Dominican taxes spark foreign planter bribery scheme
The Dominican Republic faced a manufactured tax on sugar, with foreign planters urged to form a bribe pool of 100000 to avoid enforcement via American customs. They refused, courts limited, and President Morales tightened control. The struggle drew international attention with U.S. officials backing a return to the status quo amid tensions over sovereignty and potential annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Morales
Supreme Court
Dawson
Ers
Becauer
Dominican Republic
Imy
United States
Daxsson
Fanta Tdominga
Reoervelt
Sted
Ari
Santo Dominico
Alevia
Hay
Gains for Domingo Rebels and Gunboat Abduction Reported
Dispatches from Monte Cristi claim the Domingo rebellion has seized a gunboat with a large arms cache and that Dominican forces, led by Gen Des Gers Demetrio, have surrendered Puerto Plata to rebels. Rumors say armed columns and a 200 man flotilla are moving toward Puerto Plata while government forces pursue rebels in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turk
Bahiamas
West Indies
Pec
Waul
Monte Cristi Arta Domingo
Ge Perez
Puerto Plata
Monte Cristi
Indeperdencia
Ammun
Des Gers Demetrio
Champs
Rodmeyez
Barba
Altimira
Congress
Morales
Morus
Gale Delays Liners Off Ireland Coast
A fierce gale off Ireland delays liner Cunard steamer Carman and other ships near Cork harbor. Passengers awaiting update as vessels struggle in heavy seas. several ships aborted arrivals and crews report damage and scattered reports of casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wieanstown
Ireland
Eysterlale
Cunard Line
Tarmania
Sue
Cork
T ¢ Car
Tiverp
Yestadis
New York
Reich
Dutin
Orwai
Bankers in Police Court Discharged After Charges Dropped
In a police court session a banker and two others faced charges related to a matter involving Lloyd Kinsculls. The magistrate permitted withdrawal of charges and discharged the defendants after Griffin stated there was no complaint. No attendants or witnesses were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inmon
Zimmermin ‘ Nmiber
Rimmmermar & Frid
Kinsculls
Combs Fife Court
Peary Amin
Riflin
Dennis Gad
Metropoliin
Strest
Bess
Chorus Singers Demand Higher Wages From Opera Union
New York Central Labor Union delegates meet to back a wage rise for Metropolitan Opera House chorus and Union Director Heinrich Comeid. A committee will visit tomorrow. if demands from 315 to 2b weekly are refused, a strike will be ordered. Attempts to gain orchestra and stage crew support fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Labor Union
Central Federated Union
Metropolitan Opera House
Horus
Tnion
Heinrich Comeid
Watch Party at 711 R Street NW Hosted by the Selingers
Mr and Mrs J Selinger hosted a small gathering at their home 711 R Street Northwest last night. A late night supper was served around midnight. guests included Mr and Mrs E Steinem and Mr and Mrs M Cohen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J Selinger
R Street
E Steinem
M Cohen
Senate Abandons Dominican Treaty Vote Amid Embarrassment Fears
The article reports that the Senate will not pursue a vote on the Dominican treaty due to White House conferences and a desire to avoid humiliation. It cites a hidden agreement between the President and leading Republican Senators to delay action, fearing a rejection would damage the administration’s standings. It also outlines the Morales modus vivendi and naval maneuvers led by Rear Admiral Royal Bradford and Dillingham, showing how U.S. presence and debt enforcement influence Dominican affairs without ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
White House
Chis
Dominican Congress
Senate of the United States
Morales
Offic
National City Bank
Rockefeller Institution
New York
Republic
Santo Domingo
Aaumiral Royal Bradford
West Indies
Dillingham
Sanchez
Dilingham
Monte Crist
Yallingham
Trelingham
United States
Dominican
Belghum
Dominican Republic
Itvian
Council of Secretaries of State
Tunnel Setback Delays Brooklyn Transit Construction
A sunken 20 inch long section of cast iron tunnel rings under the Brooklyn approach to the rapid transit line has hindered standard train operation. The New York Construction Company guards details as engineers seek a fix after a summer slump, hiring engineer John Starr to test a new remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Brooklyn
Sap
New York Construction Company
John Starr
Railroad Men At A Dinner In Social Equality Tone
Chicago December thirty first at Drill Hall Masonic Temple Chicago Division No 1 Order of Railway Conductors marked its twenty ninth anniversary with officers and employes dining together. Four hundred attend as railroad leaders were guests of honor and letters from Roosevelt Fairbanks and James J Hill were read expressing regrets. Cooperation and harmony between employer and employee were the keynote of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago de
Drill Hall
Masonic Temple
Chicago Division No 1
Order of
Raiway
Hoosevelt
Fairbanks
James J Hill
The
Great Northern Railroad
Swindles by bankers guilty men of good standing
