Philippine needs freer trade urged nationwide report
The annual report of Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards cites a bill to grant free entry to Philippine products with limits on sugar and explores trade, post office savings, and census density. It notes Cuban army expenditures, Dominican debt settlement, and ongoing Philippine governance issues and civil retirements.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
Cuba
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Edwards
United States
Friends of the
Philippine Scouts
Europe
Cebu
Japan
Italy
Germany
France
Visayan
Postal Savings Bank
Bureau of Posts
Manila
Republic of Cuba
Provisional Government
Army of Pacification
Congress
Cockran Discusses Tariff At New Rochelle Forum
Congressman W Bourke Cochran spoke at the People's Forum in New Rochelle urging gradual tariff revision. He noted support for reducing protective tariffs and cited united public demand across party lines for a measured approach while opposing drastic, rapid change.
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W. Bourke Cockran
People’s Forum
New Rochelle
A. B. Leonard
Cochran
Ways and Means Committee
The
House
Canal Zone buildings uninsured despite millions owned
Washington reports that US government properties in the Panama Canal Zone total 3,338 buildings valued in the millions with no insurance. Fire precautions include strict rules, regular inspections, and a fire department of paid firemen and 226 volunteers. Wages are low for early months with volunteers paid hourly.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal Commission
Canal Zone
Republicans of 30th Assembly District Plan Club Entertainment
Members of the Republican Club of the 30th Assembly District prepare for their annual smoker at clubhouse No. 112 East 125th Street. The committee pledges to make the celebration the best in the club’s history.
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Republican Club
30Th Assembly District
East 125Th Street
Tafts Seek Home Near New England Coast
President elect William H Taft and Mrs Taft attended St Pauls Church in Augusta where a temperance sermon urged enforcement of the law. Taft discussed cabinet rumors, possible New England coast summer home plans for the Taft brothers, and denied pursuing a Long Island site or active offers of positions.
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Augusta
William H. Taft
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Church of England
Whitney
Taft
Thomas
Knox
New England
Long Island
Murray Bay
Canada
Taft Brothers
William H
Charles P
Henry W
Horace D
Horace D. Taft
Wainscott
Gossip on the Cabinet likely to come this winter
Washington dispatch reports rapid cabinet shaping with Frank H Hitchcock slated for Postmaster General and Philander C Knox eyed for Secretary of State. Wickersham and Ballinger discussed for Attorney General and Interior respectively, with Nagel, Loeb, Straus, and Wright also named in speculation.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Philander C. Knox
George W. Wickersham
New York
Mr. Taft
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Garfield
Richard A. Ballinger
Seattle
Missouri
Department of Commerce and Labor
Taft
Nagel
Wickersham
Republican National Committee
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
Oscar 8. Straus
George A. Wright
California
Pacific Coast
Many Senate Contests Stirred Across States in 1900s
Washington dispatch notes 31 Senate terms expire March 4 with 18 already re-elected or assured. Knox resignation opens Pennsylvania seat, sparking GOP scramble similar to Ohio for Foraker and Connecticut for Brandegee. Root likely to win New York Platt seat. Jones, Johnson, Crawford, Bristow, and possibly Chamberlain noted as successors. Taft faces Foraker Burton opposition in Ohio. Foraker may concede to Burton if opportunity arises. Kentucky, Colorado, and Oregon seat changes outlined with various nominees. Indiana races center on Kern and Slack after Taggart withdrawal. Kern leads in pledges but may fall short. Slack could surge if Kern fails.
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Washington
Dec
Pennsylvania
Knox
Taft
Ohio
Foraker
Connecticut
Brandegee
Root
New York
Platt
Senator Ankeny
Wesley L. Jones
Hansbrough
North Dakota
M. N. Johnson
Petersburg
N. D
Kittredge
South Dakota
Coe I. Crawford
Long
Kansas
Joseph L. Bristow
Salina
Fulton
Oregon
Chamberlain
Kentucky
Bradley
McCreary
Teller
Colorado
Charlies J. Hughes
Denver
Charles P. Taft
Mr. Taft
Representative Burton
Harry M. Daugherty
Keifer
Burton
Dalzell
Burke and Huff
George P. Oliver
Pittsburg
Hill
Indiana
Hemenway
John W. Kern
John I. Lamb
Terre Haute
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
L. Ert Slack
Franklin
Taggart
Kern
Slack
Earthquake in Puy-Notre Dame Triggers Panic
An earth shock hit Puy-Notre Dame France on December 20 causing panic but causing no material damage.
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France
Puy-Notre Dame
Pinchot seeks $5 million for national forests to expand operations
Washington reports Gifford Pinchot national forester asks Congress for a $5,000,000 appropriation, $2,000,000 more than last year. He argues for a larger force and businesslike timber marketing to raise revenues while conserving forests, predicting substantial income from controlled production. He cites 46 percent growth in business with only 10 percent rising costs and outlines future revenue potential of up to 125 million annually.
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Tribuns Bureau
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
National Forester
Congress
Pinchot
Senate
House
Pinchot Took Up the Future of the National Forests
New Air Space Law Changes Immigrant Steerage Rules
Washington reports the Lodge air space bill, now law, requires more steerage space on immigrant ships improving passenger health and potentially reducing overall arrivals. It replaces Section 42, narrows drastic limits, and raises standard capacity for vessels entering New York and other ports.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Lodge
Senate
United States
New York
Europe
Nova Scotian
Cedric
Immigration Commission
Bourne Seeks Big Pay for Presidents in New Plan
Washington reports Senator Bourne pressing a Senate bill to raise the President’s salary to 100000 and the Vice President’s to 25000. He argues executive pay should reflect responsibility and aid in rainy day savings, noting current White House costs borne by the officeholder and the need to attract capable leaders.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bourne
Senate
Congress
United States
White House
Taft
Roosevelt
Senator Hourne
Naval War Proposals on Prize Court Codes Split by Powers
London dispatch outlines divergent drafts from ten powers on rules for an international prize court. United States and Great Britain push detailed, testable provisions while Japan submits brief notes. differences center on contraband, blockades, search rights, and treatment of neutral ships.
