Suit by Venezuela Demands Annulment of French Cable Concession
Reports from Caracas allege President Castro ordered a judgment annulling the French Cable Company concession and seizure of its property. Cables cut near La Guaira to block insurgent communication while Venezuelan action against the cable company parallels earlier Bermudez Asphalt proceedings. Officials say no confirmation of cable cuts. no official word on merits or indemnity possible.
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Castro
Cable Company
Caracas
Willemstad
Island of Caracas
Venezuela
New York
Bermudez
la Guaira
Trinidad
Quitienne
Paris
Castra
Foreign Office
la Guana
Europe
Bowen
Wiltemstadel
State Department
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Farang
Bermudiz Asphalt Company
Venezuelan bond deal negotiations progress but no agreement yet
Lord Avebury, president of the corporation of foreign bond holders, spoke from London about a Venezuela settlement with British and foreign bondholders. He said talks are under way but no firm arrangement has been reached. Separately in Columbus, Ohio, George M. Collier was found guilty of embezzling $1.40 from the State fund after a brief jury deliberation.
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London
Lord Avebury
Corporation of Foreign Bondholders
Spen
Venezuela
Columbus
Ohio
George M. Collier
Collier
Kansas City
Independent plans to build oil pipelines and refinery
Kansas City reports the formation of plans by independent firms to erect pipelines and a refinery to produce fuel oil from Kansas crude. The project envisions a $750000 investment and 260000 barrels daily, with pipe from Kansas. A Chanute meeting discussed a 650 mile Port Arthur pipeline with 2000 barrels day, backed by an English firm. In Monmouth an injunction over Standard Oil pipe construction was settled, allowing resumed work pending details.
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Kansas City
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
J. B
A L_ Levy
Lima
Ohio
Chanute
Kans
Port Arthur
Tex
Beaumont
Cudahys
John W. Gates
Monmouth
Til
Warren County
Board of Supervisors
Attempt to Save Woman in New Jersey Death Sentence
A delegation led by Italian consular agents and Hoboken leaders meets Gov Stokes and Secretary Dickinson to seek commuting the death sentence of Mrs Anne Valientina, convicted of first degree murder for killing Rosa Salva. They plan a petition to the court of pardons after today’s reception.
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Trenton
Magnani
Newark
H G. Voll
Hoboken
F V Fasola
Italian Benevolent Institute of New York
Bernard Vozetti
Italian Fratellanza
New Jersey
Gov Stokes
Dickinson
Anne Valientina
Kiting Rosa Salva
Court of Pardons
Stanford Professor Casts Doubt on Strychnine Death Theory
Dr. David Starr Jordan of Stanford University disputes strychnine poisoning as the cause of Mrs Stanford’s death after autopsy findings. He notes the dose appeared medically tolerable and supports continued investigations. Detectives and journalists pursue statements as inquiries threaten a different outcome from the coroner’s inquest.
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Honolulu
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Territorial Senate
Stanford
Wood
Stanford Heys
Alameda
San Francisco
Berner
Reynolds
Salt Infusion Revives Woman Declared Dead
In St Louis on March 14 Mrs Charles F. Sweet wife of a provision merchant was pronounced dead by two doctors and a nurse after gastritis. A third physician tried a salt solution infusion and she showed signs of animation, revived, and has returned home seemingly recovering health.
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St Lews
Charles
Sweet
Hot Springs
Ark
Senator Mitchell Seeks Expedited Trials
Portland reports Senator Mitchell, fresh from Washington, pressing for swift trials and insisting on his complete innocence and rightness of actions. Chicago notes Samuel Kimel, of Worth Mount Pleasant, Pa., arrested for false pension affidavit, claiming illiteracy and planning a defense based on inability to read or write. California announces low roundtrip fares to designated colonist points from West, valid March 1 to May 14.
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Chicago
Samuel Kimel
Worth Mount Pleasant
Mount Carrol
United States
Imel
California
C. BO. Ry
West
Mystery in Death of Boston Millionaire Reed at Grand Union
Henry R. Reed a Sugar Trust magnate from Boston was found dead in his Grand Union Hotel room New York with a mysterious woman seen leaving and a phial of white tablets on the table Police and coroner investigate suspects and examine a liquid sample Reed had registered as J R Reed and wife in Boston and leaves a wife and daughters while relatives call the death suspicious and seek a full inquiry
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Henry R. Reed
Boston
New York
The
Sugar Trust
H. ©. Havemeyer
Grand Union Hotel
Reed
J. R Reed
Tayme Jansen
Charles B. Rover
Con
Center Street
Plains
Brown
Aliss Jansen
Frank
Jamaica Plain
Marion
Mr Reed
Stedman
Greason Case Remanded By Berks Court
In Berks County the Greason case is remanded to the Court of Oyer and Terminer with discretion to grant a new trial. Greason and Mrs. Kate Edwards were convicted of murdering Edwards's husband, Greason convict on the wife's testimony. Edwards later confessed she perjured herself exonerating Greason. Philadelphia report dated March 14.
