Naval buildup and Caribbean blockade reports
The report notes a powerful American squadron including four battleships and a cruiser with the Scorpion. Admiral Dewey arrives at San Juan on the Mayflower. A cablegram from Commander Diehl cites a German blockade of Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo with set grace periods for ships, while Ambassador Tower confirms the blockade would take effect December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
San Juan
Porto Rico
Trinidad
Washington
Navy Department
Diehl
Marietta
la Guayra
Germany
Puerto Cabello
Maracaibo
United States
West Indies
Ambassador Tower
State Department
Berlin
Caracas in and out at La Guayra amid blockading clashes
The Caracas entered La Guayra Harbor at 8 a.m. with mail freight and passengers landed by 10 a.m. A British cruiser ordered the ship to leave the port at night, a move disputed as vexatious by locals. Italian and American officials debated blockade rules as the Caracas faced limited unloading and a dusk departure. Prizes were captured nearby by German and allied ships.
Blockade Reinforced at Puerto Cabrello Port
Puerto Cabrello reports a blockade effective since yesterday enforcing measures against vessels of all nationalities, signaling heightened security and restricted maritime access.
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Puerto Cabrello
Caracas Denied Entry to Puerto Cabello Under Blockade
La Guayra announces the Red D Line steamer Caracas must land its cargo at Willemstad Curacao and may admit neutral passengers only. Entry rules allow pre December 30 port calls but restrict cargo on board. mail steamers after December enter only under blockade with mails and neutrals ashore under truces. A ship attempted entry at 9 30 pm and was captured. The next Red D liner is Maracaibo expected Saturday.
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LA Guayra
Caracas
Puerto Cabello
Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Boulton, Bliss & Dallett
Red D Line
Maracaibo
Austrian View of Coalition Depicts British-German Strain
Vienna paper laments anti German sentiment in England and notes Fremdenblatt regrets cabinet cooperation with Germany in Venezuela. The Times Vienna correspondent says distrust in England stems from Germanys Boer War stance and will persist until Germany shows real repentance through tangible actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
England
Loxpon TimEs
New York Times
London
the Times
Fremdenblatt
Germany
Venezuela
British views on Venezuela arbitration in late December
A transmission from London describes British perspectives on the arbitration of the Venezuela dispute. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne communicates with the United States secretary in Washington, outlining imperiled English views and the implications of the mediation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London
Zuelan
France Accepts Arbitration in Claims Settlement
Paris reports that President Castro accepts the French note's conditions and seeks equal treatment in claims settlement. The Foreign Office favors arbitration and an international commission to enforce the arbitrator’s decision, with France likely included in the commission’s remit. Proposals aim to safeguard French claims amid forceful collection by other powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Foreign Office
Castro
France
United States
Egypt
Greece
Castro to visit La Victoria after defeat of rebels
President Castro will depart from Caracas for La Victoria where Gen Matos forces were beaten by government troops. The port of Coro remains land side surrounded by rebels but not blockaded by allies, fueling claims of British and German fleets aiding the revolutionaries and allowing Dutch ships to supply arms by Caracao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Castro
la Victoria
Matos
Coro
Campbell-Bannerman decries GB Venezuela tangle in Britain debate
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman told a Dunferm line audience there was no excuse for the government’s role in Britain’s drift into the Venezuela dispute. He condemned hostile writings toward Germany, praised timely War Office guidance, warned against actions that could strain the United States friendship, and urged preserving Anglo American ties.
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London
Dunfermline
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
Venezuela
Henry
Germany
War Office
United States
New Italian Minister to Venezuela Named
Baron Carlo Alcotti has arrived at La Guayra aboard the steamer Caracas and will become Italian Minister to Venezuela succeeding Signor de Riva who departs December 28 for Italy. De Riva, aboard the Giovanni Bausan, will land at La Guayra tomorrow and reside there with his family as a private citizen until the French steamer arrives. Aliotti, former Secretary of the Italian Embassy at Washington, takes the new post amid questions over Rome’s approval.
