Presidents Advice Sought on Cuban Question Amid Political Flap
Washington March 5. Speaker Henderson and Representative Cannon met President Roosevelt to discuss Cuban reciprocity and House sentiment. Republicans prepare for a third caucus on Cuba while Payne opponents claim a clear majority. Tawney and Morris propose rebate plans as Cabinet members seek a solution without harming U.S. industries.
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Washington
Henderson
Cannon
Illinois
White House
Roosevelt
House
Payne
Cuba
Ways and Means
Tawney
Morris
Minnesota
Shaw
Wilson
President agrees with consultative approach during interview
Mr Cannon said the President listened attentively and acquiesced to full consultation. He stressed there were no conferences at the President’s house and the interview was pleasant. The President’s manner did not reflect on the House’s dignity or its pursuing the current course.
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Tawney
White House
Congress
McKinley
Payne
House of Representatives
Sugar Convention Signed in Berlin Under International Control
Delegates at Berlin sign a sugar convention after months of talks. It suppresses all direct and indirect bounties and cuts the customs surtax to a uniform six francs. The measure aims to break cartels in Germany and Austria and will be enforced under international control starting September 1908.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Prince of Wales breaks ground on Avonmouth dock project
The Prince of Wales turned the first sod for a new Avonmouth dock in Gloucestershire where 10 million dollars will be spent. The ceremony aims to regain American traffic for Bristol and strengthen empire ties through increased mutual trust and kinship noted at a luncheon.
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London
Avonmouth
Gloucestershire
Prince of Wales
Bristol
Baldwin in Arctic Circle
Letters from the Baldwin Ziegler Polar expedition report arrival at Franz Josef Land on August 17 after trying experiences. All crew are well. The America planned to winter there then push north until ice halts them, with Baldwin hoping the vessel would reach 88 degrees.
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Copenhagen
Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition
Franz Josef Land
North Pole
Baldwin
Turkish General Arrested in Constantinople Exile of Dignitaries
In Constantinople on March 5 a special order from the Sultan led to the arrest of General Chakis Pasha, brother of the late Grand Vizier, at Mouak Island of Prinkipos by Said Eddin Pasha. The ongoing incarcerations and banishments of prominent dignitaries are creating widespread unease.
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Constantinople
Chakis Pasha
Mouak
Prinkipos
Said Eddin Pasha
Many Germans Desert to Emigrate via American Ships
Berlin reports that German merchant sailors desert more at New York than elsewhere. Last year 1,264 deserted in New York and 245 in Baltimore. Many men seek cheap emigration by taking service on ships bound for the United States and then desert.
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Berlin
New York
Baltimore
United States
Americans' Claims on Santo Domingo Urged
On March 5 United States Minister Powell worked to settle the Sala claim and the Santo Domingo Improvement Company affairs. Sala, a Frenchman, lent 50000 to late President Hereaux for war material. After Hereaux died the government recognized the claim but now may repudiate it. Sala died, leaving the claim to his American wife.
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San Domingo
United States
Powell
Sala
Santo Domingo Improvement Company
New York
Hereaux
Santo Domingan
Changes in German Tariff Bill
In Berlin on March 5 the Reichstag tariff committee set duties including four marks on cleaned and uncleaned rice, with the government proposal at six marks for cleaned rice. Linseed oil was fixed at four marks, and linseed and hempseed duties at 75 pfennigs.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Danes Opposed to Sale of Antilles in New Petitions
In Copenhagen on March 5 opponents of selling the Danish West Indian Islands to the United States circulated new petitions for presentation to the Rigsdag but they are unlikely to alter the course of events. Premier Dr Denitzer submitted a resolution to the Rigsdag affirming the case.
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Antilles
Copenhagen
Crown Prince Frederick William to study Franco Prussian war fields
German Crown Prince Frederick William begins a march to Alsace and Lorraine with military tutors to study the strategic lessons of the great Franco Prussian battles on the battlefield sites.
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Berlin
Frederick William
Alsace
Lorraine
Seal Fisheries Open Monday
ST. JOHN'S N F March 5 The annual seal fishery will open next Monday Along the Labrador and North Atlantic coast the fisher folk are already killing hundreds of seals on the ice floes The sealing fleet will fall for the ice fields next Monday.
