Cuba sugar tariff sparks talk of annexation and free trade
Edwin F. Atkins of Boston, sugar plantation owner, presses for lower Cuba tariff and maintains a 20 percent differential under the reciprocity treaty set to expire next month. Champ Clark questions impact on beet sugar growers if Cuba joins the United States. Claus Spreckles argues for free sugar entry and notes a preference for free trade with cautious protection for refined sugars. Spreckles also reveals Cuban land purchases as speculation tied to potential annexation. Arbuckle Bros. representative A I Stillmann joins discussion with independent refining interests.
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Washington
Navy
Edwin F. Atkins
Boston
Cuba
Committee On Ways and Means
Atkins
Champ Clark
United States
Sugar Trust
Claus Spreckles
Claus A. Spreckles
Federal Sugar Refining Company
New York
Spreckles
American Sugar Refining Company
Isand
A. I. Stillmenn
Arbuckle Bros
Beet Sugar Industry Debates Duties and Free Sugar
In the covery a speaker argued the beet sugar industry would fail without free sugar and urged lower duties. G W Swink of Rocky Ford Colorado said beets paid growers well per acre while hay wheat or corn paid much less. K R Babbitt of Garden City Kansas pressed to continue protective tariff on sugar.
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Withe
G. W. Swink
Rocky Ford
Colo
K. R R. Babbitt
Garén City
Kan
Bryan Declines Prediction on 1912 Campaign
San Antonio reports that William Jennings Bryan states he will continue defending policies he believes benefit Americans. He refuses to heed opponents’ advice and will not decide about a future run for office until action is required. He says he does not foresee immediate political plans.
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Wm J. Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Nebraska
Bryan
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
Taft Returns to Hot Springs After Cincinnati Visit
President-Elect Taft leaves Cincinnati for Hot Springs Virginia ending his stay in his home city. He says he has not discussed politics and will return two weeks before the inaugural in Washington. A February trip to Cuba to witness the new island government is planned.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Hot Springs
Washington
Cuba
Woman foils forged check. suspect escapes twice in Elgin
Miss Mabel Erickson, Knickerbocker Ice cashier, identified a man using a $10.50 forged Seybold Reed Pipe Organ check. Leon A Blanchard fled police twice, first at the ice office, then near the county jail, before final recapture after a long chase.
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Elgin
Mabel Erickson
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Leon A. Blanchard
Chicago
Ice Company
Seybold Reed Pipe Organ Company
Blanchard
Geneva
Fire destroys Lookout Inn on Lookout Mountain
In Chattanooga Tennessee on November 18 the famous Lookout Inn burned to the ground with its contents. Owners Jung Shammatulski said a sale had just been agreed for 135000 dollars and would have closed if not for the fire. Four cottages were destroyed, adding 16000 to the loss.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Old Lookout Inn
Lookout Mountain
Jung & Shammatulski
Bhut
Picture Framing Tip Using Clothespin for Stability
Use a clothes pin to clamp the picture mat and glass in a passe partout frame. This simple method prevents slipping and keeps components aligned during framing.
Safety in Mines Experiments Back Coal Dust Prevention
Paris reports that Minister Barthon observed successful mine explosion prevention tests after the Courrieres disaster. Experiments show low temperature safety explosives do not ignite coal dust and mixing schist dust with coal dust blocks explosions. Deposits of schist dust could confine fires and extend worker endurance using new breathing apparatus in acid chambers.
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Paris
Miniser of
Barthon
Courrieres
Collery
Lievin
M. Barthou
No Salary Increases Ordered for Cabinet and Agencies
Washington Navy item notes cabinet members attended a meeting and the president asks no recommendations for salary increases in annual estimates to Congress. Applies to government workers nationwide but not to automatic promotions. Navy department letters to about 1000 Navy Yard staff announce 4 to 10 percent raises aligning pay with other government service.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Tragic Renault record attempt ends in Birmingham crash
Emile Stricker was killed and Leon Barrows severely injured when a Renault attempting to lower the 24 hour speed record on the fairgrounds track in Birmingham collapsed after two tires exploded. Strang had helped Stricker moments earlier before the fatal wreck occurred.
