Venezuela's Castro toppled as Gomez foils assassination plot
In Caracas Acting President Gomez swiftly arrests plotters including Torres-Cardenas and seizes the conspirators at the Yellow House. A class of officials and generals are implicated as the Bank of Venezuela signals strained ties with Castro and foreign powers weigh in. A looming impeachment against Castro emerges.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Venezuela
Cipriano Castro
Republic
Yellow House
Bank of Venezuela
Berlin
Paris
Castro
Europe
Gomez
Baron von Seckendorf
Holland
High Federal
Garbiras Guzman
Germany
José de Jésus Paul
Leopoldo Baptista
Torres-Cardenas
Interior
Otro
Teres-Cardenas
Snow Flurry for Christmas Delights New York
Snow began before 6 PM and by midnight neared two inches in New York as a southern storm spread north. The Weather Bureau predicted more snow, with clearing tomorrow, while the city used Municipal Lodging House and Churches to shelter rising numbers of homeless as snow sweepers and horses kept service running.
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New York
Weather Bureau
Central
Gulf
Georgia
Gulf States
North Carolina
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Charities Department
East Twenty-sixth Street
First Avenue
New Life for Borgfeldt & Co Moves to Fourth Avenue
George Borgfeldt & Co plans a relocation from Wooster Street to a new building on Fourth Avenue near Twenty third Street in the Twenty third Street neighborhood. The firm may construct a leased property rather than buying, with details kept private. The shift is viewed as a catalyst for Fourth Avenue’s future development and contrasts with its past slow growth.
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George Borgfeldt & Co
Wooster
West Third
West Fourth Streets
Fourth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
George W. Semler
Borgfeldt Concern
Union Square
Twentythird Street
Semler
Twenty-seventh
Twenty-eighth Streets
Borgfeldt & Co
New Haven
Everett House
Seventeenth Street
Borgfeldt Building
Wooster Street
Third
Fourth Street
Gutwillig Brothers
Louis Stern
Pittsburg Graft Scandal Ties City Bank to Bribery
Prominent Pittsburg officials and a German National Bank officer face bribery charges after a sting at the Fort Pitt Hotel. Seven councilmen including the big six are arrested with bail totaling $178,000. Edward McGough resigns as detective captain amid fallout. President Roosevelt directed a special examiner to probe the case and a flashlight photo of a councilman receiving $10,000 is prepared for trial.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Roosevelt
German National Bank
Finance Committee of Councils
George W. Guthrie
Voters’ League
Scranton
Penn
Edward McGough
Guthrie
Land
Fort Pitt
Washington
Heberton Street Railroad
Eastern
John H. Hershey
Philadelphia
Heberton Street Railway
Tensard Dewolff
Hershey
William Brand
John F. Klein
J. C. Wasson
T. O. Atkinson
Jacob Soffel
W. H. Melaney
Hugh Ferguson
W. W. Ramsey
A. A. Vilsack
Brand
Wasson
Klein
Ramsey
Vilsack
Charles A. Fagan
National Bank Examiner
Baltimore swindle targets dry goods merchants nationwide
Baltimore, December 22, authorities expose a broad scheme injuring wholesale dry goods firms in Baltimore and other cities. Victims include Daniel Miller Company and J M Sutton & Co with losses nearing 26 000 dollars. About 18 000 dollars of goods are recovered in New York and Boston storage. Judge Norris orders inspections of eight cases at New York Terminal Warehouse and compels Boston residents to testify about Chesapeake Manufacturing Company fascinates, linked to Barney Karper and Hyman Hurwitz.
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Baltimore
Daniel Miller Company
J. M. Sutton & Co
Florence W. McCarthy
Cromwell Embroidery Company
Brainard & Armstrong
Southern Embroidery Company
New York
Boston
Norris
Warner, Godfrey & Co
Alexander
United States District Court of
Barney Karper
Hyman Hurwitz
Chesapeake Manufacturing Company
J. Alberta
Daniel Millen’ Company
S City
Oceanic Arrives at Plymouth on December 23
The SS Oceanic arrived at Plymouth on December 23 bringing latest shipping updates from foreign ports.
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Oceanic
Plymouth
Telephone Directory Ad Promises Low Daily Rates
Glivertlocnnes advertises low daily rates on Telephone Di a. Dir. Adv. Co. lists 1,180 Broadway as contact.
