United States Willing to Reduce Indemnity to 10 Million
Washington reports the United States will not insist on more than twenty five millions and would lower its claim to ten million if other nations reduce theirs. Officials say China’s indemnity dispute remains unsettled with estimates and proportions tied to the Boxer suppression. The United States argues a balanced reduction could aid China while preserving leverage.
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Washington
Tien-Tsin
China
Peking
United States
State Department
East tensions rise as Japan and Russia loom in Asia
London reports warn of deteriorating Japan Russia relations after Tien-Tsin settlement. Japan warns against any secret treaties with China to gain Kara Korea adjacent gains, while Britain contemplates arbitration under Hague lines. Officials say Japan seeks a free hand and moral support from major powers.
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London
Foreign Office
East
Tien-Tsin
Japan
Russia
China
Korea
Associated Press
England
Germany
United States
Legation
Great Britain
Tien-Tsin Amicably Settled as Forces Withdraw
Interchange between St Petersburg and London reports troops on both sides retreating from the disputed land at Tien-Tsin. British marines prevented a collision, refugees at times harassed by French troops, and a plan to police legation quarters discussed by foreign ministers.
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Peking
Tien-Tsin
Barrow
Taku
Madras
Baillaud
Lorne Campbell
M. de Glers
China
London
St. Petersburg
Voyron
Tien- Tsin
Paris
Legation
Poiers
Robert M. McWade
United States
Canton
West River
Plot Against the Czar Sparks Broad Security Measures
Berlin dispatches from March 17 report evidence of plots against the Czar in St Petersburg. Money is said to be handed to factory hands to recruit dissident students, with police and troops deployed and the Czar guarded by armored rooms and multiple desks. Several arrests and warnings are noted amid a wider Nihilistic conspiracy scare.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
M. Kleigels
Berliner Tageblatt
Lemberg
Karpovitch
Moscow Protest Delayed Until Bogoliopoff Burial
The Moscow Standard correspondent reports a planned 20,000 strong demonstration of students and workers postponed due to heavy police and military precautions. Troops have slept in their clothing for ten nights, and authorities anticipate possible bloodshed before matters are settled, tied to the Karpovich case.
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London
Moscow
The
Standard
M. Bogoliopoff
Karpovich
Died Mgr Sullivan and two other figures announced in brief notices
Rt Rev Mgr John T Sullivan of the Wheeling diocese died at St Josephs Hospital Parkersburg aged 67. He served as rector of St Josephs Cathedral and vicar general, recently named rector of Sacred Heart Church Charleston. J W Kingsley operatic lead at Jules Grau Company died in Denver of pneumonia at 27, son of famed baritone Signor A Brockelina. Clement Tete doux Pittsburg vocal teacher and notable figure died of pneumonia aged 76.
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Wheeling
W. Va
John T. Sullivan
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Mgr
Sullivan
St. Joseph's Cathedral
New York
Signor A. Brockelina
Pittsburg
Clement Tetedoux
Sn Budied
Pneuma
Marek
J. W
Wild shooting at Pabst House rathskellar
New York March 22 A volatile shooting in the Pabst Hotel rathskellar left manager A W Dingwall of Broadway Theater injured with a back wound after Robert Hayden Moulton ex student of architecture fired five shots at Miss May Buckley the actress. One shot grazed J D Leffingwell and the rest were blocked. Moulton who had been drinking morphine was detained and held on 5000 bail. Police report possible jealousy and also drug induced instability.
