Portugal Nips Plot to Install Republic Found Bombs
Lisbon reports an abortive plan by a small group of republicans to overthrow the monarchy. Leaders included Joao Chagras and Franco Berger. Police raided a conferring group, seized revolvers and bombs, and troops guarded Premier Franco's residence as conspirators mostly escaped.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Franco
Villa Vicosa
Abruzzi
Army
Navy
Joao Chagras
Franco Berger
O Mundo
Grendella
Premier Franco
Missing boat from Amsterdam steamer feared sunk by fog
Hook of Holland Jan 23 98 persons missing from the Amsterdam after a collision with Axminster. The craft carried twenty eight aboard including twenty one passengers and is believed carried south by currents. Heavy fog hinders search. Most passengers and crew were saved to Axminster.
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Amsterdam
Harwich
Electric lights roll out in Santiago Cuba streets
Santiago Cuba begins operation of a new electric light system with arc lamps on principal streets. City to open new street car service on February 2. Meanwhile Stockholm names Lagercrantz as interim minister at Copenhagen and other dispatches note events in Paris Rome Peking Dublin and San Francisco.
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Santiago
Cuba
Stockholm
United States
Copenhagen
Earthquakes Shake Calabria City Area
Strong tremors struck Reggio di Calabria and surrounding villages, causing fear and damage to buildings. No deaths reported yet, but residents fled outdoors and sought shelter in grottos as authorities set up tents to aid the displaced in the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reggio DI Calabria
Bianco
Brancaleone
Bruzzano
Erruzzano
Von Hohenau Acquitted in German Military Trial
The Military Court of Honor in Potsdam convicted Major Count Johannes Lynar on six counts for abusing authority and moral lapses, sentenced to fifteen months in jail, while Count von Hohenau was acquitted. von Hohenau had recently resigned from the army amid court camarilla accusations exposed by Harden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potsdam
Military Court of Honor
William
Count von Hohenau
Guard Corps
Johannes Lynar
Count Lynar
Court-Camarilla
Harden
Zukunft
Gen
von Hohenau
Major Lynar
Harden von Moltke
Italian Fugitives Caught in Sicily for 1904 Portage Robbery
Italian fugitives Carmelo Cavalli Rosario Degrazio and Giuseppe Felermo were arrested near Messina charged with highway robbery and murder at Portage Pennsylvania in 1904. Francesco Imbesi also tied to the crime, arrested earlier. Patrick Campbell paymaster and his driver Charles Hays were ambushed near Portage while transporting about 3000 in gold and currency. Hays died and Campbell was wounded but escaped briefly before the attackers shot the horse and left him. The robbery occurred July 30 1904.
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Messina
Sicily
Carmelo Cavalli
Rosario Degrazio
Giuseppe Felermo
Hero
Portage
Penn
Francesco Imbesi
Patrick Campbell
Puritan Coal Company
Charles Hays
Puritan
Eaeh
Hays
Campbell
Toselli Performs In Genoa Amid Mourning
Enrico Toselli music teacher and husband of the Countess Montignoso gave a concert in Genoa arranged before Tuscany Grand Duke death. The Countess was absent in mourning. Toselli said he is writing a comic opera and would publish news to astonish those in public life.
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Genoa
Enrico Toselli
Montignoso
Saxony
Tuscany
Signor Toselli
Retaliation Move Aimed at Prince von Bülow in Berlin
In Berlin on January 23 Socialists vow direct action against Chancellor von Bülow over Prussia manhood suffrage. They plan to move a Reichstag proposal to cut the Chancellor's salary unless he sponsors a universal suffrage bill for all federal states and ages over sixty years.
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Berlin
Prince von Bulow
Prussia
Reichstag
Robbers Beat Lone Farmer In Westchester County
Wealthy Vista farmer James H. Raymond of Lewisboro was beaten by two men bent on robbery and lies near death. He named two New Canaan residents as suspects. Raymond lived alone after his wife’s death. his daughter Mrs. Enoch Benedict lives nearby. Benedict found him senseless. doctor says recovery was unlikely. Authorities are investigating and arrests are expected.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
James H. Raymond
Vista
Lewisborough
Westchester County
New Canaan
Raymond
Enoch Benedict
Benedict
Bryan
Grand Duke Leads Opponents in Naval Programme Clash
In St. Petersburg the Emperor faces Duma resistance over a 900 million dollar navy plan. Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolayevich, defense leaders, and Octoberists push for discussion while criticizing Admiralty excess. Stolypin's brother blasts naval waste and hints of dissolution if the programme fails.
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ST. Petersburg
Duma
M. Kokovsoff
Council of Imperial Defense
Nicholas Nicholaieovitch
Stolypin
Novoe Vremya
Admiralty
Count Avaroff
Japanese Cabinet Wins Vote Weaker Opposition Fails
In Tokyo on January 23 a motion to censure the government failed in the lower house by 177 to 168 after a three and a half hour budget focused debate. An unusual alliance of Progressives with Daido Club and Yuoko Wai aimed to topple the Cabinet but fell short. The vote preserves the cabinet and likely budget passage.
