Ambassador Aoki Dismisses War Talk on U S Japan Rift
San Francisco reports Viscount Aoki the retiring Japanese ambassador to Washington declares no war with the United States is imminent and explains Japan’s immigration and naturalization plans. He says talks on immigration are concluded and predicts new Japanese rules will regulate the flow.
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New York Times
San Francisco
United States
Japan
Viscount Aoki
Washington
Tokio
Chamber of Commerce
Tonishi
Admiral Evans
Hawaii
Chozo Koike
Jilted at the Church in Toledo Wedding Falls Through
In Toledo on January 4 Reverend Walter Clapp once rector of St. John’s Church and now a missionary in Luzon arrived to wed Miss Alice Thorne a prominent local social figure. The ceremony was called off at the altar as the bride changed her mind. Clapp left for the Philippines the same day. Thorne’s family, longtime local surgeons, were central to the social circle involved.
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New York Times
Toledo
Walter Clapp
St. John's Church
Luzon
Philippines
Alice Thorne
Father Clapp
Miss Thorne
Man shoots self after quarrel with sweetheart
Police at Kingston West 125th Street Station report three gunshots from a 26 year old New Haven Railroad brakeman John Mang at 22 West 140th Street. He was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition after an alleged quarrel with Annis Rehart. The mother Mrs Elizabeth Mang and daughter Annie 18 witnessed the events and aided police.
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Kingston
West 125Th Street
West 140Th Street
Elizabeth Mang
Annie
Kingston Foun
John
New Haven
Mickel
Harlem
Annis Rehart
West 141St Street
Tac
Mang
Man Throws Money From Brooklyn Bridge Extension
A laborer named John Wilson tossed about $30 from the upper platform of the new Brooklyn Bridge extension yesterday afternoon. Police intervened to prevent a riot as newsboys and bystanders scrambled for the coins. Wilson was arrested and later discharged in Night Court.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Broderick
John Wilson
Fourth Avenue
John
Wilson
Slasher on Brooklyn Bridge Car Strikes at Gate Avenue
Police stopped a suspect on a Gates Avenue trolley car at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge after a blade-like flash. Miss Mary M. Dennett reported her pink silk chatelaine bag cut from her waist containing pearl opera glasses and $30, which were not recovered. The man, John Elque of 173 East Third Street, was detained as suspicious.
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Gates Avenue
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Sin
Mary M. Dennett
Putnam Avenue
Brooklyn
John Elque
East Third Street
Yale Registration Figures Show Gradual Changes in Enrollment
Official Yale figures reveal 3308 students this year, up from 3247 last year. The Academic Department falls by 36. Faculty up to 474 from 442. Sheffield Scientific School rises from 875 to 948. Graduate and Medical Schools slip to 257 and 154, while Law School grows to 339.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Sheffield Scientific School
Seaboard Florida Limited Service Route Details
Transit note lists best to Pinehurst Camden and Florida shortest route via 1 183 Broadway Adyv.
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Seaboard
Florida
Pinehurst
Camden
Broadway
Adyv
Bomb Explodes in Bank Basement Harming Forty in Kansas City
A blast at the First National Bank Building on Tenth Street and Baltimore Avenue injures ten and causes a panic as a crank theory surfaces. The building, costing about $1,000,000, houses a bank on the main floor with offices above, and a crowd of up to 250 people was present.
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New York Times
Kansas City
First National Bank
Tenth Street
Baltimore Avenue
Benioalon
Toller Room
Charles Grant
E. ¥. Swinney
H. T. Abernathy
Ward
Logan Wilson
Bank
Dynamite Damages Justice Carpenter House
The residence of Justice E. R. Carpenter in Andover was heavily damaged by a dynamite blast placed in a cellar window. The family slept elsewhere and was uninjured. Estimated damage exceeds $600. The act is blamed on anger over his enforcement of liquor laws.
