Rio Welcomes American Fleet with Banquet and Pageantry
In Rio de Janeiro on January 14 the American naval officers were hosted at the Brazilian Ministry of Marine and at a presidential reception. Admiral Alencar, President Penna, and Ambassador Dudley attended a sequence of welcomes, with tours to Petropolis and a mountain luncheon on Mount Corcovade. Ambassadors Dudley and Alencar praised the alliance, naval prowes, and future peace, while two sailors were injured and later treated. A planned on-board dance and a regional hospitality bureau for sailors were noted, with signals of allied contingents from Argentina and Chile joining the escort to Arica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Admiral Alencar
Republic
Penna
Irving B. Dudley
Brazil
Petropolis
Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Admiral Thomas
Dr. Penna
Baron de Rio Branco
Evans
Pacific
United States
United States of Brazil
Roosevelt
Pernambuco
Fetilla Saile
Sylvestre
Hotel Paineiras
Mount Corcovade
Marine
Alencar
Thomas
Emory
Maurity
Kensevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Argentine Republic
Patagonia
Chili
Capitan Prat
Arica
Sailors in a Brawl at Rio Pier
Four thousand sailors were allowed ashore after a midnight brawl between American fleet personnel and Brazilian and Portuguese workers in Rio de Janeiro. Navy reports downplay the incident as a local drunken row quickly stopped by police. Four petty officers were slightly injured. shore liberty resumed with heightened precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Evans
Navy Department
Washington
Irish regalia missing for ransom in London report
The Tribune reports a trusted source saying the missing Irish regalia is held intact for a large ransom and immunity from punishment. It adds only a public inquiry could solve the mystery, promising to reveal amazing and romantic features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Tribune
Missing St Patrick regalia stays silent in Dublin inquiry
The Vice Regal Commission reopens pressure on Sir Arthur Edward Vicars Ulster King at Arms, custodian of the missing Order of St Patrick regalia, to testify about the Dublin Castle jewels. Vicars declines, with his lawyers warning against public hearings and potential misinterpretation of the commission’s motives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vicars
Ulster
Dublin
Dublin Castle
Order of St. Patrick
Arthur Edward Vicars
Arthur
Sir Arthur
King-At-Arms
Belgium experts concessions pave Congo annexation path
Brussels January 14. Premier Schollaert signaled concessions by King Leopold as a prerequisite to Congo annexation. He noted Congo Independent State riches in minerals and rubber, urged united party support, and suggested treaty features may be amended while rejecting the whole accord. If the King yields, annexation is seen as certain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgian Chamber of Deputies
H. Schollaert
Leopold
Congo
French Advance Occupies Kasabah ber Rehid Unopposed
Wireless dispatch from Tangier reports French troops occupied Kasabah ber Rehid between Mazagan and Rabat with no resistance. Ouled Harris tribe submitted, and the region is described as calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tangier
Kasabah Ber Rehid
Mazagan
Rabat
Viscount Aoki Arrives in Honolulu With Frear
Viscount Aoki, Japan's retiring ambassador to the United States, and Hawaii Governor Frear arrived in Honolulu from San Francisco aboard the steamship Manchuria. They were greeted with military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Viscount Aoki
United States
Frear
Hawaii
San Francisco
Manchuria
Swansea steel trade hurt by foreign competition
Swansea reports serious harm to its steel bar trade from American and German competition. Midland dealers are underbid from the United States, and the Metal Exchange of Swansea announced ten thousand tons of steel bars booked for shipment with the first consignment due next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swansea
Wales
South Wales
America
Metal Exchange of
United States
De Castellanes in Court Over Assault Charge
In Paris on January 14 Count Beni de Castellane and his brother Count Jean appeared at the Correctional Court facing an assault case by Prince Hélie de Sazan. Beni admitted spitting in his cousin’s face after provocation. Jean denied striking or involvement. A further hearing was postponed to February 4 due to the absence of Count Beni’s attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Count Beni de Castellane
Anna Gould
Count Jean
Prince Hélie de Sazan
Count Beni
Prince Hélie
Count Bent
French Parliament Reopens After Winter Session
Opening session held this afternoon resumes formal duties after a break. Debates on domestic policy begin as lawmakers gather in Paris to assess current economic and social measures and set the agenda for the coming term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buries
Jan
New Year in Russia Emissaries Attend Tsarskoe-Selo Event
American Ambassador John W. Riddle led the embassy party to the Tsarskoe-Selo New Year reception as Empress Maria Feodorovna did not attend due to illness. New appointees to the embassy included Irwin Laughlin Joseph Grew and Charles Curtis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Tsarskoe-Selo
