China showing firmness in foreign questions
London and New York Times cable report that the British Japanese alliance has given China more confidence to resist foreign demands. Germany seeks expanded Shan Tung rights and an Si nan Foo railway extension, likely to be refused. China also presses for a faster Manchuria evacuation and rejects prohibitions on artillery. Insurrection in Southern Kwansi raises worry over Tong King frontier and French intervention.
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London
Morrison
Peking
The
Times
China
Germany
Shan-Tung
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Dr. Morrison
Si-nan-Foo
Northern Railways
Peking—Han-Kow
Cheng-ting- Foo
Kwang-Si
Su-Yuan-Chuan
German Chancellor Denies China Concessions Link to Open Door
BERLIN March 3 The Reichstag heard Count von Bulow defend Germany’s China policy saying economic aims only and no territorial aims in China and Korea He denied Britain Japan concessions claim and said Germany seeks open door The talks on troop presence in China continue. British Japanese pact reportedly does not affect German interests LONDON March 4 Hicks Beach said no evidence of exclusive Shan Tung privileges by Germany and no link to mining deals in Shan Tung Province
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Yangtse Valley
Germany
Peking
London
China
Count von Bulow
Shan-Tung
Michael Hicks-Beach
House of Commons
Ingalls Denies Resigning as Big Four President
Cincinnati dispatch reports a New York rumor that M. E. Ingalls resigned as president of the Big Four Road with Oscar G. Murray named to replace him. Ingalls laughed at the inquiry, saying he had heard nothing of such an arrangement.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
M. E. Ingalls
Big Four Road
Oscar G. Murray
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Index to Departments and Market Prices Summary
Industrial and financial items listed include Wheat No 2 red at 86 1 2 c, corn No 2 mixed 68 54 c, oats No 2 mixed 50 c, cotton middling c, Northern No 1 foundry iron $18, butter Western creamery 30 c. Various pages cover stocks markets amusements arrivals insurance legal notes losses by fire and weather among others.
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United Service
Weather Report
Poland Poland Poland Great Natural Medicinal Water Ad
An advertisement extols a Poland linked natural medicinal water product, promoting fast trains on the East Pennsylvania Railroad as a connecting link between commercial centers and convenient hours for travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Weasat
Boer Leaders May Meet in Plan to Cross Orange River
A Times dispatch from near Amersfoort reports Col. Botha plans to cross into the Orange River Colony to meet Mr. Steyn and Gen. De Wet. Acting President Schalk-Burger may attend. Botha has moved to the Vryheid district while ordering commanders to follow. Col. Plumer reportedly captured twelve near Standerton, including two adjutants and a signalman with a dispatch.
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London
The
Times
Bruce Hamilton
Amersfoort
Transvaal
Botha
Orange River
Steyn
de Wet
Schalk-Burger
Vryheid
Roossentkal
Col. Plumer
Standerton
Britz
British firms handicapped in iron and steel industry
The Times reports Sir Benjamin Hingley stating at the Midland Iron and Steel Wages Board meeting in Birmingham that American methods are overrated in discourse and that in puddled and rolled iron the Americans are not far ahead of British makers, except for continuous production and fewer work stoppages.
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London
the Times
Benjamin Hingley
Bart
Birmingham
Midland Iron and Steel Wages “Board
Sir Benjamin
England
French Socialist Programme Faces Coalition Tension
Paris Socialist leaders show anxiety over the future programme. Millerand, minister of commerce and industry, has long kept the party united behind him. Jaurès issues a weathercock statement, deprecating any Socialist joining the ministry after the general election.
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London
Paris
The
Times
M. Millerand
Commerce and Industry
France
M. Jaurés
Fimes
Bulgarian Elections Stir Bitter Campaign In Sofia
The Times reports from Sofia that Bulgarian electoral activity has grown intensely bitter. With Prince Ferdinand absent, the Regency holds power though the cabinet mainly campaigns. The Stambulovists back the Government on the loan issue, arguing Stambuloff’s policy opposed Russian interference, which has now ceased.
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London
Sofia
Times
Ferdinand
Council of Ministers
Stambuloff
Remount Department Blue Book Reveals War Office Clash
A Blue Book on South Africa dispatches shows ongoing conflict between front line generals and War Office officials over remounts. It tracks rising horse losses, supply pressures, and shifting demands from 1899 to 1902, noting American mounts as highly praised yet varied in quality.
