Unionists Outline Tariff Reform Plan in Outline Article
London reports a Birmingham Post outline of Unionist tariff reform proposing a simple tariff with few rates. Raw materials enter free, while duties apply 5 10 and 15 per cent to stages of manufactured goods. Revenue projected at 16 to 20 million pounds.
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London
Birmingham
Germany
United States
George Wyndham
House of Commons
Dover
Charles Wright Macara
Cotton Federation of Great Britain
Lancashire
Amery
England
Massachusetts
Irish Leader Redmond Sends Manifesto to United Irish League
John E Redmond leader of the Irish party forwards a manifesto to T P O Connor president of the United Irish League in New York. The document praises Americas reception of Ireland and frames the Lords and Commons clash over Home Rule as a critical yet hopeful opportunity for Ireland with the Lords veto seen as a key safeguard by Rosebery and Lansdowne.
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Teleng
House of Lords
House of Commons
Ireland
Rosebery
Lansdowne
Irish party faces funding test as Unionists plan contests
The piece warns that the Irish party must preserve unity discipline and efficiency while facing grave danger from wealthy interests and Unionist candidates across Ireland. It recalls Parnell of 1886 and appeals for American support to offset increased expenditure and ensure victory.
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Ireland
Parnell
America
Taft Message Delays Nicaraguan Action
State Department waits for Taft special message to Congress on Nicaragua. Albany and Yorktown altered voyage via Acapulco to coal at Acapulco. No new substantive dispatches from Nicaragua this week. Communication remains open but slower in spots.
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Washington
State Department
Taft
Congress
Corinto
Magdalena Bay
Albany
Yorktown
Acapulco
Mexico
Nicaragua
Tacoma at Colon Arrives. Marietta Remains, Eagle Sails
The United States protected cruiser Tacoma arrived at Colon from Port Limon this evening. The gunboat Marietta remains in port, while the converted yacht Eagle sailed for Bocas del Toro yesterday.
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Colon
United States
Tacoma
Port Limon
Marietta
Eagle
Bocas del Toro
Honduras Proclaims Martial Law Amid Invasion Fears
Washington reports Honduras has declared martial law as fears of an armed invasion rise. Manuel Bonilla, former president, is suspected to be maneuvering from Belize to topple President Davila, possibly using Nicaragua turmoil to aid Zelaya and block external support.
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Washington
Honduras
Republic
State Department
Nho
Manuel Bonilla
Davila
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Estrada
Bonilla
Belize
British Honduras
Black Hand Exodus Moves to America from Switzerland
Geneva reports many Black Hand members plan to operate in the United States. About sixty men, forty expelled from Switzerland, travel toward the U S via circuitous routes. They were part of a two thousand Italian workforce on the Leitschberg tunnel project in the Bernese Alps, now tied to black mail assault and murder charges. Washington orders immigration officers to watch arrivals for any Black Hand activity and to monitor Italian arrivals at ports.
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Geneva
Black Hand
America
Switzerland
United States
Leitschberg
Bernese Alps
Washington
Black Hand Organization
Geneva Dispatch
France Eyes War Air Power With Dirigibles Plan
Paris reports intense debate over future war air units after Baron d'Estournelles de Constant warns France lags in military aeronautics. The Aerostatic Commission notes France's single Ville de Paris against Germany's ten balloons and urges a complete dirigible and aeroplane program. The War Ministry envisions a 1911 fleet and pilot schools between Nice and Marseilles.
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Paris
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant
General Brun
France
National Aerial League
Aerostatic Commission
Germany
Ville de Paris
Nice
Marseilles
War Department
Grand Duke Nicholas to govern Finland amid Russianization push
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch, kin to the Emperor, was appointed to take full charge of affairs in Finland and direct the former Governor General Zein. He will head for Helsingfors after a Livadia conference, signaling a push toward annexation and restoration of strict order. The Finns expect stern measures after multiple assassination plots and the grand duke’s prior defense role.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Finland
Zein
Grand Duchy
Nicholas
Livadia
Crimea
Helsingfors
Grand Duke
Council For National Defence
Bad check charge against Waldorf silver exhibitor
Charles F. Randolph a 24 year old salesman was arrested near S321 street and Fifth avenue by Waldorf detective Joseph Smith on a grand larceny charge. He allegedly passed a worthless 35 dollar hotel check November 13 drawn on Sherman National Bank and signed C F Randolph. Bank marked it worthless. Randolph did not disclose his firm. He allegedly took 10 dollars November 12 and a 5 dollar loan the next day, then vanished. He refused to speak at the station house.
