Pact Talks Tie Turmoil To Manchuria Interests
The report says Turkestan and Morgala are not parties to a new accord with Manchuria. Negotiations aim to preserve existing rights rather than acquire new assets. Japan may seek compensation. Russia backs the view that the pact should not greatly hinder China’s ability to pay indemnities. China’s customs duties would continue in Manchuria despite the arrangement.
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Turkestan
Manchuria
Morgala
Deere
Pew Things
Hessiare
Japan
Associated Press
Russia
Count von Buen
China
Chinese minister seeks delay on Manchurian signing
London dispatch reports Count Lamsdorf has accepted the Chinese plea for a delay on Manchurian signing per an imperial edict. China plans to raise 1,000 troops and defend Yangtze forts amid fears of Russian reprisals. Eight anti Christian rioters are said to have been beheaded at Changsha Nu Nan province.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
The
Standard
Lamsdorf
China’s Shih-Nan Unsafe After Missionary Murder
Peking reports ministers of the powers view the Shih-Nan region as dangerous for foreigners after Rev. J. Stonehouse of the London Missionary Society was killed by Chinese brigands near Tien-Tien. Foreign guards are scarce, and dangers deter travel while indemnity talks may delay negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
J. Stonehouse
London Missionary Society
Tien-Tein
Shih-Nan
China
Indemnity Talks Hindered as German Demands Top Issue
London dispatch reports hindered indemnity negotiations due to German insistence on banning China from meeting foreign demands. Li Hang Chang orders withdrawal after clearing foreigners, while General Maud allows fighting if attacked. French troops near Hwai-Lu and Chinese forces count about fifteen. A large Chinese petition pleads with Americans to stay in Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peking
Morning Post
Germany
China
Robert Hart
Bwai-tu
Li Hang Chang
Chi-li
iMaud
King
Hwai-Lu
Shan-Su
Marines Disinterred From Peking Legation Buried Remains Ship Home
Six American Marines killed in the siege of the legations were removed from the Russian legation in Peking for shipment to the United States. A detachment from the Monocacy commanded by F. M. Wise attended the disinterment. Russian guards and honors marked the ceremony as General Chaffee expressed gratitude to M. De Giers and the officers and men of both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
United States
F. M. Wise
Chaffee
M. de Giers
Fair today and tomorrow forecast for Washington area
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for fair weather with possible rain in extreme south on Thursday. Winds north to northeast, fresh to brisk on the lakes, Friday fair. Local observations note cloudy conditions and mild wind. Temperature figures appear, with mean temperature and precipitation data for March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tachova
Miinels
R.H. Wind
S& West
Eshdatirecysaanes
Fins. FF
Wappenhans
Grieving Russian Soldier buries comrade without coffin
A Russian soldier, tears streaming, leaped into the grave to arrange earth as a resting place for the dead. Eyewitnesses called the scene deeply affecting while witnesses recalled the somber moment from the crowd. The report ties to broader war anxieties and cross powers amid a tense prelude to possible British Russian alignments.
Ito States Japan Ready to Protect Interests in Foreign Policy
In Yokohama on March 27, Premier Marquis Ito told his parliamentary adherents that Japan has reached a position to safeguard its legitimate interests and take necessary steps. He acknowledged Japan senses foreign complications and does not overlook looming regional clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Marquis Ito
Japan
Matsui statements from US interview correctly reported
London March 27 The United States news agency report alleging Matsui first secretary of the Japanese legation and charge d affaires during the minister's absence did not make the attributed statements is incorrect. Matsui was correctly reported in every respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Matsui
Legation
Associated Press
Still No Senators in Nebraska Deadlocked Canvass
In Lincoln on March 27, Republicans failed to break the senatorial deadlock as a long term caucus adjourned with no progress. The Legislature votes showed minor shifts, including Arends moving to Pauli Jessen amid pressure from various parties. Ballots continued with a mix of fusion and caucus nominees, reflecting the stalled bid for two years of representation in the Senate.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Dietrichs
Senate
Lindell Hotel
New York
Washington
Arends
D. E. Thompson
Judge Pauli Jessen
Nebraska City
Hinshaw
Meiklejohn
Currie
Crounse
Rosewater
Allen
Fusion
W. H. Thompson
Lyman
Baldridge
Jessen
Doremus Arrested as Jury Probes Chicago Boiler Disaster
Chicago March 27 The coroner jury investigating the March 11 boiler explosion at the Doremus laundry 458 West Madison street which killed eight people held Abram F Doremus for grand jury action. He was arrested on a mintimus and bail was set. The panel urged the grand jury to review why city boiler inspector Schlacks and his predecessor failed to have the boiler registered for regular testing.
