Britain and Germany Demand Venezuela Pay Claims
British Minister Haggard delivers an ultimatum to Venezuela demanding immediate payment of claims arising from civil wars and ill treatment of British subjects, with joint German demands and a plan for indemnity. Caracas dispatch notes tension as blockade remains possible and arbitration offers are not yet accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
la Guayra
Ban Righ
Trinidad
Venezuela
Haggard
Senor Lopez Baralt
British and German Cruisers Take Positions at La Guayra
British cruiser Charybdis under Commodore Montgomery heads a force at La Guayra with German cruiser Vineta and training ship Stosch nearby. Merchants wait outside as Indefatigable blocks harbor entry. Ammunition depots are moved to Caracas and government plans to abandon the town appear likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Guayra
Charybdis
Montgomery
Vineta
Stosch
Prinz Wilhelm IV
Harrison Line
Indefatigable
Caracas
Berlin Advices on Venezuelan Executive Firm Stand
Berlin dispatch reports the Venezuelan executive remains firm as of December 18. The foreign office provides guidance on diplomatic posture and possible responses amid ongoing tensions with international partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Panama Tense After Seizure of Venezuelan Gunboats
The New York Herald correspondent reports that the forcible seizure and sinking of Venezuelan gunboats in Panama has stirred great excitement and indignation. Colombians and isthmians oppose coercive European methods and view the incident with sharp disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
New York Herald
California chemist finds cheaper cyanide production process
Prof. Edmond ONeill of the University of California chemistry department has discovered a new method to synthesize potassium cyanide from atmospheric nitrogen. The breakthrough could dramatically cut costs in the cyanide gold extraction process and related metallurgical operations, akin to the nitric acid method developed at Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Berklexs
CQL
Edmond O'Neill
University of Calfornia
O’neill
Niagara Falls
Alger Receives Leave To File Bill Of Review
United States circuit court of appeals grants defendants leave to file a petition for a bill of review in the long running case Russell A. Alger versus Keith et al. The dispute centers on alleged fraudulent land conveyances in Tennessee, originally bought by Alger for about $250,000, with subsequent court actions and transfers to Governor Bliss of Michigan for $90,000.
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Cincinnati
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Russell A. Alger
Keith
Tennessee
General Alger
Alger
Governor Bliss
Michigan
Bliss
Insurance Commissioner Opposes Prudential Fidelity Pool in Alabama
Montgomery December 13 state Insurance Commissioner McDavid has officially announced his opposition to pooling the stock of Prudential Life Insurance Co and Fidelity Trust Co of New York in a community of interests as it relates to Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
McDavid
Prudential Life Insurance Co
Fidelity Trust Co
New York
Alabama
Cigarmakers vote to defer wage raise amid tobacco trust fight
Chicago reports that 3000 Cigarmakers' union members will defer any wage increase for another year to avoid raising employer costs as bosses confront the so called tobacco trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cigarmakers’ Union
Tobacco Trust
New Texas Industries Hints Loom for Deutsch Lumber Mill
Among new industries noted by the Manufacturers' Record are a lumber mill at Deutsch Texas and a rice elev ator at Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Deutsch
Tex
Houston
Two Men Burned at Terrell Oil Plant Blast
E P Epps of Southmayd and John Nugent of Terrell were seriously burned when an oil burner exploded at the American round bale plant in Terrell Texas on December 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell, Tex
E. P. Epps
Southmayd
Tex
John Nugent
American Round Bale
Child Drank Coal Oil in Terrell Texas
A Terrell Texas child drank coal oil on December 13 in an incident reported by local authorities. The exact identity of the child and the outcome are not provided in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell Tex
Precarious Condition of Rev G W Wolearank a Cupiu
Rev G W Wolearank a Cupiu is reported in a precarious condition due to coal oil exposure. The brief item notes his frail state and uncertain prognosis as of the latest dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Wolearank
Commissioners Court Orders Universal Vaccination in Nacogdoches
In Nacogdoches Texas on December 13 the commissioners court ruled that everybody must be vaccinated amid several new smallpox cases. Local authorities urged residents to comply quickly to curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacogdoches
Tex
Spirit of the Times to Merge With Horseman of Chicago
The Spirit of the Times announces in its current issue that it will be incorporated with the Horseman of Chicago in the future. The move links two periodicals under a single ownership and publication plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Castro
Berlin
Foreign Office
United States
Herr von Pilgrim-Pallazzi
la Guayra
New York
Spirit of the Times
The
Horseman of
Chicago
No Connection at Land Lad San Francisco
Dec 13 report from Land Lad San Francisco states Postal Telegraph Co will not attempt to connect the transpacific cable with the land end. The decision halts progress on linking the undersea line to the mainland network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Postal Telegraph Company
Railway Contract Signed for Trinity and Brazos Valley
Colonel Baker telegraphs that the contract for the Trinity and Brazos Valley railway from Cleburne to Mexia has been signed with construction to start December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne
Tex
Baker
Trinity and
Texas and Pacific Holiday Excursion Rates Expanded
The Texas and Pacific Railway announces widened excursion options for holidays. Round trip tickets to Southeastern points and major destinations in Mexico and multiple Midwestern and Plains states are offered at one first class fare plus $2.00, with sales on December 13 17 21 22 28 and 26, valid up to thirty days from sale. For details contact H P Hughes Fort Worth or E P Turner Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. & P. Railway Company
Mexico
Colorado
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
H. P. Hughes
Fort Worth
Texas
E. P. Turner
G.P
Ewe
Dallas
d&w-Dee
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Dozier Bakery
American Beauty
Howell Bros
Fi Paio
Newark
N. J
Rederick Frrlinghupsen
S. Derden
R. J. B. Green
Rose Man
Bry@gn
Arcade Hotel
FORD
Bryan
W. T. Ford
Lopez Baralt
Cherge D'Affaires
Port of Spain
Buenos Ayres
Herald
Pers
China
General Alger Figures
New Texas Industries
Grand Opera House
Harry West
Horseman
Texas and Pacific
James & Hart
Jewel Laundry
Wiley D. Garrett
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