United States News In Brief From Many Fronts
Exoneration of Consul Baldwin in Nuremberg after inquiry into postal charges. Baltimore & Ohio wreck death toll in Pa. reaches sixty eight and may rise. Prof. John Todd Till named consul general at Greytown Nicaragua. Marble statue of West Virginia governor Pierpont placed in national Capitol. Senator Hanna declines Denver chamber banquet invite. Brooklyn Thirteenth regiment armory wall collapse. two workers killed, seven hurt. Gas explosion at Miymouth Pa injures three men, two fatally in tenant service dispute. Alden D. Swift of Chicago breaks Santa Barbara golf record. Sapulpa fire destroys part of business district. P C Hall & Co stock loss. Embezzler James M. Edge sentenced in New Jersey. Judge Rt R Nelson critically ill in St Paul. France Italy arbitration treaty signed. Isle Royale mine fire bodies recovered. A H Fuchs files voluntary bankruptcy in St Louis. Walter Wellman cites Senate favor for General Wood. Union Trust Baltimore to resume business. Walter Mayer named New York postoffice inspector. Japan cabinet to issue 10 million yen railway debentures guarantee. Chippewa land timber bids total 1.43 million. Silk ribbons duty raised to 60 percent. Lawrence torpedo boat destroyer damaged off Hatteras. month-long repairs at Key West. Paris labor disturbances cause cavalry clears. some injuries and arrests.
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United States
Baldwin
Nuremberg
Germany
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
State Department
John Todd Till
Greytown
Nicaragua
West Virginia
Francis H. Pierpont
National Capital
Mark Hanna
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Thirteenth Regiment
Brooklyn
Nottingham Marine
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Miymouth
A. D. Fisher
Claibourne County
Mississippi
Walter Brown
Brown
Alden D. Swift
Chicago
Country Club Golf Links
Santa Barbara
Cal
Sapulpa
I. T
P. C. Hall & Co
General Merchantise
James
Toreign
Delcasse
Signor Tornielli
Paris
France
Great Britain
Petersons
Gregorivich
Isle Royale
Mich
United States District Court
A. H. Fuchs
A. H. Fuchs Millinery Company
St. Louis
Walter Wellman
Wood
Senate Committee
Senate
Union Trust Company of
Baltimore
Walter S. Mayer
New York
Mayer
Seoul-Fusan
Richards
General Land Office
Minnesota
Cass Lake
Shaw
Board of General Appraisers
Navy Department
Lawrence
Hatteras
Hampton Roads
Key West
Russia Corea treaty alleged stirs Far East tensions
London dispatch reports a revived claim that a secret pact grants Russia control over Corea’s army via Russian instructors, heightening Far East tension. Tokyo cabinet approves 10,000,000 yen Seoul Fusan railway debentures emergency guarantee amid calls for government candor. Russian and Japanese notes on Far East negotiations show possible changes to meet Japan while avoiding abrupt talks end.
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New York
London
The
Standard
Russia
Corea
Far East
Tokio
Seoul-Fusan
Oriental Association
Late
Japan
Catnt Okuma
Kato
China
ST. Petersburg
Foreign Office
War department readies transports for sea and Panama use
Transports Sherman Buford and Crook at San Francisco are being prepared for sea. Officials say ships mainly serve Manila, but stand ready for any emergency including troop transport to Panama. No orders yet. Sherman to Manila by Feb 1 after repairs, Buford overhauled, Crook undergoing overhaul.
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Panama
Washington
War Department
Sherman
Buford
Crook
San Francisco
Manila
Quartermaster’s
Quartermaster’s Office
Philippines
President Takes Recess Too During Holidays
President Roosevelt will not hold cabinet meetings during the holiday recess. The president plans afternoon engagements only and will not spend mornings in the office. He left the White House early Tuesday for a long ride and was later joined by a friend.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Pensacola Chamber Backs Panama Treaty Ratification
The Pensacola chamber of commerce adopted resolutions urging Florida's congressional representatives to vote in favor of ratifying the Panama treaty.
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Pensacola
Fla
Chamber of Commerce of
Florida
Congress
Merriam Interview Controversy Ends
Secretary Root reports receiving a telegram from Secretary Merriam dated Denver stating he did not authorize any publications. The War Department expects General Merriam's statement to be satisfactory and confirms the incident is closed.
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Merriam
Washington
H. C. Merriam
Wood
Root
Denver
Geral
Civil Service Report Shows One In Three Win Appointments
Frank M. Kiggins chief examiner of the civil service commission says in the annual report that 112 624 persons were examined for the classified service last year and 40 423 appointments were made. About 80 percent of examinees passed and 36 percent secured jobs. He urges consolidating local examiner boards to improve supervision and efficiency.
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Civil Service
Washington
Frank M. Kiggins
Civil Service Commission
Kiggins
Philippines
Whitlaw Reid on Expansion and Fear of New States
Whitelaw Reid warned at a New England Society dinner against rapid expansion noting dangers of incorporating distant lands as states such as the Philippines Porto Rico and other colonies. He predicted future political backlash against any such proposal as national enemies.
Representatives' New Home to Cost Millions in D.C.
Speaker Cannon with Representatives Wepburn and Richardson of Tennessee said the commission for the new House of Representatives office building has Ney: Attorney General Knox notified a condemnation jury set the site price at 741000. The government will review titles before taking title. Ground clearing and construction will begin, with total cost estimated between 3 and 4 million dollars and a multi year build.
