Sensational frauds in Manila commissary dept shock officials
In Manila reports allege extensive fraud in the department of southern Luzon. Barrows and seven commissary sergeants, clerks, a contractor, Hotel Orient managers, and bakery owners are arrested as sacks of flour bacon and other government goods are found with unauthorized persons. White House says no government notice yet. Separate items note deaths, a burned school in Richmond Texas and local grain and lumber news.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Quartermaster Barrows
Department of
Washington
White House
War Department
Luzon
Corbin
Barrows
Venezuela's Conduct and Loomis Mission in 1900s News
Washington reports irritations over Venezuela's conduct as Secretary Long moves Loomis to San Juan en route to New York. Loomis will brief Secretary Hay on conditions in Venezuela. his fate depends on consultations and the state department meeting. Pulido seeks to restore friendly relations amid tensions with the United States.
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Washington
Loomis
Long
Scorpion
San Juan
New York
War Department
United States
Venezuela
State Department
Hay
Senor Pulido
Veterans visit Hartford flagship at Brooklyn navy yard
About 200 sailors from Farragut's fleet and their families visited the Hartford, Farragut's old flagship, at the Brooklyn navy yard. The ship was decorated for the occasion and veterans recalled 1863 battles while noting updated armament including rapid fire guns and a Colt automatic.
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New York
Farragut
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hartford
Will Send a Warship to Australian Parliament Opening
Washington reports a United States battleship will represent the nation at the opening of the Australian confederation parliament. The move signals strong naval stature and ceremonial ties between the two governments during the event in Australia.
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Washington
United States
Notable Obituaries and Disasters Across Cities
Christopher Columbus Gibson died of apoplexy in Henriks New Hampshire. Josephine Ellen Barry died in Indianapolis. Noah Raby marked his 129th birthday at the New Jersey poor farm. A snowstorm hit northwest Texas. Houston dedicated a new First Presbyterian church. A tenement fire in Brooklyn killed Mrs. Elizabeth Marr and a boy named Benjamin Levy. James Stephens funeral in Dublin drew a large crowd. Mrs. William Welch burned herself to death in Canastota after quarrel. Major Robert S. Archer died in Richmond. Lord Salisbury shows influenza improvement. A bank remittance was tampered with in New York. investigation continues. The north Atlantic squadron has ar...
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Christopher Columbus Gibson
Henriks
N. H
Josephine Ellen Barry
Indianapolis
Ind
Noah Raby
New Jersey
Texas
First Presbyterian Church
Houston
Tex
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elizabeth Marr
Benjamin Levy
James Stephens
Dublin
Ireland
Glasnevin
William Welch
Canastota
Robert S. Archer
Tregadar Works
Richmond
Lord Salisbury
Columbia
S. C
New York
North Atlantic Squadron
Movements and Unrest Span Americas Europe
Reported events include a possible move from San Juan to Venezuela and a governor departing San Juan for New York. A massive anti clerical demo in Barcelona sees the Jesuit college stoned. Marseille’s strike situation worsens. shipping orders go to Bremen. A Russian minister’s assassin is sentenced to 20 years. A Paris priest dies. A Texan lawyer is fatally shot by his brother in law.
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San Juan
P. R
Venezuela
Barcelona
Spain
Marseilles
France
Lloyd Steamship Company
Bremen
Germany
Allen
New York
Peter Karpovich
M Pogoliepoff
Abbe Hertzog
Medline
St. Mary Magdalene
Paris
Thomas Jay Womack
Waco
Tex
Alexander B. Meeks
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John Wittman
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Philip K. Sweet
Party-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Wilder
Herbert Mahl
Spartanburg
William Mahl
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Herbert
Houston and Texas Central Railway
Northwest
South Carolina
Kansas City
Florian Irner
Elmwood Cemetery
Briggs
Spencer E. Russell
Russell
Wise County
Rhome
Orange
Bryan
American Laundry
Sac
Franklin Brothers
Newt Marke
Courthowes
Newt
Bryan Grocery Company
Farragu
Grand Opera House
MO. B. Mike
Heptol
Lm. H. James
Dee Mike, JR
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