Cuba Worry Over Unfavorable Cuban Conditions Reported
Washington reports from Governor Magoon describe a dire Cuban situation with lack of patriotism, financial strain, and political infighting. Liberals oppose Magoon’s staffing, Negro demands rise, and there is fear of continued disorder. Some officers urge exile of revolutionaries. officials weigh whether to schedule December elections while risks to property persist.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Cuba
Magoon
Taft
United States
Bitter Feuding Grows Between Moderates and Liberals
Havana reports rising tension as rumors claim Moderates would delay or block new elections to avoid Liberal victory. Liberals accuse Moderates of planning provincial disorders with U.S. occupation favored by Moderates, while provisional government plans hold elections and reinforce rural guards to quell unrest.
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Havana
United States
Gov Magoon denies resignation rumor in Cuba
Havana report states Governor Magoon dismissed talk he would quit his post. He affirmed his passion for the duties he now serves and declared he has never held a position more pleasing or engaging.
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Havana
Magoon
Cuba
American Owner Tops France Winning Owners Leaders
Paris Nov 16 William K Vanderbilt heads the list of winning owners for this year in France according to official statistics. Vanderbilt has won 245 950 dollars with his three year old Maintenon leading the win reach at 168 135 dollars. Lacamargo has total career wins of 196 000 dollars.
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Paris
William K. Vanderbilt
France
Edmond Blanc
Vanderbilt
Lace- Margo
Lacamargo
Enamtenon
K-Ballast Trains to Chicago Amid Busy Schedule
Rail schedule notes the arrival of fat trains bound for Chicago and dustiens, signaling a busy period for freight and passenger movements. Local yards report heightened activity as crews prepare routes and switchings.
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Chicago
Dustiens
Czies Heroic Fight By Telegraph to The Tribune
Atlantic City reports the three masted schooner Lydia H. Roper of Norfolk is towed to New York after life savers failed to reach her in rough seas near Little Egg Harbor. A wrecking tug from Delaware Breakwater secured a hawser and towed the waterlogged vessel after the crew cut free their own anchors.
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The
Tribune
Atlantic City
Lydia H. Roper
Norfolk
New York
Little Egg Harbor
Roper
Life Saving Patrol
Maritime Exchange
Delaware
Sandy Hook
North America
Ife
Captain and Cook Lost in Schooner Wreck
Biddeford, Me. November 16 The captain and cook of the two masted schooner Marshall Perrin of Deer Isle were drowned when the vessel wrecked in a gale and sleet off Wood Island Light. The third crewman survived and John Burke of New Bedford was rescued.
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Biddeford
Cook
Marshall Perrin
Deer Isle
Wood Island Light
Herbert F. Bray
William Jarvin
John Burke
New Bedford
Mass
Richmond Island
Wood Island
Burke
West 104th Street assault ends with injury to servant
A West Indian man named Eugenio De Sporta was jailed at West 100th Street station for felonious assault after a quarrel in a cellar turned violent. He allegedly struck Ephraim Brown and then aimed at Mrs Brown. Ella Henderson shielded her mistress, receiving a head injury likely fracturing her skull. Police subdued the assailant after a fight with three officers.
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Eugenio de Sporta
West 100Th Street
West 104Th Street
Ephraim Brown
Brown
de Sporta
Mrs. Brown
Ella Henderson
Pin in floor reveals hidden liquor cache
Maine Deputy Sheriff Upton, on a liquor search at a Forestreet private house, accidentally activated a concealed wall closet by picking up a floor pin. The mechanism, concealed liquor stash, sprung the closet open. Agents had long monitored the site for sources of supply and hailed the device as among the neatest contrivances found.
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the Tribune
Portland
Forestreet
Upton
Clergyman Discovers Comet Near Taunton Photograph
Harvard Observatory received word from Rev. J. H. Metcalf of Taunton Mass announcing a faint comet found in a photograph he took on November 14 at 6 14 05 Greenwich time. The object moves southwest with rough coordinates right ascension 4h 4m 35s declination minus 2 16.8, measured the morning before.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
J. H. Metcalf
Taunton
Caruso Arrested Over Disorderly Conduct in Central Park Monkey House
Star tenor Enrico Caruso was arrested after a Bronx woman, Hannah Graham, accused him of insult inside the Central Park Zoo. He was taken to East 67th Street station, bailed by his manager Herr Conried, and scheduled to face Yorkville court.
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Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
Central Park
Hannah Graham
Bathgate Avenue
The
Bronx
Signor Caruso
East 67Th Street
Herr Conried
Yorkville
Graham
Weil
James J. Kane
Arsenal Station
Monkey House
Caruso
Poiceman
Kane
T Am Caruso
Mr. Conried
Arsenal
Quilty
Sigfior Caruso
Barry
Hearst Campaign Costs Highlight Independence League Strength
The Independence League led by William R. Hearst spent 256370 22 dollars in the governor race, with Hearst spending 61855, and the article notes prenomination costs not included. It discusses the trust of Hearst’s movement, regional vote tallies, and the possibility of a national third party led by Hearst if the Democrats fail to adopt the league platform.
