Venezuelan arbitration talk dominates diplomatic briefings
An Associated Press report from Washington outlines mixed reactions to arbitration over Venezuela's crisis. Britain, Germany, France and others seek safeguards while considering The Hague tribunal. Venezuela and the U S seek terms, with Castro potentially yielding. Caracas awaits decisions as public opinion shifts toward a pacific settlement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hague
Legathom
Caracas
Cout
State Department
Castro
United States
Venaguela
Blockade Not Objected To In U S Venezuela Row
Exclusive AP dispatch from London reports Premier Balfour and the government object to American interference with shipping in a possible Venesuelan blockade. Bowles asked about destruction of sunboats and pledges, and whether joint action with Germany would continue. the reply affirmed continuation.
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London
Gibson Bowles
Balfour Faye
United Stites
Bowles
Geromimyy
Phe Pitenter
Demonstration in Quito Responds to Venezuela Crisis
A large Quito parade expressed sympathy with Venezuela last night. President Castro responded to President Phisva's call with gratitude toward the Meundor government and people, stating the national honor is saved though force prevails.
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Quito
Venesuela
Castro
Phisva
Meundor
Ready to Aid Venezuela in Case of Further Hostilities
Exclusive AP report from Lima says a group of army officers propose cabling their hands to Venezuela's president offering services if the situation worsens.
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Venezuela
Associated Press
Lima
Fire Company Boycotted and Disbands After Strike
Mount Carmel Pa dispatch reports the Mount Carmel Hook and Ladder company disbanding after a coal strike. Eighty members remained in service last night as the 800-member force dwindled. assets including the 4000 truck and heavy equipment were sold to private parties. Non union members resigned with boycott and no haulage orders coming in.
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Mies
Mount Carmel
Dee
Laura Biggar Conspiracy Case Explored At Trial
Exclusive wires report testimony in a convoluted conspiracy case involving Laura Biggar and others over Harry M. Bennett estate. Witnesses describe visits by P J McNulty and attorney Watterson to discuss probate and possible common law marriage implications.
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Freehold, Now
Deeide Hendricks
Laura Biggar
Harry M. Bennett
P. J. McNulty
Watterson
Pittsburg
Bayonne
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Bennett
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Miss Sigear
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Missipn
J Wo Abertionwell
McConnell
West
P.O. McNulty
Liam Biggar
2. W. McConnell
Willis Biegur
Providing for New Cabinet Member
The House committee on Interstate Commerce ordered a favorable report on the department of commerce bill by a 3 to 3 vote. It would create a new department housing lighthouse services, international bureaus, fisheries, immigration, labor statistics, and three new bureaus including insurance, manufactures and corporations.
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Commerce Department
Associated Press
Washington
House
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Labor
Department
Lighthouse Board
Hehthouse Services
Thathonal Bureau of Standards, Coast and Geode
Willis Williams Hanged for Murder at Mordach Station
Willis Williams, a colored burglar and murderer, was executed today in Newroads Louisiana in front of about 1000 people. He had murdered Albert Herbert at Mordach station in September while escaping from a state convict camp where he served a thirty year sentence.
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Soa
Willis Wille
Williams
Albert Herbert
Mordach Station
WML
Ima
Williama
Panama Canal Treaty Delayed Past Christmas Says Official
Washington reports confirmation of the Panama Canal treaty with Colombia has been postponed. No treaty is expected before Christmas and likely not until early next year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Colombus Lings Gin
Bell
Finland Crop Crisis Drives Global Aid Appeal
Widespread destitution hits four hundred thousand in Finland after crop failure. The Anglo American church pledges aid to feed and clothe school children across four parishes with Pastor Francis urging donations. Conditions exceed 1887 misery, with higher deaths forecast. Two men killed in a Delta blast at the York and Peach Bottom Blaze Company when dynamite exploded during prep for a blast.
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St. Petersburg
Finland
Francis Hug
Frees
York, Pa
Dee W
Hunrries
York and
Burglar Dies in Jail After Bannerville Shooting
Middleburg Pa Dec 14 The burglar shot by Rev D F B Shellenburger at Bannerville on Nov 0 died this evening in his county jail cell. He did not reveal his name. Rev Mr Bhallenberger is the Bannerville postmaster and he shot the burglar while the clerk was locking the post office.
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Associated Press
Middleburg
D. FB. Shellenburger
Bannerville
Bhallenberger
Pure Food Bill Advances in House to Halt Adulterated Goods
The House passed the pure food bill by 72 to 21. It restricts importation and interstate shipment of adulterated or misbranded foods and drugs and imposes confiscation by libel in U.S. courts. The act defines adulteration including deception, substituted ingredients, poisonous additives, and mislabeling, with penalties for sale against state laws.
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Washington
House
IMI
District of Columbia
Territories
United States
Cuban Treaty for Senate Not Referred to House
Exclusive Associated Press report from Washington says the president will not send the Cuban reciprocity treaty to the House of Representatives. The House may act on the reciprocity proposal as part of broader legislation to implement the treaty, but ratification will occur only in the Senate.
