Night Rescue and Revelations on a Wild Coast
Vera faces a perilous night as a shipwreck rescue unfolds. Dysart leads a lifeboat crew through the storm while Vera discovers her love for Seaton amid danger. A dramatic reunion ends with a whispered kiss as the coast freshens and dawn nears. The Marquis of Graham arrives in St Helene seeking a master’s certificate aboard a sailing vessel.
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St. Helene
England
Australia
St. Helena
Marquis of Graham
Duke of Montrose
Dopanecee Clocks Import Cheap Japanese Springs
A brief note notes that Dopanecee clocks import American springs and manufacture clocks cheaply, hinting only the lowest grades can be imported. The text ends with a cautioned line about living only for today and ruining tomorrow. Simmons
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Japan
Worldwide Happenings and Markets Highlight Week
Cholera in Manila and mining strikes in Virginia and West Virginia mark a busy week. A $30,000,000 hardware trust forms while a nickel output monopoly develops in New York. Russia? Not involved. The St Louis fair excludes China via a new exclusion clause. Winnipeg fire destroys Canadian Pacific freight sheds and 22 years of records. Senate passes war revenue repeal. House approves rivers and harbors. Roosevelt plans to retire Gen Miles. President protection bill passes Senate. Pennsylvanian anthracite miners seek eight hour day amid wage disputes. Danish treaty ratification delays continue. Harriman buys Rock Island stock. coast extension halted. Collis Huntington estate valued at $20 million. Bryan turns 42 on the farm. Alaska seeks $100,000 for St Louis expo representation. Kempff praised for not joining bombardment at Taku. President may appoint Wolcott to Interior. Hoboken waterfront fire causes $1 million loss. Cleveland ages 64 celebrated. Johnson resigns ill health. Manley offered postmaster role. Senate debates president protection from anarchists. Edward VII to feed 500000 London poor during coronation week. Jackson Miss asylum fire destroys building. loss $40,000. Prince Henry lands in German air. Ship subsidy bill advances. rivers and harbors bill under study. Milwaukee collision injures 10. Cape Cod life savers drown. Galena Kansas children die in a fire. Montana shortages raise prices. butter hits $1.75 in Virginia City. Wonderland 1902 advertorial for Northern Pacific book. Taft rebuts Filipino cowardice claims before House. Pennsylvania mulls Chicago onion terminal at $10–15 million. William Hoey of Adams Express dies by suicide in New York amid illness.
Reformers Back Of It Revolution Spreads In South China
Victoria B C March 25 according to advices from two Oriental liners reformers are at the back of the large revolution in South China a widespread serious movement. Reports from Kansu and Mongolia cite outbreaks led by Tung Fu Hsien an ex Boxer aided by Mongolian princes. Nang correspondent Shanghai Mercury says 10000 rebels massed at that city to move on Kwangxi towns. Shanghai reports Germany will garrison Shanghai prompting France Britain and Japan to follow making Shanghai an international garrison town. Mercury notes Li Hung Chang surrendered full privileges to Russia in Manchuria before his death and current negotiations may be a blind to hoodwink foreign powers.
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Victoria
B. C
South China
Kansu
Mongolia
Tung Fu Hsien
Shanghai Mercury
Kwangxi
Shanghai
Germany
France
Britain
Japan
Li Hung Chang
Russia
Manchuria
The
Mercury
China
U S Officials Alarmed Over Southern China Conflict
In Washington on March 25 state department officials voiced concern over events in Southern China. A Canton cable from Consul McWade dated March 18 said Viceroy reports rebellion in Kwang Si almost crushed, but later press reports contradicted this claim.
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Washington
China
State Department
United States
McWade
Canton
Kwang Si
Rebels seize Kan Chon town and arsenal in Kwang Tung
Hong Kong reports rebels capture the prefectural town of Kan Chon in Kwang Tung province and seize the arsenal and granaries. The Mandarina of the garrison fled and appealed to Canton for reinforcements. The Canton viceroy says no more troops can be spared and orders General Ma to suppress the rebellion with maximum effort.
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Hong Kong
Kan Chon
Kwang Tung
Canton
House panel strikes out sailors clause in exclusion bill
Washington March 25 nearly unanimous House Foreign Affairs Committee removes the provision barring ships flying the American flag from employing Chinese sailors. Pacific coast lawmakers call it a key point, arguing it would affect competition with English and Japanese lines and raise costs for American ships. Representative Kahn says he favors the clause but will not threaten the broader bill.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Pacific
Kahn
California
Henderson
Cholera Fight Intensifies in Manila
The board of health reports 16 new cases and 15 deaths among natives in two days. Measures include prohibiting import of vegetable matter from China, establishing inspection camps, and publishing leaflets urging boiling drinking water. Citizens urged to cooperate in defeating the outbreak.
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Manila
Board of Health
China
Bozeman Awaits Carnegie Library Gift Offer
Bozeman Montana receives notice that Andrew Carnegie will fund a free public library if the city sustains annual support of at least 1500 dollars. The library project is priced at 15000 dollars and is to be built in Bozeman.
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Bozeman
Mont
Andrew Carnegie
Colonies to Represented at London Coronation
A London dispatch reported in the Tribune that 2,500 colonial troops will be in London for the coronation with practical representation from nearly every colony.
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New York
Trix
London
the Tribune
Destroyer Barry Launched on Delaware River
The Barry, third in its torpedo boat destroyer series built for the United States by Petie and Levay, was launched in Philadelphia with Miss Charlotte Barnes christening the ship. The vessel steamed up the Delaware after the ceremony and began a brief spin in the river.
