Width of Panama Canal locks raised to 110 feet
President Roosevelt approved widening the Panama Canal locks from 100 to 110 feet to meet Navy needs. The length remains 1,000 feet, with Taft noting a minor capacity reduction but a dam at Alhuel a could offset water limits. Taft and Senate committee discussed costs, timelines, and labor wages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Isthmian Canal
Taft
Panama Canal
General Board of the Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Alahuela
Gatun
Senate Committee
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Pacific Mail Steamship Line
Pacific
Panama
Tehuantepec
United States
Nomination Bias Favors Protectionist Outlook
At the twenty third annual meeting of the American Protective Tariff League the unanimous view was that the Republican nominee will be a protectionist. The group urged Congress to study the German tariff trade agreement and backed Treasury fee proposals for protests by importers. Officers named include Charles E. Moore president and William F. Draper first vice president with a broad board across six states.
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American Protective Tariff League
Republican Party
League
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
John Hopewell
Massachusetts
Charles Cheney
Connecticut
William F. Draper
A. D. Juilliard
New York
Theodore M. Ives
Joseph R. Grundy
Pennsylvania
Charles E. Moore
John E. Reyburn
Wilbur F. Wake
Cholera Outbreak Reported on Mindanao Island
A Manila dispatch to the War Department reports Asiatic cholera on Mindanao. One soldier has died from the disease, heightening unease at army headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Mindanao
New York Post Office Building Bill Approved
The Senate approved a 3 1/2 million dollar appropriation for a New York post office on the Pennsylvania site. Senator Depew championed the measure and faced no objections from any party, underscoring the need for modern postal facilities to handle New York City's large foreign mail volume.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
New York Post Office
Pennsylvania
Depew
Scott
New York
Empire City
Gard ner Slams Humbug Legislation In House Speech
Representative A P Gardner of Massachusetts attacked proposed penalties on political endorsements calling them humbug legislation aimed at minority members. He argued the broad bill would criminalize legitimate assistance and influence used daily by lawmakers, citing examples as Georgia's Hardwick pressed for anti endorsement payments. His remarks drew applause from fellow members.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
A. P. Gardner
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Hardwick
Georgia
Gardner
Congress
Stop Gap in Senate Focuses on Penal Code Bill
The Senate on January 16 debated District of Columbia measures and passed the New York Post Office bill before turning to the Penal Code bill as unfinished business. Leaders plan long adjournments to await the financial bill and possible appropriation measures. A rules resolution restricting executive communications was approved, and Porto Rico nominations including Regis L. Post as governor were confirmed along with a postmaster nomination for Hiram B. Odell of Newburgh New York.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
New York Post Office
Committee On
Lodge
Heyburn
Hale
Garfield
Regis L. Post
Porto Rico
Hiram B. Odell
Newburg
N. Y
New Bills in Assembly Target Banking Overdrafts and Call Loans
Albany Jan 46 Assemblyman Scott proposes drastic penalties for bank officers who overdraft their accounts treating overdrafts as theft with up to one year imprisonment or 5000 dollars fine. Levy seeks repeal of call loan laws to allow higher interest than six percent under conditions to curb financial crisis factors.
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Tribune
Albany
Asseblyman Scott
Chenango County
Assemblyman
Levy
Fall Into Woodbox Causes Death in Orrville
James Taggart aged ninety two died after spending a night head first wedged in a woodbox outside his home in Orrville Ohio. He was found unconscious by a neighbor this morning and did not regain consciousness. His decline followed financial troubles tied to signing bail bonds for many men.
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The
Tribune
Orrville
Ohio
James Taggart
Elmore Taggart
Taggart
Waterways conference planned in Albany to discuss New York State’s waterways
Albany officials announce a planned statewide conference of civic organizations to discuss the importance and needed improvements of New York State waterways. The meeting may lead to resolutions and the formation of an organization to advocate water transportation interests.
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Albany
Albany Chamber of Commerce
New York State
Italian is convicted of first degree murder in street stabbing
Buffalo jury returns a first degree murder verdict against Luigi Gambacurta for the November 20 killing of his cousin Raymondo Feminino after a gambling quarrel. Justice Sawyer will sentence him on Monday.
