Rebels Defeated as Venezuelan Revolt Struggles Persist
Reports say Gen Luciano Mesrmit elected leader of rebels was routed near San Jo and Puerta, with 40 men said to remain. Col. Colombian gunboat Pab vaca carries troops to reinforce Gen Castro as Gen Carlos Alban asserts government strength against revolutionaries aided by Salvador.
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Nezuela
Luciano Menrmt
la Victoria
San Jo
Cura
Puerta
Mendoza Panied Ortiz
Guarico
Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Bo Vaca
Panama
Castro
Yosemite Association protest over medals for U S Yosemite crew
Bingley Fales, president of the United States Yosemite association, on behalf of 270 Michigan officers and men, protested Secretary Long about a naval board awards report that denied medals to the crew of the ship. He urged withholding approval to submit arguments in favor of granting the medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Bingley R Fales
United States Yosemite Association
U. S
Yosemite
Thi Navy
Long
Naval Board of Awards
Thessace
Michigan
Roosevelt Cannot Preside Over 1904 Olympic Games
In a letter to Baron Coubertin the Olympic president, President Roosevelt says he cannot preside at the Chicago games in 1904 though he follows the contests with keen interest.
Zionist Congress Forms Funds to Buy Land in Syria and Palestine
Jasle Switzerland Dec 30 The Zionist congress in session resolves to create a 200000 fund for land purchases in Syria and Palestine. Collections will be made worldwide. It also plans national organizations and biennial congresses. Death of Dr. John Bell Benton Harbor Dec 30 Dr John Bell a leading Knight of Pythias and physician dies. He served as major general of uniformed Knights worldwide in 1898. Boer Meeting Fopeka Kan Dec 30 About 2000 attend a pro Boer meeting urging England to invite the US president and the Danish ruler as arbitrators. Resolutions are cabled to London. Addresses by Overmeyer and G K Hadeon. Saved Her Husband’s Life Carmi Ill Dec 30 Mrs Wilgus saves her husband from a vicious stallion by shooting the animal after he is badly bitten. Minister Dudley Convalescent Chicago Dec 20 United States minister to Peru B Dudley recovering after an abdominal operation. He left the hospital and is convalescing at his brother’s home.
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Jasle
Switzerland
Syria
Palestina
John Bell
Benton Harbor
Mich
Job Bell
Knight of Pythias
Michigan
Masonic
Knights of Pythias of the World
Dudley
Chicago
B. Dudley
United States
Peru
Appex Dienar Hospital
Jett
2Ivanstan
Washington
Venezuela
Germany
la Guaira
Maracaribo
Castro
la Guatra
Maracaibo
Valet Suspected in New York Jewelry Robbery
New York watchers report Mr and Mrs Paul G Thebaud were robbed of Jewelry valued at 350000. The valet Kern, employed two weeks, is missing and the butler who recommended him is under constant police surveillance. The theft occurred after a White Plains visit and a church trip. A car driven by Kern was found abandoned at a railroad station.
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New York
Paul G. Thebaud
Madison Avenue
Thebaud
White Plains
Kern
Tia
Conger Dinner Sparks Chinese Official Comment in Peking
United States Minister Conger did not host a dinner at his residence, a move causing considerable sensation among Chinese officials in Peking. Attendees included Ma Tung, a former Boxer leader, and Wang Wen Shao, a Chinese plenipotentiary. The event also featured several American ladies, marking a shift from formal gatekeeping by Chinese officials and taboo on socializing with foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
United States
Conger
Foreign Office
Ma Tung
Ieader
Wang Wen Shao
Ex-Fire Chief Bonner Weighs Manila Reorganization Plan
New York report says ex-Fire Chief Hugh J. Bonner is considering a proposal by President Roosevelt and the War Department to reorganize the Manila fire department. Bonner indicated in Washington this week that the plan was contemplated and discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh J. Bonner
New York
Roosevelt
War Department
Mnes
Manila
Bonner
Washington
Bonnet
Young Liquor Dealer Jumps From Brooklyn Bridge
John Pinover a young wholesale liquor dealer from Middletown New York jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge in the afternoon near the New York tower. A government tugboat picked him from the water and he was taken to a hospital where he lay unconscious for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Pinover
Middletown
N. Y
Brooklyn Bridge
Pinover
Hye
New York Tower
British Prisoners Freed After Zeefontein Clash
War office dispatch from Johannesburg reports Lord Hitchener says British prisoners captured when Boer forces overran Col. Firman’s camp at Zeefontein on December 24 have been freed and returned to Bethlehem.
