Czar Returns Him Russian Reverses Stir Pass Fears
In St Petersburg March 22 reports say Gen Karapatkin remains with the Manchurian army as Linovitch and Kuropatkin shift command while Rennenkampff’s corps may have rejoined. Japanese pursuit pressure grows along the Grand Trade Route as Russian detachments prepare mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Karapatkin
Linovitch
Nicholas
Kuropatkin
Remsomire
St Petersburg
Harbin
Sineviteh
Rennenkampff
Tie Pass
Rennenkampffs
Linevitch
Chenchia_ watzu
Sungari
European
Russia
Sugari
Kirin
Mindarin
Kirm
Oyamas
War Office
Bnt
Odessa
Warsaw
Moscow
Train Wreckers Suspected In Iowa Collision
Des Moines reports from Homestead Iowa indicate the Rocky Mountain Limited wreck near Homestead may be the act of wreckers. Six injured none fatally. engineers and firemen severely hurt. Spikes and angle bars removed, rails displaced, engine and cars plunged down a forty five foot embankment. Officials in Chicago doubt robbers, yet confirm premeditated malicious action with rails reset after removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
General of Aces
Hook Island
Flood paralyses Pittsburgh area as rivers rise
Massive flood delays traffic and forces mill closures across Allegheny McKeesport and Pittsburgh suburbs. Water heights surge on the Monongahela and Ohio rivers endangering homes with many residents abandoning second stories. Ohio River at Parkersburg climbs toward forty five feet threatening downstream towns and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Frank Ridgway
Allegheny
Monongahela River
Monongahela
Monongahela Valley
Traffc
McKeesport
Parkersburg
Wva
Ohio
Here
Wheeling
W Va
Wheeling Island
Benwood
Evidence in Hooker Case Shocks Albany Hearing
Former Post Master Arthur R Moore testifies before the assembly judiciary committee in Albany that several employees on his office payroll never performed duties and were at times employed elsewhere. He identifies a nominal employee he never even saw and cites letters between Justice Hooker, IW Beavers, Perry S Heath and other Post Office officials related to disputed appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Arthur R Moore
Fredonia
Assemblyudiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Justice Hooker
Funeral Car Wreck Injures Twenty One In Lancaster
A Lancaster trolley carrying a funeral party on a steep hill near Martic Forge crashed into an embankment. All twenty one aboard were injured. elderly Thomas Cummings, 80, is near death after his wife was buried earlier today. Several others suffer serious injuries. the car had delivered the party to Mount Nebo Church Cemetery and was returning to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Lancaster and Southern Railway
Martic Forge
Thomas Cummings
Mount Nebo
Drowned Griscom Linked to London Disappearance Tragedy
Andrew M Griscom of Philadelphia son of William Griscom and nephew of Clement A Griscom disappeared February 8 and died after going overboard from the Minnie tonka 600 miles from Sandy Hook on a London voyage. His body was not recovered. He had been seen boarding in New York and had been joined by a German governess Eleie Hanson who denied they planned a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Griscom
Clement A. Griscom
Washington Post
New York
Andrew M Griscom
Philadelphia
Minnetonka
Atlantic Transport Line
Sandy Hook
London
Griscom
Clement A Gr
Cortland Street
Europe
Eleie Hanson
Hamburg
Dryland
Juberantine
Jones
Layland
Kuwwu
Nner
Tenneyson
Phillips
Chicago
Mrs. Reader
Washed Overboard At Sea In Sudden Storm
Allan Liner Sarmatian arrived after eighteen days from Glasgow. Fourth Officer H Glover and Carpenter Thomas Muir were washed overboard while securing a ketch during a tre mendous sea. The Sarmatian heads to Boston and Philadelphia. The Patricia picked up 2,800 passengers after a stormy voyage from Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan
Carpenter
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Allan Line
Glasgow
H. Glover
Carpenter Thomas Muir
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Patricia
Hamburg
Dominican Official Denies Reader Negotiations With Morales
Emilio C Joubert charge d affaires of the Dominican government in Washington states no negotiations occurred with A B Reader and his wife to appoint Mrs Reader fiscal agent. Reader’s papers were returned after an audience refused. Mrs Reader presses that Loomis knows the full story and may testify to the State Department in Washington. The report includes references to Loomis, Roosevelt, and letters and clippings about the Readers and their Peruvian ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilio C. Joubert
Reader
Washington Post
New York
Emilio C Joubert
Washington
A. B . Reader
Elia Rawls Reader
Morales
Mrs Reader
the Republic
State Department
Sener Joubert
United States
Reider
America
Santo Domingo
