Lay Down Arms and Autonomy Promise in Philippine Proclamation
Washington dispatch notes Philippine commissioners have full power to treat with Aguinaldo and insurgents if rebels lay down arms. U.S. will grant local autonomy under continued U.S. supervision, with a nominal protectorate eventual. Prisoner exchange linked to Spanish captives is discussed. Bryan Belmont split fuels Democratic tension. Monnett hints at a sensational move and distant Miles link as party dynamics shift.
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Commercial
Washington
McKinley
Manila
Aguinaldo
United States
Commission For Settlement
Alger
Otis
Address to Filipinos Outlines U S Self Government Aim
A Manila cable reports the American Commission draft of a public address for the Philippines. It pledges U S responsibility for stable government and invites insurgents to lay down arms while proposing a centralized military rule with potential provincial autonomy and eventual civil administration.
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New York
Manila
Philippine Islands
American Commission
United States
Philippines
Rock Threatens Panhandle Tracks Near Pittsburg
A hillside rock slide near Point Bridge, Columbus area, halted Panhandle trains for twelve hours. About 500 tons of rock were blasted and removed with hundreds of pounds of dynamite to clear the line. Samuel Wright’s hillside gang warned officials after the mass shifted toward the tracks, narrowly avoiding disaster.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Panhandle Road
Point Bridge
Pittsburg
Steubenville
Panhandle
Union
Big Rock
Ft. Wayne
Alleghany
Feud Ends in Killing as Stewart Shoots Lively in Kingsport
Special Dispatch reports in Kingsport, Tennessee, Eugene Stewart, son of a Baptist preacher, shot and killed Thomas Lively, a wealthy young farmer, in a feud related incident. Officers with Winchester rifles pursue Stewart, aided by three Chattanooga bloodhounds on the trail.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Kingsport
Eugene Stewart
Thomas Lively
Stewart
Grosvenor Drops Bid for Ohio Governor at Convention
General Charles H. Grosvenor told friends in Columbus he will not allow his name to go before the next Republican State Convention. He has abandoned his gubernatorial aspirations, returned to Athens, and will not participate in delegate selections. He stressed his disappointment while avoiding public comment and further political activity.
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Charles Dick
Washington
Ohio
Buckeye
Cleveland
Nash
Daugherty
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Charles H. Grosvenor
Whit d
Grosvenor
Athens
Fifteenth
SA Ellstacrwarts
Friends
General Grosvenor
Desperadoes Fail to Gain Senate Parole Vote
In St Paul on March 22 the plan to parole the Younger brothers serving life for the Northfield bank raid failed in the Senate by four votes. Senator Wilson, former Attorney General who led the case, sought final passage and may revive the bill.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northfield Bank
James
Senate
Wilson
Plans to subdivide Plains of Abraham near Quebec
The Plains of Abraham in Quebec have been surveyed for building lots with nine streets mapped. Canada has paid a nominal $100 annual rent to preserve the battlefield, but within two years the area may be developed into a closely settled suburb if no new arrangement is reached, drawing strong opposition from historical associations across Canada.
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Quebec
Canada
Standard Oil indicted in Lancaster for unlicensed sales
Lancaster Kentucky March 22 The Standard Oil Company was indicted on eighteen counts for selling oil by the tank wagon without a license The Lancaster district is supplied by a Danville district headquarter tank wagon making tri weekly trips to the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Standard Oil Company
Standard Company
Danville
Dewey May Attend Peace Jubilee in Washington
A citizen committee planning a May peace jubilee in Washington seeks Admiral Dewey's attendance. They requested Secretary Long consider his presence, noting the event would be national in scope and a return to Manila Bay hero's duties may dictate his attendance.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Long
Manila Bay
Mani
Gold in Indiana Two firms search for metal near Bear Creek
Two companies prospecting for gold in Brown County Indiana have bought land and sent crews from Cleveland and Indianapolis. A town has been platted and a hall is under construction by Mrs. Belle Calvert of Cleveland. Gold nuggets valued at five dollars each have been found along Bear Creek, and prospectors are confident of paying quantities.
