Holland's Time Limit Up on Venezuela Ports Crisis
Willemstad reports the Netherlands set November 1 as the deadline for Venezuela to revoke President Castro's May decree blocking transshipment at Curacao ports. Caracas refuses, naval preparations continue, and Curacao officials await Holland's next move amid talk of reinforced fleets and possible war actions. President Castro's illness is also noted with rumors of poison in his food.
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Willemstad
Netherlands
Venezuela
Castro
Curacao
Holland
Jacob van Heenskerck
van Heenskerck
Friesland
Gneiklage
Curacna
Seizures of raiding schooners reported in north Pacific
A Victoria report notes seizures of more raiding Japanese sealing schooners at Russian sealing grounds in the north Pacific. Other items include a fatal dynamite blast at Hammond mines Alabama and a mass of varied world and domestic news.
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North Pacific
Victoria
B. C
Hammond
Gadsden
Ala
Greenfield
Mass
Benjamin E. Gaines
Harriet Mabel Wing
Nicaragua
Rio Grande
Punzapulka
Oscar Kondert
First National Bank of
Baton Rouge
Metcalf
Young Wife Gave Up Struggle in Worcester Tragedy
Worcester Massachusetts November 3. Louis Minoli a granite cutter returns from work to find his nineteen year old wife and their year old son Caesar dead in bed with their throats cut. The medical examiner finds the wife killed the child and then took her own life with her husband's razor. She left a note saying she loved him but could not be a homemaker.
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Worcester
Mass
Louis Minoli
Hotrye
Caesar
Dalzell Narrowly Reelected in Thirtieth District
Pittsburg reports Congressman John Dalzell won re election by a greatly reduced plurality in the Thirtieth district as vote tallies came in from the local area and surrounding counties.
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Pittsburg
John Dalzell
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Market quotes across cities show prices for wheat corn oats and livestock. Readings from Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo list bid prices and ranges for cattle hogs sheep lambs and grains with May and December futures where shown.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Morse At His Best On The Defensive
Charles W. Morse testified for over six hours in the U S circuit court defending financial dealings linked to the National Bank of North America. During cross examination by District Attorney Stimson Morse sparred, often offering lengthy explanations and prompting the prosecutor to withdraw several questions.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Wall Street
United States Circuit Court
National Bank of North America
Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
United States
Stimson
Removed Ban of Silence at Newport Conference
Washington November 3. The secretary of the navy revoked the ban on officers who attended the Newport conference from discussing its action. An officer prominent in the conference proceedings said the event substantiated most charges of defects raised by Commander Keyes with minor exceptions. The office has led in denouncing naval defects.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Newport
Keyes
Saloon Keeper Fatally Shot in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Indiana November 3 Dietrich F W Nahrwald saloon keeper was shot and killed by Dennis Kelly a close friend. A new repeating rifle he had bought exploded a cartridge when several people including his son and a friend tried to handle it causing instant death.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Dietrich F. W. Nahrwald
Dennis Kelly
Nahrwald
North Sea Disaster Claims Yarmouth Crew
In London on November 3 reports say the steamer Yarmouth traveling from Rotterdam to Harwich foundered in the North Sea. Bodies of several crew members, including Captain Avis and twenty two sailors, were recovered while wreckage was located in mid channel. It is presumed all aboard are lost.
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North Sea
London
Yarmouth
Rotterdam
Harwich
Channel
Avis
Preacher Killed as Shotgun Misfire Prepares Celebration
In Princeton Indiana on November 4 William Chesser aged 48 and his brother were cleaning a shotgun for an election celebration when it discharged. The blast tore off the calf of Chesser's left leg and he bled to death. The victim was a preacher.
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Princeton
Ind
William Chesser
Train Fatality Near Greencastle Ends Reelsville Man
Frank Barnett of Reelsville was killed instantly by a train between Greencastle and Delmar after becoming confused by the double track. He was 40, leaving a widow and seven children.
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Greencastle
Ind
Frank Barnett
Reelsville
Delmar
Farmer Albert Draper killed by train in Lafayette
Albert Draper a well to do farmer from rural route No 2 Cutler Cass county was ground to pieces beneath a Lake Erie Western train in Lafayette Indiana. He was married.
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Lafayette
Ind
Albert Draper
Cutler
Cass County
Lake Erie & Western
Aged Woman Burned to Death in Owensville Fire
Mrs. Bilderback, eighty four, died from burns after a house fire that destroyed her son James Bilderback's home northwest of Owensville Indiana on November 4.
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Texas and Oklahoma Anti- Horsethief Association
J. C. McClure
Sherburne
Western Maryland Railroad
Belgium
Congo
Kineston
Tenn
George Cook
John King
James Kerr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Rochelle
N. Y
Dun
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hallowe’en Rousterers
Belton
Tex
Owensville
Ind
Bhen Bilderback
James Bilderback
Man Dies While Discussing Politics in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana on November 3 a 44 year old man died during a political discussion with friend William Marshall. The report notes the death occurred while talking politics, with no further details available.
