Boers Meet with Hay Then Roosevelt Declines Interference
Boer representatives Wolmarans and Wessels met with Secretary of State Hay as private citizens to seek U S intervention in South Africa. Hay listened and promised to consider their views, but urged them to consult President Roosevelt, who later reiterated the government cannot and will not interfere.
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Washington
Messrs. Wolmarans and
Wessels
Europe
Hay
United States
South Africa
Secretary of State
Roosevelt
White House
Frederick Mueller
Orange Free State
Hughes questioned on Philippine campaign in Senate hearing
General Hughes faced queries from Senator Patterson and others on the Philippines during testimony. He said Filipino forces aided tactically but were not part of the fighting force and declined to discuss possible Manila capture arrangements.
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Washington
Hughes
Patterson
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Manila
Mertz
Dewey
General Hughes
Mr. Patterson
Senator Beveridge
Senator Patterson
House Deadlock and Polk Death Mark Congressional Session
Washington notes report adoption of the pension bill conference and a failed revenue stamp extension. The rural delivery bill sees division with Sperry opposing and others in favor. no action taken. Rep Polk of Pennsylvania dies suddenly in Philadelphia. House appoints 15 to attend his funeral.
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Washington
House
Representative Polk
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Barney
Wis
Senate
Sperry
Conn
Messrs. Sims
Tenn
Smith
Ills
Messrs
Underwood
Ala
Foster
Gaines
French Miners Vote for Eight Hour Day Strike
The national council of French miners approved by 140 to 105 a resolution to push an eight hour workday and call an immediate strike without further negotiations with the government.
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Calais
France
National Council of French Miners
Through which Isthmian canal may pass
Washington reports renewed obstacles in Isthmian canal planning as old protocols with Nicaragua and Costa Rica lose effect. Shifting opinions prompt new protocols for both the Panama and Nicaraguan routes, aligning with state department policy to let Congress freely choose the route.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Panama Canal
Colombia
Nicaraguan Canal
State Department
Congress
Vessels to sail under foreign flag in Oriental trade
Shipping circles report that Great Northern Steamship Company plans to register two Oriental trade steamers under a foreign flag. The vessels, built for J. J. Hill, would be about 21 000 tons register and 38 000 tons displacement, the largest yet. German flag favored for navigational protections, with American flag seen as lacking owner protections.
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New York
The
Journal of Commerce
Great Northern Steam Ship Company
Great Northern Railway
Eastern Ship Building Yards
New London
Conn
J. J. Hill
Germany
Pathizers at Norfolk in an Angry Mood
Protesters in Norfolk Virginia gather in an angry mood over a local issue. Demonstrators express opposition and marching crowds form outside a city building. Local authorities monitor the scene as tensions rise during the demonstration.
Regimen of Troops Disperses Mobs in Norfolk Strikes
NorfolkVa March 6 Troops guard streetcars with four more companies of the Seventy first infantry ordered out to field two battalions already in service. Strikers barricaded tracks overnight but troops removed obstructions. An officer reports an attempt to dynamite tracks. arrests include Rudolph Murray Ayers and Jenkins. Electric workers strike. central labor union orders all plants shut, city at risk of unrest.
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Norfolk
Seventy-first Infantry
Church
Charlotte
W. B. Rudolph
Thomas Murray
Samuel Ayers
Tom Jenkins
Holt
Suffolk Military Company
Knoxville
Norfolk Railway and Company
Central Labor Union
Dess
Revolt Leader Alavantics Killed at Shabats Frontier
An armed attempt to start a Servian uprising at Shabats failed. Alavantics, relative of Prince Karageorgevich, was killed by Captain Nikolic after firing on him, and his followers were captured. The frontier town incident ended with arrests.
