Agrarian unrest spreads in Moldavia amid attacks on troops
Riveting dispatch from Bucharest and Vienna details a mob uprising across Moldavia centered on land disputes with the farming trust. Militants attacked troops at Blegesti and Negresti, killing, wounding, and looting estates linked to Jewish managers. Officials criticize Bucharest for inaction while reinforcements pour into the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pbncharest
Roumania
Botoshani
Moldavia
Blegesti
Bacau
Negresti
Veslui
M. Stoicescu
Vaslui
Cat Farming Trust
Bucharest
Woman Fends Off Lynx With Eight Shots Near Ackley
Mrs. Hinseman, returning from work in northern Minnesota near Lake Itasca, fired eight bullets at a lynx that stalked her. After the first wound the animal continued to advance, and she fired seven more shots until the lynx fell dead at her feet. The beast measured six feet from nose to tail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Minn
Inesman
Lake Itasca
Sweden offers state stake in Lapland iron deposits
The crown proposed Parliament acquire a half interest in Tao mines for 25 years with option to take one third more after 30 years, without payment, in exchange for the right to export large ore quantities. The plan would remove export limits that hurt private profits, prompting the owners to accept government ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Crown
Lapland
Tao
Mrs Daisy Gordon Hanna divorce suit referenced
The suit filed by Mrs Daisy Gordon Hanna recalls that Daniel R Hanna of Cleveland, son of the late Senator Hanna, was previously married. It notes the first wife May Harrington obtained a divorce, and the second Mrs Hanna separated from her first husband, former British Army officer William B De Maud. The estrangement is linked to her ambition to move to New York society while he prefers Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Gordon Hanna
Senator Hanna
Daniel R. Hanna
Cleveland
Hanna
May Harrington
Self-indicting grand jury hits Sunday liquor law in Sharkey County
In Sharkey County Mississippi the entire circuit court grand jury indicted themselves for violating the Sunday liquor law and each was fined ten dollars after appearing before Judge Booth. The jurors also charged several petit jurors with the same offense as a wave of religious revival spreads through the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolling Rock
Miss
Booth
Sharkey County
Tragic Death Of Urbana Teen Found In Pond
Urbana Colorado March 23 Nan Mc Cracken an 18 year old daughter of a local attorney was found dead in the Urbana water works pond. She left home Wednesday night and her parents organized a search after she did not return. Her hat and coat lay by the pond edge and later the body was recovered. It is unclear if she took her own life or was assaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana, CO
Nan McCracken
Urbana
Judge Rules Powell Case Dismissal Likely to End Lynching Charges
Federal Judge Jones sustains the defendant's demurrer in the Powell lynching case and finds the state protected Horace Maples rights. The decision suggests charges against nineteen other indicted men may be dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Jones
Robert Powell
Horace Maples
Maples
Powell
KILLED BY THE UNION
Cincinnati announces the disbanding of the Symphony Orchestra due to limits set by the Musicians Protective association and the National Federation of Musicians. Mrs R. Holmes, president of the orchestra association, writes Weber that artistic progress will be impossible under the restrictions and that the group will fold after the current season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Syphony
Cincinnati Musicians’ Protective Association
National Federation of Musicians
R. Holmes
Orchestra Association
Joseph Weber
Texas Tragedy as County Attorney Killed in Raid
In Fort Worth Texas County Attorney Jeff D McLean was shot and killed during a raid on a gambling house. Deputy Hamill P Scott was fatally wounded and gambler Thompson was wounded and captured after a frantic chase through downtown. A mob crowded the scene as Thompson fought officers near the Touraine hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forth Worth
Mex
Jeff D. McLean
Hamil P. Scott
William Thompson
Thompson
Scott
Main Street
Sixth
P. m
McLean
Sixth Street
Seventh
Troeckmorton
Touraine Hotel
Bell
Lloyd
Loyd
Trockmorton
Texas
Congress
Asiatics Exclusion Ordinance Passes Upper House
In Pretoria on March 23 the upper house passed the Asiatic ordinance to exclude Japanese and other Asians migrating to South Africa amid rising numbers.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
South Africa
Baby Drowns in a Bucket at Poseyville
Evansville Indiana March 23 1 month old child of Edward Ramsey of Poseyville drowned after falling into a large candy bucket filled with water while playing nearby The accident occurred in Poseyville Indiana authorities reported the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Edward Ramsey
Poseyville
He Fights To The Death Amid Lynch Chant Patrol Find Him
A desperate man, cornered as a mob cries for lynching, is located by patrolmen after a tense pursuit. Citizens express fury while authorities intervene to avert violence and take the suspect into custody.
