Treaty not to sight. Canal negotiations stall over annuity
Washington reports Panama Canal talks bogged by a $500,000 annuity dispute with Colombia seeking about $600,000 while the U.S. offer hovers near $100,000. Cromwell and Herran conferred with Hay as negotiators push for a settlement this month amid public pressure.
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Tribune
Washington
Jan
Herran
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
Hay
Panama
United States
Colombie
Colombia
Bogota
Girl Rescues Drowning Boy at Brookdale Lake
Miss Carrie Schermerhorn of Norris Town Pennsylvania, visiting near Brookdale New Jersey, rescued George Jordan from drowning on the lake near the Isolation Hospital. She formed a human life line, braved ice, pulled him from the water, and received a kiss of thanks.
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Joomfield
N. J
Carrie Schermerhorn
Norristown
Penn
Brookdale
Miss Schermerhorn
George Jordan
Boy Hero Saves Brother From Hudson Ice
Charles Church eleven, of Tarrytown, dived onto the ice and rescued his eight year old brother Alonzo from drowning in the Hudson River yesterday. He clung to a sled and pulled Alonzo to safety after the two ventured far onto thin ice while skating.
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Charles Church
Tarrytown
Alonzo
Hudson River
Leveson Bertie Named British Ambassador to Rome
London Jan 3 announces Sir Francis Leveson Bertie KC B, Assistant Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, will succeed Lord Currie as British Ambassador at Rome. Currie resigned December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
King Edward
Francis Leveson Bertie
Lord Currie
Hawley
Rome
Southern Railway Express Through Bisertag Line Dates
Train service from New York departs 3:05 P.M. with dining car available. The Bisertag Car Line operates through Camden Augusta Summerville and Charleston routes via the Southern Railway.
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Camden
Augusta
Summerville
Charleston
Southern Railway
Bisertag
New York
New York Ces
Advu
China Indemnity Crisis Deepens Across Powers
The signatories of the Chinese peace protocol, excluding the American, plan identical notes to China warning of grave consequences for noncompliance. Powers seek gold basis for indemnity and restrict China’s arguments on debt rise due to silver drop, with possible territorial concessions if demands are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Philippines
Straits Settlements
Hague reference urged as powers decline indemnity on silver
The State Department reports Peking has declined a second indemnity instalment on a silver basis. The move is viewed as sinister but not clearly threatening. U S officials favor arbitration and hint at submitting the issue to The Hague tribunal if tensions rise, while supporting China’s silver basis stance for moral and territorial reasons.
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Washington
State Department
Peking
China
Hague Tribunal
United States
Festivities at Delhi Recall Mutiny Veterans
Delhi January 3. A grand assault at arms in the durbar arena highlighted today’s celebrations with thousands of British and native soldiers in artillery and cavalry displays, tent pegging, and horseman feats. The Viceroy Lord Curzon and the Duke of Connaught greeted Mutiny veterans at the central camp as Lady Curzon and guests observed from the vice regal residence veranda.
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Delhi
India
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
Duke of Connaught
Curzon
Lord Curzon
King George Growing Weaker in Dresden
Jan 2 Dresden reports King George of Saxony growing weaker with irregular pulse, feeble heart action, and fluctuating temperature. Physicians use quinine to stimulate him as officials note his insistence on handling government business worsens his condition. London dispatch says German specialists declare the king's condition critical with little hope of recovery.
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Dresden
Saxony
George
London
Central News
Grand Trunk Wreck Near Merritton Tunnel Injures Three
A serious Grand Trunk collision west of the Merritton tunnel today involves a Chicago express and a light engine. Dessault was killed while Buckpitt, Duke, and Horning were injured with Horning dying later. Twenty passengers escaped with minor injuries as repairs and investigations begin.
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St. Catherine's
Ont
Grand Trunk Railroad
Merritton Tunnel
Chicago Express
William Neil
Niagara Falls
Duke
Abraham Dessault
Sarnia
Buckpitt
Horning
London
Dessault
Merritton
Hamilton
Three Senators Rebel Shake Up New York GOP
Governor Odell met with Sen Platt and party leaders while three insurgent senators Elsberg Brackett and Brown pressed to reshuffle leadership and Finance Cities committees. They warned of defection jeopardizing Platt's re election and a Republican program for Albany.
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Elsberg
New York
Brackett
Saratoga
Brown
Watertown
Platt
John Raines
Senate
Senator White
Malloy
Odell
Dunn
Senator Platt
Colonel Dunn
Robert C. Morris
Republican County Committee
W. H. Ten Eyck
Higgins
Frederick Nixon
Woodruff
Foxy
Raines
Senator Marshall
Brooklyn
Joseph M. Dickey
Newburg
Ashley W. Cole
Cole
Dickey
Union Fights Potter Strife at Shafer Barry Plant
Schenectady New York January 3 union painters at Shafer Barry plant announce a strike if William Potter who was expelled in October for service during the Hudson Valley strike is not discharged. Potter holds an injunction from Justice Howard ordering reinstatement. union officials concede membership without issuing a card.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Shafer & Barry
William Potter
Painters’ Union
Hudson Valley
Potter
Justice Howard
Supreme Court
Fall of earth enlarges cave endangering Evans building
Scranton Pennsylvania reports another earth fall near the Evans building on the cave edge at Olyphant. The house overhangs the abyss and may be swallowed. cracks appear on adjacent properties and fear grows. The Delaware and Hudson dumps ashes into the cavity edge and expects to fill it in about a week amid imminent danger to three more buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Penn
Olyphant
Evans
Delaware and Hudson Company
Plan for elevated tracks eyed to ease crowded city transit
The State Railroad Commission meets tomorrow at 2 p m in Parlor D of the Fifth Avenue Hotel to hear the Merchants Association on streetcar crowding remedies. Discussion covers a proposed double deck track on the elevated line, franchise issues for the Manhattan Railway, and possible citywide remedies including platform widening and extra cars.
