Bonds to be Issued to Pay Friars Land Purchase
President Roosevelt met with Secretaries Root and Shaw to discuss issuing bonds to fund the $7,239,734 purchase of Friars lands in the Philippines. Taft reports contracts signed, with surveys and title checks to run within six months. The plan calls for $7,000,000 in 4 percent bonds redeemable after ten years, to be sold starting January, with the government securing funds by deposit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Root
Shaw
Philippines
Taft
United States
New View Of Origin Of Northern Tribes
New York dispatch reports Dr. Franz Boaz citing data from Morris K. Jessup’s explorers. He rejects older ideas on Arctic folk origins, arguing Eskimo and related peoples form a single race with shared culture across the Northeast old world and Northwest new world.
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New York
Morris K. Jessup
Franz Boaz
American Museum of Natural History
North Pole
Bering Sea
Greenland
America
Saat
Old World
New World
Arctic
Revere
Duffy Aims For Fifty Yard Indoor Record
Arthur Duffy, holder of the world 100 yard record, trains for a bold indoor attempt at the New York Public School League meet in New York on December 2%. He seeks to break the 5% second mark set by Lou Myers decades ago. Returning from Europe, he plans limited indoor meets this winter to conserve energy for a possible 93 1 2 second 100 yard dash effort.
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Washington
Arthur Duffy
New York
Duffy
Lou Myers
Europe
Dynamite Accident Kills Two at Union Iron Works
Dec 3 report from Tronton says Nicholas Jones was killed by a premature dynamite blast at Union Iron and Furnace. Stafford was injured and Brice was seriously hurt.
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Tronton, C
Union Iron and Furnace
Nicholas Jones
Trick Stafford
Lake
Wilson Brice
Sparring of counsel in shipbuilding case in New York
At the U S Shipbuilding hearing Judge Untermyer challenges press access to the Alexander correspondence. The matter spurs dispute over contempt and witnesses as Alfred Rose testifies on Bethlehem Steel’s finances from 1899 to 1908, with Rose clarifying debt reduction and investments.
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New York
United States
Untermyer
Alexander
Tie
Guthrie
the World
Oliphant
Alfred Rose
Bethlehem Steel Company
Smith
Rose
Bethlehem Company
John W. Gates
Mr. Rose
L. C. Root
New York Security and It Company
Nixon & Dresser
Oliver Dreu
Schwab
Mr. Root
Wing
Uruguay Iron Company
Acton
Dunsmuir will case details in Victoria court
In the Hop per Dunsmuir will case at Victoria BC the witness Mrs Agnew testified that Alexander Dunsmuir planned James Dunsmuir as heir and that Mrs Wallace Hopper pressed Alexander to marry her She said Alexander tore up a 1898 or 1899 will when shown to him and denied leaving property to Hopper J W testified that Dunsmuir intended his brother James to be heir.
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Victoria
B. C
Hopper-Dunsmuir
Agnew
Alex. Dunsmuir
James Dunsmuir
Edna Wallace Hopper
Wallace
Alexander Dunsmuir
Hopper
Lee
J. W
TS Witness
Dunsmuir
James
Panama protest over mail for Republic of Panama
The Republic of Panama protests a San Francisco mail denial, with post offices insisting on addressing as Republic of Colombia. Ambassador Bunau Varilla and Acting Secretary Loomis seek correction, urging San Francisco to accept registered mail and parcel post for Panama.
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Washington
Republic of Panama
M. Bunau- Varilla
United States
Republic
San Francisco
R. Arias Feraud, Jr
Republic of Colombia
Bunau- Vartila
Loomis
San Franco
Panama
Republic of
Secretary of the Interior
City of
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Six American Warships Now In Colon Harbor
The Olympia arrived at Colon with the Mayflower, Prairie, Atlanta, Bancroft, and Nashville joining the harbor force. The Mayflower checked reports of Colombian troops on Pines Island and later sighted soldiers at Titumate but did not land. Patrols reported quiet along the coast as naval authorities await the Cartagena mission.
