Plan to Pay Claims Agents to Collect Customs
A Santo Domingo telegraph reports that President Roosevelt has not yet accepted new plans to pay agents who would collect customs. The Dawson Sanchez treaty may face Senate objections to its tentative execution. Uncertain funding and foreign creditor issues could complicate ratification and execution of the Dominican accord.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Santo Domingo
Republic of Santo
Ite
Repub Veouf
Notice of Marriage and Death Insertion Offer
Public notice states that marriage and death notices placed in The Washington Post will appear simultaneously in multiple major newspapers including The New York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Syracuse Post Standard St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer with no extra charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Boston Globe
Buffalo
Colpier
Cincinnate Enquirer
Chicago Record-Ferald
Philadelphia
Pullic Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester
Iberald
ET. Louis
Licenses and Notices From Various Counties and Obituaries
A compilation of marriages license requests, public notices, and obituaries. Entries mention James W Banks with Susie A McKennes Michele Agriesel with Augmina Detvennin and several other couples from Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania. Obituary notices include Nel Breage ict and Annie Tl ceo MecLeany with funeral details and locations in Baltimore area and Greensburg PA.
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James W. Banks
Susie A. McKennes
Michele Agriesel
Augmina Detvennin
Julyan
Ent Khehmomd
Sarah B. Bui
Tukes
Janu W. Kevsee
Jenevieve Beverly
Joan H. Hese
Nora E. Rusebaum
Pittsburg
Pat Charles A. Scaggs
Howard County
Catherine Liaksin
Laurel
William J. Bowles
Maggty E. Obitts
Horners W. Smith
Joe C. Loewe
David A. Hardester
Mae D. Stephen
Bewell Key O
Newport News
Mary
Ware
Keng William County
Wildac HH. Hart
Mary M. Onney
Eugene Furdout G
Qland County
Mintle Bowles
Hanover County
Hragunier
Gh Hl
Nel Breage Ict
Ile Fie
Gienwood Cemetery
Salisbury
Thomas J
Wolo Crobpses Avenue
Bensonrook
Greensburg
Annie TL
MecLeany
Lavishmo
Maret
Akinsiom
Chicago
Health Office Record Deaths Reported
Health office notices list multiple deaths with ages and addresses across locations including Garfield Angel avenue 21 years and 72 years at various residences. entries mention infants, aged 60s to 80s, and institutions such as Home for Aged and Govt Hosp Insane. includes names like John To Partin and William Ho Hilliard among others. The fragmentary list forms a record of recent deaths and ages in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Partin
O. Cau
Angel Ave
Garfield
LMG
Wittberger
Robert G
Cora Henson
William Ho Hilliard
George Vo Leech
William B. Lovel
Eo Se
Wilhelmina Madert
Kenyon
James F. Maguire
Fne
Toblas Martin
Ferdinand Schmidt
Jve Scrubley
Blayden
Thomas Sullivan
Govt
Fiora
John RB. Wilson
Dominican talks on customs deal stir Senate concerns
Officials weigh a tentative Dominican government plan to hire a foreign fiscal agent to collect Santo Domingo island revenues. Senators warn such an arrangement could spark hostilities or be unauthorized by Congress. Decision hinges on whether the President can appoint a fiscal agent without formal congressional approval.
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Senate
Congress
United States
Llaminican
Santo Domingo
American Congress
Santo [Omings Improvement Company
Notable Lee Daughter Dies in New Orleans Visit
Miss Mildred W. Lee youngest daughter of Geo. Robert E. Lee died suddenly at a New Orleans home during a visit with Mrs. Prevton Johnston. Once in apparent health, she collapsed laughing with the family, and medical help arrived too late. She had spent much time traveling since her father’s death and was beloved by Confederate veterans.
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New Orleans
Mildved
Ww. Lee
Geo
Robert E. Lee
William Prevton Johnston
Miss Lee
Robert BE. Lee
Jin Kington
Mary
Europe
Theater's Moral Power Outshines Pulpit Says Chicago Pastor
From Plymouth Congregational church Rev Joseph L Milburn argues the theater is a greater moral power than the pulpit. He concedes some theater ills but asserts great dramas shape taste reflect our mind and can foster universal amity and peace, forecasting the stage as a rising religious institution.
