German cruiser Panther shells Fort San Carlos at Maracaibo entrance
The German cruiser Panther shelled Fort San Carlos at the Lake Maracaibo entrance for about an hour. The fort fired four guns and claimed only three men were wounded. Panther withdrew toward Curacao amid local demonstrations.
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Maracaibo
Venezuela
Panther
Fort San Carlos
Lake Maracaibo
Curacao
San Carlos
Associated Press
Bello
Venezuelan fort attack reported by German cruiser Fanther
No information could be obtained at the State Department regarding the attack on the Venezuelan fort at San Carlos by the German cruiser Fanther. Secretary Hay and assistants Hill and Adee were away from Washington and no dispatches had been received that day. Officials expect a report tomorrow.
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New York Times
Washington
State Department
San Carlos
Fanther
Hay
Hill
Adee
Two Hurt in Runaway Car Sideshow on City Streets
A. W. Parsons of 39 Washington Square and Mrs. William Larned of 42 East Twenty eighth Street were badly hurt when a frightened horse bolted a light runabout at 115th Street and Morningside Avenue. A wheel struck a lamppost near 118th Street, injuring Mrs. Larned. Parsons was thrown at 120th Street and rendered unconscious. Ambos rushed them to care. Mrs. Larned to home after scalp wounds and contusions, Parsons to J Hood Wright Hospital then home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Parsons
Washington Square
William Larned
East Twenty-eighth Street
Dennis Creedon
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Breed
Rescued Shipwrecked Crew At Nantucket Sound
Two life saving crews from Monomoy and Chatham volunteers raced through an icy gale to aid the Emeline G. Sawyer, a 150 ton schooner from Machias bound to New York, ashore on Common Flats. The five mariners were brought to land as the vessel drifted, with frost bite casualties later cared for.
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Chatham
Mass
Monomoy
Nantucket Sound
Emeline G. Sawyer
Keith
Sawyer
Boston
New York
Ellis
Atv
Jonesport
Machias
Gonzales May Recover From Wounding In Columbia
Encouraging signs noted in editor Gonzales condition after wounding by Lieut Gov Tillman. Doctors say he is holding his own and may escape peritonitis with a fair chance of recovery if no unfavorable developments occur by Tuesday. Prayers offered in Columbia churches for his life. Tillman remains in the county jail awaiting bail decision.
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Columbia
S. C
Gonzales
Tillman
Churches of Columbia
Fulman
Amusements and Arrivals Noted Across Pages
A notice lists sections including Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails Real Estate Religious Society Weather Yesterday's Fires across pages 11 to 13 and 5 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
Weather Report
Usher's Scotch in Whisky Deserving Favor
An old advertisement extols Usher's Scotch whisky as healthful and popular, noting it benefits many people and is sold widely.
Unlucky All-Night Automobile Trip to Lakewood
Mrs. Elbridge Gerry Snow and her chauffeur endured a harrowing all night drive from New York to Lakewood New Jersey. A black cat, tire punctures and road hazards plagued the journey. After an 4 AM arrival at the Allaire ruins an innkeeper refused shelter and a farmer towed the disabled car to Lakewood. The Snow family reunion followed with Mrs. Snow’s husband arriving in Lakewood furious at the innkeeper’s refusal.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
Jai
Elbridge Gerry Snow
New York
Allaire
Snow
Jersey
Snow Bird
Mrs. Snow
Marconi Hopes for Message to Cornwall After Tests
Signor Marconi works through a day and night at Wellfleet Massachusetts to send a signal to Cornwall England. Tests show apparatus in order and loud electrical discharges travel between two poles as messages exchange. Flashes of bluish light appear at the receiving house and the building shakes from the shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Wellfleet
Mass
Marconi
Cornwall
England
Place Bay
Cave Dwellers Arrest Near Riverdale Woods
Mounted Policeman Stewart spotted a man behind a rock in Riverdale woods. The suspect, later named as Joseph Underland, a Missouri traveler from St Trouis, claimed the cave residence with a pet gray squirrel. He will be arraigned in Morrisonia Court next morning.
