France Demands Action Over Venezuelan Cable Case
Paris reports say M Taigny, charging d’affaires, left Venezuela aboard a French steamer with instructions to seize the cable office. Venezuela cites lack of sanitary certificate and immunity, while France threatens decisive steps after expelling Caracas and La Guaira managers and warning frontier transfer.
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Paris
M. Tatgny
Carnae
Martinique
la Guaira
M. Thigny
Venezuela
Claas
Jurieon
de la Graviere
la Guatra
Big Stick appears in Latin crisis as Venezuelan rift grows
New York dispatch from Caracas dated January 17 reports that Constitucional claims French government complicity in the Matos revolution. It accuses France of disloyalty to Venezuela, alleging involvement with the cable company to destabilize the republic and threaten its territory. A US ministerial memorandum notes possible consequences if the situation is not changed. A decree expels French cable managers from Venezuela for subverting the laws.
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France
Castro
M. Taigny
M. Maubourguet
Hag
Caple
Caracas
la Guatra
Venezuela
Whitestops
New York
Constitucional
Matos
Calle Company
Weciprocity
Ematos
Llgodra
United States
Tusnell
Ybarra
Weidare
Russell
Woot Har
Rural England polled as Liberal gains persist in districts
London reports rural England voting with Liberals and Labour strong in Glasgow seven contests yield four Liberal gains and one Labour gain leaving two Unionists. Context notes Sir Chamberlain’s Smethwick speech endorsing fiscal reform, citing two remedies for social problems tariffs and socialism.
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London
England
Glasgow
Caiebridge University
Sou
RawHnson
Lincashire
Ume
Cuieuwists
Jete CO
Chatuthberlai
Chamberlain
Smethwick
Birmingham
Morocco Conference Delegates Meet in Secluded Session
At Algeciras on January 10 the Moroccaty conference delegates held a private session. Details were not disclosed as officials reported a confidential dialogue aimed at shaping a diplomatic approach to Morocco.
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Algeciras
Morocco contraband plan discussed by five member panel
A committee of five was appointed to study and report on a final project at the session to be held tomorrow. The group will oversee a plan for the repression of contraband entering Morocco, aiming to implement an effective mandate.
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Henge
Morocco
Remains of Marshall Field Brought Home for Private Funeral
The body arrived in Chicago from New York and was taken to the family home. Morning services at 1 o'clock were held for the family and employer pallbearers. A private burial followed at Graceland after services at First Presbyterian Church. A memorial service at 4:56 p.m. in the Auditorium theater, seating by card, closed the day. State Street merchants and Northwestern Railway shops paused briefly in mourning.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Graceland
Anditterium
State Street
Northwestern Railway Company
Strikers Appeal Across Clergy to Book Concern
About twenty Methodist clergymen met with a committee from striking printers of the Methodist Book Concern in New York on January 19. The printers alleged they were locked out for seeking higher pay and better conditions. Rev Dr Cook argued the concern had raised wages previously and favored an open shop only due to the strike. The conference planned to review options to aid the printers.
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New York
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Book Concern
D. €. Cook
Captain Castro Honored at Clover Club Dinner
Captain Mark Castro of the schooner yacht Alberta was the guest of honor at the Clover club's twenty fourth annual dinner. General Miles pinned a medal on Castro and the club raised 400 dollars in cash for the Cherokee crew, rescued after the Brigantine beach incident.
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Philadelphia
Mark Castro
Alberta
Cherokee
Brigantine Beach
Clover Club
Miles
Lime Manufacturers Meet in Chicago Elects Officers
The National Lime Manufacturers association met in Chicago on January nineteenth and elected officers including President Peter Martin of Bluntington Indiana First Vice President W I Perrs of New York and Secretary EB H Defebaugh of Louisville.
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Chicago
National
Lime Manufacturers’ Association
Peter Martin
Bluntington
Ind
W. I. Perrs
New York
EB. H.defebaugh
Louisville
Senator Cullom in Florida at Ponce de Leon Hotel
United States Senator Cullom of Illinois is staying at the Ponce de Leon hotel in St. Augustine Florida and appears to be in good health during his visit on January 19.
