Taft’s reciprocity push urges freer trade with Canada
President Taft outlines a reciprocity policy with Canada to enlarge natural resource and food product exchanges. He argues for reducing duties on key foods lumber and raw materials while preserving U.S. industries, noting Canada’s growing economy and the need for a closer, peaceful relationship. The message suggests broad benefits to both nations and urges congressional enactment.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Canada
United States
Dominion
Lord Decies to Wed Miss Gould on Tuesday in February
The British peer Lord Decies is planned to marry Miss Gould in a February ceremony scheduled for Tuesday February 7.
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Miss Gould
Lord Decies and Vivien Gould to Wed in New York
John De La Poer Beresford Lord Decies and Miss Vivien Gould will marry at St. Bartholomew's Church after obtaining a marriage license in New York City. The couple sought privacy, with details of the ceremony and gifts anticipated by London society drawing interest.
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St. Bartholomews Church
New York City
New York
John de la Poer Beresford
Lord Decies
Great Britain
Vivien Gould
George J. Gould
City Hall
St. Barthlolomews Churen
Jove
Miss Gould Geve
Helen Vivien Gould
Sixth Avenue
Edith Kingdon
London
Mr. Gould
Decies
England
Faelish
Cecilard
Lincoln to leave Springfield for Washington in 1861 route
Fifty years ago today Jan 27 Springfield dispatch announced President Elect Lincoln would depart Feb 11 and travel to Washington via Cincinnati Buffalo Albany Harrisburg and Baltimore avoiding New York. South Carolina adopted the palmetto flag as a state emblem.
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Springfield
Lincoln
Washington
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Albany
Harrisburg
Baltimore
New York
South Carolina
Defeat of Salisbury ministry signals retirement
In the British Parliament the ministry under Lord Salisbury faced a decisive defeat by seventy nine votes, a turning point driven by the Irish land question and signaling Salisbury's retirement.
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Lord Salisbury
Salisbury
Farmer Kills Neighbors in Formosa Kansas
Wealthy farmer Harvey Wadleigh shot and killed neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Bales at their home. A boy nearby raised the alarm after the incident. Wadleigh appeared insane and was jailed in Mankato.
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Formosa
Kan
Harvey Wadleigh
Here
Bales
Wadleigh
Mankati
Chicago Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Across Regions
Chicago trading data shows hog receipts at 25 060 with bids from 7.45 to 8.00 per cwt and variable pork prices. Cattle receipts around 5 000 with steers 6.40 to 7.00, cows 4.35 to 4.85, heifers 5.25 to 5.75, feeders 5.60 to 5.85, stockers 4.60 to 5.40, light calves 9.25 to 9.75. Sheep receipts 12 000 with lambs 6.00 to 6.25 and yearlings 5.19 to 5.40. Butter and potatoes prices listed, live poultry notes included. Omaha readings mirror cattle and hogs with varied canners and stockers. East Buffalo quotes show slow cattle and hog markets with heavy hogs 7.90 to 8.00 and Yorkers 8.10 to 8.15, plus lambs and yearlings priced.
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Chicago
Omaha
Texas
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
N. Y
Fifteen Thousand Pounds of Turkey Destroyed in City
In Chicago on January 27 health inspectors seized and destroyed fifteen thousand pounds of turkeys from the Western Cold Storage warehouse. The consignment was destined for a St Louis firm.
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Chicago
Texas
Western Cold Storage Company
St. Louis
Cannon Controversy in Danville Campaign Financing
Danville Michigan residents report W H Cundif charging Cannon aides spent thousands to elect him and vow to contest when Congress convenes. Grand jury expected to probe vote selling in Cannon district and a duces tecum summons seeks bank records from First National Bank.
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W. H. Cundif
Cannon
Congress
Lewman
Duces Tecum
First National Bank
Peonage Case Trials Reach Key Phase in Vote Buying Inquiry
The court probes how much money Platt and Kimbrough drew out on election day as jurors face limits on reviewing eighteen months of records. Judge Kimbrough denies any personal spending for campaigning while confirming payments to workers. Mayor Platt leaves grand jury after refusing to answer questions as summonses go out for about 100 witnesses, including prominent Democrats.
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Platt
Kimbrough
Grand Jury
Chicago Markets 1911 Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Report
Chicago markets show hogs strong with bids up to 7.90 for porkers and 7.85 for heavy shipping grades. Cattle and sheep demand remain steady to strong with bids across beef, cows, heifers, and lambs. Grain quotes from Beach-Wickham include wheat corn and oats futures for May July and Sept deliveries.
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Chicago
Corm
Eoe
Washington City Market Prices Recorded
The notice lists prevailing city market prices including hay by load at 18.00, straw by load at 5.00, flour per sack at 1.60 to 1.70, bran per hundred at 1.85, shorts per hundred at 1.50, corn meal per hundred at 0.20, buckwheat 10 lb sack at 0.40, and butter at a listed rate. Other items show incomplete OCR entries.
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Washington City
First Peonage Trials Open in Texas in Federal Court
Four white men from Burleson County led by William Hongton and Joseph Woods face federal charges of unlawful bondage at the Koppe plantation near Somerville. Testimony recalls stockades, whipping, and forced labor of white boys and Black detainees with victims from Windsor Canada to Los Angeles. More than 100 witnesses expected.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Burleson County
Federal Grand Jury
William S. Hongton
Joseph W. Woods
Somerville
Robert 8. Newsome
Koppe
Harlan McLeod
Houston
Windsor
Can
Los Angeles
Ward M. Fuller
St. Joseph
Brownsville
Koppe Farm
McLeod
Newsome
Fuller
Green Newby
Indian defendant acquitted as Bowstring testifies
Court at Grand Rapids Mich on January 27 heard Joe Bowstring an Indian testify for the defense of Jim Gogle Eye another Indian in the murder trial of John Caldwell a settler Bowstring claimed he killed Caldwell and not Gogle Eye saying Caldwell attacked him near his home Bowstring testified he plunged a knife into Caldwell's heart Gogle Eye was acquitted and Bowstring faced a new trial ordered for perjury and murder charges
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Joe Bowstring
Jim Gogle Eye
John Caldwell
Gogle Eye
Bowstring
Caldwell
Calf with a Rabbit's Tail Stirs Park Interest
Park Commissioner Stover received a letter from Walter Kasang of Norwich New York describing a calf with a rabbit tail and hopping like a rabbit. He asks the city to buy the animal for Central Park, sparking unusual curiosity.
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New York
Stover
Walter Kasang
Norwich
N. Y
Central Park Sao
Four Die In Troy Building Collapse
A wall collapse in Troy destroyed a large building and left four men dead or presumed dead. The accident damaged multiple blocks and caused an estimated loss of $150,000. Rescue crews worked to reach those trapped in the wreckage.
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Troy
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