British Blue Jackets In Ambush Battle Report
A description notes British blue jackets advancing into an ambush and fighting manfully against superior force, highlighting courage under heavy odds and the clash with a stronger enemy force.
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13 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
1
Great Britain Takes Prompt Action in Samoa Deadly Clash
Advices from Apia report a brutal clash on April 1 between Anglo American forces of 214 soldiers and 150 friendly Samoans against Mataafa rebels at Vaslejo plantation. Lieutenant Freeman and Lieutenant Lansdale were killed, Ensign Monaghan also fell, and several Britons and Americans were wounded or unaccounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
N. Z
Apia
Vaslejo
Angel H. Freeman
Tauranga
Philip van Horn Lansdale
United States
Philadelphia
Freeman
Lansdale
San Francisco
George E. Cave
Porpoise
C. M. Perkins
Cave
Sturdee
Gaunt
Monaghan
Tutulea
New Zealand
Sydney
New South Wales
Kautz
E. White
Stuart and
Mataafa
Herr Rose
Maguigi
Stuart
Ing
Germany
Great Britain
Samoa
England
Samoan Islands
Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Yankee Clipper Arrives From Hongkong With Firecracker Cargo
The Yankee clipper Reuce sails in from Hongkong after a 96 day voyage of over 16 000 miles. She carries 7 000 cases of firecrackers for the Fourth of July in America. The voyage saw a death on board but the journey continued with strong daily speeds across the Indian Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reuce
Hongkong
America
Cape of Good Hope
Indian Ocean
Will Get More Pay In Parkersburg Street Cars
Motormen on the Parkersburg electric street car line will receive a voluntary wage increase from fifteen to eighteen cents an hour starting May 1. The move, prompted by the Wheeling strike, aims to prevent broader unrest by local officials and company leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Commercial Tribune
W. Va
Brothers in Avilla Tragedy Ends in Double Loss
Two Goodrich brothers Walter and Wallace quarrelled over hauling straw in Avilla Indiana. Wallace 19 shot Wallace dead and Walter 37 wounded himself in the stomach then died by firing the revolver at his head. Walter may recover as parents mourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Auburn
Ind
Walter
Wallace Goodrich
Avilla
Here
Wallace
Goodrichs
Clark testifies he disposed eight cartridges tied to Oland case
Clinton Clark told jurors he threw eight thirty two caliber cartridges in a rear house vault the morning before Andy Bodenmiller's body was found. He said he feared his wife’s nervous illness and possible self harm. He denied discarding them the day the body was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Oland
Clinton Clark
Andy Bodenmiller
Arsenic Laced Candy Found In Nebraska Case
Chemical tests confirm four grains of arsenic per candy piece in the April Hastings incident that nearly killed Mrs. C F Morey and several others. Investigation points to a female author of the note declaring home made sweets as the culprit. victims are recovering and arrests are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
C. F. Morey
Captain Dillon Arrested on Sea Beating Claim
SAN FRANCISCO April 12 Captain Dillon of the United States transport Scandia was arrested on a sailor Mohns charge of beating him at sea. Mohn struck Dillon, then Dillon struck back cracking the sailors skull with a rifle butt after regaining consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Dillon
United States
Scandia
Mohn
Captain Dillon
Diplomacy Seen Key as Samoa Crisis Persists
Washington believes diplomacy may settle the Samoa crisis after killings of American and British officers. The United States will not extend naval or marine presence. Britain's course and Germany's stalled High Commission shape the risk of broader conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Apia
Cushman K. Davis
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Germany
Night Conference in Berlin Clears the Situation
Berlin April 12 Sir Frank Lascelles British Ambassador and Baron von Buelow German Foreign Minister conferred late into the evening The outcome not stated but reports say an agreement was reached on the commission
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frank Lascelles
Baron von Buelow
Farmer 85 is gored to death by bull in Ohio field
Madison Powers, an 85 year old farmer of Youngstown Ohio, was killed while feeding stock when a bull gored him. The bull had to be shot to reach the body. Powers leaves an estate valued at $200000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Madison Powers
Powers
Secretary Long Says No More Instructions to Kautz
Secretary Long announced that no additional instructions would be sent to Admiral Kautz. The statement was delivered in Washington on April 12 and noted as a brief official update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Long
Kautz
State
Tutt Desperate Before Double Mayfield Hangings
