Italian Disaster in Somaliland Reported Besieged Lugh Falls
Rome reports an Italian disaster in Somaliland as Lugh, the interior station, is said to be besieged and destroyed by Abyssinians after a fierce fight. 2,000 Abyssinians clashed with the Lugh garrison, with heavy losses on both sides and raids against nearby merchants.
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Rome
Somaliland
Africa
Lvgh
Lugh
Menélik
East Africa
Menelik
Addis Ababa
Abyssinia
Italy
Red Sea
Bongiovanni
New Belgian Premier M Schollaert Takes Office
Brussels January 9 M Schollaert recently named Interior Minister after M de Troos death has also accepted the post of Premier. Proponents of Congo annexation see hope for treaty changes though timing may miss 2008 end. Parliament adjourns in April for elections. Some backers seek King Leopold funds to nudge treaty reform.
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Brussels
M. Schollaert
Interior
M.de Troos
M. de Troos
Congo
M. Schollaerst
Leopold
Salvador's New Loan Aids Public Works in Salvador
Washington reports Salvador approves a 5 million dollar loan to fund public works and settle interior debt at high interest. Salvador claims no exterior debt and views the Central American Peace Conference as boosting confidence in Europe.
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Washington
Salvador
England
Mejia
Méji
Print Goods Prices Drop From 7 to 6 Cents
Bliss, Fabyan & Co. announce the largest price cut in print goods history, lowering the 7-cent rate to 6 cents with immediate effect. Jobbers face losses on stock bought at 7 cents as trade follows the wholesale market trend. Borden states the move reflects market direction.
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Bliss, Fabyan & Co
American Printing Company
Print Goods Trust
B. H. Borden
City Creditors Urged Cash From Bonds Stirring Market
City creditors sought to sell debt certificates to bankers, some bearing Controller Metz signature. Metz stated he signed only to aid individuals, not as negotiable instruments, and halted the practice after learning of bank sales. One case involved a $500000 claim. others were smaller.
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Metz
Controller Metz
Nir
Rioters Burn Protestant Chapel in Kia-hsing-tu China
Rioters in Kia hsing-tu Che kiang burned the Protestant chapel and school and destroyed the magistrate’s official residence. Foreigners in Kia-hsing-fu are reported safe amid unrest in the province aimed largely at the dynasty.
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Shancilal
Kiahsing-tu
Chekiang
Adriatic Delayed By Terrific Weather Off Cherbourg
The White Star liner Adriatic, due yesterday at Cherbourg, did not arrive until this afternoon. She reports encountering terrific weather with heavy seas washing over the vessel during the voyage.
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Cherbourg
White Star
Arive
William H. K. Redmond Lectures on Australia Progress
In Krome Jan 9 William H. K. Redmond British M P argued Australia surpasses America in political liberties and rights due to Irish influence shaping its population. He described Australia as more wonderful than the United States and spoke to locals during a lecture.
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Krome
William H. K. Redmond
John E Redmon
Australia
America
United States
City Issues First English Currency Bond in New York
The mayoral office received the first bond in English currency for the City of New York, valued at £10,419 4d. It is part of a £50,000 special revenue bond package bought by the J. W. Morgan syndicate under a city bankers' agreement. The English bond is yellow, differing from the equal bond sent by the city.
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City of
New York
J. W. Morgan
Russian Captain Arrives in Rio to Witness U.S. Fleet
Capt Delshoff of the Russian Navy, former commander of the Gremobel, arrives in Rio de Janeiro to observe the American battleship fleet. Reports say the German cruiser Bremen and the American collier Abarenda Lars are already there as fifteen battleships are glimpsed near Pernambuco as the fleet passes south. In Chile, the Chacabuco, not the Esmeralda, will meet Evans’s fleet at Punta Arenas and carry John Hicks and other officials aboard.
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Rio Janeiro
Jan. C
Delshoff
Gremobel
Bremen
Abarenda
Pernambuco
Santiago
Chile
Chacabuco
Punta Arenas
Strait of Magellan
Evans
Chilean
John Hicks
Peru
Legation
Ford and hotel men rail at Roosevelt at New York dinner
At the Waldorf meal the New York City hotelmen debated the body politic’s woes and blamed President Roosevelt. Speakers included Ford, James Rodgers, George A. Post, and D Cady Herrick with Boldt abstaining from direct critique.
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New York City
Waldorf
Simeon Ford
Roosevelt
Mr. Ford
James Rodgers
Binghamton
George A. Post
D Cady Herrick
George C. Boldt
Association
Boldt
Ford
Ludge Herrick
United States
Havemeyers Leave $20 Million Estate to Family
By the will of Henry O Havemeyer former head of the American Sugar Refining Co the estate valued at over 20 million dollars goes to his family. The widow receives the home on Commack L I the city home at 1 East Sixty sixth Street and 50 000 a year income plus personal property including the art works. Remaining estate placed in trust for three children Mrs. Peter H K Frelinghausen Miss Ishra Havemeyer and Hardee Havemeyer. Mr Havemeyer owned about 10 million in realty in New York incl the St Paul Building a Broadway loft at Broadway and Prince Streets the Metropolitan Hotel and a Fifth Avenue office. He was a noted art collector with Rembrandt works and Modern School paintings and famed pottery and iridescent glass collections. All art objects remain Mrs Havemeyer’s to dispose of.
