Peers Defeat British Budget In Historic English Parliament
The House of Lords rejected the budget by a nine to zero vote, prompting plans to prorogue Parliament in January. Lords Crewe and Lansdowne led a tense division as peers including the Earl of Crewe and the Earl of Wemyns faced a crowd outside, while the cabinet prepared for formalities.
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Landon
Oy 2
Roselery Morley
James
Hereford
Lord Cremer
Lord Balfour of
Burlelgh
Earl of
Kings
Agquith
House of Lords
Bandian Sea
Peera
Hebcew
Nemes
House of Com
Lord Lansdowne
Nery Atteen
Betl
Viscount Churchill Baron Denan
Lord Colebrooke
Leo
Lord Lore
Earl of Crewe
Howser
Lord Stinsn
Wishadl Hicka Béllen
Dlson
Earl of Wemyns
March
Te House
Vast British Landed Elite and Lords Debate Finance Bill
The article details the immense landholdings of dukes and peers, listing numbers and titles across the realm, noting wealth and influence. It covers parliamentary peers and the wealth of families like Argyll, Gratton, and Northumberland, plus remarks on rainfall aiding dispersal of demonstrators and notable lordly oratory in the Lords debate on finance.
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Dukes of Argyll and Grattan
Duke of Northumberland
Teviotdale
Labor peace claimed on Isthmus as canal progress praised
New York correspondent reports Chairman Tawney and House appropriations members arriving from Cristobal applaud progress on the Panama Canal. He cites the Culebra cut as the heaviest excavation and predicts completion within four years while emphasizing careful budgeting and no major labor trouble despite disputes over longevity pay.
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New York
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Cristobal
Canal
Washington
Congressional Limited
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Kramer
Frank ‘Dodge
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Atards
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Whports
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Lawney
T Wo
Tawhey
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Panama Railroad
Army
Navy
Defeat of budget seen as doom for Lords and Irish rule
In New York Nov 90 Irish leader T P O Connor argues the Lords defeat of the budget signals their doom and the emancipation of Ireland from English rule. He predicts mass uprisings in England and a final end to feudal control as Lords’ power to block reform wanes. The piece links this to the drive for home rule and pressure on an alien parliament.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Ireland
New York
Acton
T P O Connor
Ieaders
Tam
Oconnor
Bray
O' Connell
England
Phone Leads 10 Divorce Injunction Denied
George L Holton, once a supervisor at a Somory desk firm, filed for divorce in St Louis after his wife repeatedly phoned him at work despite his request to stop. He sought a superior court injunction to restrain the calls, claiming threats of discharge from his employer if the harassment continued. The judge denied the injunction.
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Boston
George L Holton
Somory
Bernstorff Not Censured by Bethmann Hof Attitude Debate
The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports on a Philadelphia speech by German ambassador Count von Bernstorff and the German reaction. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg recognizes patriotic pan German sentiments but avoids endorsing all statements. The chancellor disputes claims that he disowned Bernstorff for warning against conflating pan Germanic ideas with imperial policy.
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Count von Bernstorf
United States
Philadelphia
Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
von Bethmann Hortweg
Ambasador von Bernstocm
Empire
Count von Bernstorff
Ninety Per Cent of Americans Die From Disease
Dr V A Moore at Cornell University notes that about 90 percent of deaths in the United States are due to disease, 2 percent to old age, and 8 percent by violence. He contrasts general diseases with epidemics, saying epidemics are controlled by public health measures while general deaths depend on personal care and environment.
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Washington Post
Ithaca N Y
V A Moore
Cornell University
Japanese Vessel Wrecks Toll in Korea Bay Storm
A Japanese steamer of 2070 tons reportedly foundered off Yougampo Korea near Shimonguchi during a recent gale. Twenty five bodies washed ashore and other vessels are believed wrecked. Details come from glossified columns in The Pont with no charge for the mouth of the Yalu River.