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Charles F. Randolph
Waldorf- Astoria
S321
Fifth Avenue
House
Joseph Smith
The
Waldorf
Randolph
Sherman National Bank
C. F. Randolph
Smith
Station House
Prohibition shifts in Massachusetts city elections
Boston reports a wave of prohibition results across fourteen cities. Fall River New Bedford Marlboro and Gloucester vote back to license while Haverhill shifts to no license. License margins: New Bedford 2341 Fall River 2158. Springfield elects Democrat Edward H. Lathrop over incumbent Republican William E. Sanderson for a fourth term.
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Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Fall River
New Bedford
Marlboro
Gloucester
Haverhill
Fitchburg
Lawrence
Northampton
Pittsfield
Springfield
Taunton
Brockton
Day Fight in Washington
Delegates to the thirteenth national Anti-Saloon League of America convention hear William H. Anderson urge targeting Washington with a federal liquor transport ban. Dr. P. A. Baker notes 11,000 saloons closed in 1908 and claims 70 percent of the U S forbids licensed liquor traffic as the fight proceeds.
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Chicago
Anti- Saloon League of America
William H. Anderson
Washington
Anderson
Cannon
Congress
P. A. Baker
League
United States
Charlottesville Drys Win Local Option Vote in Charlottesville
Charlottesville Va December 7 in a local option election the drys won by an overwhelming vote their majority about 1 percent. Voter turnout reached 762 with 833 votes cast two years ago and a dry majority of forty.
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Charlottesville, Va
Aldermen Endorse Staten Island Tuberculosis Hospital Funding
After a spirited debate the Board of Aldermen approved a 1,350,000 appropriation to complete and furnish the Staten Island Seaview Tuberculosis Hospital, bringing total funding to 2,350,000 with 1,000 beds planned. Staten Island members opposed the measure citing borough hindrance. Commissioner Hebberd argued the need, noting no nearby buildings within two miles.
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Board of Aldermen
Straten Island Seaview Tuberculosis Hospital
Staten Island Aldermen
Hebberd
Department of Charities
Five Wolf Brothers Retire From Wolf Brothers Co
The Stock Exchange firm Wolf Brothers & Co of 10 Broadway will be dissolved January 1 and succeed by Bamberger Brothers. Five Wolf brothers Benjamin Clarence Edwin Louis and Albert retire from the copartnership and stock market with fortunes noted. Remaining partners Maurice and Harry Bamberger. Prior to 1900 the five brothers formed Wolf Brothers & Co of Philadelphia.
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Stock Exchange
Wolf Brothers & Co
Broadway
Bamberger Brothers & Co
Wolf Brothers
Benjamin
Clarence
Edwin
Louis
Albert
Maurice
Harry Bamberger
Philadelphia
Clarence Wolf
Drew York
Seti Membes
Crocker Leaves Columbia Fund For Cancer Research And More
George Crocker dies of cancer and leaves about 1 500 000 to Columbia College to fund ongoing cancer research with income from his Fifth Avenue house and Darlington estate. The George Crocker Special Research Fund may direct proceeds to other medical research if cancer funding ends. Mrs Crocker died of cancer and several servants receive bequests, with relatives inheriting the remainder.
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George Crocker
Columbia College
West Storm Sweeps Chicago and Midwest Mortality
Blinding snow and fierce winds tower over Chicago and surrounding states causing at least three deaths. One laborer died of cold and exposure. two railroad switchmen were fatally struck by trains. Snow totals reach four inches in Chicago and up to fifteen inches elsewhere as freezing weather and high winds disrupt travel from Wisconsin to Ohio Valley.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Iowa
Ohio Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes
Oklahoma City
Concordia
Dodge City
Kan
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Laramie
Winans Death Tax Upheld by Lords in London
The House of Lords dismissed the appeal of W. L. Winans executors of Baltimore who died in England in 1897 seeking return of 650000 dollars paid under protest on foreign bonds. Lords ruled Winans domiciled in the United Kingdom so death duties on his estate were payable. The executors had challenged Inland Revenue levies on the estate.
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London
House of Lords
Great Britain
W. L. Winans
Baltimore
England
Commissioners of Inland Revenue
May Dismantle Tin Mills In Bridgeport Pending Talks
Bridgeport Ohio December 7 A Robinson district manager of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company left for New York to confer with United States Steel Corporation heads on the tin strike. Officials in Pittsburg discussed three plans including dismantling the mills and moving orders, importing strike breakers under guard, and a arbitration proposal. A trainload of strike breakers was to arrive ahead of morning with a military escort. Also the Colonial Steel Company Monaca plant ended a wage dispute with workers returning to the old pay rate.
