Manchuria Bandits Attack Russians and Red Cross Plan
St. Petersburg reports Western powers seek Anglo French accord to pressure Japan and Russia toward peace. The Red Cross weighs an auto train from Mukden to Blagoveshchensk to move wounded 350 miles along the Amur. An expert doubts a Japanese advance before reinforcements and cites marshes hindering progress.
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ADTO
St. Petersburg
England
Russia
Japan
China
Red Cross Society
Mukden
Blagovetchensk
Siberia
Amur
Port Arthur Battleship Mikasa Damaged Amid Far East Fighting
Russian reports from Shanghai say the Mikasa was struck by ten projectiles during February 10 and 11 at Port Arthur, with two Japanese battleships and two cruisers docked for repairs at Nagasaki and Sasebo. About 2,000 Japanese wounded are in hospitals. Russian casualties are improving.
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Port Arthur
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Sasebo
Japanese Pioneers Advance on Seoul Rail Line Progress
Berlin reports from Seoul dated March 17 that about 5,600 Japanese pioneers are building the field railroad from Seoul northward. The Seoul to Busan line is not expected to be finished until October. Russian horse artillery has withdrawn to the Yalu north bank and a cavalry post remains weak near Wiju.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Seoul
Fusan
Yalu
Syon Chyon
Couthy
Wiju
Cold, Drifting Conditions Reported Near Ping Yang Inlet
The Times dispatch from Chemulpo reports broken ice in Ping Yang Inlet with heavy drifting. Japanese troops, after landing, bivouac in open air and Korean houses, sleeping in turns with fire under floors for warmth. Army operates independently of Korea’s resources and carries two days of cooked rations and three days of rice. Correspondents without licenses are asked to withdraw, limited to 15 miles north of Ping Yang.
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New York
Ping Yang Inlet
Chemulpo
Ping Yang
Sunken Marussian Cruiser Raised Work Begins
New York report from March 18 notes the start of operations to raise the sunken Marussian cruiser. Equestrian salvage teams and a fleet of cranes converge at the wreck site to secure the vessel and assess damage before refloating efforts commence.
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New York
Manchurian Brigands Defeat Russians Near Pan La Chan
A dispatch from Newchwang reports Manchurian brigands attacked a Russian outpost near Pan La Chan, with Russians retreating after a brief defense and two Maxims left behind. The Russian flag at Newchwang has been replaced by the French emblem.
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New York
Pan la Chan
Port Arthur
Newchwang
Bulgarian girl volunteers for service in Manchuria
Odessa reports Zorka Illva a Bulgarian girl who fought with Macedonian insurgents arrives with campaign equipment and seeks service in Manchuria wearing masculine attire. She met General Kaulbars who promised to endorse her application. she is an expert horsewoman and skilled with rifle and sword.
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Odessa
Zorka Illva
Manchuria
Kaulbars
Protracted Japanese Landing Faces New Delays in Korea
A Seoul dispatch reports Wonsan landing delayed as Vladivostok squadron threats deter Japanese transports. Prefects in northwestern Korea survey population and supplies with Russian interpreters. Vartag in Chemulpe harbor advances rapidly using a Japanese wrecking outfit. authorities hope to commission ship in months.
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Chemulpe
Herald
Seoul
Japan
Korea
Vladivostok
Posslet Bay
Wonsan
Fire destroys Holden school. six injured firemen face grim odds
Chicago reports six firemen severely injured when the Holden school on Loomis and Thirty-first streets burned from a suspected incendiary blaze. All injured were trapped on the third floor as the roof collapsed. Firemen fought to confine flames to the upper floors, sparing the adjoining new school building despite water damage to the new structure. The old building cost about 50 000 dollars, while the new school valued above 100 000 dollars.
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Chicago
Holden
Loomis
Thirty-first Streets
Fie
Suspension of Daniel J Sully & Co shocks cotton market
New York March 18. The suspension of Daniel J Sully & Co the senior partner Daniel J Sully was announced on the cotton exchange after a long price decline. Prices fell sharply with May at 13 25 July 12 40 October 12 70 as traders feared heavy losses and the market displayed a panic reaction amid reports of enormous profits and possible liabilities.
