Venezuelan Revolution Rumors Escalate With Arrests In Caracas
Washington dispatch reports President Castro arresting War Minister Ramon Guerra and allies amid rising claims of a Matos revolution. Curacao sources deny active revolt as arms shipments to Venezuelan rebels loom and isthmus security faces strain with Colombia unable to guarantee Panama transit protection. The Marietta gunboat awaits orders as clashes near Chorrera threaten Isthmian stability.
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Washington
Venezuela
Castro
Ramon Guerra
Caracas
Montauban
Joachim Garido
Senor Matos
Keira
Juan Pietri
Bank Official A Swindler Involved in Betting Losses
Liverpool bank reports a trusted book-keeper caused losses by betting transactions. The bank may lose £170,000 with shares dropping £1 on the Stock Exchange. The defaulter has not yet been arrested.
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Liverpool
Bank of Liverpool
Stock Exchange
Boers in Anti British Plot Nipped in Johannesburg
London dispatch reports another anti British conspiracy uncovered in Johannesburg. Twenty men were arrested at midnight Tuesday, causing a sensation in the city. The steamer Banrigh, detained on suspicion, has been released and will sail to Hamburg. A crew member says Banrigh will be sent to Colon to be used as a gunboat by the Colombian government.
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New York
Arthuro D. Brigard
Colombia
Carlos Alban
Department
Panama
Alban
Domingo Diaz Tocay
Chorrera
Colon
Diaz
Lorenzo
Chame
Lugo
United States
Marietta
London
Johannesburg
Hamburg
Chamberlain's Health Failing in London November
London report says the health of Prime Minister Chamberlain is deteriorating. The Colonial Secretary and close allies express concern as officials indicate a decline in vitality and possible impact on duties.
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Chamberlain
London
Friends of
Reneeae
Bie
Chambering
Seuke
Last Offer to Brigands on Miss Stone Ransom
In Sofia on November 22, diplomat Mr. Dickinson prepared to confer in Constantinople with Spencer Eddy on freeing Miss Stone. An ultimatum may set ten days to accept £10,000 in Turkish gold as ransom, or US dealings with the brigands may end. The captives remain healthy, moved near the frontier from a village near Dubnitza.
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Sofia
Mr. Dickinson
Hero
United States
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
Legation
Miss Stone
Dickinson
Dubnitza
Commission to Study Ways to Arrest France’s Declining Population
Paris reports the Senate adopted a Waldeck Rousseau backed plan to form a commission to study measures to halt depopulation. It notes 1896 France population 38 517 975 with births trailing deaths in several departments, rising divorces, and emigration mainly to the United States and Argentina.
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Paris
Senate
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
France
United States
Argentine Republic
Sydney firm seeks 1000 foot suspension bridge across Canso Strait
A Sydney Cape Breton law firm proposes a company to build a suspension bridge from Cape Porcupine to Port Hastings across the Strait of Canso with a 1000 foot span. The project also includes a tramway and an incorporation application. Estimated cost is about 4 million dollars and it would become America's highest bridge, boosting Sydney as the Atlantic fast line port.
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Halifax
Sydney
Cape Breton
Strait of Canso
Cape Porcupine
Port Hastings
America
Manitoba Liquor Law Jurisdiction Upheld by Privy Council
In London on November 22 the Privy Council ruled that the Manitoba Legislature has authority to enact a liquor law in the appeal case Attorney General of Manitoba versus the Manitoba License Holders Association.
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Manitoba
London
Attorney General of
First iron steamer built in Chile to launch at Valparaiso
The first iron steamer constructed in Chile will be launched in Valparaiso tomorrow. The Buffalo training ship of the United States arrived at St Thomas from San Juan. German crew rescued near Hamburg aboard Camelia reach Dartmouth after London departure. Royal Warwickshire Regiment welcomed home in Bermuda with address and review. Acres funded by public subscription to present them with a service of plate.
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Valparaiso
United States
Buffalo
St. Thomas
San Juan
Camelia
Mobile
Hamburg
Lesreaulx
Pawley
Dartmouth
Hamilton
Bermuda
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
South Africa
G. Digby Barker
Acres
Murderer leaps overboard as Birnam Wood arrives
The Birnam Wood reports captain Morris killed the steward on November 18. The body was buried at sea. After being told Sand Island Light was sighted, Morris ordered a sea lead, then jumped overboard and drowned, leaving Mate Poe in charge.
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Mobile
Rio Janeiro
Poe
Morris
Sand Island
Court seeks ban on excommunicated priest from cathedral
A bill filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Rev. Michael J. Fitzsimmons seeks to restrain Rev. Jeremiah J. Growley from entering Holy Name Cathedral or attending worship. The petition claims Growley’s presence has interrupted services since his excommunication.
