Russia May Seek Peace on Reasonable Terms
Reports from St Petersburg and Tokyo describe ministers urging peace with Japan on reasonable terms. Word says Russia would gain domestic support if Japan proves obstinate, with experts arguing a dignified peace is possible after reorganizing armed forces. Kuropatkin’s march details and Japanese celebrations at Mukden are noted, alongside court-martial verdicts and troop movements near Tie Pass.
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Kuropatkin
Tie Pass
Liao River
Kamluitza
Fokoman
Mukden
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Japan
Russia
Bismarck
Korea
Kowontong Peninsula
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Vladivostock
Linvvitch
Peabody Triumphs In Colorado Governor Race Victory With Pledge To Resign
Adams Ousted Denver special report notes James H. Peabody won the Colorado gubernatorial contest after a two year term, pledging to resign and cede the chair to Lieutenant Governor Jesse F. McDonald. Other items include the Marquis of Anglesey’s death in Monte Carlo, a palace intrigue in Constantinople, Russia’s Mukden defeat, and related political shifts.
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Adams
Denver
Col
James H. Peabody
Colorado
Jesse F. McDonald
Constantinople
Mukden
St. Petersburg
Walter Hums Long
George Wyndham
Ireland
Petersburg Bank Robbery Nets Four Thousand Dollars
A vault at the Petersburg state bank was blown open with nitro glycerine. Officials report about $7,000 outside the safe and $4,000 inside the vault was stolen. The burglars fled, leaving the strong box emptied and no arrests reported.
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Petersburg
Tenn
Bank of Petersburg
He Steel
Spoke Manufacturers of the South Meet in Nashville
Spoke and hub manufacturers of the South and Southwest held a Thursday meeting in Nashville. Peter Lesh of Memphis presided. The aim is to unite all finished and slub head spoke makers in the region, create uniform grade and price systems, and merge with theNorthern association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Association of Spoke and
South
Peter Lesh
Memphis
Southwest
Northern Association
Dawley Criticizes Chadwick Verdict Over Farmer Jury
Senior counsel J P Dawley for Mrs Cassie L Chadwick blasts the verdict alleging jurors biased by farmers. Roy Hilderbrand a Pittsburg youth age 14 writes he is held for ransom in West Virginia. Senate shows firm opposition to the Administration. Connecticut’s Charles F Booker named active chair of the Republican National Committee. Richmond Daughters of the Confederacy vote to return the Eighteenth Massachusetts Regiment battle flag to Massachusetts.
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Roy Hilderbrand
Pittsburg
West Virginia
Senate
Charles F. Booker
Connecticut
Republican National Committee
Richmond
Morgan Charges in Senate on Santo Domingo Treaty
Senator Morgan dominated Thursday's session with a sensational speech alleging William Nelson Cromwell of New York acted as the prime mover in a scheme to influence the Dominican government’s finances during the Santo Domingo treaty debate.
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Morgan
Washington
Santo Domingo
Senate
William Nelson Cromwell
New York
Panama Canal
United States
Rebuilding Orphanage Under Way After Fire Losses
Clinton Special notes two buildings at Thornwell Orphanage destroyed by fire last November. Donations funded immediate relief and a rebuilding plan. Eldridge Fowler cottage and kitchen, a large brick 70 by 60 foot structure costing about $3,000, will house girls and include storage, dairy and cooking areas. Dining will occur in cottages with separate kitchens. Memorial Hall, a granite building, will be rebuilt on its old lines as a learning and feeding space. A spring plan may also form a water power project at Cherokee shoals on the Savannah River to serve nearby manufacturers, potentially yielding 6,000 to 18,000 horsepower.
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Clinton
Thornwell
Lund
Eldridge Fowler
Eldrige Fowler
Memorial Hall
Delinquent Franchise Tax Lists Loom in State
The comptroller general prepares lists of delinquent corporations for county auditors based on filings under the franchise tax law. Delinquents may face $500 penalties. payment date is April 1, with about three times the paid amount still due.
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Respectie
Secretary of State
Charleston
Jones
Deadly Mine Explosions Claim Twenty-Four in West Virginia
In Thurmond near Rush Run and Red Ash mines a first blast sparked by naked flame killed ten and a rescue party of fourteen perished the next morning in a second explosion. Mine officials, rescuers, and investigators described the 3 hour search as air flowed through the charnel site while a fan was repaired. Names of 14 victims include Hutchinsons from Boyd and Winns from Fayette, with more details from Mine Inspector Edward Pinkney.
