Exonerated Consul Haldwin and Wide Terror Balts Wreck Reports
United States Consul Haldwin in Nuremberg is exonerated after inquiry into postal charges. Baltimore and Ohio wreck in Pennsylvania claims sixty eight dead with hopes of still rising. Prof John Todd Till named consul general at Greytown Nicaragua. Marble statue of West Virginia governor Francis Pierpont placed in Statuary Hall. Senator Hanna declines Denver chambers banquet invitation.
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Haldwin
Nuremberg
Germany
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
State Department
John Todd Till
Greytown
Nicaragua
West Virginia
Francis IH. Pierpont
National Capital
Mark Hanna
Anons
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Claibourne County
Mississippi
Walter Brown
Brown
Alden BD
Swift
Chicago
Country Club Golf Links
Santa Barbara
Cal
Sippipa, Tot
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Segrey Treaty Says Russia Secured Vantage Position
A report claims the Segrey treaty positions Russia with a secured advantage amid shifting alliance dynamics. Analysts caution about translation and source reliability while noting potential strategic leverage.
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Russia
Russia Corea secret treaty raises far east tension
A London dispatch notes a revived report of a secret Russia Corea treaty. Russia would gain influence over the Corean army via Russian instructors, heightening East Asian anxiety as Japan debates war readiness. In Tokyo cabinet talks a war mindset is publicly discussed with officials urging transparency.
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New York
London
The
Standard
Russia
Corea
Far East
Tokio
Seoaul-Fusasa
Oriental Association
Kato
Japan
Count Okuma
China
ST. Petersburg
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Ready for Any Emergency Ships Refitted for Panama Troop Move
War department says transports Sherman Buford and Crook at San Francisco are being prepared for sea primarily for the Manila service. Officials stress readiness for any emergency and possible troop movement to Panama, though no orders have been issued. Sherman to Manila with repairs, Buford overhauled after two years, Crook undergoing renovation.
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Panama
Washington
War Department
Sherman
Buford and Crook
San Francisco
Manila
Quartermaster’s Office
Philippines
Buford
Crook
House Office Building Project Moves Ahead After Condemnation
Speaker Cannon and Reps Hepburn and Richardson led by Attorney General Knox announced the condemnation jury fixed the site price at 741,000. The government will review titles before taking title and begin construction soon. The building is planned to cost between 7.1 million and 4 million dollars and will take several years.
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Washington
Cannon
Hepburn and Richardson
Tennessee
House of Representatives
Knox
Dowie Bids Farewell Before Australia Trip
John Alexander Dowie addressed Chicago adherents at the Auditorium Sunday prior to his departure for Australia. A standing room only crowd heard him outline plans to sail from San Francisco January 21 after an all night watch meeting in Zion City. He will pass through major cities en route to New Orleans, then to San Francisco, and aims to return by next June.
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Chicago
Australia
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Dowie
New Orleans
San Francisco
Italian Captain in Somalia Seeks Mullah Peace Talks
Captain Bisio, commander of the Italian squadron in Somaliland, arrived at Obdia aboard the Christoforo Colombo and sent emissaries inland after learning the Mullah might negotiate with Britain through Italy. The Mullah is said to be desperate due to scarce supplies.
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Rome
Bisio
Somaliland
Obdia
Christoforo Colombo
Great Britain
War clouds over Japan and Russia loom in Far East
Peking diplomats say Japan has drawn a firm line for settlement and will fight to defend vital interests unless Russia concedes. A renewed exchange of notes could push the crisis, with Manchuria evacuation and pledges to China in doubt. Russian officials’ confidence in an easy victory and a bold tone are cited as dangerous factors.
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Peking
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
China
Ueceda
Far East
Platt Indicates New York Convention Will Back Roosevelt
Senator Platt announced the New York Republican state convention to be held in April will elect its national delegates and define the state's stance toward President Roosevelt. He said the convention will likely adopt resolutions instructing the New York delegation to vote for Roosevelt, adding that everyone supports him.
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New York
Platt
Roosevelt
Protest Against Machines in Government Printing Office
Washington Colombia Typo graphical union formed a committee to go before Congress and protest the installation of typesetting machines in the government printing office. They claim the machines cannot perform the government work.
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Washington
Colombia
Typographical Union
Congress
Passing of General Andrews
General John Newman Andrews died at 64 on Sunday in Montpelier Vermont while visiting. His home was near Wilmington Delaware.
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Andrews
Wilmington
Del
John Newman Andrews
Montpelier
Garland Bank Closed After Newcastle Failure
In Garland Wyoming the local bank shut its doors due to the State Bank of New Castle failure last week. The assets are ample to meet all demands though a run occurred amid reports of ties to Newcastle. C. A. Sarver was named receiver of the Garland bank.