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Buffalo
Luigi Gambacurta
Raymondo Feminino
Justice Sawyer
Feminino
Bank re elects all but A H Curtis
Directors of the National Bank of North America meet to re elect all officers except Vice President Alfred H Curtis. Curtis had been president under Charles W Morse and became vice president when William F Havemeyer was elected president. No successor was chosen.
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National Bank of North America
Alfred H. Curtis
Charles W. Morse
William F. Havemeyer
Curtis
French Defeat Moors at Settat in Ten-Hour Battle
In a ten hour clash near Settat, a French column under General d Amade defeated Mulai Rachid s Moors. Twenty French soldiers were wounded, while Moor casualties were heavy. The French also occupied Kasbah ber Rachid after destroying the enemy camp.
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Tangier
Settat
d’Amade
Mulai Rachid
Mulai Hafiq
Mulai Rachia
Casablanca
d’'Amade
Kasbah Ber Rachid
Irregularities in New York State Prison Accounts
Albany report cites grave irregularities in Clinton and Auburn prison ledgers. It alleges a $14,000 charge against Senator James A. Emerson and notes $32,438.77 in long standing balances, vague entries, and unpaid sums. Controller Glynn urges expert auditing and sale of defunct prison industries to balance books.
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Albany
Clinton
James A. Emerson
Glynn
Auburn
Emerson
Clinton Prison
Dannemora
Lou
Warren County
Davies
J. P. Baumann & Co
New York City
Julius P. Baumann
David H. K. Baumann
Warrensburg
N. Y
New York
Baumann
Merchants’ National Bank of
Plattsburg
New
Snowball Salvation in Boswell as Town Quells Fire
In Boswell Pennsylvania hundreds of residents saved the mining town from destruction by hurling thousands of snowballs at a spreading blaze. With no fire dept and scarce water the crowd contained the flames to six buildings, averting an explosion from a powder storing site. In Washington the House adopted a resolution seeking Treasury details on the old New York Custom House sale and the timings of the new building’s opening.
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Johnstown
Penn
Boswell
Custom House
Washington
Fitzgerald
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Polish land sale bill faces Prussian Diet vote
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bilow backing a bill to compel sale of Polish lands to the Settlement Commission for German settlement with state aid. Expropriation capped at 174000 acres. Polish and socialist critics call it barbarous while government supporters argue it preserves empire peace.
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Berlin
von Bilow
Prussian
Poland
Reichstag
Diet
Bank Rate Drops to Five Percent in London
The Bank of England cut its discount rate from 6 to 5 percent amid ample money supply and renewed gold flows from Continental purchases. Open market rates slipped to 4 1/2 percent as traders priced in the lower rate, though the Stock Exchange failed to rally. Foreign markets held steadier, while U S shares turned cautious on a quiet Wall Street start.
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London
Bank of England
South America
Lombard Street
France
Stock Exchange
Paris
Wall Street
Cortelyou
New York
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Union Pacific
Kaffirs
Lusitania Makes Slow Passage to Liverpool
The Cunarder Lusitania, leaving New York January 1 for Queenstown and Liverpool, passed Queenstown at 9 tonight. Heavy weather prevented a stop. she proceeded directly to Liverpool. The voyage took about five days and three hours, six hours slower than the eastward record.
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Queenstown
Lusitania
New York
Liverpool
Meat Trust Gains Control Of London Market
London officials report that the American Meat Trust is increasingly dominating the Central Meat Market. A Commons Council resolution urges the market authority to protect consumers while allegations claim Chicago packers set English beef prices and control daily supplies.
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London
American Meat Trust
Court of Common Council
Meat Trust
Finance Committee
England
Chicago
Trust
German Cruiser Scharnhorst Runs Aground Near Kiel
The armored cruiser Scharnhorst ran aground near Buelk during evolutions. A 100 foot hole opened in her double bottom, three stakeholds flooded, and collision bulkheads were sealed to prevent sinking. She later returned under her own steam to the imperial docks for repairs with no casualties.
