Weekly roundup of global events and notable incidents
A condensed review covers Taft commission in Leyte Western, no strike at Jersey Central, Chinese indemnity fixed, near trap for an American party in Leyte, preparations for the president's trip, and Japan’s possible war with Russia. It notes a Manila army scandal trial, German crown prince to Austrian court, Seattle moral crusade against Mayor Humes, hops price in Salem, and various other global items.
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Leyte
Russia
Manila
Crown Prince
Germany
Seattle
Humes
Salem
Japan
Alexander
Leavenworth
Nation
Kansas City
Capiz
Edinburgh Castle Public House to Be Hauled Down
London county council to pay £22,500 in compensation as the Edinburgh Castle public house on the Strand is demolished. A note on a tiny monarch of Bhopaul and a woman named Djihan-Be gum is also mentioned, with contrasting ages and sizes.
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Edinburgh Castle
The
Strand
London
London County Council
Field Gun Tests Planned at Sandy Hook in May
Washington reports preparations for an extensive and important field gun test at Sandy Hook in May. The tests will be directed by the board of ordnance and fortifications and involve guns from manufacturers and inventors. A French style gun modeled on the French field gun and built under board direction will also be tested.
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Washington
Sandy Hook
War Department
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
United States Army
Department
Board of Ordnance
Postal Service in Philippines Under Scrutiny
A Philippine auditor A L Lawshee reports accounting methods used there differ from prescribed forms. Four expert clerks review the accounts while Postmaster General Smith says no fraud is indicated and the system shows a surplus and satisfactory conduct.
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Washington
A. L. Lawshee
Philippines
War Department
Lawshee
Smith
United States
The Stolen Gold Bars on Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
Bremen officials assert the 2,000,000 marks in gold were stolen in New York while in transit to Cherbourg. They note the specie room lies behind the baggage area with hundreds of passengers’ trunks blocking access. They believe the thief locked inside the baggage room after placing the bars in the strong room and carried the loot ashore during passenger unloading.
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Douglas County
California
Pennsylvania
Ministers of Powers
Ann Arbor University
Hare
J. G. Griffin
Columbia
S. C
B. B. Evans
Young
Washington pan-American Fair Commission
Woman Board of Managers
Idaho
Charles M. Pepper
Edward M. Ross
The
Academy of Political and Social Science
Anton Pfanner
Forest Grove
Banker
Switzerland
Taft
Mlo Ilo
New York
Cherbourg
Monence
Ill
Admiral Sampson
Bremen
Lloyd Steamship Company
Transport Rawlins Sinks After Pier Fire In Brooklyn
Fire discovered in the second hold of the transport Rawlins at the Brooklyn pier. Firemen towed water in by fireboats, the ship sank in the mud, and cargo chiefly horse feed for army use will be a total loss. Damage estimated at $30,000 to ship and $80,000 to cargo.
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Aguinaldo
Tino
War Department
United States
Behring Sea
Rawlins
Brooklyn
New York
Government Rier
Cuba
Broker Benjamin Forst Takes Own Life in Hoffman House
New York April 12. Benjamin Forst a broker and member of the consolidated exchange committed suicide at the Hoffman House after a night of meditation. A bottle of carbolic acid was found in the room. Forst had debts on the exchange and losses reportedly totaled over 320000, though some believed he was worth about 500000.
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New York
Benjamin Forst
Consolidated Exchange
Hoffman House
Forst
Exchange
Mr. Forst
German Officer Bartsch Found Dead Near Pekin
A Pekin dispatch reports Captain Bartsch of the German Second Infantry found dead in Pekin yesterday. Initial inquiry suggests an accident. Another Pekin dispatch claims Bartsch was shot while riding near the Summer palace and his horse died.
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Berlin
Pekin
Bartsch
Second Infantry
Lokal Anzeiger
Summer Palace
Britain Reconsiders Indemnity from China and Japan-Russia Stance
London reports Britain has not fixed a cash indemnity from China and prefers trading privileges to speed economic access. Sir Ernest Satow is tasked to press concessions while expanding open provinces. Downing Street expects Japan to watchful of Russia and Korea with potential hostilities if Russia threats Koreans.
