Limit on Gzar's Navy to Prevent Renewal of War
Paris dispatch reports Russian naval arms limits as a potential peace condition with Japan seeking lasting truce. Officials note Russia plans a major naval rebuild and Japan fears a renewed war, prompting discussions of pledges to halt shipbuilding for years and prevent a fresh arms race. The coverage also mentions Russian indemnity debates and King Edward's Copenhagen trip.
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Paris
Japan
Russia
Danbasatt
Admiralty
Clad
Houjjestvensky
Nava
Plomars
Petersburg
Moscow Press
Thin City
Manchuria
Edward
Copenhagen
London
Alexandra
Christian bin
Auhs
Soing
Howard
Notices of marriages and deaths across papers
A messy OCR notice lists marriage and death announcements with scattered names, dates, and churches. It shows interments and funeral details across multiple cities and papers, including Washington Post references and various regional outlets, with dates around March 1905 and partial names like Martha Tur and Thomas F. Mane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago
Revord-Herald
Ladelphia Public Ledger
RC Disfatch
Rs Journal
Peace conference signal at Copenhagen eyed
A Reuters dispatch reports Russian Minister to Denmark Dlsnoisky left St Petersburg for Copenhagen and says the council of ministers favors timid steps toward peace. Correspondents in major European capitals also indicate peace may be in the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
D'lsnoisky
Denmark
View of Russian Gold Reserves Draws Dull Spectacle
The Daily Mail stringer in St Peterburg recounts Finance Minister Kokovsoff inviting him to inspect the state bank gold reserves. He describes 12,500 sacks of coin and 15,913 gold ingots stored in the vaults as a tedious, depersonalized display despite the vast total of 325 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Kokovsoff
Feas
Feared Triple Alliance Report on War in Far East
Dawn quotes Gen. Ehurapatkin’s 1893 memorandum to Emperor Nicholas warning that a main concession could trigger war in the Far East and that the Triple Alliance might threaten Russia in the west while Britain presses crisis with Afghans. It suggests the war minister doubted rapid eastern reinforcements until William’s western-front assurances quieted fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Prince Uktomsky
Dawn
Ehurapatkin
Nicholas
Far East
Russia
Japan
Triple Alliance
Rusia
Great Britain
William
Negobatoff Leaves Suez and Sails South
Paris confirms departure of Russian warships from French waters near Madagascar. Admiral Negobatoff's squadron sailed southward. A January letter from an officer in Rosestvensky's squadron describes target practice, coastal reconnaissance eastward, and harsh life aboard due to coal aboard upper decks and tropical illnesses. The writer notes no Japanese attack on European waters was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Foreign Office
Madagascar
Suez
Negobatoff
St. Petersburg
Rosestvensky
Japanese cruisers reach Labuan in Pacific theater move
Japanese cruisers Kasagi and Chitose with auxiliary ships America and Yamato arrived at Labuan on March 18 under Vice Admiral Dewa and departed March 19 in a brief Borneo transfer reported from Sandhan British North Borneo dated March 3 with transmission delay.
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Sandhan
British North Borneo
Kasagi
Chitose
America
Labuan
Dewa
Sakhalin Invasion Scare and Mukden Celebrations
Reports from St Petersburg note Japanese expected to land at Korsakovsk within a fortnight as ice clears in April, with island defenses weak. News from Tokyo covers Emperor celebration plans for Mukden’s fall, and Mukden prisoners arriving in Japan with minimal public reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Sakhalin
Kharbarovsk
Korsakovsk
Vladivostok
Oyama's First Interview Reveals War Stance and Valor
Kinkow March 22 via Tientain March 26 Field Marshal Oyama gave his first interview since taking the field. He refused to discuss peace prospects, saying he is a soldier not a politician and that Japan will arrange terms when the time comes. He praised Russians as soldiers and recalled commanding the Port Arthur capture in five hours during the China-Japan conflict. He noted the modern army blends classes, honors conscription, and fulfilled hopes, while declining to reveal future plans and confirming good health in a Chinese house with his staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Port Arthur
Oyama
Gyama
OMINOUS QUIET AT FRONT Gripenberg Relieved but Remains on Staff
Reports from Gunshu Pass and St. Petersburg describe a quiet front with no clashes. General Gripenberg is relieved from command of the Second Manchurian Army but stays as aid to the Emperor. Military councils move to mobilize machine gun units across multiple divisions.
