Tarife War Talk Roils Paris Over Trade Ties
Paris reports alarm over a potential tariff clash between France and the United States. Ambassadors Jusserand and Cortelyou discussed customs disputes, including Porto Rico duties and a new German-American commercial pact. Officials deny an imminent tariff war while noting adjustments under way and renewed reciprocity efforts led by the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris.
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France
Washington
Ambassador Jusserand
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M. Jusserand
Treasury Department
Limoges
Porto Rico
United States
Germany
Bdsae
Roosevel
Senate
American Chamber of Commerce
Equal Chance For France In Tariff Talks
Washington April 30. The White Plan to appoint a U S tariff commission for talks with France faces no opposition if France seeks such a commission. State Department ready to extend any even concessions to France mirroring Germany, amid French fears of German advantages in trade. The Berlin Upper House today acted on the German American arrangement with 20 percent duty reductions for damask and other goods.
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Ambassador White
Paris
United States
Germany
State Department
France
Berlin
Fernchcham- Bagre
Fis
Provisional Arrangements Amid Turbulent Political Talks
Fragmentary newspaper line hints at provisional arrangements within a Federal administrative framework as discussions continue among actors. No clear names, dates, or places are readable, leaving the exact nature of the deal ambiguous.
Verse on Jay Gould Provokes London Paper Critique
A London paper voices irritation over how Jay Gould is treated by rival Miles in a tennis championship. The piece notes Gould traveling long distances and Miles responding tersely, with Gould insisting he dislikes being fooled.
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iLondon
Miles
Gopyment
NEW York Times Co
LON Pril
Eustace H. Miles
Jay Gould
Gould
Atlow
Mr. Gould
Girls Fall Into Lions Cage at Paris Apollo
In Paris at the Apollo music hall, Rosie Sisters performing slack-wire fell into a cage with lions after the wire snapped. Wood the tamer had exited the cage and, without a whip, helped drive the lions back as the sisters were rescued. One girl suffered a severe shoulder wound while the other lay still as panicked spectators fainted.
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New York Trimes Co
Paris
The
Apollo
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Rosie Sisters
Kaiser Buys Villa Achilleion for Winter Home
Berlin reports Emperor William has purchased the Villa Achilleion on Corfu, former residence of Empress Elizabeth. He plans winter stays there with his family. since Elizabeth’s death the castle is owned by Princess Leopold of Bavaria. The Italian architect Cavite built it. Berlin wonders if Heine’s statue will stay.
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New York Tres Co
Berlin
Emperor William
Croker Aims at Derby Victory Amid American Comment
London April 30 Richard Croker confirms plans to enter the Derby this year and says he was surprised by American chatter about his candidacy. He notes no idea who will win the Democratic nomination, and adds he is in good health.
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NEW York Times Co
London
Richard Croker
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Croker
Joke on Sothern Critic in The Tribune Review
London April 30 The Tribune carried a dull dramatic note on Sothern praising Orlando miscast as he was not in the play and not on the bill, yet lodged at his brother’s home in Kensington.
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Orlando
Kensington
Nina Farrington to Return to America for Theatre Work
Mrs. John Lesmoir Gordon once Nina Farrington, now separated from her British Army husband, plans to sail to America within a month to resume theatrical career. The couple pursued divorce on statutory grounds, with mutual dissolution denied and a separation order granted. She cites irreconcilable temperaments but notes her husband’s ongoing affection and a private monetary settlement.
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London
John Lesmoir Gordon
Nina Farrington
America
Folkestone
Liesat
Gordon
Herbert Spencer Gordon
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Athat
Island arrival reports illness in Curacoa voyage
A Curacao arrival to Venezuela today reports that at nine o clock the guest is seriously ill aboard the refined row building muse.
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Gastro
Curacoa
Venezuela
Cne
Pete the bulldog guards Roosevelt to keep reporters away
White House police add Pete to the forty guards as the dog resumes duty at the executive grounds after earlier banishment to President Rixey's farm. The Garfield rumor splits Washington opinion with supporters claiming Pete deters reporters while opponents see a plot to intimidate the secretary.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
Pete
Rixey
M. Jusserang
Bar of Justice
Garfield
Loeb
Mr. Loeb
Roosevelt
Beekman Winthrop Joins President's Lawn Tennis Club
Beekman Winthrop newly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury joined the Presidents lawn tennis club today. He played on the court behind the executive offices with the President, Ambassador Jusserand, and Assistant Attorney General Cooley of the Department of Justice.
