in 1567, sits in a valley with a mild climate and a 75 000 population.
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Caracas
Baltimore Sun
Federal District
Straits and Straights Poker Lesson in a Laundry of Laughter
Denver man John A. Deweese shares a hotel lobby tale recounted by a New York Tribune correspondent. The story recalls his teenage son’s school miscue when asked to define a strait in cards. The boy answered with the face card sequence ace, king, queen, jack, ten, without a smile.
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New York Tribune
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Reed and the Newsboy Recall Ex-Speaker's Title
A New York Times anecdote recounts how ex Speaker Reed disliked a certain epithet yet delighted in a newsboy’s prank. While walking in Washington, a newsboy shouted of a bomb at the czar, and Reed laughed at the joke about a single ponderous man from Maine delivering the extra.
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Pearson Named Minister to Persia and Chess Link
The appointment of Richmond Pearson as minister to Persia is noted by Washington correspondent 2 Washington of the New York Tribune. Pearson, a keen chess enthusiast, organized a cable chess match years ago between five U S House members and five British Commons members. The contest, refereed by a Scottish embassy official in Washington and a U S embassy official in London, ended in a 48 draw with two wins each side and one draw.
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London
Lumber entitue reorganization in Rangeley region
A special dispatch from Rangeley notes changes in the lumber industry this season. Woodchoppers until now reduced activity. Wise refused to desert. The region reports 10 percent more logs gathered with the use of new saws, averaging ten more feet per log. Moosehead Lake area could see 1880n0000 feet of timber, with a fifth turned into Roach Fiver in spring.
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Rangeley
New York Times
Moosehead Lake
Castro fears abscessing in Venezuelan president tale
A long profile of President Castro of Venezuela describes him as a compact 5 foot 2 inch ruler, a practical dictator with cunning, distrustful habits, and a gun concealed in his left pocket. It notes his guarded private railway car routine and constant military escort, with a pearl handled revolver often hidden by a handkerchief.
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Carrica
United States
Castro
Venezuela
Curacas
New York Tribune
Ignacio Andrade
Maento
la Guayra
Ttde
Caracas
Macuto
Grant's Sister's Dream Foretells Mrs Grant's Death
Mrs Mary Grant Cramer sister of General A G Grant says Mrs Grant predicted her own death in a dream on December 6. She described the vision of Mrs Grant at her bedside saying she would not be with her long. A family friend later reported a concurrent dream of three women at Grants tomb with a crowd waiting for a cavalcade.
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Grant
Virginia Grant Corbin
East Orange
N. J
Gay Goodby
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Katherine Lawrence
Mrs. Lawrence
Mrs. Corbin
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Riverside Drive
New York
Nes
Venezuela Debt Seen Payable, Loomis Says
Francia B Loomis minister to Portugal told New York Herald Washington correspondent that Venezuela should have enough funds to settle its debt. He cited cash reserves of at least 25 million dollars and recalled a London meeting with Castro's secretary about a 25 million loan. He joked about needing a hundred dollars for a ticket home.
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Venezuela
Francis TB. Loomis
Portugal
New York
Washington
Loomis
Veneavela
White House
Roosevelt
Castro
London
One of Tom Reed's Jokes on a London Liverpool trip
On a homeward bound trip from London the late Tom Reed traveled with Americans in the Kustom Express toward Liverpool. A brake failure caused a loud jolt and screeching near Hellas between Chester and Liverpool. Reed peered out and joked about the sign Flea by, hoping not.
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