Kingston Seaport Destroyed By Early Earthquake
Reports say Kingston Jamaica the principal Jamacca seaport is destroyed by a quake with heavy loss of life. Western Union notes Kingston cut off and Panama communications halted though later advisories claim limited restoration near Mingtin. Details remain scarce as investigators assess the disaster’s scope.
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York
Miazitin
Jamacca
Western Union
Kingston
Panama
Mingstin
Jamaica
Blue Mountain Chain
Hearing at Spokane on rail rate sched ules defense
Spokane January 16 The Interstate Commerce Commission conducts a hearing on the railroad presentation of rate schedules in defense of water competition.
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Seriex News ‘Association
Spokane
Interstate Commerce Commission
Governor Mad’s Message Urges Reform and Direct Primary
Governor Mad presents a finance outlook and calls for a reciprocal demurrage law to curb transportation evils, a reformatory for ages 16 to 30 for first offenses, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Fair funding, and direct primary election of senators, congressmen, and local officials. Newall and J H Bissel, engineers, visit North Fork on business.
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Scripps News Association
Wash
Mad
Chicago & Northwestern Issues 25 Million Shares
The Chicago and Northwestern Board is authorized to issue twenty five million dollars of common stock to finance construction of a new line to the Pacific coast and equipment purchases. Stockholders may subscribe at par up to twenty five percent of their current holdings.
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Crippe News Association
New York
The
Chicago & Northwestern
Aft
Pacific Coast
Chamberlain inaugurated for second term in Oregon
Salem dispatch reports Geo. E. Chamberlain inaugurated for a second term with a message urging Senate elections, tax reforms, and highway improvements. Officials elected include W Lair Thompson as chief clerk and Davey as first-ballot sergeant-at-arms. Herman Rothchild abstained.
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Yukon
Jamestown
Ontario
TE Hill
Jackson County
Henry Ford
Portland
Davey
Herman Rothchild
Miners Union Holds Eighteenth Annual Convention
Indiaapolis Jan 16 The Miners' Union opens its eighteenth annual convention with President Sohn Mitchell presiding. The president's report will be read Wednesday focusing on safety devices for mines and Socialist members will discuss the Moyer and Haywood cases.
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Seripon News Association
Indiaapolis
Miners’ Union
Sohn Mitchell
Moyer and Haywood
Fire destroys Donohue and Co printing plant on Dearborn Street
A blaze in Chicago on January 16 destroyed the Donohue and Co printing plant on Dearborn Street. The fire’s origin is unknown and the loss is reported at five hundred thousand dollars.
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Scrape News Association
Chicago
Donohue and Co
Dearborn Street
French Bishops Meet as Gen darmerie Prepares Parade
Paris January 16 A plenary council of French bishops convenes at the Chateau de la Mau tte to discuss the church in France The gendarmerie has orders to parade in front of the building to maintain order.
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Scripps News Association
Paris
France
Chateau de la Mautte
House backs Roosevelt action to expel soldiers
A partisan vote in the house passed a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt's expulsion of the negro soldiers. The Republican side in the house objected to the move.
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Ecripps News Association
Jefferson City, Mo
House
Roosevelt
Republie
Narri man Engineers Win Substantial Pay Increase
Engineers in La Grande employed on the Oregon Iron & Navigation lines reach a wage settlement. Switch engineers gain up to 76 cents extra per day with 12 hour maximums, yard, passenger and freight engineers receive boosted daily rates and longer monthly ranges.
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OR & N
la Grande
Campaign Hatching Plans For 1908 Election
Republican leaders meet with the Executive Committee Leagues and Republican Club to discuss early campaign arrangements with representation from each state. House committee defeats the ship subsidy bill by eight to seven. supporters vow effort to revive it. Cortelyou and Garfield nominations to key posts are favorably reported by Senate committees. State department says charges against Pierce, minister to Norway, are groundless.
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Scripps News Association
Washington
Executive Committee
Republican Club
Senate
House
Cortelyou
Senate Committee and Finance
the Treasury
Garfield
Interior
State Department
Pierce
Norway
Root
Grain markets show mixed gains in early Chicago trade
Wheat opened at 7 4. closed at 7 6. Corn opened 4 3 percent, closed 4 5 percent. oats opened 6 6 and closed 6 2 percent. Price moves reflect early activity in Chicago trade with modest shifts across grains.
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iScrippe News Association
Chicago
Governor Harrisburg Inaugurated Seeks Banking Reform
Edward Stuart was inaugurated governor in Harrisburg on January 18. He urged lawmakers to strengthen bank oversight, hold directors and officers of financial institutions accountable, and empower trolley companies to carry freight under new safeguards.
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Scripps News Association
Harrisburg
Edward Stuart
Conspiracy Against Alfonso Reported in London
Berlin reports a new conspiracy against the Spanish royalty being hatched in London. The presence of Spanish anarchists in London is cited as the basis of the report. The anarchists are said to be members of the same group that engineered the bomb at Alfonso's marriage.
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Borippa News Association
Berlin
London
Alfonso
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Lon
Nead's
C. Newall
J. H. Bissel
North Fork
Scripps News
Salem
Geo. E.chamberlain
Bolin
Malky
William Jocka
Oregon City
Cecile
Alaska
John Mitchell
George E. Chamberlain
She Faiz
Mitchell
Vergere
Narriman Engineers
Pennsylvania
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