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London
Great Britain
China
Ernest Satow
Japan
Russia
Downing Street
Corea
China Nears $300 Million Gold Raise for Finances
Pekin ministers report that $300,000,000 in gold could be raised based on current data, with further Chinese resources for indemnities possibly discovered. While politics slowed, the week featured German races at Hunting Park and international events at the Temple of Heaven. Russian Easter celebrations continued as ministers urge foreign troops to depart Pekin.
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China
Pekin
Committee of Ministers
Hunting Park
Temple of Heaven
Chicago River Flow Cut Back To 200 000 CFM
Federal authorities order reduced flow in the Chicago river from 300 000 to 200 000 cubic feet per minute. The Sanitary Board will act on the official order, current not to be increased as canal widening and obstructions have been removed. Stake is St Louis litigation risk and river improvement funding pending legislative tax authorization.
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Chicago
Washington
Sanitary Board
War Department
Lake Carriers’ Association
St. Louis
St Louis
Mystery Cleared in $10,000 Bank Theft Case
Sedalia Missouri reports the Bank of Commerce theft of 1898 is solved. Convict Freeman in Michigan City penitentiary says Irwin Gamble robbed the bank at noon, entering the vault and escaping with the money while Gamble watched from outside.
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Sedalia
Bank of Commerce
Freeman
Michigan City
Ind
Irwin Gamble
Cuban convention opposes Platt amendment in vote
The Havana constitutional convention voted 18 to 10 to oppose the Platt amendment citing terms and clauses including 9 6 and 7 as grounds. Conservatives say the move could embarrass and constrain any commission sent to Washington.
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Havana
Washington
George Q. Cannon Dies in Monterey April 15
George Q. Cannon, prominent figure, has died in Monterey California. He passed away early this morning after a period of sleep and a bulletin reported he rested easy near midnight. The body was sent to San Francisco for embalming and will be returned to Salt Lake City for interment.
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Monterey
Cal
George Q. Cannon
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
M Kinley on Wheels Tour Details Across the Nation
Washington correspondence outlines President McKinley’s coast to Buffalo itinerary on a lavish train. Cabinet members travel with him to discuss policy, with telegraph operators and bureau heads coordinating along the route as the party seeks recreation and progress. They visit New Orleans cotton wharves, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago area, Lake Superior passages, Buffalo Pan American expo, and Niagara Falls before returning June 15 after about 13 000 miles and 25 states.
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Washington
McKinley
Pacific Coast
Buffalo
Gage
State Department
New Orleans
San Francisco
Salem
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Montana
Yellowstone
Ogden
Salt Lake
Colorado
Denver
Topeka
Leavenworth
Kansas City
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
St. Paul
Keokuk
Burlington
Dubuque
Minneapolis
Duluth
Great Northern Line
Lake Superior
Sault Canal
Straits of Mackinaw
Lake Huron
St. Clair
Detroit
Lake Erie
Lakes
Niagara Falls
President McKinley
America
Receiver Sought for Scandinavian-American Bank Failure
New Whatcom Washington residents and creditors petitioned the court on April 15 to appoint Robert Muir as permanent receiver after the bank failed February 27. Trustees seek action to punish those responsible while President H St John efforts to raise funds in London and New York continue. Liabilities around 50000 with assets described as nearly valueless. The note also recalls Bank of Blaine failure and London Times history.
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New Whatcom
Wash
Robert Muir
H. St. John
London
New York
St. John
Bank of Blaine
Blaine, Wash
Four Counterfeiters Sentenced in Federal Court
In Spokane Washington on April 15 four counterfeiters were sentenced by Judge Hanford. James Moriarity received 10 years, Mike Williams and Mack McCleary eight years each at hard labor. Mrs Ethel Wallace was sentenced to one year. Moriarity and McCleary were partners of Arthur Spencer the bogus Chinese inspector in a recent jailbreak.
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Spokane
Wash
Hanford
James Moriarity
Mike Williams
Mack McCleary
United States Penitentiary
Ethel Wallace
Moriarity
McCleary
Arthur Spencer
Regional Notes of Progress and Local Happenings Across Washington
Reports from towns like Republic Chelan Davenport Colfax and Tacoma note mining work orchard activity new mills and machinery orders. Other items include a Grand Army post formation in Chelan horse theft concerns in Steptoe Butte post office growth in Whatcom large land filings in Oroville and a 700 light electric plant for Clough Nickerson in Everett.
