Mutual Talks Begin As France And Germany Eye Morocco
Paris and Berlin report that French Foreign Minister Delcasse and German Ambassador von Radolin started direct discussions to resolve misunderstandings over Morocco. The exchange follows Germany’s moderating stance after consultations with major powers and signals a shift from recriminations to diplomacy.
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Berlin
Delcasse
Morocco
Prince von Radolin
France
Paris
M. Delcasse
Foreign Office
Prince von Radalin
End of Witte Leadership as Czar Reshapes Policy
In St. Petersburg on April 17 M Witte head of the ministerial committee decides to quit all work and depart abroad after the emperor's surprise rescript to Interior Minister Bouligan dissolves the Witte commission and upends peasant land reform. Witte says court intrigue forced the move and plans a temporary exile. The Slovо prints first warnings about articles criticizing the bureaucracy and war office.
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M. Witte
Siovo
General Staff
War Office
Putiloff Iron Works at St. Petersburg Closed
Putiloff works near St. Petersburg shut down due to reported worker demands threats and rule violations. Dragoons grenadiers mounted gendarmes and guard sharp shooters stationed nearby amid district unrest.
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Putiloff Iron Works
St. Petersburg
Putiloff
Italian Shoots Family Then Kills Self in Geneseo
In Geneseo New York on April 17 Antony Sparacio an Italian resident shot his wife her mother and her daughter after a family quarrel. He then shot and killed himself dying instantly from a bullet through the heart. The mother was killed and the daughter aged sixteen fatally wounded. the wife was only slightly wounded. The daughter was his stepdaughter.
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Geneseo
N. Y
Antony Sparacio
Sparacio
Joseph Jefferson in Florida Illness Report Unchanged
Atlanta April 17 reports say Joseph Jefferson is seriously ill at his winter home in West Palm Beach Florida. Family friends remain hopeful and physicians note earlier reports may have exaggerated the severity of his condition.
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Atlanta
Many Colliers Reach Hongkong Amid War Risks Reported
Many colliers arrive at Hongkong from Durban and Cardiff as orders await. War risks at Hongkong for Japan have been raised and trade is affected.
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Hongkong
Durban
Natal
Cardiff
Wales
Japan
General John Palmer Dead Former G A R chief dies
Albany reports General John Palmer died after a long illness. A Civil War wound left him with spinal injury. he led the G A R as commander in chief in 1892 and later served as New York secretary of state from 1895 for five years. He was a prominent Albany citizen and holder of many trusted posts.
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Albany
N. Y
John Palmer
Palmer
New York
Heinze In Accident In Butte Mountaineer Collision
In Butte Montana on April 17 seven people were injured when a motor car belonging to F Augustus Heinze struck a runabout carrying Thomas Roe a liveryman and Miss Lillie Lacombe All involved were seriously injured but none died The Heinze party included A L Frank T C Bach M L Gunn and A E Hook The car rolled over and the Roe vehicle was pushed about twenty feet before the crash left riders thrown clear Heinze and his companions suffered only minor injuries
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Butte, Mont
F. Augustus Heinze
Thomas Roe
Lillie Lacombe
A. L. Frank
T. C. Bach
M. L. Gunn
Helena
Mont
A. E. Hook
Roe
Heinze
Powder blast kills three in Trenton storehouse
Three men die and three injured in an explosion in a rear storehouse of a hardware store in Trenton Tennessee on April 17. Victims include Robert Phelan owner of the hardware store and Dr. Parker of Trenton with Arnold of Crockett county. Phelan was testing a target gun and a discharged ball likely pierced a powder can triggering the blast. The incident wrecked the store and nearby Landis storehouse and damaged Pearce Klopp meat market, with widespread damage to downtown businesses.
