Disgrace to Cuba Torriente resigns in protest
Havana reports former Cuban Minister to Spain, Torriente, resigned citing shame at Cuba's world image. He says intervention by the United States forced action to preserve constitution and liberty, and he could not return to Spain after Cuba’s televised spectacle. Americans on Isla de Pines deny politics involvement.
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Havana
Sefior Torriente
Spain
Presse
Cuba
Revolutionary
Washington
United States
Isle of Pines
McKinley
La Savoie Reaches Port With Damaged Deck After Severe Storm
The French liner La Savoie arrived yesterday bearing the marks of a heavy storm. Early Wednesday a towering head sea smashed planks and stanchions on the promenade deck, waking passengers as waves pounded the hull. Crews patched two inch planks and braced split supports by dawn.
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la Savoie
Havre
New York Site Washed Away For Exposition Building
Richmond Va Jan 13 Because of lash ing waves New York State has no site for its building at the James town Exposition. Enough of the site washed away to render the remaining area inadequate for the structure. A new site will be found. Clarence Luce architect is in Norfolk and will let the contract once a site is chosen. The original site was the marquee state building spot on the grounds.
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Tribune
Richmond
New York State
Clarence Luce
New York
Norfolk
Young Philadelphian Killed In Horse Incident
Francis X. De Lone, a Philadelphia club member, riderless horse found in Fairmount Park, body recovered in the Schuylkill River near a bridge where he was last seen riding. Police believe the horse was unmanageable and De Lone was thrown into the water. jewelry and money remained intact.
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Schuylkill River
Philadelphia
Francis X. de Lone
Fairmount Park
de Lone
Horse Runs Away Driver Dead in Cedar Avenue
Pitman West aged sixty five and a retired merchant died of heart disease while driving in Cedar avenue Long Branch New Jersey yesterday afternoon. A horse ran loose with West slumped in the carriage and bystanders flagged help. He was pronounced dead at Monmouth Memorial Hospital. He leaves a wife.
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the Tribune
Long Branch
N. J
Pitman West
Cedar Avenue
West End
Wadsworth Meets Roosevelt Over New York Situation
Speaker James W. Wadsworth Jr of the New York Assembly conferred with President Roosevelt at the White House on January 13 about the New York political scene and the Legislature. Commissioners Clements and Garfield joined the two hour session, with Clements recently returning from Chicago where he addressed Harriman lines issues.
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Washington
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
New York Assembly
Roosevelt
New York
Wadsworth
White House
Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Chicago
Harriman
Robbery on Park Avenue Targeted Clerk by Masked Pair
Albert G. Miller a clerk of 117 East 110th Street was robbed last night on Park Avenue near 98th Street by two masked men who leveled revolvers and demanded his belongings. They stole a gold watch a scarf pin and seven dollars. A man identified as Edward Lavelle 118 East 97th Street was arrested later at a Fast 104th Street station and claimed innocence. Police know the other assailant and expect to apprehend him today. Miller says the threat included blowing out his brains if he cried out.
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Albert G. Miller
East 110Th Street
Park Avenue
98Th Street
Miller
104Th Street
Edward Lavelle
East 97Th Street
Wreck at Open Switch Kills Two in New Mexico
A Chicago Rock Island passenger train bound for Chicago ran into an open switch at Barney New Mexico at dawn. The locomotive left the track and capsized trapping the engineer and fireman. Two people were killed and eight injured as the express, dining, and Pullman cars were derailed.
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el Paso
Tex
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago
Barney
N. M
Wreck on Southern Near Spencer Injures No One
Northbound train No 40 on the Southern Railway between Washington and Atlanta wrecked two miles north of Spencer at 5 am after a broken rail gave way at a frog switch. The engine tender and two cars ditched. all passengers shaken but none seriously hurt. Main line trains delayed. hundreds of travelers left in fields in mist and damp weather.
