Rebellion Spreads in China and Then Storms on Seas
Reports from Shanghai and Canton describe a large scale rebellion in southern China led by reformers backed by Tung Fu Hsein with thousands massing to advance on Kwang Si. Further dispatches recount a deadly Japanese avalanche at an oil works, losses at sea with the Dutch steamer Berandan, and diplomatic notes on Li Hongzhang’s Manchurian policy as Washington weighs China’s turmoil and next moves.
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Nang
Shanghai Mercury
Kwang Si
Shanghai
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France
Britain
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Li Hung Chang
Russia
Manchuria
The
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Rick Straits
Eastongitude
North Latitude
Pulau Banks
G. G. Mayer
Singapore
Washington
State Department
United States
Eul McWade
Canton
Kwang 2
Review of World Events and Notable Incidents
A weekly digest spans tragedies and politics from East Sedalia to Corydon. It notes the fatal shooting of Martin in Missouri, a Kentucky killing and wounding, a push to appoint Rev. Thomas Gaylor commander of Confederate veterans, April 9 as president's day at Charleston expo with a sword presentation, and a criminal case in progress. It also mentions a missing man near Thunder Mountain, a large milling purchase by Hosmer and Thompson, historian Osborne Ward's death, and Philippine trade figures comparing nine months of 1901 to 1900 with US import and export shifts.
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John Belew
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Charles R. Hosmer
Montreal
F. W. Thompson
Winnipeg
W. W. Ogilvie Milling Company
Seaforth
Goderich
Fort William
Osborne Ward
Yuma
Ariz
Professor Ward
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War Department
Philippine Islands
United States
Bridge workers threaten May 1 wage demand in New York
In New York on March 24 a possible shutdown of East River bridge and other ongoing projects could occur by May 1. Bridge builders' union may press for a 40 cent per hour wage increase before that date. Also Lyceum Theater to be destroyed. Frohman plans a new Lyceum uptown after demolition and commercial development.
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East River
New York City
Brooklyn Eagle
Union
Daniel Frohman
Lyceum Theater
Lyceum
Frohman
Chief Justice Taft Dead in Vermont at 67
Burlington Vermont March 24 Judge Russell Smith Taft chief justice of the Vermont supreme court died aged 67 a leading figure in Vermont legal circles who had served as lieutenant governor Richardson was acquitted at his home on Christmas Eve 1900 after a unanimous jury verdict It is said only one lot was taken.
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Russell Smith Taft
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Erick Cantela
Henry Kerick
Covesville
Charlotteville
Southern Railroading
Gus Rublin
Peter Maher
Philadelphia
Maher
Rublin
Corbett challenges Jeffries over Fitzsimmons offer in theatre scene
In Richmond James J. Corbett telegraphs Harry Corbett to fight James J. Jeffries if Fitzsimmons refuses the Los Angeles club offer. Corbett posts a $1000 forfeit and a $5000 bet stake. Havre France is the world’s largest coffee market with warehouses rarely under two million bags.
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James J. Corbett
Harry Corbett
James J. Jeffries
Robert Fitzsimmons
Los Angeles
Corbett
Havre
France
Trade Report Highlights Week in Global Markets
Bradstreet's trade outlook notes spring jobbing at peak but active across Eastern Western and Pacific markets. Weather boosts Southwestern trade while Northwest storms temper expectations. Wheat weakens on cold weather talk yet gains on export orders. liquids corn and oats slide. Cotton steady with smaller receipts but ample exports. Building activity rises. lumber demand strong. Wheat exports total 4 326 304 bushels this week. year to date 191 494 931. Corn exports 339 891 this week. year to date 23 924 965. US business failures 197 this week. Canadian 26.
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Bradstreet
United States
Wheat Report from Wheat Markets
Walla Walla columns show 64 cents for valley and 65 cents for bluestem while Tacoma reports steady prices with bluestem at 6 cents and club at 6 cents. Market notes reflect regional variation and price stability across the Pacific Northwest grain trade.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Bluestem
Tacoma
Club
Riots Resume With Striking Street Railway Men
Riots by sympathizers of the striking Norfolk street railway workers resumed in Norfolk and Atlantic City on Saturday. Three cars were raided, passengers driven off, nonunion trainmen beaten, and cars driven to the suburbs where they were disabled and abandoned. Several shots were fired and two rioters arrested in Atlantic City.
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Norfolk
Atlantic City
Emperor names Alice Roosevelt yacht in Kiel
Berlin March 24 The yacht named by Emperor William as Alice Roosevelt features modern impressionistic decoration that he previously disapproved of yet he praised the vessel after viewing it at Kiel this week.
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Berlin
William
Alice Roosevelt
Kiel
Florence Burns Freed After Custody For Death Inquiry
New York March 24 Florence Burns a Brooklyn woman held since February 15 on suspicion in the Walter Brooks death has been discharged by Justice Mayer. The judge ruled the evidence insufficient to bind her for grand jury action, though district attorney and defense argued differently. Burns returned home. The hearing covered coercion issues and statements made to detectives without rights explained.
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Florence Urns
Brooklyn
Walter Brooks
Mayer
Brooks
Florence Burns
Glenn Island
Florence
Backus
Burns
Schurman
Justice Mayer
Supreme Court
Special Sessions Court
Ruth Dunn
Novel Runner for Sleds and Carriages Appears
George Glase of Veedersburg Ind introduces a detachable runner system that slips over wheel rims and is bolted in place to convert carts for sleighing during freeze or thaw. The flat, stowable runners store easily and suit long journeys when sleighing may not be possible on bare ground.
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George Glase
Veedersburg
Ind
Superstitions Dying Out Amid Haunted House Tales
A New York dealer says old superstitions about haunted houses fade as practical New Yorkers shift away from beliefs. He cites fewer tenants avoiding No 13 and notes big apartment blocks erase histories. Ghost lore lingers in a West Eleventh Street house, yet rent difficulties mainly follow sensational crimes.
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West Eleventh Street
New York Tribune
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