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Greason
Delay for Gaynor and Greene extradition hearing set for March 22
Montreal March 14 At the request of the attorneys for Gaynor and Greene extradition proceedings in the United States are postponed to March 22 when the case will allegedly be taken up. Joseph M. Titsworth found dead in bed at his Pitfield New Jersey home, apparently asphyxiated by gas stove fumes.
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Montreal
Messrs. Gaynor and Greene
United States
Joseph M. Titsworth
Piatpfield
N. J
Potter Printing Press Company
Locomotive Aims for 3000 Mile Nonstop Run At 100 MPH
Southern Pacific orders a new four stroke locomotive claimed to cover three thousand miles without a stop at speeds of a hundred miles an hour or more. It promises half the operating cost of current steam engines and runs on cheap fuel oil. The design uses an air start reservoir and staged combustion with oil sprayed into hot air for power.
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Chicago
Southern Pacific Railroad
Pastor Cordova Guilty in Abandonment Case at New Brunswick
Rev J Frank Cordova former Methodist pastor at South River found guilty of abandonment after a two day trial in New Brunswick New Jersey He admitted eloping with Julia Bowne amid wife Mrs Cordova protests and faced an assault charge from his wife He refused to name Bowne or specify companions citing self incrimination A photographer incident led Cordova to smash a camera slide while in custody Bowne remains jailed as prosecutors hold letters and poems Cordova wrote to wife and Bowne become part of the case The trial continues with a second jury to hear the assault claim and possible sentencing terms
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Washington Post
New Brunswick
J. Frank Cordova
South River
Julia Bowne
Julia
New Jersey
Cordova
Middlesex County
Corapya
Bowne
Philadelphia
Washington
New Mexico
Miss Bowne
J. F Cordova
Bardine
Expurson
Jugy
Frank
Gas rate agitation sparks New York Senate probe call
Albany March 14. Senate adopts a joint resolution for a legislative investigation into New York City gas and electric lighting amid charges of extortionate rates and false meters. Senator Grady denounces Hearst and Tamanny Hall, calling the move a partisan deal aimed at aiding Hearst’s mayoral and statewide ambitions.
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Albany
N. Y
New York City
Senate
Grady
Tammany Hall
General Assembly
Ww. R. Hearst
Sheriff Newman Weighs Suspension Over Whitecapping Ties
A Franklin County Law and Order League committee trains to meet Gov Vardaman in Jackson to present detective evidence linking Sheriff Newman to whitecap activity. The governor may suspend but not necessarily remove the sheriff, with interim appointment possible.
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Vov
Vardaman
Jackson
Miss
Law and Order League
Franklin County
Sheriff Newman
Newman
Whitecap Organization
Rich but Cannot Buy Food Across City With $1000 Note
A New York tramp inherits a $1000 bill after returning a lost diamond brooch to Mrs. Edwin Ward. He fears banks and change, refuses to let anyone touch the bill, and roams Manhattan seeking meals while starving and unsettled. Authorities suspect he may steal away with the note.
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Washington Post
New York
T. Edwin Ward
11Th Street
Riverside Drive
Garrick Theater
Hhs Bowery
Hells Kitchen
Clevenger
Maiden Lane
Ward
Nhot
Shot to Death in Cell at Long View Jail
Julius Stevens, a black prisoner in the Long View jail, was shot by a mob after forced entry to obtain keys. The mob summoned him to his cell door, he asked to write to his mother, and a .14 caliber bullet through the heart killed him. Anderson, who claimed the assault, lay in critical condition.
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Long View
Tex
Julius Stevens
Carl Anderson
Birmingham
Ala
Anderson
Murder Stirs Madrid Over Hermit Heir’s Death
A prominent Madrid society member’s natural son is found murdered in an abyss near Cifuentes in Guadalajara. A shepherd, living with him, is alleged to have killed him to gain a supposed fortune of 3,000 spe natas. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin the Supreme Court upholds a verdict convicting Michael Dunn for forging a $1,500 building permit check.
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Dlepatch
Washington Post
Madrid
Cifuentes
Guadalajara
Hin
Madison
Wis
Wisconin Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Ener Tor Michael Dunn
Death by flames at crowded Allen Street tenement
Nineteen people burned to death in a five story fire at 105 Allen Street as rubbish clogged fire escapes. The basement blaze spread rapidly trapping inmates on upper floors while rescuers faced obstructed exits and a locked skylight. Investigations target fire and tenement officials amid blame between city offices and the fire department.
