Ratification of Bering Sea Treaty Clears Senate
Washington March 23 The Senate ratified the Bering Sea arbitration treaty in a unanimous vote after two hours of executive session. Sherman proposed amendments requiring English in proceedings and a four month deadline for decision. The list of ratifiers includes Allen Allison Barbour Bate Kerry Blackburn Butler Call Cameron Carey Carlisle Chandler Cockrell Coke Cullom and many others. The Cabinet discussed responding to Lord Salisbury on pelagic sealing suspension with a reply to be sent soon.
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Senate
Sherman
Julian Pauncefore
Lord Salisbury
Yeas
Messrs
Allen
Allison
Barbour
Bate
Kerry
Blackburn
Butler
Call
Cameron
Carey
Carlisle
Chandler
Cockrell
Coke
Cullom
Daniel
Dawes
Dixon
Dolph
Dubois
Felton
Frye
Gallinger
George
Gibson
Louisianna
Maryland
Gordon
Gorman
Gray
Hale
Hansbrough
Hawley
Higgins
Hiscock
Hoar
Kenna
Kyle
McMillan
McP
United States
Atlantic
Bering Sea
Julian
British stake in Bering Sea issue noted by Salisbury
A Globe cable dispatch from Toronto reports rising British interest in the Bering Sea question after new diplomatic dispatches between Britain and the United States. The Globe notes Lord Salisbury's stance is firm and the discussions underscore a key point of public concern.
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Onto
Globe Saga
Bering Sea
Lord Salisbury
Salisbury
Lowther
Lowpox
Foreign Office
Julian Pouncefote
Washington
United States
Alexander Stavely Hill
Kingswinford
Staffordshire
Hill
St. James Gazelle
Harrison
Salisbury warns on control of sea lanes and US rights
Lord Salisbury warns that accepting United States ambitions to claim open sea rights would concede American authority over any sea chosen, including the Atlantic. Sir Charles Tupper remains confident that British and Canadian interests will be satisfied by Salisbury’s stance, supported by press and the looming US presidential election.
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Lord Salisbury
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Great Britain
Charles Tupper
Toronto
Oytr
Canada
Ernest Albert Macdonald
Ontario
Aeoa
St. Lawrence
Welland
Lake Huron
Ontario Ship Canal
British Well Pleased Over Bering Sea Accord
Reports from Salisbury indicate a diplomatic triumph as Britain scores a favorable settlement on the Bering Sea dispute. Sir Julian Pouncefote cables that the United States agrees to the proposed terms while British officials stress protective conditions for sealers.
King of criminals premeditated plots tied to Jack the Ripper cases
Dunham Ville murders case details reveal a calculating killer in Dr Hutchinson testimony. The Deeming crimes include mother first strangled and children slain with planned actions and no blood on clothes. The suspect used aliases Lawson and Deeming and attempted frauds in Hull and Montevideo leading to his capture and seven watchers aboard the Ballerat.
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Bertha
Marie
Lilla
Bydney
Lawson
Rassage
Southampton
Buenos Ayres
Foreign Office
Montevideo
Hull
South American
England
Melbourne
Eays
Emily Williams
Supreme Court
Deeming
Ballerat
Jack the Ripper
Miss Mather
No More Sealing Vessel Clearances for Bering Sea
Ottawa reports that British Columbia customs will not issue further clearances for sealing vessels bound for the Bering Sea. Victoria officials say vessels proceeding there must sail at their own risk, reflecting a new British‑led shift in the dispute.
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Ost
Earle
British Columbia
Victoria
Bering Sea
United States
Bowell
British Warship Spotted Near Monterey During Storm
The steamer Bonita from California arrived in Monterey with disabled machinery after a terrible storm. Off Point Sur she sighted the British warship Warspite en route to Esquimalt from Santa Barbara. signals were fired but hazy weather prevented clear identification.
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Monterey
Cal
Bonita
California
Point Sur
Esquimalt
Santa Barbara
Cavalry Assigned to Clear Intruders on Opened Lands
Caicaco March 29 Colonel J F Wade of the Fifth Cavalry is placed in charge of removing intruders from the Arapoe and Cheyenne reservations prepared for settlement between April 1 and 10. Wade led military actions during Oklahoma Territory settlement and starts with a force deemed ample by General Miles' headquarters.
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Caicaco
J. F. Wade
Fifth Cavalry
Arapoe
Wade
Oklahoma Territory
Miles
Pilgrims Bound for the Cherokee Land
An exodus to the Cherokee Strip and Oklahoma has begun from Denisox Texas. By tomorrow about 200 citizens will travel by wagon and on foot. They are of the better class including clerks and professionals. They seek the opening of new lands.
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Denisox
Tex
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
Advan
New
Novel smuggling method confounds customs officers at Rouse's Point
March 29 report from Locxrort New York describes whisky smuggling in Canada to the United States. Collector Dustin of Rouse's Point explains jars of Canadian rye hidden in butter crates, then moved to Plattsburg for sale. Officers estimate large losses in duty.
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Malone
Custom House
Dustin
Rouse’s Point
Auotion
Plattsburg
Canada
Col Dustin
Bridal gown burial robe and death after desert wedding
Mollie Beach of Chicago, age 21, dying of tuberculosis in Southern California, marries George E. Quay in a hastily arranged Arizona ceremony begun as she weakened. She dies seven hours later in Pasadena with a wedding gown as her burial robe. Her $7500 inheritance goes to her husband.
