Canada Refuses to Sign Alaska Boundary Pact
London reports the Alaska boundary commission draft shows American gains with Portland Canal awarded to Canada. Canadian commissioners Aylesworth and Jette refused to sign, walking out of the room as others signed the document. The majority, including Lord Chief Justice Alverstone, Senator Lodge, Senator Turner, and Secretary Root, push forward the decision and map.
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London
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Associated Press
Messrs
Aylesworth
Jette
Portland Canal
Alverstone
Lodge
Turner
Root
Jett
Canada
Cabinet
Foreign Office
Messrs. Aylesworth and
Lord Alverstone
Chamberlain Blamed for Canadian Treaty Pact
Montreal dispatch reports Le Canada accusing Lord Alverstone of siding with the Americans and praising the treaty settlement that Chamberlain secured with Mr. Hay. The piece portrays Chamberlain as the decisive force behind Canada’s acceptance and outlines perceived capitulation under British influence.
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Chamberlain
Montreal
le Canada
Lord Alverstone
Great Britain
Hay
Canada
Colonial Office
Fairbanks Praises Alaska Boundary Decision
Senator Charles Fairbanks endorses the Alaska boundary ruling as fully supportive of American claims. He notes the purchase from Russia in 1867 is now quieted and mentions Britain gaining two small Port land canal islands, with the boundary following their northwest side. The Alaska issue, tied to gold discoveries, is resolved.
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Canada
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Fairbanks
United States
British High Commission
Quebec
London
Fairbanks
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Alaska
Russia
Smal
Portland Canal
Great Britain
Winter Tightens Grip on Alaska Freight and Gold Output
Early winter in Alaska brings high freight charges and rising staple prices. Snow and freezing streams slow transport to Dawson and Mayo district reports several inches of snow. Gold output is forecast to fall about one million dollars from last year, with miners facing six weeks of lost time due to extreme drought and cold.
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Alaska
Dawson
Yukon
Mayo
Ministers grant funds to rebuild Macedonia villages
Constantinople October 19 The council of ministers approves a 50 000 pound relief grant to Macedonia to ease distress. In a duch audience with the German ambassador Baron von Bi el Bernstein the sultan says the current rebellion is nearly suppressed and Turkish forces meet resistance mainly in the Djumbala district.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Macedonia
Turkey
Baron von Bieberstein
Djumbala
King Oscar Opens Storthing in Oslo Speech
King Oscar opens the storthing and states negotiations have begun with various parties. The October event marks a formal session with discussions expected to shape policy and governance.
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Sar
Storthing
Cheisttagia
Oscar
Powers for the Conclusion of Arbitration Treaties
The article discusses the legal framework and political considerations surrounding the authority to conclude arbitration treaties. It outlines the roles of government bodies, the need for executive consent, and the balance between national sovereignty and international cooperation in treaty making.
Cassini Signals Russia Aims in Manchuria Policy
Paris October 19 Count Cassini the Russian ambassador to the United States said a conflict over Manchuria was averted and Russia would not provoke war It seeks to safeguard vast investments and railroad interests while denying annexation and demanding guarantees from China before evacuation.
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Count Cassini
Paris
United States
Russia
Manchuria
Japan
China
King and Queen Return From Paris Visit
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena end their Paris stay with a Mass at the Italian chapel, a military review at Vincennes, and a formal lunch at the Elysee. President Loubet hosts, praises the French army, and the pair depart for Italy after gifts totaling $16,000 to Paris and Italian need.
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Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Helena
Vincennes
Elysee Palace
President Loubet
The
Invalides
Madame Loubet
Victor
Pope appoints Merry Del Val as secretary of state
Rome reports the pope has named Monsignor Merry Del Val to the post of papal secretary of state. The appointment was officially announced in Vatican communications on October 19.
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Vatican
Rome
Mons
Merry del Val
Papal Letter Proposes Del Val for Cardinalship
The pope presented a letter to Monsignor Merry Del Val signaling an imminent consistory nomination. Del Val, British-educated Spaniard, remains tied to Westminster though long based in Rome. His father served as Spanish ambassador to the Vatican. He previously attended Edward VII’s coronation as envoy and has lectured in Canada.
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Merry del Val
Spain
England
Westminster
Rome
Vatican
Edward VII
Canada
British Minister as Mediator in Russo Japanese Talks
A Port Dalny report says Sir MacDonald, British minister to Japan, mediates between Russia and Japan. Japan consents to proposals: Russia restores Manchuria to China, opens principal Manchurian towns to foreign commerce, withdraws troops except railway guards, renounces forestry concessions, and places territory south of the Yalu under Japan's sphere.