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Chicago
Doremus
West
Madison Street
Abram F. Doremus
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
Schlacks
Doremus Laundry
Eee
King Bleddyn Drowned Crew, Gwent Run Ashore in Fog
The British steamer King Bleddyn, sailing from New York March 10 to Hull, put into Fayal Azores with decks swept and boats and bridges gone. Captain Liddle and two crewmen drowned. The Norwegian steamer Gwent ran ashore two miles east of Long Beach lifeboat station in fog, eight passengers rescued. Navy mosquito fleet voyage to the Philippines praised as gunboat Annapolis Frolic Wompatuck Piscataqua proceed to Colombo to coal before Manila voyage.
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King Bleddyn
New York
Hull
Fayal
Azores
Liddle
Long Beach
Long Island
Gibara
Cuba
Navy Department
Philippines
Annapolis
Frolic
Wompatuck
Piscataqua
Colombo
Singapore
Manila
Norfolk
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Red Sea
Transatlantic Arrival and Sailing Notes
Maritime briefs report arrivals and sailings across multiple ports. Vessels Cevic Teutonic Grosser Kurfurst Marquette Queenstown Ma jestic Lake Ontario Staaten dam Nu midian listed with origin destinations and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cevic
Teutonic
Liverpool
Bremen
Marquette
London
Glasgow
Oceanic
Noordland
Antwerp
Queenstown
Majestic
Lake Ontario
Halifax
St. Johns
N. B. Boulogne
Staatendam
Rotterdam
Portland
Boxers and Sally the cart horse tale at legation
The Rev W A Martin Chinese university president told of fleeing Peking with a cart horse named Sally. At the legation Sally stayed, and during the siege they joked about eating Sally as Sally soup and bread were all that remained to eat when Chaffee's troops arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
W. A. Martin
Imperial University of China
Beta Theta Pt Club
Peking
Legation
Sally
The Loom of the Prune Remakes Diet Trend in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Tribune notes a systematic push to boom prunes as a dietary staple. It contrasts the cheaper, higher quality California prune with the imported French prune, suggesting the new article is more meritorious than typical food fads and broadly enjoyed without harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
California
Prominent Sioux City Resident Ellioh McCavehey Dies
Sioux City Iowa March 27 Ellioh 8 McCavehey brother in law of former Vice President Adlai E Stevenson and a prominent citizen of this city died at eighty years NICE March 27 landscape painter Caxin died here today
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Sioux City
Ellioh
McCavehey
Adial BE. Stevenson
Nice
Caxin
High Water Floods New York Railways and Cities
Caused by heavy rainfall, trains derailed into washouts near Norwich and Sherburne as the Chenango, Genesee and Slack rivers surged. Wrecking crews report culverts washed out, tracks submerged, and hours after, Binghamton manufacturing plants suspended. Cordiland houses fear inundation, Rochester area sees rapid river rise and widespread railroad damage. Karen faces reservoir danger threatening drinking water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Norwich
Sherburne
Chenango
William Yakey
Genesee Valley
Genesee
Rochester
Cordiland
Binghamton
Watertown
Karen
Madison County
Floods Hit Michigan Cities as River Rises Along Grand River
