Russia Outlines Peace Terms and Intermediary Debate
A London dispatch reports Russia has outlined peace terms with Japan and may seek Delcasse as intermediary with Lansdowne's aid. Hayashi counters that peace talks would be direct and that Japan will continue the war until terms are agreed. The case hinges on France's influence and official silence from Lansdowne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
France
Delcasse
Japan
Lansdowne
Hayashi
Associated Press
Rockefeller Gift Sparks Prudential Committee Decision
Boston March 29 Positive action was taken on accepting John D Rockefeller’s gift of 100000 to the American board of commissioners for foreign missions at a prudential committee meeting. The committee will release a statement after resolutions are formally communicated to a Boston clergy protest committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John D. Rockefeller
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Prudential Committee
Vicinity
Rockefeller
Explosion at Schaghticoke powder mills kills four workers
Troy New York March 29 three men were killed outright and another died later from an explosion at the Schaghticoke powder mills near the city. The deceased are James White and Charles Colburn of Hazardville Conn and James Sprague and Albert Bartlett newly employed. They were in the corning mill when the blast occurred and the cause is unknown.
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Troy
N. Y
Schaghticoke
James White
Charles Colburn
Hazardville
Conn
James Sprague
Albert Bartlett
Corning
Man Attempts Self Immolation At State Hospital
Washington March 29. John Lewis a young colored man crawled through a furnace door at the government hospital for the insane and attempted to roast himself on burning coals. He was rescued before serious injury but abused his rescuer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Severnment Hospital
John Lewis
Lewis
Five More Bodies Recovered In West Virginia Mine Disaster
Hinton, March 29. Five more bodies were removed from the Red Ash mine where an explosion on March 18 killed twenty four miners. The recovered include brothers Tames and Martin Kioski and Charles Kruger, Steve Neyte, all Polanders, and Clarence Jackson, colored. Two bodies remain missing.
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Hinton
W. Va
Red Ash
Tames
Martin Kioski
Charles Kruger
Steve Neyte
Clarence Jackson
Negro convicts escape near Houston. manhunts spread
Twenty eight negro convicts escaped Monday night between the House plantation at Arcola and Houston. Three were captured and eleven remained in or around Houston with bloodhounds sweeping the countryside. A farmer found one hiding in bushes and a justice of the peace recovered two more from a freight train. The fugitives reportedly planned to reach Houston. residents kept women and children indoors with dogs and guns for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Arcola
Justice of the Peace
Young Schurman Heads To Work In Ithaca Shops
Ithaca March 29. While Cornell president Jacob Gould Schurman travels in Mexico his son Robert aged 18 months works in Groton Bridge and Construction shops for 75 cents a day. He has faced privation after being sent out to prove himself despite his father's prominence. He showed an abhorrence to study when entering the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
N. Y
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Mexico
Robert Schurman
Groton Bridge and Construction Company
Schurman
Convict Tries to Escape in Maryland Court Room
Elkton Md March 29 John M Simpers a Maryland Penitentiary inmate serving for horse stealing faced trial for the murder of Albert T Constable a leading attorney The warden had removed his handcuffs at dinner time allowing Simpers to reach a window but he was quickly seized by the warden and two detectives secured him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
John M. Simpers
Maryland
Baltimore
Albert T. Constable
Simpers
Grand Jury
Warden Weyler
Move to Remove Spanish Ordnance Debated in Cuba
In Havana on March 29 the issue focuses on what counts as movable versus immovable property in removing Spanish ordnance. The last instructions to Minister Squiers on March 23 state the U S position. Cuba shows no strong opposition but may want the transfer postponed until after the presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Squiers
United States
Cuba
Supreme Court mandate reaches Burton case in Rialto Grain matter
The U S supreme court mandate in Senator Burton's case, charged with taking compensation from Rialto Grain for post office work, arrived at the federal building after his conviction and grant of a new trial in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
United States Supreme Court
Burton
Rialto Grain Company
Post Offhe Department
United States District Court
Besieged Khan Faces Popular Outrage in Caucasus
Refugees from Kuchan Persia report the palace of the khan under siege by an armed mob. Widespread anger centers on claims the khan exploited the populace amid mounting unrest in the Caucasus region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askhabad
Caucasus
Russia
Kuchan
Persia
Berlin approves plan for gradual underground railways
Berlin on March 29 reports President von Borries has endorsed the proposed system of underground railways. The plan, backed by the state supervisory authority, calls for years of gradual construction and close coordination with the city transportation deputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
von Borries
State Supervisory Authority
Wind and rain cause damage in Ottawa Kansas
High wind and heavy rain in Ottawa Kansas injure twelve people, one seriously, and demolish four dwelling houses with many outbuildings wrecked. Frank Bruner’s house is shattered with Bruner cut and his wife seriously hurt. Mrs Cassie L Chadwick secludes herself, claiming illness.
