Berlin Socialists rally as police clash in mass protest
In Berlin on January 12 thousands of Socialists gathered to demand direct universal suffrage after Chancellor von Buelow rejected their plea. Police blocked halls and routes. clashes by mounted and foot officers injured many demonstrators with sabre blows. No fatalities reported in Berlin.
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Prussia
Landtag
von Buelow
Helmstrasse
Imperial Palace
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Brandenburg Gate
Tiergarten
Ater
Chancellor von Buelow
Friedrichstrasse
Junefern Bridge
Moritz Platz
Widow of Fallon Seeks Pension Just Like Firefighters
The Times reports two replies to Fallon’s death in the Parker Building fire. Jefferson Seligman contributes 50 dollars for Fallon’s widow and 100 dollars for the two fallen firefighters’ families, while William F. King donates 20 dollars for Mrs Fallon.
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Parker
Jefferson Seligman
William F. King
Merchants’ Association
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Seligman
King
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New York Times
New York
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Croker
Bingham
American drama set for Berlin stage debut
Berlin reports arrangements this week to produce Augustus Thomas's Arizona in German and The Witching Hour, marking an American drama on the German stage. Beerbohm Tree may acquire London rights, and the play is also set for Paris production.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
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Arizona
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London
Paris
Belgian Art Heist Leads to Pittsburg Search
The Belgian government asks Pittsburg police to trace stolen Notre Dame de Courtrai art including The Elevation of the Cross by Van Dyck. Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister, has the vice consul in Pittsburgh investigate with local authorities amid reports the painting was sold to a wealthy U S steelman.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Church of Notre Dame
Courtrai
Belgium
Baron Moncheur
United States
Louis Moeser
van Dyke
Moeser
F. Soudan
German officer warns US Army mobilization would yield poor results
Lieut. Col. Le Juge, a retired German officer, argues in a pamphlet that current US mobilization would misfire due to lack of peacetime preparation, organization, and supply plans. He praises officers but notes weak discipline and cohesion. He doubts success against a major power. He estimates the National Guard is of limited value, with only about 25,000 of 106,000 potentially fit for service.
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Erlin
le Juge
United States
Europe
National Guard
Safety Systems Installed in East River Tube Trains
A new safety system in the East River tunnel provides centralized train control with a diagram showing train positions and a block system. An operator can stop trains by cutting power, while alarm bells and telephones connect to dispatchers for rapid warnings. Fire stations and pumping facilities are installed along the tunnel.
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East River Tunnel
East River Tube
Bowling ‘Green End
Interborough Company
Col Thorburn Celebrates Golden Wedding in Albany Apartment
Col Charles Edmunson Thorburn, 76, marked his golden wedding with family in his Albany apartment at 215 West Fifty-first Street. His varied career spans US Navy service in the Mexican War and Mediterranean voyages, camels across America, Civil War service for the South, and leadership roles in Confederate veteran groups.
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Albany
West Fifty-first Street
United States Navy
Mediterranean
Great American Desert
Wayne
David Porter
Egypt
Crimea
Sebastopol
America
Beale
Truxton Beale
Texas
California
Needles
Colorado River
Major Derby
John Phoenix
Indian Bureau
Col. Thorburn
John Brooke
Pacific
Japan
Brooke
Yokohama
Saghalien
Portsmouth
Commodore Popoff
Virginia
Peemeeny
Jefferson Davis
Consolidated Exchange
Society of Foreign Wars
Newark
Russian Leader Milyoukov Arrives Aboard Carmania in U S
Prof Paul Milyoukov head of the Constitutional Democrats arrives in New York aboard the Carmania for a five day visit, plans to speak at Carnegie Hall on Constitutional Government for Russia and attend a Washington banquet hosted by Congressman Herbert Parsons with Taft and Cabinet members present.
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Constitutional Democrats
Russia
Duma
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Carmania
Washington
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Carnegie Hall
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Revolutionary Movement
Siberia
Social Democrats
Hile
Alfonso May Cross Ocean on Latin America Voyage
Madrid reports strong press interest in King Alfonso possibly touring Mexico and other Latin American nations next year. The Imparcial urges a Latino alliance to counter Anglo-Saxon influence, linking the king’s potential trip to Spain’s renewed ties with its former colonies. Amado Nervo backs the idea in a letter to newspapers.
