Will Interfere Says He Will Not Allow United States Steamer Caracas to Enter La Guayra Harbor
In Caracas Venezuela December 23 the Italian warship Giovan ni Bausan declares it will not permit the American steamer Caracas to enter La Guayra harbor despite arrival due today. The Italian captain's stance conflicts with the British cruiser Tribune's view advising entry.
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United States
Caracas
la Guayra Harbor
Venezuela
Giovanni Bausan
Red Line
Tribune
Claim Filed Over Hunting Accident For Medical Costs
William Morris, wounded last July during a hunt for Tracy and Merrill, files an $800 claim against Oregon for medical care and hospital fees. A Salem posse member fired, mistaking Morris and Seal for outlaws, after which one shooter fell and the danger ended. Morris spent four months in a hospital with a broken hip and lifelong leg impairment.
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Vancouver
Wash
William Morris
Tracy and Merrill
Oregon
Morris
Seal
Salem
Railroads Asked to Grant Higher Wages to Trainmen
In St. Paul on December 23, railroads including the Great Northern and Northern Pacific were asked to increase wages for trainmen. The demands were delivered last Saturday, with a joint action expected from roads likely to extend to about 10,000 workers on lines tributary to St. Paul. A St. Paul meeting of railway officials is planned this week to review local conditions.
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St. Paul
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
English labor leader praises American workers after U S tour
Alfred Moseley arrived in Liverpool from New York aboard the Umbria after touring the United States with British labor representatives. He lauded American workers as harder, better trained and educated, and said reports would be published soon to inform changes in English methods. He plans a second commission to study American education in the autumn.
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Liverpool
Alfred Moseley
United States
Umbria
New York
Moseley
Death toll rises from Byron train collision in California
San Francisco reports 22 victims brought to Southern Pacific hospital with eight additional deaths. A Fresno telegram confirms injury death of D J Vernon and Carl Mayer aged 11 dying in the city. Total fatalities reach twenty.
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San Francisco
Byron
Cal
Southern Pacific
Fresno
D. J. Vernon
Carl Mayer
Timber Auction In Idaho Sells 28000 Acres
In Spokane on December 23 the state owned timber in 28000 acres of Kootenai county Idaho sold at Rathdrum auction. The William Howard Land company of Coeur d Alene bought the tract paying 1.55 per thousand for white pine and 0.75 for red fir and yellow pine, total about 127365 dollars.
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Spokane
Kootenai County
Idaho
Rathdrum
William Howard Land Company
Coeur d’Alene
Plague Alarm After Mazatlan Report Aboard Grafton Vessel
Reports of bubonic plague near Mazatlan spark alarm on the west coast. Local doctors insist it is Asiatic plague, while doctors aboard the British warship Grafton disagree. the ship left port as authorities in Sinaloa probe the situation.
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Mexico City
Mazatlan
Grafton
Sinaloa
Mrs Ulysses S Grant Laid In Sarcophagus At Tomb
The body of Mrs Ulysses S Grant lies in the sarcophagus beside her husband. On the funeral train arrival at Jersey City the casket, adorned with flowers, was carried by six men on the General Meigs. A guard of honor from U S Grant post G A R and the Grant Memorial Association accompanied the procession to the tomb where the lid was fastened.
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New York
Ulysses
Grant
Jersey City
Quartermaster Department
General Meigs
U.S. Grant Post
Grant Memorial Association
Washington
American Capital in Mexico Reaches Half a Billion
Consul General A. D. Barlow reports American capital in Mexico totals 500 million dollars across 1 117 companies and individuals. Most funds went to railroads, with 70 percent, and 80 million in mining. Agriculture holds 28 million, manufacturing follows.
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Washington
Mexico
A. D. Barlow
Mexico City
Philippine Tariff Bill Passes House Before Holiday Recess
The House approved a bill cutting Philippine imports duties from 75 percent of Dingley rates to 25 percent. Democrats pushed for further tariff reduction via amendments while a record vote on free trade with the islands split along party lines, except for Republican McCall of Massachusetts who joined the Democrats.
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Washington
House
Philippines
United States
Islands
Mr. McCall
Massachusetts
Everett Trolley Set To Start From City To Snohomish
A group of Eastern capitalists led by Captain Charles K. Greene reports construction will begin immediately on a ten mile trolley line from Everett to Snohomish. The company owns the franchise and will invest 150000 to cover survey and building costs. The route runs along the Snohomish river with passenger service and freight for milk and farm products.
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Everett
Charles K. Greene
Snohomish
German Electric Firms Consolidate Management
Berlin reports a practical consolidation of the directorates between the Allgemeine Elektrizitats Gesellschaft with 22,125,000 in bonds and Union Elektrische Citrates with 85,000,000, creating identical management while keeping companies separate amid a German electrical industry crisis.
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Berlin
Allegemeine Electrik Cirrats Gesellschaft
Union Electrik Citrates
Crown Princess of Saxony Absent Without Return
The crown princess fled Dresden on December 11 and has been sought across Europe since. Officials say she preferred retirement at Salzburg to returning to her husband and children, and public help is requested to locate her.
