Floods Fill Genesee Valley and Rochester Areas
New York reports heavy rains and rapid snowmelt flooding across the Mohawk Genesee and surrounding regions. Rivers overflow threaten property while rail lines suffer washouts and water submerges railroad property in Rochester and nearby villages.
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New York
Norwich
Delaware & Lackawanna
Mohawk
Adirondacks
Utica
Schenectady
Little Falls
New York Central
West Shore
Frankfort
Genesee Valley
Genesee
Rochester
Michigan towns soaked by floods after dam breaks
Late this afternoon two dams on Dixon creek burst flooding Bel ding and sending water into the Grand river with the Grand Rapids area feeling the rise at about one inch per hour. The Huron river dam at Ypsilanti failed causing about 15000 dollars in damage to the Ypsilanti Paper company and a four month shutdown.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Dixon Creek
Belding
Grand River
Huron River
Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti P
All Sorts of Rumors in Washington March 27
Reports circulating in Washington claim that Alfred T. may be involved in an undisclosed matter. No official confirmation or details were provided by government sources.
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Washington
Alfred T
Buck Ordered to Return to Japan Amid Entanglement Rumors
Buck the United States minister to Japan on leave of absence is ordered to return to his post due to alleged entanglements between Japan and Russia. Officials say there is no truth to the reports, and his 60 day leave has nearly expired.
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Buck
United States
Japan
Russia
German tariff clash over grain prompts German protests
Washington reports German agrarians alarmed by American grain imports and possible tariff hikes. A Mannheim circulates a Reichstag petition with Merchants and workers opposing higher grain costs, arguing it would hurt subsistence costs and Germany’s export trade.
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Washington
Empire
Germany
State Department
United States
Harris
Mannheim
Reichstag
Boers Rout by Grey and New Zealand Troops
Lord Kitchener reports heavy Boer losses after General Babington’s action with two killed and seven wounded on our side while Boers left 22 dead and 30 wounded. Pursuit north from Kaffir's Kraal and Leeuwfontein, Greys and bushmen rout enemy and drive their convoy.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Babbington
Kaffir’s Kraal
Leeuwfontein
New England Itinerary of President with Lodge and McKinley
President to visit Wes leyan Harvard and Concord Lexington for ceremonies. He will stay with Senators Hoar McMillan and Lodge in Concord Manchester Nahant and Hingham during a ten day New England trip. Mrs McKinley will accompany.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Masachusetts
New England
Wesleyan
Harvard
Concord
Lexington
Hoar
McMillan
Michigan
Manchester
Nahant
Hingham
Secretary Lodge
To Cure a Cold in One Day
An advertisement urges quick relief from a cold using Gromo-Quinine tablets. It recommends taking two tablets to cure symptoms in a single day.
India Declared In by Curzon on Budget Reform
Calcutta March 27 Lord Curzon viceroy of India during a budget debate urged reform across multiple areas. He congratulated the council on a famine year surplus and defended military estimates while prioritizing safe India with stronger forces as the world presses for reform.
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Calcutta
Curzon
India
Rathbone Granted Time to Secure New Bondsman
Estes G. Rathbone former Cuba posts director general will seek another bondsman before re arrest order. His lawyers aim for an immediate trial and a three day window with possible extension to find a new bondsman. The main charge now centers on careless conduct with Neely, shifting the case from technicalities to an ordinary bond.
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Havana
Estes G. Rathbone
Cuba
Rathbone
Neely
Cardinal Appointments Set in April Consistory
A Rome report says Archbishop Martinelli will be elevated to cardinal at an April 14 secret consistory with a public ceremony three days later. Cardinal hats will be carried by Signor Collachi. Other named prelates to be made cardinals include Mgr Fripeti Mgr Cabegnis Mgr San Miniatelli Mer Cernar Mgr Della Valce and the archbishops of Benevento Ferrara Prague Cracow Verna and Pavia.
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Rome
Martinelli
Signor
Collachi
Mgr
Fripeti
Cabegnis
San Miniatelli
Mer. Cernar
Della Valce
Benevento
Ferrara
Prague
Cracow
Verna
Pavia
Smith Denies Resigning As Postmaster General
Postmaster General Smith declares he has no intention of resigning and has not considered stepping down. He reiterates his commitment to continue in office and rejects rumors of his departure.
Prisoners to be Released and Student Leaders Staged from University
A ministerial meeting in St. Petersburg discussed martial law and concessions to students. Prisoners will not be drafted. 36 student leaders likely released but barred from the university for periods. An official circular was issued and a conference set for Friday at Tsarskoe Selo.
