Fallieres Attacked in Paris Street by Royalist Fanatic
President Fallières was assaulted on a Paris street as Colonel Lasson and M Ramondou intervened. The assailant Jean Mattis, a 24 year old waiter from Savoie, was captured with Royalist pamphlets and medals on his person. Authority links speculate manipulation by reactionary press. Mattis charged with assaulting a magistrate.
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Paris
Armand Fallières
France
M. Ramondou
Lasson
Elysée Palace
Rue de l'Ettoile
M. Falli
Department of Savoie
General Mercier
Duke of Orleans
Patric Francaise
Mattis
Libre Parole
L'Action
Steinhell
Faure
Dreyfus
Felliéres
Philippe Astresse
Court of Appeals
M. Falliéres
Mme. Astresse
White
Cabinet
Elyste Palace
Mathis
Gisavon
Guard for Prince Chun Formed From Manchu Regiments
Imperial edict orders Princes Tsai Tao and Yu Lang and Grand Councillor Tieh Liang to form an imperial guard of picked Manchu regiments for Prince Chun the Regent. The men had guarded palace gates and a leading article in a Yuan Shi Kai controlled newspaper urged the Regent to stay in the palace to avoid assassination.
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Peking
Tsai-Tao
Yu Lang
Tieh Liang
Prince Chun
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Speech From Japanese Throne Hails Warizen Diet Harmony
The Emperor told the joint Diet that empire relations with treaty powers grow friendlier and Far East peace is strengthened. He noted submitting a budget to fulfill imperial finances readjustment and urged harmony in deliberations. The Diet approved a brief reply and adjourned from December 25 to January 2.
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Tokic
Diet
Geyseid
Far East
Ajourn
Canadian fishery protest seeks Canadian sovereignty in North Pacific
Vancouver fisheries committee drafts a memorial urging Ottawa to define Canada’s sovereignty from Dixon Entrance to Hecate Strait, arguing waters between Queen Charlotte Islands and the mainland are within Dominion jurisdiction. It warns US boats poaching could push Americans out and boost Vancouver and Prince Rupert as fishing ports. The memo also calls for stronger protective service with fast cruisers.
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Vancouver
Fisheries Committee
The
Board of Trade
Dominion
Canada
North Pacific
Canadian
Queen Charlotte Islands
Dixon Entrance
Hecate Strait
Ottawa
United States
Prince Rupert
Welcome to warships at Naples arrival details
Naples December preparations underway for the visits of the Wisconsin Illinois and the Kearsarge under Rear Admiral William P. Potter arriving January 17. A dinner for officers and men is planned and a gala at the Theatre of San Carlo with excursions to Pompeii Capri Sorrento and Mount Vesuvius. The admiral and staff will travel to Rome to meet King Victor Emmanuel and Vice Admiral Mirabello during the ten day visit.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Kearscarge
William P. Potter
San Carlo
Pompeii
Capri
Sorrento
Mount Jesuvius
Mutiny on Lebaudy's Yacht Off Canary Coast
Off Tenerife the crew of yacht Balia owned by Jacques Lebaudy mutinied and hoisted Haytian colors. They put into Santa Cruz after lack of protest and were arrested on arrival. A fresh crew was placed on board today.
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Tenerife
Canary Islands
Jacques Lebaudy
Santa Cruz
Samuel Gompers Arrives in Atlantic City for Several Days
Samuel Gompers arrived in Atlantic City and is staying at the Hotel Lamborn. He walked the boardwalk in the afternoon, met acquaintances, and said he would remain for several days.
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Atlantic City
Samuel Gompers
Lamborn
Three Story Brick Steel Building Damaged By Dynamite
In Kansas City Mississippi at St Endwink streets a three story brick steel building under construction was partly wrecked by dynamite shortly before midnight last night. Non union steel workers had been employed in the project and police say the act was the work of hot headed union men.
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Kansas City
Nn Steel
Stendwink Streets
Nolice
Russia and Austria in St Petersburg Douma debate
In St Petersburg the Douma heard M Iswolsky present Russia's foreign policy noting approval of the Japanese American pact preserving the status quo and open door in the Far East. He admitted the 1877 Austro Russian Budapest convention, sparking discussion on Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pokrovsky accused Russia of plotting in Bulgaria. suspensions followed as Social Democrats protested.
