Embargo on Live Stock to Curb Epidemic
Washington reports a strict embargo on cattle and sheep moving out of Pennsylvania and New York to halt a foot and mouth disease outbreak. Four counties were quarantined after the first cases appeared, with 39 inspectors deployed and more en route to contain the spread and prevent export shipments from affected ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
New York
Department of Aericulture
Department of Agriculture
Montour
Northumberland
Union
Columbia
Snyder
Lehigh
Philadelphia
North American
Firms Have No Right to Fall Back on Uncle Sam Policy
Washington reports a sweep finds that labels claiming guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drug Acts will be refused registration when used to imply government responsibility for purity. Officials say the government merely accepts the manufacturer’s claim and investigates afterward. If violations are proven, goods are confiscated and the maker punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Commissioner of Patents
MAYOR JOHNSON LOSES ALL
Cleveland Mayor Tom L Johnson disclosed a dramatic financial collapse after years of wealth. He said he must surrender his Euclid Avenue home and cut luxuries, including his automobile, due to focus on his late brother Albert’s estate tied to East traction interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Euclidave‘nue
Albert
Rector a Dipsomaniac Arrested in Wisconsin Case
A 66 year old Episcopal rector Rev. W. Moran was committed to Mendota hospital for the insane after being arrested in Lacrosse Wisconsin on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The rector claimed to have become a dipsomaniac while serving a fashionable Newport church with Vanderbilts among his congregants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacrosse
Wis
Newport
W. Moran
Episcopal
Eryman
Moran
Mendota Hospital
No Cut in Wages For Textile Workers Amid Cheer
Twenty five thousand textile workers in Fall River hear cheering news as the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers Association announces no wage reduction on December 17. The move, amid widespread belief a cut of one-half to one per cent would take effect, directly benefits 26,000 operatives and helps thousands more in nearby textile centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River Cotton Manufacturers. Association
Bitter Against England says Emperor William on world politics
In Bergen on July 19 aboard the Hohenzollern, Emperor William spoke at length with Dr. William Hale. He decried England as a traitor to the white man’s cause and predicted loss of colonies due to a Japan treaty. He claimed Japan engineers India unrest and eyed an eventual clash with the United States and China under an open door plan. He warned Europe would suffer if Japan controls China and said America would likely fight Japan within ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Whnart
William Hale
Hohenzollern
Bergen
Norway
Hale
Century Magazine
Germany
London Daily Telegraph
German Government. the Emperor Talked To Dr. Hale
England
Japan
New Zealand
Australia
India
United States
William
Roosevelt
Friends of
China
America
Russia
Europe
Wiliam
Ten Dead and Many Hurt in Mississippi River Boat Explosion
Ten people died and about double that number were injured when the Mississippi river steamer H. M. Carter exploded its boiler near Bayou Goula, burning to the waterline. The vessel carried general merchandise and 50 passengers from New Orleans toward Baton Rouge. several remain missing or severely burned. Captain Carter and his wife and child were aboard. he was blown into the river but survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
H. M. Carter
Bayou Goula
Carter
Baton Rouge
Bayou Goura
Yeggmen Loot Sweet Springs Bank in Dynamite Vault Blow
In Sedalia Missouri the Bank of Sweet Springs was robbed of 6500 dollars in currency when dynamite blew open the vault. The bank building was wrecked and three men believed to be the robbers were seen heading east on foot shortly after the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalla
Bank of
Sweet Springs
Castro to Europe for medical operation in first international trip
President Castro plans to depart Venezuela for Europe to undergo surgery by skilled physicians. Preparations are underway for the journey, which would mark his first time leaving Venezuelan territory apart from brief trips into Colombia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Europe
Caracas
Venezzuela
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Colombia
First Rhode Island district recount confirms defeat of Granger
The state returning board confirmed the defeat of Congressman D. L. D. Granger Democrat in Rhode Island's First District by Republican William P. Sheffield of Newport after a recount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
D. L. D. Granger
Rhode Island
William P. Sheffield
Newport
State Returning Board
Gmelich Wins Missouri Lieutenant Governor by Two Votes
Republican Jacob F. Gmelich narrowly defeats Democrat William Painter for Missouri lieutenant governor by two votes after an official revision of the count conducted by Secretary Swanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Jacob F. Gmelich
William Painter
Missouri
Stae Swanger
Mrs Sage Gives 25000 to Kentucky College Branch
Lexington Ky Mrs Russell Sage of New York has donated 25000 toward creating a college for colored youth in Kentucky to be a branch of Berea college.