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Dir
Adv. Co
Carnegie Loses His Way in Washington
Andrew Carnegie, seeking Secretary Root in Washington, rode a streetcar by mistake and wandered near Scott Circle. He then found the Carnegie Institution building after a hostler guided him the rest of the way, misdirected by streets amid the federal district.
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Washington
Secretary Root
New York Times
Andrew Carnegie
Root
Scott Circle
Gen
Winfield Scott
Skibo
Carnegie Institution
Carnegie
Six Die As British Steamer Irada Wrecked At Mizen Head
The British steamer Irada of 501 feet length and 5 334 tons net register, captained by Roberts, ran aground at the southwest point of Mizen Head during dense fog and heavy seas while sailing from Galveston to Liverpool. Six crew members including a stewardess and four men drowned. sixty five were saved after clinging to rocks, with a fog signal crew rescuing them at dawn. The ship carried cotton and was built in Belfast in 1900 for the Irada Steamship Company of Liverpool.
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Irada
Belfast
Irada Steamship Company of
Liverpool
Roberts
Oceanic
Auto crash kills passenger in Nutley New Jersey
Josiah Baldwin of Newark drove a party of four returning from a country trip and struck a moving truck at Passaic Avenue and Kingsland Street. Dayton Meeker of Irvington was killed. Baldwin and the others were arrested and later released. Meeker’s body was taken to Kunz’s Morgue by order of the county physician.
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New York Times
Nutley
N. J
Josiah Baldwin
Clinton Avenue
Newark
Paterson
Passaic Avenue
Kingsland Street
Kelisted Express Company of
Baldwin
Blott
Mr. Meeker
Charles H. Harrison
Grove Street
Irvington
John D. Green
Hamilton Street
Harrison, N. J
Herbert D. Bullivant
Market Street
Bryan to Remain Democratic Leader As War Over Ends
Uniontown Penniga last night Bryan spoke at a coke region dollar dinner. He said the Democratic Party must continue reforms and that his leadership comes as long as the party wants him. He blamed Taft’s election on financial interests and attacked Roosevelt for politicizing the presidency.
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Uniontown
Penn
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Coke
Lyceum Hall
Taft
Roosevelt
Critics within Hughes circle at Koenig dinner
A Republican rally at Reisenweber's honored Samuel S. Koenig as Secretary of State-elect with Gov. Hughes praised but Abraham Gruber sharply criticized the governor, accusing him of politics and calling for stronger cooperation while highlighting Roosevelt appointees as contrasts. The event drew leaders from Manhattan, the Bronx, and state Republicans including Jerome, Depew, and Olcott.
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Reisenweber’s
Samuel S. Koenig
East Side
Gov. Hughes
Abraham Gruber
Seventeenth Assembly
Herbert Parsons
Republican County Committee
Chauncey M. Depew
Manhattan
Bronx
Gruber
New York
Hughes
Jerome
Republican Organization
Buncombe
Mr. Gruber
Roosevelt
Koenig
Great East Side
Republican Party
Haffen
Samuel Hoffman
Federal Club
Depew
Otto T. Barnard
William S. Bennet
J. van Vechten Olcott
Edward Lauterbach
William R. Willcox
Willian Blau
Yonkers Trolley Service Halted After Fare Battle
Cars on the South Broadway spur and Elm and Walnut lines were withdrawn at 1 AM, worsening Yonkers trolley tangle. The move follows the Common Council's refusal of a ten cent fare to the Battery, with New Main Street now carrying all services to and from New York City.
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South Broadway
Elm
Walnut Street
Yonkers
Common Council
Battery
New Main Street
New York City
Morgan Pays 120000 for Caxtons in Amherst Library
A Manchester paper reports that J Pierpont Morgan paid 120000 dollars for fifteen Caxtons from the famous Amherst library of Hackney. The amount is cited as the price for the recent purchase reported from Manchester.
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Manchester
England
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lord Amherst
Hackney
Woman to Receive Lloyds Medal for Sea Rescue
The first woman ever selected for a Lloyds medal, Miss Kate Gilmour a stewardess aboard the Sardinia, saved many lives at Malta after a ship fire. She refused to abandon the vessel until all women and children had been rescued showcasing composure and heroism.
