Thanksgiving Proclamation Sets Aside Nov 30 as Day of Thanks
President Roosevelt proclaims Thursday November 30 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer for the nation. He urges citizens to consecrate themselves to cleanliness, honor, and wisdom while reflecting on past blessings and pledging to overcome personal flaws. The address emphasizes national unity, prosperity, and duty.
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Washington
United States of America
Republic
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Arranging For A Congress Of Republics In Washington
The executive council of the Bureau of American Republics met in the state department and set a special session for next Wednesday to decide inviting the American republics and to fix the gathering’s time and place. A prior conference occurred in Washington thirteen years ago and another in Mexico three years ago, with a possible third congress in a major South American city such as Buenos Aires.
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Washington
Bureau of American Republics
Central
South and
North America
State Department
Mexico
South America
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
From Pony Express Dreams to Million Dollar Mine Check
Chicago report traces Tom Greenough now Thomas L Greenough of Missouri Montana as he travels west. He carries a $3 000 000 check on earnings from a Coeur D Alene Montana mine, with partner Peter Larson, yielding about $500 000 annually.
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Chicago
Ill
Tom” Greenough
Davienport
Auditorium Annex
Thomas L. Greenough
Missouria
Mont
To Trek 1 000 Miles from Fort Douglas to Fort Riley
An overland march of more than 1 000 miles is planned for the Twenty second battery of light artillery at Fort Douglas and the Nineteenth light battery at Fort Riley. Two commands start next week, travel via Cheyenne, and finish in seventy days. The Twenty second battery includes many Spanish war veterans.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Twenty-second Battery of Light Artillery
Fort Douglas
Imperial Manifesto Signals Russia Shifts of Power
The text proclaims Emperor Nicholas II’s surrender and Witte’s rise as minister president with expanded suffrage and civil liberties. It outlines extending civic freedoms, provisional electoral inclusion, and parliamentary participation while ensuring central authority and peace.
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ST Petersurg
Russia
Nicholas
Count Witte
Nicholas I
Russias
Finland
Douma
Lmited
Natal
How Emperor William Stood With Russia
Berlin reports that Emperor William urged Emperor Nicholas last winter to grant Russia a constitution with habeas corpus. He pressed for sharing ruling duties with elected representatives. Russian manifesto is welcomed by officials who foresee constitutional development ahead.
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Berlin
William
Nicholas
Russia
Captain Cowles Relieved at Missouri and Goes to Washington
Formal orders announced by the navy department detach Captain W. B. Cowles from command of the battleship Missouri on November 20 and appoint Captain B. H. C. Pendleton as his successor. Cowles will report to Washington to resume duties as naval aid to the president, remaining eligible for a later assignment to a shore post.
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Washington
Navy Department
W. 8. Cowles
Missouri
BH. C. Pendleton
Cowles
Hilssouri
Captain Cowles
Inauguration Date Shift for President Postponed
Washington reports a committee plans to change the presidential inauguration date from March 4 to November 28. Most committee members previously favored the later April last Thursday inauguration, delaying the scheduled change.
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Washington
United States
Chicago swimmer sets forty yard record at athletic association
Oscar St. Cyr of Chicago Ath letic Association established a new forty yard swimming record in studio competition finishing in 21 seconds. The event took place in the association’s tank with notes of a strong sprint finish.
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Chicago
Oscar St. Cyr
Chicago Athletic Association
Cass county legislator L L Delaro dies in Atlantic
L L Delaro representative from Cass county and noted for anti railroad legislation died at his Atlantic home. The long time public figure was known statewide for pushing railroad reform in the last session. His passing leaves a vacancy in the town legislature and state political circles.
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Atlantic
L. L. Delaro
Cass County
Massive Odessa Mob Attacks Endure amid Jewish Suffering
Sunday tours report city quiet after weekend pogroms with 140 deaths and 5600 casualties over three days. Jewish quarter devastation includes burned homes and mutilations. police and soldiers accused of inciting mobs and looting. university shown as staging ground for stolen goods and corpses removal amid threats to professors.
