Canada faces tariff treaty fears and rail routes debated
The Elgin Echo reports Canada anxious over a French tariff treaty as two Hudson Bay Railway routes are studied by the government. Parliament members warn of U S union pressure and a broad set of international and domestic concerns appears, from Sugar Trust fraud rewards to oil trust lawsuits, and from explorations to imperial intrigues.
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Hudson Bay Railway
United States
Canada
Richard Parr
Sugar Trust
Standard Oil
University Panel Dismisses Cook North Pole Claim
The University of Copenhagen committee and consistory rejected Dr. Frederick A. Cook's assertion of reaching the north pole. They found his notebooks lacking original calculations and deemed the submitted documents insufficient proof. Peary backers and explorers reacted with disappointment and renewed warnings about the Cook claims.
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University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Cook
Conslatory
Stromgren
New York Herald
Walter Lonsdale
Lonsdale
Svartevog
Axel Heiberg
Haropa
Dr. Cook
Arctic
Labrador
Robert BD
Peary
Sugar Frauds Convicts Named in Big Six Case
Federal jury in New York finds Oliver Spitzer Thomas Kehoe John R Coyle Edward A Boyle and Patrick Hennessy guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States through sugar weighing frauds. James F Bendernagel and Jean M Voelker faced separate proceedings as part of the same case with mercy recommendations for the guilty group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
New York
Oliver Spitzer
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
Thomas Kehoe
John R. Coyle
Sugar
Edward A. Boyle
Patrick Hennessy
James F. Bendernagel
Jean M. Voelker
United States
Riches for a Wanderer Claimed by Boston Brother
James F Corbett long wanderer in Canada England and the United States returns to Boston after a clipping said his brother William J Corbett died intestate in Boston leaving 250000. Rival claimants lawyers and reporters seek him at South Station and police escort him to a safe retreat as he eyes a share of the estate.
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Canada
United States
Copenhagen
Cook
Ballinger
Publc
Congress
Forester Pinchot
Central Hospital
Tulane
Jacksonville
Ill
North Apnex
Boston
James F. Corbett
Wanderer
England
William J. Corbett
Corbett
Crete Powers Reject Turkish Regime Plan On Crete
Four protecting powers at Crete sent a note to Turkey politely declining to consider a definite Turkish regime on the island for now. French aid funds 3000 francs to young merchants for travel abroad in year one and 2400 francs for possible year two with required competitive exams. The Reggio earthquake home for aged sufferers, built by American Red Cross funds, has been handed to Italy along with forty nearby huts as construction ends. Reports also note Zelaya’s forces victorious in Nicaragua near Rama, capturing prisoners and weapons. another revolt near the Costa Rican border led by Gen. Cardenas. Zelaya rumored to flee if defeated.
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Crete
Turkey
Reggio
Italy
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross Society
Nicaragua
Rama
Zelaya
Estrada
Washington
Cardenas
Mark Twain Sees Death Near On New York Arrival
Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, arrived in New York from Bermuda in frail health and pale, telling reporters he is near the end of his life. His decline follows the death of longtime associate H. J. Rogers, former Standard Oil magnate, last summer.
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Bermuda
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
America
New York
Bermudian
Big Ifelong
H. J. Rogers
Standard Ol
34 Freezing on Midlake Island After Shipwreck Wissahickon
Crew of the steamer Wissahickon, wrecked on Lake Huron, are marooned on a small island with only driftwood and no food or fuel. Thirty-four men remain stranded while Mate J. H. Casey and Engineer B. J. Erskine were rescued to Manitoulin Island. tugs head toward Sault Ste. Marie for further rescue.
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Lake Huron
Wissahickon
Manitoulin Taland
J. H. Casey
B. J. Erskine
Manitoulin Island
Sault Ste. Marie
Indiana Day Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The Indiana Supreme Court sustains the 1908 county option law as constitutional. It affirms a county court verdict fining a saloon keeper for selling liquor after a dry victory in an option election, ruling the challenge to the law invalid.