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Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
St. Paul
Broadway and
Ann Streets
Prince Streets
Metropolitan Hotel
Fifth Avenue
Nineteenthtreet
Setback in NYC Railway Franchise Case Deepens Insolvency Claim
Attorney General Jackson’s suit to forfeit the New York City Railway Company franchise faced a new setback as Supreme Court Justice Davis vacated Justice Greenbaum’s order directing nine directors to appear before a referee. The decision notes temporary receivers have been appointed and questions the relevance of alleged collusion and insolvency in the ongoing receivership.
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Jackson
New York City Railway Company
Supreme Court
Davis
Greenbaum
Seabury
Decison
Belmont Tunnel Purchase Talks Surface in City Court
Mayor McClellan confirms tentative talks between Belmont interests and city authorities on purchasing the Belmont Stein way tunnel to Long Island City. Officials say the Public Service Commission must lead any operation contract, complicating immediate action and delaying a decision.
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McClellan
Belmont
Steinway
Long Island City
Nelson P Lewis
Board of Estimate
Pendleton
Mr. Lewis
William Barclay Parsons
Interborough
Public Service Commission
Commission
Willcox
D Cady Herrick
Democratic Club
Hughes
Old Rapid Transit Commission
State Railroad Commission
State Gas Commission
Bureau of Gas Meters Inspection
Public Service Commission Act
Engineering Corps
Ol Commission
Travis N. Whitney
Herrick
Kiedge Commission
Commissioner of Public Works
Thompson
New York Steam Heating Company
Union League Reform Plan Adopted At Annual Meeting
The Union League Club endorsed biennial Legislature sessions and a rule banning bills not preintroduced before March 15. It urged salary increases for lawmakers from 1500 to 3000. George R. Sheldon was reelected president and Albert H. Wiggin treasurer. Henry W. Hayden retired as secretary. Charles S Whitman became secretary. New vice presidents include Andrew Mills A Barton Hepburn Charles F Brooker and Henry Hayden.
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Union League Club
Committee On
George R. Sheldon
Albert H. Wiggin
Henry W. Hayden
Charles 5. Whitman
Andrew Mills
Dry Dock Savings Institution
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Charles F. Brooker
The
Brass Company
Hayen
Noel Realty Co Fails in Bankruptcy Case
A petition in bankruptcy is filed against Noel Realty and Construction Company of 137th Street and Riverside Drive. Creditors Annet & Mc Connell Joseph Flanagan and Manhattan Window Shade Co claim sums due. Judge Holt named Charles L. Cohn receiver with authority over assets and real estate equity. The firm, incorporated Feb 19 1907 with 10000 capital, seeks eighteen month extension from creditors as it builds a $200000 apartment project with a $165000 building loan from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
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Noel Realty and Construction Company
137Th Street
Riverside Drive
Annet & McConnell
Joseph Flanagan
Manhattan Window Shade Company
Holt
Charles L. Cohn
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Vesta Victoria Loses Suit Over Commission
English vaudeville star Vesta Victoria lost a City Court case to Bert Cooper who sought 5 percent commission plus a claimed $1 200 for securing an engagement paying $2 500 weekly. Victoria denied Cooper found the engagement. Cooper testified he arranged talks with Percy Williams manager and Khiw Erlanger, and that Victoria promised commissions on earnings over 1544 weekly. Victoria plans an appeal.
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Vesta Victoria
Bert Cooper
Victoria
Cooper
Comedienne
Miss Victoria
Broklyn Theatre
Percy Williams
Khiw & Erlanger
Vardaman Urges Repeal of Fifteenth Amendment
Gov. Vardaman in his final message to the Mississippi Legislature urges repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment and modification of the Fourteenth. He cites statistics claiming higher crime among educated African Americans than the uneducated.
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New York Times
Jackson
Miss
Gov. Vardaman
Gem Dealer Jonest Fails In Bankruptcy Filing
Wholesale diamond dealer Jonest filed for bankruptcy in United States District Court citing $49 228 in liabilities and $44 009 in assets. Victor Jonest of 38 Union Square named receiver Holmes V M Dennis Jr of 140 Nassau Street. Creditors include Milton Berlinger 31 Nassau Street and others plus foreign debts totalling about 13 528. Sheriff levied on part of stock to satisfy Otto Erier’s wage claim.
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United States District Court
Victor Jonest
Union Square
Holt
Holmes V. M. Dennis, Jr
Nassau Street
Jonest
Milton Berlinger
Fourteenth Street
Brothers
Manufactrial Jewelers” Board of Trade of Providence
Ans
Strasburger’s Sons & Co
Ainta Ond
Malden Lane
Davis & Co
Dias Sond A “Alers
Res Buu
Sass
A. Krayan
Ramburger
Touraber Soraeniy Philaedelphia
Charles Perenia
Jonest J
Otto Erier
East Twelfth Street
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Harlem
Cortlandt
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3D Avenue
B. Akman & CO
Madras and Cheviot Pajamas
Madras
34Th Street
35Th Street
Suh Avenue
Lord & Taylor
Cred
American Presbyterian Church
South
Adriatic
Notes of Foreign Affairs
Lausanne
Switzerland
London
Alfred Stead
W. T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Jis
Roumania
N i. William
Berlin
Frau von Papp
Manchester
Employes’ Union
Rio
Henry O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Toan
Londonderry
Lonaonaety
Maes
Park & Tilford
Acker, Merrall & Condit CO
Charles & CO
Cox
Union League Reform Plan
Noel Realty CO
Saks & Company
Herald Square
Pormerly
Saks
James McGreery & Co
23Rd Street
Barathea
James McCreary
Acey
Chandler & Co
Cortlandt Street
Sixth
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