No Tariff Revision Planned for Coming Session
Washington news reports Representative Payne of New York says there will be no tariff revision at the forthcoming session due to lack of time and public consensus. He favors using existing committees to study tariffs if a commission is needed and doubts an extra session will occur. Senator Hansbrough agrees on the need for more time for broad tariff changes and Cuba reciprocity matters.
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Payne
New York
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Mr. Payne
Tariff Commission
Ways and Means
House
Finance Committee
Senate
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Cuba
National Capital Notes and International Trade Topics
The president denied 32 pardons and restored five citizens, with six favorable cases. The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear the Business Men's League of St. Louis case against Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and others in St. Louis on February 10. Minister Quesada of Cuba discussed reciprocity prospects with the president. Nero soundings and surveys for the Pacific cable transfer occurred at the Admiralty building. U S Consul Marin notes American corsets dominate the English market, forcing French pattern sources to the United States.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Business Men's League of St. Louis
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
St. Louis
Quesada
Cuba
United States
Bradford
Bureau of
Washington
Postal Telegraph Company
Marin
State Department
Nottingham
England
General Lew Wallace Illness Alarms Family In Crawfordsville
A Crawfordsville dispatch reports General Lew Wallace severely ill with a weakened condition from a diseased tooth complication. The Wallaces fear for his health as he lies in bed, with concern mounting among relatives.
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Lew Wallace
Chicago
Crawfordsville
Ind
Cuba's Secretary Resigns as Government Post Shifts
Havana reports a cabinet meeting chaired by President Palma to accept the resignation of Secretary of Government Tamayo. Yero will take the duties temporarily while a new secretary is chosen. Rumors link Tamayo to sanitation work and Zaldo is the likely successor. Cigar workers face proposals and potential vote, with a general strike possible if no deal is reached.
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Palma
Tamayo
Yero
Zaldo
Panama Canal Sale Sparks US Route Debate
Washington reports interest in selling Panama canal property for 40 million dollars while lawmakers and the president weigh the implications for U S control of Colombia. Senator Custom notes payment could give full authority to build. Spooner Act limits actions to validating French title and treaty access, or shifting to Nicaragua route.
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United States
State Department
Congress
United States of Colombia
Custom
Panama Canal Company
Panama
Colombia
Eight Hour Day Sought by Blast Furnace Workers
Youngstown November 29. Officials of the National Association of Blast Furnace Workers announce plans to serve notice May 1 that eight hours will constitute a workday for all blast furnace operators. Lodges are voting on the proposal with favorable replies so far and ample notice will be given to manufacturers.
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Youngstown
National Association of Blast Furnace Workers
Fire in Ontario Lumber Yard Destroys Mills and Ships
A spark blown into cedar timber started a major blaze at Hat Portage Lumber yards in Norman Ontario. Twenty five million feet of lumber burned, Lemay's ship yards six steamboats two barges and 11 houses destroyed. Firefighters fight to stop flames from reaching residential areas.
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Rat Portage
Ont
Hat Portage Lumber Company
Norman
Lemay
One Hundredth Anniversary in Chillicothe Ohio
Chillicothe Ohio observed the one hundredth anniversary of Ohio’s constitution. The morning featured the unveiling of a bronze memorial tablet. An afternoon meeting featured Hon. Daniel J Ryan delivering a talk titled The Constitution.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Daniel J Ryan
Postoffice Robbery in New Brighton Pa
The new postoffice at New Brighton was robbed early yesterday morning. Robbers blew the safe with nitroglycerin and are believed to have secured over $1,000 in stamps and money. Detectives have a strong clue and expect to catch the culprits soon.
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New Brighton
Gray's Inn Burned in White Mountains Blaze
Gray's Inn, a famed White Mountains summer hotel in Jackson, burned last night along with Woodbury hall two cottages and the casino. The total loss is about 175000 with insurance around 66000.
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Jackson
N. H
White Mountains
Woodbury Hall
Judge Mitchell Resigns From Wellsboro Superior Court
Harrisburg Nov 29 the resignation of Judge Mitchell of Wellsboro a member of the superior court was received by Governor Stone yesterday and will be accepted. The governor declined to indicate his appointee to fill the vacancy.
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Harrisburg
Wellsboro
Superior Court
Stone
State revenues and expenditures show strong 12 month totals
State revenues for the past 12 months totaled $22,947,890.65 while expenditures reached $17,789,106.19. The fiscal year closed on Sunday and described as one of the most prosperous in the state’s history.
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Harrisburg
Sawyer's Appointment in Alliance Ohio
George D Sawyer of Detroit was appointed yesterday general passenger and freight agent of the Lake Erie Alliance and Wheeling railroad in Alliance Ohio on November 29.
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Sawyer
Alliance
George D Sawyer
Detroit
Lake Erie, Alliance and Wheeling Railroad
Hanna Leaves Cleveland for Washington Trip
Senator Hanna departed Cleveland for Washington yesterday and plans to return for the Christmas holidays. He is expected to attend Senate affairs and resume local duties upon his return.
