Free diplomas for eighth grade graduates in state schools
State furnishes diplomas at no cost, replacing outside firm printing. The Montana plan uses state blanks and local work, eliminating $2.50 to $5.00 charges. Offices closed for Marion Smith funeral. election registration began with 270 voters. Political primaries set, Kleinschmidt faces contempt questions over Allport estate matter.
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Inter Mountin
Helena
Ment
Welch
Nebraska
Montana
Marion
Henry C. Smith
Carl Kleinscholdt
Aillport
Minnie Healy
District Court of
Silver Bow
District Court of Lewis and Clarke
McIntyre
Allport
Clements
Kleinschmidt
Police urged to use severe force to quell riots
A St Petersburg interior ministry circular orders police to crush demonstrations early by dispersing crowds and massing forces. It says authorities must restore order at any cost, with necessary force and even cavalry if needed. Also notes a crackdown on the Mutual Aid Association and reports deaths of a university student, a woman student, and a sapper lieutenant linked to self-inflicted gunshot. The piece cites Japan Manchuria tensions affecting press sentiment.
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St. Petersburg
Mutual Aid Association
Russian Literary Society
St. Petersburg University
Proskuriakos
Turkestan
Smirnova
Yamaburg
Preas
Japan
Manchuria
Bourse Gazette
Reduction Plant Burned at Copper Hill Mining Co
News from iM March 26 reports a fire destroying the Copper Hill Mining Co reduction plant, boiler house, and tanks. Estimated loss runs to about 75000 dollars.
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Copper Hill Mining Co
Birmingham cyclone death toll climbs in Jefferson county
Birmingham reports show 18 dead and about 50 injured as a wide storm path hits Jefferson county. Irondale, Pratt City, Bessem er, Trussville, Welms, Woodlawn and Avondale see destruction. Homes, a church, a school and several shacks are ruined. telegraph lines are down and relief efforts are underway with troops, firemen, and police searching debris.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Pratt City
Bessemer
Irondale
Brighton
North Birmingham
Trussville
Welms
Woodlawn
Avondale
G. W. Gardiner
White
Mamie
Clarence Hunter
Mark Triple Clay Gore
Will Gardiner
Hirmingham
Annexation in Cuban affairs seen as final outcome
Washington report quotes Rep Henry A Cooper saying Cuban opinion favors independence but seeks a period of autonomy first, while Spaniards support annexation. He notes US press depictions offend Cubans and praises Havana’s orderliness, argues Platt amendment may pass and annexation remains likely.
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New York
Henry A. Cooper
Wisconsin
Insular Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
Cuba
Washington
The
Times
Mr. Cooper
United States
Philadelphia
Havana
In Memory of an English Hero
Washington March 26 The navy department finished a route tablet to honor Frederick W Ramsden late consul general of Great Britain for aiding Hobgen and his band of heroes during imprisonment. Designed by Dr Robert G Skerritt the tablet bears a concise inscription and will be shipped to General Wood for installation in Santiago with a replica at Annapolis Naval Academy.
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Washington
Navy Department
Santiago
Frederick Woolaston Ramsden
Washington Navy Yard
Great Britain
Ramsden
Hobgen
Robert G. Skerritt
Frederick W. Ramsden
Javiica
Navy Department of the States
Wood
Jubuls
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Admiral Dewey Visits New York for Madison Square Garden Event
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey arrived in New York from Washington and will stay a week or more. The admiral will be guest of honor at the military tournament at Madison Square Garden tonight.
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New York
Dewey
Washington
Madison Square Garden
Passion Play Proceeds Allocated for City Works
Surplus proceeds from last year’s Passion Play at Oberammergau amounting to 228,000 marks have been awarded for communal uses including sewering water supply and silage conversion. Preparation for the 1910 presentation begins this year.
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Ferm
Oberatamergay
Sik
Possible Philippines trip for Root and Corbin in 1900s
A Washington dispatch reports Gen. Corbin likely to travel to the Philippines with Secretary Root in May, intending to study local military conditions for several months. They aim to assess topography, sanitation, rations, supply, and transport to inform future military management and administration decisions.
