Korea A Belligerent Forces Move Toward Front
Seoul reports Korea is now treated as a belligerent by Russia after joining Japan. Two thousand Korean troops in Seoul will be sent north next week while Japanese sources confirm a Russian field artillery position on the north bank of the Yalu. Chon Ju residents panic over Russian abuse of women and grain seizures.
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Seoul
Kiong Hung
Tumen
Vladivostok
Korea
Japan
Russia
Yalu
Chon Ju
Anju
Russia Rejects Port Arthur Tales Amid War Debate
Reports on Port Arthur’s abandonment spark sharp anger as papers denounce the tale as stock deception. Officials claim new rail defenses mimic British models to deter Chinese bandits, while editors debunk Jew-led conspiracies behind the war and discuss a Baltic fleet passage via Behring Strait.
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St. Petersburg
Mareh
Port Arthur
Manchuria
South Africa
Russ
Novoe Vremya
al Komanroff
Svet
M. Kurn0
Japan
Russian captain Ivkov executed for spying for Japan
St. Petersburg reports Captain Ivkov of the Man churia commissariat service was summarily court martialed and shot after documents revealed he had long provided military secrets to Japan. The Army organ announced his exclusion from service.
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St. Petersburg
Ivkov
Manchuria
Forces Move Along Vellim Kang Front
The report notes detachments advancing from Ping Yang bases including Chemulpo Chinampo and Seoul. They have moved along the Vellim Kang and several detachments crossed the river at Pan Chen eight miles from Anju.
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Tion
Ping Yang
Chemulpo
Chinampo
Seoul
Pan Chen
Anju
Russian Army Corps Moves Toward Korea From Vladi vostok
Temps correspondent from St Petersburg reports a Russian army corps descending toward Korea from Vladi vostok. Port Arthur garrisoned by 36,000 and provisioned for a year. Japanese losses cited include four cruisers and five torpedo boat destroyers. Mukden and Harbin troop concentration seen as ending threat of a northern Bay of Korea landing.
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Paris
Temps
St. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Korea
Port Arthur
Japan
Tas
Mukden
Harbin
Bay of Korea
Emperor plans return to Eun Bok palace
Seoul reports the emperor intends to leave the town palace and return to Eun Bok, his palace, signaling a shift in residence and possible political movement.
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Seoul
Eun Bok
Germans Banish Russian Students From Berlin
In Berlin on March 16 authorities expelled about thirty Russian students for joining a protest against police spying on Russians in Germany. The students must leave within three to eight days and may choose their border crossing. The dispute arose after Socialist charges Russia spies interfered with Russians studying in Germany. Foreign Secretary von Richthofen labeled many Russians as anarchists and claimed some women were not students but lived immorally. A later count noted forty to fifty Russians were affected.
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Berlin
Germany
von Richthofen
Dietrich inquiry hearings reveal Hahn threats and post office disputes
The Dietrich investigating committee resumes hearings with J. R. Wright denying fraud in post office removals and Leopold Hahn vowing retaliation against Fisher. Affidavits from Alexander Campbell and Dr. John Cook are offered. session adjourns until Saturday for additional testimony.
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Washington
Dietrich Investigating Committee
J. R. Wright
Hastings
Dietrich
Wright
Leopold Hahn
Omaha
Hahn
Fisher
Alexander Campbell
McCook
Net
John Cook
Cook
Mietrich
Two Year Scale Favored by United Mine Workers Officials
Indianapolis March 16 National officers of the United Mine Workers Bay say reports from locals in nine states that voted on the operators offer indicate the two year scale will be accepted and there will be no strike. Returns from Central Pennsylvania show 2 to
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Indiana
Mitchell
Joint Scale Committee
Illinois
Iowa
Danville
Pittsburg
No. 6
Michigan
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers Bay Today
Pennsylvania
Hetty Green Buys Home On Fifth Avenue
America's richest woman, Mrs Hetty Green, buys a five story mansion on upper Fifth Avenue in New York. She has kept a Hoboken N J residency in recent years but has rented near Washington Square. The home is described as handsome and modern in design.
