Zelaya's Troops Routed at Rama in Fierce Battle
News from Rama reports Zelaya's forces routed by Nicaraguan revolutionists under Estrada after hours of fighting. Advices say Estrada plans renewed effort to force Zelaya's surrender as U.S. officials note partial defeat but acknowledge strong morale boost for the provisional government. Diplomatic circles predict the move signals the beginning of the end for Madriz and Zelaya's allies.
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Washington
Zelaya
Rama
Adsioes
Geneve Estrada
Amar
Estrada
Castrillo
Diaz
Diag
Ftate
State Department
Moffat
Colon
Letreda
Tatumbia
Recreo
Mena
Hemeorre
Mattat
Formos Diaz
Letter Place
Generel Gonzales
Estrada Attacks Pushes Zelayan Forces Near Rama
Firefields Dec. 21 revolutionists under General Estrada rout Zelayan troops near Rama and seize Rocreo. Generals Mena and allies push forward eight miles, outflanking defenders as artillery and machine guns breach trenches. Arrests and captures occur, with reports of heavy government casualties and continued fighting at Zelayan positions as Zeace plans to retain command.
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Estrada
Recreo
Cenault
Godfrey Fowler
Forcily
Tatumida
Re‘co
Ceners Mena
Tatumbla
Numner
WISE LETTER LOST A Sugar Trust Tale Sparks U S Attorney Inquiry
A long diary of 1909 style letters reveals Attorney General Wickersham questioned how The Cosmopolitan Magazine obtained a letter he wrote to Wise last June. The piece recounts indictments, statute of limitations issues, and the Panama Canal probe as Wise ponders how the magazine copied or secured the document.
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United States
Wise
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Wickersham
Sugar Trust
American Sugar Refining Company
Gustav Kissel
Thomas B. Harned
Holt
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Company
Mr. Wise
Cosmopolitan
Dr Frederick A Cook and His Documents Arrive in New York
Dr Frederick A Cook and his secretary Walter Lonsdale are photographed on arrival in New York. Admirers crown him with flower chains as he lands in Copenhagen carrying the explorer’s records box.
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Frederick A. Cook
DR. Cook
New York
Walter Lonsdale
Copenhagen
Paul Thompson
THREE DIE IN BROOKLYN FIRE AT JORDAN & CO CABINET WORKS
A blaze last night at Edward 3 Jordan & Co cabinet makers on Tiffany Place, Brooklyn, killed three workers from smoke. Max Gianowitzer and Salvatore Bambera perished, with a third unidentified man. property loss estimated at $100,000. Firefighters battled flames with water towers and searchlights, keeping the fire from spreading to adjacent Levy & Co ink works and major Jordan buildings.
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Edward 3
Jordan & Co
Tiffany Place
Brooklyn
Max Gianowitzer
Salvatore Bambero
Thomas Grant
Hicks Street
Degraw Street
Seth Low
Abram S. Hewitt
New Yorker
Frederick Levy & Co
Lally
Jordan Firm
Levy & Co
Jordan
Big Fire Destroys Newburg Shipyard Plant
In Newburg Poughkeepsie N Y December 22 a major blaze engulfed the Thomas 5 Marvel and Company shipyard yard. The fire began at 1 30 am and by 2 am officials feared the plant and several hulls under construction would be lost. Estimated damage runs about 250000 with ex governor Benjamin Odell among the principal backers in the venture.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dee
Thomas 5
Marvel & Co
Newburg
Trovernor Benjamin RB. Odell
Premier Bratianu Shot At In Bucharest
A workman fired three shots today at J J C Bratianu the Romanian Premier and Minister of the Interior one bullet struck him slightly injuring him the assailant was arrested in Bucharest December 21.
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Bucharest
J. J. C. Bratianu
Burglary Shootout at Pelham Manor Ends with Arrest
Patrolman A. B. Savage was shot in the shoulder during a confrontation with two burglars outside Allan Robinson’s country house in Pelham Manor. Savage clung to a suspect until help arrived. the two men, Albert Wilson and William Desnow, were detained at the Pelham Manor police station.
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Allan Robinson
Pelham Manor
Watrolman
A. B. Savage
New Rochelle Hospital
Harvard senior class poet resigns over voting list controversy
Boston dispatch says FE. EF. Hunt resigned as poet of Harvard's senior class. The resignation rests with President Lowell. Hunt is at home in Ohio and return to decide any action. He cites rumors of names withheld from the senior voting list during the Fish Brown controversy, insisting any omission was unintentional.
