Revolt by GoLored Troops Incites Deadly Shooting in Anniston
In Anniston Alabama a clash erupts between white civilians and black soldiers of the Third Tennessee and Second Arkansas. Private Gildhart is shot in the head while en route to camp. The Fourth Kentucky soldier is reported shot. A mob of 50 to 200 black soldiers opens fire on provost guards, guards retreat, later reinforcement arrives as crowds riot. Two guards are missing. several arrests and saloon closures follow under General Frank and General Colby orders.
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Anniston
Ala
Gildhart
Company B
Second
Arkansas
Fourth
Kentucky
Walnut Street
Liberia
Fifteenth
Pine Streets
Dodson
Third Tennessee
Privyate Graham
Guna
Hight
Frank
Colby
Third
Tennessee
Philadelphia Ships 20000 Tons Cast Iron Pipes to London
A British bark Highland chartered in Philadelphia on Wednesday will load 20 000 tons of cast iron pipes for London direct. This marks the first full cargo of this kind ever shipped from Philadelphia or any American port and signals a growing export trade for the city.
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Philadelphia
London
Highland
England
American
Newly Appointed Japanese Minister Presented to President
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Day presented the new Japanese minister Mr. Komura to President McKinley in the Blue Room. He succeeds Mr. Hoshi who retires to join the Japanese parliament. Speeches marked the formal ceremony with customary courtesy.
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McKinley
Washington
Wedey Morning
Aor
Komura
Hoshi
Crowninshield Reports From Navigation Bureau
Washington dispatch notes Captain Crowninshield chief of the bureau of navigation in the navy department has furnished an annual report. He directed execution of the board of strategy for ship movements and officer assignments giving him insight into the war and detailing important information in the report.
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Bureau of Navigation
Washington
Crowninshield
Navy Department
Deat
Board of Strategy
First Orders Issued For Occupation of Cuban Provinces
War department released the first general orders for American troops to occupy central and western Cuba. Brigadier General Oates leads the brigade with regiments from Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York. Destinations include Pinar del Rio Mariel and Guanajay with transport from Savannah and rail movement to Havana.
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War Department
Cuba
United States
Second Army Corps
Augusta
Secretary of War
Pinar del Rio
Mariel
Guanajay
Savannah
Havana
Pinar del Nio
Quartermaster’s Department
Adjutant General of the Army
Miles
H. O. Corsry
Adjutant General
William C. Oates
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Athens
Camp Neade
Manuel
Guanajuy
Commission in Washington Deliberates Hawaiian Government Bill
The president appointed commission for Hawaii met in Senator Cullom's committee room Washington to discuss details of the government bill and report to Congress. Present were Senators Cullom Morgan Representative Hitt and Judge Frear as the group reviews the draft since leaving Honolulu.
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Hawaiian Islands
United States
Cullom
Washington
Honolulu
Morgan
Hitt
Judge Frear
Congress
Telegraph People Seek Compensation for Cable Cuts
At a Cuban Submarine Telegraph Co meeting in London chairman C. W. Parish urged compensation from the United States for cable cuts off Santiago de Cuba. The Foreign Office pledged to help but warned the claim might not be admitted.
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Santiago de Cuba
Cuban Submarine Telegraph Company
London
C. W. Parish
Foreign Office
United States
Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco Destroyed in Fire
The Baldwin hotel owned by Lucky Baldwin, a six story wooden structure, burned early Wednesday morning and was left in ruins. Eight hundred guests and staff were inside at the time, and at least two people died in the blaze. The building, valued at about three million dollars, had long been considered a dangerous fire trap by the fire department.
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San Francisco
Baldwin
General Blanco resigns as captain general of Cuba
A Madrid informed note confirms Marshal Blanco's resignation, with Spain pressing Cuba to assume its debt orSpain to pay. Washington officials expect continued Cuban evacuation, while Blanco's move raises questions on sovereignty and possible unrest among Spaniards.
