Fourteen survivors flee amid massacre of Chinese mission party
A mission band and English missionaries were killed in Nanchang province as Chinese locals clashed with foreigners. Fourteen people escaped in an open boat, with refugees fleeing to Kaukung as Chinese troops protect them. Reports from Consul Rodgers and Commander Fletcher confirm deaths, destruction of mission property, and rising tensions across China amid discussions of broader foreign fear and potential escalation.
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Bea
Rodgers Lide
Nanchang
Toreremets
Krangse
Bret Darger
Ha Nmitt
Alexander Test
Shanghai
Wo Amernin
Tingham
Navy Department
Frank W Fietcher
Orwaer
Raleigh
Shangbu
Rodgers
China
Congress
LICENSED TO MARRY AND FUNERALS IN CAMDEN LISTINGS
A long OCR fragment lists marriage intentions among numerous couples from Chicago New York City and elsewhere, with many names and places including Cartersville Md Alle nbeny Pa and Selo Ohio. It also records funeral notices for Maude Abbott McCullough Pf Mary B widow of James V A Shields Peter Van Voorhees and others with service times and private interments.
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George FD Perkins
Samir E .Thompson
Rines
George Young
Arthur F Cannon
Sadis E Flaheits
Chicago
John F. Bowden
Theresa F McMahon
Harry G. Thompson
New York City
Mary JL Brown
Otto A Heitmuller
Lillian H Gray
Richard G Taylor
Annie M Corcoran
Daniel J. Quill
Mary Whalen
Charles M
Cecil
Luella
Helvin Kimon Wall
Selo
Ohio
Clara
Nicholas Western
Margaret F Smith
Stoward le Atley
Marian Rose Stephens
Harry Wolbems
Hattie Redman
William F Trimmer
Mabel Butler
Blumienberg
Arlington Hotel
Maude Abbott
Milton W Blumenders
Providence
LF W Eliett
Lee
Lipcomb
University Place
McCullouch
William FP McCullough
Pittsburg
Mary B
Jams V A Shields
Norman T Tillett
Florida Avenus
van Voorhhprs
Peter van Voorhees
Cooper Street
Camden
Notice on free notices across major newspapers
Insertion of marriage and death notices in The Washington Post is offered without charge for telegraphing to several listed newspapers including New York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Plain Dealer Cincinnati Enquirer Minnesota Tribune Pioneer Press and more.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courter
Chicaco Record Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsblig Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Louis
Replalic
Racuss
Post Standard
Y Tall Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cecelan Plain Dealer
Cincinnate Enquiret
Massacre reports mixed at Nanchang Kiangs
Telegraphs from Pekin and Shanghai report a massacre of British and American missionaries at Nanchang Kiangs. Four English missionaries including a man wife and two children killed or wounded. Catholic and Protestant groups blamed each other and riots ensued. fourteen Americans escaped by boat as Nanchang gates were locked.
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Pekin
Nanchang
Kiangs
Shanghai
Nanchang City
Predicted Early Uprising In China By Missionary
Mrs. Lily Molland, a 17 year China missionary on furlough, predicts an imminent Chinese uprising. Speaking at Central Christian Church in Cincinnati, she cites reformers, secret societies, and anti foreign sentiment as drivers, saying Japanese victory and foreign wealth provoke broad anti outsider sentiment.
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Cincmnaty
Ohio
China
Lily Molland
Reform Party
No Danger of Uprising in Pekin Officials Say
Chinese officials in Pekin report no signs of a foreigner uprising and say the government can handle disturbances. They will urge foreign ministers to present similar assurances abroad while seeking foreign troop withdrawal to restore confidence amid unrest concerns.
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Pekin
Foreign Office
United States
Philippine Islands
China
Germany's Overture Alarm Over Kaiser's Speech
Berlin faces mixed signals as Germany offers concessions to France on the Moroccan question while Berlin hopes to reconcile aims at Algeciras. In St Petersburg and Moscow officials warn of tension and possible war, with diplomats predicting grim outcomes if the conference fails.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Delares
William
France
Germany
Foreign Office
Morphia Not Strychnine In Matthews Murder Case
New evidence in the John B. Matthews murder case shows the residual substance in the hypodermic syringe contained morphia, not strychnine. A chemist’s report supports the finding, though officials say the test was imperfect and the injected solution could still have been strychnine as trial jurors prepare for Wednesday start.
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Washington Post
Greensboro
John B. Matthews
Matthews
Turner
Filipinos Urged to Form Volunteer Regiment for China Aid
Manila reports show Filipinos eager to raise a volunteer unit to help America in China. Maj. Gen Leonard Wood leaves Mindanao for a two week inspection tour. Cincinnati confirms sale of five Appleyard traction lines bought by bondholders’ reorganization committee. In Rockville Emory Offutt is jailed on a warrant for shooting his wife, Clara Offutt.
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Manila
America
China
Leonard Wood Hag
Mindanao
Appleyard
Cincinnati
Ohio
Appleyard Traction Lines
Springfield
Columbus
Bellefontaine
United States
Thompson
A. E. Locke
Boston
Waanington
Rockville
Emory Offutt
Sherif Frank Green
Clara Offutt
Taft Returns to Washington After West Trip
Secretary Taft resumed work in the War Department after a western speaking tour. He says he lost seven pounds on the journey but feels well and claims to have never felt better.
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Taft
Middle West
Washington
War Department
Blackburn Trial Set in Greensboro in April
North Carolina Congressman E Spencer Blackburn of the Eighth district appeared in U S District Court to answer an indictment alleging he practiced before the Treasury Department and received fees while a member of Congress in violation of federal law. Judge Waddill ordered transfer to Greensboro for a trial in mid April with a special term of court. Blackburn’s bond was set at $1000 and signed by E J Harris, former governor candidate.
