Canal route talks shift as Cuba and Colombia loom
Washington reports show cabinet focusing on reciprocity with Cuba and the canal treaty with Colombia. Negotiations strain over a possible alternate route via Nicaragua and Costa Rica, while Colombia, the Panama Canal Co and France watch for a potential extended concession. President Roosevelt says the annual message to Congress is in final form and will be printed. He also plans to appoint a representative from each department to discuss a proposed department of commerce with the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce.
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Washington
Cuba
Colombia
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Panama
State Department
Colonmsian
Ve Ius
L Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Hepburn
Louse Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Department of Commerce
Hep Bure
Conetesrs
IOWA MAN THE WINNER FOR LOUISIANA PURCHASE EMBLEM
Charles Helloway of Clinton Iowa won the contest for the Louisiana Purchase exposition emblem. His design features five figures with a central Louisiana Territory woman, Columbia, and the French tricolor, plus Progress and Rectitude, France’s treaty bearer, and borders depicting agriculture commerce art and science.
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St. Louis
Charles Helloway
Clinton
Territory
Louisiana
Columbia
United States
France
Columbian
Louisiana Territory
Soldier home on parole after Philippines service
Louis Rhen, back from three years in the Philippines, freed on parole in Joliet Illinois. He is sought in Pontiac as a fugitive from the reformatory and the parole board granted leniency amid public support for his military record.
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Joliet
Ill
Louis Rhen
Philippines
Pontiac
Railway Thugs Offered $5000 Reward for Davenport Train Robbery
Chicago on Nov 26 reports the United States Express Company and the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad have posted a $5,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the men who robbed the Rock Island train at Davenport Iowa last Friday night.
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Iow
Chicago
United States Express Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Davenport
Sisters of Jackson Case Logn Neighborly Update
Racine Wisconsin November 26 The sisters of Jackson Case the manufacturer who was reported to be near death's door state that his illness is not nearly so serious as reported that he is able to sit up and receive visitors.
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Racine, Wis
the Sisters of Jackson
Case
Death's Door
Dr. Pierce
la Victoria
Mates
To Be About the House and Attend to Details
Brief notes indicate a focus on managing domestic affairs and handling tasks. The text outlines organizing rooms, scheduling chores, and attending to necessary repairs or upkeep within a household. A practical tone emphasizes steady progress and routine responsibility.
Bank closure settlement frees suspect to cross state line
A man from Sherburn, Iowa, was released from the county jail and fled into Missouri on Monday night after a settlement over bank deposit liabilities. The bank's obligations were reported as 26 cents on the dollar.
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Fiedford
BE. Chretellanson
Sherpeburs
Beike
Missouri
Kalamazoo Man Dies In Opium Suicide at Hotel Racine
Kalamazoo Michigan November 26 W T Perkins a traveling salesman for a Kalamazoo firm killed himself with nine grains of opium in his room at the Hotel Racine He was despondent over business reverses debts and a failed romance with a Columbus Ohio girl He was found er alive but died during treatment The letter to his sweetheart revealed financial troubles
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Racine
Wissaya
W. T. Perkins
Columbus
Jerkins
John Williamson
Perkins
They Are All Romances: Czar Health Claims Denied
Washington reports Count Casini the Russian ambassador dismissed press dispatches from St Petersburg about the czar as unfounded. He said ministers would not remonstrate and asserted the czar is in good health.
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Washington
Count Cassini
St. Petersburg
Robberies Drive North Halsted District Business Leaders To Consider Action
Chicago on November 26 reports burglars operating with a high hand in the North Halsted street precinct. Businessmen fear for safety as several families flee and others contemplate action after repeated break ins at homes and shops.
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Chicago
North Halsted Street
Bigamist Convicted in Michigan Trial
Samuel Powell was tried at nine in the morning on a bigamy charge and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary after a three minute jury deliberation. He deserted his wife in Cornwall and married Mrs Williams in Calumet a year earlier, leaving his first wife destitute.
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Houghton, Mich
Samuel Powell
Powell
Cornwall
England
Williams
Calumet
Market summary from Chicago and other elevators
The report covers Chicago hog, cattle, sheep, and veal prices with receipts and price ranges. Also includes Buffalo East stock market quotes, St Louis and Milwaukee grain futures, and Toledo grain notes with cash and futures prices for wheat corn and oats.