Mr. Riddle
Irwin B. Laughlin
Joseph C. Grew
Charles B. Curtis
S. L. H. Slocum
Montgomery Schuyler, Jr
F. L. Chapin
Nicholas
Stolypin
M. d'Iswolsky
Vladimir
Baron Uexhull
M. Schaffhausen
Voyage of the Lysistrata Sets Sail From Cannes
The American yacht Lysistrata departed Cannes with owner James Gordon Bennett and guests including the Duke and Duchess of Camastra for a four month voyage to Java via Ceylon. The vessel carries a U S navy type wireless telegraph, six 15 horsepower cars, and an Alderney cow for onboard milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannes
James Gordon Bennett
Duke and Duchess of
United States Navy
Ceylon
Lysistrata
Colombo
Mulai Hafig Mission Reaches Paris To Seat Morocco Sultan
Paris January 14 A mission from Mulai Hafig proclaimed Sultan of Morocco arrived in Paris. It includes his private secretary and Pollet a former French naval officer. Pollet says the holy war targets Abd el Aziz and the Moroccan governing board not foreigners. Mulai Hafig will observe treaties including the Algeciras act and recognize existing loans. He asserts 6 000 regular troops and 10 000 tribesmen plus 2 000 before Mazagan and 2 500 before Mogador. Jaures presented an interpellation on the Moroccan question in the Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Mulai Hafig
Morocco
Pollet
M. Pollet
Abd-el-Aziz
Mulai Hafiq
Algeciras
M. Illet
Mulat Hafig
Mazagan
de Mogador
Train Robbers Beaten Off Near Tashkent Gold Shipment
Railway guards repulsed an assault by twenty brigands on a train carrying a large gold shipment. The attackers boarded, detached the engine, and tried to panic passengers with bombs. The guards killed two bandits, another was killed on guard, and the bodies were carried off by the brigands to avoid identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashkent
Luxurious Paris hotel opens atop Champs Elysees
The new hotel opened last October under the Savoy West End and Imperial Hotel managements. It sits on the Mince de VEtoile in a healthy Paris district with splendid views, and its restaurant is noted for excellence, drawing the American colony in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy & West-End
Carlsbad
Nice
Paris
Champs Elysees
Mince de Vetoile
Cotony
Germanys Finances and Influence of America in Reichstag
In Berlin a Reichstag debate centered on the Imperial Bank discount rate and the global financial strain. Count von Kanitz blamed U S trust policy for world turmoil, highlighted gold outflows to the United States, and urged a return to silver coinage. Bethmann-Hollweg defended Germany’s solid finances and pledged currency law changes to expand silver coinage amid rising demand and unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstag
Imperial Bank
Count von Kanitz
Roosevelt
United States
America
Europe
Germany
Treasury Department
San Francisco
Bank of France
France
Theobald Bethmann-Hollweg
Interior
London
Vienna
Paris
Bethmann-Hollweg
Two Skaters Lose Lives in Paris Ice Break
Paris January 14 A large crowd watched as ice on the lake in the Bois de Boulogne broke this afternoon. About thirty people fell in and were pulled from the water by firemen aided by searchlights. Only two fatalities were confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
the Bois
Bois de Boulogne
Future of Aeroplanes Hopeful Omnibus Travel Dreamed
Paris January fourteenth Henry Farman the French aeronaut who won the Deutsch-Arch deacon prize spoke on aerial navigation he favored a blend of Blériot and Santos-Dumont style cells for faster travel he expects aeroplanes to move from sport to rapid transport a Paris to London omnibus in five hours may come later and within a year travel costs for 75 to 100 miles could be small next to automobile running costs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henry Farman
Deutsch-Archdeacon
Santos-Dumont
London
M. Farman
Tokyo Cabinet Split Nears Resignation Reshuffle
Tokyo January 14 The entire Cabinet narrowly avoided resignation after Premier Saionji offered to resign but the Emperor declined. Sakatani and Yamagata offered resignations accepted with Matsuma and Kohara to take their portfolios. Washington notes no immediate effect on emigration talks. Ito called in for cabinet guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Marquis Saionji
Yoshiro Sakatani
Finance
Isaburo Yamagata
Masahisis Matsuma
Justice
M. Koihara
M. Yamagata
Sakatani
M. Sakatani
M. Matsura
M. Kethara
Washington
O’brien
State Department
Japan
United States
Marquis Ito
Marquis
Apostle of Peace
Venezuelan Court Appoints Receiver for Coro La Vela Line
Caracas reports a Venezuelan court ruled the Coro La Vela Railroad and Improvement Company bankrupt and named a receiver. It rejected the jurisdiction of Farmers' Loan and Trust Company in New York. The government holds 14 15 of the first mortgage bonds and seeks a lien against Mixed Commission payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Port of Spain
Coro-La Vela Railroad and Improvement Company
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
New York
State Department
