Austria raises Twenty Five Million in Gold Bond Loan
Vienna reports Austria and Hungary placed 25 million dollar gold bonds at 4 percent, with syndicates led by Kuhn Loeb Co and National City Bank. Bankers say the loan signals improved Balkan stability and avoids war, though details of participation remain undisclosed.
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Vienna
Austrian Postal Savings Bank
Isuhin, Loeb & Co
National City Bank of New York
Treasury
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Bank
Balkans
New York
Austria
Standard Oil
Vacuum Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Vacuum Company
New York Bank
Austrian War Minister Out in Austro-Hungary Shakeup
Vienna reports major changes in the Austro-Hungarian War Department as Gen Auffenberg resigns and Gen Krobatin is named minister of war. Gen Schemae also resigns as Gen von Hitzendorf succeeds him as chief of staff amid broader political implications.
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Vienna
Austro-Hungarian War Department
Auffenberg
Ée. Krobatin
War Office
Schemaa
Chiief
Berlin
Count von Moltke
von Hitzendorf
London
Dreibund
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Turkey
Balkan Federation
Russia
Irish Crown Jewels Back in Dublin Castle
London report states the Irish Crown jewels stolen from Dublin Castle in 1907 have allegedly been replaced intact in their original place. No official confirmation exists. the value is about $250 000. The jewels include the St Patrick’s Order regalia, a jeweled cross and sword. Sir Arthur Vicars once guarded them and was dismissed after refusing to testify.
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London
Dublin Castle
St. Patrick’s Order
Arthur Edward Vicars
Ulster King of Arms
Baritone Rescues 100 From Boston Hotel Fire
Bernardo Olskansky of the Boston Opera Company woke to smoke at the Putnam hotel on Huntington Avenue and alerted residents. He woke and guided occupants including Evelyn Scotney Sachetti and Charles Stroney to safety as flames spread, with forty others evacuated to safety. The hotel was opened to accommodate evacuees at the New England Conservatory of Music.
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New York Times
Boston
Bernardo Olskansky
Boston Opera Company
Putnam
Stuntington Avenue
Opera House
Opera Company
Olskansky
Evelyn Scotney
Sacchetti
Charles Stroney
New England Conservatory of Music
Two Die in Tragic Double Homicide Suicide in New Jersey
Ludwig Palmer, a South Orange contractor, and Mrs. Barbara Rapke of Newark were found dead in a Swartswood Lake cottage. Authorities believe Palmer lured Rapke there, then killed her before taking his own life, with no stated motive.
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New York Times
Swartswood Lakde
N. J
Ludwig Palmer
South Orange
Barbara Rapke
van Buren Street
Newark
Palmer
Surrogate Rejects Pulitzer Appraisal of Estate Value
Surrogate John P. Cohalan rejected the transfer tax report on the Joseph Pulitzer estate ruling securities were undervalued by millions. The decision centers on Pulitzer papers earnings and Associated Press franchises amid debate over asset values and distributions.
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John P. Cohalan
Joseph Pulitzer
William Law Stout
Pulitzer
New York
St. Louis
William H. Loughran
Surrogates’ Court
William M. Laffan
New York Sun
New York Sun Printing and Publishing Association
Laffan
Sun Association
Percival E. Nagel
Melville E. Stone
Associated Press
Hornblower, Miller & Potter
Broad Street
Harvey T. Andrews
Broadway
Press Publishing Company
Pulitzer Publishing Company
the Press Publishing Company
Morning World
Evening World
H. M
Halsey Malone
Joe Cohalan
Boy in Brooklyn Shoots Self in Central Park
Sixteen year old Louis Farrantino apprentice to his barber father Cortina Farrantino at 83 Calver Street Brooklyn shot himself in the head with a revolver on the East Drive in Central Park near the Transverse Road bridge and fled to Presbyterian Hospital. Patrolman Lohéemeyer witnessed the act but could not intervene.
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Louis Farrantino
Cortina
Lohéemeyer
Arsenal
Archbishop condemns turkey raffles at Epiphany dedication
In St Louis Archbishop Glennon denounces turkey raffles and trots as fundraisers, urging church groups to avoid indecent amusements. He calls for cleansing church activities of questionable entertainment, against malign literature, backbiting and fault finding.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Turkey
Archbishop Glennon
Arlee
St. Louis County
Spring Bottled Tea Peppered with Glasses Case
A fragmentary OCR note references a SPRING case involving six glass bottles and tempered glass. The readable text hints at a product or incident with glazing, but no clear event or entities are established. Further context is needed to identify people, places, or organizations involved.
Binyon Praises Ancient Chinese Art as Modern
European critic Laurence Binyon, visiting, argues that Chinese art from ten centuries ago was more modern than today’s. The Times previews an interview in next Sunday’s edition.
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Laurence Binyon
TIMES
Great 286 ton gun explodes during test at Sandy Hook
A 286 ton fourteen inch coast defense gun exploded during a full pressure test at Sandy Hook. The 1,660 pound projectile tore the beach and wrecked armor plate targets as officers, including Col. Edwin B. Babbitt, watched from cover. The gunnery accident injured no one and the cause will be detailed in a later report.
