Ultimatum to China Over Manchuria Threatens War
Japan demands Russia quit Manchuria or face international occupation and a likely clash. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching engage to push emperor return with 20,000 Chinese troops to Manchuria, while other powers may send international forces. Indemnities for China set by Berlin talks include Russia 360M marks, France 260M, Germany 240M, England 90M, United States 100M.
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London
Japan
China
Russia
Manchuria
Emperor Kwang Hsu
Li Hung Chang
St. Petersburg
Marquis Ito
Bismarck
Orient
Kwang Hsu
Prince Ching
Earl Li
Far East
Great Britain
Peking
Komouri Yutaro
Gen. Yamaguchi
Kwang Su
Berlin
United States
Foreign Office
France
Germany
England
Head-On Freight Collision Delays Creston Traffic
A head on collision between Burlington trains at West Creston Iowa Saturday demolished two locomotives and 14 cars. The wreck halted traffic for hours with heavy monetary loss. Engineer Heflin sustained injuries but not serious.
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Creston
West Creston
Heflin
Corea to Build 32 Fortresses Against Possible Invasion
A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Corea plans to construct 32 coastal fortresses to deter any potential Japanese invasion. The move signals heightened defense preparations amid regional tensions.
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London
Corea
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Ikas
Hay Sounding Senators on Panama Negotiations
Washington reports Secretary Hay will not begin negotiations with Great Britain until the U S Senate agrees in advance on a treaty basis. He is testing Senate support, aiming to unite executive and Senate positions before Pauncefote sails for London next June. No formal talks or quid pro quo discussions have started.
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Washington
Panama
Senate
Hay
United States Senate
Great Britain
State Department
Lord Pauncefote
London
United States
Cuban constitutional delegates delay on Platt amendment
Havana reports that the Cuban constitutional convention will neither approve nor reject the Platt amendment until a Washington commission negotiates a best possible agreement with President McKinley and reports back. Chicago notes senators and representatives warn further rejection could hasten annexation. The president cannot alter current terms.
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Havana
Washington
McKinley
Chicago
Tribune
United States
Judge Parlange Dismisses Suit Over Mules to British Army
In New Orleans Judge Parlange of the United States superior court dismissed the Boer representatives’ suit to stop shipments of mules and horses to the British army in South Africa. The decision says private citizenship governed the transactions and the courts had no jurisdiction. The court notes the animals were bought in neutral territory.
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New Orleans
Judge Parlange
United States Superior Court
South Africa
Parlange
United States
Rumor of Consul McCook’s Death Not Confirmed
The state department has no confirmation of United States Consul McCook’s death at Dawson City. Latest dispatches from the hospital doctor indicate pneumonia with improving prospects, dated April 1. Officials doubt later messages reached Washington due to the season.
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Washington
State Department
United States
McCook
Dawson City
Department
Dawson
Hungarian census shows Buda Pesth population rise
The census puts Buda Pesth at 703,448 with 166,000 Jews, marking a 62 percent Jewish population increase over ten years. Anti Semite journals note the development with alarm.
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Buda-Pesth
Vienna
Buda- Pesth
Surrender Advice Attributable To Former President Steyn
Reports from Bloemfontein on April 15 say former President Steyn’s health has deteriorated and that he has advised all Boers in the commando to surrender at once.
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Bloemfontein
Steyn
Tragedy on the Tracks at South Wilkesbarre
A northbound Buffalo express struck four pedestrians at South Wilkesbarre crossing early Sunday. Three were killed Morris OConnell and his wife Mrs Morris OConnell and Mrs Frank Cranmer. Frank Cranmer survived with injuries while OConnell died at a hospital. The Cranmer couple were visiting relatives in Wilkesbarre before crossing.
