United States Opposes China Partition Defense Policy
The United States reportedly rejects any partition plan for China. Denmark’s government endorses the opposition stance while new policy discussions focus on Manchuria and regional stability.
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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1901
Page
1
Alliance With Britain Not Secret China Concession Policy
Washington reports state that the United States rejects secret or unilateral Chinese concessions. Russia denies plans to seize Manchuria while Count Cassini disputes press language. The US informs all powers of its position, seeking open negotiations and unity on Chinese policy.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
England
Manchuria
United States
China
Conger
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Great Britain
Cassini
London
Hay
Manchuria Under Russianized Control Report
Berlin dispatch reports a German observer’s long letter from Manchuria and Mongolia detailing strong Russian influence and a de facto protectorate. It cites elevated Russian administration, tax offices, and army orders showing direct lines from Urga to Kuldja and beyond, with evidence of Russian officials governing districts despite claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tageblatt
Manchuria
Mongolia
Siberia
China
Mon Turkestan
Ubt
Thorugh
Grodekof
Russian Empire
Urga Gfongolay
Khosun
Foreign notes on Chinese turmoil and Russian remobilization
The report details eight million Moslems allied with Prince Tuan, loyal to him and unwilling to serve either side. It notes a Russian decree for a March remobilization in Transbaikalia to quell disturbances in China, possibly tied to the Kan-Su rebellion. Berlin sources dispute a finalized Russo-Chinese agreement, citing stalled talks after the Manchuria incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mongolia
Tuan
Tageblatt
Transbaikalia
China
Emperor halts Waldersee Chinese operations orders
Berlin dispatch reports the Emperor has instructed Chancellor von Buelow to order General Waldersee to stop preparations for further operations against China. The directive suggests a halt in aggressive actions amid ongoing tensions and diplomacy.
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London
Berlin
Count von Buelow
Count von Waldersee
Maine man sues Texas congressman for slap damages
George G. Barker of Maine sued Congressman CO. B. Cooper of Texas in District Criminal Court for 10000 damages over an alleged summer assault. A verdict today ruled in favor of the defendant. Barker had protested Cooper’s expectoration on a southbound car trip to Washington, prompting the slap and ensuing suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George G. Barker
Maine
District Criminal Court
Cc. B. Cooper
Texas
Barker
Cooper
Dutch Capture Achinese Fortress at Pajarenbee
A Batavia dispatch reports Dutch forces seized the Achinese fortress at Pajarenbee on the Pedir river west bank. Seventy seven rebels were killed and many drowned. The Dutch suffered two deaths and seven wounded.
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Amsterdam
Batavia
Dutch Indies
Achinese
Pajarenbee
Pedir River
Anthracite Operators Postpone Wage Rise to April First
Philadelphia reports that major coal operators in the anthracite region will continue the 10 percent wage increase and related concessions for miners until April 1 1902. Notices posted by Reading Coal and Iron Company Lehigh Valley Coal Company Delaware and Hudson and others say local grievances will be handled directly with employers. Union officials request for operator representation at Hazleton conference is largely ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United Mine Workers of America
Hazleton
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Delaware & Hudson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Erie Railroad
Hillside Coal Company
Mitchell
Mine Workers’ Union
Mineral Railroad and Mining Company
Shamokin
Reading
No agreement reached as miners demand wage hike
Springfield Illinois March 9 three joint sessions failed to bridge the gap between state miners and operators. Miners insist on a nine percent wage increase for drivers and warn that without the rise mines may face a strike. State Secretary Ryan cautions that failure to grant the increase could trigger labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ryan
Labor Noten From Altoona and Ybor City Strikes
Bituminous coal operators in Altoona Pennsylvania notified miners at their convention there that they would withdraw the demand for a five cent reduction in pick mining costs. In Tampa Florida six hundred cigar makers at the Ybor factory struck after the discharge of a woman in the stripping department, the workers contending her firing prompted the walkout.
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Altoona
Yboramara
Tampa
Fla
Britain Affirms Clayton Bulwer Treaty Still In Force
London reports Britain's firm stance that the Clayton Bulwer treaty cannot be abrogated without consent of both parties and no concessions will be made without a quid pro quo. The British note to Secretary Hay is to be delivered within days, as Botha seeks surrender terms and the Senate amendments remain opposed.