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Washington
Cannon
Wepburn and
Richardson
Tennessee
Ofco
House of Representatives
Ixnox
Army officers detailed to state militias for four years
At the request of state governors under the Dick militia act the secretary of war details Brigadier General Aaron S. Daggett retired to Nebraska and Major Robert W. Dowdy of Arkansas for duty with organized militias for four years. They will receive full pay and allowances of their ranks during detail.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Organized Militia
Aaron S. Daggett
Nebraska
Robert W. Dowdy
Arkansas
Steel Mill Closes Indefinitely in South Chicago
The Tulinels Steel plant at South Chicago shut down Wednesday night, putting 6,600 workers out of work with no restart date. Company offices indicated a layoff of at least three weeks and a wage cut of 10 to 15 percent upon reopening.
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Chicago
Ill
Tulinels Steel Company
Miles of Railway Reach 209855 Miles in 1904
The Railway Age reports U.S. total railway mileage at 209855 miles as of January 1 1904. The year added 5723 miles of new track in 880 lines across 39 states and territories including Alaska, placing 1904 on parity with 1902 in railway construction.
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Chicago
Railway Age
United States
Alaska
Fast Train Crash Kills Many Near Laurel Run
Duquesne Limited plunges into a lumber pile near Laurel Run two miles west of Dawson. About 35 known dead, 30 injured. engine and cars badly damaged. foreigners killed in the smoker. scorched remains found in baggage area.
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Connellsville
Duquesne Limited
Pittsburg
New York
Baltimore & Ohio
Laurel Run
Dawson
Ilver
William Thornley
Yonghlogheny River
W. C Loree
Chinamen Rush to Canada Amid New Head Tax
San Francisco reports a surge of Chinese laborers heading north to Canada. The rush follows a Canadian law imposing a $500 head tax on each Chinese immigrant landing in British Columbia after January 1, contrasted with the existing $5 fee.
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San Francisco
Canada
British Columbia
British
Dutch Vote to Buy Guns Sparks Parliamentary Clash
The Hague report notes the second chamber approved 1.5 million dollars to acquire Krupp quick firing guns by a 50 to 38 vote. Socialists and progressists argued the scale of military spending amid new social legislation costs.
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The
Hague
Bryan Purchases Historic Salem Homestead on Broadway
Real estate records show Senator Charles E. Hall selling the old Bryan homestead on Broadway in Salem to William Jennings Bryan for 2000 dollars. Colonel Bryan traded an eighty acre farm in the county for the property, the house where William Jennings Bryan was born.
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Bryan
Old Homestead
Centrallia
Ilul
Charles E. Hall
William Jennings Bryan
Violate Their Agreement
The Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Coke company cuts Helvetia wage by 10 percent starting January 1. Though Helvetia miners are a small share, the move signals broader reductions likely affecting about 16 000 workers nationwide.
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Altoona
The
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company
Helvetia
Rochester and
Pittsburg
Nebraska notes mix of crime politics and industry
Madison touts top northeastern orchestra while Fremont plans a fundraiser for firemen's tournament in January. Glen Rock Grain files for incorporation with 1000 capital. Judge Sullivan to return to law practice after supreme court tenure. Norris Reed joins GS and S F railway office in Galveston. Leavitt sugar factory suspends beet processing for season. Major wage rise for Northwestern telegraphers. Daggett assigned to Nebraska advisory duty with National Guard. Penitentiary convicts entertained for public morning. Jorgensen to lead signal corps with gear update. Deshler corn crop expands as rail cars grow scarce. Coroner probes decomposed body near Sarpy. Defrance freed after 15 years for 2-cent stamp theft.
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Madison
Nebraska
Fremont
Glen Rock Grain Company
Supreme Court
Sullivan
Norris Reed
Nebraska City
GS. & S. F. Railway
Galveston
Leavitt
W. H. Hyland
Stanton County
Fowler
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Lancaster County
George Work
Callaway
Omaha Field Club
Northwestern
Aaron S. Daggett
Lincoln
Signal Corps
Nebraska National Guard
Jorgensen
Adjutant General’s Department
Casper Bank
Weston
Wyoming
Ike Pollard
Humboldt
Thompson
Marshal Todd
Strunk
Rnaway
Deshler
Sarpy
Platte
Armstrong
Pawnee
Ellsworth P. Defrance
Sioux Falls
S. D
DeFrances
McKinley
Nebraska banks report no monetary stringency in November
Lincoln secretary Rayse of the State Banking board released a November call showing deposits down from September 1903 but up from 1902. Loans, capital, and deposits edge higher year over year while reserve stands at 2.91 percent, well above the 2 percent legal minimum, indicating easier money conditions and a healthy state banking system with 501 banks and 116,454 depositors.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Rayse
State Banking Board
Boyse
Shipper Wins Concessions on Grain Rates at Omaha
A Lushton grain shipper learned of a nonpublished rate on a wheat shipment through Omaha. He arranged billing to Omaha and routing via another line to Minneapolis to secure a lower rate. After the local agent escalated, the railroad instructed to bill direct through and match the lower rate, and the buyer has since used this rate.
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Lushton
Omaha Bee
Neb
Northwestern
Burlington
Omaha
Great Western
Minneapolis
Prince Cupid Touts Mileage Not Legislation in Extra Session
The Hawaiian delegate Prince Kalaulauoale tells a friend that Congress is not passing many laws in the extra session. He quips that lawmakers draw mileage rather than enact bills, highlighting the per diem focus of some members.
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Congress
Prince Kalaulauoale
Prince Cupid
Thirty Days to Pay Million in Lincoln Ruling
Judge Holmes ordered Charles A Frueault to pay $1,160,000 for the railway property into court within thirty days. The Triction company would then have six days to redeem, with failure granting Frueault a deed to the property. The decision marks a win for the company as it proceeds to redeem after Frueault’s payment effort.
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Lincoln
Holmes
Charles A. Frueault
Triction Company
Frueault
Fraucault
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