Vancouver Riot Sparks White Labor Backlash Against Japanese
A New York Times dispatch from Vancouver reports a New Year’s night clash in which three Fire Department members were attacked by Japanese individuals armed with knives. One firefighter severely injured, including a crushed nose. two others hospitalized. Four Japanese arrested. public opinion condemns the attack and warns of further clashes if charges are dropped.
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New York Times
Vancouver
East End
England Faces Emigration Clash With Asiatics
London reports an awakening to emigration issues as Asians move to white colonies. The Transvaal registration dispute affects thousands of Indians and Chinese facing deportation or imprisonment. Vancouver racial rioting strains Canada Japan talks and Pacific coast sentiment.
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London
England
Transvaal
Vancouver
Canada
Japan
Pacific
America
Japan's Reply Arrives After Tokyo Transcript
Secretary Root received from Ambassador O'Brien in Tokyo a transcript of Japan's reply, signaling a development in the diplomatic correspondence. The document outlines the response to pending questions and sets the stage for further discussions between the United States and Japan.
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Washington
Root
Ambassador O'Brien
Tokio
Japanese Emigration Regulation Reply Seen Favorable
The Japanese government's memo on emigration to America is described as lengthy with detailed discussion of Mr. O'Brien's proposal. Secretary Root has not yet fully reviewed it but the State Department sees a sufficient willingness by Japan to satisfy American demands. Ambassador O'Brien agrees with this assessment.
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America
O'Brien
Root
State Department
Ambassador O’brien
War Talk in Paris Sees Alarm Over Japan Tactics
Paris papers led by the Mafn publish alarm over Japan not accepting American emigration terms and the Navy plan to keep torpedo boat flotilla and battleships together on the Pacific cruise. The papers suggest Japan may push for a diplomatic settlement before the fleet reaches the west coast, likening to prewar tension before the Russo Japanese War.
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Paris
Mafin
Japan
Navy Department
Pacific
Coast Defense Conference Invites West States Officers
The Adjutant Generals of California, Washington and Oregon are invited by the War Department to Washington for a conference on coast defenses at the earliest possible date. It is expected the meeting will lead to National Guard assignment to coast artillery work.
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Portland
Ora
The
Oregonian
California
Washington
Oregon
War Department
Greeting to Queen Wilhelmina From New York Hollanders
A New Year greeting from a Holland American committee in New York to Queen Wilhelmina, the Prince Consort, and the Queen Mother is submitted. The signatories include John Scheepers, G R Van Haaf ten, John J Antony, and Leonard Steenman of 2 4 and 6 Old Slip. A cablegram from the royal party thanks the committee and notes the Queen, Prince, and Queen Mother will be answered by a reply framed by the committee.
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Wilhelmina
New York
Old Slip
John Scheepers
Aide DE Camp Shimmelpennick
Agreement With France Nears Final Draft in Washington
Washington reports finishing touches on a draft commercial accord under the Dingley act. M Jusserand meets at the State Department to discuss terms as a 20 percent cut on French champagne’s duties is proposed, with France agreeing to limit duties on American cottonseed oil and machinery. Paris notes France extends the decree allowing certain coffee imports at the minimum duty rate to February 2 as talks continue.
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Washington
America
France
Dingley
M. Jusserand
State Department
Paris
United States
New Haven Admits Absorbing Rivals to Port Chester
President C S Mellen of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad reveals in a public letter that the company owns all stock of Millbrook Company and controls the New York Port Chester and New York Westchester Boston railroads. The note explains plans to merge these lines and build a Harlem River to Port Chester route, pending Board of Estimate approval and Westchester charter disputes.
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Charles T. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Board of Estimate
New York
Westchester
Crevioune
Mellen
Joseph Haag
City of
Millbrook Company
New York, Greens & Boston Railway Company
New York& Port Chester Railroad Company
New Haven Company
New York & Port Chester Railroad Company
New York, Westester and Boston Railroad Company
New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Company
New York, Westchester ,& Boston Railway Company
Knicker
Harlem River
177Th Street
City Line
Port Chester
City
New York & Port Chester Company
The
Bronx
Westchester Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad ‘Company
T Railroad
Court of Appeals
Charles F. Brown
Arabella D. Huntington
Westchester & Boston Railway Company
Brown
Public Service Commission
New Haven
Guild Booms New England Inauguration Attended
In Boston Gov Curtis Guild Jr begins his third term with ceremonies at the State House. His inaugural address urges restraint on sensational assaults on property and calls for stringent durable rules to curb control of any New England road by interstate corporations.