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Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
South Wilkesbarre
Buffalo Express
Morris O'Connell
Morris O’connell
Frank Cranmer
O’connell
Cranmer
Bradford County
Mr. Cranmer
Two Drowned in Stampede at Steamer Hill City Wharf
In St Louis on April 15 two men named B Dillham and Ben Smith died as a crowd surging toward the Hill City steamer caused a railing to give way. Washington was saved by a rope but Dillham and Smith were swept away as spectators were injured. coroner to investigate.
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St. Louis
Hill City
Mississippi River
B. Dillham
Ben Smith
Smith
Dillham
Washington
President McKinley to Tour West Coast by Rail
The president and Mrs. McKinley will depart Washington April 29 for a six to seven week Pacific coast tour. The itinerary covers 23 states and two territories, starting via Alexandria and ending in Philadelphia after visiting 27 railroads.
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Washington
McKinley
Southern Railway
Pacific Coast
Gage and Root
Knox
Hay
Smith
Long
Hitchcock
Wilson
Mary Barber
Henry T. Scott
Charles A. Moore
Cortelyou
Rixey
Barnes
M. A. Dignam
Alexandria
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Huntsville
Decatur
Tuscumbia
Ala
Corinth
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Jackson
Houston
Tex
Prairieview
Colored Industrial College
Austin
San Antonio
el Paso
Maricopa
Ali
Phoenix
Redlands
Cal
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Stockton
Sacramento
Salem
Tacoma
Seattle
Puget Sound
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone
Salt Lake City
Denver
Ogden
Glenwood Springs
Cheyenne
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Junction City
Topeka
Lawrence
Baldwin
Ottawa
Kan
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Chicago
Davenport
Moline
Arsenal
Rock Island
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Delaware Water Gap
Philadelphia
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Great Lakes
Startling disclosures emerge in Manila commissary trial
The Memson trial opens with witnesses identifying flour thefts from a government warehouse. Three commissary sergeants and two others allegedly sold the goods and split the proceeds. Finnick, an American bakery proprietor, implicated alongside other businessmen. The full extent remains undetermined. MacArthur sends a report on Philippine looms and social ills to Washington. Authorities withhold Aguinaldo related information. Aguinaldo’s wife and mother have been his main visitors. MacArthur sees a possible U.S. visit.
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Manila
Sergt. Memson
Finnick
Philippine Islands
Aguinaldo
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Reforms Blasted as Russian Students Shot After Protest
In St. Petersburg on April 15 two Kieff University students Piratov and Podgoretzin were sent to military barracks for discipline. They protested and were tried by summary court martial, condemned to death, and shot two hours later. Student Kulakov was also condemned to death.
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St. Petersburg
Vannosky
Kieff University
Piratov
Podgoretzin
Kulakov
Noted Case Settled in Hat Trimming Trade Dispute
The long running hat trimming case between importers and the government ends in a compromise. Importers receive over 4 million dollars as full settlement of a 20 million dollar claim for excessive duties imposed since 1884.
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Philadelphia
Japanese Call for Global War on Rats in Disease Battle
Visitors from Japan propose unite countries in a global extermination war against rats to curb disease spread, as Chicago reports on April 15.
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Chicago
Japan
Death of Brevet Brig. Gen. J. C. Lynch in Philadelphia
Brevet Brig. Gen. J. C. Lynch a Civil War veteran died suddenly of apoplexy at age 61 in Philadelphia. After leaving the service he ran a local real estate business for years. His son, Lieut. Ralph Lynch, is serving at the front in the Philippines.
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Philadelphia
J. C. Lynch
Lieut
Ralph Lynch
Philippines
Ripley Testifies in Goebel Conspiracy Trial
Garnett Ripley, charged with complicity in the Goebel assassination, testifies in Frankfort. He explains his statements about ex Governor Taylor and the January 16 order to form a cavalry company, detailing his interactions with Taylor and others. He insists his account differs from Bradley and Yost and clarifies the timeline of events.
