Precautionary US Cuba stance amid intergovernmental exchange
Government actions appear precautionary as President Taft assures the United States will not intervene in Cuba. Separate note from President Gomez informs a measured response, while a second item reports irrigation reform delaying patent costs for reclamation claims. The Senate bill on five year patents is revised to lower upfront payments, easing cash required at patent grant.
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Havana
Gomez
Taft
United States
Cuba
Washington
Senate
Irrigation Committee
North Platte
International Safety Congress Opens in Milan
Eighteen nations including the United States attend the first international safety congress in Milan to promote a world wide movement for conserving human life in industry. The meeting will study technical means and safety devices to protect workers and improve industry hygiene.
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Milan
Italy
United States
Death of Lincoln's leading property owner J W McDonald
John W. McDonald, longtime Lincoln property owner and active citizen, died in St Luke's hospital New York on Monday night after gall stones surgery. He had been seriously ill for weeks and his death comes as a shock to local associates.
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J. W. McDonald
Lincoln
John W. McDonald
St. Luke's Hospital
New York
Approves Parcels Post Washington Measure Sent to Senate
Unclear wording notes approval of parcels post measure in Washington. The report references an unqualified approval and a measure sent to the Senate Post Office committee.
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Washington
Senate
Detroit Players Strike Over Insult Claim
A Detroit player was fined and received a ten day suspension after a confrontation in New York during which he alleged insult directed at him sparked last week’s players strike.
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Cene
New York
Detroit
Governor's Plan Successful and Public Works Order
News notes a governor declaring a plan successful with convicts to be employed on public works. A Baltimore hootery destroyed by fire is reported, and Teo hastens adjournment. The American government prepares for crises in the island republic. Two divisions of the Atlantic battleship fleet are ordered to take on full marine quotas.
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Public Works
Baltimore
Hooteiry
Teo Hasten
Anne
Republic
Warships to Deploy Near Cuba Amid Pending Resupply
The report notes a total of 1,300 personnel, adding to 700 already en route to Guantanamo on the Prairie. They will rendezvous at Key West and move to Cuba as needed. In all, a dozen warships will be in the immediate vicinity within a few days.
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Guantanamo
Key West
Cuba
Lincoln Prisoners Work For State Hospital Project
Ten convicts finished their first week of labor at the state hospital for the insane under Governor Aldrich's plan. Prisoners are moved from the jail each morning to farm fields surrounding the hospital and onions sowed this week will feed the institution for a year. Superintendent Williams calls the trial mutually successful with no discipline issues and prisoners glad to work after confinement.
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Lincoln
Aldrich
State Hospital For
Williams
Roosevelt Campaign Leaders Clash Over Convention Chairman
McHarg, a Roosevelt campaign manager, says Roosevelt forces will reject Elihu Root as temporary chairman and demand delegates and leadership aligned with Roosevelt policies. The report notes mentions of Governors Hadley of Missouri and Johnson of California as figures in the stalled nomination process.
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Chicago
Ormsby ‘McHarg
New York
Roosevelt
United States
Elihu Root
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri
Hiram W. Johnson
Roosevelt forces linked to Vasquez Gomez and Clapp in report
Mc Harg cited Emilio Vasquez Gomez of California and Senator Moses E Clapp of Minnesota as acceptable in connection with Roosevelt forces. The unnamed source notes their backing and regional backgrounds in the political group.
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California
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
McHarg
Roosevelt
Votes on Principle contested in state conventions
Ohio results leave Roosevelt with 32 delegates and Taft 10 as Republicans and Democrats fight for state convention control in Columbus and Toledo. Taft and Roosevelt forces prepare for county contests as six delegates at large are sought. Senator LaFollette accuses Roosevelt in Elizabeth New Jersey while Havana reports growing insurgent activity in Oriente province with General Manteaguedo poised to lead troops.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Roosevelt
Taft
Rooseveltt
Elizabeth
N. J
LaFollette
Chicago
Havana
Oriente
Manteaguedo
Have to Hunt New Quarters for Democratic National Convention
Officials search for housing as 1,000 guests expected for the Democratic National Convention next month. Every available room has been booked or secured by visitors, prompting urgent accommodations.
Senate Sits Longer Aims to Speed Up Legislation
Washington reports longer daily senate sessions this week as lawmakers seek to expedite bills and speed adjournment of Congress. The move reflects an effort to finish work sooner and reduce stalled measures.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Arguing the Coffee Case in New York
Questions of international magnitude rise as the federal government advances a Sherman law action to break up a dominant coffee concern in New York. The move sparks debate among lawmakers lawyers and market observers about antitrust policy and global trade effects.
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New York
Canada’s Prosperity Prompts Big Labor and Trade Flows
Canadian prosperity boosts labor demand with calls for fifty thousand workers in construction. Reports note Americans moving with cash from selling U.S. lands, while a St Paul dispatch cites two thousand carloads of farm animals and machinery arriving within a fortnight.
Beware of Spring and a Reckless Suitor
A girl doubts a spendthrift suitor but changes her mind if she marries him and discovers he has spent all. A wary note warns of spring’s sudden changes and mentions Reactor’s German silver alloy of nickel copper and zinc.
Women Should Be Protected Says Local Resident
A Sikeston resident voices a plea for protecting women amid years of illness, sharing that she endured seven years of ongoing suffering with months bedridden. The memoir-like statement highlights personal hardship and calls for safety and care for women.
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