24 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1911
Page
1
Treasury officials report a major gap between wrapper and filler statistics in Cuban tobacco imports, estimating a $5,000,900 annual loss. Investigations focus on Cuba to United States shipments and how wrapper classifications affect duties, with potential regulatory amendments to tighten classification and revenue.
Alfred Bowie Scott twenty four a New York merchant and Stella Mabel Peatling twenty one daughter of William Peatling an automobile maker wed aboard a vessel off Tachkeith near Leith after a three week residence requirement Edinburgh officials and two Edinburgh lawyers attended the ceremony with several friends as witnesses to the solemnization by Rev Professor Kennedy Cameron.
Washington reports the government will pursue criminal charges in the Duveen art undervaluation cases even as civil settlements continue. The Treasury aims to reclaim up to 2 million in duties, with Duveen Brothers under bail in England. Over 500 thousand deposited for civil deals, and more than 1 million in property seized. The push for jail terms for smugglers has reduced fraudulent declarations at New York Custom House by about 75 percent.
Julius Lorenzen, a German arrived on the Hamburg American liner Moltke, felt Hoboken and Ellis Island, and decided America not for him. He wandered with an immigration inspector seeking a friend and a farm purchase, then fled to the subway escalator fear. He refused deportation and offered to pay his own fare home.
A special train bearing J Pierpont Morgan ran from Washington to New York in three hours and fifty-six minutes, covering 224.7 miles at about a mile per minute. The schedule included a West Philadelphia stop before continuing to the destination, with a total travel time around 7:56 pm.
An editorial notes Peru’s worry over a proposed Galapagos Islands lease from Ecuador and the United States role in the dispute. It questions whether funds could be used to obtain war materials, referencing Dr. German Legutt Martines as the new foreign minister and his recent appointment as envoy to Ecuador.
A political crisis deepens as Senator Roosevelt reports a conference at Thomas Fortune Ryan's home influencing the Sheehan campaign. Sheehan denies the claim, vows no conference took place, while Governor P. signals uncertainty. Intrigue widens with insurgent caucus tensions and county committees split over loyalty to Sheehan and Tammany.
The General Board in Washington disputes Admiral Evans and magazine claims that fortifying the Panama Canal is unnecessary. It argues fortifications at the canal’s termini would aid fleet transfers between oceans, offering stable shore guns and improved range finding to deter enemy occupation.
In Hartford Connecticut on January 23 Mrs Bridget Foley collapsed and died while testifying in a probate court will case before Judge Marvin. A court messenger brought water as the witness fainted and died. a physician attributed the death to natural causes.
Port au Prince Haiti January 2 The nations of Hayti and Santo Domingo agree to submit frontier delimitation to arbitration and withdraw their forces. The decision follows a serious bilateral dispute with messages sent to The Hazur for final approval.
St Louis reports that corset coats will be the year’s fashionable garment for men with snug trouser fits. Shoes may need removal to change outfits as designers call for an underexaggerated man replacing the overdone look seen by football physiques.
Pingancepsit X Y dan a Detroit traveler predicted insane arrived at the police station this morning. Later in Main street a man attacked William Leahey former fire department assistant chief engineer, trying to bite his hand off. A bystander and three officers restrained him. he is jailed and slated for treatment at Hudson River State Hospital.
The Art Commission vetoed a second time the portrait of Mrs Julia Ward Howe in Faneuil Mall after a first rejection for Fanueil Hall. It found no suitable space in Faneuil Mall and urged the memorial committee to consider hanging the portrait in the Public Library.
Sacramenta Jie Sinhounwen of the Legislature today adopted a concurrent renolution urging Congress to invite nations to join the Panama-Poetic exposition in San Francisco in 19. The resolution guarantees the exposition will occur with or without Cannon J. P. Morgan's sanction. Morgan intends to sail on the Celtic and was expected to voyage for the Mediterranean coast.
In Trenton tonight James J. Martine led the Democratic conference with 33 votes to James Smith Jr. and Natzenbach plus Hughes. The session drew prominent Democrats and Republicans, with Martine named by Ford and Donnelly seconding Smith, and Katzenbach proposed by Taylor. The tally settled after a tense test vote for State Controller and a parliamentary wrangle over press access.
David Graham Phillips, novelist, was shot six times while walking from the National Arts Club to the Princeton Club in Washington. He died after the assailant Fitzhugl Goldsborough shot himself. Motive remains unknown. doctors say Phillips survived the initial injuries but faced pneumonia risk.
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