Otis Sees Aguinaldo Urging Attack to Drive Out Americans
Major dispatch from General Otis reports Aguinaldo in Hong Kong directed insurgents to open hostilities before reinforcements. The Feb 7 attack followed orders. 10th MacArthur division actions yielded enemy losses and 70 bodies. Rail line to Caloocan is open, supplies moving forward. Private casualties include Ransom Hensel Saunders of Company F and two Fourth Cavalry troopers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Otis
War Department
Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
Malolos
Caloocan
Pansan
MacArthur
Ransom, Hensel and Saunders
Fourteenth Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Steamship Bulgaria Adrift Off Azores With 25 Saved
The Weehawken arrived with 25 passengers from the Bulgaria, describing the liner adrift 500 miles from the Azores after heavy weather. Most of the 125 others remain aboard, including crew, with only women and children among the rescued passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponte del Galera
Azores Islands
Weehawken
Philadelphia
Hull
Bulgaria
New York
Hamburg
Azores
London
Ponta Delgada
Daily Mail
Junta statement blames Americans for Manila fighting
The Filipino junta claims the American side provoked hostilities, alleges 4,000 Filipino civilian deaths from bombardment of Malate Paco and Malabon, and accuses U S troops of terror, looting, and forcing civilians from homes as Iloilo commissioners arrived seeking peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malate
Paco
Malabon
Manila
Aguinaldo
Otis
Not Ready to Quit JFlipinos Guerrilla Campaign
Manila reports quiet along the line while rebels are dispersed across the country. Guerrilla tactics persist with bushwhackers using terrain for concealment, except at Malabon where forces concentrate. Foreign shipping rises as Philippine ports stay blocked and timid refugees crowd Hong Kong bound ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Hong Kong
Malabon
Agoncillo in Montreal Reports U S Senate Treaty Vote
The European Filipino junta quotes Agoncillo from Montreal stating he left Washington after a Feb 4 telegram from Aguinaldo urging him to cable Marlos the U S Senate vote on the peace treaty. He says authorities followed him closely and he moved to British territory. He argues the treaty would not be ratified and notes three votes only secured at the last moment amid hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Agoncillo
Montreal
Washington
Guinaldo
Marlos
United States Senate
Aguialdo
Otis
Bulgaria Steamer Bulgaria Carried 47 Passengers
New York report states the ship Bulgaria left on January 26 with 47 steerage passengers and a 75 member crew under Captain Schmidt. Emil Boas notes 107 horses and 15,000 tons of freight, mainly grain, and no cabin accommodations for passengers. Most aboard were Germans from various U S regions.
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Bulgaria
New York
Emil Boaz
Schmidt
Boas
United States
Snow slides sweep Colorado cabins and occupants
Snow slides in Colorado bury cabins and their occupants as rescue teams recover eleven bodies and search for thirteen missing people. Weather crews report heavy snowfall complicating operations across the region.
Sixteen Chicago Skaters Trapped On Ice Float Missing Six
Sixteen skaters from Rogers Park and Lake Forest were carried onto Lake Michigan by an ice floe. Ten were rescued as searchers spent the night seeking the six missing: Attorney Elmer D. Brothers Miss Oral Manney Chauncey Manney George Mallory Guy Barron and Arthur Fletcher.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Rogers Park
Lake Forest
Elmer D. Brothers
Oral Manney
Chauncey Manney
George Mallory
Guy Barron
Arthu Fletcher
Gale Wrecks Ships Off Brest and Havre Coast
A heavy gale battered the west coast of France all day. Three vessels ran ashore off Brest and ships and docks at Brest and Havre suffered extensive damage to shipping facilities.
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Havre
France
Brest
Filipino Losses Mount in Manila Hostilities
Mania report states Filipino casualties at least 2506 killed with many wounded and thousands held prisoner. 65 Americans killed and 276 wounded, 25 missing. Villages captured or destroyed. looting reported but limited. Notable prisoners include Captain Escamillo Aguinaldo's secretary and Colonel Martin de los Reyes.
