Opposition to Reciprocity Treaty Impacts Tobacco Growers
A fragmented report discusses opposition to a reciprocity treaty with Spain and fears it will hurt U S tobacco and sugar sectors. It notes growers and manufacturers mobilizing against tariff reductions, with claims that cheap island labor and protected industries could suffer, while political parties weigh conforming to free trade versus protectionist pledges.
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Philippines
Spain
Domenio Inforeste
United States
Tion
B. Reed
Philip
Laergo
Porto Rico
Gov
Sena
Sis
Philips
Ultr Orehy
Senate
Opposition to Cuban Treaty Reaches Senate Stage
A movement seeks to consolidate opposition to the Cuban treaty and other reciprocity pacts including the Philippine tariff and the Newfoundland treaty. The aim is to block any senate action that would disturb existing tariff conditions.
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Senate
Tongue Secures Eight Rural Delivery Routes in First District
In Oregon and Washington on Dec 29 Rep Tongue secured an order for sixteen additional rural free delivery routes in the first congressional district. Ten start Feb 1 and six on Mar 1, bringing total to 60 routes in the district with 28 applications pending and 11 rejected. Also notes Humberts arrival and Miss Eve Humbert's conditional release to grandmother.
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Tongue
Ste
Oregon
Washington
Springfield
Eugene
Irving
Lane County
Osswego
Clackamas Couunty
Amity
Bought Singlestick Duel Between President and General
In Washington a heavy sleet storm kept residents indoors but President and General Wood rode for two hours. They reportedly fought a strenuous single sticks duel last night and claim a draw, leaving both considerably scarred and bruised.
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Washington
Wood
Claim to Be Americans Two Russians Arrested in London
London police charged two Russians, Green and Pinevity, with unlawful possession of a 26000 letter of credit from American banks. They claimed American citizenship and were stopped upon arrival from Paris. Green used the alias Greenbaum and carried a card listing the Hurst Club in San Francisco. Police say the letter of credit belonged to an American contact they planned to deliver. A ring of opals a gold sea and fur were found in the men's pockets.
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London
Hawes
Green
Pinevity
Bow Street
Paris
Greenbaum
Hurst Club
San Francisco
Fiskever
America
Dynamite explosion at Shamokin powder house injuries zero
Five hundred pounds of dynamite exploded at the Bayside powder house in Shamokin Pennsylvania this morning. No one was hurt though windows were shattered and walls cracked in a large radius. Carrie Na Hon seeks to open a home for drunkards wives in Manner Kansas.
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Shamokin
Bayside
Kansas City
Carrie Na Hon
Kan
Violent earthquake hits Anijan in Central Asia
A severe earthquake struck Anijan in Central Asia late last night. Reports cite intense shaking across the area with damage but few details on casualties or exact toll. Local authorities urge caution and assess infrastructure and safety concerns.
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Petersby
Anijan
Central Asia
Morgan faults both parties over trusts and predicts a political revolt
Washington December 29 Senator Morgan of Alabama says there is little difference between Democratic and Republican leaders on trusts. He accuses both sides of hypocrisy and says a cure will be found and applied, but fears a heavy chastising of the American people beforehand. He foresees a political revolution that could yield new parties, possibly a socialist one, and argues trusts must be taxed via a graduated tax on corporate capital.
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Washington
Morgan
Alabama
Socialist Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Jones
Congress
Standard Oil Gains Control of Texas and Louisiana Fields
Oil men at Beaumont confirm that the Standard Oil Company has succeeded in gaining control of the Texas and Louisiana oil fields, signaling a major consolidation in Dallas on Der, 29.
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Texas
Louisiana
Standard Oil Trust
Dallas
Beaumont
Standard Oil Company
Teachers at Springfield for Mugis State Teachers’ Assoc meeting
Springfield awaits a large turnout for the Mugis State Teachers Association annual meeting with about 1200 visitors anticipated. The program lists many leading educators and includes sectional meetings in the afternoon for high school, college principals, vital studies, child study, and more.