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Odessa
Lpotsers
Red Cross
Farewell to Wife Before Fatal Stroke in Chicago
Charles J. Devlin a coal operator and banker who recently failed for 4 million dollars at Topeka Kansas foretold his own death in a chat with his wife at St Elizabeths hospital in Chicago This is the last time dear he said as his wife kissed him shortly after he was seized by a fatal stroke of paralysis and fell unconscious
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Chicago
Charles J. Devlin
Topeka
Kan
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Amnesty Edict Pardons Political Prisoners In Russia
Czar signs amnesty manifesto as censorship ends in Russia. Press controls are lifted and private telegraph censorship ends. Count Witte struggles to form a cabinet with limited liberal support. Senator Koni declines justice portfolio and Prince Eugene Troubetskoy has not replied to education ministry offer.
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Ukase
Czar
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Minister of the Interior
Count Witte
Koni
Eugene Troubetskoy
Moscow University
Ministry of Education
Michigan Manufacturers Stand by Roosevelt
Detroit journalists report that the Michigan branch of the national manufacturers association endorsed President Roosevelt on freight rate regulation. The meeting saw about two thirds of members present or via proxy in support and criticized Chicago delegates for splitting forces at the interstate commerce law convention.
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Deroit
Mich
Michigan
National Manufaturers’ Association
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Law Convention
Chicago
Soldiers with the People in Warsaw Demonstrations
In Warsaw crowds cheer soldiers carried aloft and given champagne and cigarettes as all classes join in demonstrations. The court theater orchestra leads a chorus singing the Marseillaise while stores close.
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Warsaw
Poland
Rail leader predicts Esch Townsend bill passage
Kansas City report quotes A B Stickney president of the Chicago Great Western railway on Roosevelt's rate reform. He says congress will pass the Esch Townsend bill and arbitration for rate disputes will become the rule, though immediate shipper impact may be minimal. He urges dignified tribunal appointments akin to the U S Supreme Court to win railroad backing.
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Congress
Kansas City
B. Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railway
Galveston
Roosevelt
Mr. Stickney
United States Supreme Court
MEN WHO CARRY LETTERS ASK FOR MORE PAY
A Washington committee representing U S letter carriers met Postmaster General Cortelyou to demand higher salaries. The memo notes no salary changes in over forty years and the Postmaster General said he would give the memorial his fullest consideration. The delegation was from the National Association of Letter Carriers.
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Washington
United States
Cortelyou
National Association of Letter Carriers
Citrus crop to rise 10 to 15 percent in Ventura County
Ventura California reports an larger citrus yield with higher prices. The orange crop in the Ojai area is expected at 75 000 boxes and Santa Paula at 125 carloads. Fillmore, Piero and Camulos projects 225 cars, while lemons total 410 cars from Santa Paula Limoneira and Fillmore.
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Ventura
Cal
Santa Paula
Limona
Ojai
Fillmore
Piero and
Camulos
Camulos 25 Cars. of the Lemons
Limonera
Finances A New Railroad In Idaho And Nevada
William Peyton Mason, president of the San Francisco Idaho Montana Railroad, announces New York financing for the first 210 miles. Construction by SF I M Railroad Construction Co. will start immediately and finish by January 1, 1907, at an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars. The line runs from Snake River Valley Idaho to Winnemucca Nevada, connecting with the Southern Pacific and bringing the valley 600 miles closer to San Francisco amid regional irrigation investments.
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Minneapolis, Minn
William Peyton Mason
San Francisco, Idaho & Montana Railroad Company
New York
San Francisco, Idaho & Montana Railroad Construction Company
Snake River Valley
Idaho
Winnemucca
Navy
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Why a Millionaire Desires a Pension
Government policy now allows millionaires with Civil War service to receive service pensions based on age as the sole disqualification. Commissioner Warner notes a recent favorable ruling for a wealthy veteran who wished only to record his honorable service. Many well to do veterans may now apply, valuing the honor and family records the pension represents.
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Washington
Warner
New Battleship Record Off Owl's Head
Rhode Island marks an official standardization trial on the measured mile off Owl's Head. The battleship steamed one mile at 19.93 knots establishing a new speed record for American battleships.
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Rockland
Rhode Island
Owl’s Head
Next WCTU Convention Set for Hartford in 1906
The national executive committee of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union voted to hold the 1906 convention in Hartford Connecticut.
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Hartford
Los Angeles
The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Conn
Navy Inquiry Warns of Naval Weakness in Wartime
Rear Admiral Charles W. Rae warns in his annual report that engineering in the navy is in a critical state after the Bennington explosion. He says the personnel act merged engineers into the line, shrinking specialist duties, and that few line officers pursue engineering, risking failure in war without proper subordinate experience and retraining.
