New Venezuelan government formed after Castro handover
Vice President J Vincente Gomez has formed a new government in Venezuela after General Cipriano Castro handed over the presidency. The old ministry, led by Dr Jose De Jesus Paul, has been replaced by a council representing various factions. Dr Baldo has resigned as minister of education, and General Degulia Olivares becomes minister of war, replacing General Diego Ferren who opposed the change.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
J. Vincente Gomez
Cipriano Castro
Europe
Venezuela
Jose de Jesus Paul
Castro
de Reus
Holland
Paul
Baldo
Diego Ferren
Gomez
Degulia Olivares
Venezuela cabinet shifts may ease U S relations
Washington reports that a new Venezuelan cabinet, with Vice President Gomez, could affect U S relations if the new body includes reformists willing to resume diplomacy. Officials welcomed excluding Castro-era figures and hope for progress on long‑standing U S Venezuela claims, with potential U S aid to reestablish ties.
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Washington
Venezuela
United States
State Department
Port of Spain
Gomez
North Carolina and Maine Sail Sealed Orders to Unknown Waters
Norfolk Virginia December 22 The cruiser North Carolina accompanied the ship Heship Maine which sailed from Hampton Roads both under sealed orders. The destination of neither vessel is known and it is believed both are bound for Venezuelan waters.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Hbat
Maine
Hampton Roads
Woman's Strange Death After Electric Car Rolling
Mrs. Clara Courtwright, 60, was driving an electric automobile in Waterloo Indiana when a sinking spell caused her to fall. The car circled the street twice, the wheels passing over her body both times, producing fatal internal injuries. She died six hours later. She was married to O B Courtwright a former state legislator.
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Waterloo
Clara Courtwright
Courtwright
O. B. Courtwright
Coroner Rules Police Chief Biggy Died in Accident
A coroner's jury verdict states Chief of Police Biggy drowned accidentally after vanishing from the police launch Patrol while crossing the bay on the night of November 30.
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San Francisco
Biggy
Bay
Svas
Mail Volume Tops Last Year at Chicago Post Office
Chicago December 22 postal officials report over a million Christmas letters and parcels weighing 250 tons moved through the Chicago post office yesterday. The holiday mail exceeds last year’s volume, signaling a strong peak in year end correspondence and package traffic.
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Chicago
Wilfley Returns Home as Thayer Succeeds in China
Lebbeus R. Wilfley sails from Shanghai aboard the Manchuria to return to the United States after resigning as United States judge in China. Rufus H. Thayer, a Washington lawyer, is named his successor and receives a complimentary send off from American and European residents.
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Rufue H. Thayer
United States
China
Shanghai
Lebbeus R. Wilfley
Manchuria
Wilfley
Rufus H. Thayer
Washington
German Ambassador Ready for Business in Washington
New York December 22 Count John Heinrich Von Bernstorff Germanys ambassador to the United States arrived last night with the countess and their daughter aboard the Hamburg American liner Amerika and proceeded to Washington today It is the ambassadors first visit to America while Countess Von Bernstorff born in New York has not been there for twenty five years The ambassador looks forward with interest to his work in Washington and has prepared for it by study
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New York
John Heinrich von Bernstorff
United States
Washington
America
Countess von Bernstorff
John Saipp
Indianapolis
John Snipp
Clifford R. Brown
Lafayette
O. R. Clark Hse
Bloomington
H B Gentry
George Ropp
East Elm Street
Chester Ellis
Irdianapolis
Charles E. Tatepaw, Jr
Beaumont
Tex
Carl Crawford
Columbia University
New York City
Jemee RK. Crawfod
East Main Street
Conrad Kroeker
John Broeker
East Eleventh
Springstreete
At &¢. Edward’s Hospital
Night Rider trial closes with Fehringer testimony
In Union City Tennessee the state rested its case against alleged night riders in Captain Ran ken murder case. Frank Fehringer, a band member, gave a detailed account of the murder and numerous other outrages. Emma Thurman Johnson, whipped by the band, testified as well.
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Union City
Tenn
Ranken
Frank Fehringer
Emma Thurman Johnson
Chicago Auto Deaths Rise This Year
In the first eleven months, Chicago reported twenty deaths from automobile accidents, up from fifteen in the same period last year, while injuries reached 327 versus 231 for the prior year.
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Chicago
Parrish Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in Bank Insolvency Case
In Howeaville Kentucky on December 22 the jury in the state case against James H. Parrish Owensboro banker charged with taking deposits while Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust company was insolvent reported no verdict and was discharged.
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Howeaville, Ky
James H. Parrish
Owensboro
Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust Company
New Insurance President Named for Provident Savings Life
New York December 22 E E Rittenhouse insurance commissioner of Colorado has been elected president of the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York. He succeeds Arthur G Langham of Louisville Kentucky.
