Taft in Special Session Discuss Central America Crisis
Members Douglas and Aust urge a mining bureau as Taft considers a broader Central America policy. The president will address Congress with a message detailing the Central American situation and possible executive actions. The cabinet session stretched long as lawmakers weighed recommendations from Illinois manufacturers and industry groups.
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Vanderlip Visits Capital Amid Finance Talks
Vanderlip visits Washington to confer with President and Cabinet members on financial matters. The article notes meetings with the Secretary of the Treasury and other officials, including discussions about national economic policy and potential actions affecting the country’s financial status.
King Manuel on Way Home after royal visit
Report notes King Manuel of Portugal returning home amid public interest from workers and supporters. An ovation greeted the royal party at Paris station as dignitaries including the Duke of Montpensier and the Duke of Penthievre were present.
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Forto Rican Census Estimate Prompts Island Population Figure
Census Supervisor David A Skinner estimates Forte Rico inland population around 1 600 090 with growth over the last census possibly exceeding 100 000. He projects enumeration cost near 1 000 and states enumerators will be Porta Ricans with the schedule printed in Spanish.
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Jhs Commission
Yeaturday
United States Census
Durand
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Forte Fuoco
Washington
Plague Spread in Ecuador Reported Cases and Deaths
During the last two weeks of November officials logged 74 plague cases in Ecuador with 37 deaths in Republic Quayanuil and 10 deaths in another period. The report notes 24 yellow fever cases.
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Warships on Move Continues Dispatch From Page One
Rear Admiral Himball reports Prairie with 172 officers and men and two battalions of marines will total over 1540. The gunboat Princeton sails toward the Pacific coast from New York as Dixie at Philadelphia yard readies to reinforce the Atlantic squadron. The Dixie carries 2 officers and men. Marines may be landed if U S interests or citizens are threatened in Nicaragua under Monroe Doctrine. Brig Gen George F Elliott says no Marines landed yet. naval vessels remain off Nicaragua and Panama. Rumors say the Marlette landed 100 bluejackets in Bluefields, but confirmation is lacking. Zelaya associates in Washington pursue channels for an understanding with the United States while plans around Nicaragua continue.
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ENOR SURPRISES ZELAYA IN Nicaraguan Tense Row
Managua Dec 2 The American Secretary of State’s actions harassing Senor Felipe Rodrigues caused Zelaya to reiterate that the Nicaraguan government was justified in executing Americans connected with Levy factions. Zelaya will take no action and has new information on U S intentions. Caldera, a naturalized American of Nicaraguan birth, works at the consulate and is suspected of opposing views, with Zelaya noting possible partiality in his reports.
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Business Men Plan Meeting of National Council of Commerce
Three business leaders confer on plans for the National Council of Commerce meeting to be held here next week. Frank B Wiborg of Cincinnati visited the Department of Commerce and Labor and will confer with Secretary Nugent. William McCerroll, president of the New York Board of Trade and Transit, and a council executive committee member, arrived from New York.
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Clapp Attacks Leaders in Wisconsin Tariff Debate Title
Senator Moses Criticizes tariff fight as a monopoly struggle in Milwaukee proceeding. La Follette campaign rhetoric frames consumer rights and party integrity as essential, while Clapp notes no direct reference to Aldrich or Cannon amid tariff revisions.
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Peace Treaty Terms Sought To End Central American Revolution
Representatives from five Central American republics convened in Washington in November 1907, with U S and Mexco facilitation, to agree on a peace protocol. The treaty obliges harmony, arbitration before a Central American court, and neutrality pledges by Honduras, plus strict action against political refugees and revolutionary foment. Signed December 20, 1907, the accord aims to curb unrest after the Panama Canal era shifts.
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Sugar Fraud Probe Split Over Administration Action
Congressional debate centers on a Sugar Trust inquiry with Senator Borah proposing a resolution for investigation. Advocates argue the probe could force accountability, while opponents warn it must not proceed without strong executive support to avoid hindering prosecutions and leaking sensitive details to sugar trust counsel.
