Roosevelt Endorses Root View On Anti Jap Legislation
President Roosevelt sent a letter to Gov. Gillett endorsing Secretary Root’s stance that laws should treat all aliens alike while preserving treaty rights. The memo discusses California Senate Bill 71 banning alien land ownership, Assembly Bills 78 and 14 on land and school discrimination, and notes implications under U.S. treaties with Japan.
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Sacramento
Gov. Gillett
Roosevelt
California
State Root
Root
United States
Secretary Root
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Japan
Supreme Court
Assembly
San Francisco
One-Piece Coller eButton Ad Claims Enduring Wear
An advertisement touts the Once wear and KREMENTZ One-Piece Coller eButton as a durable accessory that never breaks. The claim emphasizes lasting wear and reliability for daily use.
Wright curbs army autos with broad order
The War Department will stop using automobiles for officers stationed near Washington. Only the Surgeon General may keep one vehicle. The move follows reports of high repair costs and is not irrevocable.
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New York Times
Washington
Jan
Senate
Taft
White House
War Department
Wright
Airship Prize Expanded for Queens Bridge Festival
The Queensboro Bridge Celebration Committee offers 250 prize lots worth 360 each for aero plane and dirigible contests during the June 12 to 19 bridge opening festival in Long Island City. Wilbur Wright may make ascents, Roy Knabenshue to fly, and drawings for the 250 prizes will occur on the festival’s final day before the Queens County Court House. The Aero Club of America may supervise the events.
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New York
Albany
Queensboro Bridge
Long Island City
Wilbur Wright
Aero Club of America
Roy Mknabenshue
Tun
Queens
Queens County Court House
Lo Island City
First in balloon race entry for Hudson Fulton event
Boston New York Aerial Navigation Company enters dirigible race from New York to Albany for the Hudson Fulton memorial celebration. Charles Glidden organized the firm and handed the entry to Augustus Post of the Aero Club of America. A dirigible for the New York line is ordered and due May 1, marking the first entry in the race.
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Boston
Mass
New York
Albany
Boston-New York Aerial Navigation Company
Charles Glidden
Augustus Post
Aero Club of America
Boston Company
Mayor Johnson Fears Elevator At New City Home
Cleveland Ohio January report notes Mayor Tom L Johnson avoiding the building elevator after moving into the Knickerbocker apartments. He first used the elevator, then walked down front stairs, then back stairs to reach the kitchen and exit. The mayor worries about a possible elevator stalled fall and prefers stairs for safety.
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Aew York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Knickerbocker
Euclid Avenue
Arrest of Robert W. Goelet for Reckless Driving
Robert W. Goelet of 9 West Seventeenth Street was arrested in front of the Waldorf Astoria for operating his car to endanger others. He appeared before Magistrate Finn at Jefferson Market Court and was discharged after the policeman admitted there was no case. The defendant wore a polar bear coat and twirled a waxed moustache during the proceedings.
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Robert W. Goelet
West Seventeenth Street
Waldorf-Astoria
Mr. Goelet
Finn
Jefferson Market Court
Joseph McGrath
McGrath
Ifinn
Humph
Latest Shipping News Arrivals Reported in 1838
Shipping notices list arrivals for January 1838 including the tank ship 8S8S in New York and trade from Rotterdam Bradford and Porto Barrios with no further details provided.
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New York
Rotterdam
Bradford
Porto Barrios
Courageous Korona Crew Foils Shipboard Fire at Sea
Passengers aboard the Quebec liner Korona recount a five hour battle against fire and smoke after a forward hold blaze broke out on Jan. 25 while en route from St Thomas to New York. Captain James T. Carmichael and Second Officer Strom led rescue efforts with officers and sailors, enduring heat, gas, and a gale that followed as repairs were made to keep the vessel afloat near Turks Island. Passengers later presented a testimonial praising the captain and crew for risking death to save the ship and lives onboard.
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Quebec
West Indies
Korona
James T. Carmichael
St. Thomas
Capt. Carmichael
Captse Carmichael
Turks Island
Strom
Mr. Strum
Monmouthshire
Far East
China
Carmichael
Detroit
W. G. Hall
Boston
Barbados
Arrest on Suspicion of an Old Murder in Baltimore
George Nadar an animal trainer is jailed in Baltimore awaiting action by New York police on suspicion of involvement in the 1905 murder of Louis Pra in New York City. Nadar denies the charge and Proved innocent.
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Baltimore
George Nadar
New York
Louis Pra
New York City
Nadar
Porat Het i
Lincoln life article begins Hill series on Page Eight
Frederick Trevor Hill starts a four part study of Abraham Lincoln in today’s New York Times. Students competing for medals must read the complete series before submitting their Lincoln essays.
