Appropriation For Atlanta Federal Prison Examined
The report discusses federal prison funding for Atlanta, noting $50,000 ready for disbursement and a larger $300,000 appropriation in the civil bill. Attorney General Griggs plans to visit Atlanta to inspect proposed sites, with weather delaying his visit. Georgia will gain three second lieutenants under the war department allocation.
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Jos
Ohl
Washington
March
Atlanta
House
Sunate
Griggs
Georgia
Awasta
Alies
Bayne
Senate
South
Gov
Department
Livingston
The
Treasury
Taylor
War Department
Fiering du Bignon'a
Lewis Garrard, Jr
Stormy session in Spanish chambers as Silvela faces uproar
In Madrid in March the Senate and Chamber of Deputies adjourned amid a stormy session. Benor Silvela sought to read dissolution decrees while crowds cried Canapues and conspirators. The president struggled to calm the disturbance as the session closed amid uproar and cheers for the republic and liberty.
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Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Madrid
Benor Silvela
Count de Almenas
Searagussion
Republic
Kipling Daughter Josephine Dies of Pneumonia
New York reports Rudyard Kipling’s six year old daughter Josephine Kipling died shortly after midnight from pneumonia at the home of Miss Julia De Forest. Daughters Bisle and the Kipling home care are noted. Kipling’s health and knowledge of the death remain unclear.
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New York
March
Josephine Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
Julia de Forest
Misa de Forest
Kplings
Josephine
Coniand
Kipling
Brattlaboro
Janeway
Bisle
Doubleday
Uttle Josephine
Vermont
B. G. Janeway
Theo Dunham
United States Rejects Cuban Army Financial Obligations
The United States will not recognize or guarantee any financial obligations issued by the Cuban army assembly now in session near Havana. If the body authorizes value for any purpose, Washington will not assume liability and the Cuban group must rely on its own resources.
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United States
Washington
March
Associated Press
Havana
North Carolina Soldier Stabbed in Cuba Amid Guards
Private Frank James of North Carolina was badly cut with a knife and stabbed in the back during a Saturday night riot in Cuba. Private Duckworth is confined in the regimental guardhouse and James is expected to recover. Secretary Teller Bilas says consular agents cannot secure recognition or protection for the blue and white flag flown by Cuban shipping abroad.
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North Carolina
Cuba
Gavana
Come Pany E
Frank James
Stateabor
Duckworth
James
Jone
Tusker H Bilas
Treasury Department
United States
United States Criticized Over Havana Policy in Santiago
Reports from Santiago de Cuba describe Havana directing provincial payments while 2000 laborers remain unemployed. Civil Governor Castillo warns workers to stay put for now as authorities face public criticism in clubs and cafes over perceived discrimination against the province.
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United States
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Castillo
Commission Reaches San Juan to Review Civil Government
The Porto Rico commission on education taxation and cognate interests arrives aboard the McPherson in San Juan. General Robert P Kennedy Major Charles W Watkins and Congressman Henry G Curtis travel to Puerto Rico to consider civil government issues and refrain from military affairs.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
March
United States
McPherson
Obdam
Robert P Kennedy
Charles W. Watkins
Henry G .Curtis
Towa
Porto Rico
Military Department
Texas Stands By Bailey In House Debate
In Austin on March 6 the Texas House debated a resolution supporting Congressman Bailey amid a clash over his stance against Joseph Wheeler. Bailey defended his patriotism and democracy, while opponents warned against dragging Bailey’s US Senate prospects into current sentiment. The resolution passed by viva voce vote.
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Austin
Tex
House
Wooten
Bailey
Joseph Wheeler
Targiver
United States
Joe Wheeler
DeWitt
South
Kittren
Quay May Quit the Race Rumors Circulate
In Harrisburg March 6 rumors say Senator Quay will withdraw before week’s end and Colonel George F Hutt of Greensburg would be his successor in the United States Senate. Quay’s managers deny the reports and insist no withdrawal will occur.
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Hutt
Harrisburg
Senator Quay
George F Hitt
Greensburg
United States
Senate
Benator Quay
Senator Jones Relapse Strikes Arkansas Leader
After about ten days of steady improvement Senator Jones of Arkansas suffered a relapse this afternoon. The paroxysm lasted slightly over an hour and he rests easily now with pain absent. His physician says exertion while attending to urgent matters triggered the attack and ordered quiet, forbidding visitors or telegrams for an indefinite period to permit recovery.
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Arkansan
Weahington
Benator J K. Jones
Arkansas
Pod
Choath Gleeps at Windsor and Choate Meets Queen
United States ambassador Joseph Choate and party proceed to Windsor Castle for a royal audience. Royal carriage meets them at Windsor Station and Lord Salisbury introduces Choate to Queen Victoria during a March visit in London.
