Venezuela and United States in diplomatic crisis over Tacoma mall pouches
Caracas editorials publish a harsh critique of President Roosevelt amid strained ties after US Tacoma mall pouches incident. The piece questions US policy, warns of possible conquest if Venezuelan court decisions are ignored, and cites the Monroe Doctrine as a test of friendship or dictatorial aims.
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Venezuela
United States
Tacoma
Caracas
Castro
el Constitucional
Roosevelt
Russell
Bis
la Guayra
Ulipalana Taski
W. W. Russelt
Washington
New World
America
Forecast of British Cabinet Changes Foretold
London reports prime minister H H Asquith has gone to Biarritz to see King Edward and will not return until Saturday. The Chronicle forecasts cabinet changes with Lloyd George as chancellor, Tweedmouth president of the council, Crewe colonies secretary, McKenna first lord of the admiralty, Churchill board of trade, Runeman board of education.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Biarritz
Edward
the Chronicle
H. H. Asquith
Treasury
David Lloyd- George
Exchequer
Lord Tweedmouth
Council
Earl of Crewe
Reginald McKenna
Bomb maker explains misfit cigarette caused blast
Selig Silverstein told hospital attendants he built a bomb from a bedstead top and misfired when he inserted a lighted cigarette into the fuse hole. The blast occurred as police dispersed a New York unemployed meeting in Union Square Park, leaving him gravely injured.
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New York
Selig Silverstein
Union Square Park
Silverstein
Seven Die in Lisbon Riots After Elections End
Seven people were shot dead and fifty wounded by soldiers in Lisbon as voting ended. Misidentification led guards to fire on infantry, wounding three soldiers. The city burned with riot as crowds brandished weapons and citizens fled in terror.
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Lisbon
Carlos
Royal family to discuss engagement with Miss Elkins
In Rome the Duke of the Abruzzi sits down for a family council with the king to settle a marriage engagement with Miss Katherine Elkins. The Count of Turin and the Duke of Aosta will attend as the king reviews the proposal. The tone is optimistic that royal consent will be granted.
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Rome
McCreery in Serious Condition After Heflin Shooting
Thomas Mc Creery, a New York horseman, lies in serious condition after being shot by Congressman J Thomas Heflin of Alabama following an altercation on a Pennsylvania avenue car. Mc Creery was operated on for lockjaw as the hope to save his life. A bystander, Lundy, was wounded in the neck.
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Washington
Thomas McCreery
New York
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
McCreery
Heflin
Lundy
Jury Secured in Hyde Dimond Benson Snyder Land Fraud Case
The jury for the Hyde-Dimond-Benson-Snyder land fraud trial before Justice Stafford in the criminal court is complete. Since the trial began last Wednesday about two hundred talesmen have faced a rigorous qualification test and twelve jurors will be closely watched for up to three months, prompting many to be excused due to potential financial loss or other hardship.
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Washington
Hyde-Dimond-Benson-Snyder
Justice Stafford
Cleveland Wins Three Cent Fare
City administration representatives announced likely settlement of the street railway dispute with a flat 3 cent fare plus 1 cent for transfers. The fight to reduce fare from 5 cents spanned seven years and was a campaign issue in four city elections.
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Cleveland
German crew tire souvenir at Ames Sigma Nu Shrine
Lieutenant Koppen of the Protos in the automobile tour sent a tire from his punctured car in Utah to the Sigma Nu Fraternity house in Ames. The tire now hangs in the fraternity as a commemorative souvenir after the German crew’s visit.
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Boone
Koppen
Protos
Sigma Nu
Utah
Sigma Nus
Fatalities in tenement crash in Oxford Castle Street
Two old tenement houses collapsed in Castle Street Oxford. By noon eight bodies were recovered from the ruins and several others believed buried. Twenty people were rescued alive and none among them was seriously injured.
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London
Castle Street
Oxford
Nebraska rail commission schedules April hearing on freight rates
The Nebraska state railway commission, after a hearing prompted by Rep. Caldwell, will hold another hearing in Lincoln on April 27 to discuss classifying freight rates minimum carload weights and readjustments to correct unjust discrimination. Objections must be filed by April 20. The commission also addressed Western Union’s answer to City Attorney Gadd’s complaint about a night office in Brocken How and overruled a Burlington motion to strike parts of complaints from Fairbury firms alleging discriminatory rates favoring Fremont Beatrice and Lincoln.
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Lincoln
State Railway Commission
P. A. Caldwell
Western Union Telegraph Company
Gadd
Broken How
Burlington Road
Telegraph Company
Burlington Roai
Fairbury
Nebraska
Fremont
Beatrice
Sheldon’s views on currency reform opposed
Lincoln April 3 Governor Sheldon back from Washington outlines opposition to the Fowler bill calling it too revolutionary and Populist. He argues it fails to deliver elastic currency and could depress regions if a stringency hits. Edward Rouse of the state banking board also opposes the measure, fearing unprepared new issues.