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Goebel
Frankfort
Garnett Ripley
William Goebel
Ripley
Bradley
W. H. Yost
Taylor
Yost
Colson-Scott
William J. Bryan
Gov. Taylor
Powers
Youtsey
Berry Howard
Jim Howard
Coulton
Wharton Golden
Messrs
Gov. Bradley
Judge Yost
Porto Rican Distress Triggers Tax Value Increases
Porto Rico sees higher property valuations after the Hollander revenue act cuts excise tax revenue. Planters Bankers and Merchants' association say production falls and emigration rises. Insular government orders assessors to boost property values. Santiago Iglesias seeks relief from distress via road-building spending.
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New York
Porto Rico
Washington
Santiago Iglesias
Federation of Labor
Iglesias
Grand Army encampment likely to draw 300000 in Cleveland
The Central Passenger association sets a one cent per mile rate during Grand Army week and extends tickets for 30 days. A joint agency will sell 50 cent fee altered tickets from September 9 to 12 with return validity to September 15. Under-100 mile round trips also offered for encampment week.
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G. A. KR
Cleveland
Central Passenger Association
Supreme Court Finds War Revenue Tax Unconstitutional
Washington April 16 in the supreme court an opinion was handed down in a case challenging the constitutionality of the war revenue law that imposed a tax on export bills of lading. The court ruled the provision unconstitutional, siding against the government.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Crowe Cleared in Cudahy Kidnapping Case Statement
Dallas text reports H C Henderson role claim as Cudahy kidnapper and asserts Crowe innocent. County Attorney Shields says Henderson’s statement the only definite one given. Sheriff Johnson backs Henderson and says he has positive proof to secure a conviction in court.
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Dallas
Tex
Pat Crowe
Cudahy
Shields
Douglass County
Neb
H. C. Henderson
Johnson
Henderson
Manila Commissary Frauds Trial Nears Verdict
Trial of Commissary Sergeant John Meston ends with no verdict. lives of Evans and Co. contractors come under scrutiny. Capt James C Read arrested. officers accused of large cash sums and lavish living at Pitt’s house amid unauthorized champagne purchases and cockpits reestablished in Manila.
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Manila
John Meston
Meston
James C. Read
Evans & Co
George B. Davies
Frank H. Lawton
Mr. B. Tremaine
Col. Woodruff
Harold M. Pitt
Tenderloin
Pitt
Commissary
Supreme Court rules against telegraph toll discrimination
The Supreme Court decided Western Union Telegraph Co. vs Call Publishing Co. in favor of the Lincoln Nebr. newspaper. Justice Brewer stated interstate commerce remains subject to common law principles unless modified by Congress, affirming the Nebraska high court ruling on toll rates.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Co
The
Call Publishing Co
Lincoln
Neb
United States Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Call
Telegraph Company
Lincoln Journal
Nebraska Supreme Court
Journal
Congress
Brewer
Victory for Miners in Indiana Powder Concession
In Brazil Indiana a joint conference of miners delegates and black coal operators grants miners the right to buy powder on the open market. The 1909 wage scale stays in effect until October 1 with a 15 percent daily advance. Miners in the Eighth district celebrate as a strike is averted and the powder contract dispute ends.
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Indiana
Brazil
Ind
Terre Haute
Black Coal District
United Mine Workers to Extend Kansas Arkansas Strike
The executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, in secret session in Indianapolis, voted to continue the bituminous coal strike in Kansas, Arkansas and Indian Territory. The two year dispute, over a 10 percent wage advance, will persist with ongoing relief funds aiding more than 3,000 miners and families.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Kansas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Everett-Moore to Build Detroit Toledo Electric Line
The Everett Moore syndicate, buyer of the Detroit and Wyan dotte electric road, opens Detroit offices to begin building an electric railway from Detroit to Toledo. Charles Currie of Cleveland, general manager, says a double track will run Monroe to Detroit, and a single track from Monroe to Toledo. Engines and construction cars are ordered.
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Detroit
Mich
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Detroit & Wyandotte Electric Road
Toledo
Charles Currie
Cleveland
Monroe
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Taku
Nagasaki
Memson
Crowe
Detroit-Toledo
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