Times reports Waldersee as commander in chief in China
The Times cites Count von Waldersee taking command of allied forces in China to curb hostile attitudes at Tien Tsin. The Daily Mail warns Britain should avoid new Sino foreign quarrels, criticizing armaments and the Far East fleet as weak and perilous amid calls to reform government policy.
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London
the Times
Count von Waldersee
China
Tien Tsin
England
The
Daily Mail
Far East
Russia is checked in Far East diplomacy
A Times dispatch from Peking cites a St Petersburg report that Russia drops exclusive rights in Mongolia and Turkestan and eases control over Manchuria. Russia and China will publish their forthcoming agreement in St Petersburg within two weeks, marking a shift since Port Arthur crisis. The move signals renewed international balance in the Far East and limits on Russian diplomacy.
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London
The
Times
Peking
St. Petersburg
Russia
Mongolia
Turkestan
Manchuria
China
Lord Salisbury
Port Arthur
Far East
Peking Foreign Ministers Delay Indemnity Talks
March 20 report from Peking notes progress blocked by slow government agreement on indemnity claims. Ministers act only on ad referendum instructions. Ceremonial reception of ministers discussed with no definite decisions. General Chaffee and US chargé d affaires Squires reviewed a property adjacent to the legation for barracks to house 150 men.
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Peking
Bhittle
Chaffee
H. G. Squires
United States
Legation
Railroad opens between Peking and Chan-Sing-Ou hosts ministers
The Peking to Chan Sing Ou railway was inaugurated Saturday with the French and Belgian ministers present. A troops review marked the celebration.
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Peking
Chan-Sing-Ou
Pension for Liliuokalani Bill In Hawaii Legislature
In Honolulu on March 12 a bill was introduced in the Hawaii house proposing an annual pension of 12000 dollars for ex Queen Liliuokalani for her lifetime. The independent home rule party presented the measure, and it is believed a pension will be granted.
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Honolulu
Liliuokalani
Independent Home Rule Party
Texans Relief Report Details Donations and Costs
The Citizens relief committee of New York, formed by the Merchants' association last September, issues its final report. It lists supplies sent and shows cash and supplies totaling 164 thousand 247 dollars and 14 cents forwarded to Texas, including transportation and collection expenses.
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New York
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Merchants’ Association of New York
Texas
Peace prospects in South Africa and prison railways plan
London report notes Lord Roberts hopes for early peace though no signs from Pretoria. General Faure with 800 men escaped a British attempt to corner him near Bloemfontein. General Ian Hamilton urged sending Boer prisoners to Canada to work on railways and adopt English language and sentiments.
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London
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Pretoria
Cape Town
Faure
Commanco
Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Ian Hamilton
Authors’ Club
Canada
Five Fresh Plague Cases Reported in Cape Town
Five new bubonic plague cases were officially reported in Cape Town, including a member of the army service corps. The announcement came during the day on March 20.
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Cape Town
Army Service Corps
Acts of Philippine Commission Shape Island Governance
Washington reports several Philippine commission acts issued by military authorities in the islands. Key measures include establishing a department of public instruction, eligibility bans for those opposing U.S. authority after April 1, 1901, free admission of military supplies, and a six hour workday requirement for civil service employees.
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Washington
Philippine Commission
War Department
Department of Public Instruction
Cable
Manila
United States
Philippine Islands
Philippine Civil Service
Horses Scarce Threatens Cavalry to Philippines Delay
Omaha March 20. A horse famine may postpone sending the First Battalion of the Fourteenth Cavalry to the Philippines for two or three months. The regiment, formed at Fort Leavenworth as part of the new army bill, faced six bids averaging 148 dollars per horse versus 45 to 50 prior costs. All bids were rejected. new proposals will be telegraphed and opened beyond the Missouri department.
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Omaha
Fourteenth Cavalry
Philippines
Fort Leavenworth
Department of the Missouri
Middle West
Professor Whitney Dead in Wisconsin
Nelson O. Whitney professor of railway engineering at the University of Wisconsin died suddenly of heart disease at age 43. He was a South Carolina native, a Pennsylvania graduate and had served the university for ten years.
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Whitney
Madison, Wis
Nelson O. Whitney
University of Wisconsin
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Fire Devastates Memphis Indiana. 10 Homes Survive
A daytime blaze in Memphis Indiana nearly razed the town leaving ten houses standing and many families homeless. The fire, sparked by embers from a slave factory smokestack, caused an estimated loss of two hundred thousand dollars.
