Nebraskans Drive Insurgents Near Manila on Washington Birthday
The Nebraska unit crossed three miles at Pasig repelling about 800 Filipino fighters with many killed. 21 of the enemy lay dead. Our casualties were three wounded and no fatalities. Reports from Negros say Americans raised the flag there and seek Otis guidance for governance while coaling ships and dispatching notices.
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Manila
Pasig
John Alley
Alonzo Graverick
Charles Pike
1St
Nebraska Infantry
Rt. Adm
Dewey
Bay
Negros
Otis
United States
Charleston
Bennington
Guam
St. Paul
Moilo
WashinGrox
Gen. Otis
War Department
First
California
Frank N. Turton
James P. Cassidy
San Pedro Macarti
Washington
Joseph H. Wardington
Christian E. Worn
A. O D. Hazard
Company H
Corp
W. B. Tucker
Edwin Hampton
Oregon
Nebraska
John F. Alley
Alonzo Fike
Charles Govryck
Paris Seizes Medals Ahead of Faure Funeral Demonstrations
Paris officials seized 10,000 medals bearing the Duke of Orléans and five moulds for striking them. To curb possible demonstrations at Faure’s funeral, the prefect ordered seizure of seditious emblems, arrest of wearers, dispersal of street gatherings, and arrest of insulters against the president or state officers.
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Paris
Duke of Orleans
Faure
Yeniseisk Bodies Report Not Confirmed
The governor of Yeniseisk reports the discovery of Andree and two companions cannot be confirmed. A mining inspector searched the upper Pit river and sent ski runners into the surrounding country but found no trace of the missing man.
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St. Petersburg
Yeniseisk
Andree
Senate committee approves favorable Pan American expo aid
The senate committee on international expositions on February 25 authorized a favorable report on the bill granting 500000 dollars to assist the proposed Pan American exposition in Buffalo New York. A Cairo dispatch from February 23 notes the Khalifa with augmented forces is marching toward the Nile carrying unsettled news.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Lexpon
Cairo
Khalifa
Nile
New Australian Explosive Kallenite Reported
A February dispatch from Australia reports the discovery of kallenite an explosive with four times the power of dynamite.
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Loxpon
Australia
Gomez hosts Matanzas dinner amid amalgamation gesture
Gen Gomez dined at the Spanish club in Matanzas on Wednesday after a committee of Spaniards expressed acceptance of his policy of amalgamation. He said the war should be forgotten and past enmities buried. He then visited the American camp with Gen Sanger and an escort, as Gen Chaffee and staff arrived. A ball followed at the local theater hosted by Maj Gen Wilson and his officers.
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Matanzas
Gomez
Sanger
Gen. Chaffee
Hartford
Wilson
Linares
Santiago
Count D’almenas
Senate
British Foreign Office
Yosemite
Navy Yard
Newport News
Manila
Guam
R. R Leary
Pinar del Rio
Chitose
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Mikado
Fife
1St
Washington Regiment
Capt
Ehlich
Post Office Department
Porto Rico
United States
Havana
Washington
Ludlow
Department of Havana
Brooke
Stockholm
William W. Thomas
Thomas
Norway
Sweden
Prince Eugen
Count Douglass
Niagara Falls
Lewiston
New York Central
West Virginia Legislature Approves Capitol Annex Funding
Clareston West Virginia February 23 The state house is anchored as lawmakers approve a $60000 appropriation to build an annex to the capitol for a supreme court chamber auditor treasurer and historical society offices Charleston citizens will donate the building site This likely cements the capitol location for years The legislature also passed a bill taxing express firms with two cents per package two percent of gross receipts and $200 per agent sent to the governor for approval.
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Clareston
W. Va
State House
State Capitol
Supreme Court Chamber
Charleston
West Virginia
The McKinleys Public Reception Attains High Praise
The public reception by President and Mrs McKinley, postponed from February 7, drew nearly 8,000 visitors. Held February 23, the interior shone with lights and exceptional floral decorations unmatched at winter levees, including the diplomatic one.
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Wasnixetos
McKinley
White House
Large steer sale sets regional record in Texas frontier
San Antonio reports the George B. Loving Co sold 8 000 two year old steers and 12 000 yearlings to D. Wagoner & Son for about 375 000 dollars. Most cattle come from Richard King and John G. Kennedy herds in Nueces County, marking a major regional deal.
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San Antonio
Tex
George B. Loving Co
Davidson & Fleming
D. Wagoner & Son
North Texas
Richard King
John G. Kennedy
Neuces County
Lynching Averted by Sheriff in Missouri Jail Drama
Sheriff Turner used caution to stop a lynching of E. B. Johnson a Black man held on rape charges in Btr urr Missouri. A midnight removal and an armed posse's failed jail visit ended with the mob dispersing after not finding the prisoner.
