Australians greet American fleet visit with enthusiastic unity
In Sydney crowds cheer Premier Deakin as he reads a cable announcing the US battleship fleet will visit Sydney and Melbourne. Melbourne officials say the visit will strengthen Pacific ties with the United States, with Defense Minister Ewing calling the prospect highly gratifying and Australia eager to host the fleet next July or August.
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Sydney
Alfred Deakin
Melbourne
United States
Austalia
Washington
Thomas Ewing
America
Australia
Pacific
Globe
Commonwealth of Australia
Kaiser to Roosevelt dispatch from Berlin signals praise
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor Wilhelm II sent warm personal congratulations to President Roosevelt on the arrival of the fleet at Magdalen Bay ahead of schedule time.
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London
Berlin
Roosevelt
Magdalena Bay
European debt to fleet pacifies nerves in Europe
The Russian Slovo argues the American fleet return ends the danger of war and credits the display of the big stick by the United States, Japan's prudence, and Great Britain's good offices for preserving peace.
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Pacific
ST. Etersbrurg
Slovo
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Banquet Planned for NYU Chancellor MacCracken in Copenhagen
Chancellor MacCracken of New York University will arrive in Copenhagen at month end to deliver a lecture course at Copenhagen University on American universities. Prominent public figures organize a banquet in his honor.
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MacCracken
Copenhagen
New York University
Copenhagen University
Japanese Empress Awards Crown Order to Queen Victoria
Prince Kiniyoshi Kuni, cousin of the Japanese Emperor, presented to Queen Victoria in Madrid the insignia of the Order of the Crown on behalf of the Empress of Japan.
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Spain
Madrid
Prince Kiniyoshi Kuni
Japan
Queen Victoria
Prince Stephan of Montenegro Dies in Cannes
Prince Mirko of Montenegro mourns as his five year old son Prince Stephan dies in Cannes on March 15. The tragedy marks a sudden royal loss with the young prince as the sole heir apparent to the Montenegrin throne.
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Cannes
Stephan
Mirko
Montenegro
Ambassadors and European royals attend Juncheon palace event
In Beruin on March 15 the American Ambassador Chariemange Tower with Mrs Tower were guests at a palace audience with the Emperor. Duke Paul Frederick of Mecklenburg Schwerin and Prince and Princess Von Salm Salm also attended the Juncheon gathering.
Emperor in Vienna Confined by Cold Amid Work Restrictions
In Vienna on March 15 Emperor Francis Joseph has been confined to his Schoenbrunn rooms for several days with a head cold. He continues daily work but refuses to grant general audiences. Petroff, noted labor leader and Constitutional Democrat Deputy, plans to visit the United States to deliver lectures. Father Gre: St. Reeoun March 15.
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Vienna
Fmperor
Francis
Joseph
Schoenbrunn
Tle
Gory. Petroff
United States
ST. Reeoun
Father Gre
Monument to Prof Car ducci unveiled in College de France
Paris reports the unveiling of a monument to Professor Car ducci of the University of Boulogne. The Italian literature scholar died last February and was honored today at the College de France with an address read by Can Ricthepin.
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Paris
Carducci
University of Boulogne
College de France
Ricthepin
South Orange Considers Licensing Newsboys
South Orange New Jersey plans to license newsboys as part of a broader move to regulate youth street vendors. The Village Board of Trustees meets tonight to discuss a proposed license measure and related police oversight.
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South Orange
N. J
Death Sentences Ordered Across Russia on March 15
In St Petersbur g a large number of death sentences were issued in various regions. Ten robbers at Krementchug and seven in Yekaterinburg face execution for attacks on a mine counting house and other facilities. Others include four robbers at Koev three at Proskurov and Lodz plus two political prisoners at Kursk. The justice minister seeks 1 million dollars to expand overcrowded prisons as prisoner numbers rise by 111 percent since 1906. January and February 1908 totals reached 159,537 and 165,588 respectively with 13 political prisoners.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Krementchug
Yekaterinburg
Koev
Proskurov
Lodz
Karkov
Trans Andine Tunnel Begins In Chile With American Engineers
In Santiago on March 15 the Minister of Public Works and an American engineers committee attended the start of work on the Chilean section of the trans Andine tunnel. The tunnel will cut through the Andes and be the highest in the world as part of the Arica to La Paz railway project approved in 1903. The line now reaches Arica to the foot of the Andes and, upon completion, will shorten travel to Buenos Aires by six hours.
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Santiago
Chile
Arica
Andes
Buenos Ayres
Baron von Muegge Resumes Wandering Quest for Inheritance
Long Island City reports Baron John F. von Muegge seeks a $300000 legacy tied to a fifteen year wanderer’s oath. The 62 year old former police and federal employee dwells at Crystal Palace Hotel and works as a watchman while awaiting an honorable German discharge to finish his condition.
