Joint Note by Powers Calls Peace in Boundary Dispute
Lima December 30 A joint note from mediating powers the United States Brazil and Argentina urges Peru to submit its boundary dispute with Ecuador to The Hague tribunal. Ecuador may reject the proposal and war could resume. Both nations had massed armies at the frontier as the United States led mediation to avert hostilities. If arbitration fails the conflict may be settled on the battlefield.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Brazil
Argentina
Ecuador
Hague Tribunal
Alfonso
Spain
Washington
Unrest and Possible Uprising Rumors in Portugal
Private dispatches from Lisbon warn of growing unrest and working-class dissatisfaction. Reports mention a threatened uprising against the provisional government. Washington says Portugal denies anti-government plots and no protest from Germany or Austria over Jesuit expulsion was received.
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London
Lisbon
Washington
Associated Press
Portugal
Germany
Austria
Oldfield and Jeff in an Auto Wreck
Speeding toward the Mexican line a large auto driven by Barney Oldfield with James J. Jeffries went into a ditch near National City California today. The car wrecked but Oldfield and Jeffries escaped with minor injuries. A following car with Frank Chance picked them up and the trio continued toward Mexico for a hunting expedition.
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San Diego
Cal
Barney Oldfield
James J. Jeffries
National City
Oldfield
Jeffries
Frank Chance
Chicago National
Mexico
Duvall Denies Japan Activity In Philippines
Washington December 30 Major General Duvall commanding the division of the Philippines cables the War Department an unqualified denial of reports that a wireless telegraph radio built and operated by Japanese had been discovered in the Philippines and that quantities of arms ammunition and explosives were found illegally in Japanese possession The general's denial came in response to a War Department inquiry.
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Washington
Duvall
Division
Philippines
War Department
Weather Forecast For Rock Island Davenport Moline
Increasing clouds with snow flurries tonight or Saturday. Warmer with low around 15 degrees tonight. 7 a m temperature 11, yesterday's high 33, last night low 11. Wind 5 mph. Humidity 83 percent at 7 a m. No precipitation. Astronomical notes include sun set 4 38 p m, moon rise 7 52 a m, Mercury visible, and two new moons in Sagittarius.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Constellation
Sagittarius
US gunboat Tacoma arrives off Puerto Cortez
Wireless report from Puerto Cortez, Honduras, says the US gunboat Tacoma has reached the port awaiting orders. Rumors of border fighting between Santo Domingo and Haiti were denied by the Haitian government, while Tegucigalpa reports no revolutions or political imprisonments. A steamer Hornet is said to have departed New Orleans for Honduras, with no confirmation of battle plans.
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Washington
Santo Domingo
Hayti
State Department
Furness
Port Au-Prince
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Puerto Cortez
Hornet
Mobile
Ala
United States
Tacoma
New Orleans
Four Deaths In A Fire At Concord Apartments
A fire at the Concord apartment house on Eleventh Street, St. Paul, Ms. Dec 2, left one unidentified woman dead and 13 injured, three fatally. Investigators suspect a gas stove explosion in a top-floor flat sparked the blaze. Ten families fled in night clothes, with several narrow escapes reported. Rose Moore, Anna Erb, and Mrs Anna Litchenheld are among the fatally injured.
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St. Paul
Minn
Concord
Eleventh Street
Rose Moore
Anna Erb
Anna Litchenheld
Ferry Firemen Quit Work in New York Strike
New York City endured its first municipal strike in years as ferryboat firemen between Manhattan and South Brooklyn and Staten Island walked off after the city cut crew on each boat from seven to six to save costs. The stoppage was short lived with an amicable settlement reached between the men and city officials.
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New York
New York City
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Port Tied Up by a Strike at Barcelona Harbor
A 12,000 strong strike of dock men and coal heavers has paralyzed Barcelona port activity with no loading or unloading. American and German mercantile houses petitioned the government to dispatch troops to clear the water front. In Dow City Iowa, robbers blew open the Roblowa Bank safe and fled with 3000 dollars.
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Barcelona
Spain
Rob Lowa
Denison
Iowa
Dow City
Built Sox Park Sues for Payment Over Mechanics Lien
Chicago December 30 claim for a mechanics lien of sixty four thousand seven hundred fifty four dollars was filed in the circuit court against Charles Comiskey owner of the White Sox baseball team by contractors who built his new fourth side baseball plant.
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Chicago
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Comiskey
Western railroads settle on 10 percent wage rise
Wage demands of conductors and trainmen on 50 western railroads were settled for a 10 percent increase. The deal adds about 5 million dollars annually to payrolls, affects 75,000 workers, and follows engineers' settlement last Saturday. The package spans major western systems from Illinois Central to Canadian Pacific and Gulf routes, with total regional increases reaching 9 million annually across the rail network. Negotiations began November 25 and concluded in a late afternoon conference.
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Chicago
Western
A. W. Trénholm
Railroad General Managers’ Committee
A. B
Eastern
Southern
Pacific Coast
Port Arthur
Ont
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
OUSTER ARGUMENTS HEARD IN KANSAS OIL CASE
Arguments in the ouster proceedings brought by Kansas attorney general against oil companies were heard before special master L W Keplinger. State lawyers claim the firms operated under an illegal restraint of trade forming a monopoly. company reps deny the charge.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Attorney General of
L. W. Keplinger
Kansas Supreme Court
Robin Banker Takes Poison Before Trial
New York dispatch reports Joseph G. Robin, a banker tied to the Northern Bank failure, took poison five minutes before his arraignment on a grand larceny indictment and may die. The incident occurred this afternoon as proceedings were about to begin.