Rockefeller on Witness Stand in Standard Oil Case
John D. Rockefeller testified for more than two hours in the federal suit to dissolve Standard Oil. He recounted early oil industry growth, the formation of the Ohio company, and defended the line of defense as economical development rather than predatory expansion. He discussed rebates, noting only the Pennsylvania railroad agreement as an explicit rebate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnd. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
Rockefeller
Standard
United States
Big Oil
John G. Milburn
The
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Standard Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Missouri goes to Taft in first electors tally
Jefferson City Missouri Taft carried the state by a 1 026 plurality per official returns released by Governor Polk The first elector tally shows Taft 846 915 Bryan 345 889 Debs 15 898 Chafin 4 222 Hisgen 297 Wilson 1 65 Preston Social Labor 867 In Kentucky Johnson county omitted unofficial figures show Bryan 244 688 to Taft margin about 1 772 with Bryan short of a majority by 8 874
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
William H. Taft
Missouri
Polk
Taft
Bryan
Debs
Chafin
Hisgen
Wilson
Preston
Frankfort
Kentucky
Johnson
Blast Furnace Resumes Operations Amid Pact With Pittsburg Steel
The Penn Tron and Goal Company restarts its blast furnace after a prolonged shutdown. It signs a five year contract with Pittsburg Steel Company of Monessen, Pennsylvania to deliver 6,000 tons of basic pig iron monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canal
Dover
Penn Tron and
Goal Company
Pittsburg Steel Company
Monessen
Servian Losses in Bosnian Frontier Clash
Vienna dispatch reports a Servian band repulsed near Segornik by Austrian troops. Servians suffer 17 killed while Austrian forces incur three fatalities in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vienna
Segornik
Carrie Nation Sails for Europe to Promote Prohibition
Mrs. Carrie Nation boarded the steamer Columbia en route to Europe where she plans extensive prohibition work. She will speak in Glasgow Aberdeen Dundee Edinburgh London and Belfast during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation Salls
Europe
New York
Carrie Nation
Columbia
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
London
Belfast
Chicago Suffragists Win Municipal Vote Rights
Chicago celebrates a major suffrage milestone as the charter committee votes 6 to 4 to back a bill granting women the right to vote for all municipal officers and on policy questions affecting the city. The victory marks a historic peak in four decades of agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charter Committee
Emperor William Promises Constitutional Germany Reform
Amid popular upheaval across the empire, Emperor William II pledged to follow constitutional methods. An interview with a British paper published October 28 intensified public debate as the Reichstag denounced the sovereign and Chancellor von Bülow, who sought to explain the people’s view of his state intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Germany
An Hinglishman
London Daily Telegraph
Reichstag
von Buelow
Westinghouse Electric plan declares operation for rehabilitation
Financiers backing Westinghouse Electric announced the proposition to take the company out of receivership is operative. The plan arranges payment of claims and obligations exceeding 12 million dollars and provides new working capital estimated between 6 and 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
Sims Serves Notice On Standard Oil Rebating Case
District Attorney Sims served notice on counsel for the Standard Oil Company of Indiana that on November 30 the Government will apply to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari to bring the record of the rebating case before the tribunal. The case involves the court of appeals reversing Judge Landis who had levied a fine of 29 million 240 thousand dollars against the corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sims
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Landis
Foraker Declares Senate Candidacy After Oil Letters
Cincinnati Senator Foraker released letters from two Standard Oil lawyers he says prove his innocence in relations with the company. He announces his bid to succeed himself in the United States Senate and vows an active campaign without an unseemly scramble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnatii
Foraker
Standard Oil
United States
Senate
500 Indians in Fort George Region Face Starvation
Word spread that 500 Indians in the Fort George region near the Mudson Bay post area are near starvation after running out of provisions three weeks ago. They survive by begging from white prospectors as wolves roam the county, killing off game and threatening scarce food sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fort George
Mudson Bay
Union Buffalo Mills Resume Full Operation in South Carolina
The Union Buffalo cot ton mill plans to run its three plants at full capacity, claiming more spindles and looms than any other southern textile, with 17,000 spindles and 800 looms now active after a summer idle period. The mills employ 2,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Union
D. C
Union Buffalo Cotton Mill
South
Balloon Yankee Reaches Georgia After St Louis Start
Balloon Yankee left St Louis and landed near Grove Georgia seven miles west of Ger Ga. The traveler Mr Lambert planned a New York trip but winds drove the craft southward. The attempt to capture the Lahm cup failed. Yankee traveled about 276 miles.
