France Signals Willingness Toward Joint Tariff Body
Paris May 2 The Associated Press reports France would welcome a joint tariff commission with the United States to settle disputed questions and avert a tariff war. France favors reciprocal concessions but faces protectionist pressure for higher duties and possible reprisals. Consul Mason notes proposals to sharply raise duties on American cotton seed oil and shoes threaten trade, with broader continental push for tariff concessions to gain access to American markets.
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France
United States
Berlin
New York
Mason
America
Urges Trade Treaty With France By New York Chamber
The New York Chamber of Commerce adopted a resolution urging President Roosevelt and the State Department to negotiate a tariff treaty with France to improve commercial relations. It also called for a larger expert staff to examine foreign tariffs, noting current costs of 3,500 dollars yearly rising to 5,500 dollars in the next fiscal year.
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New York Chamber of Commerce
France
New York
Roosevelt
Republic of France
Secretary of State
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Postal Rate in Canada Readjustment Reaches Decision
The Post Office Department faced complaints from publishers over the new postal convention with Canada. After hearings for Charles A. Munn of Scientific American and Robert F. Collier of Collier’s Weekly, the Postmaster General issued a statement outlining two options: revert to universal postal union rates of 1 cent per two ounces or grant a compromise of 1 cent per four ounces prepaid by stamps, with May 7 as the pivot date. The department preferred the compromise as the best obtainable.
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Post Ofice Department
Canada
Charles A. Munn
The
Scientific American
Robert F. Coller
Collier's Weekly
Universal Postal Union
CAPT. MACKLIN ACQUITTED IN COURT MARTIAL
San Antonio dated May 2 reports Capt. Edwar Macklin of the Twenty fifth Infantry was tried by court martial for the Brownsville shooting. In secret session the panel found him not guilty on all charges and specifications. The verdict, read "Acquitted fully and honorably," was reviewed by Col. R. W. Hoyt before its public release.
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Brownsville
San Antonio
Tex
Edwar Macklin
Twenty-fifth Infantry
R. W. Hoyt
Mrs Mary A Shiles Dead Widow of Lumber Merchant
Mrs Mary A Shiles widow of John W Shiles who led lumber interests in Washington died at her daughter Mary Luynham's home 248 Ninth Street SW after a long invalid period. Born November 15 1841 in Delaware she was a descendant of Gov. Charles Talt. She is survived by son Charles W Shiles and daughter Mary Lynham. Funeral will be held at 2 PM from the daughter’s home with burial in Congressional Cemetery.
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Mary A. Shiles
John W. Shiles
Mary Iuynham
Ninth Street
W. Shiles
Washington
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles ‘W. Shiles
eTnoon
Congressional Cemetery
Gates Out of Street Financier Sees Third Term
Special to The Washington Post from New York May 2 reports J W Gates the financier declares he is leaving Wall Street but soon returns to manage business interests He denies stock losses and predicts Roosevelt will be renominated for a third term with the Taft nomination unlikely He praises Roosevelt as the most popular man in the country and asserts his third term path.
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Roosevelt
United States
Washington Post
New York
J. W. ‘Gates
Wall Street
Waldorf-Astoria
John W. Gates
Charles G. Gates & Co
Mr. Gates
Gates
Taft
Ship Officers Victory In Pay Raise Across Coastwise Lines
New York May 3 officers on coastwise steamships secured a general raise of 20 dollars per month after a one day strike. First mates gained 100 monthly, second mates 30, and third mates 60, with a thirty day arbitration on one point. Morse line previously held a sliding scale but compromised. Other firms agreed with the wage increases.
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New York
Atlanta Coast Lumber Company
Guffey Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Consolidated
C. W. Morse
Morse
Demand for Higher Steamship Engineer Wages Sparks Strike Threat
Marine Engineers' Association branch No. 93 issues a circular to steamboat owners and managers demanding wage increases for all members and sets a May 15 deadline. If unmet, a strike will be ordered. Lines affected include Norfolk and Washington, Washington and Potomac, Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall, Potomac Navigation, and several tug operators. Proposed monthly chief engineer rates range from 100 to 125 for various classes, with overtime and wage differentials specified.
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Marine Engineers
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Washington and Potomac Steamboat Company
Mount Vernon and Marshall
St. Johns
Jamestown
Macalester
Harry Rendall
Sandy Point
Bar
Sandy Foint
Lilly and Howard
Missing Marine Arrest Reveals Reward Offered
Layton T Simmons, a 22 year old believed deserter from the Marine Barracks, was arrested by police yesterday. Detectives learned a $60 reward had been offered for his capture. Simmons was found to be a missing marine and surrendered to marine authorities.