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New Insurance
New York
E. E. Rittenhouse
Colorado
the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of
Arthur G. Langham
Louisville
Carnegie Tells Funny Stories During Steel Tariff Hearings
Andrew Carnegie testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on tariff revision, entertaining with stories while arguing against additional steel protection. He avoided figures, praised Judge Gary, and urged trust avoidance, provoking humor directed at committee members.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House
Ways and Means
Carnegie
Congress
Mr. Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
FH. Gary
Payne
Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Schwab
Representative Dalzell
Fordney
Michigan
Dalzell
John
Pennsylvania
Castro Venezuela transferred for medical treatment in Berlin
President Castro Venezuela was moved to Dr. Israel's hospital in Berlin for urose treatment and dieting as part of his medical care.
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Berlin
Castro
Venezuela
Dr. Israel's Hospital
Dry Holmes county vote trims Ohio saloons
Holmes county Ohio voted dry by 905 with four saloons closed. Chicago wheat market closed strong after buying by leading holders. Garfield denies being dark horse in Ohio senate race. Root signs treaty with Salvador for arbitration of disputes. Chicago telephone mortgage bond issue of 50 million fixed. Seattle boy Elmer A. Birdseye crushed to death in Chicago Boston store elevator. Orville Wright to sail for Paris in about ten days after recovery. Kingston earthquake claims to be settled by English insurers at 85 percent. Arrest for concealed weapons leads to suicide of August Sherhorn in Chicago police station.
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Holmes County
Ohio
Chicago
Garfield
Interior Department
Root
Salvador
Chicago Telephone Company
Elmer A. Birdseye
Seattle
Wash
Boston
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Paris
Kingston
August Sherhorn
Hammond
Kieran Failure Linked to Major Bond Schemes
Witnesses in the Fidelity Funding bankruptcy case describe Patrick J. Kieran issuing and selling more than one million dollars in trust collateral bonds. Funds involved include $150,000 tied to St.Vincent’s College Chicago and $200,000 to St. Josephats Milwaukee. Liabilities exceed $3.94 million with assets around $3.58 million.
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New York
Fidelity Funding Company
C. W. Lucas
Chicago
Patrick J. Kieran
Kieran
St. Vincent's College
St. Josephats Congregation of Milwaukee
Henry S. Strauss
Wall Street
Strauss
O'Malley Keeps Word Plans Ireland Visit
Patrick O'Malley pledged to eat with his parents in Ballyagran Ireland seven days after December 15 and reportedly kept his word leaving New York to catch the Lusitania. The ship arrived at Queens Town last night and an auto ride could take him to Ballyagran.
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Chicago
Patrick O'Malley
Hallyagran
Ireland
O'Malley
New York
Queenstown
Ballyagran
Former Deputy Acquitted in Famine Scandal Libel Suit
In St Petersburg an ex deputy Alexander A Stakovich was acquitted of criminal libel tied to a libel suit. M Gurko, former assistant minister of the interior, was dismissed over the famine scandal of 1906 and later sued Stakovich for libel after Stakovich cited a 5 million dollar grain contract.
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St. Petersburg
Alexander A. Stakovich
Brouz
I. Gurko
Intertor
M. Stakovich
M. Gurko
Electric Bitters touted as cure for stomach and liver troubles
W O Kiestler of Halliday Arkansas credits Electric Bitters with curing malaria and stomach complaints. The ad claims the medicine purifies and enriches the blood, strengthens nerves, and restores vigor, promising a refund if it fails to prove effective at John D Knechtel's drag store.
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W. O. Kiestler
Halliday
Ark
Johes
D. Knectel
Simmons May Know Fate Today In Indiana Murder Trial
In Princeton Indiana the jury in the Simmons murder case may receive the case this evening. Simmons testified that he killed his wife in Evansville last June during a quarrel after marrying her, claiming self defense as her son Earl Mott and the wife attacked him with a butcher knife and an Indian club respectively, prompting him to use a razor to protect himself.
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Princeton
Ind
Simmons
Evansville
Simons
Earl Mott
Mysterious Shooting of Ada Smith Stumps Terre Haute Police
In Terre Haute Indiana Miss Ada Smith a young music teacher was shot near her home. Police suspect foul play though she initially claimed suicide. A revolver with an empty chamber found at the scene belonged to her uncle Robert Martin an interurban motorman who notes an attack was likely. Surgeons say the bullet range makes self harm unlikely.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ada Smith
Robert Martin
LIneman Die d After Touching Live Wire in Laporte Fall
In Laporte Indiana December 22 the inquest into the death of Frank J Whitpey revealed he was unfastening his safety belt when he began to fall from a pole and touched a live wire. He grabbed for support and dropped his head struck the ground breaking his neck and causing nearly instant death.