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St. Petersburg
Port Dalny
Japan
Sir MacDonald
Russia
Manchuria
China
Yalu
Charges Filed Against Blackfoot Reservation Agent
Miss Helen P. Clark formerLewis and Clarke county superintendent of schools in Great Falls Montana charges Major J H Monteath Blackfoot reservation agent with mal administration Affidavits allege liquor sales and gambling on the reservation Miss Clark links massacre of seven Indians to Little Plume’s liquor fueled frenzy
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Great Falls
Mont
Blackfoot Reservation
Little Plume
Helen P. Clark
Lewis and Clarke County
J. H. Monteath
Miss Clarke
Axe attack leaves two victims in Shreveport
A white man identified as J. F. Elliott was wounded in Shreveport last August. A woman was beaten to death with an axe and Elliott was beaten into insensibility with the same weapon.
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J. F. Elliott
Shreveport
Draw Span Gives Way on Potomac Bridge
The Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train bound for Cincinnati veered over a draw on the Potomac River bridge near Washington. The northern half collapsed, throwing the tender and a baggage car into the water, but a supporting girder blocked the mail car and prevented a total plunge. Fireman John Woods suffered a severe facial gash.
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Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Cincinnati
Potomac River
Virginia
John Woods
Tillman Acquitted in Sensational South Carolina Trial
James H. Tillman was found not guilty of murdering N. G. Gonzales editor of the State in Columbia. The high profile case drew South Carolina attention since September with a twenty hour jury deliberation. Tillman left for Edgefield with his wife and supporters after the verdict.
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Carolina
Lexington
S. C
James H. Tillman
N. G. Gonzales
State
Columbia
South Carolina
Tillman
Edgefield
Kain's Remains Lying in State in St Louis
The body of Archbishop J. J. Kain lay in state at the archiepiscopal residence in St. Louis with religious communities and close friends viewing it. The bier was not opened to the public. candles burned and crowds filled the halls. At dusk the casket would move to the old cathedral to lie in state until the funeral on Wednesday morning.
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Kain
St. Louis
J. J. Kain
Negro Suspect Arrested in Kansas City Killing Case
Kansas City reports Jaman Reed, described as a Negro, jailed on suspicion of being the man who killed May Smith, a white woman, and now faces serious charges.
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Kansas City
Jaman Reed
May Smith
Defaulter Herman Captured in Manila
Philippine Constabulary officer George Herman the defaulting official was captured and sent to Bayuan. Eight hundred dollars recovered from him. Governor Taft sets December 23 for his departure to Washington to assume war secretary duties. Tompkins, former San Fernando treasurer, jailed for seven teen years for forgery. Locust plague nations report 17 million pounds killed.
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Philippine Constabulary
Manila
George Herman
Bayauan
Taft
Washington
Dean Tompkins
San Fernanig, Pho
Stubessienent
Tompkins
Wine of Cardus Promises Beauty Through Health
Advertises Wine of Osardus as a health tonic for women, claiming pure blood yields a rosy complexion and happiness. Claims impure blood causes sallow skin and gloom. Urges trying Wine of Cardus to transform appearance in a month.
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Osardus
Cardus
Fresh Solio and RelOx Printing Papers At Trung Store
Fresh lot of Solio and RelOx printing papers for photographers advertised at Trung store.
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Trung
Official Directory Congressional and State Officials
Listing of federal and state officers including Senator W A Clark Paris Gideon Representative Joseph M Dixon Governor J K Toole Lieut Governor Frank G Higgins Secretary of State George M Hays Treasurer A H Barrett Auditor J H Calderhead Attorney General James Donovan Superintendent of Schools W W Welsh Chief Justice T Brantley Associate Justices George R Milburn W T Pigott W H Holloway Clerk Henry G Rickets City Mayor B F White City Attorney Edwin Norris Treasurer A 9 Johnson Police Magistrate Wal Cushing Chief of Police Fred L Stone.
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J. K. Toole
Frank G. Higgins
George M. Hays
A. H. Barrett
J. H. Calderhead
James Donovan
W. W. Welsh
Supreme Court
T. Brantley
George R. Milburn
W. T. Pigott
W. H. Holloway
Henry G. Rickets
James P. Murray
B. F. White
George Wordworth
Duke Gist
B. N. Stevenson
John §. Baker
George W. French
A. L. Beardsley
C. W. Robison
Schoole—Mise
Dillon
Wm. M. Montgomery
Wisdom
D. D. McKnight
Dillon Township
J. B. Virmillion
Josephus Rich
A. A. Elliott
Jos. Young
Edwin Norris
A. 9. Johnson
Wall- Cushing
Fred L. Stone
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Alaskan Commission
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MERRY_DEL VAL
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Official Directory
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W. A. Clark
Paris Gideon
Joseph M. Dixon
M. H. Parker
T. J. A. Monaghan
Leonard Eliel
George French
A. F. Graster
Wm. Phillips
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George Wolf
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