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London
War Office
Lord Hitchener
Johannesburg
Col. Firman
Zeefontein
Bethlehem
Two Freight Wrecks Near Opelika Caused by Flooded Tracks
Two freight wrecks occurred within 20 miles near Opelika Alabama due to heavy rains that flooded the line. Embankments gave way, one man was killed, three injured, and property loss was heavy.
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Opelika
Ala
Western Railway of
Alabama
Diamond Special Wreck Near Springfield Injures Engineer
The south bound Diamond Special on the Hi nds Central road wrecked Sunday at 4 am at Starness Crossing three miles east of Springfield. Engineer McCormick of Clinton sustained injuries to head and back and may be serious.
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Springfield
Hinds Central Road
Starness Crossing
Here
McCormick
Clinton
Bull Defies Train On Quincy Carrollton Line
In Medora Nova Scotia the bull blocked a passenger train on the Quincy Carrollton and St Louis railway causing about an hour delay. The animal refused to move despite warnings and the train stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medora
Quincy
Carrollton & St. Louis
Missouri Battleship Launched at Newport News Shipyard
Newport News Va Dec 28 The battleship Missouri the sister of Ohio and Maine was launched at 11 am Miss Marion Cockrell christened the vessel as it slid into the water The ship measures about 388 feet on the water line displaces 12 230 tons and will reach 18 knots with a crew of 511 officers and men The hull armor ranges from 7 1 4 to 11 inches and carries 19 6 inch guns and 4 12 inch rifles in double turrets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Missouri
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Marion Cockrell
Ohio
Maine
Mizzouri
Uoe
Spoensens
Alrecuy Druga
Aussouri
United States Navy
Death of Senator Sewell after long illness
Camden N J Dec 28 Senator William J Sewell dies Friday morning after a two year illness marked by diabetes stomach and heart trouble He suffered several health setbacks including a 1899 collapse and a period in Asheville NC A military funeral will be held with interment in Colestown cemetery President Roosevelt sent condolences to the family
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Camden
N. J
William J. Sewell
Sewell
Europe
Bburone
Asheville
N. C
Senator Sewell
Colestown Cemetery
Roosevelt
Gen. Sewell
Missouri Class Battleship Features Electric Turrets and Torpedo Tubes
A detailed description of the Missouri and its class notes electrical turret operation, submerged torpedo tubes, dual military masts, and 14 boats. It covers steam cutters, hydraulic steering, electric signaling, water tube boilers, and bunkering. A separate obituary reports stock broker W. H. Read dying suddenly at Springfield, Newfoundland, from a prolonged illness.
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Springfield
H. Read
Chicago Board of Trade
Hig
Senator Depew Weds Miss Balmer in France
United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew married Miss May Balmer in Nice France with the consulate ceremony by U S Consul Harold S Van Buren and a dispatch from Secretary of State John Hay. The Notre Dame church wedding followed as the legal ceremony in France, with a second service at the American church.
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Nice
France
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
May Balmer
Harold S. van Buren
John Hay
Church of Notre Dame
First Conviction Under Nebraska Kidnapping Law
Lincoln Neb Dec 28 The first conviction under the Kidnaping and Intimidation Law passed last winter by the state legislature was secured when Co NS Hunt was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. Hunt threatened a neighbor family and demanded $206 be buried in a vacant lot. A can of nails was buried instead and officers watched. Hunt's arrest and conviction followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Co. NS
Hunt
Michigan Peach Crop Ruined by Cold Weather
The Southwestern Michigan peach crop is ruined by cold weather except in St. Joseph Shore and Fair Plain districts. It covers 165000 acres with an expected yield of 300400 bushels. Memorial: in Lincoln a committee issued an order to build church bells for William McKinley at a cost of 6000 dollars raised by voluntary subscription.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Michigan
St. Joseph- Take Shore
Fair Plain
William ‘McKinney
Lincoln, Neb
William McKinley
Wreck of the Omaha Flyer Kills Four and Wounds Many
A Chicago & Northwestern collision near Malta Illinois leaves four dead and eighteen injured as the Omaha Flyer and a freight train collide and burn. Passengers and crew are taken to hospitals. officials cite a siding switch error and list victims including George W. Rudio and others from Omaha Council Bluffs and Chicago.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Malta
Omaha Flyer
George W. Rudio
Western
Kirk Soap Co
North 32d Avenue
Omaha
W. Rudio
D. O. Nichols
Council Bluffs
E. B. Duncan
Sleeping Car Porter
Bert Carr
Willett
N. Y
Fred Dunham
George W. Fox
Boulder
Col
H. D. Gray
Evanston
Edward Hinckley
Surprise
Neb
J. J
Northwestern Railway
John W. Wilson
W. R. Dawes
Rochelle
DeKalb
St. Luke’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
Ben C. Nichols
Royal commission to probe Britain coal resources
A royal commission is appointed to inquire into Great Britain coal resources. It will study exhaustion rates, the impact of coal exports on domestic supply, potential cost reductions from cheaper transport, and Britain’s competitiveness versus foreign coal fields under current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Water spout floods Safie Morocco drowning hundreds
A water spout over Safie Morocco inundated the town for 12 hours sweeping people into the sea. About 200 have been reported drowned with no Europeans among the dead. Damage to the town is described as enormous.
