Magoons Bid For Governor Governs Canal Board Reform
The Canal Commission is reorganized after the president departs on a hunting trip. Secretary Taft announces seven commissioners with new duties. Magoon named governor of the canal zone. Shonts chairs. Wallace as chief engineer. Endicott, Haines, Ernst, and Harrod named to the body.
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Washington
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
Taft
Benjamin M. Harrod
Theodore P. Shonts
Charles E. Magoon
Canal
John F. Wallace
Brady Is Asked to Resign as Alaska Governor
A conditional request was made for Hon. John G. Brady to resign as governor of Alaska. Secretary Hitchcock, acting under the president, conveyed the demand after Brady was found to be associated with a mining company. He was told to quit the company or resign his office.
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Alaska
Washington
John G. Brady
Hitchcock
Brady
Dawes Commission
Rivers highways eyed in Siberian rail plan
Minister Hil koff plans an exhaustive inquiry during his Siberian railroad inspection into creating a large river transport system. A flood of notices follows with other regional items on deaths and court judgments across Illinois and South Dakota. Dr EB C Hewett dies at 77 in Bloomington. Isaac L Ellwood wins $23,000 against Huron city in bond refund dispute tied to state capital fights.
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ST. Petersburg
Siberian
Hilkoff
Sioux Falls
S. D
Carland
United States Court
Isaac L. Eilwood
Huron
Ellwood
South Dakota
Procter’s Daughter Dead in Vermont Senator Departure
Arkansas Springs dispatch reports Senator Reds Reig Broctor of Vermont left for Boston on the death of his daughter. The missive notes he has purchased a winter residence there and sent his Sprites from Proctor.
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Procter
Hgt Springs
Ark
Reds Reig Broctor
Vermont
Boston
Lord Kelvin Ill After Operation in London
London report says Lord Kelvin, the distinguished scientist, is in critical condition following an operation for internal trouble. The condition was described as less satisfactory.
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Lord Kelvin
London
Bid Amendment Refused in Navy Yard Dry Dock Case
Bayonne businessman T Spearin sought to amend a $25,000 certified check and his dry dock bid at New York Navy Yard after discovering a $100,000 miscalculation. Admiral Endicott refused to accept the amended bid or return the check, prompting a dispute over bid integrity and cancellation.
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Washington
T. Spearin
Bayonne
N. J
Admiral Endicott
Treau
Havy Department
Cancellati
Mr. Spearin
Admiral Endicott Slong
New York Navy Yard
Speari
Spearin
Admiral Wadicott
Estimating Stanford Estate After Widow's Death
San Francisco The Examiner reports Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford left an estate valued at 7 million dollars. A formal inventory is pending but preliminary appraisals place the total near seven million, with 3,125,000 devoted to legacies and bequests. The residue, at least 3,878,000, will bolster Stanford University funds.
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San Francisco
Jane Lathrop Stanford
Stanford University
Deny Charges of Castro In Venezuela Case
Washington state department solicitor Penfield said Sunday night that General Francis V. Greene and his asphalt company did not aid the Matos revolution. He noted Greene had months ago submitted a sworn denial with affidavits from officers of the company supporting the denial.
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Castro
Washington
Penfield
State Department
Venezuela
Francis V. Greene
Asphalt Company
Matos
Greene
Chicago Sues Standard Oil Over Inspection Fees
CHICAGO filed suit for 40000 against the Standard Oil Company over alleged non payment of inspection fees. The city claims Standard Oil refused to pay for inspections under a naphtha and gasoline ordinance for years. Standard representatives say gasoline and naphtha are not petroleum products and the ordinance does not apply.
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Standard Oil Company
Chicago
Standard
Barred From the Country for Insanity Refusal
New York report says Joseph Witous, after five years in the United States and holding a house there, was refused entry on return from six months in Europe. Medical officers at Ellis Island deemed him insane and barred him from the country. Witous is described as highly educated and well to do.
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New York
United States
Joseph Witous
Europe
Witous
Enis Island
Chicago mayor race ends with Dunne victory
Chicago voters elect Judge Dunne Democrat as mayor defeating Republicans in a dramatic election. The city shifts toward reducing private utility franchises and pursuing quicker public ownership of street car lines valued in the millions, amid policy debates.
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Chicago
Ill
Republican Party
Judge Dunne
Telegraph Line Aiming To Connect Viadez And Seward Alaska
General Greely reports from Bayonne that 200 miles of cable are being manufactured to link Viadez with Seward Alaska as the terminus of a roadway to the Yukon. He notes the telegraph system in Alaska is functioning satisfactorily and a table message was sent to Nome in three hours.
