McKinley Directs Otis and Dewey to Crush Aguinaldo Forces
President McKinley cabled Major General Otis and Admiral Dewey at Manila to adopt the utmost expedition to destroy Aguinaldo’s insurgents. Officials say Iloilo may be taken by force if necessary, following the peace treaty ratification. The move marks a shift from prior leniency toward the Filipinos.
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Otis
Washington
McKinley
Dewey
Manila
Aguinal
Boston
Miller
Insurgent Losses Heavy in Manila Fighting
Manila advices report rebels driven back for miles with nineteen hundred killed or wounded. Olympia under Admiral Dewey moved near the German cruiser Irene as fighting continued. White House believes Manila hostilities ceased with no expected renewal. General Joe Wheeler declares readiness to go to Manila, forecasting treaty ratification and army bill passage as likely outcomes. English press views Filipino outbreak at Mapilane as an acted fault.
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Hong Kong
Manila
Insurgent Attack in Manila Spurs Strong US Resolve
Editorials from Manila blame the premeditated insurgent assault on Aguinaldo and question if it signals a broader bid to end American rule. The Daily Graphic argues the act could galvanize US expansion policy and harden McKinley’s position in Congress.
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The
Daily Graphic
McKinley
Senate
Civil Service Law Renewal Sparks White House Rumors
Politicians visiting the White House discuss an anticipated civil service order from President McKinley. Rumors insist the government printing office will be removed from civil service for skilled workers and other positions may be carved out where practical experience is required.
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Washington
White House
Civil Service
Civil Service Law
McKinley Tariff Views Denied By White House
Washington dispatches from London claiming President McKinley changed his tariff views were dismissed as pure fiction by the White House. The president did not say he had altered his stance or hoped for tariff revision.
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London
Washington
McKinley
Anglo Commission
White House
Notice of Sale and Collections and Advertisements
Notice states the business sale to W P Hawley Merchandise Co and outlines collection actions by J M Anderson for unpaid accounts. It includes sales at cost by Wm Hicks & Co and property for sale by E W Maxwell. Also touts One Minute Cough Cure for la grippe with publisher endorsement.
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W. P. Hawley Merchandise Co
J. M. Anderson
W.P. Hawtey & Co
Wm. Hicks & Co
A. J. Shepherd
Agricultural Journal, and Advertiser
Elden, Mo
H. N. White
Another Smash Up at Cren Shaw’s Low Prices Sale
At Cren Shaw’s dry goods store in low prices on shoes hats clothing and men and boy’s wear a smash up sale continues until February 15 regardless of price at 121 W K Crenenaw.
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Shaw's
W.K Crenenaw
Prompt settlement urged for overdue accounts
All parties indebted to me are respectfully urged to come forward and settle. I am glad to credit my friends and hope our friendly business relations will be continued by prompt settlement of overdue accounts. Kesp'v'y, Mare G. B. Stevenson. 124 and use Chamberlain's Collie, by cre and Diarrhea Remedy for all spots of the stomach and all unnatural looseness.
Telegraph Scoops Metropolis With Manila Battle News
The Daily Telegraph claims a unique early scoop on the Manila battle, reporting the U S forces victory and Admiral Dewey's cable, with Washington Post and other papers lagging by hours. The piece touts local paper superiority and notes related state legislative items and bills filed or passed.
State Legislature debates constitutional report in Charleston
Charleston reports the constitutional commission faces sharp House opposition and a tough amendment process. Debates center on submitting the report to voters or calling a constitutional convention with fifty-one delegates. Costs float near 500000, while other measures seek school fund distribution and university reform amid mixed train regulation proposals.
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Ashby
J. Ferguson
Senator Smith
State University
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Remedy
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify blood and cure ailments like scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia catarrh rheumatism and nervousness. It urges immediate use for impure blood and notes Hood's Pills as prompt and efficient. A stray line offers a cheap piano for sale with quick call.
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Hood
Peace Treaty With Spain Adopted by Senate Vote
The Senate approved the peace treaty with Spain at 3 pm with 57 for and 27 against. Senators Jones McLaurin and Sullivan shifted to support the measure, while the Hoar amendments on Philippine government were tabled by margins of 45 34 and 46 3 respectively.
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Congress
United States
Senate
Washington
Spain
Hoar
Confederate reunion preparations near completion in Charleston
Charleston, D. C. Feb 6. Confederate Veterans reunion plans are advancing with detailed arrangements. The reception committee aims to provide 42 000 meals over three days and 1200 meals every forty minutes during peak times, with Citadel officers managing visitor service and lodging through hotels and boarding houses not counted in the meal estimate.
French Lieutenant Arrest Warrant For Communicating Military Documents
A warrant is issued in Nancy for a retired infantry lieutenant accused of sharing military documents with a foreign power. The report references local ads from Wm Hicks & Co and De DeWitt's Little Early Risers promoted for health, with unnamed notices about hardware and stoves expected to be stocked.
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de Dewitt
N. White
Wm. Hicks & Co
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed By Chicago Druggist
Thomas Whitfield Co at 240 Wabash avenue recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for la grippe noting prompt relief and prevention of pneumonia. Gale at HN. White's Drug Stores is mentioned.
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Thomas Whitfield & Co
Pocahontas Company Stockholders Meeting Notice
The regular annual meeting of the Pocahontas Company stockholders will be held at the Masonic Hall Bramwell W Va on Tuesday Feb 14 1899 at ten oclock a m to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact other business. Pruttiv Goopwith 1312w Secretary.
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Pocahontas Company
Masonic Hall
Bramwell
W. Va
Pruttiv Goopwith
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Iloilo
Olympia
Irene
Narcissus of
Mole
Wheeler
Joe Wheeler
United States Volunteers
Army of the United States
East
Mapilane
America
President McKinley
Newal
M’kinley
Kodo
H.N. White
E. W Maxwell
Cren
Kesp’v’y, Mare G. B. Stevenson
TeLeorare
the Telegraph
West Virginia
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond
Philad'phia
Philade'phis
Blugfrelp
DaiLy Telegraph
the Metropoltan Press
Associated Press
Union Associated Press
TELE
Graph
Times
Washington Post
Wash
Ington
People of
Eventual News
Telegram
Post
United
Secretary of the Navy
Agoncillo
the Post
Santiago
TaLeonara
Office
Commis
Sion
State Superintendent of Free Schools
House
Educa
Tion
Messrs
Bee, Carter and Wyatt
Mr. Bee
Committee On Finance
Mr. Beavers
Mr Beavers
Ing To Building and Loan Associations
Ment
Constitutional Commission
Charleston
Kanawha
Commission
Anthony Smith
Senator Jones
Nevada
McLaurin and Sullivan
Friends of
Philippines
Senator Hoar
D. C
Reception and Entertainment Committee
Mittee
Nancy
France
Wm, Hicks & Co
LA Grippe
Wawrep
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