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Dresden
Saxony
Europe
Salzburg
Oil Discoveries Reported Along Coon River Near Grant City
Des Moines reports oil oozing from the Coon river banks near Grant City in Sac county. A quart sent to Ames college for analysis tested at about 80 percent purity. The discoverer, a woman, has quietly leased 60,000 acres in the area.
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Des Moines
Coon River
Grant City
Sac County
Ames College
Jewelry Store Robbed in Shoshone Idaho
W D Bredenburg's jewelry store in Shoshone Idaho was burglarized in the night with diamonds and jewelry valued at 1000 dollars stolen.
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Shoshone
Idaho
W. D. Bredenburg
Marconi Solves Wireless Transoceanic Message Link
Halifax reports that after eight secret experiments Marconi announced successful wireless transatlantic communication from Canada to England. Messages were sent to King Edward VII and the King of Italy as tests extended to oceanic distances beyond 2100 miles. The Carlo Alberto vessel aided by receiving signals and was later retained at Sydney to support the effort before sailing to Venezuela.
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Halifax
N. S
Marconi
Canada
England
Edward VII
Great Britain
Italy
George R. Parkin
Upper Canada College
Rhodes
Newfoundland
Signal Hill
Cornwall
Philadelphia
America
Carlo Alberto
Sydney Harbor
Tablehead
Carlo Albreto
Venezuela
Sydney
New Road Planned From Spokane to Canadian Boundary
The Spokesman Review reports George Turner and D. C. Corbin plan a 200 mile Spokane to Idaho border line railroad linking with the Crow's Nest Pass system. Funding from Canadian Pacific friendly interests, with Corbin as president and Turner as chief counsel at a $20,000 yearly salary. Turner is arranging legal matters on the Sound.
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Spokane
Spokesman Review
George Turner
1D. C. Corbin
Spokane and Northern Railway
Rossland
Canadian Boundary Line
Idaho
Crow’s Nest Pass
Canadian Pacific
D. C. Corbin
Turner
The
Sound
Christmas Mail Carried For West Is Burned
Syracuse report says a storage car carrying seven to eight hundred mail pouches burned en route to the West. Only twenty to thirty pouches were saved from the Chicago bound mail. Some parcels were destined for the Philippines and Fiji. The fire occurred between Peekskill and Highland and the car was left at Highland Station.
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Syracuse
N. Y
West
New York
New York Central
Chicago
Philippines
Fiji Islands
Peekskill
Highland
Col Arthur Lynch indicted for high treason in South African war
London December 22 grand jury returns true bill against Col Arthur Lynch MP Galway accused of high treason for actions in the South African war. Judge Baron Alverstone notes era’s last such charge sixty two years. Trial set to begin January 20. Cleveland December 23 city to begin spring work on 115 grade crossings costing 10 million dollars over ten years involving seven railroads.
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London
Arthur Lynch
Galway
Baron Alverstone
Col. Lynch
Cleveland
Deve
Does This Climate Change
A 1902-era essay questions the idea that cities face endless hot summers due to climate change. It notes widespread talk of electricity driving hotter seasons, recalls past extremes like 1816 frost, and argues climate is always changing in unpredictable ways. The writer doubts a fixed shift, predicts ongoing study, and suggests future understanding may enable weather prediction or control.
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Brandur
Wiseacre
Billings
St. Louis
Thomas W Russell Stoned at Ireland Meeting
Thomas W Russell member of Parliament and Liberal Unionist, stoned by a mob after addressing a political meeting in Ireland. An anti home rule advocate who supports land purchase for tenants with large compensation to landlords, later opposing the landlord class while backing government land buy. Russell is from Fife and a vigorous statesman.
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Thomas W. Russell
Ireland
Tyrone
Mr. Russell
Gladstone
Russell
Fife
Madras Academy
Grebe Plumage Trade Sparks Cruel Slaughter
The piece warns that women wearing white plumage bands and cape collars signify the killing of grebes for their tiny feathers. It notes the birds are slaughtered despite their harmless, sweet-voiced nature, with egret plumage also tied to nesting-time feathers and young birds left to perish.
Wonderful Scales at the Bank of England
An account describes the Bank of England balance scale as seven feet high and about two tons. It can weigh a grain of dust or 400 pounds of gold, with a postage stamp moving the index six inches. An overloaded load triggers an electric bell.
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Bank of England
Emigration of Jews and Revolutionary War Officers
A report notes that 80 000 Jews left Roumania in the last year. The text also observes that if a man’s grandfather served in the Revolutionary War he was an officer.
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Roumania
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Tracy Echo
State of
Western Railway
Alfred Mosely
Big Electrical Companies
Germany
Princess
Oil
Iowa
Nova Scotia
London Times
T. W. Russell
Aberdeen Brewing Co
Telephone
B.C. Prima
B. Lowrie
Co. M. Demeree
Washington Abstract Company
Chehalis County
Grays Harbor
Aberdeen State Bank
Aberdeen
H Street
TNL
M. P. Benton
Pioneer Square
Seattle, Wash
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
Baboo Furniture
H. A. Tereda & CO
Zelasko
Star Meat Market
James Barrett
Propr
F Street
Aberdeen Livery
ANS Transfer CO
W. T. McBride
Harbor
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