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Marine Barracks
Simmons
Layton
Local officials deny Pennsylvania Railroad fare rise reaching city
Officials said no order increasing Pennsylvan ia Railroad transportation rates reached New York or Wisconsin, despite New York branch hikes cited for 16 percent. The claim of a rate rise seems unlikely to be adopted locally.
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Cac
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
President to Issue Labor Letter After White House Talks
New York labor leaders met with the President in Washington after a White House reception. James Bronson Reynolds arranged the interview, and the delegation left with cordial farewells but no new statements. The President plans a formal letter to the Central Federated Union explaining his stance on Moyer and Haywood, to be read at Sunday's meeting.
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New York
James Brongon Reynolds
White House
Organized Labor
Moyer and Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Central Federated Union, of
Johns. Henry
William A. Coakley
Morris Brown
Central Federated Union of New York
Washington
Moyer
Haywood
Sherman
Harriman
Labor
James Bronson Reynolds
Henry
Reynolds
Mr. Reynolds
Central Federated Union
Chicago Union
Steunenberg
Idaho
Morton for Roosevelt in Wheeling Fifty Years Agency Celebration
Paul Morton of Equitable Life in Wheeling says Roosevelt should the nomination if he runs again but notes Roosevelt declined a third term. Morton, former Navy secretary, was in town for the Equitable agency's twentieth anniversary celebration and asserts party support while citing Roosevelt's earlier pledge.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Theodore Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
Equitable
Morton
Burial at Sea Defies Family on Italian Commands
On the North German Lloyd liner Koefigin Luise the body of Mrs. Chalmier Prentice of Chicago was buried at sea despite protests by her sixteen year old daughter, the ship’s captain and surgeon. Italian commissario Campa insisted burial at sea under Italian law, overruling embalming plans and a port arrival.
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New York
Chalmier Frentice
Chicago
Hner
Aole
Guiseppe Campo
Royal Commissario
Chalmer Prentice
Camflle
Genoa
Leber
Cammno
Prentice
Campa
Dr. Leber
Friends Help St Paul Park Incident
A reader recalls improving health after quitting coffee and adopting Postum Food Coffee. Several women, including a former state WCT president, report relief from headaches stomach issues and heart distress. The testimony credits Postum with replacing coffee as a satisfactory alternative.
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WCT. Jr
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Wall
Roosevelt Faces Patent Commissioner Pick Amid Political Intrigue
Roosevelt weighs a new head of the Patent Office after Frederick L Sune resigns, with Maj. C B R Miller of Cleveland, Arthur von Briesen of New York, and Edward B Moore of Michigan among names. Garfield may press Moore, while Taft Burton forces press for Miller. Politics intertwine with the selection as Roosevelt consults.
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Frederick L Sune
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Burton
Ohio
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McKinley
Arthur von Briesen
Edward B. Moore
Michigan
Garfield
Moore
Taft
Buckeye
Foraker
Customs Surveyor Named for Nashville Post
John J. Gore selected as surveyor of customs at Nashville Tennessee to succeed Joseph W. Dillin. Gore, Republican nominee for Congress in the Sixth District, faces Democrat John Wesley Gaines. Salary about 32000 yearly. Dillin served eight years. The move follows backing by the State committee and Newell Sanders. The Post Office Department paused the appointment for further investigation.
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John J. Gore
Nashville, Tenn
Joseph W. Dillin
Gore
Congress
John Wesley Gaines
State Committee
Newell Sanders
Representative Brownlow
Washington
Hughes
Columbia
Tenn
H. Clay Evans
Jenkins
Post-office
Hotels and Aboard Guests Across United States Cities
A long OCR list details guests staying at major hotels in Baltimore Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburg Richmond and other cities. Names include Chadwick Johnson Eschback Miles Harris Bean Higgins Bond Laken Davie McGready Taylor and many more with affiliations to Metropol itan National St James Ebbitt and other chains. The roster spans officials soldiers and notable travelers from multiple states and nations with entries by city and hotel branch.
