China faces indemnity crisis as silver declines
A Times New York cable reports Yuan-Shi-kai hinted China will repudiate indemnity in gold and cap liability at 450 million Haikwan taels. Silver depreciation threatens a financial crisis with standstill imports, stalled exports, and rising prices. salaries paid in sterling and revenue in silver worsen the impact.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Yuan-Shi- Kai
Pe-chi-Li
Shanghai
Times
China
House Rejects President Roosevelt's Anthracite Proposal
The House rejected the President's free-list suggestion on anthracite coal though an amendment to fund the arbitration commission was debated. Gaines and Cannon clashed over the measure while Underwood praised Roosevelt for resolving the strike. MitchEll mention and amendment on Mitchell expenses were defeated.
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New York
Washington
Gaines
Dem
Tenn
Cannon
Illinois
Coal Strike Commission
Grosvenor
Underwood
Alabama
Wip
Roosevelt
McDermott
New Jersey
Griffith
Indiana
John ‘Mitchell
Mitchell
John
Ship Subsidy Hurdles Halted in House Report
Washington December 3 special to the New York Times reports the Ship Subsidy bill will likely not be reported to the House this session. The Merchant Marine Committee, majority opposed, includes Republicans Minor Stevens and Jones who remain against the bill. Several other Republicans are also expected to vote no, foiling subsidy passage. The next Congress could change the committee alignments, with Speaker can be against subsidy and appointing allies unlikely to push it forward.
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New York Times
Washington
House
Senate
Messrs
Minor
Stevens
Jones
Cannon
Merchant Marine
Congress
Treasury plan to guard mail in selected cities
Secretary of the Treasury informs Congress that new measures are needed to protect mail in specific cities. The department cites security concerns and outlines proposed steps to reinforce postal facilities and routing, aiming to reduce theft and improve overall mail handling nationwide.
Index to Departments and Page References
A listing of department topics and their page numbers including Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes Legal Notes Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society United Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires with respective pages.
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Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
It Waits for No Man in Daily Special Trip to Chicago
In a newspaper-style promo, a Pennsylvania Special runs to Chicago in twenty hours each day of the year, promising time savings and urging brevity and digestion aid with Dewar's Scotch advertised for stomach comfort.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Lookout Facilities Planned in Brooklyn Office
The report urges essential lookout facilities and cites Brooklyn among cities to be equipped. An estimated appropriation of 2700 dollars is needed to install lookouts in the Brooklyn office.
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Brooklyn
Africans to farm in West Africa potential move follows cotton growth
A Liverpool Chamber of Commerce meeting cited Asa Thompson of Gainesville Georgia urging free transport for Southern African Americans to farm in West Africa. Sir Alfred Jones cited Lagos and Gambia cotton growth and revenue gains, calling West Africa’s development driven by enterprise.
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London
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
The
Times
Alfred L. Jones
Chamber
Asa Thompson
Gainesville
Thompson
West Africa
Sir Alfred Jones
Constitutional Club
George Denton
Gambia
Bathurst
Sir Alfred
Lagos
Zambia
Africa
Sir George
Alfred Jones
Banker George D. Cooke Pushes Mexican Gold Standard
George D. Cooke, a Chicago and New York banker visiting Mexico City, has held several audiences with government officials. He is reported to have conveyed New York bankers’ views on Mexico adopting a gold standard and to have promised American banking support for the move. The objective has drawn significant interest.
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Mexico City
George D. Cooke
Chicago
New York
Mexico
New Mexican Decree Sets New Import Duty Method
A government decree directs Customs Collectors to calculate duties by deducting 50 percent from the current Mexican duty and multiplying the remainder by an exchange rate chosen from the 1st to 26th of the prior month, no lower than 220. The measure, effective Jan 1, signals a gold standard shift. The New York exchange today is around 168 to 169, with little railway impact from silver’s value.
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New York Times
Boston
City of Mexico
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Exchange
Julian Ralph Seriously Ill in St Louis
War correspondent Julian Ralph lies seriously ill at the Southern Hotel in St Louis from a stomach hemorrhage. He suffered a third attack linked to overexertion while reporting the Goer war for the London Daily Mail. He remains unconscious after doctors warned another attack could be fatal and advised two weeks of rest.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Julian Ralph
Southern
London Daily Mail
Ralon
New York
Dr. Behrens
Gordon Cummings to Visit Wappingers Falls Mill Town
Sir William and Lady Gordon Cumming plan a visit to the mill town of Wappingers Falls near Poughkeepsie before a tour of the United States and Canada. A grand reception awaits them. Lady Gordon Cumming, a daughter of the Dutchess Knitting Works founder, shares income from this and other mills with her sisters. The couple will be hosted at the superintendent's home and travel to the station in a carriage drawn by four white horses.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Sir William
Gordon Cumming
Wappingers Falls
Canada
Dutchess -Knt
Garnerville
Cohoes
William
Falls
Standard Oil Buys Licking Valley and Guffey Galley Holdings
Standard Oil Company bought the entire Licking Valley Oil and Gas holdings for 500000 dollars. Earlier it purchased Guffey & Galley for 830000 dollars, gaining two oil tanks and multiple producing wells. The Ragland field comes under Standard control and a Ragland pipeline will be built.
