Republicans oppose treaty feature in Senate debate
In Washington on November 17 the Senate opened with petitions and pension bills before adjourning in executive session. Senator Stevens of Minnesota spoke for thirty minutes opposing a tariff bill, calling it a cruel blow to a key agricultural industry and warning of lower revenue. Senator Clark of Missouri criticized rule changes, predicted Democratic control of the next House and presidency, and reflected on Republican political slogans and figures including Hanna, Roosevelt, and Foraker.
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Senate
Smoot
Utah
Stevena
Mlinz
Stevens
Clark Dem. Mo
Crate
House
Clark
Mark Hanna
Ways and Means Committee
Mark
Ohio
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
Miners Recruited From Steel Works To Work Colorado Mines
Officials of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company claim the coal miners strike will fail as steel and iron workers rehired from layoff join the mines. More than 2,000 steel workers shifted to coal jobs, with a carload taken to the Walsen mine near Walesburg to operate coal cutting machines. Denver reports say the company has ample coal and is expanding output with more miners at work.
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Puebla
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Elim
Steel and Iron Works
Steel Works
Walsen
Walesenburg
Pueblo
California
Denver
J. K. Walborn
Sherman’s March Echoes At Veterans Dinner Speech
General David 3 Henderson, former House speaker, gave first public address at a Sons of Veterans dinner honoring Sherman. His remark on marching through Georgia drew a smile as the flag from Sherman’s coffin hung nearby alongside P Tecumseh Sherman, Camp member. General Woodford praised Sherman’s military skill and character.
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New York
Navy
David 3. Henderson
House of Representatives
Jafayette Camp
Sons of Veterans
Sherman
P. Tecumseh Sherman
St. Lows
Henderson
Army of the Tennessee
Georgia
Carolinas
Woodford
Spain
Negotiations Resume Between Russia and Japan Over Manchuria
Paria November 17 The Associated Press reports from an authoritative source that talks have been renewed between Russia and Japan regarding Manchuria and show promise of a peaceful end. No details are yet available.
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Paria
Associated Tress
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Proved Innocence of Port Jervis Suspect in Deer Poaching Case
Gottlieb Honeacker of Black Lake Sullivan county was discharged after a district attorney convinced officials he was nine miles from the Chester W Chepins preserve scene when Deputy Sheriff William Shells was shot during the attempted arrest of three alleged deer poachers. The deputy’s wounds were considered grave but he is recovering.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Gottlieb Honeacker
Black Lake
Sullivan County
William Shells
Chester W. Chepins
Mansicker
Violence Surges as Chicago Rail Strike Protests Turn Violent
Amid a heated City Council debate on police roles in the railway strike, violence erupted along the Wentworth avenue line. A non union car man was beaten and jailed in a box car, bedding oil is burned at Thirty-ninth street, a shot was fired at Englewood fire station, and authorities deployed about 1300 officers to guard Cottage Grove and Wentworth avenues.
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Chicago
Harrison
Wentworth Avenue
Lhe
Thirty-ninth
Englewood
Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thirty-Ninth Street
Thirty Eighth Street
West 41St Street
West 77Th Street
West 39Th Street
33Rd Street
Baltimore asserts sovereignty at Guantanamo naval station
The United States cruiser Baltimore arrived at Guantanamo and officially assumed sovereignty in the name of the United States over the naval station there. The ship will depart for Kingston and then proceed to Bahía Monda to establish it as a U S coaling station.
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Santiago de Cuba
United States
Baltimore
Guantanamo
Kingston
Ba‘hia
Monda
Cuba
Lack of Protection Closes Bailey Cutlery Plant in Canada
Brantford Ontario November 17 The Bailey Cutlery company has shut down due to insufficient tariff protection, unable to compete with American prices and cheap labor imports from England and Germany. The firm's invested capital stood at 409000 dollars.
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Brantford, Ont
Bailey Cutlery Company
England
Germany
Mediation Efforts Rise in Chicago Street Car Strike
Mayor Harrison seeks arbitration as Chicago Street Railway conflict unfolds. Officials from Hamilton’s company meet with the mayor and eight aldermen to discuss ending the strike. Sporadic violence and heavy security accompany ongoing service disruptions on Cottage Grove and Wentworth avenues.
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Chicago
Illinois
Harrison
Chicago Railroad Company
Hamilton
Street Railway Company
Jamilton
Tamilton
Indictment of Dietrich and Hastings Postmaster
Omaha reports the indictments of Senator Charley H. Dietrich and Hastings postmaster Jacob Fisher on bribery and conspiracy charges tied to Fisher’s appointment. Details describe a lease deal, G A R fixtures, and a $200 discrepancy to be covered by Dietrich, Fisher, and deputy. Fisher posted bond and Dietrich is immune while Congress is in session. The case awaits Dietrich’s appearance.
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Omaha
Charley H. Dietrich
Jacob Fisher
Hastings
Neb
Federal
W. 5. Summers
Fisher
Grand Army
Dietrich
Washington
Lesa
Francis
Lawmakers Open Cuban Bill Debate With New Members Sworn
Washington November 17 House members Fowler Brundige were sworn in then the chamber moved to committee of the whole to continue work on the Cuban bill. Representative Knapp of New York was the first to speak today.
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Washington
House
Fowler
N. J
Brundige
Ark
Knapp
Rep. N. Y
Friction Flare Sparked by Seoul Street Brawl
A dispatch from Seoul reported by Gazetta says Japan demanded the police chief and gendarmerie be censured and ordered to apologize at the Japanese legation after a street clash with citizens. Japan threatens to send guards if insults recur, enhancing tensions around the capital.