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London
Remount Department
South Africa
War Office
Cape Colony
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Cronje
Earl Roberts
Lord Roberts
Lord Lansdowne
Pretoria
Brodrick
Lord Kitchener
House of Commons
Dominion steel drops as market watches capital raise
Montreal stock trading opens with Dominion Steel down as it confirms a 10 million dollar issue of additional common stock. Dominion Coal soars, with prices jumping from 90 to 98 amid suspected cornering and a rush to cover shorts.
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Dominion
Montreal
Dominion Steel
Dominion Coal
The Irish No Rent Campaign at Castlereagh
A United Irish League convention at Castlereagh pledges support for the No Rent campaign in Roscommon and Mayo. Resolutions urge disaffected tenants to back the effort and call on graziers to surrender grass farms so farms can be idle until fair division.
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London
United Irish League
Dublin
the Times
Castlereagh
Roscommon
Mayo
Bank cashier swindled for 210 dollars in Stamford
Louis Vaneskeiski of New York, 341 East Twelfth Street, was arrested in Stamford after attempting to change a $500 gold certificate at Stamford National Bank. He received 300 in tens and 200 in fives, then sought all in ones. $210 was missing. $400 bound in $250 parcels was found on him. No certificate recovered. The strap bore Mount Vernon bank marks.
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Stamford
Conn
Louis Vaneskeiski
East Twelfth Street
New York
Stamford National Bank
Vaneskeiski
Mount Vernon Bank
Buffalo loses a contract for Lackawanna plant
Philadelphia builders Kendrick & Roberts won the contract for the Lackawanna Iron and Steel plant at Buffalo, beating Buffalo rivals. The steel frame plant costs 300000 dollars, measures 667 by 120 feet, includes blower, engine, pump, and Bessemer steel buildings, with work to start in two weeks.
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Philadelphia
Buffalo
Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company
Kendrick & Roberts, Incorporated
Chestnut Street
Bessemer
New Business Man's Train to Philadelphia Daily
New Business Man's Train to Philadelphia via New Jersey Central leaves New York daily except Sunday at 6 00 P M from foot of Taberty St arriving Philadelphia 8 00 P M ve
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Philadelphia
New Jersey Central
New York
Taberty St
Luxurious Trains to California Offer Deluxe Service
An advertisement proclaims the Overland Limited as the best way to California via Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific with bus connections. Offices listed at 461 Broadway, 287 Broadway, and 849 Broadway.
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California
Chicago & North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Fire scare at Marlborough Hotel on Broadway
Guests fled as an alarm spread of a hotel fire at Marlborough Hotel near Broadway and Thirty-sixth Street. Police and firemen rushed inside to find only a burst steam pipe and a chimney blaze that was quickly quelled with rock salt, though panic and darkness disrupted the hotel as guests evacuated.
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Marlborough
Broadway
Thirty-sixth Street
Speeden
West Thirtieth Street
Knickerbocker Theatre
Speeden T
Hellman
John T. Brown
Engine Company No. 26
Brown
Steward Lascar
D. E. Madden
Madden
Electric cars crash injuring four on busy city street
Two electric cars collide near Third Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street injuring four people none seriously. Motorman Michael Maquier of East Sixty-second Street and passengers were hurt as cars derailed and traffic paused for an hour. Alexander Barrows and daughter Rose were badly cut and taken to Flower Hospital. others suffered minor injuries or shocks.
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Third Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Michael Maquier
East Sixty-second Street
Maquier
Alexander Barrows
Monroe Street
Rose
Barrows
Flower Hospital
Fobes
E. J. Daly
West One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
E. Levey
Elizabeth Street
Ripper Bill Threatens Republican Control in Albany
New York Republicans in the Legislature dub Mayor Low's measure to empower the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to reclassify city jobs and set salaries as the Ripper Bill. Assembly committee chair Otto Kelsey refuses to sponsor. GOP leaders warn the bill could empower Tammany Hall and threaten party unity.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Low
Board of Estimate
Otto Kelsey
Assembly Cities Committee
Odell
New York City
Sheehan Democracy
Tammany Hall
Greater
Tammany
Repub- Mcan
Western Maryland sale moves toward bid by syndicate
Baltimore city councils approve an ordinance to advertise bids for the city’s controlling interest in the Western Maryland Railroad. Mayor Hayes likely to sign. tidewater privileges allow road extension to harbor terminals near Canton. One bidder expected, represented by a law firm linked to a New York syndicate tied to Gould interests and the Wabash. Pennsylvania may oppose and state action could block a sale. General Assembly may require voter approval.
