Crisis in Japan as Cabinet Faces Resignations and Budget Clash
Tokyo reports Vice-Minister of Communications M Nakashoko resigns. Successor named as M Muzuka. Cabinet’s fate tied to budget battles and Diet votes. Constitutionalists may push to dissolve the Diet and force elections, with potential reformation under Marquis Katsura or Admiral Yamamoto amid financial strain and army spending controversy. Immigration issues fade amid political fever.
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Hfe
Saionji
Finance
Saionj
Marquis Katsura
Baron Gombei Yamamoto
America
Canada
Police disperse Catholic nuns in Paris hospital departure
In Paris on January 15 the Augustinian nuns left Municipal Hospital after decades as nurses. Catholic deputies and councillors gathered to protest. police intervened as men tried to unhorse the carriages. The sisters were driven to Notre Dame de Bons Secours where Cardinal Richard led a service.
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Paris
Ervene
Lenys Cochin
the Republic
Notre Dame de Bons Secours
Richard
Stoessel Conviction Feared In Port Arthur Surrender Case
In St Petersburg a court martial verdict for Lieutenant General Stoessel on surrendering Port Arthur is expected next week. Attorney Deputy Syrtanoff doubts acquittal on the main charge but seeks exoneration for the evacuation of minor positions. He argues the decision came under extreme strain after brutal battlefield scenes and a late night hospital visit.
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St. Petersburg
Janf
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Syrtanoff
Fort No. 3
Bely
TROOPS ENTER RABAT AND MOORISH CIVIL TENSIONS RISE
General Bagdani's army enters Rabat amid guard duty for European residents and alerts over Mulai Hafiq's proclamation as sultan and a holy war. Tangier notes quiet Abd el Kebir ceremonies while fears of royal deposition spread. Paris reports a German fleet threat and Casablancan arrests of July 31 trouble instigators to stand trial.
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Rabat
Morocco
Bagdani
Abd-el-Aziz
Mulai Hafiq
Fez
Tangier
Abd-el-Kebir
Voyage of Ville de Paris Airship to Verdun
The Ville de Paris military dirigible sailed from Paris at 9 45 this morning and landed at Verdun at 7 tonight. Crowds greeted the airship on arrival. A brief stop at Valmy followed a minor machinery mishap during the journey.
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Paris
Caillaux Predicts French State Assets Growth
Paris reports an interview with Finance Minister Caillaux contrasting France with other nations. He notes large government and local assets, forecasts national ownership of railroads by 1960, and mentions the costly old age pension program of about 20 million dollars, not realizable soon.
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Paris
M. Caillaux
Prussian loan subscriptions reach 345 million
Berlin reports official subscription total of 345 250 000 to the new Prussian loan. Government aims to cover a 110 500 000 deficit with a 52 000 000 loan. remaining deficit to be met by taxes. State Bank calls the loan a success amid wider debates on interest rates and land expropriation in Prussia.
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Berlin
Imperial Bank
Reichstag
Count von Kranitz
von Billlow
Herr Nieberding
Mammoth Gusher Found in Bibi-Egbat Field at Baku
News from the Caucasus reports a mammoth gusher at the Bibi-Egbat field in Baku flowing 120000 barrels per day. The discovery, in a field already exploited, caused oil shares to rise three points on the market in St. Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Caucasus
Bibi-Egbat
Baku
Vatican organ warns Japan and United States war is inevitable
The Corriere d Italia, Vatican organ, argues in a Rome report that war between Japan and the United States would be fatal and unavoidable. It adds that the current moment is the most favorable for Japan.
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Rome
Corriere d'Italia
The
Vatican
Japan
Porto Rican Legislature Opens After Governor's Message
San Juan January 16 legislature opened. Governor Post urged new schools land registration ward extension higher judge salaries and property tax payments to municipalities. The message was broad and well received.
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San Juan
P. R
Governor Post
Sea rates cut as Cunard matches rivals in Atlantic fares
London and Liverpool report Cunard and White Star rate cuts amid a fierce Atlantic fare war. Cunard trims second and third class by ten shillings per passenger, with Lusitania and Mauretania unchanged, while steerage prices are slashed across lines. A managers conference on rates was postponed.
