Good Roads Push Toward 150000 For Roads Bureau
Washington reports note H Moore and 15 others urge Secretary Wilson to recommend a 150000 appropriation for the roads inquiry bureau to fund sample roads experiments and information diffusion. Wilson pledges support. plan to seek McKinley approval.
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W. H. Moore
Good Roads Congress
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Roads Inquiry Bureau
McKinley
Dowie
Secretary of the Treasury
England
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Wisconsin
Chicago
General Powderly
Commissioner of Immigration
Philadelphia
John A. Dowie
Aggressive American Trade Push in Eastern Markets
U S consul general at Constantinople urges aggressive methods to break English German and French domination in the Levant. He notes American shoes shipments and a direct U S Levant steam line have spurred progress, warning rivals to monitor United States actions as markets open. An official report also says British umpire Jenner has ruled in the Guatemala case, awarding $140000 to Robert H May.
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East
Charles M. Dickinson
United States
Constantinople
State Department
Binghampton
N.Y
Dickinson
Hanauer
Frankfort
Germany
Levant
Turkey
Department of State
Jenner
Robert H. May
Guatemala
Senator Wellingon Omits Name in Republican Senate List
Washington November 27 reports the Republican caucus list of the senate excludes Senator Welling ton of Maryland at his own request. He has chosen a seat on the Republican side. Salt Lake City November 27 Henry W Bilger dies at St George Utah aged about 70 he helped record the California gold discovery in 1848. Daisy Georgia November 27 E Johnson and Robert Hatton fatally wound each other after a Sunday night quarrel Hatton dies from the neck wound Johnson dies after a self inflicted shot.
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Cauccus Lst
Senate
Wellington
Maryland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Henry W. Bilger
California
St. George
Bilger
Mormon Battalion
Sutter's Mill Race
Daisy
E. Johnson
Robert Hatton
Hatten
Johnson
Rain Reaches Chauncey Mine as Water Deflected
Heavy rains threaten the Chauncey mine near Athens Ohio as a reservoir overflow endangers workers. A hillside deflected the flood, saving the mine where about 100 men were at work from flooding.
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Athens
Chauncey Mine
Cuban Constitutional Convention Rejects Complimentary Resolution
Havana on November 27 reports the Cuban constitutional convention began with Senor De Quesada moving to reject a complimentary resolution at yesterday's session.
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Cisneros
Villuendas
Fitzhugh Lee
Senor Rivera
General Lee
Lee
Senor Gualberto Gomez
General Wood
General Sanguilly
Senor de Quesada
Wood
Havana
Michigan Speakership Contest Heats Up in Lansing
In Lansing on November 27 a battle for the next house speakership is shaping up to be decided on the first Tuesday in January. Leading candidates include John J. Carton of Genesee Lyman H. McCall of Eaton and Edward N. Dingley of Kalamazoo. McCall has strong backing among re-elected members while Carton enjoys broader recognition statewide. Dingley is noted for ability but less magnetism. Senator McMillan is said to back Carton, though he denies involvement and will stay neutral to avoid tainting the race.
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Mich
John J. Carton
Genesee
Lyman H. McCall
Eaton
Edward N. Dingley
Kalamazoo
McCall
Carton
Representative Dingley
Maine
McMillan
United States
Akron Rioters Sentenced as Judge Kohler Acts
Judge Kohler sentenced five Akron rioters to indefinite terms in the Ohio reformatory and sent James McClelland to the penitentiary for one year. Harvey Earl Frank Sickles David Davis and Oliver Morgan received the reformatories while Ryan attempted suicide by hanging in the jail after being charged with bribing a witness in the Eppley case.
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Navy
Kohler
Harvey Earl
Frank Sickles
David Davis
Oliver Morgan
Ohio Reformatory
James McClelland
Thomas Ryan
Eppley
Bank Safe Robbery Attempt at Jonesboro
In Chattanooga Tennessee on November 27 a bold attempt to rob the First National Bank at Jonesboro failed after four explosions blew off the safe combination. The thieves caused no cash to be taken, leaving $7,500 reportedly inside the vault untouched.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
First National Bank
Jonesboro
Agnew Drafts Drastic Antitrust Bill in Indiana
La Porte Ind Nov 27 Senator Nathan L Agnew is preparing an anti trust bill for the upcoming state legislature. The measure is described as drastic and aligned with Governor Mount's views as Agnew is said to be a close friend of the governor.
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la Porte
Ind
Nathan L. Agnew
Agnew
Mount
Pair of brothers in law stabbed in Hunter township
A Sunday night cutting affray in Hunter township left James Conley severely wounded after William Berry stabbed him twice in the abdomen. Doctors say Conley can live only a short time.
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Paris
William Berry
James Conley
Hunter Township
Conley
Berry
Wages Cut Hits Scotch Iron Mills After Price Decline
Glasgow reports the conciliation board of Scotch iron manufacturers has ordered a 5 percent wage reduction due to lower selling prices. This marks the first pay cut since 1805, following a 40 percent rise in wages in the interim.