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Caracas
Carlo Alcotti
la Guayra
Venezuela
Signor de Riva
Italy
Giovanni Bausan
Rome
Baron Aliotti
Washington
Right of Combination Upheld by Court of Appeals
Judge C C Bland ruled in Walsh v Mas ter Plumbers that capitalists may unite in productive ventures and workers may form unions, affirming the right of combination while restraining the association from selling to Walsh due to nonmembership. The decision reverses Judge Wood's court on the injunction but keeps the organization intact.
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ST. Louis
C. C. Bland
Court of Appeals
Joseph E. Walsh
Master Plumbers’ Association
Barclay and
Goode
Wood
Walsh
Cleveland Returns From Hunting Trip To New Jersey
Ex president Cleveland arrived at Princeton from a ten days South trip and went home to Westland on Bayard Lane. He stated he had a pleasant time duck hunting near Georgetown South Carolina and offered no comment on UK Germany Venezuela tensions beyond saying the matter has been aired. He will spend Christmas at home.
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New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Princeton Junction
Westland
Bayard Lane
Georgetown
S.C
England
Germany
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Model settlement planned in Plainfield by New York syndicate
A New York syndicate led by Herbert M. Taylor will spend over 1 million dollars to create a model settlement in Plainfield New Jersey. Four blocks will be built with owned water electric power and central steam heating. Dwellings will have a minimum cost of 10000 dollars each. City officials Olin L. Jenkins and Gavett oversee street macadamizing talks.
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New York Times
Plainfield
N.J
New York
Herbert M. Taylor
Overbrook
Penn
Olin L. Jenkins
Gavett
Bandmaster Victim of Assault in City Casino Incident
Bandmaster Luciano Conterno of 154 West 106th Street suffered blood poisoning in his right leg following an alleged assault by cornetist Pasquale Gamezia of 1718 Second Avenue at Pabst's Casino on November 20. Detectives Finn and Bernstein arrested Gamezia after Conterno identified him at West 104th Street Station.
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Luciano Conterno
West One Hundred and Sixth Street
Pasquale Gamezia
Second Avenue
Pabst’s
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Finn
Serious
Bernstein
West One Hundred and Fourth Street
Gamezia
Conterno
Restaurant Keeper Discharged After Sixth Avenue Incident
Robert Lee Packard a restaurant keeper of 377 Sixth Avenue caused a scene at Koster and Bial's saloon Monday night by attacking manager George C Campbell at rifle point to recover $5 he had won in rifle practice he was arraigned in Jefferson Market Court yesterday and discharged as Campbell refused to press charges.
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Robert Lee Packard
Sixth Avenue
Koster & Bial’s
George C. Campbell
Jefferson Market Court
Campbell
Republican City Committee Organizes In New York
The Republican City Committee of Greater New York met at Lyceum Hall Thirty fourth Street to organize for the year. Newbold Morris of Manhattan’s Twenty ninth District was elected executive member, with Mason and Elsberg absent. A motion made the four county chairmen executive members and the committee gained authority to issue primary election calls.
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City Republican Committee
Greater New York
Lycéum Hall
Thirty-fourth Street
Third Avenue
William R. Spooner
Edward H. Healey
Thirty-fifth
George R. Manchester
Brooklyn
Girard B. van Wart
Owens
Judge van Wart
van Wart
Manhattan
Brooklyn Statesman
Dispatch
Alfred T. Hobley
Hobley
Sidney Goodacre
Senator Owens
T. W. Minor
John E. van Nostrand
James E. Timolat
Philip Rhinehart
George Cromwell
William H. Ten Eyck
Twenty-ninth
Alexander Mason
Mason
Elsberg
anti-Morris
Twenty-ninth District
Newbold Morris
Robert C. Morris
Republican County Committee
Republican District Club
Twentyninth District
Bainbridge Colby
Morris
Soldiers Demonstrate Care Methods at Bellevue Hospital
At Bellevue Hospital yesterday Sergeant Connellan and Privates McCormack and Babcock from Governors Island showed orderly and stretcher bearing techniques to hospital staff including Dr. Brannan Acting Superintendent Rickard and Dr. Packer. They carried a 62 year old patient with senile dementia and a volunteer acted as a madman. the three minutes ended with the altercation halting the demonstration as staff warned it could disturb real patients.