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Venesuela
France
Germany
Great Britain
Associated Pree
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Harrisburg Commission Recommends Eminent Domain Reforms
A Harrisburg dispatch reports that the Mellie committees of mayors and solicitors from third class cities met and adjourned. They approved Solicitor Rehoouminker of Bradford and Solicitor John A Gardner of New Castle proposals granting hospitals and poor farms eminent domain and revising assessments on taxable property.
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Mreos
Harrisburg
Tee Mellie
Penneyi Wianka Logue Af ‘Phind Clauss
Rehoouminker
Bradford
Solleiter John AL Gardner
New Castle
Incoherent 19th Century Ship Arrival Notation
An unclear wired report lists multiple ship names and ports including Lucania Liverpool Vaderland Antwerp Noorith Houwlogne Rotterdam Ethiopia Glasgow Patricia Hamburg and Rotterdam with arrivals in New York and Plymouth Cherbourg and dlaoubure. The text mixes names and destinations in a fragmented manner.
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New York
Lucania
Liverpool
Vaderland
Antwerp
Noorith
Houwlogne
Rotterdam
Ethiopia
Glasgow
Patricia
Hamburg
Kmyodam
Maltke
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Dlaoubure
Interstate Agreement May Be Amended With Iowa Inclusion
The Interstate agreement between operators and miners may be amended at the national convention in January and February to include Iowa. Town operators seek admission, previously blocked by Pittsburg district opposition. John P. Reese, president of Iowa miners, has been named commissioner and Iowa operators plan attendance.
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Idianapolis
Iowna
Trollina
Pennsylvania
Inez
Pittsbur
John P. Reese
Towa
Reese
Iowa
Poetess Le Cleyre Shot by Former Pupil in Daylight
Venomous attack on anarchist poetess Voltairine Le Cleyre in Philadelphia street violence leaves her mortally wounded. Former pupil Helscher, masked and unnamed, confessed love-driven motive. She dies days later. Helscher in custody as doctors stated no hope for recovery.
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Philadelphia
Dec
Voltairine le Cleyere
Dplerman Helscher
Helscher
Ge Cleyve
Le 4
Peresons
Miss le Cleyve
Helseher
Helacher
Cvert Hfs Cape
Miss le Cleyre
Mimi Goldman
Plan to Make Mill Workers Stockholders Revealed
A notice from Musburg dated December 19 reports Amalgamated Association informing that Republic Iron and Steel plans to grant stock ownership to puddlers and finishers. The proposal will be presented at the Columbus Ohio convention with a likely ratification. If adopted men would gain seats on the board of directors.
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Musburg
Noltlee
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Columbus
Ohio
Republic Tron and Steel Company
ROUNDING UP LUZON BANDITS
Exclusive Manila report notes a major Rizal province crackdown with a large constabulary force and city cordon. U S Asiatic Fleet prepares evolutions starting tomorrow for a two week operation including landings and naval base fortification on the Ishin coast near Sable. Battleship Kentucky and Oregon expected to arrive daily.
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Manila
Rizal
Teld
Manila Nollow Tre
United States Asiatic
Ishin
Ligon
Sable
Kentucky
Oregon la
Italian boy acquitted after street piano confrontation
Antonio Taddiad an Italian youth aged 11 was acquitted in Rentleg Pa court after claiming self defense in the shooting of Joly Trawyer Edward Fhort man and Bunuel Stitwel who attacked him while he played a street piano and died from their injuries.
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Rentleg
Antonio Taddiad
Mn Dtalian
Joly Trawyer
Edward Fhortman
Bunuel Stitwel
Wis
Tuddil
Five Delegates Convicted in Joint Trial Verdict
Exclusive wire reports from The Associated Press state five former House of Delegates members were jointly tried and each sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Associated Pross
St. Louis
House of Delegates
Fatal boiler explosion at Matthews red slate quarry
By Exclusive Wirerom The Asociated Press Horace Bemus was instantly killed Charles Holcomb fatally injured Fred Bemus and Daniel Flaherty seriously hurt in the boiler explosion at the Hf. H. Matthews red slate quarry at Bust Whitehall on December 19.
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Whitehall
N. Y
Horace Bemus
Charles Holcomb
Fred Bemus
Daniel Flaherty
Hf. H. Matthews
Bust Whitehall
Judgment by default against Mann Wired Envelope Co
Judgment by default for 025.53 entered today in New York against Mann Wired Envelope Company in favor of William Gow for money advanced and for advertising. An execution against the corporation’s property was issued to the sheriff.
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New York
Mann Wired
Willam Gow
Wages Scheduled to Rise for Valley Freight and Coal Rung Work
Beginning January 1 the Wages of the Lelleh Valley valivons biakemnen on the Parkerton freight and coal run of the Haghion and Mahanoy division will rise from $1.75 to (L8) and fagmun from $1.0 to 2.8 per day. Mrakeman on milly runs and yard engines will be advanced from $140 to 0 and all runs from so to 14.
