French Bankers Press for Better Terms on Russian Loan
Paris reports that French bankers did not refuse the Russian loan after Mukden but seek harsher conditions and security. Paris cites two possible French-approved courses for peace involving Manchuria and the Trans Siberian Railway, while Berlin notes Russia remains committed to war and Emperor Nicholas rejects peace.
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Russia
Manchuria
Czar
Washington Post
Paris
Mukden
Amur
Ras- Sitn
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Turkey
Nicholas
Notice on Marriage and Death Notices Across Newspapers
Notice states that marriage and death notices in The Washington Post will, upon application, appear simultaneously in listed newspapers at no extra insertion or telegraphing charge. The list includes New York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Herald Republic Baltimore American Andover Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo Colrler
Cincinnati Enqliefr
Horald
Phiadelphia
Pubblic Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence
Jolrval Rovelsina Herald
Republic
Andard
Pall Pioneer Press
Mins
Espolis
Trissne
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Licensed to Marry and Obituary Fragments From Philadelphia Area
A garbled notice list shows multiple names and marriages in a Philadelphia area, with scattered dates and residences. It includes licensing to marry and funeral notices, with names like Chase Pillingstley Harvey Tavior and Louisa Pian Harvey, and scattered church and cemetery references. The text mixes names, addresses, and events with March 1905 to 1908 dates, obscuring full details.
Health Office Record Deaths Amid March 16 Totals
Health office lists numerous deaths with ages ranging from infancy to elder years. Entries mention institutions such as Emergency Hospital, Sun Ind Ave NW, and St Ann's, with multiple names including Martin Alsenth, Josiph Ho Athward, Rose Baker, James Baker, and Oliver Poy Prox. The fragmentary record notes hospital stays and ages from 9 to 68 years amid a chaotic OCR read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Alsenth
Josiph Ho
C Rose
James Baker
Houpital
Paul Duiroy
Anna I Merchant
Mary Viddieron
Undertaker W R Speare Advertises First Class Service
An obituary styled advertisement for W R Speare, undertaker and embalmer, promises strictly first class service and reasonable terms. Located at 940 F Street N W with contact numbers 4239 and 4281.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Vast Plain to Cross Credibly Manchuria Retreat Scene
Gen Kuropatkin and remnants of the defeated Russian army skirt the Shakhe and Hun rivers then Mukden area. They lag in mountains north of the Tie Pass entrance as pursuers tighten, amid a vast Sungari valley with rail and road links toward Harbin. Russian commissariat stays strong, vast stores and Red Cross hospitals at Kwansuling, Tie Pass, and Harbin sites.
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Kuropatkin
Mukden
Tie Pass
Liaoyang
Europatkin
Tieling
Siberia
Mongolia
Kvaria
Harbin
Vladivostok
Northwest Territories
Canada
Vie Pass
Kaiyuan
Fenghuasien
Kirin
Winch Center
Commissariat
Manchuria
Lake Baikal
Kinin
Kwansuling
Kungehuling
Red Cross
Kurepatkin
Oyama
Siberian
Linevitch to command Manchurian army
Official notice from St Petersburg on March 17 states Gen Linevitch will replace Gen Kuropatkin as commander in chief of the Manchurian army. The transfer confirms leadership change amid ongoing operations in the region.
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Kuropatkin
St Petersburg
Linevitch
Threats At Moscow Prompt Alarm In St Petersburg
Anonymous letters threaten to blow up public buildings in Moscow and St Petersburg with emphasis on army store depots for Manchuria. authorities report a pause in activity for one month pending government rescript. A claim of a plot in aristocratic circles linked to student Verhofsky is denied by officials.
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St Petersburg
Moscow
Manchuria
Verhofsky
French reporter Nadeau held prisoner at Mukden
Paris reports Ludovic Nadeau the Journal correspondent says he was captured at Mukden by Japanese during the Russian retreat. He expects transfer to Japan and hopes to regain freedom. The same dispatch clarifies that Chicago Daily News correspondent Mr Little was not killed.