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Laporte
Ind
Frank J. Whitpey
First Step In Operation of Gary Steel Mills
Hammond Indiana December reports blast furnace No 12 at Gary was blown in marking the start of steel production in the Calumet region. The 25 million dollar mills commence operation with 25 000 workers expected as output expands to create a major iron and steel center.
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Hammond
Ind
Gary
Calumet Region
Cracksmen Flee After Safe Blown In Elkhart Grocery
In Elkhart Indiana on December 22 yeggs blew open a small grocery safe at Carl Bakers store on the outskirts of the city. They failed to get the money box. Baker heard the explosion and saw a man in the street while a barking dog alerted nearby residents. He believes the gang fled in fright.
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Elkhart
Ind
Woman Fatally Shoots Self in Indiana Near Fairland
Shelbyville Ind Dec 22 Mrs Charles Cox forty year old woman living near Fairland killed herself with her husband's shotgun. Authorities say no motive is known beyond illness. She leaves a husband and two children.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Charles Cox
Fairland
Republicans Charge Democratic Bluff Over Election Contests
Indianapolis reports a Democratic state committee meeting at Denison hotel lasting hours. Leaders discussed continuing contests for state capital seats held by Republicans and claimed corrected returns show close results. Lake county voting irregularities cited to justify ongoing challenges and Democratic gains predicted.
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Indianapolis
Demoracic State Committee
Denison
Jackson
Lake County
Alvin Padgett
James F. Cox
Columbus
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Woman credits Dr King’s New Discovery for recovery
Mrs A Williams of Bao recalls three years of severe coughs and a failing health until Dr King’s New Discovery restored her. She reports gaining 58 pounds and general improvement, calling the medicine a world healing record for coughs and throat diseases and noting its pneumonia prevention. Trial bottle offered at Obes D Knoefel’s Ida So and 91,00.
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Obes. D. Knoefel
Fire destroys three Morocco businesses including meat market
A blaze devastated Smart and Hope's restaurant Manger and Browns meat market and Celia Myers’ store in Morocco Indiana causing extensive damage and prompting an emergency response from local firefighters.
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Morocco
Ind
Smart & Hope
Manger & Brown
Meat Market Aid & Mifillery
Celia Myers
Local lodge meetings and a divorce amid year-end notices
Jefferson Lodge of Masons will meet Thursday night to elect officers. DePauw Lodge of Masons meets tonight to elect officers for the year. Stierheim granted a divorce from James Stierheim on cruelty proof. Charles W. Newkirk and Minnie Rakestraw received a marriage license from County Clerk Rao. Henry Richardson, colored, arrested on an unpaid fine and jailed. Rowena Lodge Knights of Pythias meets tomorrow night for annual officer elections due to Christmas. Ohio False Iron Company closures for repairs this week with orders for steady work into the new year.
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DePauw Lodge of Masons
Eleet
Rowena Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ohio False Iron Company
Personal Notices From Terre Haute And Nearby
Personal mentions include Mies Alice Toerstegge returning from Terre Hacote and Moncie, Mrs Pauline Weckman en route to St Louis to visit friends, and Maud Bleck visiting her brother John W Black in Corydon. Several travels and family updates list births, illnesses, and holiday plans among local residents and visiting relatives.
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Mies
Alice Toerstegge
Terre Hacote
Moncie
Pauline Weckman
St. Louis
Misa Maud Bleck
Corydon
John W. Black
Pearatreet
Nile Water and Ancient Sterilization Practices
The article contrasts ancient Greek and Egyptian water wisdom noting Rufus of Ephesus praised Nile water quality when boiled and purified in clay vessels. It describes military camps using percolation pits to filter tainted river water and questions how ancient Greeks drank Nile water without modern safeguards. The piece also weaves in a light dialogue about wealth and idleness.
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Rufus
Ephesus
Nile
Gazette Des Bauxr
Pensions for Russo-Japanese War Officers Extended
In St. Petersburg on December 23 the Duma passed by a large majority a bill continuing pension increases for army officers authorized during the Russo-Japanese war. At the session start the vice speaker read Emperor Nicholas's congratulatory telegram response. Socialists were asked to rise but refused and staged a brief demonstration.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Market Quotations for Grain and Livestock Prices
Prices listed for Wheat Corn and Hay across multiple markets including Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo. Notable figures include Wheat No 2 red at 1.64 in Chicago and Cattle values ranging from 3.00 to 7.90 per head depending on market and class.
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Indianapollo
Cincinnati
Chicage
Stedhere
New York
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