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New York
Rathskellar
Pabst Hotel
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Robert Hayden Moulton
Alexander W. Dingwall
Dingwall
Roosevelt Hospital
Moulton
Mr. Leffingwell
Mr. Dingwall
Miss Buckley
Minnie Seligman
Miss Seligman
Rathsheller
West Side Court
Springfield
Tenn
Columbia College
James E. Newcomb
Newcomb
Traynor
Chicago
Sing Sing
Elmira
Boston
Buffalo
N. Y
Robert Moulton
Charles L. Shattuck
Railway Yy
Benaadee W. Dingwall
Milwaukee theatrical critic turned Litt executive dies
Ed Dingwall a longtime Milwaukee resident, banker, and celebrated theater critic, rose to general manager of Jacob Litt’s theatrical business after joining its team nine years ago. He was well connected locally, with a father who was a leading contractor. J. D. Leffingwell, advance agent for Litt and former client of Modjeska and Skinner, was noted for wealth and yacht cruising. He previously owned a Hartford newspaper and had wide national recognition.
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Milwaukee
Dingwall
Jacob Litt
Mr. Litt
J. D. Leffingwell
Madame Modjeska
Otis Skinner
Mediterranean
Hartford
Conn
Cuba Platt Amendment Report Defeated by Cuban Committee
Havana report rejects four Platt clauses on coaling stations foreign relations the right to intervene and treaties. Sanitation of Isle of Pines agreed. Majority oppose acceptance though some members seek reconsideration. General Miles sails to Miami on Prince Edward as post office fraud papers go to fiscal for prosecution.
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Havana
Senor
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Isle of Pines
Zoto
Proctor
Post Office
Messrs
Rubens
Lamar
General Miles
Miami
Fla
Prince Edward
Kaiser William's Audience After Bremen Outrage
Berlin March 22 Emperor William met with Reichstag and Diet officers who condemned the Bremen outrage and praised his escape. He said the murder attempt grieved him and lamented youth’s demoralization while defending government health measures. He visited Charlottenburg Mausoleum in a closed carriage.
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Berlin
William
Reichstag
Diet
Bremen
William I
Imperial Mausoleum
Charlottenburg
von Podbielski
Frederick William
Associated Press
Emperor William
University of Bonn
Carnegie Plans To Travel In Europe And Highlands Tour
A London dispatch details Andrew Carnegie's plans for a summer in Cannes and the Highlands, with stops at Cap Danube and Aix les Bains, plus a May London return. He also discusses the Nicaragua canal, suggesting negotiating with Colombia to buy the Panama canal, arguing the treaty loss matters little.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
London
London Chamber of Commerce
New York Chamber
Nicaragua
Carnegie
Colombia
Panama Canal
Violent Marseilles Strikesspark Troops Clash
Turmoil in Marseilles as streetcar workers strike leading to mounted gendarmes charging rioters. Stones and bottles fly, a lieutenant is knocked unconscious, and several cars are damaged. About 18 000 workers idle with dock laborers protected by troops amid growing unrest.
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Marseilles
Cannebiere
Hussars
The
Labor Union
Labor Exchange
Engineers
Caulkers
Society For the Defense of Commercial Interests
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Commerce
M. Millerand
Marseille Crisis Sparks Siege Talk With Troop Push
London dispatches report Marseilles faces a serious situation as locals fear revolution. The Daily Mail says ten thousand troops will be deployed today and a state of siege will likely be proclaimed.
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London
Marseilles
Daily Mail
Black Cat Breeding Venture Forms in Winsted
A local firm plans to raise black cats with a capital stock of 1000 dollars. Promoters Edward A. Nellis high sheriff H MacD Allen stock broker and Burton E. Moore real estate dealer cite no feline protections and no taxes as driving profits. An Angora car company with 20000 dollars in capitalization has just been organized in the same city and may merge with the cat venture.
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Winsted
Conn
Edward A. Nellis
H. Macd. Allen
Burton E. Moore
Angora
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Primary Election Bill
In Madison on March 22 the Assembly approved the primary election bill by 51 to 48 after a bitter fight. Assemblyman Evan Evans, exhausted from illness, traveled from Milwaukee to vote against the measure. Assemblyman Herman Miller proceeded to oppose the bill as debate continued.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Evan Evans
Milwaukee
Herman Miller
Post
Assembly hearing draws crowd amid opposition to bill
The assembly chamber was crowded for the hearing with many women in the audience as opponents of the bill urged a vote against the measure, delaying the funeral of his son until tomorrow.
