Manila Situation Still Critical in Spanish Dispatches
Manila reports indicate a tense crisis with Otis in control at the capital. Rebels concentrate on the outskirts while Filipino forces are ordered to defend only. Miller is ordered to Ila Iloilo to Manila. American troops redeployed as Spanish neutrality and prisoner issues loom in Madrid.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Iloilo
Miller
Philippines
Manila Bay
Mindanao
Cortes
Spain
Washington
United States
Government despatch from Manila on American troops
MADRID, Jan. 13 The government has received an official despatch from Manila stating that the American troops here were.
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Madrid
Manila
Slippery Night Injuries Across City Streets
Slippery conditions on a Spring night caused multiple injuries. Jane in Spring fell and broke her left thigh, John Murphy of Quincy broke his right arm and injured his shoulder after a fall on Atlantic avenue. At City Hospital four more fractures followed falls. Thomas Johnson of South Boston fractured two ribs on Broadway. Minnie Dutton of the hospital staff fell on Washington Street and fractured her right arm. Patrick McGrath slipped on Washington Street causing a Potts fracture of the right foot. Mary Winters of Hanover Street sustained a Potts fracture with dislocation.
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Jane
John Murphy
Quincy
Atlantic Avenue
City Hospital
Thomas Johnson
West First Street
South Boston
Broadway
Minnie Dutton
South Department of the Hospital
Washington Street
Worcester
Patrick McGrath
Pleasant Street
Potts
Mary Winters
Hanover Street
Slipped from his vessel on steamer Prince George tragedy
Frederick Lindborn 30, chief cook, fell overboard while attempting to board at Long wharf at 6:20 PM. Gilbert Messenger, crew mate, dived to save him but both men faced peril in icy water. Lindborn died twenty minutes after rescue. Messenger survived. Cause cited as slippery run planking. Lindborn from Bergen Norway. Undertaker Tinkham to handle body. Medical examiner to view.
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Frederick Lindborn
Prince George
Long Wharf
Gilbert Messenger
Lindborn
Tinkham
Messenger
Bergen
Norway
Gallant a Thief Snatches Pocketbook on Beacon Street Mall
Miss Belle Daley of 218 West Canton Street slipped on the Beacon Street mall of the Common at 10 50 last night. A smooth faced young man helped her up then snatched her pocketbook containing 7 dollars and fled. The crime was reported to the police of Sta on.
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Belle Daley
West
Canton Street
Beacon Street
Brooke's Cabinet to Include Cuban Officials in Havana
Havana January 13 a cabinet of civil advisers for Governor General Brooke will include Senor Domingo Mendez Capote former vice president of the Cuban revolutionary government and now president of the special Cuban committee in Washington and Dr Jose Gonzalez Lanuza a member of the committee announced today.
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Havana
Brooke
Senor
Domingo Mendez Capote
Washington
Jose Gonzalez Lanuza
Diplomatic Dinner at the White House Attended by McKinleys
The President and Mrs. McKinley hosted the diplomatic corps at a White House dinner. East Room decor featured exotic plants, ferns, cattleyas, and pink carnations. Sir Julian Pauncefote, dean of the corps, led Mrs. McKinley to the dining room with Lady Pauncefote, followed by other guests and Senate and House members.
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Washington
McKinley
White House
Senate
House
Fearful Storms Threaten Four Ocean Liners Near Entry
Four large ocean liners faced a hurricane near the channel entrance as crews pressed for their safety. The storm's intensity endangered vessels awaiting passage, prompting urgent precautions and shipboard safety measures.
Violent German Gale Kills Man in Stuttgart
Reports from Berlin describe a violent gale rising in northern and western Germany with thunder storms and heavy rains in the south. In Stuttgart a large scaffolding was blown down, killing one man.
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Berlin
Germany
Stuttgart
Lumber case involves thirty six thousand in Albany suit
The case of Henry W Sage Dean Sage and William H Sage against the Sheppard Morse Lumber Company of Boston was argued in the Court of Appeals today. The Albany lumber dealers seek to recover the value of a large quantity of lumber they claim the defendant wrongfully took in 1887 and converted to its own use.
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Albany
N. Y
Henry W. Sage
Dean Sage
William H. Sage
Shepard Morse Lumber Company
Boston
Court of Appeals
Shawmut Church Accepts Resignation of Rev William Barton
The Shawmut Congregational Church on Tremont Street unanimously accepted the resignation of Rev. William Barton after many years as pastor. He resigned to take a pastorate in the West and a letter was read recommending him to Oak Park Ohio members, where he is to go March 1.
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Shawmut
Rev J E Kingsbury to Cuba Commissioner Visit
The Rev J F Kingsbury D D pastor of the First Congregational Church Bradford has been chosen by the Congregational Home Missionary Society of Boston as commissioner to visit Cuba and report on work to be undertaken by the society on the island.
