Uprising in Haiti Seizes Two Towns and Marches on Port au Prince
A revolutionary force of Haitian exiles led by Jean Juneau seized Gonaives and St. Marc before advancing toward Port au Prince. Government troops under Gen Celestin Cyriaque are deployed to Archaie to block the advance as President Nord orders vigorous suppression.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Jean Juneau
Antenor Firmin
Gonaives
Jadette
St. Marc
Port-au- Prince
Archanhaie
Celestin Cyriaque
Nord
Chicago's Rule in London Reaches Meat Market Control
The London Court of Common Council considers a resolution accusing the American Meat Trust of gaining control of the Central Meat Market and dictating beef prices. Retailers report supply refusals unless they follow the trust’s daily quotations, prompting a Finance Committee review.
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London
American Meat Trust
Court of Common Council
Meat Trust
Finance Committee
England
Chicago
Trust
Hole in German cruiser Scharnhorst at Kiel grounds
The German armored cruiser Scharnhorst ran aground near Bülk during evolutions. A 100 foot hole was torn in her double bottom and three stokeholds flooded, but collision bulkheads saved her from sinking. The ship later returned to Imperial docks for repairs with no casualties.
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Kiel
Scharnhorst
Buelk
Imperial Docks
Haere
French Deputies Put Income Tax First On Parade
Paris area deputies voted 277 to 208 to place the income tax measure atop the parliamentary program today. The chamber of deputies acted to accelerate consideration of the tax plan amid ongoing fiscal debates and public concern.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Redmond Re-elected Irish Party Chairman
Dublin January 1 John E Redmond was re elected to the post of Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Paris January 16 The Council of State rules ecclesiastics over 25 are subject to military service only as reserves and ministers order release of students and priests affected by the separation law. St Andrews January 16 Lord Avebury installed Rector of St Andrews University in succession to Andrew Carnegie. Stockholm January 16 The Swedish Parliament opens with King Gustave announcing the suffrage bill will be reapplied but no women franchise for now. St Petersburg January 16 Ivan Shipoff likely new Minister of Commerce succeeding the late M Hilossofoff. Several ministers and ambassadors to retire due to age. diplomatic changes anticipated.
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Council of State
Picquart
St. Andrews
Scotland
Lord Avebury
St. Andrews University
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Stockholm
Gustave
Jie
Rigsdag
ST. Petersburg
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M. Hilossofoff
M. Shipoff
Russia
Wortsmouth
Gount Cassini
Straus Milk Charity Faces Criticism in Heidelberg
Nathan Straus, New York philanthropist, runs a free milk dispensary in Heidelberg. Prof. Feers, head of the Children's Hospital, severely attacks its efficacy. Straus replies by stating milk will continue to reach the needy, with deliveries diverted from the hospital to homes.
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NEW York ‘Times
Berlin
Nathan Straus
New York
Heidelberg
Prof. Feers
Children’s Hospital
Japan's Budget for 1908 1909 Presented to Leaders
Tokyo January 17 A budget synopsis shows ordinary receipts 470,390,000 yen and extraordinary receipts 140,450,000 yen total 610,840,000 yen. Expenditures total 615,950,000 yen with a planned surplus of 33,000,000 yen at year end 1907-08 to be carried to 1909-10 and funded by a tax increase.
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Tokio
Navy
Japan Neglecting France Alarmed by Unequal Trade Orders
Paris reports The Temps editorial accuses Japan of unfair handling of foreign orders. It notes Japan has extended two loans totaling 115 million dollars to France since Portsmouth and the ententes, yet France has received no orders. In contrast Japan spent 12 million in England, 23.6 million in Germany, and 24 million in the United States on military and industrial goods.
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Paris
Temps
Japan
France
Portsmouth
England
Germany
United States
China Tightens Opium Ban for Officials
The Chinese government issued regulations in Li province near Tianjin extending the opium abstinence period by three months. Officials at all ranks must sign bonds to quit and ensure subordinates quit. those failing must vacate posts. The crackdown aims to end opium use.
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Washington
Chi Li
Tientsin
France and Spain Reach Accord on Morocco in Paris
Foreign Minister Pichon reported perfect accord between France and Spain over Morocco after returning from Madrid. The Algeciras act remains in force and both nations affirm obligations to Europe and Morocco, unchanged by any transformation at the Sheriffian court.
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Paris
Pichon
Madrid
France
Spain
Morocco
Algeciras
M. Pichon
Europe
Parker Building Fire Claims Two Firemen
Firemen George A. O Connor and John Fallon of Engine 72 and Patrol 3 were found buried in Parker Building ruins after a Friday night blaze. O Connor likely smothered. Fallon burned beyond recognition. Globe with three goldfish survived on first floor, later fed by Battalion Chief Shay.