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New York Times
Owingsville
Standard Oil Company Today
Licking Valley Oil and Gas Company
Standard
Guffey & Galley Company
Mount Sterling Oil and Gas Company
Standard Company
Ragland
Stroudsburg School Board hires ex Dickinson football star
Stroudsburg Pa Dec 3 The school board hires Stewart F Shiffer a former Dickinson College right half back to help keep order in the grammar school after disturbance reports.
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New York Times
Stroudsburg
Stewart F. Shiffer
Dickinson
The 20th Century Limited Train of the Century
The Train of the Century is the 20 hour express between New York and Chicago via the New York Central and Lake Shore lines. The service, named The 20th Century Limited, highlights speed and luxury on a premier route.
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New York
Chicago
New York Central
Lake Shore
Pennsylvania tunnel franchise under railroad committee review
The Pennsylvania tunnel franchise dominated a Railroad Committee meeting of the Board of Aldermen with no vote taken. Key figures Alderman McCall and Col. Cady engaged while Vice President McInnes warned the franchise may fail amid opposition from property owners labor and some aldermen. A Monday vote was planned to prepare a report for the Board next Tuesday with anticipated near ties and possible minority reports.
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Board of Aldermen
Diemer
James McInnes
City of
New York
Queens County
Manhattan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Eer
John T. McCall
Tammany
Fornes
Lundy, Wafer
McCall
Goodman
Peck
Owens
Dowing
Klett
Michael J. Cady
Pennsylvania Tunnel
Col. Cady
Havana
United States
Alderman Dowing
Brooklyn
Molten steel disaster claims two lives at Union Steel Works
In Sharon Pennsylvania two workers were killed instantly and another died later as 40 tons of molten metal spilled from a traveling crane at the Union Steel Company open hearth furnaces. Superintendent James Lloyd was badly burned but expected to recover. A fourth worker remained in serious condition.
Secretary's Shortage: $15,000 in Misappropriations
The Auditing Committee of the Millville Building and Loan Association reports that over fifteen years secretary R. L. Howell misappropriated $15,000. Prosecuting Attorney dispatched detectives to New York to arrest Howell, believed to be imminent.
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Millville
N. J
Millville Building and Loan Association
R. L. Howell
Howell
New York
John Crerar Library Buys Labor Reference Collection
The John Crerar Library in Chicago bought 4000 works on trades, social questions and 4000 union pamphlets from Prof. Richard T. Ely of Wisconsin. The acquisition marks a shift in library reference rooms due to growing labor movement literature.
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New York Times
Chicago
John Crerar
Richard T. Ely
University of Wisconsin
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Promote Tender Pork Flavor
Advertisement touts Deerfoot Farm Sausages made from dairy fed young porkers with selected spices. It invites readers to try a two pound package and warns to beware of imitations.
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Deerfoot Farm
Proposal to abolish noble titles in France
The Times Paris correspondent reports M. Fournier has submitted a measure to the Chamber of Deputies seeking abolition of titles of nobility. The proposal, labeled urgent, goes to the Grand Committee on Law. It notes titles were abolished in February 1848 and revived by Napoleon III in January 1852.
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London
Paris
the Times
Chamber of Deputies
M. Fournier
Grand Committee On Law
France
Napoleon III
Regents to Elect Chancellor as Doane Expected at Albany Meeting
Albany December 3 The Regents of the State University plan to elect a new Chancellor to succeed the late Anson J Upson at the Capitol meeting tomorrow Bishop William Croswell Doane appears the favored choice for Chancellor with Whitelaw Reid among candidates for Vice Chancellor If Doane advances Reid Jay Depew McKelway and Hendrick are named as others in contention for the post or related leadership roles
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New York Times
Albany
Capitol
Anson J. Upson
William Croswell Doane
Upson
Bishop Doane
Nho
Whitelaw Reid
Doane
Mr. Reid
Chauncey M. Depew
St. Clair McKelway
Thomas A. Hendrick
New Trial Granted for Caleb Powers in Goebel Case
The Appellate Court in Frankfort Kentucky awarded Caleb Powers a new trial for the Goebel murder conspiracy. The decision cites Judge Cantrill’s refusal to vacate the bench on defense affidavits alleging prejudice. Three Democratic judges dissented.