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St. Petersburg
M. Iswolsky
Douma
Russia
Far East
China
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Berlin
M. Pokrovsky
Social Democrat
Bulgaria
Alexander
Ferdinand
M. Canter
Khomyakoff
M. Gegtchemrin
Cholera Cases Rise in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on Thursday and Friday a cold wave coincided with a surge in cholera. Thirty-one new cases were recorded and thirteen deaths with two hundred twenty five patients now hospitalized.
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St. Petersburg
Sorbonne Medical School Closed for Three Months
Paris reports the university council ordered a three month closure of the Medical School for first and second year students after demonstrations against the new examination system.
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Paris
Medical School of the
Sorbonne
University Council
School of Medicine
Gelderland Arrives at Willemstad as Venezuela Talks Continue
The Dutch cruiser Gelderland reached Willemstad signaling closure of the Dutch demonstration against Venezuela while negotiations are to resume between the Netherlands and Venezuela. General Gregorio Segundo Riera, allied with opposition to President Castro, said he will depart for Caracas, and General Aristides Telleria, ex-governor of Lara, has been summoned to Venezuela.
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Willemstad
Gelderland
Venezuela
Holland
Netherlands
Gregorio Segundo Riera
Castro
Gomez
Caracas
Aristides Telleria
Lara
Portuguese ministry formed with Henriques as interior minister
After failed bids from several leaders, Arthur Alberto de Campos Henriques, formerly Minister of Justice in the Ferreira Cabinet, established a new cabinet and appointed himself Interior Minister. New ministers include Espregueira Finance, Sousa Telles War, Wenceslao Lima Foreign Affairs, Luiz Castro Public Works, Antonio Cabral Marine, and Joao Alarcan Justice.
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Lisbon
Arthur Alberto de Campos Henriques
Ferreira
Interior
Senhor Espregueira
Senhor Sousa Telles
Senhor Wenceslao de Lima
Luiz Castro
Antonio Cabral
Joao Alarcan
Homesick immigrant ends life in Bridgeport after Christmas plan
A Polish immigrant, Joseph Ganza, shot himself five times as he recalled his homeland, dying later. In Ridgefield, Mrs. Louisa Mencoboni was shot by a man in a quarrel with her husband and remains in serious condition at Danbury Hospital. Derby man Charles A. Bahner fatally shot himself after a conversation with his wife and son.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Poland
Joseph Ganza
Ridgefield
Louisa Mencoboni
Danbury
Charles A. Bahner
Derby
Fire destroys Eastern College dormitory and art museum
A large dormitory at Eastern College for young women in Front Royal Virginia burned down on Christmas Day. The fire, starting from a likely defective flue, gutted the quadrangle building housing sleeping quarters and the art museum though several valuable paintings were saved. Most students were away for holidays and those remaining escaped unharmed.
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Tribune
Front Royal
Eastern College For
Mayor John B. Taylor Found Dead North of Sheridan
The body of John B. Taylor, serving his fifth term as mayor of Sheridan, Wyoming, was discovered in a brushy clump about a mile north of town. He apparently froze to death in the cold December conditions.
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Sheridan
Wyo
John 8B
Taylor
Young Man Loses Arm After Firework Blast In Johnson City
Johnson City Tennessee report says Robert Pardue aged nineteen suffered severe injury when a cannon cracker exploded late tonight. His left arm was blown to fragments and amputated above the elbow. authorities cautioned readers on safe handling of firecrackers.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Robert Pardue
Suffocation in Joggins Coal Mine Fire Tragedy
Amherst Nova Scotia reports three men affected by mine fire shock. John H. Coleman 25 and George Sawyer 29 suffocated. Frank McNeil 22 badly burned with prognosis poor. Fire halted before major property damage. In Chicago Illinois Miss Ellen Downey dies after being struck by brick wagon driver. She forgives him and asks protection from prosecution.