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Senator Cullom
Florida
St. Augustine
Fla
United States
Hauais
Ponce de Leon Hotel
Numerous World News Items From Historic Outlines
Twelve persons may have drowned in the wreck of the schooner Robert L. Stevenson off Hatteras. See American First conference planned in Sault Ste Marie Utah January 25 26. Restocking of game coverts urged by department of agriculture. Eighty volumes of women’s signatures sent to Washington. Utah women oppose Utah Mormon representation in Senate by a man with multiple wives. New York plans a 600000 monument to Robert Luton. Three men blown to pieces by giant powder explosion in Opp mine near Jacksonville Oregon. Dr Swan M Burnett ex husband of Frances Hodgson Burnett is dead in Washington. Looters dynamited the Most Palestine post office safe taking 500 cash and 150 in stamps. Of 543000 miles of railway, 211074 are in the United States. Glass price will rise 10 percent in two weeks with a further 60 percent increase a week later. Two more Russian naval battalions dispatched to Baltic provinces to crush revolt.
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Robert L. Stevenson
Hatteras
Sault Lake City
Utah
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Senate
New York
Robert Lutton
William Broad
Bert Cotfnian
Fred Johnson
Opp
Jacksonville
Swan M. Burnett
Frances Trodgson Burnett
United States
Baltic
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Remedy
For coughs and colds no remedy is equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It acts as a cathartic on the bowels and expels all cold from the system. It affords immediate relief in croup, coughs, colds, whooping cough, and related ailments. Children love it. Sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Birth of the Hidalgo Bat Captures Anglian Fashion
A humorous note from Alfonso's visit to England describes the Hidalgo bat, a modified Spanish turban. English fashionables are beginning to wear it, especially in winter, as a gallant new headpiece gaining trendiness among upper-class circles.
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Alfonso
England
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promises Quick Relief
The salve is described as soothing for piles sores cuts and boils with instant pain relief. It supposedly draws out inflammation reduces swelling acts as a rebounder to circulate blood and aid nature in permanently removing trouble. Sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Dawy Jovenal Deliveries Expand Across City
The Dawy Jovenal service now delivers to every city district for a full week, expanding coverage to all neighborhoods and providing consistent access to residents and businesses alike. It outlines flexible delivery windows and dependable service throughout the week.
Defeat for Damages Claim Over Flooded Lands
A Peoria jury verdict reduces a $55 000 suit by Representative Graff and partner to 750 dollars, sparing the sanitary district from large damages amid $5 000 000 in other submerged land suits along the Illinois river. The trial lasted seven weeks, with testimony on river rise since 1874 and claims that such lands were overflowed for decades.
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Chicago
Peoria
Ulmneis River
Joseph V. Graff
Hlinois
B.C. Lindley
Bormey
Villey
Lingis
John W Redman dies. linked to Lincoln assassination era
Decatur IL January 19 1865 John W Redman once at Ford s Theatre the night Lincoln was shot and a Booth acquaintance died last Tuesday Redman fought at the Wilderness and later served as a guard in Washington He dined with Booth and witnessed Mrs Surratt s execution He was arrested for desertion after Lincoln s death and attended Booth conspirator trials
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Decatur
Tohn W. Redman
Ford
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Redman
Washington
Booth
Surratt
Governor Deneen Names Several Appointees in Illinois
Governor Deneen issued appointments including Earnest A. Bicknell of Chicago as trustee for the state training school for girls at Germera and Leary A. Goddard of Chicago as trustee for the northern Illinois state normal school at Dekalb. Delegates to a Washington convention on uniform divorce laws were John C. Richberg of Chicago and Thomas Taylor Jr. Cook County, Representative John B. McGoorty of Chicago, and W. J. Slater of Marion, Williamson County county judge.
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Springfield
Deneen
State Training School For Girls
Germera
Earnest A. Bicknell
Chicago
Northern Illinois State Narmral School
Dekalb
Learey A. Goddard
Washington
John C. Richberg
Thomas Taylor
Cook County
John BP. McGo
Dooling Cleared by Grand Jury in Springfield Court Case
The grand jury in Springfield votes not to indict Frank F. Dooling former recorder of the Springfield district court of the Court of Honor over a missing 3748. Dooling, elected secretary of a Springfield assembly of the Local Americans of the Republic, has not qualified but pledges to resume duties. He refuses to resign as supreme rector of the Court of Honor.
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Springfield
Jndiet
Frank Fe
Dooling
Springfield District Court of the Court of Honor
Society
Americans of the Republic
Rooso
Court of Honor
Illinois Association elects officers at Rockford meeting
Civil Engineers and Surveyors in Rockford elected Dabney H. Mary as president and Kidwin Main as vice president. Trustees named were J. P. Breckenridge and D. B. Hughes. Peoria chosen as next year’s meeting site.
