Roosevelt Likely Accepts Venezuela Arbitration Role
London dispatches report President Roosevelt appears ready to accept arbitration of the Venezuelan dispute with the allied powers. Aimed at avoiding hostilities, the move follows secret exchanges between the U S embassy and the State Department as the foreign office weighs guarantees and responsibility amid Anglo German naval pressure on Venezuelan ports.
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London
Roosevelt
United States
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Isaac Seligman
Europe
Castro Accepts Roosevelt as Venezuelan Arbitrator
Caracas reports the Venezuelan president Castro accepts President Roosevelt as arbitrator in the Venezuela dispute. The decision follows a formal acceptance on December 22.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Roosevelt
Blockade of Venezuelan Ports Begins at Midnight
Port of Spain reports the Venezuelan port blockade starting at midnight Saturday. British forces include cruisers Indefatigable Alert and Tribune, steamer Columbine, and destroyer Rocket. Vice Admiral Douglas' Ariadne remains, directing operations from Trinidad as German ships Vineta Gazelle Panther Falke Stosch reinforce La Guayra.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Indefatigable
Alert
Tribune
Columbine
Rocket
Ariadne
Douglas
Vineta
la Guayra
Gazelle
Panther
Falke
Stosch
Charlotte
St. Lucia
Nothing to make public in Venezuelan imbroglio
Washington officials said there is nothing to publicize about the Venezuelan situation. Dispatches from European embassies and from Minister Bowen in Caracas are confidential and no new developments are noted since Saturday. Roosevelt is urged to act as arbitrator by the allied powers, though he prefers not to mediate unless necessary to end the prolonged dispute.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
Bowen
Caracas
Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
Respect His Motives Roosevelt Viewed As Possible Arbitrator
London papers urge Roosevelt to accept as arbitrator if the guarantee issue can be resolved. They fear The Hague would fail Venezuela, and acknowledge his reluctance. A peaceful solution is hoped to avoid a Venezuelan waters blockade and the fleet’s use. Port of Spain reports Venezuelan soldiers dragged a British crew from Topaz ashore at midnight and confined them in a dirty room.
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London
Roosevelt
Hague
Venezuela
T'Ee
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Puerto Celecilo
Goverments Reach Parallel Venezuela Arbitration Answer
Berlin reports that Germany and Great Britain have tentatively agreed on an joint arbitration reply to the Venezuelan dispute. The proposed note, to be transmitted to Ambassador Rice and the London charge d affaires, reportedly mirrors the British proposal with no separate German reservations.
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Great Britain
Gera*y
Willig
Blerlin
Germany
Great Iian
London
Associated Press
Italy Considers Venezuelan Dispute Submission to The Hague
Rome reports one allied power now contemplates placing the Venezuelan issue before The Hague court. King Victor Emmanuel and Foreign Minister Prinetti discussed the situation at a morning conference and expressed satisfaction with the peaceful turn of events. Signor Prinetti notified Ambassador Meyer of Italy's participation in the Venezuela blockade.
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Rome
Hague
Victor Emmanuel
Prinetti
Signor Prinetti
Meyer
Italy
Venezuela
Blockade Impacts La Guayra Harbor Firms
The Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan seized a sloop from the east. The blockade forces the harbor corporation and shipping firms to dismiss laborers, leaving over 500 men unemployed in La Guayra.
Tung Fu Liang mobilizes 10000 in Shen Si and Kansu
News from Shen Si reports Tung Fu Liang, exiled Chinese commander under protection of the dowager empress, raising 10000 well equipped troops in Kansu and Shen Si with 4000 garrisoned troops disbanded by imperial command. He aims to exterminate foreigners and seize Sianfu, as foreigners and missionaries are urged to depart. He buys grain and fodder and communicates with Prince Tun while dowager empress and Yungu are believed to secretly support him.
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Shanghai
North China Daily News
Shen Si
Tung Fu Siang
Kansu
Tung Fu Liang
Sianfu
Prince Tun
Yungu
Chicago Women Denounce Minnesota Wife Beating Ruling
Chicago reformers condemn the Minnesota Supreme Court decision upholding wife beating as legal. They argue such justice belongs to the middle ages and no woman should endure spousal punishment, calling for reform and protection of women’s rights.
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Chicago
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Minnesota Supreme Court
Humbert family linked to Paris safe frauds arrested in Madrid
In Madrid on Saturday the Humbert family involved in the Paris safe frauds were apprehended. One family member handed a package with $48,000 to residents of the same house, a sum now sent to the French consulate.
