Colombians Land Troops On Pines Island Amid Tense News
Reports from Washington and Colon describe about a hundred Colombian troops landing on Pines Island near Cape Tiburon in Panama, with the Mayflower cruiser sent to verify. The incident highlights rising fears of U S Colombia hostilities and justifies continued navy control in isthmian waters. A separate report from Los Angeles notes the four masted bark La Bruyere arriving overdue from England with 1700 tons of iron after a three month voyage delayed by storms.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Colombia
COLON
island of Pines
Cape Tiburon
Gulf of Darien
United States auxiliary
Mayflower
LOS ANGELS
La Bruyere
Port Los Angeles
New Castle-on-the-‘Tyne
England
Bruyere
ongHsh
Diplomatic Opera Buffe in Abyssinia Attended by Melechin Court
The American mission to Emperor Menelik, led by Consul General Skinner, arrived in the Abyssinian capital under escort by thousands of Persian soldiers. Menelik received Mr Skinner and invited him to the St Louis exposition. The party is lodged in Ras George palace and awaits a formal audience to discuss mission aims.
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ADIS
Abyssinia
Jibadti
Prench Somail- Janed
Meenchik
Skinner
Menelik
St. Louis
Ras George
Mr. Skinner
Applicant for Pardon for Eugene Stanton
Eugene Stanton of this city will apply for pardon at the next sitting of the board. He is only a boy and not a confirmed criminal, with many friends in this city who know him from the university and his work in several business houses. They believe his plea for freedom reflects a resolve to travel the straight and narrow path in the future.
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Eugene Stanton
Gene
British cotton trade faces disaster in Lancashire decline
Tettersall's annual review shows this year the worst in a decade with eighty two Lancashire spinning concerns losing 180000 dollars. The industry must adopt short time as American cotton runs 45 percent higher than last December. Senator Hanna, ill with grippe in New York, showed great improvement today.
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MANCHESTER
Eng
w. Tettersall
Lancashire
Hanna
NEW YORK
Twenty Years Land Holding Cases in Utah Validated
The U S Supreme Court upheld state court rulings in Toltec Ranch Company versus General Cook and Toltec Ranch Company versus William B Babock and Louisa Labsock, affirming twenty or thirty eight years of possession as a valid title claim under the Central Pacific land grant in Utah. Justice McKenna wrote the opinion. Non-union wage reductions to about ten percent will follow Christmas in all non-union iron and steel plants nationwide. The Louisiana legislature urged U S senators to back ratification of the Panama Canal treaty.
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WASHINGTON
United States supreme court
Central Pacific railroad
Utah
Toltec Ranch Company
General Cook and
William B. BaBcock
Louisa Labsock
supreme court of the
PITTSBURG
Highway Robbery on Commercial Street Ends with Theft
James A. Sherman a Southern Pacific public employee was held up Saturday night on Commercial Street. Two men attacked him and fled with his pockets and time check. Payment of the time check has been stopped. No identification of the robbers has been obtained.
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James A. Sherman
Commercial street
Funeral for Frank German Held at Mill Street Home
Funeral services for the late Frank German were held at 2 pm from his family residence 206 Mill Street with Rev Dr Welch officiating. Interment followed at Odd Fellows cemetery under rites of the Ancient Order of United Workmen conducted by A T Trousdale of Windemuca Lodge Hippe No 11. Pallbearers included D C Wheeler L A Blakeslee Richard Ryland Harry Gosse A T Trousdale and Frank D King.
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Frank Germain
Mill street
Dr. Welch
Odd Fellows: i
Amcient Order of United Workmen
A. T. Trousdale
Windemucca Lodge
Hippe
D. C. Wheeler
Li. A. Blakeslee
Richard Ryland
Harry Gosse
Frank D. King
Two Elk Club Candidates Enter Admittance Test
Two candidates for Elkdom admission traveled from the Comstock on Saturday evening and were subjected to a rigorous check. Nearly 80 men gathered from the hill to assist, expecting the Reno members to lack sufficient vigor in the process.
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Comstock
Frightful Accident At an Open Switch
The Meteor on the St. Louis and San Francisco railway wrecked near Godfrey Kansas after a freight crew failed to flag the passenger train. Nine killed, over twenty injured as two baggage cars and a smoker derailed and the sleeper uninjured. Fire and debris delayed救救救 headed to Fort Scott. blame placed on a brakeman who disappeared.
