Great Excitement in San Domingo as War Risks Rise
Washington reports three revolutions on the island with forces marching on Santo Domingo City. The State department prepares to send another warship to assist the gunboat Newport and protect American interests amid Morales and Pelletier factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jiminez
San Domingo
Powell
State Department
Moody
Lamberton
Trinidad
Newport
Santo Domingo
Azua de Compostela
Pelletier
Morales
Legation
Puerto Plata
San Cristobal
Massacre in Deep Forest Hit by Libera War Fear
Washington reports from Liberia the Nov 4 affidavit detailing the 1901 massacre of white missionary John G. Tate and 18 others in a jungle mission. Doos surrounded the site at night, killing inmates including Tate, mutilating bodies, and sending trophy remains to their people as a warning. Minister Lyon sought fuller information and potential punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lyon
Liberia
John G. Tate
Marye L. Allen
Nouana Kroo
Tate
Jungue
Watle
Cuba Seeks 335 Million Loan From U S Banks
Secretary Desplaines of the Cuban commission and Minister Quesada conferred with New York bankers on securing a 335 million loan for the republic. They expect approval before March 1, contingent on a new customs revenue provision guaranteeing interest and sinking funds. Customs receipts are rising, netting 274 thousand in one month, about 3.3 million yearly.
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New York
Desplaines
Cuban Commission
New Republicl
Quesada
Cuba
Tea and Sugar Monopoly Proposed by Russian Government
Moscow reports the government is considering making tea and sugar sales a state monopoly as proposed by Finance Minister M. Witte. The move faces strong opposition from tea traders and grocers, but treasury pressures and budget exhaustion are said to push toward adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
M. Witte
Emergency ordinances grant broad wartime powers in Tokyo
Tokio reports three new ordinances: unlimited credit for military defense, government control of the Seoul Fusan railway, and a revision of military headquarters organization plus creation of a war council. The measures are described as fully providing for all emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Seoul-Fusan
Foreclosure sales fall to 1963 lows across railroads
The Railway Age reports 1963 sets record lows in foreclosures with the fewest roads, least mileage, and smallest bonded debt and capital stock since 1890s. It notes 189? and 1903 figures as comparisons, highlighting reduced activity and smaller totals in bonds and stock.
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Chicago
Customs Ease Cuts Cuban Sugar and Tobacco Duties
New York customs officials report applying the urban reciprocity treaty with a 29 percent duty reduction on Cuban sugar tobacco and other staples. Cigar withdrawals surged after the lower rate and dealers stock up for the New Year with a 20 percent margin. Sugar withdrawals totaled about 15 000 tons as most raw sugar remained in Cuba awaiting the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Lord
Cuba
Fr
Franz White is executed in Auburn New York State prison by electric chair for murder of farmer George Clare after multiple shocks. Doctors report continued heart action and a visible electric arc before final collapse. witnesses describe gurgling and odor of burning hair amid the tense procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
N. Y
Franz White
George Clare
Seriba
White
A. B. Stein
Buffalo
State Electrician
Davis
Man Confesses Fatal Fist Fight Over Money
The witness described a fatal first contact during a confrontation over money. White, about 25, worked for Clare and had murdered him for his cash, with breath escaping as the initial contact occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Clare
Roosevelt Inquiries Massacre Reports On Kishineff
President Roosevelt directs a State Department inquiry into reports of massacres of Jews in Kishineff. Odessa's consul reports no fresh outbreaks. Simon Wolf of Bnai Brith and Adolphus Solomons meet Acting Secretary Loomis to review dispatches and potential relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kishineff
State Department
United States
Odessa
Department
Simon Wolf
B’nai B'Rith
Adolphus NI. Solomons
New York
Baron de Fiirsch
England
Lord Rothachild
Doctor Herzog to study disease germs in Philippines
Professor Maxmillian Herzog travels from San Francisco to the Philippine Islands to inspect Asiatic maladies and study disease germs. He is a pathology and bacteriology professor at the Chicago Polyclinic and will board the Nippon Maru on Wednesday for the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Maxmillian Herzog
Philippine Islands
United States
Herzog
Chicago
Principal to Hang in February for Vermont Murder
