French cabinet bars Castro landing until apology and claims paid
Sunday reports say the French cabinet refused Castro landing unless he apologizes and pays claims. Other items note Sperry's Atlantic fleet near Singapore, gas tariffs in New York, and Britain warning the US on Haiti interference. Roosevelt defends canal graft allegations and Taft Robinson. Congress adjourns early for dead members.
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Sperry
Atlantic
Singapore
New York
Public Service Commission
Great Britain
United States
Haiti
William Dudley Foulke
Roosevelt
Fanama Canal
Charles P. Taft
Mr. Robinson
Rebel General Timon faces opponent army clash in Hayti
President Lord Alexis declares Gen Timon a rebel and orders extensive troops to oppose him. In Indiana a bill will seek to fuse Gary and Tolleston into a single municipality. In Pittsburg Reuben Crown shot his brother John, then killed himself after a loan denial.
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Timon
Lord Alexis of
Hayti
Indiana General Assembly
Gary
Tolleston
Reuben Crown
John
Pittsburg
Abraham Ruef Convicted of Bribery in San Francisco
Abraham Ruef, former political boss of San Francisco, was found guilty on bribery after a 24 hour jury deliberation. Judge Lawlor oversaw a tense courtroom as Ruef faces up to fourteen years in prison.
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Pat Crowe
Kidsaper
Evanston
Til
Castro
France
Abe Ruef
San Franciseo
United States
Democratic National Committee
Cisco
Abraham Ruef
San Francisco
William P. Lawlor
Carpenter’s Hall
Ruef
Lawlor
McNamara
Welch
Abraham Ruet
Francis J. Ileney
May Unite All Presbyterians
A union plan for the Presbyterian church in the United States Reformed church in the United States and Welsh Presbyterians is ready. A joint committee found creed and governance need not be sacrificed and will seek approval for a full merger within a year.
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Yale
Kaiser
Wright
AJ Montgomery Ward
United States Supreme Court
Presbyterian Church
United States
Reformed Church
Welsh Presbyterians
Federal Council of Christian Churches
Philadelphia
Drop Professors at Age of 65 at University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota board of regents set contracts to end when faculty reach 65. The rule applies next year, affecting staff five years old or older who must sever ties at the end of the current college year. At least six professors have reached 65, triggering faculty uproar.
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University of Minnesota
Board of Regents
Hunters Arrested at Moody Preserve For Game Law Violation
Willam J. Bryan Col Moody and two other hunters were arrested near Galveston Texas for exceeding the duck bag limit. Moody and two others pleaded guilty while Bryan claimed innocence noting he killed only fifteen mallards.
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Willam J. Bryan
Col. Moody
Moody's
Galveston
Texas
Moody
Mr. Bryan
Earthquake Shakes Skidegate on November 30
An earthquake struck Skidegate in the Queen Charlotte Islands on Nov 30 sending residents into nervous apprehension. The tremor lasted seven seconds and toppled two buildings. The Celestial Empire, a fishing steamer, carried the report to the south.
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Skidegate
Queen Charlotte Islands
Celestial Empire
Eviction Order Pushes Workers From Netchez Mississippi
Acting on resolutions at a mess meeting a committee of ten bankers, merchants and planters ordered thirteen white and two Negro labor agents to leave Netchez, Mississippi. The order was obeyed without argument as a large number of Negroes are being induced to move to other sections.
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Netchez
Miss
Steamer Clemson Lost with All Hands Near Whitefish Point
Reports confirm the steamer D. M. Clemson sank near Whitefish Point, Lake Superior, with a crew of twenty five. Twenty three hatch covers washed ashore are identified as belonging to the missing vessel by the Provident Steamship Company.
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D. M. Clemson
Whitefish Point
Lake Superior
Provident Steamship Company
Death frees leper woman in county hospital
Mrs J C Wardwell, wife of Gen Wardwell and a leper whose case stirred Los Angeles and Arizona, died recently of leprosy in the county hospital. After her return from Arizona and the death of her husband, Mrs Wardwell grew steadily worse.
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J. C. Wardwell
Gen. Wardwell
Los Angeles
Arizona
Round Mountain Bank Closes Doors Over Bad Loans
The Round Mountain Banking Corporation of Round Mountain Nevada, sixty miles north of Tonopah, has closed its doors due to bad loans.
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Round Mountain Banking Corporation
Round Mountain
Tonopah, Nev
Treasury reports large deficit from Panic of 1907 impact
The 1908 fiscal year shows disbursements exceeding receipts by $58,070,201 amid low business mood. Estimated 1910 deficit at about $114,000,000. Deposits with banks peaked in late 1907, then declined, with large gold and silver movements and rising national bank note volume.