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Hanna
Washington
Cleveland
Senator Hanna
Venezuela settlement steps aim to satisfy foreign bond claims
London reports new Anglo American negotiations to unify all government and government guaranteed loans on stronger security. A secret Venezuelan delegation arrives to discuss liabilities and assess the U S position while Washington weighs Venezuela offers and good faith amid rising crisis.
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Europe
Caracas
United States
State Department
Venezuela
Associated Press
Trimble seeks restraining order and profit distribution
In Trenton New Jersey on November 29 Hubert J Trimble filed a chancery bill against American Sugar Refining Co alleging authority to deal in coffee and selling sugar below cost and seeking a distribution of about 50 6 million in undivided profits to stockholders plus a halt to the coffee business. He says the Arbuckle battle caused losses and urges action to prevent further spend. In Chicago on November 29 a railroad conflict looms over immigrant traffic with Rock Island seeking 10 percent of revenue between Kansas City and El Paso. Other lines resist arbitration and a Western Passenger association committee will seek an agreement.
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Trenton
N. J
Hubert J. Trimble
Court of Chancery
American Sugar Refining Company
Trimble
Chicago
Rock Island
Kansas City
el Paso
Southern Pacific
Western Passenger Association
Three Boys Die While Hunting in Kansas Territory
Nov 29 Kansas City report records the accidental deaths of Harold H. Merrick 14 of Kansas City who shot himself while hunting near Walcott. James Gist 14 killed at Oxford by his brother during a hunt. and a 14 year old son of Mr Boyd of Belleville killed when his gun discharged while being moved over a fence.
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Kansas City
Harold H. Merrick
Walcott
Kan
James Gist
Oxford
Hr. N. Boyd
Belleville
Educators in Session at Adalbert College
A third annual conference of collegiate and secondary school instructors opened at Adalbert College in Cleveland on November 29. President Thwing of Western Reserve University welcomed delegates after devotional exercises, with addresses delivered by several prominent educators.
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Cleveland
Adalbert College
Canel
Thwing
Western Reserve University
Big Four Raises Wages for Yard Workers
Cleveland Nov 29 Big Four railroad officials posted notice announcing a wage increase for yard employees north of Columbus and east of Indianapolis effective Dec 1 New scale raises night conductors by two cents an hour day conductors by twenty six cents night brakemen by two cents and day brakemen by twenty three cents.
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Big Four
Cleveland
Big Four Railroad
Columbus
Indianapolis
Two Men Crush Fatal in Mine Shelter Attempt
Cleveland report states two men James McCormick of Plymouth Indiana and William Carmack of Philadelphia entered a coal mine seeking warmth and were likely fatally crushed by falling coal Thursday night while seeking shelter from the weather.
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Cleveland
James McCormick
Plymouth
Ind
William Carmack
Philadelphia
Kate Vance Dies at 123 in Newton Kansas
Local obituary notes the death of Kate Vance a resident of Newton aged 123. She leaves a 90 year old daughter. her husband died at 105. She claimed to distinctly recall Jefferson's administration and the War of 1812.
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Newton
Kan
Kate Vance Colored
Jefferson
Duel over Mabel Handall Ends in Mortality at Armourdale
At Armourdale Kansas Ernest Danns and Charles W Tucker dueled with pistols over Mabel Handall. Danns was mortally wounded but fatally shot Tucker as he lay dying. Tucker was alive. Also noted Dillon nearing recovery from illness in Chicago Mercy Hospital with possible discharge forthcoming.
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Girl
Kansas City
Armourdale
Kan
Ernest Danns
Charles W. Tucker
Mabel Handall
Tanns
Tucker
Dillon
Chicago
John Dillon
Mercy Hospital
Fire Destroys Cleveland Home. Resident Rescued
Fire badly damaged the home of Mrs. John T. Wamelink on Woodland Hills Avenue in Cleveland. Mrs. Wamelink, already ill, was carried from the blaze by servants yesterday evening.
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Cleveland
John T. Wamelink
Woodland Hills Avenue
Wamelink
Victim of Football Dies in Missouri
Bunce Quarles a Kemper College student from Boonville died yesterday from injuries suffered in a football game here two weeks ago. His neck was dislocated in the accident.
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Marshall
Bunce Quarles
Boonville
Kemper College
Cramp Shipbuilding Directors Decline December Dividend
The Cramp Shipbuilding Company directors, at a meeting yesterday in Philadelphia, decided not to declare the usual December dividend, signaling a pause in expected shareholder payout.
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Philadelphia
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Currie Fertilizer Plant Damaged By Fire In Taulaville
A fire yesterday damaged the Currie fertilizer company plant and stock in Taulaville, causing about $55,000 in losses. The losses are said to be covered by insurance.
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Taulaville
Currie Fertilizer Company
Inquiries for Pig Iron Rise as Scarcity Deepens
Dun s Trade Review notes urgent inquiries for pig iron amid acute scarcity. Weather and a heavy Thanksgiving trade boost retail, while coke shortages slow operations. Freight congestion persists near Pittsburgh, with earnings up for November, and foreign pig iron deliveries delayed. Silver reaches record lows as wool and staple markets show slight gains amid broader industrial strain.
