White House Labor Dinner Signals Open Access to Administration
Washington reports detail a White House labor dinner and follow up talks with labor leaders and legal counsel. The aim is to show government openness and equality in conferences, with leaders urged to present grievances and for unions to employ capable attorneys. The president may outline labor needs in a message to Congress, while lawsuits over damages and injunctions draw differing opinions among leaders.
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Washington
White House
Charles P. Neill
United States
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Edw. J. Gavegan
Charles H. Sherrill
Friends of Labor
Congress
Root Favored as Premier in Taft Administration
A conference at the Taft cottage in Hot Springs Virginia discussed New York politics and potential administration changes. Attendees included President-elect Taft Vice President-elect Sherman and William Ward Republican committee man. The group reportedly favors Elihu Root succeeding Platt in the Senate and Taft wishing Root to head the cabinet though Root might keep the State Department portfolio.
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Hot Springs
Taft
New York
Sherman
William Ward
National Republican
Root
Portland company refuses Iowa tax on capital stock
A Portland company with Colorado mining interests was incorporated in Iowa but refuses payment of taxes on its capital stock under Iowa law. The total assessed taxes in these cases amount to $800,000. The company has received 820,000 from ty. The article notes the dispute over tax liability and corporate incorporation.
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Portland Company
Colorado
Iowa
Phonographs Declared Public Nuisance in Elgin
Elgin J November 19 The city council ordered Chief James W Younger to notify Scent amuse ment house management to abolish the crowd attracting phonographs at once. A petition from local businessmen cited nerves distraction and financial harm to nearby shops. Paris November 19 The Casa Blanca dispute with Germany goes to a five member arbitration commission with Renault and Kriege as French and German delegates.
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Elgin
James W. Younger
Scent
Paris
France
Germany
M. Renault
Herr Kriege
Hague Tribunal
Starch Trust Under Fire At Tariff Hearing
Washington Navy report details a House Ways and Means hearing on tariff revisions for agricultural products. J R B Walton of the Corn Products Refining Co acknowledged selling corn starch in the United Kingdom at 40 cents less than in the United States and at a loss abroad. Congress questioned why the trust pursues protection if selling cheaper abroad. The agricultural schedule remained pending at adjournment.
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Washington
Navy
Starch Trust
House Committee On Ways and Means
J. RB. Walton
Corn Products Refining Company
Walton
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Boutell
England
Gaines
Bonyage
Payne
French press splits on William II pacific move
Paris reports a divided opinion on Emperor William II’s decision to refrain from personal intervention in foreign affairs. Some papers hail it as a victory for German restraint, while others like The Figaro question its sincerity and fear reduced checks on chauvinism.
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Paris
William
The
Figaro
Two Men Killed by Derrick on Sixth Avenue Line
A crash in New York on November 19 killed two Interborough Rapid Transit workers and injured two others when a work train derrick struck an overhead bridge at Thirty third Street. The derrick boom tore off and fell onto riders onboard.
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New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Sixth Avenue Railroad
Thirty-third Street
Rockefeller Defends Standard Oil as Economic Growth
New York November 19. John D Rockefeller president of Standard Oil, recounts early oil trade history and the rise of the Standard Oil of Ohio with capital of 1 000 000 dollars. He argues the trust arose from economic development, not aggression, and explains early partnerships and financing.
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John D. Rockefeller
Great Trust
New York
Standard Oil Company
Oil Trust
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Rumors of Jealousies at Peking Palace Amid Obsequy Plans
News from Peking reports no material change yet rumors of political tensions at the palace. Prince Chun regent faced Chinese exclusion in announcing funeral committees for the late emperor and empress. Remaining appointees include Yuan Shao Kai and Lin Chun Lin with the rest being Manchus.
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Peking
Prince Chun
Yuan Shi Kai
Kuang Hsu
Pu Lan
Chen Pi
Hogs and cattle markets show strength in Chicago on Nov 19 1908
Official receipts and shipments listed for hogs cattle and sheep indicate market strength with prices across heavy light and mixed packer categories. Grain firm bids from Beach Wickham Grain Company and Postal Telegraph Bidg Chicago provide backdrop to trading activity.
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Beach- Wickham Grain
Chicago
Corn Shredder Traps Man in Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana on November 19 Silas Myer ly had his left arm severed at the elbow when it was caught in a corn shredder. The 65 year old is not expected to recover.
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Noblesville
Ind
Silas Myerly
Myerly
Increase of Gold Products in Tanana District Receipts
Seattle reports 1908 gold receipts at the U S assay office totaling 9 110 658 dollars, showing an increase over 1907 for the Tanana district.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Assay
Tanana
Rockefeller on acquiring Cleveland firms to grow Standard Oil
Rockefeller said changing conditions required obtaining capital and purchasing Cleveland companies. He claimed the Standard Oil system drew money from trusted friends and that larger companies cut production costs and boosted output. He denied using coercion, calling negotiations fair and consistent with his usual methods. He noted early refinery business was generally understood to be as such.
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Rockefeller
South Improvement Company
Standard
Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
U S consul in Ceiba resigns over Honduran crisis
Dr Virgil C Reynolds aboard ceiba resigns as United States consul after investigating a Honduran raid on Dr Timoteo Miralda's ranch. He cables Assistant Secretary Robert Bacon that he will not serve in a country governed by bandits, citing anarchy and misrule in Honduras.
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Ceiba
Honduras
Virgil C. Reynolds
Robert Bacon
State Department
Washington
United States
Reynolds
Timoteo Miralda
Tax cases of Portland Gold Mining company dismissed
Council Bluffs Iowa November 194-AN district court dismissed tax cases after a settlement in which Potta-yattomie county area parties resolved the dispute.
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Council Bluffs, Ta
Portland Gold Mining Company
District Court
Pottayattomie Coun
John A. Babcock Promises a Square Deal to All
A brief personal unsigned note from John A. Babcock assures readers that they will receive a square deal from him. The message emphasizes fairness and straightforward dealings.
German Crisis Eases As Kaiser Signals Cautious Reform
Berlin reports the Kaiser recognizes need for stability within constitutional bounds. Radicals and Socialists deem the move a hazy compromise and accuse the government of clinging to an irresponsible head while pursuing limited parliamentary reform.
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Berlin
Germany
William
Buelow
Taft Considers Cuba Visit Before Inauguration
President elect Taft may travel to Havana in January to attend General Gomez's Cuban inauguration, becoming the first potential outgoing president to depart the United States before taking office. Dispatches from Cincinnati and Havana first signaled the plan, noting Roosevelt previously left U.S. soil for Hampton Roads aboard a warship.
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Washington
Taft
Havana
Gomez
Cuba
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
United States
New Orleans
Hampton Roads
White House
Duvall Named To Lead Philippine Troops
Washington November 19 Major General W P Duvall has been selected to succeed Major General John F Weston as commander of troops in the Philippines General Duvall is assistant chief of staff and will likely be followed by General Thomas H Barry who now commands the US army in Cuba
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Philippines
Washington
W. P. Duvall
John F. Weston
Phillippines
Duvall
Thomas H. Barry
United States Army
Cuba
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