Rebels Driven Out and Cebu Seized by Marines
In Massia and Maxima districts military police raided suspected houses, seizing 20 to 30 prisoners per site and easing fears of street clashes. In Cebu, the U S gunboat PetraeL and Marines raised the American flag, occupying the government building after signaling peaceable takeover.
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Massia
Register
Caloocan
Harrison Gray Otis
Masita
MacArthur
25Dh
Viva Independencia
Maxima
Neustra Senora del Carmen
Cebu
United States
Petre
C. Cornwell
Cornwell
Nostra Senora del Carmen
Two Vice Admirals In Navy Tie Break
Washington Feb 27 The understanding among Adm Schley’s friends is to drop the fight over Adm Sampson’s advancement and have nominations confirmed. They plan provisions creating two vice admiral posts with Schley and Sampson to be nominated to those slots. Adm Schley told his senator friends he would trust their handling.
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Washington
Adm
Sehley
Adm. Sampson
Messrs Schley
Sampson
Schley
Denver Painters Strike For Higher Wages
Denver, February 27. The painters' union will strike March 1 for a raise from 2.50 to 3 dollars per eight hour day. Masters refuse to pay. Other Building Trades Council unions are expected to back the action with a sympathetic strike.
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Denver
Col
Building Trades Council
Zelaya’s forces claim victory near Cili mountain in Nicaragua
Manaeva Nicaragua reports President Zelaya's group under Generals Saenz and Tranco has captured Cili mountain Agus Calientes, signaling a major advance in the Bluefields revolution. The transmission delay notes the progress as of February 26 in Galveston.
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Manaeva
Nicaragua
Galveston
Tex
Zelaya
Grg
Saenz and
Trancotrada
Cili- Mountains Agus Calientes
Butcher Albert A Becker Suspected of Wife Murder
In Curcaco on February 27 police grow more convinced Becker killed his wife as Dr. W T Kirby reports human blood on barn boards from a microscopical test. A hair match to the missing woman is found, search for the body continues with no trace. jewelry identified as hers.
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Curcaco
Albert A. Becker
W. T. Kirby
Becker
Census Bill Reported By Conference Commitee
Washington February 27 The conference on the census bill has agreed and will report early in the week. Key features from both chambers are retained the census under interior department nominally with bureau appointments by the census director. The director gets 6000 dollars and the assistant 4000. The main dispute was whether to set up a separate independent bureau or place it within a department.
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Wasninctos
Senate
House
Secretary of the Interior
Census Bureau
Foreign commanders clash as Manila grows tense
Margio Feb 27 The government withholds Gen Rios dispatch from Manila while El Imparcial claims heavy fighting between Americans and Tagalos. Foreign warship commanders plan to land forces to shield their subjects amid rising alarm in Manila.
Prize fighter Tom Allen held on murder charge
Fr Louis February 27 Tom Allen an old time prize fighter and once heavyweight champion of the world is under arrest at the four courts charged with murder He shot Tom Coupry during a fracas in the prize fighter saloon Coupry died at the city hospital shortly before midnight Sunday Allen says he believed Coupry would shoot him with his revolver
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Fr. Louis
Tom Allen
Four Courts
Tom Coupry
Allen
Coupry
Blind housekeeper found murdered in Chicago with valuables disturbed
Cora S. Henderson, a blind housekeeper for J W Holtslander at 1385 Madison street, was found dead Sunday. A blood stained hammer crushed her head on a window sill and a bundle of valuables was gathered in another room. Holtslander was arrested pending investigation. In Curiaco, Chicago rabbis of the Knights of Zion plan to visit St Louis to discuss buying Jerusalem and forming a bank to fund the Zionist goal.
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Chicagee
Cora S. Henderson
J. W. Holtslander
Holtslander
Madison Street
Miss Henderson
Jerusalem
Curiaco
Chicago
Knights of Zion
St. Louis
Ice packed river gorge blocks Susquehanna passage
Lancaster Pa February reports say no change on the Susquehanna river with the six mile ice packed gorge from Turkey Hill to the Columbia dam. Two other gorges remain noted as potential hazards in the same waterway. Texas faces a meningitis epidemic with high deaths and school closures. Rumors circulate in Stockholm that Emperor Nicholas is ill and Grand Duke Ficheel presiding.
