Sugar Tariff Debate Divides Congress Amid Hawaii Dispatch
Washington reports sugar tariffs and the Philippines in a heated Congress debate. Beets and cane producers clash over proposed tariff reductions while consumers pay higher totals. hearings examine outside sugar competition and impact on Cuban, Philippine, and Porto Rican imports. Occurring amid other 1905 dispatches from St Petersburg and New York.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
Philippines
Middle States
Pacific Coast
Louisiana
Ways and Means
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Bureau of Statistics
Cou
Ualtes States
Germany
Soaldagest
Ipercupta
Cuba
Svin
Cullesionett
Yate
Oregon
Gearin
Pacific Mutual Wins Loyalty Amid Dividend Drive
Agents press for annual dividend policies across life insurers while Pacific Mutual stands out. Policyholders of the Pacific Murall express satisfaction that their company has issued little else for years, reducing petitioning needs and signaling steady liberality to customers.
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Pacific Murall
Death of Judge G F Little in Panama
The first press despatch confirms the death of Judge Gilbert Francis Little at Ancon Hospital on December 4 after a month of illness from liver and kidney complications. A Mason, he was interred in Ancon Cemetery with Panamanian and consular support, aged sixty. Little, born October 2, 1845 in Pennsylvania, served as prosecuting attorney, then judge in Hawaii, later practiced law in Panama and wrote monographs The Evening Hour, The Moon and Music of the Bible.
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Ancon Hospital
H. A. Gadget
Gilbert Francis Little
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Congress
Fourth Judiciary Circuit
Hilo
Hawaii
McKinley
Canal Zone
Russian Prisoners Grow Restive Over Delayed Repatriation
In Tokio on December 28 Russian prisoners fret over delays in their return home. The stalled repatriation fuels growing unrest and a rising revolutionary sentiment among detainees.
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Tokio
Battle in Streets of Moscow Insurgents Hold Out
Moscow and St. Petersburg reports describe insurgents atop barricades around Moscow outlying areas. Cavalry and artillery surrounded workers at the Lytin works, a building burned with hundreds killed. Casualties rise as troops press offensive. police head assassinated amid ongoing guerrilla fighting and severed Moscow communications.
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St. Petersburg
Lytin Works
Con- Hations Street
Odessa Revolt Subdued in City Amid Martial Law
Odessa reports a passive garrison with feared revolutionary capture attempts. By December 27 revolutionists move to close banks as foreigners depart. On December 28 martial law is proclaimed and the strike subsides in the city.
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Hawaii
Board of Health
Odessa
Trouble in San Domingo with Morales in Flight
San Domingo reports President Morales, unhappy with his Cabinet, has left the capital with a few followers to join Gen. Jiminex against Horacio. Conflicts are imminent. Puert Plate notes Morales has been shot and closely wounded. The American gaulher Duboqne travels to Monte Christi.
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Morales
Jiminex
Horacio
Puert Plate
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Gaulher Duboqne
Monte Christi
Financial markets reel as call money hits high mark
The New York call money rate surged to 125 percent the highest since 1899, though officials say the financial situation remains not serious. In Memphis, three local banks suspended operations with promises to repay depositors in full, cited overextended loans. Boston brokers Leighton & Co. failed with assets around 500,000 dollars while San Francisco broker R B Mitchell also failed with liabilities near 100,000 dollars.
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Tenn
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American Savings Bank Trust Co
Mechanics' Savings Bank
Boston
Leighton & Company
San Francisco
R. B. Mitchell
Russian Situation Improving Reported From Berlin and Moscow
Reports from Berlin and St Petersburg indicate the Russian situation may be improving and markets are firming. Moscow reports say the revolt there is nearing suppression with the backbone of the insurgency broken by government forces. Dispatches from London note two Moscow regiments revolted but remain confined to barracks.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Sormmeret
London
The People Get Suffrage in St Petersburg
The electoral law was gazetted today extending suffrage, notably in cities where it is nearly universal.
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St. Petersburg
Ripe For Revolt In Warsaw Strikes And Rebellion
Dec 24 reports a socialist armed rebellion amid a general strike in Warsaw. By Dec 26 street railway workers strike threatens wider insurrection with revolutionaries active. Dec 28 dispatch notes the Warsaw general strike weakening slightly but ongoing tension and unrest in Poland.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russians Seek Hakalau Lands Settlement in Hawaii
F B McStocker for J B Castle and Molokan farmers visited Hilo to discuss Russians settling 1800 acres at Kaiwiki Wailea, now leased by Halalay Plantation. Lease expires June 15 1906, with talks on planting and grinding contracts. Manager Ross favorable but referred to directors for concessions. Plan to take to Honolulu or Castle in San Francisco. Kaiwiki Wailea project distinct from Kauai Kaapa lands?
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F. B. McStocker
J. B. Castle
Hawaii
Hilo
Ross
Hakalau
Kaiwiki-Wailea
Halalay
McStocker
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