Bomb attack on Warsaw police chief sparks citywide tension
A bomb exploded at Praga Police Station in Warsaw injuring several, including Baron von Nolken. A dressed man, later captured, fled toward the Vistula crossing after striking the governor’s district. The incident triggers rumors of revolutionary plots and hostility to von Nolken, once in St. Petersburg service.
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Warsaw
Baron von Nolken
Praga
Sonta Street
von Nolken
Pragen
Vistula
St. Petersburg
Mounted Division of Police
Sowila Street
Raror von Nolken
al Accom
Freight Depot Consumed in St Louis Fire
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association freight depot in central St Louis and seven of its refrigerating cars were destroyed by fire, with losses estimated at 125000 dollars. In Hungary a landslide near Semlin injures a squad of soldiers and kills several civilians.
Pope Pius X Hosts American Clergy in Rome
In Rome on Sunday Pope Pius X received twelve American priests and forty five laymen. The group included W ollie of Indian Territory who presented the pontiff with a walking stick carved by Indians.
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Rome
Pius X
W.ollie
Indian Territory
Still Retreating And Cavalry Sightings Reported
Tok'o March 27 official dispatch notes that Chinese forces report enemy retreat from Sinkind toward Haulungchou, ninety miles northwest, with additional sightings of a cavalry squadron at Mienhauchieh on the Kirin road and troops near Taiseiyel. Natives describe 200 cavalry at Aishenmou and 600 troops at Taolu near Wanmasai.
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Tok'o
Sintzind
Sinkind
Haulungchou
Mien
Field Marshal Oyama Credits Russian Soldiers in War View
Yinkow March 27. Oyama praises Russian soldiers as brave in his first interview. He notes Japanese traps met expectations. He says Japan was drawn into the war for international peace and will arrange peace terms when the time comes.
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Yinkow
Oyama
Japanese treat Russian prisoners kindly after Mukden evac
A report from Gunshu Pass on March 27 states rumors of mistreatment of Russian sick and wounded were unfounded. The Japanese reportedly treated all captives well and allowed nurses to return to the Russian army.
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Gunshu Pass
Mukden
Slayer of Bride After Plea for Return Sparks Manhunt
In Jasper Georgia a 20 year old named Glazier killed his bride wife after she agreed to return. A posse pursues the suspect while the mother and bride’s kin recount the fatal shot in the road following a request to resume living together.
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Atlanta
Constitution
Jasper
Glasier
Glazier
Schaeffer Dead Prominent Colorado Stockman
Conrad Schaeffer, president of the American Stock Growers’ Association formed in Denver in January, died in Denver after a three month illness from a liver complaint. He underwent an operation shortly after the National Livestock convention adjourned in January.
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Denver
Conrad Schaeffer
American Stock Growers’ Association
National Livestock Convention
Schaeffer
Swan Captured At City Lake Near Paris Texas
Dr. Joe Blackwell of Cooper killed a large white swan at the City lake six miles west of Paris Texas It measured seven feet between the tips of its wings and is noted for its size by local residents and observers.
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Paris
Tex
Joe Blackwell
Cooper
City Lake
Town
Tragic stabbing in Houston prompts manhunt for suspect
In Houston on March 27 a man named William Harvey Jr. died from a deep chest wound. Sheriff began a search for Charles Armstrong, another Black man believed connected to the incident.
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Houston
William Harvey, Jr
Charles Armstrong
Japanese expected to land at Korsykovsk within a fortnight
From St Petersburg on March 27 government advices explain Japanese plans to land on Korsykovsk island within a fortnight as ice clears in early April. Russian defense is weak with under 2000 soldiers and prison guards. Island population includes 3000 natives and 6000 time expired convicts. convicts may be landed near Vladivostok if feasible.
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St. Petersburg
Sakhalin
Kharbarovsk
Korsykovsk
Vladivostok
Arms depot found at Barassoff premises sparks large conspiracy case
In Moscow on March 27 authorities uncovered an organized depot of arms and bombs at the Barassoff merchant’s premises. Investigators revealed a conspiracy to distribute the weapons with over 800 arrests recorded to date.
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Moscow
Barassoff
General Linovitch Dispatch Reports No Army Change
A March 25 dispatch from General Linovitch says the army positions remain unchanged. An imperial order relieves General Grippenberg of command of the Second Manchurian army but lets him stay as aide-de-camp to the emperor.
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St. Petersburg
Linovitch
Grippenberg
Peace terms hint Japan may seek fateful pledge
Paris diplomatic circles report that among possible peace conditions Japan could demand is a pledge from Russia to halt building warships for a set number of years.