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Bellevue Hospital
John J. Connellan
Robert McCormack
Robert Babcock
Governors Island
John W. Brannan
Board of Trustees
Rickard
Packer
Brannan
Walter W. Bartleman
Woman saves policy from Fulton Street fire in Brooklyn
A four story building at 1059 Fulton Street housed a furniture store of Edward Hall. Police officer Miles a Minute Murphy found Mary Ixelly on the third floor and recovered her insurance policy after she fainted from smoke. The blaze spread to 1061 Fulton Street storage and caused about 3000 dollars in damage.
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Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Edward Hall
Charles Murphy
Murphy
Mary Ixelly
Kelly
Aldermen Debate Haffen Vote Over Franchises and Borough Powers
The Board of Aldermen wrestled with whether Bronx President Haffen voted yea on the New York and Jersey Railroad franchise to tunnel under the Hudson. Witnesses conflicted on his presence and stance as the session adjourned to await his explanation. The meeting also paused over a $75,000 tenement funding request and a house numbering ordinance, with leadership debating authority and board power before adjourning until January.
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Board of Aldermen
Haffen
The
Bronx
New York and Jersey Railroad Company
Hudson River
Devlin
Downing
Culkin
Tenement House
Board of Estimate
Committee On Finance
Irarnes
Gaffney
Fornes
Goodman
McInnes
New York protests Connecticut quarantine removal over hoof and mouth disease
Governor Odell telegrams Secretary Wilson urging New York to keep strict lines and pickets on Connecticut to protect against infection from Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Officials say no disease in Connecticut but federal and state quarantines remain for Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Albany
N. Y
Odell
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Wieting
State Department of Agriculture
New York
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Vermont
Washington
Gov. Odell
New York State
New England
Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Hartford
Conn
O. Averill
United States Department of Agriculture
Home-Coming Brother Shot in Ontario Farmhouse
Wesley Watson of Detroit was shot and killed by his brother Samuel at Middleport Ontario. The incident followed a nocturnal return for Christmas. the brothers, fearing burglars, barricaded themselves upstairs and later confronted Wesley in bed as they fired a shotgun, killing him instantly.
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Brantford
Ont
Wesley Watson
Detroit
Samuel
Middleport
James Watson
Wesley
Bridge workers strike at Trenton plant over overtime dispute
Four hundred iron workers at the American Bridge Company in Trenton walked out after a discharge they say was for overtime refusal without extra pay. Guards at gates kept the plant closed while pickets warned colleagues away. Wages and reinstatement discussions paused as the union reports stoppage of related work in New York City.
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Trenton
N. J
American Bridge Company
Reiff
Fitzpatrick
The
Ridge Workers’ Union
New York City
Twenty-eighth Street
Madison Avenue
Officials Seek Probe of New York Building Loan Banking Co
Albany dispatch says the New York Building Loan Banking Company asked a referee be appointed to examine its affairs and that a writ of prohibition stay prevents State Superintendent Kilburn from seeking a receiver. Justice Herrick will hear show cause Saturday. The move follows claims the company is insolvent and transacting illegally. Officers and lawyers defended solvency and denounced Kilburn’s actions as biased.