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Indiana
Jeffersonville
Ind
Memphis
Cuban customs commission named by Governor General Wood
Havana reports Governor General Wood appointed a commission to revise Cuban customs. The panel is led by Colonel Porter Bliss with members Remon Williams Antonio Rivero Jose Bacardi Louis Plaze and Laureano Rodriguez.
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Havana
Wood
Porter Bliss
Remon Williams
Antonio Rivero
Jose Bacardi
Louis Plaze
Laureano Roderiguez
Potential General Strike Looms Over Coal Regions
Secretary Hartlein predicts a near certainty of a regional coal strike if operators refuse to meet miners before April 1. Miners demand recognition of the United Mine Workers and oppose union incorporation. A regional shutdown would follow an orderly strike order, with all collieries in the area to close.
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Shamokin
George Hartlein
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
Venezuelan authorities arrest U S consular agent in Barce lona
Port of Spain reports Igueno Baez the United States consular agent in Barcelo na Venezuela has been seized and jailed without cause. This marks a second mistreatment in five months as Baez pressures Washington for protection. Minister Loomis demanded an apology but was ignored.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
United States
Barcelona
Venezuela
Igueno Baez
Washington
Baize
Loomis
Rail chiefs predict no conference with United Mine Workers
New York reports President Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western says it is unlikely the coal operators will meet the UMW in conference. He adds the line will consider grievances from its own employees. President Oliphant of the Delaware and Hudson says his company will hear any grievances from its employees.
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New York
Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railway
United Mine Workers
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Oliphant
The
Delaware and Hudson
Entire Hill Family Perishes in Wellston Fire
Charred bodies of Jeff Hill, his wife, and five children were found in a burning log cabin two miles northeast of Wellston Ohio. Neighbors say only one door opened from the room where they slept, trapping the seven inside. A small dog survived. speculation centers on accidental stove fire or possible arson.
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Wellston
Jeff Hill
Hill
Edward McGinniss
Fire hits St Louis industrial district causing heavy damage
A blaze destroyed the Anheuser Busch ice storage plant, American Car and Foundry repair shops, box cars, Stule Co pickle factory, five lodging houses, and several sheds. Area two square blocks bounded by Zepp Utah First Kosciusko streets. Damage about 100000 with most insured. Spark from a switch engine blamed. Separately Harvard and Yale challenged Oxford and Cambridge to July track games in New York with Captain John W. Hallowell confirming the inquiry.
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St. Louis
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Company
American Car and Foundry Company
Stule & Co
Zepp
Utah
First
Kosciusko
Boston
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Cambridge
New York
John W. Hallowell
Will Teach Them Farming in Hawaii Mission
Jared Smith of the U S Department of Agriculture will travel to Honolulu to establish an agricultural experiment station. As director he will teach Hawaiians to grow garden truck and to value dairy cows for poor families, with butter cheese making and poultry pig raising.
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Washington
Jared Smith
Department of Agriculture
Honolulu
San Francisco
Island
Senator Frye to Visit Cuba and West Indies
The Maine senator Frye will sail next Wednesday for the West Indies. He will first visit San Domingo, then Cuba and other areas recently surrendered by Spain. He aims to gauge American investment prospects in the region and learn Cuban leaders' views ahead of Havana's constitutional convention. He plans to be away about two months.
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New York
Frye
Maine
West Indies
San Domingo
Cuba
Spain
Havana
United States
Rockefeller Oil and Shipping Absorbed by Steel Trust
At Morgan's office it was announced that John D. Rockefeller oil and Great Lakes shipping interests in Michigan will be added to United States Steel Corporation. The total value is reported near 30 million dollars.
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Steel Trust
New York
J. P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Great Lakes
Michigan
United States Steel Corporation
Boer Losses Last Month Reported In Pretoria
The report from Pretoria on March 19 states Boer losses for last month as 169 killed, 400 wounded and 1,000 captured or surrendered. Transport difficulties persist due to heavy rains affecting General French's forces.
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Pretoria
French
De Wet commando broken up at Senekal
Cape Town reports nine new bubonic plague cases in the last 48 hours. Six patients are colored and three are European. Commandos led by General De Wet have been dispersed at Senekal in the Orange River Colony.
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Senekal
Orange River Colony
Cape Town
Dewet
Bank cashier Charles A Johnson arrested in Columbus
Charles A Johnson, cashier of the First National Bank of Niles Michigan, was arrested in Columbus on a charge of wrecking the bank. He was taken to the emergency hospital at the police station in poor health, emaciated and very nervous, and he offered to return to Michigan at once.
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Columbus
Charles A. Johnson
First National Bank of
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