Serious Boycott Hits International Trade and American Firms
The consular reports released by the state department warn that the boycott is severely harming American trade. Singapore merchants face turmoil as oil shipments linger on decks and companies like Stager Sewing Machine and American Tobacco suffer heavy losses. British and German influences appear to have sparked the boycott, with instigators eventually harming themselves.
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State Department
Singapore
Standard
Stager Sewing Machine Company
American Tobacco Company
Japans Port Arthur Fleet Strength Grows Rapidly
The article notes Japan has raised six battleships, three cruisers, two coast defense ships, two gunboats, and three destroyers at Port Arthur. Vessels include the Perceviet, Potawa, Retviaan, Pobleda, the ar io Bayon, and the Pallada, with refloating and refitting underway. It discusses Japan's armored fleet growth, target tonnage around 18,000 tons per battleship and 15,000 tons for armored cruisers, and plans to build the largest possible ships for future battles. The piece highlights strategic implications for a looming conflict and the rapid expansion of Japan’s naval power.
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Japan
Port Arthur
Ade
Perceviet
Potawa
Retviaan
Pobleda
Ario Bayon
Pallada
Aea
Bary
Remel Fe
Madison Park Excursion Boats to Run Saturday Schedule
Large crowds expected as free excursion boats depart Madison Park at 2 and 4 pm. Boats will land at the Vanier-Davie Co property for wharf work and related duties.
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Madison Park
Thie
Df Vanier-Davie Co
Japan's Navy to Rely on Armor and Torpedo Defense
Reports to the Navy department from Admiral Togo and subordinates argue against expanding experts and torpedo-boat defenses as inferior. They predict Japanese naval strength will rise not only from battleships but also from new armored cruisers rivaling modern battleships, strengthening Japan's strategic position.
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Togo
Navy Department
Japan
Prisoner Confesses Swindle in Federal Court
In Spokane on February 18, Lester P. Edge opened the defense in G. Ja Hrokaw case, saying the scheme involved bribing 30 timber land bidders to obtain $100 from each, not to defraud the government. Prosecutors allege a conspiracy linking F. W. Howe, PM. Harrett, M. J. Shout, and Brokaw, centered on Libby Montana timber land filings. Meanwhile Mrs. Moran plans a Mediterranean voyage with her two sons aboard from Boston on February Mth.
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G. Ja Hrokaw
Lester P. Edge
F. W. Howe
PM. Harrett
Seattle
M. J. Shout
Brokaw
Libby
Mont
Robert Moran
Canople
Arile
Boston
Burpos
Moran
Genoa
Naples
Mediterranean
Washington Tea and Coffee Co. Store Ad
Washington Tea and Coffee Co. advertises wholesale prices for tea coffee extracts and baking powder. claims own manufacture and guaranteed goods with trial orders and two phones for contact.
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Washington Tea and Coffee CO
Pike &T
Reliable Tea and
Silver Wedding Gift to German Rulers
War Veterans of America plan to present a grand silver wedding gift to Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife on the German rulers tenth anniversary of marriage. The four and a half foot tall punch bowl trophy combines historic woods from every US state with gold silver bronze ivory and stone from northern lands. Bronze tablets depict Kaiser Wilhelm Theodore Roosevelt George Washington and three German generals on the concave faces of black onyx base while the Kriger Verband coat of arms appears on the base.
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Empeross
Germany
Ths
Kaiser Wilhelm
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
Arma
Kriger Verband
Mysterious Poisoning Fatalities Shock Stockton Inland
Stock ton California February report says Harnett and two daughters died from mysterious poisoning. Barnett and Mrs Hartnet are ill with suspected ptomaine poisoning. Barnett died in hospital, one child died last Saturday, another yesterday. Coroner investigates autopsy as officials seek facts. Barnett disputes poisoning claim.
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Stockton
Cal
Harnett
Barnett
Hartnet
Huree
Family Consumes Aggs With Dinner
A brief notice reports that family members recently ate the ags during a communal meal, noting no injuries or further incidents. The exact items and context remain unclear from the text.
Bishop to Return Home for Mission Work
Delaware Ohio notes Bashford of the Methodist mission in Shanghai will return to the United States in March. He is expected to tour the missions before travelling to San Francisco where he will be in charge of the China mission work.
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Delaware
Ohio
Bashford
Methodist Pal Church
Shanghai
San Francisco
China
Money in Oil Declares Dividend Per Share
Standard Oil Co. declared a dividend of 15 dollars per share in New York on February 15, matching the payout at this time last year. The announcement emphasizes the company’s steady earnings and investor stability amid market fluctuations.
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New York
Standard Oil Co
Chinese boycott discussed by House subcommittee witness
Chief Clerk Denby of the State Department testified on the Chinese boycott, sharing his years in China with his father a former minister. He argued the admission of porcelain would be too high a price for Chinese trade. The steamer Charles Nelson arrived from Frisco in 69 hours with a full cargo of general merchandise.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee of Foreign Affairs
Denby
State Department
China
Charles Nelson
Frisco
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