European Powers Agree Venezuela Dispute To The Hague
Notes from European governments and Venezuela show a move to submit the Venezuelan dispute to The Hague for arbitration. President Roosevelt will not act as arbitrator, with Britain open to Roosevelt-led arbitration and others possibly demanding conditions including cash. No Monroe Doctrine entanglement expected. blockade to be lifted soon remains unconfirmed.
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Washington
Venezuela
Hague Tribunal
Hay
Roosevelt
Root
London
Berlin
One
Caracas
Castro
Hague
United States
Great
Mascagni to Resume Tour as Chicago Concert Director
Italian composer Pietro Mascagni will serve as temporary director of the Thomas orchestra in Chicago and resume his U S tour. He seeks a capitalized manager to back a successful journey as many residents urged another performance. The concert is set for the Auditorium theater.
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Chicago
Ill
Pietro Mascagni
Thomas
United States
Auditorium Theater
YMCA in Russia Holds Third Annual Meeting
ST. PETERSBURG The Young Men's Christian Association held its third annual meeting under Prince Oldenburg with attendees including Prince Plato Obolensky Senator Tagantsev E L Nabel and Franklin Gaylord. The Russian branch nears self sufficiency and shows last year’s membership gains.
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ST. Petersburg
Young Men's Christian Association
Prince Oldenburg
Prince Plato Obelensky
Senator Tagantsev
E. L. Nabel
Franklin Gaylord
Prince Francis of Teck Loses Post, Granted Crown Allowance
In London King Edward vetoed the prince's appointment as a decoy partner at Panmure Gordon. The king then granted Prince Francis an annual allowance of 10,000 pounds until he secures other employment.
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Prince
London
Prince Francis of
Teck
Panmure, Gordon & Co
Edward
Vanderbilt Grows Better As Condition Improves
New York reports Cornelius Vanderbilt continues to improve with his temperature dropping toward normal and attending physicians expressing satisfaction with his progress.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cattle Disease Crisis Spurs $1,000,000 Federal Plan
Congress considers a one million dollar plan to stamp out foot and mouth disease in New England after a outbreak in Massachusetts and Vermont. Officials warn 16,000 cattle may be affected and federal costs could exceed half a million for slaughter and disposal with potential national spread.
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Washington
Congress
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Boston
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Union
Robbers Loot Bank of Union in $50,000 Heist
Union Missouri bank robbers blasted the vault with nitro glycerin and stole about $50,000 in cash. Two men fled toward Hartman after blasting the interior and firing around the square while bystanders hid. Cash losses are estimated with insurance covering $10,000. no clues reported.
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Union, Mo
Bank of Union
Oscar Busch
Ife
Hartman
F. W. Hartman
Mrs Grant Writes 300 Page Reminiscence Manuscript
Mrs Grant has a 300 to 400 page typewritten manuscript of personal reminiscences begun during Ulysses S Grant’s memoir writing. The work covers her marriage, military life, White House years, and Grant’s world tour, with unpublished facts promised as a valuable historical contribution.
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Washington
Grant
White House
Governor Yates Nearing Return to Springfield Health Improves
In Florida for health, Governor Yates and Mrs. Yates will return to Springfield next week as he shows marked improvement and can resume charge of state affairs.
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Springfield
Yates
Florida
Cuba
Postmaster Greening Dies by Own Hand in Cornland
Springfield dispatch reports Cornland postmaster C. T. Greening committed suicide after an inspector found him $1,400 short in his accounts. He was found in a barn behind his home with a bullet wound over his right eye and a pistol in his grasp.
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Springfield
C. T. Greening
Cornland
Logan County
Greening
Mrs Fremont Dies at Home in Los Angeles
Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont widow of General Fremont died at her Los Angeles home Saturday night.
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Los Angeles
Jessie Benton Fremont
Fremont
Crown Princess of Saxony Vanishes After Love Affair Rumors
Vienna reports the crown princess of Saxony fled Dresden after a rumored affair with an American dentist. Police from Europe to Salzburg searched without results as officials say mental distress and domestic discord led to her disappearance.
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Vienna
Saxony
Dresden
Salzburg
Europe
Francis Joseph
Dresden Court
Grand Duke of
Tuscany
Destitution in Finland Triggers Aid Appeal
In St Petersburg an Anglo American church organizes relief for Finnish school children after a crop failure leaves about four hundred thousand in distress. Pastor Francis appeals for support, noting conditions now worse than the 1807 famine when 100000 died.
