Three Drafts Reported for Canada Treaty Settlements
Montreal to Ottawa talks on a new fishery treaty and three drafts for ratification by the United States Senate. The first draft proposes Hague arbitration of Atlantic fisheries rights involving Canada Newfoundland and the United States. The second outlines water boundaries and Niagara Falls power questions with a permanent arbitration commission. The third settles longstanding pecuniary claims between the British and American sides, including damages from past seizures and collisions.
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Tribune
Montreal
Joseph Pope
Dominion of Canada
Ottawa
Washington
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
United States
Canada
Congress
State Department
Senate
Hague Tribune
Newfoundland
sdTt
Fleet Nears Colombo With Battleship Fleet Dispatch
Telegram from American Atlantic fleet reports the fleet sighted near Colombo on December 14. Georgia left Dec 8 to Colombo carrying a smallpox case but not serious, with crew death toll excellent. One sailor, Stawicki, went missing after falling overboard. Melsonald was rescued after another incident. Manila voyage described as uneventful amid daily tactical maneuvers.
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Colombo
Ceyion
Willamie
Colombe
Georgia
Stevicki
McDonald
New Jersey
Jim Melsonald
Stawicki
Stone Doubles Reward in Wife Missing Case
W A Stone of Uniontown says his wife Bertha May Stone vanished and suspects elopement with Emry Martin, a local merchant. He increased the reward to $5,000 to recover her, blaming illness and a Manila bound suitor, while Martin’s wartime tales are cited as influence. Stone’s fortune is put at not less than a substantial amount.
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Tribune
Vnientesa. Penn
W. A. Stone
Bertha May Stone
Emry Martin
Peril of Tuberculosis in Church Declared by Aked
Dr. Aked of Fifth Avenue Baptist denounces churches and theatres as aids to TB spread while recounting his own infection. He told a tuberculosis congress that his lungs were damaged in a Swiss sanatorium and warned a large audience to avoid unnecessarily crowded spaces and poor ventilation.
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Charlies F. Aked
Fith Avenue Baptist Church
Hie
Switzerland
Azsin
Euglorium
Liverpool
Shovers
Liberals Stand Firm On Parliament Delay And Budget Plan
London Dec 11 The government under Premier Asquith will not seek immediate dissolution of Parliament. He told a National Liberal Club dinner that ministers will face the next session with an important programme led by the budget. The veto power of the House of Lords remains the central issue as free trade versus protection looms.
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London
Asquith
National Liberal Club
Plan for 16 story Fifth Avenue block front building
Heirs of the Marshall Field estate reportedly drafted tentative plans for a sixteen story store and office building on the easterly Fifth Avenue block front between 30th and 31st streets valued at about 4 million dollars with a total investment of 7 million. The measure signals consideration rather than a firm commitment as years may pass before execution. current leases would remain unaffected. Separate purchases include Mrs. Margaret Sage acquiring Riverside Drive blocks between 109th and 110th streets for about 400 thousand, consolidating nearly the entire block with exceptions. First Church of Christ Scientist briefly held an option on another Riverside Drive block front but declined to exercise it amid bridge-approach rumors. Sage has Manhattan real estate loans exceeding 20 million, and has not been a dominant buyer to date.
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Marshall Field Estate
Fifth Avenue
30Th
31St Streets
Avenue
30Th Street
31St Street
Margaret O. Sage
Russell Sage
Frank L. Fisher
Riverside Drive
109Th
110Th Streets
Whitlock
199Th
Broadway
First Church of Christ Scientist
96Th Street
Central Park West
Manhattan
Offer to Cortelyou for Union Trust Presidency
News from Washington reports that the Union Trust Company offered its presidency to George B. Cortelyou after the death of Edward King. Cortelyou, then Secretary of the Treasury, weighs the offer amid committee talks with Wall Street financiers and New York trustees.
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Union Trust Company
Edward King
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
King
James T. Woodward
Hanover National Bank
W. Emlen Roosevelt
Charles H. Tweed
Mr. Cortelyou
Wall Street
Financial District
New York City Trust Company
Charles S. Fairchild
New York Security and Trust Company
Continental Trust Company
New York Trust Company
Lyman J. Gage
United States Trust Company
Leslie M. Shaw
Carnegie Trust Company
State Banking Department
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Central Trust Company
John D. Rockefeller
Union Trust
Richard T. Wilson
Charles H. Leland
H. van R. Kennedy
W. Emien Rooosevelt
Augustus W. Kelley
Harrison FE. Gantry
James Speyer
Robert Walton Goelet
William Woodward
Alexander Smith Cochran
Walter P. Bliss
Amos F. Ene
N. Parker Shortridge
Amory S. Car
Greater
New York
Associated Trust Companies
Cortelyou
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Charles H. Keep
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Lord on a Vacation Prophet Captured After Shootout
Kansas City reports James Sharp known as Adam God led a clash with police Tuesday leaving five dead and A J Selser, 72, an bystander, dying from a stray bullet. Sharp, wounded in both hands, told officers he believed the strike was God’s will and expressed relief at being back in custody.