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Frederick Trevor Hill
Lincoln
New York Times
Secret Kruger Telegram Story Challenges Kaiser Era Tale
A new book by Adolf Stein claims the Kruger telegram of January 1896 was not Kaiser led but the German Foreign Office response to Pretoria. It suggests the telegram was sugar coated to avoid German intervention while angering Britain, with Kaiser blamed for an advisor blunder.
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Adolf Stein
Transvaal
Jameson
Pretoria
Berlin
Great Britain
England
Foreign Office
von Bislow
Bishop McFaul declines to chair Gompers protest meeting
Trenton January 31 Bishop James A McFaul of the Catholic Diocese of Trenton says he will not preside over a meeting where labor supporters protest the AFL officers sentences. He says the Court of Appeals must rule before condemning the law and calls for lawful repeal if law is faulty. He adds Americans can repeal laws by ballot but urges unity in strength.
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New York Times
Trenton
James A. McFaul
Friends of Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Friend of Labor
Court of Appeals
Two Hurt In Central Park Runaway Crash
Eleanor Hartshorne sixteen year old daughter of James Mott Hartshorne of 40 East Sixty fifth Street was thrown from her horse in Central Park yesterday morning and taken to Presbyterian Hospital with a broken nose face contusions and a blackened eye. Mounted Patrolman John F McKenna pursuing a riderless saddle horse collided with the girl and was thrown his horse rolled but recovered and he suffered injuries to his right side and abdomen and was taken to Roosevelt Hospital then home. The runaway horse owner identified as J Rayeals of 345 West Street had a riderless horse that caused the crash.
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Eleanor
James Mott Hartshorne
East Sixty-fifth Street
Central Park
Presbyterian Hospital
John F. McKenna
Park Squad
Miss Hartshorne
Roosevelt Hospital
J. Rayeals
West Ee Strest
Mrs. Lucius C. Tuckerman Fatally Shot in Chicago Apartment
Mrs. Lucius C. Tuckerman of New York died from a gunshot fired accidentally by George Busse brother of Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse in the Walton apartments at 305 North Clark Street The accident occurred while Busse demonstrated a revolver to a maid Mayor Busse initiated a police inquiry and a coroner's inquest was ordered Gen A C Girard father of the victim declared no arrest was required while noting his daughter was moments from meeting him in Chicago She had been visiting from Milton New York with her five year old son Alfred and other relatives were present at the scene.
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New York Times
Chicago
Lucius C. Tuckerman
New York
A. C. Girard
George Busse
Fred A. Busse
Girard
Busse
Gen. Girard
Mr. Busse
Gustav Busse
Ohio
George McEvers
Miss Lembke
A. G. Mang
Busses
Jacob Reich
East Chicago Avenue
Mrs. Tuckerman
Mrs. Girard
Tuckerman
Milton
N. Y
Arthur
Marian
St. Patrick’s Academy
Oakland
Cal
Kansas
A. R. Kerwin
Thirteenth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
I. C. Jenks
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Fort Ontario
Waan's Restaurant Park Row Inquisine
A brief entry highlights Waan's Restaurant on Park Row offering precise service and unique in house cuisine in a concise local note.
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Waan’s
Park Row
Inquisine
Precision In Service
Iam
Cold Wave Brings Freezing Night and Shelter Demand
A bitter cold wave arrived amid a rapid temperature drop to 14 at 11 PM with a northwest wind. Ossining reports the Hudson frozen shore to shore and near zero temps expected by morning. In Manhattan 330 people sought shelter at the First Avenue lodge, 27 were directed to the Charity Department pier, with two later sent to Bellevue Hospital. Paul De Bruney and John McBride of 542 East Twenty-third Street were found in severe exposure conditions.
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Ossining
Hudson
Old Municipal
First Avenue
Twentythird Street
Charities Department
East Twenty-sixth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Paul de Bruney
John McBride
East Twenty-third Street
de Bruney
McBride
Twenty-second Street
Avenue A
Romara Wiped Out in Landslide at Romara State
Ceuta Morocco January 31 Native accounts say a night landslide at Romara state buried the village after loud subterranean noises caused panic. A sudden shock sent a mass of earth and rocks sweeping through the settlement, leaving several hundred villagers buried with no time to flee.
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Ceuta
Morocco
Romara
Earthquakes Rattle Beja Region in Portugal
Slight shocks with subterranean rumblings reported near Beja Portugal. No damage noted. Beja, historically Pax Julia, a cathedral town in Alentejo with about 6 000 residents, sits fifty miles south west of Evora.
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Lisbon
Beja
Pax Julia
Altemiejo
Portugal
Evora
Montreal Shaken by Earthquake Shock Rouses City
Montreal was jolted by a sharp earthquake at 11:45 PM causing widespread alarm across the city. Police investigated after reports of aftershocks, but no damage was reported and residents were awakened by the tremor.
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New York Times
Montreal
Canada
Abruzzi Rumored to Resign Navy Post
Turin reports persistent claims that the Duke of the Abruzzi has resigned from the Italian Navy despite official denials. He is said to intend marrying Miss Katherine Elkins after his Himalayan expedition, whether as a royal prince or private individual.
