Dutch Capture Castro Warship Off Puerto Cabello
Dutch cruiser Gelderland captured the Venezuelan coast guardship Alix outside Puerto Cabello and towed it to Willemstad after hoisting the Dutch flag. The Alix crew were sent ashore and the forts did not fire. Rumors of revolution circulated as Jacob Van Heemskerk and Friesland moved toward La Guaira for possible further actions.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Gelderland
Puerto Cabello
Willemstard
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Jacob van Heemskerk
Friesland
la Guaira
Castro
Will contest over Peter Cooper Hewitt estate to begin
Mrs. Charlotte Arnot plans to contest the probate of Peter Cooper Hewitt’s will in Oswego New York this week The estate is valued up to 5 million dollars with a residuary bequest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York and other institutions and relatives receiving limited gifts
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Oswego
N. Y
Charlotte Arnot
Peter Cooper Hewitt
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Hewtt
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
Negro Health Congress Opens in Tuskegee Exhibition
In Tuskegee Alabama December 14 delegates gather for a six day health exhibition aimed at preventing tuberculosis among African Americans. Booker T. Washington, president of the Tuskegee Institute, welcomed visitors to the event believed to be the first of its kind.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
National Horticultural Congress Opens in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Ia Dec 14 The city opened today a national horticultural congress featuring fruits flowers garden implements and other specimens from across the country as Omaha crowds join corn show week exhibitors and visitors cross the river to view displays.
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National Horticultural Congress
Council Bluffs
Missouri
Omaha
Ruef in Good Humor Over Murphy Acquittal
In San Francisco on December 14 the prosecution said Murphy’s acquittal would not drop the case against A S Newburgh who faces indictment on similar jury bribery evidence Ruef’s lawyer Abe Ruef expresses elation over the acquittal of his counsel.
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Frank J. Murphy
San Francisco
Cal
Abe Ruef
A. S. Newburgh
Ruet
Five Hundred Begin Today and Others Within Week
The American Steel and Wire company will employ 506 idle workers today and 1,000 more within a week or two at its Donora plant along the Monongahela River. In Tokyo, General Okazawa, aide-de-camp to the emperor, has died.
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Pittsburg
American Steel and Wire Company
Donora
Monongahela River
Dusting Girl in Everyday Courtship
A brief humorous verse exchange notes the girl hired to dust, the trust placed in her, and the dust she clears. The speaker contrasts the girl’s service with the choices of a couple, hinting at social commentary on relationships.
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Houston Post
President Roosevelt orders four rifles for Africa trip
President Roosevelt, preparing for his African journey, has ordered four rifle types. The first is the most powerful for rhinoceros hippopotamus and elephant. The second kills lions at 600 to 1,000 yards. The third excels at fifty yards. The fourth usable up to 200 to 300 yards for moderate game. Three thousand rounds of cartridges have been ordered.
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New Haven
Conn
Roosevelt
Judge Gary Visits Bowery Bread Line in New York
Former Judge ER H Gary head of the steel trust visits the Bowery mission where about 1 500 men form a bread line nightly and 1 467 were present during his talk He witnesses stories of unemployment and lack of opportunity and considers a bill to transport indigent Americans to western positions.
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New York
Bowery Mission
ER. H. Gary
Steel Trust
West
Gary
Fourteen killed in Panama Canal dynamite blast
A Panama canal zone explosion at Bas Obispo demolishes a ninety ton steam shovel and devastates a hillside. Fourteen dead, three Americans, and about fifty injured, with three or four in serious condition, as crews search the debris.
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Washington
Bas Obispo
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal
United States
Food and Emotion on a Steamer Honeymoon Scene
A nostalgic London Black and White piece recalls a honeymoon couple on a Styles of Bute steamer as the bride asks for chocolate amid romance. An American note praises Hermann’s German sauerkraut statue in Munich, contrasting U S neglect with a nation’s fondness for the dish as symbol and staple.
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Bute
George
India
Ilebe
London
Hansbrough Rests Easily After Operation
Minneapolis Dec 14 Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota, operated on, rests easily though fever persists. Doctors see no new danger and note he made a fairly comfortable day.
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Minneapolis
Minn
H. C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
About Learns Fencing From Grisier Then Declines Duel
One day M. Edmond About sought a fencing lesson from Grisier the celebrated master. After a bad joke and a failed duel threat, About requests instruction and proves a poor pupil. Grisier signs a photograph claiming About as his best pupil, prompting the seconds to intervene and prevent a duel.
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M. Edmond
Grisier
Hig Day
M. Edmond About
About
Marked For Death Cough Recovered By Dr King’s Discovery
Mrs. A C Williams of Backy says a graveyard cough nearly killed her before Dr King’s New Discovery cured her. After one dose she improved and gained 58 pounds, restoring health fully. The medicine is claimed to heal coughs colds lung and throat diseases and prevent pneumonia. Sold at Houseworth Bros drug store with guarantee. 50 cents and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Houseworth Bros
Husband Kills Bride and An Elevator Agent Then Surrenders
William Barnhart a railroad switchman shot and killed his bride of three months at a Roadhouse hotel scene. He then killed Carl Clapp an elevator agent. Clapp was married with three children. Barnhart surrendered.
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Roadhouse
Wiliam Barnhart
Chicago and Alton
Carl Clapp
Early December Shopping Rush Supports Frontline Workers
Shop early to spread gifts across December and help the workers behind the counters and on delivery wagons. Starting gifts early in the day benefits those stocking shelves and delivering packages during the busy holiday season.
Blank Leases and Franklin Street Property Ad
A brief note reviews blank leases between real estate owners and tenants and highlights a property on Franklin Street as the best value with modern features. Also mentions a Franklin Street dentist and a home cooking advertisement location, with various business lines and a biscuit claim.
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Franklin Street
W. P. Puterbaugh
I. C. O. F. Temple
Mrs A A Gates Dies at 87 in Texas Home
Mrs A A Gates mother of John W Gates died this morning in Port Arthur Texas from diabetes at age eighty seven. The body will be sent by special train to St Charles Illinois today after being held at Port Arthur for a week.
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Texas
Port Arubr
Tex
A. A. Gates
John W. Gates
St. Charles
Port Arthur
Fire Chief Belt Dead From Heart Disease
Washington December 14 Chief William T Belt of the Washington fire department died suddenly of heart disease Grief over the drowning death of his favored son weeks earlier is said by his family to have hastened the end Also note Mrs Laura Smith and her two year old daughter burned to death in Brunswick Vermont on December 14
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Washington
William T. Belt
Washington Fire Department
Brunswick, Vt
Laura Smith
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G.W. Butler
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Negro Health Congress
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Hermann
Toll
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Grant E. Mouser
Ohio
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Shafer & Schult
C. K. Ranyon
Bell
Lexington Avenue
C. L. George
Franklin St
Main Street
the Daily Review
Belt
Effie la Lue
Directoire
Yale Record
Browning
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Kellogg Food Company
Battie Creek, Mich
Mehlin
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Wilbur Templin Music Co
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Paxson’s
Star Store
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Peerless
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