Barcelona in Venezuela Sacked as Revolt Falls on City
Details from Port of Spain describe a brutal battle at Barcelona Venezuela beginning August 3 with revolutionists capturing the city by Friday. Government officers and generals are taken prisoner amid widespread killings, looting, and consular desecration. Foreign powers consider protective actions as ships move toward Barcelona.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Barcelona
Venezuela
Francisco
Monagas
Platero
Martin Marcano
Itiz
Freneh
United States
Bowen
Caracas
Cincinnati
Sind
Topeka
German plan to land naval force at Porto Cabello
United States Minister Bowen in Caracas informed Washington that Germany intends to land a naval force at Porto Cabello to protect German interests amid an uprising. Bowen urged U S action and orders were sent to Commander Nichols of the Topeka to move from La Guayra to Porto Cabello to safeguard American interests in case of attack.
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Washington
Bowen
State “Department
Caracas
Barcelona
Cincinnati
State
Navy
Department
Topeka
Porto Cabello
Curacoa
McLean
Berlin
Foreign Office
Venezuela
United States
Caribbean
State Department
Nichols
la Guayra
Haitien Blockade Broken by Gunboat Machias
Navy reports from Commander McCrea aboard the gunboat Machias at Cape Haitien dated Aug 12 say the attempted port blockade by revolutionists is spasmodic and ineffective. The blockade is considered abandoned as an American schooner notes the blockader is absent while consuls are instructed to protect neutral commerce.
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Washington
Navy Department
McCrea
Machias
Cape Haitien
Senator P. H. McCarren Improves After Illness at Saratoga
Senator P. H. McCarren of Brooklyn, attacked by summer diarrhoea, has greatly improved at the Grand Union Hotel. Doctors say the case has never been serious and expect he will leave his room within a day or two.
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Saratoga
P. H. McCarren
Brooklyn
Freeman
Grand Union Hotel
Index to Departments and Page References
A compact index listing sections and page numbers for markets, amusements, arrivals, business troubles, court calendars, insurance notes, legal notes, losses by fire, marine intelligence, new S corporations, railroads, real estate, society, United Service and weather, with yesterday's fires noted across pages 1 to 55.
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iEecemrat
New, Co
Northern
Marine Intelligence
New S Corporations
United Service
Coe. D
Special trains to Catskills and Saratoga offer
The Day Line runs special trains to and from the Catskills and Saratoga along with the boat service. A new landing at W 129th Street. Departure at 9:15 A M Advy.
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Catskills
Saratoga
New Landing
129Th St
Advy
Vigilance Committee Formed to Guard Allendale Homes
In Allendale New Jersey a vigilance committee was formed after a daring burglary at a New York merchant Mr Pritchards home. He was shot twice and his hired man wounded as thieves fled in a wagon. The incident follows prior break ins as residents fear a New Jersey gang.
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Pritchard
New York
Dr. Petters
Dr.Doty
Horace
Horace Doty
Mr. Pritchard
New Jersey
Sharks chase fisherman off Old Greenwich Point
Special to The New York Times. Thomas Kane fished alone in a rowboat off Banker J. Kennedy Tod’s estate at Old Greenwich Point. A fog obscured vision as two sharks about eight feet long surfaced near his boat. Kane threw fish overboard to appease the sharks and rowed to Sound Beach, reaching shore safely.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Thomas Kane
J. Kennedy Tod
New York
Stamford
Sound Beach
Mr. Kane
Rival to Grocery Trust Forms Universal Food Supply
Dover Del Aug 12 A major new company begins operation to rival the grocery trust. The Universal Food Supply Company has a capital stock of 1 500 000 and is authorized to grow raise handle cook or prepare food and to pack and conserve it. Incorporators named are Frank S Weller of New York Ira Mowrey of Morristown NJ and Samuel H Street of New Haven Conn.
