French opinion on US Japan ties in Paris view
Paris observers challenge sensational Paris press claims of imminent conflict between the United States and Japan. André Tardieu, Har vard observer, and leaders like Clemenceau and Briand are cited showing French sympathy with the United States and cautious hope for peace. The piece discusses trade, immigration, Japan’s selective policy, and cautions against war before the Panama Canal project proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Japan
Manila
Hawaii
France
Republic
Br. Clemenceau
M. Briand
Count Albert de Mun
M. Ernest Judet
M. Henri Rochefort
M. André Tardieu
Wealdeck-Rousseau
Harvard University
Temps
Tardieu
Revue Des Deux Mondes
M. Tar@ieu
Commodore Perry
M. Tardieu
California
American Tobacco Company
Corea
China
Austria
Italy
Tokio
British Columbia
Alaska
San Francisco
Corean Exclusion League
Jiji Shimpo
Captain Mahan
Sea Power
Pacific
Mr. Taft
Viscount Tani
House of Lords
Panama Canal
Mikado
Formoss
Antung
Moukden
Sin-Min-Tung
Algeciras
Grape-Nuts Diet for Better Digestion Promoted
An advisory urges readers to try Grape-Nuts and cream when digestion is weak. It claims the cereal is easily digested even by a weak stomach and can restore appetite, allowing a wider range of foods with comfort. The note ends by referencing The Road to Wellville in pigs.
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Wellville
Japan’s Foreign Policy Stresses Emigration Limits and Settlements
Tokyo Jan 28 Count Hayashi Foreign Minister voices Diet on government foreign policy detailing Canada emigration accord and limits. He reports Canada settlement reached with Rodolphe Lemieux and notes no treaty rights conceded and prestige intact. Talks with America ongoing with a favorable outlook. China disputes remain unsettled over rail lines Hsin Min Tun Fakomen and Kan Tao boundary issue in Korea. Emigration restrictions to protect nationals abroad will be rigid. A hawkish speaker urged force against China only to be met with Hayashi humor.
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Tokio
Hayashi
Diet
America
Canada
Rodolphe Lemieux
Japan
Count Hayashi
China
Hsin-Min-Tun
Fakomen
Kan-Tao
Corea
Fighting at Tabriz Reports Renewed Conflicts
Renewed clashes between Constitutionalists and Reactionists erupt in Tabriz with twenty dead reported. Disorders also observed at Yezd as tensions rise in Teheran on January 28.
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Teheran
Tabriz
Yezd
Imperial ukase sanctions 163 million ruble loan
St. Petersburg reports an imperial ukase authorizing an internal loan of 163 million rubles at 4 percent. The notes on the state bank will be redeemable within four years, replacing a like amount issued in 1903 04 now matured.
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St. Petersburg
Three Affrays in Russia Reported
From Tobolsk two railway guards died and three were wounded while attempting to arrest prowlers on the rail line. One bandit captured, others escaped. In Tashkent revolutionists killed a police captain and his orderly in an ambush, then clashed with a guard and were captured. In Elisabethpol Persian highwaymen were repelled by rural mounted police with three killed and one captured.
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Tobolsk
Tashkent
Miretsky
Elisabethpol
Russia
New British Attorney General Appointed in London
London January 28 Sir W S Robson Solicitor General becomes Attorney General succeeding Sir John Lawson Walton who died recently Samuel Thomas Evans MP for Glamorganshire is named Solicitor General for the time being
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W. S. Robson
J. L. Walton
S. T. Evans
London
John Lawson Walton
Samuel Thomas Evans
House of Commons
Glamorganshire
Reigning Prince of Lippe Dies at Heidelberg
Count Leopold crowned ruler of Lippe died today in Heidelberg aged 57. He was born May 3, 1871, son of Count Ernst Lippe-Biesterfeld. A succession dispute with Prince Georg Schaumburg-Lippe was settled by a Leipsic court in 195. The Lippe-Biesterfeld line inherited after Prince Karl Alexander’s death in 1905 amid questions about lineage.
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Count Leopold
Count Ernst of
Lippe-Biesterfeld
Leopold
Georg Schaumburg
Modeste von Unruh
Bourget Sees Divorce as Social Evil in America
Paris report on Paul Bourget's play Divorce emphasizes its view that divorce undermines the family and society. He cites the United States as where divorce has become an institution and argues it promotes frivolous marriage, separation, and remarriage under a cloak of morality. He calls for a return to indissoluble marriage or to free union.
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Paris
Paul Bourget
America
M. Bourget
London Crew Furious Over Dull Snark Voyage
Jack London arrived in San Francisco for a brief visit before resuming his journey around the world. He notified publishers that a new crew will be shipped when he sails from Papette where the Snark is under repairs. The original crew lamented the lack of the adventures London had painted and grew tired of the routine voyage from Honolulu to Papette.
