Venezuela Trouble May End With Roosevelt Arbitration
Caracas reports President Castro accepts Roosevelt as arbitrator for the Venezuela dispute. London and Washington press indicate Roosevelt may take the role, with rapid diplomatic exchanges and readiness to proceed under The Hague framework. British and German governments prepare formal replies, while U S battleships Kearsarge and Alabama patrol the area amid heightened tensions.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
Bowen
Caracas
Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
United States
Effective blockade begins at port of Spain
Blockade of Venezuelan ports started at midnight with a British force including the cruisers Indefatigable Alert and Tribune and the steamer Columbine plus Rocket along the coast. Vice Admiral Douglas commands Ariadne at Trinidad while German Vineta sails to reinforce Gazelle Panther and Falke as Stosch trains, Fantome stuck in a mudbank near Barrancas with little chance of clearance. report mentions Mr Haggard.
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Trinidad
Indefatigable
Alert
Tribune
Columbine
Rocket
Ariadne
Douglas
Vineta
la Guayra
Gazelle
Panther
Falke
Stosch
Charlotte
St. Lucia
Fantome
Barrancas
Orinoco
Haggard
Index to Departments and Page References
A catalog of department sections and page numbers in the newspaper. Includes Amusements Buy ers arrivals hotels losses by fire marine intelligence foreign mails real estate religious society weather yesterday's fires and an advertisement for Piso s Cure for consumption.
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Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
Italian Cruiser Seizes Sloop and Warships Move Toward Trinidad
In La Guaira Giovanni Bausan captures a sloop. British Tribune heads to port of Spain with Mercedes in tow. Stosch arrives to escort Mme von Pilgrim-Baltazzi to Curaçao. Gazelle reportedly tow two schooners toward Trinidad. Troude’s commander meets French Chargé dAffaires. Troude to sail tonight. Harbor blockade cuts labor as over 500 workers are laid off.
Roosevelt Asked to Act as Arbitrator in Venezuelan Dispute
London papers urge President Roosevelt to accept arbitration on Venezuela’s claims, hoping a Pacific settlement avoids a Hague award and a large showing fleet. They note his reluctance is understood amid fears of nations clamoring for hearing. Also reported is a Trinidad Port disaster claim that Topaze crew was mistreated in Puerto Cabello by Venezuelan soldiers.
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Roosevelt
United States
State Department
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Foreign Office
Seligman
Europe
Venezuela
Great Britain
Margarita Island
Haggard
Herr von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
Caracas
Castro
Kearsarge
Alabama
Higginson
Trinidad
Tharlotte
Admiral Higginson
Ferreras
Ciudad Bolivar
Orinoco
Gen. Ferreras
Port of Spain
Hague
Pacific
Puerto Cabello
Rebels' Operations Reported In Venezuela In 1899
A Caracas dispatch says revolutionists in Higuerete and Rio Chico levy heavy taxes on foreigners and natives with imprisonment risk. El Mecho Hernandez's conciliatory manifesto is coldly received in Caracas. City has one month of food. rebels halt cattle entering the capital. Ciudad Bolivar remains under rebel control for months, with Gen Matos at Willemstad Curacao.
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Mafin
Caracas
Higuerete
Rio Chico
el Mecho
Hernandez
United States
Ciudad Bolivar
Orinoco River
Matos
Cen
Willemstad
Curacao
Colorado Senate Fight Centered on Attorney General Post
Special to The New York Times Denver December 21 The Colorado senatorial struggle hinges on Attorney General Charles C Post whose Board of Canvassers vote could seat Teller Wolcott or cause a two year vacancy Post has wavering support as Teller Wolcott backers press to win him over amid a razor thin House margin 23 Republicans to 10 Democrats with two uncertain members and the danger of a Democratic Speaker if Wolcott cannot organize the chamber
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New York Times
Denver
Charles C. Post
Colorado
Post
Teller
Edward O. Wolcott
United States Senate
United States
House of Representative
House
Wolcott
Triumphs of 1902 and Moët & Chandon White Seal Ad
A historic 1902 overview highlights universal events across America England Germany and France. It notes Prince Henry at the White House, King Edward VII coronation, the Meteor yacht christening, the Rochambeau statue unveiling, and Moët & Chandon Champagne as the exclusive celebratory drink.
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America
England
Germany
France
United States
Prince Henry
Prussia
White House
Edward the VII
India
Rochambeau
Dewar’s and Burnett’s Advertisements Featured
A fragment from a vintage page highlights Dewar’s Scotch praised as the pure imported whiskey and Burnett’s Cocaine advertised to soothe irritated scalps and remove dandruff while lending hair a rich lustre.
Humberts Extradition Battle Foreshadows Paris Trial
Madrid dispatch reports Frederic Humbert and family vow revelations rivaling Panama scandals. Police captured the group after a Madrid arrest. papers seized include a large sum of cash. Extradition documents depart Paris as officials anticipate a high profile legal clash over forged documents and swindling charges.
Paris Excited by Arrests in Madrid Affair
The Times reports Paris reacted with rare amusement to the Humberts arrest in Madrid. Crowds bought papers, champagne flowed at the Ministry of Justice, police officials congratulated themselves, and Théatre Francais patrons waved copies during entr actes hoping for more details.
