Venezuelan exile comments on Castro and Curacao trade
M De Reus describes his departure from Caracas amid severed ties with Venezuela and mentions Curacao Curacao as a key trade link. He portrays President Castro as a dictator and notes the economic impact of the diplomatic break on Curacao’s transshipment and Venezuelan investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
la Guayra
Gelderland
Curacao
Trinidad
Atrato
M. de Reus
Venezuelan
Little Chance for War in Venezuela Dispute
The Hague report says war is unlikely despite calls for forceful action. Venezuela has little navy and Dutch ships could not breach cliffs. A blockade would hit Castro's finances and force a capitulation as shipping stalls and dissatisfactions trigger political upheaval.
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London
Daily Telegram
the Hague
Venezuela
Castro
Castro Stops Passengers to West Indian Ports
Castro orders Venezuelan customs authorities to block travelers from the West Indian Islands. The Venezuelan Consul in Port of Spain will withhold passports from those seeking passage by steamship to Venezuela. The move provokes indignation and worsens misery in Paria ports and Ciudad Bolivar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Port OF Spain
Venezuela
West Indian Islands
Parian
Ciudad Bolivar
Highwayman Holds Up Tourists in Yellowstone Park
A masked highwayman stopped seven tourist coaches between Old Faithful Inn and Yellowstone Inn in Yellowstone Park. He forced valuables from passengers, stole four coach horses, and rode toward Jackson Hole. US Cavalry units comb the area as authorities pursue the bandit, about 50 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Yellowstone Park
Northern Pacific General Offices
Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone Inn
Jackson Hole Country
United States Cavalry
Delirious Patient Suffered Widespread Eczema Symptoms
A patient was delirious with eczema affecting the chest back and head. The report notes intense pain heat and tingling with exhausted nerves and severely disrupted sleep.
Cure by Cuticura Cures Child Skin Eruption
A parent recalls dramatic relief after four months of a skin eruption affecting a child. The rash worsened with redness thickening and blisters, causing hair loss and pain. After doctors offered little relief, reading about Cuticura prompted the treatment and cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelai
Death of German Ambassador Von Sternburg Shocks Berlin
Baron Speck Von Sternburg, German Ambassador to the United States, dies in Heidelberg at the Victoria Hotel after a lupus diagnosis. He planned to meet Emperor William in September and return to Washington for the final weeks of the presidential campaign. The Emperor sends condolence, and discussions name possible successors including Prince Von Buelow.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburg
United States
Victoria
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Hamburg
Vincensz Czerny
Baron von Sternburg
Czerny
Berlin
William
Washington
Dresden
New York
India
Roosevelt
Emperor William
German Ambassador to Washington Debates Successor
Berlin reports the death of Baron Von Sternburg prompts a search for a Washington successor. Possible names include Count Von Goetzen, Herr Von Reichenau, and Dr Baron Mumm Von Schwarzenstein. Emperor William hinted Goetzen might get the post, but opposition in the diplomatic service could change plans.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Heidelberg
Baron von Sternburg
United States
Hermann~ von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg
Washington
Roosevelt
Prince von Buelow
Count von Goetzen
Hamburg
Herr von Reichenau
Brazil
Baron Mumm von Schwarzenstein
Japan
German East Africa
May Stanley Lay
Baltimore
Loney
Guatemala
Chile
Baron Mummy von Schwarzenstein
Death of Baron Von Sternburg Shocks Washington Friends
News from Washington and Louisville report the death of Ambassador Baron Von Sternburg. The German diplomat was highly regarded by President Roosevelt and State Department officials. His close ties with Adee Pinchot and others enhanced U.S.-German ties during his Washington tenure. The Baroness Sternburg, who lived in Louisville for a period, was his devoted wife.
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Washington
Baroness von Sternburg
Emperor William
Wilhelm
Baron Herman Speck von Sternburg
Leeds
England
Baron Alexander von Sternburg
Martha Shaw
Germany
Ambassador von Sternburg
State Department
Baron Sternburg
Roosevelt
Adeé
Gifford Pinchot
Forester
United States
White House
Adlee
Ambassador Sternburg
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Sternburg
Foreign Office
Adee
Roosevelt mourns death of German ambassador
President Roosevelt expressed shock and grief at the death of Ambassador Sternburg in Heidelberg. He praised Sternburg as a fearless, loyal diplomat who strengthened U S German ties and goodwill, noting the loss to both nations and to his personal friendship with Sternburg.