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Paris
Japan
Russia
Sail of Nebogatoff’s squadron moves southward
In Suez on March 27 the entire Nebogatoff squadron sailed southward. In Riga on March 27 two others were wounded when a policeman was shot.
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Suez
Nebogatoff
Riga
Presidents proclamation invites foreign nations to Jamestown exposition
President Roosevelt will issue a proclamation inviting foreign nations to participate in the 1907 Jamestown celebration near Hampton Roads. The move follows a request from Genial Fitzhugh Lee, president of the exposition company, and Senator Daniel of Virginia who pressed the matter Monday.
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Jamestown
Washington
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Genael Fitzhugh Lee
The
Exposition Company
Daniel
Virginia
Bomb attack injures Warsaw police chief survives
Warsaw March 27 Aaron von Nolken chief of police was wounded by a bomb blast that exploded behind the carriage. The attacker, claimed Socialist, was hit by police fire and is believed dying after earlier bombings at Praga station that injured six officers. Citywide excitement remains high.
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Warsaw
Aaron von Nolken
van Nolken
Praga
Russian non combatants released from Mukden and Chefoo
Tokyo dispatch reports the release of Russian non combatants after capture at Mukden and Chefoo Shanghai. It lists released officers and enlisted men, nurses, priests, and merchants connected to the army, detailing counts for each category.
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Washington
Tokio
Mukden
Chefoo
Shanghai
Rioters Attack Warehouses and Shops in Crimea
In Yalta on March 27 rioters destroyed nearly all warehouses and vodka shops and set fire to several shops. Police station and posts were burned while troops guard the post office and treasury building. In St Petersburg on the same day Maxim Gorky’s lung trouble grows more serious and doctors urge transfer to south Russia.
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Yalta
Crimea
Treasury
St. Petersburg
Maxim Gorky
Riga
Russia
Siege relaxed Batoum ports resume loading at quays
St. Petersburg reports that after a state of siege was proclaimed work has resumed at Batoum and ships are again loading at the quays.
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St. Petersburg
Batoum
Pretoria Arrives After Severe Atlantic Storm
The Hamburg American Line steamer Pretoria reached New York on Monday three days behind schedule after extreme Atlantic gales and head seas. One lifeboat or life was lost when a sailor was blown overboard during a hurricane. Three births occurred during the voyage and the passengers included Lieutenant A Varoyos of the Russian army bound for San Francisco to oversee transport affairs.
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New York
Pretoria
Hamburg
Atlantic
Siman
A. Var&yos
San Francisco
Harris Attacked in Tangier Post Office Incident
Walter B. Harriss, London newspaper correspondent, was attacked by a Moorish hotel guide in a Tangier post office. The knife struck his watch ring and slightly wounded his stomach. Harriss reports no known motive.
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Tangier
Walter B. Harris
London
Youth Laid In Wait Near Corona Shooting
A seventeen year old William Smith shot his sixteen year old sweetheart Alice Ohlsen in Corona after a courtship at odds with her Swedish clergyman father. The girl was wounded in the breast and rushed to a hospital. her condition described as probably recoverable. The shooter’s father fears possible suicide. police search Meadows for the weapon and suspect.
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New York
Corona
L. 1
William Smith
Alice Ohlsen
MissOhlsen
Chicago
Smith
Alice
Ohlsons
Bail Denied for Hargis Kin on Jackson Feud Murder Charge
Judge James Hargis, his nephew Elbert Hargis, and Breathitt sheriff Callahan were held without bail on charges of complicity in the James Cockrill feud murder in Jackson Kentucky. Senator Alex Hargis released on 15000 bail. trial set for the term. Curtis Jett sentenced to death, Tom White gets life. all defendants are prominent Kentucky business men.
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Lexington
James Hargis
Elbert Hargis
Callahan
Breathitt County
James Cockrill
Jackson
Alex. Hargis
Parker
Fayette Circuit
Cockrill
Curtis Jett
Tom White
Kentucky
Consistory Held In Vatican No New Cardinals Created
Rome March 27 The pope held a consistory without creating cardinals, confirming bishops including Rt Rev Thomas F Hickey as coadjutor of Rochester NY and Sobico Racicott as auxiliary bishop of Montreal. The pope spoke on church persecutions in France Nicaragua and Ecuador and noted papal involvement in Chile Peru arbitration.