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Turin
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Himalayas
Katherine Elkins
Dynamite Attack Suspends Bank in Philadelphia
A dynamite cartridge exploded in the power office of Parnerilli and Morelli, Italian bankers who had suspended payment months ago. Police say revenge motivated the act and one arrest has been made.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Parnerilli & Morelli
Mountain Lion Attacks Boy Near Balboa Camp
A mountain lion killed the two year old son of Mrs. Christopher Brown in a tent four miles from the Hotel Delmar Balboa California. The mother Mrs Brown entered the tent and saw the animal standing over the child and the lion backed away toward the rear of the tent before retreating. The Brown family had arrived from Delaware two weeks earlier.
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Balboa
Cal
Cond
Christopher Brown
Governor Comer’s Sons in Court for Assault
Flet ch er Comer and Donald Comer two sons of Governor Comer faced assault and battery charges in Montgomery after an altercation with Frank P. Glass editor of The Montgomery Advertiser. Donald Comer paid $15 and costs. Fletcher Comer was discharged.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fletcher Comer
Donald Comer
Comer
Frank P. Glass
Montgomery Advertiser
Advertiser
Fletcher
New French Secretary Named for Washington Embassy
Paris January 31 reports M Lefevre Pontalis First Secretary at Athens has been designated Secretary of the Embassy at Washington replacing M Des Portes de la Fosse reassigned to Tunis Maurice Heilmann Vice Consul at New York moves to Philadelphia and M de Lobel Mahy named to succeed him. M Geromercial Attaché in Washington to the Dub line consulate service.
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Paris
M. Lefevre-Pontalis
Athens
Washington
M. Des Portes de
Engineers declare Gatun Dam safe for Panama canal
Panama dispatch reports engineers from Taft's visit conclude the Gatun Dam can be built with entire safety. They affirm no change to Roosevelt era lock canal plan and anticipate approval of all canal schemes pending minor checks. Taft and Mrs Taft attended church. British minister met Taft. a steamship will enter the new Pacific channel tomorrow. Buneau Varilla accepts invitation to speak to Paris Commercial Club before sailing.
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Panama
Taft
Board of Engineers
Canal Zone
Gatun Dam
Roosevelt
Congress
Board of Expert Engineers
Paris
Jan
M. Buneau-Varilla
Wellman Robbery Incident Near Fifth Avenue
Lawyer Roderick Wellman was held up at Sixth Avenue and Twenty eighth Street at 4:30 am. He grappled a robber, helped by Patrolman Lynch who arrested two men, William Blair and Oliver Hamilton, who faced a $1000 bail each. Wellman lost $25 from his wallet. he identified the suspects in court. Blair has a missing left leg. Hamilton works for the Census Bureau.
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Roderick Wellman
Francis Wellman
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Mr. Wellman
Young Wellman
John J. Lynch
Tenderloin
Jefferson Market
Wellman
Twentyeighth Street
William Blair
Oliver Hamilton
West Twentyninth Street
Blair
Hamilton
United States Census Bureau
Root Confused With Pugilist in Arkansas Hotel
Sen elect Root was mistaken for boxer Bill Papke at a Hot Springs hotel. He wore a Turkish bathrobe when approached by Jake Pollux, a traveling salesman, who apologized after the mix up. Root later joked about Papke’s bathrobe color.
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New York Times
Hot Springs
Ark
Elect Root
Bill Papke
Root
Jake Pollux
Bill
Pollux
Prospects For Ice Harvesting On Hudson River
Prospects for ice harvesting are good along the upper Hudson as north winds push temperatures down. Thousands of men and boys seek ice work and welcome the January cold. Ice thickness averages eight inches on the river from Catskill to north of Albany.
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Catskill
N. Y
Hudson
Albany
Doctor Bull Enjoys Sunny Day in Savannah
Dr. William T. Bull of New York arrived in Savannah and spent his first day in the sun on the veranda at Wemberly. He slept well, temperatures and pulse were normal, and he is in good spirits. His physician noted he felt for the warmth.
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New York Times
Savannah
William T. Bull
New York
Savannnah
Wemberly
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Mr. Root
Chi Ys
Chirac
Wheaton
Hughes
Edwards
Hauenstein
Lynham
Queensboro Bridge Committee
Charles J. Glidden
New York To Albany
Johnson
Deny Kaiser
Kruger
Tims
William II
Gompers
McFaul
Beth
L. C. Tuckerman
Mayor Busse
Milton, N
Harvard
Navy
Duke
Miss Elkins
Mother
Lion
Des Portes de la Fosse
Lefevre-Pontalis
Gatundam
Struc
Ture In Lock Canal
Ustil
Pollicgmar
Pugilist
DR. Bull
John B. Walker
W. B. Crawford
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