Japan limits emigration to students and merchants only
Tokyo reports that after talks between United States Ambassador OBrien and Foreign Minister Hayashi, Japan plans to restrict emigration to students and commercial men with means, while banning laborers from going to America. The agreement remains verbal with strict supervision and no written note. The opposition Progressive party vows to challenge policy in the diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayashi
Tokio
America
United States
O’brien
Japa@mese
Oan
Rodolphe Lemieux
Minis
Ter
Labor
Ishii
Progressive Party
Diet
Canada
Foreign Office
Extermination By Electricity Declared For Formosa Head Hunters
Walter Clifton reports that Japan has begun electrocution of Formosa head hunters after a 300-strong ambush killed nearly all of a patrol. About 100,000 head hunters are said to inhabit the island’s east coast. troops enclose bands with electrified fences and fire on those found inside, aiming to curb the tribe and advance Formosan development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Formosa
Walter Clifton
Formosa Mercantile Company
Clifton
Wisconsin Woman Dies by Own Action in Peshtigo
Mrs Alma Parrish of Peshtigo killed herself at home after locking herself in her bedchamber. She had been ill with a nervous disorder and was found by her husband and a physician summoned for treatment. The coroner's inquest cited temporary insanity caused by illness as the reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Marinette
Wis
Alma Parrish
Peshtigo
Phya
Only One Company Remains in Omina Cavalry Deployment
All but one of the nine troops of cavalry stationed at the Yeane River reservation have been ordered back to Fort Sixteenth Infantry, which serves as the base of supplies for the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omina
Yeane River
Fort Sixteenth Infantry
Gore Elected to U S Senate by Oklahoma Legislature
Thomas Prior Gore of Lawton and Shen, both Democrats, were formally elected to the United States Senate by the Oklahoma legislature. Gore, born February 2, 1856 in Lynchburg Virginia, is the first blind member of the Senate and the youngest at thirty seven. He trained at Cumberland University and is noted as a prominent lawyer and orator with national campaign experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Prior Gore
Lawton
United States Senate
Oklahoma
Owen
Lynchburg
Robert Owen
Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad
Chisholm
Gore
Senate
Mississippi
United States
J. Z. George
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tenn
New York to Allow Sunday Amusements Under Drafted Bill
City lawmakers plan to amend Sunday blue law to permit concerts at Carnegie Hall and opera houses, moving pictures and arcades, with vaudeville in modified form. Public church opposition notes, but overall city sentiment favors limited Sunday entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Aldermen
Damrosch Orchestra
Carnegie Hall
O’gorman
Bible class banquet hints Hughes White House bid
In New York City Governor Charles E. Hughes was praised at the Bible class dinner led by John D. Rockefeller Jr. apostrophized as a White House candidate by Rockefeller. Frank A. Vanderlip spoke on the recent financial flurry as attendees paid $1.50 for a fuller meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles E. Hughes
New York City
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Hughes
White House
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Governor Hughes Removes Manhattan Borough President
New York Governor Hughes orders the removal from office of John F. Ahearn, president of Manhattan borough, citing disrepair and neglect in the borough. William F. Ellison, former corporation counsel, is expected to be chosen by the board of aldermen as his successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hughes
John F. Ahearn
Borough of
Manhattan
Ahearn
William F. Ellison
Board of Aldermen
Hill denies report on Burlington railroad plan
James J. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern, denies that his Washington trip was to press for Burlington Railroad absorption. The Burlington, owned jointly by Great Northern and Northern Pacific, is said to be Hill’s long sought integration with the Great Northern system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad Company
Washington
Burlington Railroad
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Hill
Bank resumes at Kansas City after parent failure
Kansas City financial news reports the second small local bank tied to the National Bank of Commerce has reopened after its parent institution failed last Wednesday. The bank is identified as Stockards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
National Bank of Commerce
Stockards
Supreme Court Rules Against Ticket Scalpers in Railroad Case
The U S Supreme Court upheld a Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company suit against Marcus K Bitterman and others who scalped non negotiable reduced fare tickets. Justice White delivered the decision, affirming the railroad’s right to enjoin scalpers from selling LT reduced fare tickets. The case traced from the federal district court to the Fifth Circuit, where the scalpers sought relief but lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Marcus K. Bitterman
Justice White
United States
Louisville
Nashville
Circuit Court of Appées
Fifth Circuit
Federal Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Japangge Colonies for Iowa Sugar Beet Region
