War talk with Germany denounced as absurd
Report from Berlin that there is no truth to Caracas despatches claiming a German minister left Caracas after a heated exchange with President Castro. German officials say relations with Venezuela remain intact though tensions rise amid anticipated ultimatums and naval movements toward La Guaira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Associated Press
Caracas
Castro
Herr von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
Venezuela
O. Schmidt-Leda
Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Hay
London
Central News
Vineta
Falke
Geier
la Guaira
Meen
Tam
Erman
Pourparlers
Germany Orders Gazelle To Vene zuela Avoids US Strain
Berlin reports the small cruiser Gazelle is to sail from Kiel to Venezuelan waters with possible reinforcement from another minor warship. Berlin aims to protect German claims while avoiding alarm in the United States. German papers echo this stance, stressing diplomacy over conflict and noting Washington is fully informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kiel
Germany
United States
Washington
New York
Lokal Anzeiger
Venezuela
Thinnest Nonsense War Talk Denied by White
Berlin reports a Washington despatch claims US and German leaders foresee war as possible. Andrew D. White, US ambassador, calls the idea the thinnest sensational nonsense and says no official would disclose such views while relations remain positive. White notes Roosevelt’s strong interest and influence in military and naval circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tageblatt
Washington
United States
Germany
Andrew D. White
White
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Reinforcements Sought as Herrera lands near Castro
General Herrera arrives with Liberal forces aboard Ibis Daring and Callan at Tonosi on December 24. Government moves to meet the threat by sending reinforcements from Barranquilla and securing a Panama Canal tug to transport troops along the coast. Herrera’s arrival raises chances of uniting with Generals Porras and Lorenzo against Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Texas
Herera
Tonosi
Ibis
Darien
Callan
Panama
Porras
Lorenzo
Hereras
Barrabquilla
Panama Canal Company
Alban
Boyaca
Castro
Devastation Spreads as West Point Flood Wreaks Havoc
Notasulga area reports severe flooding with West Point streets 1 to 5 feet deep and thousands in damages. Residents spent the night in Fort Tyler as rail service faltered with trains rerouted by Birmingham. Colossal washouts disrupt lines between Asheville and Knoxville and near Montgomery on the Southern and L&N routes. The Chattahoochee hits 38 feet at Columbus, Ga while Rome, Ga reports nearly five inches of rain and widespread property loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notasulga
Ala
West Point
Fort Tyler
Atlanta
Montgomery
Atlanta and
West Point Road
Southern Railway
New York
Chattahoochee
Rome
Louisville and Nashville Road
Lawyer Cropsey Aids Eluding Suspect Transfer to Raleigh
The body of Ella M. Cropsey arrived with her uncle, New York lawyer A G Cropsey, as Elizabeth City authorities moved Wilcox to Norfolk under guard. He is expected jailed, then likely sent to Raleigh to await a March trial unless bail is posted beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Ella M. Cropsey
A. G. Cropsey
New York
Cropsey
Elizabeth City
Wilcox
Raleigh
The Cropsey Case Heats Declines to Lynch Suspect
Elizabeth City North Carolina December 30 excitement over the Cropsey case is dying out as business resumes. Rumors of lynching James Wilcox have faded with authorities saying the law will run its course. Wilcox remains in jail, evidence grows but the public remains ignorant, including a whiskey bottle found on the river bank linked to the suspect. The saloonkeeper who sold the bottle to the man identified Wilcox as a buyer. Wilcox refuses to speak.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Cropsey
James Wilcox
Wilcox
Norfolk
Grandy
Citizens’ Committee
Weavers Tie Up Over Low Wages at Lancaster Mills
Clinton Dec 30 Weavers at Cameron street mill held a meeting to press for higher pay on two for seventy seven cloth. Agent Richardson could not promise an increase but will consult Lancaster mill officers in Boston and report back. A planned company investigation may avert a threatened strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Lancaster
Cameron Street
Chas. N. Richardson
Richardson
Boston
Lancaster Mills
Brattleboro Indicts State Attorney Donaway in Prohibitory Violations
Addison county grand jury returns two indictments against State Attorney James B. Donaway for negligence in making returns tied to alleged prohibitory law violations. Rev. Geo. W. Morrow of the anti saloon league is the complainant. The cases, believed to target improper enforcement, may be tried next week. Supreme court actions seek disbarment over alleged failure to enforce the prohibitory law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
Addison County Grand
James B. Donaway
Geo. W. Morrow
Anti-Saloon League
Supreme Court
Donaway
Bonner Accepts Manila Fire Chief Post
Washington December 30 Mr Hugh J Bonner of New York has accepted the tender of the appointment as chief of the fire department of Manila He was chosen for his fine New York City record as the service plans a modern American style re organization of Manila fire fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh J. Bonner
New York
Fire Department of
Manila
Bonner
New York City
Robbery at Prudential Life Office in Roxbury
A man entered the Prudential Life Insurance office on Dudley Street Roxbury this afternoon between 1 30 and 2 00 PM and, threatening the young female clerk Wilhelmina Nott with a revolver, obtained about 60 dollars from the cash drawer. He is described as 25 to 30, five feet ten, smooth face, dark complexion, wearing a black ulster and dark soft hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Dudley Street
