Startling News From the Front May Force Harbin Abandonment
March 24 report from St Petersburg outlines Russian strategic weakness along the Sungari river near Chunechiatsu. If lines cannot be held, Linovitch may retreat toward Harbin or farther west, risking isolation of 6,000 miles from home and potentially prompting peace negotiations with Japan. Navy and army observers caution that a retreat could expose Vladivostok and threaten Russia’s Pacific frontier.
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St. Petersburg
Sungari
Chunechiatsu
Harbin
Manchuria
Amur
Linovitch
Associated Press
Nicholas
Vladivostok
Russia
Pacific
Japan
Grand Rapids Moves To Repeal Local Hydraulic Company Charter
In Grand Rapids on March 24 a council move sought immediate repeal of the hydraulic company's charter by the state legislature. Mayor Sweet accepted a special message and the city attorney was ordered to draft a repeal bill and dispatch delegates to Lansing. An affidavit by R Ryoma alleges a drain connected the company's wells to the river, enabling river draught for the city’s hydraulic mains.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Hydraulic Company
Sweet
Lansing
Bailey Springs
R. Ryoma
Cedar Pole Ninety Feet Long
Cedar timber of the long lengths class remains in Alger county operations. A pole cut for Superior Cedar company in Rock River township measured ninety feet with an eight inch top and was a straight white pine stick.
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Munising
Mich
Rock River Township
Alger County
Superior Cedar Company
Detroit
Connaught Arrives in Madrid to Visit King Alfonso
Duke of Connaught has arrived in Madrid to visit King Alfonso. The king received him warmly as both parties prepared for discussions during the official visit in late March.
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Connaught
Alfonso
Madrid
Duke of Connaught
Jules Verne Dies in Amiens at 76
Jules Verne, famed French writer, died at 3 10 p m in Amiens France. He was in his seventy seventh year and his death ends a remarkable literary career with worldwide fame.
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Jules Verne
Castro refuses arbitration in Venezuela United States dispute
Minister Bowen cables from Caracas that President Castro refuses to arbitrate pending Venezuela United States issues. Castro maintains the New York versus Bermudas Asphalt company case must stay in court.
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Caracas
Castro
Asphalt Company
Arrival Welcome for Duke at Railroad Station
Ministers the civil and military authorities and the diplomatic corps welcomed the duke on his arrival at the railroad station.
Dr. G A Doren Dies Feeble Minded Institute Leader
Columbus Ohio March 24 Dr G A Doren superintendent of the feeble minded at the state institution here since 184 is dead aged 67 he was known all over the country.
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Columbus, O
G. A. Doren
Grand Duke Paul Returns to Russia Amid exile history
Grand Duke Paul, uncle to the czar and brother of Sergius, was exiled after marrying Baroness Pistolkoff against the czar's wishes. He was allowed back when Grand Duke Sergius was assassinated. He has been involved in several elopements. The baroness has not been permitted to enter Russia.
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Grand Duke
Paul
Pistolkoff
Russia
Sergius
Mother forgets her babe travels 200 miles home
The six week old child of Mrs. Merryman was forgotten during a visit and rode 200 miles by train before the mother noticed. Telegrams were sent, and the baby was found in Iowa still sleeping and returned to Hillsdale in care of railway staff.
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Lowa
Hillsdale
Striking Girls Clash at Beaver Falls Factory
Fifty Becker Bros. over all workers in Beaver Falls strike over lower pay. Fifteen girls age 11 to 24 blocked the Tenth street bridge and attacked two New Brighton workers filling in. The victims fought back but were overpowered and badly beaten as their hats, coats and dinner baskets were tossed into the Beaver River.
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Beaver Falls
Becker Bros
Tenth Street
New Brighton
Hamburg American Line Advances Steamer Invention at Stettin
Berlin reports the Hamburg American line is constructing a steamer at Vulcan works in Stettin. It will feature Otto Schick's balance wheel system to counteract center of gravity shifts and reduce rolling at sea.
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Berlin
Hamburg- American Line
Vulcan Works
Stettin
Otto Schick
Hamburg
Woman Appointed Deputy Sheriff in Colorado Springs
Mrs Elizabeth Cass Goddard a leading Colorado woman becomes deputy sheriff of El Paso County with full powers to protect mistreated animals. She is the only woman in the state holding this office.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Elizabeth Cass Goddard
Colorado
el Paso County
Iowa Monuments Hearing On Shiloh Inscriptions
Secretary Taft sets April 6 hearing for Iowa Governor Cummins to push amendments to Shiloh battlefield park monuments. The goal is to record the exact times when Iowa regiments arrived at the battle scene.
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Iowa
Shiloh
Washington
Taft
Cummins
Shiloh Battlefield Park
Mrs McCormick Bids Farewell at Tsarskoe Selo
Mrs McCormick wife of the retiring United States ambassador bids farewell to the empress and empress dowager at Tsarskoe Selo before traveling to Paris in advance of the ambassador. The text notes no full moon in February 1866 and a predicted return in the year 2499962.
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St. Petersburg
McCormick
United States
Senator Allison Delays Action on Customs Inquiry
Senator Allison will return to Iowa soon and says the senate finance committee will take no action now on the customs inquiry resolution passed before adjournment. He notes the House must originate revenue legislation and the Senate should not initiate revenue changes.