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Baron ‘Vonsternburg
Okyo
Prince von Buelow
Associated Press
Norderney
Burg
Baron von Stern
Baron von Sternburg
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Baron Sternburg
Washington
America
Germany
White House
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sternburg
Heidelberg
Theodore Roosevelt
Brooklyn Mother Flings Baby From Window In Fatal Fire
Panic gripped Mrs. Mary Abruzzo of Brooklyn when a gas stove exploded. Fire set the clothing of her three year old son Joseph and a baby carriage housing her infant Charles. She threw the baby from a third story window and leaped after it. Joseph died from burns. Mrs. Abruzzo and the infant were mortally injured. Firemen extinguished the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Abruzzo
Brooklyn
Joseph
Charles
Unwritten Law To Be On Paper Meet Today In Seattle
A continuing story reports a Seattle meeting focused on the unwritten law and a debate over an immoderate fee. The article argues the fee is unjustified by the client’s wealth and notes public interest in the legal question.
Taft backs Chinese missions amid open door talk
Taft praised American missionaries in China as vital to bettering conditions and fostering cordial ties between China and the United States. He urged welcoming China's growth into an industrial power and warned against jealous policies that hinder trade. Senator Hopkins of Illinois arrives tomorrow as Taft's staff heads to Detroit for state insurance commissioner convention.
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Hot’ Springs
Taft
China
George W. Painter
Hang Chow
Presbyterian Church
United States
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Mr. Taft
Orient
Senator Hopkins
Illinois
Vorys
Detroit
Mich
The Plague of Lawyers and Public Favor in 1908
In 1908 the legal profession dominates politics with many lawmakers being lawyers. High earnings and prestige accompany top legal roles, while new business models shift routine tasks to corporations and trust firms. Dispensaries grow to aid the poor, but ethical charges reflect high client wealth. Tomorrow’s feature explores cooperative conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thaw
United States
American Bar Association
Legal Aid
New York
New York City
Title Insurance
Frederic J. Haskin
Co-operative Conservation
English Woman Murdered in Desolate Wood Near Seven Oaks
London Aug 24 The wife of Major General Edward Suard was found murdered this afternoon in a desolate wood near Seven Oaks just outside London. No murderer has been found and robbery is suspected with valuable rings taken from her fingers.
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London
Edward Suard
Seven Oaks
Republican convention set to nominate Covington officials
The Kenton County Republican Executive Committee will soon choose a temporary chairman and secretary to oversee a mass convention next Saturday. Leslie T. Applegate is named Commonwealth's Attorney nominee, James C. Blick for City Clerk, and Dr. A Schramm, W. W. Brown, Fred Minderman for the Board of Aldermen. Peter Steffen seeks re election as First Ward Councilman, with five new candidates named for other council vacancies. Evans, Turner, Feuss, Roth and Hitch to seek re election to the Board of Education, and a new Sixth Ward member will be chosen after J H Detter attempted resignation.
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Kenton County’ Republican Executive Committee
Leslie T. Applegate
Commonwealth
James C. Blick
A. Schramm
W. W. Brown
Fred Minderman
Peter Steffen
Covington
Iver Evans
George Turner
Howard Feuss
George Roth
Charles Hitch
Board of Education
J. H. Detter
Contested Newport Health Board Elections Split by Party
At a special Newport General Council meeting two rival slates claimed victory for two City Board of Health posts. After a stormy session anti and pro caucus factions clashed, nine remaining members elected Dr Fred Stine and Ernst Aederson, while others backed Dr Virgil Barker and Dr Joseph Gower, with court questions looming over which result stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport General Council
City Board of Health
B. F. Bonar
Overton Harris
Republican Party
General Council
Trgeant-at-arms
Caducus
Virgil Barker
Joseph Gower
Board of Health
Moeschel
Martin
McCloud
Dietz
Myers
Schweikert
Moore
Fred Stine
Ernst Aederson
Hilge
Anderman
Beyer
Yers
Bohart
Negro 19 Refused Saloon License Sparks City Council Row
Walter Cleary announced the American Auditing Company will report next Monday. The License Committee recommended granting a saloon license to Benjamin F Churchman, who planned Park Place and Court Avenue. Residents petitioned to refuse after learning he was black. the council voted 9 to 2 to deny. An invitation to the League of American Municipalities convention in Omaha September 30 was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cleary
Covington
American Auditing Company
Benjamin F. Churchman
Churchman
Park Place
Court Avenue
League of American Municipalities
Omaha
Alleged Slayer Released in Campbell County Killing
Nathan Cason of Campbell County near Morning View was discharged by County Judge H P Stephens after a preliminary trial on the murder charge of William Smith a Morning View farmer. The shooting occurred a week earlier following a ball game quarrel. Cason claimed self defense as witnesses said Smith struck him with a willow stick and pursued him as he retreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Cason
Campbell County
Morning View
Kenton County
William Smith
H. P. Stephens
Cason
Smith
Collision on Madison Pike Involves Public Works Chief and Mayor Clerk
Superintendent Ellsworth Woods and Mayor's Clerk William Wilson were driving on Madison pike near Covington when they collided with a descending runabout. A man and a woman in the other rig were thrown but escaped serious injury. names of the injured parties were not provided. Woods' vehicle was badly damaged and the other rig demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Woods
William Wilson
Madison Pike
Joe Koch
Covington
Woods
Bank cashier Geltermann shoots self after embezzling
Frankfort reports Herr Geltermann, cashier of the Mitteldeutsche Credit Bank coupon department, shot himself dead in the city today. He had embezzled 125,009 dollars and left a confession to the management. Investigators note he speculated on the London Exchange.