Mixed Commission
Dominion Steel Company Upheld in Coal Quality Dispute
Halifax January 14 The Nova Scotia Supreme Court full bench sustained Dominion Iron and Steel Company in its dispute with Dominion Coal over coal quality. Dominion Coal's appeal from trial verdicts in favor of the steel firm was dismissed with costs. The case, valued around 1.5 million dollars, now heads to the Privy Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Dominion Iron and Steel Company
Dominion Coal Company
Steel Company
Coal Company
Privy Council
British Empire
Fifty Asiatics Arrested in Johannesburg Raid
Fifty prominent Asiatics were arrested in Johannesburg this morning. Among those detained are the chairmen of both the British Indian and Chinese associations and several officers and committeemen of these organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
Appeal of the Goolds Rejected at Monte Carlo
Vers St Leger Goold and his wife Marie Violet lose their appeal for a sentence revision in the murder of Emma Levin. Goold received life imprisonment and Mrs Goold the death penalty by guillotine in Monte Carlo after last summer’s trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
Vers St. Leger Goold
Marie Violet
Japan Proposals to China on Manchuria Mail Service
Peking report states Japan submitted to Sir Robert Hart a principle for guiding future negotiations rather than a draft agreement. The move signals a staged approach to the Manchuria mail service dispute rather than an immediate solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Japan
Robert Hart
Manchuria
China
Yellow fever scare leads to Santiago de Cuba disinfection
Havana officials Dr Finlay and Dr Delgado order disinfection of all houses and stores in a Santiago de Cuba district after a suspected case. Merchants appeal to Governor Magoon to pause the action, claiming $1,000,000 in damages. Magoon upholds the disinfecting measure to avoid any risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Carlos Finlay
Department of Health and Sanitation
Delgrado
United States
Marine Hospital
Santiago de Cuba
Magoon
Finlay
Cunard Retains Rates Amid White Star Cut Talks
London readers report Cunard has not matched White Star's latest rate reductions. Observers speculate Cunard may seek a compromise with small differentials for Lusitania and Mauretania. White Star circulars today omit the Canadian rate, aiming to block further cuts by direct Canadian lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cunard Steamship Company
White Star
Lusitania
Mauretania
Three Steamship Lines Cut Rates to Liverpool and Europe
Montreal reports that Allan, Dominion and Canadian Pacific Lines agreed at a conference to cut eastward second cabin and steerage fares to Liverpool and Scandinavian ports. Reductions range from of to 3 percent, with second cabin rates to Liverpool lowered from 18 to 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
White Star
Cunard Lines
Allan, Dominion
Canadian Pacific Steamship Com
Liverpool
Scandinavian
Canada Atlantic suit decision forfeits deposit in railroad bid
Toronto January fourth. The High Court of Ontario today ruled in the case of Mr. Sprague as assignee of W. Seward Webb and Arthur L. Meyer of New York. The $250000 deposit paid in 192 for negotiations to buy the Canada Atlantic Railroad from Vanderbilt interests was forfeited to J R Booth, then owner of the railroad, due to default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
High Court of Ontario
Mr. Sprague
W. Seward Webb
Arthur L. Meyer
New York
Canada Atlantic Railroad
Vanderbilt
J. R. Booth
Cardinal Gotti reports Hanna not favored for San Francisco post
Rome January report to the Pope explains the decision not to appoint Edward J. Hanna of Rochester as coadjutor Bishop of San Francisco. It states the choice was not personal against Hanna, but due to ongoing modernism concerns and the need for him to publicly prove innocence, including explanations of writings in the American Catholic Encyclopedia and The New York Review in multiple countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Cardinal Gotti
Congregation of the Propaganda
Edward J. Hanna
Rochester
San Francisco
Hanna
France
Germany
American Catholic Encyclopedia
New York Review
America
Georgian Prince Among Executed Rebels in Bokhara
A court martial at Bokhara in Central Asia sentenced five men to death for attacking the Ameer’s palace and seizing funds. Prince Dahayany, a Georgian noble who organized the plot, was among those condemned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Bokhara
Central Asia
Ameer
Dahayany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rio
Ambassador Dudley
Landing Pier
DE Castellanes
Rench Parliament
Russia
Council of the Empire
Count Witte
Novoe Vremya
Bourse Gazette
Red
M. Kauffman
Mr. Bennett
Java
Vichy
Influence OF America
California
Los Angeles
Portland
Chicago
Union Pacific
North Western
M. Johnson
Broadway
Tal Dasa
Coro-La Vela Line
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co
Dominion Steel Company
Dominion Coal
THE
Goolds
Olland
Knightsbridge
S.W
Santiago
Cunard
Canada
Atlantic
Father Hanna
NEW York Telephone CO
Dey Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!