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Barry
Philadelphia
United States
Petie & Levay
Charlotte Barnes
Commodore Barry
Delaware River
Oregon Political Conventions And Local Developments
Prohibitionists organize in Coos and Polk counties while Lane and Douglas counties plan a Christian Endeavor convention in Eugene on March 24. Wheeler county delegates split between Moody and Williamson. Florence extends the school term to April 18. Democrats condemn Roosevelt envoy actions at Columbia County meeting. a strong hydro mining outlook boosts Josephine district output by an estimated 50 percent. Multnomah Republicans name a ticket with independents in control. Baker City gas plant to expand. Polk and Morrow county primaries and conventions outline delegate and officer selections with Williamson endorsed and opposition to Simon’s return.
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Multnomah County
Portland
Fast Dying Revolt In Philippines Pacified Says Acting Governor
Washington dispatch reports Judge Wright, acting civil governor, asserts 95 percent of the Philippines is pacified. He says insurrection limits are confined to two Luzon provinces and Samar with isolated thefts and violence elsewhere. He credits progress, notes reliance on native policing and limited troop use.
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Washington
Wright
Philippines
Marcus J. Wright
United States
Luzon
Samar
Taft
England
Portland Markets and Commodities Summary
Portland market notes show wheat prices for Walla Walla and Valley grain with figures from 64 66 cents per unit, barley at 20 to 21 per ton, and various flour and millstuffs values. Livestock, dairy, and produce pricing cover eggs, cheese, butter, hay, potatoes, poultry, and beef with regionally given ranges. A stray art reference and political notes mention a portrait of Queen Alexandra and King Menelik invitation context.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Burbanks
Wool—Valley
Missouri Ice Gorge Threatens Plainland River Channel
A fierce ice gorge on the Missouri River near Chamberlain extends 40 miles upriver, overflowing lowlands. The packed ice bed dries underneath for miles, dynamite used without effect. By 11 pm water held at about 11 feet, with the channel shifting to the west of American island as the gorge grows.
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Chamberlain
Missouri River
American Island
Exiata
Chinese Rebellion Rumor of Desertions in Canton
Advices from Canton report a telegraph from Long Chin alleging Marshal Su’s troops deserted to rebels. The note claims 20 000 foreign armed and drilled troops could overwhelm imperial forces and that rebellion and robberies rise as drought hinders spring planting, with experts predicting a Tai Ping scale uprising.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Long Chin
Annam
Marshal Su
Boers in Western Transvaal well supplied and confident
A Times dispatch from Klerksdorp reports the Boers in the Western Transvaal enjoy ample gowns and ammunition, broad support, and strong stock. The British columns are said to be too small and troops inefficient, while Boer forces remain ready to fight and show no intention to surrender.
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London
The
Times
Klerksdorp
Transvaal
Great Britain Austria and Russia urge Turkey on Macedonia
A Vienna dispatch reports Britain Austria and Russia sent a note to Turkey warning to keep order in Macedonia. The démarche aims to prevent further unrest and assert international concerns over the region.
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London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Great Britain
Austria
Russia
Turkey
Porte
Macedonia
Renamed Guard Ship Alice Roosevelt in Wilhelmshaven
Emperor William directs that a former torpedo boat now serving as a guard ship in Wilhelmshaven be renamed Alice Roosevelt. The substitution signals a formal renaming by the German authorities in the port.
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Wilhelmshaven
William
Alice Roosevelt
Huge Wheat Losses Seen From Cold Wave Across Pacific Northwest
The February frost damaged half a million acres of winter wheat across Oregon Washington and Idaho with Umatilla and Walla Walla counties hardest hit. Resowing has begun across the region and total losses estimated at about 3 million bushels worth roughly 2 million dollars as new acreage offsets some output.
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Pacific Northwest
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Umatilla
Walla Walla County
Eureka Flat
Palouse
Umatilla County
Morrow County
Dayton
Snake River
Washtucna
Ritzville
Colfax
Garfield
St. John
Idaho Line
Moscow
Genesee
Big Bend
Walla Walla
Carnegie offers 200000 for Denver free library building
Denver pledges 50000 yearly for library support to secure Andrew Carnegie's gift of two hundred thousand dollars for a free public library building in Denver. The offer hinges on the city providing ongoing annual funding.
Fire Destroys West Street Piano Factory in New York
Hardman Peck Co piano manufacturers suffered a loss of about 300000 dollars or more when a blaze struck their plant on West Street near the North River. The fire started in the packing room on the three story section and quickly consumed the entire building.
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New York
Hardman, Peck & Co
West Borth Street
North River
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Griselda
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Mr. Dysart
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Simmons
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Canadian Pacific
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Roosevelt
Gen. Miles
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Harriman
Collis P. Huntington
William J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Brady
Alaska
Congress
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Taku
Wolcott
Colorado
Hitchcock
Hoboken, N. J
Cleveland
Johnson
Joseph H. Manley
Edward
Jackson, Mise
Prince Henry
Milwaukee
Cape Cod
Galena
Kaw
Montana
Virginia City
Northern Pacific Railway
Charles
St. Paul, Minn
House Insular Committee
Chicago
William Hoey
Adams Express Company
News OF the
Coos County
District Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies
Lane and
Douglas Countes
Eugene
Wheeler County
Moody
Williamson
Polk County
Dallas
Florence
Columbia County
Josephine
Lane County
Baker City
Heppner
Simon
Portland Markets
Mixes Shaw
St. Lonia
Queen Alexandra
Menelik of
Abyssinia
Joseph Devlin
United Irish League
Kilkenny
Missouri Ice Gorge
Marshal So
Miss Roosevelt
Carnegie Library For
Denver
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