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
Western Maryland Railroad
Hayes
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
Senator McComas
George R. Gaither
New York
West Virginia Central
Wabash and
Gould
Pennsylvania
Tidewater
General Assembly
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad Appeal
An advertisement extols Deerfoot Farm Sausages. It promises tender pork and choice spices, claiming visitors have not tasted perfect sausage unless they try them. It warns against imitators in a bold sales pitch.
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Deerfoot Farm
Albany Flood Toll and Rescue Efforts Rise in Catskills
Kingston dispatch reports vast flood damage across Upstate New York on March 3. Bridges and roads washed away in the Catskills. two fatalities confirmed, Michael Barrett of Fleischmanns drowned after slipping while repairing a footbridge, and Mrs. Mattie Palethrop of Walden perished in Wallkill Creek amid widespread rescues by boat in Albany Rochester and along the Hudson.
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Albany
Rochester
Hudson’s
Kingston
N. Y
Catskill Mountains
Michael Barrett
Fleischmann’s
Mattie Palethrop
Walden
Wallkill Creek
Boats in Albany Streets Amid Hudson Freshet
Albany rides out a Hudson freshet as trains halt and streetcars stop. Water stood 18.25 feet above low tide, flooding lines, gorged ice blocks, and leaving trains abandoned from Albany to Rotterdam Junction. Freight halted, city access limited to rowboats, as officials brace for subside.
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Albany
Hudson River
Mohawk River
Stuyvesant
Central
Hudson
Weather Bureau
New York
New York Central
Harlem
Chatham
Boston
West Shore
Rotterdam Junction
Harrington
Mohawk Division
Delaware and Hudson
Beleoe Pen
Hudson River Ice Breaks
The Hudson River at Hudson New York was beset by rushing waters and heavy ice that swept away small buildings along docks and rail lines. Strong winds could threaten stalled passenger coaches and locomotives as ice moved south from noon, though the straight river and high land may limit damage locally.
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Hudson
N. Y
Rochester Flood Submerges City in March Deluge
Rochester faces its worst flood since 1865 as water rises through streets and basements. Two to six feet of floodwater swamps Exchange Street and Court Street areas, overruns Erie tracks, floods factories and the police station, and forces evacuations. City plants lose power, boats replace cars, and authorities rescue residents all night. thousands of feet of lumber are swept away as the river continues to rise.
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Rochester
N. Y
Exchange Street
Glasgow
Court Street
Main Street
Exchange
Central Light and Power Company
Erie
Armstrong Shoe
National Casket Company
Unty
Mount Hope Avenue
Water endangers trains near The Elbow station
Water from rapidly rising surface levels on the Delaware and Hudson Railway near The Elbow north of Whitehall disrupts through trains between New York City and Montreal. Trains are unable to pass over the long trestle, risking washout unless waters recede by night. Montreal and New York express services may resume in about thirty six hours. A washout and ice block hinder the Adirondack Railway between Stony Creek and Thurman.
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Saratoga
N. Y
New York City
Montreal
Delaware and Hudson
Elbow
Whitehall
New York
Stony Creek
Thurman
Adirondack
Poland Purest Spring Water Ad Promotes Travel to St. Louis
An advertisement touts Poland Purest Natural Spring Water with travel to St. Louis via the Pennsylvania Limited. It promises no extra fare and fast, matchless service for riders.
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Poland
St.Louis
Pennsylvania
Ice Jam Flood Threat Near Mechanicville
An ice jam formed at the big dam spanning the Hudson River at Mechanicville. Efforts to remove it are unavailing and flood depths in the lowlands are increasing as surface waters rise from the north. A cold wave may bring relief tonight.
