Dewey Returns to Washington After Honor Bestowed
Manila dispatches report Admiral Dewey raising his flag aboard the Olympia amid salutes and gunfire from forts and ships. Rebels fire on Bennington. Ohio and Senator arrive with reinforcements. U S forces shell rebel positions near Guadaloupe as casualties occur among California artillerymen. Manila hosts the Philippine commission. Madrid forms a new cabinet under Senor Silvela and Admiral Camara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey Ralves
Manila
George Dewey
Narcissus
San Jose
United States
Bennington
Malabon
Ohio
Senator
Daily Eagle front page summary
Bryan Texas edition of The Daily Eagle dated March 5 1899 includes editor Connelly Palmer Carnes and Malcom Cannes with subscription rates ten cents per week forty cents per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connelly
Palmer & Carnes
Malcolm Cannes
Kemtons to Appear at Haynes Opera House Weekly
Seats go on sale for the Kemptons who will perform all next week at Haynes Opera House opening Monday night. Tickets priced 15 25 and 35 cents. The Eagle praises the troupe as the best on the road with a charming repertory and no weak links.
Boyett seeks reelection as Bryan City Marshal
T P Boyett announces in the Eagle for reelection to the office of City Marshal, praising two years of service as efficient and trustworthy. He emphasizes duties discharged with judgment, punctuality, and firmness, continuing Bryan’s model order, while Lon Johnson advertises wallpaper and room moulding samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Rhodes
T. P. Boyett
The
Eagle
Bryan
Lon Johnson
Exchange Hotel Arrivals List
JE Price Virginia B V Her bert Mississippi L Norvell Ft Worth Searcy Williams Chicago B Gidcomb Dallas W P Rickey St Louis J F Bryant Lowell A A Farley Baltimore R B Parks New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JE Price
Virginia
V_ Herbert
Mississippi
L . Norvell
Ft. Worth
Searcy Williams
Chicago
Gidcomb
Dallas
W P Rickey
St. Louis
J F Bryant
Lowell
A Farley
Baltimore
R B Parks
New York
New York Life Leads In New Insurance Business
Albany figures show New York Life leading in 1897 new business with 73,471 policies, 152,093,369 in coverage, and 6,054,499 in premiums. Mutual Life and Equitable follow with 51,785 and 42,030 policies respectively. War tax on new business to exceed 350,000. New policy form declared nonforfeitable and incontestable, based on 3 percent earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Payn
Life Companies
New York Life
Mutual Life
Equitable Life
Dallas News
R. G. Tabor
Clever Forgers Arrested in Newark Leader Confesses
New York reports three young men part of a clever check forgery gang have been arrested in Newark. Leader Michael Lehr confesses. others are Seth Miller and Michael Franks. They say the group copied signatures across many cities, starting in New York and extending to Camden Trenton Baltimore Boston and Cleveland. Two members were already jailed in Sing Sing and Allentown Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newark
N. J
Michael Lehr
Seth Miller
Michael Franks
Lehr
National Park Bank
Fifth W National
Astor Place Bank
Camden
Trenton
Baltimore
Boston
New England
New York State
Cleveland
Charles Miller
Sing Sing
Samuel Miller
Allentown
Texas Legislature Battles Over Tax Penalty and Land Bill
The Senate passed a bill repealing the 10 percent tax penalty and limiting back tax recovery to two years for innocent land purchasers. Debate continued on a parole plan for convicts and a Galveston civil district court bill. The House debated franchise tax, charter fees, and business permits, but no vote. both chambers adjourned with several amendments pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Stone
Penitentiary Board
House
Bailey
Wheeless
Galveston
Henderson
Lamar
Crawford
Two Killings Mark Quiet Texas Shooting
In Childress Texas J H Bailey and Tom Palmer shot each other in a saloon. Seven shots fired. Bailey four hits, Palmer two. Both died instantly. In Weston West Virginia Rev J C Rexroad and neighbors quarrel over fence rails ending in a fatal fight. Rexroad mortally wounded. Simmons and Bonnett arrested for murder. R S Palmer dies in Colorado Springs after a Cuba campaign. Fort Smith quarantines for five smallpox cases. future rural quarantines planned in Indian Territory mining camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Tex
J. H. Bailey
Tom Palmer
Bailey
Palmer
Weston
W. Va
J. C. Rexroad
Lewis County
Clark Simmons
James Bennett
Rexroad
Simmons
Bonnett
van Buren
Ark
Fort Smith
Indian Territory
Colored Teachers Institute Program for March 31 and April 1 1897
The program lists Friday and Saturday sessions with topics in grammar arithmetic geography physiology and history led by Miss Massay J G McCallum L D Alber son W R Ford S H Harley C C Carter and others. It issues a notice to Brazos county colored teachers to meet on those dates to prepare for a State Summer Normal in Bryan in 1899 signed C C Carner president.
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Colored Teachers’ Institute
Mary Massay
S. L. Alberson
J. G. McCallum
FE. A. Terrell
Asia
L. D
Wm. Rucker
L. B. Alberson
A. R. Grant
Texas
W.R. Ford
R. D
S. H. Harley
C. C. Car
Ter
U. S
A. R. Wilson
J. H. Reed
H. Hariey
Ch’m
W. R. Forp
W. Robinson
O. A. B. Grant
L. D. Pratord
P. S
Colored Teachers of
Brazos County
Bryan
C. C. Carrer
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Dewey
Conrad
Washington
Congress
Phillippine
Hong Kong
Philippine Commission
Atlanta
Department of the Gulf
Alger
Otis
San Antonio
Spain
Senor Silvera
Admiral Camara
Madrid
Senor Silvela
Senor Dato
Marquis Vila Verde
Nance
Senor Duran
Polaviaja
Marquis Pidal
Martinez de Campos
Chamber of Deputies
Sagasta
Senor Montero Rios
the Daily Eagle
Joe B. Reed
Exchange Hotel
MERCK
E. Rk. Emmel
Ph. G
Turor
EMMEL
London
M. Cook
Great Tourist Agency
William of
Germany
Palestine
Daniel Scotten
Detroit
Texas Legislature
R. S. Palmer
Colorado Springs
Mr. Palmer
Cuba
Colored Teacher's Institute
Webb Bros
Hawks’ Spectacles
Tyler Haswell
D. J. Price
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