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New York
Daniel J. Sully & Co
Daniel J. Sully
Cotton Exchange
Sully
Announcement of Sully’s failure shocks New Orleans crowd
New Orleans on March 18 was startled as news broke that Sully failed, creating a tremendous sensation among residents and officials alike. The report notes widespread astonishment and rapid public discussion across local scenes.
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New Orleans
Sully
Governor Warfield Approves Jim Crow Rail and Steamboat Bills
Baltimore March 18 Governor Warfield has signed two Jim Crow measures affecting travel statewide. The railroad bill mandates separate coaches for colored passengers except on express trains and those with Pullman cars. electric streetcars are excluded. The steamboat bill requires separate compartments for white passengers with no quality disparities in accommodations.
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Baltimore
Warfield
Prize Courts Ordered for Four Ports
The ministry of marine directs prize courts to be established at Sebastopol Libau Port Arthur and Viadlyostok in March in St Petersburg.
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St Petersburg
Ministry of Marine
Sebastopol
Libau
Port Arthur
Viadlyostok
Kinkaid Renominated by Sixth District GOP
Alliance Nebraska March 18. The sixth district Republican convention renominated Congressman Kinkaid and instructed delegates to the National convention for Roosevelt.
Thirteen Accomplices in Queen’s Murder Executed
Seoul reports the execution of thirteen accomplices in the 1896 queen’s murder by strangulation in the city prison on March 16. Twenty two highwaymen were also executed at the same time.
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Seoul
Russian Admiral Stackelberg recounts foggy Japanese cruise claims
Admiral Stackelberg, ill and replaced by Captain Reuvenstein, disputes Japanese reports on his February voyage in Japanese waters. He says ships were seized to Port Arthur during a blizzard, one merchant ship sunk with contraband rice, another released to spread a false tale, and denies bombardment of Hakodate. He predicts a long war due to Japanese preparations.
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St. Petersburg
Stackelberg
Vladivostok
Reuvenstein
Stark
Japan
Sangor Straits
Port Arthur
Hakodate
Questions Rise Over Japanese War Reports
War experts in St. Petersburg question the Japanese official reports about Vice-Admiral To go’s torpedo boats. They doubt how 400 pound mines could be carried in heavy seas, how fire could start on Russian boats with no inflammable cargo, and how a Japanese torpedo boat kept fighting after a steam pipe burst.
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St. Peterburg
Togo
Russia Affirms Neutral Korea Policy Under Japanese Pressure
A foreign office communique from St. Petersburg states Russia does not deem Korea a belligerent and remains neutral. It says Russian troops should not engage Korean forces coerced by Japanese officials, but should arrest them when encountered.
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St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Russia
Japan
Miners vote on wage scale in two year pact
Indianapolis miners vote on accepting the operators two year wage scale. Of 165,887 ballots, 98,514 favor acceptance and 367,373 favor a strike, with a 31,141 majority against a strike. Secretary Wilson expects a joint subscale meeting in Indianapolis next Monday to sign the scale and plan the next convention two years hence.
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Indianapolis
Atrike
Wilson
Wonderful recovery from self inflicted head wound in Brooklyn
John Peters son of a Brooklyn manufacturer was found near his father's factory last November with two bullet wounds in the head. He has been discharged from the hospital in better health, one bullet still in his brain. Doctors removed the other and marveled at his recovery. Peters claimed thieves attacked the factory but later admitted a suicide attempt due to epileptic fits. No recurrence of seizures reported.
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Hia
New York
John Mmeters
Brooklyn
Peters
Strikes In New York Stall Building With Labor Walkout
New York reports twenty thousand bricklayers and laborers and about two thousand iron workers on strike with a conference planned to avert wider action. Employers brace for a broad stoppage that could involve up to one hundred thousand workers. Lithographers also strike, quitting rather than sign arbitration agreements.
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New York
Murderer Mott Hanged in Missoula for Wife’s Killing
Louis H. Mott was hanged at eight o clock this morning for the murder of his wife on January 4, 1903. He walked to the gallows unaided and died five minutes after the trap. He claimed his conviction stemmed from dishonesty and offered life for life. His crime followed a quarrel during which he shot his wife four times as she fled, after years of liquor and drug use. His appeals to the supreme court and governor failed, aided by his uncle Lemoine Mott of Des Moines, Iowa, who spoke for clemency.
