Peers Defeat British Budget in Historic Lords Vote
A landmark House of Lords vote rejects the budget by nine to zero, sparking a prorogation plan for January. The scene shows unusual attendance and calm, with peers including the Earl of Crewe and Lord Lansdowne voicing differing views as Parliament faces constitutional crisis and royal assent delays.
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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
Earl of Wemyns
March
Te House
Vast British Landed Elite Map Titled Holdings and Influence
The article catalogs land ownership among Britain’s nobility, listing dukes and other peers with vast estates and wealth. It notes the Dukes of Argyll and Gratton refusing to revest holdings, expands on London dominance by dukes, and mentions parliamentary ranks, with figures for land areas and titles. It also covers political rhetoric in the Lords including speeches by Lord Curzon of Kedleston and the archbishop of Yorke amid finance bill debate.
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Dente
Lord Curson of
Kedreston
India
Archbishop of
Yorke
Lorat Lansdowns
House of Commons
House of Lords
Labor and budget notes from Tawney on Isthmus project
New York dispatch reports Chairman Tawney and fellow House appropriations members arrived from Cristobal to assess canal needs. He states the Culebra Cut will complete in four years, outlines budgeting for next fiscal year, and explains removal of longevity pay to all workers to keep canal costs in line while stressing no major labor troubles on the Isthmus.
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New York
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Cristobal
Canal
Washington
Congressional Limited
Ithmus Beskles
Charles
Kramer
Frank ‘Dodge
Andy Smith
Atards
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Miny
Whports
Culebra
Col Goethals
Lawney
T Wo
Tawhey
Congress
Panama Railroad
Army
Navy
Colon
progTam
Naval Committee
Committee On Appropriations
Taft
Doom of Lords Ties Ireland to Home Rule Fight
Irish leader T P O Connor in New York denounces the House of Lords for defeating the budget. He predicts a coming mass uprising in England and says Lords stand on the brink of doom, opening the way for Ireland’s emancipation from alien rule.
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New York
Acton
House of Lords
T P O Connor
Ieaders
House of Commons
Tam
Oconnor
Bray
O' Connell
England
Husband seeks relief over wife's frequent phone calls
George L Holton of Somory, former superintendent at a desk company, filed for divorce in St Louis after four years of marriage citing his wife’s constant telephone calls. He claimed his employers threatened termination if the calls continued. he sought an injunction to stop them, but the court denied it.
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Boston
George L Holton
Somory
Bernstorff Not Censured in U S Speech Debate
The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports on reactions to Count von Bernstorff's Philadelphia speech. It notes Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg sees pan Germanist sentiments as patriotic but does not align with them, denying he censured Bernstorff's remarks while warning against conflating pan Germanist ideas with imperial policy.
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Bertin Noy
Count von Bernstorf
United States
Philadelphia
Nord Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
von Bethmann Hottweg
Ambasador
von Bernstocm
Empire
Count von Bernstorff
Ninety Percent of Americans Die From Disease Says Professor
Dr V A Moore at Cornell University asserts ninety percent of deaths in the United States are due to disease, two percent to old age and about eight percent by violence. He notes epidemics are managed by health measures, while general disease depends largely on individual care and environment.
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Washington Post
Ithaca N Y
V A Moore
Cornell University
Japanese Ship Disaster Off Korea Coast Witnessed
A Japanese steamer of about 2070 tons is reported wrecked off Yougampo Korea after a storm in the Korea Bay. Twenty five bodies have washed ashore and more vessels are believed lost. The news notes heavy wrecks and missing crew, with coastal searches under way.
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Shimonguchi
Kitagata
Allum Board
Dariel
Manchuria
Korea Bay
Bundey
Yougampo
Korea
Yalu
Zelaya Seeks Emissary Mediation With Secretary of State
Pedro Ganzies private emissary of President Zelaya of Nicaragua arrived in Wantington seeking a meeting with Secretary Knox to present Zelaya's explanation over the execution of two Americans by Zelaya troops after a court martial. Senator Gonzalez believes the emissary can justify Zelaya's actions as within his rights. Hazera, Nicaragua's new minister, has not yet been received. Gonzalez has just returned from Europe where he arranged terms for a $6,000,000 loan secured from Italian bankers by Senor Galdarres, an Italian-Nicaraguan resident.