In Mayfield Kentucky on April 12 preparations are set for the execution of Will Tutt the negro wife murderer scheduled for 11 o clock tomorrow. Tutt showed anger at visitors and cursed officers and preachers as guards readied the gallows for his hanging. Bob Banks is slated to hang next Tuesday April 18 on the same scaffold drawing broad local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Mayfield
Will Tutt
Bob Banks
McKinley Thanks Loubet For France's Peace Efforts
President McKinley acknowledges France's good offices in promoting peace with Spain. A April 12 1899 letter to Emile Loubet expresses appreciation and notes the role of France in strengthening U S French amity amid the peace agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bring
Washington
Emile Loubet
Paris
United States
Spain
France
William McKinley
Van Wyck to Speak at Dems Dinner in New York
Judge Augustus Van Wyck, the last Democratic candidate for New York Governor, will headline a $10 Democratic Club dinner.Observers expect him to hint at a presidential bid and outline a platform for Eastern Democrats at the next National Convention, potentially crystallizing opposition to Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Augustus van Wyck
New York State
Democratic Club
van Wyck
Bryan
Falloon divorce petition filed by Ohio State Senator
State Senator George Falloon filed for divorce from Caroline Mc Cord Falloon in Athens Ohio. The petition cites gross neglect and eleven charges of infidelity, naming H D Bennett of Columbus and William Bower of Athens as social connections. The couple married in Columbus in 1896 and separated in 1898. Falloon chairs the Fish and Game Commission and remains active in state politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
H. D. Bennett
William 8. Bower
Athens
Falloon
Senator Falloon
Fish and Game Commission
Ohio
Divorce suit in Athens Court over gifts claim
In Columbus on April 12 papers were served in the divorce case of former State Senator George Falloon against Catharine McCord Falloon. The suit alleges the wife, daughter of a grain dealer, received a diamond and pearls from the husband of a Columbus friend. The senator, her second husband, was previously married to Mrs. Dennis. The couple once received a silver dinner service from Senate colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
State Senate
Falloon
Vessel on Fire Reported at Sea Near 38.7N 55.29W
The North German Lloyd steamer Saale arrived from Genoa Naples and Gibraltar and reports a lumber laden three masted vessel on fire at sea on April 9. The target vessel showed fire in the aft section and no response to the whistle at the listed coordinates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
Field Buys Downtown Chicago Property for 350000
Marshall Field purchases downtown Chicago property from Mrs. Hettie Green for 350000 dollars and now owns twenty acres valued at 24000000 dollars in total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
Chicago
Commercial Tribune
Hettie Green
Field
Governor Denies Clemency for Will Tutt in Wife Murder
Frankfort Kentucky Governor Bradley refused executive clemency to Will Tutt who faces execution by hanging for the murder of his wife. Tutt is scheduled to die in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Bradley
Will Tutt
Mayfield
Woman Secures Police Protection Near Saxton Block
A woman received police protection after she reported threats while in the Saxton Block area. Officers provided continued monitoring and assistance as her safety concerns were addressed.
Prosecution Plans and Testimony in Saxton Case
In Canton on April 12 the court signaled limits on using incidents involving Saxton and the Georges as evidence in Mrs. George's trial. Witnesses described Mrs. George guiding officers to Saxton’s block seeking protection, with claims of threats and past confrontations. George’s associates testified about her proximity to the Saxton Block and sightings near the residence during 1897 1898, including a revolver sighting by William M Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Canton
George D. Saxton
Mrs. George
Saxton
Georges
Rohn
Charles Dickerhoff
Dickerhoff
Sample C. George
E. J. Rex
George
Mrs. Althouse
Myers’ Lake
Photograph Identification In Court Delays Adjutment
A photo of Miss Corinne Smith was shown to a witness who was asked about recognizing her in the block. The State objected and the court limited the photos to aiding identification. The witness did not identify the picture. A photo of Miss Emma Saltsmann, once a milliner in the city, was similarly used. The court adjourned until tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne Smith
Emma Saltsmann
Akron Sergeant Reduced In Ohio Recruiting Row
Sergeant A. L. Beebe in charge of the Akron local recruiting station was reduced to the ranks and ordered to join the Third Cavalry at Augusta Georgia. Captain Tillson announced the move as disciplinary but gave no explicit reason, though reports say it stems from Beebe marrying without War Department consent. Beebe wed Miss Alice Irving of the King Dramatic Company two weeks ago after a brief acquaintance and plans to appeal to the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Akron
A. L. Beebe
Third Cavalry
Augusta
Tillson
Ohio
War Department
Beebe
Alice Irving
King Dramatic Company
Charles Dudley Warner Critically Ill in New Orleans