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Wellsville
E. R. Carpenter
Andover
Justice Carpenter
Mrs Reyburn Invited as Hostess at Academy Private View
Mrs Reyburn the wife of the Philadelphia mayor is named a hostess for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts private view on January 18. She will join eight other notable women receiving guests, a move seen as an adjustment by the long established institution.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Reyburn
Weaver
Ashbridge
J. Bree Lippincott
Fastens
John E. D. Trask
The
Academy
Uncle Joe’s Chances in Cannon Nomination
Boston Jan 4 Congressman William S Green of the Thirteenth District says Joseph Cannon’s path to the Republican nomination and election hinges on his age and habitual profanity. Green notes church reaction could hurt Cannon, who he says speaks frankly and freely in politics.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Wiliam S. Green
Joseph Cannon
Green
Merchant Marine Committee
Ccannon
Castellane Holds Court at Gould Mansion in Paris
Paris reports swirl around Mme Anna Gould after Count Boni de Castellane visits her Bois de Boulogne home following his divorce. Prince Sagan and Mme Gould deny engagement while relations with Castellane persist. lawyer Henry Cachard reiterates false marriage claims and confirms the prior settlement governs the fortune.
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Count Bont de Castellane
Mme
Anna
Paris
Chateau Des Marais
Mme Gould
Count Boni
NEW York Times
Henry Cachard
Mme.Gould
Mme. Gould
M. Cachard
Prince d’Sagan
Count de Castellane
Ice breaks under pastor and children at Plane Pond
The Rev. George Fountain of St. John's Methodist Church Wharton and his two older children were saved when the ice broke on Plane Pond. The four year old boy slipped through and sank to the bottom but was revived after repeated diving by William Kennedy.
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New York Times
Dover
N. J
Plane Pond
George Fountain
St. John’s Methodist Church
Wharton
Fountain
William Kennedy
Count Boni sues author over Paris damages claim
Count Boni 16 Castellane sues Raymond Gros of Pittsburg in Paris for 2000 francs damages and an injunction to stop publishing a book titled L Oncle Sam. The French volume quotes US clippings about his marriage to Anna Gould. Gros, a private tutor who guides a school, has taught notable clients.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Count Boni
Castellane
Paris
Raymond Gros
Gros
Anna Gould
Fricks
Schwabs
Train Through Hudson Tube Demonstrates New Electric Cars
A trial run yesterday sent a regular electric train through the Hudson River tunnels from Hoboken to Christopher Street station in seven minutes. The two mile under river trip reached 35 miles per hour and showcased new steel cars with pneumatically operated side and end doors. Officials praised the ride while noting the remaining hurdle is the cross over at Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street to connect the Hoboken lines to Nineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue.
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Hudson River
Hoboken
N. J
Christopher Street
Wal City
Nineteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
New York
Ninth Street
Drowning on icy rivers claims three young skaters
In Bangor Maine Edwin Wadleigh and Willis Pinkham both about 14 from Brewer were drowned after falling through thin ice on the Penobscot River. In Madison Maurice Adams 12 also drowned skating on the Kennebec while two companions nearly drowned during a rescue attempt.
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Bangor
Edwin
Mortimer Wadleigh
Willis
Nahum Pinkham
Brewer
Penobscot River
Madison
Maurice Adams
George W. Adams
Kennebec
Adams
Leslie Sawyer
Frank Carpenter
Goss Killed by Auto in Cleveland On Euclid Avenue
M L Goss secretary of the Baker Motor Vehicle Company died from injuries after being struck on Euclid Avenue by another car while retrieving his hat. The 31 year old veteran of the sewing machine bicycle and automobile industries had resumed his journey after the mishap but later died from complications.
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Cleveland
Ohio
M. L. Coss
Baker Motor Vehicle Company
Euclid Avenue
Sporting and Magazines in Annual Review Section
The article outlines the final structure of the year’s newspaper sections with IV Sporting V Magazine VI Society and Dramatic VII Annual Financial Review comprising 56 pages. It notes the division of content across sports culture society and financial reporting within the issue.
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Annual Financial Review
Taft man elected Speaker in Ohio House caucus
Sherman T. Eagleston of Guernsey County won the Republican caucus vote to be Speaker of the Ohio House, succeeding Carmi Thompson who became Secretary of State. The House, GOP by one vote, will elect him when it convenes Monday. Eagleston is viewed as aligned with Taft though no formal Taft Foraker split appeared.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sherman T. Eagleston
Guernsey County
House of Representatives
Carmi Thompson
Ironton
Eagleston
Taft
Foraker
Dachten Gallay
Geneva
Durandel
Ecluse
Nord
Ftee
Bonhivers
Rue du Bois
Levallois
Elastes
Boule
Transit Schedule Snippet for Atlantic Coast Line
Fragmentary OCR shows a transit ad referencing the Atlantic Coast Line, fare or time notation 2:10 P.M. and a location near Broadway at 30th street in St. Augustine Florida.
