Plot to Overthrow Colombian Government Signalled
Cable reports say an attempt to dispose of President Rafael Reyes in Bogota was tied to a plot to overturn the government. Several arrests followed, including a former cabinet minister and five opposition leaders, with court martial pending. Colombia's Legation officials expressed surprise, noting Reyes is popular and has broad support. Mendoza in New York stated his government did not confirm the dispatch.
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Reyes
Mendoza
Commercial Tribune
New York
Washington
Coal Roads Plan to Relieve Cincinnati Congestion
Railroad executives from Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky met at Cincinnati Grand Hotel to form a committee to ease coal traffic congestion and assure prompt deliveries in Cincinnati. They avoided rate talks, focusing on traffic regulation and delivery, with later discussions set for Pittsburg in February.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Grand Hotel
G. W. Stevens
F. M. Whitaker
E. D. Hotchkiss
Chesapeake & Ohio
William M. Greene
S.T. McLaughlin
Archibald Fries
H. M. Matthews
J. M. Ferris
Hudson Fitch
Ohio Central Lines
H. J. Booth
Wheeling & Lake Erie
W. A. Terry
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
George H Ingalls
Big Four
C. L. Thomas
A. H. McLeod
H. B. Dunham
Hocking Valley
C. F. Perkins
Eugene Zimmerman
C. P. Lamprey
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
A. R. Smith
Brent Arnold
Louisville & Nashville
L. E. Johnson
T. S. Davant
T. N. Hobart
Norfolk & Western
Darkness Falls on Indianapolis Shopping District
In Indianapolis the shopping district plunged into darkness from 6 to 8 pm when a Merchs Heating and Lighting plant outage cut power and heat. Store managers locked doors to shield shoppers from possible theft as detectives and staff inspected exiting customers. one elevator jammed between floors for nearly two hours with passengers aboard.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Nonunion Man Shot Dead as Newark Strike Turns Violent
The third death from the Wehrle Stove Works strike in Newark Ohio occurred when Homer Loar of Hanover was shot during a fight with about 15 to 20 strikers. Police made no arrests as shots were fired. Loar leaves a widow and two children.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
Wehrle
Homer Loar
Hanover
Loar
Armed Revolt Moves in Russia Amid Turmoil
Dispatches from Moscow report 12 000 protesters trapped as mass meetings push for armed revolt while 40 000 troops mobilize. Paris notes 6000 armed workers possible. Tsar declines universal suffrage despite council vote. Reports say Moscow engineers and telegraph workers back revolt. guns set near courts.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Newspapers Incite Rebellion.
The city desk reports that newspapers abroad are blamed for stirring unrest as tensions rise following a telegram from ST. PETERSBURG dated December 21. A 4:20 p.m. dispatch notes a single telephone line to Moscow going into operation this afternoon amid growing political pressure.
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ST. Petersburg
Moscow
Legislator Refuses Handshake With Rev P A Baker
In Columbus a crowd watches Rep J B Pumphrey refuse to shake hands with Rev Purley A Baker National Superintendent of the Anti saloon League. Baker had opposed Pumphrey’s reelection while Pumphrey and Wayne Wheeler looked on. The gesture marks a public slight between rival league factions.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Neil House
J. B. Pumphrey
Hardin County
Purley A. Baker
Antisaloon League
Baker
Pumphrey
League
Wayne B. Wheeler
Convict Knocks Guard Unconscious in Escape Attempt
In Columbus Ohio on December 21 guard Morehead at the penitentiary was knocked unconscious after convict Butler Styler used an iron bar to crush his skull. Styler was wounded by guard Fogle during the ensuing struggle and captured. Morehead is not expected to live.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Morehead
Styler
Fogle
Pattison Wife of Governor-Elect Ill in Columbus
Mrs J M Pattison wife of the governor elect arrived from Cincinnati to pick the executive mansion but fell ill with a severe cold. Exhausted on the train she sent for a physician and was forced to bed at General Powell's residence.
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J. M. Pattison
Columbus
Cincinnati
Pattison
Powell
Studio Grand
Millionaires Bet Big in Pittsburgh Pool Match
Four top amateur pool players from the Duquesne Club faced off in a three game 500 point series. Each player was a millionaire with spectators among the city’s wealthy. One bettor reportedly lost $72,000 and about $150,000 changed hands in all, though club ethics keep details quiet.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Duquesne
P. T. Barnum
Hendricks Says Insurance Examinations Focus on Solvency
New York December 21 Francis Hendricks Superintendent of Insurance testifies before a legislative insurance committee that examinations aim only to verify solvency and do not probe management extravagance salaries commissions agent loans or kinship appointments, noting such practices have long been the department’s custom.
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New York Department
Commercial Tribune
New York
Francis Hendricks
New York State
Legislative Committee On Insurance
Hendricks
Katy Girl Case Dropped In St Louis Assault Filing
Circuit Attorney Sager entered a nolle prosequi in the Katy Girl case against Mrs. Lillian Sprague for assault with intent to kill George Morton. Testimony from Van Buren of Louisville could not be secured, leading to dismissal. Morton, once a Katy official, moved to Chicago after the dispute and Sprague also relocated.
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Commercial Tribune
St.louis
Sager
Nolle Nepsequi
Katy
Lillian Sprague
George Morton
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
van Buren
Louisville
Morton
Sprague
Ten guards guard jail to stop rescue in Wolfe County
News from Campton Wolfe County says the jail at Owingsville is guarded by ten armed men to prevent friends of Scott and John McQuinn Lee Profit and John Lane from rescuing them. Rumors say many friends may storm the jail to free the men charged with killing Frank Smith and two sons Manfred and William in a feud at Lee City last June.
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Commercial Tribune
Owingsville
Campton
Wolfe County
Scott
John McQuinn
Lee Profit
John Lane
Frank Smith
Manfred
William
Lee City
Wolf County
Woman Kills Man in Tree Dispute at Pryor Farm
In Paducah Kentucky this morning 57 year old farmer W M Pryor was shot through the heart by Ella Gholson a young widow after a quarrel over a tree Pryor refused to let her cut claiming it was on his land she surrendered to authorities with the fatal shooting under dispute.
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Commercial Tribune
Paducah, Ky
W.M. Pryor
Ella Gholson
Pryor
Odell Declares War on Rigging in New York Republican Rift
In New York on December 22 1922 former Governor Odell accused President Roosevelt and Governor Higgins of duplicity to wreck the New York Republican party over the Speakership contest. Odell said he would remain state party chair and support Merritt while predicting Wadsworth would not win the Speakership. He urged harmony but warned of consequences for those he called responsible.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
B B. Odell
Republican State Committee
Roosevelt
Higgins
Republican Party
Odell
New York State Assembly
EB. A. Merritt, Jr
Wadsworth
J. W. Wadsworth
Merritt
Buffalo
J. Sloat Fassett
William Barnes, Jr
George W. Dunn
Washington
Jerome
Ivins
Halpin
Republican Committee
Olcott
New York County Republican Committee
General Assembly
Cadillac Hotel
George R. Malloy
Murray Hill
Merfitt
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