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NEW York Times
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Paris
Times
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Madrid
Ministry of Justice
Prefecture of Police
Théatre Francais
Prosperity in Pittsburg Holiday Season Boosts City
The New York Times reports Pittsburg enjoyed the most prosperous holiday season in its history. Last night the streets were lively with shoppers and celebrations, signaling strong commerce and civic spirit across the city.
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The
New York Times
Pittsburg
When You Tire of Scenery Golden Gate Limited train
The Rock Island Line announces the Golden Gate Limited, a new through train for California. Advertisement highlights luxury and cheer aboard the route from 401 Broadway.
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Golden Gate Limited
Rock Island
California
Broadway
Ady
Massacre plan in Shen-Si attributes to Chinese commander
The North China Daily News reports Tung-Fu-Siang, exiled Chinese commander, mobilizes 19,000 troops in Kan-Su with 4,000 provincial garrison disbanded by imperial forces. Aim is to exterminate foreigners in Shen-Si Kan-Su and seize Sian-Fu. Foreign officials urge departure. Tung-Fu-Siang buys grain and fodder, in touch with Prince Tyan, Dowager Empress, and Yung-Lu suspected of backing him financially.
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Shanghai
North China Daily News
Shen-Si
Tung-Fu-Siang
Kan-Su
Sian-Fu
Tyan
Yung-Lu
Vanderbilt in Typhoid Battle Shows Signs of Recovery
News from 22 Park Avenue reports Cornelius Vanderbilt holding his own through the day with a temperature trending lower. Doctors Janeway and Flint note improved signs after a crisis point, while Mrs Vanderbilt visits Mrs Ogden Goelet and calls on relatives including Reginald Vanderbilt and fiancée Miss Neilson leave cards at the home.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Park Avenue
Vanderbilt
E. G. Janeway
Austin Flint, JR
Janeway
Mr. Vanderbilt
Ogden Goelet
Fifth Avenue
Fortyninth Street
Flint
Dr. Flint
Robert Goelet
R. C. Wilson
Edward K. Baylies
Reginald Vanderbilt
Miss Neilson
Faulty Wood Beams Endanger State House Ceiling In Trenton
In Trenton New Jersey December 21 engineers found that wood beams beneath the Chancery Court room were misidentified as iron Though only small in size they are weak and cannot support crowds The Senate will meet in a different room this year while architect Poole orders temporary supports to prevent collapse into a staircase corridor and braces will be installed to avert disaster
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Senate
Chancery Court
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Chancery Court Room
Big Deal in Silver Mines In Mexico Reported
Martin Ward, a Durango mining operator visiting Austin, says the Guggenheim Exploration Company has sealed deals worth over 20 million dollars for Mexican silver mines. Purchases include Hidalgo Mining Company properties in Chihuahua for 6 million, Valardena Mines in Durango for 5 million, Promontorio Mine in Durango for 2 million, Avino Mines in Durango for 3 million, and Escurida Mine in Oaxaca for 2 million, plus smaller properties totaling over 2 million. Options on additional mines could push total investments in three months past 30 million.
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New York Times
Austin
Texas
Martin Ward
Durango
Mexico
Guggenheim Exploration Company
American
Hidalgo Mining Company
Pittsburg
Chihuahua
Valardena
Omaha Grant Company
Promontorio
Maximilian Damm
Avino
Avino Company, Limited
Escurida
Oaxaca
Ward
Tuberculosis Hospital Planned Near New Haven
Gifts announced for the New Haven County Anti Tuberculosis Association enable immediate development of a modern hospital on Woodbridge Hill Connecticut. The plan calls for three eight room cottages and a fresh air system to treat consumption locally, avoiding distant resorts. Construction begins soon and the hospital should open within a year.
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New York Times
New. Haven
New Haven
Connecticut
New York
Colorado
How Shall I Celebrate the Holiday Season
Promote festive dining at the Hotel er it Old Hotel Martin located at University Place and 9th Street. Offers seasonal menus and special events to mark the holidays with guests urged to make reservations.
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Martin
University Place
9Th St
Accident to the liner Deutschland
The Hamburg American Line steamer Deutsch land arrived at Plymouth with starboard engine disabled after a cylinder burst near the Scilly Islands at 1:30 this morning. One engineer badly scalded. passengers panicked but disciplined. Repairs will cost several thousand pounds and take about four months. The ship left with 190 cabin passengers and had previously suffered engine damage en route to Cherbourg. Captain Albers died soon after arrival. Commander H Barends previously commanded the Fuerst Bismarck.
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Scilly Islands
Deutschland
Cherbourg
Hamburg
G. A. Leishman
United States
Turkey
H. Montagu Allen
H. V. Hilprecht
University of Pennsylvania
Oswald Skunhardt
Albers
H. Barends
Fuerst Bismarck
Local heart treatment by organozone proposed by Dr Coakley
Chicago December 21 after five years of trials Dr W Byron Coakley claims to have developed a hollow golden organozone needle that can penetrate the heart and inject fluids without fatal injury tests to date only on animals and he plans a human demonstration at Madrid 1908. The instrument allows entry through intercostal routes to reach the right auricle ventricle and left ventricle with heartbeats rising to over 200 per minute during insertion and returning to normal after withdrawal.
