Outlook for Complete Agreement With Austria-Hungary
Washington reports progress toward a full accord with Austria-Hungary on tariff discrimination. France shows potential for a trade war as the United States seeks equal treatment. France imposes its maximum tariff on U S imports while the U S minimum tariff remains in force until March 31. Negotiations with Austria-Hungary focus on American cotton feed products and U S pork meat imports.
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France
Austria-Hungary
United States
Mrs Roosevelt Sets Sail for Europe Return Trip
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her daughter Ethel sail on the Hambourg to Khartoum to meet Mr Roosevelt and return with him to Europe on his way back to the United States from an African hunting trip. At Naples they will board the Schiesser for further travel.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Ethel
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Naples
Parliament Opened Amid Interim Efforts to Ease Government Difficulties
London reports the third parliament of King Edward opened with a simple ceremony as royal pageantry is postponed to Feb 21. The interim will focus on swearing in members and addressing coalition and intra party divisions hindering policy Maessage to the country.
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London
England
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Timber thieves strike farms in southern Indiana
Report from Nashville says timber thieves raid eighteen farms in the southern part of Indiana destroying houses and barns. CC M Market and family fled a blazing home as bands cut and hauled walnut and hickory logs by the hundreds while farmers patrol roads at night armed with shotguns.
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CC. M. Market
Government retakes town in Nicaragua clash
Gen. Lara commanding government troops at Matagalpa reports recapture of the town. Chamorro’s forces are believed to have suffered heavy losses from government artillery last Sunday and withdrew to avoid further bombardment.
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Roosevelt trip outlines voyage to Cairo and Sudan
The voyage sails March 4 for Cairo and proceeds up the Nile to Khartoum. Mr. Roosevelt will reach the United States between June 1 and June 15.
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Virginia Senate Bill Would End Saloons In Virginia
State Senator Don F. Halsey of Lynchburg proposes a bill to abolish all saloons in Virginia. The measure allows current licensees to sell alcohol only in sealed packages in open stores with no on premise drinking.
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Richmond
Don F. Halsey
Lynchburg
Virginia
Good and Bad Trusts and Congress Critique
The report argues trusts are national and should report to government to curb wrongdoing. It contrasts good trusts expanding efficiency with bad ones crippling rivals. It also criticizes congressional buncombe and praises substantive debates, urging elimination of empty rhetoric to improve governance.
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Washington
Herbert Knox Smith
Smith
Taft to Attend Actors' Fund Fair Receives Frohman
New York reports Daniel Frohman announces Taft will attend the Actors' Fund Fair at the seventy first Regiment Armory in May. A special committee including Maud Adams and Julia Marlowe will receive the President on opening night. Also notes postal rate debates and potential second class zone charges.Leon Cavello, composer, is seriously ill in Milan.
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Taft
Daniel Frohman
Bering Night
Maud Adams
Kike Berrymore
Julia Marlowe
Irs
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David Belasco
Charles Burnham
Congress
Niver and Arbor Bill Passed by House Tuesday
Government seeks dissolution of the Harriman era merger of Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and other lines. Hearings resumed before Examiner Williams on a equity action begun January 27, 1908, based on an Interstate Commerce Commission report from 1907. The government argues the merger restrains trade and violates Sherman Act. Testimony has been extensive and the inquiry is slated to conclude in early April.
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Is. H. Harriman
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Southern Pacific
Sylvester C. Williams
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mutiny Reported by Chinese Troops in Canton Provinces
A State Department telegram from the American consulate in Canton states that about 1 500 Chinese troops in the two Canton-administered provinces mutinied and were subdued. The force was under the viceroy’s command. no further details are provided.
Maine victims honored in Arlington Memorial Ceremony
Rear Admiral Charles Sigsbee who commanded the Maine at Havana Harbor attended memorial exercises for Maine dead buried in Arlington. National Commander J Ra win Brown and Capt J Walter Mitchell spoke as others joined. President Taft sent a wreath from the White House.
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Charles Sigsbee
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Havana Harbor
J. Rawin Brown
Army and Navy Union
J. Walter Mitchell
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Arlington Cemetery
Taft
White House
Chicago Market Report 1910 Hog Cattle and Sheep Prices
The Chicago market report shows mixed hog prices from 8.65 to 9.20 for light to heavy shipping grades and overall cattle gains up to 10 higher. Sheep trade remains strong with 11244 to 103% receipts and steady to higher prices, while grain and hay figures are listed for Washington City markets.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Case at North American Live Stock
Case involving John A. Babcock rests with the North American Live Stock Commission Company at 8 Stock Yards, Chicago Illinois. Proceedings center on disputed dealings and regulatory questions affecting cattle dealings in the Chicago market.
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River harbor measure carries 40 million dollar appropriation
Washington on February 16 a river harbor bill passed by the House authorizes 40 million dollars for waterways nationwide. The measure travels to the Senate for committee consideration, with no change to the amount. The bill allocates funds to many states and territories, while lawmakers promise a long, laborious process before final action this session.
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Hadley calls for recount in Missouri primary fraud claim
Jefferson City Missouri February 16 Hadley issued a statement disputing Stone’s charge of ballot burning in the St. Louis primary He urged a vote recount and said he has wired Governor Folk for consent If Stone and Colesent back the recount would start and Hadley warned Stone to resign if fraud is proven and Folk appointed instead
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Army officers meet death in railroad wreck in the coast
Maj. Ger P. Duvall reports the Fifth Coast company officers killed in a February 5 railroad wreck. Corp. Henry Wright died outright, and Sergt. Frederick R. Crosby died February 6 from injuries.
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Carnegie a Chicago Visitor Defends Tariff Policy
Carnegie visits Chicago for the first time in nineteen years and defends Taft era tariff policy calling tariffs a step toward erosion. He argues the United States is good enough for him and criticizes imported luxuries as boosted by high tariffs.
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Andrew
Mackay Company to Sell Stock of AT&T
Mackay Company plans to sell its holdings of American Telephone and Telegraph stock in New York. The move is reported to total about 10 million dollars, signaling a significant disposal of the firm’s equity stake. The timing is stated as February 1.
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