Venezuela Turmoil as Castro Negotiates Guns with Germany
Caracas reports say President Castro closed Germany talks for three gunboats while Dutch warships patrolled the Venezuelan coast. Acting President Gomez convened a cabinet amid plans to fire on any unfriendly Dutch move and amid unrest from leaflets and alleged traitors. Dutch ships Jacob van Heemskerk Friesland moved along Maracaibo Bay and mapped fort locations.
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Netherlands
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Colombia
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Friesland
Maracaibo Bay
San Carlos
Great Britain
Italy
Maracaibo Channel
Spanish President Castro Uncertain Plans Stir Spain Dispatches
In Santander Spain on December 8 the steamer Guadeloupe carrying President Castro was not sighted, leaving Spanish authorities and Venezuelan consuls uninformed about whether Castro will visit Spain. The official fate of his travel remains unclear amid diplomatic ambiguity.
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Spain
Guadeloupe
Castro
Caracas
Unclear Manuscript Snippet Mentions Berlin Bordeaux Airings
Fragmentary text references Berlin and Bordeaux with hints that France seeks an apology before landing permission. The readable portions imply a discussion of travel or inspection plans and possible changes in itinerary due to diplomatic requests. No clear persons or organizations are identifiable.
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Santanter
Berlin
Bordeaux
France
Agitation in Canton and Hongkong over boycotts and bans
Reports from Canton speak of anti foreign agitation following a coolie’s death on a river boat. A foreign watchman was exonerated by inquiry while shopkeepers boycott steamers, and edicts banishing editors and merchants inflame tensions in Hongkong. Vernacular press and guilds threaten trade suspension amidst government policy debates.
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Canton
Chinese Peace Goods Guild
French Chamber Indorses Germinet Relief Over Ammunition Claim
Paris December 8 The Chamber of Deputies approved 355 to 142 the government’s move to relieve Vice Admiral P L Germinet from command of the French Mediterranean squadron after he publicly stated French warships lacked adequate ammunition.
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Chamber of Deputies
P. L. Germinet
Mediterranean
Germinet
France
Wilfley Removed From Shanghai Court Post
The China Gazette reports Judge Wilfley of the U S Court in Shanghai has been removed from office. The decision shocks Shanghai readers who know him as a strict interpreter of law. American firms and missionaries express regret at what is seen as a blow to U S prestige.
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China Gazette
Wilfley
United States Court At
Ina
Panther at Colombo News: American Fleet Arrives in Ceylon
The American cruiser Panther reaches Colombo from Cavite, joining the fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry. Sixteen ships are due Monday as Colombo prepares hospitality for the visiting officers, with entertainments, trains, baseball, and club access planned.
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Ceylon
Panther
Cavite
Sperry
Manila
Edward
United States
Legislative’ Council
Debates Over Jewish Residents In Policy Shift
Report from St Petersburg details a Duma motion to permit Jews who illegally settled outside the pale before August 1, 1906 to remain. The question provokes reactions from reactionaries as Premier Stolypin faces interpellation on the issue.
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Stolypin
Duma
Irish Land Bill Advances to Next Stage
The House of Commons passed the second reading of the Irish Land bill. Augustine Birrell announced the government will push the measure forward as rapidly as possible at the next session.
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London
House of Commons
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Mrs Dudley's Suit Against Vanderpoel Is Dismissed
Marie Dudley's $100000 alienation of affections suit against Elizabeth Vanderpoel was dismissed on its merits by Justice Fitts in Kingston New York. Attorney Carroll Whitaker cited lack of communication and readiness for trial as reasons for not contesting the motion to dismiss. Dudley arrived in Kingston, protested the action, and indicated efforts to reopen the case with new counsel.
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N. Y
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Elizabeth Battelle Vanderpoel
Washington
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Supreme Court
Carroll Whitaker
Saugerties
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Ngston
Dudle
George Simpson
New Yor City
William D. Cunningham
Milton Tercentenary Celebrated by British Academy
A special British Academy gathering honored John Milton on his tercentenary with George Meredith poems read aloud. Whitelaw Reid and other dignitaries attended as ambassadors from Britain and America stood nearby. Dr. Ward of Cambridge delivered an oration, praising Milton as a defender of liberty and scholar.
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New York Times
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George Meredith
Whitelaw Reid
A . Ward
Cambridge
Service for John Milton marks 300th anniversary
A special service at the Church of the Ascension on Tenth Street and Fifth Avenue celebrates John Milton's birth. The program includes Milton readings, a sermon by Rev. Percy Stickney Grant, addresses by Nelson Butler and Richard Gilder, music by soloists and choir, and a Bach postlude. A Milton window by Fred Stymett Lamb is shown in Lamb studios.
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Alumni Dinner Discusses Dartmouth President Selection
Alumni at the Hotel Manhattan heard Dartmouth College President William J. Tucker review the pending college president selection and expansion needs. Speakers included Williams College President Harry A. Garfield and Dartmouth figures. officers were elected including Luther B. Little as President and Edson as Secretary.
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Evelyn Thaw Visits Bronx Zoo With Lawyer Friend
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and attorney Daniel O'Reilly toured the Bronx Zoo yesterday with Curator Ditmars as guide. They visited the new elephant house meeting Gunda the penny-saving pachyderm and observed lions birds and the reptile house where Thaw fed harmless snakes.
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Daniel O'Reilly
Bronx Zoo
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