Castro's Peace Mission to Europe and Venezuela Crisis
President Castro travels from Santander to Bordeaux and Berlin seeking to ease Venezuela France and Holland tensions and to negotiate with the United States over the asphalt dispute. Germany and the Netherlands express cautious stances as internal political frictions grow between Gomez loyalists and Castro supporters.
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Santander
Spain
Guadeloupe
Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
Bordéaux
Berlin
Europe
France
Holland
M. Merleau
Peru
United States
Venezuela fears revolt after Castro leaves
Special correspondence from Caracas notes Castro’s departure leaves Venezuela pondering upheaval. No clear local leader exists yet and analysts suggest a leaderless revolt could rise, with Gomez possibly remaining president under mounting public disapproval.
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NEW York Times
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
el Mocho
Matos
Bolando
Cuba
Gomez
Roosevelt Rouses Cuba Disturbs Havana Press
Cuban newspapers react to President Roosevelt’s warning on Cuba with strong objections. Diario de la Marina defends Cuba’s sovereignty, while Conservative outlets denounce the warning as unjust and fear Taft could blot out the republic. La Discusion appeals to double standards, citing Transvaal fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Roosevelt
Diario de la Marina
Liberal
Taft
Republic
la Discusion
Transvaal
Officials With Sinecures Question Westchester Court
The Magistrate's Court in Westchester faced abolition after testimony before a legislative commission. Costs totaled $11,000 for rent clerks and police with 139 days of operation in 1907 handling 647 cases. A subsequent year had 58 days, 205 cases, and concerns about clerical staffing and probation work.
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Westchester
Legislative Commission
Barlow
Board of City Magistrates
Julius M. Mayer
Westchester Court
Michael J. Delaney
Woodycrest Avenue
The
Bronx
Court of Special Sessions
John E. Butler
George McCarthy
West 146Th Street
Charles F. W. Mayer
Eighth Avenue
William M. Fuller
Griscom Extends Embassy Hospitality to Sir Edwin Egerton
Rome reports Ambassador Griscom invites retiring British envoy Sir Edwin H. Egerton to the American embassy despite his illness, as he must vacate the post by week’s end for his successor. Also, the Duma debates freeing Eastern Siberia from duty free imports and Liakoff’s Iran mission weighs on Anglo Russian talks.
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Rome
Lloyd C. Griscom
Edwin H. Egerton
Edwin
ST. Petersburg
Duma
Siberia
Transbaikalis
Amur
Duchess of Norfolk
Great Britain
Liakoff
Teheran
Gould Suit Focuses On Custody Of Castellane Children
Paris December 9 The Count de Castellane seeks custody of his three children with Anna Gould now Princess de Sagan. Georges Gould through trustee argues the mother should keep the children while the Count would control the income from the 60 000 yearly trust. Lawyers for the mother deny the charges and praise De Sagan as a suitable guardian. The case resumes December 16 with Bonnet to rebut for the Count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Count de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Anna Gould
New York
M. Rousset
George Gould
Gould
M. de Castellane
Prince Hélie de Sagan
M. Bonnet
Prince de Sagan
M. Julemier
M. de Sagan
Water on Mars Reported by Lowell Assistants
Special to The New York Times. Prof Percival Lowell announces measurable water vapor on Mars. Assistants detect spectral lines showing atmosphere affects spectrum like Earth's, but far thinner. The Mars atmosphere is acknowledged as tenuous and insufficient for habitation.
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New York Times
Boston
Mass
Percival Lowell
Mars
Earth
Bernstorff Sails for New York After Audience With Emperor
Count von Bernstorff newly appointed German Ambassador to the United States met Emperor William in Berlen today. The Emperor entrusted him with a private message for President Roosevelt. Accompanied by his wife and daughter, the ambassador will sail for New York on the Amerika Friday.
