Fallières Attacked in Paris Street by Royalist Suspect
President Fallières, on a morning walk with secretary Ramondou and Colonel Lasson, was attacked by a waltzer named Jean Mattis. Mattis was restrained by security, accused of assaulting a magistrate, and found with Royalist materials. Authorities note possible royalist agitation amid press campaigns alleging government misdeeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Armand Fallières
France
M. Ramondou
Lasson
Rue de l Ettoile
M. Falliéres
Ramondou
Falli@res
Jean Mattis
Department of Savoie
General Mercier
Duke of Orleans
The
Patrie Francaise
Mattis
Libre Parole
L’action
Steinheil
Faure
Dreyfus
Felliéres
Philippe Astresse
Court of Appeals
M. Fallières
Mme. Astresse
White
Cabinet
Elyste Palace
Mathis
Gisevon
Imperial Edict Forms Guard for Prince Chun
An edict orders Princes Tsai Tao and Yu Lang and Grand Councillor Tieh Liang to form an imperial guard from Manchu regiments for Prince Chun the Regent. The guards recently protected palace gates while a leading article in a Yuan Shi Kai controlled newspaper urged the Regent to stay in the palace to avoid assassination risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tsai-Tao
Yu Lang
Tieh Liang
Prince Chun
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Speech From Japanese Throne Hails Friendlier Ties in Far East
The Emperor addressed the Diet in joint session calling for harmony as he noted improving relations with treaty powers and a budget submission to realign imperial finances. The Diet approved a brief reply and recessed from December 26 to January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Diet
Ger
Far East
Ajourn
Canadian Fisheries Protest Urges Ottawa to Define North Pacific Sovereignty
Vancouver reports the boards of trade fisheries committee plans a strong memorial to the Dominion government asserting Canadian sovereignty from Dixon Entrance to Hecate Strait, arguing waters between Queen Charlotte Islands and the mainland fall under Canada. It warns American halibut boats poaching threaten Vancouver and Prince Rupert ports and calls for a faster protective service with cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Fisheries Committee
The
Board of Trade
Dominion
Canada
North Pacific
Canadian
Queen Charlotte Islands
Dixon Entrance
Hecate Strait
Ottawa
United States
Prince Rupert
Warships to Visit Naples for Wisconsin Illinois Kearsarge
Naples prepares to welcome the Wisconsin the Illinois and the Kearsarge under Rear Admiral William P. Potter arriving around January 17. A mayor headed committee plans a dinner a gala at the Theatre of San Carlo and trips to Pompeii Capri Sorrento and Mount Vesuvius. The squadron will tour Rome meeting King Victor Emmanuel and Vice Admiral Mirabello during the ten day visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Wisconsin
Illinote
Kearsarge
Wiliam P. Potter
San Carlo
Pompeii
Capri
Sorrento
Mountesuvius
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Mirabello
Mutiny on Lebaudy's Yacht Off Tenerife
The crew of the yacht Balla owned by Jacques Lebaudy mutinied off the Canary Islands hoisting Haytian colors. The vessel limped to Santa Cruz for coal shortage and the mutineers were arrested. A new crew was put aboard the yacht today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Jacques Lebaudy
The
Sahara
Santa Cruz
Gompers Arrives in Atlantic City for Stay at Lamborn Hotel
Samuel Gompers arrived in Atlantic City and lodged at the Hotel Lamborn. He spent the afternoon strolling the boardwalk, meeting acquaintances, and said he would remain in the city for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
Atlantic City
Lamborn
Dynamite wrecks three story building under construction
A three story brick and steel structure on St Endoak streets near Kansas City was partially wrecked by dynamite shortly before midnight. Police say the blast was the work of hot headed union men and note New Haven steel workers were employed on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Bric and Steel
Stendoak Streets
Newvuton Steel
Russia and Austria Discuss Bosnian Annexation and Peace
In St Petersburg the foreign minister Iswolsky presented Russia’s annual policy statement. He praised the Japanese American accord for preserving the status quo and Chinese independence. The speech echoed past notes, admitted the 1877 Austro-Russian Budapest accord, and suggested only a concert of powers could bind Austria further. The Douma debated budget issues and a controversial Armenian remark led to suspensions as Social Democrats protested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Amid Cold Wave
