United States Plans Philippine Archipelago Government
Senate committee proposes a substitute law relinquishing sovereignty over the Philippines while allowing continued U S occupation until a local government is formed and treaty guarantees are in place. A constitutional convention in Manila would draft a new government and secure future borders, with U S lands and protections to be set by the president. Independence proclamation would follow, with neutrality treaties and amnesty for inhabitants. London story notes King Edward coronation dinner funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On the Philippines
United States
Philippine Archipelago
Spain
Manila
Kingdom of Spain
Archipelago
Great Britain
Germany
France
Philippine
How Cuba Was Fleeced By Trio Of Americans
Havana March 293 The Cuban postal frauds verdict finds C F W Neely W H Reeves and Estes G Rathbone guilty of embezzling over 100000. Neely and Reeves devised burning stamps while Rathbone consented profiting. Neely and Reeves charged $9277 22 in unwarranted postal fund entries. Rathbone also charged private expenses and household items totalling $1572, with partial acquittals. The trio were found guilty on multiple counts including duplicate checks and stamp sales. Sentences broken down show Neely most culpable with $21857 embezzled alone and Rathbone $1000, Reeves $6763 within shared totals. The court concluded one infraction for the combined embezzlements. Rathbone’s lawyers seek habeas corpus.
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Havana
F. W. Neely
W. H. Reeves
Estes G
Rathbone
Neely
Reeves
Neely and Reeves
Department of Posts
New York
Cuba
Senate
Russ Company
Gas
Corydon M. Rich
United States
Neely Printing Company
Keyless Lock Company
Signal
Mora
Mescara
Rath
Chief Joyner Denies Atlanta Fire Department Drum Trip
Chief Joyner challenges a New York Journal claim that Atlanta firemen planned a Charleston drum corps trip, insisting the department will not be depleted. He notes extra staff will cover duties, calls for further investigation by underwriting interests, and cites prior disputes over reported fire losses as unfounded.
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New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin
Atlanta
Fire Department of
Charleston, S.C_ exposition
Campany
Louisville
Memphis
The
Constitution
Joyner
Facta
Charleston
Drum Corps
Department
Street Railway Company
Sumner Ballard
Insurance Department
Tetera
City Enters
Journal
Mat
Hatfield Feud Fight Ends In Double Officer Deaths In Kentucky
Williamson West Virginia March reports describe a Hatfield clash in Pike County Kentucky where Ephriam Hatfield was captured. Detective John Rutherford and Harry Watts were killed when Thompson Hatfield opened fire. Wives and children witnessed the tragedy as feud tensions rise in the region.
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Wiliamson
W Va
Hatfields
Harry Watts
Palace Hotel
John Rutherford
Ephriam Hatfield
South Carolina
Hatfield
Pike County
Kentucky
Watts
Rutherford
Ephriam
Thompson Hatfield
Blackberry Creek
Watta
Rutherfords
Cap't Matfield
Cap” Hatfield Watts
Saii
Riot at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Chicago
In Chicago on March 29 a disturbance at an interstate Seventh Day Adventist conference after noon led to about one hundred fifty worshippers beating and ejecting eight intruders, five men and three women. The eight, members of the same faith but from another church, were arrested. The melee began when a man disputed a statement by Mrs Anna White of Battle Creek. J B Woodward led the action. pews toppled, clothing torn, faces scratched, and one man badly injured in the leg. The police took the disruptors to the station.
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Chicago
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Anna White
Battle Creek
Mich
Tell Me Will Me His Name Offer For Dr Shoop Cure
A reader margin advertises Dr Shoop’s Restorative promising a risk-free cure with a six-bottle program. The offer claims a 39 of 40 success rate across 600000 cases and asserts nerve-power restoration as the key to healing, urging readers to request one of several labeled books.
Escape convict seen near Sandtown and theft of boy's coat
East, the escaped Atlanta federal prison convict, was spotted on Riverside at J J Campbell's farm near Sandtown as he headed west toward the Chattahoochee. A white coat bearing the name 82 was later found in the woods after Mest reportedly wore it while fleeing. A witness recalled a man in a white coat crossing Campbell's fields during the escape period.
