Congress Responds To President Message In Mixed Reception
Washington dispatch reports both houses reading the President's message with Republicans largely supportive while some Democrats and factional Republicans voiced irritation The message praised for its logic but drew protest over Secret Service and Indian agent changes causing concern among legislators who deferred full judgment until they could study the text.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Dec
Congress
Secret Service
German Comments on Roosevelt Message Mark U S Policy
Berlin newspapers publish Roosevelt’s message at great length. Comments are brief but the coverage signals future U S policy and military growth. The item notes a Christmas party hosted by Sherry McCabe inviting several millionaires, with prompt reference to next Sunday’s Throne.
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Berlin
Dec
Roosevelt
United States
Sherry McCabe
Taft responds to Panama Canal accusations in Times-Star
The Times-Star quotes Taft brother of William H Taft as rebutting articles from The Indianapolis News and The New York World about Panama Canal profits. It argues the campaign used the story for political reasons and defends Taft against charges of using influence to aid relatives. The piece condemns papers for sensationalism and promises responses in coming days.
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The
New York World
Panama
Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Cromwell
Theodore Roosevelt
Wil H. Taft
United States
Washington
Candal
Indianapolis News
Taft
Millard Voices Panama Canal Inquiry Frustrations
Nebraskan ex Senator J H Millard, former Senate committee chair on Panama investigations, criticizes President Roosevelt and William Nelson Cromwell for blocking stockholder disclosure in the canal deal. He says Cromwell and others obstructed efforts to uncover the syndicate behind the Panama Canal Company and questions government cooperation.
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Tribune
Tech
J. H Millard
Nebraske
Senate
United States
Wiliam Nelson Cromwell
Canal Company
Millard
Prnorevsit
Cromwell
Bunched barges regulate New York Harbor traffic rule
Secretary Straus announces a new harbor regulation taking effect February 1 that limits hawser length to 75 fathoms and caps tow sizes at three barges. The maximum tow length cannot exceed 2000 feet, with bunched formations required in the North and East rivers and adjustments for Long Island Sound passages.
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Washington
Dec
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
New York Harbor
Congress
Bureau of Navigation
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
New York
Erie Basin
Long Island Sound
Fort Schuyler
Whitestone Point
Venezuela alarm as Dutch warships patrol coast
Caracas reports that President Castro may face a domestic backlash after he travels to Europe while three Dutch battleships sail the coast. A government vow to fire on any unfriendly act widens tensions as gunboats are sought in Germany and army units mobilize with ammunition.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Castro
Europe
la Guaytra
Vicente Gomez
Germany
Gomez
Apure
Colombia
Fernandez
Gabaldon
Perez
Old Contracts Stand in Insurance Commission Case
Albany reports that the New York Court of Appeals ruled Section 97 of the Armstrong insurance laws is not retroactive. The decision, unanimous, favors William Boswell of Cincinnati against Security Mutual Life Insurance Co. It holds contracts pre dating the law remain valid and that an agent is a general agent under contract, not a domestic factor in the insurer's internal affairs.
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Albany
Dec
Armstrong Insurance
Court of Appeals
William Boswell
Cincinnati
Security Mutual Life Insurance Company
Binghamton
Cullen
Hiscock
Edward T. Bartlett
Willard Bartlett
Gray, Haight and Werner
American Ice Company Loses Case in New York Land Appeal
The Court of Appeals ruled the American Ice Company has no franchise interests or rights in land under water in the North River sought by New York City for condemnation. It reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Special Term, which had supported commissioners’ awards to the Forty second Street Railroad Company but denied any award to the American Ice Company. A separate decision grants the Ice Company a new trial in a case to restrain construction of a pier and bulkhead at West 8th Street.
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Albany, der
American Ice Company
North River
City of
New York
Court of Appeals
Appellate Division
Commissioners of Estimate
Forty-second Street Railroad Company
West 8d Street
Wine Dinner at Hotel Gotham Showcases American Grape Spirit
One hundred fifty American wine growers hosted a wine dinner at Hotel Gotham, serving twenty two varieties plus cordials. Patrons drank American wine amid patriotism while debates at the event urged separating wine dealers from saloon keepers and preserving tariffs on imported wines. Lee J. Vance presided as toastmaster with talks by Patrick F. McGowan Dr Eugene Porter E M Tierney Edward Emerson and W B Atwood.
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Hotel
Gotham
Committee of Arrangement
Lee J. Vance
Patrick F. McGowan
Board of Aldermen
Eugene H. Porter
New York City
Astor House
United States
Wine Press
California
Vance
South
West
Edward R. K. Emerson
Wine Growers’ Association
Congress
W .®. Hilareth
P. T. Morgan
L. J. Masson
L. J Vance
F .R. Emerson
Castro Not In Port As Guadeloupe Sails Toward Berlin
Santander dispatch reports President Castro aboard the Guadeloupe not sighted at port tonight as Venezuelan officials and foreign correspondents await his arrival. Berlin-bound plans emerge as French authorities may demand an apology before landing. Castro is expected to disembark in Santander to avoid a clash with France.
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Santander
Guadeloupe
Castro
Bordeaux
Caracas
Spain
Nicolas Veloz-Goilicoa
Berlin
Gomez
France
Simon appoints Haiti cabinet after presidency take over
General Antoine Simon has established a new Haitian cabinet with General Hippolite as Interior Minister and M. Claude as Foreign Affairs Minister among others. The ministers will serve as councillors. port-au-prince reports show the city quiet and no trouble elsewhere.