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Godfrey Kansas
KANSAS CITY
St. Louis
San Francisco
Forth Worth
Godfrey
Forth Scott
Kansas
Godfrew
Fort Scott
A. DeWees
Fort, Scott
Roy
Topeka
Bishard
John Bell
hhe Krakemein
Timber land reform in the West and trial in Indiana
The Interior Department revokes the suspension on Timber and Stone Act entries and orders final action by the General Land Office, affecting hundreds of thousands of acres in the West. The move aims to patent valid entries after frauds. In Bedford, Ind., a jury fails to reach a verdict in the trial of Mrs. Cora Weeks for killing her mother, with husband Joseph Weeks also indicted.
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WASHINGTON
secretary of the interior
general land office
interior department
BEDFORD
Ind
Cora Weeks
Suganna Ireland
Joseph Weeks
Weeks
Mail Robbery at Vallejo
The Southern Pacific ticket office in Vallejo California was robbed last night. Mail sacks were ripped open and cash from the cashier’s drawer was taken. A valuable registry pouch sent home to naval officers and others at Vallejo is said to be targeted, with contents possibly worth hundreds of dollars. The holiday season and the regular evening dispatches are noted as factors.
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VALLEJO
Cal
Southern Pacific
Alderman Brennan sentenced in ward election fraud case
Alderman J. J. Brennan was sentenced to one year in the house of correction for complicity in ward election frauds. Charles McCarle received six months and Robert E. Kenton three months on similar charges. The Pope received Mgr. Castro in private audience, showing interest in recent Venezuela arbitration events and U.S. involvement.
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CHICAGO
J. J. Brennan
house of correction
Charles McCarle
Robert E. Kenton
ROME
Mgr. Castro
Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Fire destroys starch plant at Hubinger Brothers
A blaze at the Hubinger Brothers starch factory in Requeue Iowa destroyed the main building. The loss is estimated at 250000 with 100000 insured. An explosion in a dryer room started the fire. The factory began operations April 29 and was opened by President Roosevelt during a visit. One missing worker is believed buried in the ruins.
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REQUEUE
Iowa
Hubinger Brothers
Roosevelt
America holds far east key in Japanese Russian crisis
Lord Rothschild declined to predict the crisis outcome but said America’s choice to press open ports in Manchuria could influence a peaceful solution. He noted no proposed loans by Japan or Russia and avoided speculation on war.
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LONDON
Lord Rothschilds
Associated Press
America
Manchuria
Japan
Devotion of a Friend Drives Nine Decades of Quest
Frank Berry learns of Mrs. Pierce death and travels ninety miles to find George Kelsey, whose body remains in mortuary parlors as a London family is asked about shipment. Amid storm and zero weather, Reno trades, mines, and mills stay active. De Witt Commandery and Knights meet at the Masonic Temple on Christmas morning. Purveyors tout pure water for health at Carr & Hicott's. Ruberoid roofing promotes winter safety.
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rank Kelsey
London
De Witt Commandery
Masonic Temple
Christmais
War reports affect stocks across major markets
The day opened with declines in New York stocks as tensions in the far eastern theater weighed on sentiment. London shares traded flat on the lingering Russo-Japanese crisis with some sectors dipping while others showed small gains. Paris markets remained subdued amid cautious notes on negotiations and the evolving war risk outlook as officials assess Russia and Japan positions.
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NEW YORK
LONDON
the
stock exchange
consors
hoyds
Japan
PARIS
St.Petersburg
hwever
Ta‘Kio
Russia
Ambulances Drawn Into Liverymen Strike Fallout
Chicago dec 21 amid a four day strike of liverymen hearses and carriages, ambulances now barred by pickets. Undertakers and liverymen report police may man conveyances for sick and dead. Extra drivers posted to prevent sympathizers interference with hearses amid wage accord signing by twelve independent undertakers.
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CHICAGO
liv
livery drivers’ union
t ‘es
Olinghouse Gulch Mill Nears Completion
Olinghouse who is from the Gulch reports the camp is looking better daily. Mr Olinghouse and his uncle have a new mill nearly completed and will start on January first. The first run will be 70 tons of Green Till ore.
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HL. Olinghouse
Olinghouse
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC TICKET OFFICE
Gazette
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Carr & Hicott's
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