Americans to Take Iloilo in Panay Campaign
Manila dispatch reports American forces under General Miller to take possession of Iloilo the capital of Panay and a key Philippines port. The expedition includes the Eighteenth United States and Fifty-first Iowa regiments, Sixth artillery Battery G, and a signal detach, sailing on transports Pennsylvania Arizona and Newport, convoyed by cruiser Baltimore. Insurgent and Luzon forces are not expected to mount serious resistance.
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Lloilo
Manila
Iloilo
Panay
Philippines
Miller
United States
Iowa
Sixth Artillery
Mania
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Newport
Baltimore
Luzon
Cuban Dock Laborers Strike for Higher Wages
Cuban dock laborers in Santiago strike for 55 cent daily raise from 1.25 to 1.80. General Wood threatens to import Jamaican labor to resume unloading. Some workers return, and enough labor is secured to continue unloading ships. A 130 mile road between Santiago and Holguin progresses, aiding military and rural needs.
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Santiago
General Wood
Jamaica
Holguin
Buys Machinery for Russia in Pittsburg for $1 Million
Robert G. Wells of the Nicopol-Mariopol mining company travels to Pittsburg to place orders for $1,000,000 worth of machinery for mammoth mills at Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. Julian Kennedy of Pittsburg prepared the plans and will direct mill construction beside the steel mills at Mariupol, with a plant spanning many acres.
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Pittsburg
Pittswure
Robert G. Wells
Nicopol-Mariopol Mining and Metallurgical Company
Mariopol
Russia
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
Julian Kennedy
Guam To Have Naval Governor Rather Than Military
Washington notes the island of Guam will likely have a naval governor due to its purpose as a naval station for warships. The population exceeds 8,000 with about 1,400 of European descent, underscoring the strategic naval control requirement.
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Guam
Washington
United States
Lawton Assigned to Philippines Second in Command
Washington December 30 The War Department assigns General Lawton to service in the Philippines. He will be second in command to Otis and, if Otis becomes governor general, will assume military command of the Philippine forces. The post demands nerve and tact.
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Lawton
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Santiago
Otis
Anglo American Agreement Possible Between Joint Commis sioners
In Washington on December 29 officials indicate a likely agreement between the joint high Canadian commissioners. The pact would satisfy both nations though not meet all initial aims. Ratification is expected within a week after the commission convenes on January 5.
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Washneaton
United States
Canada
Joint Commission
Warrimo Arrives. Eure Warship Report Butchered in New Hebrides
The R M S Warrimo arrives from Honolulu and Australia with news from Suva about a French warship Eure where a lieutenant and thirteen sailors were reported killed by natives in the New Hebrides. The official canvass in New York shows Theodore Roosevelt leading Van Wyck by 17 786 votes for governor. A pioneer millionaire from Mauch Chunk loses limbs in a rail accident two decades past. News notes include a murderer in Abyssinia surrendered for execution, Swiss steamboat age rules to prevent deception, and child fare rules.
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B. C
R. M. S. Warrimo
Honolulu
Australia
Suva
Eure
New Hebrides
New York
Amany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
van Wyck
Henry Weinhoff
Mauch Chunk
Abyssinia
Switzerland
Wallace Burnett Sentenced to Iowa Penitentiary for Two Years
Wallace Burnett was convicted in Mitchell county Iowa and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary after a sensational trial. He demanded marriage from a northern Mitchell county school teacher and attempted to extort 125 dollars threatening violence. The teacher fired a revolver and Burnett fled into Minnesota before being captured and returned for trial.
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Wallace Burnett
Oscar
Mitchell County
Minnesota
Iowa
Osage
Ogden
Novel Probate Ruling in Ottumwa Will Case
Judge Eichelberger of Ottumwa district court issues a new legal ruling in a will case. Debts of the legatee W H Lewis must be paid out of his legacy before its division among his children, despite his prior death. The decision, made without authorities, concerns debts against the legacy and prior death impacts.
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Ottumwa
Eichelberger
District Court
Alvin Lewis
W. H. Lewis
Double Tragedy Near Clare Fort Donen Dee
A man from Gowrie shot Miss May Thomas near Clare after meeting her at a schoolhouse two miles from town. He then killed himself. Garvey, the former suitor, died soon after.