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London
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Germany
War College
Unclear ship status statement amid blockade tensions
The text asserts the vessel has no contraband on board, is not attempting to violate a blockade, is not operating in neutral service for the opposing belligerent, and that its papers are in order and complete. This summarizes a maritime clearance or wartime compliance claim.
Montenegrin Merchants Adopt Austro-Hungarian Boycott
At a Cettinje meeting on December 20 nearly all influential Montenegrin merchants supported a resolution to boycott Austro-Hungarian products. The move aims to press the Austro-Hungarian authorities amid ongoing tensions in the region.
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Cettinje
Cardinal Lecot Dead in Chambéry France
Cardinal Victor Lucian Sulpice Lecot archbishop of Bordeaux died in a Chambéry hotel from brain hemorrhage while returning from Rome. A liberal voice in the French Church he led conciliatory efforts during Church State separation, opposed by hardliners. born 1831, he became bishop of Dijon and archbishop of Bordeaux, cardinal in 1893.
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Chambéry
France
Victor Lucian Sulpice Lecot
Bordeaux
Rome
Cardinal Lecot
College of Cardinals
Montescourt
Dijon
Cardinal Richard
Paris
Perraud
Cardinal Coullié
Simon Takes Oath of Office in Haiti
General Antoine Simon was sworn in as President of Haiti at 10 am in a palace ceremony attended by foreign ministers, warship officers, and Haitian Cabinet. Senator Paulin led the oath and Hippolyte pledged government economy and progress while Claude assured cordial international relations. Simon attended a Cathedral Te Deum and rode through Port-au-Prince to cheers.
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Port-au-Prince
Antoine Simon
Haiti
Simon
Paulin
Hippolyte
M. Carteron
M. Claude
Taft Prefers Continuation of Roosevelt Latin American Policy
President-elect Taft writes to John Barrett stating he will maintain the Roosevelt era policy toward Latin America. He cites Root’s visits and measures to expand commerce, praising growth in South and Central American republics and calling for closer bonds and mutual benefit.
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Washington
United States
Taft
Latin America
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Root
Roosevelt
South and
Central America
State Department
Smeets
Albany State Charities Save Fuel Costs in 1902 Style Record
Albany December 20 state data shows seventeen institutions spent less on fuel and light last year than any year since 1902 except one. Fiscal supervisor Charles M Bissell reports total cost 193 375 93 compared with 200 524 77 prior year a saving of 7 148 84 amid population rise of 666
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Albany
Charles M. Bissell
Bissell
Castro Goes to Hospital for Treatment
President Castro of Venezuela was moved to Dr Israel's hospital today to undergo a course of treatment and dieting amid official reports of his health plan and medical care.
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Castro
Berlin
Venezuela
Israel's
Baltimore News Introduces Sunday Afternoon Edition
Baltimore's Sunday Evening Paper announces the first Sunday afternoon issue of The Baltimore News. The sixteen page edition matches the format of weekday runs, marking a historic shift in local newspaper publishing.
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Baltimore
Baltimore News
Police issue general alarm for George H. Lincoln missing in New Rochelle
New Rochelle police issued a general alarm for George H. Lincoln who disappeared from his home last Friday night. Lincoln had long been with Arnold, Constable & Co and had not worked for three weeks due to a nervous disorder. He lived with his aged father and two colored servants after his wife died years ago.
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New Rochelle
George H. Lincoln
Mr. Lincoln
Arnold, Constable & Co
Reports of Friction with America in Japan
Horace A. Taylor former assistant secretary of the Treasury tours the world and says only a few hoodlums in Japan stir war talk. He spent six months in Japan and found the people there friendly to the United States. He visited Europe during the presidential campaign and noted Continental interest in Taft and Bryan. He regards Japan as the best of the countries he visited and China as awakening to become a future great power. He observes honesty in Chinese bankers and businesspeople trusted by Japanese firms.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Dec
Japan
United States
Horace A. Taylor
the Treasury
Mr. Taylor
Europe
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
India
Egypt
China
Plan to Honor Parsons Heads to Republican Dinner
Republican executive committee members plan a December 23 dinner at the Republican Club to honor Representative Herbert Parsons and discuss the upcoming municipal campaign. The $24 plate event aims to align leaders on a straight ticket, with only committee members and elected officials invited.
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Republican Executive Committee
Herbert Parsons
Republican Club
Parsons
Executive Committee
Woodruff
State Committee
Brooklyn
New York County
Paxsons
Committee of
Election expenses in New York total over two million
The Association to Prevent Corrupt Practices at Elections reports that total expenditures by Republican and Democratic committees and candidates in New York for 188 were 2,215,592 52. Republican 1,466,273 91 and Democratic 752,31891. Duplications deducted, final figures outline national and state allocations and note future enforcement against groups failing to file statements. Orleans County Democratic organization to file soon.
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Albany
Association To Prevent
New York
Dlican
Colognia
New York State
Orleans
Repu
Democratic Party
Orleans County
Democratic
Stislam
Publican
Sais
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New Rochelle People’s Forum
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Edward Miller & Co
Warren St
Senator Lodge
United States of America
High Seas
America
Pelligerent
Francis Draz 2 Co
U. S
Hudson St
N.Y
Austria
the Meriden Co
Silversmiths International Silver Co
Fifth Ave
Madison Square
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