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Berlen
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
United States
William
Roosevelt
New York
Amerika
Nobel Prizes Awarded in Literature Physics Chemistry and Medicine
Stockholm December 9 official announcement names Nobel Prize winners in multiple fields. Literature goes to Prof Rudolf Eucken of Jena University for work on philosophical subjects. Physics to Prof Gabriel Lippmann of the University of Paris. Chemistry to Prof Ernest Rutherford of Manchester University. Medicine split between Dr Paul Ehrlich of Berlin and Prof Elie Metchnikoff of the Pasteur Institute Paris.
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Stockholm
Rudolf Eucken
Jena University
Gabriel Lippman
University of Paris
Ernest Rutherford
Physical Sacreuy
University of Manchester
England
Paul Ehrlich
Berlin
Elie Metchnikoff
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Newark Man Arrested After Paterson Girl Injured in Accident
Albert Glick of Paterson is under arrest in Newark as Rose Christine, 16, remains at Newark City Hospital with a broken leg and other injuries after being struck by Glick’s automobile on Bloomfield Avenue at Heckel Street. Glick claims he was private and that the accident could not be ave. A separate note mentions a brewing company receivership after ashes alleged to have caused a stable fire killing twenty eight horses and subsequent lawsuits totaling over $2,000. Also reported is a 13 year old boy shot in the leg by a frightened admirer and two suspects arrested in a county case involving police.
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Congress
Castro
Yellow House
University
Plaza Washington
Fice
Gomez
Federal District
Pedro Maria Cardenas
Porteo
Castroman
Carvallo
Leopoldo Baptista
Albert Glick
Paterson
Newark
Rose Christine
Newark City Hospital
Glick
Bloomfield Avenue
Heckel Street
Ave
Consumers’ Brewing Company of
Andrew Kol! & Son
Coman
Joseph Creger
South River
Middlesex Club House
Henry Smalley
Wells Hospital
New Brunswick
George D - Totten
Ge Citi Oredr Pena Ek
Masylvad
Raritan
Spee
Simini
Tomaseo Quaono
Jali
Dimmeo- Sie
Saas Oa
Controller Metz Testifies on City Bond Deal with Morgan Co
Metz told a legislative committee about Morgan & Co guaranteeing a $40 million city bond issue and taking options on others. He described depositing funds in National City and First National banks and selling corporate stock over the counter to raise funds, noting a 2 percent daily balance yield and that Morgan later sought more bonds and an option on $20 million.
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Metz
J. P. Morgan & Co
Coler
Brooklyn
Morgan
National City Bank
First National Bank
Mr. Morgan
England
Perkins
Pennsylvania Railroad
Outbreak in Northern Haiti Refocuses on Port de Paix Hinche
Report from Cape Haitien dated December 9 describes a revolutionary outbreak in several Northern towns including Port de Paix Hinche and Jean Babel. Gen Robillard travels to Gonaives to suppress disorders as Kingston reports Firmin loyalists leaving for Port au Prince. The U S cruiser Tacoma has returned to Port au Prince from St Mare and Gonaives where calm has been restored.
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Cape Haitien
Port de Paix
Hinche
Jean Babel
Port AU Prince
United States
Tacoma
St. Mare
Gonaives
Durland Academy Weekly Music Rides Highlight Polo Win
The fourth weekly Dur land music ride featured a polo match with Dur land defeating Wanderers 3 goals to 2. Rockwell won the jeu de barre and Miller captured the potato race. Miss Underhill fell from her horse but remounted to continue.
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Durland's Academy
Durland
Wanderers
Jeu de Barre
Rockwell
Miller
Miss Underhill
Funeral of Kwang Hsu Emperors Body Arrives for State Interment
In Peking the late Emperor Kwang Hsu is moved from the Forbidden City to the Coal Hill Mortuary for in state lying while the imperial tomb is prepared. Personal effects are incinerated, with expenditures estimated at about 6,000,000 taels. The Dowager Empress’s funeral is planned for spring with similar costs. Prince Chun leads the cortege as exotic ceremonial practices mix with Western influences.
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Peking
Kwanghsu
China
Forbidden City
Coal Hill
Kwang-hsu
Prince Chun
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Hague
Netherlands
Chester
Jewelers & Silversmiths
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Times
Notes of Foreign Affairs
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Emperor
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Jamaica
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