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Tribune
Spencer
N. C
Southern Railway
Washington
Atlanta
Landslide Blocks Wabash Road at Ohio Bridge
A massive landslide on the West Virginia side of the Ohio River at the Wabash Railroad bridge near Mingo Junction blocks main line traffic for days. The seven hundred foot long, fifty foot wide slide carries thousands of tons of earth into Cross Creek, destroying a freight train caboose and six cars while trains reroute. Elsewhere, Western Maryland Railroad’s coal and iron division reopen after a two day closure due to Cheat River cut slides, with multiple delays along the line and an engine buried near Everett tunnel.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wabash Railroad
West Virginia
Ohio River
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Cross Creek
Caboose
Tribune
Cumberland
Coal and Iron Division
Western Maryland Railroad
Cheat River Cut
Grady
Maryland
Everett Tunnel
Moat
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Western Maryland
New York
Negro woman loses fight for Beresford estate
Flora Wolff, who claimed common law wife status to the late Lord Delaval Beresford, has lost the first stage of her claim. O. D. Hammond, acting for Admiral Lord Charles Beresford and Lord Marcus Beresford, is recognized by the Mexican government as legal representative of the heirs. The case shifts to court as property and succession issues span Texas and Mexico with the Beresford brothers' complicating interests.
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The
Tribune
el Paso
Tex
Flora Wolff
Delaval Beresford
O. D. Hammond
New York
Lord Charles Beresford
Marcus Beresford
England
Wolff
Hammond
Beresford Ranches
Texas
Mexico
Lord Delaval
Long chase ends with arrest after chauffeur's wild run
Michael Jackson, a chauffeur from West 61st Street, led police on a mile and a half pursuit at about fifty mph after attempting to strike a bicycle patrolman on Amsterdam Avenue. Officers drew their revolvers as a crowd urged lynching, and Jackson was later charged with speeding and attempted felonious assault at the station.
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Michael Jackson
West 61St Street
Jackson
Casey
Mallon
Bingham
105Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
96Th Street
72D Street
Riverside Drive
Phelan
West 68Th Street
Mailon
F. M. Andrews
No. 17
West 22d Street
Burglars Shoot Two In Mamaroneck Home Ambush
Patrick Connelly sixty, Highway Commissioner of Mamaroneck, and son-in-law Clarence Hilleck were shot during a home invasion on Palmer avenue. Connelly is in serious condition with lung wounds. Hilleck will recover. Burglars fled toward Larchmont after carrying Connelly inside. Police search for the assailants as Coroner takes ante mortem statements. Michael Owens of Rye is detained after sighting near the trolley station. Connelly had stored cash at home to pay street laborers, a potential motive.
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Patrick Connelly
Mamaroneck
Clarence Hilleck
Palmer Avenue
Mr. Connelly
Larchmont
Westchester County
Mhillock
Hillock
Clarence
John F. Hunter
Wiesendanger
Cody
New Rochelle
Michael Owens
Rye
Connelly
Maniac on shipboard sparks fear aboard St Louis
On a Saturday dinner voyage the Montreal buyer A Brazeau rose and claimed enemies plan to kill him. Passengers dismissed him until Purser Williams and Dr Small intervened. He was confined to a cabin and later strapped in a straitjacket. He remained aboard at dock and may face firm notification. Brazeau said he had suffered attacks in Paris and London.
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St. Louis
Purser Williams
Dr. Small
A. Brazeau
Montreal
Canada
Williams
Small
Brazeau
Paris
London
Whitney Party Encounters Snowbound Auto Trip
Harry Payne Whitney with Kingsley and Herbert Swan and two chauffeurs reached Pittsfield after a tense auto journey from New York. The Berkshire car stalled in snow and mud, prompting uphill pushes and a shotgun guided detour to Poughkeepsie. Whitney and Kingsley Swan then departed for New York, while weather remained mild.
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The
Tribune
Pittsfield
Mass
Harry Payne Whitney
Wendell
New York
Kingsley
Herbert Swan
Poughkeepsie
Mr. Whitney
Kingsley Swan
Agreement in sight for engineers wage settlement
After over two weeks of daily talks, locomotive engineers and the railroads general managers committee near a settlement expected to raise annual employee income by millions. Illinois Central general manager I G Rawn says negotiations may close today with only eyesight rules and eight hour day disputes left. Committees set to meet at 10 that morning in the Railway Exchange Building.