To Protect China Treaty Rumor Circulates in Hawaii
The Hawaii Shima pub dubs a supposed text of a new Japan United States treaty. It claims the official announcement will come next February and guarantees China’s integrity. It says emigration of laborers between the two countries is prohibited until a further agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii Shima
Japan
United States
China
Porto Rico Delegates Ask Delay in Tariff Hearing
A cablegram from San Juan Puerto Rico requests Representative Sereno E Payne chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee delay the hearing on revised tariff concessions until delegates from Porto Rico can travel to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Sereno I. Payne
New York
Ways and Means Committee
House
Washington
Loss of the Loch Lomond at Chatham Islands
News from Victoria reports the British bark Loch Lomond was lost with all on board off the Chatham Islands. Wreckage and life buoys from the vessel were found, but no trace of the crew has been located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Loch Lomond
Chatham Islands
Alimony Granted to Mrs Gould in New York Suit
Justice Bischoff in the New York Supreme Court allowed Mrs Howard Gould twenty six thousand dollars a year alimony pending the outcome of her divorce suit. The provision secures support during the proceedings and legal contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Howard Gould
Justice Bischoff
Supreme Court
Convicts Try Escape By Fire In Pratt City Mine
Fifty state convicts employed at Pratt City mine conspired to start a blaze and escape. Eight were burned to death, one missing, 41 locked in stockade. Overseer spotted heavy flames. guards stopped escape as officials began rescue work amid trapped free laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Pratt City
Pope Jubilees Mass in St. Peter's marks priestly anniversary
A pontifical mass at St. Peter's on November 16 celebrated by the pope marked his fiftieth year in the priesthood. The ceremony drew about 70,000 faithful from around the world. The United States was represented by several high church officials and American students, including Archbishop J. J. Glennon, Bishop E. B. Allen, and Monsignor Kennedy, among others.
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Rome
St. Peter’s
United States
J. J. Glennon
St. Louis
EB. P. Allen
Mobile
Robert Seton
Helopolis
New York
Kennedy
American College
John Fardelly
The
George W. Mundelein
Diocese of
Brooklyn
Yorkville Fire Destroys Coal Town Leaving 200 Homeless
In Yorkville Ohio near Wheeling the Ohio River town suffered a swift blaze that engulfed ten Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company houses. About 200 miners and residents lost their homes while 12 000 dollars in buildings and 3 000 dollars in contents burned. Fire started in a kitchen and spread fast through a strong wind. The town’s population aided with buckets but the flames left most structures ruined within two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Yorkville
Ohio River
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company
College Admission Rule Ends Racial Discrimination
Grand Rapids Michigan judge in Kent circuit court issued a mandamus directing the Grand Rapids Veterinary College to accept entrance applications of Felix D Booker and Wesley D McCoy colored students. The colored applicant was drawn this year after one year of study at the college. the judge ruled the quasi public institution must not discriminate as it receives state benefits and privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Perkins
Kent
Grand Rapids Veterinary College
Felix D. Booker
Wesley D. McCoy
Aqueen Perkins
Countess Elopes With Tutor Recalled as Rumor Basis
A Vienna report claiming Countess Marie Louise eloped with Count Anton Sigray from Pest is incorrect. The corrected tale says she eloped with a poor German aristocrat who served as tutor to her brother, not the Hungarian nobleman. The tale shifts from a high profile match to a quieter, personal romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Marie Louise
Harnoncourt
Budapest
Count Anton Sigray
Former Governor Robert L. B. Smith Dies in Kalispell
Former Governor Robert L. B. Smith, who led Montana from 1897 to 1901 as the Democratic and Populist nominee, died in Kalispell at age 54. A Kentucky native, his death marks a notable chapter in state political history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena, Mont
Robert LB. Smith
Kalispell
Kentucky
Patrick's Petition Refused by Supreme Court
Washington The petition of Albert T. Patrick, the New York lawyer serving a life sentence at Sing Sing for murdering William M. Rice, for a writ of habeas corpus was refused by the United States Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
Washinton
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Sing Siug
William M. Rice
United States Supreme Court
Ruef Petition Refused in Graft Case Hearings
Abraham Ruef was refused a change of venue in the ongoing graft case hearings in San Francisco courts. Francis J. Heney is improving daily.