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Chicago
Cook County
Michael J. Fitzsimmons
Holy Name Cathedral
Jeremiah J. Growley
Voorhees Visits Sewell in Asheville
Governor Foster M. Voorhees of New Jersey arrived in Asheville and went to Battery Park Hotel to visit Senator W. J. Sewell who has been ill for two months. Sewell plans no Washington trip as advised by his physician.
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Asheville
N. C
Foster M. Voorhees
New Jersey
Battery Park Hotel
W. J. Sewell
Voorhees
Senator Sewell
Washington
Congress
Immense 50,000,000-Foot Gas Well Near Tipton
Tipton Indiana November 22 a gas well on the Hobbs farm four miles south of Tipton came in today at four oclock with a flow so strong the drillers fled the hole. The gusher rivals the famous Wallace well near Fostoria Ohio once touted as the largest on record.
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Tipton
Ind
Hobbs Farm
Wallace
Fostoria
Roosevelt Meets Stock Exchange Protesters in Washington
Members of the Consolidated Stock Exchange who visited Washington report a satisfactory interview with President Roosevelt. Secretary Gage promised to recommend abolishing the two dollar per hundred shares special sales tax and other taxes in his Congress message.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Washington
Roosevelt
Gage
Congress
Wanamaker sails for Europe for holiday tour
Former Postmaster General John Wanamaker departs from New York for a brief trip to Europe. He will visit Great Britain and the Continent and plans to return for the holidays.
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Mr. Wanamaker
Europe
John Wanamaker
New York
Great Britain
Mrs Bonine Faces Murder Trial For Ayres Case
Five witnesses, including four police officers and W W Warfield, testified in the Washington murder trial of Mrs Lolanda Bonine over James Seymour Ayres Jr. The defense says lack of motive may lead to acquittal while photos show hairpins not found on scene. The case adjourned to Monday as prosecutors and defense prepare further.
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Washington
Lolanda Bonine
James Seymour Ayres, Jr
W. W. Warfield
Kenmore Hotel
Ayres
Bonine
Grant Henry
St. Joseph
Brady
Justice Anderson
Court Rejects Son’s Admission Request in Wirt Case
The court ruled against admitting the son, citing a point touched by Gould in his talk. Fulton won cross examination and planned to recall Warfield for Mrs Boniie. J Frank Drew, a Kenmore Hotel resident and special policeman, testified about Brady’s entry and Ayres' body on the floor.
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Wolfe
Benjamin F. Williams
Ayres
Williams
Gould
Warfield
Fulton
Boniie
Kenmore
Mr.Fulton
Leter
Mr. Warfield
J. Frank Drew
Brady
Cuban Beauty Faces Fee Claim Over Monkey Case
Senora Rosa Abreu testified she sued to recover a $1,500 security for a monkey dispute after Dr Joaquin Calablero was accused of stealing her pet. A lawyer then levied on her $8,000 earrings claiming unpaid counsel fees, and police kept the jewelry as writ of attachment proceeded.
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Philadelphia Times
Jersey City
N. J
Senora Rosa Abreu
Long Branch
Joaquin Calablero
Senora
Monmouth County
Senora Abreu
McDermott
Warren Dixon
Francis Gregory
Lenora Abreu
British labor leaders arrive for AFL convention in Scranton
Frank Chandler of Manchester and Ben Tillett of London, delegates from the British Trades Union Congress, arrive in Washington ahead of the American Federation of Labor meeting in Scranton opening December 5. They plan to visit Buffalo and Chicago and Philadelphia en route. About 200 to 300 delegates are expected. Gompers will report a federation membership rise of about 500,000 and push for re enacted Chinese exclusion and extending the eight hour law to all government work contracts.
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Washington
Frank Chandler
Manchester
England
Ben Tillett
London
British Trades Union Congress
American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Chandler
Buffalo
Chicago
Tillett
Philadelphia
Gompers
Federation
Court Enjoins Picketing at Cincinnati Plant
Judge Smith of the Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary restraining order preventing all picketing interfering with the company's business. The order allows peaceful persuasion but bans crowd gatherings near the plant or workers boarding places that intimidate.
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Cincinnati
Non-Union Miners Stand Firm at Prospect Hill Mine
At Vincennes Indiana after a two hour talk with mine operators President Vanhorn of the State Mine Workers' Union said the operators refused to meet the scale and instructed strikers to stay firm. Operators say they have organized all non union workers as stockholders and will run the mine regardless. Union men declare the mine cannot operate without union workers and threaten bloodshed.