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Belgrade
Servia
Shabats
Alavantics
Karageorgevich
Mitrowicz
Fire Department
Nikolios
Rich Find in Klondike Disproves Abandonment
Vancouver dispatch reports Dawson finding a lucrative Klondike bed rock at Discovery claim on Bear Creek. Richard Butler had planned to abandon the site when a deeper bed rock yielded 15000 dollars in a single day and a single pan produced 600 dollars. Several other claims begin to prospect the new bed rock.
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Vancouver
B. C
Dawson
Klondike
Richard Butler
Discovery Claim
Bear Creek
Resuke to King Edward and Parker’s Rebuke at City Temple
The Rev. Joseph Parker sharply criticized King Edward during a City Temple sermon on March 8, drawing loud applause. He condemned royal actions such as brewing beer and attending a Sunday concert, arguing the king’s behavior sets a poor example for loyalty to Christ and religious observance.
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London
Joseph Parker
Edward
Hell
Mississippi Ice Moving Clears Rivers Early
La Crosse Wis March 8 The ice in the Mississippi began to move out shortly before noon. The river will be clear unusually early and navigation will open in a week or two.
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Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Ironworkers Strike Ends in San Francisco After Nine Months
After 9 1/2 months the San Francisco ironworkers strike ends. Two thirds of the unions on the iron trades council vote to return to work and a temporary settlement is expected pending national federation action. About 2000 to 3000 men to be rehired within a week. The deal includes slight concessions and a broader national negotiation on working conditions.
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San Francisco
Iron Trades Council
National Federation
Zane Offers Wealth for Officers Marrying His Daughters
A World dispatch from San Francisco reports General Zane of Cavite, described as a multimillionaire, has offered to give $500,000 to each American army officer who marries his daughters. Lieutenant B. Van Schaick, back from the Philippines, shares the claim as relayed by the Philadelphia Record’s quips about Blobbs.
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New York
B. van Schaick
Philippines
World Dispatch
San Francisco
Zane
Cavite
Blobbs
Philadelphia Record
Reid to Rent Brook House in London During Coronation
London dispatch reports Whitelaw Reid of the American delegation will stay at Brook House in Park Lane for six weeks during the coronation season. He is to pay about $20,000. The residence, owned by Lord Tweedmouth, offers a fine Park Lane view over Hyde Park.
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New York
London
Herald
Whitelaw Reid
Brook House
Park Lane
Lord Tweedmouth
Reid
Liberal Party
Tweedmouth
Hyde Park
Hill Denies Knowledge of Transcontinental Line Plans
James J. Hill president of the Northern Securities company says in The Journal of Commerce that he knows nothing of the proposed transcontinental line to Eureka California. He asserts no recollection of the Eureka terminal and denies any negotiations with Lord Thurlow or George H Proctor.
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New York
James J. Hill
Northern Securities Company
The
Journal of Commerce
Eureka
Cal
Lord Thurlow
England
Chicago
Mr. Hill
George H. Proctor
Jury Seals 18-Year Sentence for Murder in Chicago
In Chicago on March 6 a jury sentenced Robert Randolph to 18 years in the penitentiary for killing John Ford. After a record of prayer by jurors, the foreman noted the gravity of the decision and the case, with some voting for life and others for shorter terms before reaching the final 18-year verdict.
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Chicago
Robert Randolph
John Ford
Hopkinsville
Severa
Claims Against Spain Denied for Ma ine Victims in US Vessel Wreck
The Spanish treaty claims commission rules individual claims by Maine victims fall under national, not personal, liability. Seamen injured in the 1898 Havana harbor explosion have no right to awards from Spain. About 2.5 million dollars in claims remain, possibly up to five million if decisions differed.
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Washington
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Havana
Maine
Cuba
Spain
United States
Act of Congress
Payne outlines Cuba policy options in House statement
Washington March 7 Chairman Payne of the house ways and means committee reviews three Cuba propositions and says many Republicans favor action. He denies cabinet or GOP leaders are committed to a specific policy and argues a 20 percent tariff cut could delay annexation, while inaction would demoralize sugar producers and provoke executive hostility.
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Payne
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cuba
House Republicans
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