Roxbury
Wilhelmina Nott
Wakefield Bond Efforts Reported In New York
In South Framingham on December 30 it is stated on good authority that friends of William C. Wakefield have recently been in New York City trying to secure bonds to free him from East Cambridge jail. It is reported that one local resident is prepared to provide half the needed amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Framingham
William C. Wakefield
New York City
East Cambridge
Thieves steal 1500-pound safe in Newark home
New York reports that William N. Rapp justice of the peace of Newark New Jersey had a safe weighing 1500 pounds stolen from his home. Thieves loaded the safe into his wagon hitched a horse and fled. Rapp pursued and fired at the thieves but caused no harm. All stolen property was recovered and the safe held $140 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William N. Rapp
Newark
N. J
Rapp
Congressman Cowles Dies in Wilkesboro NC
Charleston wire reports that Congressman William H. H. Cowles died at his Wilkesboro home on December 30. A Confederate army veteran, he served four terms in Congress and was noted as a distinguished officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Charleston
N. C
William H. H. Cowles
Wilkesboro
Col. Cowles
Four Men Hurt In Freight Collision Near Tiffin Ohio
Four men may die from a freight train collision on the Pennsylvania road near Tiffin Ohio. Engineer Keister and O J Chadwick Warsaw Junction operator buried under debris for four hours. Fireman Bell and Brakeman Cosgrore thrown 100 feet into a cornfield and likely to die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Pennsylvania Road
Keister
O. J. Chadwick
Warsaw Junction
Bell
Cosgrore
Francesca Da Rimini Production Banned in Rome
The Rome authorities have prohibited Gabriele D Annunzios tragedy Francesca Da Rimini on grounds of morality. The decision was announced in Rome on December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Gabriele D’annunzios
Francesca da Rimini
Storm cripples train service in Ashville area
Ashville North Carolina reports two day storm disrupts traffic with the Southern railway saying trains from the West have been completely blocked since yesterday morning and services remain halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashville
N. C
Southern Railway
Four Lives Lost by Storm in the South
Four people are confirmed dead in Georgia Alabama and Tennessee as heavy rains flood areas. Temperatures drop and winds rise with the Chattahoochee river expected to rise further. Three drowned at West Point crossing the river and rail worker Thomas Russell killed in a washout freight wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Chattahoochee
West Point
Thomas Russell
Atlantic and
Father John’s Medicine Revives Woman’s Strength
Mrs. A. Honey of 4 Tyler Street writes that after severe asthma last winter she regained strength and appetite after taking Father John’s Medicine. She says her husband noticed she can do more now and that it drives away a cold quickly. The note is directed to Carleton & Hovey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father John
A. Honey
Tyler Street
Carleton & Hovey
THE MATHEWS OFFICERS ELECTION AND EVENTS TONIGHT
The Mathews Temperance institute holds its election of officers this evening at Prescott hall for the next six months. Incumbents Murphy and Gallagher along with Sullivan Mullin Rourke and Nestor are expected to be re elected with no opposition. Contests center on trustees and examiners with several names named. A social and a benefit social are planned this week and Easter Monday ball talk grows. The society notes rising membership and good health of ex treasurer O Neill at Lake Saranac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathew Temperance Institute
Prescott Hall
Frederick N. Wier
Middlesex County
W. F. McDonough
Cohasset
C. A. R. Dimon
James J. Morris
Murphy
Gallagher
Sullivan
W. George Mullin
Rourke
P. F. Nestor
Messrs. F. Green
Daniel Miller
John J. Kelley
Bernard F. Kane
William Quirk
James McGreevey
Joseph Meaney
Henry Barrington
Board of Examiners
Joseph McVey
Joseph Kane
John V. Donoghue
Timothy Feely
William Smith
Marshal
Patrick E. O'Neil
Lake Saranac
New York
Andrew Welsh
Joseph P. Quigley
George L. Hunt
General Court in Boston Opens Winter Session Deliberations Near
The corps of legislative messengers is on duty at the State House to begin winter operations. Republican Senate caucus set for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in room 429 with officers to be renominated. House Republican caucus 10 a.m. Wednesday led by N W Everett. House to be called to order 11 a.m. by C H Green, followed by Everett prayer. Senate to be called to order by Fales of Norwood for his third term. President Soule declines presiding. Executive council meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday to prepare for General Court members’ qualification an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
State House
Senate
House
N. W. Everett
Wareham
C. H. Green
Northfield
Everett
Fales
Norwood
Soule
Executive Council
General Court
Royal honors planned for American dentist Dr Allan Read
Copenhagen reports royal ceremonies will honor Dr Allan Read, an American dentist resident since 1860 who died last night. A Pennsylvanian by birth, Read held a position akin to Dr Thomas W Evans in Paris and was favored by Denmark Sweden and Russia royalty. He declined titles and kept American citizenship. Wreaths from Denmark’s royal family will adorn his coffin at funeral.
