France Germany clash over tariff valuations sparks talks
Diplomatic maneuvering unfolds as France and Germany contest import valuation methods. Ambassador Jusserand meets Treasury Secretary Cortelyou amid warnings of a potential reciprocity approach similar to past U S concessions to Germany. Officials foresee friction over duties and market prices for Limoges wares and other imports.
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United States
Germany
M. Dusserand
Am- Dascailor
Treasury Department
Cortely
Ambaissador
Hutherites
France
Gremany
China
New York
Parks
Treasury
Dyesitami
Burg
Fest
Boards of Trade
Etiderganizations
Lev Mhaw
Treassu
Shaw
Montrai
Uae
Uda
Scerelay Shaw
Ater Id
Baron Speck von Sternbur
Board of General Appraisers
France, Secretary Oot
United State
Ambassador White Suggests One with Frange to Avoid Trouble
Ambassador White advocates a joint tariff approach with General Mason to mend government frictions and reduce risk of conflict, signaling a diplomatic path toward smoother US relations.
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White
Frange
Masonvi Rnment
Chamber Oe Commerce proposes joint tariff commission
The American chamber of commerce of Paris urged Secretary Root to appoint a joint tariff commission akin to the Berlin model. It argues that without a reciprocity treaty soon the French government cannot resist manufacturers demands and a tariff war with the United States could start.
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Berlin
American Chamber of Commerce of Paris
Secretary Root
United States
Receiver for Old Company in Brooklyn
The Journey & Eurugy Company, one of Brooklyn’s oldest goods houses, is placed under a receiver. William C. Phillips, the company president, is appointed receiver. The firm is capitalized at $500,000 with assets listed at $255,000, indicating no profits for several years and assets exceeding liabilities.
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New York
Journey & Eurugy Company
Brooklyn
Iinto
William C. Phillips
Unidentified man commits suicide at Michigan Central station
In Michigan City Indiana on April 29 an unidentified well dressed man about sixty five years old ended his life by leaping before a moving locomotive at the Michigan Central Railroad station. He carried a valise and paced the platform before the fatal act his clothing bore the name Nolan and a walling up motion was observed before the plunge.
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Michigan City
Ind
Michigan Central Railroad
Nolan
Packers Lose on Appeal Over Export Rates in Rebate Case
Judge Sanborn writes for the United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirming district court judgments against Armour Packing Company Suttt and Co Morrin and Co and the Cudahy Packing Company. A $45,000 penalty was upheld for each firm in the Missouri rebate dispute with a possible Supreme Court appeal.
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St. Paul, Minn
Sanborn
Flég
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court For
Western District of Missouri
Gas City
Christiania
Hook and Adams
Ae Armour Packing Company
Suttt & Co
Morrin & Co
Cudahy Packing Company
Tower Court
United States
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Grand J Jury
Kansas
Ithe
Smith McPherson
Lnst
Othercatelan
Frank Hagerman
Armour Packing Company
United States Supreme Cowt Sony
Pickpockets At Circus Targeting Crowds
Central office detectives from Wilmington Delaware and New York seek two notorious pickpockets who have followed the circus for days. Uniformed officers and plainclothes detectives concentrate around the grounds to prevent thefts as a pocketbook containing 11 in cash and a check for 14 was reported stolen from J Z Yadet near a ticket wagon.
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Central Office
Haling
New York
Wilmngton
Del
Wilmington
Boardman
Capt. Daly
Ninth Precinct
J. Z. Yadet
Slewerth Street
Detective Bureau
Yodd
Platt Circular on Rates Circulates to Express Stockholders
Senator Platt issues a circular responding to promoters seeking higher dividends for United States Express Company. It cites reduced receipts due to hostile legislation and lower state express rates, noting 12 of 26 states expanded railroad commission powers and over twenty bills against express firms. It argues state rate cuts depress interstate rates and mentions ten states raising express taxes in two years.
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Washington Post
New York
United States Express Company
Thomas C Platt
A. L. Banister
Samuel S. Hatt
Coal Firms Charge Rail Discrimination in Coal Car Service
Campbell Creek Coal Company and other Ohio and West Virginia firms allege unfair treatment by Kanawha and Michigan Railway in car furnishings. They filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking orders to end the discrimination and bar the railroad from favoring other coal firms.
