Public opposition to turnpike raiders fuels legal action
Harrodsburg Kentucky April 8 A wave of public anger over tollgate raids spreads across Mercer and neighboring counties. Citizens condemn the marauders, while Colonel Gaither and local officials prepare grand jury indictments based on new evidence. The burning tollhouse on the Mayville pike is suspected to be the work of local youths.
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Harrodsburg
Mercer County
Mercer
Kentucky
E. H. Gaither
State Guard
Roach
James
Carter
Atkinson
Mayville Pike
No Vote Taken on Penalty Provision for Counties
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Frankfort Kentucky April 8 House preliminaries lacked sensational action as anti tollgate raiders bill moved in committee of the whole amid many amendments none aimed at killing it Affected speakers included Thara Henry and Johns Floyd Lyons Campbell opposed the measure citing penalties on counties where offenses occur
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Kentucky
Mhen
Kuklux
Cal Atkinson
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Thara
Henry
Johns
Floyd
Lyons
Campbell
Raiders Grow Bolder Threaten Keepers in Kentucky Mob Action
In Carlisle Kentucky on April 8 a mob of about thirty men concealed in a Miranda area schoolhouse targeted toll collector Locust Grove Mulligan. They demanded toll, threatened arson and murder, and fired several shots as they pulled away after intimidation.
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Commercial Tribune
Carlisle
Miranda
Locust Grove
Mulligan
Trient
Wimom
Mob removes tolls near Carlisle and threatens keeper
A mob attacked tollgates along the Carlisle and Sharpsburg route. They cut down the Brambler tollgate and later removed the gate near Buzzard Roost and at Carlisle. Keeper Martin resisted but was overpowered. rumors spread of a wounded keeper. Calls arise to deploy Company D to protect road property.
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Buzzard Roost
Brambler Tollgate
Carlisle
Carlisle and
Sharpsburg
Martin
Bradley
Masked men whip Kokomo man in brutal assault
In Kokomo Indiana on Tuesday night four masked assailants dragged a young husband from his home to a tree and whipped him nearly to death with big blacksnake whips. They accused him of drinking and assaulting his wife.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Indiana
Kokomo Produce House
Attorney General Receives Note on Allison Case Ruling
Special Dispatch reports St Joseph County Prosecutor no exceptions reserved in the Allison indeterminate sentence case. Judge Hubbard may deny record change and only Supreme Court appeal is writ of habeas corpus. In Indiana, transfer of prisoners paused. reformatory issue noted. Prison North directors in Indianapolis reappoint Warden Charles Harley with deputy plans and four applications considered.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Attorney General Today
T. W. Slick
St. Joseph County
Allison
Hubbard
St. Joseph
Supreme Court
Rtm
Charles Harley
Test of New Law on Indianapolis Street Car Fare
A suit filed in the U S Circuit tests a 3 cent street car fare law in Indianapolis. Central Trust Company of New York seeks a restraining order against Citizens' Street Railway Company city and county officials, arguing the law would injure bondholder securities.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Central Trust Company
New York
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Bryan Hurt as Platform Collapses at St Augustine Speech
William J. Bryan was badly injured when the platform collapsed at a St Augustine event. About four hundred people fell twenty feet, many hurt but none fatally. Bryan was removed to a physician's office and the reception was canceled. The incident occurred as he spoke to several thousand listeners at the San Marco Hotel piazza.
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Speciac Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
ST. Augustine
Fila
William J. Bryan
Bryan
San Marco Hotel
Final Run Of Noted Ohio River Steamer W C Hite
The W C Hite, the fastest two boiler boat on the Ohio, was laid up to power the W C Hite No 2 for the Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Co. The Hite has a tragic history with the death of Captain W C Hite and life changing injury to Captain John Howard during carpet buying. It was carried twice around a pier in a cyclone with coal swept overboard before delivering passengers to land. Captain Ben Ferguson conducted the last trip in line with a 37 year old company custom.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
W. C. Hite
Ohio
Louisville and Jeffersonville Ferry Company
Hite
John Howard
Ben Ferguson
County Recorder of Deeds
Sen
Heirs Sought in Brown County Estate Dispute
James H. Wilson died in Columbus City Hospital about six months ago leaving $9 200 strapped in a belt. Nearly 200 claimants contacted lawyers Duncan and Beck to prove heirship. About $2 000 has been paid out leaving $7 000 unclaimed. Taxes of $800 on 160 acres of timber land in Brown County are listed among claims.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ind
James H. Wilson
Brown County
Duncan & Beck
Wilson
President McKinley Arrives at Annapolis on Dolphin
President McKinley and party arrive in Annapolis at 5 PM aboard the Dolphin and are greeted with a President’s salute from the Naval Academy. Superintendent Cooper leads a contingent of officers to welcome them. documents and newspapers are sent aboard.