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Albany
D. Cady Herrick
Alexander c. Eustace
David C. Robinson
New York Building Loan Banking Company
New York City
F. ©. Skilburn
Justice Herrick
Robert G. Scherer
Frank H. Platt
New York
Kilburn
Davies
Fifth Avenue
Paul Worms
Mark S. Eustace
Henry A. Taylor
Winslow J. Buzby
P. O. Wiedemann
W. H. Hamilton
Hamilton & Beckett
Broadway
Frank H. Pratt
Jafi
Buzby
Wiedemann
M. Ss. Eustace
Elmira
State Banking Department
Ee Eee Saa Ofeely Meagh
Keds
Chess Cathe
Wes Seers
New Jersey
Westchester
Kings
Queens
Richmond
Nassau
George B. Hulme
West
Rutland
New York Athletic Club
Hulme
Trust Companies Merger Formally Approved in Board Meeting
Atlantic Trust and Metropolitan Trust finalize merger terms. Exchange ratio set at 2 Atlantic shares for 1 Metropolitan share, with $1.5 million Atlantic capital and $0.75 million Metropolitan stock issued. W. F. Randolph resigns as Atlantic president. Brayton Ives to be Atlantic president from Jan 1. stockholders vote Jan 4. dividends paid as usual.
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Atlantic Trust Company
Metropolitan Trust Company
W. F. Randolph
Collapse of Champion Oil Stock Market Highlights Manipulator Failure
News recounts a rapid stock collapse for Champion Oil after the manipulator failed to meet broker obligations. Brokers could not deliver stock, bids vanished, and outside market activity ground to a halt. Details focus on broker commissions and questions surrounding market manipulation.
Mail Carrier Guilty Of Stealing Letters From Devout Donors
Ernest Bromberger, formerly a letter carrier at Ninth Street and Third Avenue, is convicted in the United States Circuit Court Criminal Branch for stealing letters sent to the Redemptionist Fathers at 173 Third Street. The letters contained money for prayers for the dead. Bromberger, who lives at 251 East Tenth Street, has a known knack as a songwriter. He is the second East Third Street mail carrier in a year to be found guilty of this crime as Redemptionist Fathers report frequent thefts of letters containing contributions ranging from two to twenty dollars.
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United States Circuit Court
Criminal Branch
Ernest Bromberger
Ninth Street
Third Avenue
Redemptionist Fathers
Third Street
Bromberger
East Tenth Street
East Third Street
United States
West
Northwest
Died with freedom near as Brown dies in Tombs cell
James R. Brown aged 55, held since election day on an illegal voting charge, collapsed and died in the Tombs prison just as prosecutors began seeking his discharge and before he could be formally acquitted in court. Authorities noted he could not survive.
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James R. Brown
Coleman
Brown
Timothy Sullivan
Bowery
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Merida
Schooeners
Panther
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Araya
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Carenero
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Halipax
N- S
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Elba
Duke of Abruzzi
Hamburg
Venezuelan
Ing
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Lord Lansdowne
MR. Cleveland
Republican City Committee
Twenty
Mason-Elsberg
MR. Kilburn
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Ned Ere Toe
Trust Companies
Atlantic Directors
Metropolitan
Champion Oil
G.h.mumm
Pacific
Atlantic
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Kelley
Cooper Square West
Cooper Union
DE Kale Ave
Inter-State Railways Company
United Power and Transportation Company
Philadelphia
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Delaware
Edison Illuminating Company
Lebanon
Schuylkill
Valley_Traction Company
United Traction Company
Reading
Wilkesbarre and
Wyoming Valley Traction Company
Wilkesbarre
Dallas and Harvey's Lake Railway
Wilmington and Chester
Wilmington City Electric Company
Citizens’ Electric Light and Power Company
Delaware County
Philadelphia Electric Railway
Sherry
Tokay
Angelica
Bee
Taban
Norton's
Ula Burgunay
Jersey City
Wagon Express
H. T. DEWEY @ SONS CO
Alaska
C. C. Shayne
Bet
6Th Av
41St St
B’way & Fith
Stone St
C.C. Shayne
Var Deeston
Court of General Sessions
Newburger
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