UNITE D STATES AND ALLIES IN VENEZUELA CRISIS
Secretary Hay informs Germany the United States opposes a port blockade of Venezuela and warns ships must not be interfered with. Britain considers Bowen arbitration plan while Italy joins calls for settlement. Castro denounces Puerto Cabello bombardment as British flag flies over forts. Leaders, diplomats, and lawmakers debate risk of war and adherence to the Monroe Doctrine amid ongoing diplomatic maneuvers.
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United States
Germany
Britain
Italy
Great Britain
Bowen
Balfour
Foreign Office
Castro
Puerto Cabello
Caracas
Paris
Matin
Venezuela
Caracao
General Matos
San Felipe
Antwerp
Matos
Cabling
Willemstad
Curacao
London Daily Mail
Hay
State Department
Crete
Sherman
Cretan
London
Berlin
Eee
White House
Cullom
Hitt
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Davis
Blockaders Notified Not to Interfere With American Shipping
United States reports confirm the allied fleet bombarded Puerto Cabello only the fortifications and not the town. The notice rule aimed at protecting inhabitants was not violated. Officials regret the firing but see no protest due to the target being fortifications. Potential shift if a peaceful blockade risks American shipping.
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Washington
Bowen
Puerto Cabello
United States
Venezuela
Would-Be Bank Robbers Shot In Alvord Texas Heist
In Alvord Texas three white men attempted to rob the First National Bank of Alvord at about 3 pm. John McFall and Claude Golden entered with revolvers, were ordered to surrender, and McFall was shot through the head as he moved to fire. Frank Martin, who waited on the horses, was killed as he tried to flee. Golden surrendered and was taken into custody. Deputy Yeary and Constable Dobbs fired during the confrontation. The third assailant died at the scene. one suspect is in custody.
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Alvord
Tex
First National Bank
Frank Martin
John McFall
Claude Golden
John Dobbs
Chico
Ben Prior
D. F. Yeary
Martin
McFall
Golden
Yeary
Dobbs
Prior
Pecos report: rail sabotage near Quito on T and P line
In Pecos Texas on December 15 two men loitered on the Texas and Pacific track near Quito eight miles east of Pecos. A track walker spotted them and they fled on horses. Two rails were removed in a rocky cut, the westbound No. 5 train was flagged in time. Robbery is suspected.
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Pecos
Tex
Texas & Pacific
Quito
Wiley’s Experiment Tests Adulterants On Young Men
About a dozen young men begin a diet furnished by the Agriculture Department to test the effects of food adulterants including borax and other preservatives. Under Chemist Wiley, meals previously given without adulterants aim to place subjects in peak condition before preservatives are introduced for a long study period.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wiley
Department
United States
Dr. Wiley
Americans Ill-Treated In Peking Return Route
A Peking dispatch reports foreigners who visited the imperial court during its four month summer palace residence were ill treated and arrested. The crowd compelled obeisance, with deaths occurring before the court proceeded. Among those arrested were members of the American legation at Peking, including two women.
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Paris
Peking
Summer Palace
Amo Ag
Indignant Judge Slams Child Labor in Silk Mills
Scranton hearings reveal eleven to thirteen year olds working all night for 2 to 6 cents an hour amid miners claims that railroads and operators collude to suppress wages. Judge Gray questions fathers and declares it an outrage to turn flesh and blood into money.
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Scranton
Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
Continental
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Lackawanna Union
United Mine Workers
Darrow
Everett Warren
Gray
Judge Gray
Pennsylvania
Red Ash Company
Mount Carmel
Guarded return of Matthew Alexander to Terre Haute
Matthew Alexander, murderer of Thomas Burke, was moved from Indianapolis to Vigo County Courthouse in Terre Haute under heavy protection. Arriving at 1:45 am he will be arraigned, guarded by eighteen policemen and four deputy sheriffs. Deputy Sheriff Dwyer and Patrolman Armstrong escorted him from the Marion county jail after a prior arrest last summer.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Matthew Alexander
Thomas Burke
Indianapolis
Alexander
Marion County
Dwyer
Armstrong
Fall in Roche building traps crowd in shopping event
In St Charles Illinois thirty people fell from the first floor to the cellar during an entertainment last night. Five were seriously injured including Charles Woodward whose leg was broken and amputated, Calvin Day spine injured, Charles Osman skull fractured, Mrs Sherman Ankiel internal injuries, and Harry Oatman ankle broken. The crowd rushed to the scene as main supports gave way under the weight of hundreds. The exit opened before collapse.
