Roosevelt Accepts Arbitration Role in Venezuelan Dispute
London reports indicate President Roosevelt has likely accepted the role of arbitrator in the Venezuela crisis. US British and German positions align. formal submission of Roosevelt’s reply expected Monday. Venezuelan ports are blockaded from Trinidad as naval forces reinforce operations. Ciudad Bolivar falls to rebels under General Mates, signaling possible march toward Caracas.
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London
Roosevelt
United States
State Department
Washington
Foreign Office
Romevelt
Isaac Selleman
Roosevelit
Brest
Seisure
Europe
Iserlin
Germany
Great Britain
Toawer
White
Caracas
Venezuela
Castro
Pensevelt
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Midight
Indefatigable
Alert
Tritone
Columbine
Rocket
Arledne
Adm
Douglas
Vineta
Guayra
Gazelle
Panther
Falke
Stosch
Chariotte
St. Lucia
Nearsarge
Alabama
Adm. Higginson
Charlotte
Ciudad
Bolivar
New York
Orinoco River
Mates
Fire Devastates Knoxville Knitwear Plant and Adjacent Firms
A January 22 Knoxville blaze began at 1 31 am in the four story Knoxville knitting mills on Commerce avenue and rapidly spread. By 3 15 am the fire threatened to top $2 million in damage as crews fought flames across several buildings including Davies Furniture Co and Claiborne Tate Cowan Clothing. Insured firms across Gay street faced possible loss as other warehouses and wholesale outfits burned or endangered.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knoxville Knitting Mills
Commerce Avenue
Central Fire Station
Broyles, McClelland & Lackey
The
David Commission Co
Davies Furniture Co
Claiborne, Tate & Cowan Clothing Co
H. H. Gate & Co
Shanklin Grain Co
Merchants’ Transfer Co
Haynes, Henson & Co
Gay Street
Gillespie, Shields & Co
Brown, Payne, Deaver & Co
Masked bandits raid Patterson Bros restaurant in Bay County
Six masked men held up two night clerks at Patterson Bros in LogQuotee Indiana. They tied and gagged the clerks for over an hour, then looted two stores and tried to force entry into White River bank vault before vanishing. Local detectives and police pursued, with a posse heading to a barn west of town where suspects were reported surrounded. Insurance detectives arrived to assist.
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Logootee
Ind
Patterson Bros
White River Bank
Patterson
Here
Bank Insurance Company
Marconi Announces Wireless Link Cape Breton to England
Marconi reports successful wireless telegraph connection between Cape Breton Canada and Cornwall England. He states auguratory messages including one from the Governor General of Canada to King Edward VII have been transmitted and sent to the king of England and Italy. A message to the London Times was also transmitted with D Parkin MP present.
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New York
Marconi
Glace Way
N. Y
Cape Breton
Canada
Cornwall
England
Edward VII
Italy
London Times
D. Parkin
M. P
G. Marconi
Natural Gas Explosion in Pittsburg Boarding House
An explosion of natural gas in Mrs Laur Richards boarding house in Pittsburg Pennsylvania Sunday left one man fatally burned and two others severely injured. E G Walters of Marietta Ohio suffered face chest and arm burns and is not expected to recover. E W Karrett and Burt Piper also sustained painful burns as they slept on the second floor and were surrounded by fire and smoke. Walters Jumped to the ground suffering severe bruises in addition to burns.
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Pittsburg
Laur Richards
E. G. Walters
Marietta
E. W. Karrett
Burt Piper
Walters
Isaiah W. Lees Dies at 72 Former SFPD Chief
Isaiah W. Lees died in San Francisco at age 72. He served as captain of detectives and, for four years before 1900, was chief of the San Francisco police department.
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San Francisco
Isaiah W. Lees
Pioneer Iron Man Charles T. Neale Dies in Pittsburg at 70
Pittsburg reports the death of Charles T. Neale a pioneer in Western Pennsylvania iron industry aged 70. He had been a prominent figure in the local iron business since the 1850s and remained active in the field until his death at home.