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London
United States Senate
Washington
Hay
Foreign Office
Senate
Great Britain
Downing Street
Botha and Kitchener Near End Of War In Talks
London reports from two major South African financial houses confirm talks between Lord Kitchener and General Botha. Some expect a formal submission by Botha next Monday and surrender to French. Guerrilla actions by De Wet De Larey and Steyn continue. A Cape Town dispatch notes forty Boers killed near Rooenoogte after mistaking an armored train for horses. Portuguese transport Searle carries 103 Boer families from Lourenzo Marques to Lisbon. Maraisburg is reoccupied. few horses captured.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Botha
War Office
de Larey
de Wet
Steyn
Gunhill
Cape Town
Rooenoogte
Searle
Lourenzo Marques
Lisbon
Marais
de Kock
Maraisburg
Surrender of Rebels in Philippines Reported
Captain Gulick relays surrender of forty insurgent officers and 200 men, while Colonel Murray ferries surrender of forty-four insurgent officers and men at Tacloban. Gunboat Albay and Lt Van Voorhees strike near Barnan. five enemies killed in Luzon. Batangas area pacifying. Brannigan named Philippine treasurer at 5000 yearly with bonds 200000. commission approves 1,000,000 more for Manila improvements.
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Manila
Gulick
Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
Murray
Forty-third
United States Volunteer Infantry
Tacloban
Leyte
Albay
van Voorhees
Twentieth Infantry
Barnan
South Clocos
Luzon
Batangas
Tazon
Frank A. Brannigan
American Philippine Commission
Philippine Archipelago
Brannigan
Commission
Manila Bar
Smuggling Arrests Rise on La guna de Bay as Oriente Case Reopens
Reported by Special to the Indianapolis Journal, authorities in Manila Bay crack down on insurgent trade with contraband found aboard steamers. The Oriente, once released for lack of evidence, faces stronger proof this time. Lieutenant Raymond Wood earns a promotion and customs post in Taal while being noted as George P. Wood's son. General MacArthur informs the War Department of troop movements from Manila to San Francisco and Grant, and a Philippines court sentences Private Jacob B Henderson to fifteen years hard labor for manslaughter of Corporal Herbert Chase.
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Fit
Oriente
Laguna de Bay
Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Raymond Wood
Thirty-ninth
Philippines
Taal
Manila
Wood
George P. Wood
Washington
War Department
Jacob B. Henderson
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Herbert Chase
Tolstoi Excommunicated By Holy Synod In Russia
St Petersburg official circular reports Count Leo Tolstoi is expelled from the Orthodox church for anti Christian writings and conduct. The document lists metropolitans and bishops who signed and notes foreign papers published a year earlier a similar alleged circular.
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ST. Petersburg
Holy Synod
Count Tolstoi
Leo Tolstoi
Orthodox Church
Antonius
Theognose
Kiel
Wladimir
Moscow
Hieronymus
Kolm
Warsaw
Jakoff
Kirchineff
Markal
Boris
Bryan in Gotham Off Chestnuts for Tammanites Benefit
William J. Bryan arrived at the Hoffman House New York and said he would deliver no speeches or attend dinners. He spoke on railways and senators in Nebraska, the Nicaraguan canal project, trusts, and political consolidations, predicting limited GOP progress. A Buffalo visit report said a waiter impersonated him before University of Buffalo students for a publicity stunt.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Hoffman House
Republican Party
Steel
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Buffalo
Herald
Wiliam J. Bryan
Fred Fulcher
Ellicott Club
University of Buffalo
Bryan
Wills Point Tornado Demolishes Town and School
A March tornado tore through Wills Point Texas at noon destroying most homes and the public school building. Four killed including a child and three-year-old, about twenty injured, and extensive property damage estimated around fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills Point
Tex
Maggie Clouse
J. H. Clouse
Leon
J. H. Williams
John White
Charles Powers
J. N. Polk
N. Human
D. M. George
J. W. Williams
Ben Walters
J. F. Ross
E. B. Graham
Gray
Terrell
Here
Oklahoma Widow Indicted In Bond Scheme
Wash Owens of Geary Oklahoma and Conrad Elmer of Davenport North Carolina provided details leading to an indictment. The case involves a wife apparently seeking funds from multiple men to cover travel expenses to marry.
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Wash Owens
Geary
Oklahoma
Conrad Elmer
Davenport
N. C
Nominations Confirmed as Senate Ends Extraordinary Session
The U S Senate completed a special session with all nominations to office confirmed. The Spanish claims commission at issue included W E Chandler as president designate and Samuel W Stratton named director of the National Bureau of Standards. Additional confirmations covered ambassadors and army officer promotions.