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Curtis Guild, Jr
Boston
State House
Guild
New England
Atlantic
Jan
Massachusetts
Fire at Bellevue Chateau Injures Prince Eitel Friedrich
A fire in the bedroom of Prince Eitel Friedrich at the Bellevue Chateau in Tiergarten caused extensive interior damage. The blaze drew nearly the entire fire brigade but was extinguished quickly, with the prince residing there. The chateau dates to 1785.
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Berlin
Eitel Friedrich
William
Bellevue
Tiergarten
Food and Clear Thinking From Diet Change
A Michigan woman shares how changing to Grape Nuts with sugar and cream and avoiding meat and pastry cleared her clouded brain, healed constipation, and restored nerves. She credits The Road to Wellville and Postum Co. with guiding her to perfect health.
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Wellville
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Read
Weilville
Deg
Girl Chases Thief On Subway After Two Months Of Losses
A magazine and newspaper stand operator named May Stehno chased a man suspected of stealing her stock on a Camlin Street subway car. Detectives Flood and Fitzsimmons stopped the train, detained the suspect William J. Knipe and the girl, and brought them to Police Headquarters. Knipe allegedly took magazines and previously faced a similar charge at Chambers Street station.
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Camal Street
Flood
Fitzsimmons
District Attorney
Spring Street
New York
Bleecker Street
May Stehno
East Seventy-fifth Street
William J. Knipe
West 173d Street
Knipe
Chambers Street
Harden III Libel Trial Delayed By Illness In Berlin
The Harden von Moltke libel case adjourned as Harden remained ill in bed. Prosecutor Isenbiel urged proceeding from Harden’s home, while court adjourned until tomorrow. The Targeblatt says Emperor William plans to restore Count Kuno von Moltke to active service.
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Berlin
Harden-von Moltke
Harden
Isenbiel
Prince Eulenburg
Targeblatt
William
Kuno von Moltke
von Moltke
Prince Rupprecht Inaugurates New Balloon In Berlin
In Berlin at Tegel Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria piloted the first flight of a new steerable balloon. The ascent drew several generals who rode the platform, causing a minor mishap when two generals stood at once. No injuries occurred as the airship clashed with a shed wall and then regained steady altitude on a subsequent maneuver.
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Berlin
Rupprecht
Bavaria
Tegel
Confession Details German Officers Murder on Christmas Night
East Prussia report describes Capt. von Goeben's account of killing Major von Schoenbeck after dinner. He entered the Major's room in a masked confrontation, fired after the Major drew a revolver, then escaped with a key from Mrs. von Schoenbeck. The confession appears evasive about the Major's wife.
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Allenstein
East Prussia
von Goeben
Major von Schoenbeck
von Schoenbeck
German Minister to Persia named Count Quadt
Berlin reports Count Quadt former First Secretary at Washington and Consul General in Calcutta has been appointed German Minister to Persia. Also noted are a police killing in Samara, Cuban 1907 customs receipts totaling 20,005,048, Moroccan citadel capture near Mediounas, and indictments of Socialist Party leaders in St. Petersburg with potential eight-year penalties. Scurvy outbreak reported in Erivan with famine-linked harvest issues across Caucasus.
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Berlin
Count Quadt
Washington
Calcutta
Persia
Fiavana
T. Petersburg
Popular Socialist Party
Court of Appeals
Social Revolutionists
Revolutionary Struggle
Social Revolutionary Party
Duma
ST. Petersburg
Tiflis
Erivan
Caucasus
Russia
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Cortlandt Street
Sixth
Ninth Avenue
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Harden III
Prince IN
Ere
Notes of Foreign Affairs
Samara
Col
Bobroff
Casablanca
Robert C. Caldwell
Cruce
Foreign Office
Herald Saka & Company Square
Zodiac
Neold Sako
James McCutcheon
Avenue & 34Th St
James McCreary & Co
34Th Street
FURS
Baum
14Th Street
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