Idaho State News Highlights From Treasure Valley and Beyond
Idaho state items report measles prevention efforts in Rexburg, annual meetings set for January 14 and 17, and crime notes including a Nampa robbery, a Montpelier phantom mine robbery aftermath, and a Pocatello hold up case. Also covered are cattle and dairy developments near Nampa and Meadows, a water and bridge project in northern Idaho, elections notes on game warden appointments, and regional mine accidents with injuries and fatalities. A survey on the proposed Spoke River bridge near Welker, university regents’ activity at Moscow, and a near fatal stove thawing accident in Washington County are included.
British German fleet seizes Venezuelan ships at Guayra harbor
A Caracas dispatch dated December 9 reports the combined British and German fleet seized Venezuela’s four warships in Guayra harbor. An uprising is said to be delivered tomorrow seeking compliance with the Allied demands. Venezuelan authorities reportedly placed German and British subjects under arrest. Washington considers potential retaliation for prior ultimatums. US Minister Bowen was asked to protect foreign interests in Venezuela.
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Caracas
Washington
Germany
England
Betes
Firntieh
United States
Bowen
Samoan Volcanoes Active After Night of Earthquakes
A Naval report from Tutuila Samoa dated November 24 describes strong earthquakes at Savai i on November 1 that toppled a church and wrecked others. Fire erupted from four peaks along the inland ridge as residents fled, with authorities noting limited danger unless disturbances spread beyond Savai i. The piece recalls a 35 year old eruption between Tau and Oloesega in Manua and the resulting sea turbulence, land devastation, and a now famous fishing tank.
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United States
Tutuila
Samoan Islands
Savaii
Lavall
Samoa
Savali
Tau
Oloesega
Manua
Pirates Attack Manila Bound Brigs Off Cavite Bay
The Shawmut from Manila reports piracy on the Philippine coast led by an American. The Makida, bound for Manila, was attacked near Cavite Bay. eight aboard included five Chinese merchants. Six pirates boarded, overpowering captain and crew after two impostors wore constabulary uniforms. They looted about $17,000, then fled toward Cavite threatening to sink the brig.
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Amerion
Chitose
Shawmut
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Philippine
Makida
Catanayan Payabas
Cavite Bay
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Constabulary
Mariela
Lander
Board of Health
New Treaty With Spain Probed by Senate Foreign Relations
Senate foreign relations committee will study a recently negotiated treaty between the United States and Spain. The accord, a standard amity pact, mirrors the old treaty except it drops provisions on Spanish possessions in the Americas. Minister Storer negotiated the treaty in Spain.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Spain
Senate
America
Storer
Venezuelan ultimatums risk British and German action
Reports describe a British American and German pressure on Venezuela over disputed claims, with ultimatums setting a time limit for Castro's government to settle. If rejected, a naval show of force may occur while notes reiterate demands and the need for action.
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Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
British Foreign Office
Castro
London
W. H. D. Haggard
Death of Thomas Brackett Reed Former House Speaker
Former speaker of the House Thomas Brackett Reed died in Washington, D C at 12 10 am after a short illness with uraemia. He was born October 18 1829 in Portland Maine and rose from lawyer to Maine attorney general and United States congressman and speaker. He shaped war claims policy and Hayes Tilden election investigations before leading as speaker from the Fifty first to Fifty second Congress. A drowning incident in Canarsie Tong Island left Edward Porter, loaded with 200 in silver, drowned after being knocked from his sloop in a storm.
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House Passes Pension Bill Without Debate
The House on Saturday passed pension appropriation bills totaling $19,000,000 without debate. Leader Barney (Wis.) said the measures, totaling $139,847,000, were largely identical to the current year and contained no new legislation. The bill passed in ten minutes.
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Wis
Poison in His Beer Suspected in Brooklyn Death
Coroner investigates the sudden death of George F. Leyh a wealthy Brooklyn truss maker over 80 in likely beer poisoning. He drank from a bottle found with a faulty top after tasting a bitter drink. An irritant poison is suspected as the cause.
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George F. Leyh
Leyh
Leah
Stulf
Loco Motive Worker Dies In Prank At Paterson
Harry Rutt a Paterson New Jersey locomotive works employee died after a prank by five co workers who allegedly blew him up with a pneumatic air pump to 110 pounds per square inch His stomach swelled and he suffered hours of pain before death The five men were arrested charged with manslaughter and held without bail in court as Rutt's father attacked one defendant Dorn in the courtroom.
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Paterson
N. J
Ruit
Patterson
Dorn
Mount Pelee In Active Eruption Reported By Lacroix
Professor Lacroix reports Mont Pelee remains in dangerous activity with severe eruptions and ash spreading over evacuated areas. Night rumblings persist as the central cone glows and immense smoke rises up to three kilometers high. Vessels are warned away from the coast, though the volcano is slightly quieter according to latest news.
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Martinique
Fondes St. Venus
Mont Pelee
Sailors Forced to Dig Canals on Culebra Island
Secretary Moody notes press reports from Culebra Island in the North Atlantic squadron that sailors guarding the island endure heavy canal digging to circulate seawater through a stag nant pool. He urges avoiding enlistment for canal work and to use native aid if needed, with expense estimates. Three thousand die in Guatemala from Santa Maria eruption, per City of Sydney report, though figures vary and verification remains difficult.
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Culebra Island
North Atlantic
Higginson
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