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Stewart
King’s Bridge
Riverdale
Joseph Underland
St. Trouis
Missouri
Brooklyn
Morrisania Court
Jacob K. Upton Dies in Washington
Jacob K. Upton chief clerk of the United States Life Saving Service died in Washington at sixty five leaving a widow and three daughters. He came to Washington from Manchester New Hampshire in 1807 and rose through Treasury posts to become Assistant Secretary before resigning and later rejoining Treasury in the life saving bureau. He was unusually well informed on financial matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jacob K. Upton
United States Life Saving Service
Upton
Manchester
N. H
The
Treasury
Treasury Service
Sun Life Dividend Paid After Sale to Metropolitan Life
Louisville, Jan. 18 The Sun Life Insurance Company began the first dividend since its sale to Metropolitan Life of New York yesterday. A $200 dividend per $100 share will be paid, totaling about $400,000. A second dividend is unlikely for several months as assets are not easily disposed. The company holds about $300,000 in Louisville city bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Louisville
Sun Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of
New York
Poland Water Depot Ad Promoting Kidney Stomach Cure
Water touted as invaluable with millions prescribed yearly for kidney and stomach ailments. Claims favor its use in typhoid fever and Bright's disease. Advertisement offers free book and lists 3 Park Place, N. as contact for Poland Water Depot.
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Poland
Park Place
Rich Strike in Alaska Draws Stampede From All Alaskan Points
A Dawson special reports a tremendously rich strike eighteen miles north of Tanana River in American territory. Japanese prospector J. Wada describes Klondike like terrain with heavier timber and widespread gold finds on Pedro Creek and Gold Stream. About 100 men work the ground. Jack Costa refused a $10,000 offer for his Gold Stream claim.
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Seattle
Wash
the Times
Dawson
Bob Henderson
Klondike
Tanana River
Circle
J. Wada
Wada
Pedro
Tanana
Costa Brothers
Jack Costa
Burke Opens Anti Harrison Campaign in Twenty First Ward
Chicago January 18. Edward Morgan chosen to run against Alderman Palmer as Robert E L Burke launches anti Harrison campaign with Democratic Club leaders. Meeting plans for a masquerade ball at North Side Turner Hall aim to coalesce opposition to both Mayor Harrison and Palmer and offer 100 prizes to recruit young Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Honore Palmer
Edward Morgan
Robert EL. Burke
Harrison
Democratic Club
North Side
Turner Hall
Palmer
Burke
England Doubts Dr Lorenz Surgeons Cold Reception
Dr Lorenz the Austrian surgeon left London for Vienna after a cool reception from many Saguse surgeons who questioned his methods and viewed them with suspicion.
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London
Lorenz
Vienna
Austria
Royal eloper in France with French name adopted
The Crown Princess of Saxony and M. Givon arrived in Mentone France on January 18 and plan to stay two months. They have adopted the names M and Mme Andre Gerard.
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Mentone
France
Saxony
M. Givon
Mme
Andre Gerard
Great Armor Plate Press Arrives for Homestead Works
The world’s largest and most modern armor plate press arrives at Homestead for Bethlehem Steel Works. Built in Bethlehem, it will cost several millions and boost capacity to sixty tons. The press will shape the heaviest Navy Department plates and weigh bolts up to forty pounds each. The upgrades aim to double overall capacity and create the greatest plant of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Homestead
Bethlehem Steel Works
Navy Department
Prof Wisner Drops Dead in City Residence
Prof. Arthur Wisner fifty four a French lecturer died of heart disease last evening as he entered his Judson Place South apartment at 53 Washington Square. He taught French literature in several cities over about ten years. He leaves a widow in Paris a daughter Mrs Susanne Roth in Switzerland another daughter Mrs G L Hunter in the city and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wisner
Judson
Washington Square South
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Potter Palmer
J. J. Astor
Berkeley Lyceum
Wisner
Paris
Susanne Roth
Switzerland
G. L. Hunter
Gown Like Miss Roosevelts Creates Fashion Mirror
At Edward Morrells tea, Miss Alice Roosevelt wore a white gown trimmed in Russian lace and faced an identical New York copy worn by Miss Alice Ward, a friend and bridesmaid. The duo laughed off the coincidence and staged a cakewalk as the "Gold Dust Twins" with five other attendants from the Kountze wedding. Similar exclusivity stories recall Mrs. Hanna and Mrs. Foraker matching gowns at the White House last winter.
