Cabinet Considers Panama Affairs In Washington Meeting
Washington cabinet session focused on Panama with all members present except Hay Shaw and Knox. Root discussed Reyes negotiations and the Panama treaty ratification as the first step, with translation delays and no official reply yet. The scene noted no immediate alarm while Reyes plans to travel to Washington. Buchanan Mede Heaupre report adds Panama and Colombia ties.
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Washington
Dec
Ananger Jug
Panama
Hay
Shaw
Knox
Tu Puid
Heyes
Colombia
Res
Root
Reyes
Koor Sailor
State Department
Doves
Cuneval Heyxs
Alfternval
Rout
Rons
Reot
United States
Buchanan
Heaupre
Negotiations With General Reyes Continue Amid Indemnity Doubts
Washington reports say the U s government is preparing its answer to General Reyes to be presented tomorrow. Officials note negotiations may continue a little longer as Colombia seeks indemnity relief. Secretary Root met Reyes to discuss his delicate position and potential ways to convey the real situation to the Colombian side.
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Washington
B.C
General Reyes
Reyes
United States
Colombia
Congress
Panama
Reyss
Root
War Department
Treaty Violations Cited In Congress After Colombia Note
A statement by Keyes criticizes publications that claim to reflect votes on the government. He declines discussion but notes Colombia’s initial note argues the United States violated key treaty clauses. The exchange centers on Root and Hay and a perceived breach in the treaty terms.
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Enera
Keyes
Are
Colomuia
Ide
United States
No Unions for Chicago Fire Department War Declared
Chicago fire chief Mushan will force union labor employees to leave unions or retire. He plans to begin his campaign next week. Employees must withdraw by January 1 or face charges for violating orders.
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Chicago
Mushan
Fire Department
Steel Trust Employees Get Pay Reduction
McKeesport Pa Dec 30 Notices of a wage cut were posted at United States Steel Corp plants. The reduction affects every employee and about ten thousand men are impacted. the change will be generally accepted.
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McKeesport
United States Steel Corporation
Lynchers Move Prisoners to Fort Madison Amid Mob Fear
Citizens in Council Bluffs and surrounding area react to repeated assaults on women and prisoners. Lynchers captured Neely Zinmerman and George Burk were taken before Judge Wheeler, then moved to Fort Madison for safety. Authorities anticipate further mob violence and deploy militia to protect the jail and ensure removal to prevent another lynching attempt.
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IoWa
Council Bluffs
Dee
Neely Zinmerman
George Burk
Fort Maulson
Wheeler
Fort Madison
Simler
Fraudulent Administrator of Vast Estates Scams Seekers
The state department reports people of modest means were approached by George W. Thatcher claiming to be the administrator of vast estates in England. Thatcher allegedly sent notes to individuals informing them of an interest and many paid fees without any estate rights. London chancery court records show Thatcher was prosecuted for fraud and forgery in 1899, pled guilty, and received 78 months in prison.
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Waasington
State Department
George W. Thatcher
England
Thatcher
Department
United States
London
Longon
Chancery Court
Dayton
Ohio
Vielalty
Windowglass trust attempt collapses in Pittsburg
After months of talks among windowglass firms and workers groups, a plan to form a manufacturers windowglass company with a 1 million dollar capital and decisive control of 1500 pots was abandoned. The failure will nullify wage terms tied to the proposed combine.
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Pittsburg
Teachers Strive for Higher Pay and Convention Reform
Definite steps were taken to improve Wisconsin teachers’ wages through a wage platform and a push to elect officers on the convention’s second day. Miss Margaret Haley and Prof. William Midey advocated stronger pay, linking remuneration to better schools, while votes chose committees and debated moving elections to morning session.
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Milwaukee
Nec
Wisconsin
Sion
Mermaid
Girong
Margaret A. Haley
Chicege
William Midedrey
New York
Poth Ad
New Jersey
Jforce
Sik
Margaret Haley
William Kittle
Ocoamowoc
Brack Innland
Mr. Kettle
Thomas W. Boyce
Chicago Markets and Daily Letter Report
Markets show varied livestock and grain prices with receipts and futures notes. Advices from Argentina lifted wheat prices slightly while corn remained firm on crop reports and general demand supported by local traders.
