Venezuela Builds Troops and Bridges Ahead of Colombia
From Maracaibo to San Cristobal Venezuelan forces reinforce near the Colombian frontier. President Castro may push for two battalions per state as tensions rise amid reports of war plans. Trinidad reports Caracas refuses to pay foreign umpire fees in Venezuela disputes inviting possible U.S. intervention.
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Venezuela
Maracaibo
Colombia
Cucuta
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Orinoco
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Caracas
Washington
Colombia Panama canal proposal differs from Uncle Sam plan
Washington Sept 14 The state department reports Colombia’s congress study bill paving Panama canal by a different plan than the US. Key points assign Panama Railway assets to buyer, canal rights for 10 million, 100 year canal lease with 150000 yearly rent, 25 percent rent hike every century, Colombia to receive 20 million on ratifications, mixed tribunals in canal zone, Colombian police and sanitary control, and a firm completion deadline. 1967 property surrender and Colombia sovereignty emphasized.
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Washington
State Department
Beaupre
Bogota
Calombian Congress
Panama Canal
Panama Railway Company
Colombia
Canal Company
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Canal Zone
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Colon
Police Chief Maloney Attempts to Kill Inmate
Niagara Falls police chief Maloney drew a revolver to shoot W. H. Davey a businessman jailed on charges of attempted rape of Elsie Christie Lizzie Sacht and other girls aged eight to thirteen. A sergeant disarmed him and Davey remained jailed with bail set at 5000 dollars.
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N. Y
Maloney
W. H. Davey
Elsie Christie
Lizzie Sacht
Ixy
Davey
Powers Agree Upon Attitude Between Turkey and Bulgaria
Paris reports the foreign office says Turkish troops approach the Bulgaria border amid rising tension. A Russo Austrian note proposes not aiding either side and holding both to account. France is expected to back the Russo Austrian stance. Berlin notes Turkish forces raid near Tekendsche and fire on the French consulate at Kirk Killisseh.
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Foreign Office
Bulgaria
Turkey
Russia
Austria
France
Berlin
Frankfort Zeitung
Sofia
Tekendsche
Kirk Killisseh
Chief of Police Is Sent Out of Beirut
Washington reports from Beirut Sept 12 that Admiral Cotten’s telegram notes the deportation of the late chief of police with 28 prisoners tied to last Sunday’s disturbances. The governor general now handles the vice consal case and Beirut remains quiet under the new administration, while the former governor general departed for Constantinople on Sept 12.
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Washington
Navy Department
Cotten
Beirut
Constantinople
Mystery of airship at Indianapolis solved
Indianapolis Sept 14 The mystery of the airship sighting is solved as boys uncover a 30 foot torpedo shaped paper covered craft with canopy and two dummy figures in a field near Irvington It is believed to be a model under construction by local mechanics
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Indianapolis
Irvington
First Statue of Late President Unveiled in Ohio
Toledo Sept. 14 a statue of William McKinley the first memorial of the late president erected in Ohio was unveiled before a large assembly Senators Hanna and Fairbanks attended with Fairbanks delivering the day’s oration.
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Toledo
William McKinley
Ohi
Hanna
Fairbanks
Rumor Says British Transport Wreck Near Coast
London September 14. An unconfirmed rumor runs that a transport car carrying a British regiment to India sank after a gale struck the British coast last Thursday.
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London
India
Bonaparte to Lead Interior Territory Investigation
Secretary Hitchcock selects Charles Joseph Bonaparte to head the interior department investigation into affairs and officials in Indian Territory under Interior jurisdiction.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Washington
Charles Joseph Bonaparte
Hitchcock
Indian Territory
Interior Department
Dow, Colonel Winthrop N, Dead in New Hampshire Home
Colonel Winthrop N. Dow a leading New Hampshire lumber operator was found dead in his bed at his Exter residence. Death attributed to heart disease. He was seventy two and among the state's wealthiest men.
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Exter
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Winthrop N. Dow
New Hampshire
Delicate Case Stolen Alcohol Causes Deaths
In Oyster Bay Sir Thomas Lipton and President Roosevelt were drawn into a club dinner dispute at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. In Norfolk the explosion of a stolen barrel of alcohol on the cruiser Olympia’s deck killed a Marine and injured several sailors, with the master at arms missing.
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Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Roosevelt
Center Island
New York Yacht Club
Norfolk
Olympia
Norfolk Navy Yard
J. 8. Yerkes
United States Marine Corps
Yerkes
Roosevelt dinner dispute over Lipton guests at Seawanhaka
Secretary Loeb learned Lipton and party might attend the Seawanhaka dinner and warned the president’s attendance would be declined if others were invited. Secretary Stewart claimed he asked Lipton to hold Sept 18, while Hoyt stated the president would be the sole guest of honor and no elaborate function was planned. Also notes Yellowstone snow and a military shooting championship concluded in Seagate.
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East
Thomas Lipton
Lab
Syracuse
Colgate Hoyt
New York
Seanwanhaka Club
Sagamore Hit
Ohio Society of New York
Hoyt
Yacht Club
Loeb
Sir Thomas Lipton
United States
Seawanhaka Organization
Center Island
Francis G. Stewart
Anti-Trust Club Now A Reality In Roseville
About 500 farmers gathered in Roseville for the People’s Protective Association initiatory meeting to curb trusts. D A Woodward led the session with speakers William Wrentiss I O Shaughnessy F P Sadler from Chicago and F Q Stuart of Chariton Ia. The group aims to protect people’s interests, not form a new political party.
