Paradox of Wealth and Progress From A Turbulent Era
An Indiana farmer fathering 82 children dies in a poorhouse. A giant phonograph is under construction for the Paris Exposition as a crowd of 10,400 will hear it. U.S. horse trade totals include 2,286 imports worth 200000 and exports over 5150009. A plan threatens world mica supply control by a syndicate. Astronomer Roupoiy Favs fixes November 14, 1899, as end date via Biela’s comet. Dockery praised for Dockery act reforms. James Rawson, age 88, noted as perhaps the oldest railroad man, built world’s first line in England. Prof Lowe directs rainmaking experiments. L A chamber of commerce funds apparatus. Pension claims from Spanish War rise. 9280 filed, 8900 army, 340 navy. Welding copper and steel discovered by a St. Louis mechanic after six years work. simple, common material completes the weld.
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St. Louis
War Department seeks photos for Spanish War history volume
The War Department asks officers to contribute prints films or negatives from their possession and to report others who carried cameras in active operation zones. It promises to return materials in good condition and to credit all contributors in the forthcoming photographic history.
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War Department
Spain
Boston meeting supports arbitration among nations
A recent Boston gathering urged settling international disputes by arbitration. Dr. Edward Everett Hale delivered the main address, reading the czar’s rescript and arguing for universal peace. He cited the United States where 45 states submit disputes to a single permanent tribunal for final decisions.
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Boston
Edward Everett Hale
United States
Ex-Gov Merriam Heads Census Start Plan
Ex Governor Merriam of Minnesota as the new census director said he hopes to start the organization by April 1. Statisticians will be chosen from top workers in the field. The 300 supervisors come after December 1, with enumeration beginning June 1, 1900, to accelerate the work and avoid prolonging the census.
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Merriam
Minnesota
Funeral bills questioned in McDowell dispute over Dingley death
Clerk McDowell of the house declines payment on some bills for Representative Dingley funeral expenses arguing they are exorbitant. Total cost may reach about 4500 dollars, with the largest 3340 for a special train from Washington to Lewiston, including meals. Payment suspended for Lewiston services.
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McDowell
House of Representatives
Dingley
Washington
Lewiston
Court holds husband liable for wife caused damages in collision
Kansas City court of appeals ruled in E. B. Bruce versus A. A. and Mary Bombeck that damages awarded by a jury totaling 1600 dollars stand. The court said a wife’s wrongful act makes the husband liable if done with his apparent sanction, even when he was not present or aware of it. otherwise the husband is not liable.
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Kansas City Court of Appeals
E. B. Bruce
A. A
Mary Bombeck
Bombeck
Bruce
Americans Favor Settling in the Philippines After War
Manila dispatch reports Gen Wheaton’s brigade driving rebels toward Laguna de Bay while U S officers say many volunteers wish to remain in the islands. They seek travel pay or mustering out here, arguing Americanization through pioneer settlers and farming.
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Manila
Wheaton
San Pedro Macati
Pasig
Guadalupe
Laguna de Bay
Otis
United States
Japan
Charles King
Philippines
Washington
War Department
America
Orient
Gomez Deposed as Cuban Army Commander-in-Chief
Havana March 13 Gen Maximo Gomez has been deposed from the office of commander-in-chief by a 26 to 4 vote. The assembly abolishes the post and transfers its powers to the body. All representatives except Carlos Manuel de Cespedes denounce Gomez as a traitor to Cuba.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
McNall Removed by Gov Stanley in Kansas
Topeka Kan March 13 Gov Stanley at 11 oclock Saturday issued an order removing Webb McNall state superintendent of insurance The removal was a formal affair McNall did not appear and the governor sat as court lawyer and governor declaring McNall guilty of the charges and issuing the removal order
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McNall
Gov. Stanley
Topeka
Kan
Webb MccNall
Stanley
Death Rate in Havana Falls in February 1899
Washington March 13. The war department received from Gen. Ludlow in Havana that Havana deaths for February 1899 are 51 percent less than February 1898. The report notes a sharp decline in fatalities during the period.
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Havana
Washington
War Department
Ludlow
Gomez explains Cuban officer numbers in rising army
Havana on March 13 Gen Gomez states that 6000 commissioned officers and 10000 non-commissioned officers are sizable in an army of 32000 privates but many officers were appointed to recognize bravery and boost enthusiasm due to limited alternatives.
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the Phil
Havana
Gomez
Waite Died of Heart Disease Flying to Omaha Depot
Waite traveling in a carriage toward the Omaha depot with three companions when he suffered a fatal heart attack. Congressman W L Greene of Nebraska's Sixth district was among the party.