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Trenton
Tenn
Robert Phelan
Parker
Arnold
Crockett County
J. A. Landis
Pearce & Klopp
President in the Mountains in Colorado Hunting Trip
President Roosevelt arrived by special train in Glenwood Springs at 7 55 am and departed for Newcastle nine miles west. The party then rode to Camp Roosevelt high in the mountains twenty seven miles south of Newcastle. Roosevelt in hunting garb appeared on the rear platform and spoke briefly to the crowd. He said he would return next month for a day and take a plunge in the pool.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Roosevelt
Newcastle
Camp Roosevelt
Rockefeller Gift Not Voluntary Says Board Version
Boston April 17 A 100000 gift to the American board of commissioners for foreign missions from John D Rockefeller was solicited by prudential committee representatives a statement circulated from the boards headquarters says this contrasts with a March 27 interview with Ames L Barton where the secretary asserted the gift was voluntary and unsolicited
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Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
John D. Rockefeller
Prudential Committee
Ames L. Barton
Barton
Packer Indictment Drops Focus On Witness Interference
Chicago April 17 grand jury probing the beef trust seeks to indict a high official from a leading Chicago packing firm for attempting to influence government witnesses. Three witnesses were examined under subpoenas but provided limited information. Five persons already indicted for interference. no verdict yet. Delays push the Connors case for Armour & Co. to next Saturday.
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Chicago
Trust
Edwin B. Fish
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Thomas J. Connors
Armour & Co
Landis
Oberlin Dealer Seeks Details On Standard Oil Pressure
S G Gibson a local oil dealer says Standard Oil has waged a campaign to drive him out of business for not buying their product He received a Washington letter asking for full information on a December incident including the representative name the statement the prices charged to dealers and the outcome Gibson will provide the information sought.
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Oberlin
S. G. Gibson
Standard Oil Company
Knox
Department of Commerce
Washington
Clevelan
Gibson
Infuriated teamsters attack Montgomery Wards wagons in Chicago
A mob raided a Mont gomery Wards & Co caravan near the Northwestern freighthouse at Kinzie and West Water streets dragging John Cox a nonunion driver from his wagon. After a brief clash Cox was rescued. A peace conference with Mayor Dunne failed and Teamsters President Shea declared negotiations off unless the mayor invites them again.
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Chicago
Team Asters
Montgomery Wards & Co
Kinzie
West Water Streets
John Cox
Cox
Dunne
Cornelius P Shea
Teamsters’ Union
Great Northern Extension Plans Revealed for BC
A telegraph from Louis W. Hill reports the Great Northern railway will start building from Upper Similkameen this year and extend to the British Columbia coast without a subsidy. Princeon reports engineers have begun locating a line along the Similkmeen river toward survey work, either from Oroville, Washington or upstream.
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Victoria
B. C
Victoria Board of Trade
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Upper Similikameen
British Columbia
Princeon
Great Northern
Ther
Siminkemeen River
Oroville
Wash
Iron mines in Hibbing stall ore production amid fear
Hibbing Minnesota on April 17 reports miners returning slowly as many stay out fearing violence. Ore mining is largely suspended in the district after Friday night disturbances.
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Hibbing
Minn
Accident on Battleship Iowa injures Beene during practice
Telegram from the North Atlantic squadron chief of staff reports an 8 inch gun muzzle blew off on the USS Iowa during target practice in Washington on April 17. Beene sustained injuries.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Lowe
Beene
Snow Saves Nebraska Fruit Crop After Deep Freeze
Lincoln Nebraska April 17 heavy snow kept fruit buds from freezing as temperatures ran well below zero. Growers say the blanket of snow saved a large portion of the crop in this state.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Bail Set for Mrs Chadwick in Federal Court
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick was granted bail of 5000 in the federal circuit court in Cincinnati pending appeal next October. The bond is in addition to existing heavy bonds in other cases and may be deposited with the district court in Cleveland. Judge Lurton acted after conferring with Judges Severins and Richards.
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Cincinnati
Cassie L. Chadwick
United States Circuit
Lurton
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wing
Chadwick
Sullivan
Michigan Bank Closed in Owosso After Deposit Run
The private bank of M. L. Stewart & Co. in Owosso Michigan shut its doors and placed its affairs with Detroit Trust. Deposits exceed 600000 dollars. The closing followed a strain from a car riage company defaulting on 28000 dollars of paper. C D Stewart, long head since M L Stewart's death, turned over all property for creditors.
