Morgan the Guest at Rome Embassy
J Pierpont Morgan and Mrs Satterlee hosted a grand Rome embassy dinner at Delfgario Palace with Italian dignitaries andMme Emma Nevada providing entertainment. Morgan received the Commander of the Order of St Maurice decoration from the King of Italy for returning the Ascoli cope. American guests included the Griscoms, Col. Robert Goddard and others.
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Pierpont Morgan
Herbert L. Satterles
Rome
Delfrago Palace
Queen Christina
Spain
Morgan
Griscom
Mr. Morgan
Satterlee
Order of St. Maurice
Italy
Signor Tritton
Fortis
Prince Pio
Savoy
Duke of
Sermoneta
Mr ‘Morgan
C. A. Griscom
Col
Robert Goddard
Rhode Island
Gurnee
New York
American Crook Arrested in London After Bank Robbery Link
Eddie Guerrin a noted American crook once sent to Devil's Island for a French bank heist was arrested in London on suspicion of involvement in a recent provincial bank robbery. He was remanded after examination, amid reports of an attempted murder by a man named Smith and a woman known as Chicago May Churchill last June.
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London
Eddie Guerrin
Chicago
Devil's Island
France
Smith
Churchill
Guerrin
UK revenue totals and new Brazil battleship Minas Geraes
London reports UK revenue for the year ending March 31 at 782,689,450 with a net rise of 6,506,020. In New Castle on Tyne an April 21 launch unveils Brazil’s Minas Geraes battleship, costing about 9,000,600. In Shanghai William Rockhill, the American minister, attends a luncheon and plans visits to Nanking and Wu Chang before returning to Peking with no political aims.
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London
United Kingdom
New Castle-On-Tyne
Brazil
Minas Géraes
Shanghai
China
American Association
Nanking
Wuchang
Peking
Finnish Senate resigns after confidence vote amid censorship
Helsinki reports the Finnish Senate will resign following a March 28 vote of no confidence. The 71 to 47 Diet tally blamed the Socialists for criticizing the administration over Russian terrorists and encroachments, citing lack of firmness against Russia. Manila dispatch notes Governor General Smith and the Philippine Commission going to Baguio for the hot season. The Assembly recess runs April 4 to 27. Gomez is re elected in Manila but faces expulsion concerns.
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Helsingfors
Diet
Finland
Manila
Smith
Baguio
Assembly
Senor Gomez
Gomez
Home Rule Victory Marks Turning Point in Commons
London March 31 John E Redmond Nationalist leader says the Commons backed home rule with a large majority 313 to 157 noting Gladstones 1886 and 1893 bills failed by margins. The resolution demands a Dublin Parliament with an executive answerable to it and Liberal ministers pledge full support. Birrell proposes a Irish University charter in Dublin and Belfast with Catholic lay head and no religious tests. Balfour and Dillon express approval and Catholic support is pledged to push the plan.
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London
John E. Redmond
Ireland
House of Commons
Gladstonejs
Hdme
Dublin
Liberal Party
Great Britain
Birrell
Deas
Belfast
Dublin University
Trinity College
Balfour
John Dillon
Britain dissolves volunteer army for territorial force
At midnight on April 1 the volunteer army ended after forty nine years and was replaced by a territorial army organized by War Secretary Haldane. Volunteers nationwide marked the transition with dinners and entertainments as enlistments in the new force began and entire regiments moved over.
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London
Great Britain
Haldane
Haitians Look to America in Haiti Turmoil
In Port au Prince on March g1 there was widespread talk of possible American intervention. Observers believe conditions could worsen to a point where the United States would need to assume control to restore order and set the country right.
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Port AU Prince
March
Haiti
Students Uprising Shuts Salvador National Schools
In San Salvador the student uprising forces President Figueroa to close the national schools of dentistry medicine and pharmacy seeking order amid unrest.
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Salvador
San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Figueroa
National School of Dentistry, Medicine
Pharmacy
Joy Pier Fire Ravages Manhattan Wharf Posts Loss Claim
A blaze on Monday destroyed Terry & Tench Construction’s pier beside the Manhattan Bridge abutment and then damaged the Joy Line Steamship pier. Firemen kept spraying water through the night as Chief Croker called it one of the worst in years. Edward S. Terry put his firm’s loss at 1044 dollars. Joy Line Superintendent Matson warned freight losses of 60 dollars and that the pier may be a total loss, valued at seven thousand four hundred.
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Terry & Tench Construction Company
Manhattan
New Manhattan Bridge
Joy Line Steamship Company
Chief Croker
Edward S. Terry
Matson
Joy Line
Unidentified Man Found Dead in Brooklyn River
Captain Thomas Bunnatt of the barge Niagara recovered the body of an unidentified man about 60 years old from the East River near Twentieth Street. The remains are in Brooklyn Morgue. Police report a fire at Elm Social Club and two adjacent homes, while a worker, George Stockley, aged 83, was injured by an electrical shock at Avenue I. A peddler accuses Patrolman Passi of obstructing the sidewalk. case continued with parole for the officer.
