Cabinet bars Castro visit until apology and claims paid
A sweeping global digest notes French cabinet stance on Castro, Sperry fleet sighting near Singapore, and US Britain tensions. It cites Roosevelts graft denial on Panama Canal, Congress reconvening, Pat Crowes evangelism shift, and various economic, political, and crime updates with multiple nations and figures.
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Castro
Sperry
Atlantic
Singapore
New York
Public Service Commission
Great Britain
United States
William Dradley Poulke
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Charles WP. Taft
Mr. Robinson
Rebels clash as Haytian president declares Timon rebel
General Timon is branded rebel by President Lord Alexis of Hayti and forces clash as troops advance. In Indiana a bill plans to merge Gary and Tolleston into one city. In Pittsburg Reuben Crown wounded his brother John and died by suicide after the act.
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Timon
Lord Alexis of
Hayti
Indiana General Assembly
Gary
Tolleston
Reuben Crown
John
Pittsburg
Haiti Bloodless Coup Dethrones Nord Alexis
In Port au Prince a peaceful, well organized coup ousts President Nord Alexis and installs Gen Legitime as new leader. The capital remains calm as rebels seize strategic points without firing a shot amid presence of American and French warships.
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Tuii
Nord Alexis
Gen. Legitime
Alexis
Camille Gabriel
Tie
Canal
Senate
Des Moines
Pacoum
Duguay Trouin
Haiti
Tlait
Santo Domingo
Jean Juneau
Port Au Prince
Celestin Cyriiaque
Port van Prince
Nevada oil fields a myth report finds no veins
A United States Geological Survey report debunks claims of petroleum in Nevada. Geologists surveyed areas west of Reno and extending north of the Walker River, east of Wahuska, in South Valley, north of Wellington, and a small area south of Palisade, finding no oil deposits.
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Nevada
United States Geological Survey
Renos
Walker River
Wahuska
South Valley
Wellington
Palisade
Independent party backer and suffrage circle noted in 1900s dispatch
William R. Kearst funded the Independence party in the recent election. A New York City group called the Secret Suffrage Council includes wealthy members. Taft spoke at a Cincinnati Commercial Club dinner with Longworth and others. Colorado judge Lindsay won reelection aided by women voters amid graft exposure in both parties.
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William R. Kearst
Independence Party
Sallot
East
Secret Suffrage Council
New York City
Cincinnati Commercial Club
Taft
Congressman Longworth
Ife
Colorado
Lindsay
Mar
Publicity for Trusts Urged by Secretary Straus
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor calls for federal supervision of interstate corporations to ensure full publicity and federal registration. A national system would require regular reports to a federal office with access to records and selective publication of public facts while protecting business secrets. The plan favors voluntary compliance and offers federal standing in return.
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Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Butter Trust Threatens High Prices Across Nation
A coalition of Chicago Elgin and Eastern butter dealers forms a pool to push butter prices higher. They allegedly hold thousands of pounds bought last spring at 22 cents and sell at 27 cents wholesale. About 40 million pounds rest in warehouses, a four day supply, prompting concern for households.
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Chicago
Elgin
Butter Trust
Texas figures in winter racing clash in LA
Al Kaufman and Jim Barry are paired for a forty five round fight at the Jeffries Club in Los Angeles. Vermillion beat North Dakota 10 to 4 in football at South Dakota. John Watson, famed polo star, dies in Navan Ireland. Dainty Dame wins Lyfonia handicap. Frank Erickson drafted by Minneapolis team. Vanderbilt fails to sweep New York horse show as grays lose in four in hand. Shattuck defeats Pillsbury 30 to 22 in northwest school game. Durandi to race in America against John J Hayes after Marathon fame. Aero plane race Paris to Bordeaux discussed.
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Texas
al Kaufman
Jim Barry
Jeffries Club
Los Angeles
Vermillion
South Dakota
Unversity
North Dakota
John Watson
Navan
Wausau
Wis
William A. Vanderbilt
New York
Durandi
America
John J. Hayes
Paris
Bordeaux
Soo City Sinks in Gulf of St Lawrence
The Soo City steamer, once a Chicago to Benton Harbor excursion vessel for two decades, is believed sunk with all aboard after wreckage washed ashore at Cape Ray. Captain John G. Dillon led the ship, with crew numbers uncertain but at least eighteen, possibly twenty eight. The vessel had been sold to Felix Jackson for transfer to New Orleans service between there and Texan ports.