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New York
Washington
Corbin
Philippines
Roosmind
San Francisco
War Department
Rootland
Tropics
Jeffries to Fight Rublin for World Heavyweight Title
New York reports James J. Jeffries and Gus Roblin near a world championship fight in San Francisco. A July 2 date is proposed by J J Groom of the National Sporting Club. Disputed gross receipts split remains the main hurdle with Jeffries seeking terms aligned with Rublin and Madden pressing for 70 percent plus expenses. Negotiations have continued three weeks with a reply expected today.
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New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
James J. Jeffries
Gus Rublin
San Francisco
J. J. Groom
National Sporting Club of
Billy Madden
Roblin
Akron
Jeffries
Madden
Rubblin
Rublin
Groom
Plot to blow up czar of Russia discovered near Tsarskoe Selo
Paris dispatch reports a mine found beneath Emperor Nicholas palace at Tsarskoe Selo. High officials are said to be implicated in the plot to kill the czar. Russian press barred from covering the discovery.
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London
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
Emperor Nicholas
Tsarsko Sloe
St. Petersburg
Czar
Philadelphia Home Call After South American Cruise
The cruiser Philadelphia has arrived from the South American station. She will be overhauled and repaired at Mare Island. The battleship Iowa will sail for Port Orchard to proceed to the dry dock.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
Mare Island
Iowa
Port Orchard
Bold gang of robbers hit Somerset bank in haste
Seven men robbed the Somerset bank at 1:30 AM taking about 5000 dollars in cash while missing 1000 in gold coins and 30000 in bonds and time securities. Citizens fired back as armed pursuit and a bloodhound trail followed to stolen rigs, with horses recovered nearby and detectives chasing toward Hadley Junction. The bank, a state institution led by Samuel Ream president and A B Ream cashier, is insured and not financially crippled.
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Columbus
Somerset
Hayes
Hadley Junction
Bank
Samuel Ream
A.B. Ream
Combat Race Prejudice Meeting In New York
Wu Ting Fang will speak at a tonight gathering in Dr Mace Arthur s church on 157th Street under the Baron and Baroness de Hirsch Monument association to combat race prejudice Letters will be read from President McKinley and Vice President Roosevelt Edwin Markham will read a new poem Inasmuch for the occasion Short addresses to be delivered by Dr Heber Newton Dr S C Eaton Dr Joseph Silverman Dr Robert Stuart MacArthur and Dr Donald Sage Mackay
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New York
Wu Ting Fan
Mace Arthur
157Th Str
Baron and Baroness
Haron
Baroness de Hirsch
Accasion
Heber Newton
8. C. Eaton
Joseph Silverman
Robert Stuart MacArethur
Donald Sage Mackay
Tod Sloan Plans Ride in England After Contests at Interstate Park
Tod Sloan, last in New York from San Francisco, says he will stay two weeks to ride in England if licensed by the English Jockey Club. He intends to apply for a license, hopes for fair treatment, and implies he will travel between America and England if granted. The Ardnamurchan dispatch notes a 70 percent insurance rate after 119 days at sea from Fraser River to Liverpool.
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York
Tod" Sloan
Lamncisco
England
Interstate Park
Jockey Club
America
San Francisco
Fraser River
British Columbia
Liverpool
Mayor Gilbert Deranged. Coroner's Jury Rules Death a Suicide
Chicago dispatch says Niles Michigan coroner's jury found ex Mayor Gilbert died by his own action while temporarily deranged. The record notes he visited First National Bank often, appeared nervous and excited, owed a small sum, but no cause for concern was shown.
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Chicago
Niles
Mich
Gilbert
First National Bank
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Carl Kleinschmidt
Russia
Butte Democracy
Consul Ramsden
Root and
Jeff
SAN Francisco Club
Deep
Somerset Bank
Tod
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