Russia Eyes Peace Talks Amid War Uncertainty
Reports from St Petersburg and London indicate Russia outlines terms for possible peace talks with Japan aided by the United States and France. Dispatches note front communications may be cut, while Hayashi says Japan will negotiate only if Russia agrees. Other items report Grand Duke Vladimir on revolutionary risks and Japan’s Left Armies near Mukden preparing operations.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
France
London
Times
Linovitch
Harbin
Japan
Hayashi
Associated Press
M. Delcasse
Washington
Vienna
the Zeitung
Grand Duke
Vladimir
Manchuria
Tarmatave
Madagascar
Mukden
Hun River
Hun
Seven injured as Louisburg tornado claims seven year old girl
Appleton Minn March 29 A tornado that wrecked Louisburg left seven injured with one fatality Jennie Winger age 7. The girl suffered a dislocated neck a fracture to an arm and internal injuries while most homes and businesses were destroyed and the village was largely unroofed.
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Minnesota
Appleton
Minn
Louisburg
Jennie Winger
Must Still Pay Alimony After Bankruptcy Decision
Ohio supreme court rules that a discharge in federal bankruptcy does not relieve a divorcee from alimony payments decreed by a state court. The debtor’s property remains subject to attachment to satisfy alimony obligations.
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Columbus
Supreme Court of Ohio
Bat Masterson Locals Compare Gun Habits In East And West
New York on March 29 William B Masterson known as Bat has been sworn in as deputy U S marshal He compares gun ownership saying westerners carry only when ready to use a gun while New Yorkers buy cheap pistols and keep them in hip pockets He argues a shooting culture differs between regions noting more murders in the East versus the West.
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Bat Masterson
New York
William B. Masterson
Bat
United States
Masterson
Missouri Governor Folk Urges Law Respect At Banquet
New York March 29 Governor Joseph W Folk of Missouri spoke at a Waldorf Astoria Missouri society banquet urging strict enforcement of law and opposition to disregarding bad laws. He warned that disrespect for one law breeds disrespect for all laws and stressed the duty to vote and support good government.
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New York
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Missouri Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Folk
America
Wrestler Barr Injured in Stage Fall at Lira
In Lima on March 29 Al Ackerman of Fostoria and Eddie Barr of Cincinnati fought 45 minutes of top tier wrestling. Barr was shoved from the stage during a dangerous hold, flew into the orchestra and fractured two ribs. The referee ruled the bout a draw and Barr was taken to his hotel with a physician.
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Barr
Lira
Lima
al Ackerman
Fostoria
Eddie Barr
Cincinnati
Ackerman
McDonald
Jules Verne Burial Richly Attended in Amiens
The funeral of Jules Verne was held at St Martin in Amiens with attendees from literary scientific and geographical societies and many schoolchildren. The widow and children led the procession. Verne received military honors as a Legion of Honor member and is buried in Madeleine cemetery.
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Amiens
France
Jules Verne
Church of St. Martin
Society of
Legion of Honor
Madeleine
Heavy Oil Purchase by Guffey in Texas
In Beaumont on March 29 Carnes Bass Benckenstein sold 750000 barrels of crude oil in Jennings to J M Guffey Petroleum. Delivery arranged at Plaquemine Louisiana by June 1 with Jennings to Plaquemine pipeline under construction to May. Oil will meet Mississippi river cities fuel oil demand. Also Youngstown Sheet Iron and Tube stockholders approve 2500000 improvements and bond issue for new equipment including Bessemer steep, 26000 tons monthly, a Chil jet blooming mill plate mill and narrow skelp rolling facility.
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Guffey Company
Texas
Beaumont
Jennings
Carnes, Bass & Benckenstein
J. M. Guffey Petroleum Company
Plaquemine
Mississippi River
Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet, Iron and Tube Company
First Sealing Fleet Ship Returns With 32000 Seals
The steamer Eagle, the lead ship of the sealing fleet, has returned to St Johns Newfoundland with 32000 seals. This marks a successful voyage as the fleet begins the spring hunt and counts heavy cargoes of seal pelts for market.
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St. Johns
N. F
Eagle
Adrian Iselin Banker Dies in New York at 92
Adrian Iselin, prominent banker, died at his New York home on March 29. He was 92 years old.
