Port au Prince Revolt Seizes City As Alexis Is Driven Out
Armed sailors from American and French cruisers guard legations while a provisional government forms in Port au Prince. Nord Alexis is deposed, Camille Gabriel remains loyal, and no shots are fired as rebels seize key points. In Washington, notes between the United States and Japan outlining pacific policy on China were made public, stressing mutual restraint and the defense of commerce.
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Nord Alexis
Haytien
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Legation v
Alexis
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Senate
Washington
United States
Japan
Far East
State Root
Takahira
State Department
Pacific Ocean
China
Tas
Mrs Wardell Dies After Leprosy Scare
Los Angeles authorities report Mrs J C Wardell died today in the county hospital from leprosy. Her husband General Wardell had become a notable figure due to the prior leprosy case stirring public concern in Los Angeles and Arizona.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. C. Wardell
Wardell
Arizona
Emperor Francis Joseph Diamond Jubilee Observed
Washington marked the 60th anniversary of Francis Joseph's accession with solemn services at St. Patrick's attended by church and state dignitaries. In Vienna the empire celebrated with masses and Te Deum as the emperor’s reign began December 2, 1818, marking a long rule.
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Washington
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Supreme Court
Cabinet
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Widow of Rustin Concludes Story in Murder Trial
Omaha reports the murder trial of Charles E. Davis resumed with Mrs. Rustin widow of Dr. Frederick T. Rustin, testifying again as state witness Abbie Rice, key witness, detailed the suicide pact with Rustin and her fear of acting on it.
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Abbie Rice
State
Omaha
Charles E. Davis
Frederick T. Rustin
Rustin
Strange Negro Tribe Found in Dutch Guiana Expedition
New York, Dec 2. Lieutenant R H Wymans of the Dutch navy reports discovering a strange tribe of negroes in Dutch Guiana after traveling up the Surinam river. They speak a mixed language of Dutch Portuguese and English and appear to descend from escaped coast settlers. Gold abounds but cataracts and other barriers hinder settlement, possibly ensuring long possession by the interior group.
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New York
R. H. Wymans
Dutch Guiana
South America
Surinam
Wymans
Holland
Rock Island
St. Louis
San Francisco
Union Pacific
Harriman
Gould
Gould Group of Properties
Martial law proclaimed as Prague students riot
Martial law was proclaimed in Prague today. Czech students, enraged by the action, clashed with police and gendarmes at Weinberg, a Prague suburb, in a sanguinary confrontation that left many students wounded.
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Prague
Austria
Weinberg
Conclude Thaw Arguments In Habeas Corpus Appeal
Philadelphia December 2. Argument on the appeal from the Pittsburgh federal court ruling dismissing the writ of habeas corpus to bring Harry K Thaw from Matteawan asylum to Pittsburgh to testify in a bankruptcy case was concluded in the court of appeals. An early decision is expected.
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Philadelphia
United States Court
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Court of Appeals
Pittsburg Brokers Quit Over Paper Realization
Pittsburg December 2. John D. Armstrong and Co. brokers were assigned today due to their inability to realize on paper in their possession, forcing suspension of their operations.
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John D. Armstrong & Co
Pittsburg
Japanese Steamer Ginsei Maru Sinks with All Aboard
Kobe dispatch reports the Japanese steamer Ginsei Maru foundered on Hei-Wei. The entire crew and all passengers are lost, with no survivors known.
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Kobe
Japan
Count Boni de Castellane Sues Princess de Sagan in Paris Court
In Paris on December 2, a custody dispute over three children continued between Count Boni de Castellane and his former wife Princess de Sagan. Clemenceau, arguing for the princess, assailed Castellane’s finances and conduct, while detailing a proposed divorce settlement and casting questions on his character and social behavior.
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Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Clemenceau
de Sagan
France
Plea for Tariff Reform to Remove Politics From Tax System
Washington December 2 Manufacturers and business leaders at the Ways and Means inquiry urged taking tariffs out of partisan politics and treating them as a scientific business matter. Cotton and silk interests pressed for exemptions, while others supported a tariff commission to manage duties. Representatives argued elections have entrenched indirect taxation through customs. Cotton’s infant industry status was debated by Samuel Ross and Albert Hibbert urged keeping current tariffs for cotton goods.
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Ways and Means Committee
Pari
Se “Bante
Frank~k
Florida
Sea Island
Tariff Commission
Clark
Samuel Ross
New Bedford
Mass
International Association of
South
North
Albert Hibbert
United Textile Workers of America
America
England
Germany
Stearns Salt & Lumber fined $10,000 in rebate case
Grand Rapids judge Knappen fined Stearns Salt & Lumber company $10,000 for accepting rebates from the Pere-Marquette on shipments from Ludington to Toledo.
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Stearns Salt & Lumber Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Knappen
The
Pere-Marquette
Ludington
Toledo
Cheaper Postage Between United States and Germany
Berlin reports a new postal rate of 2 cents for letters to and from Germany, replacing the 5 cent rate. The change takes effect January 1, reflecting a mutual agreement between the United States and Germany to reduce costs for correspondence.
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Germany
Berlin
United States
Rumors on Stock Ex change Cause Sudden Rise in Securities
Washington notes report that stock market rumors spark sudden gains while a grain of panic surrounds contracts voided by quarantine. Washington discusses foot and mouth disease cost, government subsidies, and potential emergency appropriations though relief is limited. Canadian imports tighten borders as Detroit observers watch market jitters.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Maryland
Wilson
Congress
United States
New England
Department
Canada
Detroit
Mich
Essex County
Ontario
Windsor
Detroit River
State of
Essex
Court House to topple as river rises in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Arkansas reports the Arkansas river reaching 23 feet with rapid rise. The riverfront bank behind the Jefferson hotel and county courthouse began collapsing into the river in large sections this morning. The court house annex has been vacated by officials who deem the building unsafe. Ohio G A R Commander J H Sharer dies at his home in Alliance.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jefferson Hotel
County Court House
Archbold Under Fire In Standard Oil Trial
In New York on December 2 Kellogg pressed John D Archbold on cross examination to show Standard Oil bought seaboard refin eries not to grow business but to destroy competition. Archbold gave non committal replies about Standard's 1897 market share and could not state current percentages.
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New York
N. Y
John D. Archbold
Kellogg
Standard
Seaboard
Archbold
Cattle Starve Warms Colorado Ranges as Winter Opens
Denver reports thousands of cattle on Colorado ranges are starving with an unprecedented winter loss expected. Feed prices rise to prohibitive levels as temperatures fall below zero last night, leaving stockmen unprepared for the harsh season.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Yale graduate fourth of his class leaps to death
John Allan White, Yale graduate of the class of 1907 and noted mathematics scholar, committing suicide by leaping from West Rock near New Haven after leaving a note in his dormitory. His family home is Walton, New York.
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New Haven
Conn
John Allan White
Walton
N. Y
West Rock
New Hay
Clit
White
Yale Mathematical Club
John Oy Tg
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