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Pittsburg
Charles T. Neale
Western
Pennsylvania
Igss
Neale
Byron wreck claims nineteen lives with many injured
A rear end collision between the Stockton flyer and the Owl train at Byron Springs California left nineteen dead and many injured. The Owl stopped for a locomotive leak and a flagman warned the Stockton train but it failed to stop in time. Twenty seven injured passengers were moved toward the Southern Pacific hospital in San Francisco where additional deaths occurred. Among the injured were E Lee of Louisville and Mary Baird.
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Byron
Cal
Stockton Flyer
Southern Pacific
Byron Springs
San Francisco
R. Post
Fowler
Lee Sou
Stockton
Oakland
Maguire
Joyce
E. Lee
Louisville
Richard Post
Mini Magowa
Mary Baird
Fresno
D. J. Vernon
Carl Mayer
Angel Messengers Bring Joyful Christmas Sermon
A 1902 sermon by A N Kellogg extols angels as messengers of God and celebrates Jesus birth. It traces biblical angelic visits from Gabriel to Mary and the shepherds, links Christmas joy to divine will, and urges surrender to prepare the way for the Lord.
Memorial Services Held For Mrs Ulysses S Grant On Riverside Drive
In the mau soleum on Riverside Drive a simple service honored Mrs. Ulysses S Grant with about 500 attendees including Gov. Odell Mayor Low and Elihu Root. Generals and notable guests attended as Bishop Andrews and Bishop Smith led prayers and readings ending with the poem The Land Beyond the Sea and Abide With Me.
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New York
Riverside Drive
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Gov
Odell
Mayor Low
Elihu Root
Adm
Barger
James Grant Wilson
Granville Dodge
Horatio C. King
Charlies F. Roe
New York N. G
Andrew Carnegie
Army
Navy
Frederick D. Grant
E. G. Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander Mackay FE. Smith
Pennsylvania
Methodist Episcopal
Protestant Episcopal
Christmas Mail Burned In Transit Near Peekskill
The Syracuse report details the burning of two carloads of Christmas mail en route to Chicago and beyond. Only 20 to 30 pouches were saved from 700 800 pouches. some destined for the Philippines and Fiji. The fire was spotted between Peekskill and Highland. the burning car was left at Highland station. Separately in Los Angeles, Santa Fe clerks seek to form a union with about 150 freight clerks, handlers and checkers involved.
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Syracuse
N. Y
West
New York
New York Central
Chicago
Philippine
Fiji Islands
Peekakill
Highland
A. Union
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe System
Jesus Come Again and Christmas Joy Without Him
A sermon emphasizes Christmas as the advent of eternal life through Christ. It notes the shepherds hastening to seek Jesus and the angels’ promise of His return, urging believers to stay watchful and claim the coming of the Lord with faith and joy. It reflects on biblical passages of birth, resurrection, and the Second Coming.
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Chicago
Planeta
Earth
Paul
Barnabas
Lystra
Barrabas
Jupiter
Mercurius
Heaven
Man
Garden of Eden
John
Isle of
Atmos
Gabriel
Nazareth
Galilee
Christ
Bethlehem
Sacred
Olivet
Jesus
Judea
Gilad
God
Sin
Mount Olivet
Archangel
Father
Ohio river rises to 39 feet threatens 1884 flood level
Falling rain alarms Evansville residents as the Ohio River climbs to 39 feet by Saturday morning. Logs and ties are lost and farmers fear flooding, with corn at risk in some areas. If the river passes 40 feet, the worst flood since 1884 may follow while regional rivers continue rising.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Great Ditch to Drain Indiana Marsh Lands
Preliminary steps begin in Laporte Starke Porter Lake and Jasper counties to dig a large artificial waterway along the Kankakee marshes East of the Mississippi. A 14 mile early contract cost 120000 with the ditch planned 60 miles to the Illinois line and a total cost near a million dollars funded by assessments on benefiting ranch owners.
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Crown Point
Ind
Indiana
Laporte
Starke
Porter, Lake and
Jasper
Kankakee
Illinois Line
Flood at Evansville Causes Widespread Farm and Lumber Loss
Ohio River flood leaves Evansville area with stacks of damaged tied lumber along Green River and Wabash losses. High water halts boat traffic for three days, with corn in shock and fields ruined. Farmers expect to return home in a few days as water recedes.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Green River
Wabash River
Woman Fatally Burned In Elkhart Kitchen Explosion
In Elkhart Indiana on Friday morning Mrs Dora Beer a young widow reputedly wealthy poured kerosene into the kitchen stove triggering an explosion that fatally burned her and badly burned Miss Laura Timmins who escaped through the flames. the house sustained only slight fire damage.
