Mexico and Gold Basis Preparing For Change
A Mexico gold standard shift may come slowly due to silver reliance and careful finances. Enrique Creel, top banker to Diaz and Limantour, says no bill is before Congress yet and any move will be gradual, with import duties tied to a theoretical gold basis and exchange premiums explained. He foresees eventual gold adoption as inevitable but warns against hasty action that could harm currency stability.
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Mexico
Republic
Enrique C
Creel
Diaz
Sefer Limantour
Chihuahua
United States
Congress
Secretary of Finances
Enrique C. Creel
Limantour
London ignores Venezuela as ultimatum news quiets
Foreign dispatches from London report calm reception of Britain and Germany over Venezuela. US stance seen as tacit support for debt collection while others doubt territorial gains. Other items note rail and cattle disease precautions, Russia’s Behring Sea award concerns, and a quirky Royal visit anecdote at Skibo Castle.
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St. Petersburg
Morning Post
Russia
Great Britain
Hague
Chicago Employers Unite and Labor Talk
Frederick W. Job resigns as chairman of the State Board of Arbitration to become secretary of the newly formed Employers' Association of Chicago. The group, created by top Chicago employers, kept secret until the reason for his move surfaced. Job says it will act as a unit on labor troubles and includes Chicago’s leading industrials. Plans remain largely undisclosed.
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Chicago
Frederick W. Job
State Board of Arbitration
Employers’ Association of Chicago
Job
Mr. Job
TOWED THE KORFF SIX HOURS
The Philadelphian reports sighting the German steamer August Korff on December 2 in the Atlantic. The Philadelphian attached a hawser and towed the Korff for six hours before weather obliged abandonment. The account appears in a December report from Liverpool.
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Liverpool
Thornton
New York
August Korff
Wischausen
Philadelphia
Flushing
Korff
Railroad Franchise Vote Brings Narrow City Committee Win
The Railroad Committee of the Board of Aldermen reported the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel franchise favorably by a 5 to 4 vote. Aldermen Goodman Downing Klett and Peck and Owens supported. McCall Wafer Lundy Diemer opposed. The final board decision is expected today with a two thirds vote needed for final disposition.
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Railroad Committee
Board of Aldermen
Rapid Transit Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manhattan Island
Goodman
Downing
Klett
Diemer
Sach
Alderman Downing
Tammany Men
Charles F. Murphy
Murphy
Pennsylvania Company
Dis Insylvania Company
Wigwam
Tammany
James Keyes
United States Pilots Association
Central Federated Union
City Committee Meeting Faces Tunnel Franchise Turmoil
At the City Committee of the Citizens' Union annual meeting the tunnel franchise proposed by the Pennsylvania Railroad created unrest. Alfred J. Boulton warned against a pro franchise delegation, leading to the abandonment of the plan. 1993 officers were elected including Chairman R Fulton Cutting and Vice-Chairmen Abnert S Haight and Fielding Marshall. A committee to audit school supply contracts was urged, with future action set for December 22 on excise and campaign planning.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Citizens’ Union
Board of Aldermen
Alfred J. Boulton
Cutting
Manhattan
The
Bronx
R. Fulton Cutting
Abnerts. Haight
Brooklyn
Fielding. Marshall
John W. Weed
Queens
Arthur M. Harris
Richmond
E.R. L. Gould
Thomas A. Fulton
Neal Ward
Board of Education
Committee On Excise
Cuban House Brawl Aims for Duel After Attack in Conference
Seilor Perez, secretary of Cuba's House of Representatives, was attacked by Representative Mendieta in a conference room. Perez was knocked down twice before lawmakers separated the pair. The Nationalist Perez and Republican Mendieta clashed over House debates and a duel is feared.
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the Tribune
The
Tribune Association
Havana
Dec
Sefior Perez
House of Representatives
Mendieta
Cuba Railway Opened With 150 Passengers To Havana
In Santiago Cuba on December 8 a crowd saw the first regular train depart at 7 am for Havana carrying about 150 passengers including American Cuba Company representatives. The Cuba Company promises liberal freight and passenger rates and anticipates interior development. The notice also advertises the Pennsylvania 20 hour special from New York to Chicago and eight trains daily from New York to Chicago by the New York Central.