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Adrian Iselin
New York
Protest over Rockefeller gift to American Board
Dr Washington Gladden, moderator of the Congregational church, protests to the American board's Prudential committee in Boston against accepting John D Rockefeller's $100000 gift. He calls Standard Oil's wealth built on injustice and railway control, warns the money is extorted from the people, and urges rejecting the donation rather than compromising ethics.
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Columbus
Washington Gladden
Congregational Church
Prudential Committee of American Foreign Missions
Boston
John D. Rockefeler
American Board
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Mgr. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Palace Car Magnate Dead and Cleveland Attorney Found Dead
In Cleveland Henry L Woodward New York attorney and brother of a circuit court judge was found dead with a self inflicted gunshot wound in a Hollenden hotel room. A Toledo salesman T A Brouse killed himself in his room a half hour later. Letters from Woodward wife signed Cora reveal despondency and failed business hopes. Woodward had recently suffered a streetcar fall in Ashtabula and hospital stay. Also Chicago reports Thomas H Wickes vice president of the Pullman Palace Car company has died.
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Cleveland
Henry L. Woodward
New York
Woodward
Amsterdam Avenue
Cora
Ashtabula
Ceveland
Fae
Woodvar
Marietta
Palace Car
Chicago
Thomas H. Wickes
Pullman Palace Car Company
Armour's Man Connors Indicted For Witness Interference
Chicago March 29 The federal grand jury charged Thomas J Connors general superintendent of Armour and Co with interfering with a witness before the grand jury The indictment says John E Shields a former Armour employee was entertained and given Armour offices and use of a private wire to influence his testimony Connors allegedly sought favorable testimony from Shields and approached other witnesses as well The arrest followed a bench warrant and a 5000 bond was posted
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Chicago
Federal Land Jury
Thomas J. Connors
Armour & Co
Connors
J. Ogden Armour
United States
John E. Shields
Brooklyn
Emloyeef Armour & Co
Shieds
Shields
Connor
Pastors Assigned Central Pennsylvania M E Conference Appointments
The Central Pennsylvania Methodist Episcopal Conference announces appointments for the Toona district led by Bishop M. Fitzgerald. The list includes presiding at Altoona's Hall and Allegheny, with many churches naming pastors or supplies for Bellefonte, Philipsburg, Port Matilda, and other areas across the region.
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Central Pennsylvania
M. E. Conference
Bloomsburg
M. Fitzgerald
Central Pennsyvania Methodist Episcopal Conferene
Toona
Presiding Hall
Altoona
Allegheny Ard
Chestnut Ave
Elier
J. Wow. Witnie
J. K. Loyd
East
J. W. Royer
Eghth Avenue
G. M. Kilepfer
Fairven
R. G
West Side
J. A. Mattern
Coatpert
Irvina
C. W. Karna
Cherry Tree
Harvey R. Young
Curwensyile
B. H. Mosser
Hastings
L. Campbell
Houtsdale
J. K. Riseley
Mahaffey
N. B. Smith
Mission Houtsdale
Morrisdale
R. W. Runyon
Osceon Mills
Powder Mill Tragedy Kills Four Near Troy New York
Three men die and another dies later from a blast at the Schaghticoke powder mills near Troy New York. Victims include James White and Charles Colburn Hazardsville Connecticut and James Sprague with Albert Bartlett new hires. Bodies blown to fragments. one survivor found alive but died. Damaged windows in Valley Falls and Schaghticoke. buildings recently rebuilt after a 190? explosion killed two workers.
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Troy
Sehaghticoke
James White
Charles Colburn
Hazardsville
Conn
James Sprague
Albert Bartlett
White
Valley Falls
Schaghticoke
Switchman Goes Along Amid Train Collision
A Michigan Central and Pere Marquette train collided on the cantilever bridge end near Niagara Falls. Three cars derailed and toppled into the street thirty feet below, taking a switch tender Patrik Whalen in a shanty who was badly cut and internals injuries. Conductor George Kehmilé of Niagara Falls also sustained severe internal injuries.
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Niagara Falls
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette
Patrik Whalen
George Kehmilé
Niagara Fas
Students Pull the Plow for New Wesleyan Gymnasium
Delaware Ohio March 29 596 students hatless and coatless tugged the big rope to draw a plow. President Whitelock guided the effort as a furrow 159 yards long marked the start of the new 50 000 gymnasium at Wesleyan University.