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Allison
Senate Finance Committee
House
Washington
Iowa
Senate Committee On Finance
Congress
Finance Committee
Senate
Robbery and assault leave Norman Davenport paralyzed in Salem
Norman Davenport, a New York City resident, was robbed of 480 dollars by two attackers in Salem Oregon. The men forced him to surrender and knocked him to the ground with a knee in his back and an arm around his neck. He is hospitalized with possible back fracture and paralysis.
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Salem
Ore
Norman Davenport
New York City
Davenport
Uprising in Samar Under Control as Troops Withdraw
General Allen reports the Pulajane uprising on Samar is under control and most regular troops will be withdrawn. Major General Corbin and General Allen meet at Calbayog to discuss future measures.
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Manila
Allen
Constabulary
Samar
Corbin
Calbayog
Gates says he is not pursuing deals or active business
Jackson Mississippi March 24. John W. Gates, the millionaire, passing through Jackson, stated he is not now interested in any deals. He said he is engaged in no active business enterprises and is paying no attention to the stock market.
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Jackson, Miss
John W. Gates
Jackson
Weather Forecast Across Midwest and Great Lakes
The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions in Illinois and Indiana with brisk southerly winds shifting to westerly. Lower Michigan expects showers in the eastern part with brisk southerly winds turning easterly. Wisconsin remains fair with brisk southerly winds shifting to west. Iowa cools in the south and far east with fresh westerly winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Market quotes from Chicago Board of Trade Wheat
Chicago market notes show wheat quotations for May with open high low and close values listed as 1.18 1.13 and 1.12 respectively indicating price movement for the day.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chic Board of Trade
Ents
Washington
McCallum
Cago
Mdh
Chicago and Buffalo Live Stock Prices and Quotes
Chicago live stock reports show hogs selling from 5.05 to 5.25 per hundredweight with most around 5.20. Cattle receipts about 7,000 with steers from 5.70 to 6.20 and calves at 5.50 to 6.25. Buffalo area quotes list hogs 5.60 to 5.75, sheep 5.75 to 8.40, and cattle weaker by 15 to 20 cents from last Monday.
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Chicago
Buffalo
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Hogan
Navy midshipman Arrowood dismissed after court martial
President Roosevelt approves the court martial sentence of Midshipman Milton W. Arrowood of North Carolina for desertion from the navy. Arrowood entered the Naval Academy Sept 7 1900 and went to sea in March 1904 aboard the flagship Kearsarge. His father Rev Arrowood had objected to the academy chapel and urged Presbyterian church attendance at Annapolis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Arrowood
North Carolina
Navy
Milton W. Arrowood
Naval Academy
Academy
Kearsarge
Presbyterian Church
Annapolis
College
Navy Department
Arrowood resigns after criticizing service and private earnings
Sea Young Arrowood voiced dissatisfaction with the service and told officers he could earn more in private life. He submitted his resignation to the department, but it was rejected.
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Sea Young Arrowood
Department
Gamblers dodge the law on Mount Deseret gambling plan
Captain Seeley of the federal steamboat inspection service says the Mount Deseret has met legal requirements and his office will not act on its intended use as a floating gambling resort. Reported charter plans aim to bring court horses to races outside the three mile limit with pools sold via wireless updates.
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New York
Mount Deseret
Seeley
Rospection Service
Ile
Mount Deveret
Washington
New Orleans
Standard Oil Pleads Judgment in License Indictments
Hopkinsville Kentucky March 24 The Standard Oil company has accepted Judgment and a fine of 100 dollars on one batch of fifty one Indictments recently returned charging it with selling off without a license. Other indictments were continued pending a decision of the court of appeals.
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Hopkinsville, Ky
Standard Ol Company
Court of Appeals
Russian families bound for Yankton go astray
Twenty Russian families bound for Yankton have gone astray between Odessa and South Dakota. The party left Russia more than two months ago and is believed to have been diverted to South America.
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Yankton
8. D
Odessa
Russia
South Dakota
South America
Chicago meat market closes with mixed hogs and steady sheep
Opening shows 1901 1905 receipts and market notes in Chicago with hogs at mixed ranges from 5.10 to 85.55 and sheep steady around 6 000 head. Cattle receipts near 2 000 with beef steady to firm and lambs listed at 7 5 to 8 7 5.
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Peeeereee
Stea Light
Hough
Ieee
Labor unions aid immigrants says Wright report
Washington reports that a Wright commission summary endorses Mary K McDowell's Chicago Daily News article on unions and immigrants. It credits unions with uplifting immigrants while noting unrest from wage demands and limited literacy among European arrivals.
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Washington
Carroll D. Wright
Roosevelt
Chicago Daily News
Mary K. McDowell
Ethelbert Stewart
Chicago
Misa McDowell
Willcox on Rate Making
President Willcox of the Delaware and Hudson company argues against a congressional bill that would create a government rate-making board. He says it would deprive railroads of income control, threaten their value and wages, and be less informed than railroad officials, urging stockholders to consider action to protect interests.
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New York
Wilcox
Delaware and Hudson Company
Congress
Willcox
Auto Man Settles Out of Court
Patrick J. Fanning of Chicago, sued in Will County Circuit Court for damage after speeding on rural roads frightened Frederick Lanadorf’s horse. The case ended in a compromise with Fanning paying a small judgment and a speeding fine.
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Joliet, AL
Patrick J. Fanning
Chicago
Will County
Frederick Lanadorf
Fanning
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