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New York
Allen Street
Goldenkrang
Det
District Attorney's Office
Croker
Fire Department
Isaac Davis
Davis
Venezuela's Move Against France in Today’s Issue
Index to today's issue lists stories across sections. Major items include Venezuela's move against France, a mysterious death in a New York hotel, the Cordova conviction, a deadly fire with nineteen fatalities, and war news as armies pause amid broader international developments. The issue also covers social notes, racing results, senate confirmations, and regional financial and legal records.
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Venezuela
France
New York
Pastor Cordova
Mukden
Russia
Senate
Charlottesville
Cannon Excommunicated in Utah Church Case
Salt Lake City March 14 Former U S Senator Frank J Cannon editor of the Salt Lake Tribune was disfellowshipped and excommunicated by the Weber stake high council at Ogden The charges stem from his editorials challenging church authority and his refusal to concede to the church tribunal Charles A Saurthwaite faced charges the same day testimony to begin tomorrow Cannon was elected to the U S Senate January 22 18% term ending March 1599
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Salt Lake Cry
Utah
United States
Frank J. Cannon
Salt Lake Tribune
Mormon Church
Cannon
Bishops Court
Ogden
High Council
Weber Stake
Aion
Witten
Charles A. S.aurthwaite
United States Senate
Motion for New Trial in Chadwick Case in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on March 14 Mrs Chadwick's attorney filed a motion for a new trial alleging errors in admitting incompetent testimony excluding competent testimony and trial judge errors. Trustee Loeser paid duties on antique furniture valued at 1000 dollars bonded at the customs house for Chadwick. The furniture will be sent to the Chadwick residence and may be auctioned next May along with other effects. Marshal Chandler refused to take Mrs Chadwick home to watch her exempt personal belongings. Attorneys Kerruish and Trompson appealed to Judge Taylor. the appeal was granted and a ruling on the motion likely tomorrow afternoon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Chadwick
Taylor
Thulotas Nathan Loeser
Loeser
Foraine
Miich
United States
Chandler
Neys Kerruish
Trompson
Posse hunts murderer as child killed near Howellville
Philadelphia reports the body of four year old Mary Deluka found in a blacksmith shop at Dyers stone quarry Howellville Chester County. Her seven year old brother Dominik was unconscious and dying from injuries after a suspected criminal assault. A local Italian resident saw a man fleeing the shop around 3 this evening as a posse searches for the killer.
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Philadelphia
Mary Deluka
Dyers Stone Quarry
Howellville
Chester County
Dominik
West Chester
Palma in Auto Accident Kills 14-Year-Old in Havana
President Palma was riding in an automobile when it struck and killed Manuel Palomera, a fourteen-year-old Spanish boy, in Havana. The car, owned by Louis Marx, carried Gen. Montavio the secretary of public works, Senor Portuondo, and a chauffeur, who were with the President at the time.
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Havana
Palma
Manuel Palomera
Louis Marx
Gen. Montavio
Senor Portuondo
Dynamite Blast Kills Men At West New York Quarry
In West New York a dynamite cartridge exploded during a rock excavation. Francisco Izzo was blown to pieces and his brother was fatally injured. Two other men were badly hurt as the blast misfired and detonated while workers cleared away debris.
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New York
Francisco Izzo
Russians Hold Fire After Tug of War With Japanese
From Tie Pass to Yingpan and Shakhe River, Russian and Japanese forces clash as Kuropatkin reorganizes the retreating army. French bankers reportedly reject a loan, delaying Russian finances. Sukholimoff or Nicholas N icholaievitch may assume command in Manchuria as Kuropatkin sorts units. Japanese progress is slow but persistent with rear guard actions and scattered engagements.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Sukholimeff
Russia
Gvumi
Japan
Tie Pasy
Mukden
Nicholas
St Petersburg
Petersburg
Manchuria
Sukholimoff
Dragomiroff
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Tie Pass
Tadoraing
Oyama
Sinminian
Gue
Grand Army
Circarmas
Lanevitch
Tie Pags
Kuroki
Fusan
Kurepathin
Harbin
Tokyo
Singking
Yingpan
Fushun
Shakhe
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Hearst
Republicans
Sheriff A Whitecapper
Slain
I Raqhel Solomon
Jacob Solomon
Isaac Solomon
Jesse Cohen
Rosh Whiner
Sander Wiener
Ida Muskowiz
Harry Kauffman
Rosh Miller
Morris Miller
Sarah Kline
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Harry Zwidliga
Gershon Fuchs
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