Ultimatum Reach in Manchuria Crisis Starkly Cites Russia and China
London and Washington dispatches detail pressure over the Manchurian convention. Li Hung Chang favors signing while southern viceroys oppose it. Japan watches, urging no free hand for Russia. Riots and arrests ripple through St Petersburg and Kiev as authorities curb dissent.
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Li Hung Chang
Washington
China
Russia
America
United States
Ohio
Bea
Rying
Chang
Chan Chi Tung
Lalun Yi
Yang Yu
Petersburg
Legation
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Yokohama
Japan
Manchuria
St.Petersburg
Sa Mau
Forest Fires Scorch New Jersey Timber Lands
Fires in northern New Jersey near Hammonton threaten Winslow and destroy 5000 acres of timber and thousands of cords of wood. Farm buildings burn as firefighters endure narrow escapes during the blaze.
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New Jersey
Hammonton
N. J
Winslow
Manila Frauds in Commissary Tie With Aguinaldo Tale
Manila reports reveal widespread commissary frauds tied to the Luzon supply chain. Capt Frederick Barrows and seven commissary sergeants, civilian clerks, a contractor and bakery owners are detained as thousands of sacks of flour bacon and other goods bearing government marks surface with unauthorized holders. Investigations extend to prior years as officers face charges amid a growing scandal.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Frederick J. Barrows
Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry
Department of Southern Luzon
Hotel Oriente
United States
Philip K. Sweet
Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Wilder
MacArthur
Washington
White House
War Department
Army
Luzon
Corbin
Barrows
Not Ready for Freedom Cuba Policy Emphasis by Retired General
General Fitzhugh Lee, retired from the army, urged American patronism in Cuba at a banquet in Omaha. He argued the United States should honor the Teller resolution, pacify Cuba, then hand the island to its people, uphold the Platt amendment, and let Cuba govern itself if stable, with continued U S pledge to pacification.
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Omaha
Neb
Fitzhugh Lee
Cuba
Omaha Club
United States
Ship of State
Philippines
Congress
Funston
Porto Rico
Spain
Newant From National Capital Of North western Interest
Joseph F. Eastes of Yankton South Carolina has been reinstated as superintendent of the Santee agency Indian school in Nebraska. Postmasters appointed include L. P. Alexander at Springhill Iowa and R. J. Wilson at Thayer Iowa, with resignations noted. Nebraska appointments include W. M. Wismer at Redington and a recommendation for Martie M. Laird as postmistress at Rain Hayes county.
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Newan
National Capital
Northwestern
Washington
Joseph F. Eastes
Yankton
S. C
Santee Agency
Nebraska
Iowa
Springhill
Warren County
L. P. Alexander
L. R. Andrews
Thayer
Union County
R. J. Wilson
A. Gripp
Redington
Cheyenne
W. M. Wismer
T. 8. Mackie
Martie M. Laird
Rain
Hayes County
Morgan Plot Aims to End Panama Canal Project
Chicago April 3 special says J Pierpont Morgan and James J Hill urge abandoning government canal plans and finishing work with private capital. They have gained control of the Panama company and plan a conference with President McKinley. New York reports Morgan led syndicate gains in steel and mining sectors.
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Chicago
The
Chronicle From
Washington
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
Isthmus
Panama
Panama Canal
Mr. Morgan
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Hanna
Messrs. Morgan
Hill
McKinley
Morgan
Mr. Hill
Panama Company
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Oliver Mining Company
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Carnegie Company
Chase Steel
Messrs. J. Pierpont Morgan
United States Steel Company
John D. Rockefeller
Francis H. Peabody
Henry H. Rogers
Chas. M. Schwab
Elbert M. Gary
Robert Bacon
Chas. Steele
Marshal Field
Norman B. Ream
P. A. B. Widener
Wm. P. Moore
James H. Reed
Henry P. Frick
Daniel G. Reid
E. C. Converse
Percival Roberts
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Alfred Clifford
Wm. FE. Dodge
Nathaniel Thayer
Wm. Edenborn
Abraham §. Hewitt
Clement A. Griscom
Charles M. Schwab
Arthur F. Lake
Richard Trimble
E. H. Gary
Charles Steele
Norman B. Heam
Panic in the palace during Dolma bagtsche ceremony
An earthquake shook Constantinople at the Dolma bagtsche palace during the Bairan ceremony. Officials fled the gallery as plaster fell and chandeliers broke. The sultan remained calm, resumed the throne, and ordered the ceremony to continue despite the panic and disrupted music.