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Fort Donen
Dee
Clare
Rock Island
May Thomas
Harry Garvey
Miss Thomas
Gowrie
Iowa State Teachers Association Elects Officers for Next Year
Des Moines Dec 29 The Iowa State Teachers Association announced new officers for the coming year President F H Bloodgood County Superintendent West Union First vice president W A Clifford Council Bluffs Second vice president Laura B Swan Fairfield Third vice president Ella Truman Sioux City Executive committee member to fill vacancy Dr Thomas Nicholson Cornell College Mt Vernon Executive committee three years E S h elton Burlington Members educational council A W Stuart Ottumwa Amy Boggs Waterloo
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Educational Council
A. W. Stuart
Ottumwa
Amy Boggs
Waterloo
Flour Mill Burned in Missouri Valley Loss Blamed on Fire
A large flour mill owned by A Edgecomb in Missouri Valley was destroyed by fire causing a total loss estimated at 40000 dollars. Local businessmen plan to buy flour from Edgecomb at Blair Nebraska until rebuilding is complete.
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Dee
Missouri Valley
A. Edgecomb
Edgecomb
Blair
Neb
Young Woman Minnie Lange Ends Life in Weaver
Minnie Lange of Weaver Lee county aged 30 dies by self inflicted throat cut with a razor. She suffered sunstroke last spring and never fully recovered. Daughter of Charles Lange a local farmer she was well known in the vicinity.
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Knuxix
Minnie Lange
Weaver
Lee County
Charles Lange
Death in a Mine at Lehigh Crooked Creek Mine
Fort Doper December 28. Robert Taylor died in a cave in at Lehigh's Crooked Creek Company mine. His body was horribly crushed and not recovered for two hours.
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Fort Doper
Robert Taylor
Crooked Creek Company
Lehigh
Osteopathy Licenses Rejected by Iowa Board
The Iowa state board of health rejected twenty nine osteopathy license applications after reviewing schools in Quincy Kirksville and Minneapolis. Board members said studies and degree examinations at those schools lacked breadth and rigor. A call to challenge the decision was noted by osteopathists as the impact of regular medical standards was outlined by Des Moines officials.
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Kirksville
Minneapolis
Des Moines
State Board of Medical Examiners
Burglars Hit New Hartford Bank on Dec 31
Burglars forced entry to the New Hartford bank on December 31, dug through the vault wall to reach the counter tray and stole about $150 in silver and change. The safe front was blown off and the interior wrecked by the explosion. robbers fled after shots were fired, failing to open the safe.
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New Hartford
New Harttrorp
Indicted for Murderous Assault in Iowa District Court
The grand jury returned indictments against Johann Hansen and Frank and Julius Landt and Emil Landt for an assault on Rudolph Reichman with an attempt to murder. A bench warrant led Sheriff Toedt to arrest them at homes north of Garwin. they posted $1,000 bail each to answer in district court.
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TotEpo
Johann Hansen
Frank Landt
Julius Landt
Emil Landt
Rudolph Reichman
Toedt
Garwin
Des Moines Ranks 25th in Postal Mail Volume
Des Moines is listed among the top twenty five cities by post office mail volume. The second class mail sent from the city totaled 1,923,559 pounds according to the annual report of the third assistant postmaster general from Washington.
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Des Moines
Washington
United States
Iowa Bill Settled for State War Expenses
Chief Clerk Whelan of the adjutant general's office has totaled the state's claims against the government for expenses in fitting out the Iowa volunteers for the Spanish American War. The total amounts to 139703 74 dollars.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Whelan
Adjutant General's Office
Spain
Morrill Dies After Grip Attack at 88
Washington reports Hon. Justin Smith Morrill senior United States senator from Vermont died at 1:20 this morning in his 89th year after a brief illness. Pneumonia, developed from grip, caused his death following a seven day confinement. Morrill had served in the Senate for over thirty one years.
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Washington
Justin Smith Morrill
United States
Vermont
Morrill
Senate
Shafter Assigned to California Command Again
Official notice says General Shafter will take charge of the department of California around January 10. General Merriam remains unassigned and may move to the Columbia or Denver to command the department of Colorado, with California and Columbia possibly combined under Shafter.