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Hetty Green
New York
America
Fifth Avenue
Hoboken
N. J
Washington Square
Rioters Stone Viennese Palaces Over Nonexistent 1848 Anniversary Display
In Vienna on March 15 a mob pelted Emperor Franz Joseph and Archduchess Clothilde’s palaces at Buda Street after a student and worker rally in front of Poet Petery’s statue. Police dispersed the crowd. several injured and many arrested as flags were omitted from the decorations.
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Vienna
Emperor Francisc Joseph
Archduchess
Clothilde
Buda
Petery
Tokyo Cabinet Moves to Extend Tobacco Monopoly
The cabinet after a conference with elder statesmen and leaders will submit proposals to extend the tobacco monopoly to include manufactured tobacco and to create a salt monopoly to a special diet convention Friday. The plan involves heavy outlay for private interests, but government advisers call the expenditure wise. War costs to end of March are estimated at 156000000 yen.
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Tokio
Quiet Port Arthur reports no enemy signs in Manchuria
Port Arthur dispatches say there is no enemy sighted. Reports from Fong Huan Cheng about 45 miles NW of Wiju describe Russian troops showing admirable spirit in overcoming the hardships of marching over the frozen East Manchuria tracks.
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Port Arthur
Fong Huan Cheng
Wiju
Manchuria
British station gunboat Esplegle to be withdrawn
In the house of commons Earl Percy stated the British station gunboat Esplegle will be withdrawn from New Chiang immediately after the river opens as the vessel would be in considerable danger in hostilities and its presence offers no real protection for life or property.
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London
House of Commons
Earl Percy
Foreign Affairs
New
Chiang
Sailor Reports Damaged Japanese Warships Returned to Nagasaki
Port Arthur reports a returning passenger from the steamer Aigun says two damaged warships were towed into Nagasaki on February 26. He identifies one as the Asuma and the other as a four cruiser described as a flagship with a heavy lst.
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Port Arthur
Aigun
Korea
Sasebo
Nagasaki
Asuma
Russian sailors buried with full honors in Chemulpo
Two Russian bluejackets recovered from the cruiser Varlag were buried at Chemulpo with full honors by the Japanese. A cortege led by twenty sailors with the Japanese flag, wreaths, and coffins draped in Russian flag proceeded to the graves as a guard from the United States and French gunboats followed. Reverend Lindle conducted the funeral service praising the dead’s valor.
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New York
Chemulipo
Seoul
United States
Lindle
Spies Report Seized in Wanglin Near Port Arthur
A Russian dispatch notes the March 13 capture of eighteen Japanese spies dressed as Chinese laborers in Wanglin near West Port Arthur. They were landed from fleet units during an attack and are being moved to Mukden under the viceroy’s orders. The Norwegian steamers Slerstad Brand and Argo were detained but sailed after agreeing not to call at ports for three days.
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New York
Wanglin
West Port Arthur
Herald
Che Foo
Mukden
Slerstad
Brand
Argo
Port Arthur
Botkin Trial Returns as Jury Pool Narrows in San Francisco
In the Botkin trial at the San Francisco Superior Court the jurors summoned yesterday were read. About a score did not answer and as many more were excused. By 11 oclock two more jurors were secured.
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San Franclsco
Botkin
Talesmen
Northern Securities Directors Meet Over Dissolution Plans
In New York the Northern Securities officers including President Hill and Vice-President Clough held a lengthy conference. Plans to dissolve the company and return railroad stocks to original holders were discussed but not confirmed. Hill said the general condition remained unchanged and declined to comment on alternative plans. An official copy of the Supreme Court decision, issued Monday, will be received by officials tomorrow.
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New York
Northern Securities
Hill
Clough
Baker
John S. Kennedy
Hil
Supreme Court
Necessity for Railroads in the Philippines Discussed
Secretary Taft briefs the house committee on insular affairs about Philippine internal improvements and railroad needs. A cable from Governor Wright urged a $10 million bond issue amid falling customs receipts, with Taft noting potential tariff reforms could boost revenue and that the bond could be sold at par at four percent interest.
