Haiti Battles Bring Warships to Port-au-Prince Stand
Insurgents led by General Antoine Simon push toward Port-au-Prince after victories at Anse a Veau Miragoane and Petit Goave. Government forces under General Andre fortify around the city as warships may land troops to deter pillage. Canadian, French, British and Italian ships approach Port-au-Prince amid fighting and casualties.
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Port-au-Prince
Antoine Simon
Department of the South
Anse & Veau
Miragoane
Petit Goave
Celestin Cyriaque
Revolutionary Army
Nord Alexis
André
Interior and Police
Bizoton
Mercredi
Haiti
United States
Tacoma
Duguay Trouin
Scylla
Fieramosca
Centenaire
Panic in Port au Prince as insurgents near capital
Dispatches from Fort de Prince report a Haitian panic as insurgents near the capital. The Haitian cabinet urges the U.S. to demand President Nord Alexis’s resignation and seeks a provisional government with American support. The Finance Minister seeks refuge at the German Legation, and the U.S. Minister reportedly requests warships.
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Paris
New
Fort-2u-Prince
Hertian
Nord Alexis
Elise
United States
United States Senator Furniss Reports Haitian Crisis Deepens
Washington dispatches confirm defeats of government troops at Anse a Veau Haiti as President Nord Alexis faces insurgent pressure led by General Antoine Simon. Foreign warships are urged while talk of cabinet reshuffle and January election circulates. Tacoma’s commander notes Aux Cayes in rebel hands and Tacoma stays to protect the legation and foreigners.
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Furniss
United States
Port-au-Prince
State Department
Anse & Veau
Hayti
Dex Motnes
Guantanamo
State
Navy
Nord Alexis
Antoine Simon
Hayt
Alexis
Simon
Lord Alexis
Diplomatic Corps
John Hood
Tacoma
Navy Department
Aux Cayes
Revolutionary Army
Metz May Or May Not Run For Mayor
Atlanta November 28 Herman Metz controller of New York City said he may run for mayor but may not. He predicted Tammany would oppose rival factions and commented on Croker Chanler and Bryan. He said the Democratic party remained solid despite losses and noted Chanler’s political weakness.
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the Tribune
Atlanta
Herman Metz
New York City
Mayer
Tammany
Metz
Croke
Brean
Taft
Bryan
Chanler
Mr. Metz
Lewis Bluscesant Chanler
Czechs Attack Germans in Prague Demonstrations
Czech protests against German students in Prague resume with anti dynastic tone. Germans were insulted and whipped in various districts while German marches supported the monarchy and sang the imperial hymn. The riots occur before the Emperor's accession anniversary, stirring domestic turmoil.
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Prague
Vienna
Baron von Aehrenthal
Mass Meeting Protests Austrian Policy in Rome
About twenty thousand people gathered in Rome to denounce Austrian policy at a mass meeting. Three deputies gave fiery speeches and, after the gathering, rioters tried to attack the Austrian Embassy but were stopped by troops guarding the streets nearby.
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Rome
Austria
Wealthy Cuban Shot In Estate Killing Near Aguado de Pasajeros
Tirso Mesa, wealthy Cuban sugar planter and London board member of United Railways of Havana, was shot five times on his Matanzas Province estate near Aguado de Pasajeros. Ramon F. Victorio, a local merchant, was arrested. authorities suspect a business quarrel sparked the attack.
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Havana
Tirso Mesa
United Railways of
Aguado de Pasajeros
Matanzas Province
Ramon F. Victorio
Mesa
Chinese Escape From San Francisco Detention Shed
Twenty one Chinese detainees at the Pacific Mail pier escaped last midnight while awaiting immigration decisions. Four were recaptured in Chinatown. authorities search for the others. The escape involved cutting wire netting and sawing through iron bars to slide down a water pipe. A night watchman spotted the opened windows shortly after. Last September four detainees similarly escaped through the roof.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
United States
Chinatown
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Two Killed by Autos Man Dies in Collision
A man died after a joy ride car struck a telegraph pole in Harlem. A baby girl was killed and her older sister injured when a Bryant Park Garage car knocked them down on Second Avenue. Five other riders suffered injuries as the party's night ride ended in wreckage.
