German ships prepared for departure to Venezuela report
British ship story notes a German commander joining firing as ally. Berlin papers quote a harsher stance than planned citing two minor unseaworthy craft sinking as insignificant. Kiel 2 reports Ariadne, Amazon and Niobe ready to sail but AP says no orders yet. Emperor William to meet Ambassador Tower Friday.
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Kiel 2
Amazon
Venezuela
Associated Press
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Ambassador Tower
Venezuela Fights With Massive Force Despite Small Regular Army
Paris reports M. Thiesse says Venezuela can field four hundred thousand men though the regular army totals ten thousand. Fighters use Martini and Remington rifles with scarce Maxim and Krupp guns. Caracas is protected by mountains and mule paths, with a fragile rail line that could be cut by one bridge.
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M. Thiesse
France
Venezuela
Germany
Caracas
la Guayrea
Spain
Venezuelan editors arrested amid revolutionary move
Paris reports Caracas editors of leading papers have been arrested for alleged complicity in a revolutionary movement. Some leaders reject unity with President Castro as preparations to resist a possible invasion proceed.
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Matin
Caracas
Castro
Germany rejects Castro arbitration offer with guarantees
Berlin December 17 Germany considers President Castro s proposal to arbitrate inadequate as it lacks guarantees to pay if the arbitrators decide against him. A reply has been sent through Minister Bowen and Britain will follow. These statements are not official but are derived from a reliable source.
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Germany
Castro
Bowen
Great Britain
THE
Tribune
Washington
Caracas
la Guayra
Balfour
State Department
Wharton
United States
Mr. Balfour
Pacific
McKinley
Cuban
Venezuelan
Admiral Dewey
Trinidad
Navy Department
Decatur
Shipping Interests Protest Over Southampton Dues
London December 17 A proposal to raise tonnage dues at Southampton to fund harbor deepening has triggered protests from shipowners. The North German Lloyd Line threatens to skip Southampton calls while American and other lines file written objections. A Harbor Board committee will review the protests.
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London
Southampton
Lloyd Line
Aid for Minister Bowen Under Navy Dispatches
Washington reports Navy Department cable dispatches directing Admiral Dewey and Commander Diehl to send officers to assist American Minister Bowen in Caracas. Vandusen to aid temporarily, a destroyer to relay messages to La Guayra. Wisconsin to Puget Sound drydock for extensive repairs and isthmus deployment planned.
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Navy Department
Dewey
San Juan
Diehl
Marietta
la Guayra
Vandusen
Caracas
Bowen
Legation
Moody
Wisconsin
Sanisco
Puget Sound
Young Nicolas Hernandez Joins Venezuelan Enlistment Drive
The Maracaibo steamer sails Saturday with Nicolas Hernandez son of General Jose Maria Hernandez bound for Caracas to join his father's forces. The Venezuelan consul reports a surge of enlistment offers from US citizens and a flood of letters from ex officers and soldiers seeking to serve, including a former Spanish Navy captain who offered to man a repaired destroyer.
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Venezuela
Maracaibo
Nicolas Hernandez
José Maria Hernandez
el Mocho
Hernandez
Danbury
Caracas
Panama
United States
Castro
Hissoldiers
Mestre Anmaliie
War Blockade Talk Amid Caracas Visit and Market Panic
Washington reports focus on a possible warlike blockade of Venezuela as Premier Balfour signals no Pacific blockade. Traders react with sharp stock declines and a later partial recovery as naval plans and communications issues unfold.
Monroe Doctrine clarified in Roosevelt era terms
The dispatch outlines the Monroe Doctrine as opposing non American territorial gains on American soil while not hindering trade. It states the US will not shield Venezuela from debts or international duties, and notes Olney's 1895 precedent affirming no general protectorate over American states.
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Department of State
Washington
United States
Venezuela
Central American Republic
Olney
Anniversary of Cleveland's Venezuelan message recalled in Wall Street
The piece notes yesterday marked an anniversary of President Cleveland's Venezuelan message and mentions Premier Balfour's declaration of a state of war, referencing Venezuela 5 among the Fombacants as of December 17, 1885.
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Cleveland
Wall Street
Balfour
Venezuela
Congress to Seek Venezuela Correspondence Through President
Washington expects a House resolution tomorrow to urge the President to forward Venezuela related correspondence with other nations if such action serves the public interest. Rep Hitt predicts favorable committee report and passage despite holiday recess. The Senate likely to hold a brief Saturday session with no quorum.
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Tribune
Washington
House of Representatives
United States
Venezuela
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Hitt
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Congress
Senate
Costa Rican ministers back Castro stance amid Venezuela crisis
In San José and Managua, governments condemn British and German actions against Venezuela. Costa Rica holds Castro as a positive Spanish American example while criticizing U.S. reaction and the Monroe Doctrine. Nicaragua denounces the naval bombardment and supports Venezuela as Congress opens and the electric plant starts.
