Cuba urged tax cuts on tobacco and sugar
General Leonard Wood, military governor of Cuba, arrived in Washington with Mrs. Wood and Lt. McCoy to confer with President and Secretary of War on Cuba. He will reiterate calls to reduce U S duties on sugar and tobacco to aid financial rehab and self support, and to smooth impending elections.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Mrs. Wood
McCoy
United States
Wood
Mecca
Sary
New York
Havana
Mrs. Bonine's Confessions Heard In Washington Trial
In Washington on the eve of adjournment of Mrs Lolanda Graine's trial for James Ayres Jr murder Deputy Coroner Glazebrook and Detective Horne testified. The defense may call witnesses next with about 25 to be questioned. The defense weighed whether she will take the stand.
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Washington
Criminal Court
Lolanda Graine
James 8. Ayres, Jr
Gould
T. W. Keane
Lenine
Mrs. Bonine
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Meets in Philadelphia
The twenty seventh annual meeting of the Pennsylvania W C T U was held in Philadelphia. President Annie Craig Peacock criticized the Latter Day Saints. Mary Clarke De Vore spoke on Mormon experiences. Treasurers reported receipts and building fund balances. Peacock urged opposition to Sunday alcohol sales in New York.
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Philadelphia
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Pennsylvania
Annie Craig Peacock
Mary Clarke de Vore
Utah
Lizzie Decker
Mary H. Jones
Peacock
New York City
Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka Alive in Nov Letter
Report from Sofia on a letter dated Nov 28 stating Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka are alive. It notes a Dubnitza committee meeting decided not to kill the prisoners, yet demanded full ransom. A suggestion exists that the United States pressure Turkey to pay the remaining balance with Bulgaria acting to punish abductors after safety.
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Etter
Miss Stone
Tsilka
Sofia
Nnov
Dubnitza
Mme. Tsilka
United States
Turkey
Bulgaria
Low Names Partridge Police Commissioner in NYC
New York November 30 Mayor-elect Seth Low announced the appointment of Colonel John N Partridge as police commissioner for Greater New York The officer presently serves as state superintendent of public works.
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New York
Seth Low
John N. Partridge
Greater New York
Partridge
Queen Wilhelmina May Seek Divorce Over Cruelty Claims
Amsterdam reports strong public support for Queen Wilhelmina as she contemplates divorce from Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin citing cruelty and improper conduct. A recent biograph film event drew cheers for the queen while the prince faced hostility amid rumors of a duel involving royal aides. Dowager Emma seeks reconciliation. debts linked to the estrangement are noted as the original trigger.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Duke Henry of
Vantets
Prince Henry
Loo Palace
Germany
Emma
McGovern Defeated by Young Corbett in Hartford Fight
In Hartford Thursday afternoon Terry McGovern was defeated by Young Corbett in a two handed rushing battle. McGovern’s friends expect a rematch. Sam Harris posted 2,500 to arrange another bout at Corbett’s discretion. Tom Sharkey promotes Dave Sullivan and challenges Corbett at 126 pounds for 20 to 25 rounds with side bets of 2,500 to 5,000, asserting Sullivan could beat either man.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Hartford
McGovern
Sam Harris
Tom Sharkey
Dave Sullivan
Sullivan
Sharkey
Campaign spending report from Republican and Democratic committees
The Republican state campaign committee treasurer Burdell reports campaign costs at 61304 with receipts of 59600, including 11900 from Senator Hanna and 7000 through Senter Foraker. Major expenses include 16092 for printing 11258 for clerk hire 6500 for plate matter and 5909 for postage. The Democratic committee shows expenditures totaling 12000.
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Columbus
Burdell
Republican State Campaign
Iate
Hanna
Tnrough Senter Foraker
Democratic State Committee
Tribute for Carr's Grave Receives Roosevelt Floral Gift
President Roosevelt sent a large floral tribute to lie on the grave of Joseph Armistead Carr, late lieutenant of Troop D, Rough Riders. Carr was interred at Arlington yesterday and was a great grandson of General Walter K Armistead and nephew of Confederate General Lewis Armistead.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph Armistead Carr
Troop D
The
Rough Riders
Arlington
Carr
Walter Keith Armistead
West Point
Lewis Armistead
Hoffman Freed After Bail Granted in Canal Commission Case
Carl N. Hoffman former stenographer to the Isthmian canal commission arrived in Washington and was placed in U S marshal custody after an arrest in New York. An affidavit claims he took the Isthmian canal commission final report to the president with intent to steal. He was later released on bail.
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Washington
Carl N. Hoffman
Isthmian Canal Commission
New York
United States
Hoffman
Two Women Found Dead in Harrisburg Home
In Harrisburg, Mrs. Annie Baer aged 52 and Mrs. Kate Solfelt aged 69 were found dead at their residence. Doctors say they had been dead about 48 hours. Solfelt died from morphine overdose while Baer died of heart disease.
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Harrisburg
Annie Baer
Kate Solfelt
Solfelt
Arguments In Heistand Case Begin In Senate Inquiry
Washington November 30 arguments in the Heistand hemp inquiry were heard by the special investigating committee of the senate. Jinge Mackay argued for Major Hawkes and Attorney Nerdham for Colonel Ficistand. Each side was limited to an hour and a half.