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Elkhart
Ind
Dora Beer
Laura Timmins
F. Griffin Former Indiana Secretary of State Dead
Charles F. Griffin longtime Indiana political figure died at his Hammond home after paralysis. He served as secretary of state from 1886 to 1888, and later led the Sons of Veterans as national commander. Griffin also acted as a delegate at large to the 1892 Republican National Convention.
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Hammond
Ind
Charles F. Griffin
Griffin
Gen
Benjamin Harrison
The
Sons of Veterans
Indiana Turkey Crop Cornered in Indianapolis Cold Storage
Indiana turkey traders have cornered the state’s supply in Indianapolis. A New York firm representative controls dressed stock stored for spring trade, with about 500000 pounds in storage and 40000 pounds more in one local poulterer’s possession, all aimed at the New York market.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Demonstrators pool eyed to supply medical colleges
Indianapolis coroner elect Harry Tutewiler pushes a plan modeled on Louisville to create a formal body pool. The aim is to secure legally obtained cadavers for medical colleges and curb grave robbing that has plagued the city for years. The coming legislature may be asked to require county asylum superintendents and institutions to provide pauper bodies.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Louisville
Harry Tutewiler
Married his dead wife's cousin in quiet ceremony
Marion Indiana December 20 J T Thomas 56 a prominent stone quarry owner married Miss Martha Alexander of Youngstown Ohio less than a month after vow at his dying wife’s bedside They had not met before their wedding hour Mrs Thomas is a cousin to Thomas's second wife This was his third marriage.
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Marion
Ind
J. T. Thomas
Martha Alexander
Youngstown
Thomas
Garver Suspected of Self-inflicted Death at Courthouse
In South Bend Indiana on December 22 authorities believe Benjamin F Garver may have taken carbolic acid in the courthouse corridor and was soon involved with the law. A witness testimony is cited as part of the surmise amid the investigation.
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South Bend
Ind
Benjamin F. Garver
Bremen
Crown Oil Company Sells Grant County Leases
Indianapolis December Crown Oil Company of Indianapolis sold 500 of its 3300 acres of oil leases in Grant County. The fields produced over 250 barrels a day at the time of sale.
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Indiana Oil Fields
Indianapolis
Ind
Crown Oil: Co
Mathew Alexander Sentenced to Hang in Burke Case
Terre Haute Indiana December 20 Mat thew Alexander a colored man was found guilty of murdering Thomas Burke and assaulting Mrs Burke in their bedroom on September 7. He received a death sentence to hang at Michigan City on April 16. Burke was asleep on a couch when Alexander attempted to assault Mrs Burke and killed Burke by cutting his throat.
Sink hole halts traffic on railroad near Kewanna
Laporte Indiana December 20 traffic on the division of the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie road west from Kewanna to North Judson has been abandoned. A bottomless sink hole near Kewanna resists every effort by railroad officials to resume operations.
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Laporte
Ind
Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie
Kewanna
North Judson
Evansville Man Charged With Kidnapping Child
Evansville Indiana December 19 George Webb was arrested on the charge of kidnapping Willie Shutt a twelve year old from the children s home near the city last May The child s mother is dead and Webb allegedly abducted the boy who was sought by his father.
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Evansville
Ind
George Webb
Willie Shutt
Webb
Consolidation of Indiana Coal Mines Nears Completion
Linton Indiana December 22 1902 reports that a merger of Indiana coal mines into a single combination is largely agreed but financing remains unsettled. Options on the deal are extended to May 1 1903.
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Linton
Ind
Indiana
Crusade Against Convict Labor Leaders At National Meeting
An Indianapolis report notes a national labor group pushing to end convict labor systems in penitentiaries. President Parry outlines a crusade to reform prison labor practices and highlight workers' rights within corrections.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Parry
Apvsocie
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