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Costa Rica
Castro
United States
Spanish America
Managua
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Porto Cabello
Zelaya
Congress
Liquor Seizure Ties San Juan Smuggling Case
San Juan officials seize several hundred cases of liquor brought from St Thomas on the US lighthouse tender Laurel. Rumor links army and navy officers and prominent citizens to the smuggling network. The case goes to the Federal Court with action by the Bureau of Insular Revenue. operations allegedly have run for eighteen months and involve goods worth thousands.
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P. R
Crusen
St. Thomas
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Laurel
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Navy
Bureau of Insular Revenue
Bowen to assume Italian interests in Venezuela
The Italian Minister in Caracas asked Bowen to take charge of Italian interests in Venezuela, and Bowen planned to proceed. Spain and Belgium have not received official replies to a joint note to Castro about similar treatment if allied claims settle, with Belgium likely to seek Bowen’s help if neutrality shifts.
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State Department
Bowen
Caracas
Venezuela
Carreas
Sefior Ojeda
Baron Moncheur
Castro
Spain
Belgium
Ojeda
Floods Drown 33 in Algeria Cape Bon Village
In Tunis on December 17 1911 heavy rains caused widespread damage and flooding at Tamis in Cape Bon district. Thirty three people perished when the village was inundated overnight.
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Tamis
Cape Bon
Cities Besieged by Boxers in Sze Chuan Provinces
Mail from Chang-King reports Mei-Chou and Kiat ing-Fu under siege as armed Boxers gather nearby. Troops attempted to lift the siege but failed. Feking notes Yang Lu seeks resignation after Li Hongzhang's death while the Empress Dowager plans abdication next year.
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B. C
Chang-King
Sze-Chuen
China
Mei-Chou
Kiating-Fu
Feking
Yang Lu
Li Hung Chang
Sailors Vote to End Strike in Marseilles
In Marseilles on December 17, sailors voted to resume work tomorrow ending the strike. The vote clears the port and allows ships to return to service, easing disruptions and restoring normal harbor operations.
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Marceilles
Darmstadter Bank Fraud Allegedly Involving Nessler
Berlin reports the Darmstadter Bank was defrauded of 175000 due to false book entries by Jack van Nessler who handled deposits. Nessler has been missing since Sunday.
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Darmstadter Bank
Jack van Nessler
Nessler
German Warship Wittelsbach Ashore Near Kosver
The German turret ship Wittelsbach ran ashore near Kosver with two other German warships, Kaiser Wilhelm de Grosse and Prinz Heinrich, rushing to assist.
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Wittelsbach
Kosver
Kaiser Wilhelm de Grosse
Pring Heinrich
Venezuela Consul General Receives Dispatch in City
Caracas dispatch notes bankers commerce society and clergy forming a committee to back the government and offer President Castro their aid unreservedly with Forbes Cardenas as secretary to the president.
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Caracas
Fankers Bar, Commerce, Society and Clergy
Castro
Forbes Cardenas
Alexander and French cruiser reach Valparaiso
The United States collier Alexander from Pichilinque and the French cruiser Dugay Trouin have arrived at Valparaiso, Chile, on December 17, reported from Santiago de Chile.
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United States
Alexander
Pichilinque
Dugay Trouin
Valparaiso
Steamer St Martin and Schooner Spademan Icebound in Lake Erie
The St Martin and the schooner Charles Spademan from Cleveland lie in the ice in Lake Erie about eight to ten miles below the river mouth. They are not in immediate danger with tug Home Rule nearby. They drifted toward Bar Point during the night and may be brought into the river by tug Home Rule tomorrow morning.
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Detroit
St. Martin
Charles Spademan
Cleveland
Bar Point
Lorenz Performs Record Clinic at Post-Graduate Hospital
Dr. Adolf Lorenz and Dr. Muller led four operations for congenital hip dislocation and clubfoot at the Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital drawing about 350 spectators, many on the roof. The surgeons also visited the New York Hospital and St Mark's, with a clubfoot case followed by remarks on American orthopedics before an upcoming clinic at Cornell.
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Second-ave
Twentieth-st
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Miler
Holland House
Muller
B. St. John Roosa
Lillian Carmody
A. M. Phelps
Florence Walsall
Vienna
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Germany
Hattie Brill
Miller
Jason Samuel Parker
Reginald Sayre
Bellevue Medical College
Cornell University Medical College
Newton M. Shaffer
The
Guild For Crippled Children
Tuxedo Hall
Madison-ave
Fifty-ninth-st
Merger hearing adjourned for Minnesota case in New York
The merger hearing in St. Paul was adjourned to December 2 in New York. Railroad Commissioner Staples identified Minnesota's railroad map. The Northern Pacific trust deed and several exhibits were submitted in the State's case. The State did not call Mr. Hill, though he may testify later for the railroads.
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St. Paul
New York
C. S. Staples
Commission
Minnesota
Northern Pacific Trust
Hill
X ray Expert Office Created in Chicago
The city creates an X ray expert and electrical diagnostician post in the law department. Dr. H Preston Pratt will fill the position after a letter from City Attorney John E Owens. The move aims to curb fraud in injury claims through dubious x ray and electrical experts.