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Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Goebel
O’rear
Powers
Cantrill
Acquitted of Bribery Charge in St Louis Case
Henry Nicolaus millionaire brewer and Sub urban Street Railway director was acquitted after Judge Ryan sustained defense demurrer and ordered a verdict of acquittal. State rests. defense argues lack of knowledge or intent by witnesses. Circuit Attorney Folk contends Nicolaus signed notes for 135000 dollars with knowledge of money’s use.
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ST. Louis
Henry Nicolaus
Suburban Street Railway Company
Ryan
Circuit
Folk
Nicolaus
Orange Police Pay Delayed Amid Chief McChesney Issue
Orange New Jersey officials clash over police salaries as Chief William McChesney resumes duty after resignation and withdrawal. Mayor Stetson blocks payrolls pending the chief's voucher and signature amid Democratic caucus tensions and a shifting council majority.
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New York Times
Orange
N. J
William McChesney
Dugan
Stetson
Capt. Leary
McChesney
Leary
Common Council
Walton Hotels Closed Over Liquor Prosecutions
In Cooperstown New York Walton's Central Walton and Riverside hotels shut their doors to travelers until April 1 1903 after prosecutions began for illegal liquor sales. A $5000 forfeit was posted and each proprietor signed a contract agreeing not to reopen in the interim.
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New York Times
Cooperstown
N. Y
Walton
The
Central
Riverside
Will of Anna M Benedict Poses French Probate Questions
In Chicago the United States Circuit Court considered interpreting French probate laws over the Paris executed will of Anna M Benedict who died there in February 1896. Frank T Palmer, her son by a prior marriage, contends the will was not properly witnessed and had challenged admission in probate court, then in the appellate court, losing both times.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court
France
Anna M. Benedict
Paris
Frank T. Palmer
Mr. Palmer
Benedict
Train Wreck Kills Two on Sunbright Line
At Sunbright Tennessee a Cincinnati Southern passenger train derailed near 5 am after colliding with another train, burning five coaches. Two trainmen died, eight men seriously injured, a black tramp fatally injured, while no passengers were hurt. An advertisement promotes Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla and Black and White Scotch.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Sunbright
Cincinnati
Illness of Thomas B. Reed With Catarrhal Appendicitis
Reports from Washington say ex Speaker Thomas B. Reed is ill with catarrhal appendicitis. Tuesday he was confined to bed. doctors monitor fever and tenderness while delaying surgery unless condition worsens. Doctors note treacherous nature and potential complications. Mrs. Reed and daughter arrive from New York as condition shows partial improvement and hope for medical treatment.
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New York Times
Washington
Thomas B. Reed
Thomas L. MacDonald
Gardiner
Reed
Miss. Reed
New York
Collision On The Elevated At 135th Street Causes Huge Debris
A west side elevated collision at One Hundred Thirty-fifth Street between a steam locomotive No. 226 and an electric train damaged cars and track, though no one was hurt. The steam engine remained on its rails. the electric train derailed and parts of its car hung over the east sidewalk. Police and a railroad worker assisted passengers to safety as shuttle trains ran and traffic was diverted by midnight.
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West Side Elevated
é@éast
Roundsman
Flousman
Ryan
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
One Hundred
Raid On Feltman Gambling House In Tenderloin
A raid ordered by District Attorney Jerome targeted the Feltman gambling house at 100 West Thirty-first Street. Detectives Jeremiah Jacobs led the operation at 10 pm with Assistant DA Sandford, joined by Inspector Brooks and Capt. Walsh. They found two decks of cards and empty rooms, released one actor and his companion, while about 1000 bystanders watched. The warrant was issued by Justice Wyatt based on Jacobs's summons.
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Jerome
Big Frank ” Feltman
West Thirty-first Street
Sixth Avenue
Sandford
Jacobs
Inspector Brooks
Capt. Walsh
S. Hyman
Boardman Carnes
Justice Wyatt
Court of Special Sessions
Tuxedo Sunday Special Schedule
Erie Railroad runs Sundays with departures from 23d Street at 8 55 A M and Chambers Street at 9 00 A M returning from Tuxedo at 5 32 P M Adv
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Erie R. R
Chambers St
Tuxedo
Cuban reciprocity treaty expected to be signed
London reports from Havana indicate a reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba will be signed the next day. The Times correspondent says the United States will cut Cuban imports duties by 20 percent and Cuba will reduce duties on American goods from 20 to 15 percent.
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London
The
Times
Havana
United States
Cuba
Bernard N. Bakers Gift From Atlantic to International Employees
Bernard N. Baker, ex president of the Atlantic Transport Company now part of International Mercantile Marine, will distribute nearly 500000 among about 300 former employees in New York Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago St Louis and Minneapolis. Eligible workers get 1000 in stock if remaining after Jan 1 with the company, those losing positions receive 2000 in stock plus cash. a few senior staff receive 2000 in stock and additional money. Baker serves as director of the new international company.
