Plot of rio de janeiro plot against american battleships
Washington reports admit that US officials heard of a possible plan to mine or destroy American battleships in Rio de Janeiro harbor. Paris and Rio sources mention a chartered steamer carrying explosives to Rio, alleged conspirators traced through cafes, and rumors tying in the so-called Japanese Scare with German names. The story is treated skeptically here and locally as potentially a deliberate scare.
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Washington
Plane
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
State Department
Rio
Navy Department
Department
Strait of Magellan
John Fedder
Brazil
Esclave
Arrests in Brazil Uncover Foreign Plot Against Fleet
Rio de Janeiro police reported arrests in a suspected plot to destroy part of the American fleet in the harbor. The band, likely five Italians, one Canadian, and two Germans, includes German John Fedder. Three Italians were seized locally. others are said to be in Sao Paulo. Spaniard Rochero, once an ally, has been confined in Montevideo sanatorium since an earlier breakdown.
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Rio de Janeiro
John Fedder
Sao Paulo
Rochero
Bas
Montevideo
Destroyers to go to Buenos Aires from Rio de Janeiro
Admiral Evans reports from Rio de Janeiro that the torpedo flotilla will proceed to Buenos Aires. The destroyers, behind schedule, will likely remain only a day to replenish coal before joining the battleships.
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Washington
Evans
Navy Department
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Ayres
Sandy Point
Buenos Aires
Thanks From Baron Rio Branco
Washington notes briefing that the Brazilian Ambassador delivered a note to the State Department. The exchange signals ongoing diplomatic communication between Brazil and the United States as officials review bilateral matters.
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Washington, Jan
State Department
Brazil Reaffirms Friendship with United States After Naval Demonstrations
The Brazilian Secretary of State mails thanks to Mr Root after friendly words relayed by Ambassador Dudley. He notes spontaneous demonstrations of sympathy for American sailors echo 1995 reception and recalls Roosevelt era kindness from the American navy and government. He requests cordial regard for Root and his family.
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Secretary Root
Root
Dudley
United States of America
Norfolk
Washington
Mr. Root
RIO Branco
Dinner for the American fleet in Rio Palace hall
Baron de Rio Branco hosted a grand dinner for the American fleet at the Monroe Palace in Rio de Janeiro. About a thousand guests attended as Brazilian officials, military officers, and society representatives mingled beneath flowered arches and intertwined flags. Irving B. Dudley responded to the host, praising navies as diplomatic forces for peace and friendship, citing Admiral Evans and the U.S. fleet as messengers of goodwill.
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Rio de Janeiro
Baron de Rio Branco
Monroe Palace
Brazil
United States
Irving B. Dudley
Castaways Rescued From Dundonald Wreck After Eight Months
Victoria B C January 2 The steamer Mionera brought news of the Dundonald wreck survivors on Disappointment Island two hundred miles south of New Zealand. Twenty seven crew were aboard the Dundonald twelve sailors drowned fifteen castaways reached Auckland Island after eight months in makeshift boats and huts. They endured cold with snow and hail using ship canvas for shelter and built boats from sticks and canvas aided by a bone needle and ship wire thread. After multiple failed attempts a depot aided a final search party found and rescued them a month after signals were sighted by the Hineoma scientific party.
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Victoria
B. C
Mionera
Australia
Barkentine Dundonald
Disappointment Island
New Zealand
Auckland Island
Hineoma
Thy
Auckland
Lord Curzon Wins Irish Peer Election in Commons
Dublin reports Lord Curzon of Kedleston, former Viceroy of India, secured a majority of votes in the Irish representative peers election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lord Kilmaine. The vote was held today in the Upper House.
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Dublin
Loerd Curzon of
Kedleston
India
Ireland
Lord Kilmaine
Red Star liner Finland sinks Greek steamer Epirus in fog
Flushing Netherlands January 20 The Red Star liner Finland en route from New York to Antwerp ran down and sank the Greek steamer Epirus in dense fog off Terneuzen All souls aboard Epirus were saved and the Finland arrived at Antwerp later that day without damage.
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Flushing
Netherlands
Red Star
Finland
New York
Antwerp
Terneuzen
Epirus
Opposition bloc forms against government budget in Tokyo
Sixty Daido Club members in the lower house issue a manifesto opposing the government financial policy. Marquis Katsura leads the group, uniting with the 93 Progressives. the 35 Uko faction is expected to join. A successful union could defeat the budget.
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Tokio
Daido Club
Marquis Katsura
Uko
Fewer Japanese Arrive Due to Immigration Restrictions
Washington reports a drop in Japanese immigration to America in December 197, decreasing by 2,234 from December 1996. Officials credit spring restrictions and Japan's tax on immigration societies for the decline, while noting increased arrivals year to date but an overall trend checked. The U.S. expects Japan to comply with the agreement and curb laborers and coolies entering the United States.