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Harlem
Bronx
Harry Greenhood
East 148Th Street
Westchester Avenue
Denton Street
Greenhood
Addison Wade
Evan M. Evans
East 6Th Street
Wade
West Mth Street
Habisitiner
Hamilton
Ragelle and
McCauley
Clason’s Point Road
Bissinger
Curley
Dongan Street
Magistrate House
Morrissania Court
Ragette
Evans
Bryant Park
West 43d Street
William H. Gorham
Philomina Picciarello
Repiina
Second Avenue
113Th Street
Death Toll Mounts From Marianna Mine Explosion
Fifty two bodies removed from the Rachel mine of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Company at Marianna after a disastrous explosion. One hundred thirty eight men entombed, with rescue ongoing. John Ivill, 23, nephew of mine owner John H. Jones, among the dead. his bride Mrs Ivill faces shock. Chief State Mine Inspector James Rod erick to arrive for inquiry.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Pittsburg- Buffalo Coal Company
Marianna
James E. Roderick
John Ivill
John H. Jones
Ivill
Elinger
David G. Jones
Coal Company
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
J. W. Paul
Clarence Hall
United States
Bomb Wrecks Saloon Misses Patrolman by Inches
Paterson New Jersey November 29 An explosive hurled at Patrolman Thomas Fitzsimmons wrecked the saloon front at Montgomery and Straight streets but struck inches away from the officer who was stunned yet not seriously hurt. Police raids followed arresting fifteen Italians and eleven negroes including the alleged proprietor on counts of keeping a disorderly house.
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Fitzsimmons
Weather Prophet Predicts 35 Snowstorms For 1908 09
Boston dispatch reports Charles H. Steele a veteran cobbler and weather prophet forecasts a winter total of thirty five snowstorms for 1908 09. His rule adds the moon age on the storm date the storm date and the weekday number to yield the storm count.
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Boston
Charles H. Steele
Brookfield
Massachusetts
New Orleans Cotton Crop Estimates for 1908 09
W P Brown releases cotton crop estimates by state totaling about 12.4 million bales. He calls this the fastest picked and ginned crop on record and urges focus on consumption rather than crop size. The Times-Democrat cites a 12 400 000 bale forecast for 1908.
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WW. P. Brown
Times-Democrat
the Tribune
New Orleans
W. P. Brown
Brown
Car Hits Boy After Grave Visit at Williamsburg Bridge
Edward Lauterbach’s car struck ten year old Salvatore Montemano at the Manhattan end of the Williamsburg Bridge while returning from Cypress Hills Cemetery. Montemano suffered a fractured left leg and was taken home. Driver Thomas Jordan, Miss Alice Lauterbach, and Mr and Mrs McDavitt were in the car. Jordan was arrested for reckless driving and released on bail.
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Cypress Hills
Alfred Lauterbach
Edward Lauterbach
Salvatore Montemano
No. 118
Delancey Street
Manhattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Thomas Jordan
No. 264
Fifth Avenue
Alice Lauterbach
B&b. G. McDavitt
Montemano
Jordan
General Davis Favors Canteen Restoration
Following the murder of James Forsyth at the Broadway Athletic Club and assaults by drunken soldiers in St. Louis, Brigadier General Davis urges restoring the army canteen. He argues abolition created illegal resorts near posts that harm soldiers, while Col Gettys notes liquor clubs in South St. Louis foster greater evils than the canteen.
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Tribune
St. Louis
Broadway Athletic Club
James Forsyth
Jefferson Barracks
Davis
Army
Gettys
South St. Louis
New System of Air Navigation by H Tatarinoff
The War Department allocates 325000 for Tata rinoff aeromobile development. Inventor H Tatarinoff claims to have discarded balloon and airplane concepts and unveiled a new navigational system. A small cigar shaped model, about thirty pounds, has reportedly passed recent tests.
