Suffering Santo Faces Dual Provisional Governments
Santo Domingo grows tense as General Celletier forms a provisional government at Agua de Composta ellas and Barahona insurgents join, creating two rival authorities. The US Newport lacks manpower to restore order, prompting calls to protect foreign lives and property while Santo Domingo leans toward former president Jimines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Morales
Council of Ministers
Celletier
Agua de Compostella
Barahona
Republic
Kingston
Jamaica
United States
Newport
Powell
Republic of
Jimines
Mormons Declare War on United Mine Workers
From the Mormons tabernacle pulpit comes an official declaration of war against the United Mine Workers. Governor Wells, a church son, endorses the action. Operators have had Mormon support to fill striking Coal miners in Carbon county. Labor circles react as efforts begin to organize national opposition to Senator Reed Smoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Mormons Tabernacle
United Mine Workers of
Anessee
Wells
3Lormons
Carbon County
Reed Smoot
Fire damages wholesale district building in Boston
Four alarms summoned two thirds of the city fire apparatus to a large four story building housing the Carter Rice company and other wholesale paper dealers between Devonshire and Federal streets in the early hours. The blaze caused substantial damage and disrupted the wholesale district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Federal Court
Devonshire
Federal Streets
Carter Rice Company
Not Guilty Verdict in Stoughton Street Fatality
In Norfolk County Court Emilio de Lucca aged 63 was found not guilty of the death of Dominico Mangini after a street quarrel in Stoughton. De Lucca testified he acted in self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luecen
Dedfelam
Mass
Norfolk
Emilio de Lucca
Dominico Mangini
Stoughton
de Lucca
Mangini
de Luecen
Bank Officials Guilty in Monmouth Trust Case
A verdict of guilty was returned in the trial of Albert Twining former president and David G Corniel former treasurer of the defunct Monmouth Trust company of Asbury Park accused of falsifying trust accounts and mittes. Jacob Meyers was fatally stabbed by Joseph Curry in a hotel quarrel in Harrisburg and Curry drowned fleeing a pursuing posse. Seven thousand sheep burned at East Buffalo stock yards causing an estimated loss of 75 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyreehold
Albert, Twining
David G. Corneil
Monmouth Trust Company
Asbury Park
Tiahian
Harrisburg
Jacob Meyers
Joseph Curry
Dunenunnun
Curry
Buffalo
Dee
East Buffalo
General Sismondo Likely To Lead Macedonia Gendarmerie
Rome December 29 General Sismondo the commander of the Italian gendarmerie is likely to be chosen to organize and command the international gendarmerie in Macedonia under the Austro Russian reform scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Rome
Sismondo
Alleged Firebug Arrested in Brown’s Furniture Fire
George Jones, an employee at B C Brown's furniture store in Little Falls, is arrested on charges of setting fires on November 11 and 19. He faces be charged with arson in connection with the blazes at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lietle Falls
George Jones
B.C. Brown
Payne Indisposed With Severe Cold
Washington December 29 Postmaster General Payne is suffering from a severe cold and remains confined to his apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Washington
Defied Soldiers as Barricade Ended in Wounding
In Cripple Creek Cola a former Missouri congressman Attorney John M. Glover barricaded his office. Troops surrounded the building and Major Naylor led a squad to seize him. Glover fired a revolver wounding his arm before surrendering after exchanges of gunfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
Cola
John M. Glover
Missouri
Verdickberg
Naylor
Glover
Bnai Brith Seeks U S Action Over Russian Massacre Threat
Simon Wolf of Bnai Brith and United Jewish societies seeks immediate U S intervention against reports of a planned massacre of Jews in Russia on January 7. He will present the appeal to the State Department and then meet President Roosevelt to discuss Jewish status in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosevelt
Wold
Washington
United States
Russia
Simon Wolf
Binai Birth
United Jewish Societies
State Department
Wolf
Roosevelt
Purse Found on Locomotive After Fatal Train Crash
Mr and Mrs Frank Scott of Coleman Station New York were killed when struck by a train at Winsted Connecticut on December 16 a purse belonging to Mrs Scott was missing for days a telegram reported a New York city engine wiper found the purse wedged in the locomotive pilot The couple's daughter Mabel eight received a Christmas coat doll and book from her mother who had chosen them in Athlerton New York the day before the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimsted
Conn
Frank Scott
Coleman Station
N. Y
Airs
Scott
New York City
Mabel
Athllerton
Doctors to Report on Permonia Epidemic in New York
A corps of physicians has been appointed by the department of health to investigate the causes of the pneumonia epidemic in New York after a six week period with 272 deaths. Dr. Lederle will receive their report in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permonia
New York
Pec
Corps of Physicians
Department of Healith
Lederle
Alleged Police Graft Threatens Police Captains
New York on December 29 exposure of a protection system for gamblers and crooks dating from prior administrations has been alleged by certain New York police captains who say they have suffered for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cuban Treaty in Force Reci Proprity Pact Opens
The reciprocity treaty between the United States and Cuba went into operation today, marking a new phase in trade relations between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Cuba
Weather Outlook: Rain or Snow This Evening
National weather forecast shows probability of rain or snow tonight with southeast winds across the region. Temperatures steady, twilight precipitation possible moving inland after sunset.