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ST. John's
N. F
Labrador
North Atlantic
Dominion to send 100 teachers to South Africa soon
HALIFAX March 5 reports the Dominion Government will dispatch a contingent of over one hundred school teachers to South Africa within a month, signaling renewed educational support and international aid.
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South Africa
Halifax, N
Dominion
Indefa tigable arrival and mixed naval reports
Cablegrams recount the British cruiser Indefa tigable reaching La Guira Venezuela amid disputed torpedo destroyer gale reports in the English Channel. Russian bodies from 1900 events reinterred in Tien Tsin. allied troops represented. Paris and London officials discuss political complaints and emancipation themes in editorials.
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la Guira
Venezuela
United States
English Channel
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Rt. Pete Viedomosti
Orty- Auniversal
Sera
Paris
Dr Green Still Missing From Pennsylvania Hospital For the Insane
Dr Charles W Green, who escaped from the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane last Sunday, has not been located according to Dr John B Chapin of the institution. A letter was received by Dr Moulton from Dr Green's akver ees.
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Green
Ohn B. Chapin
Pennsylvania Hospital For the Insane
Charlies W. Green
Moulton
Trouble Likely Between Coal Operators and Miners
Reading Company President warns delicacy of coal situation as absence of key operators fuels belief another clash may occur over wage scale and conference refusal. Miners seek annual conference. operators insist on dealing with individual employers and maintain the 10 percent wage rise.
Coal Operators Rebuff Miners in April Conference Plea
Scranton report from March 5 notes miners and coal operators clash over THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES account that the anthracite operators refused a joint conference requested by the Miners Union for April. Miners fear a strike and consider executive meeting calls amid operator resistance. a senior operator says the motive is to uphold current wage scales and eight hour day. The article also covers London Commons rejecting the second reading of a mines bill, widening industrial tensions.
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John Mitchell
New York
T. D. Nicholls
Miners’ Union
Scranton
Tom Philadelphia Times
John Fahy
Philadelphia Times
Mitchell
Bey
Commons
London
House of Commons
Pittsburg Painters Strike for 3.60 a Day and Eight Hours
About 1,500 painters, decorators and paperhangers in Pittsburg walk out demanding a minimum wage of 3.60 dollars and eight hours. Members of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, with 30 percent of non Master Painters Association firms signing the new scale, cite contracts on big buildings and a wage dispute. Some firms within the Master Painters Association refuse concessions and urge workers to wait before taking other jobs. The strike center is the wage agreement and the scarcity of skilled workers on high class decoration jobs. The Master Painters Association has offered 3.20 dollars for eight hours with changes in rates.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Frank C. Smith
Painters’ Union
Master Painters’ Association
Thomas Mitchell
Filipino Leaders Tell Tales Of American War
Washington March 5 Letters from the Philippines describe insurgent claims of decisive action for independence and a bloody U S civil war. Reports say coal miners in Pennsylvania rebelled, a large battle in Chicago killed 1,600 regulars, and an antiimperialist siege of Washington grew as Roosevelt and Bryan were named.
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Washington
Philippines
Erie
United States
Junta Central
Hong Kong
Berlin
Germany
Malvar
Russia
Cavite
Dewey
Rome
Friendly Filipinos Flee Manila After Escape
In Cainta Morong Luzon Senor Ampil longtime American sympathizer and prisoner escapee returns to his town saying insurgents hold a new unit led by Colonel Simmettee from Pasay. The 55 armed men wear police badges prompting widespread fear and mass migration of friendly locals fleeing homes crops and towns.
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Manila
Senor Ampil
Cainta
Morong
Luzon
Simmettee
Pasay
United States
Rich Strike Reported on Bear Creek Claim
Dawson City Alaska reports a rich gold discovery after Richard Butler, about to abandon his Bear creek claim, found an old bedrock vein beneath the first. He recovered about 15000 dollars in a single day with a single pan yielding 600 dollars. Additional claims are being prospected on the bed rock.
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Dawson City
Alaska
Richard Butler
Bear Creek
Five Million Candy Trust Negotiations in St Louis
In St Louis on March 5 a five million dollar candy trust is being negotiated. Edwin Corbin of a New York law firm and a New York trust representative are seeking options on local factories. Firms approached include Blanke Brothers Candy, Seward Confectionery, Peckham Candy, Walter Candy, and Wenneker-Morris Candy. Wenneker-Morris may join a consolidated company.
