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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
1
Reports from Washington and Caracas describe German warships converging on Venezuela with potential port blockades at Laguayra and Maracaibo. Allied ships monitor the scene while Venezuela weighs defense options as tensions rise over debt coercion and possible siege.
Warned by France Venezulan government must restore rebel leader's property in Venezuela. Paris reports France notified Venezuela that Senor M. Secretat of Bordeaux leased by him was seized as the property of Manuel A. Matos, leader of the revolt against President Castro. France says Matos title recognized by Venezuelan consul, expects no complications. Secretat's son left Bordeaux for Venezuela to settle matter.
John Kelly, working on a church steeple ten feet above street level, slipped and fell sixty five feet. His hands struck a roof projection, he clung for three minutes until coworkers rescued him. Seriously injured internally but expected to recover.
Congressional debate stirs over a proposed US bounty for Cuban sugar planters. Beet sugar delegates push a commission to set payments, with a 0.5 cent per pound subsidy estimated to reach about 7 million dollars yearly, drawing Senate and House backing but triggering controversy. The President reviewed the issue after Washington discussions.
The passage extols Britain as a beneficent mother country, crediting it with roads, railways, irrigation, postal and telegraph networks, steamship links, and schools as drivers of prosperity and order in colonies like India and Canada. It cites miles of roads and railways, irrigated areas, and the economic gains from public works, arguing these deeds underpin agriculture and commerce and compare unfavorably to self-reliance. It notes a push to counter US calls for independence with propaganda about imperial gains.
Washington December 27 The President will receive the Cabinet and diplomatic corps at 11 a m The chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court will be in attendance at 11 15 a m The article continues on page six column one.
Camden NJ Dec 27 United States Senator William J Sewell dies at his home after long illness diabetes heart troubles and two years of declining health Funeral plans include a military funeral and services in St Pauls Church Governors aide and national figures send condolences Committees from Senate and House to attend the funeral with New Jersey delegation named for the House.
The passage notes Sewell's appointment as major general on Spain's declaration of war, his refusal to field on the unanimous Republican Senate request, and his 18% election to the U S Senate to succeed Democrat John R. McPherson. it also highlights his close friendship with the late Benjamin Harrison.
Protests arise against an order that never existed as the Post Office Department is said to have not restricted the privileges of weekly newspaper publishers. The dispute centers on supposed rules that were not enacted and how they would affect small press operations.
Post Office Inspectors head from Washington toward Cuba to testify against diaman proposed banking act changes. Senator Fairbanks cites Indiana publishers alarm over alleged order on second class mail. postmaster general denies any ruling blocking advance paid subscriptions. Fairbanks to travel to Indianapolis for the love feast.
General Chaffee reports at Dapato, Samar, Dec 2, Company E Ninth Infantry lost seven men killed and several wounded in a hand to hand fight with bolomen. Capt Schoeffel slightly wounded. two other named among wounded. One more killed and one wounded later. Enemy driven from the field with heavy losses. Lang's Philippine scouts aided care for the wounded and removal.
A Ontario & Western train of fifty coal cars ran away on a hill near Preston Park and Starlight in Scranton at dawn. Four men were killed: engineer Melvin Whitling, fireman Charles Millard, head brakeman Richard Budd, and rear brakeman Patrick Duffy. Conductor Wrenn Smith and flagman M. R. Walsh jumped to safety. An 18 year old passenger Edward Fitzgerald was uninjured after being thrown from the tender into a snowbank. The train reportedly traveled about ninety miles per hour. Whitling’s body remained in the wreck.
A northbound passenger train on the Colorado Southern derailed four miles south of Barela due to a broken rail. The day coach cafe car and sleeper left the track, the wreckage caught fire, and passengers were rescued before the cars burned. One man was seriously injured. three or four others suffered minor injuries.
In a head on collision between two coal trains on the Erie Railroad in the East Honesdale yard, Fireman John Hossner of Port Jarvis N Y died. Both engines were demolished and a score of cars wrecked.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company to take control of the Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company under an $82,000,000 plan. Kidder, Peabody & Co will implement if shareholders approve. Circular says the Erie financial condition is critical with $9,000,000 in notes due January 10 and no cash or securities to meet maturities.
Admiral Johnson reports Capt. Richard P. Leary U S N died at Marine Hospital Chelsea. A veteran of the Civil War, Leary once governed Guam as naval governor enforcing moral order, and commanded the Adams in Samoa before the 1889 hurricane. He also led the San Francisco during the Spanish War era.
Poughkeepsie December 27 Augustus L Allen one of Vassar College original trustees has died aged ninety two He served as chairman of the committee to welcome home S F B Morse the telegraph inventor after his first protracted trip to Europe
Springfield on December 27 reports the death of W E H Read a well known stock broker and Chicago Board of Trade member who succumbed to a complication of diseases after an illness since Thanksgiving Day. The same date in Ardmore Indian Territory marks the death of A J Wolverton a leading Democratic politician linked to the Marcum Wolverton contest for national committee man. Oswego New York notes the death of James Bennett a prominent hotelier born 1835 in Newark and once operating hotels in New York Oswego Watertown and Los Angeles.
Shelby Ohio December 27 Col D L Cockley organizer of the Shelby Tube Company the first such concern in the United States is dead He was born in 184 and was a prominent figure in the Republican party.
Theodore Duddleston, former assistant bookkeeper at Stockyards Bank, East St Louis, was arrested on embezzlement charges for 111,000.78. He resigned November 27 citing stock and grain speculation as cause. Bonded by Fidelity and Casualty Co of New York, he waived examination and posted 33,000 to await the St Clair county grand jury in Belleville January 12.
In Livonia New York Walter Doble aged thirteen and Gerald Doble fifteen fell through air holes on Conesus lake and were drowned today. Both boys were residents of Livonia and the tragedy occurred during a cold day on the lake. The incident was reported by local authorities and sap bullets are being retrieved from the icy waters.
Chief Postoffice Inspector W E Cochran leads a large team to Havana for the January 2 start of Charles F W Neely s Cuba Bureau of Finance case. The inspectors traveled from Rochester and other hubs after Neely s arrest, with Sullivan King Coates and Holmes among the involved officers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal cites P. Austin of the Treasury Bureau of Statistics who says the improvement of a colony's material, mental, and moral condition "beats the band" when successful colonizing methods are applied, and he explains what these methods are.
Government troops and rebels clashed from 6 AM to 11:30 PM at Honda on the Magdalena river. General Marin reportedly attacked with 1200 men, garrison of 490 held out, receiving 200 reinforcements. The nine mile engagement near Caracoll used bayonets and machetes, ending in a government victory with 400 rebels killed.
Buenos Ayres reports say Argentina and Chile have ended their difficulties after a protocol word change sparked protests. Senor Portela protested the alteration, the Chilean minister ordered a rectification, and police in Buenos Ayres kept order amid rumors of a revolutionary movement. Dr Alcorta dismissed the incident as insignificant and anticipated a satisfactory arrangement tomorrow.
John P. Crimmins of New York has been elevated to knight commander of the Order of St. Gregory by mandate of Pope Leo. The honor recognizes zeal in religion or notable charitable work.
The annual review by Bradstreet’s highlights continued growth in trade, finance, and industry. It notes business volumes rising despite strikes, the McKinley assassination, stock panics in May, and widespread market resilience, suggesting an era of steady prosperity and unshaken business momentum.
Bradstreet's annual trade review declares a record breaking year for U S commerce with strong gains in bank clearings and iron and steel output while price levels show food products higher but overall prices below February 1900. It notes strikes, a stock panic and political upheavals amid broad industrial growth and rising exports and imports.
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