Church state clash over parish contracts in Briand plan
Fragmented dispatches describe Paris talks on church governance and contract forms in which Briand seeks a workable framework for priests and associations to take over churches. Officials note government aims can bend to local needs while maintaining legality, as ministers circulate guidance to local authorities amid ongoing Vatican negotiations.
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Paris Tech
Pariers
Minster
Briand
Brand
Vatican
Iimmon Tax Association
Tahirg
Mavkr
Ijergmei Sr
Church Property Leases and Clergy Authority Under Concordat
The document outlines lease rules for church property, detailing conditions for length, repairs, and termination if worship ceases for six months. It notes clergymen may lease under bishop authorization, and if a See is disqualified, authorities must approve a successor. It discusses associations leasing churches with clergy must be named and the hierarchy recognized, ensuring permanent gratuitous use of church property under concordat terms.
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M. Briand
Czar Confirms Ten-Year Fortress Sentences
The Czar affirmed ten years in a fortress for Vice Admiral Niehogat and other officers after a Cronstadt court martial found them guilty of cowardice for surrendering ships to Japan at Tenchima. The original death sentence was commuted from a prior ruling. The Niehogat squadron included battleships led by Apraxin Seniavin and Nicholas with captains Iashen Gregoriest and Smirnoff.
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Washington
St. Petersburg
Czar
Niehogat
Cronstadt
Tenchima
Chinese Rebels Get Arms Smuggled to Shanghai Districts
Victoria dispatches report arms and ammunition smuggled through Shanghai to rebel districts where rebellion is under way. A Chinese paper claims 50,000 Mauser rifles and 5,000,000 rounds were imported from Japan by the revolutionary party.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Feb &Mail
Shanghai
China
Japan
The
Revolutionary Party
Young Gates Whips Valet at Union Station Train Mixup
Charles G Gates son of John W Gates caused a scene at Columbus Union Station after a luggage transfer error left his valet bleeding amid broken dishes in a dining car. Gates paid for damages and continued to Cincinnati as a special train was arranged.
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Washington Post
Columbus
Ohio
Charles G. Gates
John W Gates
Union Station
Gates
Cmeinnon
Onion Station
Eee
St Louis
Cincinnate
Health Office Records Deaths Reported to February 3
A compiled death list shows names and ages from residences such as 317 Broad Alterow and 235 10th St. NW, with ages ranging from a few months to 80 plus. Notable entries include Mary E Williamson at Gov't Hosp Insane and Jane Van Fleet at 1212 Union St. NW, and several older residents from M St NW and 7th Street. The notice notes several misspellings and garbled addresses. it references an Educational Contest with check numbers available at The Post office for competitors.
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Louis Davis
Broad Aller Ow
John Morgen
10Th St
Samuel B Holabird
Mary EB Williamson
Caroline Burrough
Jane van Fleet
Union St
Havenner
Prospecta
Jane O Barbarin
Harry Coleman
St. Nw
Yi Jonn C Albrecht
St Nw
John Fidel
Millard F Frees
Brightwood
D C
Winifred Heeney
Frances W McPherson
Mendota Fists
Marcellus Coates
Hattie M Shelton
Joseph Hunt
Union Et Sw
James B Meade
Mantha Teon BE Eieworth
L St Nw
Blanche Watts
Edgar RB. Taylor
Merths Mildred Praner
Margeret Tenies
Sih
Grand Central shooting shocks mob as Italian worker fires into crowd
Gabriel Ferrera, recently dismissed from New York Central, returned to Grand Central payday line armed with a revolver and fired four shots into fellow workers. One man Jones killed instantly, Rufus Ayres died later, others injured as police struggled to protect Ferrera and subdue the enraged crowd.
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Gabriel Ferrera
Grand Central Station
New York
New York Central
Jones
Rufus Ayres
Anthony Cantay
Howard Tompkins
Bullet. Net
Ferrera
Grand Central
Ayres
Mansfield to Star in Peer Gynt at New National Theater
National theatergoers will see Richard Mansfield in a seven performance engagement at the New National Theater in Washington starting next week. Monday opens with Peer Gynt, assisted by a 47-strong cast, and runs except for Saturday final night. Mansfield’s praised leadership places him among the season’s top theatrical figures.
