Great Naval Battle Looms in Far East Drama
London reports a Hongwan I dispatch from Singapore saying Japanese squadron of 22 warships was seen off Horsburgh near Singapore Strait. News ties Togo's fleet to potential Vladivostok moves while speculation grows on Rojestvensky's Baltic squadron and Vladivostok ice melt.
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London
Lloyda
Singapore
Hongwan I
Horsburg
Straite of
Malacca
Togo
Rojest Ve
Vladivostok
Daily Mails
Eet
Vensky
Madagascar
Russia
Storm on British Coast Wrecks and Losses Feared
A hurricane force storm struck the Irish and English coasts. The British ship Khyber wrecked off the Cornish coast with 23 drowned and 3 saved after sailing from Melbourne in October. Telegraph lines broken, lifeboats busy, widespread property damage and multiple minor wrecks reported.
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London
Khyber
Melbourne
Australia
Queenstown
Ireland
United Kingdom
Ready on Time Dewis and Clark Fair Will Be Complete on Day of Opening
Portland dispatch reports the Lewis and Clark Exposition will open on June 1 with exhibits from around the world arriving. Over a hundred cars of displays are already stored in the buildings and more shipments are en route. Officials expect all palaces nearly finished and final detailing completed by opening day.
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Dewis and Clark Fair
Portland
Poles in Warsaw Provoking Troop Disturbances Executed
Reservists in Wolkowysk planned disruption to avoid sending troops to Manchuria. Five were executed March 13 after court martial, four condemned to life, eight to 20 years in penal servitude. Mobilization of the Fifteenth and Nineteenth corps in Poland is expected to begin soon.
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Warsaw
Wolkowsk
Grande
Manchuria
Poland
Russian Guns Sunk in Rivers Reported in War Dispatch
Russian guns allegedly lost by retreating Russian forces are believed sunk in rivers as ice floes carry away firearms. Officials expect a post Mukden search for artillery losses, with Kuropatkin accused of abandoning guns in ravines and gullies.
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Niuchwang
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Japanese Occupy Tie Pass at Midnight March 15
Tokyo reports Tie pass taken by Japanese at midnight March 15 as pursuing retreating Russians. No battle details released yet by imperial army headquarters.
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Tokio
Tie Pass
Imperial Army
Divide the Money. Idaho seeks funds shift between projects
Washington reports reclamation engineers Ross and Powell of Idaho met Senator Dubois to advocate diverting about 1,000,000 from the Minidoka irrigation project to the Boise-Payette project. Dubois supports seeking approval to move funds, arguing south-of-river construction is not feasible yet and funds should be redirected to complete the Boise-Payette plan.
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Reclamation Service
Ross and Powell
Idaho
Sennator Dubois
Secretary of the Interior
Minidoka Irrigation
Boise-Payette
Dubois
Hitchcock
Snake River
South
General Reclamation Fund
Mine Explosion Kills Ten in West Virginia Mines
An explosion at the Rush Run and Red Ash coal mines of the New River Smokeless Coal and Coke company in Rush Run West Virginia killed ten men who were on night duty. Flames erupted from both mines and rescue is impossible due to the interior condition. The cause is not yet known.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
New River Smokeless Coal and Coke Company
Rush Run
Rush
Red Ash
Castro Prepares to Fight Overseas Ties
Paris reports President Castro of Venezuela aims to settle disputes with Germany and Great Britain without provoking the United States or France. France will enforce its own rights against South American nations and consult Washington on any joint action. Also, Rear Admiral String transfers Asiatic Fleet command from Cavite to Hong Kong with Admiral Folger assuming control.
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Paris
Castro
Venezuela
Germany
Great Sea
United States
France
Caracas
Washington
Asiatic Naval Command
Wash
String
Navy Department
Cavite
Wicsonsin
Oregon
Nanshan
General Alva
Bainbridge
Barry
Decatur
Chauncey and Dale
Hong Kong
William Folger
Independent oil producers seek receiver for Prairie Oil and Gas
Independent producers announce plans to file in district court for a receiver over all Prairie Oil and Gas company property in Kansas. They will ask the court to stop the company from removing pipes connected to wells owned by petitioners, citing the company’s refusal to accept oil for transportation under the new common carrier law.
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Independencee
Kansas
District Court
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Standard
Fire Destroys Artworks at National Academy of Design
A blaze in New York on March 20 destroyed numerous paintings statuary and instructional items at the National Academy of Design. One fireman was buried under debris but rescued and taken to a hospital where he is expected to recover. Estimated damage runs at least fifty thousand dollars.
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New York
National Academy of Design
Vesuvius Eruption Sends Lava and Stones Needing Watch
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius erupting with burning lava red hot stones and a tall smoke column. Detonations are heard far away and the eruption is linked to an earthquake felt up to eighty miles distant.
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Vesuvius
Naples
Vesuvis
Guard for Railroad Bridges in Poland Threats
Warsaw dispatch reports the Vistula railroad directors seeking troops to guard bridges between Siedlce and Malkin after letters threatening their destruction were received.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Siedlce
Malkin
Steamer Schedules From The Dalles To Portland And Goldendale
The notice lists daily steamer departures from The Dalles at 6 30 p m and 7 00 a m with connections to C N trains at Lyte for Goldendale and Portland arriving 6 0 p m. Through rates berth details and meals are noted with contact for S McDonald Portland agent.
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Webbiness
Goldendale
PicWicrin
Velen Valley
Anne Portland
Lyte
Dalles
Portland
McDonald
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