Mrs Mary A Rogers convicted of murdering her husband receives a death sentence to be hanged on the first Friday in February 1965. Leon Perham, who confessed, is sentenced to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Mary A. Rogers
Leon Perham
Disappearance of Commodore Glover Faces Larceny Charges
Commodore Ed ward F. Glover of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club and ex president of the Crescent Athletic Club vanishes after a December 18 arrest warrant for grand larceny and obtaining money under false pretenses. He reportedly drew 320,000 from a Richmond Hill bank and left his wife at their country house before disappearing. charges allege he collected 1 from clients for claims investigations and later obtained 150 from an assurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward F. Glover
Knickerbocker Yacht Club
Crescent Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Glover
Richmond Hill
S. 1
Accident Assurance Company
Uta
Pneumonia Alarm Grips New York City
New York officials form a medical corps to investigate a pneumonia epidemic that has caused a record 272 deaths in the past week. The six week surge includes rising fatalities among wealthier residents, with officials citing weather changes as a suspected factor. Health Commissioner Lederle will receive the team’s report soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Corps of Physicians
Department of Health
Lederle
Health Department
Guards Called Out To Protect Negroes In Iowa
In Council Bluffs Dodge Light guards, 25 members, guarded Zimmerman and Burke jailed for assaulting two women Mary Sparks and her daughter Mrs Sanders. Mob leaders arrested. two leaders jailed near the prisoners. Sheriff plans militia and police protection after warnings of another lynching attempt tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dodge Light Guards
Zimmerman
Burke
Mary Sparks
Westminster Cathedral Dedicated In London Ceremony
The Most Rev Francis Bourne enthroned at Westminster Cathedral in London in a grand rite. The Byzantine style building near Westminster Abbey occupies 54000 square feet with a 300 foot campanile and dome. Total expenditure nears a million dollars with substantial benefactions. the project remains debt free.
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London
Francis Bourne
Westminster
Cathedral of
England
Cardinal Wesseman
Cardinal Manning
Westminster Abbey
Walla
Oil price cuts shock Ohio markets
The Standard Oil company reduced oil prices by 6 cents and 2 cents in the west, a move that surprised buyers in northwestern Ohio on December 29 in Toledo. The report notes the unexpected cut affected local supply and pricing dynamics.
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Toledo
Standard Oil Company
West
Ohio
Blizzard Paralyzes Copper Country Rail Service
An extremely severe blizzard in Calumet Michigan disrupts railroad and streetcar service. Fourteen inches of snow fell in the last twenty four hours as Copper country endures extreme winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Mich
Dee
Copper Country
Repairs Restore Carnegie Furnaces in Braddock and Rankie
Pittsburg December 29 Orders issued to bring blast furnace No 4 at Aquesne and furnace H at Friugar Thompson Steel works in Strad dock into operation. Both are Carnegie Steel properties out of service for three months. Also to restart four Braddock furnaces and two Rankie furnaces once repairs finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Aquesne
Friugar Thompson Steel Works
Straddock
Carnegie Steel Company
Braddock
Rankie
Controversy Over Early Harness Racing Equipment
A historical protest alleges Lou Dillon’s mile time of 2 05 used wind shields and a ball bearing sulky, contrasting Maud S. and her old fashioned high wheel sulky. The Bonner claim cites differences in equipment and that Maud S.’s sulky could have been borrowed for comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Dillon
Maud S
Maude
Cabinet Holds Holiday Recess Meeting in Washington
The cabinet meets in Washington at 4 pm to review departmental matters during holiday recess. Officials say no major issues arose to force the meeting. It is believed the Kishinel situation may be discussed, though no specifics are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cruiser plan for Great Lakes sparks treaty questions
Ottawa reports that Canada plans an armored cruiser for the Great Lakes prompting debate on a supposed England United States treaty. Under Secretary Pope notes no treaty limits US or Canadian vessels there and that an agreement exists to stop placing such ships after notice by either country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Gat
Great Lakes
Pope
England
United States
Canada
Yale Professor Warns Greed for Gold Hurts Nations