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Engine Company 72
John Fallon
Fire Patrol 3
Parker
O'Connor
Fallon
O’connor
City Building Bureau
George E. Wallace
Kay-Scheerer Company
Shay
McClellan
Gallagher
Office of the Commissioners of Accounts
Fire Headquarters
Department
Croker
Judge Company
Brunswick
Madison Square
John .A. Sleicher
Judge
Leslie
More Aid For Mrs Fallon Grows As Subscriptions Pile Up
The New York Times received additional subscriptions for Mrs John Fallon widow of a fire patrolman killed at the Parker Building fire. Total contributions reach 381 dollars with donors expressing intent to help again if needed. Names appear in the list of subscribers.
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New York Times
John Fallon
Parker Building
Daly
Andes
David Lydig
Frederick C. Claytom
Mayer
Admiral Evans Plans Fleet Wide Engineering Showdown
Rear Admiral Evans begins ashore duty as his fleet starts a new system to record and compare engineering performances across battleships and torpedo boats. The plan tracks coal use, engine hours, drafts, distance, and speed annually with ships of the same design competing for prizes.
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Rio Janeiro
Irving B. Dudley
Evans
Connecticut
Otherdeviareans
Petropolis
Penna
Punta Arenas
Talcahuana
Chile
Aldermen Eye Fire Data On Parker Building Case
The Merchants Association Insurance Committee sent a letter to President McGowan outlining how the Parker Building would differ under the proposed building code. It claims the 160 foot high structure exceeded the revised limit, and notes potential safeguards such as wired windows, five foot arches, and automatic sprinklers could have altered the outcome of the fire.
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Insurance Committee
Merchants’ Association
McGowan
Aldermen
Parker
Pope Hears About Hanna Appointment in Abeyance
In Rome Cardinal Gotti reported to the Pope on the meeting over Rev. Edward J. Hanna Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco. The Pope approved the Propaganda decision to hold the appointment in abeyance and require Hanna to publish an explanation of his articles on modernism, with updates to follow.
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Rome
Cardinal Gotti
Congregation of the Propaganda
Edward J. Hanna
San Francisco
Gotti
Propaganda
Hanna
American murder suspect in Silesia case
The body of widow Marie Kruetza was found in a forest near Bremen. Police suspect Henry Ludwig Haas of Cleveland Ohio, a farmer 453 years old, of the murder. He travels by steamer to South America and will be arrested on arrival.
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Bremen
Marie Kruetza
Spittel
Silesia
Henry -Ludwig Haas
Cleveland
Ohio
Haas
South America
Walsh Jury Out Deliberating on Bank Funds Case
Special to The New York Times Chicago Jan. 16 The jury in the John R Walsh bank funds misappropriation case went out mid afternoon. They have made no report and an early verdict is not expected at the courthouse.
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New York Times
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Court House
Verdict for bankers in White Plains fraud case
A Supreme Court jury awarded H B Hollings & Co. $75,000 against W R Garrison Edwin Hunt Jr and the New York and Java Trading Co for advances on drafts from April to October 1904. Bills of lading misrepresented merchandise as cheap items such as Take spring, sewing machines and reapers, revealing fraudulent values.
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Supreme Court
White Plains
H. B. Hollings & Co
W. R. Garrison
Tuxedo
New York
Edwin Hunt, Jr
New York and Java Trading Company
Banking House
Death of Mrs. Le Baron Sharp in Brooklyn Mourns Family
Mrs. Le Baron B Sharp aged 28 wife of a Manhattan upholsterer died at home from carbolic acid in Brooklyn. Her death followed temporary mental distress linked to her parents illness Mr and Mrs Charles Davidson of 244 Decatur Street. Davidson a stock broker with Frank and John G Jenkins Jr at 72 Broadway Williamsburg and director of Williamsburg Trust Company suffered paralysis after the firm closed. Mrs Sharp’s death occurs during nursing care for him.
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le Baron B. Sharp
Manhattan
Stuyvesant Avenue
Brooklyn
Charles Davidson
Decatur Street
Davidson
Frank and
John G. Jenkins, Jr
Broadway, Williamsburg
Williamsburg Trust Company
Brill Company Invited to Bid on St Petersburg Line
The J. G. Brill Company of Philadelphia has been invited to bid on a contract to supply cars for the St Petersburg municipal street railway as the entire system undergoes electrification.
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ST. Petersburg
J. G. Brill Company
Sinn Fein Struggles in Dublin Municipal Elections
Sinn Fein supporters won three of eleven seats in twenty wards as Alderman Cole was rejected while Lord Mayor Joseph Patrick Nannetti won by a large margin against Sinn Fein foes. Overall Sinn Fein gain one seat in the Dublin Corporation.
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Dublin
Sinn Fein
Alderman Cole
Joseph Patrick Nannetti
Land Settlement Bill Passes Expropriation Section
The Diet approved the land settlement section allowing expropriation of up to 174000 acres in Prussian Poland to settle Germans with state aid a Conservative Liberal compromise.
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Diet
Prussian
Poland
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