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Copenhagen
Allanro Read
Read
Pennsylvania
Thomas W. Evans
Philadelphia
Paris
Denmark
Sweden
Russia
Aleandra
Dr. Read
Missionary Massacre Reported at Ning Sha Fu
London December 81 The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Express says a missionary and several Christian captives were massacred at Ning Sha Fu in Kan Su province where Prince Tuan and Gen Tung Fuh Siang reside. It is asserted that troops under Gen Tung Fuh Siang are responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
The
Daily Express
Ning Sha Fu
Kan So
Prince Tuan
Tung Fuh Siang
Poorhouse welcome for 70 year old former farmer
Louis Carmichael once helped nominate Horace Greeley at Baltimore’s 1872 convention. Now a crippled 70 year old, he volunteers to spend the winter in Delaware County’s Delhi poorhouse after losing his former prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghampton
N. Y
Louis Carmichael
Horace Greely
Baltimore
Delaware County
Delhi
Post office misstatement on subscription discontinuation
Washington report notes a Chicago bureau claim that the post office department ruled a subscription entered as second class matter must be discontinued at the end of its allotted period. The accuracy of the circulated statement is uncertain and under review by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Post Office Department
Post Office Clarifies Subscriptions Charge
Assistant Postmaster General Maden sues over a claim that subscriptions were charged in advance. Instructions direct postmasters to notify publishers that the statement is untrue and misrepresents the department stance on legitimate second class publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maden
Lowell division schedule changes take effect tomorrow
The Lowell division of the Boston Northern Street Railway announces new weekday and Sunday timetables. Routes include Merrimack Square to Medford, Tewksbury connections, Highlands and Christian Hill route, Broadway and Oaklands, and extended Wentworth avenue service with white poles marking stops. Discontinued lines include the Tewksbury via Lawrence Street and the Lawrence Street car reroutes to Wamesit and South Lowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Boston & Northern Street Railway Company
Merrimack Square
Tewksbury Centre
Tewksbury
Rogers and Nesmith
Medford
Highlands and Oaklands
Highlands and Christian Hill
Christian Hill
Dutton St
Northern Depot
The
Highlands
Methuen
Beacon Streets
High Street
Wentworth Avenue
Broadway
Oaklands
Rogers and Nesmith Streets
Lawrence Street
Wamesit
Socialist Labor party meets in Lowell Bay State hall
The Lowell section of the Socialist Labor party held a special session in Bay State hall with fair attendance. Reports discussed aid planned for the Kelley’s Morocco works strikers in Lynn. The meeting announced $170 sent to the section treasurer, $10.90 from members and the rest from sympathizers in the city and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Labor Party
Lowell
Bay State Hall
Kelley
Morocco Works
Lynn
Young Sailor Lost From Paul Revere Ship
Providence reports a missing sailor from the fore topsail yard of the ship Paul Revere which arrived in New York from Japan after 127 days at sea. The missing man is Nels Hielmatrom of 58 Lander Street, New York, who would have turned 19 on January 4. He shipped from New York on the English ship Vimeria bound for China, and was last aboard the Revere in a Chinese port en route to Japan and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. L
Paul Revere
New York
Japan
Nels Hielmatrom
Lander Street
Vimeria
China
Revere
United States
Bride of 17 Months Die After Stabbing in Boston
Mrs Bridget Ryan, about 29 and a cook, died at City Hospital after a stab wound to the abdomen. Police say her husband William Ryan is held on suspicion after he claimed she fell on a sidewalk. Medical Examiner Dr Draper confirmed the stab wound as the cause of death. They wed in Providence about seventeen months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dee
Bridget Ryan
City Hospital
Ryan
Draper
Auntie Likely Behind Abduction in Chicago Case
Evanston police renew efforts in the Flor ence Ely and her 13 year old nephew Frank Ely Rogers missing persons case. A reward of 500 dollars stands for information leading to their apprehension. Clothes found July 18 suggest the boy dressed as a girl and the pair may have traveled toward Wisconsin or Michigan. Music and painting skills are suspected to support them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evanston
Florence Ely
Frank Ely Rogers
Miss Ely
Young Rogers
Bigamy Charge Shocks New Hampshire Couple In Everett
Mrs. Margaret Tucker wife of George H. Tucker of Penacook New Hampshire is arrested in Everett on bigamy charges. Deputy Marshal Rand says she previously married Moses Merrill and later wed Tucker after posing as a widow. Tucker learned of a prior marriage and pursued her after she left Penacook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Margaret Tucker
