Worldwide Happenings and Troubles Briefly Summarized
A condensed weekly digest reports on events from Wasp Point Texas to Copenhagen and Manila. notable items include Megler cannery fire in Brookfield Washington losses about 15000 dollars, Chinese Boxer trials, Cuba inspection plans by General Miles, Oregon on Asiatic station return orders, and possible Spanish cabinet changes.
Indemnities Report Completed by Pekin Ministers
Pekin March 11 The ministers committee has finished its report on indemnities under laws aligned with Roman and English systems. Negotiations proceed with Rockhill optimistic of two months to completion apart from treaties. Chaffee notes use of Chinese officials in arrests and fair justice for missionary losses, while Von Waldersee plans travel and a Russia Manchurian convention delay is reported.
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Pekin
Rockhill
Chaffee
Yin Tschang
Count von Waldersee
Robert Hart
Count von Waltersee
Tsin Tau
Sharghan
China
Russia
Cuban Constitutional Panel Divided Over Platt Amendment
The Havana committee on relations of the Cuban constitutional convention is split three radicals Silva Villameda and Gualberto Gomez and two conservatives Tamayo and Quesada. Tamayo favors accepting the amendment in full and may issue a minority report if needed. The panel met in secret as demonstrations ceased and a general strike ended with stevedores and longshoremen returning to work after a $250 day rate and $4 night rate settlement.
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Havana
Silva
Villamenda
Gualberto Gomez
Tamayo
Quesada
Senor Tamayo
Gomez
Carmen
Ward Line
Redding discovers Mindanao gold dust worth $1850 an oat
Frank W. Redding formerly of Newark and Astor battery member in the Spanish war reportedly finds a gold dust deposit on Mindanao in the Philippines. He forwards samples to his brother William F. Redding, who sends them to the U S assay office and receives a government report declaring the dust 897 fine and valued at $1850 per ounce in crude form.
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New York
Frank W. Redding
Newark
Astor Battery
Mindanao
Philippines
William F. Redding
United States Assay Office
Exports of American Corn Rise Sharply Since 1895
American corn exports average 173 million bushels annually since 1895, up 254 percent from the prior five years.
Personal crisis reports rise in German empire last year
The German Empire logged 10 700 personal crisis reports in the previous year according to official counts. The figure highlights ongoing social strain and state response needs across the empire.
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German Empire
Fiji Sunday Schools Reach Forty Thousand Pupils
Report shows 40 000 native pupils attend Sunday schools across the Fiji Islands highlighting widespread religious education.
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Fiji
Fiji Islands
Mystery of English Earl Heir to Wargrave Title
In Pittsburg on March 11 the death of C. S. Howland or Harrison at Allegheny General Hospital due to typhoid fever remains unresolved. Letters naming him Cecil Sherbrooke Beaumont Howland Earl of Wargrave fueled the claim he was the Earl of Wargrave.
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Pittsburg
C. S. Howland
Harrison
Allegheny General Hospital
Earl of Wargrave
Cecil Sherbrooke Beaumont Howland, Earl of Wargrave
Bills Filed by Gov Geer For After Adjournment Approval
Governor Geer filed acts passed by both houses but signed after adjournment or without signing. Measures cover street railways, jail penalties, charter recordings, county boundaries, public bids, oyster beds, bushel weight, attorney general duties, administrators reports, telegraph line rules, railroad projects, salmon fishing, county judge salaries, water appropriation, voter coercion, county auditor setup, city incorporations, and various charter amendments. Includes topics from taxation to pest control and public goods.
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Siuslaw and Eastern
Atsea Bay
Baker County
France's 1900 Wine Crop Surpasses One Billion Gallons
Lyons reports the French wine yield for 1900 will exceed 1.721 billion gallons, a figure surpassed only three times in history. The news notes this unprecedented crop level as a historic peak for the nation’s vintners.
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Lyons
France
Joint Military Maneuvers Planned by Wat and Navy
The water and navy departments announce joint military and naval maneuvers to be conducted in New York. Details on location timing and participating units were not specified in available text.