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Nome
Washington
General Greely
Bayonne
N. J
Viadez
Seward
Alaska
Valdex
Yukon
Germany rejects call for international peace congress
Berlin reports that Germany opposes convening an international congress to settle the Russian Japanese war. Berlin officials say such a congress would disturb the present balance of power and invite each participant to secure personal advantages as brokers in the settlement.
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Germany
Berlin
Merger Talk Shocks Wall Street Over Union Pacific Plan
The New York Central and Northwestern deal sparks speculation on a merger and how a $105,000,000 stock issue for Union Pacific affects its common stock. Investors react as brokers bid to buy and officials offer little clarity on use of proceeds amid rumors of a holding-company swap.
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New York Central
Northwestern
New York
Union
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Atle
Chicago & Northwestern
Harriman
Rumors of Peace Move Europe toward War Continuation
Berlin officials and the Associated Press report that peace at an early date seems likely, with the Russian court split. The emperor hesitates, fearing failure of his reign and loss of prestige, while grand dukes and ministers push toward ending the war within the month.
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Czar
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Russia
Wll
Silent St Petersburg Press Warned On Peace Talks
The quiet St Petersburg newspapers imply government warnings suppress peace coverage while a few pro war voices republish foreign articles urging continued conflict and claim peace would surrender Russia's Pacific stance.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Pacific
General Strike Looms Amid Labor Unrest in Warsaw
Increasing unrest in labor circles surrounds Warsaw as informed men foresee a general strike within weeks. A large manufacturer in a neighboring town refused a major contract last week after discussions with workmen leaders, convinced all employees would walk out within a month, despite promises of equal profits if the contract were completed.
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Warsaw
Magoon Named Governor of Panama Canal Zone
Judge Charles B. Magoon of Lincoln Nebraska, head of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, War Department, is selected to be the new Governor and minister of the Panama Canal Zone. He will take combined executive and diplomatic duties after the Isthmian canal commission reorganization. Charles E. Morgan to act as governor in place of General Davis and as minister plenipotentiary to Panama.
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Washington
Charles Bd, Magoon
Lincoln
Neb
Bureau of Insular Affair
War Department
Panama Canal Zone
Isthminan Canal Commission
Tatt
Ravixye Magoon
Philippines
Canal Zone
Taft
Charles E. Morgan
General Davis
United States
Panama
John Barrett
Will of Mrs Jane Stanford leaves bulk to University
San Jose Cal probate confirms the will of Mrs Jane Stanford. Executors named include Charles G Lathrap Timothy Hopkins Joseph D Grant Whitelaw Reid and Thomas B Grothers. Codicil wrote in 1904 directs trusts totaling 4 million plus 125000 to charities.
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University
San Jose
Cal
Jane Stanford
Charles G. Lathrap
Timothy Hopkins
Joseph D. Grant
Whitelaw Reid
Thomas B. Grothers
S. F. Lieb
Mountford J Wilson
Charles K. Lovell
Robert G. Hunter
T. F. Draper
Admiral Barker Retires as Evans Takes North Atlantic Post
Rear Admiral A S Barker retires as commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic fleet after long service. Admiral Evans succeeds him, selecting the Meine as flagship. Barker, a Massachusetts native, helped shape strategy in the Spanish American War and later led the New York Navy Yard before assuming fleet command.
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Evans
Washington
A. S. Barker
Spain
Barker
Strategy Board
Navy Yard
New York
Massachusetts
Naval Academy
Meine
Actress Carries Swain Fails in Marriage Suit
Paris civic tribunal rejects Carrie Swain the American actress as Frank Gard ner's wife after reviewing correspondence that shows no marriage existed. The court finds Gard ner's obligation only moral and dismisses damages claim for lack of proven bad faith.
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Paris
Civic Tribunal of the Line
Carrie Swain
Frank Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Francis McCord Dies in Asheville After Illness
Francis McCord, son of the late James McCord, died in Asheville, North Carolina, Friday after a period of tuberculosis. His death was unexpected.
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Francis McCord
Joseph, Mo
James McCord
Asheville
N. G
Pullman Rates Charged Unjust in Kansas Complaint
R. B. Cone of Garden City files the first major complaint with the state railroad board alleging Pullman rates on Kansas railroads are unjust, discriminative and unreasonable and that similar services cost less elsewhere in the state.
