Venezuela Refuses German Ultimatum in Caracas
President Castro rejects all German demands in a December reply, while British and German envoys press Caracas with joint ultimata. Naval forces tighten control at La Guaira as Venezuela faces debt and imprisonment claims, with a mixed commission to decide compensation.
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Berlin
Castro
Toroitn
Herr von Piligri- Baltazzi
Foreign Office
Caracas
Venezuela
la Guarga
Borah Heads North as Political Blame Swirls in Idaho
Boise Capital News reports Senator ONeill, a Heyburn ally, detained due to political tensions. ONeill denies Democratic pact with Standich and says Heyburn will gain strength. W. S. Borah plans Spokane trip amid rumors of north wardenship shifts and potential coalitions shaping the senatorial fight.
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Boise Capital News
B. F. O'Neill
Heyburn
O'Neil
Morrison
Idanba
O'Neill
Charles Perrin
Morrisco
Perrin
Judge Heyburn
Standich
Heybarn
Borah
Beorah
Shoap
Amcke
Borab
Standrod
Senator
Judge rules in Brady favor in Idaho Canal case at Blackfoot
Judge Rich sided with J. H. Brady against Chicago Title and Trust Utah Construction and other creditors. Brady holds all remaining bonds of the Idaho Canal company and the court ordered sale of the property within thirty days to satisfy his bond. The Utah Construction claim of 18600 is recognized as a senior lien while Brady’s holdings total about 243000. The receiver’s report was approved and parties traveled to Pocatello for final decrees.
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Chicago Title and Trust Company
Utah Construction Company
Idaho Canal Company
Rich
Blackfoot
J. H. Brady
Brady
Canal Company
Pocatello
Wildlife from mountains vents into Salt Lake City as snow drives animals down
Salt Lake City reports heavy mountain snowfall pushing deer and other wildlife into plains and near Fort Douglas area, a unusual visit noted in the hills east of the city.
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Salt Lake
Utah
East Tench
Fort Douglas
Political rivals plan games as campaigns loom in Idaho
A council of war at Borah followed by talks with Shoup Heyburn Standrod and Standred signals renewed hostility among Idaho Republicans. After Christmas candidates and their managers will visit the city with their “barrels” matching the heated race. Headquarters are set at the Idanha with suites assigned to Shear Heyburn Borah Morgan Standrod G. W. Thompson Gooding and private parlors.
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Borah
Shoup
Idan Ha
Shear
Heyburn
Berah
Morrigan
Standrod
G. W. Thompson
Gooding
Mitchned United Mine Workers Chief Testifies at Commission
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers testified before the Commission in Scranton Delaware & Hudson counsel challenged his wage figures, arguing that figures can be manipulated to show different results.
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Scranton
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Delaware & Hudson
Admiral Kruys Dead
The Hague dispatch reports Vice Admiral Kruys minister of marine for the Netherlands has died. no cause is given in the brief notice.
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Admiral Kruys
the Hague
Kruys
The
Netherlands
Naval training station site proposed for Great Lakes
Secretary Moody transmitted the naval board report recommending a Lake Michigan site for a training station with low altitude 43:80 and an appropriation request of 260000 to purchase the land.
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Washington
Moody
Congress
Naval Board
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Henley Regatta to Exclude Foreign Orena
London December 18 Henley Regatta committee votes 18 to 2 to bar foreign crews from competition.
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London
Henley Regatta Committee
Land contest pits agriculture against mining near Blackfoot
In Blackfoot Idaho a landmark Land Office contest unfolds over a tract near Blackfoot City. James G Welch represented by Beane and Stevens challenges John I Stewart, with Jones and McCracken for the claimant. Costs for testimony exceed two hundred dollars and the outcome could affect several nearby homesteads' rights.
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Blackfoot
Ida
United States Land Office
James G. Welch
Messrs Beane
Stevens
John I. Stewart
Jones and McCracken
President Names Griscom to Japan Post and Pearson to Persia
Washington December 13 The President selected Lloyd Griscom Jr minister to Persia for Japan the Buck successor Also chosen Richmond Pearson of North Carolina currently consul general at Teheran to succeed Griscom as minister to Persia Pearson previously served in Congress from Ohio The moves reshuffle early diplomatic postings and place two seasoned diplomats in key roles
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Washington
Lloyd Griscom, Jr
Persia
Japan
Mr. Buck
Richmond Pearson
North Carolina
Teheran
Griscom
Pearson
Congress
Ohio
Pocatello Engineer Declines Idaho State Post
Boise December 13 James Stephenson a Pocatello engineer who had been weighing the governor's offer to become state engineer says he will return to Pocatello and resume his railroad job rather than accept the appointment.
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Boise
Ida
James Stephenson
Pocatello
Ross
Onme
Roosevelt Accepts Invitation to Exposition Dedication
President Francis of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company met the President in Washington and secured a definite acceptance to attend the dedicatory exercises of the St Louis exposition on April 30th.
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Washington
Francis
St. Louis
Patrick Fleming Shot Dead in Red Lodge
Red Lodge reports Patrick Fleming of Billings was shot at his home door last night. The bullet struck the brain and one account suggests death by his own hand due to domestic troubles.
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Billings
Mont
Red Lodge
Patrick Fleming
Castro Moves Toward Severing Venezuela Ties
Castro withdraws Venezuelan consul general from Port of Spain Trinidad and signals further removals in British and German possessions. The action, received by the U S State Department from Consul Smith, presages a complete severance of relations with the allies seeking to punish Venezuela.
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Washington
Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
State Department
U. S
Smith
Venezugia
Castro
Smallpox Scare Triggers Cascade County Health Orders
Cascade county board of health imposed strict limits on public gatherings in Cascade Montana after the town was exposed to smallpox. Crowds are banned from streets and all public meetings are prohibited to prevent spread.
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Butte
Mont
Cascade County Board of Health
Cascade
McRae Holds Power to Jail County Officers in Contempt Case
Judge Loud of the District court ruled Joanne McRae of Rosebud county had authority to commit county officers to jail for contempt. McRae, active in prosecuting alleged colonists in Rosebud during the recent election, saw the commissioners’ faction declare her office vacant. She jailed the commissioners and county clerk. habeas corpus brought, and the decision sustains McRae.
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Miles
City
Mont
Loud
District Court
Joanne McRae
Rosebud
McRae
Alleand
Robbers Hold Up Hillsboro Bank in Broad Daylight
A daytime bank robbery at Hillsboro Sierra county netted about 30 000 dollars. Three men fled northward toward Fairview and the Blackrape area after the heist. Sheriff’s posse pursues them. Hillsboro lies off the railroad near Lake Valley with no telegraphic link.
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Santa Fe
Hillsboro
Sierra County
Acme
Fairview
Blackrape
Pennsylvania Capitaliste
Hillsborough
Lake Valley
Chicago Wheat Market Summary
Chicago futures for wheat drifted with marginal changes as traders weighed supply signals and demand prospects. Prices hovered near session lows with nearby contracts showing slight losses amid harvest pace observations and weather outlooks.
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Edward of England
la Gaayra
MR. Borah
Nome
Idaho Canal
Lake
Northland
G. R. Plummer
Poostelic
Plummer
Alaska
U. S. Revenue Cutter Service
Pueblo
Colorado
Buckeye
Telephone and Telegraph Service
Cleveland
Detroit
Sower Lake
Mich
Shaw
Washingon
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Treasury Department
New York
Department
Wall Street
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Roosevelt
By Assasin
Allies
Cascade, Mont
Chicago Wheat
Chicago
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