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T. H. Chadwick
W. D. Johnson
Metropolitan
Eschback Cabon
National
Alonzo L. Miles
St. James
J. C
Harris, Jr
Riggs
G. E. Care
Regent
Noston
George M. Hush
Raleigh
J. Andrews
Metropolian
W. L. Foster
Mel
J. W. Bean
Wie
Mra. EB
Higgins
Lillian F
J. Abrams
Frank Spels
Quigley
Mercer
J. ‘Judd Mazon
Scpptheatt
Ww. B. McVicker
William F. Cremere
Willam A. Dooning
M. D. Coaner
J. R. Lime
J. M. Taylor
Mira J. McGinn
R. Honnel
G. B. Bohner
J. Hirsch
Samuel Simmons
G.’ M. Blauwell
T. E. Keller, Jr
J. H. Daly
Edward A. Meching
W. A. Lickfield
W. T. Brown
Samuel H. Bishop
J. N. Clarke
D. J. Hamilton
Arthur J. Talmadge
P. J. Gabriel
B.C. Chitwood
H. B. McGee
Joseph C. Baldwin, Jr
John A. ‘Stevens
J. Bleo
Arlington
Charles MacVeal
Wiliam
Babcock
Nelson C. Durand
G. Herbert Smith
Miley
H. B. Belt
John G. Worth
James Russell Baley
New
W. Heard
David Harvey
A. A. Neetch
L. H. Stein
J. J. Hinds
George Edmunds
Misa Edmunds
Arington
H. M. Harter
Ebbitt
Mary de B. Riegel
Margaret Hiegal
Pittsburg
John Staten
Coleman J. Joyce
James L. Deverney
D. A. Carter
A. G. Clark
Ries
Misa H. L. Moorhead
Emily B. Moorhead
H. G. Moorhead
Charles Mitchell
D. L. Gillespie
Edward Hooper
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Richmond
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O'Flaherty
Robert Mclaughlin
Kenneth Jenking
Alabama
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Dothan
Connecticut
Benjamin H. Ball
New Haven
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Thomasville
W. T. Cridille
Fort Gaines
J. Streyer
Macon
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Indianapolis
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Shorehare
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R. L. Thomas
Lexington
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G. W. . Bennett
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A. H. Morton
J. K. Whitler
Lowell
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Mire
Kittle Delaney
Holyoke
Miseo Mack
St Louis
Rateish
W. HM
Jackelle
Louis
St. Jane
New Jersey
C. B. Watkins
Ventnor
C. C. Dally
Harrizon
F. Mauke
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W. J. Gore
Camden
Sykes
Mita Ruth Sykes
Miss Grace
Buffalo
W. E. Princes
Yonkers
North Carolina
B. W. Adcock
Henderson
OD. Morgan
Pinehurst
O'Neal
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Ihio
J. Weigel
Charles
Virginia Mra
J. K. Seymour
Norfolk
Epbitt
West Virginia
J. H. Stewart
Morgantown
A. H. Malone
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M. B.D. Taylor
Mies
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Duries
Benjamin & Berry
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C. R. Lew
Charles C
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Normn M. Smith
Gt James
W. ‘Pitt
Tanck R
Guer
Blaot Williams
C. Black
Peterson
Mexico Guatemala tensions threaten Hague conference impact
The State Department weighs a possible Mexico Guatemala war scenario over extradition of Gen. Lima linked to Barrillas assassination. Officials seek peace in the Americas pending the Hague conference while monitoring a Mexico led frontier mobilization and potential Guatemala revolution.
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Central American
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Lima
Guatemala
Barrillas
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United States
State Department
Nicaragua
Honduras
Washington
Root
Bacon
Creel
Jose Lima
Cabrera
Gen. Barrillas
Jutico
British Government Probes Flag Incident in Honduras Affair
London May 2 The foreign office has not received official advices on Col Issaila and the Honduran revolutionary forces action of cutting down the British flag at Salado Honduras. William Collins hoisted the flag for protection prompting Commander Fullam of the US gunboat Marietta to warn Isauila that American marines would not tolerate insults. Foreign Secretary Grey has started inquiries to thank the United States for Fullam's friendly action.
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Honduras
London
Foreign Office
Col
Issaila
Salado
William Collins
Fullam
United States
Marietta
Isauila
Grey
Mawiles
Danish Premier Denies Secret Treaty Policy
Copenhagen May 2 Premier Christensen declares the Danish government has not and will not conclude a secret treaty with Germany. The policy aims at neutrality, not alliances, to counter circulating rumors.
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Copenhagen
Christensen
Germany
Spring Fever Recipe Promoted For Digestive Relief
A medical note describes spring fever as poor digestion causing lethargy and stomach fermentation. It cites a physician endorsing a prescription of two ounces gastric pepsin, three ounces ginger syrup, and one ounce cascara compound to be taken after meals and at bedtime for dyspepsia and stomach disorders, obtainable at druggists.
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