Germans Fail to Capture Castro's Fort at San Carlos
Maracaibo dispatch reports German warships shelled Fort San Carlos near San Carlos village on Lake Maracaibo but failed to breach defenses. The village of about 250 fisher folk was burned after shells ignited fires. Garrison of 232 men remained at the fort as Panther and Vineta moved in the area.
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Maracaibo
Associated Press
Ft. San Carlos
San Carlos
Panther
Vineta
Willemstad
Curacao
Berlin
Mere Breuer
Ing Mertehant
Mara
Hanna Refuses to Dragoon Molloy in Herrick Drive
Washington dispatch reports Senator Hanna declines to force John F. Molloy to back Herrick for Governor and discusses how Hanna’s indorsement could influence Ohio politics. Molloy demands a definite Hanna stance, while Herrick seeks Hanna’s pressure to secure candidacy backing and county delegations.
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Otto Carmichael
Washington
Hanna
John F. Molloy
Molloy
Ohio
Herrickrick
Herrick
Cleveland
Cuyahoga
Mr. Herrick
McHoy
United States
Albert Douglas
Grosvenor
Senaor Hianna
Douglas
Commercial Tribune
Teller Wins Colorado United States Senator Seat in Split Assembly
Democratic members of the Colorado General Assembly cast fifty-one ballots for Henry M. Teller, declaring him elected as U S Senator. The vote followed a week of fraught maneuvering amid rumors of treachery and absence, with Republicans denying legality. Teller thanked supporters as sessions stretched overnight and guards controlled access to chambers.
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Denver
Col
Senate
House of Representatives
Fourteenth General Assembly of
Colorado
Henry M. Teller
United States
Teller
W. H. Adams
Assembly
Represente My. Jy
Miguaed
Wisanabecunteit
Lear
Madden
Thomas M. Patterson
Adams
Thomas C. Hughes, Jr
T. J. O'Donnell
Milton Smith
House
Secretary of State
Wolcott
Supreme Court Chamber
HI By
Benates
Resi Ijadere
General Assembly
Chamber
Peabody
Carnegie Relief Fund reports year one disbursements
Andrew Carnegie Relief Fund figures show 503 beneficiaries in its first year. Total disbursements reached 48 213.35 with 16 316 for deaths and 12 196.95 in pensions. Benefits include 7 to 1 a day for disability and 100 to 1200 death awards to widows and dependents.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie Relief Fund
Carnegie Steel Company
H. C. Fricke Coke Company
Carnegie Company
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Magician claims hypnotic manipulation in Passaic wife case
Lawson Herrmann, nephew of Herrmann the Great, is charged in court with using magic to spirit away and conceal Joseph Sohl's wife. Sohl says authorities recovered her after the magician claimed hypnotic influence. the magician boasted of burying someone alive for a museum and claimed hypnosis can transfer across distance.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Lawson Herrmann
Herrmann the Great
Joseph Sohl
Passaic Theater
Sohl
Herrmann
Passaic Opera House
Boston
Soh
Passaic
China
Zimmerman Confirmed Democratic Governor Candidate Unite Factions
In Findlay Ohio on January 24 G Bernard and W J Frey agreed to back John L Zimmerman of Springfield as the Democratic nominee for governor. Johnson resisted but Zimmerman's cross faction appeal was seen as the only path to unify the party. Formal announcement expected soon as Bernard travels to Cincinnati.
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Commercial Tribune
Findlay
G. Bernard
Cincinnati
W. J. Frey
State Central Committee
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
Johnson
Zimmerman
Frey
Bernard
Zimmers
Heaven
Hell
Democratic Party
Treaty to settle the Alaskan boundary dispute signed in Washington
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert signed a treaty to set a mixed tribunal of jurists from Britain and the United States to interpret the 1867 treaty between Great Britain and Russia defining Alaska’s boundaries. The commission would have equal members and no umpire to cast a vote, aiming to resolve long standing Northwest concerns.
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Washington
Hay
Michael Herbert
Klondike
Great Britain
Russia
British America
Alaska
High Joint Commission
Northwest
Carnation League to Observe McKinley Day
The Carnation League of America will observe January 2 as the birth anniversary of President McKinley. The league members plan to wear the carnation, his favorite flower, on each recurring January 29, with many public figures in Washington expected to display it.
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Dayton
McKinley
Carnation League of America
Lewis G. Reynolds
Washington
League
St Paul breaks down in Southampton water
The American liner St Paul broke down shortly after sailing for New York in Southampton water due to a machinery mishap. The injury is said to be trivial and will delay the vessel only a few hours. The fault was a crack in an intermediate cylinder cover, which was repaired and the ship proceeded at 8:30 p.m. All on board are well.