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United States
London
Joseph Choat
Choat
Windsor
Castle Royal
Mr. Choate
Windsor Station
Castle
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Chonte
Fayne Moore's Mother Stricken With Pneumonia
New York report says Mrs Strahan of Atlanta, mother of Mrs Fayne Moore, is seriously ill with pneumonia in this city. She came here recently to assist in the defense of her daughter.
Three Million Dollars Transferred For Cuban Insurgent Troops
The War Department plans sending three million dollars to Cuba to pay insurgent forces. Paymasters will accompany the funds from New York, delivering them to General Brooke and handling payments to Cuban authorities. Vessel for shipment is not yet chosen.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
Brooke
New York
Navy Short of Sailors Feared for Kearsarge and Kentucky
Washington reports Navy officials grateful for Congress easing enlistments to 17 60 men yet still short. With 17 500 men deemed adequate, the department expects to manage with shortage and may have to decommission vessels. Battleship Kearsarge, Kentucky, and cruiser Albany near completion face lack of crew.
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Navy
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Washington
March
Navy Department
Congress
Alba
Ohio Seeks 58000 From Sugar Trust Over Nonfiled Data
Ohio Attorney General Monett sues the Sugar Refinery Company known as the Sugar Trust to recover 58000 claimed due for failing to file required business data with the secretary of state. The suit seeks penalties for months of noncompliance and argues the state must receive all figures and data before the certificate to operate in Ohio is issued.
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State of Ohio Claims Company
Columbia
Monett
Sugar Refinery
The
Sugar Trust
State of Ohio
Mate
Ohio
Ae O
Otis Prepares Grand Onslaught Against Insurgents In Philippines
Washington reports General Otis plans a major operation in the Philippines with large columns driven by reinforcements. Admiral Dewey commands a substantial naval force including the Olympia and Marblehead as approx 4,800 army troops are en route and 7,500 more under orders, with multiple infantry regiments and volunteers forming the core of American strength.
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Washington
Manila
Tan
Otis
Otis Haa
Philippine Islands
Ani Shout
Agi
Bolace
Philippines
Dewey
Hong Kong
Dewey Baillimaore
Bennington
Boston
Buffaly
Callao
Charleston
Concord
Culgao
Don Juan de Austria
Helena
Isla de Luzon
Isla da Cuba
Manin
Monadnock
Monocacy
Olympia
Petrel
Monterey
Yorktown
Solace
Castina
Princeton
Redacata
Oregon
Ire
Pacific
Yala de Cuba
Polace
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Eighteenth
Twentieth
Twenty-third
United States Engineers
United States Cavalry
United States Artillery
Bava Bors
Islands
California
Colorado
Idaho
Knnals
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wyoming
Nevada Cavalry
Utah Light Artilery
United States Signal Corps
United States
Lawston
Court of Inquiry Goes West in Meat Ration Probe
Washington war department court of Inquiry adjourned after one witness Lieutenant Frederick L. Munson of the Ninth Infantry testified about canned roast beef in Cuba. He described sickness among troops after Santiago, later blaming preserved meat, with men and guards enduring bowel and stomach trouble on long voyages home. The court will reconvene in Chicago on Thursday to inspect packing plants in Chicago Omaha and Kansas City.
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Washington
March
War Department Court of
West
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Frederick L. Munson
Ninth Infantry
Cuba
Santiago
Montauk
Gald
Confession Rumor Circulates in Knickerbocker Case
In Bay New York on March 6 Assistant District Attorney McIntyre said no confession has been reported. Felix J Gallagher, clerk at Knickerbocker Athletic Club, was rumored to have confessed. Captain Mel Chusky reportedly received dates from Gallagher that could aid the prosecution at the inquest.
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Gallagher
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
A Bay
New York
Felix J Gallagher
Prolineux
Vada
McIntyre
Mel Chusky
Coroner Probes Pinckney Killing in Charleston
The coroner inquest into the killing of Thomas Pinckney Jr. resumed in Charleston with adjournments. Witnesses described times near 11 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., noting a head wound and bruising. Reward offered. detectives and mayor weigh theories as more testimony is sought, with the inquest expected to continue through the week.
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Thomas Pinckney
Charleston
Thomas Pinckney, Jr
Timorrow
Ducey
Henry Bardin
Bardin
Om Tarantao
Pinckney
Ling
Woodruff Files His Suit Against Wife Over Heir Claim
John J Woodruff sues Nora Woodruff alleging she vanished with an infant she claimed as her own while he fears losing his $700 to $10,000 estate. The couple’s murder trial backstory involves an alleged heir plot to secure Woodruff’s property. case appealed and awaiting December Supreme Court hearing.