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Amherst
Joggins
John H. Coleman
George Sawyer
Frank McNeil
Chicago
Dec
Ellen Downey
Agar at Home Again Greeted By Indiana Friends
H E Agar once deemed dead after an embezzlement scare reappeared in Princeton Indiana at 3 AM in custody of officers from Texas. He faces a forgery charge for 5000 dollars, with Indiana and Texas governors granting his return, a $1000 bond filed by ten citizens, and plans to return home to his rejoicing family after years of assumed death.
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Tribune
Princeton
Ind
H. E. Agar
Fiesh
St. Louis
Texas
Agar
Justice Sprowl
Sprowl
H. D. McGarry
Indiana
Wabash River
R. A. Conner
San Benito
Tex
Louisiana
Ralph A. Connor
Brownsville
Munin Battles Fire At Sea From St Kitts To Port
The steamer Munin battled a four day fire in her fore hold after leaving port on November 4. Off Saba Dutch West Indies on November 11 the crew reported exhausting efforts to extinguish the blaze. The ship limped to St Kitts for aid and both cargo and vessel suffered heavy damage from flames and water.
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Munin
St. Kitts
Venezuelan
Larzen
Saba
Dutch West Indies
Revolt at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago
Early December turmoil at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church ended with police clearing the building after rebels fought with revolvers and knives. Pastor Rev A Mandelares led regulars who were barred from entry. seven arrests followed the standoff.
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Chicago
Holy Trinity
A. Mandelares
Priest in cab runs down sailor in Central Park West
Emile Guillon a sailor from the French cruiser Amiral Aube was struck by a cab on Central Park West near 90th Street. Father J J Keegan pastor of St Thomas's Church was a passenger. Driver John Corbett of 2172 Eighth Avenue says the sailor walked into the horse's path. Guillon was taken to J Hood Wright Hospital with contusions. Corbett was arrested at West 18th Street station on assault charges.
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Emile Guillon
Amiral Aube
North River
Central Park West
J. J. Keegan
St. Thomas's Roman Catholic Church
18Th Street
John Corbett
Eighth Avenue
J. Hood Wright
Corbett
West 1Th Street
Woman jumps to escape attack in New York flat
Florence Quick, 21, of 341 West 37th street, leaped from a second story rear window last night to escape a knife wound. Stabbed in the left eye, she was treated at New York Hospital. A Christmas party preceded the quarrel. no arrests were made as neighbors reported her death scare.
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Florence Quick
West 37Th Street
Beeuwkes
New York Hospital
Florence
Thompson
Early adjournment leaves ten prisoners in jail over Christmas
Magistrate Barlow adjourned the Jefferson Market police court unusually early yesterday morning. Ten prisoners charged with petty offenses remained in custody to spend Christmas in jail, arriving ten minutes after the magistrate left the bench to celebrate the holiday.
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Barlow
Jefferson Market
Men vow to fight Mayor over closing moving pictures
Morning gatherings promise injunctions to force open every picture house in the city. They claim expert counsel backs their stance and threaten damages for each day closed. The Moving Picture Association plans a $15,000 to $18,000 fund to resume operations, with clerical support praising the Mayor for Sabbath-law enforcement.
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Moving Picture
Brooklyn
Bowery
14Th Street
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
Bronx
Moving Picture Association
Murray Hill Lyceum
Rogers & Rogers
Association
Pulitzer Building
Fatal end to auto race on Foothill Boulevard
In Oakland on Foothill Boulevard a wild race left one dead and three others injured. William L. Mowery, a chauffeur, died after his car skidded, hit a curb and overturned trapping him beneath the machine. Injured were A Jorgensen, Miss Mary Jorgensen and Miss Mary Jensen. John Morgan drove the competing car.