State Superintendent of Banks Kilburn of New York cites widespread deception by men of unusual ability in banking and social ranks. He urges tighter control over ticket agencies that handle immigrant funds, says immigrants lose millions yearly to fraud, and notes bank sector growth and record increases in deposits and savings-bank resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banks
Kilburn
New York
Tom Grants
Albany N Y
State Bank Department
Frederick D Kilburn
Banking Department
Europe
Savings Banka Pinks
Ti Ist
Medal of Honor Recipients to Meet President on New Year's
Emmet Urell of Washington heads the Medal of Honor Legion delegation after Capt J C Langben of New York cannot attend due to illness. Honor men, whether legion members or not, are invited to assemble at the War Department north front at 1130 o'clock to pay respects to the President as the medal is worn as prescribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Emmet Urell
Washington
Medal of Honor Legion of the Unitedtates
J C. Julius Langben
New York
Legion
Col Urell
Legion Dy
War Department
Great Record in 1905 United States Heaity Company success cited
The United States Heaity Companys 1905 success is attributed to its perfect organization and trained agents. It quickly sold Ranche Highlands after the railroad completion and noted rapid sales at Congress Heights near the proposed Pittsburg enterprise. The firm plans a broad real estate push with agents in many cities to attract foreign capital to Washington for investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Highlands
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress Heights
Pittsburg
Washington
President Roosevelt Feels Joyous Return From Pine Knob
President Theodore Roosevelt returns to the White House with Miss Alice Roosevelt and Longworth after a Pine Knob visit delayed by dense fog. A New Year service at the Executive Mansion is held, with Roosevelt greeting attendees. Mrs Roosevelt is drenched returning from a walk but unharmed, aided by a neighbor’s vehicle.
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Representative Longworth
Executive Mansion
Alice Roosevelt
White House
Rixev
Pine Knob
Virginia
Troosevelt
District of Columbia
Maryland
Roosevelt
Mrs Roosevelt
Bear
Skip
Representatie Longworth of
Cinenntal
Miss Roosevelt
Albemarle
President ends Virginia cottage outing in New Year return
The Washington Post reports President and Mrs Roosevelt with children Kermit and Archibald left Mrs Roosevelt's Virginia cottage by private car for Washington aboard the Washington and Florida Limited. A muddy ten mile stage ride to Worth Garden, a warm private car, and a brief church visit followed as snow rain and sun alternated.
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Washington
Pine Knot
North Garden
Ium
White House
Washington Post
Charlottesville
Aml
Christ Church St Anns Parish
Roosevelt Cottage
Roosevelt
Ser
Death follows tragedies in Dunellen auto crash case
William Stanbery a wealthy silk manufacturer of Fanwood died after convulsions following an August automobile wreck in Dunellen that killed Mrs Westphal. His wife later died by her own hand via cyanide poison after a nervous collapse. The crash damaged a hearse and horse, leading to manslaughter prosecutions and an appeal. Stanbery, linked to the Runyon family, was a prominent New Jersey figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wa Hington Post
Wiliam Stanbery
Dunellen
Westphal
Freehalder
Harrison
Stanbery
Middlesex County Court
William C Stanbery
Fanwood
New Jersey
Theodore Runyon
Newark
Germany
Packer pleads no indebtedness in breach of promise suit
Pittsburg based attorney Deedl Gibson D Packer once counsel for Carnegie Steel and Carnegie Veterans Association filed a plea of no indebtedness in the $100000 breach of promise suit by Mrs Mary J Vetter widow. He earlier denied the allegations that he proposed to marry in Philadelphia about two years ago and jilted her. The plea moves the case toward trial and signals the defense will fight the suit in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Pittsburg Pa
Deedl —Gibson D Packer
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Veterans Association
Mary J. Vetter
Packer
Vetter
Philadelphia
Begged Mother to Forgive after Suicide Note Found
Great Barrington Mass Dec 41 A note by James Kin near Derby Conn read Forgive me dear mother if God will not I never did belie there was a God until now The note stated he meant to send Christmas presents but did not He killed himself using carbolic acid a revolver lay near his left hand and a Bible under his head A 4 letter word with money and another letter with $50 were left for his mother and a friend Kinnear was 25 and worked as a telephone lineman
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Washington Pn
Great Barrington
James Kinnear
Derby Conn
Kinnears
Kinneat
Marshal Thornton Dies From Wounds In Toledo Area
Marshal Frank Thornton died of wounds after being shot while attempting to arrest five suspected safe blowers at Perrysburg early Thursday. Five men, including Guy Marcellan Phillip Marina Alger Proctor and James Mangam, were arrested after last midnight for firing revolvers. Walter Scarlett waved a lantern and Walter Pester blew a bugle and were also arrested.
