Indian policy and Curzon speeches stir Far East comment
A Tokio banquet speech by the United States legation members sparks debate amid Roosevelts neutrality proclamations. Lord Curzon's Calcutta remarks on Indian administration provoke discussion of Thibet Nepal and strategic aims, while Britain faces neutrality scrutiny and potential entente dynamics.
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Tokio
St. Petersburg
India
Cecil Rhodes
Africa
Bottse Gazette
Lord Gurzon
Russia
Lord Curzon
Dufzerin
Thibet
China
France
Siam
Great Britain
Thibetan Army Defeated in Guru Mountain Clash
Reports from Tuna Thibet describe a brutal March 31 battle at Guru where hundreds died including a Thibetan general escort and five officials. The fighting saw Thibetans outnumbered and jammed, many killed by rifle fire and shrapnel as they pressed a doomed assault on Sikh and British positions.
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Tuna
Thibet
Peruml
Guru
Olltime
MacDonald
Br. Candler
London Daily Mail
Mac-Donald
Mr. Candler
Minping Thibetan
Missing Girl Clueless on Identity at Hospital
A girl detained at a St. Louis hospital under the name Fannie Von Krese cannot recall her identity or past. She may be Tina Eberhardt or a related link, with J H Haeckler en route to identify her. She alternates between marriage and single status while authorities seek clues. Also noted is a Waragh world’s fair station picture at the Warragh company and boilermaker Michael Rogan planning a Logansport visit.
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St. Louis
Fannie von Krese
Tina. Eberhardt
Stapleton, S. 1
J. H. Haeckler
Japan Wot 700 Bust 10 Go 10 ThE Show
Portland Ore April 2 A letter from a leading Japanese business house shows interest in the Lewis and Clark exposition They request guidance to build a 25000 building to demonstrate and manufacture Japanese products The plans include employing specialists to display milling embroidery water colors wool and ivory carving porcelain palating and cloisonne.
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Portland
Ore
Japan
Patrolman C E Anderson Leaves for Elgin to Enter Grocery Biz
C E Anderson, recently re signed as patrolman in Captan Stoll’s force on the Pennsylvania, left this morning for Elgin Illinois to join his father in the grocery business.
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C. E. Anderson
Captan Stoll
Forse
Pennsylvania
Elgin
Threatened tidal wave endangers St Marys Ohio embankment
April 2 report from St Marys and surrounding areas describes a widening breach at the eastern bank of the reservoir, volunteers lining the bank with sandbags, fear of a total overflow if seepage continues, and warnings of possible inundation of South St Marys and nearby towns as winds drive Lake Erie waters inland.
Lewiston Reservoir Break Reported in Ohio
A Lake view Logan county report says a thirty foot break opened in the Lewiston reservoir wasteway bank at the head of the lake. Water is pouring through the breach at a rapid rate and residents have been warned. No loss is expected though the situation remains under observation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lakeview
Logan County
Lewiston
Declines Call 10 Fort Wayne Church Pastor Resigns
Rev. Firman McCormick of Bullsboro Ohio declines a call to West Creighton Avenue Church of Christ to succeed Rev. Yach A Harris who resigned last Sunday. McCormick surprised the congregation by signaling acceptance when preaching as a candidate. Hillsboro congregation preferred he stay, offering inducements. He is son of Dr and Mrs T H McCormick of this city. Church trustees have eighteen applications for the vacant pulpit. Rev. M F Rickoff of Marion to be heard next Sunday. Harris left Saturday for Rossville Illinois to occupy the pulpit there as no candidates were found.
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Firman McCormick
Bullsboro
Ohio
West Creighton Avenue
Church of Christ
Yach A. Harris
Ill
Christian Cauren
Iron Celiin Reports Western Lake Mercer Bank Situation
Lima Ohio April 2 A special Iron Celiin reports the western bank of Lake Mercer in unchanged condition. State Superintendent McCannis McDonald leads a large force preventing the waste way from widening into Beaver Creek. Mercer county estimates $150000 damage to Beaver Creek and Wabash river bridges and highways. Thousands of acres of farm land inundated. Telephonic reports from St Marys warn of danger from the east bank break. Unwinds show lake surge may flood St Marys and countryside if wind remains high.
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Lima
Ohio
Lake Mercer
Cannis
McDonald
Beaver Creek
Mercer County
Wabash River
St. Mary's
Tailor Kruse Hurt In Wagon Fall On Calhoun Wayne Streets
Henny W. Kruse a tailor living at 1229 East Street sustained a temporary concussion after a wagon tipping incident on Calhoun and Wayne Streets at 2 PM Saturday. He fell onto his head, was carried to a drug store, and later attended by Dr Sledd, remaining dazed for a period.
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Henny W. Kruse
Ets Street
Calhoun
Wayne Streets
Kruse
Tellens & Lewis
5. D. Sledd
Floods recede as Indiana braces for renewed rises
Indy reports floods retreating across Indiana though lower Wabash districts fear a second Charisy flood. In Rusellville and St Francisville workers guard bridges with 50,000 sand bags. Big Four resumes Vincennes Cairo traffic. Funeral at St Brandsville carried by boats as house floods to second story. White River disrupts Indianapolis streetcars and waterworks. Coreningtown flooded. Marion girded for rebuilding. Coal mines damaged statewide. Tangipolisp Columbus bridge collapses with pier loss.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Tere
Lower
Wabash River
Ruszellville
Lil
St. Francisville
Vincannes
Cairo
St Brandsville
William Christy
St. Rezo
Bozts
East Marion
Corenlinetown
Suffering in Russellville as floods cut supply lines
From Vincennes Indiana on April 2 a report details Russellville Ohio suffering after heavy rains. The town is submerged with water up to fifteen feet in places and twenty-two feet six inches on the river. Ten miles away Billet Illinois sent a ferry with provisions but owners fear the danger. Twenty five men arrived to help.
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Vincennes
Ind
Russellville
Webb
Bel‘mont
Bussellville
Billet
Notand
Brodrick Plans Full Statement Before Sentencing
Indianapolis April 2. Justus L Brodrick president of the defunct Indiana National Bank of Bilchart says he will make a very full statement before sentences are passed in the Elkhart bank failure cases. He expresses regret at pleading guilty to the charges. A trial of Walter Brown continues with government seeking asset valuations of manufacturing companies connected to the bank. Twenty witnesses were examined as the government works toward closing its case.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States District Court
Elkhart
Justus L. Broddick
Indiana National Bank of Bilchart
Brodrick
Sey Elkhart
Walter Brown
Indiana National Bani
Itiferanta
Brotia Rich
Weval
Kealing
W. 1. Golling
World Sunday School delegate voyage update en route home
Dr Z W Young reports from Fuchal Monderia Island dated March 17 describing a 42750 mile voyage from New York with 850 delegates aboard and a stormy trip while leaving for Gibraltar that evening. Meanwhile W M Finharty, Van Wert Pennsylvania company agent, killed himself at 10 PM Friday in the freight house. no motive given after years of service.
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Z. W. Young
Holy Land
the Sentinel
Fuchal
Monderia Island
New York
Gibraltar
W. M. Flnharty
van Wert
Pennsylvania Company
Finharty
Telephone Supply Plan Aims Big Regional Company
A Chicago conference of the Interstate Independent Telephone association discussed forming a telephony supply firm with $1,400,000 capital. The group, already overseeing hundreds of smaller independents in Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan and nearby states, intends to merge two Indiana firms to create a nucleus for a large plant supplying materials to independent Bell and telephone companies across the region.
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Chicago
Interstate Independent Telephone Association
Interstate Association
Ilinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
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