World News Roundup of Two Continents and Events
A brisk digest of weekly global items notes severe snow alarms, Lisbon rebels, and imperial troubles. Arrests foil plots. Wall Street dour. Thaw trial halted by storm. Dry Farming congress seeks next meeting. coal, labor, finance, and legal cases populate the week with varied developments.
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Plot uncovered in Rio conspiracy to strike American fleet
Rio de Janeiro police reveal an anarchist plot centered in Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis with spread to Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais. Chief conspirator Jean Fedher, a Petropolis resident, is believed to have fled to Sao Paulo as detectives pursue him.
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Philippine delegates view limited progress under American rule
Benito Legarda and Pablo Ocampo, Philippine delegates en route to Washington, say progress under U S rule is evident especially in education but independence is not feasible now. They aim to improve island economy and seek possible tax reductions on sugar and tobacco while noting attitudes toward Japan.
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Canadian officials return from Japan amid immigration dispute
Hon Joseph Pope Canadian secretary of state and Madame Lemieux arrive in San Francisco aboard the Mongolia after a mission to Japan to curb Japanese immigration to Canada. Details of the talks remain secret as the party heads to Ottawa with no confidences shared.
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Greeks Raid Village Fire Kill Many At Macedonian festival
News from Drago h near Monastir reports Greek fighters attacked villagers during a festival. They drove residents into houses then set buildings ablaze, burning women and children to death. Death toll estimated between 25 and 45.
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Macedonia
Ruel Declines Comment on Bribery Indictments
In San Francisco on January 21 judge Lawlor examined a cane in the courtroom as the case against Abraham Ruel for alleged bribery tied to United Railroads overhead trolley franchise moved forward. Ruel offered no statements about prosecutor changes toward him or immunity.
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Would Impeach Governor
Vancouver Jan 21 report states legislators in Victoria discuss possible impeachment methods for Lieutenant Governor Danamuri over the Japanese question. Observers note difficulty finding any Canadian precedent for removing a governor by beheading the official.
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Victoria
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Glass Taken to Hospital in San Francisco Crime Case
Louis Glase former vice president and general manager of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph was recently convicted of bribery and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He was transferred from the county jail tonight to the San Francisco hospital base as he is reported to be very ill with pneumonia.
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Missouri
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San Francisco
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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Snee
Senate favors Seattle exposition bill with reduced funding
Washington engages in a flurry of action as the senate expositions committee backs the Seattle exposition bill, trimming the appropriation to 6700,000 while allocating 300,000 for buildings and 400,000 for exhibits including 260,000 for the main government display and 100,000 for Alaska with 25,000 each for Hawaii and the Philippines. Four buildings are authorized.
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Currency stringency sparks claims of inequity in banks
Benator Stone of Missouri alleges the distribution of government deposits in national banks was not equitable during the currency stringency, citing West and South discrimination while New York and Boston were favored. He speaks on a Senate resolution to investigate these transactions.
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Boston
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Pacific Coast
Roosevelt Sends Tariff Accord and Customs Amendment
Washington reports President Roosevelt transmitted to Congress the U S Germany tariff relations and a customs act amendment to take effect as law. House debate centered on executive session policy while Senator Hansbrough commented on merchant interests and convention delegates. Bills pursued include penal code revisions and submarine procurement for Paget Sound and the Pacific coast.
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House of Representatives
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Kentucky
Humphrey
Paget Sound
Jones
Kahn
Pacific Coast
Senate Debate on Committee Authorization
The senate opened its session in Washington on January 21 to discuss the propriety of authorizing one of its committees to undertake a specified action. The discussion focused on constitutional authority and procedural rules guiding committee powers.
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Coal Roads a Chance to Comply With Hepburn Ruling
Washington January 22 The Department of Justice said if coal carriers agree to comply with the Supreme Court ruling on Hepburn law provisions banning transportation companies from owning coal properties after May 1 it will not prosecute these companies in the case by the high court.
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Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Coat
Senate Debates Criminal Law Reform and Oregon District Split
The Senate spent over two hours on revising U S criminal laws and adopted Tillman’s resolution demanding Treasury data on insolvent banks since 1903. Fulton won favorable report and passage on his Oregon split bill and introduced a $250,000 Sherman County relief measure. The chamber also approved jurisdiction for the Ninth Circuit in Behring Sea arbitration cases.