Peru
Sanchez
Francis B Loomis
Republic
Roosevelt
Loomis
Hay
Mre Reader
Birmingham
Ala
White
Untold troubles surface after move from Santo Domingo deals
A speaker recalls a burned house and a suicide in Chicago after a breakup. He criticizes exposing Santo Domingo business dealings, blaming men whose major schemes were affected by disclosures. He notes ongoing detective efforts seeking a damaging lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Santo Domingo
May Seize Revenues in Santo Domingo Customs
The reorganization of American customs in Santo Domingo is postponed awaiting Senate approval of the pending treaty. Commander Leiper remains acting collector at Monte Cristi while orders to deploy his ship to Boston Mary Yard are expected. Abbott will continue directing collections at Porto Plata and Santo Domingo until further notice. Concerns rise about European powers seeking to seize revenues at Dominican ports through joint action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Senate
Leiper
Monte Cristi
g@O
Boston Mary Yard
Porto Plata
Duel on the Elevated in New York Knife Fight
Two well dressed Italian men fought with knives on a Third Avenue elevated platform causing panic among about a score of bystanders. Police arrived too late as fighters boarded a train and escaped. Witnesses said both were wounded but not fatally. Downtown trains were delayed during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Third Avenue
Guards for beef trust witnesses under secret service
Chicago reports fifteen Secret Service men assigned to guard witnesses before the special grand jury starting tomorrow. Officials demand strict secrecy to prevent contact by newspapers or packers agents. U S district attorney Morrison warns any person speaking to a witness of contempt. Twenty grand jurors have qualified. more to be questioned as jurors are hoped to be completed tomorrow and the investigation to commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Secret Service
Beef Trust
Packers
EB Morrison
United States
H Bethea
Provident Investment Company Assigns. involuntary bankruptcy filed
Provident Investment Company of Philadelphia assigned for creditors to Attorney John C Crowley. A petition in U S District Court seeks involuntary bankruptcy, with a receiver anticipated soon. Liabilities reported near 1,000,000 as assets are said to be small. reputed manager is W F Latimer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provident
Philadelphia
Provident Investment Company
John C Crowley
United States District Court
Tost
W. FH. Latimer
English Naval Plans Defend Fleet Rise and Neutrals
In the Lords debate, Viscount Goschen and Earl of Selborne defend a major rise in naval expenditure over the past fifteen years. They argue changes in global naval power, the two to three power standard, and risks from neutrals require a strong, dignified British fleet, with Spencer withdrawing his motion for papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Goschen
Earl of Selborne
London
House of Lords
Earl Spencer
Virecqunt
Goecen
von Buelow
English
Great Britain
Viscount Geschen
Russia
Admiralty
Japan
America
Germany
Lord Selporne
Lord Selborne
West Indies
Carnarvon Commission
Lord Spencer
Indian Treasure Recovered Near Silver Lake
A man walking by Silver Lake discovers a large silver billet and, with his brothers, excavates twenty six billets averaging about 100 pounds, totaling over a ton. The tale ties to a 18th century Native American encampment and a rumored treasure hidden before Tippecanoe. A separate report from New Orleans notes a dynamite train explosion near Kenner with casualties and property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Silver Lake
George Lodge
Henry Wetmore
Tippecanoe
Europatkin Retains Command A M Griscom Drowned at Sea
Pares i Euportakin Retains command as A M Griscom is reported drowned at sea. The Readers visit Santo Domingo and a British naval programme are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pares
Europatkin
A. M. Griscom
Santo Domingo
New Yorker
Rooker
da Castro
Brockton Fairbanks
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Wall Street
Washington Financial Affairs
Insurance Company
Shocked by the Dances in St Paul Hall Event
In St Paul Bowlby Hall hosted an entertainment last night drawing police scrutiny and possible grand jury review. Six hundred local residents attended as an artist model performed a dance and a controversial Igorrone dance, with lodge members cited in hall booking and ministerial leaders promising action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
St Paul
Minn
Bowlby Hall
Seeley
New York
Grand Jury
Ministerial Association
Grand Ju
Cyclone Kills Nine in Alabama Farm Regions
