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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1899
Page
6
War Secretary failed to attend a reception planned for him as Alger prepares to discuss strategic aims. The gathering drew mixed reactions from attendees and press coverage noted the absence amid security concerns.
Havana March 26 General Alger and party arrived aboard the US transport Ingalls after spending hours at sea. A miscalculation by the navigating officer left Havana unseen until noon, with Matanzas momentarily mistaken as the harbor. Alger declined to land and remained aboard while meetings with Governor-General Brooke were set for the next morning.
Police raided two gambling dens in the city night, at 26 Norris on avenue and 8 Oxford street, seizing fan tan gear and dominoes. Seventeen and twenty three Chinese men were detained, with evidence of gaming found. All posted bail as court appearance set for this morning.
United States armored cruiser New York and gunboats Viecksburg and Annap lis arrived at Sampson at Santians near Santiago de Cuba. Rear Admiral Sampson and Captain Chadwick called on Major General Leonard Wood, with salutes in his honor. Wood returned the visit and more salutes followed as the ships departed for Kingston Jamaica.
The United States Colonial Commission led by General Robert P Kennedy and aides met merchants and citizens in Ponce to assess conditions. This morning they departed on the revenue steamer Blake to inspect Puerto De Joboa and the Guayama district noting the uprising there as insignificant.
A three month old girl was found shivering in an alley near 69 Adams Street during a Boston snowstorm. A Dorchester patrolman rescued the infant and she was taken to the Chardon Street Home where Miss Berry awaits a parent. The baby is described as bright with pink cheeks, wrapped in a worn red cloak but kept clean.
William Waldorf Astor arranged that Pauline Astor will be chaperoned in London by the Countess of Selkirk during the coming season. The arrangement, reportedly paying 15000 for the season plus expenses, follows precedent set with Princess Marie under Queen Victoria. The Countess's heavy duty guards a ward whose fortune could attract many suitors, while a proposed alliance with the Duke of Roxburghe remains only a wish with no immediate plan.
J H Hoadley announced charter papers and contracts completed for a Boston Auto- Truck Company with 10 million dollars capital. One million dollars has been paid in cash. The company secures Hoadley Knight compressed air system rights and manufacturing rights by International Power Company. Production to occur at New England shops in Worcester Massachusetts and Providence Rhode Island.
Funeral services for John L. Davis who died Friday were held at his Dorchester home with Dorchester Temple Baptist Church clergyman officiating. Comrades of Grand Army Post 1b and Post 15 attended. Davis a veteran of the Eleventh Massachusetts Infantry and participant in Bull Run. He was 67. survivors include four children and Cedar Grove Cemetery burial.
The story details heavy US casualties amid continued assaults on entrenched positions. General Otis cites 26 killed and 150 wounded yesterday, with total enfigement deaths around 45 to 50. rebels use trenches, jungles, and volley fire to slow progress.
United States troops under Brigadier General Wheaton captured Malinta beyond the Taliban River after a sharp fight. Colonel Harry C. Egbert of the Twenty second Regular Infantry was killed. Prince Loewenstein died from a gunshot wound. Total losses reported reach 45 killed and about 24 wounded.
In New York on March 26 workers cleared debris of the Windsor Hotel at Forty-seventh Street and Fifth Avenue, expecting foundation and cellar cleanup by week’s end. A severely burnt shoe near the corner yielded a charred foot fragment, with a second foot fragment found at the main entrance later.
ROMS March 26 Pope Leo XIII shows humor about death by recounting a grim joke played on Cardinal Oreglia di Santo who pocketed a ceremonial silver hammer used after a Pope dies. The Pope later rewarded the cardinal with a golden hammer as a cheerful memento of recovery and longevity.
American forces under General MacArthur pressed toward Polo while repairing a river bridge near Malabon. The second Oregon Regiment clashed with Filipino defenders, suffering one killed and five wounded as the river line slowed progress.
Thin and consumptive persons should use this tonic to enrich the blood and nerve force. Scott's Emulsion rests digestive organs by digesting the oil, stops wasting, and produces vigor and warmth. The hypophosphites invigorate nerves and brain tissues. $1.00, all druggists. Scott & Bowne, chemists, New York.
Colonel Henry C. Egbert, born in Pennsylvania, served nearly forty years as a line officer. A veteran of the Twelfth Infantry, he was captured at Gettysburg, escaped, wounded at Bethesda Church, led the Seventeenth Infantry, commanded the Sixth, and rose to colonel in July 1898 before his death in the Santiago campaign. He later joined the Twenty-second Infantry and sailed for Manila arriving March 4, 1900.
In Washington on March 2 1906 Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn acted for Secretary Alger as General Otis’s early dispatches reached the War Department. Officials and officers monitored progress of the fighting and relayed updates to the President as the situation developed.
London reports updated dispatches on the Philippine campaign with editorial praise for American troops. The press notes brave American infantry charges despite ongoing resistance from Filipino forces and discusses imperial lessons and strategic threats to Manila.
War Department release lists March 24 to 26 casualties including Killed from Twentieth Kansas Company I Privates Plumer Curran Craig G A S Anibal Battery H Privates Patton ONeill Sergeant Fogarty Private Ross Thompson Watts Second Oregon Company B Privates Adams Cook Herbert Guy Millard First Montana Company T Privates Bickman Lockhart Stevens Mitschke Merrell Cummings Tenth Pennsylvania Private Newall First Nebraska Sergeant Poor First Colorado Company E Stewart Twenty-second Infantry Colonel Hl C Egbert.
Lieutenant Clausen of the Twelfth New York Regiment returns from Cuba with his Cuban wife who spoke no English. The couple’s marriage followed a swift mutual attraction while in Matanzas. A large crowd greeted the regiment at quarantine and as they paraded to the armory, Mayor Van Wyck reviewed them amid cheers.
Percy Wonson, a farmer in East Gloucester, was shot about 9:16 last evening by a man he surprised in his sheep house. Two shots were fired at close range. one struck, entering his mouth and likely embedding in his tongue. He is reported in critical condition awaiting further evaluation.
Thomas Kilroy a prominent builder of Somerville died at his home 66 Dane street after a weeklong illness from heart failure. He was born in Ireland 82 years ago and came to Somerville 25 years ago. He survived a prior accident when thrown from a wagon at the Red Bridge on Washington street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning.
The article reports heavy snow and renewed harbor activity as ships clear a blizzard impact. Vessels including Anglian, Boston, Juniata, Parthian, and Bay State reach or wait at ports. The Flora Condon and other wrecked crafts are noted, with relief efforts by Boston pilots for a ship’s widow and eight children. The scene includes repairs, sailings, and coastwise incidents near Cape Cod and Boston.
George Bidwell elder of the Liwell brothers who duped the Bank of England out of 5 million with forged securities died after two weeks of pneumonia illness. His brother Austin had died three weeks earlier. Both bodies lie at an undertaker awaiting burial, likely by the county.
The poem praises a girl named Sally for bowling skill and charm. The speaker professes love and imagines a future home in a bowling alley, with Sally as the star and his partner. The light verse notes her strikes, dainty grace, and her eyes aglow as she drives pins.
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