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Gunshu Pass
St. Petersburg
Marsh
Linovitch
Gripenberg
Tokyo
Singking
Haukhingchou
Mienhkauchieh
Sirin Road
Piyuanpomen
Ghangrtu
Taiseiyel
Hakoshi
Aishenkou
Wanmasai
Tadlu
Wanmasal
Changtu
Chinchiatun
Fakoman
Kangping
Lilaoyang
Woepeng
Mukden
Chefoo
Shanghai
Kaiyuan
Hun River
Japanese Kind to Prisoners in War Report Denied
A nurse from Mukden declares Chinese reports of ill treatment of Russian sick and wounded are unfounded. She says Japanese forces treated all in their custody kindly, allowed nurses to rejoin the Russian army, and provided credentials and travel routes while warning of possible fire west of the railway. Several doctors Sisters and attendants stayed with the wounded at Mukden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunshu Pass
Mukden
Japan's Financial Strength Ties War Financing Hope
General satisfaction over Tokyo loans. The foreign loan attracted several million dollars in applications and the domestic loan was oversubscribed, with part likely to be allotted to foreign subscribers. The combined success boosts confidence Japan can finance the war without difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Parisian and Albano Damaged After Narrow Sea Collision
Halifax March 26 reports two ocean steamers Parisian and Albano badly damaged after a collision near the harbor mouth. Parisian flooded, engine room submerged, deck awash. Albano fore peak full of water. Admiralty action begun. Hamburg-American sued for 150000 dollars by Parisian owners. German company to counter-sue. Captains give conflicting accounts of fault.
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Parisian
Albano
Halifax
Admiralty Court
J. & A. Allen
Kudenhold
Philadelphia
Servant Held for Murder in Caserta Case
In Caserta, a court orders the servant of late Miss Catherine McCready and the servant's father to stand trial for murder. McCready, a New York heiress tied to Frederic R. Coudert, was found dead in her Caserta villa on February 25 amid a robbery motive. She had withdrawn 4000 from a Naples bank a week earlier and valuables were stolen from a safe.
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Naples
Caserta
Catherine McCready
New York
Rising in Crete sparks gunfire on gendarmes
In Canea on Crete a 600 strong revolutionary band fired on gendarmes, seriously wounding two. Reinforcements from Candia expected. Prince George urges restraint as the uprising seems confined to Canea while outlying districts remain quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canea
Island of Crete
Candia
Prince George
Chinese Coin Debased and Officials Accused
Shanghai dispatch reports provincial mints issuing unlimited quantities of debased copper currency. Officials are said to have profited up to 18,000,000 taels annually, risking a financial collapse due to the currency debasement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Transfer of Embassy Marks April Changeover
Official exchanges between Washington and Paris set the ambassadors transfer for the end of April as planned. Ambassador McCormick will arrive in Paris and assume duties on the announced date. McCormick speeds departure from St Petersburg to reach Paris midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Porter
Paris
Washington
Ambassador McCormick
St. Petersburg
French Torpedo Boat Sinks Off Toulon Harbor
Torpedo boat No. 250 sank during maneuvers off Toulon Harbor. Crew rescued. Also notes Salisbury tariff views with Lord Salisbury denying Chamberlain’s protection claim and asserting his father favored retaliation in fiscal policy. Electric Bitters advertised as health tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toulon
KAID MACLEAN TO COMMAND MOORISH TROOPS AT WILLIAM VISIT
Tangier March 26 The Sultan of Morocco appoints Kaid MacLean a former British army officer to lead Moorish troops during Emperor William IIs visit. The sultan sends congratulations to the German emperor on his arrival. Messina March 26 The German yacht Hohenzollern with the Empress and princes arrives in the Straits amid cheers from thousands of spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Tangier
Kaid MacLean
William
Messina
Italy
Hohenzollern
Imany
Eitel Frederick
Oscar
Pope Receives American Priests in Rome
Pope Pius X welcomed twelve American parish priests and forty five laymen including J W Guthrie of Pittsburg PA and W Neile of Indian Territory. Rev Mr Gaffney of Rutland VT spoke in Latin and the Pope answered in Latin to the clergy and Italian to the laymen. Translation was provided by W G Murphy of the American College Rome. King Victor Emmanuel then received former New York governor Odell Jr in private audience and spoke with him in English.