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Oakland
Cal
Foothill
William L. Mowery
A. Jorgensen
Mary Jorgensen
Mary Jensen
Mowery
John Morgan
Terminal charges agreed for New York City rail trackage
New Haven and Central Railroad officials reach a system of terminal charges in New York City covering Woodlawn to Sixth Street trackage and the Grand Central Station enlargement. Payments to the Central for Woodlawn to Sixth Street trackage are on a pro rata basis about seven cents per passenger, with Grand Central rent tied to the number of New Haven cars using the terminal.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
New York City
Woodlawn
Sith Street
New Haven Corporation
Grand Central Station
New Haven Company
New York Central
Bus In Collision With Lexington Car In Strife Tensions
An empty theatre bus from Astor stables at 133 East 53d street collided with a northbound Lexington avenue trolley near 53d Street and Lexington. Driver James Loraine and special officer George Higgenbotham were hurled to the street and badly bruised. Loraine, 25, said to live at 161 West 35th Street. Higgenbotham, 25, of 21 Varick Street. Loraine identified as a strike breaker. John H Naughton owns the stables at 58d Street.
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Astor
East 53d Street
Lexington Avenue
33D Street
James Loraine
George Higgenbotham
Loraine
Higgenbotham
Power
Flower Hospital
West 35Th Street
Varick Street
John H Naughton
Negro Hall Boy Charged With Threat Letters
Charles Williams, a hall boy at Negro Hall in West Point, was arrested by Central Office Detective Conroy for sending threatening letters to James C. Crawford, janitor at 436 West Sun, and to Crawford’s employer, attorney Benjamin A. Jackson. Williams admitted the acts, allegedly aiming to force Crawford from his job amid three prior fires. The letters warned of a bomb and a dagger and gave three days to quit.
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James C. Crawford
West Point
West Sun Street
Charles Williams
Central Office
Conroy
Willams
Benjamin A. Jackson
Crawford
Brooklyn
Jackson
Federal grand jury to probe packing firms practices
Chicago December 25 United States District Attorney Sims announced that the federal grand jury investigation will thoroughly examine packing firms methods alongside shipping rate and rebate inquiries. Special agents from the Interstate Commerce Commission and Secret Service will report results. The probe seeks to show tacit price fixing and territorial division in various markets. Nelson Morris & Co. has been summoned with other witnesses and railroad officials have been served subpoenas. The grand jury will convene Monday and hear evidence into whether federal law against price agreements has been violated.
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Chicago
United States
Sims
Grand Jury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Nelson Morris & Co
Pair Held on Petty Larceny. Bail Set at 40000
Vincenzo Collucci and Pasquale Adinofi were arrested at 112th street and First avenue on petty larceny charges. Magistrate Walsh set bail at 40000 after police HQ input. Nicola Bale reported losing two children in a fire and now alleges others collected funeral funds totaling 700 for burial costs.
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Vincenzo Collucci
112Th Street
Pasquale Adinofi
114Th Street
First Avenue
Walsh
Nicola Bale
East 12Th Street
East 112Th Street
Chicago Fraud Involves $60,000 In Forged Bills
Chicago reports a scam involving sixty thousand dollars of forged notes receivable planted with banks. The method uses duplicate bills receivable sold to note brokers at discount, who then discount with their banks. The fraud is typically uncovered after sixty to ninety days. No arrests have been reported, though several individuals are under surveillance.
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Chicago
Foreign Mails Highlight Curious Natural Wonders and Theories
The Nile electric fish with an electrical organ that runs the body and can reach two megavolts in an eight inch specimen stuns prey. A leafless Pacific island tree yields medicinal sap but burns hard as iron. An English scientist claims blushing proves brain power and that infants and idiots cannot blush. Chinese theatricals amuse the public, seen as the main escape from sorrow.
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Nile
Pacific
Incredible Substitutes and Oddities From Historic Wonders
An English inventor touts a versatile substitute for leather and other materials, listing uses from soles to ivory combs. A Birkenhead mother’s cooking tale follows a boy warning that a sheepshead is devouring carrots. The Virgil Railway near Bozen claims steepest European gradient, while Roche Melen’s peak hosts a long-standing Our Lady of the Snows festival. A buried Viking ship at Oseberg reveals rich relics and a damaged treasure. Chinese ancestral feasts feature clinking chopsticks and a chorus of voices as cooks prepare.
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Birkenhead
England
Norway
Shers
Oseberg
Tonsberg
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