Michigan flood report lists Grand River at 13.6 inches above normal with a 14 inch rise in 24 hours. Manufacturing plants along the riverfront flooded basements and first floors. several areas evacuated on the west side. Dam failures on Dixon creek and Flat River release water toward Grand River, threatening lighting plants and farm land. Ypsilanti and Belding report flood damage and concerns over dam safety. St Joseph Benton Harbor area experiences factory district flooding as bridges risk integrity.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Dixon Creek
Flat River
Belding
Flat
Grand
Huron
Ypsilanti
Lowell
Ionia
ST. Joseph
Benton Harbor
Foreign Miscellany: Global Indebtedness, Ports, and Plague
The piece reports on Argentina accepting a plan to unify public debt, and notes a new Anglo German cable line, Germanys petroleum gains, and rising insured numbers. It covers Lisbon church closures, Russian recall rumors, a Bavarian murder case, the Majestic arrival, and European weather and security measures for Emperor William. It closes with plague concerns in Cape Town and Curzons India budget remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emden
Hanover
Prussia
Baden
Aller
German Imperial Insurance Department
Germany
Rua Quelas
Rua Patrocinio
Lisbon
Aveiro
Berlin Tageblatt
St. Petersburg
Muravieff-Amoursky
Paris
France
Prince Duroussert
Berlin
German East Africa
von Goetzen
Count von Goetzen
Darms-Salaa
Limerick
United States
Reichsrath
Vienna
Kleine
Klofac
Europe
London
William
Cape Town
Yest Orday
Simonstown
Calcutta
Lord Curzon of
Kedleston
India
Council
Theavens
Anglo German tensions and naval build up in early 20th century
A synthesis of remarks on Anglo American frictions hindering cooperation, naval construction gains in the United States, and Berlin's diplomacy. Reports note German agriculture duties threats, Nobel peace prize talks, French shore lobster accord with Britain, and German anti alcohol measures. The Kaiser weighs naval armament plans with Krupp armor and potential German armor plate ventures.
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United States
England
Institute of Naval Architects
London
Earl of Glasgow
John Harvard Riles
Berlin
Count von Baelow
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
Hiksdag
Christiania
Nobel
William Randal Cremer
International League
Frederic Passy
Peace
Chamber of Deputies
General von Werder
William
Chamberlain
France
Count Douglass
Kaiser
Washington
Riotous legislative shifts and local crimes headline mixed moves
Arkansas Governor signs anti gambling law with immediate effect sparking police closures. New York matinee ends with Trooper Bollerman injured after a horse incident at Madison Square Garden. Colorado Senate amends the Gilman capital punishment bill to hang, House pending. Bridgeport Trust takes possession of Gilman mansion. Uncertain papers chase continues with no reward. Morgan rumors debunked. steel trust linked to British steel interests. Coroner flags Mrs Carey Cabus death as self inflicted hemorrhage amid epilepsy. Babcock milix test bronze medal awarded. ceremonies at Capitol. American Christian Educational Society formed in Lexington. evo discussion fuels church debate. Dr Josiah Strong lectures in NYC. Thomas B Cover remains found skeleton near the Carisse Bad Lands. Lloyd J. Smith freed as indictments quashed. Chicago police lieutenant firings ordered from eligible list after fair test concerns.
