Europe Faces Eastern Crisis Over Manchuria Move
The British government warns of a grave state of affairs in far eastern affairs as Washington and London coordinate to deter Russia from permanently occupying Manchuria. Secretary Hay's stance is awaited while Japan aligns with the U S and Britain, and Germany remains doubtful regarding an Anglo German compact.
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Hay
London
Washington
Russia
Manchuria
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
William
France
China
Lamdorf Reply Questioned as Unsatisfactory China Crisis Deepens
London reports say Count Lamsdorf delivered a reply deemed unsatisfactory by British officials. They warn that if accepted, European powers could justify occupation and partition of China. The issue hinges on German and Japanese support influencing Washington and London actions. China appeals to Britain Japan and the United States for aid against Russia in Manchuria.
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Foreign Office
Russia
Charles Scott
Manchuria
Lord Lansdowne
China
Associated Press
Germany
Japan
Washington
London
Mr. Choate
Nicaragua
Count Lamstorf
British Envoy in St Petersburg Snubbed Over Manchuria
Berlin dispatches report the German press distrusts Russia's Manchuria assurances to Sir Charles Stewart Scott British ambassador in Saint Petersburg. The National Zeitung says the talks aim to deceive the world.
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Berlin
Russia
Manchuria
Charles Stewart Scott
St. Petersburg
National Zeitung
Health officers confront shotgun at Vanpelt home
Chicago reports health officers visiting Peter Vanpelt's Roseland residence to remove his child with smallpox to the pesthouse. Vanpelt threatens to guard the door with a shotgun and to kill anyone entering, prompting a postponed removal and possible future confrontation.
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Chicago
Peter Vanpelt
State Street
Roseland
Vanpelt
Three-Masted Schooner Wrecked Near Brest
A heavy gale sweeps the English Channel with vessels sheltering in roadsteads. A three masted schooner is wrecked on the Ricardo rocks near Brest, France.
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Paris
English Channel
Ricardo Rocks
Brest
U S Denies Involvement in Manchuria Clearing
A State Department official rejects reports that the United States has allied with Britain to force Russia from Manchuria. He says no compact exists and that the U S opposes any unilateral cession of territory by China without all powers consent. A memorandum to China urged avoiding secret treaties during negotiations.
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Washington
Commercial Tribune
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Manchuria
China
General Harrison Seriously Ill in Indianapolis
Ex president Benjamin Harrison is gravely ill with lagrippe and intercostal neuralgia with fear of pneumonia. Doctor Henry Jameson says there is no immediate danger though age and weakened recovery raise anxiety. Harrison is confined to bed with chest pain and good sleep and no fever remains, according to the physician.
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Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Henry Jameson
Harrison
Cuban Tobacco Export Duty Abolished by Presidential Order
The president issued an executive order effective April 1 abolishing the Cuban export duty on tobacco including cigars and cigarettes. The move, urged by the Cuban Economic Commission and General Wood, may cost Cuba $800,000 to $1,000,000 annually in revenue but aims to boost Cuban planter production. Tobacco exports total about $20 million a year, with the United States the main recipient for unmanufactured tobacco and Great Britain leading cigar exports.
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Washington
Cuban Economic Commission
Visite
General Wood
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Gibara
Manzanillo
War Department
Cuba
United States
Great Britain
American Whisky Tax Release Sparks Sugar Bounty Debate
Martin B Madden leads Illinois Manufacturers' Association in Washington protest that Russian sugar shipments avoid internal revenue tax, arguing equivalence to a bounty. Treasury stance splits with industry, warning of retaliatory moves and potential job losses if foreign markets shrink.
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Chicago
Martin B. Madden
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Washington
Russia
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Woman Wil Was Sold Asks Divorce In Lake County Case
Rosana Ratz of Goshen files for divorce from Jacob Ratz in Lake County Circuit Court. Allegedly sold for a $2 bill sixteen years ago. later remarried James Nevark and then Jacob Young. Young, a Minnesota farmer, is said to hope to legalize that marriage and become her heir. Trial set for March 12.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Rosana Ratz
Goshen
Jacob Ratz
Lake County
Ratz
Arson and Robbery Hit London Chemical Co at 48 West Fifth
Fire destroyed much of the London Chemical Company building at 48 West Fifth Street. Police believe a thief opened a front desk safe and used benzene can fuel to start the blaze after robbing the premises. Losses run as high as twelve thousand for stock with smaller cash in desks and safes. An arrest is expected soon.
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West Fifth Street
London Chemical Company
Salvage Corps
O. C. Hale
Poppe
Corbin
Hill
Eichelberger
Mr. Hale
Woodlawn
Hale
Man Describes Fear of Court Triggering Suicide in Murder Case
George Perry a 71 year old farmer from Dry Run Anderson Township killed himself in Cincinnati after declaring he hoped to drop dead rather than testify in the murder trial of Morton Robinson by David Brown at Newtown. He left a note asking not to blame anyone.
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George Perry
Dry Run
Anderson Township
Cincinnati
Perry
Morton Robinson
David Brown
Newtown
Sallie
Flobert
Jacob Fille
Tolstoi Illness Causes Uneasiness in Russia
The health of Count Tolstoi the novelist and social reformer is causing uneasiness as he has grown thin and complains of pains in the kidneys and of liver troubles. The report is dated St Petersburg March 8.
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Petersburg
Count Tolsti
Duchess Consuelo Yznaga Sails for New York
Consuelo Yznaga Duchess of Manchester sails from Ndion March 9 with Sir John and Lady Lister Kaye aboard bound for New York city.
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Dowager Duchess OF Manchester
Ndon
Consuelo Yznaga
Ywager Duchess of Manchester
Sir John
Lady Lister Kaye
New York
Turkish Concentration Frightens Bulgarians
In Sofia on March 8, Bulgarians fear Turkish troop concentration on the Macedonian frontier. Arms and ammunition have reportedly been secretly imported into Kosso ko, Uskuy, and Monastir vilayets. Two Russian officers who toured Northern Macedonia incognito left for St. Petersburg. The Bulgarian government faces warnings from three great powers to maintain border order, while Albania remains in ferment.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Kossovo
Uskuy
Monastir
Macedonia
St. Petersburg
Albania
Widow Emma Warner repels burglary killing one robber
In Middlesboro Kentucky on March 8 a gang attempted to steal horses from Mrs Emma Warner a widow from West County Virginia and entered her home. She fired killing one white robber while the others carried him away. The band had raided the region for months and was noted as a pattern of crime.
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Commercial Tribune
Middlesboro
Emma Warner
West County
Aged Benedict files for divorce citing cruelty
John Keller, 78, sues Coventry Keller, 60, for divorce in Upper Sandusky Ohio claiming cruelty and repeated calling him an old devil.
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Commercial Tribune
Upper Sandusky, O
John Keller
Coventry Keller
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