In a Church club address in New York Professor G T Ladd of Yale denounces greed for gold as the era’s greatest curse. He says U S and England face trouble from self-indulgence and high living and warns the current trade classes are so tight a break is inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church Club
Diocese of
Long Island
G. T. Ladd
Yale
United States
England
Bryan in London as he sails for New York
William J. Bryan has returned to London from The Hague and will sail to New York on December 30 aboard the White Star liner Celtic departing from Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William J. Bryan
Hague
New York
Celtic
Liverpool
Dowie Bankruptcy Case Sees Marshall Field Co Joined
In Chicago the judge heard Marshall Field & Co petition to join as party to the demurrer in John Alexander Dowie bankruptcy. An additional request to bring Dowie in for examination was denied until his return from Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United State District Court
Marshall, Field & Co
John Alexander Dowie
Dowie
Kohlsaar
Australia
Mass Jewish meeting planned at Cooper Union on Kishinev crisis
New York on December 29 reports plans for a mass meeting at Cooper Union organized by Jewish societies and trades unions to discuss relief actions for Kishinev victims. Prominent public figures have been invited to speak and urge measures against threats from Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Plana
Tn Cooper Union
Jewish Societies and Trades
Janusty
Mena
Miller Demands Salary Stoppage Upheld in Suspended Case
The comptroller of the treasury denied W. H. Millers claim for pay during suspension amid an investigation into charges of collusion in San Francisco. Miller, chief clerk of the medical supply department, was suspended during the probe into altered bid figures and related misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Comptroller of the Treasury
W. H. Miller
Medical Supply Department
San Francisco
Miller
Young Men's Republican Club at Republican Inauguration
The Young Men's Republican Club will be present at the Republican inauguration, attending as delegates and supporters. The event highlights organized participation by local party members and presages involvement in future political activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's
Republican Club
Jews Apprehensive Amid Russian Disorder Forecast
New York December 29 report from Kishineff via the Times dispatch says Moscow observers describe a tense Russian population and Jews fearing further disorder and danger from possible upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kishinef
Times
Moscow
Emperor William Abandons Southern Europe Vacation Plan
Berlin December 29. Emperor William will likely drop his planned vacation in southern Europe, saying he no longer needs rest from public business. Arrangements proceed for the usual winter court functions, notably January 18 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emperor William
Europe
Berlin
William
Russian Artillery Units Prepared for Far East Mission
Moscow reports twelve grenadier brigades to serve in the Far East, each with four batteries and new guns claimed superior to French pieces. Early departures of three batteries will provide 108 field guns to Viceroy Alexeiff. Volunteers finishing high school education are furloughed to barracks for a year with the corps. No broad eastward troop movements yet observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Grenadier
Far East
Alexieff
Colpre
Meeting In St Louis Advances Science Work
The American Association for the Advancement of Science meets in St Louis with little routine business and mainly addresses on science. A key aim is establishing a system for plant and animal breeders that began three years ago with American agricultural colleges and experimental stations. The Society for Horticultural Science concluded its session today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
American Agricultural Colleges and Experimental Stations
Society For Horticultural Science
Fta
Association
Ita
School Officers Investigated in Kansas City Bribe Case
Grand jury in Kansas City hears testimony from Frank Colvin principal of Graystone Heights School that money was demanded for re appointment. A board member allegedly collected a bribe. Colvin refused to be held up and warned of quitting. An attorney connected to a teacher sister reportedly said board members demanded payment for her reappointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kanese City
Kansas
Frank Colvin
Graystone Heights
Board of Education
Joan
Protest Against Record At Glenville Track
Robert B E and Frederick Bonner sons of the late Robert Bonner filed with the secretary of the American Trotting Register two protests challenging the recognition of Lew Dillon’s track record at Glenville Cleveland last September. The mare allegedly started to beat the 2 08 4 record set by Maud S. in Warner’s stable.