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New York
Joseph G. Robin
Indictments Rise in Adams County Vote Selling Case
West Union Ohio December 3 seventy three indictments for vote selling reported by the grand jury today bringing total indictments to 197.377 have already pleaded guilty forty men have come to the courthouse to plead. Judge Blair adopts uniform scale for guilty pleas fining twenty five dollars with twenty held over suspends six months and a five year disfranchisement. The sensational probe into petty political craft continues as the special grand jury investigation proceeds.
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West Union
Ohio
Brand Jury
Blair
Adams County
Shane
Adams County Vote Buy Scandal Probed by Judge Blair
Judge Blair vows an indefinite inquiry into voter buying across Adams County. He plans a countywide investigation, calling workers from all townships to disclose names of bought voters. He will deploy special detectives to root out purchasers and those who concealed deals. Ministers reported accepting payments for votes. The probe targets one Jefferson township district including Wamesteyville.
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Blair
Adams County
Biait
Sebo
Jefferson Township
Wamesteyville
Turn Homeward As Atlantic Fleet Ships Return Homeward
Sixteen battle ships of the United States Atlantic fleet rendezvoused off the Scilly Islands after farewell ceremonies at French and English ports. They head toward Guantanamo Bay Cuba, due January 11, with the second division sailing from Portsmouth to rejoin in the English Channel. The crews exchanged salutes and played both countries anthems as they moved southeast toward home waters.
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Cherbourg
France
United State Atlantic
Scilly Islands
Keng Quantanamo
Cuba
Portsmouth
Portland
England
United States Atlantic
English Channel
Stole To Aide Anarchy In London Police Break Up Robbers
London papers say investigations into burglaries show a band of Russians used London as the base for robberies to fund anarchist propaganda. Anarchy literature and explosives were found among their effects. Translators are working on letters believed to reveal major information.
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London
Gothe
Fourth death in garment strike looms over Chicago case
The garment workers strike in Chicago saw its fourth fatality as Ferdinand Weiss, aged 18, who was shot on December 24 by Edward Heaney a special policeman acting as watchman, died this morning. Police plan to file formal murder charges against Heaney.
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Chicago
Ferdinand Weiss
Eward Heaney
Heaney
Bliss Eyes Hopeful But Homebound As Years Grow
Cornelius N Bliss, former secretary of the interior, is confined to his home in New York due to advancing age. Though his condition is serious, he remains hopeful. Bliss is nearing a milestone birthday next month, prompting concern and best wishes from acquaintances.
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Secretary of Interior
New York
Cornelius N. Riles
Secretary of the Interior
Fy Hines
Bliss
Cholera Riots on Madeira Islands
Lisbon reports unrest on Madeira, a Portuguese possession off Morocco. Reserves of the 27th Infantry were deployed to the island to restore order after rioting linked to strict cholera prevention measures.
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Lisbon
Madeira
Colra
Continuous Flight Sets Distance Record in Michelin Cup
Maurice Tabuteau broke the world aviation distance record with a 7 hour 45 minute continuous flight covering 362.68 miles at Buc France on December 20. He had earlier set the year's best Michelin Cup mark of 2858 miles on October 28 and Farman won the cup for 1909, with a $4000 prize. In Versailles, Lt Caumont of the army aviation corps fell from a test flight of a new monoplane, suffering critical injuries with arms and legs broken.
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Buc
France
Maurice Tabuteau
Tabuteau
Farman
Henry Farman
Hart
Versailles
Caumont
Army Aviation Corps
Sixteen Die in Pittsfield Boiler Explosion
Pittsfield Mass December 20 Sixteen workmen were killed yesterday when a boiler exploded at the Morewood Lake Ice plant near Pittsfield Two died instantly twelve died later in hospital and twelve were injured at the House of Mercy authorities launched a full investigation led by State Officer A H McNeill. The city council ordered immediate aid for orphans and injured as a subscription drive began nearly $3000 was raised with United States Senator Wirthrop Murray Crane contributing a major share.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Morewood Lake Ice Company
Morewood Lake
House of Mercy
A. H. McNeill
Massachusetts
William H. MacInnis
United States
Wirthrop Murray Crane
Dalton
Here
Lumber Makers Raise The Price Of Rough Lumber
Seattle report states leading western Washington lumber manufacturers increased rough fir lumber prices by 81 per thousand, ending a period of low quotations and setting new mill prices at eight dollars. A separate brief notes a fatal domestic dispute in Fort Madison where Chris Schork killed his wife during an argument, with questions raised about his sanity.
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Seattle
Wash
Tomer Menefecturers
Wachington
Milla
Fort Madison
Chris Schork
Tle
Second Gold Wave to Send Mercury Down
Washington reports a cold and stormy pattern across the nation, with temperatures plunging to 20 below in North Dakota towns and 42 below in Winnipeg. Forecasters warn of continued Arctic air sweeping from the northwest as another storm moves across the extreme northwestern region.
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Mercury
Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Johutty
Mim
Devil's Lake
N. D
Winnipeg
Appalachian
Rocky
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