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East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Yeserday
St. Louis
Toledo
Independent Operators Protest Direct Talks in Coal Settlement
A New York meeting shows independent coal operators opposing direct negotiations with miners in the dispute. They urge continuing the Gray commission hearing and compiling earnings data to prove fair wages, arguing a strong case is worth patience even if initial efforts fail.
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New York
Miners’ Union
Ixxue
Gray Commission
Coal Roads
Mitchell
Washington
As to Miners and Mechanics Wage Comparisons
Simpson argues that miners wages advance quickly with learning while mechanics start as apprentices earning low pay. He notes immigrant minors gain a position with $2 to $2.40 daily, while apprenticeships for mechanics rise slowly, and urges the commission to expose these points to inform the public and mining companies.
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Simpson
Operators Decline To Confer In Major Labor Protest
Twenty four independent companies protest outside settlement urging continued federal hearing. They claim the United States commission will judge impartially and defend non unionists. President Baer confirms a Washington request to meet Mr Mitchell and associates next Friday but operators insist progress cannot be made and favor proceeding with the hearing.
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Sach
Fowler
New York
Ontario and Western
Baer
Philadelphia
United States
Simpson
Washington
Mitchell
Judge Rules Postal Card Not Libelous in Hester Case
Indianapolis Nov 26 Judge John H Baker sustained a demurrer to the federal grand jury indictment charging John W Walker with sending a postal card that ridiculed W A Hester then Evansville schools chief and Indiana University professor. The court held the card tended to ridicule but was not libelous. The card, signed Vera Pro Gratis, went to 300 educational men as Hester was discussed as a potential successor to IU president Swain.
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Indianapolis
John H. Baker
Federal Grand Jury
John W. Walker
W. A. Hester
Evansville
Indiana University
Hester
Sanford Bell
William Lowe Bryan
Harry
Swain
Memphis Manager Gerald Buried After Pinckney Tragedy
The body of Gerald, manager of the Williford plantation in Pinckney Arkansas, was buried in Elmwood Cemetery after a double tragedy. Gerald intervened as his supervisor’s husband, W Holmes, shot him while intoxicated, then shot Holmes dead after firing a last shot. Corinne Gerald witnessed the events.
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Memphis
Tenn
Red Gerald
Williford
Pinckney
Crittenden County
Ark
Elmwood
Gerald
W. Holmes
Holmes
Corinne Gerald
St. Louis Car Tour Trims Route for Road Hope
Three St. Louis automobilists reached Chicago Monday night after traveling five miles instead of the planned 800. Their car was bespattered with mud and gumbo from the Mississippi bottoms. Occupants H. Turner Jr, R. B. Whitman and A. Webb vowed not to attempt another St. Louis to Chicago trip until a macadam road is built.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Mississippi
H. & ‘Turner, Jr
R. B. Whitman
A. ©. Webb
Peaceful Havana strike framed as sternly repressed
Salem H. Wales of York, reported as Mrs. Secretary Root's father, is seriously involved as the Havana strike is described as peaceable but tightly controlled. Disturbance is sternly repressed amid tense actions.
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Havana
Salem H. Wales
York
Root
Castro interview shows admiration for Monroe Doctrine
In Caracas on November 26 President Castro praised the Monroe Doctrine and expressed desire for friendship with the United States. He claimed the revolution in La Victoria was crushed, rebels defeated, and their leader forced to seek refuge abroad. He said reformist factions crumble as loyal forces pursue remnants.
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Caracas
Ventezuela
Castro
la Victoria
Arte
Barceloons
Ciuudad Bolivar
Official Vote in Iowa Shows Shifts in Party Strongholds
Des Moines Iowa November 26 The executive council released official Iowa results for the Inez election head of the ticket with Secretary of State Martin Utepp 228232 and Burke 150011. Republican gains are listed in the congressional districts and the Prohibition vote dropped while Socialist gains increased from last year. The article also quotes political commentary on peace, government policy, and future outlook.
