Windsor Hotel proprietor Warren Leland dies after surgery
New York April 4 Warren F Leland owner of the Windsor Hotel died at Hotel Grenoble following an appendectomy. He collapsed from nervous prostration after the fire that killed his wife and daughter. His son Charles Leland and Dr Pitkin were with him as his condition worsened. Ralph and Fannie were unable to reach him in time. He was active in the Lotus Club Riding and Driving Club and Hotel Men's Association. His Chicago home remained his residence.
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New York
Warren F. Leland
Windsor Hotel
Hotel Grenoble
Charles Leland
Chicago
Pitkin
Leland
Mr. Leland
Ralph
Fannie
Charles E. Leland
Mt. Clements
Mich
Lotus Club
Riding and Driving Club
Hotel Men’s Association
Knight Templar
Drexel Boulevard
Proclamation Outlined for Philippine Islands by American Officials
The State Department received Dr. Schurman’s cable announcing an imminent proclamation to the Philippines. It emphasizes U S sovereignty, broad liberty, civil rights, and a stable administration with honor, justice, and fair taxation guiding policy while condemning insurrection and promising ample self government within a strong framework.
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Washington
State Department
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Manila
Luzon
Paris
United States
Dr. Schurman
Philippine Islands
Family of Nations
Philippines
Local funds for local uses urged by U S commission
The text outlines aims for prudent fiscal management in the Philippines, including reduced taxation, swift justice, road and public works development, and support for trade and agriculture. It pledges education expansion and government reform, with U S Commissioners inviting Philippine leaders to meet.
Oklahoma outlaw Mattox shot by Kay County sheriff
Clyde Mattox was killed today by the Kay county sheriff on a farm near here. He had killed ranchman Lincoln Swinney in a Ponca City saloon fight the night before and escaped. In 1891 he killed a man in Oklahoma City and was sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment by President Cleveland and reprieved to his current fate through his mother's efforts with President McKinley.
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McKinley
Connecticut Soldier Dies by Drinking Carbolic Acid
Private Andrew E. Doran of Company B Third Regiment Connecticut Volunteers committed death by his own action at an Italian boarding house on Kilbourne Street Hartford. He was recently discharged from service and paid five cents. found dead this morning, believed to have spent his money and then taken his life in a melancholy mood.
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Hartford
Conn
Andrew E. Doran
Third Regiment
Connecticut
Volumat
Kilbourne Street
Doran
Cushing Medical Supply Co. Offers Alcohol and Wines by Mail
Orders by mail and express flood our shipping room. Only one Cushing Process purifies alcoholic liquors and delivers fast. California wines port sherry muscatel at 1.00 per gal. Old Colonial Whiskey 1.60 per qt. and top quality 2.00 per gal. 580 Washington St Boston.
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Cushing
California
Muscatel
Cushing Medical Supply Co
Washington St
Boston
Cuban Military Assembly Votes to Disband
In Havana on April 4 the Cuban military assembly voted to dissolve the army by a 21 to 1 margin. The executive committee will prepare copies for Governor-General Brooke and keep muster rolls.
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Havana
Brooke
Mrs Harriet Frothingham Wolcott Dies in Boston
Harriet Frothingham Wolcott born Frothingham, stepmother of Governor Roger Wolcott, died at her Beacon Street home after a short illness. Born in Boston, she was part of a prominent family and mother to notable siblings. Renowned for philanthropy, patriotism, and work in education including the Hampton School.
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Harriet Frothingham Wolcott
Frothingham
Roger Wolcott
Beacon Street
Boston
Samuel Frothingham
Samuel
Theodore
Henry
Philadelphia
Chandler Robbins
Cornelia Frothingham Wolcott
Governor Wolcott
Wolcott
Huntington Wolcott
Harriet
General Andrews Dead Major General George Leonard Andrews dies
Major General George Leonard Andrews died at his Buckminster road home in Brookline from heart trouble yesterday morning. Born in Massachusetts, he entered the United States Military Academy in 1847, graduated 1851, served as engineer, then held ranks from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general by 1862 before mustering out in 1866.
