War Is Now Almost a Certainty in German-Venezuela Clash
London and Berlin report rising tension as Germany threatens bombardment of Venezuela if a patch fails. Berlin’s Tageblatt cites Washington authorities foreseeing possible war with the United States, while Ambassador White dismisses the claim as sensational nonsense. President Roosevelt is noted as favorable to Germany.
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London
Germany
Venezuela
Berlin
Tageblatt
Washington
United States
Andrew D. White
White
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Bank Robbery Attempt Thwarted at Millford Savings Bank
In Millford Conn on December 31 a bold daytime attempt to rob Millford Savings Bank failed after two blasts damaged only knobs and hinges. The attackers fled before dawn, leaving their tools at the scene, police said.
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Millford, Conn
Millford Savings Bank
Chinese Court A Slow Body
A party of Manchu princes led by Prince Su heads toward Peking to meet the Chinese court as the dowager empress aims to restore prestige. The return program would have the emperor greet her with honors at the station, while foreign ministers threaten to refuse palace dining invitations if the tsung iiyamen is used instead. Call up 169 A for first class laundry work.
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Peking
Prince Su
Great Britain
Edward
Value of Production Shrinking in Colorado Mines
Denver reports year end mineral output in Colorado shows total value near 46 million dollars, below last year’s 50 million. Gold stands at 26 million, silver 10 million, lead 6.5 million, copper 1.5 million, with tonnage up yet grade down. Cripple Creek yields lower values despite 120000 tons. outlook remains hopeful for 50 million plus next year amid ongoing development.
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Denver
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Sacred Heart College Destroyed in Albany Fire
Early today the Sacred Heart college next to St. John's church in Cohoes caught fire and the entire building was destroyed. Loss estimated at sixty thousand dollars. The college, the largest in the Albany diocese, housed seven hundred students.
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Albany
N. Y
Sacred Heart College
St. John’s
Cohoes
Sewall Funeral Draws Thousands in Camden
In Camden New Jersey on December 31 thousands lined the streets for Senator Sewall's funeral attended by prominent senators and representatives. Honorary pallbearers included Secretary of War Root General Corbin and General Brooke as the Episcopal service and a thirteen-gun volley marked the burial.
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Camden
N. J
Sewall
Root
Corbin
Brooke
Episcopal Church
Famous gambler Curran dies in Newcastle Wyoming
F W Curran, renowned gambler and stock man, died in Newcastle on December 31, leaving an immense fortune. Also reported Omaha reports Mrs Beder Nima, a Syrian, bound over as an accomplice to Najeeb Siddys murder in the Syrian colony last month. she was released on a $30,000 bond.
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Newcastle
Wyo
F. W. Curran
Beder Nima
Omaha
Najeeb Saidy
Personal mentions highlight local movement and visits
Ralph Friend leaves for Chicago on business. Clarence Hammond returns from Denver. State Examiner Henderson comes home from Rawlins. Attorneys Matson and Kennedy depart for Denver to celebrate New Year. Charles I Fishback from Rawlins visits Cheyenne. J DeForest Richards returns to Douglas after holidays. Howard Lacey, son of Judge Lacy, goes back to Chicago for schooling. Scott Davis, Union Pacific livestock agent, returns to Salt Lake with wife and daughter. Mrs DeForest Richards hosts New Year’s Day gathering with several local women. Judge Riner returns from Denver where he secured an injunction against the state board of assessors. James Brierley leaves Cheyenne for Louisville, Colorado to work in mines, plans to return in spring to Cheyenne. FOR RENT Nice furnished rooms in brick blocks with electric light and janitor, from $5 a month, inquire WARRY IMPO 0M.
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Ralph Friend
Chicago
Clarence Hammond
Denver
Henderson
Rawlins
Matson
Kennedy
Charles I’. Fishback
J. DeForest Richards
Douglas
Howard Lacey
Judge Lacy
Scott Davis
Union Pacific
Louisville
Colo
Cheyenne
Matrimonial Tragedy at Dawn in Chicago
Henry Albert shot his estranged wife as she slept and then killed himself in their home. Mrs. Albert refused reconciliation, and Albert fired a revolver, killing her before taking his own life. The couple, described as well to do, faced a final confrontation with deadly consequences.
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Chicago
Henry Albert
Alberts
Albert
Corps
McKinley Memorial Seeks Church Fund Drive
The McKinley Memorial association will urge churches nationwide to take a special collection on January 20, the anniversary of McKinley’s birth. If widely observed it could raise about half a million dollars for the fund.
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New York
McKinley Memorial Association
McKinley
Fearful Storm Ravages Panama Coast
A terrible storm tears through the Panama coast area. It raged all night causing heavy damage to piers and shipping. Most steamers have withdrawn to sea while the Norwegian ship Hero lies wrecked at Point Christopher Colon. Panama Steamship Company quarters are wrecked.
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Colon
Fatal family quarrel ends with double death in Ironton
In Ironton Michigan early today Frank Wilson argued with his father in law John Manning. Manning fired a shotgun wounding Wilson who then shot Manning through the heart. Wilson then killed himself.
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Ironton, Mich
Frank Wilson
John Manning
Wilson
Manning
Indemnity Reception and Railroad Incorporation News
Washington cabinet approves making the New York International Banking combination the US agent for Chinese indemnity receipts. Consul Goodnow appointed for United States payments. Helena reports Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad incorporation with 100 million capitalization. Also notes a campus glee club program and a Baptist church concert tonight at 8 with 60 cent admission.
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Washington
International Banking Combination
New York
Shanghai
United States
Consul Goodnow
Crampton
Jane Caryl
Joseph F. Deitrick Returns From Global Tour
Cheyenne resident Joseph F. Deitrick arrives home after a four year journey around the world. He traveled from the Klondike gold era through the Philippines, China and Manchuria during upheavals, mined in Mongolia, and rode the Siberian railroad before visiting Moscow and St. Petersburg. He witnessed wartime depredations in Manchuria and described Chinese and Russian actions, ending his account in Mongolia’s Uro mining districts.
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Joe” Deitrick
Cheyenne
Klondike
Philippines
Proetosh
Deitrick
China
Manchuria
Russia
Siberian
Lake Dakar
Mongolia
Moscow
Visits and adventures of Joseph F Deitrick in Asia and Europe
Petersburg. After a brief visit at the capital of Russia, he journeyed to Berlin Hamburg, and went through Holland to Amsterdam, visiting Flushing, then England for eight days in London and Paris before returning to Liverpool. He sailed from New York aboard the Manatia. Deitrick, born in Cheyenne on Sept 3 1878, recounts a mining expedition to Alaska in 1898 via Seattle and St Michaels up the Yukon to Dawson City with placer locations, then travels through China, Manila, Vladivostok, and Siberia with a Russian syndicate, noting friendly Russians Spaniards and Americans and commentary on Boer war and German concerns about American progress.
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Manchuria
Siberia
Blagaykschenski
Mongolia
Uro
Petersburg
Russia
Berit Hamburg
Holland
Amsterdam
Flushing
England
London
Paris
Liverpool
New York
Alaska
Joseph Franklin Deitrick
Cheyenne
Dawsen City
Seattle
Deitrick
Noyo
St. Michaels
Yukon River
Bering Sea
Yukon
Kayukuck River
Arctic Circle
Dawson
Orient
China
Manila
Philippines
California
Vladivostock
Tumnin River
Windivostock
Edison
Siberian
America
Germany
France
South Africa
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