Alfonso Heads to Barcelona Amid Bomb Fear
King Alfonso plans a secretive night departure for Barcelona as Catalan revolutionists and anarchists trigger bomb scares. Gen Linares commands security with Inspector Arrow aiding police, 800 officers drafted, long cape searches to prevent concealed arms. The visit marks his fourth to the city with plans to greet the Austrian fleet and announce street improvement schemes.
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Barcelona
Alfonso
Linares
Santiago
Catalonia
Arrow
Scotland Yard
Spain
Andalusia
Lisbon
Maura
Execution Scheduled at Sing Sing for Antonio Strollo
Osining March 8. Everything ready for the execution tomorrow morning in the Sing Sing Prison death house. The jury viewing the sentence will include many Assembly members who were invited to attend. Strollo killed Antonio Torseille near Van Cortlandt Park on August 17, 1906.
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Sing Sing
Ossining
Antonio Strollo
Strol
Antonio Torseille
van Cortlandt Park
Venezuela begins final settlement of historic Mexican debt
City of Mexico March 8 Venezuela pays the first instalment on a $300,000 Mexican claim arising from a mid nineteenth century loan to Colombia. The dispute, mediated by Spain and The Hague, was long settled in Mexico's favor but resisted by Castro before Venezuela agreed to monthly payments.
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City OF
Mexico
Venezuela
Colombia
Castro
Martin Martinez del Rio
Xico
Spain
Hague
Diamond War Threat If Diamond Contract Ends
The Daily Mail reports a likely break up of the diamond monopoly if the contract between Premier Diamond Mining and Diamond Syndicate expires this month is not renewed. The syndicate has controlled output for Premier and De Beers, and non renewal could trigger war declared by Premier against De Beers.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Premier
de Beers
de Beers Company
Howells Sees King Victor in Rome Audience
King Victor Emmanuel received American novelist William Dean Howells in a private audience for half an hour. The King showed keen interest in the U.S. presidential campaign and the American fleet’s Pacific cruise.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
William Dean
Howells
United States
Pacific
Banquet Held For Americans In Lima Harbor
Rear Admiral Raigada hosted a farewell banquet aboard the Peruvian cruiser Almirante Grau for the American torpedo boat flotilla. The visiting officers will depart Lima tomorrow morning to resume their voyage north.
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Lima
Raigada
Almirante Grau
Victory for Government in Buenos Ayres Elections
Elections in Buenos Ayres yield an outright government win with a 70 seat majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Tranquility claimed across the republic. In Valparaiso, a Chilean naval officer unveils a torpedo tube now ordered for all torpedo boats by the Admiralty.
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Buenos Ayres
Chamber of Deputies
Valparaiso
Admiralty
Guests of Ambassador Bryce Arrive in Washington
Dr Vaughan Cornish and his wife were passengers on the American liner St Paul arriving yesterday to be hosted by the British Ambassador James Bryce in Washington. They will later tour Panama. Also aboard were performers for the Barnum Bailey Circus.
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Ambassador Bryce
Vaughan Cornish
St. Paul
James’ Bryce
Washington
Panama
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Crime Up in 1907 Says District Attorney Office
The annual report by John Henneberry shows a sharp rise in most major crimes in 1907 over 1906 and over the past eight years. Indictments rose 28 percent, total cases disposed rose by 972, and 1907 yielded a record 582 convictions.
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John A. Henneberry
Jerome
Grand Jury
Court of General Sessions
Criminal Branch
Supreme Court
Henneberry
Jerome to Answer Charges in Albany Today
District Attorney Jerome heads to Albany to present his answer to the governor regarding charges filed by W. F. King. The report outlines his formal response and the pending legal steps.
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Jerome
Albany
Empire State Express
Hughes
W. F., King
Charles the Vice Sleuth and His Family
Warry Charles, a Boston Chinaman and former On Leong Tong target, is depicted with a police son War ren Charles in New York. The profile covers his flight from New York to Boston, laundry business, Chinatown crusade link to Dr Parkhurst, espionage rumors, multiple marriages, and his children's marriages while wife Mary Whiting remains in Boston.
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Warry Charles
Boston
Warren Charles
New York
Liberty Avenue
Young Charles
Mary Whiting
Nichols Avenue
Brooklyn
Dr. Parkhurst
Chinatown
On Leong Tong
New York City
Myrtle Avenue
Massachusetts
United States
Charles
Adrian
William Whiting
Middle West
Addison
Oth
Fire Hits Brooklyn Hats Shop Spreads to Tailor
A blaze yesterday morning at the Goldberg Brothers hat and cap shop 988 990 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn spread rapidly after Officer Anderson signaled firefighters. Watchman David Schachter was overcome by smoke and fell about twenty feet. He refused hospitalization and was sent home. Fire caused about 5000 dollars in damage.
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Goldberg Brothers
Myrtle Avenue
Brooklyn
Anderson
Vernon Avenue
Joseph Levy
David Schachter
Delegation Seeks Uniform 2C Rail Fare Across U S
The American Traveling Men's League of New York City will send five delegates to Washington today to join other commercial traveler groups before the House Committee on Interstate Commerce. They press the Sulzer bill proposing a uniform 2 cent railway rate for 1000 mile plus passes. The bill, introduced in February, awaits a hearing tomorrow.
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American Traveling Men’s League of
New York City
Washington
House Committee On
Delegation to Urge Fowler Bill Against Currency Law
A New York Merchants Association delegation left for Washington to press currency reform. Led by E. D. Page the group will meet the Secretary of the Treasury Senator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon to advocate the Fowler Currency bill endorsed by the committee.
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Committee On Commercial Law
Merchants’ Association of New York
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Aldrich
Cannon
Congress
E. D. Page
H. R. Kunharat
J.H. Killough
House
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