President to scold Californians over school rights
Washington dispatch reports Roosevelt may condemn California over Japanese school attendance while urging enforcement of treaty rights in federal courts. Analysts doubt bold action but note possible use of 1894 treaty clause to justify court-driven remedies. immigration and labor fears fuel calls for restricting Japanese entry amid potential unrest.
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New York Times
Washington
Metcalf
San Francisco
Roosewall
Congress
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Roosevelt
United States
Sepangee
Japan
State Department
San Franciscans
California
Appraiser Chief Seeks Resignations Over Incompetence
Secretary Shaw asks for the resignation of Grover H. Lufburrow head of the Tenth Division in Fowler’s office. The move signals expected removals of other assistants deemed inefficient as New York imports surge toward $800 million annually. Lufburrow, appointed six years ago, may resign within days. Fowler cites efficiency aims amid possible political backlash.
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United States
Shaw
Grover H. Lufburrow
Edward
Fowler
Col
New York
Col. Fowler
Lufburrow
McKinley
Sewall
Kean
New Jersey
Washington
Col Fowler
Forged Signatures Tied to Brownsville Petition
Three Negroes in Brownsville Texas were charged with forging signatures on a petition exonerating Black soldiers of blame in the Brownsville incident. They said friends of the discharged soldiers hired them to prepare the paper and they confessed after being threatened across the county line. Roosevelt action on the Twenty fifth Infantry dismissal draws telegrams and letters of praise while plans form to move discharged soldiers to New York Philadelphia and Chicago for support until Congress acts. A December 6 meeting at St Mark's Church West Fifty third Street will discuss the President's action.
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New York Times
Brownsville
Texas
Washington
Roosevelt
Twenty- -Fifth Infantry
Congress
War Department
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Constitutional League
St. Mark's Methodist Church
West Fifty-third Street
Auto breaks into shop on Broadway after out of control cab crash
An electric hansom owned by New York Transportation Company became unmanageable near Broadway and Thirty first Street last night. It zigzagged down Broadway to Twenty seventh Street and crashed into a plate glass window of Burnham and Phillips tailors. Chauffeur William Hollenback said the steering gear broke. Police assisted and no arrest was made.
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New York Transportation Company
Broadway
Thirty-first Street
Twenty-seventh Street
Burnham & Phillips, Tailors
William Hollenback
Hollenback
Twenty-seventh
Sullivan
Tenderloin
Three Illinois Banks Close in McDonough County
Three McDonough County banks closed today after notices of cash shortages were posted. The Bank of Macomb with 450000 dollars in deposits and 50000 capital, the Chandler Imes Bank of Colchester with 200000 deposits and 25000 capital, and the Chandler Smith Bank of Bardolph with 60000 deposits and 25900 capital said they would reopen once property is converted to cash.
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Peoria
McDonough County
C. V. Chandler
Macomb
Bank of
Shipping News Notes Arrivals in Colon and Sydney
Latest shipping notes record the steamship Virginia arriving at Colon and steamship Finn at Sydney. Mme Lemcke recalls buying STRANSKY WARE 12 years ago for her cooking school and finds the utensils still in use today.
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Virginia
Colon
Finn
Sydney
C. B
Mme. Lemcke
Stransky
Wae
Adv
Gillette admits lying in Grace Brown case testimony
Chester B. Gillette, on trial for Grace Brown's death at Big Moose Lake, testified he lied in prior statements. He acknowledged deceit under cross examination as prosecutors pressed on his financials and hotel registrations.
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Herkimer
N. Y
Chester B. Gillette
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Gillette
Ward
Cortland
Adirondacks
Ndsaan
Utica
Miss Brown
Big Moose
Harriet Benedict
Miss Benedict
Certland
Tupper Lake
Charles Gordon
de Ruyter
Gilletté
Martin
Charles Gordon and Wife
Chester Gillette
Grace
Gordon
Glenmore
Carl Graham
Albany
South Otselic
Eagle Bay
Little Mother Florence Israel Dies Saving Siblings
An 11 year old Florence Israel of 172 East 104th Street died after saving her baby sister and two year old brother from flames that broke out in their kitchen. She rolled the children on the floor to extinguish the fire then her own clothes ignited. Fireman Fitzpatrick and Capt. O'Brien aided by smothering flames. Florence died at Harlem Hospital after slipping into critical condition. The girl had cared for her ill mother and two younger siblings.