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Wyoming
Garland
Wyo
Garland Bank
State Bank of
Newcastle
C. A. Sarver
Insurrection in Namaqualand Flares Up in Kara Mountains
CAPE TOWN reports a general insurrection among the Gond zelwarts tribes in Great Namaqualand German Southwest Africa. Insurrectionists have gathered in the Kara mountains as the revolt spreads.
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Nameroualand
Cape Town
Great Namaqualand
German Southwest Africa
Kara Mountains
Pensacola Chamber Urges Panama Treaty Ratification
The Pensacola chamber of commerce resolutions urge Florida's U S representatives to vote for ratification of the Panama treaty.
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Pensacola
Fla
Chamber of Ecommerce
Florida
Congress
Army officers urge revert to old uniforms and military prisons
Major John Bates reviews the Department of the Lakes year finding recruits below former standards with undeveloped youths. He calls for white facings over blue, return of the company mess, and a military prison to replace overcrowded post guardhouses. The roster lists 142 officers and 2,764 enlisted. 357 tried by general court martial with 342 convictions.
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Chicago
United States Army
Department of the Lakes
John ©. Bates
Bates
Ex Governor Isaac Sharp Dies in Kansas Era
Washington obituary notes ex governor Isaac Sharp of Kansas died Friday from stomach affection at age 7. Sharp, born in Pennsylvania, moved to Kansas in the early 1850s where as a free soil advocate he played a prominent role in the Kansas Missouri conflict.
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Washington
Isaac Sharp
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Kansas-Missouri
Christmas Dinners for the Poor at Coliseum
Christmas cheer was dispensed to thousands at the Coliseum in St. Louis where tables covered the floor displayed turkey and sides. Baskets with materials for dinners were sent to destitute families homes, with special dinners observed in municipal, corrective and charitable institutions and private charities.
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ST. Louis
Coliseum
Panama elections for constitutional convention held nationwide
Elections for Panama's constitutional convention took place across the republic on Saturday. Telegrams from the interior indicate the popular junta backed Liberals and Conservatives leading, and for the first time the Panara city polls were conducted without bribery or irregularities.
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Panama
Panara
State Department Drafts Reply to Reyes Over Panamanian Crisis
Washington officials work on a careful reply to Colombian minister General Reyes regarding U S actions in the Panama secession dispute. Reyes seeks an early answer, while the State Department aims for a quick, yet thorough, administration response amid escalating diplomatic exchanges.
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State Department
Reyes
Washington
General Reyes
United States
Department of Panama
Colombia
Pere Marquette Train Wreck Near East Paris Kills Eighteen
In Grand Rapids Michigan a head on collision between two Pere Marquette passenger trains near East Paris left eighteen dead and thirty one injured. Causes cited include a blown signal lamp by high winds and misread orders, with officials denying engineer error. Later reports raise death toll to twenty two and injuries to thirty eight.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
East Paris
Detroit
MecCord’s
Novelist Gissing Dead in St. Jean de Luz
George Gissing, noted English novelist, died of consumption at St. Jean de Luz in the Pyrenees. He was born in Wakefield, England on November 2, 1857.
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London
George Gissing
St. Jean de Luz
Pyrenees
Wakefield
England
Chinese Laborers Rush to Canada Heads Tax Law Surprise
San Francisco reports a mass arrival of Chinese laborers en route to British Columbia. Canada’s new law requires every Chinaman landing after January 1 to pay a $50 head tax, up from the prior $35 fee.
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San Francisco
Canada
British Columbia
Bandits Loot Bosoboso Treasury and Crucify Heels
In Bosoboso Luzon thieves looted the municipal treasury and captured the presidente. They cut the tendons of his heels. The constabulary pursued the band and recovered part of the stolen funds.
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Mantla
Bosoboso
Luzon
Presidente
Senator Hoars Wife Dies in Washington
Ruth Miller Hoar wife of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts died suddenly at home in Washington from angina pectoris.
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Senator Hoar
Washington
Ruth Miller Hoar
Massachusetts
Naval Movements Near Isthmus and Colombian Legation Closures
U.S. forces reinforce the Panama area as gunboats and destroyers sail from Key West and Philadelphia to Colon and Acapulco, while Pacific coast ships near San Francisco prepare. Colombian envoys pack the legation as Secretary Hay delays reply, signaling severing ties over the Panama situation.
