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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports Germany faces tough explanation for yesterday's bombardment as the U S urges restraint while Venezuela teeters under a Caribbean crisis. Diplomats note Germany and Britain may seek to aid a Castro overthrow amid arms and powder shortages.
Washington Jan 22 Representative Littlefield Maine chairman of the subcommittee reports a new antitrust bill to the full Judiciary Committee. The measure requires interstate corporations to file detailed returns with the Interstate Commerce Commission, bans rebates and discrimination, and enforces penalties for false sworn statements. The bill outlines returns, officer disclosures, and enforcement, with a June publication duty for commission lists.
Venezuelan defenders declare sustained bombardment by German warships on Fort San Carlos. They vow the attacking fleet cannot pass the fort without being sunk. Local authorities report ongoing shelling and resistance efforts continue despite heavy fire.
The German ships Vineta Panther and Falke pounded Ft. San Carlos near Maracaibo with over 1 600 shells. Venezuelan troops counted twelve dead and fifteen wounded as the fort endured heavy damage and near misses. The Panther repeatedly engaged while the Vineta and Falke fired from closer range and then withdrew.
Pietro Squazan, an eleven year old from New York, was found guilty of manslaughter in the second degree for the death of three year old Ambrose Kerrigat. The sentence was deferred to Tuesday as an investigation is opened.
Berlin report shows Prussia's number of millionaires grew from 6,016 in 1899 to 6,601 in the latest tax returns. Krupp's fortune fell by 19.75 million over three years, not assessed at 46.75 million.
In Columbus a fresh exchange follows a Commercial Tribune report that State Mine Inspector Elmer C. Biddison is openly opposing General Charles Henry Grosvenor. Biddison issues a signed statement denying personal defense and calling Grosvenor’s remarks nearly truthful amid ongoing political sparring.
Denver reports a Democratic joint session where Senator Teller urged party cohesion while leaders Adams Thomas and O'Donnell backed Teller as the logical choice. Teller defended the party’s primacy over any one man, left open possible support for the party’s pick, and criticized Republicans. The assembly prepared for possible ballots as observers noted potential partisan maneuvering and legal questions surrounding the Senatorial fight.
President Eliot of Harvard addressed Western Reserve University students urging full effort and condemning the labor doctrine of limited output as poisonous. He emphasized no sympathy for anyone who works less than their utmost power and urged adhering to the limit of individual labor capacity.
In Washington on January 22 the treaty for U S control of the Panama Canal was signed after long negotiations with Colombia. News leaked at a White House reception and authorities later confirmed the accord, settling sovereignty and lease terms for the canal zone with perpetual U S rights and police protection.
In Kokomo Indiana on January 22 a two year old boy named Harold Imbler ignited his clothing near a stove. His mother, rushing to rescue, carried him to a neighbor’s house while both were ablaze. The child died minutes later and the mother sustained severe injuries with some hope of recovery judged unlikely.
Johannesburg reports financier Alfred Beit, long ill, has departed for agland after sustaining enough strength to walk from his carriage. He had been critically ill prior to this move and his condition was closely watched by the public.
Jan 22 Caracas reports the German bombardment of Ft. San Carlos as incomprehensible with no warning. Foreign residents express dissatisfaction as Venezuela seeks to negotiate under terms agreed by the powers. Maracaibo boatmen demand high pay to reach the fort.
Berlin Jan 22 Chancellor Von Buelow defended Germany's Venezuela policy in the Reichstag replying to Herr Bebel. He said Germany acted to preserve prestige with Britain and Italy and that naval expenditure serves coastal defense not aggression. He argued Germany has as much right to sail the seas as other powers and dismissed Bebel's charges as false motives.
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