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Department of California
San Francisco
General Merriam
General Shafter
Merriam
Department of the Columbia
Denver
Department of Colorado
Department of Columbia
Shafter
Railroad Law in Kansas Passes House Committee
Topeka Kansas December 30 The populist caucus railway law will pass both houses be signed by the governor and take effect March 15 The house committee of the whole advanced all sections by votes test shows 69 to 38 with 66 needed The act creates a railway board with judicial powers to hear complaints and adjust rates an appeal to the supreme court allowed Board appointments fall to incoming Republican Governor Stanley
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
House Committee
Supreme Court
Stanley
Butler is Repudiated by New York Confederate Camp
A Confederate Veteran Camp of New York passed a resolution condemning Senator Butler of North Carolina for seeking United States pensions for ex Confederate soldiers. The camp declared that any similar effort by a southern member of Congress would be abhorrent and warrant unreserved condemnation.
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Butler
New York
Beasley
North Carolina
Senator Butler
South
United States
Congress
Ohio Begun Battleship Construction At Union Ironworks
Work has begun on the battleship Ohio at Union Ironworks in San Francisco. The vessel will be the largest on the coast and one of the three largest in the U S Navy, exceeding the Wisconsin by 20 feet in length and the Oregon by 40 feet. Displacement will beat Wisconsin by about 1 000 tons and exceed Oregon by about 2 000 tons. Contract speed is two knots faster than Wisconsin and three knots faster than Oregon.
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Ohio
San Francisco
Union Ironworks
Wisconsin
Oregon
Torture Allegations Surface Over Spanish Carlists
London dispatch reports rumors that recently arrested Carlists are being tortured in Spanish prisons to force allegiance to King Alfonso and to extract details on Carlist networks. Official denials are published, but the claim is widely believed across the country.
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London
Seville
The
Morning Post
Alfonso
Express Companies Must Pay Revenue Stamps
In Lan sing Michigan on December 30 Chief Justice Grant of the state supreme court denied a writ of error to move the express revenue stamp case to the U S Supreme Court. The court held that the American Express Company must pay for revenue stamps affixed to its bills of lading.
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Lansing
Mich
Grant
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
American Express Company
Coffin for Every Soldier and Other Notables
Detroit introduces Rev. S R Fuller to an anti imperialism audience where Governor Pingree says each Manila bound soldier should carry a coffin. Hetty Green loans New York City 1 million dollars at two percent for three months. Elmine Charpentier of New Orleans dies at thirty four after a trance lasting sixteen years with brief daily awakenings.
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Detroit
New York
Elmine Charpentier
New Orleans
Iloilo Sentry as Insurgents Seize City
General Otis reports Col Potter sent to Iloilo to contact Spanish General Rios. Spanish evacuees and insurgents take control by the 26th. Aguinaldo's flag flies as Potter arrives thirty nine hours late. No cable means four days without word. Spanish troops pull back from southern stations except Zamboanga and Mindanao.
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Wasutinoton
Otis
Manila
Col
Potter
Iloilo
Rios
Aguinaldo
Zamboanga
Indnanoa
Madrid
Wells Fargo express robbery hits San Antonio
San Antonio officers report a major Wells Fargo loss with about 60000 dollars in currency and 600 dollars in gold missing. A delivery wagon driver entrusted with the money is missing, and his horse and wagon were found abandoned on the city outskirts.
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San Antonio
Wells- Fargo Company
Greater America Exposition Plans With 25 Directors Elected
A stockholders meeting in Omaha elected a board of twenty five directors drawn from leading local businessmen. Promoters retain the same site and buildings as last year’s exposition and report strong prospects. The Omaha Street Railway Company subscribes ten thousand dollars to the capital stock.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Street Railway Company
Guam's Ruler Is Deposed In Spanish Authority Shakeup
The Esmeralda reports that after the USS Charleston left Guam in June Spaniards rejected Francis Burtsoch’s authority despite verbal authorization by Captain Glass and named Jose Sisto, a former public administrator, as governor.
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Guam
Mania
Esmeralda
Ladrone Islands
Charleston
Francis Bortusach
Glass
Jose Sisto
Army beef quality inquiry board ordered in Washington
Due to a dispute between General Miles and Commissary General General Eagan over army beef quality the War Department has ordered a board of officers to assemble in Washington to inquire into the beef supply quality.
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Washington
Miles
General Eagan
Eagan
War Department
Des Moines to Host Next Western Surgeons Meeting
Omana Dec. 30 Dr. H. C. Crowell of Kansas City was elected president of the Western Surgeons association. Des Moines was chosen as the site for the next gathering.