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Tangier
Morocco
Saffe
Wyoming division rail workers push broader brotherhood federation
In Whilkesbarre Pennsylvania on December 30 the Wyoming division employees of the Lehigh Valley railroad began a move to federate the brotherhoods of engineers firemen conductors trainmen switchmen and telegraphers with plans to extend the effort along the line from New York to Buffalo and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whilkesbarre
Wyoming Division
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Federation of the Brotherhoods of the Engineers
New York
Buffalo
Second Attempt Was Successful At Barry Hospital
Hot Springs Arkansas December 30. Herman Hoffman of Iowa killed himself at Barry hospital Sunday. Last Thursday Hoffman cut his throat in an attempt at death by own action. He was recovering rapidly in the hospital when he secured a table knife and jabbed in the opening in his throat severing the jugular vein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Herman Hoffman
Iowa
Barry Hospital
Hoffman
Odell Opposes Justice Jerome's Sunday Saloon Hours Plan
Albany dispatch reports Governor Odell writing a paragraph for his message opposing Justice Jerome's proposal to open saloons during limited Sunday hours. The notice notes Odell's absolute disapproval of the plan.
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New York
Albany
Odell
Justice Jerome
Veterinary Inspectors Appointed for Export Ports
Ottawa December 30 Dominion government appoints veterinary examiners for export ports to certify animals and ensure health standards. The action aims to streamline shipping and uphold sanitary regulations at major entry points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
German Warships Gather Near Venezuela Amid Looming Blockade
News from Washington reports German warships converging near Venezuela with Allied vessels in the area. Germany may blockade Venezuelan ports to cut food imports, aiming to starve the besieged regime, while Venezuela prepares defenses and hopes for a possible settlement through the German envoy.
Powder Mill Explosion at Moosic Works Kills One
An explosion at the Moosic Powder Co barrel mill at the Jermyn works devastates the plant and nearby buildings. Jacob Hiller is fatally burned. John Gibbs George Gebhardt and George Harker are injured. a window fragment injures Albert Carey Jr. A nearby Delaware and Hudson train rocked by the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Moosic Powder Co
Jermyn Works
Jacob Hiller
John Gibbs
George Gebhardt
George Harker
Albert Carey
Delaware & Hudson
Three Workmen Killed and One Injured in Sharpsville Furnace Explosion
An explosion at the old Sharpsville furnace in Sharpsville Pennsylvania killed three men James Bartlett Martin Clary and Howard Dickson and injured James Donnelly who jumped to safety The cause of the blast is unknown and no loss estimate is available pending investigation
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Sharpsville
Martin Clary
Howard Dickson
James Bartlett
James Donnelly
Ramsey county cow breaks seven day milk record
St Paul Minn December 28 the Ramsey county cow set a new seven days milk record yielding 589 pounds with 29 47 pounds of butter fat surpassing the former record by over a pound Treasury balances show available cash 173 906 912 gold 115 701 003 in Washington December 28 Amsterdam December 28 reports a Kruger Roosevelt letter and a proposed envoy to the United States to discuss earlier Boer leader conferences involving Rev Dr Broekhuysen and C M Wessels
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St. Paul, Minn
Ramsey County
Treasury
Washington
General Fund
Kruger
Roosevelt
Amsterdam
Broekhuysen
C. M. Wessels
United States
Two Die from Asphyxiation in Fort Wayne Home Tragedy
In Fort Wayne Indiana on December 26 a German immigrant George Schaffer aged 65 and Anna James were found dead from asphyxiation at Schaffer’s Broadway residence. Henry Anderson 50 a Civil War veteran and friend died later in hospital. Police cited a blocked chimney flue and concealed house as the cause. The third party to the Christmas gathering died Thursday after postmortems confirmed asphyxiation.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
George Schaffer
Broadway
Anna James
Henry Anderson
Schaffer
James
Anderson
Ft. Wayne
George Shaffer
Hope Hospital
Shaffer
Anderson Fire Destroys Block. Rebuild Planned