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New York Times
Washington
Edward Morrell
Alice Roosevelt
New York
Miss Alice Ward
Miss Roosevelt
Miss Ward
Mrs. Morrell
Hanna
Foraker
White House
Cincinnati
Chicago
Kean
New Jersey
Colorado Senatorial Fight Moves Before House Report
Denver January 18 The House Elections Committee investigates contests against seventeen Democratic House members amid fraud claims in Arapahoe County. A majority report by Republicans and a minority report are anticipated, with only some Democrats likely to lose seats. The session will also name Teller’s Senate successor Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
House Elections Committee
House
Arapahoe County
Breckinridge
Wolcottites
Senate
Teller
Wolcott
Texas ranches to be divided for irrigation ventures
Austin Texas January 18 report that several of the state’s largest ranches totaling over 3 million acres including Mrs Henrietta Kings million acre holding will be split into small farming tracts and irrigated Four companies with 1 35 million in capital will create townsites build irrigation systems and oversee development led by Mrs King John G Kennedy John B Armstrong and Robert Pers among others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Austin
Texas
Henrietta King
King
John _G. Kennedy
John _B. Armstrong
Robert J. Pers
Robert Driscoll
Reagan to Retire as Texas Railroad Commission Chairman
John H. Reagan will retire from his post as Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission tomorrow. At eighty four he is the last surviving member of Jefferson Davis's Confederate Cabinet and has served in the United States Senate and the House, with a long public career. He will return to his farm to write his memoirs after recovery from recent illness.
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Texas Railroad Commission
New York Times
Austin
Tex
John H. Reagan
Jefferson Davis
United States
Congress
Travel Is a Pleasure on the Twenty-hour Pennsylvania Special
Travel is a pleasure on the Twenty-hour Pennsylvania Special from New York to Chicago with the best equipment and speed. Leaves New York fast. Advertisement for Dewar’s Scotch Whisky Finest Inn declares a clear Scotch for clear heads. Advertisement.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
New . York
Dewar's Scotch Whisky
Finest Inn
Southern Pacific Buys Texas Oil Lands in Saratoga Fields
The Southern Pacific Railroad acquires 350 acres of oil land in Proven field and 15 acres in Saratoga fields near Dallas. Two wells operate. five new rigs planned. Purchase from Saratoga Oil and Line Co reportedly around 500000, though figures are disputed. Buy sped by orders from New York to shield SP interests from Standard Oil incursions.
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New York Times
Dallas
Texas
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Saratoga Fields
Saratoga Oil and Line Company
Southern Pacific
New York
Standard Oil Company
How the Policeman Knew Drives and Detains Jardine
Richard Jardine twenty seven of Hotel Victoria was detained at Central Park West and Seventy second Street last night on a charge of driving eighteen miles an hour. He claimed his self made automobile was set to twelve. A bicycle squad member testified it was eighteen and Jardine asked how. A friend provided bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jardine
Hotel Victoria
Central Park West
West Sixty-eighth Street
Gang A
Ae Tg
Lahn Aground Near Gibraltar With 800 On Board
The North German Lloyd liner Lahn ran ashore at Tamara five miles east of the Rock of Gibraltar in dense fog. About 100 saloon passengers and 700 Italian emigrants are aboard. efforts to refloat failed, and cargo discharge began. The ship, built in 1887, carries 1,000 passengers and 200 crew. Conditions and salvage plans shift with the weather as tides rise.
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Gibraltar
Lahn
Malchow
Mediterranean
New York
Tamara
Rock of Gibraltar
Energetic
Hartford
Neva
Hercules
Gibraltar Lifeboat Service
Associated Press
North German
Lloyd Line
Italy
France
Genoa
Naples
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
Glasgow
Lloyd
Gustav H. Schwab
Floyd Line
Sea Tragedy and Notable Passengers Aboard Lucania
The Cunarder Lucania arrived amid head winds and rough seas. Deck steward William Harding was swept overboard by a wave after a sea boarded the port side. Passengers raised 105 pounds for his family. George Stone, alias George Withyman, will be sent to Chicago for a prior murder case. A stowaway Armenian, Agon Dikian, hid aboard and was only found after hunger forced him to forage. Other passengers include Sydney Paget and Mrs. Paget, daughter of Paran Stevens, plus explorer Harry de Windt and Bradley Martin Jr. The piece notes a Cocaine ad and a scalp claim.
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Lucania
Wihlliam Harding
Cunard Line
George Stone
George Withyman
Chicago
Arthur McCarthy
London
Agon Dikian
Boston
Sydney Paget
Arthur Paget
Philadelphia Wins Wireless Chess Championship
The American liner Philadelphia defeats the Lucania in a two hour wireless chess match after earlier games with the Cunarder Campania and Minnetonka. Capt. Campbell and teammates of Lucania falter on move eleven. Philadelphia players Caldwell Whelen Weiss claim the title and prepare to defend it.