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Argentina
Governont
Jerome Sykes Dies After Illness in New York Hotel
Jerome Sykes a famed New York actor died of pneumonia at the Stadford hotel after an illness of four days. He contracted pneumonia while lightly clad during an amateur theatre performance at a dinner he hosted for The Billionaire's Company Christmas evening.
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Jerome Sykes
Chicago
Neewu—Kjerome Sykes
New York
Stadford
Seligman argues most taxes fail to fall on the payer
At a New Qilang meeting Prof. Seligman contends taxation follows wealth, not individuals. He cites shifts in land, real estate, mortgage, and railway taxes, noting only poll and direct consumption taxes rest on the person, while the social ideal shifts toward a tax on wealth.
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New Qilang
National Economst Association
South
Economist and Historical Associations
Seligman
Prof
Divorced Wiroqua Man Faces Asset Dispute and Alimony Claims
A Wisconsin case shadows divorce with a fight over farm property valued near 40,000 dollars. Charles W. Lamberton and his wife split, leading to his answer denying intoxication and alleging misstatements about income and estate control. The dispute centers on a Caledonia farm appraised around 28,000 dollars, with prior gifts and debts cited.
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Racine, Wig
Nec
Charles W Lamberton
Riveine County
Caledonia
Pereles & Sons of
Milwaukee
Lamberton
Jclatus
Slo Alka
Lane Noir Pondilow
Beeman
Vite
Itis Decount
Zinc Ore Sheets Fill Cave Floor After Collapse
The cave was lined with zinc ore sheets over a foot thick and many tons had formed on the ceiling, tipping down to the floor under their own weight.
Carnegie Institute Year Book Details Global Science Plans
The Carnegie institute reports total assets of 10 101 500 and a November treasury balance of 445 472. For the coming year allocations include 100 000 for a reserve fund 40 600 for a publication fund 360 000 for administration 130 000 for minor research grants and 43 000 for special grants.
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Washington
Carnegie Institute
Treasury
Davenport Man Ends Life After Talk With Preacher
A Davenport man, 5 years old, returned from a visit with his mother and committed suicide by shooting himself in a closet last night. Authorities believe he was deranged after a ministerial influence incident.
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Viroqua
Astrum J. Kollock
Goon Valley
Kullock
Davenport
Claries Filkins
Brooklyn
Heo
Jowa Pays Pedagogues Most Poorly Of Any State
Iowa teachers face the lowest wages on the national scale, with female educators earning the least in the nation. The report, submitted by Chairman Nichr Alison of the Leacners wage committee, analyzes pay among teachers as part of a state educational association model.
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JOWA
Moines
Bop Roel
Nichralison
Townstate Teachers Association
Liverymen Refuse to Arbitrate in Chicago Dispute
Chicago labor stalemate deepens as liverymen and striking teams refuse arbitration. Joint associations reported by Ic 30 indicate owners rejected proposed arbitration citing lack of authority from raters. Multiple desertions from the union were noted as ex-employees seek reinstatement to old posts.
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Chicago
Stormer
Chicago Board
Cry
Che Ama
Fulgvlien
Geblraters
Udivers
Uinployers
Union
Everymen's Asso Avian
Fell &Orikare
Baby Girls Locked In To Perish
Chicago report details a mother Mrs Michael Kondas locking her two daughters Barbara four and Mary two in a house on Woodlawn avenue. The house caught fire while she was away and neighbors attempted rescue. Both children died in the blaze.
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Chicago
Michael Kondas
Woodlawn Avenue
Barbara
Mary
Four Die in Fatal Fire at Texas Farm Home
A fire destroyed a family home yesterday killing four people including Beth, wife of A. Me, and her five year old child. Bert West, the brother in law, is among the victims at the residence in Palringes, Texas. Investigators work to determine the cause.
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Palringes Tex
ADI
Beth
Ant
Bert West
Deqgh Yeacerday
Firnley
The Land Shall Redeemer by Coates Kinney
Fragmented wartime prose-poem argues for reform of land and labor. It proclaims a peasant rise against feudal wrongs, envisioning workers becoming princes and rightful owners of home soil through shared toil.
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Coates Kinney
Dan
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