Wireless patent dispute sparks push for international control
Berlin reports professor Slaby proposes a world conference to curb wireless telegraphy monopolies. Marconi counters that his system blocks Slaby and Arco unless prearranged. The dispute centers on licenses, patents, and control of land and sea stations amid tensions with Britain and the United States.
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Berlin
Slaby
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
High Seas
Nantucket
Prince Henry
Deutschland
New York
Foreign Office
Marconi
Count Arco
Maroni Company
Marconi Company
Slaby-Arco
Riot at Seventh Day Adventist Conference in Chicago
Eight members of a rival church stormed the Seventh Day Adventist interstate conference at a Chicago church causing a riot like scene. Five men and three women were beaten and rushed out, pursued by about 150 worshipers and arrested at the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Will Not Fight at Oriel In Gans Match
Manager J. H. Herman of the International A. C. of Port Erie Ont arrived to confer with Al Harfard, manager for Joe Gans, regarding a proposed bout. Herman says Erie is pushing too hard for his club and will not fight at Oriel.
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Erne
Uorfard
Harfard
Eureka Athletic Club
Herman
Erie
Baltimore
J. H. Herman
The
International A. C
Port Erie
Ont
al. Harfard
Joe Gans
Snow delay shifts Kansas City shooting match
A snow storm in Kansas City postpones the match between J A R Elliott of Kansas City and W R Crosby of O Fallon Ill for a cast iron medal until Monday April 7. The grand American handicap entry list of 60 marksmen is issued, the strongest field since 1893, with the tournament beginning next Wednesday April 2. The Monday Tuesday sweepstakes stage includes 54 entrants with high handicaps such as H R Bates of Ridgetown at 31 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. A. R. Elliott
W. R. Crosby
O'Fallon
Ill
H.R. Bates
Ridgetown
Military drills highlight Madison Square Garden program
At Madison Square Garden the 12th Regiment National Guard introduced the butt musket drill for the first time in tonight’s military tournament program. The absence of the 48th Highlanders Canadian militia drew some disappointment as their presence had been a show feature. Wheat yields in Kansas are expected to be very large due to three weeks of ideal weather with no new frost damage. France’s Senate approved a 600000 franc credit for the St Louis exposition on art and state manufacturers.
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New York
Madison Square
12Th Regiment
National Guard
National Guards
48Th Highlanders
Topeka
Kas
Wheat Belt
Kansas
Paris
Senate Today
Chamber of Deputies
France
St. Louis
Hatfield Gang Battle Kills Two Deputies in Tug River
A clash at Tug river results in the deaths of two deputy sheriffs and two Hatfield gang members as authorities attempt arrest. The Hatfields resist capture amid ongoing rural conflict in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Atlanta
Journal
Huntington
W. Va
Hatfield
Tug River
Remains of Cecil Rhodes Draw Large Public Viewing
Capetown reports fifteen thousand people viewed Cecil Rhodes remains at Groots Schuur with a seven hour continuous procession. In London the UK revenue for the quarter ending March shows a rise of 4 4,618,913 pounds from the extra two pence on income tax.
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Capetown
Cecil Rhodes
Groots Schuur
London
United Kingdom
Floods Ravage Middle Tennessee and Eastern Kentucky
March 29 reports describe the worst floods since 1890 across Middle Tennessee and eastern Kentucky. Losses exceed a million dollars with three deaths in Giles County and multiple towns inundated as rivers rose to record levels.
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Nashville
Tenn
Middle Tennessee
Giles County
John Cole
Richland Creek
Pulasky
Kentucky
Middlesboro
East Tennessee
Cumberland
Louisville and Nashville Railway
Here
Cobb
Tramway Contractlet for Tyee Copper on Vancouver Island
RN Riblet reports winning the contract to build a 17 500 foot tramway for the Tyee Copper company on Vancouver Island. The line will haul ore to the E and N railway for the Ladysmith smelter, with a 100 ton per day capacity. Construction starts now and should take about three months. Weather at the coast has been milder but with snow wind rain and occasional sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riblet
Tyee Copper Company
Vancouver Island
E. and N. Railway
Ladysmith
Minimum Ocean Rates Set for Express Lines in New Agreement
Local agents of English and Continental Steamship lines announce the minimum passenger rate agreement taking effect Monday March 41. The pact lengthens the summer season with westbound rates 25 percent higher May to October and eastbound April 11 to October. The main changes affect selective ships of the express lines.
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New York
Maren Sv
Continental Steamship Lines
Lime from Kaslo shows promising quarry expansion
The Kootenaian reports a first shipment of 250 tons of lime rock from Kaslo’s new quarry owned by Warland Davenport and Burton. The lime will average over 50 percent and go to the Hall Mines smelter at Nelson. The quarry yields excellent building stone and an expanding, sizable dike.
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the Kootenaian
Messrs
Warland, Davenport and
Burton
Hall Mines
Nelson
Arbitration assurances and Cuban postal changes noted
The Japanese government guarantees American citizens in Japan may benefit from any arbitration decision, with the United States agreeing to be bound. A Consul McWade dispatch reports plague deaths in Tsang Shing and cholera in Shehing and Tung Mun, while Cuba sees Cuba post offices reorganized with Fernadez as assistant director-general and Alvarez as postmaster of Havana, effective April 1.
