United States Granted Ocean Wide Jurisdiction Over Nicaragua Zone
Washington reports outline a protocol granting the United States six miles of sovereignty from ocean to ocean in the proposed Nicaragua zone. American courts and police would operate there, with a perpetual lease to the United States and a guaranteed respect for Nicaragua’s independence. Prices remain undisclosed, but officials call the sum reasonable and well below initial hopes. A parallel Costa Rica protocol is negotiating identical terms with different price and area.
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United States
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Congress
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Ocean
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Brito
Pacific
Six Miles
Costa Rica
Suicide verdict in case of Baron Boilleau at Toughborough Junction
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity in the case of Baron Charles Cauldre Boilleau shot in a railroad carriage at Toughborough Junction. The French baron, living in Iceland with a large estate, had been despondent over business matters. His family connections include ties to Napoleon III's era and Senator Benton, with the elder Boilleau having held several diplomatic posts. The widow resides in Pisa.
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London
Charles Cauldre Boilleau
Toughborough Junction
Iceland
Baron Boilleau
Washington
Napoleon III
Thomas H. Benton
Fremont
Boilleau
Peru
Pisa
Immense Irrigation Scheme by Northern Pacific Involves Three Ditch Companies
Northern Pacific railroad plans to buy 20 000 acres near Kennewick from three defunct ditch companies as the first step in a large irrigation project. The deal may close soon with water flowing, and 3000 to 5000 people could settle on the tract. Property value around 300 000 dollars with equal additional funds needed for irrigation works.
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Northern Pacific
Portland
Oregonian
North Yakima
Wash
Kennewic
Northern Pacific Railroad
Venezuelan Revolt Faces Naval Patrols and 560 Rebel Troops
Port of Spain reports Venezuelan war vessels patrolling the coast aiming to capture the Libertador. In Coro, 15,000 Ma users and 180000 rounds of ammunition were landed as the government force commander revolted and 560 men joined Generals Urbina Fernandez and Garcia forces in Barcelona.
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Trinidad
Coro
Guayana
Urbina, Fernandez
Garcia
Barcelona
Miss Alice Roosevelt to christen Kaiser's yacht
Washington January 4 Miss Alice Roosevelt the eldest daughter of President Roosevelt will christen the German emperor’s new yacht under construction at Staten Island New York. The invitation was extended through Dr von Holleben the German ambassador to the United States.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Staten Island
N. Y
White House
Roosevelt
Dr. von Holleben
United States
Walla Walla Sinks After Collision Off Mendocino Coast
Eureka reports the steamer Walla Walla sank after a 4 AM collision with an iron sailing vessel. Sixty four first class passengers plus crew of 80 survived or were accounted for. 27 missing later, with about 40 feared dead. Tugs dispatched to the scene.
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Cal
Walla Walla
Trinidad
Dispatch
Puget Sound
George Reise
San Francisco
Hall
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
J. Roach & Sons
Interstate Commerce Probe Targets Northern Securities Deal
The Interstate Commerce Commission will move against the Northern Securities Company and investigate the combine of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington railways. Hundreds of witnesses, including leading railway promoters, are summoned to Chicago for hearings starting next Wednesday, with broader scrutiny of railroad combinations and violations of interstate commerce law.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington Railways
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Western Railway
New York
Wall Street
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Burlington
The Shrew Word Origin From Courageous Mouse
The shrew originally named shrew mouse. When her young were helpless she fought fiercely to defend them. The brave little animal’s behavior led to the term applied to a quarrelsome woman.
Do Not Vacuum Woman as Man Objected in Baltimore Scene
A Baltimore American passage records a Black man’s objection to a white man attempting to vacate a room containing a woman. The speaker warns against using “air stuff” in the base arms and insists the woman will not be sent to wash for white folks, threatening work punishment. The dated dialect highlights tensions in daily life and race relations.
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Baltimore American
Two Reported Killed In Medina Collision
A head on crash on the New York Central at Fancher near Medina leaves two dead and several passengers injured, per Medina dispatch to The Times. New York Central officials in Buffalo say no confirmation of fatalities has been received. A Rochester to Buffalo train halted en route.