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Vincennes
Ind
Prospect Hill Coal Mines
Vanhorn
State Mine Workers’ Union
Conscience in Debate at Princeton Causes Resignation
J G Sims of Wartrace Tennessee resigns from Princeton debating squad over the Negro suffrage issue. Yale debate set for December 6 with John Steen of Philadelphia appointed to replace him. Sims cites Southern stance and conscience about enfranchisement as the reason.
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Princeton
J. G. Sims
Wartrace
Tenn
Yale
John Steen
Philadelphia
Sims
French Department Committee Rejects Partial Miners Strike
The Du Loir department committee denounces the partial miners action and calls for a new congress to decide on broad measures. The plan was sent to committees in other regions, delaying any nationwide stoppage.
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Paris
Department
du Loir
Weekend Weather Outlook for Mid-Atlantic States
Cloudy conditions with likely rain across Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland. Saturday remains cloudy with probable rain. Sunday brings rain or snow and colder air with fresh southerly winds shifting to northerly.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Penrose McClain May Remain Philadelphia Revenue Collector
Secretary Gage supports McClain as a top Philadelphia Internal Revenue official and President Roosevelt favors civil service reform. Harry C. Ransley sought the post, but current policy holds that federal appointees stay on while successors wait. McClain’s four-year term ended last June, with no promise of removal.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
McClain
Ransley
McKinley
Roosevelt
White House
Registration Drafted by Municipal League Leader in Pittsburg
Clinton R Woodruff, chair of the ballot reform committee, returns from Pittsburg with a draft registration act agreed with George W Guthrie. Key aims include determining voting rights on registration days and requiring registrants to sign, aiding identity checks and preventing last minute challenges. The bill also requires voters seeking assistance to state their reasons at registration.
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Clinton Rogers Woodruff
The
Municipal League
Pittsburg
George W. Guthrie
Woodruff
Jon
Wee Cé
Chalid
Clerk Kendrick resigns from city treasurer office
City Treasurer J. Stampton Moore accepts the resignation of chief clerk Murdock Kendrick tendered September 3 to take effect December 31. Kendrick cites workload as hindering his law practice and notes possible future work with District Attorney Weaver’s office. He is son of George W. Kendrick Jr., active Republican speaker in the campaign.
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J. Stampton Moore
Murdock Kendrick
Kendrick
Moore
Rothermel
Weaver
David Smythe
George W. Kendrick, Jr
Hanna Denies Criticism In Mealy Case Interview
The State Department said it received a Western newspaper interview in which United States Consul Hanna of Monterey allegedly criticized the department and Ambassador Clayton over the William Mealy case. Hanna telegraphed a reply denying the interview’s accuracy in the strongest terms.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Hanna
Monterey
Clayton
William Mealy
Department
Weather Summary Report Fragment
Fragmentary weather note records seasonal temperatures and rainfall. It notes a temperature around 51 degrees and accumulated rainfall deficits since November with a small excess since January 1.
Milk adulteration warrants issued against fourteen milkmen
Special Agent Gould of the Department of Agriculture swore out warrants for fourteen milkmen in Williamsport charging skimmed and watered milk and the use of drugs to preserve and color it. Four men—W Keefer, W Heilhecker, John Wolfe, and Charles Jones—already arrested.
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Philadelphia Trumps
Williamsport
Gould
Department of Agriculture
W. Keefer
W. Heilhekcker
John Wolfe
Charles Jones
Passenger Agents’ Special Wrecked
Train collision near Bocanight injures several passengers. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Parker of ? were slightly bruised. Mrs. H. N. palisade of Milwaukee suffered neck and back injuries. Mrs. L. Price of Kansas City had a broken rib. Many other passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Trucker
Cal
Nober
Bocanight
C. A. Parker
H. N. Palisade
Milwaukee
Arrivals From Hamburg and Liverpool Reach New York
Ocean liner Graft Waldersee arrives in New York from Hamburg while Lacania reaches New York from Liverpool, marking notable transatlantic arrivals for the day.
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New York
Hamburg
Lacania
Liverpool
Vitriol Attack On Mrs Beck Leaves Her Burned
Pottsville reports a stranger knocked on the door of Mrs. John F. Beck and threw vitriol, badly burning the trolley motorman's wife. Police search for the assailant after the assault occurred last night.
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Philadelphia Times
Pottsville
John F. Beck
Rumor of Union Traction Buyout of Foerderer Franchises
Rumors circulated on the stock exchange that Union Traction Company acquired passenger railway franchises once granted to a political syndicate led by Robert H. Foerderer and John Mack. The stock reaction was muted and no confirmation came from Union Traction or asphalt trust leaders.