Rebels Save Powder in Manila Standdown and Reinforcement
American forces entrench and reorganize after abandoning the flying column. Brigades are unassigned while Oregon Minnesota and Twenty second Regiments concentrate at Luneta ready for transport. Aguinaldo vows to lead reserves at Malolos and push toward Manila within twenty days. rebel concentration near Malabon cited. Sherman troopship arrives from New York with casualties.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Malolos
Malabon
Poison Crisis Ends in Tragedy at LaGrange Household
Mrs. Charles Molter administered morphine to her two children, aged 7 and 9, while her husband was away. Both children died and she later perished from the same drug. A note claimed the husband would go crazy and all should be "out of the way." The family was well to do, but the husband was viewed as eccentric by some.
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Grosvenor
Jerry Carpenter
Joseph B. Bradbury
Hocking Valley Railroad
Carpenter
Judge Bradbury
Meigs County
Commercial Tribune
LA Grange
Ind
Charles Molter
Molter
LaGrange
National party discussion at labor reform meeting in New York
A diverse group of labor agitators, reformers and silver advocates met in New York to discuss forming a National party. Rev. Dr. W S Rainsford presided briefly before Cornelius E Baird of Philadelphia took over. Debs and others spoke as plans for a national convention were floated with Buffalo as a potential host in late July.
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New York
W. S. Rainsford
Cornelius E. Baird
Philadelphia
C. E. Taylor
Eugene V. Debs
Herman J. Schulters
A. S. Dulin
Washington
George P. Keeney
Association of National Silver Clubs
Moss and Walton Moss to Wed in Lancaster Home
Lancaster Kentucky March 22 Miss Lily Eudoxia Moss daughter of W B Moss of this place and Mr Walton Moss of Henderson North Carolina will marry at the bride home on March 29 The bride is a niece of Colonel D G Colson.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Lily Eudoxia Moss
W. B. Moss
Walton Moss
Henderson
N. C
D. G. Colson
Erie Limited Wreck Near Rittman Claims Engineer Logan
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Akron Ohio March 22. Erie Limited No 5 eastbound wrecked near Rittman at 7 55 am. Engineer Alexander W Logan 54 of Akron crushed under his engine after staying at his post. Fireman Barney Ward of Galion seriously injured and several passengers hurt including Mrs Frank Wilson of Cincinnati with a sprained leg. Logan had 36 years with Erie and previously 30 years as engineer with no prior accidents. He leaves a widow two daughters and a son.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Erie Limited
Rittman
Alexander W. Logan
Barney Ward
Galion
Ward
Rittman Bridge
Logan
Britannia
Denbigh
Jacob Wheatron
Frank Wilson
Elder Street
Cincinnati
Erie
Akron Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Clinton F. Shauck
Jessie
Alexander M
Postmistress Mary Taylor Resigns After thirty years in Thurman
Mrs Mary V Taylor of Auburn Indiana resigns as Thurman postmistress citing age and unable to perform duties. She began as postmistress at Chamberlain in 1869 and continued when the office moved to her home later at Thurman under tension from opponents and local politics.
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Commercial Tribune
Auburn
Ind
Mary V. Taylor
Allen County
Thurman
Taylor
Chamberlain
Cleveland
Edson A. Brooks
St. Joe Township
Miles Addressed Harvard Students in Sanders Theater
Gen Miles spoke to a crowded Harvard University audience in Sanders Theater with President Eliot. Miles kept his remarks impersonal and did not reference the war. Eliot delivered a strong tribute praising Miles for courage and fortitude under misrepresentation.
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Cambridge
Mass
Miles
Harvard University
Harvard Republican ” Club
General Miles
Eliot
Corpse of Celebrated Preacher�s Brother Found on Train
London reports Rev. James A. Spurgeon brother of the late Rev. Charles Haddon Spurgeon was found dead in a railway carriage on the Brighton express arrival. Officials suspect apoplexy as the cause of death.