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Madrid
Marshal Blanco
Cuba
Spain
Philippine Islands
America
Paris
Washington
Blanco
Antilles
United States
Philippines
Arolas
Havana
Matthew C. Butler
Hampton
Minnewaska
Tampa
Sharkey Wins By Disqualification In Lenox Ring Farce
In New York at the Lenox Athletic Club the Sharkey Corbett bout ends in a disqualification after Connie McVey, Corbett’s second, jumps the ring and appeals to the referee. Referee Kelly disqualifies Corbett and refunds bets as spectators protest. The crowd, major bankers and businessmen among them, witnessed a chaotic finish that casts a shadow on New York boxing.
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Sharkey-Corbett
Lenox Athletic Club
New York
Corbett
Connie” McVey
John Kelly
Sharkey
McVey
Kelly
Jim
New Orleans
Fitzsimmons
Not Safe for Tolberts Warns Return Is Unwise
United States Marshal Melton of South Carolina told Postmaster General Emory Smith that it would be very unwise for the Alberts to return to their state. He added he had no hesitation in saying they would not be safe until the excitement subsides.
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Havana
Cuba
Riflers
Orden Publico
Board of Aldermen
Marshal Melton
Washington
United States
South Carolina
Emory Smith
Melton
Alberts
Survivors Tell Tale of Atlanta Wreck Off Africa
Three sailors survived when the British ship Atlanta wrecked five miles south of Alsen while bound from Tacoma to Capetown. Twenty three lives were lost including all officers. Survivors Francis McMahon Ireland aged eighteen John Webber New York and George Frazer Philadelphia describe a disaster blamed on the captain losing reckoning amid three days of bad weather.
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Atlanta
Tacoma
Capetown
Alsen
Portland
Oregon
Associated Thce
Francis McMahon
Ireland
John Webber
New York
George Frazer
Philadelphia
Charles McBride
Hunter
N. O. Huston
Scotland
David Stewart
Liverpool
Aleck Beck
F. E. Croger
M. O. Hilkingtor
Joe Cassa
Williamson T. Lewis
Michael Galligher
David Green
Jacobson
Pedro Gregory
John Marks
John Smith
Seaman
Hamilton
McMahon
Wife Demolishes Saloon After Husband's Drunken Spree
Mrs. Harry Bradley of New York City smashed every glass and emptied all liquor at her husband’s Congress Street saloon in Savannah. She told burglar alarm responders not to come, then entered with her nine month old baby and left with the place ruined and the bar emptied.
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Savannah
Harry Bradley
New York City
Congress Street
Will Christina Resign Be Given Don Carlos
London dispatch reports a peaceful change of Spain's dynasty. The queen regent reportedly plans to quit with her family after Paris peace, with Don Carlos to be proclaimed king as the army and clergy favor the shift.
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Don Carlos
London
Spain
Austria
Paris
Philippines Fight Soldiers Leaves One Dead in Manila Carriage Conflict
Advices from Manila report three Filipino natives hired a carriage to dispute the fare. American military police attempted arrests, leading to a fight in which Sergeant Price of the Minnesota regiment was stabbed and killed. Three other soldiers Maher Montgomery and Hoyt were wounded. Maher killed one native. the others were arrested.
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Manila
Price
Minnesota
Maher
Montgomery
Hoyt
Post Office Robbery Delivers Tampered Registered Letter
A registered letter containing 1000 dollars was intercepted between New York and Lexington. Horseman John E. Madden reportedly planned to send the money by letter, but his wife found the mail had been tampered with, leaving only two slips of paper.
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New York
Lexington
John E. Madden
Spain Hopes to Reject U S Money and Philippines Cession
Paris dispatch reports Spanish peace commissioners near Madrid debate the American offer of 20 million dollars. Some officials urge a firm stance to decline money and cede nothing, while others hint at signing a treaty under duress and choosing to end the war.
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Paris
Madrid
United States
Spain
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Senor Montero Rios
Antilles
Bishop Turner Denounces Negro Future in This Country
In Dublin at the Macon African Methodist Episcopal conference Bishop H M Turner declares no manhood future for the Negro in the United States. He urges a national convention and a one hundred million dollar plan to fund steamship lines to Africa for settlement.
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Macon
African Methodist Episcopal Conference
Dublin
H. M. Turner
Atlanta
James M. Dwane
Queenstown
South Africa
Turner
United States Congress
Africa
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Christina
Philipinos
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Madrid Commission
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