Agreement at Havana Advances Trade Treaty Despite Signatures
A Cuban and U S reciprocity treaty was signed last night in Havana by General Tasker H Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Mantes though it lacks the approval of the Hay and Senior Quesada cabinets, and of the U S and Cuban Senates. The pact calls for a uniform tariff cut on Cuban imports. A parallel goods list details item by item reductions by both nations. No further changes can be made at this stage.
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Hay
Quesada
United States
United
Sesennee
SS Emo
Muder
Partridge
Thomas
Germany Criticised for Sinking Vessels During Venezuelan Crisis
UK and US press debate the destruction of three ships by Commodore Scheder and a naval blockade plan amid the Venezuelan affair. Analysts doubt pacific coercion, warn of armed escalation, and foresee arbitration as a likely outcome with Hay guiding policy and Monroe Doctrine constraints.
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London
Germany
Scheder
Douglas
Pacific
Feebie
Crete
Formosa
Greece
Caracas
State Department
Washington
Castro
Hay
Venezuela
Tropical America
Cuba United States tariff pact outlined in Havana protocol
Washington reports Cuba plans a maximum and minimum tariff schedule under a U S Cuban agreement. A 20 percent concession off Dingley rates for US imports into Cuba while Cuba offers minimum Cuban rates for US goods and maximum rates for other nations. General Bliss signed the protocol detailing schedules and rates to guide a future treaty.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Havana
Tasker H. Bliss
State Department
General Bliss
Change of Inauguration Day Debated in Congress
Washington reports that the House Judiciary Committee agreed to move the inauguration date from March 4 to the last Tuesday in April via a joint constitutional amendment. District officials citizens groups and other interested parties will present arguments as a strong committee report is anticipated.
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
Expositions Train Fares Amid Coal Boat Freight Update
Pittsburg reports the coalboat stage water rising with ten million bushels of coal ready to ship, easing regional famine. The New York Central announces the 3 15 a m Expositions train will not carry passengers from New York Sun. Chicago Sleeping Car will depart as scheduled with Sunday changes.
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NEW York Central
New York Sun
Chicago
New York
Albany West
Partridge Resigns as Police Commissioner of New York
Police Commissioner John N. Partridge resigns citing ill health. Mayor Low may promote Park Commissioner John E. Eustis to head the Police Department with other names like Ebstein, Woodbury, Piper under consideration. Partridge’s letter thanks the mayor and requests appointment to take effect January 1, 1903.
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Low
John FE. Eustis
John N. Partridge
John E. Eustis
Woodbury
Eugene A. Philbin
Ebstein
Piper
Avery D. Andrews
Norton Goddard
Colonel Partridge
Department of
Eustis
Citizens Union
Willcox
Board of Estimate
Haffen
Bronx
Partridge
Department
Mulberry St
Tam
Tunnel Fight Declared Won In Battle For Manhattan Tunnel
Albert B. Boardman, counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad, says the tunnel franchise will pass Tuesday. Tammany leaders shift votes to back the project amid labor concerns and Republican support grows. Sullivan and Murphy weigh future patronage as the tunnel moves toward approval.
Restraint sought on aldermen over tunnel franchise
A taxpayer action to block the Board of Aldermen from granting a franchise to the Pennsylvania New York and Long Island Company was announced. Albert B. Boardman noted the suit hinges on damages and said his firm has spent over 8 million dollars on land for tunnel and station work and stands ready to buy any property touched along the tunnel route at above market price.
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Board of Aldermen
Pennsylvania
New York
Long Island
Wall Street
Albert B. Boardman
Tammany Ignores Labor Clause In Railroad Franchise
The Committee on Bridges and Tunnels reported favorably on the New York and New Jersey Railroad franchise, omitting labor clauses. Four Tammany members voted for the measure amid alleged waivers as labor groups were not watching. The tunnel would run from Jersey City to a Manhattan terminus near Christopher Street. Franchise charges sit at 50 cents per foot for the first ten years and $1 per foot for the next fifteen. The franchise is now before the board.
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Board of Aldermen
New York and New Jersey Railroad
Tammany Men
Jacob Leitner
Frederick Brenner
John J. Haggerty
Thomas F. McCaul
Jersey City
Manhattan
Christopher, West Tenth
Greenwich and
Hudson Sts
New York and New Jersey Railroad Company
Brooklyn Tunnel Project Halted by Injunction
Andrew Onderdonk the sub‑contractor for a tunnel under Joralemon Street was blocked yesterday by a Supreme Court injunction granted at Justice Maddox's Special Term. The New York Dock Company sought the stay, arguing the work would endanger docks and warehouses and constitute taking private property without due process or compensation. The order bars further tunneling under the company buildings and access obstructions from Furman Street to the East River.
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Andrew Onderdonk
Brooklyn
Joralemon St
Justice Maddox
Supreme Court
New-York Dock Company
Joralemon and
Furmansts
Onderdonk
Furman-st
More Mules for South Africa Shipment to Begin Early January
New Orleans reports that British government agents will resume mule shipments to South Africa in January. A fleet of transports will depart for the port, with over 100000 head of horses and mules gathered at supply points like Lathrop Maine ready to be shipped. The animals will restock Boer farms in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, as laborers at Port Chalmette prepare stock pens and ready wharves for transport.
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Tribune
New Orleans
South Africa
Lathrop
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Port Chalmette
Venezuela's Offer to Settle Foreign Claims
London reports Venezuela has asked U S Minister Bowen to arbitrate with Britain and Germany. Venezuelan Consul Schotborgh outlines Castro envoys’ efforts to consolidate all foreign debts into a unified loan not exceeding 8 million dollars. An international European controlled bank would oversee the plan.
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Venezuela
United States
Bowen
Great Britain
Germany
Sefior Schotborgh
Castro
Rome
Paris
Amsterdam
Lester Schotbergh
Spain
France
Italy
J. & W. Seligman & Co
New York
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