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John J Woodruff
Nora Woodrudf
Wyrtle
Woodruff
Wfe
Loulaville
Myrtle Woodruff
Supreme Court
Refined Sugars Increase At Major Refineries
New York March All round advance in refined sugar prices announced by American Sugar Refining Company Arbuckle Brothers and Howell Sons Co. The rise is ten cents per pound with barrel prices up to 51 8 and package molasses 5 1 2 cents. The Molenaheurr refinery, an independent, resumed operations today.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Arbuckle Brothers and Howell, Sons& Co
Molenhaeurr
Lord Claude Hamilton Recoils From Conservative Party
London in March reports Lord Claude John Hamilton withdraws from the Conservative fold condemning fiscal policy and frequent attacks on property and capital as beneath contempt. His action signals a major political shift and potential realignment in British politics.
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Claude John Hamilten
London
Claude John Ee
German Navy Chief Dismissed Over Friendship Gesture
Berlin reports that Admiral von Diedrichs was removed after tact lapses before Manila and that Prince Henry of Prussia may command the East Asiatic Squadron to ease tensions with the United States. The move aims to show goodwill to America, despite past public discomfort. The German navy notes missteps in international naval usage and Manila Bay tensions. Queen Victoria sends thanks to the U.S. president for honors shown to Lord Hersthell’s memory.
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Berlin
German Navy Department
Associated Press
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Emperor William
Prince Henry
United States
von Diedrichs
Manila
von Diedriche
von Diedricha
Washington
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Lord Hersthell
Victoria
Supreme Court Asked To Rule On New War Tax Case
The solicitor general asked the Supreme Court to advance the hearing of Shirley T High and Jesse M High versus Frederick E Coyne, challenging a war revenue act tax on estates. The dispute centers on whether the tax is direct, un apportioned, or an indirect tax with exemptions for estates under ten thousand dollars. The estate at issue is that of James L High of Chicago, valued around six thousand dollars, with children and mother as heirs. The court signaled possible completion of the record but gave no firm date for a decision.
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United States Supreme Court
Washington, March
United States Supreme Cour
Beneret
Shirley T
Jesse High
Frederick E Coyne
Internal Revenue
Chicago
James L. High
Bhitney T High
Jesse M High
Two Men Die In Furnace Fall Near Birmingham
Special report from Birmingham details the deaths of Joseph Schmidt, a German carpenter, and Brooks Hall, a colored worker, who fell into a furnace at Thomas plant while riding a small car up an incline. The accident occurred as the car rolled off into the furnace, dropping about one hundred feet. death was instantaneous with severe injuries. Schmidt left a wife and four daughters.
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Birmingham
Ala
Joseph Schmidt
Brooks Hall
Thomas
Schmidt
Sider Financial Measures Discussed by Eleven Republicans
Washington May 6 The committee of eleven Republicans appointed to draft fiscal measures for the next Congress held a preliminary meeting today in the House Judiciary Committee room. The session adjourned until 2 o clock tomorrow.
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Washington
Mayn
Tbese of Representatives
Homwe
Filipinos Driven Back in Manila Skirmish Near Reservoir
In a brisk battle near Manila’s reservoir, thirty insurgents were killed as U S troops supported by two companies of the First Nebraska and regulars repelled rebels. Two officers wounded, native forces destroyed, and reinforcement by Twentieth Infantry noted. Spanish negotiators offer $2 million for prisoners. Aguinaldo demands far more. US Philippine commission members arrive, await Colonel Denby. Troop movements and transport orders outlined for ongoing campaign before wet season.
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Manila
G. Seoond
Oregon Volunteers
Oremonians
New Braska
Twentieth
Regular Infantry
Hales
Mariquina
Aguinaldo
Malolos
Laermis Aston
United Sttates Philippine Commission
Hong Kong
United States
Baltimore
Malate Waar
Calons
Charles Denk
Btarea
China
Comolesion
Elantseying
Denpy
Corm
K Wanco Nothin
Offerully
United Bunies Turaport
Ohio
Uels
Tiso
Advancire
Huthey
Arizona
Newport
Nagakaki
Japan
Bianaia
Nagassk
Morgan City
Hswaesk
Negros Island Thanks Otib Inhabitants Favor US Action
Cable from General Otis in Manila reports satisfactory reception of American troops landed on Negros Island under General Miller and Colonel Smith to take formal possession. Otis notes inhabitants willing to surrender and seek protection, boosting administration hopes for smooth relations.
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Philippines
Aguinaldo
Washington
Otia
Manila
Weshington
Island of
Negros
Miller
Copo
Smith
United States
Otis
Asid
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Tomas
Adjutant General's Office
Texas
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Lone Star State House
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Jones
Choath Gleeps
Fayne Moore
Archipelago
Admiral Dewey
Om Secani
Court OF Inquiry
Wly
ADAMS
Orecon
Germany
Diedrichs
SIDER
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Negros Island
Otib
Waterbury
Macwha
Cordage Trust
Hiywood
Lancoln
Neb
Tesiare
Hayward
Aldet
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