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Florence Israel
East 104Th Street
Harlem
Ralph
Ruth
Florence
Capt. O’brien
Fitzpatrick
Engine Company 53
Mrs. Israel
Aaron Israel
Fred Thompson Marries Actress Mabel Taliaferro
Frederic Thompson of Thompson & Dundy and Luna Park fame wed Miss Mabel Taliaferro at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on West Fifty-first Street. The couple, engaged two weeks ago, were witnessed by T W Hamlin and Eugene de Gory. They plan to travel to Nashville after a brief Academy of Music commitment for Miss Taliaferro’s Ducey Testimonial.
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Frederic Thompson
Thompson & Dundy
Luna Park
Coney Island
Hippodrome
Mabel Taliaferro
Majestic Theatre
le Moyne
Pippa
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
West Fifty-first Street
J. B. McHugh
Thompson
Hoff
Kilduff Home Burned In Pur chase Near White Plains
Fire destroyed James Kilduff’s country home at Purchase near White Plains early today. Kilduff, a Carbon Steel Co. director, lived at the Hotel Wolcott in winter. Firemen from West Harrison arrived after a two mile run, but the house was ruined. Defective wiring blamed. loss estimated at 25000 dollars, partly insured.
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New York Times
White Plains
James Kilduff
Purchase
Mr. Kilduff
Carbon Steel Company
Wolcott
Charles Frohman
Frohman
West Harrison
Kilduff
Frohman House
Kilduff’s
Jacob Carpenter
Westchester County
Mrs Hobart Wins Bid on Cold Spring Farm Sale
Mrs Garret A Hobart widow of the late vice president outbid a New York syndicate to purchase the Robert McCullough Cold Spring farm at North Haledon for 125 acres selling for 12500 dollars below the appraised value. The property adjoins her country home and the sale drew many New Yorkers to Paterson New Jersey.
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New York Times
Paterson
N. J
Garret A. Hobart
New York
Robert McCullough
Cold Spring Farm
North Haledon
Nogi Invents an Artificial Hand in War Effort
Reports from Liverpool and the Orient via the steamer Antilochus state General Nogi has invented an artificial hand. The device is said to enable wounded soldiers to grasp and manipulate objects more effectively, with a factory prepared to begin production for medical use.
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Nogi
Victoria
B. C
Liverpool
Orient
He Arthur
Morgan fails to buy Hoentschel collection for Metropolitan
Paris report says J Pierpont Morgan offered about 600000 dollars for Georges Hoentschel’s famed private collection at his Boulevard Flandrin museum. Hoentschel refused after mourning his wife, though Morgan did buy some pieces, including a Michelangelo bronze, for his own London collection amid tariff-related delays.
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THE
NEW York Times
Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
Georges Hoentschel
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
M. Hoentschel
Boulevard Flandrin
Mr. Morgan
Jacob Rogers
Michael Angelo
London
United States
Miss Thornton Kisses Brave Policeman After Wild Tugboat Ride
Miss M. Thornton of the Hotel Gerard rode a two-horse hansom down West Street when a frightened tugboat horse bolted. Policeman Gross nabbed the animal after a two block drag, saving a Christopher Street car. The officer suffered injuries but kept his dignity as Miss Thornton kissed him twice before returning to the Ca ronia liner.
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M. Thornton
Gerard
West Street
Gross
Charles Street
Christopher Street
Miss Thornton
Caronia
Navy consider withdrawing marines from battleships
Rear Admiral Converse, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, reports that the bureau believes removing marines from all battleships would improve efficiency. He argues adding bluejackets would boost crew numbers for general duties and reduce uniformed rank disparities and related dissatisfaction.
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Washington
Converse
Bureau of Navigation
Naval Service
Bureau
Heinze Gives $100000 to Aetna Bank Assets
Receiver Wilson of the wrecked Aetna Bank in Butte said he received a check for $100,000 from Augustus Heinze. Heinze, formerly bank president, withdrew in 1903. He donated the sum to bolster bank assets, aiming to restore confidence amid depositors who may not have known of his prior withdrawal.
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Butte, Mon
Wilson
Aetna Bank
Butte
Augustus Heinze
Heinze
Hearst Not Out Of Race Says He Might Run If Imperative
W R Hearst told The Mexican Herald staff he has no desire to run for office again and would not seek a Congressional nomination. He modified a quote to say that if circumstances made it imperative he would again be a candidate, though he did not specify the office.