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Washington
Beekman Winthrop
Confederation to Probe Medical Colleges in U S
Chicago April 80 A committee of the Confederation of State Medical Boards was appointed to investigate colleges issuing diplomas to incompetent students. The group will report on each college’s qualifications and seek charter revocations for those condemned. Dr B Fletcher Ingall of Rush Medical College says only six of 150 colleges meet standards.
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New York Times
Chicago
Confederation of State Medical Boards
Confederation
B. Fletcher Ingall
Rush Medical College
Arrival notices from Bremen and Baltic wireless report
Steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived at Bremen on April 28 and Grosser Kurfurst also from Bremen on April 20. The Baltic estimated by Marconi was 764 miles east of Gandy Hook at 3 30 P M yesterday with arrival expected about 2 P M tomorrow. Sonny end.
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Paris Labor Day Outlook 1907 Clemenceau Prefers Quiet
Paris reports ahead of Labor Day show Premier Clemenceau avoiding promises of trouble while hoping for a peaceful day. Security chief Hamard expresses confidence no major incidents will occur. An American traveler notes visible precautions and a quiet city beneath the surface tensions, with critics accusing government strategy of courting Parliament support.
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New York Times Co
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M. Hamard
la Sureté
Switzerland
M. Clemenceau
Dozen Hurt As Two Street Cars Collide At 125th Street
A dozen or more passengers were injured when a Third Avenue street car struck a Madison Avenue car at 125th Street and Madison Avenue. Motormen Patrick Leonard and John Harris led crews to the hospital as surgeons from J Hood Wright and Harlem hospitals treated wounds.
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Third Avenue
Patrick Leonard
John Harris
Charles Sanders
Park Avenue
George W. Koecher
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Peter W. Esser
Morningside Avenue
Heimerdinger
West 133d
Mary O'Neil
Columbus Avenue
Sadie Duncan
East 118Th Street
George Wallace
East Forty-eighth Street
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Harlem Hospital
Donovan
Boy Dies After Cave-In At City Lot
Four boys watched a ball game at 147th and 148th Streets when six year old Charles Timmins volunteered to explore an eight by four foot hole dug by Italian laborers. The wall collapsed trapping him. a stone struck him as others dug him out. He died en route to Washington Heights Hospital.
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148Th Streets
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Seventh Avenues
Charles Timming
Bradhurst Avenue
Thomas Gilroy
Fritz Ringle
West 145Th Street
James Norris
West 140Th Street
Timmins
O'Brien
Washington Heights
Sharp
Madden Angry In Court Over Alimony Suspension
John E. Madden caused a scene in Judge Pfinger's courtroom in Cincinnati as lawyers clash over delaying or annulling a $250 monthly alimony order to his ex wife who has since married turfman L V Bell. The heated exchange includes comments about Waldorf Astoria and Sheepshead Bay, and Madden accuses Bell of stealing his wife. The case resumes tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
John E. Madden
L. V. Bell
Madden
Bell
Wireless warnings of quakes eyed by experts in Manila
Earthquake scientists in Manila say wireless telegraphy may warn eight to ten hours before shocks. Tests proceed after observations during the latest tremor indicate vibrations in wireless spectra foreshadow the quake. Further data is needed to explain the phenomenon.
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Manila
When Sleep Fails Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
Fragmentary text suggests a health remedy claim involving Horsford’s Acid Phosphate and sleep aid, mentioning a pot of use. Details are unclear and no verifiable outcome is provided.
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Horsford
Uae
Gates & Co. to Quit Wall Street as Gates Family Retires
Charles G. Gates and his father John W. Gates announce retirement from active Wall Street business on June 1. The firm Charles G. Gates & Co. will be dissolved about that date, with several partners continuing in brokerage, while the Gateses travel and attend outside interests.