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Tokio
Progressives
Daido Club
Yuoko Wai
Opposition to Japanese Government in Diet Focuses on Taxation
Washington reports that opposition in the Japanese Diet centers on proposed taxation and large hikes in Army and Navy spending. The general sentiment is a revolt against the expansionist policy favored by the current Ministry.
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Washington
Japan
White House judiciary reception honors judges
The White House hosted the second State reception in honor of the judiciary. President and Mrs. Roosevelt led the event with Cabinet wives in attendance except Mrs. Taft and Miss Wilson. Special guests were received in the Blue Room despite bad weather and a large crowd attended.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Secretary of War
Miss Wilson
Abandon Jersey Mine Over Earthquakes At Hibernia
Wharton Steel Company orders abandonment of Glendon and Andover mines in Hibernia New Jersey after ongoing earth shocks and loud rumblings raise fears of a major quake. About 300 workers laid off as pumps and equipment are removed and village residents relocate amid cave-ins and halted mining. The Glendon mine, once owned by Glendon Iron Company, was acquired by Joseph Wharton a decade ago along with the Andover mine.
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New York Times
Morristown
N. J
Glendon
Andover
Hibernia
Wharton Steel Company
Glendon Iron Company
Joseph Wharton
Californians Refuse Coast Defense Gun Duty
The Los Angeles Times reports the California militia declined to help man coast defense guns in practice. Col. Scheiber of the Seventh Regiment says such drills hinder training as infantry and proper artillery skills.
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Los Angeles
Cal
The
Times Today
California
Scheiber
Mayor proposes Commuters League to rally transit support
Mount Vernon New York January 28 Mayor Rowe requests a meeting with prominent residents for Thursday evening to discuss forming a Commuters League. The aim is to extend it to towns along the Central and New Haven Roads in Westchester County in response to reduced train service.
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Mount
Vernon
N. Y
Rowe
Central
New Haven
Westchester County
Waiting for the Fleet Heads South to Greet American Battleships
Telegraph reports show Buenos Aires officials inspect cruiser squadrons at Bahia Blanca to greet Rear Admiral Evans and the fleet off Cape Corrientes. In Montevideo, E C O'Brien and prominent Americans plan a Punta Arenas reception aboard a chartered steamer. Callao police organize English speaking patrols for fleet port duty.
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Rio Janeiro
South America
Buenos Ayres
Betbeder
Bahia Blanca
Evans
Cape Corrientes
Montevideo
Uruguay
E. C. O’brien
Punta Arenas
Straits of Magellan
Callao
Tug Home Through Straits After 11616 Mile Run
Crew of the Katherine Moran led by Capt William H Phillips completing an 11616 mile voyage from New York to Panama aboard the small tug. They bypassed long routes via Magellan Straits hindering due to shallow channels and were handed to Panama Railroad for Isthmus transit. Government paid 58000 for the Moran. it will be used for towing with Chief Engineer McAllister remaining aboard.
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New York
Strait of Magellan
Panama
William H. Phillips
John Spurr
Katherine Moran
Panamol
Colon
Admiral Evans
Moran
Panama Canal Commission
Phillips
Canal Commission
Panama Railroad
Isthmus
Phil Ups
Philadelphia
McAllister
Secretary Metcalf sees low Pacific war danger
Secretary Metcalf told the Senate that the Pacific Coast faces little war risk. He responded to a resolution about torpedo boat destroyers for Puget Sound and Gray's Harbor, arguing main U S forces would be safe at home while raids by small forces could occur if war comes.
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New York Times
Washington
Pacific Coast
Metcalf
Senate
Puget Sound
Gray’s Harbor
United States
Pacific
Flood Drives Eight Families From Gansevoort Tenement
A twenty inch water main burst at Hudson and Gansevoort Streets flooding the four story tenement at 40 Gansevoort. The flood damaged goods worth hundreds and undermined building supports and nearby sidewalk. Police and city crews evacuated residents while Water Department workers began repairs.
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Hudson and
Gansevoort Streets
Gansevoort Street
Gansevoort, Greenwich
Little West Twelfth Streets
Commission House
A. S. Blair &Co
Holch
Charles Street
Raub
Building Department
W. S. Ryan
Water Department
Capt
Baldwin
Ryan
Boost New York City urged by Metz at Boost Club dinner
City controller Herman A. Metz urged boosting New York at the Boost Club dinner at the Hotel Astor. He praised docks and public schools, criticized public sentiment and urged higher city salaries. Dr James E Russell condemned the city school system as aristocratic and called for industrial training for all children. Seth Low praised boosters, Norman Hapgood urged ongoing reform, and Rev. Hugh Birckhead lauded Tammany Hall's people centered reform ethos.