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Washington
America
Immigration Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Japan
Mexico
Canada
Austria-Hungary
Italy
United States
Denison to Retire as Tokyo Legal Adviser After 28 Years
Boston reports a semi official source says Henry W Denison longtime legal adviser to the Japanese Foreign Office in Tokyo will soon sever ties with Japan His retirement may be a reprisal for US Navy actions against Japanese servants before a Pacific voyage Friends in Boston doubt he is dismissed and say he planned to resign when ready Japan retires such advisers as it trains its own governance now Denison is the last to depart per this account
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Boston
Henry W. Denison
Tokio
Mr. Denison
Denison
Portsmouth
Japan
St. Marc Recaptured in Haitian Revolt Push
Government forces seized St. Marc after brief resistance and moved on Gonaives, which is fully invested. Officials say the revolution is in effect over and that they hold the upper hand.
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Port-au-Prince
Haut
St. Marc
Gonaives
Employment for Ex Presidents Proposal at International Conferences
Washington reports a bill by Senator McCreary Kentucky to appoint former Presidents as ex officio lifelong representatives at American and international conferences. The commission would include four others, each paid 10 000 dollars yearly plus expenses to study international peace questions. Bartholdt Missouri introduced the same bill in the House.
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Washington
United States
McCreary
Kentucky
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
Steamship Rate Talks Aim at Interline Deal in London
Cologne reports a recent conference of Continental steamship officials decided to keep passenger steersage rates steady for now due to a British rate war. Continental lines foresee further reductions unless Britain’s lines agree, while Cunard White Star and German firms reportedly found a basis for a future agreement ahead of a general London conference.
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Cologne
Cunard
White Star
London
Kaiser to Decorate Radicals for Coronation Anniversary
Berlin on January 20 lists leading Radical MPs among those slated for decoration. The move signals continued government intent to bind Radicals to the Bilow coalition of 1906. Honorees include Reichstag Vice-President Kaempf, Münsterberg, Gyssling from Konigsberg, and Eickoff Wiemer, active defender of the coalition.
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Berlin
von Bilow
Herr Kaempf
Reichstag
Herr Muensterberg
Hugo Muensterberg
Harvard University
Herr Gyssling
Croatian Bank Seeks U.S. Branches to Aid Croatians
Vienna reports the Croatian Savings Bank plans branches in New York Chicago and Allegheny to cater to Croatian immigrants. The Croatians in the United States sent over 16 million dollars home in 1907, highlighting strong cross border financial ties.
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Vienna
Croatian Savings Bank Etogram
New York
Chicago
Allegheny
United States
Cravath Denies Plan to Reorganize City Streetcars
Paul D. Cravath denied last night that he had prepared a plan for reorganization of the surface lines in Manhattan and The Bronx. He stated he has not proposed or drafted any plan for the streetcar systems of the city or any part of them.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Paul D. Cravath
Canadians to blame. A report on Orientals.
Ottawa reports Royal Commission findings on Japanese immigration to Canada. W L MacKenzie King concludes Japanese emigration was not policy driven by Tokyo but influenced by Canadian interests, notably Nippon Sully, Canadian Pacific, and James Dunsmuir, with Japanese arrivals 1901–1907—contract workers, students, merchants—balancing labor needs and growing concerns in British Columbia.
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Ottawa
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
British Columbia
King
Canadian
Nippon Sully Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Tokio
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Orient
Hindoos
Nippon Company
James Dunsmuir
Wellington- Collier Company
Grand Trunk Pacific
Immigrant Station Bill Sparks House Debate in Congress
In Washington on January 20, Representative J. Hampton Moore proposed a 250000 immigrant station for Philadelphia, triggering sharp debate. Hepburn warned of immigrant influx undermining labor and urged limiting stations, while Cochran Murphy and Byrd debated immigration’s impact. the bill passed 79 to 21 amid remarks on economics and public spending.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
New York
Galveston
Southern Point
Pacific Coast
Moore
O’connell
Boston
Hepburn
O'Connell
Cochran
Murphy
Wisconsin
Hartholdt
Missouri
Goulden
Sabath
Ilinois
Bennet
Byrd
Mississippi
South
Gaines
Tennessee
Prince
Illnois
Banking and Currency
Longworth
Ohio
Banking and Currency Committee
Kustermann
United States
Pension Nomination Rejected in Senate Vote
The Senate rejected Charles Fairbanks for pension agent at Concord New Hampshire in executive session. The sole reason was lack of New Hampshire Senate endorsement, amid competing local endorsements for Musgrove and Murray and a split by Gallinger supporters. The president had appointed Fairbanks despite the deadlock.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Charles Fairbanks
Concord
N. H
Fairbanks
New Hampshire
Gailinger
Representative Currier
Captain Musgrove
Burnham
Sulloway
Major Murray
National
Ohio
Foraker
Plague’s Grip Eases Yet San Francisco Faces New Danger
A Tribune special from San Francisco reports that Dr. Rupert Blue and the Public Health Service have checked bubonic plague here with 134 cases and 72 deaths to date. The effort includes rat control, laboratory work examining 1,500 to 2,000 rats weekly, and measures to protect ships and warehouses. Public education and strict isolation remain priorities as the city braces for potential spring resurgence.
