Battle Gonan of Sundn and Manila Fronts Report
Battles across Manila Bay and Caloocan to Santa Mesa feature heavy fusillades and artillery. The American cruiser Charleston and gunboat Concord bombarded lines while U S regiments including Nebraska Kansas and Dakota defended positions. Casualties: Americans 20 killed 125 wounded. Filipinos suffered heavy losses.
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Washindton
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Navy
Dewey
Willierox
Manila
Adjutant General
Oris
Caloocan
Santa Mesa
United States
Charleston
Concord
Utah
Malabona
Malate
California
Paco
Nebraska
Kansas
Malolos
Movement For Independence
Otis
Col James A Sexton Dead G A R Commander Dies in Washington
Col James A Sexton commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic died at Garfield hospital Washington at 3 40 Sunday morning from grip kidney and brain meningitis complications. His body was sent to Chicago for funeral arrangements with six G A R pallbearers. Capt W C Johnson becomes acting commander-in-chief of the G A R upon Sexton’s death.
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Washington
James A. Sexton
Grand Army of the Republic
War Investigating Commission
Garfield Hospital
Col. Sexton
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Grand Army
F. W. Speak
H. P. Thompson
Www. L. Smith
The
Loyal Legion
Johnson Bros. Hardware Co
Clash Over Samoa Threatens US German Ties
Special correspondence reviews the Samoa dispute among the United States Great Britain and Germany. It traces protectorate history from 1872 Meade treaty to 1889 Berlin conference, outlines Mataafa Malietoa rivalries, and warns war over Pago Pago could arise unless diplomacy resolves the contested island group and its native rights.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
Samoan Islands
Pago-Pago Harbor
Precmnt Traveels
Samiea
Weber
Bismarck
Meade
Pago-Pago
England
Apia
State Department
German Foreign Office
Tripartite Protectorate
Greenbaum
Malietoa
Samoa
Tinton Sue
Grsgt
Britain
Ger
Cleveland
Berlin
Mataafa
Chambers
Malietoa Tanus
Raffel
Melietoa
Washington
London
G. W. Weippiert
Peace Treaty Ratification Expected as Votes Solidify
Washington reports at midnight that treaty managers are confident of ratification on Monday. Officials claim 61 votes are secured with potential for 62, two more than required. Opponents grow less hopeful after a week of uncertain results.
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Washington
Transport Solace Delayed for Manila at Hampton Roads
A Norfolk dispatch reports United States transport Solace failed to sail for Manila as scheduled. Naval officials suggest delays due to Philippines developments requiring extra transport supplies. In Chicago, postmaster ordered flags at half mast for Col. James A. Sexton whose funeral was set for Monday in Washington.
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Chicago
Norfolk
United States
Solace
Manila
Hampton Roads
Philippines
Navy Department
Cleveland man dies after gas incident in Boston
G C Hart of Cleveland Ohio died at Massachusetts General Hospital after being overcome by gas last Thursday at 16 Hancock Street in Boston. His wife arrived in the city on Saturday.
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Boston
Mass
G. C. Hart
Cleveland
Hancock Street
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brakemen Die In Car Crushing Near Poca West Virginia
Ed ward Winston and Clayton A Sublet, both Norfolk and Western brakemen from Bluefield, were killed when they were crushed by railroad cars near Poca West Virginia on February 6.
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PankEnspune
W. Va
Edward Winston
Clayton A. Sublet
Bluefield
Norfolk and Western
Poca
Cats Use Their Feet as Gentle Face Washers
The article describes how cats large and small groom themselves using the forefoot and rough tongue, similar to lions and tigers. It notes hares also use their feet as brushes and even apply stage makeup with the paw. A separate vignette mentions a man asleep in a neighbor’s garden while praying, mistaken for being in church, from a Club of One piece in the Detroit Free Press.
Concerted Action and Streetwise Wit From Puck and Papers
The quip exchanges mock medical talk about diseases and microbes as a political joke. Another line jokes about quitting smoking, with a jab at medical authority. The fragment reflects humorous dialogue and urban talk from early 20th century newspapers.
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Brown
Jackson
Oma
Puck
Proverb Quibble Cited By Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer quips about proverbs on marriage and merriment in a brief exchange. The joke contrasts eat drink and be merry with eat drink and be married, highlighting language play.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
When He Is Wisest Insight Quote
A Chicago Post quip asks when a man shows his greatest intelligence. The answer: at the age he concludes he has the least. The remark reflects a reflective take on wisdom and ego.
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Chicago Post
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Fragmentary OCR text lacks identifiable people places or events. No coherent news item or outcome can be determined from the provided lines.
Ways and Means Committee mobilizes funds for 1900 campaign
The National Democratic Committee appoints a Ways and Means panel to raise money for the 1900 campaign. It urges monthly dollar subscriptions through October 1900, with offices in Chicago to track donors. Leaders include W. H. Harvey, and a list of national figures backs the drive.
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Friends of Our Cause
National Democratic Committee
National Democratic Gold Standard Committee
George F. Peabody
New York
Indianapolis
H. H. Hanna
Bankers’ Organization
Williams Street
National Republican Committee
Mark Hanna
Union Trust Company Bank
Dearborn
Madison Streets
Chicago
W. H. Harvey
Ways and Means Committee
Unity Building
America
James K. Jones
Democratic National Committee
WM. J. Stone
Miraouri
John P. Altgeld
Olinofa
WM. V. Allen
Nebraska
Ways and
Arkansas
Missouri
Illinois
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