Overturned Brazil Plot Sparks Rio Navy Army Alarm
New York dispatch reports in Rio de Janeiro a monarchist plot to use the assassination of President Campos Sottes as a trigger. Admiral Custodio Jose Mello and others were arrested after baron de Bur al alleged details. Plans called for a city seizure and a government triune led by Mello Canturia and La Fayette Pereira. Mello was moved to Cobias island for custody.
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New York
Herald
Rio Janeiro
Custodio
Jose Mello
Baron de Bur
Baron de Gurgal
Sionel
Campos Sottes
Admiral Mello
Marshal Canturia
LaFayette Pereira
Mello
Cobias Island
Proenca
Rebels Demand Fines as Panama Turmoil Persists
Reports from Colon via the British mail steamer Para describe renewed rebel activity near Panama. The government keeps rebels out of the city with heavy war taxes, arrests business leaders as rebel sympathizers, and enforces steep fines. Liberals expect reinforcements from Costa Rica amid food shortages and rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Fara
Colon
Panama
Para
POSITION OF CHILE. Determined to keep Tacna and Arica
Chile states its aim to retain the provinces of Tacna and Arica despite protests from Peru and Bolivia. An official Chilean case to the United States and other powers accuses Peru and Bolivia of bad faith and argues against U.S. intervention. The president will not act unless all three powers request action, signaling Chile’s intent to rule these provinces.
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New York
Chile
Tacna
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
United States
Washington
Herald
Rodenburg Named to Civil Service and Patents Posts
President appoints ex-Representative W A Rodenburg of Illinois to the civil service commission to replace the late Mark S Brewer. E I Allen of Auburn New York named commissioner of patents succeeding Duell. Rodenburg’s selection may unlock St Louis exposition commissioners and rivals Northup of Minnesota for influence. Announcement expected in a few days.
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Washington
W. A. Rodenburg
Illinois
Civil Service Commission
Mark S. Brewer
E. I. Allen
Auburn
N. Y
Patents
Duell
Rodenburg
Rodenburge
Professor Northup
Minnesota
Burglary Strikes Dr Brill Home In New York
Thieves entered Dr Nathan E Brill residence on West Seventy sixth Street during a Friday evening absence of the owners and stole jewelry valued about 12000 dollars from Mrs Brill's room despite four servants being on the premises.
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New York
Nathan E. Brill
West Seventy-sixth Street
Massacre Reported Near Salonica in Macedonia
Private advices from Macedonia say Turkish bands massacred three Bulgarian families in the village of Aghamohaleh near Sereas, 47 miles northeast of Salonica. Details are scarce but the outrage caused deep sensation. A village near Gonastirin with Muslims and Bulgarians is said to have burned.
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Constantinople
Macedonia
Aghamohaleh
Sereas
Salonica
Gonastirin
Tornado hits Birmingham killing and injuring many
A powerful tornado struck Birmingham Alabama shortly before 7 am causing about 25 deaths, including Dr. G C Chapman and the wife and infant child of Robert J Lowe. Eighteen bodies recovered and many injured sent to hospitals. The path measured about 150 feet wide from Green Springs to Avondale, extending to Irondale.
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Birmingham
Ala
G. C. Chapman
Tully & Chapman
Robert J. Lowe
Democratic State Executive Committee
Green Springs
Avondale
Irondale
Storm in Colorado Blocks Roads and Delays Trains
A Colorado storm blankets the state with three to 10 inches of snow and blizzard conditions in the mountains. Rail service is disrupted as snow fills cuts on the Colorado and Southern between Denver and Leadville. Cattlemen report losses and fears of further deaths from exposure as trains from the East face delays. Similar weather extends toward Lamar and Casper.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Kansas
Colorado & Southern
Here
Leadville
Lamar
Casper
Wyo
Tornado Strikes Pavilion and Surrounding Towns in Michigan
A tornado hit Pavilion near Kalamazoo on March 27 causing widespread damage. Homes were wrecked, trees uprooted, telegraph poles toppled, and fires started after houses collapsed. A sick woman in a blown down house was fatally hurt, and Noah Tripp’s home rolled five rods with Mrs. Tripp buried under debris. The storm damaged Vicksburg, Scott's Station, Indian Lake waterspout formed over the lake and inundated east shore areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
Pavilion
Noah Tripp
Vicksburg
Scott's Station
Indian Lake
Britain Protests Dismissal Of Corean Customs Chief
Seoul reports the Corean government has dismissed McLeavy Brown, director general of customs, and London protests the action. The move is seen as a Russian setback, echoing past pressures in 1895 and 1898. Russia opposed Brown’s loan plan to buy railway shares and seeks to restrict foreign appointment in Corean service.