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Paris
Ludovic Nadeau
Corespondent
Gantoupu
Mukden
Mr. Little
Chicago Daily News
The
Journal
Japan
Japan A Good Neighbor Says Takahira on Hull Interview
Japanese Minister Kogoro Takahira rejects Hull’s claim that Japan will seize the Philippines after Russia’s war. He argues Japan seeks peaceful, prosperous relations, mutual interest, and peaceful interdependence, not territorial aggrandizement, praising American influence as a lesson in civilization.
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Hull
Philippines
Russia
Japan
Kogoro Takahira
American Congress
Hui
Manchuria
United States
Congress
Mikado to His Armies Victory Message From Tokyo
Emperor of Japan congratulates victorious Manchurian armies for breaking enemy defenses at Mukden after ten days of fighting in snow and wind. He notes tens of thousands of prisoners and boosts national prestige, urging even greater efforts in the future.
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Tokyo
Mukden
Tie Pass
Buying American Flour in Minneapolis Mills Amid War Demand
Minneapolis mills report a large Japanese government order for flour. A prominent miller notes shipments surged after Port Arthur fell and again after Mukden, as Japan anticipated capturing many prisoners. The flour sold is good but not top grade.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Port Arthur
Mukden
Sinmintin Railway Opens as Tie Pass Captured
In Niuchwang on March 1 the Sinmintin railroad traffic resumes with hopes merchants will ship provisions without delay. Jubilation follows the capture of Tie Pass, enabling release of a thousand junks detained upriver laden with beans and pancake assets awaiting transit.
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Niuchwang
Tie Pass
Yinkew
Koupantse - Sinmintin
Liao River
Bomb Explodes Near Pobedonostseff Residence in St Petersburg
A late night blast on the tramway near the home of M. Pobedonostseff procurator general of the Holy Synod occurred in St Petersburg. No injuries were reported. Separate dispatches note Henry Clews congratulating Marquis Ito on the Mukden victory and the British cruiser Kent being refloated after driven ashore in the Firth of Forth during a storm.
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M. Pobedonostseff
London
St. Petersburg
The
Holy Synod
Kent
Firth of Forth
No Advance in Lumber From North Carolina Pine Association
At a meeting in the Monticello Hotel Norfolk Va March 16 the North Carolina Pine Association decided no higher grade lumber price advance would take effect and all grades would remain as at present. E C Fosburgh J A Wilkerson Maxwell Anderson elected vice presidents to represent their states Capt John L Roper E C Fosburgh and John R Walker reelected president first VP and secretary with R S Cohn as treasurer Directors named to join officers in the board Banquet followed with a lengthy list of attendees from Virginia North Carolina Maryland and other states.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
North Carolina Pine Association
Monticello Hotel
Association
E. C. Fosburgh
Virginia
J. A. Wilkerson
North Carolina
Maxwell Anderson
South Carolina
John L. Roper
John R. Walker
Cohn
John D. Biggs
George W. Jones
W. P. Jackson
E. M. Wiley
George T. Leach
J._T. Deal
John I. Roper
Frank Hitch
E. C_ Fosburgh
R. J Camp
R. S. Cohn
G. W. Truitt
John A. Wilkinson
John T Roper
E. C Fosburgh
R J. Camp
Franklin
George W Jones
W. B. Roper
John A Wilkinson
Belhaven
W. F. Harrison
Baltimore
Washington
Blades
Elizabeth City
Turner Newbern
N.C
W. P. Jordan
W Biggs
Williamston
John Peak
Emporia
Newell
Freeman
H M Wiley
New York City
J. G. McNeal
Garysburg
N. C
Joan R. Walker
W. Whitehead
German Socialists Clash With Chancellor in Reichstag Over Russia Policy
Berlin March 16 Chancellor von Buelow and Socialist leader Bebel sparred in the Reichstag over Germanys Russian policy. Bebel denounced creeping before Russia as humiliating to Germany, cited ships of Rojestvensky case and alleged German ship sales to belligerents violated trust and law. The chancellor warned Socialists threaten Germany and world unity against socialism.
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Berlin
von Bue |Jow
Herr Bebel
Germany
Russia
von Buelow
Prussia
Russian
Poland
St. Petersburg
Hebel
Rojestvensky
Socialist Party
Great Britain
North Sea
Apostel Killed as Turks Defeat Bulgarians at Smola
Report confirms the Bulgarian insurgent leader Apostol was killed in a sharp skirmish at Smola near Ghevyell. About 500 Turkish infantry and cavalry clashed with Bulgarians. Bulgarian losses were 42 killed, including Apostol, while Turkish losses were 3 killed and 8 wounded.
