Abortive Republican Plot Foiled in Portugal
Lisbon police halted a January 2 plan to overthrow the monarchy and crown Portugal a republic. Conspirators aimed to ambush Premier Franca, seize power during celebrations, and were found with revolvers and bombs. Leader Joao Chagas and editor Borger were captured. others fled as authorities prepare further arrests.
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Lisbon
Procaim
Portugal
Conn Ns
Franca
Tdepona
Villa Vicosa
Joao Chagas
Ka Borger
The
Mundo
Grendella
Set
Brazil
Unemployed Army Clash With Chicago Police
Chicago report details Thursday clashes as 200 men forming a border marching toward city hall faced Assistant Chief Schuttler and police. Officers ordered dispersal. when refused, police charged with clubs breaking the group and dispersing those who stood ground.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Roper
State
Madison Streets
Schuttler
Boise Bank Closes. Bruce Installed Receiver at Capital State
The Capital State bank in Boise Idaho closed its doors on Tuesday. W.5. Bruce, former assistant cashier of Boise City National bank, was named receiver after a three day examination found the bank solvent. A conference with other banks failed to produce aid. The notice stated no further trouble would result.
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Boise, Ida
Capital State Bank
Bruce
Boise City National Bank
American National Livestock Association elects H A Jastro president
H A Jastro of Bakersfield California was unanimously chosen president at the eleventh annual convention closing session in Los Angeles California succeeding Murdoch Mackenzie of Trinidad Colorado who served two terms and declined re election. A resolution urged Congress to set a minimum stock train speed of twenty miles per hour unless prevented by physical conditions.
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Denver
Colo
H. A. Jastro
Bakernield
Cal
American National Livestock Association
Murdoc Mackenzie
Trinidad
Congress
Blue Outlook for Railroads in New York
Figures for a major railroad company show 320000 idle freight cars and about 4000 laid up locomotives due to reduced traffic. With cars at 1000 and locomotives at 15000, railroads have 440000000 tied up in rolling stock with no current use.
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New York
Saga the Tribune
United States
Trafic
Chinese Rush Into Korea Report Highlights Regional Shifts
M. Shipoff former minister of finance returned from a Far East mission noting Chinese colonization efforts in Korea and a growing shift of native Koreans toward Russian allegiance. He warned Japan faces tensions with the United States, and predicted China may resist railroad projects Japan supports.
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M. Shipoff
Bt. Petersburg
Far East
Japan
China
Siberia
Orient
Tie
Tokio
United States
M. Shippf
Korea
Russia
Manchuria
Taft Reports On Philippines After Nine Years
Washington reports Secretary Taft’s exhaustive nine year review of the American occupation in the Philippines. The president transmits the findings to Congress with a letter praising Taft’s conclusions and asserting the policy under McKinley prevented ruin and marked a bright page in relations between strong and weak in the islands. The president notes Filipinos still have a long path to self government.
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Washington
Manila Bay
Taft
Congress
Philippines
William McKinley
Buenos Ayres Budget Crisis Ends Extended Congress Session
Excitement in Buenos Ayres as an executive decree closes extraordinary congressional sessions and implements the 1907 budget for the current financial year. The measure follows Senate obstruction via non attendance, leaving the government unable to pass the budget or other laws and unable to meet ordinary expenses.
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Buenos Ayres
Congress
Senate
Unknown three-masted schooner feared lost off Delaware capes
Officials of the steamer Mannahatta say a three-masted schooner and her crew may be lost after sighting wreckage and rain soaked debris in the Delaware capes trough during a storm. The Mannahatta arrived from Baltimore and reported wreckage floating near the last sighting.
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New York
Delaware Capes
Harbor Sunday
Baltimore
Rockefeller donation to Tabernacle Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller attended Sunday services at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta Georgia where Rev T Walker preached. After the sermon Rockefeller met Walker in his study and made a very generous donation to the church.