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St. Petersburg
Vladimir
M. de Witte
Ministry of the Interior
Tscarskoe-Selo
Tas
Russians Meet in Chicago Mass Meeting in Support of Russia
About 3,000 people packed Irving Hall in Chicago to discuss the March protests in St. Petersburg. Vladimir Stalechnikoff presided while Abraham Cahan delivered the principal address urging nonviolence amid Russian oppression and czarist rule.
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New York
New Irving Hall
St. Petersburg
Vladimir Stalechnikoff
Siberia
Nicholas
Garfield
Gulteau
Abraham Cahan
Nicholas II
Russia
Poboyodonostzeff
Change of Life and Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A period of major change to be endured by women is described with symptoms like hot flashes and fainting. The advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound strengthens the nervous system and helps women pass this life stage triumphantly. Mrs Jennie of Keyser Street Germantown CT reports being cured.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Jennie
Keyser St
Germantlowm
Using Medicine to Reach the Disease Cure
A historical note explains how medicines work beyond local relief. It discusses grip or catarrh as a systemic issue and credits Stuart's Catarrh Tablets for addressing the root cause by delivering antiseptics through the blood. The text notes growing popularity in the United States Canada and Great Britain.
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Stuart
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Russia's People Amid Political Strife and Hope for Reform
The text contrasts Russians' shared hopes with the political regime. It notes the revived American spirit of 1776 influencing the educated and working classes seeking better conditions, creating a bond between them.
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Russia
Disinterment of Marines From Legation Burial
In Pekin on March 27 six American marines killed during the siege were exhumed from the Russian legation for shipment to the United States. A Marine detachment and Russian forces oversaw ceremonies with full military honors. General Chaffee and M de Glers reflected on the shared struggle and kinship between Russians and Americans.
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Pekin
United States
F. M. Wise
Chaffee
M. de Glers
Ruggion
Denmark Offers Conditions on sale of Danish West Indies
Copenhagen dispatch reports Denmark proposing four terms to the United States for the sale of the Danish West Indies. They include 4,000,000 paid to Denmark a vote by the local population on sovereignty and immediate US citizenship if favorable, and duty free island products. Washington is not expected to readily accept the citizenship and tariff provisions.
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London
March
The
Daily News
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Danish West Indies
Washington
Knox Will Accept as Attorney General Offer
Pittsburg March 27 P C Knox left for Washington to answer to President McKinley’s summons. It is understood he will be offered the attorney general position and the belief is he will accept if extended.
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Pittsburg
P. C. Knox
Washington
McKinley
Knox
Princeton Wins Intercollegiate Debate Over Subsidies
In New Haven on March 27 Princeton defeated Yale in a unanimous judges decision. The topic held that subsidies other than transport mail subsidies should be adopted to boost ship building and ocean trade, with Yale supporting the affirmative.
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New Haven
Conn
Princeton
Yale
United States
Lewistown Moves Toward City Status Under New Population Count
A Lewistown council resolution states the town population has risen to 1 098, meeting Fergus county’s criteria to become a city of the third class, and the measure was filed with the secretary of state today.
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Lewistown
Standard
Helena
Fergus County
Secretary of State
Plague Death Toll in Bengal Reaches Eight Thousand
Calcutta diary reports eight thousand people died last week in Bengal including Calcutta. Towns are deserted but officials say there is no panic. The Daily Mail stringer notes the outbreak continues with severe casualties.
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London
Calcutta
The
Daily Mail
Bengal
Deadline Near In Nebraska Senatorial Deadlock
Lincoln march 27 an unavailing conference of republicans and a futile caucus failed to break the deadlock over the Nebraska senatorial contest. With the session’s last day near, 10 holdouts against D E Thompson kept opposing. A joint convention midnight pressure from local and distant sources had no effect on steady balloting through the night.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Congress
D. E. Thompson
Senate
Lindell Hotel
New York
Washington
Cleveland on the Venezuelan boundary lecture at Princeton
Ex President Cleveland spoke at Alexander Hall presenting the Venezuela British Guiana boundary dispute and the need for arbitration. He traced the 1841 start of the dispute, the Schomburgk survey, and Britain’s objections to full arbitration while citing Venezuelan appeals to arbitrate. The talk covered events up to September 1893.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Princeton University
Alexander Hall
Venezuelan Republic
British Guiana
Great Britain
Lord Aberdeen
Schombuck
Venezuela
England
Matsui statement verified by press report
London reports that a United States news agency statement about Mr Matsui first secretary of the Japanese legation and charge d affaires regarding an Associated Press interview is incorrect. The London dispatch says Matsui was accurately reported in every respect.
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London
United States
Matsui
Legation
Associated Press
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