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Apostel
Saloniki
Turkey
Smola
Ghevyell
Apostol
Lays Claim to Baltimore Lease Expired Says Beaumont Man
A Beaumont Kentucky man writes Baltimore mayor claiming his grandfather owned the land the city sits on and that a 100 year lease expired. He seeks attorney power and asks the clerk to verify the lease. The letter was referred to city officials for action. Also in Morgantown news a Tin Plate Mill sale bid reached 320,000 with higher offers sought. West Virginia University regents elect a new School of Music dean and raise full professor salaries. Ocean steamship arrivals and departures noted with Kron Prio Wilhelm La Touraine Teutonic Baltic La Larraing.
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Beaumont
Washington
Baltimore
Timanus
Jake H. Ford
Lloyd Ford
Jakuh Ford
Metcalfe County
Edwin H.brownaley
Ofice of the Burnt District Commission
Washington Post
Morgantown
W. Va
George J. Humbert
Jacob Meurer
New York
West Virginia University
Ross Spence
School of Music
Banker Testimony on Berry & Co Loans in Bankruptcy Case
New York banker Henry R. Carse testified that Hanover National Bank routinely lent large sums to brokers like Jacob Berry & Co on their notes and the firm’s good name. He admitted no formal written agreement existed and that collateral was often just the broker’s reputation, with loans made for their account.
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Hanover National
Jacob Berry & Co
Washington Post
New York
Henry R. Carse
Hanover National Bank
Stanley W. Dexter
Broadway
Carse
James Rosenbe
Bennett
Berry & Co
Fim
Berry Aco
Berry
busi‘Regs
Wall Street
Halsey & Hudnut
Stock Exchange
But & Ci
Rosenberg
Meyer Guggenheim Dead in Palm Beach Death from Pneumonia
Palm Beach dispatch reports Meyer Guggenheim dying at seventy eight from pneumonia after two weeks rest. He led M Guggenheim's Sons, with mining and smelting interests in Colorado and Denver. A philanthropist and civic figure, his career began as a stove polish seller and expanded into major mining ventures.
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New York
Palm Beach
Fla
Meyer Guggenheim
Guggenheim
M Guggenheim
Colorado
Denver
Pueblo
Colo
Fire destroys feed store on Four-and-a-Half street
Willam a Barnes BF at 210-212 Four-and-a-Half street southwest saw his feed store burn shortly after 10 pm. Sparks from smoking workers ignited hay. fire lasted about two hours. Loss around $8,000, insured. The front shop housed the feed business. dwelling occupied rest of building. Barnes alerted by smell, tried to fight fire but fled outside. All family escaped unharmed amid widespread alarm.
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Ir Willam A. Barnes, BF
Barnes
Mr. Barnes
McDonald Move Edges Peabody in Colorado Contest
Adams turned out as Peabody gains a statewide plurality by discarding 104 Denver precincts and 28 outside counties amid fraud claims. Reports split on fraud, with McDonald backers seeking to seat him as governor while Supreme Court rules the proposed vacancy plan illegal. Senator Alexander supports McDonald, who is poised to become Colorado’s governor, born in Ohio in 1858 and a Leadville mining figure.
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Peabody
Denver
William A. Griffith
McDonald
Morton Alexander
Sec
Alexander
Supreme Court
Ilegal
Jesse F. McDonald
Colorado
Ashtabula
Ohio
Leadville
Assembly
Adams
Durbin urges New for national GOP vice chair
Former Gov Winfield Durbin of Indiana pressed Postmaster General Cortelyou to name national committeeman Harry S New as vice chairman, arguing Western Republicans expect his promotion. Durbin warned veterans may resist an outsider and Cortelyou denied plans to reverse his resignation as RNC chairman.
