New Scheme Aims to Smuggle Chinese Into U S
Washington December 28 reports a plan to bring Chinese to Liverpool and ship them to New York via Halifax or St John’s and Rouses Point to bypass immigration checks. Promoters want entry through Rouses Point near the Vermont border. Detention and inquiry would be bypassed unless the scheme is stopped.
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Washington, D. C
China
Liverpool
New York
Halifax
St. John’s
Rouses Point
Morocco Crisis Deepens As Sultan Dismisses Advisers
Paris reports the Moroccan sultan has dismissed French and other advisers signaling a potential break with French policy. The French Tangier mission is ordered to withdraw its consul and military personnel and all French citizens unless the sultan yields and explains promptly. Officials say no military action has begun, but a forceful demonstration may follow if demands are not met.
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Paris
Morocco
Tangier
Vacntes
Ambush and siege reports from Samar Island action
Manila reports Pulajanes ambushed and killed a lieutenant and 11 enlisted men of the 38th native scouts on Samar. A force of 2000 Pulajanes threatens Dolores, with Lt Abbott requesting aid. Other dispatches note a new press law in Servia and a Siberian plague outbreak in Viatka factories affecting troops.
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Manila
Dolores
Samar
Abbott
St. Petersburg
Viatka
Slohotski
Manchuria
Irish Government Sees No Immediate Potato Crisis
The Irish Office says distress from potato crop failure in Ireland is not likely to be acute before the end of January and that government returns indicate measures are in place to prevent famine. The Irish Parliamentary party had urged extended aid and works for west Ireland destitution after the crop collapse.
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Landon
Irish Parliamentary Party
Dublin
Ireland
Truce Ended Columbia Class Hazing Conflict Ends
A college dispute at Columbia University between the faculty and the sophomore class over suspensions in the Kingdon Gould hazing case is settled. The student board will decide suspensions and set conditions to curb hazing while freshmen come under sophomore oversight. The plan includes penalties for freshmen misbehavior and a nightly underclass dinner with authorities summoned as needed.
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New York
Columbia University
Kingdon Gould
Hutton
Bail Preparations for Chadwick Indictment in Cleveland
Cleveland Ohio Dee 23 arrangements are being made to secure bail for Dr Leroy S Chadwick and his wife Mrs Casele Chadwick after a county grand jury indicted them for offering a 4500000 vote signed Andrew Carnegie When he returns from Paris Chadwick will be extradited A bond likely 10000 to 15000 requisition papers from Columbus received tonight
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Cleveland
O. Dee
Leroy S. Chadwick
Casele Chadwick
Andrew Carnegie
Chadwick
New York
Paris
Keeler
Hliy
Spies Debate At French Chamber Over Presidential Household
In Paris the chamber of deputies clashed over spying reports about President Loubet family members. War Minister Berteaux dismissed opposition claims as unfounded and warned officers would be removed if they implicated the presidential household.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Ope
Deputies
Loubet
Berteaux
German gun design boosts firepower for new batteries
Major General Bahu describes a new German artillery gun with a rate of twenty five rounds per minute. Four guns can deliver sixty four shots a minute with improved accuracy, protected by thick steel shields and shrapnel proof plating. The ammunition wagons and armor are noted as advances in field defense behind which crews can shelter. In a separate report, funeral services for Bishop Phelan in Pitleburg featured pontifical mass and personal absolution by five bishops, with many church dignitaries in attendance.
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Berlin
Bahu
Pitleburg
Phelan
Canesin
Countey
Russians to Get Hot Welcome at Port Arthur
Telegraphing from Tokio the Daily Express says Kamimura’s squadron will sail to meet Rojestvensky as soon as he is within striking distance. The Times in Pekin reports Chinese seized Russian ammunition near Pekin intended for Port Arthur.
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Dew
Tokio
The
Daily Express
Kamimura
Secon
Port Arthur
London
the Times
Pekin
Peng Tat Station
Tier Tein
Kalgan
San Francisco ties up Nelson manager and sparring partner
A telegram from San Francisco police orders the Stockton chief to hold Manager Murphy and Eddie Santry, Nelson’s sparring partner, until an officer arrives. The men remain jailed, profess innocence, and had only 250 dollars at arrest.
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Stockton
San Francisco
Manager Murphy
Battling Nelson
Eddie Santry
Nelson
Alleged Diamond Swindler Held in Tucson Grand Jury
An alleged diamond swindler, who reportedly secured about $12,000 in February from Albert Breinfeldt by delivering jewels claimed to be worth $20,000, was ordered held to the grand jury on a charge of securing money under false pretenses. Bail was set at $5,000. Evidence indicated total jewel value around $2,200. Extradition from California occurred weeks earlier.