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Federal Court
House Debates Immigration Bill to Fund Philadelphia Station
In Washington the House opened broad debate on a bill providing 250000 for an immigration station in Philadelphia. Members from both parties claimed time to speak their maiden speeches, and the session focused on the immigration issue as the measure passed.
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Texas
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Missouri
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Denver
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Iinois
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Chicago
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California
Philadelphia
Torpedo flotilla may skip Buenos Aires voyage
The Washington dispatch says the torpedo boat flotilla bound for the Pacific may skip visits to Montevideo and Buenos Aires. Delayed by three days, the fleet aims to run from Rio Janeiro to Sandy Point in the Straits of Magellan to keep with Admiral Evans schedule and join the battleships.
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Strengthens Land Fraud Law Aims for Land Entry Reform
Washington January 23. A bill to amend the statute governing entry of public lands to authorize affidavits linked to Interior department regulations will be introduced in the senate by a judiciary committee member. Interior officials say the measure will aid prosecutions of land fraud.
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The Grange as a Path to Farm Uplift and Unity
Pred W. Lewie extols the Washington State Grange in Tumwater for forty years of farmer advocacy. He cites rural mail delivery, tax-law influence, insurance at cost, and parliamentary meetings as benefits while urging readers to organize a Grange to unite farmers, improve agriculture, and advance mutual protection.
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Vintage Spice Dough Recipe for Molasses Loaf
Dissolve a tablespoon of lard in a cup of baking water. Add baking soda, ginger or cinnamon, a pinch of salt, a cup of molasses, and enough flour to form a soft dough. Bake in a loaf tin until done.
Pilgrim Congregational Church Links to London Men
The Pilgrim Congregational church near London founded in 1616 is the oldest of the denomination in the empire. It supplied the London contingent of the men of the Muay- Gower.
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London
Recipe for Nice Blanc Mange Dessert
A vintage recipe instructs rolling three quarters cup rice in milk in a double boiler until cooked. Dissolve gelatin in cold milk, add sugar and vanilla, fold into the mixture, then heat with whipped cream. Chill in a wet mold in the Icebox and serve with raspberry juice poured over it.
Hoax Starred Plot of Explosives on US Fleet Rumor
Paris reports cite Rio de Janeiro warnings of a plot to blow up the American battle fleet in harbor. A chartered steamer allegedly carried explosives to Rio in December and John Fedder is named in dispatches as involved, but evidence is criticized as fragile and the story viewed with skepticism.
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Rio Janeiro
Straits of Magellan
Washington
John Fedder
Henry Heney’s Hall Mays Conspiracy Case Advances
In Portland the Hall Mays conspiracy trial shows the Butte Creek Land Livestock and Lumber company fraudulently acquiring public land in 1900 1901 to enclose larger grazing areas. Heney asserts further testimony will widen the conspiracy link to Hall and Mays with Butte Creek officers.
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Unemployed Laborers Parade to City Hall Demand Aid
About 6,000 men supported by the Industrial Workers of the World marched up First Avenue to Seattle City Hall. The mayor replied that $5,000 was allocated for feeding and sheltering the unemployed and that current public works are underway. He noted the chain gang could be ended only if the council repeals the ordinance.
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Industrial Workers of the World
First Avenue
Arrests in Brazil Tied to Plot Against American Fleet
In Rio de Janeiro on January 21 authorities report several arrests linked to an alleged plot to damage part of the American fleet. The band is thought to include five Italians with one Canadian and two Germans detained here. A Spaniard named Recher o, long resident, was believed to assist.
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Bank Commissioners Sued Over Deposits Losses
Henry B Those filed suit in San Francisco accusing the present and former state bank commissioners of causing a loss of 16,374.53 by endorsing favorable reports on the California Safe Deposit and Trust Company. He says a 10,000 deposit was made just before the bank was closed.
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California Safe Deposit & Trust Company
Large bank checks cleared as debt rises in New York
Large blocks of clearing house loan checks totaling about 15 million dollars were cleared with the total outstanding loans rising toward 416 million. The latest figures indicate continuing expansion in interbank indebtedness as New York financial activity remains brisk.
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