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Alfonso
Mexico
Imparcial
Spain
America
Europe
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Cavite
Santiago
Amado Nervo
Jegation
United States
Denounce Tuberculin Test in New York State
Pomona Grange, representing 500 farmers, denounces the bill granting the State Health Department power to administer tuberculin tests to all cattle. The resolution calls the measure untried and unwarranted, arguing it would awaken dormant bacilli, ruin dairy industry, and deprive consumers of butter and milk.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
State Department of Health
Pomona Grange
State Grange
Grange
Russians to Mark New Year Dinner at Yorkville Casino
About 200 prominent Russians in New York are expected to attend a New Year dinner at the Yorkville Casino 210 East Eighty-sixth Street to usher in the Russian New Year. Bishop Alex A Horovitzky of the Russian Cathedral East Ninety-seventh Street oversees the festival arrangements.
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East Eighty-sixth Street
New York
Alex. A. Horovitzky
East Ninety-seventh Street
Fined for Speeding on Horseback in West Side Court
Two men Langdon Langdon of Keysport New Jersey and Reginald Reynolds of 191 Claremont Avenue Manhattan were fined one dollar each by Magistrate Herrman after a police stop on a Saturday afternoon. A stop-watch timed them at twenty four miles per hour on horseback. an automobile was used to pursue them.
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Langdon Langdon
Keysport
N. Jd
Reginald Reynolds
Claremont Avenue
Manhattan
Herrman
West Side Court
Etchell
Agreement on Church Plan Moves in New York
A plan to remove children from public schools for one afternoon weekly for parental religious instruction gained momentum in New York and other cities. A New York conference named a committee of five clergy to advance the plan with church leaders present. The committee includes Dr G A Wenner Luther an Rev F De Lola Mendes Hebrew Rev Anson P Atterbury Presbyterian Rev Dr William J Chase Episcopalian and Rev Dr Walter Laidlaw secretary. Church bodies in Iowa Albany Poughkeepsie have shown support and school authorities in New York have held talks without opposition.
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G. A. Wenner
F. de. Lola Mendes
Anson_P. Atterbury
William 3. Chase
Walter Laidlaw
Greer
Iowa
Albany
Poughkeepsie
Burglary Suspect Brutally Detained by Homeowner
Michael Whalen of 118 Franklin Street Williamsburg forced entry into 243 Kent Street and was confronted by homeowner Thomas Atchinson at about 8 am. A dark fight left the burglar unconscious before Policeman Collins took him into custody. The arrestee claimed he entered to pay a $3 debt to a boarder and was held in default bail for a hearing.
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Michael Whalen
Franklin Street
Williamsburg
Thomas Atchinson
Kent Street
Atchison
Atchinson
Collins
O' Reilly
Death by own action by Brooklyn merchant at 89
Thomas Henderson a wealthy retiree of 473 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn attempted suicide with a large pocket knife in his home early yesterday. Neighbors had been frightened by his nightly shouts of burglaries and police requests. he was later moved to Cumberland Street Hospital in serious condition.
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Thomas Henderson
Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn
Cimberland Street Hospital
Woman Rent Striker Fined After Violent Confrontation
Adolph Shapiro owner of a four story tenement at 133 Monroe Street faced a mob of 200 to 300 rent strikers who pelted him with overripe fruit while inspecting the property. Mrs Sarah Erdman formerly of 212 Madison Street was arrested for disorderly conduct and fined five dollars by Magistrate Droege in the night court.
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Adolph Shapiro
West 130Th Street
Wner
Monroe Street
Sarah Erdman
Madison Street
Shapiro
Droege
Protest Against New Cemetery Fails In Bergen County
The Bergen County Board of Freeholders protested outside firms to found cemeteries in the county but Mount Arlington Cemetery Association, a Newark Catholic group, bought 20 acres in North Arlington Borough for a large cemetery project priced at a substantial sum.
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