General Wheeler Reports Guerrillas Scattered In Luzon
General Joseph Wheeler, arriving in Washington from Atlanta, declares the Luzon campaign effectively over and says only guerrillas and irregulars remain to be hunted. He praises American troops for sound health and excellent care, noting occasional ambuscades and misidentifications.
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Wheeler
Washington
Mary Ambascaces
Joseph Wheeler
City
Atlanta
War Department
Root
Corbin
Department
Manila
Luzon
Proclamation Drives Boer Surrenders in South Africa
Lord Roberto reports Cape Town rail links restored after Norval's Pont repair. Pole-Carew reaches Springfontein signaling Bloemfontein rail access. Proclamation prompts hundreds of burghers to surrender and return to work. Basutuland commissioner notes 800 Boers arrived from Bloemfontein. 4 more from Aliwal North await terms. President Steyn had summoned them to a council at Kroonstad.
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Roberto
War Office
Bloemfontein
Orange River
Norval’s Pont
Pole-Carew
Springfontein
Cape Town
Basutuland
Bloemerfontein
Aliwal
Kroonstad
Steyn
Explosion at Monongahela furnace leaves one dead and four injured
At McKeesport’s Monongahela furnace a fall of a hung mass cremated Geo. Martin and fatally burned Gev. Corvan and Sydney Jackson. Stephen Stobcowski John Hiereneck were badly burned but may recover. Curran and others were trapped in molten ore during the blast.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
McKeesport
Geo. Martin
Gev. Corvan
Sydney Jackson
Stephen Stobcowski
John Hiereneck
Martin
Curran
Jackson
Food shipped to Puerto Rico to relieve starving residents
Five hundred tons of rice codfish and bacon were sent by the war department to Puerto Rico in response to General Davis military governor's plea for aid. He warned the island faced distress and anticipated halting distribution by month’s end, and urged a further 500 tons on the next transport.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
War Department
George Davis
Meikelsohn
Davis
Ted
Fire destroys key business buildings in Hodkinton Mass
A major blaze in Hodkinton Massachusetts today wiped out several top commercial structures. Officials estimate the loss between 75000 and 100000 dollars as flames raged through the town’s business district.
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Massachusetts
Hodkinton
Mass
Senate Sparks Fly Over Puerto Rico Bill Clash
The Senate quarrel erupts as Gallinger and Penrose clash over statements about the Quay case. Debate on a 2 095 million Puerto Rico appropriation and proposed free trade shifts intensify. House passes the DC appropriation of 6 608 378 and grants Fort Hayes land to Kansas for an experimental station.
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Washington
Senate
Gallinger
Penrose
Puerto Rico
Fairbanka
Quay
New Hampshire
District of Columbia
Fort Hayes Military Reservation
State of
Kansas
Parkhurst and Burr to Face Grand Jury Over Gambling
The Rev Dr Parkhurst and Superintendent Burr of the Society for the Prevention of Grime go before the grand jury in New York to present evidence on how officials protected gamblers. They hint the case targets the gambling commission and other high ranking figures, while prosecuting gamblers and dive-keepers remains incidental to the main issue.
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Parkhurst
New York
Burr
Society For the Prevention of
Grand
Dr. Parkhurst
Gambling Commission
Mrs Blaine Adopts Union Rules For Household Servants
The Times Herald reports Mrs Emmons Blaine has adopted union rules for her household staff. High hours count as a day’s work and the plan came after a suggestion by Professor Patrick Geddes of Edinburgh. Inaugurated ten days ago, the system reportedly works well and draws interest from society and club women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Times- Herald
Emmons Blaine
Blaine
Patrick Geddes
Edinburgh
Edict Urges Astoria Citizens to Kill Rats
Astoria declares public health warning citing plague in San Francisco and Pacific ports. Mayor Isaac Bergman urges trapping or killing rats immediately to prevent disease spread and protect residents, with council to pursue additional measures.
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Astoria, Or
Astoria
Chinatown
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Boer Sympathizers Hear Speakers at Cooper Union
A March 19 meeting of Boer sympathizers at Cooper Union featured George H. van Hoesen and Wessels from the Orange Free State arguing for Boer self rule and denouncing British actions. Wessels urged US intervention to halt hostilities, asserting European nations would intervene if aware of US stance.
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New York
Cooper Union
George H. van Hoesen
Montague
John Ae
Land
Wessels
Oxnge Pree
van Hoesen
Bloemfontein
Johannesburg
Kruger
England
America
United States
The Cuban Problem in United States Policy
Washington dispatch explains that by April 11 Cuban residents must choose Cuban or Spanish citizenship as the four week deadline passes. After that, municipal elections and a convention to decide Cuba’s government are to begin, with the United States to relinquish control. Senators Foraker Platt Aldrich and Teller plan a Cuba visit to study the plebiscite and possible civil government for Puerto Rico.
