Cuban Treaty Two Amendments Rejected in Committee
Washington Nov 14 The house committee on ways and means endorsed the Cuban reciprocity treaty bill by 14 to 2 with Metcalf not voting. Two amendments were rejected, one extending the treaty to all countries and the other abolishing the differential duty on refined sugar. The meeting lasted an hour and a rule will likely be reported from the committee.
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Metcalf
California
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Louisiana
Cooper
Texas
Williams
Sir Mortimer's 30-Year Diplomatic Service Highlighted
Sir Mortimer, a longstanding British diplomat, trained for thirty years and served notably in Afghanistan. Recently he has acted as ambassador to Spain, marking a culmination of his career in international postings.
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England
Great Britain
Afghanistan
Rules committee moves to vote Thursday on amended bill
A committee on rules schedules a vote on Thursday at four o'clock without opportunity for amendment. The debate centers on enacting the bill to empower congress over treaties changing revenue rates. Supporters claim the measure avoids harm to American industry and advances reciprocal trade with Cuba.
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National Committee Call Sets Convention City Vote
Republican national committee chairman M A Hanna wires members to meet at the Arlington hotel Washington December 11 for subcommittee appointments and to hear city claims for the 1904 convention site on December 12. Perry S Heath signs the call. Hanna to host a dinner December 12.
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Arlington
Colorado Strike Settled Eight Hour Day Restored
Colorado miners in the northern coal fields will return to work Monday after operators concede an eight hour day. A conference in Louisville between operators and a unions committee framed the deal with a southern strike settlement to be debated by refere ndum. If southern operators do not grant eight hours, northern men revert to nine hours.
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Chicago Strike Spreads as Firemen Walk Out
Chicago firemen employed by the Chicago City Railway company walk out amid growing tension with non-union workers and teamsters. Cars run under police protection while union leaders fault the company for declining to arbitrate wages.
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Andrew Green Shot on Park Avenue Steps
New York on November 14 1895 Andrew H Green praised as Father of Greater New York was shot and killed on his Park avenue doorstep by Cornelius M Williams a reportedly insane black man. Williams claimed he killed to save his character and showed no remorse as he awaited arrest. Witnesses included Mrs Anna Bray Emil Michel sen and Patrick Dyer. Williams spoke of slander by a lodging house keeper Mrs Bessie Davis and said he would accept the electric chair to vindicate his name.
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Park avenue
Cornelius M. Williams
Anna Bray
Green
Emil Michelsen
Patrick Dyer
Fortieth street
ayar
Williams
William H. Burns
Murray Hill
Mr. Green
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Hicks Beach Joins Balfour On Fiscal Policy Dinner
Bristol Nov 14 Premier Balfour spoke at a dinner celebrating Edward Colston’s birth anniversary. He praised Joseph Chamberlain, argued tariffs and navy need careful use, and warned of looming dangers. SirMichael Hicks Beach, once chancellor, supported future fiscal change and favored retaining natural cheapness while opposing illegitimate tariffs and trusts.
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Joseph Chamberlain
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Troops to Subdue Isthmians Rumored in Panama
Reports from Ecuador and Peru state Colombian generals Reyes Caballeros Oxina and Holguin are marching on Panama with a large army to suppress Isthmian traitors. The Colombian minister in Peru relays Bogota cables claiming measures to defend national territory and broad civilian support. In Washington officials denied any plan to send U.S. troops to the Isthmus despite rumors of such action.
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Washington
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Cost of living bulletin on workingmen families
The Bureau of Labor issues a bulletin based on 1567 families in 32 states. The average family income was 827.19 with 376.854 in total expenditures and 326.90 spent on food. Family size averaged 5.31 persons, seven tenths above private families nationwide. Food costs rose sharply over years, and overall living costs in 1907 are estimated up 1.61 percent from the low.
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Washington
Canal Negotiations Trigger Roosevelt Message Rewrite
President Roosevelt rewrote the canal negotiation section of his forthcoming annual message after events on the Isthmus and in the United States. He notes Colombia refused to ratify the Panama canal treaty and cites U S policy toward weaker republics while asserting the canal must be dug by the United States. Panama envoy Bunau-Varilla is formally received as a nation is recognized, paving future negotiations. Brown Rogers is executed in Charleston for his aunt’s murder, claiming a wish to meet friends at the hour in the hereafter.
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