In St Petersburg on December 25 the cold spell coincided with a spike in cholera. Thirty one new cases reported and thirteen deaths occurred today, with two hundred twenty five patients now hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Sorbonne Medical School closed to freshmen and sophomores
Paris observers report the university council sealed the Sorbonne Medical School for three months after student demonstrations against the new examination system. First and second year students were barred from classes as authorities impose a temporary suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Medical School of the
Sorbonne
University Council
School of Medicine
Gelderland at Willemstad Ends Dutch Demonstration
The Gelderland cruiser arrived in Willemstad as the Dutch call off demonstrations against Venezuela while negotiations between the Netherlands and Venezuela resume. General Riera says he was summoned to Caracas by President Gomez and will depart soon. General Aristides Telleria, formerly Lara governor and longtime exile, also has been summoned to Venezuela.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Gelderland
Venezuela
Holland
Netherlands
Gregorio Segundo Riera
Castro
Gomez
Caracas
Aristides Telleria
Lara
New Portuguese Ministry Formed In Lisbon
After vain efforts by leaders, Arthur Alberto de Campos Henriques formed a new cabinet in Lisbon taking the Interior portfolio. New ministers include Espregueira as Finance minister Sousa Telles War minister Wenceslao de Lima Foreign Affairs Castro Public Works Cabral Marine and Joao Alarcan Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Arthur Alberto de Campos Henriques
Ferreira
Interior
Senhor Espregueira
Senhor Sousa Telles
Senhor Wenceslao de Lima
Luiz Castro
Antonio Cabral
Joao Alarcan
Homesick for Polish home ends in tragedy
Bridgeport Connecticut reports a man named Joseph Ganza, driven by homesickness, shot himself five times and died. In Ridgefield, Mrs. Louisa Mencoboni was seriously wounded after a quarrel with her husband’s foe, who fled. Derby man Charles A Bahner killed himself after a quiet talk with his wife and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Poland
Joseph Ganza
Ridgefield
Louisa Mencoboni
Danbury Hospital
Charles A. Bahner
Derby
Women Escape in College Fire
Front Royal reports one of Eastern College for Young Women dormitories destroyed by fire on Christmas Day. The dormitory housed sleeping quarters and an art museum. most students were away, and those present escaped uninjured. The quadrangle’s largest building is a total loss, with valuable paintings saved. Fire likely started from a defective flue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Front Royal
Eastern College For Young Women
Mayor John Taylor Found Dead Near Sheridan
Sheridan Wyoming reports the body of John B Taylor mayor for fifth term found in a clump of willows a mile north of town. He appears to have frozen to death in frigid December conditions near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
John 8. Taylor
Coaden
Cannon accident injures Tenn. youth in Deep South item
In Tenn. Deep South region Robert Pardue, nineteen, suffered a grave arm injury when a cannon cracker exploded late this evening. His left arm was blown to fragments and amputated above the elbow. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Tenn
Deep
Robert Pardue
Johnson
Fires claim three in Joggins coal mine tragedy
In Amherst New Brunswick on December 2 a mine fire traps and suffocates John H. Coleman age 25 and George Sawyer age 29 while Frank McNeil age 22 sustains severe burns likely fatal. The blaze is stopped before major property damage. Chicago scene follows: Miss Ellen Downey, recently run down by a brick wagon driver, dies after forgiving him and seeking no police prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Joggins
John H. Coleman
George Sawyer
Frank McNeil
Chicago
Ellen Downey
Agar at Home Again in Indiana After Embezzlement Scandal
Princeton, Indiana, Dec 25 H E Agar alleged embezzler and forger of 125000 reappeared at 3 am. He arrived from St Louis in custody, faced forgery charges and a 1000 bond. Agar, who vanished on a barge in 1907, explained debt and grain speculation drove his disappearance. He spoke of starting anew in Texas as Ralph Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Princeton
