Germany Outlines Open Door Policy in Morocco
Berlin asserts Morocco must keep the status quo and open trade to all nations. The German ambassador delivered a memorandum to Secretary Taft detailing Germany’s steadfast stance on Morocco, equal to Britain and France, and urging preservation of open-door principles and commercial access.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Berlin
Morocco
War Department
Taft
Baron Sternberg
Roosevelt
White House
Europe
Tangier
France
Great Britain
London
Mediterranean
Hay
China
St. Petersburg
Madrid
Berlin Seeks International Conference on Morocco Question
Berlin reports the German government hopes the Morocco issue can be settled at an international conference. The foreign office has not proposed the plan to powers but is asking at other capitals whether it would be welcomed.
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Berlin
Morocco
Foreign Office
Knocks Out Pool Rooms In San Francisco
Superior Judge Seawell dissolved all temporary injunctions won by city pool rooms to bar police interference. He dismissed the bid to convert the injunctions into permanent orders, freeing police to close pool rooms without legal hindrance.
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San Francisco
Seawell
Shaw to Call National Bank Depositaries for 27 Million
Severedray Shaw announced a call on national bank depositaries for about 27 million dollars in two installments. The first payment is due May 15 and the second on July 5, 1905.
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Washington
Avery and Baner Named United States Officials in Washington
A.G. Avery of Spokane was named United States attorney for the Eastern district of Washington and George H. Baker of Goldendale was appointed United States marshal for the same district. J. B. Lindsley was passed over for attorney due to age and inexperience. The decision followed consultations with Senators Piles and Ankeny and a favorable report by Special Agent Ramsey.
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Washington
A.G. Avery
Spokane
United States
George H. Baker
Goldendale
Wash
Lindsley
Sweeney
Piles
Ankeny
Avery
Mr. Lindsley
Ramsey
Baker
Oregon
Naval Battle Imminent Off Singapore Between Japan and Russia
Reports from Singapore on April 8 indicate a likely naval clash off the area as Admiral Togo's Japanese fleet and Admiral Rojestvensky's Russian squadron press toward each other. Observers foresee a decisive engagement within a fortnight with both sides bolstering ships and repair ships ready for damage.
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Singapore
Togo
Rojestvensky
Japan
Penang
Yokohama
Sasebo
China Sea
Eure
No Power to Recall Supreme Court Ruling in Los Angeles Case
California Supreme Court holds municipalities cannot recall an officer and replace him. Davenport elected councilman in Los Angeles in 1908 was recalled. court reinstates him and awards back salary for the fall term.
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Supreme Court
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Caliornia Supreme Court
J. P. Davenport
Davenport
Mormons Buy Land in Alberta for Colony
A Reuters dispatch says President Joseph Smith of the Mormon church bought 67000 acres in Alberta for about 400000 dollars. The plan is to divide the tract into small farms for Utah migrants to settle, with possession not expected until late fall or early next year, while they farm at their old homes this season.
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Minneapolis
Butte
Mont
Joseph Smith
Alberta
Utah
Canaries Free Ports Backed by Council of State
Madrid reports the council of state has approved the creation of free ports in the Canary Islands. The decision marks government support for special economic zones to boost trade and investment in the archipelago.
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Canary Islands
Madrid
Council of State
Roosevelt Pledges Fair Regulation of Railroads in Texas
President Roosevelt speaks to the Texas legislature urging fair railroad regulation and a commission to enforce decrees. He warns against abusing power, stresses public supervision, and endorses a square deal approach to ensure just rates while protecting legitimate profits.
Minnesota Ocean Liner Minnesota Sails from Yokohama to Seattle
A Great Northern telegram from Yokohama reports the liner Minnesota sailed for Seattle on Wednesday with 159 first and second class passengers. No freight details were given and the ship is expected to arrive by April 20 if weather holds.
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Seattle
Great Northern Steamship Company
Yokohama
Minnesota
Ankeny Grandfather Son Born in Walla Walla
Walla Walla April 6. A son was born yesterday to the wife of Nesmith Ankeny eldest son of Senator Ankeny.