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Kansas City
James Sharp
Adam God
Kansas
Sharp
A. J. Selser
Knights of the White Death letters traced to prankster
Chicago the mystery of threatening letters sent to clergy and citizens was solved when William Pollard a grocer’s wagon driver aged twenty two confessed he created the Knights of the White Death as a Sherlock Holmes style joke. He says skulls and crossbones adorned the notes and demands for money were added merely to heighten intrigue.
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Chicago
Knights of the White Death
William Pollard
Pollard
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
State Buys 15000 Acres In Adirondack and Catskills
Albany reports the state forest land purchasing board closed negotiations for about 15000 acres across Adirondack and Catskill regions. The board exhausted most of its 600000 appropriation while negotiating with George J. Gould for about 3000 more acres in the Catskills. Purchases span Herkimer, Hamilton, Essex, Greene and Ulster counties at prices from 36 to 6 per acre.
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Albany
State Forest Land Purchasing Board
Adirondack
Catskill
George J. Gould
Catskills
Herkimer
Hamilton
Essex
Greene
Ulster
Kentucky Turfemen Win Decision on Betting as Not Gaming
Justice Lassing of the Court of Appeals ruled that betting on horse races is not gaming and cannot be a felony. The test case involved Latonia Jockey Club and Louisville poolroom operator B. M. McDavitt, who sought £5,840 from BR. L. Thomas. The opinion noted wagering can be innocent or lawful activity such as testing an animal's speed or election results. The ruling is hailed as a sweeping victory for racetracks.
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Tribune
Frankfort
Justice Lassing
Court of Appeals
Latonia
Bourbon County
Rockefeller shoots a bird during quail hunt incident
Frank Rockefeller and Joseph T. Bird were on a quail hunt at Rockefeller's ranch when a bird rose and both fired. Bird was wounded in the face by Rockefeller's gun but treated by a physician. the injuries were not serious. Bird called the mishap a mere dot that got shot.
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Twear
Belvidere
Kan
Joseph T. Bird
Frank Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Bird
Rocckefeller
Ten Year Leases Set Up Dewey and Gotham Theatres
William Fox records a ten year lease to the Dewey and Gotham moving picture houses for 900 900 total rent at 90 000 per year from Senator Timothy D Sullivan and George J Kraus. Dewey at 126 to 130 Feast Street and Gotham at 185 167 East 125th Street. Lessee to pay fixed charges like taxes and maintenance. Weekly operating costs estimated at about 350 per theatre with about 12 150 weekly tickets needed at 10 cents each or twice that at 5 cents to cover expenses. The Grand Opera House at 23d Street and Eighth Avenue recently leased for 55 000, hailed as a top city theatre investment.
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William Fox
Timothy D. Sullivan
George J. Kraus
Dewey
Gotham Theatres
Feast 14Th Street
Gotham
East 125Th Street
Grand Opera House
23D Street
Eighth Avenue
Messrs. Harris & Cohan
May Sell Vanderbilt L. I. Estate
Great Neck Long Island December 11 telegraph reports William K Vanderbilt Jr plans to sell his Vanderbilt estate after failing to obtain Success Lake He has leased part of the land to Albert Hanlon sold off work horses and farming implements A mansion project fell through with the lake setback and he may move east or take his mother Mrs Belmont Brokholt Villa home in Virginia
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the Tribune
Great Neck
Long Island
Success Lake
William Kk. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Albert Hanlon
Brokholt Villa
Frohman signals new Chicago playhouse plans
Charles Frohman arrived on the Lusitania and renewed London leaseholds as he visited Chicago briefly. He announced plans for a modern Chicago playhouse to host original productions, aiming to elevate the city to New York level in theatre. The Tribune noted leaders’ aim to make Chicago an important theatre center. The Man from Home had long runs at the Astor Theatre prior to this.
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Charles Frohman
Lusitania
London
Chicago
Frohman
New York
the Tribune
Astor Theatre
Shoe Firms Seek Injunction In Labor Dispute
Poston December 11 Members of the Dodge Brothers and B E Cole and Co shoe firms of Newburyport asked the Superior Court for an injunction to restrain the Boot and Shoe Cutters Association the Knights of Labor and two local assemblies from interfering with workers hired to replace strikers The judge ordered the case set for hearing in Salem Tuesday and refused to issue a temporary injunction pending that hearing
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Poston
Dodge Brothers
B. E., Cole & Co
Shoe Manufacturers
Newburyport
Boot and Shoe Cutters’ Association
Knights of Labor
Wait
Death by self in Harlem court prison cell
Irving J Lanahan, held for alleged flats robberies posed as a fire escape inspector. He hanged himself in his Harlem court prison cell using a leather strap. Keeper Jerry Butler discovered him during rounds. Authorities question the strap source. Lanahan had claimed illness and sought work daily before turning to theft.