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Owosso
Mich
M. L. Stewart & Co
Detroit Trust Company
C. D. Stewart
M. L. Stewart
Wanderer banker returns to face law in Tecumseh
Charles M. Chamberlain, cashier of the Chamberlain banking house at Tecumseh Nebraska who fled after a bank failure with about 75000 dollars spent time in Cuba and other places. He telegraphed seeking to surrender and is now jailed in Tecumseh after sheriff transported him from Lincoln.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles M. Chamberlain
Chamberlain Banking House
Tecumseh
Neb
Lincoln
Chamberlain
Fugitives Barricaded as Posse Pursues in Mississippi
A Memphis dispatch says Spencer brothers and William Still, linked to the Sheriff Poag shooting, hide in a canebrake near Senatobia Mississippi. A large posse plans capture. J H Thomas Son, Yorka county supervisor, has confessed leading the jail mob and nears a breakdown.
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Memphis
Tenn
Senatobia
Miss
Spencer Brothers
William Still
Poag
J. H. Thomasson
Michigan Mine Troubles in Upper Peninsula
In Houghton Marquette and Ontonagon counties strikes by various mine employes grow tense with a general walkout feared on May first. If 16 000 miners quit and many others in the mines are affected the situation may force broader action. The more cautious workers seek peace talks.
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Houghton, Mich
Houghton
Marquette
Ontonagon
Quarrel Over Land Kills Three at Ten Mile Creek
Three men were killed in a pitched battle near Ten Mile creek ten miles west of Poplar Bluff Missouri in a land dispute. Victims are H S Adams William Hoch and Riley Henson Circuit Clerk I M Henson witnessed the shooting and is under arrest pending coroner inquest details.
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Poplar Bluff
Ten Mile Creek
Here
H. S. Adams
William Hoch
Riley Henson
Riley
Henson
Hungarian Lower House Passes Motion Against Tisza
Budapest reports the lower house of the diet approved Otto's motion for a censure vote on former Premier Tisza. The controversy centers on whether he acted from political motives in raising the late president Perczi von Bouyhád's pension from $1,600 to $3,000.
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Budapest
Diet
Herr Otto
Tisza
Perczl von Bou Yhad
American Ambassador Choate Receives Warm Farewell in London
Lord Halsbury led a tribute to American Ambassador Choate as he left London in April. The gathering of nearly 400 bench and bar members praised his service, with Sir Finlay and other officials underscoring Anglo American cordial relations. Choate spoke at length on continued friendship between England and America.
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Halsbury
Choate
Middle Temple
Inns of Court
Finlay
England
Mr. Choate
Lord Halsbury
Lord McNaughten
America
Japanese Reinforcements Moved to Manchuria Trails Extend
From Gunshu Pass Manchuria April 17 reports say the expected turning movement is not developing yet. Preparations continue with reinforcements food and ammunition being brought up from Newchwang. Outposts reach thirty miles on both sides of the railroad.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Newchwang
German collier fleet heads toward Vladivostok from Indo China
Four German colliers anchored off Cape St James Indo China left on Thursday and are believed to be bound for Vladivostok, the presumed objective of the Baltic fleet.
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Singapore
Cape St. James
Indo-China
Vladivostok
Seven Die and Hurt in Genoa Railroad Collision
A railroad crash near Genoa Italy left seven dead and four injured. The report notes a deadly site and lists the toll among passengers and crew. The incident follows a series of rail accidents reported in the era.
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Genoa
Italy
St. Petersburg
Navy Department
Death by poison and suicide at Minnehaha bluff
The body of a man believed to be John Bradley of Midway was found on the Minnesota river bank at the base of a seventy five foot cliff near Minnehaha creek. An empty carbolic acid bottle was nearby and the burned features of the corpse suggest he drank poison then leapt from the cliff.
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John Bradley
Midway
Minnesota River
Minnehaha Creek
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