Americans Move To Occupy Cebu In Philippines Campaign
Washington reports from February 16 that General Otis plans to occupy Cebu, the third major Philippine city, after establishing authority at Iloilo. General Miller sent to seize Cebu with troops, delayed at first by landing opposition but now advancing. Cebu, a key port and former Visayan capital, sits 360 miles from Manila and hosts hemp and sugar trade, coal deposits, and a growing merchant quarter as American garrisons spread beyond Manila to other ports once revenue control is secured.
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Strategic value of 800N and Philippine exploration praised
The piece notes 800N as highly valuable and owned by a British firm, stressing its commercial and strategic importance as Aguinaldo forces shrink to Luzon near its lines. It reports Dewey plans dispatch ships to the south to court the Sultan of Sulu and to assess Palawan, deemed crucial, amid naval observations on the Philippines.
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No Further Advance Near Manila in Filipino Conflict
Manila reports say American line holds natural defenses, encamped along the front with limited actions by scout parties. Trooper Wilberk wounded near Paranaque as Buffalo shells batteries. Brutus and Romulus report port control news. Rebels allegedly burn records and interior surges cause straits, but communications cut.
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Charles Backus Dead One Of American Express Organizers
Charles Chap man Backus, aged 83, a founder of the American Express company, died in New York. He helped form the express line from New York to Buffalo via Utica, encouraging Henry Wells and others to expand from money carriage to merchandise. His belief supported the venture’s growth and the company’s eventual scope.
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Mr. Backus
Strikers Reach Compromise at Colon and Work Resumes
Reports from the Consul General in Panama state a compromise with Colon strikers has been reached and work is underway again. Earlier dispatches warned the situation could turn revolutionary if the strike persisted. In Texas a mad wolf attacked workers on the George West ranch in Live Oak County, injuring three and killing the animal after being shot. In Pennsylvania, a fire at Alonzo Andrews’s home in Towne Sta. left two young children dead during the parents’ absence.
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