Europeatkin Guards Chinese Frontier News Update
Paris reports Japan has landed four army corps in Korea and a second army is ready to land. St. Petersburg notes Russian protests to China over Japanese military instructors and possible threat to Kuropatkin. New Chiang explains gunfire last night near forts causing two Chinese deaths. Easter merrymaking halts normal business as war bullets and mobilization updates appear.
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Paris
Japan
Korea
St. Petersburg
BI. Lessar
Pekin
China
Russia
Peking
Great Wall
Kuropatkin
Germans Drive Back Hereros at Onganjira Fight
Berlin reports Col. Leutwein, governor of German Southwest Africa, says united divisions attacked the Hereros near Onganjira. After eight hours of fighting the enemy's left wing and center were broken, with heavy enemy losses and several German casualties. No new word from von Glaenapp's eastern division.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Leutwein
Africa
Onganjira
Esatorff
von Erffa
Rosenberg
von Glaenapp
Philadelphia man arrested in Th pm as watchman murder case
Lawrence Gibson also known as John Oakley a former employee of Houston Hall at the University of Pennsylvania was arrested on suspicion of having knowledge about the murder of John Thomas the aged watchman whose mutilated body was found last night in a bowling alley basement at the club house.
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Philadelphia
Lawrence Gibson
John Oakley
Houston Hall
University of Pennsylvania
John Thomas
Italian Editor Assaulted by Thugs in Pueblo Strike Turmoil
Pueblo Colorado April 11 sensational developments are expected in the attempted kidnapping and assault of Charles Demo editor of the Italian paper suppressed by order of Major Hill in southern Colorado coal fields where a strike is on. Demolli says six men attacked him after trying to force him into a hack. He identifies two as professional thugs. Police have evidence the plot was directed by Pagnini formerly of Utah. the six men have disappeared.
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Pueblo
Colo
Charles Demo
Major Hill
Colorado
Demolli
Pagnini
Utah
Critens
Hostile actions reported in Tarac valley conflict
Washington reports General Wood invited Sultan Tarac to meet on March 21 for consultation but the sultan refused. Troops from Marahut and Vicars moved April 2 to support cavalry. Vicars line shelled all night near Vicars. one enslaved man wounded. Marahut force dug in at Taraca. two enlisted men wounded. Fortifications destroyed April 4 to 7. New casualties include two killed from 17th Infantry and 23rd Infantry. Efforts toward peace failed as enemy attacked first. two east Lanaog chiefs ready for arrest.
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Washington
War Department
Wood
Sultan Tarac
Vicars Om
Marahut
Vicars
Taraca River
Newcomb
Seventeenth
Wampler
Terme
Lanaog
Wade
Panama Strike Sparks Labor Arrivals At Isthmus
The Panama railroad strike prompts the company to bring in workers from Colon and New York as about fifty fortune island laborers land at Colon with more expected on a Tuesday steamer. The Isthmian canal commission tours the Georgiana section and plans to ascend the Chagres to inspect the dam project feeding the locks.
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New York
Panama
Herald
Colon
Isthmian Canal Commission
Georgana
Chagres
Cana! Company
Locka
Supreme Court Rules That Periodical Books May Not Be Mailed
The Supreme Court rules that books published periodically are not entitled to second class mail transmission. The decision, delivered by Justice Brown, involved cases by Houghton Mifflin & Co., Smith and others, and Bates and GIL. Dissenting were Justices Harlan and an unnamed colleague.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Brown
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Smith and Others
Bates
Gil
Chile
Harlan
Department
Congress
Millionaire Manufacturer C. S. Kelly Dies at Age 2
Springfield reported the death of C. S. Kelly, a noted millionaire manufacturer, today in April. The obituary notes his age as two.
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Springfield
C. S. Kelly
Page Murderer Arraigned in West Newton
Charles L. Tucker was arraigned in Waltham today charged with the murder of Mabel Page of West Newton. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued. Page was stabbed to death at her home in West Newton on March 1st.
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Waltham
Mass
Charles L. Tucker
Mabel Page
West Newton
Miss Page
Minnesota Case Won In Supreme Court Merger Ruling
The U S supreme court held the Minnesota merger case involving the Northern Pacific and Great Northern Companies lacked jurisdiction. Justice Harlan said the circuit court should not have entertained it and remanded the matter to state courts.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
Northern 6E Counties
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Harlan
Circuit Court
Easter Demonstration Honors Korletz Crew at Sebastopol
In Sebastopol on April 11 an Easter observance became a patriotic demonstration for the arrival of the captain and surviving crew of the gunboat Korletz. Admiral Skrydloff presented the cross of St George, praising their exploits and the Russian defense at Sebastopol.
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Sebastopol
Korletz
Skrydloff
Black Sea
Easter crowds in Vladivostok pray for victory
The churches in Vladivostok were crowded on Easter as residents prayed for victory. Many inhabitants who fled to Khabarovsk at the war's outbreak are now returning to Vladivostok in eastern Siberia.
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Vladivostok
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Steamer Returns From New Chwang. Port Silent to Pilots
Che Foo 6pm April 11 reports a Chinese steamer arriving from New Chwang. Port pilots ignored signals to take the vessel upriver. Two British steamers found themselves in the same predicament as New Chwang’s port remains practically closed to commerce.
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Che Foo
New Chwang
Russian Envoy Pavlos Returns to Tien Tsin
Tiensin sources report M Pavlos formerly Russian minister to Korea arrived back at Tien Tsin and will travel to Mukden Tuesday to aid Viceroy Alexeiff in official matters.
