LUELANS DEFY THE RULE OF CASTRO IN CARACAS
An angry Caracas mob attacked statues and pictures of President Castro burning them in public spaces and signaling a move to depose the executive. Martial law was declared by nightfall as demonstrations surged, with fury directed at Castro and Acting President Gomez amid coastal Dutch naval activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Bolivar
Venezuela
Holland
Netherlands
Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Andrade
Trinidad
Japan to Stop Emigration to the United States
A Washington correspondent reports the Japanese government will ban all emigration to the United States after a set date. Baron Komura will announce the policy when the Diet meets, ending a main point of U S Japan tension. Secretary Root is credited with securing Tokyo’s pledge through negotiations with Baron Takahira. Travel will remain allowed under passports for merchants students and tourists.
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United States
Washington
Baron Komura
Japan
Elihu Root
State Department
Root
Tokio
Baron Takahira
Hains Trial Begins in Murder Case at Flushing
Thornton Jenkins Hains, author and seafarer, stands charged as an accessory in the murder of William E. Annis, editor of an outing periodical. The trial before Justice Crane in the Supreme Court at Flushing, L I, opened Monday as sensational proceedings loom, with references to a divorce scandal and possible insanity.
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Thornton Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Justice Crane
Supreme Court
Flushing
L. I
Harry K. Thaw
Outing
Bayside Yacht Club
Hains
Claudia Hains
Venezuelan dictator and cattle herder forged by empire
A historical figure described as born to Indian blood, a cattle herder in the 0s, who rose to become Venezuela's dictator and a defier of European powers.
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Venezuela
Europe
May Unite All Presbyterians Merger Planned
A committee of leaders from the United States Presbyterian Church Reformed Church and Welsh Presbyterians reports a perfectable plan for absolute union without sacrificing creeds or governance. The merger could occur within a year and would unite over 2.2 million members under a single church body.
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Presbyterian Church
United States
Reformed Church
Welsh Presbyterians
Federal Council of Christian Churches
Phiadelphia
Avery to Succeed Andrews as Nebraska Chancellor
The University of Nebraska board of regents announces Dr. Samuel Avery will become chancellor if his administration is satisfactory after replacing E Benjamin Andrews whose resignation becomes effective January 1 1904. No further search for a successor will be conducted.
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Avery
Andrews
Board of Regents of
The
University of Nebraska
Samuel Avery
University
E. Benjamin Andrews
Bayside Yacht Club shooting and alleged coerced confession
The account describes a shooting at Bayside Yacht Club where Capt Hains shot Annis five times as he emerged from a boat while Thornton Hains restrained club members with a drawn revolver. Mrs Hains claims a false confession was coerced from her.
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Thornton
Bayside Yacht Club
Annis
Hains
Oakland cashier steals to gamble on Seattle races
Adrien Le Buef longtime cashier for Hale Brothers in Oakland confessed to using about $20,000 of the firm’s funds over the past four months to gamble, mainly on Seattle horse races in Oakland poolrooms.
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Adrien le Buef
Hale Brothers
Oakland
Cal
Seattle
Woonsocket Rubber to Close Millville Plant Three Weeks
Weather and weak demand for rubber footwear cause Woonsocket Rubber Company to shut its Millville Rhode Island plant for three weeks. About 750 workers face layoff as market conditions remain unfavorable.
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Woonsocket Rubber Company
Millville, R. 1
Sun Rays Start Fire In Sycamore Home
The sun’s rays focused through a water filled fish globe ignited a fire in J. C. Holt’s Sycamore Ohio residence. Timely Waze discovery saved the house from major damage. The event prompted no injuries.