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Tucson
Aria
Dee
J. & B Harcourt
Albert Breinfeldt
Hps
Grand
Cah
Government Acquires New Jersey Lands for Island Hospital
The United States plans a new island north of Filis Island in New York Bay to house a hospital for contagious diseases. Congress funded 150 500 for migration facilities eighteen months ago. The Central Railroad of New Jersey opposed government migration efforts and stalled negotiations for land title. The undersea land will host a hospital and the project has faced delays awaiting deed clarification. Governor Bates moved to settle a Fall River strike and Governor Borden of the Fall River Manufacturers’ Association discussed settlement with Bates.
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Washington, DC
New Jersey
United States
Haw
Fills Island
New York Bay
Congress
Central Railroad of
Bilis
Istana
Kosion
John L. Bates
Fall River
Borden
Pail River Manufacturers
Boston
BovVeOrvar
Lumbermen Feast of Reason Honors Jackson at Alvarado
General Manager Jackson hosted about forty five American Lumber company employees at the Alvarado hotel dining room. Colonel Dobson presented Jackson with a diamond ring as a token of esteem, praising cooperation and harmony to drive the enterprise forward in the southwest.
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CC. Jackson
American Lumber Company
Alvarado Hotel
Albuquerque
Nanager
Jackson
E E. W. Dobson
Dobson
Mr Jackson
Mr. Jackson
American Lumber Comepany
Case for Gifts of the Original Sherlock Holmes
Mount Cutler murder case units push daily without new developments. Chief Reynolds follows leads from Cripple Creek to Rosemount about a missing girl matching the victim. Sheriff Grimes compares descriptions with a California request to identify Mrs Hoxie and a Dr Stapels companion. no matches found. Rumors of clothing discoveries denied. investigators remain in the dark.
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Coto. der
Mount Cutler
Reynolds
Allen
Cripple Creek
Rosemount
Grimes
Grimes Received A Telegram Today From Sheriff Norman
Jmekeon
California
Hoxie
FN. Stapels
Sherif
Sherif Norman
Paris Fresh Sensation Sparks Arrest Reports
A Paris dispatch says two warrants issued but not served, one against widow Modane Ayeton, deputy’s widow. Officials have not confirmed. report claims imminent arrests. Alleged chemical test on the late deputy’s intestines hinted at morphine, tied to the alleged dragging before execution.
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Paris
Dev
Warrdite
Ayveton Enne
Modane Ayveton
Patterson Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Patterson Trial
New York reports Nan Patterson's murder trial ends in a hung jury six to six on acquittal versus first degree murder. Proceedings leave her state near collapse as officials weigh a possible third trial and defense plans to seek reduced bail.
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New York
Young
Moe
McAde
Court House Tolk
Mime Patterson
Hany Preselay
Atroham Levy
Mises Patterson
Washington
Der
Fire Rips Sioux City Business District Killing One Man
A devastating blaze in Sioux City destroyed the Pelletier department store and surrounding blocks on Fourth and Jackson, killing one man and causing about two million dollars in damage. The fire spread from the Pelle Tier basement to multiple buildings, with efforts from other departments and utilities preventing further loss. Owners and tenants faced total losses including Pelletier Dry Goods, Purstown West Hotel, and Martha Brothers department store, while the victim perished after jumping from a Fifth Street window.
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Pelletley Department Store
Toy Black
Wixators
Fourth and
Jackson
Otto Biohmenie
Weetery Union
Losmen Ia
Erieveral
Fog causes fatal wreck in Paris
Paris reports a dense fog disrupted trains on the Lille and Boulogne routes, destroying the Lille express near the North station and leaving several dead and wounded rushed to hospitals. The fog halted service and officials investigated the crash and fatalities.
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Paris
Pramie Todes de Laden
Boulogne
Russian Adventurer From Japan Sends Harrowing Diary
A Russian traveler using the alias Percy Palmer reached San Francisco after a bold journey through Yokohama Tokio Kyoto Shimonoseki Nagasaki and Motomachi. He carried American gear and letters for a coast to coast alert while meeting Japanese officials and inspecting hospitals fortresses and troops.
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Varus
United States
Tueeky Blava
San
Yokohama
Tokio
Basenr
Iisuke
Kioto
Shimonoseki
Naganaki
Motenow
Kazuecky
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