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Chicago
Plymouth Congregational Church
Joseph L. Milburn
Nationa
Nebraska boodle inquiry prompts arrest authority
A special Nebraska State Senate committee investigating a 5000 dollar poodle fund alleged to aid a bill extending county officers’ terms asks for power to arrest. The inquiry targets an Omaha official said to act as an intermediary, with potential arrest before the senate bar.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Senate
Nebraska
Senate
Yalta Riots Signal Growing Russian Unrest
Across Yalta near the czar’s summer residence riots erupt with fires and police stations wrecked as infantry and cavalry move in from Sevastopol and Simferopol. Demonstrations flare in Finland while Paris and St. Petersburg monitor refugee activity and growing revolutionary propaganda across the empire.
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St. Petersburg
Finland
Seeley A Ticket Seller At New York Hippodrome
Herbert Barnum Seeley, a grandson of Phineas T. Barnum, has taken a ticket seller role at the Hippodrome in New York. Once linked to the Seeley dinner and a controversial figure, he sought work to learn the business from the bottom, with a flood of endorsements arriving after initial hesitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Herbert Barnum Seeley
S & Bay
Hippodrome
Mr. Seeley
Seeley
Sherry’s
Egypt
Whiskershapman
Thompson and Dundy
John W. Gates
Lucy Mitchell
Chihuahua
Mexico
Returned to Mare Island. Two Russian Officers Recalled
Two officers of the dismantled Russian cruiser Lena, Michailoff and Kapazin, arrived at Mare Island Navy Yard after breaking parole and returning to Russia. Kyradinjan remains missing. case to be reviewed by Russian government and potentially pursued for return.
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Navy Department
Mare Island Navy Yard
Michailoff
Kapazin
Lena
McCalla
San Francisco
State Department
Foreign Office
St. Petersburg
Mare Island
Kyradinjan
Navy Yard
Vindivostok
Togo
Mare 'Sland Yard
United States
Japan
Russian Fleet Improved in Madagascar Dispatch
A Washington Post dispatch from London reports a Cuban based correspondent’s March 7 account after visiting Madagascar. He observed Admiral Rozhestvensky’s fleet as disciplined, clean, and well drilled though tired, with severe punishments and no infectious diseases aboard.
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Washington Post
London
the Express
Cuban
Natal
Madagascar
Kniax Suvaroff
Hrojestvensky
Rojestvensky
Europe
Nossi
French Mails Missing Relates to Movements of Rojestvensky
Paris authorities report the loss of two official dispatch bags meant for the French squadron in the Indian Ocean. The bags contained orders about the movements of the Russian second Pacific squadron and vanished between Port Said and Jibatil. Investigations have yielded no trace and fears arise they may reach those curious about Russia’s plans. Japan Buys 10,000 Horses for army use.
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Rojestvensky
Paris
Indian Ocean
Infernet
Kersaint
Port Said
Jibatil
Somaliland
Second Pacific Squadron
Japan
Caile
Washington Post
Sydney
N.S. W
Cleveland Council Demands Mayor Johnson Prove Bribery Charges
Cleveland city council adopts a resolution demanding Mayor Johnson substantiate his bribery accusations by presenting them to Probate Court or the grand jury. If unable to prove them, he must apologize to council members he accused. The mayor said he would consider the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Johnson
Ohile
Refuge in Shanghai: Russians fill crowded streets
Shanghai hosts thousands of Russians from Port Arthur and beyond. Officers, refugees, and servants crowd the Bund and hotels while poorer groups sleep on park benches and in barracks. Swindled, neglected, and aimless, the displaced mingle with locals as the war’s impact looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Nagasaki
Chefoo
Russia
Munchen
Andalusia
Honkew
Soochow Creek
Arguments for a new trial in Tucker murder case
In Cambridge today James H. Vahey argued for a new trial for Charles L. Tucker convicted of murdering Mabel Page. He claimed the verdict weighed against evidence and juror note taking biased the outcome. Decision reserved. Adrian Iselin dying at eighty eight in New York. founder of A Iselin & Co. and father of yachtsman C Oliver Iselin. Gorky health failing as doctors urge transfer to South Russia for recovery.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles L. Tucker
Auburndale
Mabel Page
Weston
James H. Vahey
Vahey
Adrian Iselin
New York
Ieslin
Mr. Iselin
C. Oliver Iselin
A. Iselin & Co
Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Riga
Russia
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Cure for Heart Disease
A dated advertisement describes dizzy spells and breathing troubles as heart distress, urging relief with Dr Miles Heart Cure. It claims the product cures at all stages and offers a money back guarantee if not beneficial, citing a testimonial from Minnie Be Johnson of Olivia Minnesota.