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Delaware
Mareh
Wesleyan University
Whitelock
Twenty-Two Bodies Recovered From Reg Ash Mine Explosion
In Hinton West Virginia on March 29 five ore bodies were removed from the Reg Ash mine following the March 18 explosion that trapped 24 miners. All bodies have now been recovered except two.
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Hinton
W. Va
Reg Ash
Remarkable Confession On Maine Destruction By Engineer
Gessler Rosseau, imprisoned in the Tombs, claims the Maine was destroyed by a bomb he manufactured during the Cuban revolt era. He describes assembling two explosive machines in 1897 and details plans with Cuban leaders, including attempts to place a device on Spanish ships and a failed misfire blamed on an error. He also cites an unrelated act against Frederick the Great’s statue and denies anarchist ties.
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New York
Maine
Gessler Rosseau
Tombs
Rosseau
Cunard Line
Weyler
Jacksonvile
Havana
Revolutionary Party
America
Spain
Cuba
Alfonso
Marne
Frederick the Great
Washington
Chase to remove Hyde and Schiff from Equitable directors
State Senator Brackett and other Saratoga policy holders filed with the attorney general a petition to begin action in the people’s name to oust James H. Hyde and Jacob Schiff from the Equitable Life Assurance Society for alleged misconduct. The petition claims Hyde used society funds for a New York ball and European trips while Schiff sold bonds to the society while director. Courts have held policyholders may sue only through the attorney general.
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Albany
N. Y
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
Mayer
Eave
James H. Hyde
Jacob Schiff
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
Brackett
Mary S. Young
Murder in Prison: Turner killed by Kruger at Riverside
Convict Charles Turner of Potter County jailed for larceny and Paul Kruger of Allegheny, serving five years, fought over a trivial matter in the Riverside Prison bakery. Kruger fatally stabbed Turner, who bled to death in thirty minutes, with Captain Too-Hil away. Both men had been considered model prisoners.
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Potter County
Felon Werkman
Riverside
Pillsours
Maroh
Charles Turner
Paul Kruger
Allegheny
Bardina
Kruger
Turner
Krier
Too - Hil
Kuger
Kruger Wage
Carnegie Gives 8000 for Topeka Library Fight
Joy at the crossroads as Andrew Carnegie donates 4000 dollars for a Topeka Indiana library, supported for 40 years by local farmers through Sycamore Corners literary society. A Ligonier merchant adds another 4000 dollars matching the fund, boosting a village project in La Grange county.
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Ligonier
Ind
Andrew Carnegie
Topeka
la Grange
Sycamore Corners
Carnegie
Cleveland
Chadwick
Indiana
Jacob Strauss
Meyer Receives High Honor in Rome Farewell Audience
Dowager Queen Margherita welcomed American Ambassador Meyer in Rome. Meyer is to be received by King Victor Emmanuel on Thursday and attend a farewell dinner that night, an unusual royal distinction reflecting special esteem.
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Meyer
Rome
Margherita
Victor Emmanuel
Chicago Grain Market Slips on Wheat Harvest News
Reports from the southwest predicting vigorous fall-sown wheat weighed on the Chicago market. May wheat closed at 1.12 to 1.18 per bushel, May corn down to 4.774, May oats around 2.95.
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Chicago
Southwest
Teohaes
Pittsburg Markets March 22 Grain Livestock Prices
Pittsburg market notes show corn yellow shelled at mixed highs with futures, No 2 white and No 3 prices listed, hay figures including No 1 Timothy at 12.75 to 13, No 1 clover at 12.75, 12. The dairy line lists eggs, butter and cheese prices with Ohio cream and New York full cream varieties. Cattle ranges from prime to rough fat steers from 2.75 to 5.90, milch cows 15 to 45, heifers and bulls priced, calves and veals 2 to 7, hogs to prime heavy 5.65 to 7.0, sheep and lambs 4.75 to 6.50 for wethers and 5.25 to 6.50 for lambs.
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Duar
New York
New
Ohio
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Armour
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Switchman
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Alexander H. Revell
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Sir Thomas
Indian Ocean
Louisville
Federn Grand Jury
Desoiesile
Vetter
Morgan
Pennay Bonds
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Hyde
Carnegie Ride Farmers
Chicago Grain Market
Pittsburg
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