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Tribune
Boston
EF. Hunt
Harvard
Lowell
Hunt
Ohio
Boy Hit by Car on Park Avenue Fractures Both Legs
Six year old Alfred Hackett was struck by a car while walking with his father on Park Avenue near East 4th Street. The vehicle passed over him, breaking both legs. He was taken to the German Hospital and is said to be recovering. The chauffeur was arrested on a charge of assault and identified as Frank Spencer of 24 Amsterdam Avenue. The car was moving slowly and the boy ran into the street.
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Park Avenue
Sth Street
Alfred Hackett
John Hackett
Laughry
East 4Th Street
Frank Spencer
Amsterdam Avenue
Bey
Three Saved At Sea In Ice Battle Off Fire Island
Fire Island lifeboat crews rescued three gunners from Islip after their sloop Crin and a catboat were iced in on Great South Bay. Charles Foley Frank Slope and Charles Cizak rode out the storm, two boats drifted two miles, and rescuers boarded them at dawn. The men were fed and cared for at the Fire Island lifesaving station after a full day of ice breaking.
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Tribune
Fire Island
N. Y
Islip
Charles Foley
Frank Slope
Crin
Charles Cizak
Great South Bay
Cizak
Coxsee
Night Rider jury discharges after deadlock in Tennessee
In Union City Tennessee on December 21 the Night Rider cases jury reported no verdict, deadlocked at two to conviction. Judge Jones held Garett Johnson and John Clear on presegent bonds of 9.4 dollars each. The case was continued with no further trial this term. Dewey’s wines for holiday gifts offered by H T Dewey & Sons Co at 156 Putten Street New York with assorted cases priced 4 5 and 6 75.
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Union Ty, Tenn
Night Rider
Jones
Garett Johnson
John Clear
Dewey's
H. T. Dewey & Sons Co
Putten St
N.Y
Easton approves women property voters in town elections
Easton officials adopt an ordinance allowing women who own property valued at 3500 or more to vote in municipal elections. The measure follows a push by local suffragists and was posted by the town council today.
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The
Tribune
Easton
Pots of gold unearthed at old murder site in Wheeling
A laborer digging at 21st and Main in Wheeling unearthed six earthen jars containing gold coins valued at about 50 000. The property once belonged to the heirs of Dr. Schukart, murdered by a nephew decades ago. The contractor who excavated the site holds the money as heirs contest ownership with the Wheeling Stamping Company.
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The
Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Main Streets
Schukart
Schubart
Wheeling Stamping Company
Copenhagen Finds Cook An Impostor In North Pole Claim
A University of Copenhagen committee reports Dr Frederick A Cook produced no original astronomical observations and that his expedition papers lack essential details. The verdict brands Cook as an impostor and questions his North Pole discovery, provoking widespread indignation and calls to potentially revoke his degree.
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University of Copenhagen
Cook
New York Herald
Loose
Copenhagen University
Commodore Hovgaard
Pele
Roald Amundsen
Where is Dr Cook
Naples reports Dr Frederick A Cook likely in the city or recently passing through under an assumed name. Marseilles notes an exhaustive search found no trace of him in that city and Genoa says he may have spent time in southern France before arriving, though no witness can confirm sighting.
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Naples
Frederick A. Cook
Marseilles
Dr. Cook
Genoa
Cook
France
Pittsburg Chamber Removes Cook Picture After Lecture
The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce expelled a large photo of President Lee S. Smith shaking hands with Dr. Cook after a critical conference. Smith said Cook deceived them and ordered the picture removed, calling the incident an Ananias-like feat.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Presi”ent Smith
Little Tim Sullivan In Critical Condition At Home
Timothy P. Sullivan known as Little Tim, longtime leader in the Assembly District, fell seriously ill at Hot Springs Virginia and is now in critical condition at his East 2th Street home. Doctors report a possible nervous breakdown amid sinking spells, with Father Myhan giving last rites and supporters in Bowery awaiting further word.
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Timothy P
Littl Tim
Sullivan
Hot Springs
His¢Home
East 2Th Street
Little Tim
Father Myhan
Alderman Sullivan
City Hall
Sinking Fund Commission
Bowery
Eight year old girl attempts suicide over doll
Frances L Hodge, eight, in Mount Washington near Baltimore, tied a rope to her neck in her home after being punished for taking money from her mother’s purse to buy a longed for doll. Her six year old brother Frank found her body and alerted their mother. The children had been playing and took the coin from the purse. Frances feared Santa would not bring the doll.
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Baltimore
Frances L. Hodge
Mount Washington
Frank
Frances
Santa Claus
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