Cotton futures trading under fire in Smith report
Washington notes Parts IV and V of Herbert Knox Smith’s report condemn futures trading on cotton exchanges as gambling and harmful to producers and merchants. It condemns New York practices and praises New Orleans methods, urging regulations to align with economic law while preserving a central market.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
New Orleans
New York
New York Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Calhoun Reconsiders China Minister Offer
Chicago attorney William J. Calhoun says Secretary Knox offered him the post of Minister to China. He explains he asked for time to consider, initially declined, then reconsidered upon urging. He has had no formal tender and awaits further word from the President.
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Chicago
William J. Calhoun
Knox
China
Calhoun
Washington
Mr. Calhoun
Mr. Knox
Taft
Fassar Girl Lost In Dutchess County Search Grows
Miss Margaret Doherty nineteen daughter of Rev William H Doherty of Hughsonville vanished after a walk from her home near Fishkill road four miles away volunteers from local churches joined in the search. Police bloodhounds and church members pressed a wide woods investigation as the missing Vassar student of recent nervous breakdown days ago wandered from home.
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Tribune
Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Margaret Doherty
William H. Doherty
Presbyterian Church
Hughsonville
Dutchess County
Vassar
Miss Doherty
Fishkill Road
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church May Use Synagogue For Services
Trustees of the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church seek to hold Sunday services at Temple Emanu-El on Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street while their building is rebuilt. Negotiations focus on worship hours and potential objections from Temple Emanu-El. Dr. Aked’s remarks are recalled as resolved in a general sense.
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Fifth Avenue
Charles F. Aked
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Louis Marshall
Temple Emanu-El
Magnes
Dr. Aked
Cook's North Pole Records Arrive in Christiania
Walter Lonsdale secretary to Dr. Frederick A. Cook arrives at Christiansand aboard the United States with all Cook's North Pole expedition records. He says Cook is overworked but not broken down and will share plans with Copenhagen authorities.
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Christiania
Walter Lonsdale
Frederick A. Cook
Christiansand
United States
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Lonsdale
New York
Cook
University of Copenhagen
Preacher Marks 100th Birthday at Village Church
The Rev. H. W. Bidwell of East Middlebury, claimed oldest Methodist clergyman, preached at his 100th birthday service today. He stopped active pastorates at ninety but has preached seventy six years, filling the pulpit multiple times since.
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the Tribune
Rutland
W. Bidwell
Fast Middlebury
Food for Strikers at Belmonts Hall Sparks Debate
Thousands of shirtwaist workers from the Ladies' Shirt Waist Makers Union gathered at the Hippo drome in a strike rally hosted by Mrs. H. P. Belmont. Speakers included Rev. Anna Howard Shaw and Rose Pastor Stokes as tension between suffrage and labor issues surfaced amid public officials’ cool reception.
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Ladies’ Shirt Waist Makers’ Union
H. P. Belmont
Hippodrome
Political Equality Association
Belmont
Anna Howard Shaw
William A. Coakley
Central Federated Union
Rose Pastor Stokes
Alexander Irvine
Miss O'Reilly
Women’s Trade Union League
Howard Melish
Sonnino to Form Cabinet in Rome Shuffle
Baron Sidney Sonnino, former Premier, semi officially chosen to form a new cabinet as the Giloluth administration resigns. The move signals a reshuffle in Italian government during December.
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Sonnino
Rome
Sidney Sonnino
Giloluth
Bodies of Americans Cremated by Zelaya Forces
The Times Democrat reports private letters to Nicaraguan families in New Orleans confirm the cremation of two Americans, Groce and Cannon, by Zelaya's troops on the San Juan River near El Castillo. Soldiers allegedly spat on them and their ashes were swept along a public road and into the river.
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Cannon
Groce
New Orleans
Times Democrat
Zelaya
San Juan River
el Castillo
Man shot by tenant during nighttime break in
James Allen a fourth floor resident at 198 Third avenue fired on a burglar inside his apartment shortly after 2 am. Police say the intruder entered via an airshaft window and was found dead with two vests shirts and coats. Allen and his wife slept through the incident and he was jailed on homicide charges.