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Colon
United States
Olympia
Prairie
Atlanta
Bancroft
Nashville
Atlantic
Gulf of Darien
Island of Pines
Cape Tiburon
Panama
San Blas
Titumat
Titumatl
Gulf
General Pinzon
Titumati
United States Noa
Cartagena
Beaupre
Bogota
Royal Mail
Tagasa
Savanilla
Boston
Coghlan
Chiriqui
More Marines to Sail as Walker Reports on Isthmus
Rear Admiral John G. Walker reported to President Hoover on Panama Isthmus conditions and Panama Canal Company work. He advocated leaving marines for Panama defense but not increasing forces, while two more battalions sail next week aboard the Dixie to Colon. General Elliott will inspect conditions, and officers include Biddle, Waller, Radford, Matthews, and Cole.
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Washington
John G. Walker
Loomis
Panama
Panama Canal Company
United States
Walker
Republic of Panama
Isthmian
Republic
Dixie
Philadelphia
Colon
Navy Department
General Elliott
Marine Corps
Ishmus
William P. Biddle
L. W. T. Waller
Cyrus 8. Radford
H. L. Matthews
Eli K. Cole Neral Elliott
Frank Evans
Harry Leonard
Glass
Moody
War on Panama Means War With Uncle Sam
Washington dispatch reports Gen. Rafael Reyes Colombian minister warns that war on Panama equates to war with the United States. He aims to present a formal communication to Secretary Hay and hasten his return to Colombia to assume command as Colombian factions loom.
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Washington
Panama
United States
Rafael Reyes
Bogota
Colombia
General Reyes
Dr. Herran
Hay
Reyes
Marroquin
State Department
Gee
Renee Ted Wien
Wood’s Protest to the Department of War
Brigadier General Leonard Wood from Manila responds to editorials in the New York Sun accusing him of censorable conduct. He asks the matter be referred to the inspector general or appropriate authority and encloses supporting letters and statements. The dispute spans over three and a half years, with many recipients and confidential letters in official files.
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Washington
War Department
Leonard Wood
Manila
New York Sun
James F. Runcie
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Inspector General of the Army
Murray to Assist Cortelyou as Assistant Secretary
Lawrence O. Murray of Chicago has been chosen as assistant secretary of commerce and labor. The President announced the tender and acceptance of the post with Senate action to follow after holidays. Murray, born Addison New York 1864, has held trust officer roles and earlier Treasury Department positions.
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Washington
Lawrence O. Murray
Chicago
Commerce and Labor
Murray
Senate
Cortelyou
Addison
N. Y
Niagara University
New York City
Treasury
New York
Train Loaded with Turkeys Delivers for New York Dinner
A special nineteen car train from Missouri arrived in New York City on December 23 carrying 3,000 boxes of turkeys for 32,000 local families. The shipment, begun last Friday, set a freight record and allowed retailers to sell at about two cents per pound, valued around 100,000 dollars.
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New York
St. Louis
Missouri
President to Present Christmas Turkeys at White House
Washington December. The President will give each married man in White House service a Christmas turkey. About 125 turkeys are needed. Roosevelt will include nearly forty married policemen on duty, the White House staff coachman footman stable men and others in the distribution.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Leap Year Girl feature and Loyd puzzles in Sunday supple ment
The Journal outlines next Sunday's color supplement with a Leap Year Girl portrait and verses by Harry P. Taber, plus a leap year story and a naval retirement kerfuffle. Sam Loyd puzzles debut on the second page with prizes to be awarded. the section also includes a windmill cutout, a New Year meals page, and a four page comic section with familiar characters and color features.
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Harry P. Taber
Mr. Tabor
Ellen
Golden Locks
Navy
Sam Loyd
Ncme
Willie Cute
Johnny
Abe
bin- Sacle
Jim
Japan Draws Line in Far East as War Fears Grow
Peking dispatch reports Japan will not concede on Manchuria evacuation and may press for war if Russia refuses. Notes discuss Uchida and Satowa views, China’s weak leadership, and potential repercussions for China and rail schemes under new Board of Commerce.
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Peking
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
China
Uchida
Far East
Ernest Mason Satowa
Satowa
Young Japan Party
Robert Hart
Legation
Prince Chung
Marquis Tseng
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Wu Tingfang
United States
Wangfang
Board of Commerce
Prince Tsai Chen
Edward
New
Chinese Board of Commerce
A Tingtang
Washington
Prince Cheng
Britain Holds Key as Japan Awaits Word on War
Berlin notes that Japan is waiting for Britain to signal before hostilities begin. German Foreign Office sees Britain possibly joining if Russia and Japan clash, aiming to preserve British influence in the East. London declines to comment on the Berlin dispatch as hypothetical.
