Venezuela Crisis Sparks International Tension and Seizures
Reports from Port Cabello and La Guaira describe British and German nationals arrested and ships seized as Venezuela under President Castro fortifies Puerto Cabello. US Minister Bowen intervenes to secure releases while fears of regional war grow. Venezuelan government declares readiness to resist invaders and long lines of troops deploy between La Guayra and Caracas.
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Castro
Willemstad
Caracas
Venezuela
Puerto Cabelig
Puerto Catello
Puerto Cabello
Caatro
la Guayta
United States
Bowen
la Guayra
Diplomatic rush for release of prisoners in Caracas
Germany and Britain press President Castro through ambassadors Von Holleren and Sir Michael Herbert to secure the release of German and British subjects held in Caracas. Minister Bowen acts for the United States, demanding release while Castro warns he will not recognize Bowen beyond his U.S. ministerial role. The scene centers on Caracas diplomacy.
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Jowen
Castro
Dewey
Washington
von Holleren
Michael Herbert
Atate da Partosot
Bowen Actig
Unitedtates
Caracas
Britteh Aistors
Thay
Bowen
Ferseta
Uieh
Therugi
The
United
Cantra
Miners Strike Tales and Front-Page Dispatches
The page reports on mixed global tensions with Venezuela and Germany over the Monroe doctrine, Italian warship orders to protect Hailan subjects, and local miner strike testimony on coal pricing. It covers weather losses near Newfoundland, state protests over livestock quarantine, back tax judgments, a child’s death from a fall, and a shooting incident in Indiana.
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Marount
Sydney
Carlo Alberto
Vancensia
Ibe
Marconi
Glave Bay
Perse Telegrams Report Epidemic and Industry Actions
Fragmented text notes steps to relieve a team, rising epidemics spreading in a region, and iron production orders. Mentions American Institute and a shift toward Lake regions, with unclear references to New York and Yukon. Sporadic names and places appear in damaged lines.
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Bient_rathyT mills
Okishoers
Senate Passes Compensation Bill For Anthracite Commission
Washington December 12 The senate approved with amendments a bill fixing the compensation for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission now named Anthracite Coal Strike Arbitration. A lump sum of 4000 was set for members not in civil or military service and daily expenses for commissioners and assistants were cut to 10 from 15. Debate over service restrictions followed before the bill moved to conference. The day also featured discussion on a statehood bill with Quay and Bate urging quick action, while Beveridge Lodge Hale and others urged delay.
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Washington
Senate
Daniel
Vermont
Allirom
Hear Anelly
Quay
Bate
Beveridge
Lodge
Hale
Wagoner-Butler Contested Case In House
Washington December 12 The house adopted a resolution limiting testimony in the Wagoner Butler contested case to forty days by a party vote 166 to 118 This move aims to finish the case in this session Butler Missouri sitting member was unseated last session and again seated after the last election with a 6900 plurality on the face of returns, though the results are disputed.
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Wagoner-Butler
Washington
Butler
Wasr
Manila reports say Hendryx was shot by a private
Reports reach Manila state Constabulary Inspector Hendryx who was badly wounded on Samar was shot from behind by a constabulary private after action began. His men fled, and the crime is attributed to one of his own soldiers. Other dispatches note Moro attacks and organizational mergers as well.
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Meranton
Dee
J. N.crawford
Crawford
People's Coal Company
Oxford
Gray
Roy
Bhalvytine
John Douthitt
Hendrys
Manila
Constabulary
Hendryx
Samar
Ladrones
Cine LaPorte
Ind
Small
Bethlehem
Wesley Reyroida
Indiana
Public notices and incidents from December era
A collection of terse items includes Cleveland presiding at a Berean Manual Training School fundraiser with Booker T. Washington, a St Louis bribery conviction, Indiana post office changes, a Mexico City pilgrim train wreck, Dora Lightner acquittal, a Wilkes-Barre mine tragedy, and Paris ragpickers who retrieve valuables from city box dumps.
Prevailing Prices for Grain Provisions and Livestock
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock reports mixed prices on December 11 with wheat and corn showing varied demand. Livestock markets remained largely steady with cattle and hog values fluctuating modestly, while oats and rye posted limited activity across major exchanges including Cincinnati Chicago and New York markets.
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Indianapolis
Ted Strong
Gold mining plans near Brown County Indiana
A group of Brazilian and Indiana capitalists formed to explore gold mining in Brown County Indiana. Auditor Thomas Phillips owns land where gold was found and would back operations with new dry-process machinery to begin soon. Sheriff duties may shift to a fixed salary as legislative committees discuss bills, while local crime reports and accidents fill the rest of the dispatch with multiple incidents across Indiana.
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Brazil
Ind
Brown County
Thomas Phillips
Capitaiteta
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Experibaon
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Selzer
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France
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Cincinnati
Phil Adler
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Navarre
Quivey Adams’ Sawyer
Les
Ming
Hover
Bynum & Coombs
X-mas Presents
Union Cigar Makers
Hoy
Lebanon
Hoye
J. H. Hoy, Jr
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Mair
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
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N. F
Newfoundland
Parsons
Gov. Stone
Harrisburg
Stone
Yates of
Timeis
Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Rarble
Henry Miller
Tippecanoes County
Job M. Nash
Wean
Pointe la
Hantamer
Mie Vernon
Tad
Wil Aldredge
PERSE
Coal Strike Commission
Case
House
BASE
Treacher
Vickers
Mindanao
Lanao
Per Jahing Fas
Hvis
Phiippine
National Society of the ‘Army of the Philippines
Philipping Island
National Society of the Army of the Philippines
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Brasil
Clarence Harepole
Coal Nine
Indianapole
Aily Hospital
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W. Perthouse
Carrereo
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Dev
Berean Manual Training School
Furieta
Booker 'T Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Beadler
St. Louis
John H. Schnatter
Telekates
Del
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Carthage
Morocco
van Buren
Mexico City
Tepa
Hidalgo
Talancings
Poleda
Dora Lightner
Denny
Lacy Wheeler
Wilkesbarre
Kingston Coalt Company
Paria
Paris
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Hadi
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Moulam
Lewisville
Shepp
Lawbo
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Aesop Sheere
Th. Re
New York Livestock
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Ferniges
Walery
Rochester
George Large
Pullya County
Arch Stinson
Gother
Jaaper
Carl Mynca
Olgtteen
Peter Doersam
Miles Weet
Hi Own Gan
Princeton
Wiliam Lawson
Southern Railroad
Liawson
Sherwell
Evansville
Wilbur Sherwell
Fannie Butler
Jackson
Durre
Hartford
City
Tnd
Bonner Crossing
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Dos
Southwestern. Petroleum
Edward Christy
Periapa
South Bend
David C. Ulery
Ulery
Sam. Corydon
Bayery Cotes
Brostis
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