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Stock Exchange
Union Traction Company
Robert H. Foerderer
Pennsylvania
John Mack
Broad Street
Union Traction
Messrs. Widener and Elkins
Traction Company
Messrs. Foerderer
Mack
Foerderer
Widener and
Elkins
Asphalt Trust
Roosevelt reads long first message to Congress
President Roosevelt finished reading his first message to Congress at a Cabinet meeting. The message is expected to be about 30,000 words, potentially one of the longest ever written by a president. Secretary Root discussed creating a board of instruction to supervise army officer education, forming a new branch of army education.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
McKinley
Root
Cabinet
Oil Burning Engines Cause Santa Fe Wreck Fatality
Conductor R. R. Higgins died in a Los Angeles hospital from injuries after the Santa Fe wreck in Arizona. Injured passengers are reported as not severely hurt, with experts estimating railroad losses around 250000. An observer blamed the blast and rapid fire on the oil tanks of two oil burning locomotives involved in the collision.
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Los Angeles
Cal
R. R. Higgins
Santa Fe
Arizona
Enlisted Woman Seeks Pension After Army Service
Mrs John Mintzer filed for a pension in Shamokin. Her husband Inat E Mintzer served in the Twelfth United States Regiment from 1861 to 1864. Stationed at Fort Hamilton New York, she stayed at the fort to nurse wounded soldiers while she wished to fight alongside her husband.
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Philadelphia Times
Shamokin
John Mintzer
United States
Fort Hamilton
Long Island
Women barred from law in Maryland ruling
The Maryland Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the denial of Miss Etta M. Haddox to take the bar exam after graduation from Baltimore Law School. The decision bars women from practice in Maryland, but the legal community opposes it and the upcoming Legislature is expected to consider allowing women to sit the bar exam same as men.
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Baltimore
Supreme Court of Appeals
Etta M. Haddox
Baltimore Law School
Maryland
Yukon Conspiracy Traced by Mounted Police
Ottawa reports police tracing an alleged Yukon conspiracy to seize the territory. The last dispatch, dated November 4 from Dawson Superintendent Wood, notes Snyder found paper whereabouts in Skagway and US refusal to interfere without an affidavit naming conspirators.
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Ottawa
Ont
Mounted Police
Yukon Territory
Wood
Dawson
Snyder
Skagway
United States
President and Mrs Roosevelt Set Sail Aboard Sylph
President and Mrs Roosevelt with the children departed for a short Potomac cruise aboard the Sylph. A 21 gun salute welcomed the party as they boarded the yacht. The Roosevelt family plans to be away one or two days.
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Washington
Fencing Master Claims Government Payment for Gallows Invention
E. T. Osbaldestan, once Roacoe Conkling’s servant and now a fencing master in Pittsburg, says he met with the British government in England over payments for the use of his gallows device. He asserts the device is popular in Britain and that he received 500 for its use, though he forfeited exclusive rights by not patenting it.
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Pittsburg
E. T. Osbaldestan
Roacoe Conkling
England
Osbaldestan
Eight Burned in West Pitteton Coal Mine Explosion
Special to Tug Philadelphia Times from Wilkesbarre reports eight men were burned in a gas explosion this afternoon at the Stevens Coal Mine in West Pitteton. Boss Henry Powell was among the injured.
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Philadelphia Times
Wilkesbarre
Stevens
West Pitteton
Henry Powell
Stone, Quay split over Recorder removal in Washington
Washington dispatches report Governor Stone removed Recorder A M Brown of Pittsburg triggering political maneuvering. Senator Quay and Rep Datzell voiced protest or silence while speculation swirled about Stone’s motives and possible Senate ambitions.
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Washington
A. M. Brown
Pittsburg
Stone
Governor Stone
Senator Penrose
Philadelphia
John Datzell
Pennsylvania
Poms
Penrose
Senate
Penrose Succeson
Cameron
South Carolina
Elkin
Quay
Recorder Brown
Senator Quay
Pittsburg Shaken as Recorder Adams Leaves Post
City suffers leadership gap as Recorder Adam M. Brown resigns and successor J. O. Brown awaits swearing in Monday. Major Brown cites governor’s plan and defends actions amid ensuing resignations from Public Safety Director Andrew Fulton and City Solicitor W. B. Rodgers.
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Adam M. Brown
J. O. Brown
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Recorder's Office
Public Safety
Andrew Fulton
W. B. Rodgers
Recorder
Stone
Superior Court
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