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Shimonguchi
Kitagata
Allum Board
Dariel
Manchuria
Korea Bay
Bundey
Yougampo
Korea
Yalu
Zelaya Seads Emissary With Mediation Aim
Pedro Ganzies, private emissary of President Zelaya of Nicaragua, arrived in Wanttington seeking a interview with Secretary of State Knox. He plans to present Zelaya’s explanation of the execution of two Americans by Zelaya troops after a court martial. Senator Gonzalez expects to persuade the State Department that Zelaya acted within his rights. Gonzalez recently traveled from Europe where he sought better terms on a $6,000,000 loan arranged by Italian bankers via Senor Galdares.
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Zeteye
Nicaragua
Wanttington
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Gonzales
Ba Wil
Zelaya
Averals
State Department
Hazera
Gongalez
Europe
Senor Galdares
$2300 Jewel Robbery At Central Office
Mrs Forrest reports a dresser rifled of valuables and cash in a central office robbery. Police believe the crime was an outside job and detectives will work on the case using footprints from a fire escape.
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Central Office
Forrest
Jewels Stolen From Mrs Forrest At Grafton Avenue
A burglary at Mrs. Douglas F Forrest of 313 Grafton Connecticut Avenue and De Sales Street NW saw jewelry worth hundreds plus $9 cash disappear. Detectives O Brien and Springman traced muddy footprints from a fire escape to Forrests apartment entry, noting a well dressed male suspect used the fire escape and that an inside job is unlikely. The thief fled the same way, leaving an open window behind.
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Connecticut Avenue
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Springman
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Milla
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Ebiea
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de Sciles
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U Brien
Fim
Yelever
Rockefellers rush to New York after a Overheard kidnapping plot
Sawyer Smith, a lumber operator from Minerva Ohio, tells police he overheard two men in a lonely hut plot to abduct or kill John D Rockefeller. In response, Rockefeller and family sped to Pocantico Hills with doubled guards and a rapid departure from Cleveland.
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Harold Sewyer Smith
Minerva
Ohio
Stark County
Rockefellers
New York
Pocantica
Hla
Smiths revelation explains Rockefeller speech absence
The banquet at the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church last night saw John D B Rockefeller skip his scheduled remarks. He reportedly planned to depart for New York today, with the decision made only Friday. Mrs Rockefeller appeared in better health as she accompanied him to the car.
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Union Statin
East End
East Ith Street
O. Company
Forest Hi
John DB Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist
New York
Harriman Estate Valued at 149 Million in Railroad Securities
Special to The Washington Post reports the Harriman estate valued at 149.91 million dollars. The estate comprises railroad stocks and bonds, mainly Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, plus real estate in Orange County. The announcement marks the completion of the estate settlement for Iste E Harriman.
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Vmanners
Washington Post
New York
Saalenprasel
E H Harriman
Orange County
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Testimony Flagships Shifting Defense in Sugar Trust Case
A Williamsburg plant supervisor denial pivots defense as counsel says his client will testify for the government. Proceedings reveal alleged payoffs to weighers and checkers, with envelopes of cash tied to improper sugar weighings. Witnesses link cash from a refinery office to inflated wages, while defense argues unclear responsibility.
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York
James F Bender
Nage
Amercan Sugar Refining Company
Hircuit
Lugor Reclining Company
Bendernarel
Tima
Andrew J Mallen
Havemeyer & Elder
Bender ‘Nagel the Gall
Hendernagel
Custom House
Winifred T Denison
Mullen
John Foole Eaward
Pelick Fennesey
Jean Wuelker
Angels Counsel
Tomes
Sugar Trust
Mallen
Wallatraet
American Sugar Refning Company Office
Kellogg and Taft seek reforms in District government
Special to The Washington Post reports Frank Kellogg pressing a federal crackdown on Standard Oil and President Taft preparing a broad reform package for the District of Columbia. The President intends a single executive with a governor and aldermen, while Congress retains oversight. Henderson plans a governor and board approach and West’s resignation is accepted with January 1 as the start of shift. Cabinet members contribute to a forthcoming message to Congress, outlining national issues and District governance changes.
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New York
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Walt
Washington
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