Financial and Commercial Closing Quotations Summary
Closing Sitcelk quotations show money on call at 344% and prime mercantile paper at 514406 per cent. Listed prices include Amal Copper 494, U S Steel 1444, U S Steel pt 12353, Union Pacific 79, Louis & Nash 110, Southern Pac 41, Southern Ry pr We 1813, Missouri Pac 95, West Union 8554, and other rail and utility shares such as Atchison 6 Norf & West B O 2 2224 Penn R R 7 Brooklyn BR 7 548 Reading C C C & St L Rock Island Ches Ohio 3854 Texas Pacific 25 .
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitcelk
Prime Mercantile Paper
Htlsth
Amal
Central
Atchison
Norf, & West
Penn. R. R. Brooklyn BR
Reading
St. L. i
Rock Island Ches
Ohio
Paul Chi
Northw
Southern Pac
Southern Ry
South
Ry. Pr
Suger
Texas Pacific
Lackawanna
Union Pacifice
Lous. & Nash
U. S. Steel
Manhattan
U. S. Steel Pt. Metropolitan
West
Union
Missouri Pac
Market Summary From New York Inches Higher Amid Rain Talks
Wheat and corn rise on bullish crop fears and strong cables. New York markets show firmer wheat, corn steady to firm, hogs higher with prime heavy around 5.10 to 5.15, hogs light 5.00s, cattle mixed, rice quiet, sugar steady, turpentine quiet, butter and cheese firm in dairy markets. Argentina rain reports and war talk bolster outside markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey
Noes
Pennsylvania
Czar's Intentions Hint at Manchuria Crisis and War Risk
Lien Fang reports to the Russian minister Lessar on Manchuria evacuation delays due to cold and barracks limits. He warns evacuation could threaten negotiations with Japan and invites a settlement where Russia and Japan keep treaty rights in Korea and Manchuria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Lessar
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Foreign Office
China
Russian
Korea
United States
Great Britain
Man Kills Mother-in-Law in Domestic Tragedy
In Bridgeport on December 29 Joseph Eardley a plush weaver forced entry to Mrs Elizabeth Lawrences home and shot her in the temple. She died without regaining consciousness. Eardley was arrested within fifteen minutes and later admitted the shooting according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Elizabeth Lawrence
Joseph Eardley
Vandalism at Pere Marquette Wreck Loots Bodies
Despite heavy railroad and county precautions, acts of vandalism are believed at the Hast Paris wreck near Pere Marquette on Saturday night. Ghouls reportedly despoiled the dead, with much jewelry and money missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere Marquette
Mich
Pere ‘Marquette Railroad
Hast
Paris
Carpenter Killed by Train at Union Station
In Putnam Connecticut A B Carpenter cousin of J Carpenter cashier of the Putnam National Bank was killed last night near Union station by the 10 10 freight on the New York New Haven and Hartford railway He was walking home from the Odd Fellows meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Carpenter
Worgester
Alass
Putnam
Conn
J. .Carpenter
Putnam National Bank
Union Station
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Odd Fellows’ Meeting
Body Identified From Morgue as Reed City Man
The unidentified morgue body identified as John Metheny McSween of Reed City Michigan. He was twenty four and was en route to Grand Ledge after visiting his mother in Reed City for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McSween
Grand Rapids
Mich
A. J. King
Kingsley
John Metheny McSween
Reed City
Grand Ledge
Belasco's Darling of the Gods A London Hit
David Belasco's Japanese drama The Darling of the Gods staged at His Majesty's Theatre last night by Beersbolm Tree drew a distinguished audience and promises to be the greatest success yet in London theatricals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helasco
London
David Belasco
His Majesty's Theater
Beerbolm Tree
Banker Moody Merrill Dies Under Alias in New Mexico
The body of Moody Merrill a Boston banker who lived in Silver City New Mexico under the name Charlies B Grayson has passed through Albuquerque for burial in Boston. The case reveals years of concealment before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Moody Merrill
Boston
Silver City
Charlies B. Grayson
Navy to Launch New Cruiser Charleston Jan 23
The Navy Department reports the new cruiser Charleston, under construction at Newport News Virginia, will be launched January 23. The sponsor has not yet been selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Nrew
Charleston
Newport News
Gissing Dies in France at St. Jean de Luz
Novelist George Gissing died of consumption at St. Jean de Luz in the Pyrenees. Born in Wakefield England on November 22, 1857, he passed away on December 29 in London dispatches report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gissing
Jean de Lax
London
George Gissing
St. Jean de Luz
Pyrenees
Wakefield
England
Dan McKenna Triumphs In New Orleans Racing Card
Dan McKenna won the fourth race as Kokombo captured the opening win in race one with Tros sachs second and Decile third. Calinahan took race two with Nowe ta second and Major Mansir third. Louis Kraft won race three with Short Cake second and St Jolly third. Sarah Maxim led race five with Burning Glass second and Decoration third. Ben Mot won race six with Hands Across second and Charlie Thompson third. Captain 8.8 Brown's Dodie was a beaten favorite in the first race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Brown