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Medina
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Rochester
Freight collision at Fancher station injures a traveler
A freight train struck Fancher station causing an engine derailment and heavy damage to the rear passenger car which caught fire but was quickly extinguished. Traffic halted for about an hour. Mrs. Catherine Ruddy of New York sustained back injuries and shock.
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Fancher Station
Catherine Ruddy
New York
Major Egan Exonerated by Courtmartial Findings
Findings of the courtmartial in Salt Lake City fully exonerate Major Peter R. Egan post surgeon at Fort Douglass. Colonel Sanno disapproves the verdict and reprimands Egan for alleged neglect, claiming invalid soldiers did not receive proper treatment. Egan plans an appeal to Adjutant General Corbin.
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Utah
Peter R. Egan
Fort Douglass
Sanno
Department of the Colorado
Egan
Fgan
Corbin
Supreme Court Rules on Control of Normal Schools
The Minnesota supreme court rules the state board of control has full charge of all matters pertaining to normal schools. The normal school board challenged the board’s authority in formal court proceedings. Justice Lovely wrote the majority opinion, concurred by Justices Lewis and Brown, with Chief Justice Starr and Justice Collins dissenting.
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Normal School
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Brown
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Collins
Candy maker admits link to Chicago arson and fraud conspiracy
John Rominski a candy maker confessed to involvement in a conspiracy to defraud fire insurance companies. He describes burning three Chicago buildings within six months causing thousands in damage and his own lifelong injuries from gasoline when starting a fire. He says $1400 in insurance was collected and implicates four others as accomplices.
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Chicago
John Rominski
Rominski
Accom Nices
Count de Turenne proposes autonomy for South Africa
Brussels dispatch notes Count de Turenne a minister plenipotentiary without a current post has written to Independence Belge proposing a settlement basis for the South African war. He cites bold diplomatic interference and says Kruger would accept autonomy for lands south of Bechuanaland under British suzerainty in foreign relations.
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Count de Turenne
Independence Belge
Kruger
Bechuanan Land
Great Britain
Boiler explosion scalds three men to death in Doddridge county
In Doddridge county at the South Penn oil pumping station a boiler exploded trapping three men, Harry Rhoden, Merrick Frick, and Dell Ash, in the boiler house. They escaped to a nearby house but suffered severe burns and died within hours.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
South Penn
Doddridge County
Harry Rhoden
Merrick Frick
Dell Ash
Pope appoints international biblical studies commission
London January 4 Tablet reports the pope has created a special commission to oversee biblical studies. Cardinal Parocchi serves as president and 11 consultors from various countries will be invited to join Catholic scholars worldwide for input on difficult questions.
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London
the Tablet
Cardinal Parocchi
Train collision injures several railroad workers near Auburn
A rear end collision on the New York Central line two miles from Auburn in Sen net seriously injures several train men. Physicians have been dispatched to the scene.
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Auburn
N. Y
New York Central
Sennet
Politician’s Narrow Escape From Highwaymen
A stagecoach in a desolate country is stopped by highwaymen demanding money and valuables. The politician’s calm replies and bravado reveal his recent victory and embarrassments, while the thief suspects a larger motive as the scene ends with a sly jab about seeking office. The column blends a mock-heroic escape with a wry remark on public life.
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Philadelphia North American
Northern Pacific Preferred Withdrawn in Stock Takeover
Wall Street eyes a sweeping reorganization as Northern Pacific retires its preferred stock and converts 4 percent certificates to common shares. Northern Securities will acquire all Northern Pacific and Great Northern stock, consolidating control of two major Northwest lines and steering the settlement to harmony amid past contest over the railway.
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Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Interets
Wall Street
Payne pleads ignorance on Roosevelt bond plan
Milwaukee dispatch reports H. Payne denies knowledge of a proposed 200 million dollar United States bond issue at two percent to absorb the Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies. He suspects New York papers circulated the rumor to move stock prices.
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H. €. Payne
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Western Union
Postal Telegraph
New York
Payne
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