Banks to Protect Reserve and International Banking Plan
The House banking committee drafted a measure to redeem silver dollars in gold at cents of 100 and multiples, shift gold reserve duties to banks, and enable international banking under a three member Board of Control. It envisions national banks issuing up to 60 percent of paid capital, a five percent guarantee fund, one percent interest on government deposits, and tax proceeds to redeem United States notes within thirty years.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Fowler
Treasury
United States
THE
Eee
Aict
Uni
Board of Control
Senate Faces Ship Subsidy Battle and Presidential Assault Bill
Washington March 9 The Senate will again split focus between the ship subsidy bill and a measure to punish assaults on or killings of the President. Senator West plans to speak if health permits, others may speak briefly on the subsidy. No addresses set on the presidential bill, but legal debate is expected. The week includes calendar business and the rural free delivery classification bill.
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Washington
Senate
United States
West
United States Demands on Porte Over Stone Kidnapping
The American Legation in Constantinople presented the second note to the Porte demanding Turkey take responsibility for punishments of the Stone captors. It asserts the brigands remained within Turkish frontier, since Stone was captured and ransom paid in Turkey, and that only interior troop movements were criticized. The first note had urged punishment of the kidnappers. the Porte previously repudiated responsibility.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Porte
United States
Miss Stone
Disputed consular property in Tien Tsin standoff
The two acre consular tract between French and American missions at Tien Tsin remains contested. French authorities halted building and posted a guard while no flag was raised. James W. Ragsdale, American Consul, maintains a firm stance, protests rents and taxes, and the matter awaits Pekin ministers.
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Tien Tsin
James W. Ragsdale
Pekin
Japan Parliament in clash over speech denouncing life peers
Tokio report says the House of Peers adopted a resolution declaring illegal a speech by a member who called life members of the upper house ministerial tools and the people's enemies. The rift with the House of Representatives threatens Marquis Ito's bid for power amid two-chamber rivalry.
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TOKIO
the Times
House of Peers
House of Representatives
Marquis Ito
China fears foreign troops linger in gold district
Beijing dispatch notes Chinese officials alarmed by bandit rioting near Jehol after a Belgian priest is captured amid Christian and non-Christian clashes. Russia reportedly sent 500 troops from Manchuria, raising concern that foreign forces may establish permanent quarters to secure the priest’s release.
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Pekin
Jehol
Cheng Te
Foreign Office
Pitt
Russia
American Banks Expand in Mexico City Region
American banking activity grows in Mexico with the State Bank of Chiapas opening in Mexico City with half a million dollars in capital and the Bank of Orizaba at 150000 dollars. Orizaba's industry boosts banking needs as plans surface for Pachuca and a potential consolidation of American banks.
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Mexico City
Bank of
Chiapas
Orizaba
Pachuca
United States
England
Sealers Demand Higher Pay Refused In Deadlock
In St Johns Newfoundland a 3000 strong sealing fleet strike demands four dollars per hundredweight for the catch. Merchants refuse and offer eight twenty per hundredweight, same as last year, with plans to reform accommodations next year. Deadlock persists as sailors threaten to sail but leaders claim no sailings will occur.
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ST. Johns
N. F
BEET SUGAR MEN FIGHT FOR DELAY
Sunday saw a lull in Cuban reciprocity wrangles as factions planned for Tuesday’s fourth Republican conference. Long led the Ways and Means canvass with Speaker Henderson backing committee support, while opposition claimed 108 Republicans pledged to oppose. Payne remained noncommittal, aiming to defer action this session.