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The
Tribune
Chicago
Locomotive Engineers
General Managers’ Committee
I. G. Rawn
Illinois Central
Railway Exchange
Episcopal rector renounces church for Catholic faith
The Rev Dr S E J Lloyd longtime rector in the Protestant Episcopal Church preached his farewell sermon at St Peters Church Uniontown and announced his conversion to Catholicism He plans to move to Chicago for Catholic missionary work His wife and one son will also join the Catholic faith The departure follows his claim that Catholicism is the true religion He came to Uniontown from Hamilton Ohio
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Tribune
Uniontown
Penn
S. E. J. Lloyd
Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Peters Church
Chicago
Clyde Steamer Onondaga Runs Aground At Orleans Beach
The Clyde Line freight steamer Onondaga bound from Boston to Charleston and Jacksonville struck Orleans Beach early today and lay high and dry at low water. Crew remained aboard as tugs nearby, with a 50-50 chance of saving the vessel. The ship drifted two miles off course during a night run from Nausett Lights to Pollock Rip Shoal Lightship and grounded after a sounding of seven fathoms. Captain Bunnell reported being further south than expected and guided the ship toward shore to seek land or light.
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Chatham
Mass
Clyde Line
Bunnell
Boston
Charleston
Jacksonville
Orleans Beach
Nausett
Pollock Rip Shoal
May Fight for Lands In Eastern Kentucky Counties
Louisville dispatch reports rising tension as claims on 88,000 acres in Floyd Pike Knott and Letcher counties under Virginia land grants move toward formal hearings. About 1500 armed men expected at Floyd County and 3000 at Pikeville amid fears of feuds and violence, with potential recourse to federal courts. Eastern Kentucky Coal Lands Corporation backs claims against Northern Coal and Coke Company backed by outside capital.
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The
Tribune
Louisville
Kentucky
Virginia
Floyd County
Pikeville
Floyd
Pike County
Knott and Letcher
Eastern Kentucky Coal Lands Corporation
Northern Coal and Coke Company
Epidemic spreads as flood sends filth to Pittsburg water
Pittsburg reports flooding carries tons of sewage from upstream into Allegheny water mains. Health authorities warn typhoid fever epidemic will worsen with over 300 cases in the city. City water analysis shows high sewage content. Dr Edwards of the Health Bureau states post flood typhoid will rise further.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Jan
Allegheny River
Edwards
Unexce ssed service times advertised
2 10 P M 9 3 A M and 3 25 P M Unexcesled ser vice via Penn and Atlantic Coast Line R R Florida Information Bureau Broadway corner South Street advert
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Penn
Atlantic Coast Line
R. R. Florida Information Bureau
Bway, Cor
Twenty Four Drowned On British Ship Pengwern Near Cuxhaven
The Pengwern a three masted iron ship of 1648 tons from Greenock built 1882, owned Liverpool Pengwern Shipping Company, grounded ten miles northwest of Cuxhaven. Twenty four crew perished. cargo saltpetre lost. Tug Vulkan aided but heavy seas swamped the vessel. The crew refused safety jumps. tug attempted multiple times to assist before Pengwern disappeared.
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Cuxhaven
Germany
Pengwern
Williams
Taltal
Chill
Falmouth
Greenock
Liverpool
Pengwern Shipping Company
Nurse May Have Babies at Bellevue Rabies Case
Frederick Graul a nurse at Bellevue Hospital's Male Training School for Nurses is confined to his room under close observation as hydrophobia fears rise after he was bitten twice by Louis Schmidt a telephone boy who died the next day with rabies symptoms. Pasteur Institute experts to be called. Schmidt had been hospitalized a week earlier reporting a dog bite from July and then rabies developed after a night of biting.