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Pomona
Cal
California
Mollie Beach
Chicago
Mollie
George E. Quay
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Mills Beach
Arizona
Pasadena
Prince Michael in Court and Arrests Shocking Allegations
The examination of Prince Michael, his spiritual wife Eliza Court, and followers reveals a vile, concealed nest of iniquity within a respectable community. A large crowd gathered at the Municipal building hoping for arraignment, but authorities postponed the hearing. Bernice Bechel filed a complaint against the prince with Prosecutor Springer.
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Derform, Mrcw
Michael
Eliza Court
Bernice Bechel
Springer
Assaulted a Village Belle in Minerva
Minerva, Ohio, is in an uproar after the arrest of William E. Russell, a leading jeweler, for assaulting Miss Lucinda Loutzenheiser, a prominent church member. Russell had recently shown considerable attention to the woman, who says the attack occurred a short time ago.
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AlLiance
Minerva
Here
William E. Russell
Lucinda Loutzenheiser
Russell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Maynard Investigation Opens in New York
Albany dispatch reports the joint Senate and Assembly committees begin probing Judge Isaac Maynard of the Court of Appeals for allegedly tampering with Dutchess county election returns. lawyers Peckham Ridgeway and Reilly lead sides as hearings unfold with debates on legality and impartiality.
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N. Y
Isaac Maynard
Court of Appeals
New York Bar Association
Dutchess County
Joint
Judiciary Committees
Senate
Assembly
J. W. Ridgeway
Brooklyn
Hill
Hugh Reilly
General Husted
Peckham
Mr. Ridgeway
Mr. Peckham
Fire on Liberty Street damages Lehman Bros premises
A blaze at Sixth and Liberty streets confined to the top floor of the Lehman Bros. Kingsbacker building. Fire originated from an overheated stove in the sewing room. damage estimated at about 1500 dollars with heavy water damage to stock on lower floors. Fire under control by 3 30 A M with two additional districts called out.
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Lehman Bros. & Kingsbacker
Moffat
Sixth
Liberty Streets
Bar 17
Steele
Cabinet officer demand spurs commerce department plan
Boston merchants urge creation of a Department of Commerce and Trade with a Cabinet secretary as its head. The Massachusetts State Board of Trade backs the move and seeks representation for Cabinet officers in Congress without voting rights to promote administration economy.
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Commerce Department
Boston
Massachusetts State Board of Trade
A. W. Strauss
Paint and Oil Club of
New England
Department of Commerce and Trade
Congress of the United States
National House of Representatives
Embezzled to Speculate Clerks Arrested in Chicago
Robert E Whittaker and Charles Herbert Smith, two Lamson Bros. & Co. clerks accused of embezzling 60 000 dollars to gamble in the wheat pit, were arrested upon returning to Chicago. They had begun renting luxurious apartments on Michigan Avenue, fueling questions about their confidence in avoiding danger.
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Curcaco, Inn
Robert E Whittaker
Charles Herbert Smith
Lamson Bros. & Co
Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Mint Scandal Probe Sought by Congressman Caminetti
California congressman Caminetti plans to submit a House petition from the San Francisco Mining Stock Association urging Congress to investigate the United States Mint at Carson Nevada. The petition accuses a bullion theft by a mill owners ring controlling Nevada appointments and claims mint officers double as bank cashier and manager.
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Fox
Evan Wills
Bullion and Exchanger
Comstock
Mint
Mining Stock Association
San Francisco
Caminetti
California
San Francisco Mining Stock Association
Congress
United States Mint
Carson
Nevada
Democratic Boss Battles in State Convention Delegates
The letter accuses a self styled state boss of seeking control over delegates and punishing opponents. It details alleged bribe like threats involving Charles J Swan and James Hagan to influence support for Mayor Fritchey and calls for Secretary Harritys resignation or purge. The writer accuses the Governor of tolerating abuse of office to reward political loyalty.
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Wright
Meyers
Charles J. Swan
James Hagan
Insurance Department
Fritchey
Swan
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Hagan
Harrity
Herrity
Luper
Pattison
Commonwealth
Hypnotized for Five Years A Crank Murders Woman
Frank R Draeger, returning from Ft Wayne, shot Mrs H O Fitch in Cleveland after claiming she hypnotized him for five years. He surrendered to police and the victim, related by marriage, is dying. Fitch’s prognosis is poor while Draeger is described as unsettled.
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Cleveland, O
Frank R. Draeger
Ft. Wayne
H. 0. Fitch
Jennings Avenue
Draeger
Ind
Asane
Murdered by Her Mother Leads to Investigation
BONNETERRE Mo March 29 Today an alleged accident reveals possible murder. The stepmother reported the child fell and died but large blood clots found on a bootjack prompt investigation. The husband plans to exhume the body and a confession by the wife may follow. If murder is proved lynching threatens the mother.
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Bonneterre
William Boyington
Here
Ogton Bay
Guntea
Venezuela Dispatches Report No Trouble From Caracas
Consul General Senor Roma Paez in New York received March 18 dispatches from Foreign Minister Urbariago. The messages dated March 18 contain no reference to disturbances and are described as purely commercial with no indication of trouble.
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Venezuela
New York
Senor Roma Paez
Urbariago
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