At 1 a m Friday a two story block on Courthouse square housing Buck Brickley Co drugstore Haynes Co furnishing store Western Union office and offices was destroyed by fire. Owners B W Scott and Mrs G F Chittenden say they will rebuild at once with insured losses totaling thousands across several firms including Haynes Son Miller Haynes and Buck Brickley Co. Governor Durbin is identified with the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson, Ind
Buck, Brickley & Co
Haynes & Co
Western Union Telegraph Office
Courthouse Square
B. W. Scott
G. F. Chittenden
Abs. Chittenden
Scott
C. H. Haynes & Son
Gents
Miller & Haynes
Gov
W. T. Durbin
Indiana Hotel Keepers End-Year Meeting in Indianapolis
The Indiana Association of Hotel Keepers held its annual business meeting at the Grand hotel in Indianapolis on Friday afternoon. Officers elected include President W. V. Turpen, Marion. Vice President Joseph Hennings, Anderson. Secretary J. S. Ball, Indianapolis. Executive Committee members Nicholas Filbeck, Terre Haute. George H. Love, Richmond. George Fulwell, Indianapolis. A. J. Stevenson, Elwood. August Stoker, Lafayette. The Indiana College Association in Indianapolis also elected officers at its Denison meeting with President C. W. Lewis Moores Hill College. Vice President C. B. Coleman Butler College. Secretary Andrew Stephenson Depauw. Treasurer Oscar Kelso State Normal School.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Association of Hotel Keepers
Grand Hotel
Henry W. Lawrence
W. V. Turpen
Marion
Joseph Hennings
Anderson
J. S. Ball
Nicholas Filbeck
Terre Haute
George H. Love
Richmond
Gerge Fulwell
A. J. Stevenson
Elwood
Indiana College Association
Denison
C. W. Lewis
Moores Hill College
C. B. Coleman
Butler College
Andrew Stephenson
Depauw
Oscar Kelso
State Normal School
Carnegie offers Huntington city a 25000 gift for maintenance
In Wabash Indiana on December 26 Andrew Carnegie informed Huntington school board he will donate 25000 dollars provided a maintenance fund of 2500 dollars per year is guaranteed. Other notes cover a gas explosion injuring workers in Marion and local plans to promote electric lines and lodge consolidations in New Albany and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Huntington
Wabash
Ind
Andrew Carnegie
Theodore Watkins kills father to shield mother at Brazil
In Brazil Indiana on December 26 Theodore Watkins an 18 year old colored youth shot and wounded his father Richard Watkins as he attacked his wife with a hatchet The youth fired a 38 caliber revolver in the adjoining room killing his father The motive was to protect his mother and he surrendered to police expressing his belief he acted to save her and that he did not intend to kill his father
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
Theodore "Wikins
Richard Watkins
Theodore
Young Watkins
Police
Chief Prince
Gas Explosions Cause Fatal Injuries in Muncie
Two natural gas explosions rocked Muncie Indiana on December 27 injuring two men. Lewis Staggs 31 buried by blast at Dickey spool factory and another worker burned. At a nearby grocery a gas stove exploded injuring clerk Claude Duwin 21 and White, both severely burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Dickey Spool
Lewis Staggs
Staggs
W. F. White
White
Claude Duwin
Daughters Protest McDonald Will Cuts Daughters Off
Valparaiso Indiana December 27 By will the late Henry R McDonald cut off his three married daughters by his first wife Abbie Heineman Martha Vail and Emma Stad of Chicago with 10 each and bequeathed the remainder of this estate nearly 100000 to his second wife and a son by his first wife The date of the instrument was protested as it was made before marriage to the second wife The court took the matter under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Ind
Henry R. McDonald
Abbie Heineman
Marthe. Vail
Emma Stad
Chicago
Theolrt
Ex-Treasurer Bahr Dead Near Home
Princeton Indiana December 28 ex deputy treasurer CharI Bahr died on his return near his old home at Marlow after Christmas. The report notes he wished familiar surroundings at death. In Muncie Indiana December 26 the Nat al Window and Bent Glass Co of Montpelier laid off 30 workers who deserted after two days, taking $30 cash and rail fare paid by the company. A Milan Indiana December 28 report states Reece Jarrencebure injured while treating a horse, with local belief mills nearby may be dismantled and moved to Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Charl Behr
Gj Connt
Spaigse
Marlow
Muncie
Natal
Bent. Glass . Co
Montpelier
Findlay,o
Ohio
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Barley & Spencer
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Odd Fellows
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