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Evansville
Ind
William Marshall
Horses Perish in Flames at Wabash Livery Barn
Fire destroyed Ned E. G. Haines's livery barn in Wabash Indiana on November 3. Six horses perished and many buggies and harnesses were burned. The building was a mass of flames before fire crews could pull any horses from the barn, with partial insurance coverage reported.
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Wabash
Ind
Ned E. G. Haines
Jailer to Lose Job After Prisoner Escape Recap
Terre Haute Indiana November 3 following the recapture of two more prisoners who escaped from the county jail Friday an investigation into the escape was ordered Sheriff Horsley announced that Jailer Mont Casey left the cage door unlocked and would lose his position.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Horsley
Mont Casey
Shakespeare Tomb Curse Deters Desecration Attempts
A New York Tribune report recounts repeated, failed efforts to disturb Shakespeare's grave. Historians note the curse inscribed on the tomb deterred intruders and preserved the bard's remains despite late night disturbances and curious relic seekers.
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Shakespeare
J. O. Halliwell-Phillipps
London Athenaeum
Monthly
Davenport
New York Tribune
South American Animals Haunt Marshlands North of Pampas
The passage surveys South American wildlife in marshy regions north of the pampas. It lists ceratophrys frogs, capybara, coypu, tapir, peccaries, jaguar, puma, an armadillo, long nosed ant bear, long tongued, long clawed, long legged jabiru stork, and jacanas roaming on lagoons and forest margins.
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South America
Pampas
Big Tips For Little Favors From A Veteran Porter
A veteran Pullman porter recalls a passenger tipping him for a small courtesy. He notes one man rewarded careful service after the porter avoided leaving shoestrings inside a passenger’s shoes, prompting lasting gratitude and a lesson about mindful, thoughtful service.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Wise quip from Bishop Blomfield in reminiscences
The anecdote recalls Bishop Blomfield’s clash with a learned opponent over eastern versus western intellects. The rival quips that the wise men came from the east, to which Blomfield replies that surely that was the wisest thing they could do.
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Bishop Blomfield
Dorothy Nevill
A Futile Beast In Chicago Romance Exchange
A snippet from the Chicago Record-Herald portrays a tense exchange where a man boasts of love while the woman counters with practical concerns about his stalled job prospects. The dialogue hints at themes of love versus ambition within urban life.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Marriage as a Lottery, Quotes by Mme de Rieux
A sharp aphorism notes marriage as a lottery where men risk liberty and women risk happiness, attributed to Mme. de Rieux, reflecting on gender stakes in unions.
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Mme. de Rieux
A Frontier Marksman Wild Bill Hickok Remembered
Wild Bill Hickok is portrayed as the first frontier marksman whose skill with the six shooter defined his supremacy. He drew and fired under fire with unerring accuracy, avoided rushing deputies, and used swift revolver work to settle wagers. He mingled with settlers, showed restraint with peaceable folk, and possessed traits described as almost womanly.
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Wild Bil Hickok
Williams
Abilene
Hickok
Smoky Hill
Denver Field
Conjured a Treaty and the Mirage of Firepower
During the 1830 3 French advance in Algeria negotiators met Arab tribal sheiks at French headquarters. After a lavish banquet M Houdin the conjurer demonstrated apparent cannon ball production using a high hat mesmerizing the audience. Believing the feat proved French invincibility the chiefs signed the peace treaty and returned to the desert.
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Algeria
M. Houdin
Farmers Go to Theaters After Shooting Incident
The London Mail reports Farmer Aseed and his wife visiting a London theater. After the first act a man was shot and many patrons left to see how the wounded man fared, with vows to join the exodus if he dies.
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Farmer Aseed
London
Henry
Lairey
London Mail
From One Walk to Another
A playful exchange contrasts two men Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete about wealth and leisure. Pete suggests buying a golf outfit and walking for pleasure rather than necessity, highlighting the class contrast in a brief Washington Star moment.
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Mike
Pete
Washington Star
Old Man Pilkinson Admits Wife Made Him What He Is
A judge remarks that Pilkinson concedes his wife shaped him, but notes he first checks that she cannot refute the claim. The exchange highlights provocative humor in a divorce or domestic scene.
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Pilkinson
One Cure and a Quip Aboard a Ship
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a man declaring he will rock the boat amid a tense exchange with a companion who warns against discharging an unloaded pistol. The line evokes a nautical scene with a compact, quotable moment.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Happiness is in doing right from right motives
A short reflective line attributed to Margaret of Navarre emphasizes virtue through pure intent and ethical conduct in daily life.
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Margaret of Navarre
A Slave’s Memory of Bill and the Coat Theft
An unnamed narrator recalls employing a Black man named Bill who stole a coat, was jailed after a woman sold it to her, and later threatened revenge. The narrator, fearing Bill’s return, rigs a trap with a pocket pistol to detain Bill and deliver him to police, ensuring he stays away for years.
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Bill
Bil
Billi
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