Griggs Resigns as Attorney General
Attorney General Griggs has handed the resignation to the president to take effect March 31. He will leave Washington soon for his New Jersey home and reside thereafter. Speculation surrounds the next cabinet appointment as the president is expected to name a successor early in the week. An encouraging report comes from the Philippines regarding Funston after Aguinaldo.
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Philippines
Funston
Aguinaldo
Washington
Griggs
New Jersey
Peace prospects urge reduced garrisons in Philippines
Reports from the Philippines are encouraging for peace and the war department considers reducing garrisons. The reorganized army will reach 100000, but discharge plans may shrink actual strength to 70000. Legislation restricting timber sales on public lands hampers development and forest concessions may be authorized by the president. Funston leads a small advance into Isabella province with 10 men and native scouts.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Root
Congress
G. P. Ahern
Ninth Infantry
Forestry Bureau of the Philippines
United States Demands Apology from Morroco
Armored cruiser New York arrives at Gibraltar to transport Mr. Gummere the U S consul general to Tangier and then overland to Morroco City to press the sultan for an apology for a perceived slight to the United States and to settle long pending claims arising from interference with American citizens and the Fez mob incident.
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Gibraltar
New York
Tangier
United States
Morroe
Gunmere
Mazargan
Morrocco City
Morrocco
Morroceco
Gummere
Mazorgan
Marcus Equezi
Fez
Tangiers
Daring attempt to capture Aguinaldo in Arkansas
A man named John Wesley was hanged in Arkadelphia Arkansas on March 23 before about 2000 witnesses in a heavy rain. He was executed for rape and had confessed to two similar crimes nearby from two years prior.
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Arkadelphia
John Wesley
Wesley
Here
Arkansas Legislature Passes Heavy Penalty for Gambling
Little Rock March 23 After a spirited contest the house refused to reconsider the vote for the senate bill to suppress gambling. The act imposes a fine of 500 to 1000 dollars with half to the informant and half to the common school fund. It also punishes officials who neglect to prosecute violations with fine removal and future disqualification. Rep J W Clack of Yell county caused a sensation by saying he could have received 200 dollars to vote against the bill.
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Little Rock
House of Representatives
Senate
J. W. Clack
Yell County
Citizens meet to curb local option violations attacked in transit
At a Farmersville meeting Chas Dial of Greenville spoke for law and order. En route to Greenville he was assaulted near Floyd by men who boarded the train. He was found with severe head injuries and the suspects were detained by county officers. Havana reports on the Platt amendment and Cuban constitutional convention. Quarantine proclamation issued in Austin.
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Farmersville
Tex
Chas. Dial
Greenville
Floyd
Hant County
Havana
Friday Issues Gulf Coast Quarantine Proclamation
Friday issued an annual gulf coast and border quarantine against all vessels and persons from districts infected by yellow fever bubonic plague cholera or other infectious diseases. The quarantine takes effect April 1 and lasts for an indefinite period.
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Friday
Gulf Coast and Border
Burglars Loot San Antonio Grocery Safe
burglars forced no safe, rolled it outside loaded on a wagon and carried away $38 in cash and papers. In San Francisco the wreck report on Rio de Janeiro blames Captain Ward and Pilot Jordan for the February 22 disaster.
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San Antonio
Gengler Grocery
San Francisco
O. F. Balles
J. K. Bulger
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Ward
Jordan
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