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North Carolina
Greensboro
Asheville
N. C
E. Spencer Blackburn
Eighth District of
United States District Court
Treasury Department
Congress
Waddill
W. D. Bynum
Blackburn
Lured to His Death in Purported Plot Involving Police
Special to the Washington Post New York Feb 26. Berthe Claiche goes on trial accused of killing Gerdron amid alleged plot with Patrolman Morton and others. Martineau testified Morton sought to help Arrest Gerdron and stated Claiche had a letter related to the case. Prosecution claims intimate relations between Morton and Claiche girl. defense says she feared Gerdron who had beaten her. Court crowd and testimony described. indictment note from Montrose Westmoreland whisky case appended.
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Martineau
Berthe Claiche
Morton
Washington
New York
Ely
Berthe Clarche
Mule Gerdron
Harry Morton
Elly
Gerdron
Ann
Clarence Martineau
Miss Claiche
How Postum Helped a Dyspeptic Veteran Escape Coffee
A veteran in England recounts twenty years of dyspepsia and giddiness cured by Postum Food Coffee. After reading The Road to Wellville, she quit tea, felt improvement within days, and soon enjoyed milk again. She promotes Postum locally, citing better blood and health, with the Packaged product offered by Postum Co. at Battle Creek.
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England
Wellville
Shoe Lane
London
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Collier and Mann Perjury Case Spurs High Stakes Costs
Robert J. Collier and his father reveal they expect to pay more than 100000 dollars for prosecuting Col. W. D. Mann on perjury charges. They describe Mann as the chief in the Town Topics faction and say they would not mind if costs doubled. The hearing includes cross examination and headlines note the pursuit tied to Town Topics and Collier's Weekly.
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Washington Post
New York
Col. W. D. Mann
Robert J. Collier
Collier’s Weekly
Po F. Collier
Hart
the People
Martin W. Littleton
Brooklyn
W. A. Wray
Col Mann
Collier
Collier's Weekly
Broadway
Charles Stokes Wayne
Moses Hillis Woosté
Wooster
Colher
District Attorney's Office
Charles W .Ahle
E W Post
Cruise of Pacific Fleet Heads for Magdalena Bay
Seven vessels of the Pacific Squadron, in San Diego Harbor two weeks, sail for Magdalena Bay for target practice. They will stay until April 2, depart for San Diego by April A, then two weeks from April 4 to 11, before leaving for Long Beach. After a brief stay at Santa Cruz the fleet heads to San Francisco then northern waters, Astoria, Seattle and Nome for the summer.
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San Diego
Cal
Pacific Squadron
Magdalena Bay
Long Beach
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Astoria
Seattle
Nome
Dry Dock Dewey Delayed at Las Palmas
United States cruiser Facoma arrives from Maples with machinery to repair the dry dock Dewey now at Las Palmas Canary Islands. Detained until March 13 due to repair work begun February 35 with loose rivets and defective iron. Material for repairs to be delivered by gunboat Tacoma per Commander Hosley.
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Gibraltar
United States
Facoma
Maples With
Machinery, &Co
Dewey
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Bureau of Navigation
Hosley
Board of Survey
Hossey
Tacoma
Army Orders and Promotions Amid Ship Movements
Army orders list leave of absence and transfers within Coast Artillery and infantry units, desertion dismissal, officer details for inspector general and examination boards at Fort Crook and Fort Jay, and promotion fitness exams. Naval movements note Sigsbee sails from Naples aboard the Brooklyn and Chattanooga.
Ball in Piraeus Honors American Officers Dance
At the Piraeus ball on Saturday Rear Admiral Sigsbee danced in the quadrile of honor with the Duke and Duchess of Aosta to honor the American nuova officers and their hosts amid a formal royal atmosphere.
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Piraeus
Greece
Nuova
Sigsbee
Aosta
Wood dies. long U S Army career marked by Civil War service
Gen Thomas J Wood U S A retired died in Dayton Ohio Sunday The Kentucky born officer entered West Point at eighteen in 1845 and rose to major general before retirement He earned honors for gallantry at Buena Vista Chickamauga and Nashville reflecting a gallant career across Civil War battles and later service to 1875 date noted.
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War Department
Thomas J Wood
Dayton
Ole
Wood
Kentucky
Military Academy
West Point
Congress
Buena Vista
Chickamauga
Nashville, Tenn
Fort Ethan Allen arrest over prizefight report
Special to The Washington Pum Burlington Vermont feb 26 it was reported here today that due to a prize fight between Louis Kelenbach of Brooklyn and Carl A Pike of Philadelphia privates at Fort Ethan Allen Lieut Col Alexander Rogers who commanded the post was placed under arrest at Fort Jay Governors Island claims the fight violated army rules In the fight Kelenbach was knocked out in the first round and unconscious ten minutes Col Rogers and other officers witnessed the contest Maj Wilder in command denied the report of the arrest saying no official orders had been received Other items note the naval appointee Sampson given another chance and a Texas coxswain drowned off New Orleans also list naval officer orders vessel movements and a Cavite Shanghai passage
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Washington
Burlington
Louis Kolenbach
Brooklyn
Carl A Pike
Philadelphia
Fort Ethan Allen
Alexander Rogers
Fort Jay
Governors Island
Kelenback
Col Rogers
Wilder
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Charles Chapman
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Guy G Palmer
Fletcher Gardner
USA
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Edward B Pratt
Fort Crook
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Francis P. Fremont
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Wiliam J Glasgow
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Stanley H. Ford
Jay W. Grissinger
Charles B. Clark
Francis C Endicott
John J Mudgett
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