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Springfield
Springfeld
Mugis State Teachers’ Association
Vitary
Representatives of leading institutes meet at Columbia
Representatives of leading institutes affiliated with the Association of American Universities gathered at Columbia University for their fourth annual conference. The agenda covers university statistics and requirements for admission to professional schools, with discussions continuing over three days.
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American University Meeting
New York
Association of American Universities
Columbia University
Oday
Clarence Hale Shoots Self After Prison Fears
Clarence Hale, recently bound over for lassoing a man, shot himself four times in a Cottonwood street gambling den, three bullets near the heart. He survived at Sisters’ Hospital as police and friends sought motive, with reports of a troubled mind over potential jail time and concern for his mother in Oregon City. He spoke of being a “d poor shot” and had recently warned friends he might not return, while doctors said his condition showed signs of improvement.
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Clarence Hale
Sisters’ Hospital
Young Hale
William Stasher
Stock Exchange
Cottonwood Street
Staie
Hale
Oregon City
Fix
Swearingens
Swearingns
Ankd
Powell
Tomatt
Bia
Mia
Mary Hale
Ped Hale
Near
Heppner
Mike Hale
Yakima
Pendleton
William Slusher
English Missionaries Flee Fez Area as Rebels Move In
A Tangier dispatch reports English women missionaries from Fez and Tetuan have left for the coast amid rebel threats. The note mentions no American missionaries but notes several Americans in the dangerous territory. The situation escalates as rebels threaten Fez this afternoon.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fez
Tetuan
Accident to Pacific Cable blocks Honolulu completion
San Francisco December 29 cable officials report an accident that may delay the completion of the Pacific cable to Honolulu. No word has been received since Friday and completion is expected at any moment once the issue is resolved.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Millionaire Thief Meredith Charged In Distilleries
Cleveland reports the millionaire distiller Meredith arrested on internal revenue law infractions and released on bond after pleading. New York notes plans for an indoor football championship at Madison Square Garden with matches set through the week, featuring teams from the metropolitan area.
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Meredith
Cleveland, CO
Willonaire
Bee
New York
Grantime
Madison Square Garden
Metropolie
Despifa
Knichrbecker
Saxon minister You Richter fails to crown Princess Louise
Detained in Geneva on December 2 failed attempt to crown Princess Louise. The Saxon envoy You Richter arrived seeking the ceremony but Louise refused the crown. The incident marks a political setback and historic royal tension in Swiss city.
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Geneve
You Richter
Louise
Magnificent and Barbaric Court Parade at Delhi
Lord Curzon arrived with wife and daughter to take part in a derby amid a grand parade of caparisoned elephants, gold umbrellas, and native guards. The procession featured British and Indian troops, royal honors, and a split in crowd reaction with wild English cheers and restrained Indian spectators. The rulers and Kitchener later hosted a formal reception for Indian princes at the vice royal residence.
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Delhi
India
Lord Curzon
Kitchener
New Battleship Maine Leaves Yard for Commission
The new battleship Maine departed Cramp's shipyard at 11 this morning bound for League Island navy yard. It will be formally placed in commission there and join Admiral Dewey's fleet after a picked crew takes command, described as one of the finest in the navy.
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Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Maing
Cramps Shipyard
League Island Navy Yard
Dewey
Caruett
West Indies
State Department Doubts La Guayra Marines Landing Report
Washington reports no credence to British marines landing at La Guayra. Minister Bow en has not been heard from since Saturday when a dispatch cited terms for arbitration at The Hague. Also notes Texas public school teachers' statewide session and a Greenwich marriage of William Waversham and Julia Opp.
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State Department
la Guayra
Washington
Bowen
Hague
Cracker Creek Mines Eye Growth With North Pole Tie
North Pole mine, offered three years ago for 9 60050 0, shows 6000 feet on the mother lode. South Pole adjoins with 4041 feet on the same lode and six tunnels totaling 2200 feet. Analysts expect over three years of work to yield a mine as valuable as North Pole. Gehagan at Hartman Abstract office, Pendleton, Ore, offers stock at about 16 cents.
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Cracker Creek
North Pole
South Pole
Nooth Pole
Gehagan
Hartman Abstract
Pendleton
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