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National
Richard Mansfield
Washington
New National Theater
Peer Gynt
Bea Brommel
Mansfield
Tim
Peter Gynt
Henry V
Richard III
Witlius Caesar
Mr Mansfield
Mansfield Company
James IT Powers
Jasco
New York
Mr Powers
Clara Palmer
Ethel Jackson
Coralie Blythe
Favor and Sinclar
Phil H. Byle
Arthur Donaldson
Frank Rushworth
Dick Temple
la Petite Adelaide
English Pony Ballet
Shubert Beauty
Sgurecore
Lawrance D Orsay
Columba
Augustus Thomas
Hawarden-Kel Clas
Mr. Dorsay
Earl of
Pawtucket
Mr D'Orsay
Harry Harwood
Josephine Drake
Marion Burney
Rose Hubbard
Forrest Robinson
Ida Darling
Harold Heaton
Lyster Chambers
Majestic
Fritz
Joe Hortiz
Langdon Mimick
Hortiz
Rosenthal
National Theater
America
Burlesque Co to Feature at New Lyceum Next Week
Sam Devere's Burlesque Co promises a grand show at the New Lyceum next week with two funny burlesques, special scenery, electrical effects and lavish costumes led by Sam Devere. The act is touted as superior to prior performances at the venue and will showcase the troupe's signature humor and spectacle.
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Z Lyceum
Sam Devere
Burlesque Co
4Ycourm
Verdi's Rigoletto Opens Belasco Theater With Strong Quartet
At the Belasco Theater last evening Verdi's Rigoletto featured a superb quartet in act three sung by Signor Alberti as Rigoletto and a strong supporting cast including Mr Greene as the Duke and Arthur Bevan as Sparafucile. The performance, though uneven at times, drew enthusiastic, repeated applause and a sizeable audience for the matinee’s Planquette program The Chimes of Normandy with Wadlerstadt and George Shields led a solid afternoon bill.
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Belasco Theater
Signor Alberti
Winfred Goff
Mr. Greene
Sparafucile
Arthur Bevan
Russell Opera Company
Moody and Manners, Company
England
Maddalen
Berg
Miss Albright
Scens
Mme. Noldi
Gilda
Matteo Borsa
Mr Parsons
Newton Hammer
Marvlla
Fleanor Burgess
Giovanni
F. A. Murray
Monte Tore
Ceprano
T P. Wilgus
Eleanor Harrison
Gatherine McGraw
Rigoletto
Pianquele
Normandy
Messie Wadlerstadt
George Shields
Harry Wheaton Howard
Ford Lanning
Gaspard
G R. Scott
Anna Louise Miller
Germaine
Mary Wid
Gertrude
Eleanor Burgess
Jeanne
Cora Troxell
Manette
Gertrude Lyddane
Buzanne
Dreadnought will speed from Gibraltar to Trinidad
The Washington Post reports the battleship Dreadnought on its voyage from Gibraltar to Trinidad will maintain a speed of seventeen knots throughout the journey. The vessel’s machinery is in prime condition and carries ample fuel to cover the distance.
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Gibraltar
Trinidad
Washington Pont
London
President on Contest Stands In Fairbanks Way
The Washington Post reports a battle for Republican control ahead of the 1908 convention between Charles Warren Fairbanks and Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt seeks a candidate aligned with his radical reforms, likely Taft or Root, while Fairbanks works to secure railroad support and delegates. Roosevelt plans multiple public speeches to rally broad support and complicate a conservative convention outcome. He aims to block a nominee opposed to his policies, urging backing for a candidate sympathetic to his ideas.