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New York Times
Chicago
W. Byron Coakley
Coakley
International Medical Congress
Madrid
Spain
President Roosevelts Rapidan Holiday Outing Amid Storm
In a driving rain President Roosevelt Mrs Roosevelt and four children rode horseback with host Joseph Wilmer after 3 PM returning about 5 PM They attended church service at Rapidan Episcopal Church where few worshippers braved the storm A planned wild turkey hunt for tomorrow was canceled as the President and family head to Washington on the special train leaving Rapidan at 10 o'clock and due in Washington at 11 25 AM
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Roosevelt
Joseph Wilmer
Wilmer
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Cross
Eens
Washington
Praise for the President in Chicago remarks
Samuel Jones mayor of Toledo told the Chicago Peace Society that Theodore Roosevelt surpassed the Government in settling the anthracite strike. He argued force of arms is futile and war is murder, praising optimistic progress over the last century and linking it to the coal dispute in Pennsylvania.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
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Samuel
Jones
Pennsylvania
The Train of the Century Limited Sets NYC to Chicago Run
The 20-hour 20th Century Limited makes the New York Central Lake Shore route between New York and Chicago a landmark service. The fast limited train carries prestige for riders seeking swift intercity travel with streamlined schedules and notable era appeal.
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Kipling Denounces Anglo German Alliance Poem in Times
Special cable from London reports Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Rowers published by The Times accusing Britain’s alliance with German and Hungarian foes. The text critiques naval strategy and calls into question the loyalty of allied powers amid a perilous winter voyage. The piece frames a political and literary attack on foreign entanglements and wartime compromises.
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Rudyard Kipling
Earl of Rosslyn Loses 310 on Cunarder Etruria Poker
The Earl of Rosslyn arrived aboard the Cunarder Etruria after losing 310 in poker on the voyage from Liverpool. A fellow player proposed raises to recoup losses, leading to further losses for the Earl. A suspect named Jerome McKay was arrested after being identified by the Earl, and the Earl later observed a Rogues’ Gallery portrait of Doc Owens. The Earl plans a stay at the Hoffman House and may pursue a theater engagement before possibly returning to England. his wedding date to Miss Beat rice Irwin remains undecided.
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Cunard Line
Etruria
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Rogues
Doc" Owens
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England
Beatrice Irwin
Three Automobilists Held for Trial in Morrisania Court
Three automobilists charged with speeding were held for trial in Special Sessions by Magistrate Cornell. Frederick L. M. Masury of 43 West Fifty-seventh Street faces $300 bail. Cortlandt F. Bishop of 11 Madison Avenue, longtime racer and Automobile Club of America member, and broker Deane Miller of 12 West Forty-fourth Street were also arrested on Jerome Avenue. Bondsman Henry R. Taylor signed Bishop, then also bonded for him.
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Broadway
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West Forty-fourth Street
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Porto Rican Public Schools See Strong Growth Under American Rule
The annual report by Commissioner Samuel McCune Lind says Puerto Rico now has an American free public school in every municipality. Last June 874 schools served 40,993 pupils with 923 teachers, up 19, 21, and 20 percent respectively. Total enrollment reached 61,863, about 19 percent of school age, highlighting educational gains under American civil government.
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Porto Rico
Samuel McCune Lindsay
United States
Wall Street Journal publishers pledge accuracy and completeness
Investors read the Journal as Dow Jones & Co advertises the paper’s watchwords. A Christmas gift promotion promises Erements One-Piece Collar Buttons available through all jewelers, underscoring the period’s retail and editorial emphasis on quality and reliability.
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Wireless Messages Cross the Atlantic Triumph
Marconi announces successful wireless trans oceanic communication between Cape Breton Canada and Cornwall England after eight secret tests. Governors, kings, and Italian warship Carlo Alberto figure in the report with messages to England Italy and Canada being transmitted.
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N. S
Marconi
Canada
England
Edward VII
Great Britain
Italy
George R. Parkin
Upper Canada College
Rhodes
Newfoundland
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Cornwall
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America
Sydney Harbor
Table Head
Corsawall
Carlo Alberto
Venezuela
Sydney
Marconi Sends Message Across Ocean to Canada
Ottawa reporters note a Dec 21 1902 telegram from Marconi to Lord Minto reporting wireless transmission from Cape Breton to Cornwall. Minto replies with congratulations and W S Fielding and Sir Richard Cartwright also send telegrams praising the new transatlantic communication method.
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Ontario
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Marconi
Glace Bay
N. S
Government House
Cape Breton
Cornwall
Lord Minte
Richard Cartwright
England
Marconi's Triumph Earned Surprised Moeran Statement
Edward H. Moeran of 55 Irving Place General Counsel for the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company said last night that news of messages from the Cape Breton Island station to King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel came as a complete surprise to him and that he had just received first information of the transmission.
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Irving Place
English
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Marconi
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Edward
Victor Emmanuel
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