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Zeteye
Nicaragua
Wanttington
Knox
Celaya
Cramon
Gonzales
Ba Wil
Zelaya
Averals
State Department
Hazera
Gongalez
Europe
Senor Galdares
Jewel Robbery at Central Office Spurs Investigation
Mrs Forrest finds dresser rifled and valuables missing after a robbery at a central office. Police suspect an outside job. detectives follow footprints on a fire escape to identify suspects and seize possible clues. The incident prompts inquiry into security lapses and potential intruders.
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Central Office
Forrest
Jewels Stolen From Mrs Forrest At 313 Grafton Ave
Jewelry valued at several hundred dollars plus $9 in cash vanished from the apartments of Mrs. Douglas F Forrest at 313 Grafton Connecticut Avenue and De Sales Street NW. Detectives O Brien and Springman found muddy fire escape footprints. a well dressed young man and a No 6 shoe size are linked to the entry and exit. Police investigations suggest a professional thief, possibly using a hotel inquiry as cover, with no inside involvement confirmed.
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Grafton
Connecticut Avenue
de Sales Street
O Brien
Springman
Central Office
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Worrett
Milla
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Ebiea
Golume
de Sciles
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U Brien
Fim
Yelever
Rockefeller Plot Hushed as Guards Move John D Rockefeller
Saw a Stark County lumber operator, Harold Smith, overhear talk of kidnapping or killing John D Rockefeller. Smith alerted Canton and Cleveland police, prompting doubled guards in Cleveland and a guarded New York bound train to Pocantico Hills. Rockefeller, Mrs Rockefeller, and secretary traveled with minimal exposure amid warnings of a broader plot.
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Washington Post
Cleveland Ohio
John D Rockafeller
New York
Porantico Hills
Forest Hall
Cleveland
10Th Street
New York Centralines
Rockefeller Automobie
Rockefeller
Mr Rockefeller
Big Sccretary
Harold Sewyer Smith
Minerva
Ohio
Stark County
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Hla
Allance
Canton
Lebief
Chlef Smith
Kohier
Stamberger
East Cleveland
Forest Hills
John D
Artesta
John
Revealed: Rockefeller Missed Euclid Ave Banquet Speech
The banqueting event of the Men Club of the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church last night saw John D. Rockefeller absent amid reports of a sudden decision to depart for New York. Mrs Rockefeller appeared in better health as she boarded the car with him assisting.
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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 about 149.91 million dollars in New York, with the bulk of assets in railroad stocks and bonds, mainly Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, plus real estate in Orange County.
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Washington Post
New York
Saalenprasel
E H Harriman
Orange County
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Sugar trust witness says Bendernagel will testify for government
James F Bendernagel, former Williamsburg plant official, declines to be the goat in a bribery case. He will testify for the government if needed, saying his actions were under orders and he will not shield anyone. Litigation centers on payroll and weighers at Havemeyer refinery in Williamsburg and alleged cash payments from the cashier’s office.
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Williamsburg
York
James F Bender
Nage
Amercan Sugar Refining Company
Hircuit
Lugor Reclining Company
Bendernarel
Tima
Bendernagel
George W Beattie
Andrew J Mallen
Havemeyer & Elder
Bender ‘Nagel the Gall
Hendernagel
Custom House
Winifred T Denison
Voucers
Mallen
John Foole Eaward
Pelick Fenness
Jean Vuslher
Evenng Bendernagels Attornes
Herugar Trust
Staement
Wall Street
American Sugar Refining Company
Kellogg Wot in Sugar Case and Taft Plan for District
Special to The Washington Post reports Kellogg pressing President Taft to dissolve the Standard Oil Company. The piece outlines Taft preparing a major message to Congress on reforms for the District of Columbia, including a governor and an alderman board, and notes West resignation accepted with January effective date. Henderson outlines a plan for governance with a governor and aldermen appointed by the President with Senate consent.
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Taft
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Panams
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Washington
Dea
Henderson
Hhe Sidem
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