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Sandy Hook
Ordnance Department
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Coast Defense
Col
Edwin B. Babbitt
Proving Grounds
William J. McCaughey
Col. Babbitt
Jay E. Hoffer
War Department
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Manila
Hoffer
McCaughey
Yesteray
Or McCaughey
McAughey
Ordnance
Coast Artillery
Fort Hancock
Art
Major Hoffer
Capt. McCaughey
Washington
Crozier
The
War College
Roosevelt outlines four year plan to fight Republicans
Col Theodore Roosevelt in Chicago unveils a four year program to wage a total battle against the Republican Party. He calls for marching in step with Progressive pledges, breaking from old parties in state legislatures, and recalls of judicial decisions. He urges members to "show up or back up" and criticizes the Republican organization.
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New York Times
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
United States
Root
Corporation
New York Court of Appeals
Bakeshop
Workingmen’s Compensation Act
Knights of the Golden Circle
Illinois
New York
Col
Hotel la Salle
Springfield
Asenahy
United
Joseph M. Carter
Champaign
Park Row
Michigan Central Railroad
Medill McCormick
Oscar Straus
Robert P. Bass
New Hampshire
Charles Sumner Bird
Massachusetts
Walter E. Weyl
Charlies H. Thompson
Vermont
George Y. Record
New Jersey
Bull Moose
Teddy
1916
E. i
Ben
Beveridge
Indiana
Milwaukee
Ilinois
National Progressive Committee
McCormick
University Club
Hull House
Jane Addams
Mr. Roosevelt
Idaho
Idaho Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
J. M. Ingersoll
Pocatelo
P. Monroe Smock
Progressive National
Postmaster reports damage from suffragette letter attacks
The Postmaster General says about 5000 letters were damaged in suffragette box attacks but none destroyed. Most letters have been delivered or returned. twenty remain. Further outrages found in the provinces with some letters burned. An attempt to burn letters in London pillar boxes caused little damage.
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Chancery Lane
London
Nobel Peace Prize Not Awarded For First Time
The Nobel Peace Prize will not be awarded this year as the Norwegian Parliament committee finds no deserving recipient. The prize, about $40,000, is to be added to the Foundation fund for future use.
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Christianea
Nobel Foundation
Moving Picture Theatre Owner Convicted Under New Crime Film Law
Philip Merz proprietor of a moving picture theatre at 142 East Fourteenth Street was arrested by Detective Smith and convicted in Essex Market Court for exhibiting a film showing a man shooting a woman. Magistrate Murphy fined him $25, the first conviction under the ordinance.
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Philip Merz
East Fourteenth Street
Merz
Smith
Central Office
Murphy
Essex Market
Snowslide Kills Nine at Copper Mountain Mine
Cordova Alaska December 9 nine men believed dead after a snowslide at Copper Mountain mine owned by the Great Northern Development Company of New York. Eleven men buried, two rescued alive. three bodies recovered with six others still missing. Manager B F Gray now in New York.
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Cordova
Alaska
Copper Mountain
Great Northern Development Company of
New York
B. F. Gray
Beach Sinking Steamboat Cambria Near Bayonne
The Cambria, a New Brunswick steamer carrying copper wire for South Brooklyn, was sunk off Bayonne New Jersey after a collision with the lighter Safety from Elizabethport. The bow was stove in and the captain and three crew were rescued as the craft settled in ten feet of water twenty five feet from shore. The cargo is to be raised and the lighter sustained only minor damage.
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New Brunswick
Autopsy Reveals Rare Transposition of Organs at Bellevue
Michael Fanning, a laborer, died after admission to Bellevue Hospital with pneumonia symptoms. An autopsy by Dr. C W Field showed displaced organs including the heart and cardiac stomach on the right side and lungs in abnormal positions. Prominent physicians from nearby hospitals viewed the exceptional anatomy and noted no prior similar case in decades. Dr Field, Bellevue pathology assistant professor, is descended from Cyrus W Field.
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Michael Fanning
Bellevue Hospital
C. W. Field
Field
John McAllister
Otto Schultz
Cyrus W. Field
Fire Engulfs Broadway Loft Cellar Causing 50000 Damage
A blaze in the cellar of a ten story loft building at 627 629 Broadway before 8 pm inflicted 50000 damage, blocked traffic two hours, and endangered eight people. Goods from Weit Son Co millinery filled cellars and sub cells. Acting Chief Martin struggled to access flames as doors were smashed. Three men and five girls from Commercial Art Co were on the tenth floor. foreman William Wiesel led the group to safety via stairs and roof, then down iron ladders to Mercer Street.
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Broadway
Weit, Son & Co
Martin
Commercial Art Company
William Wiesel
Wilefel
Jefel
Mercer Street
Britain protests Panama Canal exemption as discrimination
British Ambassador James Bryce delivered a formal protest to Secretary Knox over the Panama Canal act exemption for American coastwise vessels. The note argues the Clayton-Bulwer and Hay-Pauncefote treaties require equal treatment and suggests arbitration if the U S does not repeal the exemption. The document frames toll equity as a test of interoceanic access and cites law and treaty terms to press for a change.
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New York Times
Washington
Great Britain
James Bryce
Knox
Senate
House of Representatives
Bryce
Sir Edward Grey
Sir Edward
Pacific
New York
Panama Canal
United States
Caribbean
Edward
North
South America
Tehuantepec
Panama
Earl Grey
Holiday Rates South Via Southern Railway
Tickets on sale December 13 to 25 and January 1 via Southern Railway from Washington. Information furnished New York Office onsa hath Ayes.
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Southern Railway
Washington
N. Y
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