American Ship Turned Back From La Guayra
A U S merchant ship near La Guayra Venezuela was sent to Willemstad Curacao with half its cargo aboard. The Caracas of the Red D line was allowed limited entry then ordered out to sea and finally barred from reentry amid allied disagreements. Venezuelan insurgents grow stronger against Castro.
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United States
la Guayra
Venezuela
Willemstad
Curacoa
Weanel
Caracas
Tta
Diehl
Marships
Panther
Araya
Maria Lusa
Caronero
Josefita Carmin de Vega
Puerto Cabello
Maracaibo
Curacao
Roosevelt Plan Aims Board To Settle Venezuelan Dispute
President Roosevelt plans a judicial board of arbitrators to resolve the Venezuelan dispute. The board will include top legal talent and international law experts, with the Calvo doctrine as a central issue guiding intervention limits. The article also surveys Venezuelan housing styles and regional naval actions amid ongoing blockades and ship seizures.
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Roosevelt
Venezuela
Arbitration Board
Inside Caracas Homes A World of Simple Walls and Clever Tin
The Venezuelan city blends rich and poor within close quarters as houses rise plain walls and iron barred windows. Water works and electric lights appear in larger homes while sewers rely on creeks. Tin can scraps adorn huts, and family life follows strict social rules with women often behind bars.
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Europe
Caracas
Venezuela
Calvario
Racas
Admiral Dewey Receives Warm Welcome at San Juan
Admiral Dewey arrives at San Juan Porto Rico to a tremendous reception led by him and naval officers. A large crowd witnessed the parade and an official palace reception followed. Governor Hunt and officials greeted the admiral with enthusiasm and a ball was held in his honor.
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Admiral Dewey
San Juan
Porto Rico
Hunt
Lives Lost Frightful Accident on Grand Trunk Railroad
A deadly derailment on the Grand Trunk Railroad claims multiple lives. Investigators probe cause as emergency crews work amid wreckage and halted service. Local officials urge caution and pledge updates as details unfold.
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Grand Trunk Railroad
Trains Crash at Wanstead Kills Dozens in Ontario Blizzard
A Pacific express and an eastbound freight collided near Wanstead Ontario on the Sarnia branch of the Grand Trunk. At least thirty killed and over thirty five injured as a blizzard hid danger and fire raged in the wreckage. Andrew Carson said dispatcher Kerr ordered the express to pass but records conflict.
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London
Wanstead
Canada
Sarnia
Grand Trunk
Pacific Express
Andrew Carson
Watford
McAuliffe
Associated Press
the Express
J. G. Kerr
Wyoming
Kings Court Junction
Carson
Kerr
George D Ongs
Toro
Dispatch
Dispatcher Kerr Praised for Efficiency on Royal Tour
A local dispatch praise notes Kerr as one of the best and most efficient in service. The remark follows Hola the operator guiding a train bearing the Duke and Duchess of York on a royal Canada tour a year ago, with full confidence placed in Kerr.
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Kerr
Hola
Duke and Duchess of York
Canada
Moors Routed at Taza Fez Braced as Fez Soldiers Retreat
December 22 10 000 Shereefian troops under a sultan's minister of war brother attack the pretender near Taza. Fez gates closed and town tense as reports say 2000 imperial casualties with reinforcements deserting to the rebels. European colony of Fez remains inside amid rising hostility.
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Tangier
Morocco
Taza
Uyso Mila
Fez
Wedmaneb
Powers appeals for aid in Goebel murder trial
Former Kentucky secretary of state Caleb Powers, jailed in Georgetown awaiting a third Goebel murder trial, asks for financial support from outside Kentucky. He explains letters requesting aid were signed by multiple supporters due to time constraints and asserts all are genuine to fund his defense.
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Gaeorgetown
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Goebel
Kentucky
Bryan in Mexico visits Diaz and Guadalupe shrine
William J. Bryan meets President Diaz and Finance Minister Limantour in Mexico City. Mrs. Bryan and the children tour the shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The party plans to travel toward Cordova and the Vera Cruz Pacific line to Alfred Bishop Mason's hacienda before returning Tuesday morning. Officials say Bryan's silver views are well known and not sought.
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Mexico City
William J. Bryan
Diaz
Finance Limantour
Bryan
Cordova
Vera Cruz & Pacific Road
Alfred Bishop Mason
Weissinger Tobacco Plant Sold to Continental Tobacco
In Louisville the Weissinger Tobacco Company agreed to sell its plant to Continental Tobacco for 2500 dollars. Harry Weissinger will travel to New York to finalize the deal as papers are signed. The plant ranks as one of the nation's large independent tobacco concerns.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Harry Weissinger
Weissinger Tobacco Company
Continental Tobacco Company
Welnsinger
New York
Cervera Honored with Navy Chief of Staff Post
Madrid announces Vice Admiral Cervera is named chief of staff of the navy after his surrender to the American fleet off Santiago de Cuba. The appointment was published in the Official Gazette.
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Cervera
Madrid
Santiago de Cuba
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Zuélan
On Oon Rae
Admiral George Dewey
American Sailior
W. J. Bryan
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