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the Tribune
San Francisco
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Rupert Blue
Dr. Blue
Stansfield
Wherry
M. Danysz
Pacific Coast
Rucker
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce of
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Wyman
Washington
Tribune
Blue
Cortelyou Reports New York Custom House Sale
Secretary Cortelyou informed Speaker Cannon that the government completed the sale of the old New York City Custom House to National City Bank. Final payment of 50000 dollars was made November 7, 1907, deed delivered, premises vacated November 2, removal delayed till November 6, with the new Custom House opening November 4.
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Washington
Jan
Cortelyou
Cannon
Fitzgerald
New York
Custom House
New York City
National City Bank
FLEET COAL BILL APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED
Washington January 20 sub committee on deficiencies of the House Appropriations Committee voted to recommend immediate allotment of 1 million dollars to cover the coal bill for Admiral Evans fleet voyage to the Pacific and 12 million dollars to carry on canal digging work through the current fiscal year as outlined by Colonel Goethals and Secretary Taft.
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Washington
House Committee On
Admiral Evans
Pacific
Taft
Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Evans P EADS About Malt Beverage Benefits
The notice extols Evans P EADS as a malt beverage that serves as both food and drink. It claims the product helps people who are physically run down or whose nervous system needs building up.
Democrats hold cautious stance on Bryan nomination at Waldorf conference
Mayor McClellan and Charles F. Murphy say they were not invited to a conservative Democrats meeting at the Waldorf Astoria. Ex-city official Gould notes the gathering aims to discuss the situation without a fixed plan, while Woodrow Wilson declines due to Bermuda travel. Morgan J. O'Brien says the conference seeks a united platform and no specific hostility to Bryan.
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McClellan
Charles F. Murphy
Waldorf-Astoria
Tribune
Murphy
Bryan
Tammany Organization
E. R. L. Gould
Chamberlain
Baltimore
Dr. Gould
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Bermuda
Morgan J. O’brien
Mr. Bryan
Bryan Discusses Delegates and Secret Meeting Rumors
William Jennings Bryan, in good health, reads a city paper at the Auditorium Hotel lounge. He notes a report of a New York secret meeting of anti Bryan Democrats and says Harmon will attend a Birmingham banquet with him. He urges delegates to be instructed by voters from primary to convention and to follow voter intent on candidates and platform.
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the Tribune
Chicago
William Jennings Bryan
Auditorium Hotel
New York
Bryan
Denver
Judson Harmon
Mr. Bryan
Judge Harmon
Birmingham
Ala
Bryan to Get Illinois Delegates Avoiding Faction Fights
Chicago January report says Bryan will keep hands off Illinois politics and will have the 54 Illinois delegates at the Denver convention vote for his nomination on every ballot. He may name the Illinois member of committees or resolutions with little objection, a concession tied to Roger Sullivan's support. Sullivan and Bryan will no longer clash at the national convention.
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Tribune
Chicago
Bryan
Illinois
Denver
Roger Sullivan
Sullivan
Water for Ellis Island water supply urged by Ellis officials
A letter from Ellis Island authorities to the Secretary of Commerce and Labor requests Congress provide new water facilities. It warns 14 000 to 15 000 people rely on one water main and a disaster could occur if it fails. Estimated cost 13 000 dollars to prevent a water famine, letter referred to the Immigration Committee.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Ellis Island
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Congress
House
Committee On Immigration
Carlisle School to Install Dixon as Temporary Superintendent
Carlisle Pennsylvania January 20 supervisor Charles E Dixon of the federal Indian service will on February 1 take charge of the Carlisle Indian School as temporary superintendent succeeding Major William Mercer who resigned weeks ago. It is understood the Commissioner of Indian Affairs will decide later if an army officer will remain in charge permanently.
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Carlisle
Penn
Charles E. Dixon
Federal Indian Service
Carlisle Indian School
William Mercer
Indian Affairs
Leupp
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