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Mexico City
Mexico
W. R. Hearst
Mexican Herald
Hearst
How to Get a Big Teddy Bear Pattern
Advertisement-style note presents a simple pattern titled “How to Get a Big Teddy Bear” for a 16 inch bear. Claims a splendid easy make with colors and pattern labeled ready to bear. Weekend circular language mimics a Sunday World promo for craft lovers.
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Sunday World
Lipton praises American prosperity in weekly dispatch
Sir Thomas Lipton writes that America shows unparalleled prosperity across trade and commerce. He argues growth stems from expanding solid industries, higher purchasing power, and legitimate development in agriculture and mining, with broad confidence and spending.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Weekly Dispatch
America
Department of Trade and Commerce
Sir Thomas
England
Atlantic
Died on Subway Train in Bronx Passenger Mystery
A well dressed man found dead on a Bronx express at 120th Street on Lenox Avenue line. He carried two mortgage receipts signed William Holtz. Dr Page declared death likely from apoplexy. He wore a diamond ring a gold watch and a diamond charm. William Holtz listed in Bronx directory as liquor dealer on First Avenue Houston Street.
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William Holtz
Bronx
120Th Street
Lenox Avenue
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Page
New York
Holland Street
Morris Park Avenue
First Avenue
Houston Street
Standard Oil Men Fined in Indiana Sabbath Case
Representatives of Standard Oil from Cleveland paid fines and costs for twenty five employees arrested in Decatur Indiana for working on Sunday at a Preble oil station. Fine total reached 245 dollars.
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Decata
Ind
Standard Oil Company
Cleveland
Jan
Preble
London Weather Warms Ahead of Cold Spell
In London on November 30 1906 the climate remains unusually warm with strawberries ripening in suburban gardens as residents await a colder period.
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London
THE
New York Times
Harvard Law Professor Strobel Resigns for Siam Adviser Post
Edward Henry Strobel of Harvard Law School resigns to become general adviser to Siam's government. He previously served with the U S legation in Madrid and held posts as Third Assistant Secretary of State and Envoy Extraordinary to Ecuador and Chile.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hdward
Henry Strobel
Bemis
Harvard Law School
Siam
Strobel
United States
Legation
Madrid
Washington
Ecuador
Chile
Sage Estate Valuation Nears 150 Million
Reports in Wall Street claim Russell Sage estate value nearly double the 80 million filing figure, approaching 150 million, though no formal authority confirms the figure. Sage offices deny the higher estimate. a Sage representative suggests 60 to 100 million as another guess.
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Russell Sage
Wall Street
Sage
Nassau Street
Hunting Season's Victims Record Tallies Rush of Deaths
The New York Times reports from Chicago on November 30 that hunting season fatalities reached seventy two with seventy injured, many seriously. Northern Michigan and Wisconsin led, deer season closed, eight Illinois deaths included three Chicago residents, injuries fewer than last year.
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New York Times
Chicago
Ill
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Voigt Admired By Women In Berlin Theft Trial
Berlin reports that Wilhelm Voigt the shoemaker who posed as a military captain and seized Koepenick mayoral funds will face trial tomorrow. He remains popular as crowds send donations and gifts including a cake and a military uniform dummy from supporters in England France and Switzerland.
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THE
NEW York Times
Berlin
Wilhelm’ Voigt
Koepenick
Voigt
England
Switzerland
Paris
Oil Trust Targets New York Dealers Under Pressure
Former Senator David F. Davis testifies before the Interstate Commerce Commission that Standard Oil pressured railroads to harm Preston and Davis by refusing bulk oil deliveries to their Wallabout terminal. He recounts attempts to secure oil from independent suppliers and the rise of rivals linked to Standard Oil, including the Mehlin Family Oil Co, amid price manipulation and monopoly fears.
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David F. Davis
Commere Commission
Standard Oil Company
Preston & Davis
Pennsylvania
Alt
Knapp, Cleats
Prouty
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railrad
Wallabout
Siamsburg
Davis
Standard Oilmpany
J.davis
Henry A. Powell
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Lackawanna Road
Standard Oil
Ammatumn
Warren
Penn
Standard” Oil Company
Rouaeinene
Brooklyn
Preston
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125Th Street
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Indiana
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Harvard
Middle West
Lackawanna
Mehlin Family Oil Comepany
Family Oil
Stand Oil Company
Mehlen
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National Storage Company
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