Navy ships to patrol Venezuelan waters amid tensions
Washington reports Admiral Higginson with the flagship Kearsarge and several North Atlantic squadron vessels will head to Venezuelan waters to establish headquarters at La Guayra. The mission will carry an unusually large Marine complement, intended to guard against war rather than provoke Venezuela.
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Washington
Jan
Higginson
Kearsarge
Venezuelan
la Guayara
Venezuela
Admiral Higginson and naval action in Venezuela
The report discusses Admiral Higginson's possible role in joint operations for landing naval forces if revolutionaries prevail against Castro. It doubts large fleet reinforcement by Germany and the US in Venezuelan waters, citing a likely US-German understanding with the State Department. It also notes cotton goods makers’ fears over renewed agitation to exclude Chinese trade despite a 1904 expiry.
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Castro
London
Germany
State Department
New York
China
Washington
Norris Hanged for Corsicana Murder in 1900 Case
Waco Texas January 10 Anderson Norris a negro about 22 was hanged at 1 pm for the murder of Mrs Emma French near Corsicana in December 1900. The case came here on a change of venue. Norris claimed innocence to the end and spoke to her husband saying he did not kill Mrs French. He weakened at the last and was frightened beyond measure.
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Waco
Tex
Anderson Norris
Emma _ French
Corsicana
Norris
French
New Division of Postoffice Inspectors Formed
Washington January 1 The postoffice department creates a new division of postoffice inspectors to cover Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and the Indian Territory The division headquarters will be at Kansas City with J R Harrison of Salina Kansas named inspector in charge Harrison previously served in the St Louis inspection division and was postmaster at Havana during Cuba postal service reorganization.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas City
J. R. Harrison
Salina
Kan
Redmond Re-elected Chairman Of Irish Party Meet
At a private Irish Parliamentary party meeting in Dublin John E Redmond was unanimously re elected chairman A strong program for the next session was outlined and immediate steps were ordered to fill any Irish member’s seat in the House of Commons if he is sent to prison.
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Dublin
Irish Parliamentary Party
John E. Redmond
House of Commons
Swindler Sydney Lascelles Captured in Boston
Police report the capture of Sydney Lascelles known as Lord Walter Beresford, seized on a Hot Springs Ark. warrant. He faces larceny charges from 1891 amounting to $1200 taken from Lyman J. Hay, proprietor of the Arlington hotel.
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Boston
Sydney Lascelles
Three Continents
Walter Beresford
Hot Springs
Ark
Lyman J. Hay
Arlington Hotel
Woman seeks name change in Brooklyn court
Mrs. J. C. B. Fitzsimmons files in Brooklyn courts requesting a legal name change claiming anonymity from a notorious fictional character and noting distress over her children being nicknamed "Fitzies" due to the surname. The brief cites objection to bearing the same name as the cited character.
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New York
J. C. B. Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
sAittle Fitzies
Evidence Links Imperial China to Boxer Uprising Plans
Documents at Columbia University reveal Chinese imperial government involvement with the Boxer rebellion. A discovered proclamation and a seal marked with red Boxer insignia show calls to have eight Pekin area towns rise up to destroy foreigners, as the Boxer motto urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia University
F. D. Gamewell
Pekin
Vic
Boers Seek Peace Overtures Amid War Talks in Holland
Boer delegates in Amsterdam expect peace moves soon and refuse unconditional surrender. They hint that any fair terms may be acceptable, signaling openness to a negotiated end while withholding full details from public view.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Property Sales Offer Wide Range in Monroe City
Real estate dealer advertises multiple city wide sale options in Monroe, including 40 acre farm near mill, several houses and blocks in western and southern parts, vacant lots, and a 14 0 000 acre farm and ranch lands. Details describe improvements such as wells, cisterns, sheds, barns, electric lights, waterworks, and proximity to depots and schools. Prices range from 500 to 1200 dollars with bargains to be had and exchanges mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Ballard
City
Free Baptist Church
College Road
Jeff Franklin
I.& G. N. Depot
City Park
Bon Ton
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Cure Ad
To Cure Dyspepsia and Indigestion Sour Stomach or Heartburn take Rex Dyspepsia Tablets All druggists are authorized to refund money if they fail to cure Price 50 cents M H Jame the leading druggist Bryan Texas Three first class barbers at the Union Barber Shop under new management of W A Cones
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H. James
Bryan
Texas
M. H. Jame
Union Barber Shop
W. 4. Cones
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