Commission Report On Venezuela British Guiana Boundary
The Venezuelan Boundary Commission issued a voluminous report noting its preliminary work and lack of a final boundary decision. It praises public and academic support from H Lee Phillips, Justin Windsor, Franklin James, Burr, James Hansom, DeHaan, and Marcus Baker, and hopes the gathered documents will aid an arbitral tribunal in resolving the dispute promptly.
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Wasuixetoux
D. C
Pooilent
Venezuela
British Guiana
Great Britain
H. Lee Phillips
Congressional Library
Justin Windsor
Harvard College
Franklin James
Brown University
Pres. Burr
Cornell University
James C. Hansom
Wisconsin State University
DeHaan
Johns Hopkins
Marcus Baker
Geological Survey
Commission
Malet-Prevost
Congress
United States
Ita
Spain
Holland
Rome
London
Georgetown
Caracas
Nicholson bill doomed as temperance hopes fade in session
The anti-quart shop bill by S. E. Nicholson faces bleak odds as a temperance committee member predicts no passage this session. With roll call delays and looming appropriation issues, prospects for the bill fading before reaching the senate are slim. Meanwhile a Drexel yacht party bound for New Orleans remains missing seven days after leaving Philadelphia, with inquiries yet unanswered.
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S. E. Nicholson
House
Nicholson
Senate
Temperance Committee
New Orleans
Daily Item
John Drexel
Philadelphia
New York
Crete Crisis: Four Days to Recall Forces From Crete
News from Loxon and London reports that great powers plan collective notes to Turkey and Greece. Greece will have four days to pull back land and sea forces from Crete while insurgents press near Retimo and Malata. Turkish and Greek actions continue amid foreign naval mediation.
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Constantinople
Athens
Turkey
Greece
Loxnox
Crete
Canea
Canevaro
Memorial from Crete asks for union with Greece
In Athens a memorial from Cretan deputies led by the bishop of Retimo requests political union with Greece, warning autonomy would spur future revolutions and threaten European peace. Three hundred volunteers evaded a blockade and landed on Crete's southeast coast as fighting persists around Candia. A new military governor arrives as Turkish resistance continues.
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Athens
Retimo
George
Europe
Greece
Crete
Lonnon
Canea
Trikalaria
Nerokouro
Candia
Tewfik Pasha
American Arrested and Salonica Rail Delays Noted
Report mentions 15 000 troops moved from Asia to Europe with railheads unable to forward more than 3 000 daily toward Salonica. An American was arrested during a Manila bar attack. In Carson the crowds at Dan Stuart's theater required three barkeepers. Bob Fitzsimmons prepared to fight Corbett amid funeral for Julian's wife. The Indiana appropriation bill faces fights for state schools and insane asylums with several boosts likely.
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Europe
Salonica
Julian
New York City
Corbett
Pacific Coast
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Nicholson
Capitol
Rogers
Northern Insane Hospital
City
Indiana
Eastern Hospital For the Insane
Richmond
Reynolds
Knightstown
Hlenry County
Indiana Attorney General Rules Insurance Clause Unlawful
The Indiana Attorney General Ketchum declares that a policy clause limiting liability to three quarters of the actual cash value is illegal under state insurance law. He notes such provisions have repeatedly defrauded policyholders and violated legal standards for proportional coverage across concurrent policies.
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Ketchum
Indiana
Letter from Alonzo Walling to Pearl Bryan family appeal
A dated civil warning letter from Alonzo Walling dated February 24 urges the Bryan family of Greencastle to consider his account of Pearl Bryan’s death. Walling claims Scott Jackson confesses to involvement and discusses abortion, body disposal, and potential guilt, while distrusting Jackson’s cooperation. The letter seeks clemency via the Bryan family and references Covington reporting.
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Pearl Bryan
Alonzo Walling
J. A. Lee
Covington
Bryan
Greencastle
Mr. Lee
Waling
Covinetos
J. A. Les
Misa Pearl Bryan
Scott Jackson
Jackson
Miss Bryan
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Missouri Bill Aims to Punish Railroad Flirting
A Missouri legislator introduced a measure to curb flirting by train conductors and brakemen. The bill imposes a 25 dollar fine for each act of flirting and makes carriers responsible for penalties if employees fail to pay. The proposal, said to be drafted by a woman who faced no flirting, targets conduct on passenger trains.
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Missouri
Hood
Danton to Wed Marat in a Paris Love Match
Ferdinand Danton great grandson of Jaques Danton plans to marry Viviane Marat great granddaughter of Jean Paul Marat. The couple met at a Paris statue unveiling and hope to wed in spring. They face a family feud over Ferdinand’s Alger non status and fear of wealth loss, with a trip to France to seek his grandfather’s consent.
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Ferdinand Danton
Jaques Danton
Viviane Marat
Jean Paul Marat
Charlotte Corday
Young Danton
New York
Mlle. Marat
Paris
Danton
France
Deeds Found For Land Near Jeffersonville Indiana
William Litt discovers three 40 acre Indiana deeds in a cast off trunk. Deeds dated August 1838 signed by Martin Van Buren bear government seals. Lands described in Jennings county near present Jeffersonville. heirs seek to recover possession with legal help.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
William Litt
Kcola
Indiana
Demarcus. Litt
Jennings County
Martin van Buren
Litt
Regulations Issued for Kiel Canal Vessel Transit
Ambassador Uhl in Berlin forwards to the State Department the Kiel canal new rules for safe vessel passage. Requirements include no heavy list, proper securing of cargo, avoidance of cranky ships, clear capstan and winches, free wheel position for forward look-out, and full ballast tanks. Heavier draft forward vessels may be steered poorly and may be restricted at night or require tug assistance.
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Ambassador Uhl
Berlin
State Department
Kaiser Wilhelm (Kiel) Canal
Lives of the Saints and Rice in Japan
The article notes the major multivolume work Acts Sanctorum or Lives of the Saints started by the Bollandists of the Society of Jesus, with 61 volumes completed since 1643 and more volumes in preparation. It also mentions rice as Japan’s most important crop, cultivating over half of the nation’s agricultural area.
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Bollandists
Society of Jesus
Japan
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