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Glasgow
Conciliation Board of Scotch Iron Manufacturers
Speaker Henderson Arrives in Washington for Congress Opening
Speaker Henderson arrived in Washington from his Iowa home Preparatory to Congress opening. He was delayed by a wreck along the way.
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Speaker Henderson
Washington
Congress
Dawes Report Sparks Chicago Bankers Disagreement
Comptroller of the Currency Dawes urged stricter controls on bank officials loans and directors self lending. Chicago bankers dispute the findings saying safeguards exist and failures were not from these practices. Separate report notes John Hubbard shot by deputies in Middlesboro as a man, while Will Watkins died in a nearby fight.
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Dawes
Middlesboro
Navy
John Hubbard
Zach Steele
John Turner
Fountain Square
Will Watkins
al GC
Rowlinson
Watkins
Wisconsin Telephone Co Increases Capital Stock
Milwaukee November 27 shareholders of the Wisconsin Telephone company a branch of the Erie system met to raise capital from 3 million to 5 million dollars. Of the 2 million increase one million will fund the underground Milwaukee system expansion.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Erie Telephone Company
European and American hopes clash over Peking treaty terms
Reports from Washington and London describe U S concerns with the Peking conference draft. Key objections include dismantling the Taku forts and a permanent military occupation along the Tien Tsin to Peking road. The United States pushes for Hague reference on indemnity and a temporary Chinese guard at Beijing, seeking amendments before adherence.
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Tien Tsin
Peking
United States
Hague
Congress
Frightful if Correct Reported Horror on the Rail
A Charleston report to The Commercial Tribune claims a Chesapeake and Ohio train likely passed a damaged Geen Brier river bridge and about 200 people may have been lost. Wires are down near the crossing, hindering confirmation from railway officials as the disaster is not yet verifiable.
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Commercial Tribune
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W. Va
Chesapeake and Che
Geen Brier River
Bric A Brac Suit In Court Targets Countess Fortune
Samuel Untermyer obtained an order from Justice Fitzgerald restraining trustees George Gould Edwin Gould Howard Gould and Helen M. Gould from diverting Jay Gould trust income to Anna Gould Countess de Castellane or her children until the court directs. The suit, tied to Asher Wertheimer, claims 885000 in drafts with 2851 600 overdue and seeks 290000 a year for the castellane couple while directing the remainder to debts. George J. Gould recently became guardian in French proceedings.
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Samuel Untermeyer
Filazgerald
Supreme Court
Countess de Castellane
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Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
Helen M. Gould
Jay Gould
Anna Gould
Anthony J. Dittmar
Asher Wertheimer
London
Miiea
Wertheimer
George J. Gould
Countess de Castellan
Germany Responds To American Note On Chinese Settlement
Berlin reports indicate US Ambassador White handed the new American note to Baron von Richthofen, with German papers claiming refusal to comply. White denies a Saturday interview or note, saying only Friday discussions offered nonbinding ideas toward moderating punishments. Some papers urge moderation, awaiting Beijing ministers’ decision.
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United States
White
Baron von Richthofen
Germany
Washington
Foreign Affairs
Vossische Zeitung
Great Britain
National Zeitung
Peking
Judge Dillon Explains Countess Fortune In Estate Suit
Judge Dillon explains that the Countess de Castellane is not entitled to estate principal. Income remains a trust for support until received, with trustees enforcing the will. The Paris guardianship proceeding aims to prevent fresh debts without the brother's consent amid foreclosure sales in Ohio.
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Gould
Countess de Castellane
Paris
George Gould
Indiana probes gas pipelines as tests begin on Chicago lines
State officials met at the state geologist’s office to plan a pressure test of pipelines carrying natural gas from Indianapolis. State Geologist Blatchley and Gas Inspector Leach coordinated with manufacturers’ representative George McCulloch. Tests will use gauges up to the 800 psi legal limit, with the Chicago lines slated for initial testing.
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Chicago
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Leach
Kokomo
George McCulloch
Munele
Man Found Dead in Pagosa Springs Hot Spring
Citizens in Pagosa Junction Colorado report a man’s body found in a hot spring with water over 160 degrees. The stranger, who gave the name Smith, had no money and appears to have died by his own action. In Chicago W T Twomey bank cashier faces embezzlement charges but is discharged after no prosecutor appears. In Wisconsin Dr W H Co Abeil dies at Portage aged 73, a noted Mason, connected to Erie canal work.
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Smith
Chicago
W. T. Twomey
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Dearborn Street
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W. H. Co. Abeil
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Czar’s Typhoid Rumor Denied at Livadia and Banquet Plans
Livadia reports deny pessimistic rumor about the czar’s typhoid case. Colonel W J Bryan to speak at the Chicago Jackson Day banquet. Calais lace factories close, 14 000 workers unemployed. German Centrist party calls for imperial supreme court. Joseph Mulhatton from the pre-Varicator era deemed insane in Arizona territorial asylum.
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