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William R. Hearst
Secretary of State
Hearst
The
Independence League
League
Mr. Hearst
J. G. Follansbee
William J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Charles E. Hughes
Raymond M. Lowes
Charles W. Littlefield
William D. Black
Hearst People
Kixnes
Judiciary
Queens
New York County
Richmond
Suffolk
Nassau
Tribune
Tammany
McCarren
Kings
Bryan
Roosevelt
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
California
Chicago
Hearst Defeat Reflects on Campaign and Dem Defections
William R Hearst and party traveling to Monterey Mexico after a delayed Iron Mountain rail ride. Hearst cites defections in the Democratic party and opposing figures McCarren and McClellan as factors, denying moneyed interests affected votes and saying the Root speech may have boosted his followers without swing in Republican ballots.
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St. Louis
Iron Mountain
William R. Hearst
Hearst
Democratic Party
McCarren
Brooklyn
McClellan
New York
Root
Lipton Sails to Liverpool to Challenge for America’s Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton sails on the Carmania from New York to Liverpool at 6 AM. He tells a Tribune reporter he intends to challenge for the America’s Cup in 1908 under current or later rules, signaling no intent to burden the New York Yacht Club. A friend notes Shamrock’s next boat may be under 50 feet waterline. Lipton met with NYYC members and dined with ex-Commodore Tod, then attended Sherry’s before boarding.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Liverpool
Cunard
Tribune
Waldorf-Astoria
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Sherry’s
Robert E. Tod
Atlantic Yacht Club
Knickerbocker Theatre
the Waldorf
D. F. Neill
John Westwood
Marrin Arrested After Extradition Bid Ends
Buffalo dispatch reports Francis E. Marrin, key figure in the Storey Cotton Company collapse, arrested in the Genesee Hotel lobby after returning from Europe. He had disappeared in 1905 amid a Post Office raid and traveled through London Paris Berlin Brussels Amsterdam. He waived extradition and will be arraigned in Buffalo before being sent to Philadelphia.
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Buffalo
Francis E. Marrin
Storey Cotton Company
Philadelphia
Genesee Hotel
Marrin
Postoffice Department
Europe
America
Postoffice
Genesee
James Johnstone
W. J. Bickery
Washington
United States
Cortelyou
Hugh K. Cochrane
Taylor
Post Office
London
Paris
Berlin
Brussels
Amsterdam
New York
Keating
Arrested at Waldorf Table By City Detective
David W. Kearney of 51 West 74th Street was arrested by Waldorf Astoria house detective Thornhill on intoxication and disorderly conduct charges. At a dining room table he reportedly boisterously insulted guests until many patrons left. He offered an ecard for Van Tassel & Kearney, auctioneers, and sought his father’s help to bail him out.
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David W. Kearney
West 74Th Street
House
Thornhill
Waldorf-Astoria
The
Waldorf
Kearney
van Tassel & Kearney
East 13Th Street
Rector's Wife Fatally Struck by Truck on West Street
Mrs Theodore F Clarke wife of Rev Mr Clarke Protestant Episcopal rector of Union Course Long Island was knocked down by horses attached to a truck while crossing West street near Beach street. She died at 12 10 this morning from three broken ribs contusions and internal injuries. Two men in charge of the truck Isidor Rothburs and Louis Tienker are held on assault charges. police have not determined which man drove the team at the time.
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West Street
Beach Street
Theodore F. Clarke
West 1511St Street
Leonard Street
Roosevelt Tours Culebra Cut Inspecting Canal Work
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt toured the Panama canal project from Pedro Miguel to Matachin, inspecting steam shovels and drill sites. He questioned engineers on overtime pay, visited Jamaica laborers, and spoke to cheering Americans at Matachin before returning to Tivoli. The trip showcased ongoing excavation, dynamite tests, and living quarters for workers amid heavy rain.
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Panama
Roosevelt
Tivoli Hotel
Culebra
Pedro Miguel
Stevens
Culebra Cut
Rio Grande
Mr. Stevens
Gorgona
Bas Obispo
Matachin
Tivoli Station
Canal
Readjustment of Lake Shore wages announced
A telegraph report to The Tribune Cleveland states Lake Shore railroad will readjust wages for all employees based on merit and work requirements. No fixed percent increase will be used, with gains spreading across all service branches. The assistant general manager Mr Moon says last week’s switchmen raise was only the start of broader wage revisions.
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The
Tribune
Cleveland
Lake Shore Haifway
Moon
Lake Shore
Alton Raises Pay For Switchmen In 13 Percent Increase
Chicago November 18 The Chicago and Alton Railroad announced a 13 percent wage raise retroactive to November 1 for all its switchmen. Directors of other Western railroads are considering raises for about 19 000 employees as wage hikes gain momentum nationwide.
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Chicago
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Western
Two Die In Bronx Barn Fire At Watson Estate
Two men are believed burned to death after a fire destroyed a two story barn on the old William Watson estate at Lane and Westchester avenues in The Bronx. James Foley caretaker and his family narrowly escaped as flames spread to the adjoining barn. laborers sleeping with John Gillan were killed, including an eighty year old man known as White Pete.
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William Watson
Lane
Westchester Avenues
Bronx
James Foley
Foley
John Gillan
White Pete
Gillan
Yale Princeton Game Special Trains Advertised
Special trains via Pennsylvania Railroad to Princeton for the Yale versus Princeton game. Depart New York Saturday at 9:40 PM arriving 10:25 PM. Service from Lower Station after the game ends at 3 AM.
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Princeton
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Poe
Tica
Lower Station
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Underwood & Underwood
N. Y
C. L. Chester
Czies
Maine
Clergyman
Bettie Ae Marae
Hughes
Mr. Root
Lipton
F. E. Marrin
Rector
Great Bear
Advt
Alton
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