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Wat
Navy
New York
Barber Nest Cummer
Three Tyler Sons Alive With Notable Careers
Three living sons of President John Tyler are named in a Virginia report. One serves in the state senate, another presides at William and Mary College, and a third holds a public role in Virginia.
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Sons of
President John Tyler
John Tyler
Virginia Senate
William and Mary College
Cattle Men Debate Ending Branding Cruelty Methods in SD
South Dakota cattle men broadly favor abandoning the prevent method of branding cattle as cruel. They argue for less painful practices and a shift toward more humane handling within ranching.
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South Dakota
Insurgents Offered Gun for Release of Prisoners in Manila
Manila reports that General MacArthur orders department commanders to free one prisoner for each gun surrendered. Insurgents may name the prisoner to be released unless exceptional detention is required. Trias expected to surrender after talks. US ships swap crews with Manila and Hong Kong vessels as a 64-ship Asiatic fleet prepares maneuvers with Brooklyn and other warships.
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MacArthur
Department
Trias
Lugon
Buffalo
Cavite
United States
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Zafiro
Philippine
Brooklyn
Pe Chi Li Gulf
Kentucky
Oregon
New Orleans
Albany
Monterey
Monadnock
Asiatic
Deportation of insurgent sympathizers to Guam
General MacArthur reports to the war department that individuals deemed inimical to peace in the Philippines are deported to Guam. Another group of insurgent sympathizers from the Katipunan society was sent aboard the transport to Guam for detention during ongoing hostilities.
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Washington
MacArthur
War Department
Department
Philippine Islands
Henry B. Orwing
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Guam
Philippines
United States
Polace
Katipunan Society
Rebel Camp Surprised Near Manila by Gunboat Action
Lieutenant West and the gunboat Laguna de Bay surprised an insurgent camp on Talim Island in Lake Bay east of Manila and captured 31 insurgents. Surrender of small detachments continues daily with talks under way for Cebu island insurgent surrender. US Philippine commission probes Senor Mamje fraud allegation involving the Enriquez estate administrator.
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West
Laguna de Bay
Talim
Lake Bay
Cebu
United States Philippine Commissions
Senor Mamje
Court of First Instance
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United States Warns Denmark Over West Indies Sale
Copenhagen correspondent reports Washington has addressed a note to Copenhagen threatening to oppose any transfer of the Danish West Indies to foreign powers. The U S insists Denmark must sell or face US demands to guard neutrality and respect its sphere of influence.
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Centralia Shingle Company
Centralia
Wash
Foreign Office
Copenhagen
United States
Danish West Indies
Washington
Denmark
London
Daily Mail
Post Office Closures and Renaming in Pacific Northwest
The Mishawaka Oregon postal facility in Clatsop county will discontinue on March 16 with mail redirected to Vinemaple. Boston post office in Clallam county Washington is renamed Mora. Elk post office in Spokane county Washington has moved two miles northwest without altering the postmaster.
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Washington
Mishawaka
Clatsop County
Vinemaple
Boston
Clallam County
Wash
Mora
Elk
Spokane County
Proposed Colombian Scheme to Lease Panama Canal
A Heral d report states Senor Silva the Colombian minister has informally proposed to Secretary Hay that the United States lease the Panama route for up to 200 years. Colombia would receive tax a percentage or lump payment, and France's concession rights would be recognized with U S approval. Costa Rica and Nicaragua are seen as observers as moves unfold with Great Britain and the United States.