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Marshal Thornton
Toledo Ohio
Frank Thornton
Perrysburg
Toledo Hospital
Guy Marcellan
Phillip Marina
Alger Proctor
James Mangam
Walter Scarlett
Walter Pester
NOISE PRECEDES 1906 AT SOCIETIES WATCH MEETINGS
The Independent Order Sons of Jonadab and Rechabite agitation committees held banquets and speeches as watch parties across the district mark the end of 1905. In Pythian Temple crowds of 400 plus heard Grand Chief Daly and J Rolff, with music and readings, then moved to a banquet where 12% tables served, and pledges to the Jonadab order were renewed at midnight amid religious observances and social gatherings in private homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Order Sons of Jonadab and Rechabite Agitation Committee
Father Time
Independent Order Sons of Jonadab
Pythian Temple
K_ streets
Liédut
John C Daly
J [ Rolff
Rolffs
Hutchinson
WU Ronald
W Syles
DL Hutchinson
M Ricketts
W Russell
Elsie
Katie Richer
Messrs Seapley, Miller
Gates
Auditorum
Mystic Circle
Sons of Jonadab
New Year Signals Flashed From Naval Observatory
Telegraphic greetings for 1906 were flashed from the Naval Observatory last night. Signals were timed for 12 12 and 2 o clock to fit different time zones. The midnight message circulated via wire and wireless to the United States, Honolulu, Guam, Manoa, the West Indies, parts of South America, England, and France.
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Naval Observatory
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
United States
Honolulu
Guam
Manoa
Meano
West Indies
South America
England
France
Weather Outlook From Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
The Southwestern disturbance brings rains and snows across Gulf and South Atlantic states with colder Northwest temperatures. A second disturbance brings heavy snows to the Plateau and Pacific regions while Lake Ontario and Eastern Lakes see local snow. Cold spells shift through the Central West and Southwest with varying winds along New England and Gulf coasts. Temperatures and sunshine measured. highs near 40s and lows around the 30s.
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Dept of Agriculture
Wather Bureau
Washington
Louisiana
North Carolina
Rocky Mountain
Arizona
Missouri
Mississippi
Gulf States
Upper Lake Region
Lake Ontario
Astern Lake
Atlantic States
West
West Gulf States
Ohio
Mississpi
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
West Gulf Coast
Mitchigan
Waneay
Grand Banks
Second National TVA Meeting Notes on Capital Shares
Special notices describe a January meeting of a committee to consider increasing capital shares and related payments. The document lists share amounts, conditional actions, and references to local officials and residents regarding assessment, eligibility, and potential distribution of proceeds.
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TVA
Wisington
Washington
Peter
Tohn CO
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East River
Thomas Aker
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Latta
Secret Service
Sloan
Rixey
Monotype
Lanston Monotype
Stone
America
JHE Butterick Publishing CO
W. R. Stanbery
Plainfield, N. J
Representative Bede
Concordia Hall
Northwest
Adam Bede
Minnesota
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Cal J ¢ Lee
Elock
Moore
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Sanders & Stayman Co
Percy & Foster
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Tex
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Ind
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Kansas City
Little Rock
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St Paul
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HUB Furniture CO
Tharp’s
Pure Berkeley Rye
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Norfolk Va
Hopkins Stewart
Truxtun
Macdonough Worden and
Lawrence
Hampton Roads
Capes
Opea
the Shoemaker Co
Wallace
Pedro Domecq
Christian Xander
7Th St
Paul
Ga Dass
Sfc
Peter Grogan
Lee
Cai
Tos
Brakhell
Wednesdas Jannas
Boerebary
Jaina
Earnshaw
Grovers
Wwosts
Sveolesas Osteopathy
Igo
Hank Bidg
Nts
Stits College
Portamouth Osteopathy
Beece Fire
Bidg Lith
As.a. Scepte
Arlington , Osteopathy
Columbie
Tit and
Mosests
Mt. Pleasant
Weaper Rabhivi
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