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Frankfort
Herr Geltermann
Mitteldeutsche Credit Bank
Geltermann
London Exchange
Transcript Filed in Holtman Alimony Appeal
The Holtman alimony appeal transcript, 736 pages with about 184000 words, was completed yesterday in Campbell County Ky and sent to the Court of Appeals in Louisville by Mrs. Holtman’s attorneys. The appeal must be filed before September.
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Holtman
Campbell County
Court of Appeals
Louisville
Mopf Stein case prompts Gov Cummins evidence review
An Iowa case centers on Mrs Morris Stein and Mrs Mary Bayard charged with murdering Morris Stein and Hester Porter in Loudonville. Prosecutors seek to show a revolver found near the victims matches one taken from the Iowa Automobile Company, while defense argues Stein insanity. The two women refused bail and await Governor Cummins to view the evidence from Ohio requisition papers.
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Des Moines
Ohio
Morris Stein
Mary Bayard
Loudenville
Hester Porter
Cummins
E. T. Morris
Stein
Iowa Automobile Company
Teachers to Meet for Northern Kentucky Institute
Superintendent James McGinniss announces the annual Northern Kentucky Teachers' Institute to be held in Newport starting Tuesday September 8. Seven Kentucky cities including Newport Covington Bellevue Dayton Ft Thomas Ludlow and Latonia will participate with plans for an interesting meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGinniss
Northern Kentucky Teachers’ Institute
Newport
Kentucky
Newpoort
Covington
Bellevue
Dayton
Ft. Thomas
Ludlow
Latonia
Rhinock Wins Sixth District Primary by 848 Vote Lead
Arthur B. Rouse announced the complete precinct tally for the Democratic primary in the Sixth District. Rhinock led with 4,290 votes, Gooch 2,779, Elliston 3,442, Hodge 1,815, Cleary 761, Nadaud 298, confirming Rhinock's plurality of 848 over Gooch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Rouse
Gooch
Rhinock
Elliston
Cleary
Nadaud
Hodge
Kenton Court Notes Divorce Suit and Probate Actions
Nellie Withoit sues Arch Withoit in Kenton Circuit Court for divorce on abandonment grounds. Bridget Kelley’s will probated in County Court allocating forty acres in southern county to son M Kelley and daughter Mary Kelley.
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Nellie Withoit
Arch Withoit
Kenton
Bridget Kelley
M. Kelley
Mary Kelley
Covington News Notes: Accidental Gas Incident and Local Permits
Julius Rebhorn of Bavarian Brewing fell unconscious from carbonic acid fumes at work and was rushed to St Elizabeth's Hospital in an Allison Yates ambulance and was reported in serious condition. City Auditor Gold issued a building permit to Mrs John Duke for a two story dwelling on Letitia street costing 2200 dollars. Noah Williams, a Black man, was arrested by Lexington officer Harkins and held for safe keeping then to be moved to Lexington. he is said to have shot another Black man in Lexington.
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Julius Rebhorn
Bavarian Brewing Company
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Allison & Yates
Rebhorn
W. S. Gold
John Duke
Letitia Street
Denver Street
Western Avenue
Noah ‘Williams
Harkins
Lexington
Covington
Williams
Governor Harris to receive prisoner requisition on Loudenville deaths
Columbus Ohio August 24 Governor Harris has been notified that the requisition for the prisoners held at Des Moines Iowa in connection with the double murder at Loudenville Ohio has been sent on. It is expected to reach the Governor's office by Wednesday and will be granted unless objections are filed with the Executive Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Harris
Des Moines
Loudenville
Executive Department
Campbell County Courts Report Divorces and Suits
Benjamin Frazier filed for divorce from Emma Frazier alleging abandonment in circuit court. Lowenstein meat dealers sued William Krause Jr and wife for 607.40. Governor appointed L. J. Crawford as special judge in lunacy case of W. H. Whitaker. Mrs. Joseph Schneider seeks aid to regain possession of the two year old child from her separated husband. County Judge Moore declined to act as jurisdiction not in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Frazier
Emma Frazier
Daniel
Fbmanuel
David
Gustave Lowenstein
Newport
William Krause, Jr
William
L. J. Crawford
Yungblut
W. H. Whitaker
Henry Koechler
Joseph Schneider
Moore
Speers
Newport Marriage Licenses and Residents Listed
Names and residences appear for marriages in Newport Kentucky with ages and parties including Leonard Trees and Gertrude Rei of Newport, James Barlow of Newport and Lacy Gallagher of Bellevue. Details are incomplete due to OCR errors but indicate local marriage records listing spouses and ages.