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New York
Herald
Senor Silva
United States
Hay
Panama Canal
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Colombia
Li Hung Chang Near Death as Court Talks Tactics
Pekin dispatches report Li Hung Chang is gravely ill with his life said to hang by a thread. Prince Ching and Earl Li push rumors that the court will not return to Pekin without concessions, while Sinan Fu officials and French missionaries note the empress dowager may yield to allies if troops are removed except legation guards.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Earl Li
Sinan Fu
Harrison Worse in Indianapolis Health Update
Ex-President Harrison remains seriously ill as Dr. Jameson reports the upper left lung inflamed with risk of congestion spreading to the rest of the lungs. Earlier he rested easily. by afternoon he worsened slightly and by evening he had some pain but was resting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Jameson
Taft and Philippine Commission Sail to Organize Lucena Government
Judge Taft and associates with wives and prominent Filipinos depart on the Sumner to Lucena Tayabas to organize the provincial government. The departure crowds the pier as insurgents surrender 600 rifles in Pampanga Bulacan and Bataan while Methodist and evangelical churches report new converts in Manila.
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Taft
United States Philippine Commission
United States
Sumner
Lucena
Tayabas
Luzon
Pampanga
Bulacan
Bataan
Methodists
Philippine Evangelical Church
Three Persons Killed by Tornado in Arkansas
Forest City Arkansas reports a mid March tornado killing three persons and injuring many others. The storm leveled 16 houses miles of fences and trees, destroying J A Woody's home ten miles northeast and killing Woody while seriously injuring his wife and stepson Bob Allen. Other victims were African American residents.
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Forest City
Ark
J. A. Woody
Woody
Bob Allen
Bell Telephone Buys Long Distance Coils System
The Bell Telephone Company purchased for 500000 a system of self induction coils to make conversation between New York and London as easy as between nearby points.
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Bell Telephone Company
New York
London
Morning Glory raise ore strike reported at Republic
From Spokane on March 12 a reliable report states that 1400 dollars worth of ore has been struck in the Morning Glory raise with an eight inch streak. Assessments will stop per the directors. The Butte and Boston mine at Republic shows 18 inches of ore worth over 200 dollars per ton, per Superintendent Nickerson. The strike occurs at a depth of 160 feet.
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Republic Ta
Butte & Boston
Republic
Nickerson
Armistice Talks Move Forward With Boer Generals
London dispatch reports General Kitchener granting General Botha a seven day armistice to confer with Boer leaders. Pretoria notes a meeting on Gun Hill and prior talks at Middelsburg February 27 regarding ending hostilities. Sun predicts Botha’s surrender and Dewet’s suppression will end the war once terms are concluded.
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London
Laurence Marques
Kitchener
Botha
Pretoria
General Botha
Gun Hill
Middelsburg
Dewet
Utah Backs 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition Support
Willis Duniway spoke to Utah House and met with state senators urging aid for the Lewis and Clark centennial fair. The Utah Legislature adopted a concurrent resolution pledging support and authorized Governor Wells to appoint three commissioners to report needed exhibit funds.
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Salt Lake
Willis
Duniway
Portland
Utah
House of Representatives
Wells
Boise
Wonderful cave discovery in Lewis county claims
In Chehalis eastern Lewis county, H F Forest of Chicago reports a vast cave with a subterranean lake after a five mile exploration. On a pebbled beach lie petrified boats and in a cavern a pair of giants 7 feet 10 inches and slightly shorter, reportedly frozen or mummified, with brass hammers and drills indicating ancient elaborate work by a prehistoric race.
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Tacoma
Chehalis
H. F. Forest
Chicago
Lewis County
Per Capita Grain Output by Nation Noted
United States produced about 2200 pounds of grain per person while England reached 360 pounds in a comparison of national yields.
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United States
England
Floods isolate Hungarian villages along Danube
London dispatch reports floods isolating several Hungarian villages with Danube and tributaries causing widespread damage. Budapest's lower section flooded to five feet as bitter cold drives wolves from the Carpathians, killing 12 people in the past four weeks.
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London
Vienna
Daily Express
Danube
Budapest
Carpathian Mountains
Soldiers Cause Panic in Highwood After Fort Sheridan Leave
Two hundred Fifth Infantry troops on leave from Fort Sheridan sparked a panic in Highwood at night. After visiting saloons many became drunk and fought. two saloons were wrecked and residents were driven from the streets.
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Fifth Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Highwood
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