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Jack London
San Francisco
Papelle
Snark
London
Honolulu
Papette
Imperial rescript moves Hart duties to Bredon in China
Peking January 2 Sir Robert Hart inspector general of the Chinese Customs Service begins transferring duties to Sir Robert Bredon vice inspector general under an imperial rescript. Hart receives a year of sick leave and rank equal to that of the Foreign Board president while Bredon gains added rank. Hart plans to depart for England in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Robert Hart
Chinese Customs Service
Robert Bredon
Foreign Board
Sir Robert Hart
China
England
Canadian Protest Over Immigration Treaty With Japan
In Ottawa on January 28 L Borden accused the government of failing to secure immigration control similar to the United States in the Japan treaty. He urged a resolution opposing any treaty that cedes Parliament’s power over immigration while thanking Japan for friendly assurances and urging protection of wage earners from foreign competition.
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Ottawa
L. Borden
Japan
United States
Lemireux
Canada
Chinese Boxer indemnity claims revived in Congress
Washington January 28 claims for remitting about 13 million dollars of Boxer indemnity are revived as the Lodge bill moves toward House consideration. The China and Japan Trading Company leads new claimants, represented by Crammond Kennedy and Howard Ayers, pressing for allowances despite State Department opposition. House subcommittee hears from Burton, Kahn, Hayes, and Burleson as efforts mount.
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Thoune Bureau
Washington
Senate
House
China and Japan Trading Company
Tribune
Burton
Ohio
Kahn and Hayes
California
Burleson
Texas
Committee On Foreign Affairs
China and Japan Company
Crammond Kennedy
Howard Ayers
New York
State Department
Department of State
Sanders Leads in Louisiana Democratic Primary for Governor
New Orleans reports show Lieutenant Governor J Y Sanders with steady gains in the Louisiana state primary. He carried New Orleans by 5 000 to 10 000 votes and led Governor T S Wilkinson about three to two in early state totals, though returns were incomplete tonight.
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New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Sanders
T. S. Wilkinson
Tortures Reported At Illinois State Reformatory
Pontiac Jan 28 The board of managers of the Illinois State Reformatory heard officers describe brutal punishment of inmate William Hamlin. He was chained to bars in solitary for twenty two hours the first day and sixteen hours the second, then tied up the third evening with hours of torture likely to continue. Hamlin fainted and then attempted death or escape. Bishop Samuel Fallows presides. Captain Alexander J. Reno is the disciplinarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Ilinois State Reformatory
William Hamlin
Young Hamlin
Samuel Fallows
St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church
Chicago
Board of Managers
Alexander J. Reno
Graft and neglect marked inquest into Rhoads Opera House fire
In Boyertown on January 8 the inquest opened into the January 12 disaster at Rhoads's Opera House in which 169 died. Testimony suggested graft and neglect, noting a blocked main exit by the box office and a 3 foot 1 inch exit width. Operator Harry Fisher had only two days of instruction in the calcium light and performed it publicly for the fatal night. Owner Dr Thomas A Rhoads said a state inspector approved the building after he hired a Reading contractor for fire escapes, and the inspector advised him whom to buy from.
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Boyertown
Penn
Rhoads
Opera House
Harry Fisher
Thomas A. Rhoads
Dunn
Reading
Deputies sustain Morocco policy in government vote
Paris January 28 deputies upheld the government Morocco policy by a 428 to 92 vote with a 36 point margin in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Paris
Morocco
Chamber of Deputies
London man charged with theft of Queen Alexandra miniatures
Leonard Phillips was charged in a police court today with stealing three miniatures belonging to Queen Alexandra from her engraver’s studio in London. The thief was captured after selling the pictures to a saloonkeeper for 10 dollars. the items were worth 1000 dollars and were recovered last night.
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London
Leonard Phillips
Queen Alexandra
Phillips
Public Service Commission Orders More Third Avenue Cars
The Public Service Commission ordered a substantial boost in Third Avenue Elevated Railroad service during morning and evening rushes. By February 10, forty nine southbound cars were added between 7 and 9 a.m. and ninety eight northbound cars between 6 and 7:30 a.m.
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Third Avenue Elevated
Public Service Commission
Urgent Need for Funds Aids Needy Families in New York
The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor appeals for funds to help suffering families. Donations provide coal, clothing, bedding, bread, and warmth, preventing evictions and supporting widows, invalids, and unemployed workers. Contributions support multiple households and long-term relief through the 1908 campaign led by R. S. Minturn and F. Cutteng.
