Venezuela’s Gomez forms new cabinet amid Castro era changes
Vice-President Gomez announced a new Venezuelan cabinet replacing Dr. Jose de Jesus Paul and Baldo with Gen. Regulo Olivares as war minister. Washington sees potential impact on U S relations and pending claims as Caracas faces political ferment after Castro’s departure for Europe. The Maine’s destination remains undisclosed amid Caracas tensions.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
J. Vicente Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Venezuela
Jose de Jesus Paul
Castro
de Reus
Holland
Baldo
Ferren
Paul
Diego Ferren
Gomez
Regulo Olivares
Caracas
Washington
United States
State Department
Maine
Norfolk
Navy Department
la Guaira
Porto Cabello
Maracaibo
Taft Confers With Hammond On Public Works Dept Plan
Augusta Ga December 22 President elect Taft met with John Hays Hammond president of the National League of Republican Clubs to discuss new future roles for the organization Hammond said he has no cabinet ambitions but would support heading a department of public works if created Taft also invited Senator Knox for cabinet talks and predicted Judge Nagle's cabinet prospects while noting local political chatter about appointments.
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Augusta
Taft
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
Hammond
Diplomatic Corps
Knox
Walter S. Dickey
Missouri
Dickey
Charles Nagle
St. Louis
Taft Spceke
Nagle
Chicago
Hitchcock
Terrett Cottage
Boy Killed in Elevator Crush at Boston Store
Chicago December 22 Elmer Albert Birdseye seven year old son of George Birdseye wholesale grocer Seattle Wash crushed to death Monday evening between elevator floor and first floor ceiling in the Boston store. Witnessed by many shoppers and Mrs Emma Birdseye 62 grandmother of the child.
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Chicago
Elmer Albert Birdseye
George Birdseye
Seattle
Wash
Boston
Emma Birdseye
Stickney Resigns as Receiver of Chicago Great Western
A. B. Stickney, president and receiver of the Chicago Great Western Railway, resigned his receivership on Monday in St. Paul Minnesota amid reports he will also resign as president soon.
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A. B. Stickney
St. Paul, Minn
Chicago Great Western Railway
Well Known Railroad Man Dies in Los Angeles
Thomas G. Connelly, general agent for the Gould lines in Los Angeles and a leading railway figure, died Monday from a paralytic stroke.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Thomas G. Connelly
Gould Lines
PAZO Ointment Promises Piles Cure in 6 to 14 Days
Advertisement claims PAZO Ointment will cure itching bleeding and protruding piles in six to fourteen days or the money back. Priced at 60 cents.
Miraculous Spring Fails. Vermont Bishop Dies Abroad
New York reports Bishop John S. Michaud of Burlington Vermont arrived Dec 22 on the Amerika from Cherbourg in a dying condition. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital and had previously sought healing in a French spring for Bright's disease after doctors gave up on his recovery.
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New York
John S. Michaud
Burlington
Amerika
Cherbourg
St. Vincent's Hospital
Michaud
Lourdés
France
Bright
A. Shea
Waterloo Woman Fatally Crushed by Electric Car
Mrs. Clara Courtwright aged 60 was seized by a sinking spell while driving an electric automobile in Waterloo Iowa on Monday. She fell as the sliding lever caused the car to circle the street twice and the wheels passed over her body both times. She died six hours later from internal injuries.
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Waterloo
Clara Courtwright
Body Found in Delaware River Near Lambertville
A bur lap bag containing a leather coat and a largely decomposed body was found in the Delaware river near Lambertville New Jersey on Monday. The sex could not be determined and the body appeared wrapped in a clothes line and weighted with about 40 pounds of railroad spikes.
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Lambertville
N. J
Delaware River
Here
Garfield Denies Dark Horse Senate Bid
Secretary Garfield of the interior department denied on Monday night that he plans to run as a dark horse candidate in Ohio's senatorial contest.
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Washington
Garfield
Interior Department
Ohio
Princeton embezzler Harry Agar arrives at former home in Brownsville
Harry E. Agar, labeled the Princeton embezzler, was arrested in Brownsville Texas and arrived today at his former residence.
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Harry E. Agar
Princeton
Brownsville
Texas
Owensboro Banker Parrish Held Over Insolvent Bank
In Kentucky Hawesville on December 22 the jury could not reach a verdict in the state case against James H. Parrish of Owensboro, charged with taking deposits while the Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust Co. was insolvent amid a multistate banking disaster. The trial reflected alleged million-dollar liabilities and ties to related bank failures and indictments against Parrish and his brothers.
