Huge Coffee Tax Plot Spurs New York Stockpiles
Huge stocks of coffee flood New York as warehouses near the harbor brim with millions of bags. Merchants fear a new U.S. tariff could push shipments to 7.5 million bags, risking billions in potential duties and shifting coffee flows from Europe to America.
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New York
Harthwanl
Coffer
Brazil
Rio
Santos
Havre
Hamburg
Antwerp
America
Atlante
United State Congress
Alance
Imports Rise in January as Materials Import Figures Grow
Government figures show renewed manufacturing activity with January imports of materials higher than the same month in prior years. Wool shipments reached about 24 million pounds, while lumber imports totaled over 35 million feet, surpassing figures from 1906 and 1907. In a separate incident, Frederick Davis, son of a local merchant, was shot while attempting to drill into a bank safe in Galena Kansas, claiming financial hardship and a hard luck past. He is 28 and a Spanish American War veteran, and police say his mind may have been affected.
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Bureau of Statistic
Sayn Hin
Frederick Davis
Galena
Kan
Citizens’ Bank
Davis
Poice
British Censors Seize Native Newspapers in Calcutta
Reports say British authorities in Calcutta have continued seizing native newspapers supportive of the Nationalist movement. The text notes various international affairs and local incidents, including plans for a colonial treaty, imperial naval activity near Naples, Balkan diplomacy, and a mining town reconstruction in California with oblique references to deaths and local figures.
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Calcutta
Columbia
Ieyes
Celtic
Reorpion
Mount Vesuvius
Naples
Manitoba
Balkan
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
British naval estimates spark debate in Senate committee
London issued figures show a total expenditure of 175 million dollars for pensions and social programs, with a proposed rise of 14.174 million. The plan extends age pensions to 70, funds children’s divisions, and funds cruisers and destroyers. Millett Citas and his adopted children are noted in a fire tragedy near Hustersville with a non-present Pitman.
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London
Millett Citas
Hustersville
Kyi Pitman
Pedestral
Provisions of Tax Bill And Its Expected Effects
Tax bill provisions outline revenue gains up to 40 to 50 million and new bonds to relieve Treasury. Reduced duties include glass, leather, timber, foodstuffs, wool, and agricultural implements. Increased tobacco revenue and higher rates on watches and cosmetics appear among changes.
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Enpleniah
Tremars
Iene
Giedere
Jolsta
Angles
Leeder Castle
Gompers Defeated Again By Court Rules Boycott Illegal
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals modifies and affirms Justice Gould’s ruling in Buck's Stove and Range case. It removes the prohibition on labor groups or Samuel Gompers from mentioning Buck's business. The court finds the boycott and publication of a "We don't patronize" list illegal, upholding the decree except for the removed ban.
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Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Justice Gould
Supreme Court of the District
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Buck's Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Kobb
Gould
Buck's Stove Jand Range Company
Boys Colt
Texas Senate Expels Bascom Thomas Amid House Demands
After expulsion of Bascom Thomas for alleging irregular lobbying, the Texas Senate adjourned and a special session was called. The House demanded Speaker Kennedy resign over salary issues, but he did not, as the body adjourned late Saturday and prepared to reconvene.
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Wanton
Senate
House
Texas
Bascom ‘Thomas
Sulphur Springs
Speakes Kennedy
Clecke
Esa Tar
Wealthy East Side theft case shocks Cleveland society
Chicago woman Mrs. C. J. Fisk, wife of the Retail Dry Goods Reporter editor, reports loot found at her Cleveland home linked to burglaries. Police investigate how glass pieces and other items reached the Fisk residence amid hints of a broader ring run by Roy Belding.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Mra
C. J. Fisk
Fisk
Blake
Woman Novelist Elinor Lane La Pires Dies in Lynchburg Va
Mrs Elinor MacCartney Lane novelist died in Lynchburg Virginia after illness. She had been ill for days and was traveling south with her husband De Francia R Lane to recover. Five years ago she gained recognition with The Mille of God and later wrote Nancy Stair which was dramatized. her future plans included other works.
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Elinor MacCartney la Pires
Elinor MacCartney Lane
Lynchburg
de Francia R. Lane
Rathelewn
Mrs. Lane
Abe
Chicago Trade Improves With Wider Demand and Stable Payments
Dun's Weekly Trade Review notes lower tract bankruptcies this month alongside improving commerce. Factory activity rises, money demand grows for leading industries, and currency outgo surpasses receipts. Iron and steel show new demand, shipbuilding prospects brighten, and rail plans imply heavy near term outlays and factory expansions. Chicago district failures drop to 18 versus prior weeks and years.
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Chicago
Iron and Steel
Dun
Kly
Trade and Industrial Developments Show Slight Improvement
New York reports a tentative upturn in trade and industrial activity with better spring demand from jobbers and retailers. Warmer weather, higher grain shipments, and resumed city building support the tone, though cautious buying and modest retail expansion persist. US business failures for the week ending March 11 total 234, up from 219 the prior week. Canada reports 40 failures.