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New York
the Times
Washington
Spain
Cuba
United States
Senate
Foraker
Puerto Rico
Platt
Connecticut
Aldrich
Teller
White-tape Army Aids 1900 Census Scheduling
The Census Office details the 1900 counting plan with white cotton tape binding portfolios and brown pasteboard covers. The nation is divided into 300 supervisors districts and about 60 000 enumeration districts to speed data gathering with four schedules per enumerator.
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United States
Interview with Ito on Russo Japanese tensions and war fears
A dispatch from Yokohama reports Prime Minister Ito discusses Russia Japan tensions and rumors of war. He emphasizes sincere relations with Corea and asserts Japan seeks no colonial aims while stressing military readiness and economic interests.
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Russia
Okahama
Japan
New York
Herald
Quis Ito
Corea
England
Tokio
Cosmopolis Sawmill Plans Major Expansions in 1899 Output
The Gray's Harbor Commercial Company sawmill at Cosmopolis Washington employs 500 workers with 100 on improvements and a 51000 monthly payroll. It houses 400 men in a mess hall and rents dwellings nearby. The plant fronts the Chehalis River and is adding a planing mill box factory tank factory dry kilns and more. In 1899 it produced 45000000 feet of lumber and 90000000 shingles.
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Cosmopolis
Gray’s Harbor
Wash
Chehalis
Sea Lions Wanted for Oil and Guano Plant
J E W Macfarland of Astoria Oregon plans an experiment this summer to pay fishermen a good price for all sea lions they kill. He believes oil can be profitably extracted from the animals which stay away from the river. The proposal will be discussed at the next Fishermen's Union meeting.
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J. E. W. Macfarland
Astoria
Fisherman’s Union
Oregon Voter Registration Push and Miscellaneous Notes
Oregon counties report 2 508 voters with 1 156 registered. La Grande lists 1 377 school-age residents. Miss Oza Waldrop, daughter of Rev Joe Waldrop, hails from Prineville. Walter Benn, Siletz Indian, under bonds in Toledo for grand larceny. Investigations into timber resources west of Pedee continue. Oregon urges voter registration with many not yet registered. A J Smith reportedly offers oyster land in Oyster Bay Washington for 15 000. Calapoola river erosion affects eastern Brownsville. Tacoma druggists form a society to oppose patent medicines in stores. A Garris of Toledo forcibly retook household goods from his separated wife’s home. legal action to follow.
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Walter Benn
Toledo
Pedee
Oregon
A.J. Smith
Oyster Bay
Wash
Brownsville
Calapoola
Tacoma
Retail Druggists’ Association of America
Garris
Trade Advices Cheerful Despite Mixed Market Signals
Advices to cheerful trade highlight a favorable outlook with strength in farm products and cereals, pork, and cotton, while manufacture materials stay steady. Wool remains fairly steady though manufacturers pull back, Southern iron steady but export pressured, Western iron resilient except Chicago. Wheat and flour shipments reach 2,277,450 bushels. U.S. weekly business failures total 190. Canada records 28.
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London
Chicago
United States
Canada
Pacific Coast Trade Market Prices Seattle Market
The Seattle market lists fresh produce and meats with prices including onions 2.25 to 2.50 per sack, hot house lettuce 45 cents per dozen, potatoes 15 to 18 dollars per sack, apples 1.25 to 1.50 per box, butter 28 cents per pound, eggs 15 to 16 cents, dressed poultry 14 to 15 cents, hay 12 to 19 dollars per ton, flour milled goods around 3.00 to 3.25 per barrel, and fresh meats with beef 7.43 to 8 cents, cows 7 to 8 cents, mutton 8 cents, pork 7.3 to 7.5 cents, hams 8 to 18 cents per pound.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Walla Walla
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Market Report of Commodities and Prices
Wheat and flour prices list per bushel or barrel, with detailed grades for odds and ends. Livestock and dairy items show quoted ranges for butter eggs cheese poultry and beef, plus hay, hops, wool, mohair, mutton, hogs, veal, tallow, and grease with per unit costs and ton or pound measures.
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Food For
Mrs. Blaine
Isaac Bergman
York
Eas Montagu White
Ito
Northwest Notes
Polk County
la Grande, Or
Miss Oza Waldrop
Rev
Joe Waldrop
Prineville, Or
Pacific Coast Trade
Seattle Marketa
Portland Market
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