Revolution in Haiti Nears Clash as Simon Attacks
Port au Prince anxiety mounts as Antoine Simon’s insurgent forces advance from Leogane toward the capital. Government divisions thin, ministers resign, and Nord’s regime teeters while American and French ships stand ready to protect lives and property if fighting erupts.
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Jonsimon
Prince Osotty
Nordis
Sorutiion
Corto
Des Mores
Les Moines
Tacoma
United States
Duguay Trouin
Scylla
State Department
Nord ' Alexis
Haiti
Capmdr
John H. Shiley
Des Moines
Port Au Prince
Diplomatic Corps
Furniss
Tancrede Augrate
Port Au Prince Iz
Furnies
New York
Hititian
Reward for Keefe to lead immigration and union
Daniel J. Keefe, longtime Longshoremen's Union leader and former Sixth vice president of the AFL, was appointed by the President to succeed the late Frank A. Sargent as commissioner general of immigration. He plans to assume duties in about ten days after winding up in Detroit, with Taft and Hitchcock approving the choice.
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Daniel J. Keefe
Longshoremen's Union
Frank A. Sargent
Immigration
Immigration Bureau
Detroit
Labor
Charles P. Neill
Keefe
Igcuss
Taft
Keets
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Samuel Gompers
Roosevelt
White House
A. F of L
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hot Springs
T. V. Powderly
Bureau of Immigration
Knights of Labor
Frank Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Bire- Te
Servce
President sign s civil service order ending fourth class posts
The White House issued an executive order placing every fourth class postmaster north of the Ohio and in Mississippi under civil service protection. More than 15,000 postmasters are affected, shifting them from political patronage to removal only after charges and hearings. States listed include Maine to Michigan with hundreds of posts in each, prompting heated debate among House members and party lines.
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House of Representatives
New England
Middle ‘West
White House
Ohio
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
House
South
Sori Tempinti
Agplimisson
Congreve Wil
Civil Service Cormimission
Plot in Salvador Nipped Amid Martial Law Proclaimed
Fragmentary report notes a failed overthrow attempt in San Salvador. President Figueroa’s government declared martial law amid widespread arrests of prominent opposition figures, as the revolutionary movement was crushed. News string cites Washington and Boston references.
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San Salvador
Salvador
Figueroa
Revolutionary “'Movement
Public Release of Jap Us Mutual Understanding Pact
State Department last night made public notes between Secretary Root and Ambassador Takahira detailing a mutual understanding in the Far East. The letters emphasize friendship and peaceful policy and note that the United States welcomes the mutual understanding.
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Takahira
United States
Japan
Far East
Root
Tekahira
State Department
Baron Takahira
Pacific
Eshu Root
United Ates
New York Theatre Tickets To Be Sold At Offices Only
The New York board of aldermen passed two ordinances to curb ticket scalping. One bans ticket speculation on streets in front of theaters, adopted with one dissent. The second bans selling tickets through hotels and agencies and requires stamped prices. Penalties include a fine from ten to fifty dollars or ten days’ imprisonment.
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Port de Paix
New York
Theater
Wassington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Strange Tribe of Dutch English Words Found in Guiana Field
Lieutenant Wyman reported a voyage from Paramaribo up the Surinam River and across to the Corentyne boundary where he encountered a remote tribe of negroes with a mixed language of Dutch Portuguese English. He suggested descendants of escaped slaves and noted their ignorance of white men. He warned that gold exists but cataracts and dangers hinder mining.
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Sparial
Washington Post
New York
R. Hieymans
Gurinam
Holland
Butoh Guiana
Parasmaribo
Eaid
Corantys
British Guiana
Dutch Guiana
Wyman
Tragic Memphis poisoning case claims mother and child
In Memphis a woman and her young daughter died from carbolic acid in their hotel room today, a second child dying hours later. The three victims were connected to Mr Schott of Hot Springs Arkansas. Jewelry valued at 500 dollars was found with the clerk and a night watchman reported the events.