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Irving J. Lanahan
Harlem Court
Upper East Side
Jerry” Butler
Butler
Lanahan
Mallon
Lenahan
Church for the Saloon Organizes in Baltimore
The Rev. Fred P. Kurtz forms St. Luke's Church of the New Dispensation with a saloonkeeper congregation of about one hundred. The church will oppose prohibition and local option measures, aiding liquor dealers against the Anti-Saloon League. He plans expansion to other states if Maryland succeeds.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Fred P. Kurtz
St. Luke’s Church of the New Dispensation
Kurtz
Anti-Saloon League
Maryland
Minnesota Wants Mr Roosevelt As University President
Regents of the University of Minnesota will send a representative to President Roosevelt inviting him to succeed Cyrus Northrop as president after his African hunting trip. The proposal was raised at a recent meeting and is hoped to appeal to him.
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the Tribune
Minneapolis
Regents
University of Minnesota
Roosevelt
Cyrus Northrop
Gobelins Bring $65 900 at Amherst Auction
London reports Lord Amherst’s sale of tapestry, enamel plaques and furniture realized high prices to about $200,000. The eight panel Gobelins tapestry depicting Louis XIV’s military career sold for $65,000, a 16th century enamel showing the Virgin Mary died for $35,000, and Louis XV furniture including two settees and twelve chairs went for $38,000. Purchaser reportedly is J. P. Morgan.
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London
Lord Amherst
J. P. Morgan
Fall Kills Doctor in Williamsburg Home Window
Dr Frank Russell Baker died instantly when a window screen weight caused him to fall from a fourth floor window at No 540 Bedford avenue corner Wilson street Williamsburg He was removing the screen and was talking with his wife and two daughters moments before the accident His skull and limbs were fractured He was son of late Dr George W Baker and educated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons He belonged to the Kings County Medical Society and Association Mrs Baker’s parents were present during the incident.
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Frank Russell Baker
Bedford Avenue
Wilson Street
Williamsburg
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Kings County Medical Society
Kings County Medical Association
Naval Wireless Plans Set for U S Navy Stations
Washington December 11 The United States navy will boast peerless wireless gear after a forthcoming contract. The project includes high power wireless telegraph stations with three thousand mile ranges, shipboard sets for thousand mile sending and three thousand mile receiving, and a wireless telephone with a hundred mile radius. Bids close January 5 for the San Francisco station among others near Washington.
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Washington
United States Navy
San Francisco
First Postoffice Wireless Station Opened in England
London reports the first postoffice wireless station opened by Postmaster General Buxton at Belstead on the Devonshire coast. It will primarily communicate with ships at sea. Buxton signaled that similar offices would be set up across the United Kingdom.
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London
England
Buxton
Belthead
Devonshire
United Kingdom
Douma authorizes 225 million external loan for Russia
The St Petersburg session approved a 225 million dollar external loan as part of funding for the 1909 budget deficit. A large portion of the conversion loan of 150 million is due in May while the balance will cover deficits. The day session also adopted a measure declaring private property for lands in communes with twenty four years without reapportionment.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Rockefeller to spend 50 million on Oriental education
Chicago reports in The Record Herald that John D. Rockefeller plans to devote about 50 million dollars to promoting education in Oriental nations. The plan awaits findings from University of Chicago professors Ernest Burton and Thomas C. Chamberlin who were hired to study conditions in the Orient.
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Chicago
Record Herald
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Ernest Burton
Thomas C. Chamberlin
Orient
J G Protais Blanchet Suicide Shocks Quebec Courts
Leading Canadian judge Jean Gervais Protais Blanchet aged sixty five, a Puisne-Judge of the Court of King's Bench, killed himself today amid illness and insanity. A French Quebec descendant and former Provincial Secretary, he served in the legislature and as a law reviser. his wife is linked to Silas Seymour.
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Quebec
Jean Gervais Protais Blanchet
Puisne
Court of King’s Bench
Blanchet
Geographical Society
Bordeaux
France
Silas Seymour
New York
House Defies President Over Secret Service Clause
The House acted unanimously to form a five member committee to examine the President's message on the Secret Service. Representative Perkins led the move, arguing for dignity and proper regard for the Congress while contingency plans include laying the disputed passage on the Speaker's table. The debate touched on executive accountability and the balance of power as similar action likely in the Senate on Monday.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
Perkins
New York
Secret Service
Denby
Michigan
Weeks
Massachusetts
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Lloyd
Missouri
Congress
Treasury Department
United States
Houses of Congress
Congress of
Congress of the
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Hale
Beveridge
Lodge
Appropriations Committee
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