George H. Tucker
Penacook
N. H
Everett
Concord
Marshal Rand
Tucker
Fr Ronan Hosts Post Christmas Sunday School Party
Fr Michael Ronan of St Peter's church hosted a hundred or more Sun day school teachers for a post Christmas party in the church hall. Fr Mullen assisted in serving and sharing good cheer. The event featured a mixed musical and literary program by the young ladies, followed by ice cream cake and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ronan
St. Peter's Church
Fr. Mullen
Ronan
Mrs. McQuade
Lizzie Stowell
Nellie McGovern
Mt Vernon man conscious after hay wagon fall
Thomas Todd who fell from a load of hay on Mt. Vernon street last Thursday morning shows signs of improvement despite remaining precarious. He regains consciousness at times and is fed as he recovers from a concussion of the brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Todd
Mt. Vernon Street
Y. W. C. A. Announces New Evening Classes
New classes organized at the Young Women's Christian Association with registration this week. English literature taught by Miss Lizzie Coburn recently back from abroad, dress-making course of ten lessons by Miss L. L. Davis, and French by Miss Blaydell. Open to all women and girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Lizzie Coburn
L. L. Davis
Miss Blaydell
Union Watch Night Meeting Across Churches
The Methodist church on Worthen Street hosts a union watch night from 8 to 12 with preaching love feast and youth address. An intermission from 10:40 to 11:00 includes a light lunch. A second union watch gathering is planned tonight at the French Baptist mission at the corner of Bnet? and West Sixth in Centralville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist of
Worthen Street M. E
French Baptist Mission
Bnet
West Sixth Streets
Centralville
Warner is Dead After Brutal Assault in Charlemon t
Henry My Warner died after a brutal assault by Edward F. Smith on Saturday night in Charlemon t. Smith was arraigned in Greenfield on an assault charge and held for a Jan. 8 hearing. Warner, a former deputy sheriff and Deerfield Valley Agricultural Society official, was a prominent farmer and family man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlemony
Henry My Warner
Edward F. Smith
Major McKay
Haskins
Warner
Smith
Greenfield
Charlemont
Prand
Deerfield Valley Agricultural Society
Borden’s shrewdness cited in cotton short sale losses
Memphis on December 30 reports scarce low grade cotton in market with high premiums. Buyers for Fall River accounts faced losses from short sales as they covered positions at rising prices. Mr Boston’s bearish yield forecast blamed for millions in losses. Br. Borden noted for shrewdly profiting from shorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Fall River
Boston
United States
Borden
Tron Works Mills
Br. Borden
Frye Bill Divides Bath Board of Trade in Maine
The Bath board of trade in Bath Maine debated endorsing or opposing the Frye ship subsidy bill. A prior anti bill resolution was tabled by unanimous vote and replaced with a proposal to endorse the Frye bill, sent to the shipbuilding and navigation committee for report at a special meeting next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Maine
Bath Board of Trade
Frye
United States
Committee On Shipbuilding and Navigation
Burks club elects officers and plans six month term
The Bachelors' club elected officers Sunday night for six months. President Thomas Welch, vice president John Downey, recording secretary Thomas Rigney, treasurer Edward O'Brien, and a literary committee of John Flynn John Fahey John James Carey and John O'Connor were chosen. An entertainment followed with piano solo Frank Finnigan song John Fahey trombone solo John Downey recitation John Shea piano solo Thomas Farrell harmonica solo Terence Casey cornet solo John Curry and songs by John Gleason and John Downey. Alderman-at-large Timothy Sullivan contributed comedy feats. The Caribou club will move from its current quarters to the former Yorick club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burks
Thomas Welch
John Downey
Thomas Rigney
Edward O’brien
John Flynn
John Fahey
John James Carey
John O'Connor
Frank Finnigan
John Shea
Thomas Farrell
Harmortta
Terence Casey
John Curry
John Gleason
Timothy Sullivan
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London Times
St. James Gazette
America
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Gazelle
Clinton Weavers
Vermont
Wakefield
Cowles
the Mathews
the General Court
Medford Square
U. m
Hovey Street
Normal School
Lawrence St. So
Lowell and
Wigginville
South Lowell
South
Merrimack St. Depot
Nesmith St
Nesmith Street
Merrimack Street
Thomas Lees
St. Peter’s Church
Courier
Bachelor
Caribou Club
Yorick Club
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