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George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Treasury
New York City
National Bank
National Bank Act
Treasury estimates show 1910 appropriations and 1909 totals
The Secretary of the Treasury sent Congress the 1910 appropriation estimates for the year ending June 30 1910 totaling 824 408 948 dollars with 82 629 393 dollars for 1909 including deficiencies and permanent annuals The 1910 estimates exceed 1909 by 57 900 676 dollars A fire in Ohio State Capitol damaged records and papers in the insurance department due to defective wiring In Defiance Ohio robbers bound and gagged retired merchant John Budd and escaped with 100 dollars from his safe
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Ohio
State Insurance Departments
Capitol
Columbus
John Budd
Defiance
Congress Opens with Crowds at the Capitol
Washington correspondence notes the Sixtieth Congress began amid heavy public interest with crowds filling galleries and corridors. Diplomats and government officials observed the opening ceremonies as Vice President Fairbanks called the Senate to order and Rep. Hall of Iowa introduced a pure food style act targeting imitation goods.
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Capitol
House of Representatives
Senate Chamber
Senate
Diplomatic Corps
House
Fairbanks
Edward Everett Yale
Dillingham
Vermont
Carroll S. Page
James §. Sherman
Representative Hall
Iowa
Texas to feature in winter racing season
Al Kaufman and Jim Barry scheduled to fight forty five rounds at the Jeffries Club in Los Angeles. Vermillion South Dakota University defeated North Dakota 10 to 4 in football. John Watson polo legend dies in Navan Ireland. Dainty Dame wins Latonia handicap while Hanbridge takes place from All Red. Shattuck defeats Pillsbury 80 to 22 in northwest school game. Dorando to race in America with John J Hayes after marathon fame. Paris to Bordeaux air race planned next summer probably July. Five halts allowed to renew gasoline supplies.
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Texas
al Kaufman
Jim Barry
Jeffries Club
Los Angeles
Vermillion
South Dakota
Unversity
North Dakota
John Watson
Navan
Northwest
Shattuck
Pillsbury
Dorando
America
John J. Hayes
Paris
Bordeaux
National Rivers and Harbors Congress Opens with High Officials
The fifth annual National Rivers and Harbors Congress opened in Washington with Vice President Fairbanks Ambassador Bryce and other notable figures in attendance. President Ransdell urged a 50 million dollar federal program for waterway improvements and praised President Roosevelt's leadership on the issue. The gathering emphasized a comprehensive national policy for rivers canals and harbors, with calls for bonds to fund future benefits and broad bipartisan support.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington
Congress
Ransdell
Roosevelt
Ile
Fairbanks
Bryce
Great Britain
Britain
Canada Immigration Regs Trim Poorer Settlers
Consul Chilton reports Canada will avoid labor market congestion if immigration department limits on dependent settlers are kept. Nine months’ arrivals reach 127 630 versus 235 829 for the same period in 1907, suggesting a tightening effect on poorer classes.
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Canada
Immigration Department
Chilton
Loot Train Heist Near Hillyard Ends In Escape
Three men robbed the east bound Great Northern No 4 a mile east of Hillyard Washington. They seized the mail and baggage cars while the express car escaped notice thanks to Fireman Perrin. The bandits rifled the mail car and fled by horse and buggy to Mead. The total haul is unknown.
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Great Northern
Hillyard
Wash
W. Perrin
Spokane
Montana
Mead
Roosevelt Denies Panama Canal Graft Charges
President Theodore Roosevelt issues a firm denial of graft in the Panama canal purchase, asserting no payments to any American citizen and no involvement by Charles P. Taft or Douglas Robinson. He labels charges as willful misrepresentation and slander and notes all records are public. He also contests New York Sun coverage of the Prairie Office case.
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Congress
Pat Crowe
Fidelity Funding Company of
New York
Chicago
Charles A. Ekstromer
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
United States
Charles P. Taft
Douglas Robinson
Theodore Roosevelt
William Dudley Foulke
Indianapolis News
Delavan Smith
Canal Purchase
Mr. Roosevelt
New York Sun
Harriman Orders 1000 Box Cars For Oregon Railway
The Harriman interests have ordered 1,000 fifty ton box cars valued at 1,250,000 for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. Adolph Schultze shot and killed 17 year old Mark Killgalen in Schenectady after being provoked by snowball attacks. Schultze was arrested. Oklahoma Governor Haskell proclaims end of dispensary system abolishing liquor for medicinal purchases in the state following the election.
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Harriman
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Lad
Adolph Schultze
Mark Killgalen
Schenectady
N. Y
Schultze
Haskell
Oklahoma
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