Mormons to Emigrate to Mexican Colonies
Dr H F Gray of Los Angeles has purchased 5 000 000 acres of agricultural land in Mexico and secured government concessions to establish Mormon colonies across Durango Cosilla Vera Cruz. He plans to bring about 6 000 Mormons from Utah and elsewhere to settle on the lands within months as Chihuahua colonies welcome 3000 new Mormon settlers from Utah in the past month.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
H. F. Gray
Los Angees
Cal
Durango
Coshilla
Vera Crus
Utah
United States
Chanler Believed Alive After Escape From Asylum
The New York Tribune reports strong belief that John Armstrong Chanler former husband of Amelie Rives now Princess Troubetsky escaped Bloomingdale Asylum White Plains on Thanksgiving day and sailed to Europe. It is said he mailed a letter to London the day of his disappearance and boarded a trolley to Mamaroneck before buying stamps and a New York ticket.
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New York
the Tribune
John Armstrong Chanler
Amelie Rives
Princess Troubetsky
Europe
Bloomingdale Asylum
White Plains
Chanler
London
Mammaroneck
England
Fifty Four Republicans Move In Nebraska Senate Deadlock
In Lincoln fifty four Republicans caucused again but no decision changed the stalemate for the Nebraska senatorial election. D E Thompson gained one vote and Lorenzo Crounse spoke at length explaining his ballot. The joint convention adjourned after thirty ballots, with no election likely this week. Washington officials press for a resolution as Hanna warns about public telegram disclosures.
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Lincoln
Neb
D. E. Thompson
Lorenzo Crounse
Thompson
Crounse
Mr. Thompson
F. M. Currie
Washington
Nebraska
Hanna
Republican National Committee
D. E.thompson
White House
Marine Happenings From Aboard and Ashore
The Massachusetts floated off a Pensacola sandbar with no damage. Osprey arrives at Portsmouth after collision with a buoy. Sonoma sets new San Francisco to Auckland record at nineteen days seven hours. Rose wrecked off Whitstable with seven crew dead or missing. four drowned. Ophir sails from Gibraltar with royal passengers as storm subsides. Styria goes aground near Miami. wrecking tugs assist. Rio de Janeiro wreck blame placed on late Captain Ward and Pilot Jordan. inspectors cite jurisdiction limits.
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Massachusetts
Pensacola
Fla
Osprey
Portsmouth
San Francisco
Auckland
Sonoma
Styria
Velgovich
New Orleans
Trieste
Newport News
French Reef
Miami
O. F. Bolles
J. K. Bulger
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Golden Gate
Ward
Jordan
Will Include John F Miller Richmond Figure in Railway Circles
Rumor states Postmaster General Smith will retire and return to editing the Philadelphia Press by July 1. McKinley may name an attorney general, with Philander Knox preferred though opposed for corporate links. Richards urged by Ohio senators. Patent commissioner race intensifies with Allen, Sturgeon, Chamberlain backing. Griggs successor likely from Knox or Richards, Harris among other possibilities. Local notes include strike tensions in the coal fields and a new post office at Little Rock Knox County with James A. appointed postmaster.
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Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
McKinley
Griggs
Mateer
Philander Knox
Pittsburg
Knox
Corporation
San Bernardino
Cal
Ohio
Richards
Department of Justice
Supreme Court
Mr. Griggs
Addison C. Harris
Controversy Over Chattanooga Plan Settled by Board
Washington March 22 The War Department has resolved a dispute dating from 1875 over which army veterans from the Chattanooga engagements—eastern or western—originated a plan. The board of officers led by General John R Brooke and including General F Smith issued findings after years of contention.
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War Department
ISM
Chattanooga
Root
John R. Brooke
F. Smith
Smith
Clans
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