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Civil Engineers and Surveyors
Rockford
UHL
Ilinois Association of Civil Engineers and Surveyors
Dabney HH
Mary
Peerin
Kidwin Main
J. P. Breckenridge
Urbana
DD. Eb, Thughes
Streator
Peoria
Suspect Arrested for Threats to Post Office Officials
In Harksounville WL an unnamed man who obtained a private audience with the local postmaster was found with a large revolver and arrested. He has been writing threatening letters alleging the government withholds his mail.
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Harksounville
Dan
Matt
Bloomington and Springfield Interurban Sold
The pitnefield and Northeasterm railway between Bloomington and Springfield was sold to the LM nods Traethan company during the construction phase.
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Tloomington
Dan. i
Pitnefield and Northeasterm Railway
Bloomington
Springield
LM Nods Traethan Company
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestion Aid
A health ad asserts that properly digested food strengthens the body and that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest what you eat and help digestive organs assimilate nutrients. It claims relief from sour stomach belching heartburn and related digestive discomfort, describing the product as palatable and strengthening, sold by all druggists.
Joe Fifer Teaches Alts and Five-Step at Knights of the Globe
Joe Fifer will teach the correct alts and five step sequence every Wednesday evening at Knights of the Globe hall. The note references a weekly instructional session with clear timing and location.
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Joe Fifer
Knights of the Globe Hall
Calf Rearing For Baby Beef From Iowa Homestead
A Cathodian investigator outlines methods to rear calves for baby beef starting before twenty four months. Milk, flaxseed meal jelly, and dry foods are used, progressing from skim milk to grain and grass with seasonal grain adjustments. Target weight reaches 1100 to 1400 pounds by 20 to 24 months with daily gains around two pounds.
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Aly
Iowa Homestead
Feeding Value of Roots for Stock Feed
The article argues roots are underutilized by American farmers due to labor needs and unfamiliarity by stockmen. It notes reduced growing costs from machinery, driven by sugar beets, and highlights condimental benefits of roots for fattening and appetizing effects. It cites English and Canadian practice as a model and urges American farmers to adopt roots for winter succulence.
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England
Canada
Nerve and Revenge in a Nevada Mine Tale
In a rugged Nevada tale a bare outline follows Belcher and Hodges who strike it rich, then quarrel over a mine share. Hodges murders Belcher in a saloon after Belcher returns, and a dying Belcher allegedly revives to shoot Hodges. The account ends with the revolver’s fix and a claim of nerve. Mark Anderson reports from Castine and notes library counts in New England and other states.
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Nevada
Relstertior
Belcher
Shodges
Justus Belcher
Comstock Lode
Philip H Hodges
Hodges
Belchers
Mark Anderson
Notable agricultural and science notes from early 20th century press
Dr Galloway develops immune lettuce stock shielding winter crops from forcing house diseases. Sultan the South African goat sets a weight clipping record at eighteen and a half pounds. California green fruit shipments rise to 197 192 000 pounds, up 62 082 000 from last year. Wood distillation gains importance as a lumber industry byproduct. Debates on Burbank influence spark skepticism in agricultural journals. Russia imposes an amusement tax under the Marie Foundation, raising prices for entertainment. A submarine depth record of 138 feet in European tests using Simon Lake design marks a safety milestone.
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Galloway
Department of Agriculture
Sultan
California
Alr
Burbank
Iis
Burbankinis
Picture Mystery in Philadelphia Office Wall Display
A tall Philadelphia office houses a hanging picture that swings irregularly yet never rests. It is suspended by a long wire and watchers report the motion varies, while other pictures on the same wall stay still. The owner refuses to remove it until the cause is known, and scientists have neither confirmed nor denied theories, leaving the phenomenon unexplained and puzzling to many visitors.
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Philadelphia
Sayhe
Awhicki
Philadelphia Record
Kaiser Emulaten Cromwell Inspires Potsdam Recruits
The German emperor swore in recruits at Potsdam to inspire soldiers with Cromwellian Iron Sides spirit. He invoked Christ, oath to the colors, and likened the moment to Prince Eugene receiving the marshal’s baton and raising the crucifix as generalissimo. Locals compare a granite block finding in Woodbury Vermont to geologic shifts.
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Cromwell
Potsdam
Lokalan
Zeiger
Berlin
Kaiser-Leopold
Austria
Prince Eugene
Moelkers
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Wm. Trembor
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le H. Barrett
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the Union Loan and Building Association
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Anzeiger
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Cuba
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Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
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St. Louis
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Dearborn St
H. Hardwick
Washington, D. C
W. H. Tayloe
Dr. Bunsen
Jae Sdney
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