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Washington
Senate
Jinge Mackay
Hawkes
Nerdham
Ficistand
Son Killed Father Accidentally in East Bradford
West Chester Pa November 30 George Ryfedd Foulke prominent farmer East Bradford and Union party legislature candidate was shot and killed accidentally by his son George BR Foulke Jr aged 12 years in an incident reported from the Patrons of Husbandry order context.
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Chester
George Ryfedd Foulke
Bradford
Union Party
George BR. Foulke, Jr
Business Features Bright in Dun and Co Weekly Review
New York notes mixed signals with high demand and limited supply. Car shortages and labor controversies worsen transportation as grains move southwest and interiors see record activity at furnaces. Iron markets rise, rail and engine purchases urgent amid tight delivery windows. Domestic demand remains strong with rising exports and steady wheat, while weekly failures rise in the United States and Canada.
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New York
U—K. G. Dun & Co
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Southern Iron
Chicago
Con
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Case of Captain Reed raises court martial composition issue
Secretary Root and Judge Advocate General Davis discussed whether regular army officers can sit on a court martial for Captain James C. Reed, a Manila convict and former commissary officer. Reed was tried by regular officers, while the defense raises a key legality point. A similar volunteer versus regular officer question awaits Missouri court action in a separate case.
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Washington
Root
Genice Davis
James C. Reed
Manila
Davis
Read
Iteming
United States Circuit Court
Missouri
Secretary of War
Anarchist in Chicago Report on Granotti Shadowing
Rome reports Louis Granotti, an accomplice of Bresci, the King Humbert assassin, is in Chicago under police shadow. A Milan dispatch to the Associated Press, dated November 25, says Granotti was sentenced to life imprisonment but not yet captured.
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Pantulla
Signor Giolitti
Interior
Louis Granotti
Chicago
Associated Press
Milan
Bresci
Hiumbert
Granotti
British Steamer Ban Righ Arrives With Arms for Colombian Liberals
Antwerp dispatch reports the British steamer Ban Righ, detained at London docks by customs on suspicions of carrying arms for the Boers, has arrived. The ship bears a large munitions cargo for the Colombian Liberals including 4,000 cases of cartridges and 1,000 cases of rifles, machine guns, and chemicals.
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Antwerp
Ban Righ
Victoria Docks
London
News in Brief
George Reuss was killed in a runaway near Hanover Pennsylvania. W F Weiblen a railroad foreman was killed by a train near Ashtabul, C. Windsay citizens will petition the board of education to require school uniforms due to poorly dressed children. Chester White of Beaumont near Wilkes barre was thrown from his buggy during a G A R reunion and killed. his wife and daughter were badly hurt.
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George Reuss
Hanover
W. FL
Weiblen
Ashtabul
Windsay
Board of Education
Reunion
Chester White
Beaumont
Wilkesbarre, Pa
Farmland Proverbs From Missouri to Panama and Beyond
A compact column surveys farm life and economics from Missouri mule prices to Florida oranges, Alaska timber myths, and Panama Canal costs. It discusses thrift, education, and moral stances, weighs livestock feed value, notes ad dulgence in wine and milk quality in France, and ends with thrashing straw markets turning into a sought commodity this season.
Agricultural breezes and idle dreams in prairie notes
A long column surveys farming wit, weather, and pests from ground thaw protection to marsh hay and cornstalks, praising early education, pest understanding, and resilient crops. It contrasts practical tasks with modern business push, and muses on the ideal of rural life and the village blacksmith.
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Lote
Farm Institutes Highlight Practical Farmer Experiences
The article urges farm institutes as premier sources of up to date knowledge. It argues listening to successful local farmers yields more usable insight than theory alone. It cites clover successes and a woman earning 250 dollars yearly from poultry as exemplars worth sharing widely.
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Leeoue
Steve
Tere
The Farm in a New Country
A former settler reflects on opening a frontier farm and warns against chasing wheat. He argues livestock, not grain, should drive new farms, noting the error of driving to distant markets and rail lines. The piece stresses self sufficiency and cattle as a easier path to livelihood.
Two Crops In One Season On Small Garden Plot
A farmer reports harvesting two crops from a dense garden. Strawberries yielded 25 quarts worth $7.50, beans three bushels worth $3, corn valued, potatoes $20, turnips $10 from twenty square rods. Total equals about $41, showing modest earnings per acre and noting the need for larger land to make a living.
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Wing
The Law of Force in Handling Domestic Animals
The law of kindness guides how we deal with animals yet force may be needed. Bulls cannot be trusted under any circumstances, and some horses and dogs require control by fear. While gentleness should prevail, the notion that force is never necessary is foolish in managing the animal world.
Farmer Prefers Instant Market News Over Dated Paper
A rural farmer told a hotly promotional newspaper agent that a home telephone offered direct links to five market towns, providing real arrival data the morning he sold produce. The agent argued a cheaper daily paper delivered late reports, but the farmer held to his faster option.
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Papmhr
Humane end for faithful horses sparks debate
A letter laments selling three aged horses for a few pounds. It condemns trading them to a horse jockey to save money and argues that humane euthanasia is the Christian duty for faithful servants past usefulness. The writer condemns the practice and calls for compassion over profit.
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