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Por Ak Btr
Urr
Turner
E. B. Johnson
Kipling in Critical Condition Amid Pneumonia Attack
New York February 23 It is stated on good authority that Rudyard Kipling has been struck by pneumonia and is in critical condition. At midnight he had been unconscious for several hours with three nurses and a physician at his bedside.
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Rudyard Kipling
New York
Wife kills husband in Lee county shooting in Kentucky report
In Mippiegporo Kentucky on February 23 Mattie Winston, an invalid, shot and killed her husband in Lee county Virginia after he had reportedly beaten her. She fled the scene and has not been seen since.
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Mippiegporo
Mattie Winston
Lee County
Detroit to sail for Bluefields to investigate cutoff
The cruiser Detroit was ordered to sail from New Orleans at noon Wednesday to Bluefields to investigate conditions causing loss of communication with the United States. At the same time the ship was still taking on coal and provisions.
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New Orleans
Detroit
Bluefields
Department
Actress Nance ONeill Marries McKee Rankin Quietly
The Evening Post reports actress Nance ONeill wed McKee Rankin in a secret ceremony kept quiet for business reasons.
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San Francisco
the Evening Post
Nance O'Neill
McKee Rankin
the Post
Choate Sails for London as New Ambassador
New York February 23. Joseph H. Choate the new ambassador to the court of St James sailed Wednesday on the American liner St Paul.
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New York
Joseph. H. Choate
the .New
Court of St. James
St. Paul
Night of Terror as Manila Burns Across Blocks
Fire raged through a Manila Chinese block on Calle La coste in the Santa Cruz district as rebels threatened widespread arson. The English volunteer brigade and American troops, including the 15th Minnesota and detachments from several units, fought to control the outbreak with hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed and villagers left homeless.
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Manila
Calle Lacoste
Santa Cruz
Santa Mesa
15Th Minnesota
3D Infantry
2D Oregon
3D Artillery
Pennsylvania
Tondo
Murdered Young Woman Found Dead At Regent Hotel
A 20 year old woman found dead in a Regent hotel room in Brooklyn after an overnight fire and unrest. Police probe whether death resulted from asphyxiation or foul play while the hotel guest registered as P McDermott and wife of Boston. Capt. Robinson and three soldiers were wounded amid fighting as fires spread through the city.
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New York
Regent Hotel
Brooklyn
Binondo
Robinson
Company C
Minnesota
Tondo
P. McDermott
Boston
Arrest of retired officer for gambling scheme in Der Harmlosende
A retired officer, Herr Von Schaichtmeyer, has been arrested on charges that as a director of the club Der Harmlosende he lured wealthy young officers into gambling. The report cites a February telegram noting broader international affairs and economic data of the era.
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Herr von Schaichtmeyer
der Harmlosende
Rescued Mariners From Bulgaria Reach Baltimore
The British steamer Vittoria arrives with four Bulgaria crew members including Second Mate O Scharges and Quarters Carl Ludtke and John Schulz along with Seaman Wm Starke. They were rescued after adrift 3.5 hours from latitude 40 north, longitude 48 west on February 5. Only 25 women and children from the vessel Weehawken group have been heard from, out of 89 men and 41 passengers aboard Bulgaria on January 28.
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Baltimore
Wetherell
Hull
Hampton Roads
Iner
Bulgaria
Scharges
Carl Ludtke
John Schulz
Wm. Starke
Weehawken
Ponta del Gada
Azore Islands
New York
Bremen
Brig. Gen. Ewers honorably mustered out of volunteers
Washington reports Brig. Gen. E. P. Ewers is honorably discharged from the volunteer army. He remains lieutenant colonel of the 9th regular infantry and will join that unit in New York before proceeding to the Philippines via San Francisco for reserve transport.
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Washington
E. P. Ewers
Santiago
Cuba
9Th Regular Infantry
Regular Army
Madison Barracks
New York
San Francisco
Philippines
Market Report Cincinnati Cattle Lambs and Hogs Prices
Cincinnati market report lists prices for hogs cattle lambs and calves from February 22 and 28. Prices show ranges for select butchers fair to good packers and common grades, with extras and best Yorkers noted for hogs and sheep.
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Cincinnati
Ium
Bologna Dulles
Staers
Shere
Prrispvnay
Defense of the People seeks funds for 1900 campaign
National Democratic Committee calls for subscriptions to the Ways and Means Fund to raise money for legal and political battles through 1900. W. H. Harvey named general manager. monthly $1 pledges from readers urged, with paperwork kept in Chicago and receipts sent to the national treasurer.
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Friends of Our Cance
the Nations Democratic Committee
National Democratic Gold Standard Committee
George F. Peabody
New York
Indianapolis
H. H. Hanna
Bankers’ Organization
Williams~street
National Republican Committee
Mark Hanns
Union Trust Company Bank
Dearborn
Madison Streeta
Chicago
W. H. Harvey
Ways and Means Committee
Unity Building
America
James K. Jones
Democratic National
WM. J. Stone
Missouri
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
WM. V. Allen
Nebraska
Arkansas
John P. Altgel
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