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Campbell Creek Coal Company
Ohio
West Wirginia
Kanawha and Michigan Railway Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Prussian suitor kills woman then wounds self in Philadelphia
Martha Korals, 22, a Prussian maid, was shot dead in Philadelphia by Franz Endrukat, 33, who then shot himself. Endrukat had followed her from Europe after a prior murder attempt with a hatchet and a failed marriage demand. He died later from self-inflicted wounds. Korals was the daughter of a physician and a schoolteacher.
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Philadelphia
Martha Korals
Franz
Endrukat
Sultor
Pomeranis
Rhenish
Prussia
Europe
Miss Ko
Endrakat
America
Cramp
Haster
Miss Korals
Miss Korels
Sen
Inland Waterways Commission Plans Visit and Study
The Inland Waterways Commission, newly appointed by the President, held its first meeting with all members present and elected Senator Newlands as vice chairman and Dr. W J McGee as secretary. The group includes Burton, Warner, Bankhead, Mackensie, Newell, Pinchot, and Smith. It will visit the Mississippi River and Great Lakes and begins a broad inquiry into river and harbor improvement, water purity, and inland water system subjects.
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Inland Waterways Commission
Representative Burton
Ohio
Senate Newlands
Nevada
W J McGee
Washington
Messrs. Burton
Newlands
McGee
Senator Warner
Missouri
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Gen. Mackensie
Army
W. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Giford Pinchot
United States Forester
Herbert K. Smith
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Indiana Postmasters Plan May Meeting for State Association
Indiana postmasters have been granted leave of absence not exceeding five days to attend a meeting in Indianapolis on May 13 and 16 to organize a State postmasters association.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Tales Told Here Home Remedy for Rheumatism
Remarkable stories claim a simple home prescription cures Rheumatism and Kidney trouble after cures at health resorts failed. Mix half an ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion, one ounce Compound Karyon, three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla in a bottle. Take one teaspoon after meals and at bedtime with plenty of water. Continuous diet unchanged.
Death of a cursed dying soldier and court martial
George Sturm a US Army Hospital Corps member died by his own hand after a Philippines court martial. He reportedly claimed wrongful conviction and lack of counsel. The record notes Sturm declined counsel and challenged one member, with witnesses testifying to his conduct during trial.
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New York
George Sturm
United States Hospital Corps
War Department
W. Widdiisid
Eighth Infantry
Sturm
Macklin Prosecution Ends in Court Martial
San Antonio April 29 Roger Fitch, judge advocate, closed for the prosecution in the Macklin court martial this afternoon. The defense will begin its testimony tomorrow and will probably finish by the close of this week.
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San Antonio
Yex
Theut
Roger
Fitch
Macklin
Naval men deny charges on rivet holes in ships
Congressmen statement accusing private shipbuilders of serious defects in battleships prompts Navy rejection. A Brooklyn representative claims holes are filled with putty or mud. Navy officers urge duty to report facts, noting holes often filled with lead during interior construction or by error.
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Waldo
Brooklyn
Navy
Navy Department
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Congress
Snd
No Room For Mounted Signal Troops In Drills
Acting Secretary of War Oliver has told Gov. Hughes that two mounted Signal Corps companies from New York State militi a cannot join regular Coast Artillery in next summer's joint drills due to lack of accommodation and because the drills do not require mounted signals.
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Oliver
Gov. Hughes
Signal Corps
New York State Militia
Coast Artillery
Artillerymen Exchange Between Forts at Charleston
The Kilpatrick transport arrived with about 100 men for the artillery and exchanged personnel with Fort Moultrie. Seventy-fifth and Seventy-eighth coast artillery units remained at Moultrie while the Eighth Company went to Fort Preble. The transport then sailed for Southport.
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Fort Preble
Moultrie
Charleston
8. C
Kilpatrick
Fort Moultrie
Coast Artillery
Fort Warren
Mass
Southport
O Reilly Leaves San Juan for Cuba Inspection
Surg. Gen. Remy sailed from San Juan to Cuba to inspect military hospitals. He studied the local hospital to decide whether repairs or a new building are needed while noting Juan municipality ownership. Cavalry headquarters band and Ninth Cavalry squadron left Fort Riley to join the Philippines campaign under Col. Peter Bomus.