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Roosevelt
Washington Post
New York
The
Evening Post
Washington
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Theodore Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Mr Fairbanks
Wairbanks
President Roosevelt
Republican Party
Taft
Root
Mr Taft
Cortelyou
Middle West
Indiana
Michigan
Tllinois
Ohio
Roosevelt Fairbanks Rivalry Shapes 1908 Convention
A fragment outlines tension between Roosevelt and Fairbanks amid the Senate counting on Browenville gifray. It notes opposition leaders claim political motives and describes regular White House visits as they seek Republican nomination. The piece hints at a power struggle to control the 1908 convention and policy direction.
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Senate
Browenville Gifray
Fairbanks
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Germany to Send Ships to Jamestown Exposition
Berlin reports Charles W. Kohlsaar arrives to discuss German representation at the Jamestown Exposition. Germany will dispatch two warships in addition to two already in American waters. Sweden plans to send Prince William and sixty naval cadets aboard the new Fylgia for the Swedish week, with the regent aiming to unite Swedish Americans and consider a replica Ericsson statue at Jamestown.
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Berlin
Charles W. Kohlsaar
Stockholm
Germany
Kohlsaar
Prince William
Gustave
Hampton Roads
Sweden
Jamestown
Ericsson
Object to Military Show At Jamestown Exposition
Boston February protests by Episcopal bishops against Jamestown Exposition plans turning the event into a military and naval celebration. They urge peace over war, arguing the program conflicts with the occasion and the nation’s aim of international justice. Signers include Bishops Brooks Capers Cheshire Gillespie Horner McVickar Miles Olmsted Williams and Woodcock.
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Boston
Fed
General Convention
Protestant Episcopal Church
Jamestown
Republic
Francis Key Brooks
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Ellison Capers
South Carolina
Joseph Blount Cheshire
North Carolina
George D. Gillespie
Michigan
Junius M Horner
Asheville
Wiliam N. McVickar
Rhode Island
William Miles
New Hampshire
Charles Sanford Olmsted
Colorado
Charles D Williams
Arthur L. Williams
Nebraska
Charles E. Woodcuck
Kentucky
Illinois House Cuts Jamestown Exposition Funds
Springfield Feb 6 The house committee on appropriations reduced the proposed additional appropriation for the Illinois building at the Jamestown Exposition from 25000 to 5000 and reported the bill with a favorable recommendation. The state will have a building costing about 12500 with about 1200 spent on interior decorations and furnishings and a small gym for a Lincoln relic exhibit.
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Illinois House Committee
Springfield
House Committee On Appropriations
Illinois
Fights Mrs Hooker's Will In Probate Contest
Special to The Waahthetea Post from New Haven Conn Feb 6 probate today opened a will of Mrs Isabella Beecher Hooker. A contest is filed for a granddaughter Catherine Powers daughter of Hooker's elder daughter. The bulk of the estate goes to Dr Edward B Hooker with a thousand dollars to Mrs Powers after small legacies.
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Waahthetea Post
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Hooker
Henry Ward Beecher
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Two Boats Stuck In Ice Near Elvans ton
Reports from Finnespolle Minnesota state that the steamers Iowa and City of Racine are jammed in ice off Elvaston near Elvans ton while en route to Milwaukee and Chicago respectively. They left Grand Haven Monday night and should move once the wind shifts.
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Diaz
Mexico
Los Angeles
Imperial Council of the News
President's War Hints Stir California Opinion
California readers debate the likelihood of war with Japan. Some believe the President exaggerated danger to frighten the public while others insist on defending rights. The central question remains what equivalent Japan could offer that would satisfy Californians without humiliating Japan.
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Japan
California
Defends the Japanese in California school integration debate
Mrs. Emily McIntosh, a California mission worker for 14 years, defends Japanese. She opposes segregating Japanese pupils in white schools and argues Americans err in antagonizing the Mikado subjects. She cites Japanese pride, moral standards, and respect for U.S. government, urging inclusion and equal citizenship opportunities.
