Metcalf Reports to President on San Francisco Japanese Inquiry
President Roosevelt and Secretary Metcalf discussed the San Francisco Japanese discrimination inquiry. Metcalf’s full report is ready but not released, with the White House awaiting final decision on making it public. Also, the president favors granting United States citizenship to Porto Rico residents and will urge Congress to grant it in a special message.
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Washington
Nev. Os
Roosevelt
Metcalf
White House
San Francisco
Japan
Porto Rico
United States
Congress
Rio Janeiro
Europe
Simplified Spelling Debate Hits House Committee
Washington Nov 28 The house committee on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill debated simplified spelling in official documents as Public Printer Stillings testified The bill mixes old and new orthography raising questions if Congress or the courts can compel a switch The discussion focused on practicability and cost and noted the Supreme Court’s refusal to adopt the order If the bill proceeds it must be printed in a single spelling style
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Washington
House Committee
Stillings
Inie
Treasury
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Full Cabinet Meeting in Washington Deliberates Cuban Issue
Washington November 28. For the first time in months there was a full cabinet attendance. The session lasted nearly three hours with multiple topics discussed. A feature of the Cuban situation was among the topics but no statement was obtainable on the subject.
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Washington
Fire Rages Through Belmont District Near Wheeling West Virginia
A costly blaze at the Baltimore and Ohio station at Belmont, west of Wheeling, spread to surrounding buildings. Wires are down and communication is difficult. Losses are expected to be heavy and the entire business district feared to be affected.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore and Olio
Belmont
French Squadron Leaves Toulon for Tangier
Toulon dispatch reports Admiral Touchard leads a French squadron sailing from Toulon toward Tangier Morocco for operations in the region.
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Tangier
Toulon
Touchard
Morocco
Four Die in Lighthouse Hotel Fire in St Louis
A Lighthouse hotel operated by the Salvation Army at Market and 9th streets burned early today killing four men and injuring thirty five. Two of the injured who jumped from the blaze later died.
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ST. Louis
The
Evening Journal
Lighthouse
Salvation Army
Market and
9Th Streets
Blood thicker than water in Shelbyville family reunion
Arthur Rank Applegate aged 23 and his father William Applegate had not seen each other for years. The pair, living within six miles of one another, met last Saturday after Harvey Applegate arranged a visit via Frank, the son’s meeting with his uncle. Two brothers of William also lived within four miles but had never visited each other despite good terms.
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Shelbyville Ind
Arthur Rank Applegate
William Applegate
Frank
Fairland
Harvey Applegate
Melon to Cut on Jan 1 Dividend Payouts Preview
Preliminary December payments indicate about 90 million dollars will be spent on dividends and interest. The Standard Oil company leads with a 9.75 million dollar distribution, followed by American Tobacco at 4.02 million and United States Steel at 2.42 million. Atchison railroad will pay 2.57 million, the largest railroad disbursement.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
American Tobacco Company
United States Steel Corporation
Atchison
Governor Removes State Oil Inspector for Irregularities
Olympia Nov 28 Governor Mead disabled John Canutt state oil inspector for alleged misconduct and irregularities in office. FF A Clarke deputy inspector is appointed to succeed him after a special commission investigated the state oil office and reported adversely to Canutt.
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Olympia
Wash
Mead
John Canutt
FF. A. Clarke
Canutt
Parliament Sets Session Split Between Law of Association and Budget
Madrid reporters say the chamber of deputies voted 161 to 4 to devote half the session to the law of association and the other half to the budget. Conservatives abstained. The cabinet declares it will remain in office until it is voted out.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Death of Shelby M. Cullom Jr in Phoenix Arizona
Senator Cullom's nephew Shelby M. Cullom Jr a clerk of the Arizona supreme court died in Phoenix Arizona at 38 from consumption. The German imperial debt totals 950000000. Judge Holt in New York fined the sugar trust 18000 for rebates. President Roosevelt received a large gourd as a symbolic big stick.