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Cuba
Washington
San Juan
Or Remy
Juan
Cavalry
Fort Riley
Kens
Ninth Cavalry
Peter Bomus
Philippines
Big Ball to End Fair Thursday Evening
Center booths will be removed and arrangements made to accommodate four thousand dancers. Decorations will remain undisturbed. Bargain seekers were in evidence last night.
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Board of Control
Masonic Far
B. F. Smith
Fair
New York Avenue
Convention Hall
Temple
W. F. Downey
Pentalpha Lodge
Columbia Commandery
Roosevelt
Smith
Loeb
Louis C. Wilson
Galveston
Wilson
Orleana
Portland
Prd
Augusta
Louisville
Finn
Great Britain
France
Continent
Japan
Tata
Lester Denies Stock Pool In International Power Case
Joseph Leiter testified he was never part of a pool with Hoadley and Judson to buy International Power stock. He said any prior pool related to a different deal closed before the crash and he had no authority for postdeal purchases. The case, tied to a $9,000 claim, continues with cross examination.
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New York
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Supreme Court Today
Joseph H. Hoadley
International Power Company
Cyrus Field Judson
Lester
Hoadley
Lester Gany
Judson
Justice Amend
Herrick & Co
Justice Dowling
Letter
Leiter
Tadgon
John R. Drexel
Drexel
Mr. Leiter
Market Rumors Drive Mixed Cotton and Grain Quotes
New York and Chicago reported mixed moves in grains and cotton. Wheat futures softened on wet Kansas forecasts while corn rose modestly. Liverpool prices slipped and local demand remained cautious amid unsettled Western belt weather and ample old crop supplies.
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New York
Chicago
Kansas
Vance
Weather Bureau
Liverpool
Shorts
Calder Celpts
Minneapolis
Duluth
Army Orders and Naval Movements Summary
Army orders list leaves of absence for Capt Day and others, with durations from two to four months and May 1 effective dates. Movements of naval vessels include arrivals at multiple ports such as Callao and Mare Island, and several sailings including Magadalena Bay and Annapolis. Orders to Naval Officers direct Pay Director Cann to home and Hing to duty as purchasing pay officer in Portsmith New Hampshire.
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Frederick R. Day
John D. Millikin
Carl F. van Dem Bossche
Fourteenth Infantry
Joseph Pinquard
Robart &. Smith
Nelus I. Durfee
Seventeenth Infantry
Eugens R. Whitmore
Beverly W. Dunn
Ordnance Department
William H. Techapnet
Parish
N. J
Haskell
Ritter W. Sprinder
Artillery Corps
Fort Schuyler
N.Y
Chattanooga
Wubu
Callao
Hainan
Nilwankes
Mare Island
Nima
Newsport
Galveston
Shiangles
Princeton
Amapala
Stringham
Wilkes
de Long
Brockton
Blakely
Norfolk
Dolphin
Mayflower
Sylvia
Washington
Boston
Acanusco
Saturn
Magdalena Bay
Mara Toland
Zebenon
Newport
Norfhal Pymeston
J. E. Cann
Walt
J. A. Hing
Navy
Portempath
N. H
Market Wrap: July Grain and Hog Prices Firm Amid Cash Buying
The market rallied as cash buying supported demand for corn and oats. July futures opened lower, traded to mid 40s, then closed near highs. hog prices weakened on packer selling while pork and cattle tone remained cautious. receipts and tomorrow's estimates listed alongside.
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Congo
Ar buckle Bros Guarantee Complies With Federal Law
Ar buckle Bros of New York City files Guarantee No 2041 at Washington stating compliance with the National Pure Food Law.
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Washington
Arbuckle Bros
New York City
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Mississippi and
the Great Lakes
Patty
Signal Corps of
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O'Reilly
Masons
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Java
Uneeda
Victor E.adler
Clothin
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Congressional
Senate
Thea
Aan
Atlantic & Pacific
E Sts
Merketa
Heurich Brewing Co
Maerzen
Liege
Phone West
BOBYS
Bobys & Bobys
Ninth Street
Epobys
Warner
S. Core
Life Cure Company
Rochester
Men Uon
Tre
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Maurer
Rurer
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Ata
Hadrer
Capital Loan CO
F Street
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Potomas Guarantee Loan CO
F St. No
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Citizens Loan & Trust CO
Commercial Bank
Ba. W._ Corner
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