Peary Plan to Reach the Pole Via Greenland Colony
Inside Arctic expedition notes Lieutenant Peary proposes a small team and a Greenland base to push toward the North Pole. Eskimos, dogs, and sledges accompany a three year supply ship as explorers aim to plant the stars and stripes near the pole. Cretan famine and Greek royal movements also shape the day.
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New York
Peary
Council of the American Geographical Society
North Pole
United States
Artic
Greenland
State lands lease reform eyed by Washington official
Olympia March 31 State Land Commissioner Bridges accuses the old board of dereliction in leasing public lands and says 90 percent of school lands are occupied by nonpaying users costing the state 35000 to 40000 dollars annually. The plan shifts leasing to county auditors with commissioner approval and aims to evict 2800 trespassers by July 1.
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Wash
Bridges
Old
Board of Land Commissioners
Spokane
Tacoma
Whitman
Garfield
Walla Walla
Lincoln
Columbia
The Willapa Island Wreck Claims No Loss of Life
A reported wreck near Willapa Island left no injuries or fatalities. Authorities confirm there were no lives lost and describe the incident as nonfatal with all occupants accounted for.
Steamer Barbara Rescued Passengers After Grounding near Bells Bay
Barbara grounded on a reef seven miles north of Bells Bay during a snow storm with eighteen crew and many passengers aboard. Captain Roberts and crew remained to unload cargo while passengers and stock were moved to Campbell Island and Bella Bella for safety. Repairs and further relief duties followed as the Dora and Willapa incidents were noted nearby.
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Seattle
Wash
Onan
B. C
Postelielit- Keneer Bays
Barbara
Withas
Fesata Reef
Bells Beda Enpas
Queen Charlotte Islands
Roberts
Campbell Island
Boscowits
Bella Bella
Nanaimo
Victoria
Boescowits
Dora
Green Island
Port Simpson
Unclear OCR Article on Crop Yields and Prices
Fragmentary OCR text discusses corn and crop yields with figures from a historic period, noting price declines and distribution of crops. It references year comparisons, export incentives, and home consumption trends, but details are garbled and some entities are unreadable.
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United States
Amendments Adopted In Slow Tariff Debate
The house moved slowly on the tariff bill with only two amendments adopted from the ways and means committee. Debate focused on who bears taxes, with Bailey absent and Richartson and McMillin leading the opposition. The piece notes ongoing discussions, the five minute rule, and forecasts for the bill’s final vote.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Bailey
Richardson
McMillin
Alleged Greek Strategy in Turkish Front Positions Revealed
The Daily Graphic reports London that Greece proposed a joint army withdrawal with Turkey to feint compliance and allow Greece to seize key mountain passes after a coordinated rush attack. The Turks control all mountain passes and strong positions.
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London
Daily Graphic
Greece
Turkey
Athens
Ready to Take Constantinople
Vienna dispatch says the czar orders 200000 troops concentrated in four South Russian governments due to anxiety over events at Constantinople. The Russian volunteer fleet is ready to transport troops as needed.
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Constantinople
London
Times
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Russia
Correspondent Captured and Insurgent Leader Aids Spares
A London dispatch from March 20 reports a journalist captured by Coretans during fighting at Malaxa. An American reporter and insurgent leader Manos, an Oxford man who heads a band of Cretans, helped avert execution. Manos entry into the blockhouse followed Turkish evacuation, and forty three Turkish prisoners were spared.
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London
Canea
Malaxa
Manos
Mohamfredan
Armenian Outbreak Fears Prompt Armenian Disturbance Alarm
In Constantinople on March 80 the U S minister Terrill urged the porte to reassign guards to American missionaries amid fears of new disturbances in Sivas villages. Rumors say Armenians who attacked the Imperial band may have returned to the city, prompting heightened military precautions.
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Constantinople
Sivas
United States
Terrill
Porte
Italian Warships Fire On Fort Isziden Attack
Report from Canea states Italian warships in Suda bay fired on Christians aiding a Turkish garrison during the Fort Isziden offensive. The British government continues to employ foreign mercenaries, noting Gurkhas from Nepal serving in British India.
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Canea
Fort Isziden
Apokevan
Suda Bay
Nepal
India
Critical Day at Helens
Helena Ark March 81 Today has been the most critical day in the history of the city. The river stands at 50.6 feet and breaches on the levee have prompted sacks of dirt and a gallant fight. The mayor issued a proclamation urging stores closed and able-bodied men drafted to the front. Hundreds responded with spades, laboring through the night as wind abated and duties continued.
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Helens
Helena
Ark
Explosion at Dupont works blows three men to atoms
A catastrophic blast at the Dupont chemical works in Gibbetown New Jersey destroys the separating building and four other structures. Three workers James Henderson Carl Wright and Thomas Stiles are reported blown to atoms. The factory produced dynamite and Atlas powder at the riverfront site.
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Dupont Chemical Works
Delaware River
Gibbetown
N. J
James Henderson
Carl Wright
Thomas Stiles
Syndicate Plans Mexican Beef Cannery and Cattle Outlet
A Solon Humphreys led syndicate, backed by J. Pierpont Morgan and others, prepares to establish a beef cannery in Mexico if the Dingley bill raises cattle duties. They seek a million-dollar Mexican concession to raise cattle and invest $1,000,000 in canning to compete with Chicago and Kansas City firms in foreign markets.
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Washington
Solon Humphreys
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mexico
Humphreys
Chicago
Kansas City
Mutilated Coins Law Cracks Down on Defaced Money
Treasury letters explain new law against passing mutilated or defaced coins. Offense mirrors counterfeiting with penalties of one to five years in prison and fines from 100 to 3000 dollars. Wearing donor engraved coins as bangles and shops buying mutilated coins at discounts are outlawed.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States District Attorney
Secret Service
Governor selects grain inspectors and commissions
Olympia March 29 Governor Rogers names George P Wright chief grain inspector from Columbia county and P W Lawrence of Tacoma as his deputy Milton Evans of Walla Walla will replace RK McCroskey Garfield on the state grain commission These actions, to be finalized soon, accompany militia remonstrances seeking allowance to self fund two years of service and the consolidation of three Seattle companies into two
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Olympia
Wash
Mharch
George P. Wright
Columbia County
P. W. Lawrence
Tacoma
Milton Evans
Walla Walla
RK. C. McCroskey
Garfield
State Grain Commission
Rogers
Seattle Compar.ca
Laurada Filibuster Steamer Reaches Delaware River
The Laurada arrived in the Delaware last night after landing the most important expedition yet sent from this country to Cuba. Tenders anchored in the river below Wilmington. Hope for the Laurada’s success was kept alive mainly by Cuban Junta associates.
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Philadelphia
Delaware
Cuba
Tombers
Wilmington
Wichita Lands to be Opened
Reports from Washington indicate the Wichita counter owned by the Kowa and Cematese ule Apache Indians will open by May 1. The guided edger exertem on the Wichita Invietulse has frawe Lundreda on the border of Ohio c aptly, and the Opening 6 exported Woe of more nute than any previous opening of the Indian territory late.
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Perry
A. J. Marchby
Washington
Ohio c
Indian Territory
Springfield Senate Debates Anti-Department Store Bill
The senate discussed an anti department store bill on first reading and ordered it laid on the table. The measure aimed to curb large retailers and influence local commerce.
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Springfield
Senate
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