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Annapolis
McKinley
Naval Academy
Cooper
Morgan assails Spain over Cuban prisoners in Senate
Senator Morgan of Alabama denounces Spain's conduct in Cuba and its treatment of American prisoners. He highlights Owen Melton, the Competitor case, and a letter from Dupuy De Lome to Clara Barton as proof of wartime abuses, urging U S action to protect Americans and uphold treaty rights.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Alabama
Cuba
Spain
Hale
Morgarf
Dupuy de Lome
Clara Barton
Red Cross
Congress
United States
Mr. Morgan
Owen Melton
Melton
Rivera Wounded Near Havana Reassures Officials
Advices from the Spanish Minister report General Luis Rivera lying wounded near Havana but not in serious condition. Authorities say neither the 8th Government nor General Weyler ever considered executing Rivera.
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Washington
Luis Rivera
Havana
Weyler
Rivera
Make Cuba a Desert General Gomez Describes Winning Plan
An American observer in Havana reports General Gomez visiting a sugar estate near Sagua on March 4. Gomez declared Cubans must win the fight themselves and outlined a plan to turn the island into a desert to achieve victory.
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Havana
Gomez
Sagua
Remar
Cuba
Ri vera Remains as POW After Cuban Wounding
General Russ Ri vera continues to recover at San Cristobal. He is not expected to face summary trial and will be held as a prisoner of war.
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Havana
Russ
Rivera
San Cristobal
Brooklyn Engineer Wins Havana Sanitation Contract
Michael J. Cady of Brooklyn New York secured a major contract to improve Havana's sanitary conditions. The deal is reported to involve about 15 million dollars in expenditure through the project aims and implementation timelines.
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Havana
Michael J. Cady
Brooklyn
N. Y
Transfer of Jeffersonville Prisoners Planned by State
Indiana officials resolved to proceed with the transfer of convicts within a couple of weeks despite pending appeals. Two special trains will move prisoners between Jeffersonville and Michigan City, with militia to accompany the trains to prevent rescues.
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Hubbard
South Bend
Supreme Court
Jeffersonville
Michigan City
Eat
Impeachment Proceedings Start in De Kalb County
The De Kalb County grand jury in Fort Wayne Ind states an impeachment accusation against County Auditor Frank A Borst and cites him to appear in Circuit Court April 16. Borst remains in prison. impeachment also begun against County Commissioners Hague and Bateman. Four current and former county officials are jailed with others indicted after a twenty day session.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
DeKalb County
Grand Jury
Frank A. Borst
Borst
Hague
Bateman
DeKalb
No Blame for Failure at State Electrocutuion
Columbus April 8 The Board of Penitentiary Managers opened with discussion of last nights failed death device deeming the breakdown an accident. Electricians Green and Canfield testified no tampering by convicts was possible as the hood remained on the dynamo. Copper loss noted at two and a half pounds valued at carts. Haas spent a quiet day withChaplain Winger offering support. Bailiff Bowman and friends missed the electrocution witnessing eight prisoners arriving late.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Board of Penitentiary Managers
Green
Canfield
Haas
Winger
Bowman
Cincinnati
Gen Boynton Promoted Washington Park Commission Chairman
Secretary Alger completes the reorganization of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission after General J S Fullerton's death. General Henry V Boynton becomes chairman, General H M Duffield joins as member and secretary General F E Smith. Duffield, from Detroit, fought at Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
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Gen. Fullerton
Chickamauga National Park Commission
Washington
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission
J. S. Fullerton
Alger
Henry V. Boynton
H M. Duffield
Boynton
A. P. Stewart
F. E. Smith
Duffield
Detroit
Mich
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Garfield
Commissi
Thirty-fifth
Ohio
Jesse Grant Plans Sanitariums and Colony in Lower California
Jesse Grant son of General Grant is in Mexico City arranging a government concession for large sanitariums in the Thermal Springs region of Lower California He plans a town site and the building of schools and public structures and to settle Americans on a large land tract He is heavily involved in mining ventures in the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Hermosillo
Mexico
Jesse Grant
General Grant
City of
Lower
California
Thermal Springs
Grant
Bessemer Iron Association Forms To Preserve Miners’ Interests
Cleveland reports the new Bessemer Iron Association unites iron ore reducers on the Marquette Menominee Vermillion and Gogebic ranges to protect miners’ interests. The schedule sets ore prices from 240 dollars per ton for Chapin ore to 340 dollars per ton for a special low phosphorous ore.
