Castro Refuses to Submit Arbitration
A Scrippa News Association dispatch from Washington reports President Castro of Venezuela refuses to arbitrate the questions in dispute with the United States. The State Department says the tone is not insulting as Castro’s note declines any arbitration. Taft, temporarily in charge, discussed the crisis with the President and warned of possible naval measures to safeguard American interests and potential blockade.
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Scrippa News Association
Washington
State Department
Castro
Venezuela
United States
Bowen
Stabe Department
Taft
Howen
Turkey massing troops worries Bulgaria amid Balkan tensions
The Scripps News Association reports Sofia fearing Turkey is massing soldiers in Macedonia. About thirty thousand rifles and two million rounds of cartridges have been sent to Üsküp, with substantial gun shipments also reaching Salonica, boosting regional unease.
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Scripps News Association
Sophia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Macedonia
Uskup
Salonica
French Reinforcements Ordered to Tonkin and Madagascar
Marsailles dispatch reports French government ordering six thousand troops with ammunition to Tonquin and four thousand to Madagascar for early April deployment.
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Scripps News Association
Marsailles
Tonquin
Madagascar
Relief fund total reaches 21652 dollars in Brockton fire
The Scripps News Association reports the Grover Shoe Company factory explosion and fire relief fund in Brockton Massachusetts reached 21652 dollars by Monday. The fund supports workers harmed by the disaster and their families as investigations continue.
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Brockton Mass
Relief Fund For
Grover Shoe Company
Hamburg steamer arrives with Emperor William at Dover
The steamer Hamburg carrying Emperor William reaches Dover this morning on a voyage to the Mediterranean. A royal salute is fired from the castle in honor of the Kaiser as the ship makes only a brief stop to receive dispatches.
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Scripps News Association
Dover
Hamburg
Emperor William
Mediterranean
Right of Way Delays Dalles Canal Work Pending Oregon Action
The Dalles canal project funded by the rivera and harbors appropriation bill cannot begin until the War Department receives the state of Oregon to the general government the necessary right of way. March 24 work postponed awaiting state approval.
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Washington
Dalles Canal
Rivera and Harbors
War Department
Oregon
Noted Sculptor Terracchia Dies in Milan
Milan March 24 The noted sculptor Terracchia, one of the era’s best known artists, died in Milan today according to Scripps News Association.
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Scripps Newa
Milan
Sioner Terracchia
Millionaire Weightman Estate Fight Reaches Courts
Philadelphia reports lawyers prepare a campaign against Anna W Walker over a share of the 100 million left by William Weightman. Mrs Jones Wister seeks grandchildren’s claim based on a disputed codicil Walker says does not exist. Walker vows to keep the estate intact.
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Philadelphia
William Weightman
Anna W Walker
Jones Wister
William Weightman, Jr
Two Loggers Held After Harrisburg Assault Probe
In Harrisburg Oregon Henry Bootjack and J McGrath are jailed awaiting investigation on assault with intent to rob. Victim W J Twitchell is in doctors care with a badly battered head. The men, loggers, had come to Harrisburg for a time. A Portland bound overland train north of Albany struck a timber piece wedged under the engine pilot, no wrecking signs found, crew freed the timber after 10 minutes.
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Albany, Or
Harrisburg
Henry Bootjack
J McGrath
W J Twitchell
Portland
Here
Peace Talks Rumor Surges as War Moves Near Vladivostok
Reports from Guntzalin and Harbin indicate Russian officers fear a northern advance toward Vladivostok as civilians flee Harbin. In London, News announces ongoing informal peace talks after the Mukden battle with terms deemed acceptable by Japan and forwarded to Petersburg, with the Czar yet to signal plans.
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London
Entra
Juilowa
Japan
Mukdes
Petersburg
Czer
Japanese capture twenty three merchant ships report
Tokyo reports from Minister Griscom that Japan has captured twenty three merchant steamers since the war began. Most captured vessels are described as fine ships. He adds that the Russians have sunk nine ships carrying the Japanese flag.
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Tokio
Griscom
Child Burned to Death in Hood River
Hood River Oregon March 24 a four year old boy son of Fred Miller was severely burned yesterday afternoon near a bonfire and died early this morning. He wandered about three miles south of the city when his clothing caught fire and the flames enveloped him before aid could reach him. He also inhaled smoke and recovery was deemed impossible.
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Hood River
Fred Miller
Miller
Indictments in Baker County Grand Jury Session
The Baker City grand jury, in session sixteen days, returns 135 true bills and four not true bills. Most indictments target saloon operators for violations of the Sunday and gambling laws.
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Baker City
Tragedy in Drain Ore as Three Die in Quarrel
Harm on March 24 ends with Harmon Shook shooting and killing A E Cooper and Paul Howse with a rifle before taking his own life. The deaths stem from a quarrel.
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Scriops News Association
Harmon Shook
A E Cooper
Paul Howse
Witnesses Hear Bee Trust Claims At Federal Grand Jury
Michael EB Murphy of Cudahy Packing Company testified before the Federal Grand Jury probing the bee t trust. Other packing firms were summoned to discuss price ranges for slaughterhouse meat and retail and wholesale prices from the past three years. Murphy denied knowledge of packers blocking purchases to force losses, and testimony covered dealer profiles and price uniformity at Big Five branch houses.
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Boripps News Association
Chicago
Michael EB Murphy
Cudahy Packing Company
Omaha
Nvb
Federal Grand Jury
Bee! Trust
Murphy
Negro Pugilist Dies After Ring Collapse in Philadelphia
John Hill, a Black boxer, collapsed last night at the Broad Street Athletic Club and died this morning, according to the New York association report from Philadelphia dated March 24.
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Scrippe Newa Association
Philadelphia
John Hill
Broadway Athletic Club
Death in trance linked to mother and daughter case
In New York a daughter and her mother died after a fifteen day trance at Presbyterian Hospital. Doctors say the two had hypnotized each other in a strange case where the daughter’s death coincided with a sudden decline in the mother’s vitality.
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Scripps News Association
New York
Mise Laeila Hoestie
Mra James H Hoestie
Presbyterian Hospital
Mexican Ambassador Nearing Death After Sinking Spell
Washington March 24 The Mexican ambassador suffered another sinking spell this morning and is now at the point of death.
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Washington
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