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New York
Tron
United States
Bradstreets
Market Prices Across Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
An OCR list shows varied bids and ranges for cattle hogs and produce in major markets including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo New York and Detroit. It cites price bands for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and clover seed with multiple grade classifications and per bushel figures.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Caule
Detroit-artle
Indard
Ty v. Warley
New York
Chicago Detectives Nab Youths Over Trade Hoard Plot
Chicago detectives arrest Weyen old Michiganny Indy youths who confess to plans to break the Chicago hoard of Trade by a system to bear the mirkit and senduord. The reorganization of Ebel Company was denied by Jules Noyes in New York. Carl Abraham of Los Angeles is credited with a new invention enabling submerged torpedoes to be propelled by telegraph, aiding destruction of hostile vessels.
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Chicago
Michiganny
Indy
Tear Ebel
Jules Noyes
United States Circuit Court
New York
Los Angeles
Carl Abraham
Balvadorean and Nicaraguan Gunboat Clash Near Corinto
Nicaraguan gunboats led by the Momotombo attacked the Salvadoran gunboat Presidente off Corinto after the Presidente left Acajutla. The Presidente disabled the Momotombo, forcing withdrawal and later repairs. Rumors of a U.S.-Mexico agreement to carve Central America circulate in Mexico City, with talks of annexations as a solution to regional revolutions.
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Cinak
Momotombo
Presidente
Acajutla
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Corinto
Mexico
United States
Central America
Washington
Ald
Guatemala
Honduras
Salvador
Dina
Canadian Indians Starving In Northern Wilderness
Pew Colla Braser, an Edmonton trapper, reports a brutal northern winter with temperatures never rising above 3A below zero for fifty days. He says sixty seven Indians died since January, tribes face starvation as fish and game are scarce, fur catches are a tenth of normal, and hardship and mortality loom across the North.
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Colla Braser
Edmonton
Canada
Dayton Woman Victim Found in Canal Near Apple Street
Dayton police face a new case after the decomposed body of an unknown white woman, about 30, was found in the canal below the Apple Street bridge. Thought to have lain about a month, she wore black clothing and slippers with rubber shoes, and her undergarments were in good condition. Decomposition hinders identification as the body lay face down, hands clenched, perhaps protecting herself. Six girls have been slain in Dayton recently, with four murders unsolved.
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Dows
Tie
Dayton
Kills Friend Who Stole Wife Min Execution
Fred Morris in Port Worth Texas confesses to shooting and killing Otto Meyer to avenge his wife. He cites unwritten law and a signed confession by Moyne as motive, and claims he offered a fair shot with his breast bared. The report also mentions opium treatment in China and several other brief items.
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Fred Morris
Port Worth
Texas
Otto IL Meyer
Meyer
Moyne
Congress Convenes as Cannon Reelected in New Session
Waxington dispatch reports the extraordinary session of the Sixty-fifth Congress opening at noon with crowds at the Capitol. The Senate completed its organization, while the House faced swearing in seventy-seven new members and the spectacle of the clerk presiding during proceedings.
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Waxhington
Senate
Sherman
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Flovse
Alexander McDowell
Kwear
Fragmented timeline of early American history and figures
A jumbled chronology lists events from 178 to 1908, naming figures such as Paul Hamilton, John Branch, George Dewey, and Rutherford Hayes. It references battles, treaties, territorial changes, legislative acts, and political milestones across US history, with scattered dates and places like Savannah, Deadwood, and Arkansas. The text is a garbled OCR extract of historical notes and does not form a coherent narrative.
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Bowton
Congress
Arkansas
Missouri
John Branch
North Carolina
George McIntosh Troup
Georgia
United States
Japan
Texas
United Favie
Caliifornia Courte
Savannah
Lincoln
United Fit Georgia Company
Earthee
Congres
McCullough
Metpreau
Pea Edge
Ark
Merriame
Hampton
Grant
Cincions
Dervis
Jeanioe
Monde
Johnson
Alexandra of
Denmark
England
Prince of Wale
Colorado
Congress Elects Cannon Speaker Amid Lottery For Seats
The joint session swore in members and Cannon of Tilinoly was elected Speaker over Champ Church of Missouri and others by 204 to 166 with minor votes for two Wisconsin and Nebraska nominees. A lottery for chamber seats followed, as members feared losing favored positions, with blindfolded pages drawing numbers to determine seating.
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Thelouse
Joseph G. Cannon
Tilinoly
Cannon
Champ Church
Missouri
Cooper
Wisconsin
Bach
Towa
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Pooker
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Coicer
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Kentucky
Roacoe Conkling
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Deadwood
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Dewey
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Father Marquette
Wheensia
Trooym
Doo
Nebraska
Willem J. Wryan
Orgasieion
Albany
Lendere
Hughes
Hot Springs
Mom's League
F.C. Seene
Ty Pawmgr
Rome
Jateretary
Merce Commission
Sven Te
Telv
Royal Commission
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
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Laredo
Peter Seery
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Manhattan
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Oxls
Dixie
Tobert
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Mra. Beott
Ettevan, Bank
Toows
Brock & Co
Wile
George Y. Howt
Columbus
Ohio
Ethel Borshaus
Speaker Cannon
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