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Pope
Rome
Pope Pius X
J. W. Guthrie
Pittsburg
W. Neile
Indian Territory
Mr. Gaffney
Rutland
Mer. W. G. Murphy
American College At
Gov. Odell
King Victor Emmanuel
B. B. Odell, Jr
New York
Mr. Odell
Capital's Growth Tames Oyster Family Butter Business
Oyster, a native born February 14, 1841, built a butter cheese and eggs business with his father, later taking control and expanding into wholesale and retail. A former captain of the National Rifles, he became president of the related corporation and leads multiple financial ventures and civic groups.
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Tames
Avenue
Oyater
George M
James F
James F. Oyster
National Rifles
Oyster
Glad Body
Centennial Lodge
Lafayette Chapter
Washington Commandery
Scottish Rite
The
Shriners
Business Men's Association
MRS ABIGAIL OSBORN DIES IN CLEVELAND HOME
Mrs Abigail Osborn died at her daughter Mrs M M Chaffee's home in Columbus Ohio this morning aged eighty seven. She was sister of the late President McKinley’s mother and mother of Gen Joseph Osborn and Consul General William McKinley Osborn. Funeral planned at Mrs Stambaugh's Youngstown home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Abigail Osborn
M. Chaffee
Columbus
Osborn
President McKinley
Joseph Osborn
William McKinley Osborn
D. J. Stambaugh
Youngstown
A. W. and
F. M. Osborn
Arrested youth loses arm after Viborg governor attempt
London reports that Matti Reinikke tried to kill Procurator General Soininen in Viborg. He fled to Bel sengfors, pretended to warn of another killer, was trapped by villagers, escaped on a train, crushed his arm, had it amputated, then vanished during hospital chaos before resurfacing in the governor's plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soininen
London
Helsingfors
Morning Post
Matti Reinikke
M. Miaseredoff
Viborg
Reinikke
Belsingfors
Grape-Nuts Boosts Woman's Health After Gastritis
A New Brunswick woman recounts severe gastritis with weight loss and mental low spirits. A stomach specialist advised Grape-Nuts, leading to quick health gains, restored weight, and return to clerical work. She credits quality cereals and notes lasting benefit from morning and evening meals.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Postume
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Endowment Fund Boost for American Academy in Rome
A private New York dinner honored the American Academy in Rome with three milestones: incorporation by Congress, acquisition of a permanent Rome villa, and a $1,000,000 endowment fund. Notables present included Woodrow Wilson, Elihu Root, and Henry L. Higginson, with six $100,000 gifts securing $600,000 of the endowment in the East. The West fund target remains $400,000 as plans advance for Villa Miraffori on Via No mentana.
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East
West
New York
American Academy In
Rome
Academy
Charles F. McKim
Elihu Root
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Newlands
Nevada
Clark
Montana
Henry Walters
Baltimore
Henry L. Higginson
Boston
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Woodward
Carnegie Institute
Seth Low
Wayne MacVeagh
William B. MacMillan
Charles Moore
Detroit
Edmund Clarence Stedman
John L. Cadwalader
Daniel H. Burnham
Chicago
Cass Gilbert
Thomas Hastings
William R. Mead
B. H. Blashfield
Daniel Chester French
Augustus St. Gaudens
F. D. Miller
H. Seddens Blowbray
Mr. McKim
J. Pierpont Morgan
William K. Vanderbilt
Harvard University
James Stillman
Columbia University
American Academy of Fine Arts In
Congress
One Arts
United States
Italy
Sicily
Greece
Vila del Aurora
Pineian Hill
Villa Miraffori
Via Nomentana
Tribute to Americans French Official Report on Philippines
Paris March 26 Minister of Colonies Clementel received a confidential report by Gov. Gen. Lamothe on the Philippines and Java. Lamothe, a respected colonial expert, says American control has yielded rapid gains. natives gain municipal liberty and republican spirit, with education advancing sharply. France could learn from the American system.