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James Allen
Third Avenue
Allen
East 22d Street
King Gustaf Goes Incognito as Stevedore to Learn Labor Conditions
In Stockholm the king disguised himself as a stevedore on Saturday to carry sacks of coal from a lighter. He plans to mingle with all classes of workers to hear their opinions and has already gained valuable hints. The move follows a months long general strike that saw $40,000 daily paid by the Employers' Association to support weaker members. The government brokered arbitration and loans were issued from a national fund. Some workers returned to tasks but unemployment remained high.
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Stockholm
Gustaf
Gustave
Employers’ Association
Taft-Knox discuss Nicaragua policy at White House
President Taft summoned Secretary Knox to the White House for a high level talk on sending a special message to Congress regarding the Nicaragua crisis. The discussion likely outlines a regional policy for Central America though no details were released. In Nicaragua, Estrada’s forces gain ground as Zelaya’s troops suffer shortages and potential desertions ahead of a decisive battle near Rama.
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Washington
Taft
Knox
White House
Congress
Nicaragua
State Department
Navy Department
Salvator Castrillo
General Estrada
Zelaya
New Morgan Firm Formed in London Partnership
The Standard reports that J. Pierpont Morgan & Co. of New York and Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia will join a London firm to form Morgan Grenfell & Co. The move creates a new partnership partnership combining major American banks with a London entity.
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London
The
Standard
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
New York
Drexel & Co
Philadelphia
Morgan, Grenfell & Co
Astor Returns From Puerto Rico Fevers Delays Return
Col John Jacob Astor and party arrive at Jacksonville aboard the Nourmahal after a San Juan trip via Cuba. He cannot be seen due to a slight fever and plans to depart by private car for the north tomorrow evening.
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Jacksonville
Fla
John Jacob Astor
Nourmahal
San Juan
P. R
Cuba
Astor
Bolivian Senators Die in Duel Over Montes Promotion
In La Paz on December 5, Senator Fernandez Molina was shot and killed by Senator Adolfo Trigo Acha in a dawn duel over promoting ex-President Ismael Montes to general. Acha fired the fatal head shot, Molina dying instantly.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Fernandez Molina
Adolfo Trigo Acha
Senate
Ismael Montes
Acha
Molina
Rosa Lind Liner Reported Missing After Gale
Halifax reports the Red Cross liner Rosa Lind under Captain Smith bound for New York via St. John s, N F was swept by a six day gale. The vessel sailed Tuesday for St John s and was last heard Wednesday morning before vanishing. She carried many passengers and little cargo and has not reached wireless stations.
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Halifax
Red Cross
Rosalind
Smith
New York
St. John's
N. F
Newfoundland
St. John’s
Cape Race
Prairie Still Fast as Coal and Marines Move to Dixie
Desperate to free the auxiliary cruiser Prairie from Pea Patch Island mud, marines and stores are transferred to the Dixie. The Prairie remains stuck despite coal and ammunition removals and multiple tug and dredge efforts. The Dixie, sister ship, is expected to sail to Colon, while Washington orders rapid sailing for Michigan Idaho Columbia and other vessels.
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Philadelphia
Frairie
Pea Patch Island
Delaware River
Dixie
Colon
Prairie
Sommers N. Smith
Newcastle
Modoc
Samoset
Vidette
Delaware
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Diamonds Cast Astray From Wash ington Ave Home
A maid at Benno Siegel a cloak manufacturer 1479 Washington Avenue The Bronx discarded a pillow case containing Mrs Siegel s diamonds and jewelry from an upper window last evening detectives found the chamois bag but no gems were recovered the haul included a 2 1 2 carat diamond stud a 2 1 4 carat diamond ring a princess ring twenty five diamonds and several gold pins rings and a chain all mislaid and Miss Siegel in hysterics after learning the loss.
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Benno Siegel
Washington Avenue
Bronx
First Bergen County case to try death by own action
Hackensack N J Dec 5 Special For the first time in Bergen County a man will be tried in Hackensack for attempting death by own action Albert F Haley of Englewood is the defendant He tried to end his life with carbolic acid on Thanksgiving Day while under liquor There is a New Jersey law allowing such a prosecution Assistant Prosecutor Mackey said Haley will be tried at Special Sessions before Judge Milton Demarest
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New York Exchange
San
New Orleans
Gisiellv
New York
New York Works
Hackensack
N. J
Bergen County
Albert F. Haley
Englewood
New Jersey
Mackey
Haley
Milton Demarest
Autopsy on Piano Manufacturer Nichlas Weser
Coroner's physician Schultze performed the autopsy on Nichlas M. Weser of Sparkill at No 49 West 1d Street. Weser died suddenly Saturday night in his show and sales room. Death attributed to rupture of the heart muscles.