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Philadelphia
Campania
Lucania
Minnetonka
Leeward
Quartermaster Walters
Marconi
Brooker
Pritchard
Mills
Kelly
Frederick W. Young
R. W. Mulbank
Liverpool
E. Horace Mundy
J. Marshall Fox
London
William Evans
Edgbaston
H. R. Campbell
Capt. Campbell
St. Louis
Frank Caldwell
Chicago
W. B. Whelen
Waldemar Weiss
Goulds Move to Buy El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Austin Texas January 18 It is reported the Gould interests are negotiating to purchase the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad built by the Phelps Dodge copper syndicate. The 400 mile line runs from El Paso to New Mexico Arizona and Mexico with Benson Arizona as the far west end. The El Paso to Benson grade is under 1 percent making it a desirable link in a proposed Gould transcontinental system connecting with the Texas and Pacific at El Paso. The Southern Pacific offered for the road but was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Austin
Texas
Gould
el Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Phelps Dodge Copper Syndicate
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Benson
Goulds
Texas and Pacific
Southern Pacific
el Vaso
Southwestern
Explosion at Dexter Pulp Plant Kills Worker
An explosion at the Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Company digester room killed George Hunt, 35, who was blown through the roof. His helper Joseph Pound escaped. The mill shut down due to coal shortages, with damage estimated at thousands. William Dilienbeck died from shock after viewing the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Watertown
N. Y
Dexter Sulphite Pulp and Paper Company
Dexter
George Hunt
Joseph Pound
Charles E. Campbell
New York
William Dilienbeck
Ryan Rewards Firemen for Barn Fire Work
Thomas F. Ryan of New York presented Fire Chief Randolph in Saffern a $100 check as a reward for his team and men who saved Mr. Ryan’s carriages during the January 11 barn fire. Firefighters evacuated numerous wagons and prevented spread, limiting total losses to about $15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Saffern
N. Y
Thomas F. Ryan
New York
Randolph
It Saves a Day The 20th Century Limited
The 20th Century Limited train departs New York at 2 45 P M and arrives in Chicago at 9 45 the next morning marking a swift luxury service by New York Central and Lake Shore.
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The
20Th Century Limited
New York Central
Lake Shore
New York
Chicago
Abram S Hewitt Dies After Ten Week Illness
Abram S Hewitt a noted ironmaster and philanthropist died at 9 Lexington Avenue after a ten week illness from simple jaundice and a subsequent intestinal hemorrhage. Family attended his bedside including his wife and children in law and doctors E L Keyes and E L Keyes Jr. Funeral services were planned at Cavalry Episcopal Church with Bishop Potter likely officiating. The Hewitt estate and Peter Cooper interests were noted but no details released.
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Abram S. Hewitt
Lexington Avenue
Mr. Hewitt
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Edward R. Hewitt
Erskine Hewitt
J. ©. Green
Sarah Hewitt
Eleaner Hewitt
E.L. Keyes
E. L. Keyes, Jr
Cavalry Episcopal Church
Fourth Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Potter
Mr. Slewitt
Hewitt
E. Ll. Reyes
James
BE. Los Neyes
EL. Keyes, Jr
Dlewitt Waspfior
Jum S
Tearniis
O. Green
Lexington Aven
Dotter
J. Lewis Parks
Peter Coover
Greenwood
Peter Cooper
Cooper Union
Eleanor Hewitt
J. O. Greene
Edward Cooper
Glorious Trip at Lightning Speed to Chicago
A recent patron recalls a special 20 hour journey to Chicago aboard a Pennsylvania service, praising comfort and equipment throughout the trip. The account highlights speed and a smooth travel experience with ample amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Ady
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Tillman Hold
Inventor
Riverdale Woods
Treasury Department
Alaska
Vein
Pedro Creek
Tory
Chicago Mayoralty
R. E. Burke
DR. Lorenz
Royal Eloper
BIG Armor Plate Press
Prof Wisner
Mr. Jardine
Burnett
Adv
Nia
Castles
Mr. Fox
Mr. Brooker
Cuthbert Hall
Marconi Company
T. F. Ryan
Saffern Department
Man
Statesman
Financier
Cator
Physicians
Bk. L. Keyes
East Seventy-fourth Street
East Thirty-fourth Street
Delafield
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