Girl Weds Chinese Importer Defies Social Prejudice
Mrs May You Cuen formerly Anna Workman, a Baltimore stenographer, married Mey You Cuen a Chinese importer after a hurried betrothal. She defended the match against creticism, saying love and honesty matter more than race, and spoke of family reactions and expectations amid a strong public interest in the ceremony.
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May You Cuen
Anna, M. Workman
Asa M. Workman
Baltimore
Rubelata
Gil
Webel
Bok
Maghak
May
Frwnds
Helen Rigoct
Mie Mas
Laughed During Ceremony At Baltimore Marriage Revealed
A Baltimore couple married at Ti First Reformed Church parsonage laugh through the English marriage rite. Mr Moy, 43, heads Tsue Lung Company. Mrs Mey, from Charlestown, Va., plans a new home at 505 Second Street NW with plans for travel and study.
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First Reformed Church
Baltimore
Joel T. Rossiter
Mr. May
Moy
Bob
Second Street
Mr.May
Tia
Mr. Moy
Mr. Mey
Tme
May
Tsue Lung Company
Maryland
Lees
Virginia
Frontier Tensions Rise Between Bulgaria and Turkey
London dispatches report Bulgaria calling up reserves as Turkey seeks frontier rectification in exchange for reducing demands. Britain and Russia press for peaceful settlement while both Sofia and Constantinople are urged to curb military moves. Sofia and Sofia backed by Paris note continued efforts to avert hostilities amid conflicting signals on frontier changes.
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London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sir Edward Grey
St. Petersburg
Russia
Pease
Rugs
Sofia
Constantinople
X Sofia
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Paris
Sofa
Malriott
Eame
Malinoff
Stirling in Counter Divorce Hearings Over Mrs Atherton Visit
Hotel porter Davis testified in Edinburgh that Captain Stirling was seen with Mrs Mabel Atherton at late hours, with visits to Atherton’s rooms. Stirling admitted instructing his brother to threaten Northland if he entered Mrs Stirling’s room, and detectives watched his wife during and after the affair.
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Atherton
Edinburgh
J. A. Davis
Caledonian Hotel
James Alexander Stirling
Stirling
Davis
Mabel Atherton
Cuba inaugurates Gomez as president after US transit
Maj. Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez takes the oath at the palace in Havana as American troops depart. Gov. Magoon reads a decree preserving provisional decrees, paying existing obligations, and limiting debt while transferring control to Cuba with contracts and sanitation projects to be honored. Roosevelt messages praise Cuba’s future, Magoon sails aboard the Maine as ships clear Havana harbor.
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Havana
Jose Miguel Gomez
Kaland
Charles ‘B. Magcon
Gomez
Maine
Las
Craser
Birmingham
Mississippi
McClellan
Plaza de Armas
Supreme Court
Magoon
United States
Cuba
Provisional Government
Provisional Administration
Lam
Ennoy
Missasizpi
New York
Dail
Luke F. Wright
Congress
Venezuela and United States Drift Toward Arbitration Deadlock
Officials here show impatience as Venezuelan President Gomez rejects arbitration of claims by New York Bermudez Asphalt and Oronoco. Carded talks with US envoy Buchanan stall over preliminary validity of Venezuelan court judgments and mixed-commission awards. Former president Vastra warns against revolutionary roles while seeking peace and retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Castro
Caracas
Port of Spain
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
Oronoco Corporation
Buchanan
New York and
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Matos
Gomez
Venezuela
Pes
Berlin
Cipriano Vastra
Fam
Simon Bolivar
Ins
Great Britain
Alabama
State Department
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid Guests at Windsor
Whitelaw Reid American ambassador travels from London to Windsor for a two day visit with King Howard. The trip marks the longest royal audience he has yet received, with dinners and overnight stays planned as Windsor hosts multiple ambassadors in a series of intimate gatherings.
Chinese Legation Reports Unconfirmed Emperor Death Rumor
The Tokyo report claimed Emperor Pu Was dead from confluent smallpox. Chinese legation officials deny the rumor, saying no credible news has reached them and any official word would come before any press.
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Tokyo
Bimpetne
Jan Ore
Ching
Pa. Yi
Tad Yeen
Lega
Princess Inatio Wreck Injures Princess Alice and Companions
Rome report on January 23 states Princess Alice of Bourbon youngest daughter of Don Carlos Spanish pretender and several companions were thrown from a car in an accident near the western road. None were injured.
