Wheeler: UC attack on Japanese student trivial and unconnected
President Wheeler concluded the alleged Friday evening attack on K. Kaneko at the University of California was trivial and not involving students. He said the Japanese learner was not harmed and the incident was exaggerated, noting goodwill between white and Japanese students and that the matter is closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Cal
K. Kaneko
University of California
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Wuniversity
Wheeler
Myr
Kaneko
New Liquor Bill Framed by Republican Leaders in Utah
Conference in the Cullen hotel brought together Governor William Epry and several federal officers to consider a saloon regulation bill. If adopted, the measure would shift control from counties to the state and serve party interests, with drafts reportedly approved by the Utah district attorney and other federal officials.
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Republican Party
Cullen Hotel
William Epry
B. H. Callister
Internal Revenue
James H. Anderson
Hiram K. Booth
United States
Thomas Hull
United States Surveyor General
Utah
Ivory Soap for all cleansing needs
The safe rule for cleansing all washable items is Ivory Soap. It is described as 99 60 percent pure and suitable for hands, face, body, fine furniture, laces, curtains, and embroidered articles.
Proposed Saloon Regulation Bill Stirs Prohibition Debate
An evening report claims Senator Carl Badger may introduce a state saloon regulation bill to control licenses and inspections, diverting from Cannon prohibition efforts. The measure would fund counties with 75 percent of license revenue, establish a new board, and ban booths and treats while barring minors and women from saloons.
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Carl Badger
Sanstor Badger
Cat J
Callister
Mqnor
Lcenses
State Board of Examiners
Senate
House
Paii
Lincoln Day Observance by C. A. R. Program Notes
The Grand Army marks Lincoln’s centenary on February 12 with a program led by Capt. E. T. Huianis ki at the Tabernacle. Highlights include the High School Orchestra, Rev. H. H. Zimmerman, Tabernacle Choir, and addresses by J. E. Bagley and Rev. J. E. Carver.
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Abraham Lincoln
Grand Army
E. T. Huianiski
H. H. Zimmerman
America
Tabernacle Choir
J. E. Bagley
Tabernacle Chor
W. W. Croseman
J. E. Carver
Lincoln
Maria
Dr. A.&. Condon
Hou
A. W. Agee
G. W. Larkin
Perry Belmont Receives Letters On Campaign Contributions
Perry Belmont as president of the U S publicity group reports a flood of letters from governors and university presidents urging senators to back the publication of campaign contributions now before the senate. Notables include Governor Chamberlain of Oregon Governor Dawson of West Virginia David Starr Jordan of Stanford University and University of Nebraska president Andrews. The letters are being sent through Senator Johnson’s committee.
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Paris
Perry Belmont
United States
George Chamberlain
Oregon
Dawson
West Virginal
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Andrews
University of Nebraska
N. C. Gregg
University of Iowa
Senate
Johnson
Appointed Statistician At Dry Farming Congress
Prof W M H Olin, former agronomist at Colorado State, named statistician for the Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress. He arrived in Cheyenne Wyoming and will tabulate the work of two congresses and classify 2000 letters from dry farmers in the U S and abroad.
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Cheyenne
Woo
M H. Olin
Colorado State Agricultural College
West
Trans Missouri
Pros Olin
Hwo
United States
Congress
California Legislature Set to Act on Race and Turf Bills
Sacramento reports definite action this week on two hot topics in the California legislature race track gambling and restrictions on Japanese. The senate plans a special order Tuesday for the Hughes law derivative turf ban and J A M Drews anti alien land measure will likely pass the judiciary committee and head to debate. Wednesday will see Grove J Johnsons bill to bar aliens from company boards and segregate Japanese in schools and housing treated as a special order with SF delegation backing strong for the bills amid focus on districts with large Japanese populations.
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Sacramento
California
Senate
New York
George S. Walker
J. A.M. Drew
Roosevelt
Committee On Judiciary
United States
Monge
Mr. Drew
Grove J. Johnson
San Francisco
Weeklong Naval Cruise and Political Events Preview
The battleship fleet will rendezvous in the western Mediterranean then sail to Hampton Roads after Gibraltar to prepare for a February 22 welcome event. Taft's Panama visit and Cuba rebirth progress headline the week, with California bills and canal probes shaping congressional activity. Marathon star Alfred Shrubb and Tom Longboat race in New York, Attell defends in New Orleans, and senate sessions cover miscelaneous topics and canal treaties.