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Washington
House Republicans
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Long
Kansas
Long
Henderson
House
Payne
Pennsylvania Shows A Majority For Tariff Cut
Washington March 9 It is reported that at least half and possibly a majority of Pennsylvania Republicans in the House will back the Ways and Means Committee plan for a 20 percent tariff cut on Cuban imports. Dalzell says the issue extends beyond tariffs and urges careful action while noting a sugar tariff cut would not harm U.S. sugar interests. He favors reciprocity with Cuba within Republican policy and stresses broader national considerations.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Pennsylvania
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Bingham
Olmsted
Showalter
Amos
Palmer
Jack
Evans
Wanger
Bat Daszell
Anger
Acheson
Dalzell
Cuba
Hall declines chairmanship of Democratic campaign committee
Representative J K P Hall of Elk county returned from Danville after attending the funeral of Representative R K Polk and declined a party request to become head of the Democratic Congressional campaign committee. Representative Ruppert of New York has declined, and only Griggs of Georgia has publicly sought the post, though Democrats are hesitant about his nomination. the committee remains without a head.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
J. K. P. Hall
Elk County
Danville
R. K. Polk
House
Richard Bon
Tennessee
Ruppert
New York
Representative Griggs
Georgia
Griggs
Alexander rewards officers in Belgrade campaign
Belgrade dispatch reports Captain Nikolics, who shot Alavanties at Shabats last Wednesday, promoted and rewarded. All participants in Alavanties effort to depose King Alexander are under arrest. A proclamation signed Karageorgevitch proclaimed Alavanties with dictatorial powers. Alavanties, not wealthy, is named among those convicted in the plot to assassinate the late King Milan. Before dying Alavanties warned that another attempt would be made.
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Belgrade
Nikolics
Alavanties
Shabats
Alexander
Alavantics
Karageorgevitch
Unattended Funeral for House Owner in Dublin
A Dublin note reports a woman who rented a government house as police barracks died. After her death no one would dig her grave and the police had to perform the burial. Only close relatives and a few priests attended the funeral.
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Dublin
Cape Town Sails Through Health Update for Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes is reported to have suffered angina pectoris but is improving after a night’s rest. He passed a restful night and is said to be better this morning, receiving careful bedside attention.
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Cape Tows
March
Cecil Rhodes
Court Martial For Marine Officers In Samar Executions
Manila March 9 Colonel James Forney Marine Corps to preside over a court martial March 17 to try Major Littleton W. T. Waller and Lieutenant John H. A. Day Marine Corps for executing three native stevedores in Basey Samar without trial. The men allegedly mutinied after aiding a failed expedition and refused to surrender camotes. Sympathy noted for Major Waller amid strain. Day followed orders.
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Manila
James Forney
Marine Corps
Littleton W. T. Waller
John H. A. Day
Island
Samar
Waller
Lieutenant Day
Basey
Major Waller
Filipino Outbreak Quelled in Rizal Province
In Rizal province American troops and native constabulary report insurgents dispersed after a brief campaign. Lieutenant Howland states a small force remains, greatly over officered, while troops from the Fifth Cavalry and local constabulary pursue remnants. Harmony noted between forces as campaign concludes.
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Manila
Lietenant Howland
Twenty-first
Inf
Rizal
Fifth Cavalry
French Deputies Meet Sunday to Pass Budget
Paris March 9 Deputies sat on Sunday to finish the 1902 budget after two long sessions Adopting a new tax of one franc per 100 kilograms on crude petroleum The chamber debated naval estimates where M Almond noted the United States plans armored cruisers of similar tonnage and speed The budget passed 298 to 64 and the chamber adjourned
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Paris
M. Almond
United States
France
Chamber of Deputies
Russia preps for war with Japan seen via Shanghai dispatch
A Shanghai dated dispatch reports Chinese merchants from Port Arthur say families are being moved out as Russia prepares for war with Japan. It notes the Trans Siberian line to Port Arthur is incomplete and Japan could deploy about 200,000 well equipped troops to Manchuria. Russia’s fleet is small compared with Japan and England in the region.
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London
Shanghai
The
Standard
Port Arthur
China
Japan
England
Russia
Manchuria
Orient
Molinier Leaves the Louvre After Noted Career
Paris March 10 Emile Molinier who just resigned as conservator of the Louvre Objete d Art Department and from the commission on historical monuments created the Louvre’s French furniture museum. His numerous monographs are well known worldwide and his departure is a serious loss to the institution.