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Davis
Arkansas
Little Hook
Military Atheltic League
Madison Square Garden
New York
James H. Bollerman
Cavaly
West Point
Stubbs
Colorado
Senate
Bridgeport (Conn.) Trust Company
Gilman
Black Rocks
Potts
Helen Hail
J. P. Morgan
England
London
Morgan
New Steel Trust
British Steel
Carrie Cabus
Capitol
Supreme Court
American Christian Educational Society
National Congress of Disciples
Lexington
Josiah Strong
W. B. Cover
Belleville
Thomas B. Cover
Carisse
California
Great Salt Desert
Thomas Cover
Lioyd J. Smith
Chicago Elevator Company
Chetlain
Dunne and
Gibbons
Smith
Wrain
Waterman
Circuit Court
Chicago
A Mencie Tailor's Claim in Rice Estate Case
Carl Carlson, a Muncie tailor, travels to New York to file a formal claim to part of the William Maresh Rice estate. Carlson says his mother, twice married, was first married to Carlson, then wed John H. Rice, son of the wealthy deceased. He claims to be Rice's son and was acknowledged before both Rice and his mother died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefontaine
Carl Carlson
Muncle
Ind
New York
William Maresh Rice
Carlson
John H. Rice
Rice
Dissenting NC Opinion In High Court Impeachment Case
The Springfield Republican reports a dissenting view on the impeachment trial of several judges from the North Carolina Supreme Court, highlighting ideological divisions and legal questions central to the proceedings. The piece analyzes potential consequences for state judiciary integrity and political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
North Carolina Supreme Court
Public Dispute Reveals Courtroom Secrets and Dissent
A judge testifies that a court member once hurled a manuscript at another head during private consultations. The comment, a dissenting opinion, was not expressed wisely nor judicially, and observers fear it lowers the tribunal’s dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunnot
Thirteen Story Temple Cornerstone Lays in Detroit
Under a powerful searchlight the Detroit Lodge of Elks laid the cornerstone of a thirteen story temple to be built this summer on Monroe avenue at Campus Martius, adjoining the Wonderland Theater. E W Wiggins, owner and builder, plans lower floors for vaudeville use and upper eight stories for Elks activities.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Lodge of Elks
Monroe Avenue
Campus Martius
Wonderland
E. W. Wiggins
The
Elks
Cardinal Archbishop Martinelli to be raised in April consistory
Rome announces a secret consistory on April 15 and a public one three days later to elevate Archbishop Martinelli to the cardinalate. The hat will be borne by Signor Cola elachi. Also named cardinals are Mgr Fripeti Mgr Cabagnis Mgr Miniatelli Mer Cernari Mgr Della Volce archbishops of Benevento Ferara Prague Cracow and bishops of Verona and Pavia.
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Rome
Martinelli
Signor
Colaelachi
Mgr
Fripeti
Cabagnis
Miniatelli
Mer. Cernari
Della Volce
Benevento
Ferara
Prague
Cracow
Verona
Pavia
Crimes of All Degrees Report From Early 20th Century List
A sweeping crime roundup notes J G Tyle’s five year sentence in Boston for embezzling from the Safety Fund National Bank of Fitchburg. Other items include Charles Core’s fatal shooting of a boy and wounding of his father near Six Mile West Virginia, Lewis Mitchell a 12 year old charged with murder in Chattanooga, A M Henderson’s five year term for embezzling 27000 at Greely California, Jim Little’s killing of Officer Elliott in Columbus Georgia, and Buck’s railroad flagging confession at Tiffin Ohio. Additional reports cover John Walsh’s death in Houston, Arthur Buch’s railroad obstruction arrest in Tiffin, and a mob’s attempt to lynch Bo Jackson in Galesburg Illinois, followed by his escape.
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J. G. Tyle
Boston
Safety Fund National Bank of Fitchburg
Six Mile
W. Va
Charles Core
John Hogar
Kentucky
Lewis Mitchell
Chattanooga
Roy Ayres
A. M. Henderson
First National Bank
Greely
Cal
United State District Court
Denver
Hallett
Leavenworth
Kan
Columbus
Jim Little
W. S. Elliott
M. H. Woods
Little
Elliott
Woods
Arthur Buch
Tiffin
Bloomville
Buck
John Walsh
Houston
Tex
Mattie Graham
Galesburg
Bo Jackson
Charlies Rowe
Matthews
Jackson
Monmouth
Racing, boats, and racing clubs in early 1900s headlines
General sporting items report the Spaulding Street Lawrence Boat Company sending hollow spruce spars for Sir Thanias Lipton's Shamroc, the Washington Jockey Club set to open at Bennings track, and a busy spring with English American bird shooting matches, Oxford and Cambridge rowing, and notable horse races and sales across the United States. The discussion includes steeplechase plans, Big Nine track committee elections, and scheduled meets with dates under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spaulding-street