Roosevelt and Congress Clash That Shaped a Party
A condensed view of Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship with Congress, detailing clashes over postmaster reports, the Brownsville incident, and the secret police claims. It notes Roosevelt’s strategic compromises with Democrats to keep party unity, the Hepburn Tillman rate bill battles, and the final passage with Allison’s compromise, shaping Republican and Rooseveltian factions.
Bonding Trust Probe Hires Experts to Gauge Government Losses
The congressional inquiry into the bonding trust hires David Parks Fuckler of New York and Herbert D Brown of Chicago as resident actuaries in Washington. They will collect data from departments over fifteen years to estimate losses from defalcation and bond noncompliance, amid rising premiums and a record of 10 percent loss on premiums over a decade across 23 fidelity insurers.
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Chicago
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Nobel Foundation peers debate peace fund rise and amendments
The Nobel Foundation board and Industrial Peace committees discussed increasing the peace fund from its original 40,100, proposing amendments amid a lengthy session. Attendees included Wilson, Nagel, Archbishop Ireland, Sath Low, Martin Hughitt, Gompers, Mitchell, Keefe, Easley, and Theodore L Weed, with many key officials absent.
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Theodore L Weed
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Vice President Sherman in New York for 15 hours then to Washington
Special to The Washington Post reports Vice President Sherman spent fifteen hours in New York, arriving at the Hotel Manhattan at 7 am, then left at midnight for Washington to spend the winter. Also Cook R. W. Byans of the Revenue Cutter Forward at Key West was commended by the Treasury Department for saving a civilian's life. Fourth Annual Play Congress set for Rochester in June 1940.
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Health results of food and a well balanced body
A Boston educator describes nervous exhaustion after resigning her teaching post and credits Grape Nuts with improving her bowel health and stamina. She reports breakfast made of Grape Nuts with hot milk or water restores brain function and endurance, and praises the product for aiding health.
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Battleship New Jersey Arrives in New York Harbor
The New Jersey drops into New York Harbor en route from Boston to Hampton Roads to join the battleship fleet. The ship is expected to join the Nebraskas, with plans to sail Tuesday. General W. W. Dudley and staff were mentioned in accompanying notes.
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Changes in General Staff Shifts Across Army Officers
The War Department announces annual staff reassignments. General Wotherspoon is relieved as assistant chief of staff and named president of the Army War College. General Bliss succeeds him, with Tasker H. Bliss moving to Wotherspoon’s post. Henry L. Fupley is relieved from cavalry duty and Daniel A. Frederick is detailed to the general staff, ordered to report immediately.
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Army Orders Show Wide Range of Unit Transfers
The document lists numerous Army personnel moves and assignments including Capt Arthur T. Pulley from artillery to the 14th company, Capt Herbert C. Gthner moved to medical corps, and Lt John A Hole stepping down. Mentioned also are medical detachments at the Presidio San Francisco, and officers reassigned to Fort Lawton and various coast artillery posts. Naval movements note ships and crews deploying to southern drill grounds and overseas stations.
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Papes Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
A crowded claim lures readers with promises that several doses of Papes Diuretic will cure kidney and urinary complaints. The ad asserts rapid cleansing and healing effects on kidneys and nerves, urging immediate use and noting availability worldwide from Papes Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati.
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EX-LIEUTENANT ARRESTED FOR PASSING WORTHLESS CHEEKS
Betah Smuth, ex lieutenant in the regular army, was arrested in Denver on December 2 for passing counterfeit or worthless checks to a person named Mith who served in the Philippines. The report notes discharges from the army and mentions various duty assignments and personnel changes. The incomplete text references Rear Admiral Pur, Captain L Young, and other officers, with scattered details of posts and locations, including Michigan and South Carolina, and mentions a hospital and Weehawken, D C.
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