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Waite
Omaha
Neb
W.L. Greene
Nebraska
Desperate Midnight Deed in Kansas City
William Dukes night watchman for Schofield Schurmer Teagle oil firm at Kansas avenue, shot three times by a stranger near midnight. Dukes yelled to the assailant to raise his hands. the man opened fire and fled as a crowd gathered. Dukes wounded in chest, hand, and thigh but life status not stated. Also reports say the Grant transport arrived at Manila with troops under Gen Otis, adding 42 officers and 1,716 enlisted men.
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William Dukes
Kansas City
Kan
Schofield, Schurmer & Teagle
Kansas Avenue
State Line
Dukes
Grant
Manila
Washington
War Department
Arizona
Newport
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Nagasaki
Fourth Infantry
Seventeenth Infantry
Otis
W. H. Lawton
New York
Bell Murder Verdict in First Degree
In Yates Center Kansas the Allen county jury returned a first degree manslaughter verdict in the Bell murder case after a 14 hour deliberation. Bell, 18, shot Byron Cushman a Humboldt merchant on July 4 1898 during a drunken spree. His wealthy parents hired top legal talent to defend him.
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Weathy
Yates Center
Kan
Bell
Allen County
Byron Cushman
Humboldt
Civil Rule for Cuba Would Shift Cabinet Roles
Washington March 11 The administration considers reshaping Cuban governance by limiting military influence and replacing some military cabinet positions with civil officers while keeping a military head of government.
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Washington
Cuba
Rockefeller to head universal trust, socialism’s promise
Topeka March 11 Bank Commissioner Dreidenthal predicts that within five years John D. Rockefeller will head a universal trust swallowing all others. He argues that the proliferation of trusts and the certainty of a universal trust aids rather than retards socialism's progress.
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Topeka
Kan
Dreidenthal
John D. Rockefeller
Reidenthal
Porto Ricans Favor Independence, Hubbell Predicts
Col William P Hubbell commander of the One hundred forty-seventh regiment reports from Porto Rico that the natives favor independence and that an insurrection is likely to occur sooner or later. The special dispatch notes Porto Rican sentiment and the possibility of rising tensions as Puerto Rico moves toward self rule.
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Porto Rico
Chicago
The
Tribune
New York
William P. Hubbell
One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment
Hubbell
Soldier's death by own action shocks Springfield
Coroner Lohmeyer still holds the body of A. N. Howard, a discharged soldier who died by his own hand in Springfield on March 11. No claimant is found. Guy Matherly or Willard, who was with Howard the night before, has been arrested on embezzlement charges involving the ex soldier.
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Springfield
Lohmeyer
A. N. Howard
Guy Matherly
Willard
Howard
McNall Refuses Appearance for Insurance Post
Topeka March 11 Superintendent of Insurance Webb McNall will not appear before Gov Stanley to answer charges. He expects removal now and says his successor can take the office when qualified, but he will not resign nor appear before the governor.
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MccNall
Topeka
Kan
Webb McNall
Gov
Stanley
Soldiers eager to continue fighting insurgents in the west
In Washington on March 11 General Otis reports volunteers and regulars alike do not want to come home. He notes nearly every company has suffered wounds from sharpshooters and the troops are eager to even the account by crushing the insurgents.
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Washington
Otis
Deaths as a Result of the War report totals
Washington reports the adjutant general's office deaths from May 1, 1898 to February 23, 1899. Killed in action 329, died of wounds 125, died of disease 5277, total 5731.
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Washington
Adjutant General's Office
Two Hundred Die In Queensland Hurricane
A Sydney dispatch reports a cyclone sweeping the northeast Queensland coast has killed no fewer than 200 people. The disaster occurred along the coast near various towns, with likely extensive damage and loss of life. Weather and rescue efforts are underway as authorities confirm the toll.
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London
Sydney
Queensland
Family Pride Roars In Ringside Rescue During Smith Lavigne Fight
In San Francisco on March 11 Billy Lavigne brother of Kid Lavigne leapt into the fourteenth round of the Smith Lavigne bout. Referee McDonald gave the decision to Smith after Billy embraced George Lavigne to prevent a knockout.