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Missoula
Mont
Louis H. Mott
Matt
Mott
Supreme Court
Lemoine Mott
Des Boines
Iowa
Montana
Emperor William Arrives in Gibraltar Amid Guarded Welcome
The Koenig Albert carrying Emperor William and escorted by the Prinz Frederick Karl arrived in Gibraltar. British squadron saluted the German ship while General Sir George White greeted the emperor and escorted him ashore. Crowds lined the streets as troops and sailors accorded a hearty reception.
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Gibraltar
Emperor William
Prinz Frederick Karl
George Stewart White
Emperor Wiliam
George White
Wood nomination confirmed by Senate in 45 to 16 vote
General Leonard Wood was confirmed for a high office by the Senate 45 to 16 with Republicans Kittredge and Scott voting against. Hill J. Cole was also confirmed as land office register for Spokane. The Senate adopted a resolution asking for verification of an order enlarging the pension act and the potential annual pension increase, and approved a territorial bond issue of 100000 for Arizona's insane asylum enlargement.
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Washington
Wood
Kittredge
Scott
Cockrell
Pettus
Dubois
Patterson
Clarke
Ark
Senate
Hill J. Cole
Register of the Land Office
Spokane
Secretary of the Interior
Leonard Wood
House
Territorial
Arizona
Territory
Army appropriation bill sent to conference by House
Washington March 118 The house today sent the army appropriation bill to conference. The action sets the stage for negotiations between the House and Senate on funding for military programs.
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Washington
House
House Disagrees on Fortifications Bill Amends with Conference
Mr Littauer asked the house to disagree to senate amendments to the fortifications bill and seek a conference. A vote on the submarine boat amendment demanded by Mr Mudd Md. The bill was referred to the appropriations committee. The house upheld reports on Elections No 1 finding Dantsler not elected in South Carolina Seventh district Julius Kahn not elected in California Fourth district and Moody not elected in North Carolina Tenth. Consideration of the postoffice appropriation resumed.
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House
Senate
Mudd
Appropriations Committee
Alexander D. Dantsler
Congress
South Carolina
Julius Kahn
Calfornia
James M. Moody
North Carolina
Lever
Livernash
Gudger
Lipton Challenge Not Accepted by New York Yacht Club
The New York Yacht Club replied to Sir Thomas Lipton’s request for a cup race under its new measurement rules. The club says no challenge could be accepted for this year and notes the deed of gift requires the challenge to come from a yacht club. If a challenge is received, the club will consider it and take definite action.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
Reliance
Constitution
Columbia
Ture
Taft outlines canal finance and governance in Panama project
Secretary Taft testified on Panama canal funding and the governing bill. He said the president delegates authority and contracts over 2 million may go to the War Department or other designated officials. Taft noted the engineering tasks suit the War Department and that life on the canal zone can be made attractive for commissioners.
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Senate
Taft
Washington
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Cannal
Secretary of War
Hepbern
Canal Strip
Taft Smaingly
Tropics
Canal Commission
Cunard Ships to Call at Fiume En Route to the Med
New York announces that from April 2 five Cunard steamers between Boston and Mediterranean ports will call at Fiume Hungary for passengers. After this, a fortnightly service will be observed.
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New York
Cunard Line
Boston
Mediterranean
Fiume
Hungary
Infernal machine explodes outside Liege police chief home
A March 18 explosion outside Commissioner of Police Laurent’s residence in Liege, Belgium fatally injures Major Papin and wounds several others. Papin’s legs are blown off and he dies soon after. a policeman loses his legs and remains in critical condition. The blast shatters thousands of windows and no perpetrator is identified.
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Lege
Belgium
Laurent
Papin
Idaho Maneuvers Planned in Northwest This Summer
Portland reports military maneuvers on a false scale to be conducted in Idaho this summer for the first time in the northwest. Arrangements are being made between the adjutant generals of Oregon Washington and Idaho with Adjutant Gen Evana of the Department of Defense.
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Portland
Ore
Idaho
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Evana
Department of
Opera Company Disbands Amid Salary Delays in New York
In New York on March 18 the French Opera company dissolved after members refused to sing last night over overdue salaries. The Camis company had planned to open in Paris after a brief run. Manager Charley sought help from New Orleans subscribers but failed to secure funds and canceled the engagement. The company included 38 members and had been featured in many reviews by the Committee.
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Camispany
Paris
Heta
Wea
Charley
New Orleans
Het Been
Comite
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