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Tiensin
M. Pavlos
Korea
Tien Tsin
Mukden
Alexieff
Heiderback Firm Announces Million Dollar Gala
New York notice states Heiderback Icklehemimer and Co announce an engagement in a gala valued at one million dollars for a ship sailing to Europe tomorrow.
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New York
Heiderback, Icklehemimer & Co
Europe
Flood Conditions Reported in Montreal Area
Flood status in the Montreal region remains steady with no current danger. Water levels in the city are six feet below the permanent dike and lower than yesterday. La Prairie St. Lambert Lon guil areas have receded, Verdun remains flooded, and a heavy warm rain could worsen conditions.
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Montreal
Alabama Primaries Shape Statewide Vote in April Ballot
Birmingham reports a general Democratic primary across Alabama to nominate seven supreme court judges, 17 circuit judges, five chancellors, 17 circuit solicitors, nine congressmen, and railway commission president plus county officers. In Montgomery on May 25 there is talk of uninstructed delegates to St Louis. Five of nine congressmen are unopposed. Captain Hobson challenges Bankhead in a close race.
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Guray
Bell
Wella
Moyer
Colorado
National Guard
Sherif Corbett
General Bell
Captain Wells
Richardson
Western Federation of Miners
State Supreme Court
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Montgomery
St. Louis
Hobson
Bankhead
Fatal and Serious Injuries After Ocean Boulevard Collision
A 24 horsepower automobile driven by William A. Stark of Brooklyn collided head on with a buggy carrying two Italian merchants near Coney Island. One man was fatally injured another seriously hurt. the horse was killed. Stark and a companion were bruised and the horse’s destruction was necessary. Police found the carriage on the wrong side of the road and without lights, so Stark was not arrested.
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New York
Ocean Boulevard
Neck Road
Coney Island
William A. Stark
Brooklyn
Jon
Stark
Scale Committee Meet Advances Indian Bituminous Talks
The scale committee held a session with Indian and bituminous miners and operators to agree on a wage scale. The joint committee is in session and the convention adjourned pending committee agreement.
Senate and House Pass Bills Amid Postoffice Inquiry Debates
Washington April 11 Congress invited to St Louis exposition opening on April 30. Senate action includes a statue for Kosciuszko at Lafayette Square and a commission to investigate the postoffice department. House orders District of Columbia bills to be postponed to Saturday and debates river and harbor improvements. Mention of Beavers and Heath charges and remarks on political nominations.
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Washington
Congress
Francis
Senate
Recorder of the
General Land Office
Steward
Committee On
Indian Affairs
Hoar
Secretary of the Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Culberson
House
Lodge
Teller
Mr. Lodge
Bristow
Beavers
Post Office Department
Eller
Conrad Bonaparte
Perry
Heath
Alr
Spooner
Tellier
Cleveland
Parker Hearst
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
District of Columbia
Burton
Ohio
United States
Plague Control Measures Tightened in Yalna Dispatch
A Herald dispatch from Yalna reports stringent steps being taken to prevent the spread of bubonte plague in New York on April 11. The note highlights official warnings and public health actions amid fears of contagion.
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New York
Yalna
Ministerial Kidnapper Attempts to Take Baby in Clay Center
Reverend John Jackson, a former Euclid Avenue Methodist pastor in Topeka, attempted to flee with his own infant in a buggy in Clay Center Kansas. He was captured by the sheriff after a three mile chase and the child was returned to its mother. No warrant or action is expected against Jackson.
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Clay Center
Kan
John Jackson
Dento Kansas
Jackson
Mra
Texas
Rev
Euclid Avenue Methodist
Topeka
Harriman Petition to Intervene Set for Tomorrow
In St Paul on April 11 Elihu Root arrived to argue whether Harriman interests may intervene in the Northern Securities case. Hawked by a court in the United States district of Minnesota, the hearing will decide if Harriman and Pierce can file a petition to intervene in United States vs Northern Securities. The panel includes Judges Sandborn Thayer Vandeveniler Hook. A fatal Oakland fire killed a laborer Willem vis and a plasterer William in a lodging house blaze.
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St. Paul
Elihu, Root
Court For
District of Minnesota
Harriman
Northern Securities Affaire
Francis Lynde Stetson
New York
J. J. Hill
John G. Jobhnson
Philadelphia
E. H. Harriman
Winslow Pierce
United States
Ecurities Company
United States Court For
Walter H. Sandborn
Amos M. Thayer
St. Louis
Judga William Vandeveniler
Cheyenné
Wyo
Willian, C. Hook
Leavenworth
Han
Messrs. Harriman and Pierce
United States Va
Seturl
Oakland
Willem Vis
Wiliam
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Chiang
Kgrea Anitot
Yalou
M. Mesho Hersky
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Peter the Great
Baikal
Novoe Vremya
Vizan
Petropavlovak
Gaydamak
Vladnyk
Gallak
Angara
Smolensk
Orel
Don
Compagnia trans-Atlantique
Sir William Armstrong
Germania
Hereros
Ouray
Theron Stevens
Sherman Bell
Bulkeley Wells
Telluride
Charles H. Moyer
Corbett
Stevens
James H. Peabody
Judge Stevens
Taraca
Isthmus
TAL
Senate Committee On Investigation
Jaiso
Antofagasta
Bat
Rome
St. Peters
St. Peter’s
Sistine Choir
Abbe Perosi
Pius
Papa
Leo
Pape
Cardinal Macchi
Peros
State of
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