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Lincoln
Sheldon
Washington
Associated Press
Fowler
Aldrich
Edward Rouse
State Banking Board
Taft Tours Omaha Ends Visit With Fort Inspection
Secretary of War William H Taft completed his Omaha trip by inspecting the fort where he was greeted by fifteen guns. He attended a banquet of the Council Bluffs Commercial club at Grand hotel at 7 30 pm. The McKinley club dinner at the Auditorium drew about 1200 diners and six thousand spectators as Taft spoke on McKinley the Pioneer of Expansion.
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Omaha
William H. Taft
Council Bluffs Commercial Cub
Iowa
Council Bluffs Commercial Club
Grand Hotel
McKinley Club
Taft
McKinley
Clairvoyants Return in Omaha Treasure Plot Case
Governor Hughes ordered the return of Clarence Hester known as Professor Landa and Pearl Hester to South Omaha on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses. They were arrested in Buffalo after Mrs. Offermann paid $2,000 for a supposed recovery of $30,000 treasure, based on claims by Mrs. Hester that a metal box held the clue.
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Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Clarence Hester
South Omaha
Neb
Professor Landa
Pearl Hester
Buffalo
Anna Offermanh
Hester
Hesters
Nebraska
Edmisten Back in Lincoln After Forfeiture
J H Edmisten, indicted months ago on alleged land frauds, forfeited $10,000 bail in Omaha, has returned to Lincoln in very feeble health. His physician calls his condition critical with melancholia and cannot predict the outcome. He cannot appear in court. Edmisten was formerly vice chairman of the Populist national committee and a Nebraska party leader.
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Lincoln
J. H. Edmisten
Omaha
Florida
Edmisten
National Committee
Nebraska
Body Found in Lake Identified as East Omaha Milkman Carl Nelson
A decomposed body floated face down in Cut-Off lake opposite Jake Sauer’s saloon after 68 days in water. Identified by a brother as Carl Nelson, the East Omaha milkman who disappeared January 27. No money found. relatives suspect foul play. Temperance forces stage two hour parade in Lincoln with looming political battle and a special election set for tomorrow.
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East Omaha
Carl Nelson
Jake Sauer
Nelson
Temperance Forces
Lincoln
United Civic League
California Firms Barred From Nebraska Market
California based insurers Fireman's Fund of San Francisco Home Fire and Marine of San Francisco and Pacific Mutual of Los Angeles are ordered by Nebraska Insurance Auditor Pierce to cease doing business in Nebraska after California Commissioner Wolf refused to recognize Nebraska companies.
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Lincoln
Pierce
Nebraska
Wolf
Fireman's Fund
San Francisco
Home Fire and Marine of
Pacific Mutual of
Los Angeles
Telephone Operator Attacked by Negro in Omaha
Mollie Gran, a telephone operator, was assaulted by a black man near Seventeenth Street and the Burlington tracks. She was strangled and dragged under a box car but resisted until a passerby alerted and the assailant fled.
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Omaha
Mollie Gran
Seventeenth Street
Burlington Tracks
Impersonators Held Over Charity Scam in Lincoln
Lincoln police arrested Marie Everett of St. Louis and Jennie Paul of Omaha for impersonating Sisters of the Holy Cross. The two women arrived Friday and solicited subscriptions to fund an orphanage. Father Shine of St. Theresa's pro cathedral investigated and filed a complaint.
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Charity
Lincoln
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Marie Everett
St. Louis
Jennie Paul
Omaha
Sau Orphanage
Father Shine
St. Theresa's Pro Cathedral
Governors announce Nebraska trip west in April departure
Governor Eberdon said a governors party will leave Lincoln on April 25 heading west for a review of the feet in San Francisco scheduled for May 8 with a presentation planned for May.
Nye Schneider Elevator Burns at Lindsay Nebraska
Nye Schneider companys elevator lumber yard and coal sheds were completely destroyed by fire at Lindsay Nebraska on April 4 causing total loss of about 50000 dollars in stock and material.
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Nye Schneider
Lindsay
Neb
Nye Schneider Company
Nebraska adopts quality basis for state coffee and tea purchases
Lincoln April 4 Nebraska officials will buy coffee tea and chocolate for state institutions using a standard based on the relative percentage of active alkaloidal principle in samples. Governor Sheldon started the plan after a protracted wrangle between rival bidders.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Sheldon
Attorney General to Seek Injunction Against Express Companies
Lincoln April 7 Attorney General Thompson will ask for an injunction against express companies doing business in the state and for the appointment of a referee to take new testimony The state seeks to compel compliance with the Sibley act lowering express rates 26 percent Hastings Boy Killed by Kick of Horse
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Lincoln
Thompson
Express
Many New Autos in Nebraska
Lincoln April 7 Auto registrations in the secretary of state's office show a rapid increase. So far 2,406 machines have been registered and the number is expected to reach 2,500 by May 1.
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Nebraska
Sincoln
Secretary of State
Drops Dead While Fighting Fire in Homer Neb
Louis Goodsell Sr aged 64 collapsed and died while battling a prairie fire near Homer Nebraska on April 6. Fire crews were battling the blaze when the death occurred. A coroner will determine the cause of death.
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Neb
Louis Goodsell, Sr
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