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Topeka
Kas
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Pullman Company
R. 8 S. Cone
Garden City
Cone
Kansas
SAKAROFF TALKS On Russian war stance and peace talks
War minister Sakaroff rejects reports of countermanded orders and says no new mobilization will occur now, with 140,000 troops from the last mobilization en route. He defends his loyalty to Kouropatkin, notes equal strength with Japan in men and matériel, and hints European assurances influenced reserve deployments. Roosevelt’s vacation signals peace talks failure. Rojestvensky’s squadron sails toward Japan amid hopes of victory.
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Sakaroff
Kouropatkin
Mukden
Sakaref
Europe
Germany
Poland
Roosevelt
Washington
Russia
Japan
Pacific
Rosestvensky
Admiralty
Rojestvensky
Toga
Madagascar
Forty Two Men Entombed In Zeigler Mine Disaster
Benton Illinois reports an explosion at Joseph Lester's Zeigler mine entombing about fifty miners. At least three bodies recovered, with thirty four feared dead. Gas buildup due to Sunday closure blamed. explosion hurled mine timbers, one cage shot to the surface from a 500 foot shaft. shock felt twelve miles away.
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Goal
Zeigler
Benton
Ill
Joseph Lester
Leiter
Mrs Maybrick Seeks Rehabilitation From Britain
Mrs Florence Maybrick and her counsel met Acting Secretary of State Atlee to obtain papers to rehabilitate her legal status in the United States. The State Department may take up the matter with the British embassy in London. In Havana the provincial council approved erecting a Cervantes monument.
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England
Washington
Florence Maybrick
Atlee
Maybrick
State Department
London
Havana
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Austria Seeks Inquest Into Utah Police Killing
The Austrian consul in San Francisco demands a strict investigation by Vath authorities into the death of Jacob Oman, an Austrian citizen, shot by Castlegate Utah officer R A Lewis on January 27 in a pesthouse quarantine. Oman reportedly attempted to break out and was killed instantly. officials cite accidental shooting.
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Austria
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Vath
Jacob Oman
Castlegate
Utah
Oman
R. A. Lewis
Lewis
Unrest in Warsaw Erupts With Fatal Firefight
News recounts clashes in Warsaw where a socialist Bund demonstration met dispersed by troops and police. In Dzika street a memorial march led to police and military fire volleys, causing four deaths and about forty injuries. Proclamations warn against public gatherings and schools face threats amid rising nervousness.
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Warsaw
Daliantrees
Jewish Socialist Society
Bund
Party of Violence
Maximovitch
American and Canadian Commissions Form To Study Great Lakes Waterways
President appoints American commissioners George Clinton Q H Ernst and Gardner William to join Canadians J P Maybe W King and Louis Acoste with Thomas Cole as secretary to study navigation impacts from the deep waterway project. They will organize, then contact Ottawa to set a joint meeting likely in Toronto to begin work.
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Washington
Joint International Commission
Great Lakes
George Clinton
New York
Q. H. Ernst
Corps of Engineers
United States
Gardner
William
Cornell
J. P. Maybe
Toronto
W. King
Ottawa
Louis Acoste
Thomas Cole
Illinois moves to curb loan sharks with wage law
Springfield Illinois unanimous vote sends anti loan shark bill to third reading in the Senate. The measure bars legal wage assignments unless both spouses sign and requires three days notice to employers. Backers include Attorney General Stead and Chicago merchants club. Senator Dickson asserts homes are wrecked and borrowers driven to ruin by usury.
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Inois
Springfield
Stead
Merchants’ Club of Chicago
Dickson
Senate
Hamburg American denies joint interests with Lloyd line
At a Hamburg general meeting Herr Baitin director general said no mans existed for establishing a community of interests between the Hamburg American Steam Packet company and the North German Lloyd line.
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Hamburg
Hamburg-American Steam Packet Company
Herr Baitin
Lloyd Lines
Dowager Duchess of Abercorn Dies in Sussex
London reports the dowager duchess of Abercorn Louisa Janerussell, daughter of the sixth duke of Bedford, died of gastritis at Coates Castle in Sussex, ending a prominent aristocratic lineage.
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Duchess of
Assassin Attacks Policeman in Warsaw Hospital
An unknown man entered a War saw hospital during the night of March 26 and fired three shots at Policeman Sarap while he lay wounded from a prior bombing at Praga police station. The assailant fled as staff and patients recovered from the shock.
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Warsaw
Praga
Sarap
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