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NEW York Times
London
Kate Gilmour
Sardinia
Malta
Gottingen gunsmith develops balloon destroying expanding bullet
Berlin reports Schrader a Gottingen gunsmith has invented and patented an expanding bullet designed to destroy dirigible balloons. The projectile can be fired from standard infantry rifles.
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Berlin
Gottingen
Schrader
Mrs Nation to lecture in London vaudeville series
Carrie Nation will appear on the London stage in vaudeville. She accepted a lecture engagement offered by a vaudeville syndicate that touted the chance to advance her campaign and promised courteous treatment.
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New York Times
London
Carrie Nation
Ricci Executed in New Jersey Electric Chair
Giacinti Ricci was executed by electric chair in Trenton for the September murder of a three year old Cliffwood girl. Authorities refused tests to revive the victim and will hold the body until tomorrow for autopsy by the County Physician.
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New York Times
Trenton
Giacinti Ricci
Frank G. Scammell
Ricci
Tomorow
President Roosevelt Walks in Snow Storm at White House
In a heavy snowstorm six inches? four inches? Roosevelt walked for a long time with two Secret Service guards. He returned after dark from the snowy suburbs, enjoying his brisk stroll as storms raged outside the capital.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secret Service
White House
Pacific Fleet Sails From Panama to Talcahuana
The U S Pacific cruiser fleet minus the Colorado departed Panama for Talcahuana Chile this afternoon President Obaldia Cabinet members and American Minister Herman G Squiers watched from a launch Capt C B T Moore will replace ill Capt Edmund B Underwood at Mare Island Colorado to sail December 29 after taking on Moore Over 6000 sailors were given shore leave during the visit none of the crew faced serious offenses
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Panama
United States Pacific
Colorado
Talcahuana
Chile
Obaldia
Herman G. Squiers
C. B. T. Moore
Edmund B. Underwood
Mare Island
Oarsman Francis Jones Shot Near Lake Quinsigamond
Worcester, Dec 22 Francis Jones a leading sculler at Lake Quinsigamond was found shot to death while fishing through ice yesterday evening. His gun and money were missing and two men with twelve gauge shotguns were seen nearby. Police note his father a former inmate and say the motive remains unknown.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Francis Jones
Lake Quinsigamond
Shrewsbury
Jones
Attorney General Jackson Hospitalized in Critical Condition
Albany, Dec 22 attorney general William S Jackson is hospitalized with typhoid fever and in a critical condition after complications required an operation. Relatives were notified and his brother arrived tonight.
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Albany
William S. Jackson
Heir to Dutch throne expected in spring
The Hague reports an heir to the Dutch throne expected in the spring. Queen is 28, husband Prince Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin. Physicians say health perfect. Socialists object to cheers amid a largely supportive chamber.
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The
Hague
Chamber of Deputies
Her
Holland
Prince Henry of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Cousin of Taft Is Safe After Hunting Trip
Dr Frederick D Taft third cousin of President elect Taft and Walter J Wilson were thought lost on a hunting trip to Bouldin Island but returned home today. Their only mishap was a launch engine breakdown that left them stranded briefly and chilled by the cold.
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Berkeley
Cal
Frederick D. Taft
Taft
Walter J. Wilson
Bouldin Island
Theatre Fire Drives Cast to Stage Exit Safe
Theatrical fire forced actors to rush for the stage exit in full makeup, avoiding panic as the audience remained calm. Fire crews contained the blaze with no injuries reported.
Fire erupts at Herald Square Theatre as crowd watches
A blaze roars up the front of the Herald Square Theatre after a short circuit ignites outside wiring. About 1200 people exit calmly as cast and crew finish the performance of The Three Twins with no interior damage. Yale students and couples from Savannah witnessed the scene, while Bessie McCoy and others preserved order until all exits were clear.
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Herald Square Theatre
Yale
Carroll H. Winslow
Tenth Street
Bayard Reyes
Winslow
Thomas J. Johnson
Murray Stewart
Savannah
Plaza
Mr. Willow
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Nutley, N. J
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Goettingen
Mrs. Nation
Pacific Fleet Sails
United States
F. Jones
Theatre Burns
Herald Square
Broadway
of the Theatre
Three Twins
Thirty-fifth Street
Bessie McCoy
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