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Roseville
Pim
People’s Protective Association
D. A. Woodward
William Wrentiss
I. O'Shaughnessy
F. P. Sadler
Chicago
Roosevelt drops plan for October extra session
After mature consideration and consultation in person and by telegraph with members of both the senate and house, President Roosevelt has abandoned the suggestion that Congress be called into an extraordinary session in October. The gathering will now begin November 9, avoiding the disruption of campaigns in October.
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Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Taggart May Be Chairman of Party
Indianapolis reports that Taggart is favored for the chairmanship of the new party committee after a Chicago conference with Democratic leaders including national committee members. Friends say assurances point to his uncontested election, while notes of possible rivals circulate. Cleveland was mentioned but unlikely to gain broad support.
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Indianapolis
Taggart
Chicago
National Committee
Cleveland
New Servian Plot Discovered Near Belgrade
A Bulgarian frontier dispatch says another Servian military plot was uncovered about 49 miles from Belgrade. Several officers were arrested in connection with the probe.
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London
Belgrade
Salvation Army mission starts for mountains in effort to curb assassination
Colonel Richard E. Holz leads a Cleveland mission into Kentucky and Tennessee to spread Christianity among mountain communities. The itinerary spans Cincinnati to Wise Court House, Virginia, Norton Virginia, Bristol Tennessee, with stops in Jackson Breathitt Prestonburg Hindman Pikeville Hazard Letcher Wise and Knoxville as bands study how best to reach residents. The plan depends on response and may prove the Army’s methods effective or not.
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Cleveland, CO
Richard E. Holz
Salvation Army Corps
Kentucky
Tennessee
Holt
Salvation Army
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Tittsburg
Cincinnati
Holz
Jackson
Breathitt County
Saylerville
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Floyd County
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Pike County
Hindman
Knott County
Hazard
Perry County
Letcher County
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Norton
Bristol
Tenn
Knoxville
Indicted men surrender over postal scandals and more
New York acts: Isaace McGreh an and George H Huntington of Columbia Supply surrender in the postal scandal probe. Fort Wayne clergyman Wagenhals applauds injunction against GE franchise. Toots Willard the famed cat dies in Chicago. Little Shamrock wins Lake St Clair regatta cup. August postal receipts jump 4.7 percent with Peoria down 10 percent. Sherman statue unveiling set for Oct 15. rural letter carriers seek $200 annual expense allowance in Washington.
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New York
Isaace McGrehan
George H. Huntington
iColumbia Supply Company
Detroit
Columbia Yacht Club of
Chicago
Country Club
Lake St. Chire
Washington
United States
Peoria
Ill
Natonal Association of Rural
Five Die As Pine Lake Collision Destroys Naphtha Boat
At Pine Lake near Charlevoix Michigan five East Jordan men drowned when the steam yacht Pilgrim struck a naphtha launch carrying thirteen players and fans after a ball game. Only eight of the thirteen aboard the launch survived as the craft sank quickly with no lights visible. Captain Lee of the Pilgrim ordered aid and rescue efforts, but the five victims, including ball players and a school teacher, were lost in the frigid water.
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Charlevoix
Mich
East Jordan
Pine Lake
Pilgrim
RK. X
Tine
M. C. Calmon
Kit Carson
Fred Winers
William Renard
Harbor Springs
Lee
Murderer Hoffman Arrested Afterambush Capture
Belleville Sept 14 William Hoffman Monroe county man who shot his father in law Dr W M Brandt at the latter home was captured last Monday night at Maeystown four miles north of Belleville by Deputy Sheriff Gus Klamim Andrew Schaefer US Marshal Walter Ward and Constable Fred Kanse The capture occurred on school grounds after a sharp struggle Hoffman confessed to the murder and identified himself Sheriff Rueh arrived from Waterloo and said there is bitterness but no expected lynching.
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Belleville
William Hoffman
Monroe County
Inlaw
W. M. Brandt
Si Maeystown
Waterloo
Johnson School
Sherif Gus Klamim
Andrew Schaefer
United States
Walter Ward
Fred Kanse
Tiefman
Sr. Brandt
Rueh
Hoffman
Wounds girl who favored another
Lynchburg Ohio September 14 Samuel Shaper shot and seriously wounded Miss Cleo Woodrow while escorted home from a party by Mr. Mitheek. Woodrow had repeatedly refused Shaper and he had threatened her. Shaper fled to the woods where a bloodhound posse later found his body. suicide with the same weapon used on Miss Woodrow. Woodrow is expected to recover.
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Lynchburg
Samuel Shaper
Cleo Woodrow
Mitheek
Miss Woodrow
Shaper
Autumnal storms sweep the northwest report losses
Winnipeg reports one death at Gretna and heavy losses to livestock grain and crops across the region. Snow and rain across the northwest ruin standing grain, wash out railroads, and drive mills toward a crisis as thousands of bushels of wheat drop in grade. Frost warnings extend to the corn belt including northern Kansas Missouri Iowa and Illinois.
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Northwest
Gretna
Hartley
St. Paul
Toy
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Grain Mem
Washington
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Ilinois
British Cabinet Ministers Gather in London Attendance Marks Key Phase
Cabinet ministers from across the country gathered in London to attend a special meeting seen as marking an important phase in recent UK political history. Large crowds lined Downing Street hoping for glimpses of leaders as Chamberlain arrived, loudly hooted yet maintaining his customary indifference.
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London
United Kingdom
Downing Street
Chamberlain
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