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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1899

Page

7

United States Rebuts German Demand on Samoa Action

Washington rejects preemptive German disavowal of Admiral Kautz. State Department backs Kautz if he acted to restore treaty order in Apia. American and British positions uphold Berlin Treaty while criticizing German insistence on a united commission and Germany’s leadership role.

Washington Berlin Admiral Kautz Kautz Mataafa Supreme Court Apia Germany State Department America Samoa United States Lokal Anzeiger Raffel Chambers Tanu Mataefa Baron von Buelow Foreign Office Hamburg England London

Germany Demands Disavowal Before Samoa Talks

Berlin April 11 Dr Joannes Raffel former German president of the Municipal Council of Apia Samoa has ar- entered a stance that Germany will insist on disavowing illegal acts in Samoa before resuming negotiations.

Will Samoa Berlin Joannes Raffel Apia

$1,000,000 Monument for Lincoln Honored by Illinois House

Springfield dispatch reports the Illinois House votes to honor Abraham Lincoln with a monument valued at one million dollars. The measure aims to commemorate the president's legacy and place the monument within state history landmarks.

Illinois Lincoln House Congress

Somerville Police Honor Corporal Gammons With Dinner

Somerville police hosted a reception for Corporal Eugene H. Gammons of Company M Eighth U S Infantry, a former officer who joined the service. Chief Parkhurst led toasts as officers and a hospital-bound colleague received tribute and a dinner.

Somerville Eugene H. Gammons Company M Eighth U. Ss. Vv Corporal Gammons Glammons Parkhurst Whitten Chickamauga Gammons Bean Dodge Kennedy Simons Davidson Oliver Somerville Hospital House of Correction Thrasher

German Press Bitter Over Samoa Policy Demand

The German press has grown bitter as government actions in Samoa draw scrutiny. Party leaders plan to interpellate the government when the Reichstag reconvenes, demanding full satisfaction for breaches cited in Samoa.

Germany Samoa Reichstag

Roosevelt to Students at Ann Arbor Address

Governor Roosevelt spoke to university students in Ann Arbor urging duty. He praised college men in his regiment and warned against machine politicians and agitating demagogues. He urged solving social problems with common honesty and common sense.

Ann Arbor Mich Roosevelt

Final duties for Eighth Regiment at Fort Warren

Nineteen prisoners from the Eighth Regiment face varied fates as final duties and parole wrap up. Reports detail three military convicts sent to Fort Warren, sixteen paroled with potential discharge terms, and rumors of escapes denied.

Eighth Regiment Durance Eighth Fort Warren Pew War Department Washington Board of Police South Armory Havana Horace Bean Company B The Thorndike Meade

Filipinos Attack Minnesota Volunteers Near Bo Cave

In an early morning assault from the east, Filipino forces struck Minnesota volunteers along the railroad near Bo Cave. Three Minnesota men were killed and twenty wounded in the ensuing fight, as General Wheaton moved reinforcements toward Malolos on an armed train.

Manila Minnesota Volunteers Minnesota Bocave Wheaton Malolos

Battery A Banquet Marks Annual Reunion at United States Hotel

Battery A Heavy Artillery First Regiment M V M held its annual dinner and reunion at the United States Hotel with about seventy five attendees. Captain Bordman introduced Colonel Curtis Guild who praised the unit's wartime performance and Captain Bordman’s tactics. Other speakers included Major Frank Briggs and several captains and lieutenants from the unit.

United States Bordman Curtis Guild Fitzhugh Lee Cuba Guild Wheaton Lee Frank Briggs Chick Lombard Whiting Frothingham Norwell Pepperill

Phillips Scholarships Honor Roll at Phillips Academy Andover

The April 11 report lists winter term honor roll recipients at Phillips Academy Andover. First grade honors include M Atwater Touchkeepsie NY and J K Elliot North Andover among others. second grade recipients include J C Angus Andover and S B Azherdenian Marsovan Turkey, with numerous students from Lawrence Malden Andover and beyond.

Andover Phillips-Andover Academy M. Atwater Touchkeepsie New York E. W. Baker Fitchburg James Barlow Lawrence H. M. Bartlett Malden I. E. Beals J. K. Burns J. K. Elliot North Andover F. H. Forbes Lexington Pp. W. Foster H. F. Hart Fayetteville D. Hurley Falls Brooks Penn J. J. Mahone J. FE. Ayers Spring Valley Azhdermian Marsovan Turkey A. Cc. Bacon Brandon N. BF. Bartlett I. J. Burke Chicago, Il W. W. Clark Castleton J. H. Clifford W. J. Colby Fast Weymouth A. J. Derbyshire Elbert Dyer Alan Fox Detroit Mich Wadsworth C. W. Whitney Holyoke

Salem Honors Spanish War Heroes In Grand Homecoming

Salem greets returning soldiers from the Spanish American War in a holiday parade. Nearly a hundred from Company H and other regiments, plus sailors, march from the Common in three divisions led by the Salem Cadets and local veterans groups. Mayor Turner reviews the procession at City Hall.

