Castro Overthrown as Venezuela Faces New Regime
Acting President Gomez faces a Caracas upheaval after an alleged Castro plot to assassinate him was thwarted. A new, progressive cabinet under Gomez seeks détente with foreign powers, lifting political prisoners and easing international tensions.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Willemstad
Castro
Republic
Yellow House
la Guaira
Berlin
Bank of Venezuela
Paris
Europe
Juan Vicente Gomez
Gomez
Baron van Seckendorf
Holland
M. de Reus
Bec
Government Looks for Venezuelan Change Amid Tense Times
Fragmented clipping notes that authorities expect political shifts in Venezuela under President Cas, with references to reactions against the administration. Limited readable details mention measures, avoidance of direct action, and unspecified urgency tied to December reporting.
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Wasp
Ory
Neutrality patrol to monitor voyages to Venezuela
The United States plans strict neutrality and naval watch to prevent filibustering expeditions to Venezuela. The navy will deploy vessels to monitor passages while Castro in Berlin shows little awareness of events there and reportedly has no solid influence in Venezuela.
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Thayiolve
First Indies
United State Papi
I Wau
Navy Department
Eunhoat
Woman Demanded Armed Protection In Night Rider Trial
In Union City Tennessee on December 23 Emma Jackson a state witness demanded armed protection after being excused from the stand She testified to multiple rider visits corroborated Fred Fehringer and named at least twenty seven band members Her daughter Dora 18 corroborated The witness Will Russell also testified under guard fearing for his life and said his confessions matched prior testimony.
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Union City
Tenn
Emma Jackson
Jones
Dora Jackson
Will Russell
Russell
Ranken
Fehringer
New Canal Zone Judge Named by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt will appoint H. A. Gudger of North Carolina as chief justice of the Panama Canal Zone Supreme Court for six years to succeed Dr. F. Mutls Duran whose term ends January 1. Gudger, former consul general to Panama, has close knowledge of canal affairs.
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Washington
H. A. Gudger
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the
Pamana
Canal Zone
F. Mutls Duran
Comaul
Panama
Gudger
Packers on Anxious Seat in Rebating Probe
Chicago December 28 The federal grand jury issued 160 subpoenas including 25 to Morris & Co traffic department workers. The panel probes possible rebate schemes among large packers at the stockyards and is tied to Senate interests. George T Oliver owner of the Gazette Times and the Telegraph was upant
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Chicago
Morris & Co
Want &Diter
Pittafore
George T. Oliver
He Gazette-Timen
Oe Telegraph
Pittsburgh Bribery Case Begins as Councilmen Face Hearings
Preliminary hearings in Pittsburgh expose bribery schemes led by the Voters' League. A decoy promoter and a detective agency member were filmed in a hotel room as a councilman accepted money. Bank officials are accused over a $17,590 bank depository kickback.
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Pittsburg
Voters’ League
Harrison Nesbit
W. W. Ramsey
A. A. Vilsack
A. Leo Weil
Wiliam Brand
John P. Klein
J. C. Wasson
T. O. Atkinson
Jacob Soffel
W. H. Melaney
Hugh Ferguson
German National Bank
Council
Major Smith Dies. Funeral Held in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
The body of Major Orlando Jay Smith, late president of the American Press Association, was buried in Sleepy Hollow cemetery after simple services at his Dobbs Ferry home. Attending were officials and employees of the American Press Association, Loyal Legion members, and other organizations. Floral tributes surrounded the casket.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Orlando Jay Smith
American Press Association
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Major Smith
Dobbs Ferry
The
Loyal Legion
Revision Work Begins on Tariff Revision Bill
Washington reports the Ways and Means Committee has finished hearings on tariff revision and the Republican sub committee starts drafting the bill. The measure will go to Congress at the special session Judge Taft is expected to convene next March. Corroborative Evidence in New York covers testimony supporting stories about the killing of William Agpis, as described by investigators.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Taft
Flushing
N. Y
William SS. Agpis
Et Theratep
J. Hains
Devel
Governor Pardons John Colling in Historic Kansas Case
Governor Hoch pardons John Colling who is serving a life sentence for murder of his father J C Collings a wealthy real estate and insurance man of Topeka Kan The case hinged on circumstantial testimony by three African American witnesses tied to a love affair with Miss Francis Babcock and a claim of life insurance motives The elder Collins was found dead after visiting his son in Lawrence and the pardon sets him free in May 1898 on Christmas day.
