Branksome Drama Deepens as Alma Crosmont Weighs Return
Alma Crosmont faces misery as Ned Crosmont’s spendthrift ways and debts threaten Millie and the household. Armathwaite offers quiet support during a sorrowful separation, while Uncle Hugh departs after a tense farewell. The pair walk together toward Mereside, tension lingering between duty and desire.
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Periond
Ned
Liverpool
Nancy Ned
Alma
Hugh
Armathwaite
Striking life tests trust between two women at Brank
Armathwaite weighs the bond between Mrs. Crosmont and Alma Crostmont as he contemplates the women’s sacrifices and deprivation. At Brank he enjoys the hospitality of gouty gentlemen and idle ladies, using a grave, discreet air to gain access while the Crosmont case hangs over the journey.
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Armathwaite
Sadis
Lancer
Hugh
Frank Armathwaite
Branksome
Peele
Geome
Sim
Ti Parry
Germans Consent on Arbitration Venezuela Spurns Tone
Berlin reports Germany accepts arbitration on Venezuela matter though British pressure stirs public opinion in the United States. Venezuela denies an offensive tone in its correspondence and asserts it will honor just claims under new laws. A British blockade is ordered on La Guaira and nearby ports as a Venezuelan revolutionary force approaches Caracas.
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Berlin
Germany
Venezuela
United States
Bowen
Castro Fielding
Port of Spain
Alert
Carupano
Rocket
Cuidad Bolivar
Caracas
Douglas
la Guaira
Carenero
Guanta
Cumana
Orinoco
Associated Press
Baralt
Washington
State Department
Hague
al- Nes
Hague Tribunal
Appeal for Aid Amid Harsh Conditions Today
An appeal for assistance outlines conditions now worse than those in 1867 when 106 Persams died, urging relief and support to address ongoing hardship and casualties.
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Persams
Tales of violence at Scranton strike hearing
About 30 non union workers and relatives testified to alleged union led oppression during the anthracite strike. They described threats, damaged property, beatings and a shooting, with some losing jobs or facing social ostracism for not supporting the strike. They cited house damage and being hung in effigy as part of the accusations.
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Scranton
Catholic Temperance Society
Order of Hibernian
Germany watching America progress of agriculture
Chicago is identified as the center of German agricultural observation for the United States. The German embassy will operate its agricultural bureaus from Chicago, with the Washington and New York offices now transferred to this city.
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Chicago
United States
Walther Wever
Washington
New York
Empress of China May Be Lost With Crown Prince Aboard
Rumor circulates that the Empress of China sank with all aboard after departing Victoria on December 2 en route to Yokohama, carrying the Siamese crown prince and party. Local reports say the claim is unverified.
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Crown Prince
Victoria
B. C
Yokohama
Murderer Shot by a Posse in Farmington Iowa
Keokuk Iowa December 20 City Marshal R W Coulter and Justice A B Musgrave were fatally wounded last night at Farmington by George Stillwell deputy fish commissioner who was afterwards shot to death by a posse Stillwell shot Coulter in the stomach and shoulder then killed Musgrave after seeking shelter behind a tree he held the posse at bay for about an hour finally being fatally wounded by a volley from the pursuing group none of the posse members were hit
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Keokuk
R. W. Coulter
A. EB. Musgrave
Farmington
Iowa
George Stillwell
Coulter
Stillwell
Musgrave
Anarchist Leader Shot in Philadelphia Tragedy
Voltairine Le Cleyre, noted anarchist and language teacher, was mortally wounded yesterday by Herman Helscher, a former pupil. She died as Helscher, an avowed anarchist, was arrested. Unrequited love motive cited as trigger. shooting on a street witnessed by many. Le Cleyre, known for anarchistic writings and ties to Emma Goldman, had come to Philadelphia from Michigan 15 years ago. Her father was French, mother reportedly in the West.
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Philadelphia
Voltairine le Cleyre
Herman Helscher
Helscher
Miss'Le Cleyre
Emma Goldman
Michigan
West
Rigelan
Cuban treaty urged for early Senate action after holidays
Washington reports say friends of the Cuba reciprocity pact assure quick consideration after Christmas. The agreement expands American access to Cuba with 25 30 and 40 percent tariff cuts on American goods excluding tobacco, and 36 percent reductions on U S products admitted to Cuba. The treaty grants preferential rates for the two nations against other countries, with specific sectoral reductions for soaps fruits woolens machinery iron and steel.
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Havana
Palm
Senate Esterday
Washington
Cuba
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
America
United States
Roosevelt to Attend Grant Funeral in Washington
President Roosevelt plans to attend the funeral services for Mrs. Grant widow of the soldier president. Cabinet, diplomatic corps and both houses of Congress plus representatives of major veteran groups will be present. General Frederick D. Grant and his aide paid their respects as Grant attends his mother's funeral.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Adams estate leaves Wisconsin University major share
Mary M Adams widow of former Wisconsin President Charles Kendall Adams died leaving a large estate to the University of Wisconsin. The will filed for probate names Robert Matthews Rochester New York and Henry Ely Redland California as executors. The Wisconsin regents receive two paintings and books pamphlets and magazines of Adams and the residue funds fund a fellowship per the will.
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Redland
Cal
Mary M. Adams
Charles Kendall Adams
University of Wisconsin
Robert Matthews
Rochester
Henry D. Ely
President Adams
Adams
Five Years Each for Five Former St Louis Council Members
Five former members of the house of delegates, John A. Sheridan Charles J. Denny Charles Gutke Edmund Bersch and T E Altrough, were found guilty of bribery related to the suburban street car bill. They received five year penitentiary terms and were released on bond pending a new trial.
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St. Louis
House of Delegates
John A. Sheridan
Charles J. Denny
Charles Gutke
Edmund Bersch
T. E. Altrough
St Louis Mystery Killing Involving Two Engineers
St Louis December 20 John W Barri Jr an engineer from Clarkville Missouri was stabbed to death by Thompson Morton a civil engineer Morton is ill from bichloride of mercury poisoning The motive for the killing is not known
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St. Louis
John W. Barri
Clarkville
Thompson Morton
Morton
Warship Aground Copenhagen Attempts Elimination
A damaged report notes a warship aground near Copenhagen with attempts to receive clearance or assist. Details are fragmentary but indicate ongoing maneuvering or salvage efforts by authorities.
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Copenhagen
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Millie
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Palma
Grant
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