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New York
Robert BE
Frederick Bonner
Robert Bonner
American Trotting, Reglater Association
C. K. G. Billings
Lew Dillon
Glenville
Clevelajld
Robert Warner
Maud
Young Men Republican Club to Attend Ogden Inauguration
The Young Men's Republican club of Salt Lake plans to travel to Ogden next Monday to witness the inauguration of Ogden's city administration and celebrate Mayor Glasmann's second term. President Parley P. Christensen of the Salt Lake club confirmed acceptance after invitation from Ogden Republican committee chair Chas Hollingsworth, with about fifty to seventy five members expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Salt Lake
Ogden
Glasmann
Commissioner resigns amid police force shakeup in New York
Commissioner Greeny resigns to Mayor Low effective December 31st or January 1st. He notes the resignation of Deputy Ebstein Fop¢ and Davis. Resolutions signed by every inspector and captain except one are presented. He praises the upright majority of the police force amid the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greeny
Low
Ebstein
Fop
Davis
Greene
Railroads to Consolidate Western Lines
A News report outlines a plan to consolidate five western railways into a single trunk line. Key players Harriman Gates Hawley Mitchell control Clover Leaf and have deposited Alton holdings with Kuhn Loeb & Co. Prices for Clover Leaf stock were 50 for preferred and 30 for common.
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Chicago
The
Alton
T. S. Shantz
Clover Leaf
Western Railways
Able
Kansas City Southern
Chicago and Alton
Iowa Central
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Harriman
Gates
Stawley
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
General Hubbard
Hawley and
Doctor Robbed in Denver Office Assault
Dr. Seymour T. Jarekl assistant county physician was assaulted and robbed in his courthouse office yesterday. He showed some improvement today though full consciousness had not returned and physicians express hope for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Seymour T. Jarekl
Court House
Ex-Congressman Glover Released After Wounding
Cripple Creek December 29 Ex Congressmen John M Glover wounded in the arm and jailed by the military yesterday was released today by order of Colonel Verdeckburg. His wound is believed not serious with no bones broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cripple Creek
John M. Glover
Leaders at annual meeting of historical and economic associations
About 150 attendees gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the American Historical and American Economic associations. Papers on the sugar industry were read by John Dymond and W. C. Stubbs of the Louisiana Experiment Association, with further talks by Prof. J. K. Knapp of the agricultural college and G. K. Holmen of the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Historical and American Economic Associations
John Dymond
W. C. Stubbs
Louisiana Experiment Association
3. K. Knapp
United States Agricultural College
G. K. Jlolmen
United States Department of Agriculture
France Believes War Not Likely Between Russia and Japan
Faris December 29 reports the French government does not expect war between Russia and Japan. The Japanese note under consideration is not an ultimatum and contains no reply deadline. A diplomat notes Russia finds the reply only partially satisfactory and is expected to show willingness to meet Japan more than halfway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faris
Russia
Japan
Secretary Shaw hears Boston merchants on import release privilege
Secretary Shaw at Boston customs house hears more than a hundred importers about the treasury order revoking the release bond privilege for imported goods. He travels from Washington to present arguments for and against the change and to hear local views on the policy shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Shaw
Treasury Department
Washington
Custom House
Rates to rise on freight by Southern Pacific and connections
Telegraphic brief from San Francisco reports the Southern Pacific and its connections will raise east bound freight rates on January 18. Green apples move up 1% to 1 1 4 per 100 pounds, key Chicago rate rises to 75 cents, New York to 1, and several commodity rates increase including machinery cattle horns nuts dried and pickled fish. Some items such as quicksilver canned dried fruits lumber wine matting coffee and hops may also rise or remain undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
New York
Chicago
American Arrested in Vienna Over Forged Letter of Credit
LeMark Palzer, an American, was arrested in Vienna on charges of forging a $10,000 letter of credit drawn on the Darmstadt Bank of Commerce and Industry. He is said to have cashed the bogus document in Paris.
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Berlin
der. LeMark -Palzer
Vienna
Darmstadt Bank of Commerce and Industry
Paris
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