New Year Reception At White House Delights Crowds
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt welcomed about 7,000 guests to the New Year reception. The event showcased White House improvements costing about 60000, with guests from cabinet circles and the general public, including notable visitors from Cuba and the Philippines governor Wright. The scene blended traditional protocol with new uniforms as the welcoming party moved through the Green room.
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Gton
White House
John Adams
Aquins
Secon Tloor
Roosevelt
Iefe
Cuba
Wright
New Year’s Day Durbar Opens as King Edward Crowned Emperor
Tens of thousands gathered in Kemi near Delhi to witness the durbar announcing King Edward as Emperor of India. Processions, blasts, and imperial salutes marked the ceremony with viceroyalty officials and Duke of Connaught in attendance.
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Edward
India
Kemi
Delhi
Bedh
Con
Edwad
Duke of Connaught
Trum
Max
Curzon
Chicago Open Board of Trade plans with Western Union
Arrangements completed to put open board quotations on Western Union wires an hour before Chicago Board of Trade figures. Contracts for 10 years announced. Open board building on La Salle street to be remodeled for open board use amid the Durbar greeting to the Indian people.
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Chicago
Chicago Open Board of Trade
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago Board of Trade
Open Board
Western Union
Board of Trade
Telegraph Company
la Salle Street
Dramatic Farewell to 1902 as 1903 Begins in Cleveland
Five hundred Cleveland Chamber of Commerce members bid farewell to 1902 and welcome 1903 with a dramatic light display. The emblem lit “1902” then changed to “1903” as taps and reveille sounded, and the crowd sang Auld Lang Syne in a civic New Year scene.
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Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Forced to Scab Now Seek $60 000 Damages Each
Twenty two New York residents sue for 1.1 million dollars alleging they were decoyed to Pennsylvania mines by Erie Railroad and Pennsylvania Coal Co agents during the coal strike. They claim confinement in a Hoboken car and forced to act as strike breakers under threats. They narrowly escaped mobbing on return. The defendants deny wrongdoing and say they inform workers of employment conditions.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Erie Railroad Anl
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Railroad and Coal Company
Hoboken
Pensylvania
Pott
Maine sheriffs take office amid dry law push
Portlant sheriffs and deputies begin enforcing prohibition measures as Maine state officials report a strict approach. In Androscoggin County a minister helps coordinate closures of saloons in anticipation of enforcement, while other counties prepare similar actions. Deputies are instructed to warn dealers to stop selling alcohol or face consequences.
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Portland
Androscoggely
Cau
Mob Wrecks Saloon at Augusta Pike County
A mob of about fifteen men attacked John Kronenmeyer's saloon in Augusta Indiana on Monday night they forced entry and seized liquor and cigars. They wrecked the interior breaking bottles and glass smashing the counter and throwing pictures into the stove. Doors and windows were torn down and several whisky barrels rolled into the street. Kronenmeyer identified the attackers and reported the incident to Petersburg officials with arrests expected.
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Evansville
Ind
John Kronenmeyer
Augusta
Pike County
Petersburg
Politics at Santiago Ends in Duel Killing in Cafe
In Santiago a clash between rival party leaders ends with Senor Corona shooting Senor Insula in a cafe. Corona fled after killing Insula as crowds reacted with shock. The duel followed insults and a heated political discussion, signaling a tense week in local party politics.
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Kentucky
Antiago
Cola
Corona
Culuno Libre
Senor Insula
Senor Corona
Au Cafe
Robber a Brute Seeks Diamond Hand In New York Attack
Jenny Goodman a 19 year old is arrested on charges of attempting to cut off a young woman’s hand to seize diamond rings worn on her fingers during a night ride and supper. The attacker fled but was captured after a police chase on Houston street.
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Rochester
New York
Nic
Times
Jenny Goodman
Miss Lewis
Miss Matthews
Mer
Goodman
Holy War Next Seems Probable In Tangier Crisis
Tangier reports a proclamation from the pretender saying he fights not for himself but to free Mulai Mohammed known as One Eyed, the sultan's imprisoned brother. If gravest, the sultan may quit Tangier for Rabat and call border tribes to a holy war. Paris notes French troops ordered to the Moorish frontier.
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Tangier
Mulai Mohammed
Rabat
Paris
Oran
Algeria
Explosion at Oak Hill colliery kills three miners
At North Minersville a blast in a gangway of the Oak Hill colliery mine instantly killed three miners and injured about a dozen others. The dead are Michael Onder, 57. Andrew Ont, married. Rosepil Prokop, married.
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Pottsville
Jan
Oak Hill
North Minersville
Michael Onder
Andrew Ont
Rosepil Prokop
Two Men Who Differ Grand Rapids Case in U S Circuit Court
Charles F. Ruggles of Chicago sues Edward Buckley of Manistee over a three fourths interest in the Buckley Douglas lumber and salt plant at Manistee and the Manistee and Northeastern railroad. The long running dispute centers on prior ownership, transfers, and alleged failed agreements. Buckley denies Ruggles ever had timber company or railroad interest since 1881.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Charles F. Ruggles
Chicago
Edward Buckley
Manistee
Buckley-Duglas Lumber
Buckley
F. W. Steve
Detroit
Angeles
Barkley
Muggles
Timber Company
Railroad
Contract Dispute Over Williams Church Subscriptions
Sioux City report says Archbishop Keane of Dubuque lost a suit filed by C J Sherman and John Hanfekl of Williams Indiana to recover 2480 with interest. Subscriptions were conditional on a dual language speaking priest being sent to Williams. court upheld the claim and the case may be appealed. Also short items on a colored man hanged in St Louis, the Dickey funeral in Omaha, and miscellaneous notes.
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Sioux City
Dan
Keane
Dubuque
C. J. Sherman
John Hanfekl
Williams
Dyer
Thee Church
His Own Medicine in Shortage as Direct Order Fades
A garbled excerpt notes a directive or remedy failing to arrive. The text hints medicine intended as direct order becoming scarce within a short time. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
Castro backs arbitration plan seeking American envoy
Washington reports Castro’s reply to allied arbitration proposals shows a preference for an American hemisphere venue, but Roosevelt’s refusal to act as arbitrator blocks endorsement. Berlin notes Castro’s largely unqualified acceptance and ongoing talks in Washington. Rome cites guarded foreign office stance on Castro’s added proposal. Caracas reports Venezuelan authorities see proposals as easily concilable.
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Washington
Castro
Roosevelt
United States
Venezuela
Germany
Berlin
Bowen
Foreign Office
Rome
Great Britain
Caracas
Castro Victory At Barquisimeto Is Report Denied
The Caracas government says it won the Barquisimeto fight and recaptured Barquisimeto San Carlos and Tinaguillo from rebels while rumors of a defeat are false. President Castro says he seeks fair treatment from allies and would reshuffle the cabinet after the present crisis ends. The article notes Allied influence and potential settlement rather than Venezuelan defeat.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Curacaa
Barquisimeto
San Carlos
Tinaguillo
Castro
Hague
Saya
Associated Press
Venezuela
Washington
Jan
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