China Rejects Manchurian Convention With Russia
Peking reports China cannot sign the Manchurian convention due to the stance of the powers. The government seeks friendly terms with all nations while avoiding favors that spark wider opposition. Ti Hung Chang says Russia was informally notified March 20. Prince Ching claims Li Hung Chang is the sole Chinaman in support.
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Peking
Russia
China
Ti Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Ministers Support Fast Conclusion on Indemnities Talks
Peking reports that ministers favor concluding Articles 8 and 9 of the protocol with minor indemnity disputes remaining. British, German, and Japanese claims loom largest. Germans claim readiness in two days and Japan warns of instant readiness. Private claims allowed until May 14. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching seek court approval for a power-posed punishment list with four death degradations and 91 removals.
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Peking
Li Hung Chang
Prine Ching Hare
Germans defeat Chinese robbers near Tien Tsin reported
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee confirms 1 000 Chinese robbers defeated by a German company seven miles north of Tien Tsin. Robbers pursued and infantry detachment sent from Tien Tsin to Hiwang Sun and Liu Ting Kan to protect locals. Four foreigners among debris after a temple explosion in Peking.
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Berlin
War Office
Count von Waldersee
Tien Tsin
Hiwang-Sun
Liu-Ting-Kan
Victoria
B. C
Peking
Mercy Hospital to Close by Bishop Order in Iron Mountain
Mercy hospital in Iron Mountain Michigan known as Emergenty hospital will close by order of Bishop Kis and the nuns ordered to leave the diocese following an ecclesiastical scandal last January involving Ellen Hogan a novitiate and theft accusations. Hogan was later deemed sane by the probate court and released from custody, but accused the mother superior of drunkenness leading to an investigation and closure order.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Mercy Hospital
Emergrency Hospital
Pishon Kis
Ellen Hogan
Miss Hogan
Rep
Revon
Evs
Pittsburg Storm Halts Street Cars and Damages Wires
A slow storm hit Pittsburg on April 4 delaying traffic as electric wires were broken and streetcars suspended. The damage totaled thousands of dollars and isolated the city during the early hours while restoration work began.
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Pittsburg
Méir Bhom
Severe winter storm disrupts rail and utility lines citywide
A heavy wet snowstorm coated Pittsburgh in the early morning, knocking out central district poles and wire networks. Telephone and telegram firms suffer extensive losses with widespread outages, while subways and trolley lines face delays and track blockages across Wilkinsburg Braddocks Homestead Duquesne McKeesport and Mount Washington.
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Allegheny Telephone Company
Wilkinsburg
Braddocks
Homestead
Duquesne
McKeesport
Allegheny
Federal Street
Mount Washington
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and
Ohio
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Johnstown
Marriage Not a Failure He Wins Fellowship After Loss
Franklin Indiana April 4 7 w Bailey a Franklin graduate and Chicago University student lost a scholarship after marrying Celestine Wood during vacation. He earned a fellowship worth 420 annually versus the 205 scholarship and believes marriage is not a failure as he may be admitted to the teaching staff.
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Franklin, Ind
W. Bailey
Chicago University
Bailey
Franklin College
Chicago
Celestine Wood
Franklin
Battle with masked holdups leaves one dead in Colorado
In Gillett Colorado on April 4 City Marshal McBeth fought two masked robbers after a saloon hold up. Albert Tisdale was killed and his partner wounded. McBeth was slightly injured. The robbers fired from the doorway as McBeth returned fire.
British business eyes Venezuela crisis in evolving U S clash
London April 4 British merchants with holdings in Venezuela watch the dispute with the United States with concern and oppose anti American editorials. They fault Lord Lansdowne for indifference and say Washington must act to stabilize Venezuela as regime change looms and loom remains a volatile factor.
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London
Venezuela
Little Republic
United States
William Waldorf Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Lord Lansdowne
Castro
Nicanor Peraza
Ignacio Andrade
Dr. Rodriguez
Loomis
Germany
Shipping and court notices from April reports
Two ocean steamers failed to land at Queenstown due to gale conditions, proceeding to Liverpool. The Allan Line Buenos Ayrian reported coal shortage but safe, after leaving Philadelphia March 11 for Glasgow. In Cincinnati, Judge Jackson appointed Fletcher Williams and Alfred Cohen receivers for Germania Debenture Co. with a $100,000 bond.