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Supreme Court of
Indiana
Supreme Court
Dhes
Mqner Mcenses
Stand-out Republicans resist new tariff calls in Congress
A burst of Republican opinion opposes another tariff revision. Elmer Dover exits politics to join a Chicago engineering firm after years as secretary of the Republican National Committee. Representative Fowler backs a permanent tariff commission, criticizing Cannon and Aldrich. Vice President Sherman outlines aims to strengthen monetary law, merchant marine, federal regulation, natural resources, and inland waterways. W J Bryan notes income tax debate, pledging to reveal wealth and tax burden. Senator Root warns that centralization strains government, urging limits to federal power as the nation grows.
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Elmer Dover
Mark A. Hanna
Sted
Chicago Engineers
Dover
Republican National Committee
Congress
Fowler
New Jersey
Cannon
Aldrich
Higbill
James 8. Sherman
Texas
W. J. Bryan
Galveston
Civico Federation
New York
Senator Root
Washington
Divorce and death case linked to Newport man
William Lanahan deliberately ended his life by refusing surgery for appendicitis at Newport hospital in Rhode Island. Two famed surgeons warned he would die if not operated, but he refused. Lanahan had told friends he did not want to live without his wife, who had recently obtained a separation.
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Maen
William Lanahan
Newport Hospital
Newport
R. I
Lanahan
Bitty Warren Denied Pardon After 50-Year Murder Sentence
John Warren of Tolland County completed fifty years of a life sentence for murder when he drowned his wife by holding her head under water. The State Board of Pardons rejected his plea for clemency last Saturday.
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Jobn Warren
Tolland County
Connecticut
State Board of
Warren
Madriz Elected Nicaragua President by Unanimous Vote
Dr Jose Madriz, former judge of the Central American court of justice at Cartago and Zelaya's candidate, was elected president of Nicaragua by the unanimous vote of Congress. The stormy session ended with cheers of Viva Madriz Vive Leon Down with monopolies and Down with tyranny as the announcement was made.
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Zelaya
Congress
Jose Madriz
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Nicaragua
Madriz
Leon
Ex Senator Harris Dies in Chicago Home
Former U S Senator William A Harris of Kansas dies suddenly of heart disease at Mrs Lydia Mackey’s home in Chicago. He served in Congress 1893 to 1895 and as U S Senator 1887 to 1903. He was active in the American Short Horn Breeders Association and the International Live Stock Exposition.
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Hansen
United States
William A. Harris
Kansas
Lydia M. Mackey
Chicago
Congress
Chicago Trade Review notes year end slow but rising production
The weekly Review of Chicago Trade reports asset season endings slow as firms prepare inventories and repairs, while production expands. Demand strengthens in retail and wholesale goods with new plants at Gary and growth in mercantile lines on State Street. Bank clearings rise 12.7 percent versus 1908 and investment grows. livestock and raw materials move, though breadstuffs marketings dip due to stormy weather.
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R. & Dun
Gove
Review of Chicago Trade Says
Hellmates
Gary
State Street
Patcures
Chicago
New York Trade Buoys Holiday Season as Markets Vary
Seasonable weather and Christmas approach lift retail and holiday trade with some markets reporting record turnover. Jobbing trade shows cheer with rising reasserted demand to clear stock. Wholesale demand weakens as stock-taking nears, yet orders for future delivery stay robust. Industrial activity remains strong on existing orders. US weekly business failures total 272, down slightly from 269 prior week and 311 in the same week last year. Canada reports 33, up from 30 prior week.
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New York
United States
Canada
Bradatreet’s
Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep and Grains in Cities Shown
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo Cincinnati New York with commodities including wheat corn oats rye barley butter eggs and potatoes. no single market dominates, but values vary by city and grade from No 2 wheat around 1.25 to 1.32 per bushel to hogs up to 8.85 per cwt.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
Cincinnati
New York
Abe
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