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Soo City
Execurion
Chicago
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Soo City Iron
Benton Harbor
Great Lakes
Cape Ray
John G. Dillon
Brooklyn
Missouri
Indiana Transportation Company
Felix Jackson
Velasco
Texas
New Orleans
Levee Blown Opposite Pine Bluff Arkansas
The levee opposite Pine Bluff Arkansas was dynamited Wednesday night by two men amid flood fears. The act followed a mass meeting where residents urged government action. Floodwaters recede slightly and Berlin's livery stable and courthouse annex suffer damage as the river undermines shore property.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Miss
Berlin
Canada immigrants fever tightens access for poorer class
Consul Chilton reports immigration plans to limit dependent settlers aim to ease labour-market pressure. First nine months of this year show 127 630 arrivals versus 235 829 in 1907. Separately, Charles Stevens, accused of stealing a registered mail pouch containing 50 000, was sentenced to ten years at Fort Leavenworth.
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Canada
Immigration Department
Chilton
Charles Stevens
Kansas City
Fort Leavenworth
Kran
Steel Plant Reopens at Carnegie Works in Ohio
Carnegie Steel orders two large furnaces at its Mingo Junction Ohio plant. Operations to resume soon as the facility restarts and rest of the plant is brought into service.
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Carnegie Steel Company
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Perish in Storm on Lake Endangering D. Mo. Clemson
The steel steamer D. Mo. Clemson owned by A Bolvin of Duluth is given up as Jost and the twenty four men aboard are believed certain to have perished. She passed up the Soo days ago bound from Lorain Ohio on her last trip of the year. Her own ers say she foun dered in the terrific storm at the lower end of Lake Superior or is stranded on the north coast. In either event her entire crew must have perished.
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Bolvin
Duluth
Jost
Soo
Lorain
Ohio
Lake Superior
Judge Halts Rose County Dry Law in Hancock County
Judge George K. Schroth in Findlay Ohio issues a temporary restraining order delaying enforcement of the Rose county option law. A permanent injunction hearing is set in a few days. Tan cock county recently voted dry by a large margin.
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Hancock County
George K. Schroth
Findlay
Ohio
Tancock County
Fire Strikes Exposition Park Resort at Conneaut Lake
Fire tore through the Exposition Park resort at Conneaut Lake near Meadville Pa causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Firefighters halted the blaze by dynamiting several buildings in the outbreak.
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Exposition Park
Conneaut Lake
Meadville
Two Hunters Killed Near Steubenville Ohio
Joe Berenski and John Bardole were instantly killed while hunting near Steubenville Ohio. One man fired a bullet into a can that had previously...
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Joe Berenski
John . Bardole
Steubenville
Ohio
Commerce shows steadier conditions and rising production
The week confirms improved commerce with fewer trading defaults and bank payments steady. Official data reveal ample money in reserve and deposits at high levels, hinting at further discount ease. Industrial activity expands as iron, steel, machinery, and electrical sectors increase output and forward orders grow across foundries, furnaces, and factories. Some regional failures noted in Chicago and other districts, while high-ability firms report growing figures versus prior weeks.
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Noruiel
Chicago
Dun
Weather Shifts Spur Trade in December Outlook
New York reports irregular weather with a cold wave boosting retail activity across regions while cotton markets stumble. Collections are uneven and holiday trade shows expansion though past year comparisons remain favorable overall. U S and Canadian business failures rise this week per Bradstreet Commercial Report.
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United States
Los
Canada
Bradstreet
Chicago Wheat and Cattle Prices From Regional Markets
Prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York Toledo and more. Estimates include hogs $3.50 to $6.00 per cwt cattle $4.00 to $7.70 sheep $3.00 to $5.90 wheat No 2 1.05 to 1.10 corn No 2 6c to 9c oats 38c to 47c rye No 2 52c to 70c.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Ste. St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cardle
Milwaukee
Siam
New York
Toledo
News Notes From The Nation And Regions
John Cooper of the University of North Carolina died after injuries at football practice in September in Clinton. A boiler explosion on the steamer H. M. Carter on the Mississippi north of New Orleans killed ten and injured twenty. The British schooner Hugh G. sank after a collision with a Boston barge. five men died including Captain Obed Knowlton. The Tool mine in Minnesota, leased by the state to iron companies, has reopened after a season closure. five of ten state land mines are in operation, royalty 25 cents per ton. The Pool lies near
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John Cooper
University of North Carolina
Clinton
H. M. Carter
Mississippi
New Orleans
Boston
Hugh G
Obed Knowlton
Minnesota
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Fidelity Funding Company of
Charles A. Ekstroner
St. Louis
Lohor
Daniel J. Keefe
Frank Sargent
Japan
Far East
Washington
Illinois
Pu Yi
Prince Chun
China
Ilayt
France
Gen
Legitime
Sisowath
Cambodia
Mme. Steinheil
J.D. Archbold
Joseph CC. Sibley
Joe
Standard Oil
Vort Au Prince
Estella Stout
House of Lords
O. Kellogg
Standard Company
Will
West
Citizens of Port
Au Prince—Committee of Safety
Poltics
Starshall
Ollege
Sec
QOS
Newfoundland
Clemson
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