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Saratoga Lake
Boston and Maine Railroad
Hudson River
Mechanicville
Aged Woman Rescued From Flooded Valley Home
Mrs Kline an elderly widow from Pleasant Valley was held two days by the Farmington River freshet and rescued by boat workers. Her hollow home was flooded six to eight feet and only swimming offered escape. Bridges on the Farmington River were washed away. A Central New England Railroad passenger train narrowly avoided a landslide at West Norfolk after workers uncovered sixty feet of earth and three to four feet deep on the track.
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Farmington River
Central New England Railroad
Maybrook
West Norfolk
Against the Panama Offer in Senate Interoceanic Study
A Senate sub committee of the Interoceanic Canals panel advised the full committee not to accept the Panama offer due to legal complications. Members Morgan Mitchell Kittridge Pritchard Foster Turner attended. Pritchard was absent and Kittridge reserved a minority report. The other four members supported the recommendation.
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Washington
Committee On
President Roosevelt to visit Charleston for Exposition
President Roosevelt announced to a Charleston party that he will travel to Charleston on March 17 for the Exposition. Chairman Mayor J. A. Smyth and other South Carolina leaders urged hospitality, expressing broad support after the Tillman episode. The President invited the visitors to lunch and affirmed the planned visit.
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Charleston
Washington
White House
South Carolina
J. A. Smyth
Roosevelt
Tillman
Inauguration Date Move Urged by D C Officials
Washington March 3 The District of Columbia Commissioners press for a constitutional amendment to fix the President’s inauguration on the last Thursday in April. They report favorable replies from thirty governors and expect the rest within ten days. A committee will pursue House action if the Senate version passes this session.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Congress
Hl. B. Macfarland
A of Commissioners
United States Senate
Hoar
Senate
House
A Modified Tawney Plan Debated by House Republicans
About one hundred twenty Republicans attended a House caucus to consider Tawney Minnesota proposed retroactive sugar duty rebates until November 1, 1901. He urged distributing 70 cents per ton of cane products directly to sugar growers via military government until civil governance is set.
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Washington
Cannon
Henderson
Tawney
Minnesota
Congress
Bank of Elkhart Fails in Lincoln Ill After Examiner Audit
The Bank of Elkhart in Elkhart near Lincoln Illinois failed to open today after an examiner’s inquiry. Deposits total about 80000 dollars with a shortage amount unknown. President J C Tarole and cashier Frank W Codle assure depositors will receive every dollar due.
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Lincoln, Ill
Bank of Elkhart
Elkhart
J. C. Tarole
Frank W. Codle
Prince Henry of Prussia Opens Chicago Visit with Spectacle of Lights
Chicago hosts Prince Henry of Prussia with torches and electric displays as Mayor Harrison welcomes him at the depot. A banquet follows at the hotel where the prince admires the warmth of the greeting and toasts include the President and Emperor.
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Chicago
Prince Henry of Prussia
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Harrison
Jackson Boulevard
Auditorium Hotel
Prussia
Jackson Boulevard Bridge
Michigan Avenue
Baron von Holleben
Walter Wever
Prince Henry
Common Council
Mr. Rice
Prince
Mr. Adams
Mayor Harrison
Hill
Franklin MacVeagh
von Tirpitz
Robert T. Lincoln
von Plessen
Gen
Otis
Ejisendecker
George FE. Adams
von Seckendorff
T. J. Lefens
Cowles
Charles L. Hutchinson
von Grumme
H. G. Selfridge
von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Bryan Lathrop
Dr. Reich
William R. Harper
von Trotha
H. H
Arthur J. Caton
Col. Bingham
Earling
Admiral Evans
John J. Mitchell
Gen. Corbin
Marshall Field
Gov. Yates
Ambassador von Holleben
A. J. Eddy
United States
Eddy
Germany
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von Buelow
London Times
NEW York Times
Associated Press
Ingalls
Orange River Colony
de Wet and
Cablegram
British War Office
Don
Stamford, Conn
Johann Hoff
Adv
Lackawanna Steel Co
Burnett
New Business
MR. Low
Western Maryland
Upstate
Mechanieceville
Panama
Ill
Prussia Prlnge
St. Louis
F. Wills Rice
Milward Adams
William J. Chalmers
H. H. Kohlsaar
Rice
Aduams
Bob” Evans
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