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Memphis
Tenn
Focal
Mr& Schott
Hot Springs
Ark
Twa
Ory
McKinley to Speak for Cannon and Tariff Plan
Hot Springs correspondent reports talk of McKinley backing Speaker Cannon amid tariff reform aims. discussions foresee an amicable aid to clarify relations between Taft Cannon and the House leaders. Taft favors enlarging the rules committee and a broader representation while endorsing naval build up with Roosevelt’s policy.
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Taft
Cannon
Jos
McKinley
Committee On Rules
House
Taftin
Washington
Senate
Fragmentary Verse Fragments in a Local Column
Fragmented OCR snippet shows disjointed words like mal sonuspita no means spending Selene He ak Hot arenes strong ef. indicating damaged text from a historical newspaper page segment. No clear events or entities emerge.
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Mal
Selene
Yale Student Dies by Own Action at West Rock
John Alan White, 20, of Walton New York, a Yale Graduate School student, died when he jumped from West Rock in New Haven. Found about three hours after the act, a letter to his father suggested derangement from family illness and worry. He had recently been studying mathematics and philosophy after graduating in 1807 as a top student with several scholarships.
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Hew Haven
Conn
John Alan White
Walton
N. Y
Batdert
Yale
West Rock
White
Tomate
Harry L.agard
Waite
Schid
Proctor Will Allocates Vermont Marble Estate Shares
Rutland Vermont December reveals United States Senator Redfield Proctor leaves his estate to family with $10400 to the Proctor Library Association and $3000 to the Proctor Cemetery Association. Shares in the Vermont Marble Company go to family and faithful employees. Washington real estate is left to Redfield Proctor Jr. and Philadelphia and St Louis property to daughter Miss Emmily.
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Rutland
United States
Redfield Proctor
Proctor Library Association
Proctor Cemetery Association
Vermont Marble Company
Washington
Lee
Redfield Proctor, Jr
Philadelphia
St Louis
Miss Emmily
Hepburn May Contest He Faces House Seat Battle
Strong backing from Hepburn supporters signals a probable legal challenge to the Eighth Iowa election. About 1,609 votes were discorrected for technicalities, with Hepburn trailing by 380 votes, and congressmen expect many to be reinstated if allowed by election law. Hepburn, a longtime reform advocate and Republican caucus chair, would challenge standpatters who oppose rule changes. In Congress, Mann of Minnesota is mentioned as a potential successor to Speaker Cannon if Hepburn returns.
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Sident
Tre
Olestin Cyriaque Acher
Cit Vallee
Portaz
Simon
Stoads
Leconte
Sumiwuiity
Nordivia
Cannon
McKinley
Treasury
House
Senate
Catiren
Chicago
Joe
Denmigtes
Wait
Hot Springs
Washington
Hepburn
Iowa
W. D. Jamieson
Congressional Committee
Creston
Col. Hepburn
Congress
Col.Hepburn
Cal. Hepburn
Cal
James R. Mann
Tminols
Mann
Dead in His Locked Room
Prominent figure Cowie, linked to Memphis, is reported dead in a locked room. Police investigation ongoing with few details released.
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Cowie
Memphis
Big Washington theater and hotel planned on Thirteenth Street
Plans for an ambitious complex on the deck bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue and Thirteenth Street include a 2700 seat theater and a 500 room hotel. The project, featuring marble facades, steel frame, and reinforced concrete, aims for fireproof design and top acoustics, with openings hoped for the 1909 10 season.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Thirteenth
Mute Johson
Fot] Johnson
Ogram Drug Store
Stilgon Hutchins
Dha
Mulding
City appeals to White House over Arkansas River diversion
Pine Bluff Arkansas December 1 Citizens wire President Roosevelt seeking intercession to obtain War Department permission to divert the Arkansas River channel. Mayor W L Tooney and residents sign the telegram. The War Department previously refused permission to cut a new channel. River rising rapidly with 25 to 30 feet flood stage expected by Thursday. two government boats aiding. Property valued at about 5 million dollars threatened. Officials doubt federal action can arrive in time to affect flood conditions.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Roosevelt
Secretary of War
W. L. Tooney
War Department
Arkansa
Hiver
Hen
Marshall
Army
Meyer Toonsy
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