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Everett
Clough- Nickerson Lumber Company
Seattle Markets Prices for Grains, Feeds, Livestock and Hides
Seattle dealers list round lot prices for deliverable grains and feeds such as oats at 26 dollars, barley 18, wheat 19 or 18.50, bran 14, shorts 15, hay per ton 13.50, timothy 16, alfalfa 10. Live poultry prices show chickens 12, turkeys 12 to 13.8, ducks 13. Livestock prices include beef cattle cows 44 1/2, steers 44 1/2, sheep 5 5 1/2, hogs 54 to 56, calves 5 7, lambs 5 1/2. Hides and pelts list varied values from 6 1/2 to 12 cents per lb, deer and elk prices, wool figures, and tallow at 2 to 3 1/2 cents.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Butter Imports Rise in Germany Amid Foreign Supplies
Germany increases import intake of butter from Holland Austria Hungary and Russia while Indian corn remains scarce. This year 35000 to 40000 men are to be dispatched via Odessa to recruit the Russian army already stationed in the far east, totaling over 170000.
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Germany
Holland
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Odessa
Indemnities Set for War Expenses by China
Berlin reports from an authoritative source that China’s war indemnities to cover official expenditures are fixed for Russia 360 million marks, France 260 million marks, Germany 240 million marks, and England 90 million marks. France will also present claims for the Italian mission indemnity.
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Berlin
Russia
France
Germany
England
Indemnity Totals for China Negotiations Decline
Washington reports Mr. Rockhill’s dispatches show indemnities claimed by several powers are exaggerated but total well above China’s ability to pay. US Japan act as moderates, with Russia at 90 million, Germany 60 to 80 million, US 25 million, and Britain deemed reasonable. overall claims may exceed 300 million. No payment method set yet.
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Washington
State Department
Rockhill
China
United States
Japan
Bank Wreck triggers receiver in Vergennes Vermont
The Farmers National Bank of Vergennes Vermont is placed in the hands of receiver John P Sullivan after close of business today. The exact shortage is not disclosed but insiders expect the stock to be wiped out with heavy assessments on stockholders. Depositors are not expected to be harmed. Special Examiner Cunningham refused to detail the case saying cashier Lewis deceived bank officers and bears full responsibility. Lewis, a known Vermont figure with legislative ties, has turned over stock and negotiable property. Bond sureties total 30000 and signers are believed adequate.
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Vergennes
Farmers’ National Bank
John P. Sullivan
Cunningham
Lewis
Fire consumes Stertevant blower works in Jamaica Plain
A morning fire gutted the main building of the B. F. Stertevant Company in Jamaica Plain Boston causing about 350 000 in damages. The blaze destroyed patterns plans and tools valued at 75 000 recently added and an inventory of engines and blowers for government ships.
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Boston
B. F. Stertevant Company
Jamaica Plain
Russians to lay submarine mines at key ports
The Birmingham Post reports that Russia aims to deploy an extensive network of submarine mines at Port Arthur Vladivostock and other seas. The mining apparatus will depart Odessa in May signaling an escalation in naval tensions.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham Post
Port Arthur
Vladivostock
Odessa
Four Killed and One Hurt as Train Strikes Crossing Party
A party of four pedestrians was struck by the Buffalo express northbound on the Lehigh Valley tracks at South Wilkesbarre early today. Three were killed and one injured.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
South Wilkesbarre
Buffalo Express
Missionary Reports Question Mongolian Rebellion Claims
Pekin April 16 Prince Ching says reports claim a Mongolian rebellion are not supported by facts. He doubts General Tung Fuh Siang’s uprising amounts to much, blaming certain elements for inflating a village quarrel into a large rebellion to keep foreign troops in place.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Mongolia
Tung Fuh Siang
China
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Porto Rico
Blackburn
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Alaska
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Bhopaul
Djihan-Begum
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Colfax
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Keller
Malachite
Tacoma
Steptoe Butte
Whatcom
Whatcom Post Office
Moxee
New Westminster
B. C
Yakima
Yakima Valley
Walla Walla
Wilbur
J. C. Files
South Bend
Palouse
Palouse River Lumber Co
Loomis
Aberdeen
Wishkah
Oroville
Okanogan County
Similkameen
Okanogan
Vermont
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