San Francisco Briefs on Japanese School Segregation Case
Officials in San Francisco and Washington discuss the effort to admit Japanese children to public schools without discrimination. U S district attorney says the issue tests treaty rights with Japan and may challenge state segregation laws. President Altman contests Roosevelt's remarks and notes no exclusion of Japanese pupils has occurred locally.
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San Francisco
Moody
United States
Robert T. Devlin
Aaron Altman
Board of Education
Devlin
Japan
Root
Washington
Viscount Aoki
Altman
Roosevelt
Victor H. Metcalf
San Franciso
Cualroviding
Roosevelt praise over San Francisco school dispute noted
Tokyo reports praise for President Roosevelt's firm stance on the San Francisco school question and anti savoir sentiment. In San Francisco Consul Henry B. Miller learns Japanese children are not excluded but must attend separate schools, and that since 1887 the city has run a separate Chinese school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
San Francisco
Henry B. Miller
Yokohama
Japan
Siberia
Board of Education
Diamond in Hen's Gizzard Sparks Texas Court Suit
John Garcia a Sterling farmer found a $400 diamond lost a year earlier by Charles P. Kendall twenty miles south of Sterling. Kendall sought return. Garcia advised buying a replacement and declined to return the gem. Kendall sued in Sterling. Garcia paid $150 costs when suit filed in Dallas.
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Daslao
John Garcia
Sterling
Charles P. Kendall
Here
Kendall
Garcia
Dallas
Sixty Drowned in Squall Near Tokio Harbor
In a squall near Tokio harbor several sampans from the Japanese cruiser Chitose capsized while returning from a trip. Sixty men are reported drowned with others missing.
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Tokio
Chitose
Postmaster General Sees Postal Department Deal With Deficit
The annual report outlines revenue of 117,992,782.95 and expenditures of 178,449,000 with a deficit over receipts of 10,516,995. The postmaster general calls for reform, argues rural delivery expands mail, and urges a unified accounting system and merit-based compensation to improve service and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gies
Midnight Work Regimen Urges Hidden Brain Power
Scientist Paliopeau from the Academy of Medicine argues delaying awakenings to 2 am aids deep work. He says three hours from 2 to 5 produce new ideas, with a follow up session after a rest, citing Loti Napoleon and Cavour as supporters of the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pari
Paliopeau
Academy of Medicine
Claims to Be Largest Woman in Memphis
Mrs Annie Redline of Sabatha Kansas travels with a huge size and guards her safety at Union Depot in Memphis Tenn Patrolman Neutzel notes the frail traveler fears kidnapping The woman claims to be the largest woman alive citing measurements that defy typical scale She favors an arm chair over standing and travels in moccasins rather than standard footwear
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Memphis
Tenn
Neutzel
Union Depot
Annie Redline
Sabatha
Kan
Redline
Krupp Plans Major Capital Increase and Plant Expansion
Essen Prussia reports Krupp Company will raise capital by 5 million dollars and invest about 15 million dollars in new buildings. All new stock remains within the Krupp family with 1.125 million dollars set as reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Prussia
Krupp Company
Krupp
Deep well project in Tola to strike gas pool depth
In Tola Kansas a joint group from local factories decided to drill a deep well 70 feet or more. The target is the Sola gas pool in Allen county. The project will cost about 20 000 to 25 000 dollars, depending on final depth.
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Tola
Kans
Lola
Sola
Orig-Inal
Allen County
Menaces Big Sink Threatens Imperial Valleys and Rail Line
Water from a river break threatens the Salton basin forcing a possible move of the Southern Pacific main line to higher ground. If not controlled, 1000 people lose homes and 250,000 acres of farmland may be ruined. a closure plan and possible U.S. government help are discussed as engineers seek a durable dike solution.
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Yuma
Ariz
Colorado River
Salton
Imperial
Coachella
Southern Pacific
Salton Basin
Lagana Dam
Mexico
Arizona
Fforts
H. T. Co
United States
Search Light
Colorado
Salton Sea
Imperial Valley
Hague fears on Prussia tolls threaten Rhine traffic
Rumors in Hague about Prussia plans to levy tolls on Rhine traffic unsettle lawmakers. The Nieuwe Covant warns that if Prussia wins support from adjacent states and seeks a conference to revise the Rhine navigation treaty, tolls may be imposed and Holland could be outvoted, harming its interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Prussia
Nieuwe Covant
Holland
Strike Continues in Italian Ports Prompting Immigrant Returns
Immigrants embarking at Naples on the Koenig Albert and Hamburg on ships of the North German Lloyd and Hamburg American lines were helped by the government to return to their villages. The strike in Rome, Naples, and Genoa affects seamen.
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Rome
Naples
Genoa
Koenig Albert
Hamburg
Lloyd and
Hamburg American Steamship Companies
Carmen Collides With French Cruiser At Tangier
Spanish steamer Carmen crashed into the French cruiser Forbin at anchor in Tangier Morocco. Carmen’s bows crumpled like cardboard while Forbin remained uninjured after the collision occurring at sea speed eight knots per hour.
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Tangier
Morocco
Carmen
Forbin
Salary increase for German ambassador in Washington
The imperial budget raises the German ambassador's salary in Washington by 31000, reflecting higher pay in the diplomatic post. The measure appears tied to broader budgetary changes in the foreign service.
