Venezuela Arbitration Planned At The Hague
President Roosevelt declines to act as arbitrator and the Venezuelan dispute will be referred to The Hague tribunal. Castro agrees to arbitrate with European powers, which consented to Hague proceedings and the Cabinet supports the plan. A conditional protocol is to be drafted, potentially easing the blockade issue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hague Tribunal
Root
Hay
London
Berlin
Rome
Caracas
Castro
Venezuela
The
Hague
United States
Great Britain
Venezuela crisis reaction in London and Berlin notes
London readers weigh Roosevelt’s rejection of arbitration as a setback for the ministry and a missed path to The Hague. The Daily News praises Roosevelt’s stance, while Daily Mail blasts Britain’s leadership. Berlin notes discuss submitting Venezuela to The Hague if Roosevelt remains unavailable.
Work of the Blockaders Coal Treated as Contraband of War
The Swedish bark Framnas from Cardiff with 47% tons of coal for the Laguayra Caracas Railway, a British concern, arrived off the port, as the blockaders action continues. Twenty ships have been captured to date in the war effort.
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Laguayra
Framnas
Cardiff
Laguayra-Caracas
Shipping tense as blockade seizes vessels near Venezuela
The Framnas left Cardiff after being ordered to stay outside the blockade line because coal was deemed contraband of war. A Dutch consular request led to a plan for a flag of truce schooner to reach Los Roques to relocate charcoal burners to Willemstad, Curacao. Two schooners were captured that morning, bringing total blockader captures to twenty.
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Here
Laguayra
Los Roques
Willemstad
Curacao
Bell Explains Flying Kite Experiments
Dr Alexander Graham Bell returns to Washington and denies building a flying machine. He says his work aims to create a solid kite able to lift a man and engine, functioning as the body of a flying machine and gliding safely to land, though he will not reveal construction details.
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Washington
Alexander Graham Bell
Cape Breton Island
Plague Deaths in Mazatlan Prompt Quarantine
Reports from Nogales inspectors say no danger to Guaymas or northern ports as long as vigilance remains. Mazatlan shows decrease in cases with fifteen deaths among thirty infections. Sonora ports remain quarantined and troops patrol estate borders to prevent overland entry. Washington to send Marine Hospital Service expert to coast of Gulf of California to probe immigrant Chinese plague reports.
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Nogales
Ariz
Messrs
Purdy and
Chenoweth
Board of Health of
Guaymas
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Sonora
Alamos
Arnulfo Fernandez
Lazarelo
Mexico City
Washington
United States Marine Hospital Service
Gulf of California
Mexico
Chamberlain lands in Durban in conciliatory tone
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamberlain arrived in Durban aboard the Good Hope and were greeted by large crowds. He spoke of reconciliation between Dutch and British, urged equality of status for new subjects, and accepted a Boer offer to fight in Somaliland.
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Durban
Natal
Chamberlain
Lord Milner
Mr. Chamberlain
Somaliland
Will They Be Admitted Princess of Saxony May Enter US
Report from Vienna says Archduke Ferdinand and the Crown Princess of Saxony with their companions may travel to the United States, arguing Europe offers few congenial homes for them.
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Princess of
Saxony
United States
Vienna
Archduke Ferdinand
Europe
No Selection Made Action on Vincennes Public Building Site Postponed
Treasury defer action on Vincennes federal building site to next Monday allowing merchants to voice preference. Crawfordsville site delay extends two weeks with price limits debated. Rural delivery figures show Indiana ranks third in routes. full statewide service by 1950s target. Indiana postmasters appointed and office inspections planned with added carriers anticipated.
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The
Journal
Washington
Federal
Vincennes
Samuel W. Williams
Treasury Department
Seventh Street
Seventh and Broadway
Dr. Smith
Crawfordsville
Chase Harding
Parsons
A. C. Jennison
Machen
Indiana
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
Supreme Court to hear contempt for assault case
A case filed in the U S Supreme Court questions whether a court may punish contempt for assault on a court officer. W C O Neal of Pensacola Florida, bank president, allegedly cut trustee A Greenhut in bankruptcy proceedings, was jailed six ty days after altercation. The issue centers on judge jurisdiction and contempt power.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
W. C. O'Neal
Pensacola
Fla
A. Greenhut
Scarritt Moreno
O'Neal
Greenhut
United States District Court
Northern District of
Florida
Military Leaves and Orders for Army Officers
Washington December 26 leaves of absence extended for Capt. William F. Nesbitt and Capt. Francis M. Schreiner, with additional months for Schreiner due to illness. First Lieut. Frank E. Lyman Jr. receives a one month extension, and Maj. Francis L. Payson goes to general hospital for treatment. First Lieut. James F. Edwards released from Philippines duty and ordered to Fort Leavenworth after leave ends. Lyman ordered to Fort Myer for duty.