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Schultze
Nichlas M. Weser
Sparkill
West 1d Street
Fear for Explorers Missing on Tiburon Island Expedition
El Paso dispatch reports eight Arizonans and fifty Mexican soldiers missing for a month after sailing to Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California to explore. The party, led by Bisbee organizers, carried limited provisions and has not returned, with hopes for a rescue party to be sent by Governor Torres of Sonora.
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Tribune
el Paso
Tex
Tiburon
Gulf of California
Thomas Grindell
Bisbee
Guayamas
Nogales
Torres
Sonora
Chinese protest over Russia Manchuria railway claims
Peking reports the Chinese government has circulated a note to the powers protesting Russia's authority over Manchurian railway zones. The protest references a Russian communique delivered in St Petersburg on October 8 and later to China through M Kokovssov. It argues the move violates the Portsmouth treaty and the Harbin agreement of 1900.
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Peking
Russia
St. Petersburg
M. Kokovsoff
Manchuria
Harbin
Central American Junta Threads Holdings and Ambitions
Washington reports a secretive Central American junta of diplomats from five republics meeting in a hotel cafe. Members include Federico Mejia of El Salvador and J B Calvo of Costa Rica, debating power balance and U S policy toward Zelaya-era Nicaragua.
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Washington
Central America
Knox
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Junta
Federico Mejia
Salvador
J. B. Calvo
Costa Rica
Luis Toledo Herrarte
United States
America
Rockefeller Buys a Cycle In Quiet Test Ride
John D Rockefeller Jr. was seen riding a motorcycle north toward Pocantico Hills in a khaki suit with a sweater. Neighbors were surprised by the new diversion though Rockefeller prefers driving horses and opposes automobiles.
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John PD. Rockefeller, Jr
Tarrytown
Pocantico Hills
Mr. Rockefeller
Cortelyou Not Eager For Equitable Presidency
George B. Cortelyou president of Consolidated Gas Company and former Treasury secretary will likely decline rumors of taking over the Equitable Life Assurance Society after J. P. Morgan bought a majority of its stock. Friends say he enjoys his current role and would not leave.
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George B. Cortelyou
Consolidated Gas Company
the Treasury
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Merton
Morgan
Equitable
Cortelyou
Strikers Ready to Test Strength Across Rail Lines
Chicago reports that the Switchmen's Union of North America plans a bold test of strength against railroads with wage demands filed in St. Louis Kansas City Cincinnati Cleveland Buffalo and other points. Chicago switchmen may abandon posts as unions back the strike and the Great Northern plans to reopen shops reinstating about two thousand workers.
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Union of North America
Northwest
St. Louis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Buffalo
Chicago
St. Paul
Great Northern
East Faces Strike Amid Rail Dispute Across Regions
A union committee plans to strike all switchmen from Buffalo to Chicago if negotiations fail. The plan includes a Chicago meeting with 19 railroads to press for a six cent hourly wage increase, overtime rules, and a Sunday holiday rate. Up to 15 thousand workers could join if talks collapse.
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Tax Exchange
Tven
Bureau
Copitzved
Pest
Fassar
Rockefeller
Port
Mrs. Belmont
Bishop Greer
Metz
William D. Maxwell
Thomas Darlington
E. M. Stires
Monsignor Lavelle
Farley
John H. Melish
Church of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn
McClellan
Jerome
FE. L. Winthrop
Board of Education
Mrs. Stokes
Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes
Coakley
Karl Marx
Dr. Shaw
San Francisco
Albany
LEFS
King
Stevedore
Mr. Taft
Estrada
NEW Morgan Firm
Grenfells
Col. Astor
Dizie
Navy Yard
Michigan
Hampton Roads
Idaho
Columbia
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newport
R. L
John D., Jr
Switchmen
Chicago Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railway
J. B. Connors
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union
Connors
W. G Lee
Brotherhood
Texas
Lee
General Managers’ Association of the Railroads
Burt
Hawley
Railroads
Toledo
Fort Wayne
Detroit
Pittsburg
Chicago-Buffalo
Grand
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