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Herlin
Washington
Alaska Exhibit Fund Sought by Congress for Expo
Congress expected to be asked to allocate one million dollars to build Alaska exhibit resources and products for the Alaska Yukon exposition with tidewater shipment planned by fall 1907. Resolutions urge Washington and Alaska delegations to support the bill. Separately, Captain Sanders loses mariner license for five months after stranding the Manchuria near Oahu.
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Seattle
Wash
Congress
Alaska
Tidewater
Washington
San Francisco
Capitan Wm
Sandres
Pacific Mail
O. F. Bolles
John K. Bulger
United States
Sanders
Manchuria
Oahu Island
Japan
Airship experiments in Rome aim for navigation breakthrough
Rome based Count Almerigo, active since 1874, unveils a ship shaped airship with a fifty bors motor and long rudder. It features a thirty-five yard square balance rudder and an arrow at the end. The craft reportedly stays aloft five hours, reaches 3000 feet, and travels up to 25 miles per hour as trials near.
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Rome
Almerigo
War concerns grow over Italy and Austria in press
In Vienna the Neue Freie Presse reports Signor Luzzatti warning that Austria’s frontier arms push could force Italy to mobilize. He says the triple alliance protects peace with Germany and Britain, while Rudini contends the alliance has weakened but should not be abandoned due to shared interests.
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Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Signor Luzzatti
Austria
Germany
Great Britain
Marquis di Rudini
Iple
G A R Encampment Location Discussed at Zanesville
An executive committee meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic was convened by Commander in Chief R B Brown in Zanesville Ohio in January to decide the site of the next national encampment. The 1906 encampment had chosen Saratoga New York but conditions were not met and an extension was granted making another city a possible site.
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Indianapolis
Grand Army For the Republic
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Saratoga
N. Y
Cat Funeral for Bensonhurst Hotel Owner's Pet
New York entrepreneur Henry Dreyer invited friends to view the body of his late companion Abbey Dreyer, a Maltese cat. Guests were surprised to learn Abbey lay in a tiny white casket with four lit candles and a silver plate reading Abbey, at rest.
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New York
Henry Dreyer
Bensonhurst
Abbey Dreyer
Recchin Dreyer
Dreyer
Abbey
Mail Matter Turned Back At Valdez
Seattle dispatch reports more than a ton of third class mail matter, likely Christmas gifts, returned by postal authorities at Valdez due to winter trail limits. Government facilities permit mail transport only during navigation months.
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Seattle
Wash
Valdez
NAMES LOSS IN SAN FRANCISCO
The special committee of the chamber of commerce reports the 3000 acre burned district in San Francisco, with 520 blocks and about 25 000 buildings. Insurance in the district totals about 235 million dollars, with total property loss near 350 million. Insurance paid to date likely around eighty percent, higher than Chicago or Baltimore.
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San Francisco
Board of Trustees
The
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore
Toronto
Chicago
Tainted Money Harmless
President Samuel Plantz of Lawrence University refutes public claims about a $50,000 gift from the General Education Board fund tied to John D. Rockefeller. He states Rockefeller has no ongoing connection to the board and its funds, and that accepting such funds would threaten academic freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Samuel Plantz
Lawrence University
Lawrence
Rockefeller
Yale
Harvard
Prident Hadley
Chicago University
Big Price for Mine Sold in Sonora
News from El Paso reports the sale of two famed Sonora mining properties. Les Chishash, a renowned producer, was sold to a New York and Paris syndicate for 000,000 per 3,000,000 gold, claimed to be the highest price for a northern Mexican mine. The Badicanora mine, part of the Antiguas group, also changed hands. Dr. O. Pease of Chicago led the purchasers.
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el Paso
Lexas
Sonora
Les Chishash
New York
Paris
Mexico
Badicanora
O. Pease
Chicago
Reform Is Jolted by House Appropriations Bill for 1908
Washington reports a 311 million dollar appropriations measure with 14 727 salaries listed, 202 less than estimates. The bill trims miscellaneous senate expenses and raises the House clerk hire allowance from 1200 to 1400, removing spend verification.
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Washington
Congress
House
Appropriations Committee
Senate
State Sovereign 19 Discussed In Washington House
In Olympia forest reserve debate the legislature considers a bill to create a state game preserve. The measure passes amid arguments about state sovereignty and national supervision. Opponents cite Supreme Court rulings on birds and game. Proponents note potential elk herd protection and federal interest.
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Washington
Olympia Forest Reserve
Mr. Mundell
Wyoming
Supreme Court
Lacy
Iowa
Mexican Central Railroad Purchase Talks Reported
Eben Richards new president of the Mexican Central railroad and Walter Rosen of Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. conferred with Pablo Martinez del Rio and Mexican officials in Mexico City. They did not interview but the impression is arrangements were to be made for the government to buy the Central.
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Acquires Railroad
Mexico City
Eben Richards
Mexican Central Railroad
Walter Rosen
New York
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co
Pablo Martinez del Rio
Central
Charred Bones Found Of Cornell Fraternity Members
Charred bones of F. W. Greele of South Orange New Jersey and W. H. Nicholls of Chicago appear among remains recovered from the Chi Psi fraternity house fire at Cornell University.
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Ithaca
N. Y
F. W.greele
South Orange
N. J
W. H. Nicholls
Chicaxo
Cornell
Chi Psi
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