Ind
H. E. Agar
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 four day fire in hold near Saba
The steamer Munin reported arriving from St Kitts after a four day blaze in the fore hold off Saba. Captain Larzen said the fire started November 11 while en route from New York to Venezuelan ports and was fought by crew with shore aid before reaching St Kitts to extinguish. Cargo and vessel suffered heavy damage from flames and firefighting water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munin
St. Kitts
Venezuelan
Larzen
Saba
Dutch West Indies
Revolt erupts at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
In Chicago a church faction clash at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church led to police presence this morning. Rebels armed with revolvers and knives seized the church and barred regular worshippers led by Pastor Rev. A Mandalares. Seven arrests followed the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Holy Trinity
A. Mandelares
Priest in cab runs down sailor in Central Park West
Emilie Guillon a sailor from the French cruiser Amiral Aube was struck by a cab in Central Park West near 9th Street while Rev Father J J Keegan pastor of St Thomas Church on 8th Street was a passenger The driver John Corbett 2172 Eighth Avenue says the sailor walked in front of the horse He was taken to J Hood Wright Hospital with contusions Corbett held at West 160th Street station on assault charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie Guillon
Amiral Aube
North River
Central Park West
J. J. Keegan
St. Thomas’s Roman Catholic Church
8Th Street
John Corbett
Eighth Avenue
J. Hood Wright
Corbett
West 160Th Street
Woman jumps to save life after knife attack in apartment
Florence Quick a 21 year old Black woman of 341 West 37th Street jumped from a second story window to escape a Christmas night quarrel. She was stabbed in the left eye but treated at New York Hospital. condition not serious. No arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Wurster
Old City of
Brooklyn
William J. Gaynor
McClellan
Interdenominational Committee of the Clergy of
Greater New York
Florence Quick
West 37Th Street
Beeuwkes
New York Hospital
Florence
Thompson
Prisoners Ready as Magistrate Goes Home
After Magistrate Barlow adjourned the Jefferson Market police court early ten prisoners charged with petty offenses were left to spend Christmas in jail. Ten minutes later the magistrate left for home, and soon the prisoners began arriving for detention during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barlow
Jefferson Market
Fatal end to auto race on Foothill Boulevard
In Oakland on Foothill Boulevard a wild auto race today left one man dead and three others severely hurt. The deceased is William L. Mowery a chauffeur. Injured were A Jorgensen Miss Mary Jorgensen and Miss Mary Jensen. Mowery was pinned beneath the overturned car after skidding into the curb while competing with a vehicle driven by John Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Foothill
William L. Mowery
A. Jorgensen
Mary Jorgensen
Mary Jensen
Mowery
John Morgan
Terminal charges agreed for New York terminal access
New Haven and New York Central officials settle a system of terminal charges in New York City. Trackage rights from Woodlawn to 57th Street and Grand Central Station enlargement terms are outlined. Payments for Woodlawn to 57th Street use are set at about seven cents per passenger, readjustable over time. Terminal rents at Grand Central depend on the number of New Haven cars using the terminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company
New York City
Woodlawn
D1th Street
New Haven Corporation
Grand Central Station
New Haven Company
New York Central
57Th Street
Grand Central Terminal
Bus and trolley collision injures two in midtown
An empty Astor stables theatre bus from 153 East 53d Street collided with a northbound Lexington Avenue trolley near 33rd Street last evening. Driver James Loraine, 25, and officer George Higgenbotham, 25, were hurled to the street and bruised. Loraine, a strike breaker, lived at 161 West 35th Street. Higgenbotham at 21 Varick Street. They were treated at Flower Hospital and sent home. Proprietor John H. Naughton ran the stables.