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Manila
A. G. Escamillo
Agunaldo
E. P. Veraguth
Martin de Los Reyes
Senor Tomas del Rosario
Filipino Congress
Malolos
Frost bite crisis stretches New York aid network
The city endures a severe cold spell with charities and free homes strained to help destitute residents. Police stations, hospitals, and free dispensaries handle an overwhelming number of frost bite cases as shelters reach capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Muster Out Third Regiment of Immunes Ordered
The secretary of war orders the muster out of the Third regiment of immunes stationed at Santiago and vicinity. Recruited by Colonel May, the troops will be sent to Macon Georgia for discharge, with departure from Santiago set for March 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
Santiago
May
Macon
Judge Tuley dissolves stockholder records injunction
In Chicago February 13 Judge Tuley of the circuit court dissolves the January injunction keeping Louis B. Perrin from mandamus to examine Rodger Ballast Car Company records. He says stockholder access is a key safeguard against mismanagement in giant combinations and secret franchises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ChicaGo
Tuley
Circuit Court
Louis B. Perrin
Rodger Ballast Car Company
Tuler
Great Damage to Peaches
Reports from fruit regions indicate an extreme cold spell has caused severe, possibly permanent damage to Michigan peach trees. Temperatures dropped 25 to 40 degrees below zero in Western Michigan, endangering the crop and hindering horticulturists. Lake Michigan froze across most of its width for the first time in 25 years, trapping winter steamers and suspending ferries in Michigan ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Wisconsin
Flint
Pere Marquette
North Dakota Troops Aid Rebel Fight in Jungle Action
Manila dispatch reports the Fourteenth infantry aided by North Dakota volunteers and the Fourth cavalry engaging a large enemy force near Camp Dewey. Rebels broke upon the line then retreated toward the beach as the allied units pressed forward to drive them back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Manila
Fourteenth Infantry
Camp Dewey
Northaketa Volunteers
Fourth Carty
Coal shortage alarms Onawa as Sioux City feels chill
In Onawa a coal depletion sparks concern as thermometers dip to 41 below zero. Local merchants report empty stocks and threaten to haul coal from rail yards, with several days needed to secure any new supply.
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Sioux City
Onawa
Ohio Exposition Bill Advances for Toledo Centennial
The ways and means committee favored a government participation bill for the Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition to be held in Toledo in 1907-8. The measure provides a government exhibit costing $800,000 and includes a naval display commemorating Perry's victory on Lake Erie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasa Hindon
Ways and Means Committee
Toledo
Perry
Lake Erie
Peace envoy arrival sparks claim war was deliberate
El Montreal reports Agoncillo argues that the arrival of new peace envoys from Manila proves Americans started the war. The envoys carry dispatches from Aguinaldo as Congress thanks Otis and his Manila force for victories on February 4 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Otis
WashingTon
Wheeler
Alabama
Elwell S. Otis
Manila
Desertions Report From Suez Port Said Drunken Arrests
The US transport Grant arrived at Suez on February 13. General Lawton reported that 50 expedition members had deserted at Port Said and would be brought to Suez by train. An Egyptian guard guarded the depot. two men claimed they and others wished to return after going ashore and getting drunk. The transport will wait for them.
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Suez
United States
Grant
Lawton
A. W. Hayden
Port Said
Monitors and cruisers bombard rebel camp in Manila area
In Manila on February 13, the Monadnock and Charleston shelled the rebel camp between Caloocan and Malabon. The Third artillery drove rebels from jungle positions by noon as heat and bullets wounded several American troops, notably Kansas and Minnesota regiments. Casualties included multiple wounded and several killed, among them Private John A. Gibbons and Private Alonzo Ricketts.
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Manila
Monadnock
Charleston
Caloocan
Malabon
Kansas Regiment
Hartley and Fitch
Thirteenth
Minnesota Regiment
Mitchell
John A. Gibbons
Hospital Corps
Alonzo Ricketts
Twentieth
Kansas
Fred Hall
Montana
William H. Lock
North Dakota
Deadly Yankton asylum fire claims seventeen inmates
A cottage at the South Dakota state insane asylum in Yankton burned at 2 am trapping 40 female patients. Seventeen inmates died, with one narrow stairway blocking escape from the second and third floors. Fire may have started in the laundry dry room amid freezing conditions. An inquest is underway.
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Yankton
State Insane Asylum
Avousta Borrie
Lake
Julia Erickson
Meade
Ella Lokkken
Codington
MarGaret Lyxon
Union
Jostah Olson
Hamlin
Martenya Tennyson
Pennington
Elizaabeth Stolpe
Davison
Mrs. Kampini
Brown
Manate Fiuynn
Lucina Gossage
Adelina Hurley
Potter
Christina Johnson
Coddington
Jennie Aronng
Lusia Kien
Caroline Lindberg
Katie Kiavitz
Bon Homme
Gaavii Swanson
Kingsbury
Rivers Frozen Solid Threaten Million Bushels of Coal
Pittsburg river region endures the coldest spell on record with both the Ohio and Monongahela Allegheny rivers frozen from Pittsburg to their headwaters. about 8 million bushels of coal afloat between Pittsburg and Louisville as tows are stranded or damaged. fears rise for floods and widespread damage if break up occurs.