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Charleston
W. Va
Thurmond
Lie Stark
Eve Oie
Edward Pinckney
Crockett Hutchinson
Boyd County
Peter Hutchison
Norman Hutchinson
Thomas Bannister
No Clash Expected at Adamsville Miners Remarks
Special A dispatch from Birmingham reports no serious trouble at the Murry mines Adamsville after rumors spread by a long distance telephone about a clash between union and non union miners. Sheriffs confirmed the rumor was unfounded following investigations into the accidental shooting of Will Nicholson a white miner.
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Birmingham
Ala
Adamsville
Will Nicholson
Murry
Building Trades Convention Calls for New York Gathering
A general convention of building trades employers and workers is set for New York city featuring 90 employers and 90 union representatives. Delegates will discuss arbitration decisions adopted in 1903 and proposed amendments affecting about 100,000 workers.
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New York
France Protests Over Venezuelan Cable Concession Action
Special Minister Bowen reports to Washington that the French minister protests to Venezuela's Foreign Affairs minister against the government's plan to annul the French Cable Company concession and seize its property. President Roosevelt delivered a speech to the Irish in New York Friday night.
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France
Washington
Bowen
State Department
Roosevelt
New York
Cotton mills adopt 10 hour day in South move
A major labor shift in the South sees Col T C Duncan Mills and Buffalo mills in Union plus Excelsior Knitting Mills begin a voluntary switch from 66 hours per week to a 10 hour day starting March 16. Wages stay the same, output expected to rise with better quality as unions back the plan. Other Union county mills and certain Camden plants may follow. gubernatorial pardons and clemency actions are also reported, including cases of Shipes Dorn Staggs and others with varying outcomes.
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Buffalo Cotton Mills
Union
Excelsior Mills
South
Virginia
North Carolina
Col. Duncan
Sendon Cotton Mills
Pine Creek Manufacturing Company
Camden
Union County
Gov. Heyward
Wm. S. Shipes
Edgefield
Claude Dorn
Edgefeld County
Tom Lambert
Beaufort
Sam Stag
Spartanburg
John Chapman
Sease
Ernest Gary
Staggs
Eugene Norman
Norman
Bill McClintock
Laurens
Bill
Lee Phillips
McClintock
George Haynes
John Wax
Newberry County
Heyward
John Johnson
Greenwood County
Austin White
Greenville
Glenn Rongers
Gage
Hey- Ward
Frazier Named Democratic U S Senator Nominee in Tennessee
Nashville Democratic caucus chose James B. Frazier for United States Senator by acclamation after a test vote showed his side leading. Withdrawals of Benton McMillin and Robert Taylor left only Frazier as the nominee with a gracious acceptance speech marking the outcome.
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Beirs
McMillin
Taylor
Nashville
Tenn
James B. Frazier
United States
Benton McMillin
Robert L. Taylor
Frazier
Friends
J.millen
Ex Confederate Escort for Roosevelt Planned in Louisville
The Geo B Eastin Camp United Confederate Veterans will escort President Roosevelt on his Louisville visit April 4, reviving a role last seen when President Hayes was hosted here thirty years ago. The move follows prior civic preparations by local arrangements committees.
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Louisville
Geo. B. Eastin Camp
United Confederate Veterans
Committee On
Roosevelt
Hayes
Mrs Not Put on Tombstones And Other Quick News
A Philadelphia Record note says tombstones rarely bear Mrs. titles with most read death markers listing Sarah, wife of or Jane, wife of. A sneeze warning piece cites Dr. Conant on temperature and ventilation for winter work. Jamaican tea gains popularity in Jamaica with growing success and export interest.
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Philadelphia Record
W. R. Conant
Jamaica
Far East
Killed on Reedy River Trestle in Greenville
James Burgess watchman at Carolina Mills was instantly killed on the Reedy River trestle by Southern Railway train No 36 from Atlanta. Burgess lived in American Spinning Company's village and was returning home from work. A sharp curve near the junction prevented the engineer from seeing the trestle in time.
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Greenville
Special
James_ Burgess
Carolina Mills
Reedy River
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Burgess
American Spinning Company
Villeage
Columbia
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Harden
Harle G. Carpenter
A. M. Kale
Nims Manufacturing Company
Mount Holly
Kale
Carpenter
Charlotte
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George Gaffney
C. B. Flournoy
Good Samaritan Hospital
Peter V. DeGraw
Mr. McGraw
New Jersey
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Caesar Young
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Whitman
Masury
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Broadway
Augusta, Ga
W. J. Rutherford & Co
Reynolds and
Washington Streets
Augusta
Georgia
Arrington Bros
Bet Company
W. F. Sample
Saluda County
H. 11. Scott, JR
Edgefield County
Thouey
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