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Senator Cullom
Shelby M. Cullom, Jr
Arizona Supreme Court
Phoenix
A. T
Holt
New York
Sugar “Trust
Roosevelt
Army Negro Soldiers Seek Reinstatement Via Roosevelt Appeal
Sergeants Israel Harris Jacob Frasier Mingo Sanders Thornton and Holly of the Twenty fifth infantry discharged after the Brownsville incident travel to Oklahoma City to appeal to President Roosevelt. They insist their discharge papers show service records due them and dispute claims of conspiracy by soldiers.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Israel Harris
Jacob Frasier
Mingo Sanders
Thornton
Holly
Fort Reno
Roosevelt
Harris
Brownsville
Fl Reno
C. T
Gilchrist Stewart
Twenty-fifth Infantry
War Department
Washington
Twenty-fifth Regiment of Colored Infantry
Tex
Booze and Navy Yards Near Mare Island
Secretary Bonaparte received Vallejo mayor's telegram reporting a city vote to raise liquor license fees from 80 to 400 dollars starting January 1 and to close saloons at 1 a.m. After April 1 the number of saloons will fall to sixty. Bonaparte said regulations could improve conditions. The navy warned Vallejo officials that ships could not be sent to Mare Island if crews remain in an unhealthy atmosphere.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Madgin
Navy Department
Tillman Arrives Amid Regal Welcome in Chicago
Senator Tillman arrived in Chicago to a near regal greeting at the station. A large crowd gathered to see him and hear a possible denunciation of the Negro race in a speech for the Chicago Union Hospital at Orchestra Hall. Police and plainclothes officers maintained order as he disembarked and was greeted by Adele Springer and other representatives.
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Chicago
Tillman
Chicago Union Hospital
Orchestra Hall
Adele Egeren Springer
Lecture Threats and Police Guard At City Event
A disrupted city lecture saw heated remarks from Ile who opposed a body guard. Police advised caution and the hospital asked speakers not to discuss degrees amid opposition to the event. Mayor Dunne was referenced in a confrontational exchange.
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Laneh
Thhman
Ile
Dunne
Eire
Missing man is not dead in Sangamon river case
Mrs. Mont W. Shultz declares her husband alive and requests Decatur police chief Albert to aid in locating him. The missing man, a 20 year printer, disappeared Oct 6 with friend Charles Cattlin near the Sangamon river while preparing camps. He belonged to Modern Woodmen and White Cross Society and had not been reported for life insurance. In a separate note, the president’s Panama canal message is expected to reach Congress about one week after the session opens, detailing conditions and recommendations from his visit.
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Decatur
Albert
Mont W. Shultz
Sangamon
Shultz
Charles Cattlin
Cattlin
Modern Woodmen
White Cross Society
Canal
Washington
Panama Canal
Congress
Chicago Market News 1906 Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices
Chicago market notes for November 28 1906 show cattle steady hog prices mixed packs and rough grades with hogs at 85 90 to 86 30 bulk and shipments 3814 yesterday. Sheep and lambs firm with natives at 3 20 to 5 60 and westerns 3 20 to 5 0, cattle good firm others steady.
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Chicago
Wreck of J. T. Jones Off Cape Cocker Triggers Search
The coasting steamer J. T. Jones owned by Crawford Tug Co. foundered off Cape Cocker on Thursday afternoon. All twelve crew members and about sixteen passengers are missing or presumed lost. Wreckage including cabin parts, a lifeboat, and some bodies have been found by Indians on the Christian Islands. Rescue boats are searching from Owen Sound Penetanguishene and Parry Sound. Names of passengers and crew listed among the missing.
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Detroit
Wiarton
J. T. Jones
Crawford Tug Company
Cape Cocker
Jones
Owen Sound
Manitontin
Georgian Bay
Crawford
Disappearance of Marietta Ross Sparks Gossip in Tonia
Marietta Ross, who dressed as a boy before vanishing, and liveryman Earl Young’s missing status unsettle Tonia residents. Ross, daughter of a rich Easton farmer, was once married twice and linked to Rolla Monroe in a statutory case. last seen with short hair in male attire. Young faces a divorce suit from Eva, with further court action pending.
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Tonia, Mich
Marietta Ross
Earl Young
Sonia
Easton
Rolla Monroe
Portland
Jackson
Robins
Young
Eva
He Likes The Germans At Tangier Festival
Berlin reports a Cologne Gazette dispatch from Tangier describing Mulal Hasim brother of the sultan inviting the German consular agent. He calls German presence a pleasure and cites misrepresented southern empire conditions while praising imperial friendship and safety assurances.
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Berlin
Cologne
Tangier
Mulal Hasim
Train robber Claude Rumsey admits identity near Glasgow
Marshall Mo November 28 The man who robbed passengers on an east bound Alton Burlington train near Glasgow has confessed his name is Claude Rumsey and that he robbed riders on the east bound Rock Island Golden State Limited near the same spot on November 8. He had earlier claimed the name Randell.
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Marshall
Glasgow
Claude Rumsey
Rock Island
Golden State Limited
Randell
Boy whipped by mother in Evansville police station
Richard Posey aged 12 was ordered whipped 100 lashes by Police Judge J. G. Winfrey after stabbing another boy. The punishment occurred in the police station in view of the court.
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Evansville
Ind
Navy
Richard Posey
J. G. Winfrey
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