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Long Island City
John F. von Muegge
Marks Lissberger & Son
Countess of
Holzendorf
Saxony
von Muegge
West
Naval Academy
Germany
Count Westenhagen
New Orleans
San Francisco
Omaha
Philadelphia
Washington
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Charleston
Interior Department
United States
Ohio
Crystal Palace Hotel
Vernon Avenue
Lissberger Place
Tailor Oscar Zorn Shot in Forehead at Home
Doctors at Williamsburg Hospital monitor the operation to place a solid silver plate in the skull of Oscar Zorn after a bullet lodged in his brain during a revolver accident at his home on Whipple Street. Zorn remains alive as surgeons expect recovery despite a severely splintered skull.
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Williamsburg
Oscar Zorn
Whipple Street
Zorn
Uct
Silvia Stranded Off Sow and Pigs Ledges Near Vine Yard Sound
The steam er Silvia of the Red Cross Line struck Sow and Pigs Ledges at Vineyard Sound entrance while bound from New York to Halifax and St John s. She remains fast on the reef as night fell with glowing seas from a southwest gale. The crew, ashore at Cuttyhunk Life Saving Station, fear she will break up before morning.
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Wood's Hole
Silvia
Red Cross Line
New York
Halifax
N. S
St. John's
N. F
Vineyard Sound
Cuttyhunk Life Saving Station
Picture store owner struck by car in Jersey City
Uriah Allen an 83 year old picture store keeper at 47 Montgomery Street Jersey City was hit by an automobile near his shop late Saturday night. He suffered two broken ribs and severe bruising. He was helped home and treated by Dr. Joseph Rector. The driver fled the scene, police report the car as No 31119.
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Uriah Allen
Montgomery Street
Jersey City
Joseph Rector
Wood chopper Joseph Chateau perishes in Alford Woods fire
In Great Barrington Massachusetts on March 15 a wood chopper about 65 years old named Joseph Chateau was burned to death in his cabin in the Alford Woods. Neighbors were awakened but could not save him or his dog that also perished in the blaze.
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New York Times
Great Barrington
Mass
Joseph Chateau
Alford Woods
Chasau
Hummel to be released from Blackwell's Island prison Thursday
Abraham H. Hummel the lawyer who was jailed for subornation of perjury in the Morse Dodge divorce case will be released next Thursday after a sentence reduction for good conduct. Rumors say he may sail to Europe on the Cunarder Lusitania, though officials would not confirm. His health has improved but he remains far from well. Attempts to locate his nephew and former partner, Abraham H. Kaffenburgh, failed.
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Abraham H. Hummel
Blackwell’s Island
Fallon
Hummel
Europe
Liverpool
Matz
Natty Hummel
West Forty-fifth Street
Kaffenburgh
Murder Suspect Rosenthal Caught in Guthrie
Abraham Rosenthal wanted in Reading Pennsylvania on murder charge is jailed in Perry Oklahoma after arrest at Billings last Wednesday. He denies the killing and plans to go to Reading without requisition papers. In Reading police have been seeking Rosenthal for weeks in connection with the February 15 murder of his brother in law Lewis Clawson at the shirt factory office.
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Rosenthal
Reading
Guthrie
Okla
Abraham Rosenthal
Penn
Perry
Billings
Lewis Clawson
Clawson
Union leader fined for intimidating typesetting teacher
Mobile court case finds Lawrence Burt president of the Mobile Typographical Union guilty of intimidation and abusive language toward Miss L C Alebau who taught girls to typeset. The fine totaled 137.50 dollars.
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Mobile
Ala
Lawrence Burt
Mobile Typographical Union
Burt
L. C Alebau
Black Hand Terrorizes Butler Family With Threats
Samuel Butler, a 62 Henry Street butcher, has kept his wife and seven children indoors for nine days after receiving threats from the Black Hand. A demand for $100 to be paid that night was left at his shop on South and Market Streets, allegedly signed in blood, with further letters warning kidnappings and house destruction if ignored. Police were notified at Madison Street Station.
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Samuel Butler
Henry Street
Market Street
South
Market Streets
Kutler
Madison Street
Ceatennny
Butler
Water Street
Silk Taffetas sale of 10,000 yards in white and black
A sale offers 10,000 yards of superior quality Taffetas Silk in white and black. The notice highlights availability and fabric quality for buyers seeking premium silk materials.
White Irish Dress Linen and Fancy Batiste Deals
Linen and batiste offered in multiple weaves with prices per yard. White Irish dress linen soft finish fully bleached at 48c per yard. Fancy white batiste with figures stripes and checks priced 18c per yard. Suitable for suits waists and children's frocks.
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Benjamin. Benguiat Collection
Frank Peary
Rebecca
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Pearys
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Broadway
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Royal Worcester Corset CO
Chicago
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James McCreery & Co
James McCreary & Co
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