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Frederick Graul
Bellevue Hospital
Graul
Louis Schmidt
Pasteur Institute
Schmidt
Bellevue
Patrol Wagon Collision Injures 3 In Manhattan
A patrol wagon from East List street station bolted after frightened horses near Hist street and Lexington avenue. Driver James J. King suffered a fractured collar bone and possible internal injuries, Patrolman Michael Malloy had contusions and a sprained wrist, and a female prisoner Jennie Devine aged 29 had a minor cut. She was arrested for intoxication near Grand Central. An ambulance to Flower Hospital revived King. Malloy went home. Horses were stopped at Third avenue.
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East List Street
Hist Street
Lexington Avenue
James J. King
Michael Malloy
King
Malloy
Jennie Devine
No. H58
Third Avenue
Grand Central Station
List Street
31St Street
Flower Hospital
Sutton
Fast Atlantic Mail Service Proposed by Lords and Bankers
Ottawa reports Lord Strathcona and British bankers backing a fast Atlantic mail line from Blacksea Ireland to Halifax using three 25 knot steamers. London to Halifax could take about three and a half days with government support likely needed. Montreal’s Standard cites high authority. Bickerdike named Montreal agent. Allen and others cite high costs and travel gaps as potential impracticalities.
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Tha
Tribune
Ottawa
Ont
Lord Strathcona
Atlantic
Blacksea
Ireland
Halifax
London
Montreal Standard
Portuguese Prince Injured In Palace Horsefall
Crown Prince Luiz Philippe was thrown from his horse during a ride on palace grounds. The horse jumped a fence and fell with the prince beneath it. He was unconscious but later said to be out of danger. He will turn twenty in March.
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Lisbon
Luiz Philippe
Miss Natica Rives to Wed Williams D. Burden
Lakewood New Jersey January announcement confirms the engagement of Natica Rives daughter of Mrs. George L. Rives to Williams D. Burden son of the late James A. Burden. Rives is at the Lakewood Hotel while Burden traveled by automobile for a weekend visit. Burden’s brother Arthur Scott Burden recently wed Cynthia Roche.
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the Tribune
Lakewood
N. J
Natica Rives
George L. Rives
Williams D. Burden
James A. Burden
Mr. Burden
Arthur Scott Burden
Cynthia Roche
Swift Tarbell Arrested for Speeding in City
Swift Tarbell son of Gage E Tarbell vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society was arrested at Broadway and 49th street late yesterday on a charge of driving his automobile twenty miles an hour. He was taken to the West 47th street police station where he was released on $100 bail.
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Swift Tarbell
Gage E. Tarbell
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Broadway
49Th Street
West 47Th Street
Jerome to push bills to curb racetrack gambling
District Attorney Jerome plans to travel to Albany with multiple measures to amend the Percy Gray law and Penal Code to treat racetrack betting as a misdemeanor and curb bookmaking. He expects opposition from gambling interests and may publicize a fundraising effort to defeat his plan.
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Jerome
Albany
Lakesville
Hughes
Sing Sing
Racing
Court of Appeals
Hat and Bird of a Feather Brings Parrot Panic
Miss Jennie Willetts of Park Avenue Englewood New Jersey and a younger sister visited The Brong Zoological Gardens yesterday. Her hat trimmed with a red and green parrot wing triggered excitement when a parrot reached through the cage bars. A five minute pandemonium followed as guards cleared the crowd and the sisters left after the scare.
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Jennie “Witletts
Park Avenue
Englewood
N. J
Zoological Gardens
Brong
New Scranton Epidemics Feared
Scranton Pennsylvania reports seven new typhoid fever cases up to today with three more by eight o'clock totaling eighty one. Scarlet fever cases rise by five and pneumonia by one, bringing monthly totals to forty scarlet fever and twenty seven pneumonia.
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the Tribune
Scranton
Penn
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Jamestown
Mr. Clements
Mr. Garfield
Wreck
Rock Island
Wabash Road
Beresford Estate
Maniac
H. P. Whitney
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Clyde
Onondaga
Cape Cod
Florida
South
Great Britain
Far East
Bickerdike
M. P
A. Allen
Blacksod
Miss Rives
W. D. Burden
New Scranton
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