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Cleveland
Bessemer Iron Association
Marquette
Menominee
Vermillion
Gogebic
Explosion wrecks Big Four freight train near Indianapolis
A heavy blast at around 3 am destroyed a stationary Big Four freight train at the Belt crossing west of Indianapolis. No injuries occurred and officials have not identified the explosive material or motive. Authorities continue to investigate the mysterious blast.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Belt Crossing
Former Jeff Davis Home to Become Confederate Veterans Shelter
The former Jeff Davis home in Montgomery Alabama will be purchased and converted into a residence for indigent Confederate veterans.
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Home For
Confederate Veterans
Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Montgomery
Ala
Jeff Davis
English Miners Locked Out by Cincinnati Mine Firm
Three hundred English speaking miners at Jutte & Co. Cincinnati mines near Monongahela City are discharged after a lockout ordered by the company. The move follows a meeting where workers protested a late order to replace English speakers with Slavs and other foreigners.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Les Jutte & Co
Cincinnati
Monongahela City
Jutte & Co
Widow Victim of Mafia Stabbed Five Times
Kane Pa April 8 Morasco an Italian from Philadelphia stabbed John Ceranie five deep wounds in the neck and face while he slept Morasco a Mafia suspect is jailed for the attack authorities identify him as a countryman of the victim and say he was dispatched to kill him
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Kane
John Ceranie
Morasco
Philadelphia
Mafia
Bryan once an actor says he played Levison in East Lynne
Ada Gray recalls William Jennings Bryan acting under the name William Jennings in 1884 with her company in Cedar Rapids Iowa and Louisville Kentucky. He stayed about five months playing Sir Francis Levison in East Lynne and later disappeared from view.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Ada Gray
East Lynne
William Jennings Bryan
Louisville
Cedar. Rapids
William Jennings
Sir Francis Levison
Lucretia Borgia
Defenses Claim Sutherlin Murder Trial Testimony Turbulent
Witnesses describe tense testimony in the Sutherlin murder case in Bourbon Indiana. John Hanes testifies Sutherlin rode with him to Knox after Fetters' killing and items were found in the wagon bed. Daniel Rohrer links a mule and a grave raid to Fetters' death and claims Mitchell threatened Miss Grace Primley before Fetters was slain.
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Commercial Tribune
Bourbon
Ind
John Hanes
Sutherlin
Hanes
Knox
Daniel Rohrer
Fetters
Rohrer
Tax Mitchell
Grace Primley
Miss Primley
Mitchell
Oil well found in church graveyard at Elk Fork
Venus Oil Company discovered a fifty-barrel well in the Elk Fork church graveyard in Tyler County. Bones were moved to clear space for a derrick, prompting plans for more wells. Nearby, a public school ground leased to Huling & Co. had to relocate the schoolhouse to allow drilling.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Venus Oil Company
Elk Fork
Tyler County
Huling & Co
Romance Begins In Prison Lovers Wed After Long Walk
Walter Hoyt and Elizabeth Holt from Upper Turn Creek Scioto County met in prison. They walked seventeen miles to Portsmouth Ohio and stayed with friends. Hoyt paid for a marriage license and the couple wed after a northern Ohio officiant.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Walter Hoyt
Elizabeth Holt
Upper Turn Creek
Scioto County
Hoyt
Squire Shakespeare
Les
Protest Filed Over Medal Award at Georgetown College
Lexington event reports a protest against Will P. Stuart of Georgetown College for alleged plagiarizing his speech. The Intercollegiate Oratorical Association will hear the charges and consider defining how much a contestant may quote from authors.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington, Ky
Intercollegiate Oratorical Association
Will P. Stuart
Georgetown College
Stuart
Embezzler Thomas Jebb Leaves St Louis for Pittsburg
Thomas I Jebb arrested a week ago by Detective Smith on Pittsburg information began return tonight. He traveled with E Tillinghast junior of C Tillinghast & Son Cleveland and Detective Patrick Firald of Pittsburg. He faces embezzlement charges.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Thomas I. Jebb
Smith
Pittsburg
E . Tillinghast
C . Tillinghast & Son
Cleveland, C
Patrick Firald
Lewis Talks of Thirty Dollars and Hospitals on Flight
Urbana April 8 Z T Lewis spoke after arrest saying he had only 30 dollars when leaving Urbana last July and traveled mostly on foot to Brush Lake then rode an eastbound freight train He says he lived in hospital wards run by nuns to avoid costs and denies ever going to Mexico or hiding with relatives He pleads for leniency citing his wife and two children.
