Treaty of commercial reciprocity signed between Cuba and United States
Havana December 12 A definite treaty of commercial reciprocity was signed at 11 last night by General Tasker Bliss and Secretaries Zaldo and Mantes. It awaits only signatures of Secretary Hay and Senior Quesada and approval of the U S and Cuban Senates to become effective. The pact provides a uniform four percent tariff cut on Cuban products entering the United States. A parallel list shows the item by item reductions by both nations. Further changes are not expected.
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United Sreates
Hay
Quesada
United States
Washington
Havana
Tasker H. Bliss
State Department
General Bliss
Lid
Partridge
Thomas R. Slicer
Cortright
Germany criticized for sinking vessels in Venezuelan crisis
The Venezuelan affair dominates commentary in London and Paris as critics condemn Germany's destruction of three ships ordered by Schcerder. Debates question the utility and risks of a naval blockade and advocate arbitration under Monroe Doctrine principles to avoid bloodshed.
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London
Germany
Sccheder
Douglas
Pacific
Crete
Formosa
Greece
Caracas
State Department
Washington
Castro
Hay
Venezuela
America
Cuba and United States Reach Differential Tariff Agreement
Washington reports Cuba will set maximum and minimum tariff schedules in a treaty with the United States. The protocol would grant 20 percent off the existing U S tariff in exchange for Cuba’s minimum rates, while imports from other countries bear higher duties. General Bliss signed the Havana document.
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the Tribune
Cuba
United States
Europe
Bliss
Hay
Havana
Teady
Senate
Change of Inauguration Day Sent to Congress
Washington reports a House Judiciary Committee vote to propose a constitutional amendment shifting inauguration from March 4 to the last Tuesday in April or Monday. District committees and citizen groups will argue for the change as supporters expect a favorable committee report.
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Tribune
Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
District Committee
New York Central Announces Exposition Train Passenger Cutoff
Pittsburg dispatch reports the Exposition train will not carry passengers from New York after December 15. The 2:45 a.m. service ends, while the Chicago Sleeping Car to Albany will leave New York at 12:00 a.m. on weekdays and Sundays 11:26 p.m. only to Albany west.
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NEW York Central
New York
Chicago
Albany West
Partridge resigns as Police Commissioner in New York
Police Commissioner John N. Partridge resigns due to ill health. Mayor Low favors John E. Eustis to head the Police Department, with Woodbury Piper Ebstein and others discussed as possible successors. Partridge cites rest needs and reports a strong year with department reforms and personnel changes.
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Low
John E. Eustis
John N. Partridge
John K. 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
Tunnel Fight Declared Won for Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad won its bid to tunnel under Manhattan. Albert B. Boardman said the franchise would pass Tuesday with up to fifteen Tammany votes. Sullivan and Murphy allied with labor politics, while Republicans viewed terms as satisfactory to proceed.
Restraine Aldermen and Franchise Fight Opens Today
A taxpayer suit to block the Board of Aldermen from granting a franchise to the Pennsylvania New York and Long Island Company was announced by a Wall Street firm. Albert B. Boardman said damages must be shown and his clients are prepared to buy any property touched by the tunnel route, claiming they have spent over 8 million dollars on real estate for tunnel and station purposes.
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Railroad
Big Tim* Sullivan
Charles F. Murphy
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Tribune
Tammany
Board of Aldermen
Messrs. Sullivan and
McCall
Pennsylvania Company
Friends of Labor
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Murphy
Board of Estimate
Pennsylvania
Congressman Sullivan
Haffer
The
Bronys
Mr. Haffen
Cty
Haffen
Theroux
Heinsehfeger
Goldwater
Leiter
Behlermann
Gass
Wentz
Brooklyn
Mr. Wentz
Mathews
New York
Long Island
Wall Street
Tammany Ignores Labor Clause In Franchise Vote
Discovery shows the Committee on Bridges and Tunnels reported favorably for the New York and New Jersey Railroad franchise despite a contract omitting eight hour law and prevailing wages. Four Tammany members voted for the franchise, waiving labor clauses while labor organizations were reportedly distracted. The tunnel would run a double track from Jersey City to Manhattan, with fees of 50 cents per foot for ten years and $1 per foot for fifteen years.
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Board of Aldermen
New York and New Jercery 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
Injunction Halts Brookyln Tunnel Work at Joralemon Street
Andrew Onderdonk, sub contractor for the underground tunnel project in Brooklyn, is barred by a temporary Supreme Court injunction, granted by Justice Maddox, from continuing work under New York Dock Company properties on Joralemon Street and Furman Street to the East River. The order blocks entry onto private property and prevents access obstructions during the dispute over potential property taking without due process.
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Andrew Onderdonk
Brooklyn
Joralemonst
Justice Maddox
Supreme Court
New-York Dock Company
Joralemon and
Furmansts
Onderdonk
Joralemon St
Furman-st
More Mules for South Africa
British government agents announce mule shipments from New Orleans will resume in January. A fleet of transports is ordered and mules and horses will be sent to restock Boer farms in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony. Laborers work at Port Chalmette to prepare stock for the ships.
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Tribune
New Orleans
South Africa
Lathrop
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Asa
Port Chalmette
Venezuela Seeks Arbitration Role in Debt Settlement
London reports Venezuelan officials outline efforts to settle foreign claims by consolidating debt into a unified loan of up to 8 million dollars. President Castro's envoys, with Sefior Schotborgh from London, coordinated with J. and W. Seligman Co and a leading French bank to create an International bank under European control.
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Venezuela
United States
Bowen
Great Britain
Germany
Sefior Schotborgh
Castro
Rome
Paris
Amsterdam
Lester Schotbergh
Cleime Agamst
Spain
France
Italy
J. & W. Seligman & Co
New York
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