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Des Moines
Executive Council
Iowa
Inez
Martin Utepp
Burke
T Heward
Jacobs
Hedge
Wade Cem
Birdeaul
Haugen
Cousina
Lacey
Hall
Hepburn
Smith
Conner
Patti
Thomas
Drowning Suspected After Pewaukee Lake Hunt
Milwaukee November 26. Joseph Breit enbech an electrician at Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul shops is believed drowned while hunting at Pewaukee lake Sunday. His wife reports he left to hunt and has not returned. An overturned boat was found at the lake by a hunter in the morning.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Breitenbech
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Pewaukee Lake
Unknown insane man taken to hospital in critical condition
An unidentified man about 40 years old has been confined to the police station for days and was moved to the city hospital in critical condition. He has refused to eat since Saturday and authorities have not learned his name.
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Indianapolla
Wo Ting Fang Sails to China on Klong Kong Maru
San Francisco reports former Chinese minister Wo Ting Fang departed yesterday for China aboard the steamship Klong Kong Maru, ending his stay in the city.
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San Francisco
Wo Ting Fang
China
Resignation Rumors At Illinois Asylum
Reports claim the trustees of an Illinois state asylum have asked for the resignation of Dr J C Corbus, with Dr K R 8 Dewey reportedly offered the superintendency at a Wisconsin sanitarium but refusing if political interference is involved. Len Small denies any board push and says he has heard no such move. Dewey says he knows nothing of a tender.
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Kankakee
Ill
Len Small
Asylum
J. C. Corbus
Eastern Insane Hospital
Dewey
Wauwatosa
Wis
Dr. Corbus
State Board of Charities
Imap ii Milness
Board of Trustees
Wawawatosa
Venezuela seeks U S friendship and postwar reconstruction
In a postwar statement Venezuela pledges to honor obligations and attract foreign capital to exploit its resources. It expresses cordial ties with the United States, supports the Monroe Doctrine, and hopes for U S assistance while indicating readiness to settle disputes with Colombia and participate in the St. Louis exposition.
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Venezuela
United States
Colombia
Mail fraud case filed against Kraemer and Paul
Assistant United States District Attorney Verse returned from East St. Louis where he led the government in the case against F. Kraemer and EB C Paul of Alton. They waived exam and posted $500 bonds each to face a federal grand jury next January. Authorities say they used circulars under the National Cooperative League promising $100 in six months for eight dollar down and two dollars monthly for six months per participant with three referrals.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
Converse
East St. Louis
F. Kraemer
EB. ¢. Paul
Alton
Browning
Federal Grand Jury
Kraemer
Paul
National Coperative League
Bandit Train Hold Up Traces Found in Louisiana Barn
Davenport Louisiana November 26 authorities seek the Rock Island express robbers after tracing a rifled express bag jewelry boxes and dynamite to a barn owned by William Rohwer. The stolen team used in the getaway was recovered but leads on the robbers vanished no new clues today.
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Davenport
Rock Island Express Tralia
Willian Rohwer
Rebbers
Deer hunt tragedy claims Gladwin men in Michigan
John McCormick of Gladwin was accidentally shot and killed by Bert Ensign while hunting near Newberry on November 26. Ensign fired a bullet from his gun after McCormick disappeared from view during the morning hunt.
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Newberry
Mich
John McCormick
Gladwin
Bert Ensign
McCormick
Ensign
Death of Colonel Thomas Ochiltree in Hot Springs
Colonel Thomas Ochiltree died in Hot Springs Virginia at 1 p m yesterday from heart trouble. He remained conscious for a time yesterday before his condition worsened and he passed away without pain.
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Hot Springs
Thomas Ochiltree
Captain Mordaunt Dies in San Francisco
Captain A P Mordaunt famed for discovering pay gold at home has died in San Francisco. The notice notes his historic claim and death location.
New York Office Opened by Sentimental Tommy Writer
Sentimental Tommy, posing as a famed novelist, opens a New York office to write love letters for clients. Mrs. McClaskey finds a diamond ring in a box at a New York horse show and may keep it. Theresa Berg and Henry Horner wed in a New York animal show cage with seven Hons. The Vorwaerts daily criticizes Krupp labor aid as refined.
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Tommy
New York
McClaskey
Theresa Berg
Henry Horner
Vorwaerts
Berlin
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Rete
Iowa Central
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Peorta
Peorta Mall
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Beart Traffilc
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A. Wm
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Palmer
Mians & Stichter
East Fide Restaurant
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A R. J, Wemyss
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