Soldiers Riot At Presidio Saloon Fire Destruction
About 100 United States soldiers were arrested at the Presidio after a Sunday night riot in which they gutted the Presidio club cafe and set it on fire. The attack followed an assault on Private Charles L. King, who was badly injured. King’s supposed attacker, Private Clark, was in custody. The white troops faced guard by colored units and prepared to sail for Manila soon.
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San Francisco
United States
Presidio
24Th Infantry
Lieut. Harris
Charles L. King
Clark
23D
A. L. Echfeld
King
Presidio Club
Col. Freeman
24Th United States Infantry
Cavalry
Manila
Raleigh Return Parade Drenches Vast New York Crowd
In New York on April 17 a large crowd celebrated the Raleigh’s Manila return after a delayed voyage. The cruiser led a flotilla of small ships and 25 excursion boats from Tompkinsville to Grant’s Tomb and back to North River off Fifty Fourth Street amid heavy rain and cheers.
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New Yorks
United States
Raleigh
Manila
Tompkinsville
Grant
Anchorage
North River
Fifty-fourth Street
Tomb built for Carter county elder in Greenup
Wm Sauls bury the body of one of Carter county’s oldest citizens, a brick and cement tomb now completed. In Springfield Ohio Maj Gen J Warren Keifer had a restless night and his condition is feared more serious than announced.
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Greenup
Wm. Saulsbury
Carter County
Springfield
J. Warren Keifer
Cuban Army Muster Rolls Show 40 600 Names in Cuba
Havana April 15 The Cuban army muster rolls delivered to Gov Gen Brooke list 40 600 names on 1 200 sheets with 6 000 commissioned officers and 42 000 non commissioned and privates. The figures differ from American estimates and reflect regular camps, home reviews, and official employments. General Gomez demonstrated strong support for Brooke while Cuban leaders praised his patience and courtesy.
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Havana
Gen
Brooke
Senor Domingo Mendez Capote
United States
Santiago
Leonard Wood
Assembly
Gen. Brooke
Gen. Gomez
Gomez
Alger Will Not Resign as War Secretary
Secretary Alger denied rumors he would retire from the cabinet. He stated the reports were false and he plans to remain Secretary of War through this administration unless an unforeseen contingency arises. He said the idea of a successor had been determined upon is untrue.
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Washington
Alger
Snow blockade broken resumes Colorado rail traffic
The Colorado Midland blockade west of Leadville was broken Friday and through traffic resumed after 77 days. Two through freight trains left Colorado Springs at noon and the passenger schedule will be restored. Snowbanks up to 25 feet and ice on rails caused delays. crews began clearing by hand. No further delays expected.
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Denver
Col
Colorado Midland Railway
Leadville
Colorado Springs
Manager Martin Julian Stricken With Typhoid Pneumonia
Martin Julian, manager of Bob Fitzsimmons, is critically ill in New York at Union Square hotel. He fell ill Saturday evening and worsened quickly.
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Martin Julian
New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Union Square
Julian
Endless chain scheme ruled illegal by U S official
Harrison I. Barrett assistant attorney general of the United States declared the endless chain scheme illegal. The notice came from Washington and was received by the post office department in Cincinnati on Friday April 15.
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Cincinnati
Post Office Department
Washington
Harrison I. Barrett
The
United States
Adm. Schley Assigned to Duty
Rt. Adm. W. S. Schley, long on waiting orders after being relieved of command, was assigned to duty Friday as a member of the naval examining board in Washington.
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Adm. Schley
Washington
Adm
W. S. Schley
Naval Examining Board
South Dakota Volunteers Should Be Returned Home
Gov. Lee of South Dakota urges President McKinley to recall the South Dakota volunteers from the Philippines. He argues the war with Spain is over, the enlistment fulfilled obligations to the country, and retention would violate law and the Constitution, with no war need present. The letter frames continued retention as unconstitutional and contrary to independence principles.
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St. Paul
Congress
Luzon
Spain
Birth of Jefferson Dinner Honors Democratic Club
In York on April 14 the Jefferson birth celebration dinner for the Democratic Club took place at Opelitan Opera House. Floral displays densely lined the dining area with alabaster vases, cornucopias of flowers, and a Louis XIV palace theme on stage. Guests arrived from six o clock, seating arranged around two long tables and a grand centerpiece.
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York
T Tie Club
Thomas
Opelitan Opera House
Irs
Louis XIV
Jefferson
Democratic Club
Manifesto Critiques Cuban Policy and Volunteer Service
A speaker condemns the policy toward Cuba, cannot reconcile wartime killings in the Philippines with political ethics or Christianity, and accuses volunteers of being drawn into a mission opposite to their enlistment purpose.
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Cuba
Philippines
Bottom Drops Out Of Volcano At Hawaii Crater
Passengers aboard the City of Rio de Janeiro recount the March 23 event when the volcano crater collapsed and dust and smoke filled the air. A 150 foot diameter hole appeared, with estimates placing the crater bottom as deep as 800 feet below the mouth. Guests at Volcano House were alarmed then reassured as surveys continued.