Lawrence Boat Company
Ogdensburg
N. Y
George L. Watson
Sir Thanias Lipton
Washington
Thames
Murday
Oxford
Tanforan
Cal
Decoy
Contestant
Mocorito
Redward
Moonbright
Star Chamber
Little Rock
Aberdale
Warner
Cogswell
J. H. Sloan
Harry Duke
Annie Lauretta
Dexter Fark Pavilion
Chicago
Brander
Bernal
E. P. Robbins
Philadelphia
Thelma
James Thomas
Elmira
Boston
Country Club
Country Club of
Brookline
United States
H. M. Bates
Michigan
A. P. Bicknell
Indiana
Butler
Iowa
A. H. Culver
Northwestern
Mayo
Minnesota
Patterson
Belfield
Purdue
Clark
Wisconsin
Fire strikes Republic mine shaft trapping workers
Fires erupted in No 1 shaft of the Republic mine in Michigan and spread, forcing closure and leaving 50 miners unemployed though all escaped. In West Virginia Sehon Blake Stevenson wholesale grocers burned, killing a fireman and injuring another in a $100000 loss. Incendiary fires devastated Attleboro Falls factories worth about 30000 to 66000, and a Trinity Corp seven story building at 440 Canal Street in New York suffered heavy damage totaling around 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Mich
Huntington
W. Va
Will Sturgeon
Attleboro Falls
Mass
New York
Canal Street
Trinity Corporation
Met Street Railway Car Cylinder Burst in New York
A compressed air cylinder exploded in a Metropolitan Street Railway car on the Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Street branch. The blast tore the car bottom and sides, shattered windows in nearby stores, and injured one man slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Twenty-eighth
Twenty-ninth-street
Laxative Bromo Quinine Marketing Claim
An old trade notice touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a remedy to prevent pneumonia and grip by removing the cause. The wording implies a medical claim tied to respiratory illness prevention.
Adventurous Life of General Funston Traced Through Years
A condensed portrait traces Frederick Funston from Lawrence University to Alaska Death Valley and Kiondike land. It notes his Alaska flora collection, Death Valley and arctic ordeals, Cuban campaigns under Garcia, and rise to colonel of the Twentieth Kansas before his Philippine exploits and reputation as a fearless, tireless leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Funston
Manila
Caloocan
Aguinaldo
Lawrence University
Sunflower State
Funston
Alaska
Death Valley
Plains
General Funston
Daniel Boone
North Carlisle
Kansas
Deer Creek
Allen County
Fort Smith
Ark
Tribune
Little Rock
Arkansas
Pulaski County
Washington
Kiondike Land
Colonel Funston
Tapec Enone
Cuba
Garcia
Quintin Bandera
Jesus Rabi
Gomez
Leedy
Twentieth
Kansas Regiment
Philippines
Tommy Atkins name sparks ribbing in wartime verse debate
W L Alden laments Mr Meredith dislike of calling a British soldier Tommy Atkins in a new poem. Meredith calls the name base while defenders note soldiers themselves bear the nickname without gratitude. The War Office uses Atkins, likened to legal labels like John Doe. The piece argues abolishing Tommy Atkins is unlikely as servicemen accept the nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Alden
Elsley Vavasour
Kingsley
War Office
Atkins
John Doe
Richard Roe
Tommy
Meredith
Mr. Meredith
Tommy Atkins
Seward's Folly Revisited in Philippine Purchase
The Boston Journal notes Spain's title to the last Philippine lands ended in Washington with a $1000 payment to the Spanish minister. Anti-imperialists scoff, while older readers recall 1867’s $7.20 Alarm purchase dubbed Seward's folly by opposition press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Washington
Archipelago
Seward
Anti Expansionists Referenced By Rochester Editorial
Brooklyn Eagle cites the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle remark on life worth living and governance. The piece frames the idea that critics who doubt life’s worth do not claim personal fitness to rule, but contend others would be fit to govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Fire at Virginia avenue home of David Hoes causes loss
A blaze last night at the residence of David Hoes on Virginia avenue caused about £190 in damage. The fire started under undetermined circumstances and is under investigation by local authorities. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Avenue
David Hoes
Cured by Food Helps Woman Overcome Stomach Ills
A Grindstone City Michigan woman Mrs A P Sage fell ill with stomach and heart weakness from poor nutrition. After trying squids and weak diets she found relief using Grape Nuts, which she credits with calming her stomach and aiding digestion.
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Grindstone City
Mich
A. P. Sage
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