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New York Times
Dover
Del
Grocery Trust
Universal Food Supply Company
Corporation Trust Company
Frank S. Weller
New York City
Ira Mowrey
Morristown
N. J
Samuel H. Street
New Haven
Warrant for a Governor in Libel Case
Detective Tom Gibson, armed with a warrant, leaves San Francisco on the Owl Train to arrest Governor Henry T. Gage in Los Angeles. The warrant, issued by Judge Cabaniss at the request of John D. Spreckels of The Call, cites a libel claim over a Governor reply to charges about prison-made goods paid by the state and given free by the warden, with no prior notice.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Cal
Tom Gibson
Los Angeles
Henry T. Gage
Cabaniss
John D. Spreckels
Gibson
Richard Roe
Gage
Ex-Mayor Grace Meets President at Sagamore Hill
W R Grace of New York visited Oyster Bay and Sagamore House where the President invited him to luncheon. Grace denied a report that he came to discuss South American affairs.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
N. Y
William R. Grace
New York
Sagamore House
Mr. Grace
Grace
The Rev Father Carroll’s Decline at Saratoga
The Rev Father Martin Carroll rector of St Vincent de Paul Church Brooklyn was hourly expected to die during the day but was alive tonight in a very feeble condition. He appears to be gradually sinking at Saratoga New York on August 12.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Father Martin Carroll
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Brooklyn
Poland Ad Warns of Liver Ailments and Kidney Remedies
A dated advertisement touts CARLSBAD SPRU DEL WATER as a cure for liver torpor and various aches, claiming millions of bottles prescribed for kidneys. It urges readers to keep the liver active and warns against imitations.
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Poland
Carlsbad
Elliott F Shepard Sued for Divorce in New York Court
Mrs Esther Potter Shepard has filed for an absolute divorce from Elliott F Shepard, son of Col. Elliott F Shepard and Vanderbilt kin. Justice Alfred Steckler appointed Col Franklin Bartlett referee to hear testimony. The grounds are secret. the suit marks a dramatic end to their transatlantic life after years in Paris and London.
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Supreme Court
Elliott F. Shepard
Vanderbilt
Esther Potter
Alfred Potter
Morrison
Mr. de la Mare
Elliott Shepard
Young Shepard
Col. Shepard
William H.vanderbilt
Shepards
Yale
Harvard
West Forty-third Street
Esther Wiggins
Greenpoint
L. I
Philadelphia
Potter
Shepard
Narragansett Pier
John Hall
Scarborough on-Hudson
Miss Sloane
William B. Osgood Field
Col
Fight the Beef Trust Form Philadelphia Co operative
A meeting is called for 3 PM tomorrow in the Bourse to finalize plans for the United Co operative Beef Company of Philadelphia. The initiative began three weeks ago in the city’s lower district. The group aims to raise 30000 dollars in capital with charter approval, expecting mainly victims of the Beef Trust to subscribe, led by prominent men in the Jewish colony.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
United Co-operative Beef Company of
thea Be@ Trust
Lockhart Honore Marries in Quiet Pinees Ceremony
Lockhart Honore of Chicago wed at noon at the Pines summer home of Mrs. Nickerson in East Brewster Massachusetts. The guest list was small with about a dozen attendees including Adrian Honore as best man and relatives connected to the bride and groom from Chicago.
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New York Times
East
Brewster
Mass
Lockhart Honore
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Nettie Crosby Richardson
City
the Pines
Samuel M. Nickerson
Adrian Honore
Fred Grant
Potter Palmer Jr
Lackawanna Resort Promotes Immediate Travel Information
The Lackawanna Railroad Resort Bureau at Broadway and Howard Street coordinates with branch bureaus at Mt Pocono Delaware Water Gap and Lake Hopatcong to provide visitors with immediate hotel accommodation details.
Tragic death of Ada Reynolds at Trenton pond
Ada Reynolds, sixteen, died after sinking in a clay pit behind the Interstate Fair Grounds in Trenton. Her companions searched for help for thirty minutes while she struggled, tangled in clay that covered her up to the waist and held her head beneath the water. Her hair was torn from her scalp in her death throes.
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New York Times
Trenton
Ada Reynolds
Interstate Fair Grounds
Reynolds
Man reports loss of 12700 dollars in Louisville
Joseph Ross of Cincinnati told Chief Detective Sullivan that he misplaced 12700 dollars after a trip to Louisville. He carried twelve 1600 dollar bills, one 500 dollar bill, and two 100 dollar bills in a wallet, drawn from Fifth National Bank to send to his father in Italy. Detectives were assigned to the case.