In Eldora Iowa December 10 the sugar beet factory at Waverly Bremer County offers to send Japanese families to farms with twenty acres to raise beets. Agents promise all cultivation under a fixed per acre rate to attract farmers to grow for the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Waverly
Bremer
Zulu King Dinilulu Surrenders in Natal Crisis
Dinilulu the Zulu king yields under pressure from Pietermaritzburg authorities. A magistrate carries an arrest warrant and preparations for armed force if he fails to surrender. The supreme court rejects irregularities as a defense and orders the chief justice to draft the opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Supreme Court
Farmers Bank of Boyertown Closed by Comptroller
The Farmers Bank of Boyertown, Pennsylvania, has been closed by the Comptroller of the Currency after a report by National Bank Examiner Bingham found it insolvent. Bank examiner J W Scofield is appointed receiver. The bank's capital is $50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’Bnk
Boyertown
National Tak Examiner Bingham
J. W. Scofield
Snake bite cures cancer in New York farmer’s wife
Port Jervis N Y Aug 8 a remarkable report says Mrs Wilhelmina Ledwig a farmer s wife had a cancer on her left leg above the knee for a long time While picking blackberries two weeks ago she was bitten on the ankle by rattlesnakes Her nephew Karl Ludwig killed three snakes After four days the discharge stopped and healing began The leg swelling receded and cancer began to clear Mrs Ludwig was in town Tuesday near full improvement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
N.Y
Wilhelmina Ledwig
Ross Clarke Death by Carbolic Acid at White Bear Lake
Ross Clarke a 53 year old businessman and political figure in St Paul died by taking carbolic acid at his White Bear Lake summer home. He was alone when the poisoning occurred after a family quarrel that led his wife and son to travel to Fond du Lac Wisconsin. Friends say jealous accusations from Mrs Clarke sparked distress but found unsupportable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Ross Clarke
White Bear Lake
Clarke
Fond du Lac
Wis
Three Die In Fire At 24 Lagrange Place
Three people perished in a blaze at 24 Lagrange Place Boston on December 10. Joubert family members named Joubert Pierre 38 Charles 9 and Emile 5 were burned to death with one more person injured as smoke filled the block. Passersby aided occupants and restrained jumpers until a blanket gave way under Peter Joubert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Lagrange
Joubert
Charles Joubert
Emile Joubert
Peter Joubert
Supreme Court Allows Railroads in Interstate Mail Case
The U S Supreme Court rules against compelling a railroad to halt fast mail trains in interstate commerce after a decision in Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company versus the board of railroad commissioners of Santh, marking a negative ruling on state commission power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company
Board of Railroad Commissioners of Santh
Tillman probes Treasury actions and canal loan bids
Senator Tillman introduced two series of resolutions directing the Senate Finance Committee to investigate Treasury Department operations during the financial crisis and the issue of three cent certificates and Panama canal loan bonds. The inquiries ask whether the certificates and bonds were issued to cover public expenditures and whether legal authority existed. The record notes Tillman’s claim of limited control and ongoing questions to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tillman
Committee On Finance
Secretary of the Treasury
Clearing House
Treasury Department
Senate
Treasury
Great Northern Enjoined Over Lumber Rate in Montana
Judge William H. Hunt in Helena federal court issued an injunction restraining the Great Northern from collecting the excess over the old rate on a new lumber rate that took effect November 1. The ruling cites exclusive federal jurisdiction over interstate commerce cases and grants a temporary injunction pending the Commerce Commission’s action.
Bank in Argentine Kansas Closes After Run
Kansas City Dec 6 The State Bank of Argentine Kansas a suburb with small deposits closed its doors after a bank run. The stock was owned by the National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City. The cashier wired the state bank examiner to take action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
State Bank of
Argentine
Kan
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City
North German Lloyd Reduces Eastbound Rates
New York December 9 The North German Lloyd Steamship Co announces lower eastbound fares for third class steerage from New York to Bremen and the Continent dropping from 42 to 38 dollars on express ships like Kron Prinzessin Cecilie Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kron Prinz Wilhelm. Second cabin on express ships stays at 46 dollars with 40 dollars on non express ships. Steerage on non express ships remains 34 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Bremen
Kron Prinzess
Cecilie
Lloyd
Costly Fire Destroys Iowa Wholesale Implement Dealers
A wholesale implement shop in Iowa was burned to the ground with an unknown cause. The loss to stock and building is estimated at 225000 dollars, with 143600 dollars of insurance in force.
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Shen
Hormatly
Rockefeller, Jr
J. J. Hill
Burlington Road
Iowa
Pennsylvania Bank
el LE
Calumet
Doings
Cortelyou
Fie
Kansas State Bank
The
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
St. Louis, U. S. A
J. T. Breen
Huron, S. D
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