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Des Moines
Omana
H. C. Crowell
Kansas City
Western Surgeons’ Association
Washington Agitation Over Consul Appointments
Reports from Washington note a push to depoliticize consul appointments into a merit system. Ambassador Hitchcock in St Petersburg conveyed word that a contract for 80 000 tons of rails for the eastern Chinese railroad was awarded to the Pennsylvania and Maryland Company.
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Hitchcock
St. Petersburg
Secretary of State
Pennsylvania & Maryland Company
London Dispatch
Venice
the Times
Don Carlos
Havana
Cuba
United States
Nebraska
Omaha National Bank of Omaha
Chemical National Bank of New York
Bartley
New York Bank
Omaha Bank
Francis E. Greene
Schiefferlin
New York City
Changes in Navy Personnel Silent Pending Orders
Admiral Schley is to command a squadron when foreign stations are established and ships assigned. Rear Admiral Wield S Schley will head the fleet to be sent to European waters with his flagship at Chicago. Rear Admiral Sampson remains Atlantic Fleet commander. Commodore Hen F Picking leads the Boston yard. Commodore John W Phillips to Brooklyn yard. Rear Admiral Henry Howison to succeed Phillips as North Atlantic division commander.
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Secretary Long
Wield S. Schley
Schley
T Chicago
Sampson
Atlic
Hen F. Picking
Bos Navy Yard
John W. Plips
Brook Navy Yard
Henry Howison
Commodd Phillips
North Atlantic
Mexican Ambassador Romero Dies at 62 in Washington
Romero, Mexico's ambassador to the United States, died at 4 yesterday morning aged 62. He helped establish the bureau of American republics and remained a zealous supporter. He married a Washington woman years ago and their home was a social center.
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Wasninetos
Ambassac Romero
Mexico
Mex
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
Mada Romero
Romero
Gene Grant
Loss to Germany Feared as Warship Arm at Apia Causes Comment
Reports from Berti on December 31 discuss an American warship at Apia Samoa and reactions in newspapers to President McKinley’s program. The Vossische Zeitung asserts Britain will back America, potentially halting German gains and threatening Germany’s chance at exclusive control.
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Apia
Fertin
Berti
Samoa
McKinley
Congress
Vossische Zeitung
Great Britain
Germany
Colonel raises flag at Mariel amid ration aid and celebration
Havana reports Colonel Sayle raising the American flag over Mariel City Hall in a peaceful ceremony with notable locals and pets. He urged paternal love rather than dominion and distributed 500 rations to the poor, followed by a town ball. The colonel then travels to Casas and Bahai Honda to distribute further rations.
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Havana
Sayle
Mariel
Caas
Bahai Honda
War Department inquiry session handles executive business
Washington war department investigators met for a brief session, no witnesses prepared for examination. The commission released a summary of officers' reports to General Miles regarding beef supplies for soldiers, corroborating his harsh critique of army canned beef.
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Washington
Warvestigating Commission
G Nesses
Ge Miles
Ha bill to promote American merchant marine aid
Senator Ha predicts passage of his measure to subsidize freight carrying vessels built in America. Hanna says a large majority of senators favor the bill and expects House approval. The aim is to encourage Americans in trade with foreign nations and to compete in Atlantic commerce.
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Cleveland
Congress
Hanna
House of Sentatives
Anica
Big Cargo of Opium Heads to San Francisco Port
The steamer China from the Orient arrives with the largest opium shipment ever at the port. It carries 660 cases valued at half a million dollars, totaling 77 pounds of opium, with a duty of 162,360 dollars at six dollars per pound.
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San Francisco
China
Frites the Orient
Conspiracy Against Prince Loudon Reported from Brussels
A Brussels dispatch says Bonapartist factions held an import conference led by Prince Victor Napoleon. War Legoux was re elected party president and urged action as the period of watchfulness ends and combat begins.
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Prince Loudon
Brussels
Victor Napoleon
War Legoux
Iague
Odd Fashion and Industry Notes From Distant Isles
A fragmented item describes 37 million pins produced daily in Birmingham. It mentions fireflies used decoratively on some Indies islands and netting them for head ornaments worn by ladies. It notes Viet Nam telephone girls in uniforms and dust carried by street dresses.
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Birmingham
England
Indies
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