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London
James A. Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Metropolitan Tabernacle
Gloucester Crew Share Salvage From Bourgogne Remains
In Boston court Judge Lowell divided 1050 dollars worth of gold coins found attached to an unidentified body from the Bourgogne wreck. The derelict was salvaged by the schooner W. H. Cross crew, with half of the value awarded to salvors and the other half held by the Government. One third of salvage goes to owners, master, and crew.
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Boston
United States District Court
Lowell
W. H. Lowell
Gloucester
W. H. Cross
Bourgogne
Jealous Husband Slays Couple in West Virginia
John Jackson of Lonaconing Maryland and Mrs. Charles Bowman were found dead in Douglas West Virginia their heads crushed by blows from a bel slat wielded by the woman's husband Bowman was arrested and says jealousy drove the crime after discovering an intruder in his home last night
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Cumberland
John Jackson
Lonaconing
Charles Bowman
Douglas
W. Va
Bowman
Jackson
Youngstown Recruit Keeps Promise Amputates Finger
George Hills enlisted at the recruiting office and was sworn in with the condition that his stiff third finger on the right hand be amputated. He left for Cleveland to await healing before being sent to Manila, the second local recruit to give up a finger to join the army.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
George Hills
Hills
Cleveland
Manila
Army
Headless Susie Martin Murder Case Reopened by Confession
New York police arrest James Billings in Brooklyn on the Susie Martin killing from 1894. The arrest follows a confession by fellow convict William Johnson, who served at Sing Sing. Johnson describes a bloodstained garment and a fatal assault in Hell's Kitchen, with the body later dismembered to obscure identity.
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New York
James Billings
Brooklyn
Susie
Martin
Hell's Kitchen
Billings
William Johnson
Sing Sing
Susie Martin
Eleventh Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
West Forty-sixth Street
Johnson
McKinley Hobart Return From Jekyl Island Visit
President McKinley and Vice President Hobart return to Senator Hanna's home after a quiet Jekyl Island trip. A brief Brunswick harbor salute accompanies a Spanish flag presented to the President and note from Rosendo Torras. Friday may see a Tallahassee trip, then Washington early next week.
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Thomasville
McKinley
Hobart
Hanna
Jekyl Island
Reed
Jekyl
Brunswick
N. K. Fairbanks
H. W. Cannon
Nelson Page
Bliss
Mr. McKinley
Colfax
H. H. Raymond
Mallory Line
Rio Grande
Tafalla
William McKinley
United States
Spain
Rosendo ‘Torras
Tallahassee
Washington
Did Not Say the Speaker Would Not Be a Candidate for President
Amos L. Allen secretary to Speaker Reed says in Lewiston Missouri that he did not make the interview claim that Reed would not be a presidential candidate in 1900 and he does not know whether Reed would seek the nomination.
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Lewiston, Mo
Amos L. Allen
Reed
Court of Inquiry Ends Chicago Session On Army Beef
Testimony details canned and refrigerated beef fed to troops in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Lieutenant Hartman testifies Armour & Co. shipped spoiled beef. some cars rejected for decomposition. Bellboy Fleischman recalls an Armour man showing meat preservation experiments at the stockyards. Chemist Murdock cites salt and saltpetre in canned meat and criticizes canned beef quality and processing practices.
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Chicago
Government Court of Inquiry
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Governor's Island
Cuba
Puerto Rico
First Cavalry
Lakeland
Fila
Armour & Co
Board of Survey
Mason
Armour
E. E. Murdock
Chicago Health Department
Murdock
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Frankie Monnett
War Department
Nelson A. Miles
Frankie
Mr. Monnett
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Government On the
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Crosvenor
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Allen E. Bhadeh
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Indiana
Metal Nest
Sherman
Mediterranean
NEW National Party
Dr. Rainsford
Debs
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Colonel Colson
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Harvard
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Money
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Jerys
Lee
David A. Fleischman
Morrison
Tampa
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