Salem Company H Eighth Volunteers Grand Army Army and League Navy Salem Cadets Sheridan Post 34 Army and Navy League Salem Light Infantry Veteran Association Fighth Regiment City Hall Turner

Fractured Obituary Tale of Twins and a Rabbit Swap Notice

A fragment recalls a boy named Robbie longing for a baby brother and white rabbits. The moral twist arrives when two babies appear and a cryptic notice appears at the gate offering to swap a baby for a rabbit. The odd episode ends unresolved in the fragment.

Obbie

Letter from Dewey on native service in Philippines

Washington April 11—Admiral Dewey reports that natives were used at Cavite naval station as mechanics and laborers and for coaling and manning tugs. He notes many disappeared after hostilities began, likely due to intimidation or impressment by the Filipino republic, with those under protection remaining. Aguinaldo's government is referenced.

Washington Admiral Dewey Department Cavite Naval Station United States Aguinaldo

Funeral of John J. Sullivan Draws City Leaders

Thousands attended the funeral of the late Hon. John J. Sullivan from the Church of the Assumption yesterday morning. Prominent mourners included Hon. Charles S. Hamlin, Hon. E. B. Pillsbury, Assessor Edward B. Daly, Senator John A. Kelcher, Hon. John W. Coveney, William N. Osgood, and Hon. Henry F. Naphen, among others from political and commercial life.

John HH. Sullivan Church of the Assumption Charles 8. Hamlin Pilsbury Edward B. Daly John A. Kelcher John W. Coveney William N. Osgood

Rebels Fight Across Luzon Front as U.S. Forces Rally

After a Filipino assault along the Malinta line many rebels were killed while U S and Oregon volunteers repelled the attack. General Wheaton vows punishment as gunboats gain Santa Cruz river reach capturing a small Spanish gunboat and three launches. Ninety three insurgents died in the Santa Cruz engagement.

Marilao General Wheaton Napidan Laguna de Bay Santa Cruz River Santa Cruz

Despatches Detail Manila Area Actions and Santa Cruz Victory

General Otis reports insurgent attacks on MacArthur's line repulsed by Wheaton with heavy losses. Lawton's Santa Cruz success described as complete with 93 insurgent dead, property spared, and Lawton pursuing forces. Insurgents threaten the railway north of Manila as MacArthur advances.

Manila Washington MacArthur Wheaton Otis Santa Cruz Lawton Billing OTTS War Department

Filipinos Labeled Aided Transports In Despotic Government

The text describes a severe military despotism under U S rule. It notes slow improvement in natives with a few possibly employed on transports. Filipino quarter masters with long American and English associations are seen as a distinct class from the majority.

United States

Agoncillo Denounces Otis in Paris Interview

Senor Agoncillo declares Americans misjudge the Philippines. He says Otis’s forceful tactics fail and that 200000 Filipino fighters stand ready to die for independence. He notes 1600 American prisoners and predicts six months of heat delaying operations while strengthening Filipino positions.

Paris Senor Agoncillo Wilipipo Ment Philippines Otis Wmen Aguinaldo India

Beverly Welcomes Company E in Eighth Parade

Beverly residents enjoyed a civic holiday as Company E of the Eighth joined a parade with John H Chapman Post G A R the Sons of Veterans city government and other groups. Mayor Webber reviewed the line at City Hall and a banquet followed at City Hall.

Beverly Company E John H. Chapman Post Sons of Veterans Webber City Hall

Notable Funeral of City Leader at Holy Cross Cemetery

A large funeral for a distinguished city figure featured prominent delegates from numerous political social and business groups. The procession through Sumner street drew crowds as the body was transported to Holy Cross Cemetery Malden for interment in the family plot amid extensive floral tributes.

N. H. Taylor Charles E. Stratton William 8. McNary E. C. Marshall Ryder T. F. McDonough Jackson Thomas W. Flood David F. Barry Kiley Common Council Laurence Minot Berwin Presho and McDonald Hickey Thomas IF. Clarke Thomas J. Gargan John Corrigan John W. McGrath Frank Wells J. Mitchell Galvin Fred A. Robinson Thomas Doyle Fran Lally Thomas F. Rice Frank J. Johnson William McDevitt Patrick A. Collins John Hytee James Donovan Frederic W. Day A. J. Buleger Excelsior Cornell Knights of Columbus John McClellan Royal Society of Good Fellows James H. Donovan William Russell Club Thomas Arthur Christopher Rausch Columbia Trust Company William J. Donovan Joseph A. Conry Court Lee Order of Foresters Gerald Fagin J. J. Garrity James Fuckley Sumner Street Holy Cross Cemetery Malden

Trial of Lake City lynchers resumes in Charleston

In Charleston D C April 11 the Lake City lynching case continued with four Baker family members testifying and showing scars. Early Lee, a state witness, was questioned as the defense sought to prove prior criminal convictions. court adjourned before ruling.

Charleston D. C Lake City Baker Early Lee

Man Hurt Chasing Boys Near Albany Street

Walnut Park man chases three boys who allegedly stole 41.80 near Albany and East Concord. He is treated at City Hospital. police seek the youths. William L. Mulveyhill, 31, of 41ine.

Walnut Park East Dedha Street Albany East Concord Street City Hospital Ieolcirte William L. Mulveyhill

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