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Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Hampton Roads
Atlantic
Taft
Panama
Republic of
Cuba
California
District of Columbia
Jerome
New Yor
Alfred Shrubb
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
New York
New Orleans
Abe Attell
Eddie Kelly
Congress
Senate
House
Brownsville
Foraker
Senate Behind
Colombia
Allison
Iowa
Governor Cosgrove Returns to Paso Robles
Governor Cosgrove of Washington departed Portland at 1:20 AM in a private car on a Southern Pacific train en route to California. His condition worsened and his wife preferred he not be interviewed during the stay, signaling a serious setback in his health.
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Portland
G Cosgrove
Washington
California
Southern Pacific
Cosgrove
Quaker Oats Week Sweep Across the United States
Advertising copy urges national observance of Quaker Oats Week with a call to eat oats daily. Promotes cream enhanced servings and daily consumption.
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United States
Paso Robles withheld from him learning about Washington politics
A fragment notes that in Paso Robles a fortnight ago all newspapers and other means by which he would learn anything in connection with Washington politics are withheld from him.
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Paso Robles
Washington
Fulton air ship contest entries for centennial event
Four entrants proposed a $10 000 prize for a Fulton air ship contest tied to the centennial celebrations. Competitors include Captain Scott Baldwin Hammondsport A Leo Stevens New York Charles G Glidden Aero club and Mark C Anthony. The event will follow Fulton’s river route along the Hudson in the first steamship anniversary week.
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Nee “Tork
Agn
Tojal
Fulton Air Ship Wight
Robert Fulton
Hudson River
Scott Baldwin
Hammondsport
A. Leo Stevens
New York
Charles G. Glidden
The
Aero Club
Mark C. Anthony
Grand Vizier Demands Clarification on Negotiations
Constantinople January 31. Grand vizier Klamle Pasha dispatched to Sofia an energetic note demanding to know definitively whether negotiations will resume.
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Constantinople
Klamle Pasha
Sofia
Ete
Identity of Ship Not Known at Graveyard of the Atlantic
Norfolk Va January 31 Hidden beneath the turbulent Diamond Shoals waters the secret of the ship that went down near Cape Hatteras remains untold. No crew verifies the testimony of a few abandoned at the Diamond Shoals lightship witnesses helpless to aid this tragedy. A wreckage fragment was seen after darkness fell.
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Norfolk
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Atlantic
Speculation Keen in Congress Over Committee Chairmanships
As a new congress nears, there is intense talk over who will chair key panels in the next House. Seniority is expected to guide many choices, with notable chairs such as Jenkins, Hepburn, Horton, and Overstreet drawing particular attention and potential shifts if vacancies arise.
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Washington
Jan
Congress
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Hepburn
Iowa
Horton
Overstreet
Indiana
House
Alexander
Buffalo
Rivers and Harbors
Burton
Ohio
Senate
Middle West
Bors
H. Davidson
James S. Sherman
Messrs. Wagner
Pennsylvania
Mann
Ibbinois
William F. Stafford
Jos. F. Gardner
New Jersey
Committee On Labor
Sperry
Connecticut
Perkine
New York
Cousin
Committee On Foreign Affaira
Fez Riot Incident Involving French Officer
Tangiers reports say a street porter attacked a French military mission member during a sultan Mulai Majid audience. The assailant was restrained by the sultan's guards and rendered unconscious after the incident.
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Tangiers
Fez
Mulal Majid
Kim
Duke of Abruzzi Resigns Navy Post Amid Himalaya Marriage Talk
Reports from Turin say the Duke of Abruzzi has resigned from the Italian navy despite official denials. He is also said to plan an expedition to the Himalayas to marry Miss Katherine Elkine, either as prince or private gentleman.
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Turin
Duke of Abrussi
Tralian Navy
Himalayas
Katherine Elkine
Roy Prince
Philippine Assembly Opens in Manila
Manila January 51 The Philippine Assembly opens with President Osmena present. Governor General Smith submits the annual message urging education franchise use and reform. He criticizes Manila municipal government and police and finds the provincial government satisfactory. Revenues for 1908 show a decline from 1907 by about $500,000.