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Rome
Thomas F. Hickey
Rochester
N. Y. Mer
Sobico Racicot
Montreal
Vatican
France
Nicaragua
Euador
Chile
Peru
Holy See
Large Lumber Deal In Weed California Reported Closed
A $1 000 000 lumber land transfer in northern California is reported closed. Weed Lumber Company assets include mills, twenty four miles of railroad from Weed station toward the Klamath river district, with plans for extension. Buyers include R A Long of Kansas City and associates W F Ryder W R Hazen B Sweet and several California partners George B Ebbinger of Los Angeles and George X Windling of this city.
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San Francisco
Weed Lumber Company
California
Weed Station
Klamath River District
R. A. Long
Kansas City
W. F. Ryder
W. R. Hazen
B. Sweet
George B. Ebbinger
Los Angeles
George X. Windling
Beef trust probe resumes before federal grand jury
Investigation into the packing industry is resumed in Chicago with District Attorney Baxter of Omaha and Assistant District Attorney Godman of Chicago to advise the grand jury. Officials say the inquiry may last two months or longer and will then consider railroad and private car lines.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
Baxter
Omaha
Godman
Legislators Salaries and Railway Bills Move Forward
The legislature advances a joint resolution to pay members 1000 for the first year and 5 per day for special sessions with mileage. A proposed amendment banning free rail passes was dropped as not germane. The house also approves bills on gambling premises injunctions and multi purpose corporate charters. Governor Lanham signs rail sale and tuition waivers for lawmakers children.
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Germain
Texas
Southern Pacific Railway
New York
Galveston
Houston
Henderson
San Antonio
Southern Pacific
Starkdale
Cuero
Senate Committee On Internal Improvements
House
Senate
Lanham
Texas and New Ileans Railway
Dallas
Sabine Pass
Convicts Escape From Houston Plantation Stockade
Twenty-eight convicts escaped from J. H. B. House’s plantation in Fort Bend county by sawing through the stockade floor with case knives. Forty-five convicts refused to join the fugitives.
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J. H. B. House
Houston
Fort Bend County
Death at Hotel Worth: Nathan Green Struck by Egg Shell Incident
A man identified as Nathan Green died at the Hotel Worth after a breakfast incident when an egg shell broke during the meal. The exact cause of death is under investigation.
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Fort Worth
Walter
Hotel Worth
Nathan Green
Boy Dies After Banister Fall at Park School
Waxahachie Texas March 27 Wilbur Lee a boy fell from a banister at Park school His neck was broken and skull crushed in the accident unfolding at the public school building.
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Waxahachie, Tex
Wilbur Lee
Park School
Galveston Returns after Maiden Voyage Snags
The United States cruiser Galveston returned to Norfolk navy yard after sailing to Galveston on a maiden voyage. Rear Admiral Harrington’s office says repairs to the bent starboard piston rod caused the halt, with no serious damage and a plan to resume southward travel in a few days.
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Norfolk
United States
Galveston
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Virginia Capes
Harrington
Admirals Office
Wild freight cars wreck Louisville line near Clarksville
A string of wild freight cars crashed into a Louisville and Nashville freight train near Clarksville Tennessee. Engineer John Murray of Bowling Green Kentucky and fireman Pat Fox of Nashville were killed along with two unknown African American men. A wood stake was driven through Fox. The locomotive and ten cars were wrecked and officials suspect a malicious switch throw.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Here
John Murray
Bowling Green
Pat Fox
Nashville
Beman Fox
Pitiable Plight of Armenia Reported From Van
A Reuters message via the Bible Lands or Turkish Mission Aid society warns starvation in Armenia with poverty and near exhaustion of general food supply in many villages. Deaths from hunger are beginning. Local agents relay the distressing report.
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London
Armenia
Van
Bible Lands
Turkish Mission Aid Society
Paris Press Keeps Peace Talks Status Quo
French foreign office renews assurances that no actions are taken here on peace negotiations. Venezuelan status remains unchanged as Caracas regards concession of the French Cable company pending a court decision.
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Paris
Caracas
Irish nationalist seeks statement on peace talks in Commons
London March 27. In the house of commons Swift McNeill asked Premier Balfour for a statement on peace negotiations. The premier took no notice as no notice had been given of the question.
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London
House of Commons
Swift McNeill
Balfour
Vice President Moreno Takes Executive Power
Guayaquil reports that on March 27 Vice President Moreno assumes executive authority as President Plaza retires to Pamasqui for ninety days due to illness.
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Ecuador
Moreno
Plaza
Pamasqui
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