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Newport
Siaienne
James Barlow
Yton, Ky
Sdesa
Lacy Gallagher
Ate
Bellevue Que
Vacee
Real estate transfers listed with multiple grantees and parcels
Property deeds show Elizabeth Geryera and others transferring Lot 1619 in South Erlanger to W R Terrill and several other sales. Burroughs and Elizabeth Duke conveyances note 38 by 102 feet on Letitia street, while the Master Commissioner transfers to Mary Studer by 105 feet on Sixteenth street. Additional transfers include Lina Saudir and James Lemon by 145 feet on Peru Avenue and Emma Engelkam to Emma G wn for 50 by a seat on the Pike, plus other names and parcels noted in Robbins street area.
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Elizabeth Geryera
W. R. Terrill
South Erlanger
George
Elizabeth Berling
George G Wne
Peurtteenth Reepee
Burroughs
Elizabeth Duke
Letitia Street
Mary Studer
Sixteenth Street
Lina Saudir
James Lemon
Artist and Teacher Gertrude Am bach Weds Leonard Wessling
Miss Gertrude Marie Ambach, noted teacher of expression and dramatic art in Newport and nearby cities, married Leonard Wessling, artist for United States Printing Company. The ceremony took place at St Stephen's Church Newport yesterday morning with only attendant Pearl Ambach and Frank Rosing present. A wedding breakfast followed at the Grand Hotel Cincinnati before the couple began an extended Eastward trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Gertrude Marie Ambach
Leonard Wessling
United States Printing Company
St. Stephen’s Church
Pearl Ambach
Frank Rosing Ae
Grand Hotel
Cincinnati
Burning weeds near Ft Thomas causes scare
Firefighters battled dry weeds in a vacant lot at Mt Pleasant and Sterling avenues Ft Thomas Ky yesterday afternoon. The fire burned a shed and damaged several gardens after about an hour of effort.
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Mt. Pleasant
Sterling Avenues
Ft.Thomas
Appearance saves pilot in drunkenness case
John Lampton an Ohio River pilot pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Police Court yesterday Judge Hawkins told him he looked like Vice President Fairbanks of Indiana and fined him one dollar plus costs then suspended sentence After court guidance Lampton was allowed to go
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lampton
Ohio River
Hawkins
Fairbanks
Indiana
Lampton
Newport News in Brief Highlights Epileptic Attack and Club Elections
A Covington man named Nathan Sydnor suffered a severe epilepsy attack on York street Newport near Fourth street and was taken home after sustaining a facial gash and head injuries. The Star Social Club in Newport elected officers for the year led by President George Wicher and Vice President Paul Robinson. Mrs. Mary Wallace widow of James Wallace longtime Newport resident, died at 67 in the home of her daughter. Gertrude Clark injured in a merry go round fall at Ludlow Lagoon Park remains in serious condition with internal injuries reported yesterday.
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Nathan Sydnor
Covington
York Street
Newport
Fourth Street
Star *Social Club
George Wicher
Paul Robertson
William Ruehl
Louis Benke
Joseph Kenhne
Fred Breihing
Mary Wallace
James Wallace
M. J. Costigan
Gertrude Clark
East Sixth Street
Ludlow Lagoon Park
Speers Hospital
Fire alarms Bellevue blaze at 822 Front Street
An early yesterday fire alarm reported a small blaze at the residence of Albert Kuhler 822 Front Street caused by a defective gasoline stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kuhler
Front Street
Dayton News Briefs: Bank Cashier Returns and Groundbreaking
Robert McMurty, cashier of the Bank of Dayton, returned from Glenn Springs. Andrew Schlelien learned of his mother's death in Cold Spring, Kentucky. Mayor John Kruchten broke ground at Vine Street for a new trunk sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McMurty
Bank of Dayton
Glenn Springs
Andrew Schlelien
Coldspring
John Kruchten
Vine Street
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