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San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Honolulu
Volcano House
Actress Cora Tanner Nearing Death In Nebraska
Actress Cora Tanner lies dying in Omana Nebraska from poison she ate after receiving candy left by a messenger at her hotel. No crew is present as of now. In Aveysta Maine Gov Powers orders a special election for June 19 to replace the late Nelson Dingley in Congress.
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Cora Tanner
Omana, Neb
Dingley
Aveysta
Powers
Nelson Dingley
City hosts record number of tat dinners at Waldorf Astoria
About 1 500 were planned for but all tats. This is said to be the number ever accommodated in the city’s history. Dinner with President McKin tie Waldorf Astoria was served by Richard Belmont and Augustus Van.
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McKintie
Waldorf Astoria
Richard Belmont
Augustus van
Balk Rule Change Sparks Baseball Debate
The Balk Rule changed to apply to pitchers only when throwing to a base without delivering the ball. The old rule requiring a move toward the bases was criticized and reconsidered in this period.
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HixGron
Mto
Monongahela River coal interests to begin appraisals
In En Pennsylvania on April 14 the scope of coal operations on the Monongahela River expands with options seen on most river mines coal boats and towboats. Appraisals will begin in a few days as the larger coal interests consolidate plans and assess value.
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En, Pa
Monongahela River
Two Die From Fire After Debauch in Shanty
April 14 report states two young men burned in a shanty fire while sleeping off a debauch. James Hogan died, Basil Carroll was dying, and Kenneferick was seriously burned.
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James Hogan
Basil Carroll
Kenneferick
Woman Hanged in Georgia for Murder of Mistress
Cassi colored was hanged here in Georgia on April 14 for the murder of his mistress Sarah. He had admitted the crime and was prepared for execution when the sentence was carried out.
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Sarah
Cuban Affairs and Army Promotions in Havana Report
Havana dispatch notes President’s salary set at eighty six thousand dollars yearly while Gen Diaz faces higher pay offers for command of rural police. Details on a new supreme court decree, military reviews by Gov Brooke, Gen Lee and Gen Gomez, and a dockside fatality identification are included.
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Havana
Pedro Diaz
6Th Army Corps
Pinar del Rio
Henry C. Hasbrouck
Supreme Court
Senor Lanuza
Gen. Brooke
Madrid
9Th Illinois Volunteers
2D Artillery
Brooke
Lee
Gomez
7Th Corps
McKinley
Spanish minister appoints envoy to United States and expands consulates
The Official Gazette announces the Duke de Arcos as Spanish envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States. New consulates are created at Havana Manila Iloilo San Juan de Porto Rico and Cienfuegos. Generals Rios and Otis discuss safe conduct and prisoner exchanges with Aguinaldo.
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Duke de Arcos
Havana
Manila
Iloilo
San Juan
Cienfuegos
Philippines
Otis
Aguinaldo
Rios
Large U S contract for beef to Philippines arranged
Kansas City reports a major government contract for 1,500,000 pounds of best export dressed beef. The supply will be produced in Kansas City with 12 carloads for export dispatched westward immediately to feed troops in the Philippine islands.
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Kansas City
United States
Philippine Islands
West
Red book admitted as evidence in case at Philadelphia
The red book praised as damaging to Quay is entered as evidence in Philadelphia. At 10 30 Saturday Mr. Rothermel offered the book as a bank record objected to by the defendant's attorneys.
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Philadelphia
Quay
Cuban farmers told mortgage obligations in Cuba eased
Washington April 17 The administration has notified the Cuban planters delegation that mortgage obligations in Cuba will be eased and handled differently under new policy measures.
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Washington
Cuba
Ambush Near Santa Cruz Amid Filipino Conflict
A 60 man sharpshooter unit under Lieut Southern advances toward Pan sangha facing a trench. The clash yields Filipino dead and wounded, with several engagements as Gen Lawton moves north toward Santa Cruz, and prisoners are released with American proclamations distributed to locals.
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Pansangha
Southern
Washington Regiment
Santa Cruz
14Th Infantry
Linck
1St Idaho
Fraine
North Dakota Infantry
Aguinaldo
14Th Regiment
Cariboo
Tongas
North Dakota
Paolo Aguirre
Lawton
Lieut
Brooke
Manila
Napidan
Laguna de Bay
Paghanjan
Lambun
Longas
Weisenberger
Pactos Ancontonia
Lomgas Church
Father McKinnon
San Antonio
United States Philippine Commission
4Th Cavalry
Secretary Alger to Return to Washington Friday
A war department dispatch from Secretary Alger reports he has arrived at Ft. Monroe and will reach Washington Friday afternoon. It was expected he would go to New York but he changed plans after leaving San Juan.
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Washington
War Department
Alger
Ft. Monroe
New York
San Juan
Honor Awaiting Gen Wheeler in Manila
A Washington special reports General Wheeler will soon be named military governor of Manila. Cutenco notes the upcoming appointment is expected to place Wheeler in a key governing role amid the ongoing administration of the Philippines.
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Wheeler
Cutenco
Washington
Manila
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