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Madrid
Mme. Humbert
Humbert
Paris
Man Charged in Fatal Blows Over Crap Game Quarrel
Terre Haute report of Kennon J. Newlin fleeing after striking Walter Grossman in a gambling room quarrel over a crap game. Grossman died later the same day from a crushed head injury. Police seek Newlin as the suspect in this fatal assault.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Kennon J. Newlin
Walter Grossman
Grossman
Newlin
English Banking Firm Fails
London December 22 The private banking firm J. and J. W. Pease of Darlington has executed a deed of assignment for the benefit of its creditors. The firm’s liabilities are about 2,500,000 dollars.
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London
J. & J. W. Pease
Darlington
Marconi Achieves Transatlantic Wireless Link
Halifax reports Marconi has solved wireless transoceanic communication with messages transmitted from Canada to England and Italy. The test linked the governor general of Canada to King Edward VII and the Italian king, amid prior demonstrations from Newfoundland to Cornwall and 2300 mile Atlantic reach.
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Halifax
N. S
Marconi
Canada
England
Edward VII
Great Britain
Italy
George R. Parkin
Upper Canada College
Rhodes Scholarships
Newfoundland
Signal Hill
Cornwall
Philadelphia
America
Carlo Alberto
Sydney Harbor
Table Head
Venezuela
Sydney
Burglars Dynamite Safe at Miller's Drugstore
In Valley Junction Des Moines burglars dynamited the safe of Miller's drugstore and secured 3000 dollars in cash and checks. Residents above the shop were not awakened by the blast.
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Des Moines
Valley Junction
Indian slain in Winnebago reservation quarrel
Sioux City report says in a Winnebago reservation quarrel across the river James Davis and Howard McKee were arrested after a Sioux City area Indian known as Little Jim was killed during the day.
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Sioux City
Winnebago Indian Reservation
Little Jim
James Davis
Howard McKee
Wheat Prices in Minneapolis Market Decline
Minneapolis market reports Dec 20 shows Wheat futures with December at 7134 cents and May at 75 cents. On Track No 1 hard traded at 75 cents, No 1 Northern at 744 cents, and No 2 Northern at 73 cents.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and flax prices in Duluth market report
Wheat values show No. 1 hard 73% cents, No. 1 Northern 72% cents, No. 2 Northern 70% cents, No. 3 spring 67 1/4 cents. Futures To Arrive list No. 1 hard 74 1/4, No. 1 Northern 73 1/4, Dec 72 1/4, May 76 1/4 cents. Flax cash at $1.18 1/4.
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Duluth
Cattle and Hog Prices Reported in St Paul Market
St Paul market prices list cattle with choice steers 5.00 to 6.00, choice cows and heifers 3.26 to 4.00, veals 2.00 to 5.00. Hogs 5.60 to 6.00. Sheep 3.50 to 4.25 and lambs 4.00 to 5.00.
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St. Paul
Chicago Market Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago market prices listed for cattle hogs and sheep on December 20. Cattle ranges include good to prime steers $5.40 to $6.50 and cows and heifers $1.25 to $5.00. Hogs show mix and butchers $5.85 to $6.30 with bulk at $6.00 to $6.30. Sheep varieties from good to choice at $3.75 to $4.40 and lambs $4.00 to $5.75.
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Chicago
Texas
Market Prices Report From Chicago Commodities
Chicago market roundup lists Dec wheat at 714 3 4 cents, May 774 7 8, July 74 3 4. Corn quotes Dec 45 3 4 cents, Jan 45 3 4, May 43 3 4, July 42 3 4. Oats Dec 315 cents, May 33 1 3, July 32 4 3. Pork Jan 16.60, May 15.95. Flax cash Northwestern 1.23, Southwestern 1.15, Dec 1.15, May 1.22 1.23. Butter creamaries 18 28 4, dairies 17 25. Eyes 25. Poultry turkeys 15 18, chickens 10 11.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
First Transatlantic Wireless Greeting From Marconi
The Times correspondent in London reports the first wireless message across the Atlantic. Transmitted from Glace Bay Nova Scotia to Poldhu Cornwall the greeting reads I have the honor to send through the Times the inventor's first wireless transatlantic message of greeting to England and Italy.
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London
Times
Glace Bay
N. S
Poldhu
Cornwall
Signor Marconi
England
Italy
Corrivall Convicted of First Degree Murder in Knife River Shooting
Louis Corrivau, a woodsman from Duluth, convicted of first degree murder in Two Harbors after a 25 hour jury deliberation. Judge W A Cant presided. The case follows a prior hanging sentence for Charles Henderson of Duluth, who killed his mistress, with Corrivau having shot bartender James Allen at Knife River on Oct 8 after offering Allen to quiet a disturbance.