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London
Cunard Steamship Company
Lusitania
Mauretania
White Star Company
Cunard Company
Atlantic Steamship Companies
Herr Ballin
Hamburg-American Line
Liverpool
Cunard
International Mercantile Marine Company
White Star
American Lines
Europe
Carmania
White Star Line
Umbria
Etruria
Cunard Line
Oceanic
Redmond O'Brien Split Resumes at Irish League Meeting
Dublin reports a clash at the National Directory of the United Irish League gathering as Cork delegates loyal to O'Brien were expelled after a struggle. John E. Redmond was re elected president as the group praised the Parliamentary party and backed Home Rule and reform efforts. The body also endorsed a stance against grazing ranches and welcomed Curzon as a candidate for the Irish representative peerage.
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Dublin
Redmond
O’brien
National Directory
United Irish League
Cork
League
John E. Redmond
William O’brien
Lord Curzon
Croats Demonstrate Against Hungary At Ban Rauch Arrival
In Agram Croatia Croatians mobbed Baron Rauch newly appointed Ban of Croatia Slavonia with stones and eggs as he and officials arrived at the station. Police used force to restore order after widespread demonstrations across the city reflecting resentment toward the Magyar government and language rights restrictions.
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Agram
Croatia
Baron Rauch
Croatia-Slavonia
Hungary
Bavarian Regent Refuses Further Death Warrants
The Prince Regent of Bavaria has announced he will not sign any more death warrants after pardoning two murderers previously sentenced to death. This statement was made in Munich on January 15.
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Munich
Bavaria
Senate backs half China debt remission from Boxer indemnity
The Senate passed Lodge's joint resolution authorizing the President to reduce China's U S bond from 44077881 to 11655492.61, covering Boxer uprising damages. Claims paid total about 2 million. China has paid 6.51803473 million in interest. The action follows President's recommendation and congressional consent.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
China
United States
Lodge
Committee On Foreign Relations
New York City
State Department
Chentung Liang-Cheng
Congress
Extradition Hearing For Jan Pouren Before Shields
The Russian government opened its first formal bid for extradition of Jan Janoff Pouren, a fugitive described as murderer burglar and terrorist. A single witness identified him amid security concerns as fifty Russians observed. The hearing adjourned two weeks for counsel review. bail was denied.
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Shields
Jan Janoff Pouren
Carl Hoffmeister
No. 433
East 68Th Street
Pouren
Isaac A. Hourwich
Elias Rosenthal
Simon Pollock
Mr. Byrne
United States
John P. Murray
Coudert Brothers
Russia
Hoffmeister
Edison Company
Black Hundred
Amend Revision Bill Stirs House Debate On Penalty Proposals
The House moved through lengthy debate on the Penal Code revision with amendments aimed at bribery, embezzlement, and indorsement sales. Lawmakers clashed over penalties for treasurers and public office bribery as committee revisions eased tensions. The session adjourned after laying aside further amendments for tomorrow.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House of Representatives
Gustav Kustermann
Wisconsin
House
Leake
New Jersey
Ollie James
Kentucky
Harriman
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Congress
Perkins
New York
United States
Moon
Cockran
Parsons
DeArmond
Missouri
Cochran
Crumpacker
Indiana
Randell
Texas
Public Service Corporation
Public Service
Hardwick
Georgia
Handwick
Williams
Kuban River Ice Jam Floods Villages
An ice jam on the Kuban River flooded two villages and submerged much land near Ekaterinodar. Authorities fear casualties and have sent artillery to break the jam with cannon fire.
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Ekaterinodar
Kuban
Cerro de Pasco firms sign tunnel drainage contract
Lima report states the Cerro de Pasco Mining Company and the Cerro de Pasco Tunnel Company reached an agreement on toll for tunnel work. Courts had ruled the mining firm owe 2 percent of ore value to the tunnel firm, with the state benefiting under the deal.