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Washington
Taft
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Philippines
Wright
Congress
Was Heath Responsible In Petit Roll Controversy
Washington March 16 The senate committee on post offices and post roads discussed Postmaster Warfield of Baltimore and the claim that former First Assistant Perry Heath placed John W Petit on Baltimore office rolls. Petit has appeared on the rolls six years while the government seeks bond recovery from Warfield’s bondsmen. An inquiry is expected at a later meeting with Senator Gorman said to direct the investigation.
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Washington
Warfield
Baltimore
Perry Heath
John W. Petit
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Petit
Senator Gorman
Robbed the Mails Confession From Hyde Park Thief
Edward Kerlin 30 confessed to stealing hundreds of letters from Hyde Park mail boxes over three months. He forged endorsements on checks and money orders, cashing them in stores. A recent Joliet penitentiary release, wealthy Woodlawn parents, and prior mat box robbery record are noted. He used a bent pin and wire plus adhesive to pilfer mail, destroying noncheck letters and claiming an average of at least $50 daily.
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Chicago
Edward Kerlin
Hyde Park
Kerlin
Joliet
Woodlawn
U S Reports Turmoil in Santo Domingo Amid Arms Trades
Washington reports from San Domingo via cable dated March 14 recount unrest at Senchez. The state department says American firms and individuals with island interests face limited complaint as revolutions rage, while parties on both sides fund arms and supplies.
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Washington
San Domingo
Powell
Senchez
State Department
Island
Senate approves Alaska seal regulation review and related measures
The Senate without debate passed a joint resolution authorizing the President to seek a review of Alaska fur seal catch regulations to reduce female seal killings and protect the industry. It also approved a $40,000 memorial for Provincetown landing and a fish culture station on Blacks Fork, Wyoming, then entered executive session.
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Washington
Hale
Senate
England
Alaska
Provincetown
Mass
Blacks Fork
Green River
Wyo
Blackburn
Leonard Wood
10 000 Men Will Be Idle in Building Trades Battle
New York reports a looming clash over unionism as bricklayers and workers strike, pushing 10 000 men to idle status. Employers push open shop policy, citing previous costly arbitration as futile. Circulars warn workers of a decisive fight.
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New York
The
Herald
Lfe
National Association of Manufacturers of the
United States
No More Wine Feasts for Rail Agents
Chicago march 16 railroads St Louis and San Francisco and Chicago and Eastern Illinois cease allowing expense accounts for wine feasts by traveling district and general agents. Periodic items of drinks and dinners labeled policy money had long populated these accounts. Reform follows broader anti intoxication rules now applied across rail operations.
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Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Eastern Illinois
Panama Canal Concession Case and Sanitation Hearings Report
The report covers the Republic of Colombia v Panama Canal Company case on transferring concessions to the United States, with Mastro de Bult questioning sovereignty and price. It also notes Prof. Burr’s testimony before the Interstate Commerce Committee on canal sanitation costs and methods, including water works, sewers, and drainage for Panama and Colon, and a Kansas City state senator Jewell trial for bribery.
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Paris
Republic of Colombia
Panama Canal Company
United States
Mastro de Bult
Republic of Panama
M. de Bult
Washington
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
William
Burr
Panama Canal
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Colon
Wight
Jewell
Kansas City
J. W Hese
Charge Made Against Kansas State Senator
In Kansas City on March 16 a charge was made against a state senator. Details remain sparse as officials review the case and determine next steps.
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Kansas
Amateur Athletic Union plans supplementary meet in New York
Six cinemas and wrestling events are set for the Metropolitan association’s amateur athletic union meet on March 26 and 27. Winners in the current events will advance to St Louis for the Olympian games to be held during the coming season. Local men are pledging strong performances to stage a notable show.
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New York
Metropolitan Association
Asmirteur Athletic Union
Mt. Louis
Camapate
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Del
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