Venezuela Vessels Held as Allies Move to Draft Protocols
Washington reports say Allied Powers will return captured Venezuelan ships once formalities are complete. President Castro faces uncertainty whether crews should go to Trinidad or stay in Venezuelan waters. Bowen aims to finalize protocols with Italy Britain and Germany and refer disputes to The Hague. German request for 5500 pounds by March 15 discussed amicably.
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Washington
State Department
Russell
United States
Caracas
Castro
Trinidad
Bowen
Hay
London
Shi
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Hague
Germany
Venezuela
Berlin
Revolution in Venezuela Threatens Caracas Advance
Caracas reports the last revolutionary column under General Rolando approaching within four hours of the capital. The advance guard at Esparende near Petare shows Revolutionaries nearly naked and low on provisions while General Rolando camps at Guanare with about 1200 men. President Castro plans to send troops from Barcelona to Rio Chico to trap the retreat.
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Caracas
Rolando
Associated Press
Esparende
Petare
Guarenas
Castro
Rio Chico
Barcelona
Ohio river floods flood Evansville area and crops ruined
Floodwaters from tributaries have turned the Ohio river into a sea from Evansville to Paducah. The water stretches across fifteen miles in places and hides shore to shore. Thousands of acres of wheat are under water and will be destroyed by the rising flood.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Here
Paducah
He Had No Authority Indemnity Payment Questioned by Germany
A report asserts Germany did not demand payment of the indemnity, challenging who held authority for postwar settlements. The item notes disputes over responsibility and the legitimacy of the demand amid Allied negotiations.
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Germany
German Foreign Office Denies Venezuela Payment Order
Berlin reports the German foreign office sees no instruction to Ambassador Sternberg about paying 27500 to Germany as first installment from Venezuela. The note says Baltazar, former German chargé d affaires at Caracas, requested immediate payment and von Riethofen sent no such orders, noting a possible misunderstanding. Venezuela is expected to meet the protocol terms.
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Berlin
Bowen
Herr Baltazar
Gaffaires
Caracas
Germany
Venezuela
von Riethofen
Sternberg
Foreign Office
Severe gales trigger huge fires across German regions
Severe gales in Germany on Saturday and Sunday fueled destructive fires. In Heurtgen near Deuren ninety two houses burned and in Kleinenburg Prussia forty four buildings were destroyed. Small fires caused casualties. Across the border in Galicia at Delina upwards of a hundred houses were destroyed.
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Berlin
Germany
Heurtgen
Deuren
Kleinenburg
Prussia
Délina
Galacia
Educators Meet Opens as National Association Draws 1000
The National Education Association opening session in Cincinnati gathered over a thousand attendees including Dr. W. C. Harris United States commissioner of education. Superintendents from cities and states joined college presidents and professors with speakers Lloyd K. E. Wolf from San Antonio Jaques Pedway of Mount Vernon and Lewis H. Jones of Ypsilanti among participants.
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Cincinnati
National Educational Association
W. C. Harris
United States Commissioner of Education
Lloyd KE. Wolf
San Antonio
Tex
Jaques Pedway
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Lewis H. Jones
Ypsilanti, Mich
John W. Carr
Anderson
Indiana Operators Topic Trial Begins in Chicago
The Indiana coal operators case opens before Judge Chetlain with 8 individuals and 9 corporate defendants. With 250 peremptory challenges allowed, jury selection faces heavy difficulty. State's Attorney Charles S. Deneen will lead prosecution once jurors are chosen.
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Chicago
Indiana
Chetlain
Walter S. Boble
J. J. Higgins
J. Smith
Talley
Joseph Martin
Edward Shirkie
H. R. McCleland
Irwin Shirkie
Bruillets Creek Coal Company
Oakhill Coal and Mining Company
Coal Bluff Mining Company
Park County Coal and Mining Company
Glenn Oak Coal and Mining Company
Nevine Coal Company
Indiana Fuel Company
McClellan Sons & Co
Crescent Coal and Mining Company
Charles 5S. Deneen
Miss Cody Weds at North Platte with Fort Clark in Prospect
The marriage of Miss Irma Cody daughter of Col Wm F Cody to Lieutenant Clarence Armstrong Scott of the Twelfth Cavalry stationed at Fort Clark Texas was solemnized in North Platte Nebraska. The bride was given away by Dr E Frank Powell of Milwaukee in Col Cody absence. Colonel Cody sent congratulations from England. The newlyweds will reside at Fort Clark Texas.
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North Platte
Neb
Irma Cody
Wm. F. Cody
Clarence Armstrong Scott
Twelfth Cavalry
Fort Clark
Tex
Cody
E. Frank Powell
Milwaukee
England
Stott
Silver Service Presented to Alabama Battleship Alabama
Exercises in Mobile Alabama marked the presentation of a seven piece silver service to the United States battleship Alabama. Hon E M Robeson delivered the oration and Captain H C Davis accepted on behalf of the ship’s officers. The set cost about $3500.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
United States
E. M. Robeson
H. C. Davis
Encampment Planned for Grand Army in August
General Thomas J. Stewart and the national council of administration with local organizers decide to hold the Grand Army encampment during the week of August 17. Railroad tickets go on sale August 1 with stopovers allowed. the event may last about sixty days and President Roosevelt could be invited.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Stewart
Grand Army of the Republic
National Council of Administration
Roosevelt
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