Myrtle Point Enterprise Daily Briefing of Global Happenings
Review of the past week highlights: Spain seeks warships abroad. winter blizzards hit Iowa and Nebraska. New York rail service disrupted by third rail ice. Venezuelan gunboats now manned by British sailors. Rock Island train wreck in Texas kills engineer and fireman. Fire in Scranton destroys a five story wholesale grocery building at $175,000 loss. An automatic salmon canning machine touted to revolutionize the industry. Marseilles deck laborers strike amid street patrols and riots. Ice blocks Detroit water intake as plants idle. General Miles to visit the German emperor. Reciprocity treaty signed with Cuba. Pacific cable completed with California end laid. Alabama negro voters form a colored Republican party. Coal mine accident in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Secretary Hitchcock suspends timber land entries on the Pacific coast. Cold wave lasts in New York with coal shortages. Finley Peter Dunne wed in New York. Worcester fire causes $250,000 damage and injuries to a dozen firemen. Coal operator testifies coal price about $2.50 per ton. President Castro seeks arbitration with Britain and Germany. Several post offices in Idaho and Oregon placed under presidential clues. Senate rejects Chinese admission to Hawaii. Vice Governor Wright seeks lower Philippines tariff. Senator Hanna declines the presidency. Governor Tait may join supreme bench. Charles Yerkes backs labor unions in the U S. Piracy reported near the Philippines. Indian appropriation bill carries over $1,000,000 more than current year. Thirteen anarchists arrested in Rome during oath-taking. Civil war in Morocco. China to increase standing army. Secretary Bhaw proposes duty relief on tea in bond. Trusts aiming to unseat Roosevelt. Secretary Roosevelt proposes all-American ash line of time.
Venezuelans Arm for Defense as Foreign Powers Move In
From La Guayra Venezuela reports say 2000 troops and 18 guns were sent from Caracas to reinforce Fort Lavigita while volunteers were armed locally. The British cruiser Indefatigable and others left port as tensions rose amid reports of a Venezuelan gunboat capture in Port of Spain. President Castro called all citizens aged 18 to 50 to take up arms.
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Senate Passes Bill Fixing Commissioners Pay For Anthracite Commission
The senate approved the compensation bill for the Anthracite Coal Strike Arbitration commission with amendments. It sets a $4000 lump sum for non government members and $10 per day for expenses and assistant recorders, with salary levels to be decided by the commission. The measure renames the body and debated civil service restrictions. The statehood bill was delayed, with Quay/Bate ready to vote and others urging delay.
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Paris Urges Large Parisian Representation at St Louis Exposition
The prefect of the Seine asks the municipal council to appropriate 36000 for Paris participation at the St Louis exposition. The memorial highlights Franco American ties and seeks a Parisian display surpassing the Chicago world fair in artistic scope.
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Wolff & Zwicker receivers urge unpaid balance action
In a matter before the court Senator and Robert I Pratt representing receivers of Wolff and Zwicker-Ohip Moody request acceptance of a plan to secure the unpaid balance. The department considers the proposal amid ongoing financial proceedings.
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Treaty Signed For Cuban US Commercial Reciprocity
Havana December 12 A treaty of commercial reciprocity was signed late last night by General Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Montes. It provides a uniform twenty percent tariff cut on Cuban products entering the United States, with a parallel list detailing reductions by each country on specific items. Approval by both nations’ senates is required to become operative.
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Violent Caracas Demonstration Over War News
News from Caracas reports a large riot after British and German warships seized a Venezuelan vessel at La Guayra. Crowds burned flags, shouted anti German slogans, attacked German premises, and police did not intervene. Officials ordered arrests of many German and British residents, including the German consul, while U S Minister Bowen sought relief and mediation.
Hay Hurries Colombia Canal Treaty Negotiations
Secretary of State Hay received Dr. Herran Colombian charge d affaires at the state department to discuss canal treaty status and the Bogota government's price for lease. Herran could not answer with a firm price and was urged to secure prompt action amid other diplomatic matters and concerns over Venezuela.
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Bank Robbers Hold Up Hilleboro Bank in Broad Daylight
A Santa Fe report says the private Bank of Hilleboro Sierra County was robbed in broad daylight. Raiders fled north after the heist while cattlemen had recently deposited 30 000 dollars. Three men were heard galloping toward Fairview and toward the Black Range as a sheriff's posse organized. The bank serves Pennsylvania capitalists and the town has no telegraph.
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Mexico and Latin America eye Washington on Monroe Doctrine drift
El Imparcial notes Germany and England probing Monroe Doctrine risks as Latin America watches. The Mexican Herald claims kinship binds Latins with Anglo Celts while concern grows over U S policy. In Washington the public buildings committee favors a 7.08 million site purchase for a new federal court building.
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Mawail Protest Against Educational Test in Immigration
A Washington hearing on immigration bills continues with witnesses including a Japanese student who objects to the proposed educational test and its impact on work eligibility. Committee members press for clarity as debate over policy and costs unfolds.
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