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ST. Louis
Edwin Corbin
New York
Blanke & Brothers’ Candy Co
F. D. Seward Confectionery Company
0. H. Peckham Candy Manufacturing Company
A. A. I. Walter Candy Company
Wenneker-Morris Candy Company
Charles F. Wenneker
Wenneker-Morris Company
Consolidated Candy Company
Weather Forecast for Eastern PA New Jersey and Delaware
Snow is expected early Thursday with clearing later and high north winds. For Friday the outlook remains cold with wind and clear to partly sunny skies across the region.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Local Weather Report From United States Weethey Tasoss Bureau
A weather summary notes no sunshine today with temperature readings and accumulative deficiency details. The report references temperatures since March 1 and since January 1, with page cross reference to All Points on Page 4.
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United States
Weethey Tasoss
Sinai
French Miners Decide to Strike Amid Vote Split
A French miners congress at Alais votes 3124 to 106 to proceed with a strike action, following a pacification declaration. The decision marks a significant escalation in mining labor tensions as the National Congress approves strike measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alais
National Congress of French Miners
Durham Fight Against Quay and Stone in Pinch for Elkin Delegates
Long running Pittsburg Republican split deepens as Governor Stone pressures supporters to back Attorney General Elkin for governor. Flinn and Brown push for Elkin delegates, meeting with Oliver’s anti-Filon-Brown faction and failing to reach a harmony. Counties across the state prepare to select delegates aligned with either Quay or the Stone-Durham coalition ahead of the state convention.
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Stone
Elkin
Flinn
J. O. Brown
Pittsburg
Messrs
Brown
Recorder Brown
Oliver-Bigelow
Oreatention
Saben
Messrs. Flinn
Allegheny County
Thomas Bigelow
Bigelows
Henry T. Oliver
Oliver
Philadelphia
Senator Flinn
Atlantic City
Forth Worth
Mr. Oliver
Recorder
Stratford
Senator Quay
Schmylkill County
W. J. Whitehouse
Delaware County
Ward R. Bliss
Patrick Trial Near End as Defense Plans 32 Witnesses
New York March 5. Final witnesses testified in Albert T. Patrick murder trial of octogenarian William Marsh Rice. Prosecution closed its case in the afternoon session. Patrick’s counsel said the defense would present 32 witnesses and hoped for a favorable result tomorrow.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Queen
Abe
Patrick
Navy dept opens bids on Civil War ships Vermont Manhattan Mahopac
The Navy Department received proposals for three old ships from the Civil War era the Vermont and the monitors Manhattan and Mahopac. The Vermont was appraised at 15000 and the highest bid was 15000. George M. Amon of Brooklyn and A V Kaiser of Philadelphia each bid 15000 for the Mahopac which was valued at 8516.
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Washington
Navy Department
Vermont
Manhattan
Mahopac
George M. Amon
Brooklyn
Bite Omen Eens
Iimer's Sons
Phila
A. V. Kaiser
Palladelphia
Mabopaec
Plan to Fix Mexican Boundary
A Texas congressional delegation met with Secretary Hay urging a two nation agreement for joint control of the Rio Grande waters. The talks aim to define the river’s course and establish cooperative management with Mexico.
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Washington
Texas
Hay
Grande
$40,000 Market Street Fire Damages Several Businesses
A blaze began in a Market Street store owned by Showell and Freyer, causing about $40,000 in losses. The fire, likely from an overheated furnace, damaged adjacent premises including Garner & Goodwin and N B Murphy barber shop. Three alarms were sent as crews battled smoke and water, with one firefighter hospitalized. The warehouse rear remained untouched.
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Showell & Freyer
Market Street
A. C. Gibson
Garner & Goodwin
Clgar
N. B. Murphy
H. Nason
Filbert Street
John Wanamaker
John Way
Roosevelt Offers No Comfort to the Boers
Washington March 5. Boer representatives Wolmarins and Wessels met Secretary Hay as private citizens to seek US action in the South African war. They pressed for intervention or good offices. Hay reminded limits of neutrality and Roosevelt illustrated no interference. They then met Mr Roosevelt at the White House for about fifteen minutes.