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Bridgeport
Ohio
A. Robinson
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Joshua P Bishop
Ohio State Board of Arbitration
President Taft
Governor Harmon
Pittsburg
Tin Mills
Telegraphers Demand Wage Increase Rejected By Illinois Central
Chicago reports the Illinois Central Railroad officials refused a 10 percent wage hike demanded by telegraph operators linked to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. A mediation request was sent to Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Labor Commissioner Neill. In St Paul, the Switchmen's Union notes calm as conductors are ordered to stay neutral. Governor Eberhart travels to Washington for the Rivers and Harbors Congress.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Neill
St. Paul
Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
L. E. Shephard
Order of Railway Conductors
Eberhart
Washington
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Railroad officials confer on matters amid wage talk
Read ing president George W Baer and other Eastern railroad leaders met at the Central Building 143 Liberty street to discuss general railroad issues and possible trainmen demands. William H Truesdale said there is nothing to say yet and no talks of trouble. James Murdock denied any strike plans and noted a wage rise toward Chicago standards may be discussed after the new year.
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George W. Baer
Reading
Central
Liberty Street
Mr. Baer
Philadelphia
William H. Truesdale
The
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Truesdale
James Murdock
Brotherhood of Railroad
Arbitration Hitch in Waist Makers Strike
Marcus Marris and John Mitchell push for arbitration between waist makers and manufacturers. Mitchell and Hillquit named for strikers, but leaders refuse to arbitrate with the union. Meeting at Clinton Hall until 3 a.m. yielded socialists resisting arbitration, yet Coakley helped swing some toward the plan. Officials say no official notice or arbitrators chosen yet as the strike likely ends within a week.
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Marcus M. Marris
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Morris Hillquit
Clinton Hall
William A. Coakley
Central Federated Union
I. B Hyman
Manufacturers’ Association
Hillquit
City studies coal buying to save million dollars
Fifteen engineers from city departments plus Arthur F. Rice and W. S. Roche were named to study ways and means for purchasing city coal. Mayor McClellan led a conference at City Hall on cutting costs through scientific methods while Rice warned against buying coal by British thermal unit units due to risk of higher prices.
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Arthur F. Rice
Coal Merchants’ Association
W. 8. Roche
North River Coal Company
McClellan
Rice
Phenix Co. Inquiries Amid Recovery Efforts
Sly believes there is a chance for recovery as Phenix Company endures a highly critical condition. The piece recalls prior crises, including Sheldon stepping in to reorganize after reckless management, delivering strong results and helping the firm compete for top risks. Buckley, former state official, was tied to funds borrowed from Phenix and is reportedly closing affairs in Albany.
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Sly
Phenix
Sheldon
Stephen T. Crowell
Phenix Company
William H. Buckley
State Insurance Department
New York
Albany
Insurance Reform Session of National Insurance Commissioners
Insurance superintendents from fourteen states met in the Hotel Manhattan to discuss recommendations for uniform fraternal life and fire insurance laws. The executive committee will convene in Mobile in 1910 with William H Hotchkiss of New York City as chairman. Five committees will meet in the next three days on laws, fraternal insurance, fire expense investigations, and examinations. sessions are secret though public-interest matters may be released.
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Manhattan
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Mobile
William H. Hotchkiss
Imsurance of
New York
Chinese Merchant Remanded to Immigration Authorities
Syracuse December 7 Judge George W Ray in the United States court at Norwich remanded L Dick a Chinese merchant from Newark New Jersey to immigration officers at Malone. Dick was arrested near Utica last October on his return from a China visit and the judge ruled the treaty with China confers no rights against immigration law.
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Syracuse
George W. Ray
United States
Norwich
L. Dick
Newark
N. J
Malone
Utica
China
Ray
Spaniard Caracefia Wins Alimony Case in Court Hurry
Fernando Caracefia, a Spaniard who spoke broken English, argued his own case in the Supreme Court yesterday and won. He was summoned by his wife Francesca for alimony of a week and separation action. He said he planned to sail to Barcelona to see his dying sister and had no time to hire counsel. Justice MacLean dismissed the wife's motion after his effective argument.
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Fernando Caracefia
Supreme Court
Caracefia
Porto Rico
Francesca Caracefia
Justice MacLean
Barcelona
From death house to freedom for James D. Farmer
Justice Andrews quashed the murder indictment against James D. Farmer who was removed from Auburn prison after the Court of Appeals reversed his conviction for complicity in the Sarah Brennan murder. He was arraigned on felony and forgery charges and pleaded not guilty.
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Watertown
N.Y
Andrews
James D. Farmer
Auburn Prison
Court of Appeals
Sarah Brennan
Brownville
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