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J. E. Kingsbury
Cuba
Haverhill
J. F. Kingsbury
D. D
First Congregational Church
Bradford
Congregational Home Missionary Society of Boston
Warranted Syrup of Tar Refund Offer by Drug Firms
A list of druggists including Emery Souther and 200 others in Boston offer refunds for Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar 50 cent and 25 cent bottles if they fail to cure coughs or colds. Substantial guarantees are stated with multiple firms at addresses on Washington, Tremont, Bromfield and Dudley streets and surrounding areas.
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Greene
Emery Souther
Rust & Brichardson Drug
George C. Goodwin & CO
B. F. Bradbury
Washington St. C
Washington St. C. B. Woodward & Co., 52 Bromfield St. Joseph L. Parker
Tremont St
W. A. Demeritt
Columbus Ave
J. D. Knowlton
Washington St
J. P. Gammon
Dudley St
Samuel Siskind
W. A. Chapin
WN. Adams & GO
GEO. J. Alexander
Dorchester Bt
South Boston
We May Yet Have to Whip Germany as We Did Spain
The House unexpectedly backtracked on Germany in the Philippines declaring the possibility of whipping Germany, sparked by a poem and cheers. Debate followed on naval personnel reform to rank staff officers, with contention over line and staff amalgamation and the fate of commodore rank.
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Washington
Germany
Philippines
Berry
Kentucky
Cervera
Spain
Brown
Swanson
Committee On Naval Affairs
Foss
Low
Rep
New York
Line
Engineer Corps
Crowninshield
Naval Commission
Dayton
W. Va
Aguinaldo
Fosse
Staff Corps
Navy
McLaurin Fights Expansion Policy in Senate Speech
In Washington on January 13 Senator McLaurin urged against U S expansionist policy. He argued the United States should not rule distant peoples, citing the South's experience with the Negro race. He endorsed the West resolution opposing colonies like the Philippines as contrary to American institutions. A joint resolution to improve Mystic River was adopted. Senator Allen of Nebraska introduced a five member committee resolution.
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United States
Spain
McLaurin
South Carolina
Senate
Gray
Del
Helen Miller Gould
Congress
Mint
Committee On
Washington
Philippines
CBO
Mystic River
Mass
Allen
Nebraska
NEW CAPTAINS PROMOTED IN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Lieutenants Flanagan and Heffernan are promoted by Commissioner Russell. At roll call yesterday several changes were announced. Engine 42’s operator has been promoted to captain and assigned to Engine 12.
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Flanagan
Heffernan
Russell
Fire department promotes and reassigns officers in morning moves
Fire Commissioner Russell leads a morning reshuffle retiring Captain Fenno and Hoseman Wyman while promoting Lieutenant Flanagan to captaincy and assigning her to Engine 18 Cabot street. Heffernan becomes captain at Engine 19. Hart transfers to Chemical 8. OBrien moves to Tower 1. Ryan shifts to Engine 7. Wheelock and McLaughlin receive permanent appointments at 900 dollars per year to Engine 32. New call substitutes Samuel Mitchell Warren Stevens and Cornelius O'Neil join Ladder 9 with callmen pay. Hoseman Mungrove moves to Engine 26 and Burbank takes Engine 45 duties.
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Russell
George F. Fenno
Carl Hoseman
W. W. Wyman
Joan J. Flanagan
Chemical 8
Cabot Street
Maurice Heffernan
H. J. Hart
C. J. O’brien
Tower 1
Bulfinch Street
William J. Ryan
East Street
Callman
E. H. Wheelock
J. H. McLaughlin
Samuel Mitchell
Warren Stevens
Cornelius J. O'Neil
Hoseman
James J. Mungrove
Ff. A. Burbank
Nelson Dingley Dead Funeral to Be Held in Washington
The late Nelson Dingley will lie in state in the House of Representatives from 10 AM to noon, followed by services. The funeral party will depart by Pennsylvania Railroad for Lewiston, Maine, arriving Tuesday afternoon, with further services at the family home Wednesday and burial in Lewiston. Dingley, ill since December, had a career as Lewiston journalist and Maine politician, serving as Speaker of the Maine House multiple times.
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House of Representatives
House
Senate
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lewiston
S. M. Newman
First Congregational Church
Dingley
Washington
Governor Powers Gives Tribute To Dingley In Maine
Governor Lewellyn Powers of Maine received news of Nelson Dingley’s death from a Post reporter, lamenting the loss of a staunch public servant. Powers recalls Dingley as a tireless lawmaker, a walking encyclopedia, and Maine’s ideal reformer who worked sixteen hours daily and never sought personal reward. He notes Dingley’s broad mindedness in Reconstruction, his strong influence on the tariff law, and Maine’s deep mourning for a champion of the state in Congress.