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R. S. Minturn
Treas
East 22A St
New York
Fulton Cutteng
NEW York Association For
Cardinal Richard Dead. Paris Archbishop Dies in Paris
Cardinal Francois Marie Benjamin Richard Archbishop of Paris died today in Paris from lung congestion after a brief illness. Monsignor Amiette Coadjutor Archbishop will succeed him as Archbishop of Paris. Government will not send representatives at the funeral due to the separation law. The body of the Cardinal, following custom, will be placed in state.
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Francois Marie Benjamin Richard
Paris
Monsignor
Amiette
Cardinal Francsis Marie Benjamin Richard
Nantes
Saint Sulpice
Belley
Guibert
Richard
France
Carnot
Episcopal
Pius X
Sisters of Charity
Cardinal Richard dies at Paris aged archbishop
Boston ran coverage as Cardinal Richard of Paris dies at 86 after long service. Cardinal Gibbons calls him a strong man and notes his death is a loss to the Church. Pope Pius X and French politics shape reaction as expulsion from Paris home is recalled.
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Notre Dame
Failires
Boston
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Richard
College of Cardinals
Pope Pius X
Rome
Richard
Paris
Archbishop Williams
France
Merri del Val
Basques Seek Restitution of War Privileges
Delegates from the three Basque provinces held a secret conference in Bilbao on January 28 and decided to coordinate action to win back the privileges granted to Basques at the end of Spain’s Carlist war.
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Bilbao
Spain
St Louis Limited trains link New York with Southwest rail service
The St Louis Limited, a Pullman luxury train from New York to St Louis, offers hotel like comfort with no extra fare. It connects to the Southwest and Mexico via the same St Louis station used by 21 railroads. The daily departure is at 1 45 PM, covering 1000 miles in 27 1/2 hours. Other trains at 10 55 AM, 1 55 PM and 6 25 PM provide through car service.
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Atlantic Seaboard
St. Louis
Southwest
Mexico
New York
Simmons Resigns from New York Water Board
J Edward Simmons president of the water board resigned with the mayor accepting. He cites being too busy to devote time to the post and a pledge to appoint Chamber of Commerce nominees. The Mayor will choose a successor from three names supplied by the Chamber of Commerce.
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J. Edward Simmons
Board of Water Supply
Chamber of Commerce
Simmons
Water Board
Board of Fire Underwriters
Manufacturers’ Association
Horace Porter
McClellan
General Porter
Mr. Simmons
General McClellan
Nassau Street
New York City
Achokan Dam
George B. McLellan
State of
New York
United States
Pet dog saves lives in Great Barrington fire
A pet dog barked to wake its master J L E Pell in an early morning blaze in Great Barrington Massachusetts. Pell rescued his son Everett and New York artist Robert Clarke who suffered near suffocation. The house owned by Miss Isabella Cass was destroyed with most furnishings. damage about 25000 dollars. Mrs Pell lost heirlooms and laces. Two firemen narrowly escaped injury from a falling chimney.
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Great Barrington
Mass
J. L. E. Pell
Everett
Robert Clarke
New York
Mr. Clarke
Pell
William Tefft
Witness Lewis Testifies in Capitol Furnishings Trial
Harrisburg report states Stanford B. Lewis active Huston assistant testifies on Capitol plans and quantizing furnishing orders. He identifies Huston designs as defense seeks to explain forging of contracts while prosecutors claim conspiracy among Sanderson Snyder Mathues and Shumaker to defraud the state.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Stanford B. Lewis
Joseph M. Huston
Capitol
Davephin County Court
Huston
Commonwealth
Lewis
P. F. Rothermel
Sanderson
Samuel C. Huston
Philadelphia
James Scarlet
John H. Sanderson
William F. Snyder
William L. Mathues
James Shumaker
Groundsams
John E. Stott
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Stot
Stott
Mrs Kremer gets child in Boston abduction case
Boston January 28 Mrs Maude G Clarke arrested as a fugitive from New York over the abduction of a four year old child was brought to Municipal Court and she and her counsel Mr De Gouch sought extradition. The case was continued while New York officials apply to Governor Guild for extradition and habeas corpus actions may be pursued. The boy was taken from his Chardall street home, given to Mrs Sophie Kremer of New York who showed adoption papers, and immediately sent back to New York. Arthur De Gouch for Mrs Clarke claims the adoption transfer was unwarranted and that Mrs Clarke bought back the child for a sum from Mrs Kremer.
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Boston
Maude G. Clarke
New York
Mnicipal
W. de Gouch
Guild
Hughes
Ds Gooch
Clarke
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Heidelberg
Illinois Reformatory Inquiry
M. Pichon
Third Avenue
Mer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bulletin
ST. Louis Limited
Great Southwest
St. Lona
Mississippi
J. E. Simmons
George B. McClellan
Mayer
Ashokan Dam
The
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