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R. JF East
Atlanta
Riverside
J J Campbell
Sandtown
West
Mr Campbell
Chattahoochee
Nureker
Campbells Farm
The Waking of Saints in Paris Manufactory
Pearson's Magazine describes a Paris workshop that specializes in saints statues. M Pacheu and M Lecvaron run a century old business focused on research driven by library study to recreate era specific saints. They detail crafting St Fris a Roman captain martyred at twenty and Ste Amne a widow and Ste Maurice a Roman captain with period correct attire.
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Manufactory
Paris
Pearson's
France
St Fris
St. Fris
Eas “Actin
Ste Amne
Maurice
Fire and crime notices mix of city briefs
Short items report two fires at 4 Doray guest and a barber shop rear fire on Petera street caused by a defective flue. A negro snatch theft, a boy charged with pocketbook theft, a lecture for Confederate veterans fund, musical notices, a Sunday school move, a April fool joke rebuffed, and funeral and social ball plans summarize city happenings with names, places, and dates.
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Doray Guest
Petera Street
Rey B J Bridges Patsment
Georgia Colored Industrial and Orphans Home
Macon
Atlants
Commercial and Savings Bank of
THOR
Ts M T Harris
Courtland Avenue
East Els Street
Harris
Big Firms Share Profits With Employees in City Plans
Ainslee's Magazine reports Columbus Ohio firms like The Columbus Railway Company and Columbus Gas Company pay employees dividends matching stockholder returns. President Robert B Sheldon notes three-year plan success with wage advances and 6 percent dividend on preferred stock. Gas firm allows stock dividends to employees, with option to convert to cash, three shares credit before sale.
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Ainslee
Columbus (Ohio
Robert B Sheldon
Columbus
Columbus Gas Company
E E Evsenbach
Kaiser presses on German press muzzling scene
The German emperor curtails press freedom, angering journalists and drawing criticism from courts and editors. The New York World notes the press is heavily muzzled, while foreign coverage and American optimism about lifesaving health trends and rising longevity in the United States are contrasted with Germany’s suppression.
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Kaiser
New York World
Empire
Prussia
Germany
Imperial Court
Leipzis
Fausser
France
Faelieh
United States
Thost Fastidious
Sonnoiseeur
Andine Aimhea
Anton
Manila's Noted Chinaman Don Carlos Palanca Dies in 1901
The Manila Critic recalls Don Carlos Palanca and his wife's lavish funeral, noting Palanca's immense wealth and status among Chinese residents. It describes the procession with bands, banners, and Western mourning contrasts, and recounts Palanca's honor from Spain, plus a famed anecdote about gifts to Governor Weyler and his wife. The piece also mentions other local notices and a Chicago Tribune anecdote about a bank teller.
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Don Carlos Palanca
Manila
Don Carlos Palanes
Palanca
Tan Cheuce
Ching
Chen Kang
Philippines
Spain
Isabella the Catholic
Rigs
Weyler
Ailger
Palanea
Escolta
Weyter
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Pilot
Pour Ali, Sua
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Bix
Seventy Day Adventist Gield
Skeep
Confederate Veterans' Reunion Fund
Sam Small
Dallas
Ettie Martin Frye
First Methodist Church
Sheridan
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Ball
Grant Park
ST Andrew Mission Sunday School
Grant Street
Messrs
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Lawrence Grant
Messes Morel
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Gordon Hurtel
Wilo
Charley Carleton
Blackstone
Mass
Lovejoy Street
Hollywood Cemetery
Minnie B. Shelhamer
Gilmer Street
Westview Cemetery
EB &. Shethamer
Whitehall Street
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Sweden
Europe
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Massachusetts
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Ali ' de
Sudan
Nez
Orld
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John Lashley
Vinci
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Samuel Lashley
Windsor Street
Muncie
Ind
Vinol
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Vincl
Cora
Isaac Champaient
Keene
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Elizabeth D. Morris
Oakland Cemetery
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Chicago Tribune
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Frances Jane
Johnnie
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Mildred
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Bru
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Suse Lin Tix Hmong
Danae
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