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Ottawa
Kan
Frank Bruner
Bruner
Wickes dies after sudden street illness in Chicago
Thomas H. Wickes, vice president of the Pullman Palace Car Company, collapsed in the street on his way to the office in Chicago. He died after reaching home, born in England in 1846.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas H. Wickes
Pullman Palace Car Company
England
St Petersburg University as a hotbed of Russian reform
The article portrays the University of St Petersburg as a center of revolutionary activity with students and professors pushing reform. It notes government schooling costs about $20,000,000 annually and lists nine universities and forty two special colleges in the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moujik
Russia
University of St. Petersburg
Empire
Bogus Money Operators Busted in Nationwide Counterfeiting
A federal inquiry traces a counterfeit ring from New York to San Francisco with Denver as a suspected headquarters. Secret service agents pursue crews believed to have earned about 50000 dollars using near perfect Buffalo series £ 10 and 20 dollar notes bearing Lyons and Roberts signatures and Lewis and Clark portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
United States
Secret Service
New York
San Francisco
Buffalo
United States Secret Service
Lyons
Roberts
Lewis and Clark
Tabard Inn in Trouble as Receiver Appointed
United States circuit court places five Tabard Inn and Book Lovers affiliates under receivership. Entities include Philadelphia Book Store company Tabard Inn Press and Tabard Inn shops and studios and drug specialty firm. Liabilities follow Eaton claims with total under £100.
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Philadelphia
Booklovers
Tabard Inn
Seymour Eaton
United States Circuit Court
Philadelphia Book Store Company
Tabard Inn Press Company
Tabard Inn Shops
Tabard Inn Drueg Specialty Company
Tabard Inn Pood Company
Eaton
Assets Exceed £1 Million Across 2000 Cities
Baton states assets surpass one million pounds with reach from Seattle to Atlanta and Boston to San Francisco, dispersed across more than 2,000 cities and aboard many trains and ocean steamers.
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Baton
Seattle
Atlanta
Boston
San Francisco
Schwab Served Writ Over Contract Case Aboard Ship
London March 20 Charles M Schwab was served with a high court writ at Plymouth by David Rothschild seeking damages for breach of contract. The issue is whether the liner Kroupring Wilhelm counts as German soil making the service valid. Schwab did not land at Plymouth and proceeded to Cherbourg stating he is not going to Russia and did not come to Europe about Russian naval contracts.
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London
Charles M. Schwab
Plymouth
David Rothschild
Schwab
Cherbourg
Europe
Starvation Riots Erupt in Eastern Spanish Provinces
Madrid reports thousands of workers deprived of food sparking riots in Andalusian and eastern districts. Drought devastates crops, fueling unrest. authorities fear further serious trouble as conditions worsen and an estimated one million people face hunger.
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Madrid
Starving Workmen Threaten Fire Villas Amid Riots
Desperate laborers driven by hunger threaten to burn villas as hunger driven riots spread, with workmen pillaging nearby farm houses in several localities.
Collision at Cute tilever bridge injures switchman and conductor
A head on collision between Michigan Central and Pere Marquette trains on the American end of the Cute tilever bridge near Niagara Falls caused three cars to derail and plunge thirty feet into the street. Switchman Patrick Whalen suffered cuts and internal injuries, while Pere Marquette conductor George Kelle of Niagara Falls was severely cut.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette
Tilever
Patrick Whalen
George Kelle
Niagara Walls
Japanese war loan prospectus draws crowd to banks
London on March 20 reports a vast rush as the $150,000,000 Japanese war loan prospectus was issued. Long lines formed at issuing banks and police directed the crowds while interiors were crowded with investors seeking admission and viewing sanitized prospectuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Test suits filed to test anti trust in Arkansas
Two test suits filed in the Pulaski circuit court by Attorney General Rogers contend the anti trust law, effective last Saturday, should be tested. The suits name German Alliance and Hartford Insurance companies over policies written Saturday as the basis of the challenge. Dowager Queen Margherita hosts the U S ambassador in a farewell audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock, Ark
Pulaski Circuit Court
Rogers
Agiivst
German Alliance
Hartford Tisurance
Robley D. Evans
Pensacola
Fla
Margherita
Italy
United States
Meyer
Chicago Markets Report Cattle Hogs Steady to Strong
Chicago markets show hog receipts steady to yesterday with light and shipping grades from 85 05 to 86 40. Cattle receipts around 16000 with a strong to 10 higher. sheep receipts 20000 with prices weak to 10 lower. Official yesterday receipts 23025 with shipments 7231. cattle and sheep markets reflect active trading and mixed packer demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siow
Modus Vivendi Receivership Oversees Dominican Finances
Roosevelt accepts Dominican plan to control its finances with a US approved receiver to collect and hold revenues in New York for debt payment. Ports and distributions распределены by creditors and Dominican government, 55 percent deposited, 45 percent to the Caribbean state, under US approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Lawson
Sta
Dawson
United States
Comiinican
New York
San Domingo
President orders Santo Domingo revenue plan approval
The president directs acquiescence to Santo Domingo on revenue collection and conservation pending Senate action on the treaty. He proposes War Department nominees for port roles, deposits in a New York bank until the Senate acts, and distribution to creditors if favorable, or return to Santo Domingo if adverse. Hollender to investigate claims and report details.
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Santo Domingo
United States Senate
Secretary of War
United States
Dominican Republic
New York
Senate
Hollender
American Improvement Company
Santo Demings
Santo Dominio
Committee On Foreign Relations
Congress
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ST. Petersburg University
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Spain
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Med
Mch
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chi Board of Trade
McCall
Cago
Black Republic
Uncle Sam
Cape Haytien
Wayti
Monte Cristi
Republic of Santo Domingo
Barba
Moerales
Jimine
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