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St. Petersburg
War Department
Tatarinoff
H. Tatarinoff
Trolley Line to Cost $11,000,000
Boston and Eastern Railway backers include a New York contracting firm and a major Manhattan bank. A 7,200 foot harbor tunnel costing 2,750,000 dollars is planned as part of the Boston to Beverly trolley line.
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Py Telegraph
the Tribune
Fieston
Boston and Eastern Railway
Boston
Beverly
New York
Manhattan
Ovens Reopen After Year Idle in Norfolk and Western Fields
Huntington W Va Nov 2 More than two thousand coke ovens in the Norfolk and Western fields, idle for almost a year, resumed operations tonight, signaling renewed activity in the region's coal industry.
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Huntington
W. Va
Norfolk and Western Fields
South Africa union talks near final compromise plan
Cape Town delegates reach a near compromise unification and federation plan that abolishes present state boundaries. Cape Colony Natal Transvaal and Orange River Colony will be divided into six parts for local government with central parliament holding broad powers. Franchise and native questions are settled to delegates' satisfaction.
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London
Cape Town
South Africa
Daily Man
Cape Colony
Natal
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Guthrie Flood Destroys Homes and Halts Rail Service
After a forty eight hour rain in the Cottonwood River valley the river overflowed flooding West Guthrie. Several hundred homes submerged and three thousand people homeless as streetcars water plant and rail shops flood. Cattle drowned and train traffic halted with tracks washed out.
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Guthrie
Okla
West Guthrie
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé
Ver Weibe Replies to Roosevelt on Harvard Yale Victory
Harvard fullback Ernest F. Ver Weibe thanks President Roosevelt for his autograph letter praising the Harvard Yale win. He credits Kennard and the entire team for the victory and expresses sincere gratitude. President awards hunting boots in a separate note.
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Tribune
Boston
Ernest F. Ver Weibe
Harvard
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Kennard
Prize-Winning Marianna Clay Model Town Viewed
Pittsburg reports that the prize winning model town of Marianna, crafted in clay, was viewed as part of the event. The piece drew attention for its detailed miniature landscape and architectural features.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Marianna
President Roosevelt Orders Complex Boots For African Trip
In Brockton Massachusetts on November 2 President Roosevelt ordered hunting boots for his African trip. The J H Herman company will build them using the most complex measurements ever taken by a local factory. An expert measured the President’s feet in Washington and the boots will be waterproof with a plain natural calf leather and a double sole. Four pairs were ordered for delivery on February 1.
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The
Tribune
Brockton
Mass
Roosevelt
J. H. Herman Company
Theompany
Washington
Woodruff Backs Root for U S Senate in Taft Shift
Hot Springs Va November 20 Timothy Le Woodruff New York Republican State Committee chairman withdrew from the Senate race in favor of Elihu Root after talks with President elect Taft. Taft praised Woodruff for party harmony and Root’s ability, while Woodruff explained his decision aimed at unity and defeating Tammany Hall ahead of next fall’s city election. Mrs Taft arrived from New York and Clarence R Edwards left Hot Springs for Washington.
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Taft
Woodruff
New York
Root
Senate
Mr. Root
State Committee
Congressional Committee
Hot Springs
Secretary Root
McKinley
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Tammany Hall
George Lowe
Baltusrol
N. J
Root Likely Elected U S Senator by Legislature
Albany reports strong confidence that Elihu Root will be chosen United States Senator to succeed Thomas Platt when the Legislature votes January 19 20. Timothy Woodruff's withdrawal in Hot Springs Va shifts momentum to Root while other candidates fade.
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Albany
Elihu Red
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Hot Springs
Timothy L. Woodruff
Republican State Committee
Root
Woodruff
J. Sloat Fassett
Elmira
Senate
Edward H. Butler
Buffalo
Erie County
Frank S. Black
Frederick C. Stevens
Edgar T. Brackett
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