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Japan
United States
Marine Hospital Service
State Department
McWade
Canton
China
Tsang Shing
Shehing
Tung Mun
Cuba
Jon
Charles Fernadez
Joseph Alvarez
Havana
Thunder Hill plant bought for Tracy creek use
C Hungerford Pollen, rep of the English syndicate, owners of the Estella mine, bought the Thunder Hill concentrating plant in Vancouver. It will be moved wholly to Tracy creek to concentrate ores from the camp. The Estella group has eight claims with 2000 feet of tunnels and shows copper, oxides, galena and pyrite ore.
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C. Hungerford Pollen
Estella
Vancouver
Thunder Hill
Tracy Creek
Fort Steele
Hartz
Estella Group
No. 1
Rover
Lipton Funds Coronation Dinner Idea Adopted
Sir Thomas Lipton proposed a coronation dinner for London’s poor and offered to pay, with the King choosing to fund the event from private sources. By royal request Lipton joined the mayoral committee overseeing the dinner.
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London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Edward
Thomas
Jamaica Disappointed as Chamberlain Delays New Constitution
Kingston Jamaica March 29 Colonial Secretary Chamberlain replies to a Jamaica legislature memorial saying he cannot consent to a new constitution until existing conditions have a fair trial and are found lacking by common consent General disappointment greets Chamberlains reply and Jamaica.
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Kingston
Chamberlain
Jamaica
Goodenough Mines Issues Annual Statement
The annual statement from Good enough Mines Limited, issued by secretary treasurer John Keen, shows ore shipments valued at 19950.77 dollars for the year and two dividends of one percent each totaling 13188 dollars.
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Goodenough Mines, Limited
John Keen
Railway Track Reaches Ferguson Near Republic
The Republic and Grand Yorks railway team reached Ferguson nine miles from Republic as of March 29. Track laying will finish in about two weeks enabling ore shipments to Granby smelter to begin.
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Grand Forks
Republic and
Grand Yorks
Ferguson
Republic
Granby
Turnerbund to aid Transvaal women and wounded Boers
Herman Lieber president of the North America Turnerbund announced the organization plans to send a large relief fund to the Transvaal. He said the group will call all societies in the United States to contribute, noting 40 000 members from Boston to San Francisco.
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Indianapolis
Herman Lieber
North America
Turnerbund
Transvaal
Lieber
United States
Boston
San Francisco
Japanese tax exemption issue sent for arbitration
The Japanese government agrees to submit the question raised by powers on the exemption of their citizens living in Japan from taxation on their houses to arbitration. The United States government is involved in the matter.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Wells Clears Greenshields in Victoria Rail Talks
Wells and Greenshields faced cross examination as Judge Walker absolved Greenshields of acting in a dual capacity during railway negotiations. A protest was filed against Col Prior’s election as minister of mines amid bribery and corruption charges. A new wooden steamer for the P N Co to run Victoria to northern British Columbia ports will cost about 150000 dollars. A large stevedoring company, led by Alex McDermott, Capt J S Gibson, and others, seeks to dominate coast loading operations.
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Victoria
Wells
Greenshields
Walker
Col Prior
Pengwern
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Catalina Island
P. N. Co
British Columbian
Cil
Alex McDermott
Vancouver
J. 8. Gibson
Chemnaius
Brtish Columbian
Ore shipments rise in Rossland camp weekly totals
Shipments in the Rossland camp show another weekly increase with Le Roi leading at 6,200 tons and Le Roi No 2 at 1,250, Centre Star 720, and Rossland Great Western 450 tons. Total for the week reaches 8,020 tons and year to date 0,363 tons. Sunday's and Monday's output push the month past May 1901's record of 22,763 tons by about 2,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossland
le Roi
le Roi No. 2
Centre Star
Rossland Great Western
A Newfound Sealing Grounds Fatality Reported
St Johnna March 29 It is reported that one sealer died in a sealing voyage with 20 steamers. The fleet has caught 230000 salt fish to date, with last year totaling 345000 and 20000 more expected. One man was carried away and perished on the floet.
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Newfoundland
St. Johnna
Mflc
White Still Undecided on Resignation Despite Leave
Ambassador Andrew D. White remains undecided about resigning his post as U S envoy to Germany. His health is improved though not robust and he continues regular office hours while on a routine leave of absence at the Riveria.
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Berlin
Maren
Andrew D. White
United States
Germany
Ife
Riveria
Burned at the Stake in Georgia Murder Case
Telegraphs report from Savannah says Richard Young, among four blacks accused in a dying confession by Dover Fountain, was hunted by residents near the Ogeechee road three miles from Savannah and burned at the stake after the alleged attack on Fountain and his mother Thursday night.
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Macon
Maren
Savanah
Gia
Richard Young
Young Dover Fountwin
Ogechee Road
Aavannah
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