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Port-au-Prince
Antoine Simon
Haiti
Hippolite
Luders Chapeteau
M. Claude
M. Bretllard
General Rollantd
M. Magnt
Hill warns rail link Chicago to New York unviable now
In Peoria James J Hill told Commercial and Creve Coeur clubs that at current material and labor costs a Chicago to New York railroad could not yield a 2 percent annual dividend. He left Peoria in a special train with chief officers. Hill urged boosting agricultural growth as the nation's future salvation amid a predicted population rise to 1,000,000,000 in thirty years.
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Peoria. Ili
Dec
James J Hill
Creve Coeur
Chicago
New York City
Peoria
Hill
Bulgaria ready to indemnify Turkey for damages
A Sofia dispatch states Bulgaria informs the powers of willingness to pay 16590000 dollars as indemnity to Turkey for damages arising from Bulgaria’s declaration of independence. The payment proposal aims to settle disputes with Turkey through monetary compensation.
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Faris. der S
Temps
Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
German Arms Factories Busy Amid Turkish Purchase Talks
Berlin reports the Turkish government negotiating with a German company at Dusseldorf for ammunition valued at 1,275,000 dollars. The deal covers shrapnel and infantry rounds, while Berlin’s small arms factories are unusually active.
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Berlin
Dusseldorf
Austria Reopens Negotiations Amid Ongoing Boycott
Constantinople dec 8 Marquis Pallavicini Austro-Hungarian ambassador resumes talks with the Porte for direct settlement while the boycott against Austrian goods remains strong. Ships carrying passenger luggage from an Austrian steamer were sunk today as tensions persist. Peking dec 8 An edict grants late Emperor Kuang Hsu the title Good Emperor of the Ancestral Temple in recognition of his reform achievements.
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Constantinople
Pallavicini
Porte
Boycott Committee
Peking
Kuang-Hsu
Senate authorizes loan guarantee for Sao Paulo coffee loan
Rio de Janeiro dated December 8: The Senate authorized President Penna to grant the federal guarantee for the Sao Paulo coffee loan of 75.10 dollars. The President will sign the guarantee tomorrow.
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Rio de Janeiro
Senate
Penna
Sao Paulo
Tomorro
Mrs Gould Wins Point in Gould Divorce Case
Supreme Court Justice Seabury denied Frank Gould’s motion to strike paragraphs from Helen Kelly Gould’s bill of particulars in her absolute divorce suit. The motion claimed the removed portions were irrelevant, while the complainant’s counsel argued the paragraphs showed multiple gifts to the two correspondents. The prior hearing exposed the corespondents’ names. the former argument charged misconduct with Rose Winter and Marjorie Stevens.
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Justice Seabury
Supreme Court
Frank Gould
Helen Kelly Gould
Gould
Carner
Rose Winter
Marjorie Stevens
Sphinx Club Dinner At Waldorf Highlights Advertising Elite
Leading lights of the advertising world attended the Sphinx Club annual dinner at the Waldorf last night with Samuel Brill presiding. W Post of Battle Creek Mich delivered the main speech on a Newspaper's Responsibility to the Public noting the waning influence of yellow journalism and criticizing labor leaders bulldozing methods. Frank B Noyes replied to Post's criticisms.
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Sphinx Club
Waldorf
Samuel Brill
W. Post
Battle Creek
Mich
Post
Frank B Noyes
Hyde and Schneider Sentenced for Land Fraud Conspiracy
Frederick A Hyde of San Francisco and W J Schneider of Tucson were convicted of conspiring to defraud the United States of Oregon and Washington land. Hyde faces $16,000 fine and two years in a Missouri penitentiary. Schneider $1,000 fine and one year two months. Appeals noted. The case cost the government about $100,000. Also noted is an upcoming art auction of Chinese and Japanese objects in New York December 10 through 12.
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Washington
Dec. S
Frederick A Hyde
San Francisco
United States
Oregon
District Criminal Court
Moundsville
W. Va
Joost H Schneider
Tucson
Ariz
Hyde
District Court of Appeals
Schneider
John A. Benson
Henry F. Dimond
West
Governor Hughes declines New York fire life inquiry commission
Albany reports Governor Hughes replying to the Chamber of Commerce resolution that a commission to investigate life insurance firms in New York State is not advisable at present. He cites recent reforms, pending provisions, and aims to conserve policyholder interests, offering to consider specific amendments and study any forthcoming bills.
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Albany
Dec
Hughes
Chamber of Commerce of
New York City
Commission of Fire
New York State
Sereno Stratt
Chamber of Commerce
Independent Democracy forms to oppose Tammany Hall
Dr William J Stewart leads a new Seventh District Democratic group to organize against Tammany Hall with Ernest Harrier Nathan Greenbaum and others. Stewart serves as president and Greenbaum as secretary outlining the organization’s aims.
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William J Stewart
Ernest Harrier
Nathan Greenbaum
Dr. Stewart
Greenbaum
Stewart
Independent Tammirage Democrats Seek Anti Tammany Fusion
Independent thimkirge Democrats denounce Tammany Hall and aim to fuse with anti Tammany groups. They claim meetings in the Jackson Club district show cross district representation. They deny involvement by William S Devery and John Sheehan, noting Devery once influenced the uptown area.
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Thimkirge
Jackson Club
Manhattan
Star Chamber
Murphy
William S Devery
Devery
Johnn
Sheehan
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