Anthracite Heaps Up in Perth Amboy as Coal Ships to City
Heavy coal stocks pile at Perth Amboy New Jersey as Lehigh Valley Railroad moves 80,000 tons to supply New York and Boston. Docks dump cars into boats and barges, with two shifts planned to run day and night to ease a 24/7 demand. Retail prices vary from 7 to 12 dollars per ton amid disruptions and middlemen, while experts urge restraint to prevent unequal distribution and a coal panic.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Fleethound
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Boston
the Tribune
Tidewater
New York Tax Shift Predicts Rate Drop to 1.30
The Tax Department reports a move to full value assessments, predicting next year’s rate around 1.50 and possibly 1.30 with Controller Grout’s sinking fund plan adding 8.5 million to the general fund. Book values rise sharply, though exact bills await summer rate decisions.
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New York
Tax Department
Grout
East Side
Lenoxave
Broadway
Fourteenth-st
Forty-second St
Finance Department
Rives Denies Charges in Triangular Letter Exchange
Governor Odell, Mayor Low, and Corporation Counsel Rives exchange letters after a Tribune disclosed Rives' charge that Odell’s remarks in a Republican Club speech were not well founded. Rives cites arrears and tax collections, while Odell denies personal bias. Justice Gaynor and Senator McCarren are drawn indirectly into the dispute. The Pennsylvania Special train ad follows.
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Odell
Mayor Low
Rives
Fifth Avenue
Republican Club
Law Department
Pons
Lew
Tribune
Saxe
Jobn B. Hedges
Davies
Low
McCarren
Justice Gaynor
the Tribune
Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company
Brooklyn
Cuban Treaty at Once in Senate on Wednesday
Washington dispatch reports the pending Cuban reciprocity treaty to be sent to the Senate by President Roosevelt with General Bliss arriving to deliver the document. Havana allies confirm a five year term and sharp tariff reductions in Cuba United States trade, aiming for early ratification and a January effect.
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Tribune
Washington
Senate
General Bliss
State Department
Havana
la Discusion
Rafael Portuonde
United States
Messrs
Zaldo
Garcia Montes
Bliss
Cuba
Roosevelt
House
Palma
Bustamente
Silva
Rafael Portuonda
Lords Pass Education Bill Passes Third Reading
London reports the Education bill cleared its third reading in the House of Lords today. The measure aims to reform state schooling and establish new standards across England and Wales.
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LORDS
London
House of Lords
French lava floods Martinique river valley after Pelée cone collapse
The Paris mission reports that since Mount Pelée's cone crumbled the Blanche River has been entirely covered by lava and ashes spread three miles into the river valley. The report was sent to Minister of Colonies M Doumergue.
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Paris
Martinique
M. Doumergue
Pélée
Blanche River
Von Buelow to Be Made a Prince in Germany
Berlin reports Count von Buelow, the Imperial Chancellor, will be elevated to prince by Emperor William after successful completion of the commercial treaties. The monarch recently raised Caprivi to the rank of Count for securing tariff reductions.
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Berlin
Count von Puelow
William
Caprivi
Marseilles Strike Dying Out As Sailors Rejoin Work
Paris reports an end to Marseilles strikes with union committees allowing members to resume jobs. Sailors begin returning to vessels and about 300 dock laborers work on the quays. A butcher shop was looted during a police arrest attempt, and bakeries faced isolated attacks quickly stopped. Ten strikers convicted for violence receive two weeks to three months in prison. A separate note mentions the New York Central and Lake Shore line’s 20th Century Limited train covering 980 miles to Chicago in about twenty hours.
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Paris
Marseilles
Chicago
New York Central
Lake Shore
New York
Ted
Advi
Lorenz Begins Hip Dislocation Clinic at City Hospital
Dr. Adolf Lorenz opened a series of operations on congenital dislocation of the hip at the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled, drawing about three hundred physicians. He demonstrated his method in three cases, explained post operative care, and planned future clinics including at the New York Polyclinic and a Tarrytown hospital.
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Adolf Lorenz
Lexington
Frederick Muller
Royal Whitman
Lorenz
Virgil P. Gibney
Mary Singleton
East Highty-sixth-st
Pepperatar
Plaster of Paris
Madeline Devereux
East Seventy-sixth-st
Gibney
the Holland
Criterion
Newton M. Shaffer
Mueller
W. R. Townsend
T. Halsted Miers
Considering Arbitration and British Venezuelan Crisis
Diplomatic moves advance toward arbitration as President Clastro's offer to submit Britain and Germany to arbitration gains US support and is under review by London and Berlin. Lord Cranborne and Premier Balfour pressure on Venezuela to consider arbitration. a blue book on relations with Venezuela is issued in London. Italy joins blockade plans with Britain and Germany.
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Clastro
Great Britain
Germany
London
Berlin
United States
House of Commons
Lord Cranborne
Balfour
Venezuela
Italy
Roosevelt Era Venezuela Arbitration Move Seeks Peace
Washington reports Castro urges arbitration on all points with Britain and Germany. President Roosevelt's view and US endorsement shape expectations. Congress likely to seek information but delay action until after Christmas holidays. aim to protect American interests and uphold the Monroe Doctrine amid Anglo German operations in Venezuela.
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the Tribune
Washington
Castro
Bowen
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Caracas
Congress
Hay
House of Representatives
House
Italy Self-Satisfied Over Venezuela Action
Italian participation in the Anglo German action against Venezuela sparks self satisfaction and pride in Rome. Parliament and the public press, across parties, approve the Foreign Affairs Minister’s action as a break in the Monroe Doctrine.
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Tribune
The
Tribune Association
Rome
Venezuela
Italy
Revolution threatens Castro in Venezuela crisis
Antwerp dispatch reports Castro’s position weakening as a new revolution looms. General Matos refuses cooperation against the allies and many Caracas British and German residents favor Venezuela. The Matin notes released prisoners join Matos in Curaçao. Castro urges calm. Pennsylvania Special ad promotes faster service from New York to Chicago.
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Antwerp
Venezuela
Caracas
Castro
Paris
Matin
Curacoa
General Matos
Peace Talks in London Seek Arbitration Over Venezuela
London reports an offer from the Venezuelan government to submit British and German claims to arbitration, with the proposal under British consideration. The United States backs arbitration and requests no new hostilities while a decision is awaited. Ambassador Choate’s absence slows talks as ministers are away and a cabinet meeting is likely before Wednesday.
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Posal
United States
Venezuelan
White
Great Britain
Venezuela
State Department
Washington
Associated Press
London
Monroe Doctrine Not Attacked In Venezuelan Debate
London observers report crowded House discussion over Venezuela crisis as Henry White attends. Schwann urges arbitration amid fears of political pressure, while Lord Cranborne defends Britain’s police role and adherence to the Monroe Doctrine. Campbell-Bannerman voices discontent over information gaps and German-British claims.
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London
Henry White
Schwann
South Africa
Roosevelt
Lord Cranborne
Great Britain
Venezuela
United States
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Germany
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