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Associated
Cross Hazivten, Dev
Lelleh Valley
Valivons Biakemnen
Parkerton
Haghion and
Mahanoy
Fagmun
Mrakeman
Wreck Injures Several After Freight Train Collision
A freight train collision near Bradford, Pennsylvania injures three and kills two crew members. The Philadelphia and Irie line is halted as investigators inspect twisted rails and damaged engines. Local responders assist victims and clear derailed cars.
No Prize Fights in Michigan Stop Detroit Fight Cancelled
Lansing Mich Dec 19 Governor Biling will not permit the McClovern Corbet fight set for Detroit next month before the Metropolitan Athletic club The governor told Sherman Dickson of Wayne county he expelled him for attempting to arrange the bout and to see that it was not held in Detroit.
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Michigan
Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Biling
Detroit
Metropolitan Athletic Club
Ble Wyole Tadey
Sherm Dickson
Wayne County
Non-Unionists Tell More Tales from Farmington Shooting
City Marshal Coulter and Justice Musgrave were mortally wounded in Farmington, Iowa, by George Stillwell a deputy fish commissioner. Stillwell was killed by a posse after a deadly pursuit. Coulter and Musgrave died from their wounds. The incident followed Stillwell’s earlier arrest of disorderly conduct.
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Keokuk
Iowa
W. Coulter
A. BE
Musgrave
Farmington
George Stillwell
Coulter
WANTED ROOSEVELT ARRESTED IN INCUSIVE WIRE REPORT
Chelgea Maoss December 1 A citizen Charles C White at Central police station accused President Roosevelt of inciting two men to assault him and said Roosevelt was present in a carriage during the attack White resisted arrest and a revolver and razor were found on him He is held for examination by doctors
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Associated Press
Chelgea
Maoss
Roosevelt
Chas. C. White
Central Police Station
Grover
White
Wa AfeCarthy
John Farley
Flo
Diysichins
Welsh coal prices rise with higher freight and duties
A wire report from New York notes Welsh coal at 14.50 per ton wholesale at Jersey ports and bituminous coal at 7.50. Freight to New York and duties push delivered cost toward 8.17 per ton, undercutting domestic coal by about two dollars. Spring demand remains strong with shortages continuing into August. Philadelphia schools warn of coal shortages as Central High School has three tons left and James Logan Public School closes.
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New York
Jersey Ports
Schusell
Boston
Mmine
Philadelphia
Bord of Education
Philadelphia and Redding Railroad
Central High School
James Logan
Trade Review Reports Holiday Demand and Shortages
Exclusive wire dispatch notes brisk holiday consumer demand and steady retail trade, with strong demand for skilled labor and robust orders for future. It cites widespread industrial activity, but highlights a severe shortage of bed supplies and rising number of business failures in the United States.
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United
Gwatkin Named Energy Manager of Guitemuily Northern Railroad
Charles Oley Gwatkin, formerly general Easton agent for the Wikeoneln Central, appointed energy manager of the Guitemuily Northern Railroad with headquarters at Citemule Ulty, Cuidtemala. He will leave New York for his post on Hext Bundy, after a long railroad career starting with the Great Western Deamitoh Faust Preight line in Issy.
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Philadelphia
Charles Oley Gwatkin
General Easton
Wikeoneln Central Railroad
Enery
Guitemuily Northern Allroad
Citemule Ulty
Cuidtemala
Gwatlin
New York
Hext Bundy
Mr. Gwatkin
Issy
Great Western Deamitoh
Faust Preight
Binghamton
N.Y
Umete
Wirlaus
Most Galway MP John Roche jailed for unlawful assembly
Dublin Dow John Roche member of Parliament for Most Galway was sentenced by the Crimes Court at Roseanne to one month imprisonment in default of bail on the charge of unlawful assembly.
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Dublin
Dow
John Roche
Most Galway
Roseanne
Civil Engineer Stabbed in Memphis Granite Building
A civil engineer with the Memphis and Southern railroad was stabbed to death in a granite building. Police report that Morton attempted suicide after the attack. No motive is given and the victim’s identity is withheld in early notices.
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Dew
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Barringer
Bt, Dowls
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South
Eastern Railroad
M. Morton
Aulay
Morton
Polo
House panel backs safety appliance bill for cooling cars
The house commerce committee reported favorably the bill requiring safety appliances for cooling cars with some light amendments recommended.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Commstiee
Oommiere
Loday
Pensions Granted for Scranton Widows and Survivors
Exclusive AP report lists George Dodge of Scranton deceased recipient with $12 pension. Emelia and Hannah Lloyd, both widows of Scranton, receive smaller stipends. Patrick Scully of Miner's Mills is noted with a $1 pension.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Dodge
Scranton
Emelia
Hannah Lloyd
Patrick Scully
Miner's Mills
Imputation Refuted in Gray Remarks on Bowen Poems at Strike Hearing
The mine strike commission heard witnesses recount terrorizing acts against non union workers amid accusations and misstatements about wages. Attorneys on both sides pressed for proof of union links to violence while Judge Gray noted a possible misinterpretation of payroll figures and clarified the good faith of Major Warren and Mr May.
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Joseph O’brien
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