A Roanoke dispatch reports a disastrous cyclone in southern Bardolph County Alabama killing nine people and destroying homes. The storm began near Double Heads and moved northeast, with deaths including R Haynes of Roanoke, a White girl at Lime Post killed, and several negro fatalities on Wilson and Holly plantations. Wires are down, hindering full details as property losses run into thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Roanoke
Randolph County
Ala
Wilson Plantation
Holly Plantation
Rock Mills
Lime Post Office
Lucas
Ministers Protest Rockefeller Gift To Foreign Missions
Congregational ministers from Boston and New England sent a protest to the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions against accepting a $100,000 gift from John D Rockefeller. They argue Standard Oil faces repeated indictments for immoral methods and that accepting the gift would embolden the donor and place the board in a compromised moral position. Signers include Daniel Evans Cambridge Egpwara Sanderson Providence and others from various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
New England
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
John D Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Isaaca
Daniel Evans
Cambridge
Egpwara
Sanderson
Providence
Re Ty i Fasorge
Gutterson
Derry
N Pyl
Marblehead Mags
Heuben Thomas
Brookline
James Williamson
Haverhill
Ohio anti trust law upheld by Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court reversed a Delaware County Circuit Court ruling and upheld the criminal section of the Valentine anti trust law. Perley W. Gage, president of the Delaware Coal Dealers Association, faced charges for forming a restraint of trade after pleading guilty in Common Pleas Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Delaware County
Columbus
Ohio
Circuit Court
Perley W. Gage
Delaware Coal Dealers’ Association
Common Pleas Court
Gage
An Ancestor Buried There and Roosevelt Aid to Georgia Cemetery
In Savannah Georgia the Midway Association preserving the Colonial Midway Church and Burial Ground in Liberty County received a fifty dollar contribution from President Roosevelt toward the maintenance fund. The president’s maternal and great grandfather, Gen Daniel Stewart, is buried in the Midway churchyard. Rare Japanese art goods are being sacrificed in Nomura gate continuing sale at 11 am and 8 pm. On draught at Ditte’s 900 4 1/2 st. sw.
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Roosevelt
Georgia
Savannsh
Midway Association
Midway Church and Burial Ground
Liberty County
Daniel Stewart
Midway Ghurchyard
Nomura Gate
Brown & Tolson
Desperado Attempts Robbery of Republican Leader in New York
James E. March, a Boston born Republican leader, confronts a gunman at his Marion Street office. The thief, who claimed to be James Cannon, loots a safe containing about 176000 dollars in cash bonds and jewels, battles March, escapes, then is chased by a crowd and arrested by Detective Kahn. Bail set at 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cannon
Boston
James E. March
Washington Post
New York
Sixth Assembly
Marion Street
Mr March
Elm
Merch
March
Kahn
Whitman
Center Street
Rockefeller Ticket Beaten in North Tarrytown Election
John Wirth won the North Tarrytown village presidency with 615 votes, defeating Warren J Stoddard by 148. Wirth praised beating the Rockefeller backed ticket but said he bore no ill will toward the Rockefellers and acknowledged the benefits their support had brought to the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
John Wirth
Citizens
North Tarrytown Village
Wirth
Warren J Stoddard
Rockefeller
Rockefellers
John D Rockefeller
People’s Party
Stoppped All Street Cars In Sheboygan City
Sheboygan Wisconsin March 21 Mayor Born halted all street cars citing noncompliance with a city order to equip cars with fenders. Aldermen instructed the mayor to enforce the law and arrest anyone operating unmodified cars. In Columbus Ohio on March 21 the Supreme Court ruled a newspaper guessing contest on election votes is a lottery and forbidden. Royal Pilach New Light Beer on draught at Coldenstroths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Pilsen
Guesenheim’s
Sheboygan
Wis
Board of Aldermen
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Royal Pilach
Coldenstroth’s
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Czar
Paris
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co
Hight Beer
Dadraught
W. M. Drury’s
20Th &Low
Iowa
Rock Island
Hooker
Ad Mayers
Broyal Pilson
Keer
Jack Bruegger
Atlantic
Wort Fairfield
Aroostook County
Earl Bodine
Oakland
Cal
Bodine
Cabin John Bridge Hotel
Conduit Road
U.S
la Place
Sloan’s
Bloan’s
G Street
Marie Antoinette
Eligabethan
Anne
Mary
George
Warwick's
Ith & G
Investment Company
Tellico Junction
Tenn
Atlanta, Knoxvile and Northern Railroad
Keré¢to-Gay
Californis
West
Achterkirchen
New Orleans
Illinois Central
Kenner
H St
Orient
Plavigan's
St. Nw
St. Paul
Alabama
Ditte
St. Sw
Robber
North Tarrytown
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