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Kan
Hoch
John Colling
Kansas State Penitentiary
J. C. Collins
Collins
West
Young Collins
Kansas University
Francis Babcock
Lawrence
Collings
Degroes
the Trig
Colling
Strike Settlement Comes as West Virginia Miners Return
In Paint Creek, West Virginia, nearly 2000 coal miners idle for a week returned to work after a peaceful settlement between operators and strikers. The agreement ends the dispute over the long ton and check off scales and removes a discrimination clause allowing only union men to be hired in the future.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Paint Creek
Bank Cashier Arrested in Eufaula Bank Robbery
H Barrett Elliott former assistant cashier of the First National bank at Eufaula was arrested on information from County Attorney Deubert charged with robbing the bank on December 14. Elliott has returned 2700 dollars to the bank. Deubert says the robbery was the work of professionals.
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McAlester
Okla
H. Barrett Elliott
First National Bank
Eufaula
Deubert
Elliott
Ten nessee case ends as world markets react
The state closed its case in a Tennessee trial today. Chicago wheat firmed after December deliveries. Elsewhere the Navy Year Book ranks the U S Navy second among world powers. Varied items note diplomat recalls and corporate resignations.
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Tennessee
Shorts
Chicago
Castro
Navy
Market Quotations for Grain and Livestock Across Regions
Prevailing prices show Wheat No 2 red around 1.04 in Indianapolis market with various grain and hay values and livestock quotes. Receipts include hogs 11,000 and cattle 1,000 with stable demand for horses amid ample supply. regional figures appear for Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo with mixed cattle hogs sheep and lambs pricing across markets.
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Indianapolis
Gineinnath
L Yaar
Chicago
Lafayette Tackles Tramp Lodging With Rescue Mission Deal
Lafayette Indiana adopts a temporary solution for housing vagrants by contracting with the Rescue Mission led by Frank Wetzel. The city pays for lodging and breakfast at 26 cents per tramp, who are then escorted to city limits and told to move on.
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Lafeyete
Ind
Frank Wetzel
Lafayette
Ze Rescue Mission
Untitled fragment on Assuran Feathered Hiles and harms
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a hurt to the Black's eye in a feathered hile motif. No clear individuals or organizations are readable. Further legible text needed to produce a proper dateline and full summary.
Burns versus Johnson in Australian ring clash LOOMS
Reported boxing match builds as Burns faces Johnson with strong records. Australian observers question the rival's form while Ameriga reports note a possible late change. Stakes include title contention and regional bragging rights as the bout nears in San Francisco.
Burglars Pluck Safe From Bend Meat Market
In Bend two robbers removed a 600 pound safe from Buehler Brothers meat market. They cracked the lock but did not reach the contents, which included several hundred dollars. A separate Marion post office raid used nitroglycerine to blow open the lack for $170.60 cash and $286.50 in stamps stolen.
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Sowth Bend
Bavi Bi Ie
Bend
Buehler Brothers
Marion
Ind
van Buren
Marion night agent dies in circuit explosion
Asa Miller twenty five year old night agent for the Marion Bluffton & Eastern Fraction company at Van Burner was shocked to death when twenty two thousand volts passed through his body at a substation. The accident wrecked the machinery causing several thousand dollars in damage.
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Marion
Ind
Asa Miller
Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Fraction Company
van Burner
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