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Chicago
Law Department of Chicago
H. Preston Pratt
Pratt
John E. Owens
Sinnott Sues Mount Vernon Mayor Over 790 Owed
Charles W. Sinnott of Ferguson Sinnott sues Mayor E L Fiske of Mount Vernon for 790 claiming the mayor owed him. The suit stems from the prior November election and involves council fee disputes and a contested City Counsel nomination that was not confirmed.
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Charles W. Sinnott
Fergueson
Sinnott
William M. Dyckman
Fiske
Dyckman
Board of Aldermen
Merger Rumors Steady Over Transit and Utilities
Persistent chatter says a merger of Philadelphia Rapid Transit United Gas Improvement and Philadelphia Electric may form a holding company with capital over 200 million dollars. Details reportedly under review by the Widener Elkins Dolan syndicate.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit
United Gas Improvement
Philadelphia Electric Companies
Widener-Elkins-Dolan
Hocking Valley Railroad Control Rumor Circulates
Rumor from Wall Street yesterday suggests a takeover of the Hocking Valley lines by a single controlling campaign or conjunction of interests. No official confirmation given as markets watch for moves affecting regional rail operations.
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Wall Street
Hocking Valley Railroad
Peake and Eticenic Campane Eee Orie
Cunneen May Ask Coman to Stay as Counsel for State
Albany dispatch reports Democratic Attorney General elect John Cunneen seeking to retain Deputy Attorney General Cor man to continue handling major cases, notably the Franchise Tax Act litigation over 312 million dollars. Coman has indicated possible law office plans, with rumors of Odell appointing him as a adviser amid Republican legislature tensions.
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Tribune
Albany
John Cunneen
Corman
Buffalo
Odell
Carmen
Otto Kelsey
X Rays Cure Larynx Cancer Case in New Orleans
In New Orleans a malignant laryngeal tumor treated with X rays by Dr W Scheppegrell reportedly led to disappearance of ulceration after twenty exposures plus ten more days of therapy. The patient, a Louisiana lawyer, resumed practice.
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W. Scheppegrell
American Laryngological
Louisiana
Hotel Dieu
Scheppesrell
Gets $3 000 for wifes affections in Scarsdale case
De Sylvanus Purdy sues Edmund D. Carpenter for alienation of his wife's affections and wins a verdict of three dollars in the New York Supreme Court. Judge Gaynor says the amount is inadequate. Purdy, a White Plains physician, is pursued for divorce and had once chased Carpenter from his wife.
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Edmund D. Carpenter
Scarsdale
Supreme Court
Gaynor
Purdy
White Plains
Edward Falles
Dr. Purdy
Brazil
Brooklyn
Carpenter
Cass County backs Hanna for U.S. Senate
The Cass County legislative delegation met in Fargo and unanimously resolved to support L B Hanna for United States Senator. Hanna, a banker and nephew of Ohio Senator Hanna, is seen as the candidate all factions can unite behind, though Hansbrough supporters claim he can win without Cass County.
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Hanna
Fargo
N. D
Cass County
L B. Hanna
United States
Ohio
Hansbrough
American Board of Foreign Missions reports 845105 receipts
The ninety second annual report shows year receipts of 845105 with Massachusetts 228151 and Connecticut 167503 contributions. New England totals 477811. Major outside sums come from Illinois 106480 and New York 375479.
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American Board of Foreign Missions
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New Finland
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China
North China College
Tung Cho
Charles B Page Re-elected President of Assembly District Club
Charles B Page was re-elected president of the XVIIth Assembly District Republican Club at its annual election. Officers include John W Noble first vice president Mortimer M O Sullivan second vice president Giles Wanmaker recording and financial secretary Christopher J Smith corresponding secretary Benjamin F Fry treasurer and John H McDonald sergeant at arms. Pase congratulated the club on membership growth from thirty to five hundred forty.
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Republican Club
Charles B. Page
John W. Noble
Mortimer M. O'Sullivan
Giles Wanmaker
Christopher J. Smith
Benjamin F. Fry
John H. McDonald
Pase
Inspector General Opposes Army General Staff Bill
Inspector General Breckinridge told the House Military Affairs Committee that creating a general staff corps would harm the army by ending the inspector general's independent inspections. He urged maintaining a separate inspector general’s department for best military interests.
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Washington
Breckinridge
House Committee On Military Affairs
Brooklyn Shoe Firm Wins Permanent Injunction
Justice Dickey of the Brooklyn Supreme Court granted a permanent injunction against Richard M. Osborn and others restraining interference with the business of Edwin C. Burt & Co. at Jay and Water streets. A July factory strike led to a lockout and picket clashes. August saw a temporary injunction, now made permanent.
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Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Richard M. Osborn
Edwin C. Burt & Co
Jay and Watersts
Harsh Hungarian Winter Claims Sixty Three Lives
Dispatches from Hungary report sixty three people frozen to death in three days as wolves ravage sheep folds and kill three shepherds.
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Hungary
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