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Washington
Wolmarins and
Wessels
Kay
United States
South Africa
Roosevelt
Hay
Frederick Mueller
Orange Free State
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Quarantine Hits Westchester County Jail Over Smallpox Case
An inmate at the Westchester County Jail in White Plains contracted virulent smallpox. The jail housing 120 prisoners, along with the principal keeper, assistant, and matron, is quarantined. Court was adjourned for a week as county offices were abandoned.
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White Plains
N. Y
Westchester County
Court House
Merger Suit Ready to File Against Northern Securities
The Attorney General has completed the bill of complaint against the Northern Securities Company. Proceedings may be filed in St. Paul or New Jersey. Arrangements with the company’s lawyers aim to expedite litigation for an early Supreme Court settlement.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Northern Securities Company
St. Paul
New Jersey
Securities Company
Supreme Court
Census shows growth in U S button manufacturing since 1800
Census preliminary report details the rise in button making with 238 establishments, 125 percent output increase, capital at 4.21 million dollars up 36 percent, wage earners rising 127 percent, total wages 626,238 up 100 percent, materials cost 803,246 up 81 percent, and value of products including custom work and repairs at 7,695,910 up 88 percent.
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Washington
United States
Slaves Sold in Philippines Reported at Mindanao Court
Washington dispatch notes a Moro named Sulug was tried by an American military commission at Cotabato Mindanao Island for murder and kidnapping. Records reveal a woman and her baby two young men and a young woman were sold as slaves for 40 dollars in dry goods and 20 Mexican money. Sulug received three years hard labor.
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Washington
Sulug
Cottabato
Island of Mindanao
P. I
Telegraphic Brevities Chronicle Placid and Perilous Events
A string of terse items reports burglaries with the First National Bank of Montgomery, Ind. blown vault and $10,000 seized, drownings in the Sacramento River including Abner Case, a New York auto burn case, and a wreck inquiry in Victoria. It notes a failed sealing season, and assorted local misfortunes from across the country.
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First National Bank of
Montgomery
Ind
Aznemie
Northeast storm halts coal mines and cripples Pennsylvania transit
A northeast gale sweeping the eastern U S from Texas to Canada caused rail and telegraph disruptions, flooding rivers, and heavy snowfall. Pittsburgh and Altoona were buried, coal regions coalers shut, trains delayed or annulled, and cities like Reading Pottsville and Norristown faced near blizzard conditions. Philadelphia escaped major damage by a narrow margin.
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United States
Texas
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Nantucket
Mass
Virginias
Maryland
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Altoona
Hartisburg
Hazleton
Tamaqua
Mahanoy City
Weather Bureau
City Weather Delays Clear as Snow Turns to Sleet
A heavy storm blankets Philadelphia with four inches of snow turning to sleet. Streetcars and telegraph lines suffer delays while trains mostly run on schedule. Winds peak near thirty six miles per hour, but no major injuries or deaths are reported.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Pennsylvania Roads
City Hall
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Bell
Storm Buries Pennsylvania Towns With Heavy Snow
A fierce winter storm snarls transport and business across the state. In Altoona two feet of snow paralyzes activity while rail and trolley lines halt. Harrisburg warnings predict record snowfall as Lancaster, Hazleton, and York report heavy accumulations and widespread delays. Pennsylvania Railroad trains, freight, and local lines face mounting disruption. Local telephone wires hold, but service strains persist.
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Altoona
Pennsylvan
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Brussels
Wales
President Beer
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Calvin Pardee
George F. Baer
Reading Company
Baer
Chicago
Klondike
Candy Trust
Durham
Pitts
Olivers
Showell& Freyer’s
Cincinnati
Ameria Cattle Growers’ Association
Denver
J. H. Morten
George Nunes
Clarence Casterson
Elmer Cuery
Knight L4liington
Sacramento
Cal
Abner Case
Bath
Battle Creek
Mich
Ed Bateson
Spikard
Earl
Welsh
Iowa
New Orleans
Westerville
Everst
Queen City
Victoria
B. C
Sealing
New York City
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Gulf
Massachusetts
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Pehigh Valley
Pittsbourg
St Leee
Teburg
York
Frederick
Pennsylvania Railroad
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