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California
Emily McIntosh
Washington
McIntosh
West
United States
California Chamber of Commerce on Japanese school question
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution stating public sentiment in California, especially Southern California, is largely misunderstood. It asserts the general trend is against discrimination of Japanese in public school privileges, grounded in equity and justice, independent of Japan’s government stance.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Blames Japan for boycott says Breage
Fond du Lac Wisconsin report quotes General Edward S Breage former United States consul general to Hong Kong criticizing Japan as swelled headed and insinuating. He cites Japan's victory over Russia and notes a possible future break with the United States but calls the break not imminent and points to Japan's war debt and limited resources amid a China boycott of American goods.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Hedg
Wisconsin
Fondau Lac
Edward S Breage
United States
Hongkong
China
Japanese merchants buy American goods under Japanese mark
A writer notes that Japanese merchants, during a boycott, started importing large quantities of American goods branded with Japanese trademarks. The goods, sold to the Chinese as Japanese products, were accepted, revealing a comic side to the trade dynamics and consumer perceptions.
Snowbound Train Delays San Francisco School Board
The San Francisco board of education en route to Washington to meet President Roosevelt over the Japanese school issue was snowbound in Wyoming on the Union Pacific overland limited train. Twenty four hours were spent at a way station before the track was cleared. The train, expected in Omaha Tuesday evening, arrived twenty six hours late.
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Omaha
Nebi
San Francisco
Historic hotel guest list notes and travelers in 1910s Boston and New York
A long OCR fragment lists guests and attendees at top hotels in Boston New York and Philadelphia including Burnham Brom Mayo Blebe Cramby and wives at the Willard Metropolitan and Ebbitt among others. Also names are given for Raleigh Norfolk Richmond and several U S Navy and foreign guests with scattered notes about dialogue from a play.
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Boston
H © Burnham
Charles R Brom
W F Mayo
Marcus Blebe
Cramby
New Willard
W F Lane
National
H Speccer
E Powell
Metropolitan
W F Wagner
AH Rice
Raleigh
Harry Barnett Shoreham
A Hforton
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G Manns
Lo Witks
O Flood
R S Dudtev
Frank J King
Graham HM Piggott
James Charles E Pats
J Watowright
L Winslong
Rabien J Lincoln
P Goff
Arlington
J Gould
Shoreram
Robinson
BK Gee
New York
White
Stradling
DB Harper
Miss
Conner Jolly
Somers
Clark
Mitton
Marion C Keep
S D
Green George Cruse
E Ho Lesle
Marshall Cuching
W Castleman
Metropolitse
Edward Stubber
P Luce
G Wernes
Ralph Opdyke
J Wentworth
JM Warley
EK Black
Gail Long
Dean Welch
Wiliam Tait
Mee Mo Blanchard
Miles E Dittman
Wilby
Rabiz
John G Milburn
Ernest H Wands
J J Robinson
Joseph A_ Emery
Vite
J H Stratan
Ite
J_ Stratan
Ariington Herman Frasch
C Mead
James Hamilton
Frank Roeland
Shorahar Charles HD Burter Rober
E Walsh
H Russell
J Biggs
T A Marshall
Philadelphia
Wilian V. Walls
J V Patterson
Miller New Willard
William J Maginnis
N E Spear
John Tosh
T W Pagusy
Alexander W Ga
California
Joseph Ball
Peter Bell
Los Angeles
J Melgeman
Oakland
Felgnbaum
Miss E Seller
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Willard
Lin Angeles
Jgmead
Huest
Low Andele
Roleigh
Victor
Nelson
Fresno
Ebbitt Skentucky
E Opper
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Lousville
Wilcox
Sanden
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Willam
Willam JB Statler, Louisville, New Willard A Langley, Lousav
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J Bealsnoell
Williemside
Rockingham
St. James
Curries
Hillmore
BE. T Hetherington
Greenatoro
Ohio
F Herrick
R Warner
Cleveland
Gould Wellston
Bevis
Ken Willard
H Fern
Cincinnati
James Warren
Stone
BSF
Gilbert
Os He
Wingy
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Hunter
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Hindle & Bayliss
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la Troupe
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