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J. C. Holt
Sycamore
Ohio
Progress on the Panama Canal and Related Federal Reports
The Canal Commission's annual recap outlines total canal costs to date at 120,064,468 with 43,057 workers, a death rate of 18.82 per thousand, and sanitation improvements. It details year-end machinery, electrical lighting for settlements, and hospital mortality, plus broader federal findings on postmaster finances, counterfeit currency, military honors for Captain Crawford, and shifts in naval station naming. It also notes the National Monetary Commission’s early steps, mineral production totals, land office receipts and land entries, financial system revisions, and mail weighing savings for the government.
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Canal Commission
National Conservational Commission
White House
Federal Land Office
Congress
National Monetary Commission
Enter Society and the Hidden Requisites to Paradise
Edgar Saltus argues in Broadway Magazine that entry to society, and thus paradise, hinges on treasure, temperament, and tact rather than death or birth. Treasure fuels charm, temperament governs poise amidst experts, and tact aligns one’s vibrations with others, enabling even nobodies to choose their path if not in a hurry. Taste, Saltus adds, is mercantile and unbecoming.
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Paradise
Edgar Saltus
Broadway Magazine
Minister Voices Frustration Over Poverty in Protestantism
The minister declares church system underpays clergy and forces begging for salaries. He laments social inequality that keeps the clergy dependent on charitable garden picks and discounts from merchants and professionals, suggesting a deeper spiritual critique.
Eczema Relief Then Sudden Sleep After Cuticura Remedy
Mrs Algy Cockburn of Shiloh Ohio recalls her son Clyde suffering extensive eczema for a year. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent nights rested, days showed marked improvement and within six weeks he was fully well per a June 1907 testimonial. The ad notes a leading physician recommends Cuticura for eczema. Also a brief humorous exchange about a football game and players in a grand stand.
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Cathara
Clyde
Algy Cockburn
Shiloh
Imperturbable Boarder Notes Real Coffee In Morning Chat
A humorous exchange unfolds as Mrs. Irons questions Mr. Harris about the coffee. The imperturbable boarder replies with a dry observation that there is real coffee in it this morning, implying a lighter domestic quarrel or a joke about coffee quality.
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Mr. Harris
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and sworn testimonial
Frank J. Cheney and Co advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure with a sworn vow to pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured. The notice cites the Toledo firm, notary W. Gleason, and urges testimonials while promoting PAZO Ointment for piles with a six to fourteen day cure claim.
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Tolede
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
W. Gleason
Single Binder Se cigar praised by smokers
A fragment lists smoker praise for Lewis' Single Binder Se cigar comparing it to top 10¢ brands. It notes rapid telegraph delivery in Belgium and mentions laxative Bromo Quinine with a signature by E. W. Grove claiming a day to cure a cold, plus a 25¢ price and a note about billiards invented in France in 1471.
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Wareham
Lewis
E. W. Grove
Macbeth Ghost Scene Stirs Irving in London
While performing Macbeth in London Sir Henry Irving was unsettled by Banquo's ghost and collapsed as a gallery voice reassured him it's gone. A separate note compares peasant and navvy diets with meat portions of seven and twenty eight percent respectively.
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Henry Irving
Macbeth
London
Banquo
Irving
Enery
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Third
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Geronimo
National Cemetery
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Neb
Arlington Cemetery
Navy Department
Naval Station
Guam
Marianne Islands
Ladrone Islands
Geological Survey
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Robert Haven Schauffler
Success Magazine
Harry
Grabsey
Acov
Chicago Tribune
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France
Ochi
EUSP
Dodds Kidney
Guare
Ladies Ice
Ringebridge
New York
Almkley
Nwa
N.D
S. Almkiov
Pharmacis
Ron Dr. Martel
Druggista
French Prug CO
G. F. Sanborn CO
Milas County
Wis
Ashland
Western Canada
Government of Canada
Canada
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Merchants’ Loan and Trust
Chicago
E. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Minn
M.W. McInnes
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Mich
T. O. Currie
Third Street
Milwau
W. H. Rogers
Traction Termin Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Health &No
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
E. D. Morgan
Nat
Columbus
N. Y
Sterling Remedy Company
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