Japanese belief on Russo Japanese fleet maneuvers
Japanese observers in Tokio speculate on a possible northern advance by Rojestvensky toward Vladivostok with Togo allowing progress and a battle near the Pesca dore islands. They foresee a Russian bid to establish a temporary base in East or Dutch Pacific areas while Japan weighs strategic options.
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Tokio
Rojestvensky
Vladivostok
Togo
Pescadore
Pacific
IndoChina
Dutch Islands
Rumor of Naval Battle Near Port of Singapore
Rumor reports a clash between two sections of naval fleets near Singapore on Monday morning with Admiral Togo said to have lost five vessels. The dispatch notes the rumor has little credence and is not believed by sources here.
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Hongkong
Singapore
Togo
Admiralty Silent on Rojestvensky Fleet Moves
St. Petersburg reports say the admiralty cannot confirm fleet location or intent relying on scarce foreign dispatches. Some officers suggest four battleships delay to join Nebogatoff. others favor a southern Sunda Strait route as a feint to avoid torpedo risk. Manchuria events pause.
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St. Petersburg
Rojestvensky
Admiralty
Associated Press
Singapore
Nebogatoff
Sunda Straits
Manchuria
Unionist Factions Seek Closer Unity Amid Food Tax Debate
London April 11 A move to unite the Balfourite and Chamberlainite wings of the Unionist party follows a private dinner where Joseph Chamberlain urged party unity. He signaled abandoning a food and raw materials tax and will chair a Thursday meeting to discuss colonies trade and the fiscal question, with the fate of the Unionist party hanging on a possible compromise or an open split from Premier Balfour.
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London
Frrighton
Eera
Treasury
Balfourite
Chamberlainite
Unionist
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Balfour
Carrie Nation Announces Plan to Leave Kansas for Oklahoma
Mrs. Carrie Nation, jailed in Wichita Kansas, announces her intention to depart after completing her sentence and settle in Oklahoma.
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Carrie Nation
Wichita Kan
Kashsas
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Wolf Hunting Near Frederick Oklahoma
President Roosevelt began a wolf hunt at Camp Roosevelt eighteen miles southeast of Frederick with a pack of forty dogs led by John Abernathy. Three wolves were killed before dinner as Roosevelt led the riders. The hunt resumed at 1 pm with ten riders. Governor Ferguson will visit Wednesday to greet the president and attend a businessmen banquet that night.
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Frederick
Okla
Roosevelt
Camp Roosevelt
Here
John Abernathy
Thomas B. Ferguson
Ferguson
American earns high honor in English law ranks
London April 11 Ambassador Choate was Monday night elected Master of the bench of the Middle Temple. This is the most distinguished honor among English lawyers for an outsider and marks the first American to receive it since the American Revolution.
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London
Choate
Middle Temple
Japanese Fleet Augments Baltic? Pacific Blockade Closures
Advices from Victoria report Japanese Third Squadron under Vice Admiral Kataoka, based near the Pescadores, assisting Rosstvensky's fleet. The Athenian lists ships seized near Tsugaru straits and casualties from ice, with details on vessels Venus Aphrodite Viga and Mecedes and blockade runner Mars. Eight submarine boats four cruisers and twelve torpedo craft are at Vladivostok per released crews.
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Victoria
B. C
Pescadores
Formosa
Togo
Rosestvensky
Vladivostok
Kataoka
Soya Straits
Venus
Viga
Mecedes
Tsugaru Straits
Cardiff
Mars
Hokkaido
T. H. Schwaner
Cassius
Kobe
Navy Observes Palawan Route as Belligerents Move
Admiral Train reports dispatching the Raleigh and torpedo boats to Palawan to watch hostile fleets pass Philippine waters under broad neutrality guard orders. The note cites no dock large enough in the Philippines for Russian battleships, with Saigon dry dock cited as a possible alternative.
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Washington
Admiral Train
Asiatic Station
Navy Department
Raleigh
Labuan
Palawan
Department
Philippines
State Department
Saigon
Russian Second Pacific squadron eyes Pacific base shift
Paris observers doubt the Second Pacific squadron will enter Saigon due to shallow French Cochin China harbor. Naval critic M Bernet predicts Admiral Rozhestvensky will blunt Japanese power, while Nebogatov's group could bolster Russia to parity or superiority at sea. He also suggests a move on Great Natuna to base from the Miatao parallels.
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Paris
Saizen
Cochin China
M. Berpet
Temps
Ro H
Nebogatoff
Jibutil
French Somaliland
Russia
Japan
M. Bernet
Great Natuna
Miatao
German steamer Struve sights Japanese cruisers en route to Singapore
The Struve sailing from Saigon reports two Japanese cruisers seen in the China Sea on Sunday headed for Singapore, as Manila dispatches relay the update.
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Manila
Struve
Saigon
China Sea
Singapore
Unearthed in Beef Trust Investigation Trunk Hoard
Chicago reports eight mysterious trunks unearthed by government secret service men in connection with the beef trust inquiry. The discovery adds new leads as investigators probe alleged price fixing and conspiratorial activities among meat buyers and wholesalers.
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Beef Trust
Chicago
Judge Dunne inaugurated Mayor of Chicago
Edward F. Dunne was inaugurated mayor of Chicago in a simple ceremony. He and outgoing Mayor Carter Harrison received applause from aldermen and a crowded gallery. Harrison spoke briefly, Dunne thanked the council and hoped to fulfill the role as capably as Harrison, then regular business commenced.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunne
Carter H. Harrison
Harrison
Judge Dunne
Dunne
Strike Continues As Ward & Co Deliveries Extend
Chicago April 11. The day offered no sign of a peaceful settlement to the teamsters strike against Montgomery Ward & Co. Nonunion wagons and vans made several turbulent deliveries to railroad freight houses amid large crowds and police action. Store officials said railroad deliveries were more successful than last week. Fifty members of the employers association issued a statement to the teams.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward & Co
Employers’ Association
Employers Move to Block Sympathy Strike Amid City Tensions
An employers association resolved to prevent any interference with business if a sympathy strike by Teamsters spreads. Freight handlers at Illinois Central briefly struck after two coworkers were jailed for blocking deliveries, then returned after police promised releases. Railway express drivers may join the dispute, though only scattered members are affected.
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Ters
Teamsters
Montgomery Ward & Co
Employers’ Association
The
Illinois Central
Newrinor
Railway Express
Extradition fight ends as Smiths agree to return
April 11 hearing in habeas corpus is dropped after Attorney Cogan states J Morgan Smith and his wife will return to New York to face conspiracy indictment. Judge Spiegel approves no further appearance in extradition and confirms they will not be required to answer in other cases while there. Assistant District Attorney Garvan confirms assurances and departure plans.
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Cune
Cogan
Thomas F. Shay
Smiths
Spiegel
J. Morgan Smith
New York
Garvan
Anyane
Rockefeller Gifts to American Baptist Missionary Union
In Boston on April 11 a $200000 donation from John D Rockefeller to the American Baptist Missionary Union was announced by Rev. Charles W Perkins. Half of the amount was received last Friday and the donor pledged another $100000 for mission building abroad, to be used when needed.
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Boston
John Dpd. Rockefeller
American Baptist Missionary Union
Charles W. Perkins
Perkins
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