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Southampton
St. Paul
New York
Oscar I Abdicates Throne Amid Illness
Great sorrow in Stockholm over the temporary abdication of Oscar I as Crown Prince takes regency next week. The King, 72, is ill and fears of a possible fatal termination loom as illness forces him to yield the throne to the prince.
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Commercial Tribune
Stockholm
Hi Oscar
New Discovery on Electric Waves Claims Widespread Reach
Berlin report says Prof Ferdinardo Braun of Strasburg University described a Leyden jar method to propagate electric waves that could enable wireless telegraphy across the Atlantic. He asserts a device tuning that directs transmission to a single compass point and avoids interference.
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Berlin
Ferdinardo Braun
Strasburg University
Marconi
Atlantic
Strasburg Scientific Society
Braun
Roosevelt Bars Social Contact in South Says Times-Democrat
The Daily States reports controversy over President Roosevelt inviting Black guests to a reception. The Times-Democrat condemns his action as un gentlemanly and says the president has put up bars between himself and self respecting white Southerners.
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Tribune
The
Daily States
South
Theodore Roevelt
White House
Roosevelt
Times-Democrat
Gambling stops and professor resigns at Wisconsin
In Madison Wisconsin Arthur Stanley Wheeler assistant English instructor resigns after President Birge leads an inquiry into student gambling. The case centers on William A Atwater who confessed gambling losses and implicated Wheeler leading to his dismissal while Atwater also leaves the university. Wheeler reportedly is connected to Yale professor Wheeler, arriving at Wisconsin last fall.
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Commercial Tribune
Madison
Wis
Arthur Stanley Wheeler
Birge
William A. Atwater
Chicago
Atwater
Wheeler
Yale
Wisconsin
Noted Indian Begs life for murder in Tennessee
A Choctaw Indian chief with a long career in the Indian Territory including Representative Senator County Judge and Presbyterian minister has begun life imprisonment in a Federal Prison in Chattanooga on murder charges. He fled the warpath in 1899 killing one man and two women and wounding others. He claimed his acts were justified by his people and background.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Atlanta
Indian Territory
Panther Reports Forty Four Shells Took Effect
An official despatch from Willemstad Curacao dated January 23 says the Vineta arrived in the Gulf of Maracaibo on January 21 and shelled the shore. The Panther stood by as forty four shells took effect and observers noted the bombardment lasted until 3 p.m. Officials defended the action as within international law and criticized American press coverage of San Carlos.
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Berlin
Willemstad
Curacao
Gulf of Maracaibo
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Ft. San Carlos
Commodore Scheder
Germany
San Carlos
Philadelphian shoots two men and himself in bakery dispute
Jan 24 Philadelphia reports Joseph Stubel shot and killed William Blair and Anthony Seitz before fatally shooting himself. Stubel had invited Seitz to join Blair at a bakery dispute and opened fire at Blair before turning the revolver on Seitz and himself. A note found on Stubel referenced his motive.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Stubel
William Blair
Anthony’Seitz
Stubel
Betts
Blair
Seitz
Wunette
Blockade Against Venezuela to be Kept Pending Guarantee
London report says Great Britain Germany and Italy insist on a tangible settlement guarantee before lifting the Venezuelan blockade They hold diplomacy at Washington needs failure to yield a settlement and that other claimants must be settled first before attention to non active demands.
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London
Associated Press
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Bowen
Venezuela
Washington
Great Britain Alarmed Over Cuban Treaty
London reports that the reciprocity treaty between Cuba and the United States risks a serious dispute with Britain unseen for years. Officials note Britain’s commercial policy centers on vital interests and seek possible action, while warnings about potential strains rise in Cabinet circles.
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Great Britain
London
Cuba
United States
Britain
Bowen Sees Early Settlement in Venezuela Dispute
Washington reports Minister Bowen, after daylong talks with allied powers, says a settlement with Venezuela is likely and satisfactory. He notes no details on lifting the blockade, while Venezuela seeks fair indemnities and a reasonable period to meet claims amid ongoing bombardments.
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Washington
Bowen
Venezuela
Seek Recruits for Venezuelan Army
A Kansas City report relayed from St Joseph says a Venezuelan Company in Joplin is advertising for a thousand men to colonize Venezuela. The ad seeks hardened veterans and claims military training men are wanted for imminent departure through New Orleans and other Mississippi Valley hubs.
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Kansas City
The
Star
St. Joseph
Veneszuela
Joplin
Venecuslan Company
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Venezuela
New
Unusual Activity at Naval Training Station
Newport R. I. Jan 24 There is unusual activity at the naval training station with rush orders evident. In the machine shop 25 mechanics are at work and all departments operate at full capacity assembling harbor defense mines for battle ships in commission and shipping outfits as ready.
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Newport
R. L
Naval Training Station
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