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Thomas Bunnatt
Niagara
Twentieth Street
Yestern
Brooklyn
Elm Social Club
Bridge Street
Wille
Avenue I
George Stockley
Covert Street
Passi
Butler Street
Jacob Schlesinger
Tighe
United Service transfers and retirements notice
Washington dispatch lists personnel changes in the U S Army including Col Schuyler relieved from New York militia duty effective April 10. It records transfers among Field Artillery, Ordnance, Infantry and purchases offices, with postings to Fort Sam Houston Arlington Hot Springs General Hospital and Boston.
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Washington
Col
W.&. Schuyler
Fifth Cavalry
State of
New York
D. Glassford
Sixth Field Artillery
Second Field Artillery
P.w.booker
Sixth
Field Artilery
T.H. Slavens
Weti
West
Washington, D
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Arkansas
Jamieson
Ordnance Department
Naval Gun Factory
Office of the Purchasing Comissary
Boston
Mass
J. Ea. Bloom
Navy Assignments and Detachments Reported in Hartford
A series of officer transfers and temporary duties are announced. Capt. W. C. Eaton takes additional temporary duty as Inspector of Engineering material for the Connecticut District in Hartford. Commander F. C. Bowers leaves Cavite to head the Steam Engineering department at Naval Station Cavite, Philippines, sailing from San Francisco around May 5. Lieut. Commander J. R. Brady moves from the Pennsylvania to the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington. Bowens and Macy depart Cavite and St. Louis for home and wait orders respectively. G. S. Lincoln shifts from California to Pennsylvania. Chief Boatswain P. E. Radcliffe transfers from Mare Island to Philadelphia Navy Yard Budget Sound, Washington.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
F. C. Bowers
Department of Steam Engineering
Naval Station
Cavite
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Cal
J. R. Brady
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Ordnance
Washington, D.C
U. S. Macy
St. Louis
G. S. Lincoln
California
P.E. Radcliffe
Navy Yard
Mare Island
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Buget Sound
Wash
Naval Movement Summary of Arrivals and Departures
Arrivals include Tennessee Washington and California at San Francisco Milwaukee at Bremerton Charleston at San Francisco and Alert at Mare Island. Departures show Eagle from Port au Prince for S u r v e y i n g Grounds Nezinscott from Portsmouth New Hampshire for Rockland Navajo from San Diego for Magdalena Bay Denver from Swatow for Hongkong New Hampshire from League Island for the Navy Yard New York.
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Washington
California
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Bremerton
Charleston
Alert
Mare Island
Eagle
Port Au Prince
Nezinscott
Portsmouth
N. H
Rockland
Navajo
San Diego
Magdalena Bay
Denver
Swatow
Hongkong
New Hampshire
League Island
Navy Yard
New York
Scarcity of Good Servants Advertises Help
Housekeepers advertising in the New York Times seek first class cooks and other servants. Telephone 1000 Bryant.
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NEW York Times
American Consul Fisher Defends China Open Door Policy
Stated from Harbin, American Consul Fred D. Fisher maintains Chinese sovereignty in Manchuria and opposes Russian municipal control in the Harbin railroad zone. Washington and Moscow seek explanations as his stance prompts a broader State Department strategy to support open access and Chinese integrity against Russian and Japanese influence.
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RT. Petersburg
Fred D. Fisher
Harbin
Russian Manchuria
Fisher
Manchuria
China
Russia
Chailar
Washington
Isher
Taotat
United States
Japan
Foreign Office
State Department
Joan Hay
Status of American Consul at Harbin Raised in Moscow Talks
Washington confirms Russian government representations to the United States over the status of the American consul at Harbin. The State Department acknowledges the issue has been placed in official discussions between the two governments.
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Washington
State Department
Harbin
De Forest Tests Wireless Telephone from Paris Tower
Lee De Forest conducted a test of the wireless telephone system from the Eiffel Tower in Paris with French naval and army officers observing. Messages were exchanged satisfactorily with government wireless stations across France. The test will be repeated soon by the Italian Navy.
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Paris
Lee de Forest
Hiffel Tower
France
French Cavalry Detachment Surprised by 300 Tribesmen
Advices from Gen. D Amade report that in the Madakra country a small French cavalry detachment was surprised by 300 tribesmen during clear operations. Eight cavalrymen were killed including two officers and twelve wounded.
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Paris
D’'Amade
Morocco
Madakra
Cienfuegos Council Reverses Reilly Aqueous Contract
The Cienfuegos local Council unanimously confirms annulling the contract for an aqueous duct award to Hugh T. Reilly of New York. The council may seek new bids or city work with government help, a matter already discussed with Gov. Magoon and Sec. Taft. The contract had been revoked as fraudulently obtained.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Hugh T. Reilly
New York
Reilly
Magoon
Taft
British Diplomat Promoted in Constantinople
George H. Barclay, First Secretary at the British Legation in Constantinople, is promoted to Minister Plenipotentiary and will run the embassy until a successor to Sir N. R. O'Conor is named. Barclay's wife is American from New York. Chapeman is her father. Both Barclays are popular.
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Constantinople
George H. Barclay
N. R. O'Conor
Barclay
Henry G. Chapé
New York
Mr. Barclay
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