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Winfield ST. Durbin
In- Wana
Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
Durbin
Harry S New
Indiana
New
Gov. Durbin
Chicago
National Committee
Constitutional Survivors Elect Virginia Convention Officials
Henry C Stuart of Russell was elected president Alexander Hamilton of Petersburg vice president and J Thompson Brown of Bedford secretary of the constitutional survivors meeting in Richmond about sixty five strong The body convened amid absence of President Goode and Senator John W Daniel A banquet for 150 and guests followed at the Masonic Temple with toasts from Stuart Governor Mons tague A P Thom Mayor McCarthy Attorney General Anderson R Walton Moore Joseph Bryan Judge Berryman Green A Caperton Braxton Judge William Gordon Robertson and Charles V Meredith
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Washington
Richmond
Henry C Stuart
Russell
Alexander Hamilton
Petersburg
J. Thompson Brown
Bedford
Virginia
John Goode
John W. Daniel
Senate
Masonic Temple
Henry Stuart
Gov
Monstague
A P. Thom
McCarthy
Anderson
R. Walton Moore
Joseph Bryan
Berryman Green
A. Caperton Braxton
William Gordon Robertson
Charles V Meredith
Root Aides Gauge 1908 Presidency Bid In East
Ex secretary Elihu Root’s nomination for the presidency in 1908 is being encouraged by Virginia Republican John Wise, with Root expressing a wish to discuss his plans with influential officials in Washington. Root recently visited the capital, plans possibly to join Taft on a Philippines trip, and is noted as the first East candidate moving for the post since Roosevelt’s inauguration. Dover reports three futile ballots for U S senator by the Delaware legislature.
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Virginia
Washington
Elihu Root
Hos. John
Wise
New York
South
Wiseis
Root
Roaot
Taft
Philippines
Mr. Roosevelt
Paine's Celery Compound Promises Nerve Vitality Restore
An advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a universal tonic to restore energy and nerve strength. It cites a Boston testimonial from A H Merritt describing recovery from a nervous disorder after six weeks, praise from Bandmaster Wells, and mentions distributors in Burlington Vermont.
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Ron
Paine
A. H. Merritt
Music Hall
Boston
Mass
M. Vv
Rice Named for Speaker in Senate and Tragic Family Shooting
Mashyie Tenn March 16 Senator Ernest Rice was nominated by the Democratic caucus to succeed John I Cox as speaker. Cox will succeed James B Frazier as governor. In Connellsville Pa March 16 Louis Gaomi during an altercation with his father fired killing his 22 month old sister. The father fled and has not been captured.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Barclay Leeds
Jeremiah Leeds
Absecon Island
Eliza Nokes
Mr. Leeds
Rice
Mashyie
Tenn
Ernest Rice
Democratic Caucus Today
John I Cox
Senate
Cox
James B. Frazier
Connellsville
Louis Gaomi
Newhaven
End A
His Marriage Invalid
Chicago March 16 a separate maintenance suit brought by Elizabeth Alleghettii of San Francisco against Hendetta Allegretti a Chicagoan was decided in Allegretti s favor The case sought support for Allegretti and her young daughter The decision rested on his claim he was too young to marry when he wed the plaintiff Seven months later he married Rose Opozzi of Chicago whom he claims as his lawful wife.
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Chicago
Hendetta Allegretti
Rose Opozzi
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Prospect Hill Cemetery
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Philo J “Eck
Von
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McOnnor
Fist
Rak Sherman Pseune
Church of Immuniculentr
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Wilton Wigth
Sap
Susie M
Seventh Street
Wanchester
Mareh
Maresh
Wilson King Wall
Irfinton
Nannie F
Allan S
Fherbert
Areia
J T Herbert
Health Office Record
Undertakers
D. William Les
Dricen F
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
Ave
A. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
Anatasia
John R. Wricht
Tenth Street
North 47
George P. Seore
East
Nadeau
Takahira
Islands
Mikado
Sinmintin
Ito
Henry Clews
Marcuis Ito
Mr. Clews
Marquisito
Cresta Blanca
Burgundy
Rs Fe Co
Bebel
Rojesivensky
Kron
Havre
la Larraing
NEW York Bankers’ System
Knoxville
Henry O. Ewing
Chattanooga
William A. Barnes
A.colling
Constitutional Survivors
Dover
Del
Delaware
H. Merritt
E. Phelps
Dartmouth University
Wells, Richardson & Cod
Burlington, Vermont
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Richardson
Saulsbury
Hughes
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