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London
W York Times
Adelphia Pinerce
Paris
Emile Molinier
Objete d'Art Department
Louvre
Commission On Historical Monuments
Washington Detectives Miss Murder Suspect Here
Washington detectives from the capital failed to identify a suspect named Dudley in a seven year old murder case. They conferred with the prisoner in his cell downtown but asserted he was not the man sought. One officer returned to Washington after the conference.
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Washington
D. C
Dudley
Obobert
Nineteenth
Insurance Advance Sets Tariff Tone In East
Vice President Willison of the Southeastern Tariff Association reports from New York that no formal action was taken at the conference. The understanding is that rates will rise for all companies east of the Rocky Mountains but will not exceed that increase.
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Macon
Willison
Southeastern Tariff Association
New York City
Rocky Mountains
Local Weather Report Summary
United States Weather Bureau notes sunshine today with 3 percent excess in temperature. A 6 degree rise expected. Geographically unclear data follows, mentioning temperature and date fragments without complete details.
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United States Weather Bureau
Anday
March
Etruria Safe in Port at Azores
Cunard Line steamship Etruria disabled February 26 en route to Liverpool and towed into Horta Azores by the William Cliff. All aboard well. After repairs a jury rudder is fitted. Passengers enjoy deck sports and concerts while awaiting transfer to Elbe for return to England.
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Azores
Cunard Line
Etruria
New York
Liverpool
William Cliff
Etroria
Umbria
Southampton
England
Poisoning Mystery Unsolved in Ada Klump Case
Grand Rapids, March 9. The poisoning of Mrs. Ada Klump of Lowell by tainted headache powder, sent by mail, caused her death a week ago. William Klump, her husband, was arrested last Thursday and remains jailed refusing to talk. Officers pursue a new clue as theories point to an unknown woman in the Klump circle.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ada Klump
Lowell
William Klump
Klump
William
Chapman
Prairie Fire Rages Across Northern Oklahoma
A prairie fire in Northern Oklahoma has spread through the Ohillocee Indian reservation as hundreds of farmers fight the flames. High winds hinder suppression and threaten wheat crops, with reports of burned houses and barns met by denials from travelers. The fire has caused thousands of dollars in crop damage.
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Philadelphia Times
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
Ohillocee Indian Reservation
Youths romance spoiled by runaway boy
Joseph Alvarez a 10 year old entered the Third district station house saying he was the son of a wealthy Brazilian family and had lost his relatives in the United States. Police treated him kindly but later learned he was a runaway whose parents live at 1812 South Warnock street and he was returned home.
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Joseph Alvarez
Third District
United States
South Warnock Street
Actress Minnie Fiske Injured at Grand Opera House
Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske, injured last night at the Grand Opera House, left for Indianapolis with her company. Hotel inquiry showed the injury was a minor bruise on the head.
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BT. Louis
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Grand Opera House
Indianapolis
Planters’ Hotel
Oil Consolidation Nears Completion in Oil Field
Special to Tus Phil Timms reports in OmahaNebraska that a movement to consolidate all interests in the Wyoutng oil field has been advancing since a recent meeting in Omaha. The effort aims to unify ownership and control across the field, signaling a potential restructuring and broader collaboration among producers.
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Philadelphia Timms
Omaha
Neb
Gunner Hill Denied Navy Commission Despite Competence
Joseph Hill, gunner on the Pensacola and Maine survivor, was officially informed he is ineligible for a navy commission. He passed the moral mental and physical exams but lacked professional qualifications. Hill, highest ranked petty officer, will continue pursuing a commission despite setback under the 1901 act for enlisted men under 35 who pass exams when vacancies exist.
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San Francisco
Joseph Hill
United States
Pensacola
Maine
Washington
United States Navy
Hill
Crowded Broadway car fire disrupts Camden street service
An overheated motor ignited floor waste on a crowded northbound Broadway car near Bridge avenue Camden yesterday afternoon. Passengers warned the motorman and the crew stopped the vehicle. Firemen and passengers quickly extinguished the blaze with snow, and the car continued to the Federal street wharf though some riders refused to reboard.