Confidence Still Unshaken Boosts Spring Trade
New York March 23 R G Dun and Co Weekly Review notes spring weather and Easter demand lift retail sales of dry goods livery and footwear. Dealers overestimate needs prompting jobbing demands while transports improve though some cities report late season goods. Forward business keeps plants active with high prices showing confidence remains steady. Mercantile payments improve despite money market unsettled. Cotton mills welcome lull as delivery pressure had pushed prices to safety limits.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Train Crash Kills Engineer Near Avon Indiana
A Big Four passenger train on the St. Louis division left the tracks two miles from Avon. Engineer Gregory was crushed and died at once. Eleven passengers were injured, one fatally possibly. Three coaches and the engine fell down a twenty foot embankment after a gravel pile used for a new switch shifted. The worst injuries included R. B. Winter of St Louis with leg and back injuries, George Ashe of Austin Texas with a scalp wound and fractured ribs, J. L. Flippins of New York with serious head cuts, W. R. Cox of Manchester New Hampshire with back injuries, Miss S. Kennedy of New York with a scalp wound, Miss Annette Hunter of Fort Worth Texas with body bruises, and John Gauss a dining car chef scalded by hot consommé.
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Danville
Ind
St. Louis
Big Four Railroad
Indianapolis
Avon
Gregory
R. BE. Winter
Herd
George Ashe
Austin
Tex
J. L. Flippins
Porter
New York
W. R. Cox
Manchester
N. H
L. Kennedy
Annette Hunter
Forth Worth
John Gauss
Wisconsin Senator Seat Delayed Until May Fourteen
A Wisconsin vacancy will not be filled by a U S senator before May 14 as Spooner’s successor remains unsettled. In other notes, Arkansas's anti futures bill advances to the governor, absinthe prohibition gains support in France, and Pittsburgh records an 80 degree March high.
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French Chamber of Deputies
United States
Wisconsin
John C. Spooner
Arkansas Senate
Theft of Three Diamond Rings In Bluffton Home
In Bluffton Indiana on March 23 a thief entered the residence of Mrs John B Tostal on South Main street during a brief absence and stole three diamond rings valued at 6500 dollars. A fourth ring worth 125 dollars remained. Mrs Tostal observed the thief leaving the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffton
Ind
John 8. Tostal
South Main Street
Markets Opening Record From Chicago March 23 1907
Chicago March 23 1907 opening market reports show estimated receipts 17000 with yesterday leftovers 2031. Prospects slow after yesterday's low time with light trading around 86 25 to 88 4744 mixed packers. Heavy shipping grades 615 to 6 4214 rough 8 15 to 86 25 cattle 300 unchanged sheep and lambs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Hog and Cattle Market Report 1907
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 22232 yesterday and 300 cattle receipts. Hogs sold weak with light hogs 6.25 to 6.30, mixed 6.20 to 6.42, packers 6.35 to 6.40. estimated receipts 40000 for tomorrow and 17000 today, market weak. Sheep receipts 2500, market unchanged. cattle receipts 300, market unchanged.
John A. Babcock Offers a Square Deal
Local note from John A. Babcock stating customers will receive a square deal and inviting inquiries. The message emphasizes reliable service and timely assistance, reflecting a straightforward business approach.
Battle Near Namasique Draws Hondurans and Salvadorans Into Disaster
A March 18 battle near Namasique Honduras saw 5,000 Salvadorans and 1,000 Hondurans under General Presa suffer a total rout. Nicaragua reports 20,000 frontline troops and plans to attack Choje taca and Tegucigalpa. Ceiba's fall to Nicaragua is confirmed and Ceiba's naval ships move toward Puerto Cortes.
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Namasique
Washington
State Department
Jose d'Invares
United States
Managua
Nicaragua
Presa
Honduras
Chojateca
Tegucigalpa
Senor Corea
Ceiba
Puerto Cortez
Trujillo
Bravado in Cemetery Ends in Injury to Boy
In Kewanee Illinois on March 23 a 16 year old Bradford youth George Stone was abducted by youths in masks and bound to a tombstone in a cemetery. After an hour the frightened boy toppled the monument, crushing his legs and sustaining internal injuries.
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Kewanee
Ill
Stone
Last Monon passenger train wreck near Fair Oaks
The final Chicago to Louisville Monon passenger train derailed near Fair Oaks Indiana. All cars left the track except the chair car. the engine baggage and express cars plunged down an embankment while the passenger coach stayed upright. No fatalities or serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Monon
Chicago
Louisville
Fair Oaks
Hanged for Girl Murder in Page County
Richmond Va March 23 Peter Goode alias Charles Schaffer was hanged at Luray for killing his sweetheart Miss Fannie Stroop on November 30 in Page county He gave a fair confession and the execution passed with no special incident.
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Richmond
Peter Goode
Charles Schaffer
Luray
Fannie Stroop
Page County
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Farming Trust
Vienna
Sweden
Mrs
UNION
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Pittsburg
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Victors
Honduran
Pacific
Isthmus
Central America
Acajutla
Salvador
Acapulco
Mexico
Movement For Intervention
Bacon
Senor Calvo
Costa Rica
Senor Creel
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