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New York Times
Louisville
Joseph Ross
Cincinnati
Sullivan
Ross
East Main Street
Fifth National Bank of
Italy
Brown, King & Co
Lake Land Squatter Ousted In Chicago Border Row
Courts in Illinois intervene in the Lake Michigan border dispute as Captain George Wellington Streeter Mrs. Maria Streeter and Mrs. James McManners with her baby face eviction from their makeshift dwelling. The shanty is demolished along Chestnut Street after a writ of restitution in favor of Mrs. Louisa Healy.
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New York Times
Chicago
Illinois
George Wellington Streeter
Maria Streeter
James McManners
Chestnut Street
Lake Michigan
Henry Spears
Campbell
Miller
Louisa Healy
NineHour Day Wins in Manhattan Railway Talks
A final conference secured a nine hour workday and dropped the ninety mile limit for motormen engineers and firemen on the Manhattan Railway lines. The agreement signed by J T Terry Russell Sage and J P Morosini with company official Skitt ends days of strike talk and includes pay provisions and seniority rules for engineers and motormen. Ratification planned at meetings in the Horton Building with no public disclosure of details.
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Manhattan Railway Company
Skitt
Youngson and Wilson
Engineers
Broadway Central Hotel
Youngson
William J. Jenck
Mr. Skitt
Horton Building
East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
R. E. Quirk
State Legislative Board
The
Railroad Brotherhoods
Spense
Sixth
Ninth Avenue
Wilson
Girl's Parents Pay Ransom in Missing Child Case
Laurena Freeman, thirteen, who vanished July 23, was returned to her parents in Chicago at 1 30 PM after $100 was paid to Mrs. C E Stahl of 4704 State Street. Wesley Freeman and one witness were present as the receipt was signed. the mother awaited in a back room with the girl.
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New York Times
Chicago
Laurena Freeman
C. E. Stahl
State Street
Wesley Freeman
Wesley Freeman, Father of the Girl, Mrs. Stahl
Minister Kills Woman in Benwood Confession
In Terre Haute Indiana August 12 Rev Charles Hill a Congregational minister confessed to firing the lethal shot that killed widow Smith in Benwood fifteen years ago He says he and a young man William Trager were shooting at a distant mark when the fatal shot was fired The widow's son faced suspicion as alleged to have gained property from his mother's death Hill is noted as well known in Odd Fellowship among mining communities.
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New York Times
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Hill
Parke
Clare
Smith
Benwood
Hill
William Trager
Odd Fellowship
East Orange Seeks Dog Catcher After Resignations
East Orange, August 12. Since July 14 the city has had two official dog catchers. William Bullis held the job for three days then resigned. William Johnson, taking over, faced boycotts against his son, who runs a business in the city. After capturing forty one un muzzled canines in twenty days he also resigned.
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New York Times
Orange
East Orange
William Bullis
William Johnson
980 Miles in 20 Hours in 20th Century Limited
The New York Central and Lake Shore announces the 20th Century Limited travels daily from East to West covering 980 miles in 20 hours. This service promises a great saving for the busy traveler seeking rapid, comfortable transit between regions.
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New York Central
Lake Shore
Plans for New Louisville Shops at L N
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad plans a full reconstruction of its Louisville shops in South Louisville with costs exceeding 2.5 million dollars. The project will be electric powered and expand freight handling space. directors may meet in New York next week to authorize contracts and start work this fall.
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New York Times
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville
New York
The Every Day Train to California
The electric lighted Overland Limited leaves Chicago at 8:00 P M heading west via the Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Offices listed at 461 287 and 149 Broadway.
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California
Overland Limited
Chicago
Chicago and North- Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Broadway
Han
Anarchist Sganza Falls to Death From Steamer
The Italian steamer Citta di Milano reports from Genoa that an American anarchist named Sganza, en route to Europe to murder a royal personage, leaped overboard near Gibraltar and died. Two companions vanished after arrival. authorities in Paterson and Genoa knew no Sganza.