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State Railroad Commission
Fifth Avenue
Merchants’ Association
Vreeland
Frank W. Baker
Tribune
Baker
Ashley W. Cole
Cole
Mr. Cole
Manhattan Railway Company
Albert B. Boardman
Rapid Transit Commission
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company
Mr. Boardman
Supreme Court
Cantor
Grout
Staate-Zeitung
Wason Company
Springfield
Mass
Commission
Woodruff
S. Christy Mead
Albany
Women’s Health Protective Association
Academy of Medicine
John H. Elliott
Occupation at Porto Cabello by Blockading Powers
News reports from Porto Cabello and La Guayra describe blockading ships landing troops without firing. German marines briefly seized the customs house and wharves to clear the port. locals feared wider occupation, though the move aimed to suppress small craft and bolster the blockade. Revoltists were active on the city outskirts.
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Porto Cabello
Abolish East New York Loop bill to be introduced
The Twenty sixth Ward Board of Trade of Brooklyn moves to end the East New York loop as a terminal station urging elevated service along the line. Magistrate Furlong backs legislation and Miller to introduce the bill in Assembly while Senator Wagner handles the Senate. Florida East Coast schedules advertise through car service and sleeping car reservations via Southern Railway offices.
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Twenty-sixth Ward Board of Trade
Brooklyn
East New-York Loop
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Furlong
Railroad Commission
Board of Trade
Man Miller
That Assembly
Wagner
Senate
Florida East Coast
Southern Railway
Liss Broadway
Crisis at Caracas threatens government and foreigners
Paris dispatch reports Caracas menaced by revolutionary forces in the neighborhood. The city is described as critical as the bank lacks funds to meet government bills and expenses, with a feared forced loan affecting both foreigners and Venezuelans.
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Paris
Caracas
Allies Silent On Castro Arbitration Proposal
Washington reports no reply from London Berlin or Rome to President Castro's amended arbitration plan. U S ambassadors say they delivered the proposal to foreign offices and delays may stem from holidays while London Berlin exchanges pursue coordinated ally action.
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Washington
London
Berlin
Rome
Castro
United States
State Department
Red D Line Captain Suspended Over Venezuela Blockade Allegations
The Red D Line suspended Captain George Terrill amid an inquiry into alleged neutrality law violations. It is claimed he signaled the German gunboat Panther by dipping the stern light twice to aid the blockading force off Venezuela, enabling the Miranda’s capture. The probe follows remarks from company agents noting Terrill’s admission of a German officer boarding the Zulia in Maracaibo and the port’s harbor activity.
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Zulia
Red “D” Line
Porto Rico
Curacoa
W Bennett
George Terrill
Venezuela
Miranda
Panther
Maracaibo Harbor
Terrill
Maracaibo
Falke
John Crasso
Mayor of San Juan Arrested in Embezzlement Probe
Manuel Egazcue the mayor of San Juan Puerto Rico was arrested and held on five thousand dollars bail on charges of destroying city water receipt records. The case stems from an October petition alleging extensive embezzlement and misappropriation. No injuries were reported after clashes in the plaza amid defense efforts for another official.
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San Juan
P. R
Manuel Egazcue
Holst
the News
Acuna
Rivera
Smuggling Case In San Juan Continues Hearing
In San Juan Puerto Rico on January 3 the second smuggling case against Lt Commander George W Mentz and Benjamin Butler was adjourned for more testimony. Boxes were said to have been moved to several houses and new names appeared. No verdict today though judgment likely next Monday. It is not expected more cases will start.
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San Juan
P. R
George W. Mentz
US S. N
Benjamin Butler
Porto Rico
Luxurious Southern Palm Limited to Florida from New York
The Southern's Palm Limited departs New York daily except Sunday at 12 noon starting January 12 via Penn R R and Southern Ry reaching St Augustine the next afternoon. It features Pullman drawing room sleeping cars from New York to St Augustine. New York offices are at 1 Broadway.
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Lake Shore Limited
Chicago
New York
Via
Southern Railway
Broadway
Southern
Penna. R. R
Southern Ry
St. Augustine
Florida
New_York
s_aen
Augusta
Finance scandals and political shifts dominate London news
The Inspector General cites a 17.5 million deficit in the London and Globe group wave of liquidations with total losses caping 2.69 billion over a decade. British coverage notes reform needs, stock promotion dangers, and looming public confidence issues amid imperial and economic tensions.
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London
John Bull
Morocco
Balkans
Venezuela
Delhi
Mr. Chamberlain
South Africa
Whitaker Wright
London and Globe
Wright
Inspector General
Germany
Through Sleeping Car to Pinehurst on Southern Railway
Travel notice for a sleeping car service operated by the Southern Railway running on Mondays and Wednesdays to Pinehurst. The car departs from Broadway and connects with the Seaboard route, offering drawing room accommodations and exclusive Opera season sails.
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The
Southern Railway
Asbingt Sieeree Omen
Um Broadway
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City
UNION
Hole
New-York
Red “D
Affairs IN London
New-York Tribune
the Tribune Association
United States Steel Trust
America
England
House of Lords
Taff Vale
Times
Oxford
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Spectator
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Newmarket
Gladstone
Colonel McCalmont
Rose
Henry Norman
Westminster Abbey
Pinehurst
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