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Washington
United States Senate
Spanish Claims Commission
Teller
Judiciary
Hoar
Commission
Chandler
Senate
Burrows
Diekema
Hanna
Wood
Morgan
Chambers
Maury
United States
Spain
Wiliam _E. Chindler
New Hampshire
Gerrit J. Diekema
Michigan
James Perry Wood
Ohio
William A. Maury
District of Columbia
William L. Chambers
Alabama
Samuel W. Stratton
Illinois
National Bureau of Standards
Edward Vernon Morgan
New York
Lion
Seoul
St. Petersburg
Wiliam E. Fuller
Iowa
World's largest movable bascule bridge opens soon
In Chicago on March 9 the huge bascule eight track bridge over Campbell avenue canal is finished and ready for traffic. It spans the canal at a sharp angle, serves several rail lines, and cost 720000. Also on the same date Dubuque division of the Chicago Great Western Railroad issues a strict prohibition on alcohol for all employees and demands debt payments with discharge for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago
Campbell Avenue
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company
Chicago Junction Railway
Dubuque, In
Dubuque
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Heavy rain and hail strike Kansas crops
TOPEKA Kan March reports severe rain and hailstorms across Kansas with rainfall the heaviest of the season. In places the downpour approached a cloudburst and the hail at times was heavy, raising fears for extensive fruit crop damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Women Save Day In Topeka Primary Fight
In Topeka Kansas March 9 women led a decisive turnout against temperance forces. Col J W F Hughes and the law enforcement ticket were nominated by a majority over 1000 amid intense campaigning by churches and women’s clubs. The voter shift is described as the decisive factor in saving law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Col. J. W. F. Hughes
Guilty Plea In Mail Fraud Case At Springfield Court
Elizabeth Kaburick of Bloomington pleaded guilty in U S District Court to using the mails to defraud. The Bloomington hotel servant was fined a sum reported as paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United States District Court
Elizabeth Kaburick
Bloomington
Negro tortured by mob in Duquoin Illinois
Ferdinand French a Black man was hanged four times and beaten by five masked men to force a confession about a jewelry store robbery missing items valued at seventy dollars. Authorities seek suspects among town residents as a mass meeting demands a full investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquoin
Ferdinand French
French
Henry Crossman
Riot at Bombay Fuss Ends in Deaths
Bombay March 9 The city is in ferment as Mohammedans riot after Aga Khan arrival. A faction of Khoja followers seceded and clashes outside the mosque left two dead and several wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Aga Khan
Disappearance of Niles Bank Cashier Shocks City
In Niles Michigan cashier C A Johnson of First National Bank vanished after the bank closed amid a run. The bank’s directors insist affairs are sound while National Bank Examiner Selden takes charge. Johnson was last seen in Chicago seeking funds to reopen. Local deposits total about 4000 with possible impacts on area merchants. Washington confirms the bank failed and lists its Feb 5 report data including capital stock 19000 and total liabilities 613504.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Mich
C. A. Johnson
First National Bank
Johnson
W. K. Lacey
Chicago
National Bank
Selden
Washington Dispatch
Washington
South Bend
Ind
Charles A. Johnson
Joseph W. Selden
Obituary of F O Matthiessen Paris banker dies of diabetes
Paris March 9 F O Matthiessen former treasurer of the American Sugar Refining Company and a director of several major concerns died at his Paris residence at No 6 Place des Etats Unis of diabetes His remains will be taken home for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
F. O. Matthiessen
American Sugar Refining Company
Place Des Etats Unis
Death of Rev. Ebenezer Bushnell in Cleveland at 78
Rev. Ebenezer Bushnell secretary and treasurer of Western Reserve University died today at his Cleveland home at age seventy eight. He had long been connected with the university. Baron Von Strumm Halberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, C
Ebenezer Bushnell
Western Reserve University
University
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Lawrence ¥. Fleming
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Oren R. Meyer
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Edward Dd. Andery
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Walter C. Babcock
William Yates
Herbert B. Crosby
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Matthew C. Smith
William HH. C. Bowen
H. E. Robinson
William Wotherspoon
Charles W. Mason
Arthur Wiliams
Edmund K. Webster
Frank de L. Carrington
Leonard A. Lovering
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the Examiner
Cashier Johnson
American Sugar Trust
Baron von Strumm-Halberg
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