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Tra Y
St. Augustine
Florida
Atlantic Coast Line
Governor's Train In Peril At Burlington
Governor Stokes of New Jersey and nearly a hundred passengers on the westbound New York mail train faced danger when a heavy truck brace on the locomotive tender broke near Burlington. The sagging truck ripped the wooden covering from signal wires, likely raised by frost, delaying the trip about an hour until a replacement locomotive arrived.
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New York Times
Burlington
N. J
Gov. Stokes
New Jersey
New York Mail
Trenton
Heavy Storm Hits Amagansett on Long Island
A severe storm struck Amagansett, Long Island, with the heaviest rainfall in years and winds up to sixty miles per hour. The Naegange Beach and Amagansett Life Saving Stations posted double patrols and warning signals for seafarers as several small buildings were blown down and cars toppled.
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New York Times
Amagansett, L. IL
Najeange Beach
Amagansett
Engineer Stricken in Cab During Philadelphia Express
Charles Lynch a 65 year old engineer from Trenton New Jersey was stricken with paralysis in the cab of a Pennsylvania Railroad express train near Torresdale Pennsylvania en route to Philadelphia He was found helpless by the fireman who brought the train to the city and Lynch was taken to a local hospital in critical condition He had worked for the railroad over twenty five years and the passengers were unaware of the incident
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Philadelphia
Charles Lynch
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania — Railroad
Jersey City
Torresdale
Penn
Lynch
Stole 800 Dollars To Buy Bread In Philadelphia
Frank E. Keith cashier for Collier's Weekly Philadelphia branch faced arraignment for stealing 800 dollars from his employers. He cited wife and children's needs and denied seeking assistance from his wealthy father, stating they were estranged.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Frank E. Keith
Collier's Weekly
Tie
Carnegie Aide Dies After Dinner Theft Tale
John Major a pedestrian friend of Andrew Carnegie died after an accident and exposure. He was a former first Pennsylvanian Railroad pensioner and longtime Carnegie companion who once shared meals with engineers in their cabs. The tale notes Major’s age and Carnegie's quixotic dinner theft of a basket’s contents.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
John Major
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Major
Pennsylvania Railroad
Yonkers Pastor Charles Allison Missing in City
The Rev. Charles E. Allison D D pastor of Day Spring Presbyterian Church and Yonkers clergymen leader is missing from his home. About 60, overwork said to cause mental derangement. He has published historical works and was working on a new volume. Nine years ago he disappeared briefly and was sent to a sanitarium, then abroad by his congregation.
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Charles E. Allison
Day Spring Presbyterian Church
Yonkers
Allison
Stillman Heads Abroad for Summer Vacation
James Stillman president of National City Bank plans an annual European vacation. Details on travel schedule and departure date are not announced. He typically divides time between France and Italy, with growing stays abroad each year. rumors circulated he might resign and live in Paris.
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James Stillman
National City Bank
Europe
Stillman
France
Italy
Bank
Paris
Ban on Public Schools in Pittsburg Diocese
Bishop Canevin issues a directive to Catholics within two miles of a Catholic school forbidding parents from sending children to non Catholic schools under mortal sin and orders confessors to deny absolution to those who disobey.
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Pittsburg
Canevin
Plans announced for Rage to Paris automobile race
Le Matin outlined the New York to Paris race beginning Feb 1908 with a 5000 km Siberian leg and a Trans Siberian route to Moscow and Paris. Contenders include De Dion and Werner Gobron machines. a reduced scale cup will be awarded to the farthest point from New York.
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New York Times
Paris
le Matin
New York
Alaska
Siberia
Valdez
Norton
Sound
Hering
Asia
Arctic Ocean
Lena River
Irkutsk
Trans-Siberian
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Aix-la-Chapelle
France
Havre
Tom New York Times
Werner and
Gobron
Switzerland
M. Eugene House
Grand Rue
Pre St. Gervais
Seine
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Mr. Clapp
Brakeman
Slasher
First National
Elbert Ward
J. Donaldson
George W. Evans
Smith & Evans
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J. D. Wilson
R. M Klapmeyer
Joseph Pech
R. W. Colh
Justice
Stransky
Mrs. Reyburn
Uncle Joe
Gould Mansion
Prince Sagan
Pastor
Count Bon Sues
Hudson Tube
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M. L. Goss
AUTO
Clevelander
Transatlantic Wireless and Cable Service
House
Long Island
Collier
Pennsylvania
C. E. Allison
City Bank
RAGE
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