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Commercial Tribune
Urbana
Z. T. Lewis
Lumbago
Lewis
Brush Lake
Columbus
Adams County
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Crawford
Cincinnati
Buckeyes in Grant Parade Arrangements Made
Gov Bushnell staff members General Orr Colonel Prettyman and Colonel Burke met Grand Marshal Dodge to plan Ohio participation in the Grant monument ceremonies on April 27 In New York they arranged hotel rooms horses and a twenty person party including the Toledo cadets as escort and Central Traffic Association logistics from Chicago for transport
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Fu Orr
Piqua
H. H. Prettyman
London
Clarence E. Burke
Ohio
Bushnell
Grenville M. Dodge
Grant Monument
General Orr
Toledo (O
Central Traffic Association
Chicago
Orr
Burke
Prettyman
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Warrants Issued for Globe Savings Bank Officers
Chicago April 8 warrants were sworn for the arrest of Globe Savings Bank officers Charles W. Spalding A D Avrill and C E Churchill. Depositors charge embezzlement and receiving deposits while the bank was insolvent. The warrants will be served tomorrow and Spalding is believed to be in the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Charles W. Spalding
A. D. Avrill
C. E. Churchill
Globe Savings Bank
Frank E. Stone
Stone & Francis
Stone
Spalding
Avrill
Churchill
Salem Hires a Band Celebrates Court Victory
In Parkersburg West Virginia on April 8 Fifteen years after Nancy F Randolph of Salem sold Patrick Casey a house and lot and was paid the Supreme Court ruled Caseys title perfect in a 1893 suit over an acknowledgment error Citizens held a union prayer and praise meeting in Salem followed by a brass band procession and illumination The decision affects the title to several parcels of property throughout the area
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Nancy F. Randolph
Salem
Patrick Casey
Casey
Supreme Court
Secretary Long Names Torpedo Boat The Foo
Secretary Long christened Torpedo No. 3 at Spece Iron Works, marking his first vessel christening. The forward action to name the craft The Foo signals a notable ceremony in Washington.
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Washington
Long
Spece Iron Works
Elevator Fall Injures Five In Ellicott Square Building
An elevator in the Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo plunged five stories injuring A O Riswold of Elyria Ohio Charles Harsh of Toledo George Vroman of Toledo and Madison Hobart of Toledo and another man from Toledo.