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Yokohama
Seoul
Corean
McLeavy Brown
Corean Customs
Great Britain
London
Russia
Chemulpo
Brown
Fusan
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
M. Pavoff
Corea
Maynard appoints Clarence Maynard deputy treasurer
State Treasurer Maynard appoints his son Clarence Maynard of Chehalis as deputy treasurer in Olympia. H F Nichols of Hunts Junction was initially selected but could not accept the post due to business reasons.
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Olympia
Wash
Maynard
Clarence Maynard
Chehalis
H. F. Nichols
Hunt's Junction
Murdered While Doing Good Work
Inquiries show Rev J Stonehouse of the London Missionary Society was killed by brigands at the ferry of Whangalo on the Hun Ho river while distributing relief to starving villagers. In the same affray last evening two Welsh Fusiliers and a Victorian contingent policeman were sabered and bayoneted.
Ex-Treasurer Edward Hooper Injured In Fall At Beacon Street
Edward W. Hooper ex treasurer of Harvard college and a Boston lawyer fell from the third story of his Beacon street residence just after midnight. He was seriously injured but not believed to be fatally hurt. Hooper had been ill for 10 days from overwork and was under a nurse’s care when the accident occurred with no one in the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Boston
Edward W. Hoper
Harvard College
Beacon Street
Hooper
Plot Against Czar A Mine Discovered Under Palace
Paris reports a mine beneath Emperor Nicholas II's palace at Tsarskoe Selo near St. Petersburg with several nobles implicated. The czar, urged to take a yachting cruise, fears rising unrest and treacherous political horizon amid student troubles and threats to his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Paris
Nicholas
Tzcarskoe-Selo
St. Petersburg
Reuters’ Telegraph Agency
Birmingham Post
Joseph Chamberlain
Far East
Russia
Circular Blames Police for Failing to Crush Demonstrations
In St Petersburg a minister of interior circular criticizes police for not dispersing crowds at the outset and calls for massed forces and use of necessary force. It notes possible military involvement and cavalry to clear streets. Also reports closure of the Russian Authors' Mutual Aid Association and deaths of three individuals near Yamaburg believed self-inflicted. The piece also mentions uneasy press reaction to Japan's stance on Manchuria and optimistic Bourse Gazette outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Minister of the Interior
Russian Authors’ Mutual Aid Association
Russian Literary Society
St. Petersburg University
Proskuriakoff
Turkestan
Smirnova
Kutness
Yamaburg
Japan
Manchuria
Bourse Gazette
Old Warship Hartford Returns to New York Navy Yard
After 26 years Hartford Admiral Farragut’s flagship returns to Brooklyn navy yard for a week of repairs on a training cruise. Crew of 486 apprentices and sailors, then resumes voyage including upcoming European and West Indian cruises and a Madison Square Garden tourney participation.
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New York
Hartford
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Admiral Farragut
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Brooklyn
Boston
England
Holland
Belgium
France
Portugal
West Indies
Venezuela
Washington
Hampton Roads
Navy Yard
Madison Square Garden
Bank Robbery in Columbus by Six Men
A telephoned report from Somerset Perry County said six men rode into Columbus and blew open the country bank safe. They secured about $1500 in cash and bonds and escaped. Local police received the call at 2 A M.
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Columbus
Somerset
Perry County
Texas shooting leaves two dead in Liberty
Liberty Texas March 28 W B Duncan and his father in law WW Waul were shot and killed instantly after a dispute with Thomas Kiranch. Whitarton Branch, a prominent South Texas attorney, was arrested and charged with the killings and sent to Houston on the first train.
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Liberty
Tex
W. B. Duncan
WW. K. Waul
Duncan
Thomas Kiranch
Waw
Wharton Branch
Thos Branch
Wai
Whitarton
Houston
Branch
South Texas
New Chinese Protocol Issue Tests Military Control Powers
Ministers in Pekin agreed to submit to their governments whether Articles 8 and 9 of the Chinese protocol should be enforced by all powers or only those still maintaining troops in China. The decision could exclude the United States from participation in shaping future military force in China, or even remove it from China entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pekin
China
Rockhill
United States
Opposition Grows to New Washington School Law
In Olympia on March 28 educators react to house bill No. 9 which alters school elections from May to June and changes when officers take office and hire teachers. The measure shifts teacher hiring earlier to align with June elections, drawing complaints from those who favored prior early hiring. The state superintendent cannot reverse the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Mine Explosion Kills One In Fayette County
A deadly blast at the Gates mine in the Klondike region of Fayette County near Masontown Pennsylvnia kills one miner instantly and leaves ten others badly burned or crushed. Gas accumulation in the heading triggered two consecutive explosions during a 9 am blast, as rescuers rush injured to Cottage State Hospital.