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ST. Petersburg
Finland
Francis
Lynching at Pittsburg Follows Policeman Killing
Montgomery Godley, a black man, was taken from the Pittsburg jail and hanged near a telephone pole after he shot Milton Hinkle, a policeman who was trying to quell a disturbance at a ball. Hinkle died at the city hall two hours later. The mob also captured Mont and Joe Godley, brothers, and the scene involved mining camp crowds.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Montgomery Godley
Milton Hinkle
Godley
Mont
Joe Godley
Hinkle
Godley Brothers
Mont” Godley
Guam Fiscal Report Shows Small Surplus Vanish
Commander Seaton Schroeder reports Guam's 1907 fiscal year ended with receipts of 66 000 and expenses of 57 000, leaving 8 000 but down 13 000 from the prior year. Causes include leper colony costs and lower import duties. public works halted awaiting funds. Population 9 676. literacy high in Spanish. births exceed deaths. Exports and imports near 35 000 each, copra and cacao minimal, no coffee produced for home market.
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Washington
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Navy Department
Schroeder
United States
Statehood Report Printed as Senate Document
The senate sub committee on territories published its omnibus statehood bill testimony as a 394 page document with maps. It includes quotations and answers about size population resources schools churches business morals and other characteristics of the three proposed states and related data.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Senate
Officer Missing From Fort Logan In Denver Area
Second Lieutenant William M. Kistler of Company M Eighteenth Infantry has been missing from Fort Logan for nearly two weeks. Denver police have been asked to help locate him. Kistler, 23, enlisted seven years ago in the Sixth Cavalry in Philadelphia and later served in the Philippines around Manila.
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Denver
William M. Kistler
Eighteenth
United States Infantry
Fort Logan
Kistler
Sixth Cavalry
Philadelphia
Philippines
Manila
Cattle Starving in Northwestern Colorado Range
Thousands of cattle in Routt and Rio Grande counties face starvation as snow blocks pastures and water. The Humane Society appeals to owners to rescue stock, but owners say they are powerless to help as feed cannot be delivered and driving cattle to winter quarters is impossible.
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Denver
Colorado
The
Humane Society
Live Stock Market Reports From South Omaha and Kansas City
South Omaha cattle futures show active trading with high quality western cattle at up to 5.30 and a mix of steady to strong prices for cows, calves, and bulls. Hog prices rise slightly with most sales near 6.37 percent, while sheep arrive in small numbers with steady to strong prices. Kansas City conducts similar activity with cattle receipts around 2000 head and hogs near 5000 head, finished near 6.40, and sheep offerings around 1000 head.
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South Omaha
Kansas City
South Omahia
B.W
Texas
More Money for Mitchell at United Mine Workers Convention
In Indianapolis a motion will be submitted at the United Mine Workers convention to raise salaries for the president and secretary. Currently Mitchell earns 1800 dollars and Wilson 1500. Delegates exceed twelve hundred, up from about one thousand last year, as miners seek higher pay for themselves and profits for their executives.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Wilson
Railroad Construction Totals 1902 Milestones
The Rail road Gazette reports 1902 U S railroad building at 6 026 miles the highest annual total since 1888 Excluded are second track sidings and electric lines Oklahoma leads with 570 Texas 496 Arkansas 371 and Indian Territory 363 miles
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Chicago
Railroad Gazette
United States
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Miners to See 8 Percent Wage Increase in January
About twenty thousand coal miners in the Connellsville coke regions of Pennsylvania will receive an eight percent raise starting January 1. The adjustment affects workers across the coke regions and reflects ongoing labor negotiations.
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Connellsville
Pennsylvania
Simple Funeral for Bishop in London and Canterbury
The remains of the Archbishop of Canterbury were moved from Lam beth Palace to Canterbury for burial. A simple hearse carried the body to the railroad station followed by relatives in carriages. A surpliced choir sang as the coffin was loaded onto the train.
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London
Canterbury
Lambeth
Two Angel Children Drive Man to Loneliness
A crusty bachelor in a New Hampshire benedict tale declines marriage after recalling a chaotic two-child household. He describes the kids with lurid features and violent squabbles over chairs bread and kicks while the parents offer only threats. The anecdote ends as he hurries to catch the trolley.
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New Hampshire
Maine
Hopeles
New York Times
Big Game Shooting Society Proposed by de Pontbriant
M de Pontbriant proposes organizing a shooting society to simulate big game hunting at a circular shooting ground. The arena would be enclosed by a bulletproof embankment with concentric tracks and radiating alleys for shooters. Wildlife to be represented includes wolves deer wild boar and rabbits with hounds driving game around the outer ring.
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M. de Pontbriant
Paris Herald
Journalist locked in Belgian madhouse for sensational fame
Thomas J. Minnick, a English newspaper man, faked confinement in a Belgian asylum to provoke a story. Doctors punished him with vomiting powders sour herrings and sleepless nights alleging brain tumor and imagined abuse. He revealed his identity but was kept in custody as an impostor for fraud on the county.
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Thomas J. Minnick
Thomas
Teac
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Vanderbilt
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Mrs. Grant
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