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Kiel
Scharnhorst
Buelk
Imperial Docks
Military Service Institute meets on Governor's Island
Major General Fred D. Grant presided over the thirtieth annual meeting at the Officers' Club on Governor's Island. Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver and Major General Alexander 8 Webb spoke. Webb was elected president for the next two years amid a gathering including General Newton Martin Curtis and several Colonels.
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National Guard
Fred D. Grant
Military Service Institute of the United States
Officers’ Club
Governor's Island
Robert Shaw Oliver
Alexander 8. Webb
Newton Martin Curtis
Daniel Appleton
7Th Regiment
Helstand
William O’ Alton Mann
Seaman
Alexander & Webb
Redmond Re-elected Chairman by Irish Party
Dublin January 16 The Irish Parliamentary party re elected John E Redmond as chairman at a party meeting A motion endorsed the National Directory of the United Irish League and supported Redmonds recent conference with William OBrien Also held was the view that the agreement resolves principal objections to Nationalists outside the party rejoining the ranks
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Dublin
Irish Parliamentary Party
John E. Redmond
National Directory
United Irish League
Redmond
William O’brien
Support for Mulai Hafiq as Sultan in Fez celebration
Tangier reports on January 7 vast turnout at the Grand Mosque with seven tribes swearing allegiance to Mulai Hafiq and condemning Abb-el-Aziz. A letter from Mulai Hafiq accepting the sultanate was read amid cheers. Caid Kitani pledged to purge Morocco of reform foes and denounced Abd-el-Aziz as Europe’s ally. A five day fête followed and cannons were moved to ramparts to seal the city.
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Tangier
Fez
Mulai Hafiq
Sultan
Grand Mosque
Abb-el-Aziz
Caid Kitani
Morocco
Abd-el-Aziz
Europe
Japanese Budget Summary for 1908 09 Approved in Tokyo
A budget synopsis shows ordinary receipts of 470.39 million yen and extraordinary receipts of 140.45 million yen. Ordinary expenditures total 426.91 million yen with extraordinary expenditures at 189.64 million. A tax increase will fund the deficit, and a 33 million yen surplus is anticipated for 1907-08 to be rolled into 1909-10. Major allocations include Army 76.21 million, Navy 34.81 million, Finance 254.21 million, and Education 6.29 million yen with significant extraordinary sums for defense and communications.
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Tokio
Lord Avebury Installed as Lord Rector at St Andrews
Lord Avebury was installed lord rector of St Andrews University today, succeeding Andrew Carnegie who withdrew after the November election. In thanking the university, Avebury praised Carnegie as a great captain of industry who used his fortune to raise the status and happiness of men.
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St. Andrews
Scotland
Lord Avebury
St. Andrews University
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Navy and Hale Dawson bills face Senate scrutiny
Navy opposed to Hale and Dawson bills while Congress weighs a coordinating board for Navy administration. President seeks an intermediary body of officers to advise on armament design. a temporary or permanent board is debated as part of reform. Also lists Army and Navy orders and ship movements with January reporting.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
NAVY
Navy Department
Senate Naval
General Board
Not to retire Colonel Marshall amid riding test failures
Washington January 16 The War Department announced five officers will be retired for disabilities incurred in duty including Lieutenant Colonel John C Muhlenberg Captain Solomon P Vestal Major Pierce M B Travis and Captain Frederick W King for failing the Roosevelt riding test Secretary Taft said Colonel W L Marshall will remain on active list to oversee New York harbor improvements despite weight and riding issues at Fort Myer
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ARMY
Edwin B. Babbitt
Ordnance Department
Rock Island Arsenal
New York City
Ordnance Board
Gilbert H. Stewart
Ordnnance Department
Frankford Arsenal
Sharon
Edwin D. Bricker
George E. French
16Th Infantry
Fort Sam Houston
Kent Nelson
Fort McHenry
Philippines
William P. Banta
Washington
War Department
John C. Muhlenberg
Pay Department
Presidio
San Francisco
Solomon P. Vestal
Cavalry
General Hospital
Fort Bayard
N. M
Pierce M. B Travis
S1th Infantry
Washington Barracks
Frederick W. King
20Th Infantry
Honolulu
Davis
Roosevelt
Taft
W. L. Marshall
Corps of Engineers
New York
Fort Myer
Marshall
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