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Augusta
John TD. Rockefeller
Tabernacle Baptist Church
T. Walker
Walker
Rockefeller
Moors Meet Defeat in Four-Hour Battle
Tangier advices report Zenada and Ouled Ali tribes attacked French troops on January 23 near the Littoral and Mediouma junction. After four hours of fighting, the tribesmen were repulsed with heavy losses as Spahia sketched a crescent attack front of about four miles. Spahia charges disrupted artillery work but French forces held.
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Tangier
Zenada
Ouled Ali
Spahia
Sheepmen Seek Damages From Smelter Firms
Two similar lawsuits filed in a U S court by Shoup and Jaynes against United States Smelting and Utah Consolidated Mining claim livestock losses from poisonous fumes and land damage. Damages sought total 10 850 un refunded plus 10 000 punitive in each case. Losses include 1 950 value from 1906 07 and 4 500 from 1908 with land damage pegged at 6 000.
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Salt Lake City
United States
Charles J. Shoup
Frederick D. Jaynes
Shoup
Tong War Ends In Truce Across Pacific Coast
A temporary truce halting the Tong war across the Pacific coast has been signed in San Francisco. Chinese consuls and the six noted companies met with Hop Sing and Ding Kong leaders to urge gunmen to stand down and a lasting peace treaty is anticipated to be drafted and signed later.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
San Jose
Sacramento
Hop Sings
China
Pacific
Vanderbilt Heiress Weds Hungarian Count at Fifth Avenue
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, youngest daughter of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, married Count Laszio Jena Marian Henrik Simon Szechenyi at noon in the Vanderbilts Fifth Avenue mansion. The bride recently assumed control of a fortune estimated between 12 and 15 million dollars under her father’s will.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Gladys
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
Count Laszio Jena Marian Henrik Simon Szechenyi
Laat
Mies Vanderbilt
Bryan Fails To Name Running Mate In Denver Bid
W J Bryan, in a Monday stop at the Ways and Means rooms, held an impromptu reception with Democratic representatives and outsiders. When asked to name a running mate for Denver, he laughed off the question saying he would not reveal a bold choice.
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Washington
W. J. Bryan
House Committee On Ways and Means
Denver
Bryan
Heinze Demurrer to Indictment Filed in New York
Counsel for F Augustus Heinze withdrew the not guilty plea and filed a demurrer to the indictment over certifying checks totaling 496000 at Mercantile National Bank where he formerly served as president. The case appeared in the U S circuit court criminal branch with February 11 set for argument on the demurrer.
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Heinze
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
Mercantile National Bank
Criminal Branch
United States Circuit Court
Minnesota Banker Ends Life Amid Mounting Bank Duties
A. L. Llosa, cashier of the First National Bank of Appleton, Minn, shot himself on Monday. He faced heavy banking responsibilities across Appleton and towns including Waseca Springfield Ivanoe Arlington and Elkton. Authorities believe mental strain led to the act.
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Appleton, Minn
A. L. Llosa
First National Bank of
Appleton
Waseca
Springfield
Ivanhoe
Arlington
Elkton
Opposition to Bond Secured Currency in Congress
Washington reports the house debated the currency issue with Mr. Fowler leading the opposition to bond secured currency and to a central bank. He supports bank redemption districts as a remedy for national emergencies.
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Washington
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Fowler
Committee On
Ir. Fowler
Wyoming Governor Brooks Elected Dry Farming Congress President
About 600 delegates attended the Trans Missouri Dry Farming congress in Salt Lake City as Wyoming Governor Brooks was chosen president. The opening session featured remarks by Utah Governor Cutler and others, with talks on arid land cultivation, drought resistant crops, and sustainable farming practices to boost the agricultural industry in the arid West.
