25 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
1
The New York bulletin reports Mr. Kipling, as of 10:30 p m, slightly weaker due to added inflammation and disease progression, though his condition remains similar to the last update. Drs. Janeway and Dunham declined to add further details beyond noting slower progression than a fatal case.
Steamship Sandal reached New Orleans from Bluefields after General Reyes attempted to seize the vessel at Cape Gracias. Captain Simmonds of the US gunboat Marietta blocked interference and the Sundal sailed to port, while a deserter leader fled with $40,000.
A Boston street railway dispute closes with remonstrants arguing Tremont street car tracks should remain and the subway cannot handle growing traffic. Closing remarks cite legislative history on elevated rail and question whether the subway was meant for rapid transit or to separate traffic.
United States officials debate Admiral Dewey's cable requesting the battleship Oregon for political reasons. Cabinet members doubt any international significance, while Dewey may aim to pressure insurgents and protect interests as fires damage foreign property near Manila. Oregon sails from Honolulu within weeks, with Monadnock and Monterey nearby.
In a fiery House debate on the army appropriation bill Johnson rep twelve months earlier launched a caustic broadside against the President and his advisers accusing them of being controlled by selfish capitalists. He likened the President to a Dickens character, questioned motives, and predicted adverse public sentiment. House leaders avoided a full rebuttal while Johnson’s Indiana ally Landis and Marsh sparred in a brief exchange. The episode followed Boston Home Market Club revelry where the President sat amid flowers as critics hissed the Secretary of War.
Manila February 2 insurgents renewed attacks on General MacArthur's front near Caloocan. One American killed and four wounded in a sharp morning engagement. San Francisco Del Monte fortress used by insurgents bombarded by Utah battery. American women remain aboard vessels in the bay for safety. Military government established at Iloilo. Dewey asks to shell coast to drive insurgents inland, opposed due to bloodshed and property damage. Knifings by natives noted in city streets.
Four years after the Cuban revolution began a general holiday filled Havana with arches rockets bands and wild crowds. General Gomez entered Havana at noon with Ludlow’s escort marching two thousand Cuban soldiers and horsemen as flowers showered the general and the city packed with celebrants amid patriotic clubs and scenes of jubilation throughout the day.
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