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United States
Canada
Union Pacific pension rules announced for 1907
Union Pacific Railroad officials announce pension system rules to go into effect January 1, 1907. The plan provides retirement for old employees and an annual distribution exceeding $300,000, aiming to strengthen ties between the railroad and its workforce in Omana Nebraska dated November 29.
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Union Pacific Pension System
Omana
Neb
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Arrest of Chariss F. Kelly in Philadelphia Navy case
Charles K. Kelly former speaker of the St Louis house of delegates, arrested in Philadelphia after months of pursuit in bribery cases. He learned in New York that his year-old son had died, reportedly in Mareor.
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Chariss F. Kelly
Philadelphia
Navy
Charles K. Kelly
St Louis
Buffalo man held on grand larceny charge in cotton swindle
William Landan of Buffalo, arrested Thursday over an alleged cotton swindle that caused Ladenburg Thalman Co. to lose about 200000 pounds, was arraigned yesterday in New York and held on $1000 bail for examination on January 8, 1903.
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New York
William Landan
Buffalo
Ladenburg, Thulman & Co
Kappa Sigma Chooses St Louis For Next Session
In New Orleans on November 29 the Kappa Sigma college fraternity wrapped sessions and decided the next meeting will be held in St Louis two years hence. The order colors were changed from maroon and old gold with peacock blue to scarlet white and emerald green.
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity
New Orleans
Kappa Sigma Collge Fraternity
St. Louia
Croker Dismissed as New York Fire Chief
Edward F. Croker, long chief of the New York Fire Department, was found guilty yesterday by Commissioner Sturglea on a series of charges and dismissed from the service. The dismissal is set to take effect December 1.
New York Stocks Close Higher Amid Dull Day
Stocks rose yesterday with gains led by Louisville and Nashville nearly seven points and sugar spurts keeping markets steady. Trading was quiet, with total volume under half a million shares as money rates edged up to 6 percent and bank estimates suggested a weak bank return. Bond activity was dull and irregular, while exchange futures held firm on Bank of England policy.
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Louisvile
Nashville
New York Exchange
Chicago
Sterling Exchange
Bank of England
United States
Taft Guidi talks start three weekly sessions in Manila
In Manila Governor Taft and Archbishop Guidi began negotiations on church state questions and plan at least three sessions weekly until a settlement is reached. Taft to host dinner for Monsignor Guidi next Monday as talks proceed amid fiscal concerns.
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Chilippine News
Manila
Taft
Guidi
Monsignor
Constabulary
Hendryx
Samar
Uendryx
Death notices from many cities recount notable passings
The death roll lists Dr Joseph Parker minister of City Temple and other figures including Dr J Landis Seitz Harrisburg physician school board member Rev Samuel W Mills Port Jervis NY and Rev S N Hamilton Los Angeles along with Hannah Young Allentown widow aged 86 and notes family legends linked to the Liberty Bell in Allentown during the 1770s era.
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Joseph Parker
City Temple
Harrishire
J. Landis Seitz
Harrisburg
Santa Yan
Jose Marig Chayes
New Mexico
Doan
Albuquin
Trinidad. Cole
Isaac van Brimer
Grey Creek
Ile Wis
Vetevan
Wil Carson
Middletown
Samuel W. Mills
Reformed Church
Port Jarvis
Los Angeles
Cal
S. N. Hamilton
Methodist Conference
University of Southern California
Allentown
Hannah Young
Joseph Young
Abraham Blum
Zion's Reformed Chiarch
Philadelphia
John Jacob Mitkley
Stormy Reichstag Session Ends With Suspension
Stormy sessions in Berlin’s Reichstag interrupted debate as Center Party leader Jarhem threatened stricter measures. Socialists surged toward the tribune, President von Hallerstream left the chair, and the sitting was suspended at 3:15 PM, later resumed at 7 PM in an unprecedented disorder case.
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Reichstag
Berlin
Tha Retatstag
Jarhem
Center Party
von Hallerstream
Welsh Coal Arriving Up St Lawrence for Montreal Demand
Ogdensburg N Y Nov 29 Welsh coal ordered during the coal strike for Montreal is being brought up the St Lawrence river in large quantities destined for western points Dealers eager to move it as it is 20 per cent dust pulled from the source text lines noting shipping to western markets and the dust content
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Dealera
Ohio farmers plan truck and fruit colony in Alabama
J F Blackburn state dairy food commissioner from Columbus Ohio will locate a colony of Ohio farmers on a 5000 acre tract he purchased at Theodore Mobile County Alabama.
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Ohio Farmers
Mobile
Ala
Columbus
Theodore
Mobile County
Weather outlook for Ohio and nearby regions
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania expect rain and warmer today. Tomorrow brings clearing and colder conditions with fresh southwest to south winds. Western Pennsylvania notes rain today with warmer air, followed by fair weather and cooler temperatures, and snow along lakes ferries. West Virginia reports rain and warmer today, with tomorrow's forecast showing fair and colder conditions.
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Pennsylvania
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