War Dept Orders Cut Cuba Troop Levels
Formal orders issued by the War Department implement Secretary Root’s plan to reduce U S forces in Cuba. The Fifteenth Infantry headquarters and eight companies depart Santiago and Puerto Principe. Eighth Cavalry squadron moves to Fort Riley Kansas. another squadron remains in Puerto Principe. Tenth Cavalry squadron heads to Texas. One Seventh Infantry company moves to Fort Wayne Michigan as headquarters consolidates at Plattsburg facility.
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Washington
War Department
Root
United States
Cuba
Fifteenth Infantry
Santiago
Puerto Principe
Eighth Cavalry
Puerto Zoo
Fort Riley
Kan
Puerto Princips
Tenth Cavalry
Aguinaldo Signals Surrender If Wildman Receives Him
A Hong Kong cable dispatch to the Evening World reports Aguinaldo ready to surrender if General Wildman will receive him at Manila. It says the Filipino junta in Hong Kong communicated with Aguinaldo last week and urged him to seek mercy from the United States.
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Hong Kong
United States
Wildman
New York
Aguinaldo
Conce Wildman
Manila
Senator Hayward Dies In Nebraska City
United States Senator Hayward died at 6 20 this morning in Nebraska City aged 60 a retired wealthy lawyer he was chosen to succeed William V Aller at this year election
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Nebraska City
Neb
United States
Hayward
William V. Aller
Thomas R Fitch Dies in South Brantree After Saturday Morning
Thomas R Fitch a prominent South Brain tree resident died Saturday morning and was buried Monday afternoon. He was known for his social reform work in Boston as a ardent Henry George supporter and entertaining speaker who advocated the single tax at Sunday meetings on Boston Common.
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Thomas R. Fitch
South Braintree
Boston
Henry George
Boston Common
Bailey Torpedo Boat Destroyer Bailey Launches in New York
The torpedo boat destroyer Bailey was launched at Morris Heights on the Harlem River with Miss Florence Beekman Bailey as sponsor. Built for speed, she aims for 33 knots and must reach 30 for government acceptance. Armament includes four six-pounder guns and three torpedo tubes. She spans 206 feet long with a 19 foot beam and 6600 horsepower.
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Florence Beekman Bailey
Bailey
New York
Charles L. Seabury & Co
Morris Heights
Harlem River
Theodorus Bailey
Congress
Harper transfers text book line to American Book Co
Harper & Bros. confirms sale of college and high school textbooks to the American Book Company of New York and Chicago. The State Trust Company becomes temporary receiver for Harper & Bros. The court also grants voluntary dissolution and names Francis C. Cantine to hear creditor claims.
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New York
Harper & Bros. Today
American Book Company of
Chicago
State Trust Company
Harper & Bros. Publishing Corporation
Gildersleeve
Trust Company
Francis C. Cantine
Funeral for Captain Martin L. White Held at Roxbury Church
The funeral of Police Captain Martin L. White proceeded from Winthrop Street M. E. Church Roxbury with wide police and naval veteran representation. Forty policemen led the cortege with Lieutenants Spear Curran and Hurley, and Lynn officers escorted to Pine Grove Cemetery. The Roxbury services were described as impressive with pallbearers from multiple divisions and the coffin draped in the American flag.
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Martin L. White
Winthrop Street
M. E. Church
Roxbury
Kearsarge Naval Veterans
T. A. Hurley
C. C. J. Spear
Daniel F E. Curran
Pine Grove Cemetery
Lynn Police
Wiliam Rowe
Casualties in the Twenty sixth Volunteer Regiment in the Philippines
Complete list of first casualties from the 26th Regiment in the Nov 18 and 21 fighting. Names include Henry Hiscock Richard Corbett James Rooney Abraham Frappier John Quigsey Eugene Blower Edmund Sweet and others with units ranks and next of kin details. Some entries note birthplaces enlistment cities and kin in Massachusetts New York and New Hampshire areas. Some rosters lack apparent matches in the regimental list.
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Twenty-sixth Volunteer
Philippines
Henry Hiscock
Groun
Richard Corbett
Manila
James Rooney
Abraham Frappier
John Quigsey
Eugene Blower
A. Hiscock
West Sixty-second Street
New York
Boston
Elizabeth Rooney
Cottage Place
Somerville
Mass
Richard P. Corbett
Bridgewater
Aedlin Corbett
Leon Frappier
Lowell
John Quigley
Mary A. Quigley
Constantia
N. Y
C. F. Adams
South
Clinton Street
Syracuse
Edmund Sweet
Morris Forks
George A. Sweet
John Nadeau
Lawrence
George Nedau
Nadeau
Harold
Plattsburg
Matilda Lashua
Chazy
George Russell
Lawrence Grennan
Moody Diagnosis Unchanged After New York Expert Conference
The Moody case remains a weakened heart with dilation due to overwork. Moody can be dressed and move between bed and chair, though he has difficult breathing at times. Doctors expect eventual recovery and Moody continues to see only his family while receiving many letters of sympathy.
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Wast Northfield
D. L. Moody
H. D. Nichols
New York
Mr. Moody
Dr. Nichols
Wood
Evangelist
Married women barred from postoffice clerk jobs
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath announces that married women cannot remain postoffice clerks. In Modes Connecticut Mrs Jennie J Brown is cited. postmasters must call for resignations of married female clerks and replace them, as the department deems marriage incompatible with service.
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Washington
Heath
Jennie J. Brown
Modes
Conn
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