Dodie
Kokombo
Trossachs
Decile
Calinahan
Noweta
Major Mansir
Louis Kraft
Short Cake
St. Jolly
Dan McKenna
Ethics
Mlgic TL
Sarah Maxim
Burning Glass
Decoration
Ben Mot
Charlie Thompson
Corbett Hanlon Fight Draws East Assembling Pugilists
San Francisco reports a strong influx of sporting men for the Young Corbett Eddie Hanlon bout at the Mechanics Pavilion tonight. Ben Garson, a New York boxing follower, arrives with 50 000 dollars to back Corbett, with thousands more in the hands of his party, signaling a rising betting enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett-Hanlon
San Francisco
Corbett
Eddie Hanlon
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Ben Garson
New York
Puglism
Harvard Leads In Intercollegiate Chess Round
NEW YORK December 29 Harvard defeated Columbia 214 to 4 with one game pending possibly adding another half point. Carr the Harvard representative, ahead a pawn, expects a win after referees review. Princeton and Yale each won two games and broke even.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvard
Columbia
Carr
Princeton
Canole Wins Decision in Fall River Bout
In New Bedford Massachusetts on December 29 the fight was changed when Kid Williams of Philadelphia could not fight Martin Canole of Fall River. Kid McGree of Philadelphia replaced him, but Canole asserted control from the opening bell and won by third round decision after McGree tired and conceded by throwing in the sponge to avoid a knockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canole
New Bedford
Mass
Kid Williams
Philadelphia
Martin Canole
Fall Rivers
Warren Athletic Club
Kid McCree
McGree
Ladies Day at Ascot Park Draws 5000 at Los Angeles Track
At Ascot park in Los Angeles 5000 spectators watched the first ladies day. Favorites won three of six events. Golden Boy took the second race. Haviland lost the mile selling race in the final strides to Princess Tulane while holding big-bettor money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascot Park
Los Angeles
Cal
Golden Boy
Haviland
Princess Tulane
Schonlein Defeats Wiley In Baltimore Wrestling Match
Maryland middleweight champion Gus Schonlein Americus defeated Max Wiley of Rochester North Carolina in catch as catch can action last night in Baltimore. Schonlein won the first fall in twenty two and a half minutes and the second in seventeen minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schonlein
Wiley
Baltimore
Gus Schonlein
Americus
Maryland
Max Wiley
Rochester
N. C
Close finishes mark Ingleside racing at San Francisco
Racing at Ingleside in San Francisco on December 29 featured four tight finishes. The fourth race was won by a head over G. W. Traherm, with TWowaho the favorite flopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingleside
San Francisco
G. W. Trahern
Twowaho
Man Over Niagara Falls In Boat Plunge Reported
A boat with a man aboard passed the river and plunged over the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara. The occupant’s identity was not known and witnesses saw him standing and waving before the plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls
Greenfield Inventor Streeter Killed by Train at Crossing
Streeter, aged sixty eight, an inventor from Greenfield, Massachusetts, was struck and instantly killed by a Boston and Maine passenger train at the Russell Street crossing in Greenfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Mass
Sumner FP
Streeter
Boston and Maine
Russell Street
Fire in Pueblo of Galumpit Destroys 230 Homes
In Manila on December 20 a fire swept the pueblo of Galumpit destroying 230 homes. Several lives were lost and about 1000 persons were rendered homeless. The total loss is estimated at 75008 dollars with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callumpit
Manila
Galumpit
Battleships arrive at Ponce from Culebra
The battleships Kearsarge Alabama Illinois and Massachusetts have arrived at Ponce Porto Rico from Culebra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
Washington
Kearsarge
Alabama
Llinois
Massachusetts
Porto Rico
Culebra
Macedonians Menace Turkey Frontiers Report
Telegrams from Salonika report Macedonians menacing the Turkish frontier as patrols along the border intensify. The note mentions Bulgarian readers in the area and growing tensions during December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Saloniea
Navigation on the Hudson River Closed
Dispatches report the Hudson navigation suspended amid unspecified conditions while other items note Yount Tolstoi denying socialism to W. J. Bryan and a receiver taking control of the Manhattan Coal jochey of Gor nell, TIL. King Christian of Denmark delays return after a chill in Austria, and Pope Pius X issues a note on church music favoring Gregorian chant. The Dixie sails from League Island with marines and supplies. Governor Odell receives reports that Thomas Tobin, killer of Captain Craft, is insane and that he was insane at the crime. The governor may commute Tobin's death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Yount Tolstoi
