Canal Payment in Paris Advances Panama Canal Funds
Washington reports that payment by the United States for Panama canal concessions will occur soon, possibly by month end. A French banker syndicate will lend 40 million dollars to liquidate the debt, with transfers routed through Paris rather than New York banks. Harrisburg Station fire damages railroad records and dispatch office, delaying traffic. Bandit's sister in Chicago reportedly loses her mind after her brother Gustav Marx's execution, believing he is alive.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal
New
New York
Paris
Canal Company
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Union
Trafic
North Street
Bandit
Chicago
Amul
Hattie Marx
Gustav Marx
Marx
Japs Force Yalu Crossing Amid Pacific War Dispatches
Reports from Liao Yang describe Japanese troops crossing the Yalu River near Tehangdjiou and Siaopoussitthe with pontoon bridges and naval support. Russian fire reportedly destroyed parts of the crossing, while Japanese forces built pontoon boats downstream and moved reinforcements toward Manchuria. Four Japanese transports reportedly sunk by Vladivostok squadron.
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Liao Yang
Yalu
Tehangdjiou
Siaopoussitthe
Tatung Kau
Samo- Indo
Tchindingen
Paris
St. Petersburg
Mafin
Submarine Boats in War and Japanese Reach near Port Arthur
Reports from April 27 describe successful experiments with submarine boats at Port Arthur and Japanese squadrons moving north toward Vladivostok. Officials question Japanese submarine capacity, while rumors claim a pursuit to trap Russian cruisers off Vladivostok as Vice Admiral Togo awaits coordination and potential clashes near Yalu and Vladivostok.
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Skrydtoi
Makaroff
Russia
Port Arthur
Flis
Togo
Chefoo
Kobe
Japan
Japan Sea
Wonsan
Kure
Vladivostok
London
Yalu
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Countess Cassini's Fair Aids Red Cross in Washington
A Washington Red Cross fundraiser hosted by Countess Cassini at Belmont featured prominent guests including the Russian ambassador, Miss Alice Roosevelt, and the Austrian ambassador. Donations and banked funds toward the land reached about $1,000 with further gifts totaling near $190 from Lady Durand and similar contributions from other dignitaries. A separate blast incident at Elon, Illinois, yielded $2,200 in recovered funds, while composer Richard Strauss was received at the White House by President Roosevelt before a concert.
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Red Cross
Washington
Countess Cassini
Japan
Russia
Belmont
A. L. Barber
14Th
Clifton Streets
Hay
Alice Roosevelt
Count Cassini
Lady Durand
Dewey
Conni Cassini
Hast
Hiteho
Cowles
Elon
Hf. J. Schuett & Son
Richard Strauss
White House
Roosevelt
Non-Partisan Laws Highlighted At Syracuse Chamber Banquet
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw spoke on non partisan statesmanship at the Syracuse chamber of commerce banquet attended by over 300 merchants. He praised nonpartisan support for coastwise trade laws and transcontinental railroads, and urged united efforts for a Panama Canal project benefiting American industry and sailors.
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Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Syracuse
N. Y
Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw
James Madison
Rocky Mountains
Europe
United States
America
Bitter House Debates Over Corruption Charge in McKinley Fight
In Washington on April 27 the house endured a bitter clash between Dalzell and Cochran over a charge that Cochran accepted money to back McKinley in 1896. Cochran denied the accusation, defended his integrity, and moved for a five member select committee to investigate the matter, while Dalzell pressed for substantiation amid intense party factionalism.
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McKinley
Washington
Messrs
Dalzell
Cochran
Datzell
Cockran
Palmer and Buckner
House
Williams
John Dalzell
Committee of Ways and Means
William Bourke Cochran
New York
William Bourke Cockran
Pennsylvania
Lear
Republican Organization
Tras
Republic
Wea
Confederate Memorial Day Observed in Savannah
Confederate Memorial Day was observed in Savannah Georgia with a business suspension and a parade by veterans societies and the Sons of Veterans. The Savannah Volunteer Guards escorted the marchers. The Forsyth Park Confederate monument was decorated and flowers and wreaths were placed on Confederate graves in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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Savannah Ga
Societies of Veterans and Sons of Veterans
Savannah
Forsyth Park
Laurel Grove
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