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Newspaper

Atlantic Weekly Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1899

Page

4

Justice Stephen J Field Dies At Capitol Hill Home

Washington April 10 Justice Stephen J Field of the United States Supreme Court died at his Capitol Hill residence at 6 30 last evening after a lingering kidney illness. He retired December 1 1897 and had enjoyed good health since. He leaves a wife and no children with family and friends nearby as the city mourns a long career.

Wasutnctox Stephen J. Firlt United States Supreme Court Capitol Hill J. Condit Smith David J. Brewer Edgerton California Linton Edward M. Mott Church of the Advent Justice Field Supreme Beach Stockbridge Mass Cyrus Dudley Jonathan Field Stephen Johnson Field Haddam Conn Smyrna Josiah Brewer Williams College New York David Dudley Field San Francisco Cape Horn Occidental Marysville Supreme Court of California Lincoln Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court Hayes-Tilden Cincinnati Sarah Althea Hill Terry Sharon Depot Lathrop Junction Terry Shaton Tield David Nagle United States Nagle

Death of A M Clapp Former US Government Printer Dies

Almon M. Clapp longtime United States government printer died at his residence yesterday in Wasuinatoy. He was in the 68th year of his age and had served in official printing roles for the federal government.

A. M. Clapp Wasuinatoy Almon M. Clapp United States

Germany's Samoa stance sparks Berlin interpretation

Berlin says Germany deems the new Samoan government illegal and criticizes British and American actions as violations of the Samoan act. Reports of Admiral Kautz's conduct provoke tensions, while other dispatches note uprisings in southern Russia, religious tensions in Shanghai, and various countrywide incidents.

Berlin London The Standard White United States Frank Lascelles Germany Samoa William Washington Admir Kautz Falke Empire Knuty

Starts New Campaign South of Laguna de Bay

Army expedition led by Major General Henry W. Lawton sails from San Pedro Macati toward Laguna de Bay with 1,500 troops and 20 gunboats to seize Santa Cruz and sweep the southern frontier. Casualties list from General Otis reports multiple deaths and injuries, including First Sergeant Arthur H. Vickers and Corporal Frank O'Keefe among others.

Rothion Taca Otis Vickers Henry W. Lawton Laguna de Bay Santa Cruz Hawthorne Mountain Battary Gale Fourth Cavalry Fourteenth Infantry Linck Idaho Infantry Fraine North Dakota General King Oeste Rapidan Lawton Santa Cnna Culiculi Manila Bay Lagoon Batangas Tayabas Wasuincroy War Department Third Infantry John G. Ingham Nelson Thomas P. Morris Kansas Wesley Mathews George Myer Lawrence Page Cortland Fleming William Marshall Montana Arthur H. Vickers Nebraska Joseph J. Motz Third Artillery Wiliam BE House Twenty-third Infantry Willam Taitts

War Secretary Alger Leaves for New York

Secretary of War Alger travels from San Juan to New York aboard the transport Ingalls. He received municipal petitions for financial aid and tax relief during his brief stay. General Henry’s administration on the island is reported as satisfactory.

Alger San Juan Porto Rico Ingalls New York Guy V. Henry

Peace Delegates Chosen for Disarmament Congress

The secretary of state announced the United States delegation to the disarmament congress to meet at The Hague in late May. Members include Andrew D. White, Newell, Seth Low, Captain Crozier, and Captain A. T. Mahan. Frederick Hollis will serve as secretary of the delegation. Railroad Building In 1899. Cmicado, April 1. There is evidence of at least 5,000 miles of new railway to be built in 1899, costing about $150,000,000, with Illinois Central and Chicago and Northwestern expanding lines. Court of Inquiry Ordered. Arlanta, April 7. A court of inquiry will meet at St. Paul April 10 to examine Captain Harry A. Leonhaeuser's conduct during the Augusta mutiny, with findings on officer rebukes. Corner In Broom Corp, Onicsao, April 7. Broom corn rose $10 a ton, linked to recent broomcorn interests.

L. V. Bockius Canton Bay City Mich Chicago Carter H. Harrison Join Donahue Timothy Donnwhhue Wakefield Mass Charles Wilkerson Chesapeake and Ohio Newport News Ben Bates Fort Monroe Mandan Northern Pacific Senattor Teller Denver Michiel Murphy Richard Bennamy Murphy Indianapolis Monetary Commission New York Wallace OC. Andrews Ami G St. John Fifth Avenue Ishpening Minu Workers’ Union Washington United States Hague Andrew D. White Berlin Newell Netherlands Seth Low Columbia University Crozier Ordnance Department A. T. Mahan U.S. A Frederick Hollis Cmicado Omaha Chicago and Northwestern Minnesota Iowa St. Paul Minneapolis Arlanta Harry A. Leonhaeuser Twenty-fifth Infantry Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Augusta Fifteenth Minnesota Second Army Corps Leonhaeuser Broom Corp Onicsao Broom Broomcorn

Price Hike Sails From Central Minors Broom Corn Meet

A Chicago Kansas City and St. Louis delegation gathered in Charles ton Illinois as the Central Minors Broom Corn association raised prices amid a shortage of supply. A further meeting is planned in May to consider another advance, with claims the trust controls all stock. Paws April 8 reports accompanying denials from officials in the Roget case and notes General Roget demanding inquiry into magistrate private life and actions, promising witnesses to support his accusations.

Central Minors Broom Corn Association Charleston Ill Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Paws Roget Bortulus Court of Cassation M. Mazeau M. Mannau Henry Roger

Coal Scarcity and Miner Strikes Paralyze Des Moines

Des Moines faces coal shortages as miners strike with large mines still idle while smaller mines return to work after operator concessions. Dealers impose small orders but prices remain unchanged. Colonel Avery D Clark allegedly shoots himself. death attributed to financial reverses. A man named Thomas Foster dies by falling into a well near Gary South Dakota. Jamaica passes a tariff bill amid stalled compromise, pushing movement toward annexation to the United States.

Des Moines Christy Avery D. Clark Funes Black Hills Thomas Foster Gary

Scrimmage at West Point Between Cadets and Village Boys

A late night clash at Highland Falls near West Point involved about 80 cadet candidates from Highland Falls preparatory schools and town youths. The crowd, outnumbering the villagers three to one, escalated from a hand to hand fight to stone throwing. Several cadets were injured as were many town residents. A notable injury was to Hogan, an Adams Express driver, who was severely cut in the head by a rock. Doctors from the town treated the wounded as hostilities lasted nearly an hour.

West Port N. Y Highland Falls West Point U. S. Grant Young Grant Cranstons Hotel Hogan Adams Express Company

Brothers in street fight leave three dead or wounded

In Bronson Ohio on April 10 a street brawl left George Ried dead and Mack Ried fatally wounded. Joe Connelly was seriously hurt and James Preacher lightly wounded. the combatants were the Preacher brothers against the Connelly brothers and George Ried.

Bronson James Preacher Charles Preacher Aaron Preacher Dne George Ried Ack Ried James Ried Jon Connelly Mack Ricd Joe Connelly

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