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Pittsburg
Lontisville
Pittseura
Ohio
Fred Wilson
Louisville
Monongahela
Allegheny
Loss at McClurg building hits Chicago books stock
A five story brick block at Wabash and Madison housing A. C. McClurg & Co. was destroyed by fire. The blaze caused about 600000 in damage with 500000 on stock, wiping out rare books and manuscripts housed there.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Madison Street
A. C. McClurg & Co
Mce Clarg & Co
Battle of Caloocan Details From General Otis Cable
Washington reports a cable from General Otis with further particulars on the Caloocan engagement. U.S. forces inflicted decisive defeat on the insurgents, who cannot mount further resistance at that point.
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Washington
War Department
Otis
Caloocan
United States
Fire destroys Manhattan Brass factory in New York
A daytime blaze leveled the Manhattan Brass Company factory on East Twenty-eighth Street with extensive stock and machinery losses. Estimated damage stands at 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan Brass Company
East Twenty-eighth Street
Half the Georgia Crop Killed by Cold Wave
A heavy frost has killed an estimated half of Georgia peaches with much more damaged. From the Florida line up to Barnesville frost harmed fruit trees. In the Marshallville Fort Valley district thousands of trees are black and crisp from the freeze.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Florida Line
Barnesville
Great Fruit District
Marshallville
Fort Valley
Brother of Andree disputes Arctic balloon mystery report
Matmo Sweden February 13. The brother of Professor Andree voices disbelief at a Siberian report that his balloon crew and their car found near Yeniseisk after leaving Dane's island in 1897. He notes the area is cultivated and wonders why remains would stay unseen for a year and a half, and doubts bodies would stay with the wreck in stormy weather.
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Matmo
Sweden
Andree
Arctic
Krasnovaruk
Siberia
Dane
Spitzbergen
Kemo
Pit
Yeniseeisk
King Oscar's Health and Plans for Travel
Stockholm advices report King Oscar ill and unlikely to travel until possible late month. He may go to Biarritz and then to North Africa if able. Queen Sofia grows weaker and plans to go to Honnef after his departure. The crown prince will attend Washington's Birthday ball at the Stockholm legation.
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London
Stockholm
Oscar
Biarritz
North Africa
Sweden
Norway
Honnef
Prussia
Washington
United States
Minor items of interest in national affairs
The notes cover merged large cereal factories under one management and a murder in Circle City Alaska of Joel Mcrenzie formerly of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. The U S Senate was sent Horace A Taylor of Wisconsin to be assistant secretary of the treasury and Baron von Bulow spoke in the reichstag aiding friendly references to the United States. A Chinese attache in Paris killed himself after shooting a colleague who he believed persecuted him.
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Joel Mcrenzie
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Circle City
Alaska
Senate
Horace A. Taylor
Wisconsin
Treasury
Baron von Bulow
Reichstag
United States
China
Paris
Legation
Lion Young
Wheat price listings from DuLoTa late market report
DuLoTa February 18 market brief notes cash wheat prices for No 1 hard and No 1 Northern with specific bids. It lists No 2 Northern and No 8 also with prices, and arrivals on rail or track with on track and May July contract quotes.
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DuLoTa
Wheat Prices Reported in Minn Apostis Feb 13
Wheat futures closed with February at 7 1/8, May at 7 1/2, and July at 7 3/4 cents. Track No.1 hard, No.1 Northern, and No.2 Northern prices are listed at 7 1/2, 7 1/2, and 6 1/4 cents respectively.
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Minn
Hogs and Cattle Market Report from Sioux City
Sioux City market news shows hogs down 10 cents with a price range of 3.50 to 3.70. Cattle activity was quiet and mostly steady with beeves 4.00 to 5.20, cows and bulls 1.70 to 3.75, stockers and feeders 4.00 to 4.50, calves and yearlings 4.00 to 4.65. Receipts: hogs 1,300. cattle 200.
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Sioux City
South St. Paul Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report
HOGS market steady and active with price range from 3.65 to 4.24 per unit. CATTLE sales steady with stockers 360 to 4045, bulls 5.85 to 8.00, calves 5.50, heifers 3.00 to 3.35, steers 3.60 to 4.50, cows 3.00 to 3.10. SHEEP market steady for good stock, lambs 4.00 to 4.35, lambe dull.
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South St. Paul
Lampe Dull
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General Otis
Azore Islands
Lifesavers
Georgetown
Colo
Silver Plume
Clear Creek County
Cherokee Gulch
Carry City
Willihan Gulch
Junta
Jflipinos
Canada
Colorado
Liege
Queutions
Monadnock and
Asylum Horror
Cottage of
South Dakota
Institution At
Yankton de
Nated
General Otis Cables
King Oscar’s
Late Market Report
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
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