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Bridge Avenue
Camden
Federal Street Wharf
Trolley Men Reject Terms In Norfolk Strike
Norfolk march 9 streetcar strike lingers as workers refuse arbitration terms. Strikers object to working with non union crews 85 percent reemployment and bond signing. Cars ran under military guard with guard doubled after last nights riot injuring soldiers and civilians. Strike leader Sam Kelly assaulted a nonunion conductor and clubbed by guard. He faces court after bail. Company officers favor arbitration and anticipate wider ripple if Richmond strike triggers renewed walkouts.
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Norfolk
Chamber of Commerce
Sam Kelly
Kelly
Richmond
Train has gruesome trip in New Brunswick area
An eastbound fast freight between Philadelphia and New Brunswick encountered two fatalities after hitting men on the track. One victim near Princeton Junction was left at the junction for shipment to Trenton. A second man, Howard R. Breese of New Brunswick, was found near Millstone, believed killed at about 11 pm by another train while walking from Franklin Park.
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New Brunswick
Trenton
Philadelphia
Princeton Junction
Mercer County
Monmouth Junction
Millstone
Howard R. Breese
Franklin Park
Crow Attack on Farmer Ends in Flight
Daniel Wilson of Harrodsburg Kentucky faced a mass of crows that had grown bold after a harsh winter. He fired both barrels at the birds as they swarmed, shielding his eyes with one hand and fleeing to a cabin where he was held inside until dusk by the relentless flock.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrodsburg
Daniel Wilson
Wilson
Baptized in the Jordan by Newburgh minister
Cornelius Van Ness of Port Jervis, aged about eighty, has been baptized in the Jordan River by Rev. William K. Hall of Newburgh. The Van Nees, sailing from New York on the Celtic, plan a trip to the Orient to fulfill a lifelong ambition to be bathed in the Jordan.
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Middletown
N. Y
Cornelius van Ness
Port Jervis
New York
Jordan
William K. Hall
Newburgh
van Nees
Evansville Flood Fear Reaches New Crest Level
Evansville Indiana faces rising Ohio River water with alarms over expected crest near forty one feet the highest since 1684. Officials warn flooding will widen to about ten miles in places by Tuesday noon as authorities scramble to respond.
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Evansville
Fiood
Ind
Ohio
Nashville Society Notes Show Governor at Event
In Nashville a social event features Governor and Mrs Richard attending with a party of six or seven guests. The brief item notes a small gathering and accompanying entourage in a downtown venue, reflecting local civic social activity.
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Nashville
Teen
Mareh
Richard Note
Uiavie
Sii Aig
Prince Henry to Visit Philadelphia and Inspect Cramp Shipyard
Royal guest Prince Henry arrives in Philadelphia at 10 20 A M and stays five hours as city hosts him. Decorations at City Hall Union League and Cramp shipyard prepared. He tours the Retvizan at Cramp's yard then attends luncheon at the Union League before leaving at 3 30 P M. Public viewing limited at Broad Street station with tickets.
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Cramps
Retvizan
Union League
Weather Bureau
Prince Henry
Philadel
Cramp
Welcom
League
Chestnut Street
Broad Street
G. F. Ferdinand Ritschl
Ashbridge
Prince
Admiral Evans
Mayor Ashbridge
Siegerkranz
Man National Air
Sousa
Beyer
Yale Boola
Wacht Am Rhein
Hirsh
Mendelssohn
Chesting Street
Fifth Street
Market
Broad
Girard Avenue
Richmond Street
Cramp’s
Roosevelt
Citizens’ Committee
Men of Affairs
Philadelphia
Joseph G. Darlington
Tam Philadelphia Times
Prince Ly's US Trip Summaries Spark Debate
Berlin reports note that some papers have begun tallying Prince Ly's journey to the United States. Early coverage hints at varied interpretations and public reaction as the trip unfolds.
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Berlin
Princely
United States
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