W. J. Bryan
Manhattan
Gornell
Til
Christian
Denmark
Gmunden
Austria
Pius X
Dixie
Colon
League Island Navy Yard
Commission
Odell
Thomas Tobin
Captain Craft
New York Tanderloin
Tobin
Floods Destroy Bridges and a Fatal Fire Incident
In Millville New Jersey a gasoline fire started by a stove accident killed Mrs. David Brooks. She was burning while lighting a stove and gasoline used to moisten paste ignited a larger flame. Neighbors arrived to help but she perished in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Brooks
Mill
Ville
Brooks
Summit Banker William Larned Weds Edna Rose Wiley
William Larned president of the First National Bank of Summit married Miss Edna Rose Wiley, daughter of Rev William Wiley of Grace Episcopal Church Massapequa. Larned, eighty, one of Summit’s wealthiest residents, is a millionaire and his son William Larned has long been a noted tennis player.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William %. Larned
First National Bank
Summit
Edna Rose
Wiley
William’ Wiley
Grace
Episcopal Church
Massapequa
Mr. Larned
William Larned
Fishermen's Association of Paulsboro Hears Proposal Changes
The Paulsboro fishermen's association held a largely attended meeting to discuss needed changes in fish laws. Resolutions were adopted and placed with Assemblyman Avis. The changes aim to restore the old law that worked satisfactorily, with the guest speaker promising to assist to the extent possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishermen’s Association of
Paulsboro
Avis
Cow-Catcher Derailed Freight Cars on Burlington Crossing
A frost raised crossing planks at Broad and High streets in Burlington caught under engine 1440 on the Amboy division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The cowcatcher ripped them and scattered timbers as a heavy freight train became blocked. Repairs took nearly an hour before travel resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amboy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Burlington
Unhappy Man is Found Dead in Davis Meadow
The body of William H. Taylor, 44, was found in Davis meadow at Barnesboro with one side of his head blown off. A married man separated from his Gloucester wife, he had left home that morning with his gun saying he would go gunning. Neighbors searched after he failed to return and the death is placed to self-inflicted wounds amid prior threats of suicide during bouts of depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
H. ‘Taylor
Davis Meadow
Barnesboro
Taylor
Gloucester
Hartly
Centreville Man's Elopement Caper and Trial Past
James Collard of Centreville had a sensational past after marrying Mrs. Claude Johnson soon after her husband’s death. He served months in Freehold jail for stealing a wedding trip rig from Walter Lankanan and later attempted to elope with a Centreville girl, but the father intervened before they reached Middletown. Johnson, owner of substantial property, is considerably older than Collard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Collard
Centreville
Claude Johnson
Collard
Walter Lankanan
Middletown
State Board trims Sugar Trust plant valuation amid Camden hearing
The State Board of Taxation in Camden cut the Sugar Trust idle plant assessment from 500000 to 150000 after reviewing witnesses. It also lowered the Cooper Street home assessment from 24500 to 30000 before restoring the Trust’s final figure and noting political discrimination claims by Samuel Turner who recently wed and died near the tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Taxation
Camden
Sugar ‘Trust
State Board
David Baird
Cooper Street
Ity
Batra
Ice Cut by River Gorge Threatens Bridge Links
A fragmentary report describes a frozen river with an ice gorge forming near Pequa and the Wanaque area. Workmen faced delays as holes opened in the thick ice and a steel works bridge at Pompton was believed undermined and closed cutting local communication with Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pequa Mock
Geo
Sielgie
Wanaque
Moe
Bicker
Pompton
Read
Butler
Otterly unclear OCR tale about forged official impersonator
Police from Welland Ontario report an arrest warrant against a New York man accused of forging as a Western Union official. Abeel and sergeants Collins Vallely pace the case as authorities identify the suspect and prepare to thwart New York efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welland
Ont
Ieee
Pho
Reginald
Wall Street Bosses Cut Salaries and Shame Employees
A fragmentary report notes that Wall Street figures plan to reduce annual salaries by ten percent, a move described as a so called shame money, affecting workers and compensation discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Christin S Boxes
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Santo
Big Biase
B'Nai Brith
Purse
Financial and Commercial
Czar
Tokyo
Navy
Dan “M'Kenna
Niagara
NEW Jersey News
Garden State
Qld
Swift
Samuel Turner
Aa J
Turrers
Fee
Frank
Abeel
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