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Cologne
Seoul
Gazetta
Legation
Japan
Reading Bank Run Hits Pennsylvania Trust in Reading
November 17 report from Reading Pennsylvania describes a bank run on the Pennsylvania Trust Company especially its savings department. Depositors pressed forward while officers including President Brooke sought to restore confidence. The firm received $200,000 from Philadelphia and published a nine year statement to reassure the public.
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Reading
Run Wea
Pennsylvania Trust, Company
Brooke
Philadelphia
Strom
Cabinet meets over Panama canal talks and Dietrich case
Washington November 17 The cabinet reviewed the Panama situation and the proposed canal treaty terms without public release. A protest from Colombia was reviewed but not formally received. Briefly noted was the Dietrich bribery case and Summers removal dispute, with no action decided. Attorney General Knox talked with the President after the meeting about postal investigations.
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Washington
Panama
Hay
United States
Senate
Marroquin
Colombia
Frye
Republic of Panama
Theas
Dietrich
Nebraska
Summers
Knox
Flag Salute as Marblehead Salutes Panama Republic
In Panama Bay the US flagship Marblehead fired a salute of one gun at dawn to honor the new Republic of Panama. The French consul in Panama notified the Junta that France will formally recognize the new government, via Foreign Minister Deleage.
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Panama
United States
Marblehead
Panama Bay
Republic of
Deleagse
France
Canadian Polar Expedition Leader Threatens to Withdraw
Captain Bernier, after seven years seeking government aid for a pole expedition, warns he may abandon the North Pole project. Canada offered a ship if $60,000 could be raised. $47,000 is pledged, $20,000 spent by Bernier on public sympathy efforts. He says Americans will reach the pole first if allowed to proceed.
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Ottawa
American Marines Hold Back Troops in Colon Crisis
From the City of Washington arriving at New York the Panama commission led by Dr Manuel Mandor Federico Boy and others reported a tense stand off in Colon as 500 Colombian troops demanded rail transport. U S Marines blocked the pier with cotton bale barricades and ferried troops to the Atrata for Cartagena after funds raised.
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New York
City of Washington
Colon
Republic of Panama
New Republic
United States
Manuel Mandor
Federico Boy
Carlos Arozmena
Archibald Boyd Attache
Washington
Panama
Nashville
Atrate
Cartarena
Manuel Echeveris
President Marroquin Aboard Cuban Reaches Galveston
A Galveston despatch states President Marroquin of Colombia arrived in the harbor late last night aboard the steamer Cuban seeking refuge in the United States. The vessel sits in quarantine and the report of his aboard is unconfirmed.
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Chicago
Chronicle
Galveston
Tex
Marroquin
Colombia
United States
Panama
Italian King Victor Emmanuel Visits Portsmouth Arrival
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena of Italy reach Portsmouth aboard the Victoria and Albert amid ship salutes. The Prince of Wales welcomes them, a torpedo flotilla escorts the royal yacht, and Portsmouth officials present an address before the royal party proceeds to Windsor.
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London
Victor Emmanuel
Uhen Helena
Italy
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
Prince of Wales
Edward
Spithead
England
Helena
Guards of Honor
Osborne
Windsor
Bayonne Seeks Kisser Suspect Punches City Vigilantes
A Bayonne New Jersey vigilance committee patrols streets armed with revolvers and clubs to catch a man nicknamed the Kisser whose nighttime assaults on women involve sudden embraces. Residents fear for safety as efforts to identify him continue without success despite disguises by some husbands.
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New York
Bayonne
New Jersey
Lawyer's Clerk Delivers Injunction Papers at Belasco Theater
A law clerk leaps from a box at Belasco's theater during opening of a play to serve Mrs. Carter with papers restraining Belasco management from producing 20 old plays in New York. The incident causes startled reactions among audience members and stage crew, tied to a dispute with another manager over rights to the work.
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New York
Belasco
Supreme Court upholds liquor gift ban in local option counties
Jefferson City Missouri November 17 The Supreme Court ruled the local option liquor gift prohibition constitutional and fined two men for giving a drink to a third person in a local option county.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court Today
Remarkable Typhoid Tragedy in Brooklyn Family
Five members of Peter Wickey’s Brooklyn family died of typhoid in the past week. Only one child survives, a little girl who is ill and likely to die. A priest who attended the family contracted the disease and died.
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New York
Peter Wickey
Brooklyn
Ted
Trial resumes as witness testifies amid desk concealment
In Cincinnati in November the Miller and John case resumed with Joseph T. Watson a secretary to Fourth Assistant Postmaster Bristow testifying from behind Bristow's high-roller desk. Watson read stenographic notes of questions from General Obb and Chief Inspector Corcoran and Miller replayed the testimony without realizing it was fully reported.
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Cincinnati
Miler
John
Joseph T. Watson
Watson
Bristow
Miller
John J. Ryan & Co
Obb
Corcoran
Jersey Jim dies in Trenton after famed career as thief
James K Johnston known as Jersey Jim, long reputed as a top thief in Europe and America, dies in Trenton New Jersey. Born in Trenton he left Catholic upbringing to join the Party-niners in California then ran a flashy gambling house in San Francisco before wealth faded and he was later arrested for theft.
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New York
James K. Johnston
Europe
America
Jersey
Jim
Trenton
New Jersey
California
San Francisco
Leis
Aine Wa
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