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Miles
Dent Minnie
BE. Johnson
Olivia
Minn
Pope decries wars and deprivations at secret consistory
Rome March 27. The Pope held a secret consistory and confirmed only bishops, naming American Bishop Hickey as coadjutor of Rochester and Mgr Racicot as auxiliary bishop of Montreal. He deplored persecutions in Nicaragua and Ecuador and warned against war in the East while hailing papal arbitration in the Chile Peru dispute. He urged peace and criticized the separation of church and state in France.
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Rome
Thomas F. Hickey
Rochester
Mgr
Zobico Racicot
Montreal
Quebec
France
Ponticf
Vatican
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Chile
Peru
Holy See
McCormick Bids Adieu to Czar in Russia Farewell
Ambassador McCormick received last audiences with Emperor and Empress at Tsarskoe-Selo before leaving for Paris by President Roosevelt's wish. He met the royal trio who gave autographed portraits. Meyer will assume as ambassador next week.
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St. Petersburg
McCormick
Tsarkoe-Selo
Roosevelt
Paris
Tsarskoe-Selo
Alexander Palace
Meyer
Russia
Armenians Destitute Amid Starvation in Armenia
London cables from Van report worsening famine across Armenia. Poverty severe in many villages with food exhausted, deaths rising, and raids by Kurds extending unchecked. Taxes and seizures by the government deepen ruin as crops fail and return nothing hopeful.
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London
Armenia
Van
Bible Lands
Yurkish Mission Aid Society
Writ Served on Schwab Over Breach of Contract
David Rothschild of London claims damages for breach of contract and served a High Court writ on Charles M. Schwab aboard the Kronprin Wilhelm steamer at Plymouth. The legality hinges on whether the liner accrued German soil status. Schwab moved on to Cherbourg without landing, denying plans related to Russia or naval contracts.
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David Rothschild
London
Charles M. Schwab
Plymouth
Schwab
Cherbourg
Standard
Russia
Europe
Federation talks with Canada appeal in West Indies
Toronto March 27 Mr Fillan a member of the Dominican legislature says sentiment in the British West Indies favors federation with Canada. He notes nearly all would welcome closer ties and believes a union would help both sides. He has met Premier Laurier and plans to see the Ontario premier.
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Toronto
Fillan
British West Indies
Canada
Willan
Laurier
Ontario
Creteins Address Powers Demand Union With Greece
Crete insurrectionists form provisional national assembly led by M Papyannakis and issue a proclamation to foreign consuls calling for Crete to unite with Greece and appealing to the Powers to reject the autocratic regime. Cretan gendarmes have arrived as reinforcements.
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Greece
Canea
Island of Crete
M. Papyannakis
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Ad
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the great kidney remedy curing kidney liver and bladder troubles. It cites testimonials from Mrs A L Walker of Atlanta Ga and others and claims hospital use and physician endorsements with a free sample offer through The Washington paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Daily Post
Kidvere
Uch Wa
Bright
Swamp-Root
Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Wt N
Washington
Ally Pos
Kennedy visit stirs church circles in New York
Special to The Washington Fest from New York March 27 reports Right Rev Mgr Thomas F Kennedy of the American College has arrived from Rome and will stay five weeks. He is a key Vatican functionary whose visit may carry messages for the hierarchy at the Washington conference. His success as an administrator raises talk of him as a possible compromise candidate for coadjutor to Archbishop Williams of Boston.