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Buffalo
Ellicott Square
A. O.riswold
Elyria
Charlies Harsh
Toledo
George Vroman
Ceeeeee
Madison Hobart
Pardons Ex Marshal Moore By Governor Mount
L D Moore former marshal of Mitchell Indiana is pardoned by Governor Mount. He had been imprisoned for killing Henry Tow during a confrontation after arrest and was linked to the Tow Bass feud. Moore says he acted in the line of duty while Tow’s supporters claim he was hired to kill Tow. This marks the first parole under the new reformatory law.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
L. D. Moore
Mitchell
Henry Tow
James Tomlins
Shelby County
Moore
Bass
Tow
Florida
Indiana Appellate Court Rules Warrant Invalid For School Books
Indiana Appellate Court rules against First National Bank of Marion in collecting a warrant from Adams School Township for 500 books bought by the trustee. The court finds the books unnecessary to school efficiency, signaling potential broad curbs on warrants for questionable school supplies.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
First National Bank of
Marion
Adams
Madison County
George M. Ray
Shelbyville
Indiana Township
Two Convicts Granted Paroles By Ohio Prison Board
Columbus April 8 The penitentiary managers granted paroles to Joseph Kean of Athens County convicted in 1893 for incest and to John Osborne of Erie County convicted in 1895 for cutting to kill. Osborne praised as a good prisoner while Kean claims innocence. The board also recommended sentence commutation for Dr G B F Howard noted swindler and editor of the penitentiary News. The recommendation will go to President McKinley.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Joseph Kean
Athens County
John Osborne
Erie County
G. B. F. Howard
Tennessee
Howard
Penitentiary News
McKinley
Robbers Bind and Loot Aged Couple Near Sandusky
In Sandusky Ohio at Parkertown three masked burglars invaded the home of James Ford 87 and his wife 82 pummeling binding and searching the couple. They escaped with about 50 dollars jewelry silverware and a horse and carriage later abandoned the team returned to Starrs barn.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky, O
James Ford
Parkertown
Ford
Starr
Mysterious Governess Julia Hamm Buried in Silk Dress
About twenty three years ago Julia E. Hamm appeared in an eastern state a refined talented governess from New York who taught in several states and later joined a jailer's wife near Charleston. She died yesterday after living in isolation and left rich silk garments as burial wishes for Mrs. Wright along with lace embroidery and keepsakes suggesting a life of past disappointments and two California nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Julia E. Hamm
New York
Wright
California
Snow Hits Muncie After Rainy Day
A severe snowstorm began at 11 tonight in Muncie Indiana following a rainy day. The ground is now covered with snow and much damage to fruit is expected from the frost bite.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Brickmakers' Scholarship Promised at Ohio State
Columbus reports National association grants support for ceramics program at Ohio State University as part of a scholarship initiative.
Powers in Harmony Clash as Germany and Austria Hold Fast
Amid tension, Germany and Austria press on with policies despite shifting pressures. Officials signal resolve, while neighboring states observe potential alignments affecting regional stability and diplomacy.
Consuls Decide Not To Renew Talks With Crete Insurgents
At Suda on April 8 the foreign fleet admirals and consuls met to consider resuming negotiations with Crète insurgent leaders. They concluded that further talks would be useless as insurgents lack clear information on Turkish troop withdrawal and on the autonomous government the powers plan for Crete.
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Canea
Suda
Crete
Greek Newspapers Rejoice in the Collapse
The Times Athens correspondent reports Greek papers view the powers’ declaration on Crete as failing, with disunity and waning coercive aims. Count Muravieff’s stance fuels Greek indignation as talks of returning to 1881 Berlin lines surface. Cretan forces mass near Kissamo, with four gas projectiles and plans to attack the Turkish fort as Austria prepares to intervene.
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London
Athens
The
Times
Crete
Journal de St. Petersburg
Count Muravieff
Greece
Macedonia
Salonika
Canea
Kissamo
Blassona
Maluna Pass
Elassona
Larissa
Euzenos
Earl of Kimberley urges withdrawal of Turkish troops
In London on April 8 the Earl of Kimberley Liberal leader in the Lords urged withdrawing Turkish troops as the first step to pacify Crete. He favored Crete under Greek government and said powers would not face Turkey’s serious objection if they agreed. He blamed the opposition for failed policy attempts and claimed relief from responsibility.
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London
Earl of Kimberley
House of Lords
Crete
Greece
Turkey
Insurgents Block Mussulmanes From Water in Sitia
In Sitia Mussulmanes face water shortages as insurgents force them back from outside wells. Foreign warships shelter them in Sitia Bay. Ca barracks housing tallan marines burned. Fire cause unknown. Six hundred more Russian troops and seven hundred British troops arrive.
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Canba
Sitia
Sitia Bay
Tallan
Turkish Troops Withdraw If Greeks Depart First
A Times dispatch from Constantinople says the Porte stated this afternoon that Turkish withdrawal will occur if Greek forces depart first, with details carried to a continuation on the second page.
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London
Times
Constantinople
Porte
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