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George Leonard Andrews
Buckminster Road
Brookline
George L. Andrews
Massachusetts
United States Military Academy
Second
Massachusetts Volunteers
Navy
Cabinet meeting discusses Philippine Commission cable
Washington April 4 Five Cabinet members attended a session dominated by a cable from Schurman in Manila. The message highlights Aguinaldo's use of coercion to control followers and paired with Otis reports, prompting belief that the Philippine trouble may end soon.
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Washington
Gage
Alger
Long
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Manila
Hay
Aguinaldo
Otis
Philippines
Rebels to Surrender Sways Manila After Malolos Capture
In Manila on April 4 4 45 PM residents believe Aguinaldo’s bubble bursts after Malolos seizure and the US Philippine commission proclamation. Dr Schurman says the proclamation should satisfy Filipinos and asks what the new plan for them is.
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Manila
Malolos
United States Philippine Commission
Aguinaldo
Schurman
Charles Denby
China
Senor Antonio Fuset
Batangas
Trias
John McLeod
Belgica Arrives in Punta Arenas after Antarctic Ice Bounds
The Belgica steamship carrying the De Gerlache Antarctic expedition reached Punta Arenas in Patagonia after two months ice bound. The crew and researchers will disembark and regroup following the long voyage through Antarctic waters.
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Buenos Ayrbes
Belgica
de Gerlache
Punta Arenas
Patagonia
Conscience Money Sent to Treasury in New York Enclosure
The Secretary of the Treasury received three one thousand dollar bills in an envelope postmarked New York with a letter claiming the money belongs to the Treasury and a sin. He also received three dollars from New York with a note stating Conscience fund due the United States.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
United States Treasury
United States
Samoan Settlement Nears Certainty In Tripartite Plan
Washington reports the Samoan question is near resolution as Lord Salisbury accepts Germany proposed tripartite commission. The broad principle is approved though details remain to be fixed and the United States has accepted the general proposition. Berlin says Germany may disavow Rose if a proclamation is issued by the Apia consul.
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Washington
Lord Salisbury
Germany
United States
Rose
Berlin
van Hamman
Foreign Office
Admiral Kautz
Herr Rose
Apia
Dr. Raffel
American Smelting Refining Company Forms In New Jersey
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton reveal a $65,000,000 capital for the American Smelting Refining Company empowered to mine smelt and refine ores minerals and metals. Incorporators listed are Winthrop E. Dwight Thomas Mills Day Jr John J Teecer Hector W Thomas and Alexis P Bartlett all of Jersey City. Continental Cotton Oil Company also files for a $6,000,000 capital to manufacture seed cotton and oils with incorporators Samuel B Lawrence Jr B Summerfield Henry C Everell Robert P Berry Jr J C Young of Jersey City and New York.
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Trenton
N. J
American Smelting Refining Company
Winthrop E. Dwight
Thomas Mills Day, Jr
John J. Teecer
Hector W. Thomas
Alexis P. Bartlett
Jersey City
Continental Cotton Oil Empany
Samuel B. Lawrence, S Jr
B. Summerfield
Henry C. Everell
Robert P. Berry, Jr
New York
J. C. Young
Funeral for Frank N. Simpson Held in Dorchester
The Boston post office clerk and former South Boston resident died of pneumonia after a brief illness. His funeral from Hamilton Street Dorchester drew many mourners including Mt. Washington Lodge 115 A O and Winthrop Council 388 delegates and post office staff. Floral tributes were numerous as six pallbearers carried the casket to Calvary Cemetery after a solemn high mass.
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Frank N. Simpson
Boston Post Office
South Boston
Hamilton Street
Dorchester
Peninsular
Mt. Washington Lodge
A. O
Winthrop Council
William J. Murphy
John Lanegan
Aaron Beatte
John Countie
James F. Walsh
William P.condon
Calvary Cemetery
Little Princess Isabel of Orleans Linked to Austrian Court
Vienna advices describe Princess Isabel of Orleans as Europe’s prettiest princess and a likely bride for the aging Emperor of Austria after mourning ends next September. The note laments the fate of the young princess amid turmoil over Hungary and Austria.
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Emperor OF
Austria
Princess OF
Orleans
Isabel of
Europe
Vienna
Hungary
Aus
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