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Duluth
Louis Cvrvivau
Harbors
W. A. Cant
Charles E. L. Henderson
Henderson
Corrivau
James Allen
Knife River
Allen
Man Jumped Cistern to Die in Desperate Fight
In Grand Rapids on December 22 Henry Larink escaped three neighbors dragging him from a cistern where he had jumped with intent to end his life. He dropped back into seven feet of water and died before rescuers could reach him. Larink believed he was predestined to eternal damnation.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry Larink
Lariik
Brazil approves extradition treaty with United States
The Brazilian chamber of deputies ratified the extradition treaty with the United States. The Bank of Spain proposes branches in Havana Mexico City New York and Buenos Aires. Patrick O Farrell an Irish American civic figure in Washington dies at seventy one. Captain Daniel P McCartner a retired naval officer dies in Washington of pneumonia. Isaiah W Lees dies in San Francisco aged seventy two for forty years he led the citys detective bureau. Very Rev Dr Alphonse L Magnien dies in Baltimore at St Marys seminary from kidney and heart disease.
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Chamber of Deputies
United States
Bank of Spain
Havana
Mexico City
New York
Buenos Aires
Patrick O'Farrell
Washington
Daniel P. McCartner
Isaiah W. Lees
San Francisco
Alphonse L. Magnien
St. Mary’s Seminary
Baltimore
How Doctors Work in China in Traditional Practice
The article explains that Chinese physicians are fetched by carriage or donkey and greeted with tea and meals before treating a patient. On arrival they assess health by pulse, describe the illness in detail, and write a prescription. Doctors often charge no fee for the visit but may profit from medicines, and patients usually give a handsome present if they recover.
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China
Recreating the Bible from widespread works
If all copies of the Bible were destroyed it could be reproduced by ministers and scholars. Commentaries in many languages would help nearly reconstruct the text, with ancient writings and controversial works filling gaps. Sermons and homilies would aid, and the memories of biblical students could supply remaining deficiencies.
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London
A Faulty Appraisement in Washington Star Quote
A liberal man argues with Mr Spriggins about money value. He says Spriggins expects a dollar to buy two or three times as much as it should, leading to continual annoyance and disappointment.
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Spriggins
Macbeth Conflict Opens With Macduff Quarrel
In the old saying As it Really Was the line Lay on Macduff sparks talk as Macduff questions grammar. Macbeth clarifies and the clash begins with playful banter over the command to advance. The scene sets a tense start to their confrontation.
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Macduff
Macbeth
Toledo
Unsuccessful Inventions That Led To Howe’s Patent
The piece traces early attempts at mechanical sewing from England and France through American efforts before Elias Howe Jr secured the 1846 patent. It notes Saint, Thimonnier, Greenough, Hunt and a surge of inventors after Howe’s success, tallying 8,500 sewing machine patents since 1850 and the rise of a worldwide American industry.
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Elias Howe, Jr
Washington
Howe
Thomas Alsop
England
John Duncan
Heilman
Thomas Saint
Bartholemy Thimonnier
France
Thimonnier
John J. Greenough
United States
Walter Hunt
New York
Hunt
New York Herald
Care In Choosing Glasses From a New York Dealer
A New York optical dealer laments the careless use of glasses by half the city. He urges frames fitted to faces not chosen at random, recommends lenses as large as the face permits for protection and appearance, warns against edge reflections, and notes eyelashes brushing the lens can injure vision.
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New York
New York Times
A Season In Hospitality In A Tuscan Town
Luigi Villari notes a noblewoman hosts a 2 to 7 pm musical at her home with no refreshments for guests except a servant offering chocolate to the hostess and her mother at 4:30. He contrasts with more civilized spots where refreshment is common.
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Luigi Villari
Samson slay a thousand Philistines answer sparks doubt
A London Chronicle note recalls a Stepney Bible lesson where a teacher asked the class to name the weapon Samson used. After a pause a little girl answered, with the ax of the apostles, illustrating childlike biblical misinterpretation and humor.
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Stepney
Samson
London Chronicle
Conceited Phyllis-Harry seeks marriage after grand claims
Maud recounts Phyllis noting she is the most adorable, beautiful, and intellectual woman, then revealing Harry's insistence on marriage as the punchline of his boastful behavior.
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Phyllis
Harry
Maud
Seesaw of vows in Brooklyn Life comic exchange
In Brooklyn Life the characters Nodd and Topp joke that vacations trigger opposite vows. Nodd swears off travel after each trip, while Topp teases that staying home prompts the same vow to avoid vacations.