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John W. Gates
Wall Street
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Charles W. Gates
United States
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House of the Twelve Partners
Gates & Co
Harris Winthrop to Acquire Gates Co Chicago Office
It was announced that Harris Winthrop & Co. would take over the Chicago office of Gates Co. at the Rookery. The Railway Exchange branch in Chicago will be closed. Oren alls, Gates representative, refused to discuss the dissolution. The Gates divorce from speculation was hinted today by the sale of shares.
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Gates Co
Rookery
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Gates
Pis Grembersilp
Insurance fraud arrests rock New York Life battle
W E Dodge of New York City was fined 100 dollars and jailed ten days after speeding in Yonkers. Police also arrested Jacob Frank for forgery and charged Charles Stirrup C F Carrington with conspiracy in alleged ballot fraud by policy holders. The International Committee accuses insurers of forging ballots to influence elections, while officials say warrants were issued in Albany and New York City.
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Beall
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Jacob Frank
New York Life
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Charles Stirrup
C.F. Carrington
International Policy Holders’ Committee
Fitziphons
Jerome
George R. Scrugham
Albany
Scrugham
International Committee
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Capitol
Samuel Untermyer
Howe
Board of Inspectors of
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Magistrate House
Carrington
Stirrup
Eighth Avenue
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120Th
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Peabody
New York Life Insurance Company
Mr. Scrugham
Trust after a union in Texas oil fields
In Galveston on April 30 officials reported Standard plans to spend over 1 million dollars to remove the Oil and Gas Well Workers' Union from the state as independent operators seek to end a strike. Union control of pipelines and wells is suspected. workers quit amid threats, and production at Batson Saratoga Humble and Spindletop has fallen about 60 percent since Saturday.
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New York Times
Galveston
Texas
Standard
Oil and Gas Well Workers’ Union
Batson
Saratoga
Humble
Spindle Top
Miners Rescued From Berwind White Mine No 38
Seven men trapped since Friday noon after a wall breach flooded Berwind White Coal Mine No 38 at Foastwell near Pittsburg were brought to safety at 10 PM. Exhausted by the ordeal, rescuers delayed exit until the shaft could be drained to ease the withdrawal.
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Pittsburg
Berwind-White Coal Company
Foastwell
Mellen Plans White House Meeting Over Railroad Matters
President Charles S. Mellen and Vice President T. E. Byrnes of the New Haven railroad arrived in Washington and will meet President Roosevelt at 10 a m to discuss railroad issues including capitalization and valuation. Mellen would say only that he came at the President's request and would not reveal details. The White House likewise declined to disclose the conference's purpose.
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Washington
Charles S. Mellen
T. E. Byrnes
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Roosevelt
Mellen
New Haven Road
White House
Mr. Mellen
Albino sparrows sighted in Park Slope Brooklyn
In Brooklyn Park Slope, a flock of about a dozen snow white albino sparrows was seen on Seventh Avenue near Lincoln Place. Residents noted the birds mingling with common sparrows, marking the first reported albino flock in Brooklyn.
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Park Slope
Brooklyn
Seventh Avenue
Lincoln Place
Canada better than U S in Laurier speech
Sir Wilfrid Laurier told the Canada Club that Canada would not be Americanized and praised American immigrants for seeking a better country with superior laws. He noted Americans crossing the border valued greater security for property and life in Canada.
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London
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada Club
Canada
United States
Thirteen-fourteen Mates Strike Hits Merchants Line
Thirteen four mates quit at Baltimore and other ports to press higher wages. The Merchants and Miners Transportation Co says it has enough new men to crew seven ships and that service will continue. The firm operates seventeen steamers on routes from Baltimore to Norfolk, Savannah, Philadelphia, Providence, and Boston with headquarters in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Norfolk
Savannah
Philadelphia
Providence
Boston
Essex Crew Strikes For Pay Increase On Steamship
Providence April 30 The first and second officers and six forecastle hands on the Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company steamer Essex struck today for higher wages. The vessel will sail tonight for Baltimore as usual with new officers and hands already engaged.
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Providence
Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company
Essex
Baltimore
Steamship Strike Disrupts Coastwise Lines
A coastwise steamship officers strike begins today over wage demands. Uncertainty surrounds how many lines will be affected as some companies sign settlements. The Panama and Luckenbach lines reached deals yesterday and plan to sail this week. Wick and Bull Companies also reportedly agree.
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Luckenbach
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