Parliament Opens as King Edward Leads State Procession
A sunlit day saw King Edward and Queen Alexandra ride in a gilded coach to Westminster. Parliament opened with the Speech from the Throne, amid heightened security as women suffragists threatened disruption. The King noted peace efforts, Congo concerns, and pending reforms including England Wales licensing and housing bills.
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Congo Independent
Lord Fitzmaurice
House of Lords
Belgium
Westminster
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Parliament
St. James's Park
Whitehall
House of Commons
Lords
King Edward
Prince
Princess of Wales
England
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
India
England and
Wales
Expelled From House In Lords Row Over False Peer Claim
London lid shows a man in scarlet and ermine challenged as a peer and escorted out after presenting as Lord De Morley. The claimant, born 1844 in Middlesex, has long disputed titles to the barony of Marshal and other ancient peerages, with prior committee rejections.
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London
House of Lords
Lord de Morley
Committee of Privileges
England
James Thorne Parker Roe de Morley
Witt
Marshal
Hingham and Rie
Middlesex
Freeman Roe
Ireland
Curzon Seated as Irish Peer in House of Lords
Lord Curzon of Kedleston is admitted to peerage to sit and vote for Ireland in the House of Lords. He took the oath and his seat, marking a formal accession to the Irish representation in the legislature.
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London
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Ireland
House of Lords
Subsidies for Motor Cars in Prussia
Berlin January 29 Lieutenants of the army reserve selected to form an automobile corps to register all motor cars in Prussian territoryowners to receive subsidies in exchange for keeping machines in order for military use in mobilization War Office appropriates 20000 yearly to support grants to counteract possible railroad destruction in war
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Berlin
Army Reserve
War Office
Insurance firms suffer heavy losses in Baltic land cases
Riga reports land owners sued insurers to recover damages from 1905 rebellions. The court ruled in favor of landowners, noting hundreds of manor houses burned and many estates plundered. Insurers face hundreds of thousands in losses, setting a precedent and boosting Baltic land values.
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Riga
Baltic
Russia
Navy seeks 16 million for new ships in Douma debate
Admiral Bostrom, Assistant Minister of Marine, urged the Douma sub committee on national defence to approve a 16 million dollar appropriation for new construction in the 2008 regular budget. Despite opposition, he pledged central Admiralty reforms, and the measure was accepted, marking a naval victory in the initial skirmish before separate naval estimates are debated.
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St. Petersburg
Bostrom
Douma
National Defence
Admiralty
China awaits Japan reply on telegraph convention
Peking reports Japan has not sent the telegraph convention proposals promised for January 10 due to a Cabinet crisis. China debates Japan's postal proposals, which seek special privileges that could invite similar demands from other powers, while Manchuria's mail system feels the pressure of Japan's Siberian mail monopoly and higher sea rates.
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Peking
China
Japan
Tokio
Manchuria
Borden Resolution on Immigration Policy Is Defeated
Ottawa January 2 The House divided early today on R L Borden's resolution censuring the government for its Japanese immigration policy. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 55 majority.
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Ottawa
R. L. Borden
British assent to German proposals on North Sea status quo
London reports the British government fully informed on German proposals to maintain the territorial status quo in the North Sea and gives its full assent.
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North Sea
London
Death of a German Prince in Berlin
Prince Gustav Ernest of Erbach Schoenberg dies in Berlin at age 84. Born in 184, the royal figure passed away today, ending a long line of aristocratic service and ties to the state.
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Berlin
Gustav Ernest
Erbach- Schoenberg
Riots in Lisbon Leave Several Dead and Wounded
Lisbon reports an afternoon riot with heavy firing and many wounded. Police swiftly restored order. two policemen killed. Arrests include Dr. Monis J. P. Dossantos Viscount Brava and Alfonso Costa. Premier Franco faces renewed threats as police tribunals gain power and leaders may be exiled to Timor.
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Lisbon
Dr. Monis
J. P. Dossantos
Viscount Brava
Alfonso Costa
Republican Committee
Franco
Timor
Malay Archipelago
JUSTIFYING STOESSEL
The Port Arthur court martial adjourned after testimony in the Stoessel case with closing arguments set for February 4. General Kondratchenko urged peace negotiations before the fortress fell, while Stoessel defended the fortress and warned the war was lost. The letter questions truth reaching the Emperor and urges telling him the real Far East situation.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Kondratchenko
Japan
Far East
German Naval Bill Advances in Reichstag
Berlin January 2 The German government pushed its naval program to a second reading in the Reichstag with estimates exceeding 100 million dollars annually for ten years. Opposed by Socialists and Poles, critics warned of danger from expanding sea power while Admiral von Tirpitz argued Germany builds against no one and seeks no clash with Britain.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Herr Bebel
Great Britain
Japan
Admiral von Tirpitz
Admiralty
Cassini Recovered and Ready to Return to Madrid
Count Cassini, former Russian Ambassador to the United States and now Russia's representative in Madrid, has recovered from illness and will leave St. Petersburg on February 1. He notes a shift in Spanish sentiment toward the U S and praises Minister Collier's reception at court. He watches Far East developments with interest and urges restraint in the ChinaJapan railway dispute to avoid conflict.