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Washington
Charles W. Rae
United States Navy
Bennington
San Diego
Corps of Engineers
Navy
Bureau
Monarchy Backed in Norway Referendum Proclamation
A government proclamation in Christiania urges voters to support a monarchical system modeled on Britain and Italy. It argues European allies favor monarchy for better relations with foreign powers. Radicals and socialists push for a republic.
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Christiania
Norway
Europe
READY TO TAKE UP SMOOT CASE
Senator Burrows of Michigan expects to dispose of the Smoot contest before the end of the term. The Utah seat faced removal over Mormon hierarchy ties after extensive testimony. The committee will hear more testimony if offered and acts after senatorial reorganization and the McComas vacancy.
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Washington
Burrows
Michigan
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Rood Smoot
Utah
Smoot
Senate
Congress
McComas
Maryland
Pneumonia Strikes Kaiser's Envoy Aboard Vessel
In New York, Kaiser Wilhelm II era envoy H A Isenberg, the imperial German consul in Hawaii, fell ill with pneumonia in his hotel room. Two other pneumonia cases emerged during the voyage, with two deaths reported in the first cabin.
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New York
Kaiser Wilhelm II
H. A. Isenberg
Hawaiian Islands
Charles A Stillings Named Public Printer
Washington reports Charles A Stillings of Boston Mass is appointed public printer effective November 1. Indorsed by major New York and Boston printers and backed by Senator Crane the appointment was not forecasted by prior discussion.
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Washington
Charles A. Stillings
Boston
Mass
Stillings
New York
Crane
German Treaty Talks Seen With Germany Soon
Baron Speck von Sternberg the German ambassador is expected to present proposals to the State department for a new trade treaty or other agreement to avert a possible carité war within four months. The German view hinges on the Dingley act arrangement granting favored nation treatment, a term that can be terminated by one month’s notice, likely by March 1 if no accord is reached.
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Baron von Sternberg
Germany
Washington
Baron Speck von Sternberg
State Department
United States
Department
America
Norway Granted De Facto Recognition by United States
Washington announces practical recognition of Norway’s new government. Secretary Root recognizes Mr. Hauge as charge d affaires, paving the way for formal diplomatic exchanges between Norway and the United States as needed.
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Washington
State Department
Norway
Root
Mr. Hauge
Weston takes command of Northern division in St Louis
Major General John A. Weston former commissary general arrives to formally assume command of the Northern division with headquarters in St. Louis. A Civil War veteran from Kentucky, he was promoted from brigadier on October 8 and will retire November 13, 1909.
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ST. Louis
John A. Weston
United States Army
Randall
Weston
Kentucky
Nations welcome Norway Christiana
The United States, Russia, Great Britain, Italy, Brazil and Switzerland have signified readiness to open official relations with Norway after King Oscar’s action. Replies are courteous and some include a cordial welcome of Norway as a fully independent nation.
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Christiana
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
Brazil
Switzerland
Norway
Loveland
Oscar
Five American Presbyterian missionaries reportedly killed in Lienchow
Five American Presbyterian missionaries are believed murdered in Lienchow, a 12 000 population town in Kwantung Province near Pakhoi. Victims named include Dr Eleanor Chestnut, Mrs E C Machlean, and Mr and Mrs Peale, with details still unavailable.
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Hong Kong
Lienchow
Kwang Tung
Arcanum Wins Another Case In Federal Ruling
Nashville Tenn The injunction to block the Royal Arcanum supreme council from enforcing rates set at Atlantic City and ratified at Put-in-Bay was denied by Federal Judge Clark. The bill of complainants was dismissed as the law of Massachusetts did not clearly show the assessment plan impaired the contract obligation, thus no interference.
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Nashville, Tenn
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Atlantic City
Put-in-Bay
Clark
Massachusetts
Breeders Gather for A B A Meeting in Lincoln Neb
Washington reports the American Breeders association will hold its second annual meeting in Lincoln Nebraska on January 17 18 and 19. Several sessions will be joint with state societies in animal and plant breeding.
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Washington
American Breeders’ Association
Lincoln
Neb
Heavy Deal In Coal Land
Uniontown Pa reports a sale of 25 000 acres of coal land in one of the largest local coal deals. The transaction, arranged by prominent regional figures, marks a major shift in the area's mining prospects.
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Uniontown
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