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Washington
Panama
Topeka
Caesar Har
Culebra
Colon
Dixie
League Island
Paname Mevise
Goo Tae
Elliot
Directa
Isthmus
Pacific
Peirel
Pan Nia
Acapuica
Mex
New York
Bennington
Prehie
Iani Jones
Saturn
San Francisco
Mannina
Mr. Wiay
Meyes
Dr. Herran
Hay
United States
No War Expected Soon in Europe and Asia
Officials in Rome express optimism about Japan and Russia avoiding immediate conflict citing climate, Russian unpreparedness, and a plan to consolidate warships in the east. The Mediterranean fleet’s separation is noted to keep strength hidden while U S policy is viewed as influencing French and British neutrality.
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Rome
Far East
Japan
Russia
East
Mediterranean
United States
France
Great Britain
Accidents for the Year in Wilkes Barre District
Mine Inspector Reynolds of the Seventh district reports thirty three fatal and 144 non fatal accidents across seventeen collieries in the year. He notes a 2 percent rise in coal mined and that the current year shows the fewest deaths compared with prior years, with 1901 having more fatal incidents but the earlier strike complicates comparisons.
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Wilkeselarre
Reynolds
England Recognizes Panama Republic
Washington reports the state department has been notified of Great Britain's recognition of the Republic of Panama. The acknowledgment marks a diplomatic milestone between the Britain and Panama.
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England
Panama
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Republic of Panama
Movement of Marines on Panama Route Deemed Policy Driven
Navy department officials said the Prairie marines moving from Yaviza to Has Obispo along the Panama railroad were acting under Admiral Glass in a broader policy. The dispatches indicate no change in police actions in Washington and no special significance attached to the move at this time.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Yaviza
Has Obispo
Panama
Colon
Admiral Glass
Washington
Buffalo Arrives at San Juan With Torpedo Flotilla En Route Philippines
The US cruiser Buffalo arrived at San Juan with five destroyers Decatur Bainbridge Berry Chauncey and Isle escorting torpedo flotilla under Lt. Lloyd H. Chandler. Rough seas were faced on the voyage but coal capacity proved ample for crossing the ocean. The flotilla is headed to the Philippines.
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Philippines
San Juan
United States
Buffalo
Lloyd H. Chandler
Decatur
Bainbridge
Berry
Chauncey
Isle
Secretary Hay to go south for rest and recovery
Washington reports Secretary Hay remains in fragile health. Doctors expect a winter trip to Warm Springs, Georgia, for a change in climate. Loomis to preside at his New Year’s Day diplomatic corps reception, with the president attending in the same capacity.
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Washington
Hay
Iramasqile
Coleone
Oliver Pace
Mrtag
Mir. Looomiis
Mim Hay
Mr. Loomvis
Appeal in Behalf of Jews Seeks U S Action on Russian Massacre
Simon Wolf of the B N O Brith executive council and United Jewish societies plans to present an appeal to the state department urging U S intervention over reports of a massacre of Jews in Russia on January 7 the Russian New Year. He will then meet President Roosevelt to discuss the Jews status in Russia.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Simon Wolf
B’nai Brith
United Jewish Societies
State Department
Russia orders massive beef shipment for army
The Cudahy Packing Company in South Omaha received a rush order for 1,600,000 pounds of extra mess meat for Russia. The shipment must leave South Omaha to reach San Francisco before January 26, when two Russian ships will sail with the beef. Other large supplies for the Russian war department are also being prepared for sea.
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Cudahy Packing Company
South Omaha
San
Omaha
United States
War Department of
Rusia
China to be Reckoned With War Prep Reported
New York dispatch says Britain watches China closely as it gears up for conflict under many Japanese instructors, a development Russia must weigh in its calculations.
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New York
Herald
St. Petersburg
Russia
Powell dispatch reports multiple revolutions in Santo Domingo
Washington received an undated dispatch from Minister Powell describing revolutions at Agua and Barahona and two provisional governments. He notes one government in the north and center and another in the south.
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Powell
Washington
State “Department
Santo Domingo
Agua
Barahona
Stampede at Free Dinner Causes Door Damage
A stampede of about 16,000 people at the Coliseeum opened by the Volunteers of America Christmas dinner caused shattered glass doors and a chaotic scene. Police restored order with difficulty as several women and children were knocked down, though no serious injuries were reported.
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Chicago
Volunteers of America
Choir Strikes After Christmas Sermon Critique
In Montreal Westmount the Melville church faced a choir walkout after pastor Rev. T W Winfield condemned members for eating candy during the service. The choir refused to return unless an apology was issued.
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Melville Church
Westmount
T. W. Winfield
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