Peary plans Arctic pole expedition with Eskimo support
Lieutenant Peary outlines a new plan to reach the North Pole using a small white-led party aided by Eskimo camps on Greenland. A base would be established with a multi-year supply, then a push toward the pole with sledges and dogs to plant the flag if conditions allow.
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New York
Peary
Artic
Amenean Cqeographical Society
North Pole
Connect
Protecol
United States
Greenland
Amendments Adopted Slow Tariff Debate Under House
Washington March 90 The tariff bill progress was slow with five more pages disposed of bringing total to four ten pages in five days under the five minute rule. Only two amendments were adopted both on the ways and means committee. Debates centered on who pays the tax foreigner or consumer. Bailey was absent most of the day as Richardson and McMillin led the fight.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Bailey
Richardson
McMillin
Mutilated Coins Law Stirring Public Interest
Reports explain a new federal statute criminalizing the passing or defacement of coins with penalties up to twelve years' imprisonment and fines. The article notes enforcement concerns, mentions coin tampering schemes, and quotes local observers on agricultural impacts from recent frosts and irrigation issues.
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Washington
Fedesight
United States District Attorney
Aarview
Greek withdrawal proposal linked to Athens plan
The Daily Graphic reports Britain’s suggestion to Greece and Turkey to pull armies back from the frontier may have originated in Athens. Turks hold all mountain passes and key positions. Greeks allegedly proposed simultaneous withdrawal to feint compliance and then capture the positions with a rush attack.
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London
The
Daily Graphic
Greece
Turkey
Athens
Ready to Take Constantinople
Vienna dispatch reports Tsar orders 200000 troops concentrated in South Russia amid anxiety in St Petersburg over events near Constantinople. Russian volunteer fleet is ready to transport troops as needed.
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Constantinople
London
Times
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Csar
Russia
Correspondent Captured as Spy Near Malaza Fight
London dispatch reports a war correspondent captured by Cretan forces during Malaza fighting. An American journalist and insurgent leader Manos, an Oxford man, arrived to intervene. Manos aided sparing 43 Turkish prisoners as fleets bombarded, amid fears of a Muslim uprising due to food shortages.
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London
Canea
Malaza
Manos
Mohamm Radan
Armenian unrest prompts US missionary guard request
United States Minister Terrill asks the Porte to re-escort American missionary residences at Sivas amid fears of further disturbances. Rumors that Armenian attackers in the Imperial city have returned fuel unease as authorities tighten military precautions.
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Constantinople
Sivas
United States
Terrill
Porte
Italian Warships Bombard Fort Issiden During Suda Bay Action
Fragmentary report describes Italian warships firing on Christians near Fort Issiden in Suda bay to aid a Turkish garrison. It notes Britain hiring foreign mercenaries for the army and mentions Gurkhas from British India as employed troops.
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Fort Issiden
Apokevan
Suda Bay
Napal
British India
Washington land leasing overhaul aims to recover state revenue
State Land Commissioner Bridges condemns the old board for derelict leasing of public lands. He says 90 percent of school lands are occupied by nonpayers, depriving the school fund of 835,000 to 940,000 yearly. About 2,800 trespassers statewide occupy land without contracts.
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Wash
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Board of Land Commissioners
Schual Fund
Tacoma
Whitman
Garfield
Spokane
Walla Walls
Lincoln
Columbia
Enid
Critical Day at Helena River Flood Stages Force Front Line Response
Helena Arkansas battles flood as the river reaches 50.6 feet and levee breaches demand sacks of dirt. The mayor issues a proclamation calling stores closed and mobilizing hundreds of volunteers to reinforce the levee and protect the city.
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Helena
Ark
Three Men Blown to Atoms at Dupont Works Blast
A devastating explosion at the Dupont chemical works in Gibbetown New Jersey collapsed the separating building and four other structures. James Henderson Carl Wright and Thomas Stiles were killed in the blast tied to dynamite and Atlas powder production locations.
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Philadelphia
Dupont Chemical Works
Delaware River
Gibbetown
N. J
James Henderson
Carl Wright
Thomas Stiles
Beef Cannery Planned by Humphreys Syndicate in Mexico
A syndicate led by Solon Humphreys backed by J Pierpont Morgan plans a beef cannery and cattle-raising venture in Mexico worth about a million dollars. They seek to export lean Mexican cattle to the Northern market if the Dingley bill reshapes duties. The project would compete with Chicago and Kansas City firms for foreign markets.
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Mexico
Washington
Solon Humphreys
J. Pierpont Morgan
Ree
Chicago
Kansas City
Governors Choice Keeps Grain Board and Militia Stance
In Olympia Washington on March 29 the governor appointed George P. Wright as chief grain inspector with P W Lawrence of Tacoma as deputy and Milton Evans of Walla Walla to replace R C McCroskey on the state grain commission. Militia units protest muster out while offering to cover expenses for two years, and the governor signals willingness to grant the exemption to stay within appropriations. Three Seattle companies will merge into two as part of the changes.
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Olympis
Wash
George P. Wright
Columbia County
P. W. Lawrence
Tacoma
Milton Evans
Walla Walla
R. C. McCroskey
Garfield
State Grain Commission
Mne
Rogers
Seattle
Laurada Arrives in Delaware After Cuban Expedition
The famous filibustering steamer Laurada reached the Delaware River last night after landing the most important expedition yet sent from the country to Cuba. She anchors below Wilmington amid cautious optimism for her safety.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Cuba
Wilmington
Wichita country set to open by May first
Reports from Washington state the Wichita country, held by the Kiowa Comanche and Apache, will be opened by May 1. The gold mining excitement is expected to draw hundreds across the barrier as the region opens, promising greater stakes than any prior Indian territory opening.
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Perry
U. S
Washington
Indian Territory
Senate Acts to Curb Department Store Influence
The senate anti department store measure aims to curb influence and reads that it was ordered laid on the table. The action effectively stalls the bill and signals limited progress for supporters.
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Fil
Senate Anti-Department Store
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