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Santiago
Cuba
Cuba Company
Havana
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
New York Central
Addys
Ultimatum to Venezuela triggers move to La Guayra
Great Britain and Germany demand satisfaction from Venezuela. Their envoys leave Caracas and board warships at La Guayra port. If demands are not met soon, Venezuela’s customs face seizure. President Castro asserts he believes force is not intended.
Ultimatums Set as Britain and Germany Demand Venezuela Settlement
Britain and Germany present ultimatums to Venezuela with a time limit and threaten seizure of customs revenues if a settlement is not reached. London reports the Foreign Office seeks a diplomatic resolution, while noting communication difficulties with Minister Haggard in Caracas. Premier Balfour says the next step would enforce claims if Caracas does not respond satisfactorily.
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New-York
The
Tribune Association
London
Balfour
United States
Mr. Balfour
Venezuela
State Department
England
Germany
Castro
Great Britain
Foreign Office
W. H.D. Haggard
House of Commons
Associated Press
Haggard
Caracas
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Relations Severed as Ministers Leave Caracas for La Guayra
In Caracas on December 8 British Minister W H D Haggard and German chargé d affaires Von Pilgrim Baltazzi departed for La Guayra after closing their legations. Haggard boarded the British cruiser Ret ribution and Pilgrim Baltazzi boarded the German cruiser Vineta. They left amid ultimatums demanding settlement of revolutions claims and German loan interest, with offices closed for festivals. The action, seen by some as a breach of diplomatic rules, followed separate demands left yesterday at the foreign minister’s private residence.
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Lord Lansdowne
Horace Rumbold
House of Lords
Rumbold
National Review
Austria
Germany
D. Haggard
von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
Caracas
Lopez Barratt
Letter From Castro Explains Venezuela Britain Crisis
Caracas reports an open letter from President Castro addressing the alleged alliance of Britain and Germany against Venezuela. He denies incurring new debt, notes he paid obligations during the revolution, and urges diplomacy, justice, and discretion in the press as the crisis subsides. Castro emphasizes national dignity, justice, and long standing friendly ties with foreign nations.
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Caracas
Dec. S
Castro
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Caracas Doubtful on Anglo German Demonstration
In Caracas December The true situation remains unclear as of morning with no visible knowledge of an Anglo German projected demonstration. A Christmas problem for gift giving is solved by Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen, popular with dealers and on Broadway.
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Caracas
Dec. S
Waterman
Broadway
Healer William Parmenter Dies on Sixth Avenue
William Hate Parmenter, 48, a healer with offices in the St James Building, collapsed on Sixth Avenue near Thirty-eighth Street while walking to a Broadway theater. He lived near Broad ton Hotel, had once practiced law in Boston and New York, and was unmarried. Parmenter was said to be a nephew of a Massachusetts judge. His body was moved to an undertaker on Eighth Avenue.
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William Hate Parmenter
Thirty-eighth-st
Sixth-ave
Mr. Parmenter
St. James Building
Bartlingin
Parmenter
Earlingtont
Boston
New York
Judge Parmenter
Massachusetts
Seven Injured as Scaffold Falls at Hoboken Pier No 2
Seven men were injured when a scaffold collapsed at the North German Lloyd Pier No 2 in Hoboken yesterday afternoon. Injured workers from Leonard Sheet Metal Works were taken to St Mary’s Hospital. all are expected to recover. Names include Herman Hass, Charles Haverneck, William Kelly, Leonard Lechner, John Lortus, John Petersen, and Edward Schnahel, with injuries ranging from broken bones to scalp and ankle damage.
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Lloyd
Hoboken
St Mary's Hospital
Hass
Herman
Forest-ave
Brooklym
Lex
Haveraneck
Charles
Thirt-ave
Manhattan
Kelly
Wiliam
West Ninety-fourth-st
Lechner
Leonard
Evergreen
Long Island
Tex
LorTus
John
Columbus
Ave
Petersen
John Hoboken
Edward
East Ferry
Fourth-St
Leonard Sheet Metal Works
West Thirteenth St
Patrick Loftus
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