Crisis over Manchuria tensions prompts US Britain talks
A London report says secret negotiations between the United States and Great Britain aim to thwart Russia’s plans in Manchuria. A Lansdowne Choate message seeks joint action to force Russia to retreat, with Hay’s response awaited and Japan expected to align with the US and UK. France and Germany are positioned accordingly.
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Great Britain
Russia
Choate
Lord Lansdowne
Nicaragua Canal
Nicaragua
Associated Press
Hay
Washington
Manchuria
Japan
Germany
William
France
John Bull
China
Lansdowne Presses for Line on Manchuria Crisis
London officials push an alarmist stance to pressure Russia into a firm line over Manchuria. The aim is to deter temporary occupation that could invite partition of China. Berlin reports doubt Russia’s Manchurian assurances as insincere and designed to mislead.
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Russia
Manchuria
Foreign Office
Charles Scott
China
Count Lamsdorf
Sir Charles Scott
Associated Press
Germany
Japan
Washington
London
Choate
Nicaragua
Berlin
National Zeitung
Woman Burned While Replenishing Heater in Lovington Area
Mrs. Ord Hostetler, wife of a Lovington area farmer, suffered severe burns when her dress caught in an air tight heater. She struggled to extinguish the flames and faces possible hand amputation if she survives.
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Mattoon
Mareh
Ord Hostetler
Lovington
Ex-President Harrison Seriously Ill in Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison, former president, lies seriously ill with a mix of la grippe and intercostal neuralgia raising fears of pneumonia. Dr Henry Jameson says there is no immediate danger, though the 70 year old is weakened and confined to bed with chest pain and poor recuperation.
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Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
Henry Jameson
Harrison
Robbery at H. He Awe Jewelry Store At Noon
A theft occurred at midday in a busy part of town when thieves entered the jewelry store of H. oe He awe and stole money and gas from displays. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing local surveillance for clues.
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H. Oe
Disappearance of R C Shrader ruled freak case
Jeffersonville police end search for Robert C Shrader after findings suggest he acted as a boyish freak. Relatives insist murder possible though officials cite two killed chickens and a buggy robe stain as the only evidence. Shrader left Utica after telling a sweetheart he planned to visit Rockport Illinois where his mother and stepfather live. No trace since then.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Robert C. Shrader
Shrader
Utica
Rockport
Ills
Botha Granted Seven Day Armistice by Kuchner
London reports that General Kuchner granted General Botha a seven days armistice to confer with other generals. A Pretoria dispatch says Kitchener and Botha held a lengthy Gun Hill conference this morning. Officials view the armistice with satisfaction, believing it to aid the likely end of hostilities.
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London
Lorenzo Marques
Kuchner
Botha
Pretoria
Kitchener
Gun Hill
Central American trade accord declares free exchange of goods
The judicial congress of Central American states, with two delegates from each country, met in Salvador City and declared that exchanges of products between member states shall be free of imposts or duties, pending government approval.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Judicial Congress
Salvador City
Salvador
Central America
Oregon's Mitchell Missing for Senate Oath Delays Adjournment
Washington March 9 final adjournment of the extraordinary senate session would have occurred yesterday if Oregon's new senator Mitchell had taken the oath. No major business was done. In executive session several appointments were confirmed and Hoar sought a roll call to include Allen of Nebraska and confirm his pay as a senator in the new Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Oregon
Mitchell
Hoar
Allen
Nebraska
Congress
Wisconsin Legislature Advances Many Bills in Both Houses
Madison Wisconsin March 9 The legislature is processing numerous bills daily with a constitutional amendment to authorize state aid for good roads referred to the roads and bridges committee by the senate. In the house Walworth County bill to pay a sheriff a salary instead of fees was killed.
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Madison, Wis
Committee On
Senate
Walworth County
Cleveland wrestler Tom Jenkins defeats Halil Ali in quick two-fall win
St. Louis report says Tom Jenkins of Cleveland champion heavyweight wrestler defeated Halil Ali the Terrible Turk at Haughton's West End coliseum last night. Jenkins won two falls in about sixteen minutes as Ali appeared overmatched.
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St. Louis
Tom Jenkins
Cleveland
United States
Halil Ali
Haughton
West End
Northwestern Fuel awards coal dock contract in West Superior
The contract for the new coal dock at West Superior is awarded to Frankman Bros. & Morris. The dock will cover forty acres and have a capacity of about 200 000 tons per year, with only a quarter of that likely to be utilized initially.
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West Superior, Wis
Northwestern Fuel Company
Frankman Bros. & Morris
Revival of slavery grand jury makes inquiry
A Wisconsin grand jury indicts four leading citizens and about twenty guards for fostering virtual slavery on farms. It reports negroes bought and sold, imprisoned, whipped, and chained under contracts. J. R. Miller and J. A. Emerson are named for whipping and locking slaves, with guards and stockades common. The inquiry spans multiple counties and reveals widespread abuse under labor contracts.
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Anderson
8. C
Grand Jury
Benet
Stockades
Knight
Georgia
J. R. Miller
J. A. Emerson
Jury Report Ends Stockade System Amid Labor Demoralization
The grand jury, largely composed of farmers, praised by Judge Benet, shifted evidence to the solicitor. The investigation ends stockade labor but unsettles negro labor, with contracts deemed void and farmers unsure how to plant cotton this spring. It highlights Elias McGee’s stockade, guarding and whipping laborers, and lists several affected workers.
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Benet
Elias McGee
Wesley Norran
Handy Earle
Vance Smith
George Tilley
John Clinkscales
Clarence Gaillard
Evans Webb
Louis Alexander
Morris Jordan
J. R. Miller
Carnegie Offers 15000 for Ashtabula Library Building
Andrew Carnegie offers to donate 15000 dollars for a library building in Ashtabula Ohio under the usual stipulation. General R A Alger plans to construct a model town near Pensacola Florida while heading a large lumber syndicate.
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Andrew Carnegie
Ashtabula
R. A. Alger
Pensacola
Fla
Chicago Livestock and Grain Prices March 8 Report
Hogs receipts 21 000 with typical packing and mixed lots around 5 52 to 5 60. Cattle receipts 2 500 with steers from 3 60 to 6 20 and cows 1 75 to 4 40. veal calves and western stock listed. Sheep and lambs receipts 5 000 with western and native ranges from 2 75 to 5 30. Buffalo region notes light cattle and hogs with similar price spreads. St Louis grain shows mixed gains for wheat corn oats and rye steady to higher. Milwaukee grain lists weak to steady values across wheat rye oats and barley.
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Texas
Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
N. Ii
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St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Chicago Grain and Produce
Board of Trade Today
Blackmail charge hits Utah senator target in Nebraska plot
Ernest J. Walter of Schuyler Neb was jailed after a federal complaint charged him with attempting blackmail against U S Senator Kearns of Utah. Prosecutors say Walter received lockbox mail demanding 5000 dollars in twenty dollar bills and threats to harm the senator and his family. Walter, held on 2000 bond, denies guilt and cites possible co-conspirators.
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March
Ernest J. Walter
Schuyler
Neb
United States
Kearns
Utah
Anderson
Tle
Walter
Post Office Inspection Department
Salt Lake City
More. Kearns
Sullivan
Denver
Walter Dentes
Rogers
J. B. Walker
Walker
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