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Constantinople
Sultan
Dolmabagtsche
Salmon Syndicate Could Control Coast Fishing Industry
San Francisco April 3 The Call reports a pending $30,000,000 syndicate deal that would place the entire coast fishing and packing industry under one corporation if closed. Principal shareholders include J Pierpont Morgan August Belmont W Seligman K Seligman and leading New York bankers. Eastern capitalists hold options on most canning plants and Alaska Packers Association may be approached for an option. Companies likely to be absorbed include Pacific American Fisheries led by John Cudahy and Pacific Steam Whaling led by Senator George C Perkins.
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San Francisco
J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
W. Seligman
K. Seligman
New York City
Alaska Packers’ Association
Pacific American Fisheries Company
John Cudahy
Chicago
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
George C. Perkins
California
Waldeck Rousseau Suffers Throat Abscess in Paris
Paris April 2 Premier Waldeck Rousseau is reported to be suffering from a throat abscess. The condition is described as a serious health issue affecting his ability to govern temporarily.
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Waldeck-Rousseau
Paris
Waldeck- Rousseau
Priest Averts Strike as Morgan and Father Phillips Befriend
New York April 3 More than Wall Street follows the growing friendship between J Pierpont Morgan and Father Edward S Phillips the Hazleton priest who spoke with Morgan for hours to avert a mining strike Crisis credit 15 attributed to Father Phillips alone Morgan welcomed the priest to his private office and the two men debated matters while bankers and railroad presidents waited Father Phillips regards Morgan as the greatest man of the century and Morgan reportedly pleased with the meeting
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Father Phillips
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Wall Street
Grose
Edward S. Phillips
Hazleton
Mitchell
Mr. Morgan
Hazelton
Morgan
Twain Answers Critics in Mission Board Feud
Humorist Mark Twain replies to attacks by members of the American Board of Foreign Missions. He credits Dr Ament with acting on his beliefs but critiques the board's head as on trial. Twain defends Dr Judson Smith yet mocks past disputes and notes his own inclination to dispute.
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Humorist
American Board of Foreign Missions
New York
Mark Twain
North American Review
Dr. Ament
Judson Smith
Board ‘S
Foreign Missions
Twain
Dr. Smith
Funston Promoted Over War Office in McKinley Era
Washington April 2. Frederick Funston receives brigadier general rank in the permanent army amid public acclaim. The decision appears to clash with war department factions led by General Corbin, with General MacArthur’s support cited as pivotal to overcoming bureau opposition.
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Funston
War Office Cabal
Washington
McKinley
Frederick Funston
War Department
Aguinaldo
Corbin
United States
MacArthur
Kansas
Manila
Kansan
Death of E. V. Cole Earling hotel landlord
Spencer Iowa April 2 Earling hotel landlord E V Cole died yesterday after a week of pneumonia He came from Ida Grove two years ago The funeral will be held tomorrow.
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Meath
E. V. Cole
Spencer, Ia
Earling Hotel
Ida Grove
Deceitful Bouquet Unmasks Love Triangle
Louise Lawtree discovers a hidden note in a Easter bouquet meant for another woman. George McVeigh reveals his own feelings and explains a mistaken floral exchange with George Black as the real engraver of the note.
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Louise
McVeigh
Brer Rabbit in China Easter Table Dish Featured
A life sized gingerbrer rabbit figures for Easter breakfast in Newark. A plaster china piece with ruby eyes holds boiled eggs under its removable head and shoulders lid. Its crouching pose imitates sitting bunny ready to spring.
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China
Newark
My Lady's Beauty Poem by Mary Norton Bradford
Verse extols inner beauty over physical prettiness. It presents beauty as rooted in soul and deeds, growing with time into the embodiment of womanly perfection as seen in her lovely face and voice. A lyrical meditation on enduring charm.
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Mary Norton Bradford
A Man and a Maid Short Sermon
A poem by Edgar M. Dilley explores love and flirtation as a cycle where favors turn between partners. It describes a man loving a woman who abandons him for another, then repeats with new couples, illustrating the recurring pattern in relationships.
New York Skyscraper Under Construction on Broad and Exchange
Since last May the tallest New York skyscraper has risen at Broad Street and Exchange Place. The 23 story office building will cover 27 000 square feet and cost 3 000 000. Ten thousand tons of steel support a framework on 100 columns set on steel caissons to bedrock. Tenants to move in by May.
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New York
Broad Street
Exchange Place
May L
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Ministry of Education
Kieff
Gen. Lee
J. J. Hill
Morgan-Hill Syndicate
Paname Concern
A Salmon Syndicate
Wkinley
Louise Lantree
Ethel
George
Miss Louise
Ethel Grey
Louise Lawtree
George McVeigh
Kirby
Mr. McVeigh
Edgar M. Dilley
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