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Lima
Cerro de Pasco Mining Company
Cerro de Pasco Tunnel Company
Peru
Transcontinental Train Services Offered by Rail Lines
Advertises electric lighted trains including the Los Angeles Limited Overland Limited China and Japan Fast Mail via major routes. Promotes booklets with maps hotel lists and other travel aids and notes tickets and information are available from R M Johnson general agent in New York.
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California
Los Angeles
Chicago & North Western
Overland Limited
R. M
Hnson
N. W. Ry
Broadway
New York
Further Proof Against Negroes From Senate Hearings
The Senate Military Affairs Committee, in a lengthy session, questioned General Crozier and Union Metallic Cartridge Co officials about bullets seized by the Brownsville incident. Testimony linked antimony in the ammunition to Black soldiers, suggesting their guilt, and aimed to conclude hearings today with a final report draft pending Senator Foraker.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
General Crozier
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Theth Infantry
Brownsville
Senator Foraker
Ohio Primary Delay Shapes Senate Report On Negro Guilt
The committee report to implicate most members in guilt of the negroes is stalled as witnesses are heard and Foraker prepares to travel to Ohio for the February 11 primaries. The plan delays the report beyond the Ohio contests with most members present in Washington.
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Ohio
Washington
Messrs. Foraker
Bulkeley
Scott
Mr. Foraker
New York Post Office Bill Advances in Congress
Public Buildings and Grounds favored a bill authorizing 3.3 million dollars for a new New York Post Office on the Pennsylvania site between 31st and 32nd streets and Eighth and Ninth avenues. Key supporters include Senators Depew and Representatives Olcott Parsons Bennet Bartholdi, who backed site purchase and steel platform work.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Public Buildings and
New York Post Office
Pennsylvania
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
Depew
Senate
Messrs. Olcott
Parsons
Bennet
House
Treasury Department
Messrs
Olcott
Bartholdi
New York
Senate Moves to Bar Communications From Heads of Departments
Washington January 1 Senator Lodge reports from the Rules Committee a resolution to bar communications from heads of departments and other executive officers to the Senate unless authorized by law or sent through the President. The committee also returns Interior and War Department notes for committee reference and notes that accompanying bills will come before the committees.
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Washington
Committee On Rules
Senator Lodge
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of War
Payn's Errand at White House Sparks Political Gossip
The Tribune reports Louw Payn former New York Insurance Superintendent visited the White House on consecutive days. He claimed to pay respects but later said he came to get something and was successful. He reportedly spoke for a friend and secured a Panama Canal position.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
White House
Louw Payn
New York
Payn
Panama Canal
Smith and Whyte Named New Maryland Senators
Maryland General Assembly in joint session elected John Walter Smith to a six year U S Senate term beginning March 4. William Pinckney Whyte won the unexpired Gorman term. Felix Agnus and John C Motter drew the short and long Republican terms. Arthur P Gorman becomes party head in the Legislature. Murray Vandiver stays as State Treasurer and leads the party under Smith.
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Tribune
Annapolis
General Assembly of
Maryland
John Walter Smith
United States
William Pinckney Whyte
Gorman
Felix Agnus
Baltimore American
John C. Motter
Frederick
John
Vories Library Auction Realizes Five Thousand Dollars
From a three day sale at Anderson Auction Rooms the Vories library brought in 5000 dollars with visitors paying about 1.50 yesterday for a Charterhouse Thackeray edition bound in buckram with Cruikshank illustrations. A first edition of Napoleon’s life sold for five dollars and Pepys's Diary in ten volumes fetched three and a half dollars.
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Vories
Anderson Auction Rooms
Charterhouse
Thackeray
Buckram
Cruikshank
Napoleon
Dr. Syntax
Pepys
Myners Bright
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M. Nakashoko
M. Muzuka
Yoshiro Sakatani
Viscount Shibu- Sawa
Mediterranean
Casablanca
Ville de Paris
Verdun
Vatican Organ
William P. Whyte
John W. Smith
Redmond-O’brien
Ruler
Cerro DE Pasco
Elijah
Manna
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
John Jameson
Taylor & Co
Agts
Bway
Democratic Machine
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