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San Francisco
Billy Lavigne
Kid Lavigne
McDonald
Smith
George
Family Pride
Blockaded by Snow and Blizzards Hit Midwest and West
Detroit reports widespread snowbound railways in upper Michigan with forty to eighty inch drifts and downed telegraph lines. A miner in Tamarack was found dead after the storm as firefighting crews battled a Jackson boulevard blaze in Chicago. A rapid blizzard in South Dakota is feared to have claimed lives while a foggy Naugatuck collision killed two rail workers. Lincoln and Seattle dispatches note a wreck caused by a storm and a Port Dawson fire destroying a block. Chenoa and Philadelphia report fatalities from dynamite use and gas asphyxiation and a Mount Joy iron works fire destroys a plant.
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Detroit
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Bessemer
Calumet
Joseph Willminer
Tamarack
Naugantuck
Conn
Bradley
Highland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
George Dean
H Hartford
Dan Kennedy
Danbury
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Billings, Mont
Texas tour ends with Bryan speaking in Dallas
Col William J Bryan wrapped up his Texas lecture tour in Dallas addressing a packed opera house and a 500 strong laborers at their hall. He urged opposition to territorial expansion and criticized trusts while noting republican limits on gov ernment over war risks. Arrests reported in Indiana linked to labor organizing at Beatty Llorady glass factory. Russian rumors of a possible grab near Sir-i-kei raise Anglo Russian tensions.
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Dallas
Tex
William J. Bryan
Texas
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Portland
Ind
George Keatty
Beatty-Llorady Glass
Dunkirk
Geatty
D. F. Kennedy
Indiana Federation of Labor
Mr. Carrick
L. H. Campbell
Rock Island Advances Wages Across System
Chicago officials announce wage increases for roadway department section hands on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific system. Harper, the vice president and general manager, says all such workers across 3 600 miles will receive a five to ten percent raise. Separate notice reports Joan Williams and his wife asphyxiated by illuminating gas in Philadelphia.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Roadway Department
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Harper
Joan Williams
Philadelphia
Cannon Reveals Vast 55th Congress Appropriations
Chairman Cannon releases a detailed Congressional Record statement outlining total 55th congress appropriations at 1.5669 billion dollars and future isthmus projects totaling 70 million. He cites defeating Nicaragua canal provisions as saving 15 million and explains the need for treaty-secured canal zones before any construction. The House blocked risky canal legislation and authorized 1 million for the president to study the isthmus routes and report recommendations.
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Washington
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
Congressional
Nicaragua
Senate
House
United States
Costa Rica
House of Representatives
Panama
Congress
Protecting Her Interests in a Hydrant Tax Dispute
A large African American woman asks how to claim rights over hydrant access and water tax, complaining she pays extra rent yet has never received relief. She seeks government guidance on hydrant pricing, distribution and potential subsidies as she worries about hunger and inability to buy meat.
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Mistah
Washington Star
Style of Dewey's Uniform
Admiral Dewey has been ordered to design his own uniform for the new rank. Under prior rules the admiral wore four shoulder stars with the outer stars on an anchor and two broad gold bands on each sleeve with a narrower yellow band between them. The yellow sleeve band would reach nearly to the elbow.
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Dewey
Washington
Mareh Il
Lowry suspended by Second Presbyterian Church over breach of promise
Dr H S Lowry of Kansas City was suspended by the Second Presbyterian Church after a verdict of 25000 in favor of Miss Martha Smith for breach of promise. Elders had kept the matter under review since the sensational trial, delaying action to avoid appearances of haste. The report notes the church’s aim to avoid public indignation as the process continues.
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Lowry
Kansas City
H. S. Lowry
Martha Smith
Second Presbyterian Church
Williston’s claim and a sharp retort at a social
A Detroit Journal item depicts a dramatic scene where a man seals a social pledge with a kiss while naming Williston. She retorts with a bold line about going “the whole hog” and sausages. The piece rails against marriage as property and questions a woman’s happiness and autonomy.
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Williston
Detroit Journal
Not Her Own Mollie Ever Notice Dollie Shakes Curls
A humorous exchange from Yonkers Statesman and Chicago Daily Record features Mollie and Dollie discussing curls and an empty title as a family joke. The fragmentary snippet presents light banter without a clear news event or broader context.
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Mollie
Dollie
Pollie
Chicago Daily Record
Mrs Cooper praised by Ruskin and Belva Lockwood sculptor
Mrs M C Cooper of the Royal Academy of Arts in London is hailed as a leading sculptor. She recently completed a bust of Mrs Belva Lockwood now at the Corcoran Art Gallery in Washington. She endorses Pe-ru-na for catarrh and grippe in a January 26 letter from Washington.
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M. C. Cooper
Royal Academy of Arts
London
England
Washington
Cooper
Belva Lockwood
Corcoran Art Gallery
Ruskin
Hartman
Columbus
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