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New York
Wassland
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Glasgow
Allan Line
Tory Island
Ireland
Cincinnati
Jackson
Fletcher R. Willams
Alfred M. Cohen
Germania Debbenture Co
Supreme Court of Ohio
Ohio
Market Results Show Strong Hog and Cattle Demand Across Regions
Chicago hogs priced 5.00 to 6.20 with bulk around 6.00. cattle receipts 17,000, steers 5.70 to 6.10, stockers 2.70 to 4.65, cows 1.75 to 4.40, veal calves 4.50 to 6.25. sheep and lambs 3.75 to 5.50. East Buffalo quotes hogs 6.00 to 6.35, cattle steady, sheep and lambs 3.25 to 5.90. St. Louis wheat around 69 to 74 cents, corn 40 to 42 cents, oats 24 to 28 cents. Milwaukee grain lower on multiple drafts.
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Chicago
Texas
Buffalo
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Board of Trade Today
Colombia Denies J P Morgan Panima Canal Syndicate Plot
Washington reports official denials of a claim that J Pierpont Morgan would lead a syndicate to build the Panama canal with McKinley support and Colombian approval. A Colombian memo to Secretary Hay outlines a ninety nine year lease with staged revenue shares and guarantees, plus free rail and canal access for Colombians and French rights sale.
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Washington
J. Pierpont Aorgan
Panama Canal
McKinley
Colombia
White House
State Department
Legation
United States
Silva
Hay
Panama Canal Company
French Canal Company
Ford
Hotel Chicago Destroyed In Oconomowoc Fire
Fire swept the Hotel Chicago in Oconomowoc Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon leaving only a naked chimney and charred timbers. The building insured for four thousand dollars suffered major losses though much of the contents were saved. Several insurance companies are listed as covering the risk.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Chicago
Wisconsin
Oconemowoe
Caledonian
Commercial Union
Connecticut
Fire Association of Philadelphia
New York
Huron
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Virgil
Frank Wood
Arthur Thompson
Bedinger's Suit Settled with Divorce and Alimony
Actress Katie Jones Bedinger of Chicago settles a $25,000 damages suit against William I. Bedinger of Normal Illinois and his wife by agreement. She will receive support and property transfer, with a formal divorce decree to be entered. Bedinger is sister to songwriter Ilda Orme and explorer Buffalo Jones.
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Bloomington
Katie Jones Bedinger
Chicago
William I. Bedinger
Normal
Ills
Katie Jones Reed
Ilda Orme
London
Marcus Meyer
Buffalo” Jones
Burial of Mirthen Segersen children shocks Devils Lake
The burial of Mirthe Segersen and her three children follows a gruesome family tragedy. The father, deemed insane, is blamed for the murder and burial in one grave, while the mother, an invalid, mourns deeply.
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Devil's Lake
N. D
Mirthe Segersen
Bulls Up Against Opening Scenes on Change Wild
Millions of bushels of wheat and corn were dumped on the market amid crumbling quotations on the board of trade. George M. Phillips led bear pressure with large corn holdings, forcing heavy losses as May wheat and corn tumbled, closing modestly lower despite no apparent financial distress on the exchange.
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Chicago
Bullam Grain
Waterloo
Board of Trade
Hilavy Bull
George MH. Philips
Phillips
Liverpool
Celtic the Largest Vessel Yet Built
London reports Belfast will launch the White Star line steamship Celtic, exceeding 20,000 tons and larger than the Oceanic. It emphasizes breadth over length and passenger comfort with 1,700 steerage berths and rooms for two to six, aiming to be a premier immigrant carrier. The design mirrors the Cunard Ivernia. Also notes a Hartington suicide attempt by Judge Weed and a May 4 incident in Foshen involving a pocketbook found after an April fool joke. A rail venture in Dubuque proposes a Chicago, Dubuque and Pacific line to the Pacific coast.
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Belfast
White Star Line
Celtic
Oceanic
Settin
Ivernia
Cunard Line
Foshen
Ind
Burt Z. Smith
Warren Connell
Emperor appoints peers to house of lords
Berlin April 3 Count Bnin-Bnin ski and Moritz von Oppenfeld estate owner were named by Emperor William to sit in the house of lords as new members.
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Berlin
Bnin-Bninski
Moritz von Oppenfeld
William
House of Lords
Trenton Alderman Moore Shoots Self in Michigan
Traverse City report states James A. Moore an alderman and large dealer in agricultural implements shot himself through the heart Monday afternoon. Coroner's jury returned no stated cause for the act.
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Traverse City
Mich
James A. Moore
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