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Salt Lake City
Cutler
Utah
R. Root
Denver
P. A. Simpkin
J. C. Cutler
John 8. Bransford
J. F. McDonald
Fisher Harris
W. J. Halloran
Commercial Club
Manufacturers and Merchants’ Association
F. B. Linfield
Bozeman
Mont
Montana
J. W. Paxman
Wyoming
W. J. Rowell
Kansans
Interior
James Wilson
Department
Wilson
Texas
Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress
B. BH. Brooks
KE. A. Burrell
Idaho
H. W. Campbell
Nebraska
George Curry
New Mexico
Tolton
Beaver
Smoot
Senate
Congress
Congress of the
United States
American Mining Congress
National Irrigation Association
W. M. Jardine
Office of Grain Investigation
Department of Agriculture
BE. C
L. A. Merrill
Samuel Fortier
Irrigation Investigation Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
Fortier
Joshua Salisbury
Provo
Chicago Bank Closes Doors
Chicago private bank of A C Tisdelle suspended payments to depositors on Wednesday. An assignment for the benefit of creditors was declared to Charles A Post. Assets $95 800 liabilities $73 900 of which $61 000 owed to depositors. Police alerted but no disturbance occurred.
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Chicago
A. C. Tisdelle
Early Wedney
Charles A. Post
Heirs to Lands Rally for Vast California Estate
Heirs of Luis Peralta, a California rancher tied to Spanish and Mexican rule, plan renewed legal action to recover a domain stretching from the ocean to the Sierra Nevadas including Oakland Berkeley and Alameda, claiming the territory was stolen. The family has long pursued the vast estate through repeated efforts.
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Oakland
Cal
Luis Perralto
California
Spain
Mexico
Ocean
Sierra Nevadas
Berkeley
Alameda
Luis Peralta
Next Congress Session Set for Cheyenne After Dry Farming Meet
The Dry Farming congress closed in Salt Lake City after four days with Cheyenne winning 60 votes to 22 for Douglas as the site for the next session. Delegates tallied 658 registered with 194 yearly and 14 life memberships. total memberships projected near 500.
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Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Douglas
Aziz
Agricultural Department
Dry Farming Congress
Forestry Service
Irrigation Congress
Congress
Commercial Club
Fisher Harris
Lazy Duma Faces Criticism Over Slow Proceedings
M Khomyakov, president of the Duma, in an interview with Novoe Vremya, laments the body's lax performance. He cites limited progress after three months, noting stalled budget reform local courts and land legislation. Eleven minor bills await drafting committee action.
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St. Petersburg
Duma
Constitutionalisw
M. Khomyakoff
Novoe Vremya
Tamide Palace
Revolution 18 Over in Haiti After Leader Executed
Port au Prince reports the Haitian revolution was crushed. Leader Jean Juneau was captured at Dessalines near Gonaives and immediately executed by government troops. Gonaives is now held by government forces as the uprising ends after the January 15 landing of adventurers offshore near Gonaives.
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Port Au Prince
Jean Juneau
Dessalines
Gonalves
Hayti
Haytien
Panama’s Amador Era Probed as Obalda Seeks Presidency
Panama’s minister to the United States Don Jose Domingo de Obalda announces his candidacy for the presidency while acting head during Amador’s absence in Europe. Reports say ex-secretary Ricardo Aras will publish his own candidacy and platform, as Amador refuses to run again.
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Panama
Jose Domingo de Obalda
United States
Amador
Europe
Ricardo Aras
Night Riders Whip Tobacco Grower in Hopkinsville
In Hopkinsville Kentucky a mob of about seventy five night riders visited R H Rodgers Sunday night. He was dragged from his home and severely whipped with buggy whips for selling tobacco outside the local association. A warning had been issued against such sale, accompanied by threats. Shots were fired at his house and telephone lines cut.
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Hopkinsville
R. H. Rodgers
Rodgers
The
Association
Hig House
Priest Bernado to Rome with Menelik letter and lions
Rome reports Rev. Father Bernado of the Capuchin order will return from Addis Ababa bearing an autograph letter from King Menelik and two lions as a papal gift. He travels with an Abyssinian Catholic priest jailed by Coptic priests whose liberation was secured by Menelik.
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Rome
Pather Maria Bernado
Addis Adeba
Menelik
Father Bernado
Monelik
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