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Birmingham
Ala
Emile Stricker
Fair Grounds
Leon Barrows
Stricker
Lewis Strang
Strang
Barrows
General Thomas J. Lucas Dies at 83 in Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg Ind Nov 18 General Thomas J Lucas is dead at his home aged eighty three. He rose to brigadier general in the Civil War after entering as lieutenant colonel of the Sixteenth Indiana and had served as a general in the Mexican War. He was the son of Major Frederick J Lucas who served under Napoleon.
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Sear
VentrTat
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Thomas J. Lucas
Lucas
Sixteenth
Indiana
Frederick J. Lucas
Napoleon
Dry Belmont County vote affects 91 saloons and two breweries
Belmont County Ohio approved a dry measure by 2150 votes affecting 91 saloons and 2 breweries. The report notes other varied items including plans for balloons near the Sierra Madre, a peerage confirmation in Britain, and a forgery term for a Chicago dealer. In San Francisco police seek evidence about a gubernatorial shooting link, while Rockefeller is subpoenaed in New York hearings. Bird lovers attend the American Ornithologists Union meeting in Cambridge.
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Belmont County
Ohio
United States
America
Sierra Madre Mountains
France
Hisgen
Hearst
Kansas
Peter van Viissingen
Chicago
San Francisco
Haas
Heney
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
New York
Markets HOGS Estimated receipts and prices in Chicago
Market notes show estimated hog receipts of 38 000 today with weak bids and mixed packer demand. Hog prices range from 5 15 to 6 75 for light and mixed grades, with rough shipping hogs 5 15 to 5 85. Cattle receipts around 23 000 with cows and heifers 1 50 to 5 00 and Texas steers 3 40 to 4 40. Sheep and lamb markets quoted with western specs and yearlings steady to firm. Grain market data supplied by Beach Wickham Grain Co. Chicago postal building.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Advertisement in Chicago
A brief note from John A. Babcock of Chicago Illinois invites readers to contact him any time for a square deal. The message emphasizes straightforward transactions and guaranteed fair treatment.
Prince Helie de Sagan and Princess Deny Divorce Rumors
In Paris, Prince Helie de Sagan and his wife demur to divorce rumors saying they are happy and asking to be let alone. The couple say custody talks with Count de Castellane broke off as demands were excessive and accuse the Castellane camp of seeking money.
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Paris
Prince
Helie de Sagan
Anna Gould
New York
Count Bont de Castellance
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
United States
Count de Castellane
Boni
Albert Clemenceau
Premier Clemenceau
M. Bonnett
Marquis de Castellane
Marie Bonnet
Sagan
Helie
Helle
New Era for China Opens After Imperial Deaths
Professor Friedrich Hirth of Columbia University predicts a new era for China following the death of the dowager empress and the emperor. He says the empire will move rapidly toward European models, becoming a nation equal to other great powers within 20 to 30 years. He believes the coming weeks will decide if bloodshed or peace prevails as liberals and conservatives gauge the government’s course. He notes Prince Chun is liberal with substantial support and that both extremes may restrain themselves while the government drifts toward constitutional government.
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New York
China
Fredrich Hirth
Columbia University
Hirth
Prince Chun
Cable Was a Pipe Story
Frank H. Scott president of the Century Publishing company says no money was paid or to be paid by the German government for suppressing Dr. William Bayard Hale's interview with the Kaiser. Berlin telegram claimed the German foreign office paid Hale $50,000 after negotiations.
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New York
Frank H. Scott
Century Publishing Company
William Bayard Hale
the Kaiser
Century Magazine
Berlin
Foreign Office
Hale
June Bug to Do a Stunt at Lake Keuka
An airplane flight from the water is planned this week at Lake Keuka near Hammondsport New York. The aeroplane June Bug owned by Professor Alexander Graham Bell will be used for the water takeoff experiment.
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New York
Lake Keuka
Hammondsport
N. Y
June Bug
Alexander Graham Well
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T. J. Dolan
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