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Connellsville
New Klondike
Fayette County
Cottage State Hospital
Gates
American Steel & Wire Company
Monongahela River
Masontown
Michael Goble
Playing With Dynamite Injures Polish Boys In Hawthorne
March 28 Chicago report says two Polish Hawthorne boys were badly hurt after stealing dynamite. Several others were burned or bruised but not seriously. Explosion happened as children walked home from school while bystanders watched men blast hardpan in the Hawthorne sewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hawthorne
Ministers Seek Advice on Indemnity Issues
A Pekin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette dated March 24 reports the first formal indemnity committee meeting in Pekin. It decided to invite Sir Robert Hart, director of the imperial maritime customs, Monsignore Faviere, vicar apostolic at Pekin, and other experts to propose methods to raise the indemnity demanded from China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Pekin
Cologne
Robert Hart
Imperial Maritime Customs
Monsignore Faviere
China
Capture of Aguinaldo by Funston Forces
General Frederick Funston’s expedition into Isabela Province succeeded with the capture of Aguinaldo on March 23. He was brought to Manila aboard the gunboat Vicksburg, then taken to Malacanang and later jailed on Enda Street. An insurgent major was killed, and twenty rifles plus key papers were captured.
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Manila
Frederick Funston
Aguinaldo
Isabela
Luzon
United States
Vicksburg
E. B. Barry
MacArthur
Enda Street
Aguinaldo Captured With Staff Near Casiguran
Manila dispatch reports Aguinaldo and several staff captured near Casiguran north of Baler and brought to Manila.
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London
Manila
Aguinaldo
Casiguran
Baler
Isabela Island Site Linked to Aguinaldo Capture
The Isabela province on Luzon, 200 miles northeast of Manila, near Baler, famed for the capture of Aguinaldo, is described as wild and mountainous with the Gran Cordillera Oriental running along the coast. Rugged trails and mud hinder passage as General Funstan and his small force entered a region previously untrodden by American troops.
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Isabela
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Manila
Baler
Gillmore
Yorktown
Gran Cordillera Oriental
Funstan
Warner warns of Cuban crisis if U S halts in Cuba
Representative Vespasian Warner returning from Cuba says the constitutional convention will approve the Platt amendment and that withdrawing troops now would trigger lawlessness and a need for renewed intervention within 90 days to reimpose a protectorate. He predicts loot and expulsion of Spaniards and sympathizers.
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New York
Vespasian Warner
Illinois
Cuba
Washington
Warner
Indecisive clashes reported across Cape Colony
Daily reports describe fighting at Tarkastadt and Henningfontein with few casualties. A 200 strong force under Commandant Fourie was dispersed at Thaba N'Chu, while hills above Denetsdorp near General Bruce Hamilton's reoccupied position saw hours of combat yesterday.
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Cape Town
Tarkastadt
Henningfontein
Cape Colony
Fourie
Thaba N’ Chu
Denetsdorp
Bruce Hamilton
Britain warns China against private treaties over Chinese troubles
Washington report says Britain protested via Sir Ernest Satow against China signing any convention with other powers until Chinese upheavals end. The move aligns with U S and Japan opposition and toned by a possible Russian link, with uncertainty on Manchurian pact status and US direct approach to Russia under consideration.
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China
Washington
Europe
Ernest Satow
Pekin
Hay
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
State Department
Russia
Floods Ravage New York State Causing Widespread Damage
Flood warnings sweep across New York as rivers and tributaries overflow flood plains. Mohawk River rises to near forty year high while Schenectady avoids major damage and rail lines adapt. Rochester area sees rapid water rise with railroad property submerged and Utica alert as snowmelt fuels high flows.
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New York
Norwich
Delaware & Lackawanna
Schenectady
Little Falls
New York Centarl
West Shore
Frankfort
Utica
Genessee Valley
Genessee
Rochester
Denmark Terms for Sale of West Indies to U S
Copenhagen dispatch outlines four conditions for sale to the United States. Denmark would receive 4 million dollars, a population vote on remaining Danish or joining the U S, immediate American citizenship for residents if approved, and duty free island products. Washington is not expected to easily accept the third and fourth terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
United States
London
The
Daily News
Copenhagen
Denmark
Danish West Indies
Washington
Goldsborough to Undergo Official Trial Trip
The Navy Department sets April 1 as the official trial date for torpedo boat destroyer Goldsborough built at Portland. Location of the trial is not announced. The vessel has shown speed on Puget Sound and is expected to meet the 80 knot requirement to join the fleet.
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Goldsborough
Seattle
Navy Department
Portland
The
Peas
Uncieam
Prospector to Circle Globe in Large Indian War Canoe
Victoria observer Frank Saxby, a year’s resident, plans to circle the world in a large British Columbia Indian war canoe. He will sail to Hong Kong via the Pacific islands with one companion, asserting the vessel’s seaworthiness in rough weather.
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Victoria
B. C
Frank Saxby
Hong Kong
Pacific Islands
British Columbia
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Gen
Emilio Aguinaldos
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