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Berlin
Far East
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
London
Russia to reply to Japan as Vladivostok reports
Telegram from Vladivostok quotes Admiral Alexieff authorized to settle on the spot all questions with neighboring states and to take measures as needed. Russia’s reply to Japan expected momentarily. Officials and diplomats hope for a peaceful settlement though an early conclusion of negotiations remains uncertain.
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ST. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Vostotschni Vestnik
Alexieff
Far East
Russia
Japan
Foreign Office
Vladivostock 4 Tech
Alextieff
Ukase
Japanese military authorities active in Tokyo dispatch
A Reuters dispatch from Tokyo reports incessant activity at military headquarters with transport and other arrangements complete. The government awaits a Russian reply, hoping it will come soon, while dispatches from Korea note disturbances near Mokpho and unrest around Tong-Hiak and Chol.
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London
Reuter Telegram Company
Tokio
Korea
Mokph
Amcor
Chol
Malcontent Actions Spark Unease Over Wartime Reports
A fragment notes that unrestful groups served as the immediate cause of the China Japan conflict, with reports generating ongoing unease about the origins and conduct of the war.
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China
Japan
Eastern correspondents offer little new on Far East crisis
London dispatches summarize AP news on the Far East showing no mobilization orders in Japan and only rumors of Russia seizing Chin-Wang-Tao. Nagasaki reports note a six battleship Japanese squadron and bunkers refitted with Welsh coal. London and Paris markets remain confident peace will hold.
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London
Associated Press
Daily Mail
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Russia
Chin-Wang-Tao
Sasebo
Nagasaki
Daily Telegraph
Baron Hayashi
Paris
England
France
Delcasse
Janese
Great Britain
Clash Between Chinese and Koreans Near Kirin Reported
Shanghai dispatch says four Chinese battalions from Hung Chun engage 1800 Koreans who crossed from Kyong Chung into northeast China in an indecisive battle. The Tartars at Kirin relay the brief clash with no clear victor.
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Shanghai
Kirin
Hung-Chun
Kyong- Chung
Korea
Secretary Root to Decide Army Post Site Case Soon
Assistant treasurer of the Republican national committee Mr Foster is a retired businessman with a fortune from labor, walking delegates and strike agitators. He is pushing the arbitration bill and reports broad endorsements from railroad and mine employers. If enacted free delivery would extend to additional Indiana cities under the Post Office plan. The department studied world fair stamp designs featuring Livingston Jefferson Monroe and McKinley. President McKinley denied thirteen pardons and granted four with eleven clemencies. David V. Rieger pardoned to take effect in December after bank misapplication conviction. C M Waters named superintendent of the Post Office salaries division.
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Republican National Committee
Foster
Exet
Ehannel
Mr. Foster
Congress
Indiana
Post Office Department
United States
Franklin
Kendallville
Noblesville
Postoffice Department
Robert R. Livingston
France
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Livingston
President McKinley
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
David V. Rieger
Kansas City
Missouri National Bank of Kansas
National Bank
Moxey
Government moves and military funding push through in 1900s
Successor to Beavers named January 1 as acting superintendent. Cortelyou orders deportation of Stourbridge glassblowers detained at Ellis Island under alien contract labor law. Glassmakers appealed. a Corning firm linked to their immigration. Moody seeks 2 million dollar armor fund. monthly armor spend rose to 1.11 million. Requests 200 thousand for Cuban land payments and wall enclosure. Secretary Root urged to head Republican committee. Ordnance department to hold March exams for seventeen vacancies. Battleship placed in commission at Brooklyn yard. Dent resigns as register of wills. Tanner expected to replace. House office site titles approved. Rural free delivery set for Indiana February 1. local routes listed. Imer commissioned at Garfield and Poling posts noted.
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Cortelyou
Stourbridge
England
Ellis Island
Montreal
Corning
N. Y
Corn
British Board
United Saicma i
Coeceny
United States
Gravelle Letter Evidence Concludes Case in Helena
In Helena Montana on December 3 the Gravelle case closed its prosecution. John Reardon testified Gravelle admitted dynamiting plans and showed letters written in jail. Letters included one to Northern Pacific demanding action and another directing a juror on what to swear. A Northern Pacific official reported no further track disturbances since Gravelle’s arrest.
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McFettridge
Northern Pacific
Gravelle
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