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Philippines
Paris
Clementel
Philippine Islands
Java
Gen. Lamothe
Cochin-China
Lamothe
France
Wanted to Marry Negro
Florence Edwards planned to wed Lewis Morris a colored man in New Bedford Massachusetts. Her brother Frederick Edwards Dartmouth man abducted her causing the marriage to be postponed. Attempts to obtain a license failed due to technical flaws in her paperwork and the brother threatened release until she refused the match.
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Washington
New Bedford
Mass
Florence Edwards
Lewis Morris
Frederick Edwards
Dartmouth
City Hall
Cotton acreage cut as governors urge smaller crop
Special to The Washington from New Orleans March 26 reports Louisiana and Mississippi authorities join the effort to reduce cotton acreage. Governors Blanchard and Vardaman appeal bankers planters and farmers to cut cotton by 20 to 25 percent with officials coordinating on state farms. The notice mentions citizens and leaders offering support and campaigns. Also brief steamship notices and an advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a stomach liver and kidney cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Orleans
Cotton Growers’ Association
Louisiana
Mississippi
Board of Control of the Penitentiary
Gov. Vardaman
John Sharp Williams
Blanchard
New Strength Increased Vigor Health Advertisement
An old fashioned health claim ad promotes Paine's Celery Compound to restore strength and vigor, fight nervous exhaustion, and cure headaches, neuralgia, rheumatism, and malaria by strengthening nerve force. It cites Gertrude Jenkins of Chicago as a testimonial, describing recovery within two weeks and renewed health with five bottles.
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Paine
Gertrude Jenkins
Chicago, Ill
Ladies of the Maccabees
Prof
Phelps
Dartmouth University
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington
Vermont
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Sacurua
Mt. Mitrim
Northwu
St. Martin's Church
Verge Pouse
Raneral
William HH
Ittermount Cemetery
Ella D
Martha Tur- Murch
Iday
George W. Leech
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Sures EU
E Street
Ife
Thomas F. Mane
Noties
Imer
Mastha
Raper
Undertakers
D. William Les
Joseph Gawler
R. F. Harvey
Emnth Street
Claas
Odious Chapel
North 37
Rat
John R. Wright
Tenth Street
George P. Zarhorst
East Capitol Pt
Ekurapatkin
Rojestvensky
Borneo
Daca Tahren
Aso Lava
Maren
Berlin
Frederick William
Cecilia
Mecklenburg
Schwerin
Areco-Valley
Arisunaga
Jimmu Tenno
B.C
Hibiya Park
Uyeno Park
Eubsta
St. Jefersburg
the Gazette of Commerce and Industry
Narashima
Omori
Hood
Gnores Politica Jana
Gen. Gripenberg
Bach
Miss McCready
Crete
Gen
Dudley Porter
Merrimac National Bank
Haverhill
Liberty Street
Hot Springs
Charles G. Porter
Orange
David Doda
East Orange
Lack Washer Company
Dodd
William M. Ayres
William Ayres& Sons
Atlantic City
Ayres
South McAlester
I. T
Hulputta Micco
Micco
Tt’s Food
School OF Art
Inrome
American Academy Trustees
Massachusetts
Etruria
Liverpool
Queenstown
la Bretagne
Havre
Pretoria
Hamburg
Dover
Boulogne
Armenia
la Gascogne
Umbria
Comyerine Fom
Southampton
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Zeeland
Antwerp
Biuecher
Hembureg
Dr. Kings
Fey
Thomas Jefferson
United States National Museum
Post Business Office
Thomas Jefferson Dept
Washington, D. C
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