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Manila
Philippine Assembly
Osmena
James F. Smith
Smith
Philippines
Islands
Old Liberty Bell to Tour West and Attend Rose Carnival
The historic Liberty Bell from Independence Hall will travel to the Pacific Northwest this summer, likely visiting Seattle and Portland for celebrations. Philadelphia officials cleared its westward trip, with stops planned through Chicago Denver Ogden and finally Portland for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition.
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United States
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Northwest
Pacific
Portland
Oregon
Seattle
Washington
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Ogden
Opium Conference Set for Shanghai Meeting
Pekin January 31 announces the opium conference arranged by the United States with China and other powers to meet in Shanghai on February 1 1909. Delegates include C H L Brent and C D Tenney with others invited to discuss controlling the global opium and morphia trade.
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Pekin
United States
Chin
Shanghai
Ida
China
Japan
Great Britain
France
Germany
C HL Brent
Philippines
C. D. Tenney
Rev
Wright
Washington
International Conference
Special Song Service Draws Large Methodist Audience
A large overflow crowd attended a Methodist church service last evening. The program featured a lengthy special song service with solos, quartets, violins, and organ selections led by Miss Welch and Mrs. James Shaw, with contributions from Rosamond Laird, Miss Parmatee, and Mr. Charles Williams among others. The event closed with a postlude by the choir and guests.
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Largo
Handel
Rosamond Laird
Frank Miller
Leybach
Miiss Welch
Land of Leal
James Shaw
James Shaw, Violin Duet, “Minnette"—Misses Laird and Parmatee
Lord
Charles Williams
Mate Quartatte
Messrs
Walte, Ramey
Lyman and Ware
Gounodj
Milss Welch
Impossible Return for Refugees in Messina as Aftershocks Continue
General Messia de Giovannia says refugees cannot be allowed to land to search homes. Five hundred refugees on a harbor steamer are barred from land. Building will proceed to house 4,000 rapidly. Prof Raffaelo Villar, Garibaldian veteran picked from ruins, dies aboard the cruiser Admiral Makaroff. He was born in Messina in 1831, as tremors keep residents fearful.
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Messina
Messia de Giovannia
Ecruler
Admiral Makaroff
Invitations Sent for Council of Labor Meeting
Washington January 31 Dan J Keefe commissioner of immigration has sent invitations to more than a score of leaders to join a proposed council of labor February 10 at the department of commerce and labor to discuss wage earners concerns. Samuel Gompers and Andrew Pureeeth of San Francisco are among those invited.
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Washington
Dan, J. Keefe
Council of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Campaten
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Andrew Pureeeth
San Francisco
Seamen's Institution
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Montreal Midnight
A slight earthquake震 shocks were felt in Montreal around midnight with reports of minor tremors across the city indicating a seismic event overnight.
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Montreal
Jan
Stimson Letters Open Door to Panama World Case
United States District Attorney Henry L. Stimson publicly released a letter to Mr. Jerome regarding beginning action in New York state courts against the New York World publishers over Panama canal purchases. Stimson confirms cooperation, notes federal authorities may still pursue related matters, and emphasizes the need to prove truth in court.
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New York
United States
Henry I. Stimson
Jerome
Lionel
The
New York World
Stimson
Douglas Robinson
War Department
Taft
New York State
Robinson
Army
District of Columbia
Neval
Henry L. Stimson
Engineers Find No Fault With Panama Dam Plans
Engineers accompanying President-Elect Taft examined the Gatun dam foundations with Lt. Col. Coethal and found no faults in the natural foundations. They deem the safeguarding plans complete and will report to President Roosevelt. They will inspect Culebra tomorrow. Mr and Mrs Taft received the British minister later in the day.
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Panama
Taft
Gatun
Ent Neer
Canal
Coethal
Roosevelt
Culebra
Demonstration Over Prussian Election Laws in Hanover
Socialist protests in Hanover on January 31 against Prussian election laws led to a clash with police. Between 20 and 40 persons were wounded amid the turmoil.
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Hanover
Germany
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