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Lewellyn Powers
Maine
Dingley
Post
Washington
Blaine
Congress
South
Nelson Dingley
Hale lauds Dingley as national loss in Finance
Senator Hale spoke on Mr Dingleys death praising his finance authority and vast influence in Congress. He said Dingley had the confidence of House and Senate and the nation and that Maine will mourn his devoted service and leadership.
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Washington
Dingley
Hale
House
Senate
Maine
Dingley’s Political Rise and 19th Century Campaign Roles
The text outlines Dingley’s long political career starting with substantial majorities in 1874 and 1875, his Maine delegation role at the 1876 Republican National Convention, and his drafting of the party platform. It notes his active campaigns 1876 through 1889, his chairmanship of the Republican legislative committee in 1879 80, and his 1881 nomination to fill Frye’s vacancy in Maine’s second district.
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Maine
Ife
Republican Legislative Committee
Congress
Dingley
Second
William P. Frye
Advertisers warned by Boston printing trades council
The business agent of the Allied Printing Trades Council warns Boston merchants against an alleged book called the Iron Mourners Anniversary Book. He states none of the council officers authorize ads or receive contributions for the publication and that the solicitations are unauthorized. The notice is dated January 15, 1899, from 15 Cornhill, Boston.
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Allied Printing Trades
Boston End
Iron Mourners
Allied Printing Trades Council
J. Mc Donald
Allied Prifting Trades Council
Cornhill
Boston
Dingley Career Shaped by Teaching and Politics
Nelson Dingley Jr born February 15 1832 in Durham Maine rose from poverty to college, then taught school while studying law. He quit law for newspaper work, built the Lewiston Journal, entered politics at the birth of the Republican Party, and served as Maine governor 1874 5 and congressman since 1881.
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Lewiston
Lewiston Journal
Republican Party
Nelson Dingley, Jr
Maine
Durham
Androscoggin County
Lambert
Androscoggin River
Nelson
Jane
Lambert) Dingley
Parkman
Piscataquis County
Unity
Waldo County
Auburn
China
Waterville
J. H. Hanson
Waterville College
Colby University
Dartmouth College
Dingley
Morrill & Fessenden
De Bal l s Cough Syrup Hailed Against Hacking Coughs
For ages De Ball s Cough Syrup has been the remedy for hacking coughs, praised in local household medicine lore as an effective relief.
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De.Ball
Dingley’s Rise and Ship Bill Influence Noted in Congress
Dingley, elected by a large majority exceeding 5000, chaired banking and currency and liquor traffic committees. He led sessions as House presiding officer in committee of the whole. His first speech was April 25, 1882 on Protection to American Shipping during tariff discussions. A joint resolution in August 1882 appointed him to study American shipbuilding and shipowning needs, resulting in a well-regarded Shipping Bill.
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House
Dingley
Congress
Cox
Carlisle
Select Committee
Senate
Dingley’s rise in congress and bureau creation
The text traces William Dingley’s political career from 1884, his bill to create a Treasury Department Bureau of Navigation, its passage, and the bureau’s organization. It notes his re elections to multiple Congresses, presidency of the Congressional Temperance Society in 1887, and his long service on the Appropriations Committee through the Fifty second and Fifty third Congresses.
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American Postal Steamship Lines
Dingley
Shipping Committee
Bureau of Navigation
Treasury Department
House
Senate
Lewiston’s Dingley Aides Sought Treasury Post
In 1897 McKinley sought Dingley as Secretary of the Treasury but he declined to leave the Ways and Means chair. Dingley, a Lewiston editor and congressman, shaped the McKinley tariff bills, spoke with quiet force, and impressed through careful data and humor at home.
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Dingley
Lewiston
Mr. McKinley
Major McKinley
Nelson Dingley, Jr
Lewiston Journal Owners Mourn Congressman Dingley
Lewiston Missouri January 13 news reports Congressman Ding ley has died after a period of illness. Frank L Dingley of Auburn brother of the late congressman rushed to Washington upon hearing the telegram but news arrived that he could not recover. The community, long proud of the Dingley brothers who owned and expanded the Lewiston Journal, laments in grief.
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Lewiston
Frank L. Dingley
Auburn
Congressman Dingley
Dingley
Washington
Scarecely
Mr. Dingley
Lewiston Journal
New England
Middletown
Conn
J. Yale Fairman
Man Babson Found Unconscious in Street with Medical Mystery
Frank B Babson 56 of 76 Essex street lies unconscious at Emergency Hospital after being found at Lincoln and Beach streets at 6 30 pm. Police report cites morphine overdose but surgeons believe uremia is the likely cause. He remains in puzzling condition as doctors investigate his case.
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Frank B. Babson
Lincoln and
Beach Streets
Hospital
Essex Street
Babson
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