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Ankeny
Walla Walla
Nesmith Ankeny
Senator Ankeny
Terror Plot Aims at Czar as Palace Explosion Fears Rise
Report from St Petersburg notes a palace bombing attempt with dynamite found near the imperial suite. Twelve secret police agents arrested as accomplices amid broader unrest in the Caucasus and calls for reform, while officials warn of further threats to high officials.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Imperial Suite
Peter
Paul
Trepoff
Caucasus
Gore
Moscow Doctors Congress Targets Radical Program in Cholera Fight
A Moscow medical congress convened to study cholera was allowed to meet only on scientific grounds yet adopted resolutions calling for the execution of the entire radical political program. Speakers defend tying politics to public health by criticizing the current administration's handling of the cholera threat.
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Moscow
Congress of
Russia
Pirogoen Medical Society
Moyer seeks $100,000 damages from former Colorado officials
John H. Murphy for Charles Moyer files suit in federal court against James H. Peabody Sherman M. Bell and Captain Bulkley Wells for martial law era hardships in Telluride. Claims include wrongful detention without due process and denial of public trial. Damages asked total $100,000 from each defendant.
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Denver
John H. Murphy
Charles Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
United States
James H. Peabody
Colorado
Sherman M. Bell
Bulkley Wells
Telluride
Moyer
Hoe
Relieving Guard at Shaho Under Harsh Manchurian Winter
Describes brutal conditions along the Shaho River in Manchuria during the war. Japanese and Russian sentries toil in trenches buried in snow. Relief work forces out dead before new guards take their place, as sharp shooters threaten grave dangers.
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Napoleon
Russia
Manchuria
Sebastopol
Shaho
London Illustrated News
New French Premier M Rouvier Emerges From Finance Leader
M Rouvier succeeds M Combes as French premier and has long led France’s finance ministry. Once a book agent and later a grain trader, his travels to Constanti nople Odessa and Smyrna broadened his outlook. He rose in politics with Gambetta and is viewed as a strong French statesman alongside Delcasse and Doumer.
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M. Rouvier
M. Combes
Republic
Department of Finance
France
Constanti
Nople
Odessa
Smyrna
Mediterranean
Gambetta
Chamber of Deputies
Marseilles
Rouvier
Chamber
Delcanse
M. Doumer
Kestrel Patrols Northern Waters With Nordenfeldt Gun
Victoria, B C April 6 The fishery protection cruiser Kestrel has mounted a Nordenfeldt gun bought from the imperial government by Canadian authorities and has sailed to northern waters to monitor for fish poachers.
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Victoria
B. C
Tax Commission Named in Washington
Olympia April 7 Governor Mead announces the appointment of J. E. Frost of Ellensburg as the third member of the tax commission created by the recent legislature. The other two members are T. D. Rockwell of Spokane and J. H. Easterday of Tacoma.
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Olympia
J. E. Frost
Ellensburg
Tax Commission
Gov. Mead
T. D. Rockwell
Spokane
J. H. Easterday
Tacoms
World Wonder Kept Train Passengers Awake With Calls
William J. Crawford a Chicago colored trainman has devised a practical system for calling station names. His loud clear vocalizations make it easy for passengers to identify stations on Illinois Central trains between Chicago and Cairo. He noticed many passengers missed stops as trains moved, so he developed a distinctive way to signal each station. This method has earned praise from a million riders and improved passenger safety and awareness on journeys.
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William J. Crawford
Chicago
Crawford
Cairo
Trainman’s voice helps announce town names with varied emphasis
A Chicago Tribune passage describes a trainman who uses multiple syllable stresses to call out station names. His resonant voice, aided by rail noise, intrigues passengers as he masterfully shifts accents to imprint place names like Tuscola Arcola Tolono on travelers during journeys.
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Chicago Tribune
Thrifty use of old newspapers as fuel and wax grafting tale
A household tip explains making fuel from twisted old newspapers for different fires and timing, stored in large bags. A new use for refined paraffine wax is described as sealing and protecting storm damaged tree limbs to prevent sap loss, moisture ingress, and insect damage.
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Ohio
Lancaster
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