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Washington
William F. Nesbitt
Fourth Infantry
Frank E Lyman, Jr
Signal Corps
Francis M. Schreiner
Francis L. Payson
General Hospital
Washington Barracks
District of Columbia
James F. Edwards
Philippines
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Frank E. Lyman, Jr
Fort Myer
Living in Railway Cars in Andijan After Earthquakes
In Andijan, Russia Turkey, residents abandon homes and live in railroad cars amid ongoing earthquakes. Committees tally losses as 15,000 houses are destroyed and guards monitor the Nadijan Fedohenks line for fissures. Andijan station teeters toward collapse while barracks are converted into dwellings and aid pours in.
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Asakabad
Russian Turkey
Andijan
Nadijan
Fedohenks
Crom Society
Con
Russia
License Upheld For Schafer Saloon In Fourth Ward
Judge Allen delivered a written opinion upholding the county commissioners grant of a liquor license to Charles H. Schafer at Rhode Island and Blake streets. Anti-saloon League remonstrants appealed but the circuit court found remonstrances insufficient. Costs totaled 46.20. remonstrants seek cost relaxation and plan further appeals.
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Fourth Ward
Charles H. Schafer
Rhode Island
Blake Streets
Allen
Schafer
Circuit Court
Charles J. Orbison
Anti-saloon League
Judge Allen's Decision on Saloon License Denial
The remonstrants' counsel argues the saloon's evil brings misery and crime, while good citizenship promises purity and peace. The judge notes the court may interpret laws but cannot rewrite them, and that the key issue is whether the remonstrance on file is sufficient to deny the petition for a license.
Court Must Refuse License If Remonstrance Lacks Signatures
The court must grant a license only if the remonstrance is sufficient and properly signed by duly authorized voters of the Fourth ward as of August 1, 1901. The ruling notes issues of forged or multiple signatures, residency, age, and authority, with evidence on contract-like authority and reading of the written instrument. The decision highlights the court’s duty to act honestly and without bias, and to determine sufficiency of the remonstrance before proceeding.
Danish Christmas Storm Wrecks Ships and Kills People
A severe Danish gale during Christmas caused widespread damage in Copenhagen and across the sound. Telecommunication and rail services halted, streets unsafe, many homes unroofed, mills partly destroyed, and ships wrecked or driven ashore. Seven or more crewmen drowned, including Captain Tobiasen, with the bark G. 8S. Penry totaling wreck.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Danish Islands
Sweden
Elsinore
Tobiasen
Scaw
Penry
Treasury curbs courtesies at ports for arriving passengers
Washington dispatch reports the Treasury Department tightens the granting of special courtesies to arriving travelers. Only ambassadors, ministers, heads of missions, and similar representatives returning to port may receive free baggage entry without examination. Exceptions include invalids and bereaved travelers, who still face baggage checks and duties, with no broader favors allowed.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Customs
Wrong Man Lynched in Pittsburg Mob Confusion
Investigation indicates Joe Godley, brother of Montgomery Godley, may have been the intended targets of a lynch mob that killed Policeman Winkle. Joe Godley reportedly escaped after the mob action, and authorities suspect he fired the fatal shot. The mother sought medical help for a neck wound purportedly tied to the case.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Joe Gosey
Montgomery Godley
Policeman Winkle
Joe Godley
Godley
Joe
de Valta
Mary Hartwell Catherwood Dies in Chicago After Illness
Chicago author Mary Hartwell Catherwood, famed for The Romance of Dollard and Old Kaskaskia, died at 4852 Washington Ave after an illness of over two months. Funeral services are set for Sunday with interment in Hoopeston. She survived by husband John S. Catherwood and a daughter. born December 16 in Luray Ohio.
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Chicago
Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Washington Avenue
Mra Catherwood
Iit
Hoopestyn
Luray
Licking County
Ohio
Granville
James 8. Catherwood
Howard County
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hoopeston
Roseladies
Rocky Fork
Illinois
Lippincott’s
Century Magazine
Benjamin S. Parker
Sherbrooke
Canada
Dollard
St. Jean Baptiste
Northwest
Parkman
St. Parkman's
Ada
Jeanne D'Arc
Fort St. John
Old Kaskia
St. Castin
Li Renault
Bony
Bon
Lazarre
Eleazar Williams
Lagarre
Ana Gore
Crest Fiction
O Mra
Catherne
Vs. Cathern
Chicago Literary Ciy
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Congress
House
Wild Cat Creek
Tippecanoe
Clinton
N. B. Combs
Mulberry
Ind
Representative Steele
Earl Judy
Mier
Grant County
Steele
Hartford City
Postoffice Department
Franie Smith
Banker
H. C. Allen
Fight OF
Mary Hartwell Cather~ Wood
City
Kaskaskia
Riley
Hewitt Howland
Mra. Catherwood
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