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St. Petersburg
Count Cassini
Washington
Madrid
Alfonso
Cassini
United States
Spain
W. M. Collier
Far East
China
Russia
The Kaiser Drills a Regiment at Potsdam
Emperor William reviewed the 1st Regiment of the Guards at Potsdam and drilled them for an hour. He inspected recruits by history questions, praised some, and tested knowledge of corps, divisions, and brigades with no mistakes in identification.
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Berlin
William
Guards
Potsdam
Schildhorn
Gruinewald
Wenden
Bank official duo charged with multi year embezzlement
St. Petersburg January 29. The bookkeeper and cashier of the discount department of the State Bank were taken into custody today on charges of embezzlement. Irregularities span several years. Bank books not fully examined yet but embezzlements already found amount to about $180 000.
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St. Petersburg
Discount Department of the State Bank
Burlington Shops Shut Down In Nebraska Theplan
Lincoln Neb Jan 2 Orders were issued to temporarily close the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad shops at Havelock and Lincoln with extensions to Alliance Plattsmouth McCook and Sheridan Wyn. About 600 men at Havelock and smaller numbers elsewhere affected. The aim is to shut down periodically rather than discharge workers with plans for men to work at least half time.
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Lincoln, Neb
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Havelock
Lincoln
Alliance
Plattemouth
McCook
Sheridan
Wyn
New Amsterdam and Mechanics and Traders Banks Collapse
The article details the August 22 to 31 statement figures for the New Amsterdam National Bank, its directors and officers, and the joint decision with the Clearing House Association to stop further aid. It also covers the Mechanics and Traders Bank closing plans amid heavy withdrawals, the broader Brooklyn and Manhattan bank mergers, and witness accounts on the clearing house’s effect on New York’s banking stability as State officials prepare to respond at opening.
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William A. Nash
Clearing House Association Committee
Kinsman
New Amsterdam
Clearing House Association
Louis Stern
The
Warren M. Healey
R. V. Lewis
Joseph D. Carroll
George W. Wilder
Frank W. Kinsman, Jr
John F. Carroll
F. G. Kinsman
J. Romaine Brown
John G. Hemerich
F. W. Kinsman, Jr
E. O. Eldredge
Messrs. Brown
Hemerich
Charles W. Morse
H. F. Morse
Miles M. O’brien
Charles T. Barney
New Amsterdam National Bank
Bank of New Amsterdam
Frank Tilford
Park & Tilford
Mr. Tilford
R. R. Moore
Commercial Trust Company
Harry F. Morse
van Wyck
Morse
F. M. Peet
Traders’ Bank of Philadelphia
Peet
Mechanics and Traders’ Bank
Broadway
Clearing House
Mechanics and Traders
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
46Th Street
David A. Sullivan
Henry Albers
William O. Allison
James T. Ashley
E. E. Bogart
James N. Brown
William J. Buttling
W. F. Corwith
B. C. Cronin
W. C. Damron
A. M. Dederer
C. E. Donnelson
E. A. Fitler
Edward M. Grout
Paul Grout
Louis H. Holloway
Simon J. Harding
Thomas F. McCook
Joseph Michaels
Pinkus Nathan
C. E. Ring
Isaac Stiebel
William Strasser
Charles Strauss
Thomas W. Tompkins
Mr. Sullivan
Union Bank of Brooklyn
Union Bank
Madison Avenue
59Th Street
Union Bank of
New York
Bank of North America Begins Retiring Clearing Certificates
The National Bank of North America receiver has started retiring Clearing House loan certificates totaling 2.2 million dollars. By yesterday, between twenty and percent of the amount had been retired, marking the initial step in liquidating the bank.
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National Bank of North America
Clearing House Certificates Retired Reducing Outstanding Amount
The bank retired about 750000 of Clearing House certificates, lowering total outstanding to 5590000. First moneys from the receiver must retire all certificates before depositors receive dividends. Clearing House certificates covered only 75 percent of deposited securities, requiring near 3 million in securities to back 2.2 million certificates. Total assets at receivership were 8737.80, with 5640318 loans and discounts. Most negotiable assets were deposited with the Clearing House, and much retirement was for the National Bank of North America.
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Clearing House
Clearing House Loan Committee
National Bank of North America
Caruso Heartbroken as New Amsterdam Bank Fails
Enrico Caruso faced a $4,000 balance at New Amsterdam National Bank after word spread of the bank closing during Manon Lescaut at the Metropolitan Opera House. Patrons across Broadway learned of the failure, with actors, managers, and theater people scrambling to withdraw funds before closure. Some, like John Hamerlien and others, managed partial withdrawals, while figures such as the Shuberts and Eddie Foy were noted depositors amid the liquidity shock.
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Enrico Caruso
New Amsterdam National Bank
Manon Lescaut
Metropolitan Opera House
Caruso
New Amsterdam
Broadway
William Rock
Walter Perceval
Funabashi” Company
Casino Theatre
Edward P. Fitzgerald
George Considine
Metropole
Rathskeller
John Hamerlien
Shuberts
Sam Bernard
Eddie Foy
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