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Rome
New York
Genoa
Sganza
Gibraltar
Europe
Central Detective Office
Paterson
N. J
James J Hill's Prophecy on Northern Lines Earnings
James J Hill predicts Northern Securities earnings at 150 million dollars for the year starting July 1. He bases this on Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington. He notes past forecasts were accurate and expects grain tonnage to set Northwest records with road earnings split: Burlington 50 million Great Northern 40 million Northern Pacific 60 million. Last year GN earned 36 million NP 41 million.
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New York Times
ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
New York Contractor in Trouble in Ecuador
Archibald J. Sampson the United States Minister to Ecuador seeks an amicable settlement in a dispute before a Guayaquil court. J. P. McDonald Company contractor Jackson Smith was sued by Darquea for payment and fled aboard the last steamer. Police court had detained Smith to answer the suit and ordered payment or jail.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Archibald J. Sampson
United States
J. P. McDonald Company
Quito
Darquea
Jackson Smith
Smith
McDonald declines reporters at home on West 69th Street
Efforts to reach Mr. James P. McDonald at his residence the Catherine 1 West Sixty ninth Street were unsuccessful as he declined to see reporters.
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James P. McDonald
the Catherine
West Sixtyninth Street
McDonald
Orange Board of Health Orders Thorough Cleaning of Barbers Tools
The Orange Board of Health mandates that barbers wash all brushes combs razors cups and tools in boiling water every morning and sterilize razors between customers with antiseptic solution. Saloon and restaurant keepers must wash drinking vessels in water used only for that purpose. Penalty is ten dollars per violation with inspectors enforcing the orders.
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New York Times
Orange
Orange Board of Health
Standard Oil ends use of fuel oil at Bayonne plant
Bayonne New Jersey August 12 The Standard Oil Company has ended a two month trial of fuel oil as a coal substitute burning about 1000 barrels daily. Trustworthy sources say the company found the cheapest coal pea and dust mixed with coke from refining stills superior and cheaper than fuel oil and will rely on soft coal instead.
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New York Times
Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Kentucky Oil Well Operations in Barbourville
Special to The New York Times reports on Barbourville Kentucky oil activity as firms push to secure leased land. New York Exchange Company sinks its Richland No 2 on Patterson farm after a dry first well. New York Oil Producing has No 4 nearing sand on Hicks lease near Jones well. Jefferson No 2 also under way.
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Barbourville
Richland
New York Exchange Company
Patterson Farm
Ne York Oil Producing
Poland! Poland! Poland! Poland Is Positive Cure
A brief note claims Poland offers a positive cure for acute Bright's disease, presenting a curious medical cure claim without corroborating evidence or context.
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Poland
The 20 Hour Special to Chicago via Pennsylvania Railroad
A concise railroad promo notes a 20 hour special train from New York to Chicago via Pennsylvania Railroad, highlighting saved time for business travelers and daily departures.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
New York Daily
Extra Session of Congress on Cuba Question
An extra session of Congress is expected after the November elections to address U S Cuba relations. A Roosevelt friend says the President may sacrifice his own nomination to prevent Cuban starvation or bankruptcy and avert revolution.
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Congress
United States
Cuba
Roosevelt
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Seen as Difficult to Forge
Washington August reports indicate President Roosevelt may summon the Senate for a special November session to consider a Cuban reciprocity treaty. News circles discuss varying scenarios from quick ratification to a drawn out, politically balanced negotiation requiring concessions to many states. Cuba seeks tariff concessions, while Senate allies and skeptics demand careful shaping to secure a two thirds vote.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Quesada
State Department
United States
Cuba
Congress
Michigan
Great Britain
Pennsylvania Special Offers Rapid Schedule
The Pennsylvania Special provides a fast timetable for busy business travelers, delivering swift service between New York and Chicago and earning acclaim from professionals on the go.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
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Dence
Paris
United Co-operative Beef Company of Philadelphia
Pol
Lake Land
George W. Streeter
Russell Sage
J. P. Morosini
J. T. Terry
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L. and N. Railroad
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James J. Hill
Northern Securities
J. P. McDonald & Co
Orange Health Board
Standard Company
Kentucky
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