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Hawesville
State
James H. Parrish
Owensboro
Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust Company
Kentucky
Indiana
Cincinnati
H. T. Martin
Parrish
Owensboro Savings Bank
Parrish Bank
Daviess County Bank and Trust Company
T. S. Anderson
Anderson
Wealthy Banker Sentenced in Cantua Land Case
Fresno Cal Dec 22 S C Lillis a wealthy banker from Lemore Cal was sentenced by Judge Welborn at a special federal session to six months in jail and a $1000 fine for illegally enclosing large areas of government land in Cantua district where he holds vast holdings. The case will be appealed and Lillis is free on bond.
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Fresno
Cal
S.C. Lillis
Lemoore
Welborn
Federal Court
Lillis
Cantua
Seven Pittsburgh Council Members Arrested in Bribery Plot
Seven members of Pittsburgh's finance committee were arrested on charges of receiving bribes and corruption in council legislation over two years. The arrests followed by the Civic Voters' league with bonds set from fifteen thousand to thirty thousand dollars.
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Pittsburg
Common and Select Councils
Civic Voters’ League
Alleged Forger Surrenders in Columbus Police Station
Frank Carroll aged 28 walked into Columbus police on Monday and surrendered claiming a Rochester New York warrant for passing two forged checks bearing the New England Furniture Company name. He was held by the police.
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Columbus
Frank Carroll
Rochester
N. Y
New England Furniture Company
Maj Joseph W Wham Drops Dead in Washington
Maj Joseph W Wham retired U S A of Salem Illinois collapsed in a Washington street Monday morning and died from cerebral hemorrhage per the physician on scene.
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J. W. Wham
Washington
Joseph W. Wham
Salem
Washington Street
Greenfield man seeks receiver for National Adjustable Chair
George W. Cordon of Greenfield asks the court to appoint a receiver for the National Adjustable Chair company. The filing requests supervision of assets and management to protect creditors and maintain operations.
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George W. Cordon
Greenfield
National
Robbery suspects named in Oregon Railway case
Portland Ore Dec 22 the engineer and fireman of the Oregon Railway Navigation train robbed near the city last Thursday night identified Harry Benson and Oscar Johnson as two of the men implicated. Benson Johnson and Chris Bons were arrested here on Saturday for holding up a saloon Bons attempted suicide in his cell but was unsuccessful
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Harry Benson
Oscar Johnson
Benson
Hansbrough Improves Slowly in North Dakota Senator Ill
Minneapolis Minn Dec 22 Senator H C Hansbrough of North Dakota, ill at Asbury hospital, shows gradual improvement though remains in danger.
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Hansbrough
Minneapolis
Minn
H. C. Hansbrough
North Dakota
Asbury Hospital
Ft Wayne Lutherans Plan $350000 Church Project
The congregation of the English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Fort Wayne plans to erect a new church valued at 350000 dollars. The project aims to strengthen community worship and outreach programs.
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English Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Ft. Wayne
Carnegie Enjoys Testimony Before Tariff Committee
Andrew Carnegie testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on tariff revision, praising Judge Gary and denying need for steel protection. He avoided figures, shared stories, and playfully teased Chairman Payne and others while arguing U S steel could compete under free trade.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House
Ways and Moreans
Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
E. H. Gary
Payne
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Messrs. Dalzell
Fordney
Michigan
Dalzell
John
Pennsylvania
Mob Tears Up Tracks In Lincoln Suburb
A mob of 150 in Lincoln Nebraska tore up tracks in Havelock after the Lincoln Traction Company refused to cut fares from ten to five cents. The mob appealed to the mayor but he could not stop the damage. An attempt was later made to burn the company barns.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln Traction Company
Lincoln
Havelock
Burlington
No Rehearing for Mrs Botkin Denied by Supreme Court
San Francisco Dec 22 The petition of Mrs Cordelia Botkin serving a life term for the murder of Mrs J P Dunning of Wilmington Del by poisoning candy through the mails for a rehearing of her appeal was denied by the supreme court Monday.
River Season Ends on Mississippi at St Louis
The shipping season on the Mississippi river at St Louis closed Monday with the departure of the steamer Gray Eagle for Paducah Kentucky.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Gray Eagle
Paducah
Lena May to Wed A Bennett Gates in Indianapolis
The wedding of Miss Lena May daughter of Senator Hemenway to A Bennett Gates of Indianapolis has been announced for January 1. The couple plans a formal ceremony in the year’s start with social notices accompanying the event.
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Lena May
Senator Hemenway
A. Bennett Gates
Indianapolis
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Parrish Gage
Thornton Hains
Brother
Flushing
Thornton Jenkins Hains
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William E. Annis
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Annis
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Skibo
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Havelock, Neb
Traction Property
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Iam Green
Columbia
Gun
Shelbyville
Ind
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Charles Cox
Patrland
Tlowest
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Chas. F. Rauch
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