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Brooklyn
Overtures Still Favored by Bands and Orchestras
The Atchison Globe notes conductors persist with overtures as a customary practice for bands and orchestras despite general indifference to them.
Writing the Sermon A Century of Sunday Prep
The Denver Post notes that for nearly 100 years Friday has been the traditional day for a pastor to prepare a sermon for the following Sunday. A clergyman cites ancient practice of extemporaneous preaching and contrasts it with Beecher who jokes about preparing on Sunday morning, likening a sermon to a pancake served hot or cold.
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Denver Post
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Mr. Beecher
Collector of autographs and rare Chaucer book story
A Washington Post tale centers on a man famed for his vast autograph collection. Friends doubtless praise him, while critics question handwriting consistency as authors inscribe his volumes. He buys a Chaucer edition, and a party keeps a copy, later found on his desk with an inscription from a long lost friend Geof Chaucer.
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Washington Post
Schoo Uilie
Geof
Chaucer
Horne Tooke’s Witty Retorts Highlighted in Duel-like Debate
The piece recalls Horne Tooke’s sharp retorts in a heated exchange with a mahogany board between rivals. He retorted to landowner voting limits with a quip about acres and wisdom, and joked to a king about distinguishing king from knave. He quipped to his brother that gravity rose him while levity dragged the other down.
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Horne Tooke
George Lil
Saturday Evening Post
The World's Largest Crab Disguised by Seaweed
A twelve foot Japanese spider crab is described as possibly the largest crustacean. Its body is as big as a half bushel, arms could encircle a man, and its long, elastic legs resemble bamboo poles. It can disguise itself with seaweed and sponges on its body.
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Empire of Japan
Norway Hotel System in Rural Villages
A capital hotel system supports prominent locals in Norwegian villages lacking hotels. They receive government subsidies and must provide accommodation for at least four travelers, though they may take more. The facilities and meals are described as excellent with moderate charges.
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Norway
The Drop Curtain Farce Ends With Blown Window Blind
A boy returns from a theater and tells his uncle the play was fine but he missed most of it because the roller broke and the window blind fell down repeatedly. The anecdote stems from a lighthearted joke in Chums.
A Fair Exchange Cartoon Exchange Goes Awry
In a humorous exchange, editors and Dolan trade hay for a six year subscription. The editor laments the hay is unsuitable for a horse while Dolan notes the goat won’t eat the paper, highlighting a comic misunderstanding.
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Mr. Dolan
Average man seeks fool killer to send him next door
A pointed remark from Chicago News notes that the average man fears meeting the fool killer and wishes to remove him by sending him to the neighbor’s side. The quip underscores social anxiety about foolish behavior.
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Chicago News
Montana Bluff Shows Western Nerve in Manila Sketch
Captain Badgar Russel recalls a Western bluff tale from the Philippines in which four Montana troopers advance on a Filipino trench under heavy fire. The Filipinos flee as the troopers approach, leaving rifles behind, a scene labeled a Montana bluff by newspapers.
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Badgar Russel
Philippines
Manila
Montana
New York Tribune
Langum Women Stand Supreme Without Ballot
In Langum, a Welsh village on the Pembrokeshire coast, women run the market finances and household accounts while men play a minor, if present, role. The tale notes Langum oysters, famed yet described as harmless compared to the town’s dominant female influence.
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Langum
London
Pembrokeshire
Annie Williams
Mary Jones
Newport Cottages Reflect Diverse National Tastes in Architecture
Newport's architecture presents a collage of styles mirroring immigrant origins. The Smart Set notes America as a nation of nations, with cottages echoing Mediterranean, Normandy, Spanish, Italian, Scottish, and English influences. Castles, villas, and chateaux line the strip, a grille apart from Venice and Antwerp.
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Newport
United States
Mediterranean
Normandy
Spain
Italy
Scotland
England
Seville
Welbeck
Florence
Falaise
Venice
Antwerp
Noahs Ark Dates and Bach Dinner Tale
A fragmented piece combines a note on Noah leaving the ark on April 20 with an antiquarian debate over dates and a humorous anecdote about Johann Sebastian Bach improvising at a dinner for the Duke of Saxe Weimar. Bach declines dinner, improvises, then returns to finish the chords.
Quick Promotion Sparks Laughs in New York World Snippet
A humorous World clipping notes a brother's rise from assistant bookkeeper to third assistant after being passed over for higher posts. The exchange highlights the comic twist that cleverness earned him a now lower title.
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Secon
New York World
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