Author and editor Charles Dudley Warner is critically ill in New Orleans with grippe developing into pneumonia of the right lung. Three physicians attend him as his respiration remains poor and his pulse weak despite little fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Charles Dudley Warner
Three Masked Robbers Attempt Farmhouse Robbery near Adena
In Steubenville Ohio on April 12 three masked men broke into George Hamilton's rural home near Adena. A son alerted a neighbor and with gun and bludgeons the trio terrorized the family before fleeing as neighbors arrived. Mrs Hamilton is prostrated by the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Steubenville
George Hamilton
Adena
Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Extradition Plot Tied to Heckman Case Unfolds
A. B. Colgar Jr of Nashville was arrested in New York on conspiracy charges linked to kidnapping witness Nicholas A. Heckman. Accompanied by Captain Casteen, Colgar allegedly aided efforts to spirit Heckman away. Extradition papers for Heckman have been revoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
New York
Colgar, Jr
Tenn
Nicholas A. Heckman
Roland B. Molineux
Heckman
Colgar
Casteen
Molineux
Percy E. Raymond
Justice Williams Dismisses Indictment in Poison Case
Justice Pardon C. Williams dismisses the indictment against Roland Molineux for sending poison to Harry Cornish that caused Mrs Adams death in New York last December. He orders the case resubmitted to the grand jury now sitting or the next New York grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
N. Y
Pardon C. Williams
Roland Molineux
Harry Cornish
Adams
New York
Justice Williams
Case Against Hayes Heirs Reaches Supreme Court
Representative Hal Deran of Fremont arrives in Columbus to argue tomorrow in the Supreme Court the case against the children of the late President Hayes to compel payment of a $1,120 bequest to Thomas Hunt with interest from January 1897. Burchard A. Hayes represents the heirs who lost in lower courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Hal Deran
Fremont
Supreme Court
President Hayes
Thomas Hunt
Burchard A. Hayes
Drowning on Canal Path In Indianapolis
Miss Bertha Shennessy riding on the canal bank cycle path with Mrs George S Gatch was thrown over the handlebars into the water and drowned. She perished before aid could reach her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Bertha Shennessy
George 8. Gatch
Detroit Arrives Cartagena to Protect American Merchants
The Detroit arrived at Cartagena Colombia and will move to Bluefields Nicaragua to safeguard American commercial interests there as of April 122.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Detroit
Cartagena
Colombia
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Aguinaldo's Brother-in-Law Overtaxing People in His Province
The United States Philippine Commission hears residents on self government in the islands. They oppose full independence and favor township self rule with American protection. Vendors complain of heavy taxes and extortion by Tagalo rebels and Aguinaldo's brother-in-law in Sorosogon. General Luna is recalled to command as discipline sustains rebel unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mataafa
Germany
Berlin
Joint High Commission
San Franciso
Apia
Speir von Sternberg
London
Foreign Office
Samoa
Manila
Philippine Commission
Visayas Islands
Gubat
Sorosogon
Tagalos
Aguinaldo
Luna
San Francisco del Bonte
Wheaton Drives Rebels From Santa Maria Front
General Wheaton leading the Tenth Pennsylvania and Second Oregon with two guns attacked rebels along the railroad near Santa Maria. The enemy retreated toward the mountains after burning the town, about 1,000 rebels reported in Santa Maria. American troops extended the guard along the railroad to prevent close quarters again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Wheaton
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Santa Maria
Rebels Decamp as Lawton Secures Filipino Fleet
General Lawton reports rebels have fled Santa Cruz as he searches the area. He has secured a gunboat six launches and two cascos, part of the Filipino fleet, stalled in river mud and Otis sends a dredge to the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Santa Cruz
Otis
Proclamation Criticized by Filipino Junta in Hong Kong
The Filipino Junta in Hong Kong denounces the U S Philippine Commission proclamation as vague promises and pharisaic. It condemns independence under a protectorate and says Filipinos resist foreign rule, noting Otis aims and Spain’s sovereignty sale as misinterpreted. Continued on second page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
United States
Philippine Commission
McKinley
Manila
Otis
Philippines
Spain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tion
Seaman Hunt
Royalist
Hunt
Mulinuu
Kanutz
Consul Rose
Jackies
Self
By Hal. D. Landon
Commission
Gore
Secretary Long
Addi
Tutt
M’kinley
Loubet
Department of State
Athens, O
George Falloon
Caroline Mc
Cord Falloon
Saxton Block
William
M. Cook
Chas
Dudley Warner
General Wheaton
Lloyd Wheaton
U.S. Philippine Commission
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