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Don Carlos
Rome
Alice of Bourbon
Griving
Elias
Japanese Immigration Figures Emigration Decline Noted
Secretary Straus defends Japanese immigration statistics, asserting a sharp drop in admissions for 1907–08 and increased emigration. He argues the Gentlemen's Agreement works better than restrictions, cites low illicit inflows, and notes a June–October 1908 shift toward emigration. A Fresno assemblyman receives Roosevelt's message urging wait on land ban bill.
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Flint
Will Testify in Hains Case by Baltimore Expert
Dr Charles G Hill of Baltimore, a noted arlonist, will testify as a defense expert for Capt Peter C Hains Jr at his trial. Acquittals for General Hanna and his son Thor nton were noted earlier in Chicago and Washington reports. A San Francisco transfer involving Maj Barns in the army PAY case was reported, with authorities stating it is to aid the army routing.
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Mr May
Esamples
Irineell
Charlie Kee
Bureau of Commerce All Labor Service
Chicago
Toldphe
Brookland
Metropolitan Bank
Ma Seta Avenue
Baltimore
Tme
Zayes
Diplomatic Corps
Judiciary
Army
McClellan
Matoon
Knights Key
Ela
Washington
New’ York
Roosevelt
Charles G. Hill
Charles G HN
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Anni
P. C. Hanna
Thornton
Hill
Fe Barns
United States Army
Willam EB. Annis
Battle Over Nantucket Collision Liability Opens in Court
New York January 28 1909 disputes arise over who bears damages from the Nantucket collision between the Republic and the Florida The Republic owners seek 2 million in damages claiming the Florida drove into them at excessive speed while Florida owners file libel and seek limitation of liability arguing the crash stemmed from Republic faults A court decision will determine responsibility and potential payments with both sides presenting detailed fault theories and witness accounts Examples detail fog conditions signals and helm actions during the collision and ensuing rescue efforts by Republic and Baltic crews.
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New York
Nantucket
White Star Inez Republic
Florida
Hall
Court of Admiralty
Republic
Adams
United States
Oceanic Steamship Navigation Company
Italien, Corporation
Legislation Proposes $50,000 Tuberculosis Cure Fund
In the lower house a bill was introduced to create a $50,000 state appropriation for a tuberculosis remedy plan. The measure aims to fund testing and evaluation of remedies and requires the cure to be at least as effective as the diphtheria antitoxin. The state board of health would oversee tests and remedies.
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Japan
Assemblyman
Sacramento
Cal
A. M. Drew
Fresno
Roosevelt
A. Jf. Drew
Assembly Chamber
Gillett
Trave
Theodor Hoossevelt
Troosevelt
Stanton
Assembly
California
Senate
State Board of Health
Carrie Nation Arrested For Vandalism At London Station
Carrie Nation was arrested today in London and will appear in police court. She broke glass paneling over an advertisement for cigarettes in a Waterloo to Baker Street underground railway station.
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Wagpington Roer
London
Jen
Carrie Nation
Waterloo
Baker Street
Root Seeks Balance of National and Local Power
Senator elect Elihu Root addressed the New York Legislature in Albany joining a joint session. He defended Hamiltonian nationalism while urging preservation of state powers and warned against overreach by central government, opposing direct senatorial elections and direct democracy measures.
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Senator Elect
Alexander Hamilton
New York
Albany
Jan
United States
Elihu Root
Senate and Assembly
Assembly
New-York
Root
Washington
John Marshall
Hint
Republic
Roch
Government Printing Office under fire over census printing costs
The House criticized the government printing office for delays and high costs and backed a Senate amendment allowing the census director to contract outside printing if cheaper or faster. Col Hepburn accused the shop of union domination, arguing for private competition to reduce expenses. debates stressed economy, not labor politics, as the measure moves toward final passage pending the president's veto.
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Tawney
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Col. Hepburn
Iowa
Onion
Civil Service
Mepbury
Uplotiabo
United States
Hepburn
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Census Office
Cousius Bureau
Crumpacker
House
Mr. Tawney
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Lin
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Ianister
Baltimore and Return
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Royal Limited
G.street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Té-1
Tom
Porte
Capt
Spain
Wright
Provisional
Republic of the United States
Republic of Cuba
Balky
Wastro
MR. Reid Guest OF
King
Scouts
Princess Inatio
Straus
Frank P. Pint
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of State
Lft
Will
HAINS
Virginiana
North Carolina
Washington Post
Suttalk
Leon Mérchent
Gates County
Noah Bure
Iree Colton Library & Sive
Aiton
Republic and
Florida Exchange
Tealtan’s
Seathy
Mer
Sf F
International Mercantile Marine Company
White Star Line
Baltic
Baltic Dn
Ruspini
Nigro
Buapini
Cape
Carrie
Nation
G.P
Labor Union
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