Japanese Bury Russian Sailors Amid War Dispatches
The World reports Russians buried at Chemulpo with full Japanese honors, flags and wreaths, aided by US and French gunboats in harbor. Tokyo outlines tax measures to fund war, with heavy bonds and new levies planned. Americans in Seoul report no danger as US ships stay in harbor for protection.
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Chemulpo
United States
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Woman's Presbyterian Board of Mission
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Emperor to leave town palace for Yunbok and safety
Ivkov is expelled from the army amid disclosures he leaked military secrets to Japan. In Seoul, March 16, the emperor plans to leave his town palace and return to Yunbok, near the outskirts, following the queen’s assassination and his 1896 escape to the Russian legation. The move places the emperor among foreign legations, easing Japanese concerns.
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Army
Ivkov
Seoul
Yunbok
Miners Reject Strike. UMWA Accepts Two Year Scale
National officers of the United Mine Workers say reports from locals in nine states indicate acceptance of the operators two year wage scale and no strike will occur. Central Pennsylvania and Linton Indiana show clear majorities against striking, while some Indiana locales with foreign populations tilt slightly in favor. Ballots arrive by mail and will be counted tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with results announced after counting.
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United Mine Workers of America
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Linton
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Fourth Annual Banquet of New York North Carolina Society
The North Carolina Society of New York held its fourth annual banquet in New York on March 16 commemorating Guilford Court House battle anniversary. President Charles S. Bryan presided. Senator Leo Overman toasted Good Old North State advocating progress and partial Negro question solutions. William A. Balfour spoke briefly on limits of social equality efforts.
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New York
North Carolina Society of New York
Guilford Court House
Cornwallis
Charles 8. Bryan
Leo Overman
North State
North Carolina
William A. Balfour
Big timber land deal for Betts and Co in Florida
In Lake City Florida on March 16 a land sale totaling 240000 dollars closed. Forty thousand nine acres in Taylor County were sold by J F Williams to Betts and Co of Ashburn Georgia for six dollars per acre, cash. Betts and Co are major southern lumber producers with existing Georgia land and two mills, planning a large new saw mill on the Florida tract.
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Lake City
Fla
Taylor County
J. F. Williams
J. S. Betts & Co
Ashburn
South
Georgia
Railroads End Policy Fancy Meals for Agents
In Chicago on March 16 the St Louis and San Francisco and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads announced they will stop allowing expense accounts for wine feasts by traveling, district and general agents. For years policy money funded drinks and suppers to preserve policies, now banned with broader rules against intoxicants.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Eastern Illinois
Dominions Will Skip Palma Trophy Competition
Dominion Rifle association plans not to compete for the Palma trophy this year following Britain's example. They allege the previous win used a special weapon rather than the United States army service gun. The 1919 shoot is set for Sea Girt New Jersey.
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Canada
New York
American Rifle Association
United States Army Service
Dominion Rifle Association
Great Britain
Times
Montreal
Sea Girt
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First Woman Appointed Receiver in Bankruptcy Here
New York on March 16 marked the first time a woman has been named a bankruptcy receiver. The lawyer, recently admitted to the bar, was chosen by United States District Judge Holt to oversee the affairs of a dressmaker who failed for a small amount.
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New York
United States District
Holt
Ace
How SOUTH TREATS NEGRO Congressman Spight Tells Congress
Congressman Spight of Mississippi defended southern policy toward African Americans in a Senate session, arguing the south denies voting and office to blacks but allows them to work, cited lynching incidents in the north, criticized Booker T. Washington while asserting social equality fuels violence, and warned that social equality efforts threaten southern stability. A separate note touts King’s New Discovery as a cure for coughs and lung disease.
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Mississippi
Congress
Washington
House
Representaive Foerdorer
Pennsylvania
South
Wilmington
Pegro
New York City
North
Danville
Springfield O
Booker Washington
Whit House
Roosevelt
New York
Mob Stones Imperial Palaces in Vienna and Budapest
In Vienna and Budapest rioters attacked imperial palaces on March 12 1848 anniversary. A mob of students and workers pelted the palaces of Emperor Francis Joseph and Archduchess Clothilde after failing to find flags, injuring several and causing numerous arrests before police dispersed the crowd.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Clothilde
Budapest
Petery
Cow Kills Woman. Fatal Injuries Foreseeable in Savannah
Miss Harriet H. Bacot, 52, was knocked down by a frightened cow on a Savannah sidewalk Tuesday and has remained unconscious with doctors predicting death from the shock. The incident occurred as bystanders rushed to avoid the frightened animal. The report also includes a promotional note for Witch Hazel Salve by E. O. DeWitt & Co., Chicago.
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Miss Bacot
Savannah
Harriet H. Bacot
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
E. O. DeWitt & Co
Stole hundreds of letters confessed by Chicago man
Chicago March 16 Edgard Kerlin 30 confessed to stealing hundreds of letters from Hyde Park mail boxes over three months. He forged endorsements on checks and money orders and cashed them mainly in department stores. Kerlin was released from Joliet penitentiary a year ago after a three year sentence for mail box robbery.
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Chicago
Edguard Kerlin
Hyde Park
Kerlin
Joliet Penitentiary
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