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New York
Herman A. Metz
Boost Club
Hotel Astor
United States
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
City College
Metz
Vox Popull
James E. Russell
Teachers’ College
Charles F. Moore
Roosevelt
Hughes
Taft Boomer
Taft
Seth Low
Webster
Edward Everett Hale
Norman Hapgood
Hugh Birckhead
St. George's Episcopal Church
Tammany Hall
Nurse Pauline Heisenberg Arrested In East 103d Street Incident
Nurse Pauline Heisenberg employed at 27 East 103d Street was arrested after attempting to push through a fire line on East 103d Street with an eight year old girl. Policeman Hayes ordered a detour via 104th Street, which was refused. She faced Night Court, denying spitting in the officer’s face.
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Pauline Heisenberg
East 103d Street
Hayes
104Th Street
Suit for receiver of Birmingham trust firm seeks relief
Benjamin M. Lanning and others filed in Circuit Court at Lexington Kentucky a suit against Standard Trust Company of Birmingham Alabama asking for a receiver. Liabilities are about 3 million with assets under 170 thousand spread across states with offices. Petition alleges fraudulent promises to invest and handle earnings at compound interest paying 795 dollars per year on each 1900 invested.
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Lexington
Benjamin M. Lanning
Standard Trust Company
Birmingham
Ala
Amateur athlete Stockford convicted for mail fraud scheme
Fred L. Stockford an amateur athlete from this city and Boston was convicted yesterday before Judge Chatfield in the United States District Court of sending improper letters through the mails. It was shown that Stockford used women's names in signing some of his letters. He faces a possible ten year prison sentence.
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Fred L. Stockford
Boston
Chatfield
United States District Court
Stockford
Photo changes theft motive in Pittsburg burglary
A burglar entered Mrs. Mary McDade's home at 3435 Penn Avenue and, after gathering silverware and jewelry, left only a photograph of her eighteen year old daughter Miss Margaret McDade. He also left a note praising the photo over the stolen gold and fled, with police making little effort to pursue.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Mary McDade
Penn Avenue
Margaret McDade
Swamp Trestle Vanishes On Deserted Trolley Line
Workmen on the C. W. Blakeslee & Son project from Woodbury to Waterbury found a swamp trestle missing and trees leaning where it stood. Investigators reported ten thousand cubic feet of fill dumped into the swamp vanished overnight, leaving the structure unstable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Winsted
Conn
C. W. Blakeslee & Son
Woodbury
Waterbury
Middlebury
Fall kills Constantine after fatal fall in Joliet
Frank J Constantine who killed Mrs Louise Gentry of Chicago died from injuries after leaping from an upper gallery thirty feet to a stone floor. He had not spoken since the fall and died while still unconscious. Warden Murphy notified Constantine's mother in New York and custody of the body awaits her orders.
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Joliet
Ill
Frank J. Constantine
Louise Gentry
Chicago
Constantine
Warden Murphy
Rose Constantine
East 111Th Street
New York City
Hunt Art Sale Closes With Record Prices at American Art Galleries
The late Mrs. A. G. Hunt's collection sold last night in Washington at American Art Galleries. Engravings, etchings, drawings, and water colors totaled 8418 pounds, with a top price of 55 dollars for a Whistler etching Rotherhithe sold to W. B. Dowd. Haig architectural subjects and Amiens interior fetched strong sums, while Raphael Hours copies and Fromentin sketch also traded well.
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A. G. Hunt
Washington, D. C
Whistler
Rotherhithe
W. B. Dowd
Haig
Amiens Cathedral
D. Heller
Raphael
F. Meder
Eugene Fromentin
Bartolozzi
Hunt
New York Scottish Society Fetes Burns at Mendelssohn Hall
The New York Scottish Society celebrates its twentieth Burns birthday at Mendelssohn Hall on West Fortieth Street. Rev. Dr. Robert Mackenzie of Rutgers Riverside Presbyterian Church spoke on Burns's work as Burnstongs were performed. Charlies C. Craig danced the sword dance and highland fling to bagpiping by D Scotce Chisholm.
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New York Scottish Society
Robert Burns
Mendelssohn Hall
West Fortieth Street
Robert Mackenzie
Rutgers Riverside Presbyterian Church
Charlies C. Craig
D. Scotce Chisholm
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Peking
Robert Hart
Chinese Customs Service
Robert
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Court of Honor
Lynar
Portage, Penn
Toselli
von Buelow
Lone Farmer
Dondeinia
Park & Tilford
Acker, Merrall & Condit CO
Charles &Cq
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Czar
Judiciary
Mrs. Roosevelt
Jersey Mine
Fleet
Gov. Hughes
Standard Trust Co
Manhattan
Bronx
Seth
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Richmond
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