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ST. Charles
Ill
Roche
Charles Woodward
Sherman Ankiel
Calvin Day
Charles Osman
Harry Oatman
Self defense claim in Fitzgerald killing in New Orleans
Guatemala City editor Senor Agulas Rosapina reports witnessing from near the scene that William A. Fitzgerald was shot by W. Godfrey Hunt Jr. after Fitzgerald fired first. Rosapina says Hunt fired in self defense as three bullets struck Fitzgerald, who then collapsed. a final shot hit him in the back during the chaotic aftermath.
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New Orleans
Senor Agulas Rosapina
Diario Americano
Guatemala City
William A. Fitzgerald
W. Godfrey Hunt, Jr
Hunter
Fitzgerald
Toow Fitzgerald
Socane
Batley
Filc
Alton
Verdict expected today in Jennings damage suit in federal court
Jury returned to deliberate yesterday afternoon after a two week trial before Judge Baker. They were instructed to seal any verdict and deliver it by 9 this morning. If damages are not at least zero the defendants pay costs near 3000 dollars. The case centers on an alleged Jan 30 1900 assault and a conspiracy among several defendants. The jury weighs evidence and witnesses credibility as it decides which defendants, if any, bore liability.
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Gray
Ladelphia
Coal and Iron Company
Darrow
Jennings
Baker
Monaugh’s
Smith's
Court weighs jury rights in Jennings assault case decisions
Judge Baker instructed the jury on damages and verdict options in the case against Aldis Kemp and others. Hadley denounced Jennings as a libeler while defending the defendants, arguing their force was justified. Rooker countered that the pamphlets were seized to attack Jennings, not for lawful delivery.
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Baker
Aldis
Kemp
Cc. C. Hadley
Jennings
Hadley
Rooker
Colombia readies Nicaragua invasion says semi official advices
Semi official dispatches from Washington report Colombian officers in Panama and Colon quietly preparing to invade Nicaragua. Colombians aim to seize the Mosquito strip to control canal routes and provide work for exhausted troops, while Managua officials seek ways to avert the looming attack.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Colombia
Panama
Colon
Mosquito Strip
Managua
Fewer Hours' Work Demanded by Pullman Employees
Eight thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers in Chicago organize a stand against Sunday work and overtime. Foremen were notified that individual employees will refuse Sunday reporting. Unions seek wage scale with a small advance, while not seeking formal recognition. Twenty crafts in the shops are organized.
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Chicago
Pullman Paiate Car Company
Pullman Company
Manila court-martial seeks generals testimony in Glenn case
Manila December 15 court-martial for Major Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth Infantry aims to summon Generals Chaffee and Smith from the United States to testify on orders during the Samar campaign and the campaign’s character. Glenn pleads not guilty to murdering seven prisoners of war.
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Manila
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Chaffee and Smith
United States
Samar
Glenn
Major Glenn
Advocate Godier
Chaffee
Smith
W. C. Rogers
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Rogers
General Davis
Davis
Indians on Warpath Near White Horse
A Dawson dispatch reports Hinako Indians on the war path between the Little Salmon and Petty rivers. A store was looted and burned, the keeper killed and another fatally injured. Little Salmon villagers panic and seek police protection at Tanulus as Major Cuthbert mobilizes forces ready to move toward Selkirk. Estimates place 15 to 30 combatants in the hostile band.
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Seattle
Wash
Times
Dawson
White Horse
Little Salmon
Petty
Tanalus
Cuthbert
Selkirk
Frenay
Soufriere Eruption Fears Rise in Kingstown
In Kingstown on December 15 reports indicate premonitory signs of another eruption at Soufriere. Disturbances occurred yesterday with unusual electrical discharges and detonations from the volcano last night. Seismic agitation appears to be increasing and extraordinary heat prevails.
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Kingstown
Island of St. Vincent
Aus
Post Assured War Secretary Plans Forts if Arsenal Sale Funds
The secretary of war promises forts will be established at key military posts if the sale of Arsenal grounds in Indianapolis raises sufficient funds. Officials indicate proceeds will finance fortification and defense needs, with concrete plans contingent on market outcomes.
General MacArthur to Inspect Proposed Indianapolis Post Sites
Washington Dec 15 The War Department hosts a conference with Dr S C Dickey president of Winona Institute and General James R Carnahan of Indianapolis about purchasing arsenal grounds for a military post at Indianapolis and securing 1500 acres. Secretary Root and General Corbin indicate strong support and plan quick land purchase. General McArthur to inspect four site options next week with Corbin and Carnahan accompanying.
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Washington
8. C. Dickey
Winona Agricultural and Technical Institute
Indianapolis
James R. Carnahan
Arsenal
War Department
Fairbanks
Overstreet
Capitol
Carnahan
Dickey
Department
Root
Corbin
Pse
Technical Institute
Thomas 8. Spann
Voiney T. Malott
John J. Appell
W. E. Stevenson
Secretary of War
McArthur
Chicago
General McArthur
Dianapolis
New York
Alexander Donald
Institute
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