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Astor
East 53d Street
Ifs
Lexington Avenue
33D Street
James Loraine
George Higgenbotham
Loraine
Higgenbotham
Power
Flower Hospital
West 35Th Street
Higgembotham
Varick Street
John H. Naughton
Negro Hall Boy Charged With Threat Letters at West Point
Charles Williams, a hall boy at Negro Hall, was arrested after admitting he sent threatening letters to James C. Crawford janitor of the West Point apartment house and to Crawford’s employer, Benjamin A. Jackson. The letters warned Crawford to quit within three days and referenced a bomb and dagger. Police noted three suspicious payments in the building linked to the warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Crawford
West Point
West Sun Street
Charles Williams
Central Office
Conroy
Williams
Benjamin A. Jackson
Crawford
Brooklyn
Jackson
Federal grand jury probes packing firms in price and territory deals
Chicago December 25 United States District Attorney Sims says the federal grand jury inquiry will include methods of large packing firms and possible price fixing and market division agreements. Special agents from the Interstate Commerce Commission and Secret Service will report findings to the grand jury as witnesses from Nelson Morris Co and several railroad officials have been subpoenaed. The probe also covers shipping rates and potential rebates, with testimony expected into the next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Sims
Grand Jury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Nelson Morris & Co
Bail Set At Forty Thousand For Two Men On Larceny Charges
Vincenzo Collucci and Pasquale Adinofi were arrested at 112th street and First Avenue on petty larceny charges. Magistrate Walsh set bail at 40 000 for both after police headquarters suggested it. Nicola Bale reported his August loss of two children in a fire and exposed a scheme where others collected funds for burial costs, totaling about 700 secured from donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincenzo Collucci
East 112Th Street
Pasquale Adinofi
112Th Street
First Avenue
Walsh
Nicola Bale
McNey
Chicago Fraud Involves 60000 Forged Bills Receivable
Chicago authorities warn bankers trust companies and note brokers of a scheme that plants duplicate forged bills receivable in the city. Brokers discount the paper, then banks discount it, with discovery expected in 60 to 90 days. No arrests yet, several persons are under surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miscellaneous Foreign Mail Snippets on Nature and Wit
Reports describe electric Nile fish with a skin electrical organ delivering up to 2 volts, a leafless Pacific island tree with hard sap useful medicinally, and a English scientist arguing blushing marks brain activity. Also notes on Chinese theatricals amusements and a chemical seaweed moss compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Islands
Pacific
Ingenious Substitutes and Oddities from Far Lands and Feasts
A survey of curious claims and marvels: a versatile English synthetic material rivaling leather and marble for many uses. a quirky British cooking scene with a boy reporting a supper gone wild. a dry Chilean air keeping corpses. Also notes on a German lung surgery cabinet, the steep Virgl Railway in Tyrol, Roche melen Our Lady of the Snows festival, a Viking ship find in Norway, and Chinese banquet rituals with clattering chopsticks and shared feasts.
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Fallieres
Vancouver Board
Lebaudy
Haytian
Faculty of the
Connecticut
Eastern Art Museum
Virginia
Mayor
Moving Picture
Bowery
14Th Street
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
Bronx
Moving Picture Association
Murray Hill Lyceum
Rogers & Rogers
Association
Pulitzer Building
N.Y. Central
New Haven & Hartford
Greenhut & Company
6Th Ave
B. Altman & Co
Parker
Andirons
Jewis
New York
Birkend
England
Chili
Valparaiso
Nis
Virgl
Bozen
Tyrol
Mendel
Vesuvius
Europe
Virg
Eisach
Bonifacio Rosario
Susa
Rochemelen
Snows
Norway
Shers
Oseberg
Tonsberg
Saertlegrouns Ime
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