Brothers in Pittsburg Shootout Ends in Double Tragedy
Joseph Crown a Pittsburg attorney was shot twice by his brother Reuben Crown in the attorney's 64 Bakewell Building office. Reuben then killed himself. The brothers had long disputed ownership of a corner property at Fifth Avenue and Rim Street, once jointly owned, later divided, and then contested as real estate values boomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Crown
Pittsburg
Reuben Crown
New York
Bakewell Building
Reuben
Fifth Avenas and
Rim Street
No Holiday Fare Set by Central Passenger Association
Following Chicago session, carriers within the association territory will not offer holiday rates this year. Travelers for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year will pay a strict two-cent per mile fare, aiming to boost passenger revenue to offset restrictive legislation. Ticket sale dates: December 24 25 December 31 and January 1 return by January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Passenger Association
Chicago
New Steel Company Formed Near Gary Indiana
A new independent steel company with 2 million capital plans to manufacture steel wheels tires and other circular sections. It will have few stockholders no bonds and no public securities. Most of the 2 million stock is reportedly privately subscribed. Plant on 75 acres near Gary Indiana. W L Jacoby of Latrobe works named manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Railway Wen
Daniel 4G
Reid
Rock Island
H. C.converse
Mr. Reid
Mr. Converse
The
Steel Corporation
Gary
Ind
W. L. Jacoby
Latrobe Works
Governor Rules Obion Night Riders Case In Tennessee
Judge Thomas E. Matthews in Nashville found the arrest and incarceration of Thomas Johnson and eight others by the military authorities irregular and adjourned further examination until December 2. The ruling declares the act of 1850 unconstitutional and maintains the Obion county prisoners are being held irregularly. The nine petitioners remain in jail awaiting further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Thomas E. Matthews
Thomas Johnson
Obion County
Davidson County
Taft Proud Of Campaign Gift To Republicans
Cincinnati figure Charles P Taft admitted giving 160000 to the Republican campaign fund. George R Sheldon treasurer of the national committee received the money from Taft's brother and testified to it at Albany. Taft stated yes when asked and declined further comment, wanting action over words to show pride in the donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Republican Campaign Fund
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Campaign Committee
Albany
Rescues 17 Seamen from Wrecked British Vessel
The captain of the British steamer St Heleng says he rescued the captain and crew of 16 men from the lost British bark Osberga. They were landed at Lewes, Delaware. An official census of Berlin and suburbs shows 40,124 unemployed persons in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Delaware
Sourabaya
Lewes
Del
Berlin
Astor Will Disinherits John J Astor In Probate
The will of Mrs William Astor is offered for probate. John Jacob Astor is disinherited. The estate passes to two daughters with remainder to John Jacob Astor’s children if both daughters die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Astor
New York
William Astor
John Jacob Astor
Fire at Wabash Screen Door Company Destroys Lumber
A Memphis blaze of incendiary origin destroyed 3,300,000 feet of lumber at the Wabash Screen Door Company. The main plant suffered no damage. Loss estimated at 125,000 dollars with 75,000 dollars covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Pire
Wabash Screen Door Company
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Mayor Johnson
Srother
Emperor William
Mississippi
Mr. Rockefeller
Aioka William
Aditile
Olam
Westinghouse Electric
MR. Sims
Alabama
Pius X
Town
Man
NEW Steel Company
Gary, Ind
CG. P. Taft
Freelly
Brother
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