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Washington
New York
Mgr
Thomas F. Kennedy
American College
Rome
Vatican
Philadelphia
Mer. Kennedy
Mer
Kennedy
Willams
Hoson
Ruling in Slocum Case Against Steamboat Directors
In a Brooklyn session Justice Kelley upheld the demurrer in suits by Henry E. Frey administrator and Theresa Coffman administratrix seeking 325000 damages against Knickerbocker Steamboat Company directors. The General Slocum disaster of June 15, 1904 left excursionists from St Mark's Lutheran Church dead in Long Island Sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Supreme Court
Kelly
Brooklyn
Henry E. Frey
Lilian Frey
Theresa Coffman
Florentin Miller
Knickerbocker Steamboat Company
St. Mark's
Monument to Reed Proposed by Portland Citizens
New York sculptor C Wagene Teft sent a model of a monument to Thomas B Reed to John Calvin Stevens in Portland. The plan envisions Portland residents purchasing and erecting the memorial in honor of their son Reed, shown in a speaking pose before the House of Representatives. Funeral of Gen Charles Tracey held in Albany with officials and leaders attending. President Roosevelt sent a standing wreath and Mrs Roosevelt a large bouquet.
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Washington
New York
C. Wagene Teft
John Calvin Stevens
Thomas B. Reed
Portland
Reed
House of Representatives
Charles Tracey
Albany
St. Ann's R
Bishop Burke
Roosevelt
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Imessage
Dawson
Air
Mineon
S Baos Domingo
Taft
Lodac
Spooner
Act- PS
Adee
Health Office Record
Undertakers
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
J. William Lex
Joseph Gawler
RA. F. Harvey's Sons
Pourteenth Street
North
John R. Wricht
Tenth Street
George P. Zurhcorst
Wererai Park
East Capitol
Meicphone
East Siz
Mildred E. Lee
St. Louis
Milton Knight
Girs
Wabash Rail
Hany C County
Arid
Atlantic and Great Western
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Wabash
Louis
Pacifly
Wabash Railroad
Elisabeth Harrington Paul McConnell
John McConnell
Samuel B. McConnell
James H. McConnell
Evanston
Abraham Lincoln
Gen
McConnell
E Friedds
M. Lincoln
McComnnell
Meriden
Conn
Henry Hanna
Pennsylvania
Ewburg
Charles F. June
Terre Elaure
Ind
N. Sk. Elliott
Dallas
Oreg
Vandalia Railroad
Jonesville, Wic
J. B. Whiting
Grand Army of the Republic
Yalta
Czar
Sebastopol
Whch
Yalix
Simferopol
Tule
Associated Press
Scastopol
Crimea
Helsingfors
Abo
Tra5
Pather Gapon
Poland
Saratoff
Grand Duke
Alexis
National Assembly
Ekaterinoslav
Moscow
Bar of
Zemstoves
Little Egypt
Tokalo A
Rai SP
Evans
Ningbo
Askold
Tucker
Heard
Atlantic
Southampton
Atlantic Steamship Companies
American Lines
Panama
Guayaquil
Baquerizo Morena
Plaza
Pamasqui
Republic of Panama
Christiania
Norway
Storthing
Ocean Steamera
Kroonland
Antwerp
Dover
Pretoria
Hamburg
Kronprint Wilhelm
Liverpool
Umbria
Grosser Morturst
Bremen
A. L. Walker
East Linden St
Attarta, Ga
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N
Mgr. Kennedy
TO Reed
E. Cor
A.collins
Aiken
D. C
Ellison Capers
South Carolina
Kane-Elliott
S. Thaddeus’ Episcopal Church
Woodbury Kane
Sarah WW. Elliott
Apenta
Liebreich
Berlin
Bogoslowsky
Althaus
Lancereana
Lapponi
Pope
United Agency Co
Fifth Avenue
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