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Baltimore
Bernard N. Baker
Atlantic Transport Company
International Mercantile Marine Company
International Company
Atlantic Company
Baker
The
New International Company
Storm Rages Across Texas With Freezing Temps
A fierce Texas storm covers the state with rain snow sleet and freezing conditions. Heavy damage expected to late cotton crops and sugar regions near the Gulf Coast. Cattle suffer in the Panhandle and other ranges. Dallas reports subfreezing temps and disrupted railroad schedules.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Sugar
Gulf Coast
Pan Handle
Victim of Assault Dies in New York City
Peter B. Bennett aged 26 died at his home after injuries from an October 26 assault at Eighth Street and Sixth Avenue. John Tierney, 19, of 217 West Sixteenth Street, was arrested and jailed in Jefferson Market Court and Tombs custody. Coroner's report will likely charge Tierney with homicide.
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Peter B. Bennett
Third Avenue
Eighth Street
Sixth Avenue
John Tierney
West Sixteenth Street
Jefferson Market Court
Tierney
Fitzgerald Assassination Report by Coroner Says Shot From Behind
Chicago dispatch notes a New Orleans correspondent reports a letter from Henri Barthels in Guatemala City to J. A. Snyder. The coroner's inquest on William A. Fitzgerald's death ruled the shooting by Godfrey Hunter Jr as an assassination with shots fired from behind.
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Fitzgerald
Chicago
New Orleans
J. A. Snyder
Henri Barthels
Guatemala City
Godfrey Hunter
William A. Fitzgerald
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
Kentucky Mail Robbery Losses
Revenue stamps totaling 39000 dollars from the Eighth District internal revenue office are missing after a mail pouch robbery. Investigators report stamps checks drafts and registered letters besides the stamps are missing, with the total likely never fully known.
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Danville
Internal Revenue Office
Eighth District
Electric Car Kills Johnstown Man in Accident
George A. Stewart Jr. a 27 year old Johnstown businessman and brother in law of Mayor Irehind was struck and instantly killed by an electric car in Gloversville late tonight.
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Johnstown
N. Y
Gloversville
George A. Stewart, Jr
George A. Stewart & Son
Irehind
Breakfast in Chicago Leaves New York After Luncheon
Short note describes a journey on the Pennsylvania Special with Palatial accommodations en route, departing New York after lunch heading to Chicago. The item reads as a travel teaser advertising comfort aboard the train.
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Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Britain and Germany Move Against Venezuela in Waters
London reports say Britain and Germany began punitive measures against Venezuela with German warships already there and Britain expected to send a squadron. Washington’s stance and potential time for negotiations loom as Caracas seeks a unified loan and European bank setup.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Washington
Pacific
United States
Financial House
Europe
Caracas
Brazil
Downing Street
Berlin
Castro
British ships sail to Venezuela from Bermuda
Hamilton Bermuda December 3 The British second class cruiser Retribution left for Venezuela yesterday followed by the second class cruiser Charybdis the sloop of war Alert and the torpedo boat destroyer Quail today The second class cruiser Tribune and the first class cruisers Ariadne are also ordered to the same destination
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Retribution
Venezuela
Charybdis
Alert
Quail
Tribune
Ariadne
Ship Explosion Kills and Wounds at San Francisco Wharf
At the Fulton Iron Works harbor in San Francisco the steamship Progreso exploded while converting from coal to oil. Twelve men are missing and many injured as a fire destroys property valued around 200000. the ship, worth about 175000, broke in two. James Spiers Jr. attributes the blast to oil gas from tanks rather than a boiler burst.
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San Francisco
Progreso
Fulton Iron Works
Harbor View
Iron Works
Fulton Company
Y . James Spiers, Jr
Giant Sixteen Inch Gun Placed for Landing at Sandy Hook
Weather and sea permitting the great sixteen inch gun will be landed tomorrow by the Merritt Wrecking Company. The gun will be brought from the Erie Basin to the shore and swung onto cradles on cars. Tracks to the proving ground were partly laid and will be completed tomorrow.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Merritt Wrecking Company
Erie Basin
Proving Ground
Bar Out Foreigners Launches New Jersey League
The Plainfield Trades Council forms the American League of Workingmen to bar foreign labor by barring members from working with unnaturalized foreigners. Sixteen unions join as James E. Martine and the Rev. John MacMurray back the effort to extend branches across New Jersey and beyond.Rigid immigration and naturalization laws are urged by the association.
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New York Times
Plainfield
N. J
Trades Council of
American League of Workingmen
James E. Martine
John MacMurray
League
New Jersey
Association
Wall Street Journal Ad Urges Accuracy and Completeness
Investors read the Wall Street Journal where accuracy and completeness are touted as watchwords by Dow Jones & Co. The notice frames the publication as committed to reliability and thorough reporting for its readers.
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Dow, Jones & Co
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