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Lancaster
Susquehanna River
Turkey Hill
Columbia
Lonpox
Daily Chronicle
Stockholm
Nicholas
Grand Duke
Ficheel
Banquet in Havana Bolsters Cuban Independence Hopes
Gov Gen Brooke Maj Gen Lee and staff attended a large Havana banquet at the Tacon theater. Speakers urged independence, praised Gen Gomez, and affirmed U S aims to establish a stable Cuban government before transfer to Cubans. rowdy crowds cheered Gomez as he left.
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Havana
Tacon Theater
Brooke
Lee
Ludlow
Chattee
Pedro Llorente
Col
Carlos Garcia
Cualberto Gomez
Lanuza
Department of Justice
Cuba
Gomez
Senor Pablo Desvernines
Department of Finance
United States
Col. Garcia
Gen. Gomez
Gen
Andrade
United States Military Administration
Notable Obituaries and Global Incidents In Brief
Baron Paul Julius de Reuter dies in London at age 87. A collision in Hamilton Ontario injures several. six die in a Swiss dynamite explosion. A cotton seed oil mill burns at Monroe Louisiana, loss around 106000 dollars. Southern Railway leases Mobile & Birmingham for 99 years. Postal Telegraph seeks right of way Cleveland to Union City. Arctic whaling voyage announced by Pacific Steam Whaling Co. Count Rochberg Rothenlowen dies aged 92. Bishop Vertin dies in Marquette. Latter Day Saints conference protests seating of H Roberts. Railroad accident at Mackinaw kills Agent Ryan and Operator Wilton. Jeffries-Fitzimmons bid offers 21000 dollars. Gunboat Wheeling arrives at Vancouver. Troy Alabama hangs three men March 31. Thirty Spaniards arrive in New York for western mining work. Eugenio Caseilli loses racquet match to H Boakes.
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Baron Paul Julius de Reuter
Reuter’s Telegram Co
London
Hamilton Bay
Hamilton
Ont
William Holtham
Tiger Tunnel
Jungfrau Railway
Switzerland
Southern Railway
Mobile & Birmingham Railroad
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern
Postal Telegraph and Cable Co
United States
Cleveland
Union City
Ind
Pacific Steam Whaling Co
Arctic
Narwhal
Grampus
Helena
Thrasher
Wanderer
Mermaid
Jean Bernard Rochberg-Rothenlowen
Francis Joseph
John B. Vertin
Sault Ste. Marie
Marquette
Mich
Lagrippe
Austria
Conference of
Latter Day Saints
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
Council Bluffs
Bb. H. Roberts
Congress
Utah
Ryan
Wilton
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Mackinaw
Tremont
Dave Holland
Hob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Triangle Club
Stoney Island Avenue
Chicago
Battle Ground
Wheeling
Vancouver
D.C
Alaska
H. M. S. Phaeton
Jack
Troy
Ala
Sam Rivers
George Hale
Edward Johnson
New York
Cunard
Umbria
Eugenio Caseilli
H. Boakes
Chicago Athletic Club
Caseilli
Boakes
No case found against Hanna in senate protest
Washington February 27 the senate committee on privileges and elections ruled there was no case in the protest against Senator Hanna of Ohio and ordered a report to the senate Senator Turley of Tennessee reserved the right to state his view though no minority report will be issued
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Senate
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Washington
Hanna
Ohio
Turley
Tennessee
Col A Le Conger Dies In Des Moines At 70
Des Moines Iowa Feb 27 Col A Le Conger died at 11 pm after a paralysis stroke. He moved from Akron Ohio a year ago and founded an osteopathy college. He served eight years on the Republican National Committee from Ohio and held several terms in Congress. He was about 70.
Tree falls on cutter killing Rufus E Colvin
Jackson C February 27 Rufus E Colvin a retired merchant was killed when a tree he was cutting toppled onto him in a fatal accident local authorities said Colvin was known in the community and leaves a family officials stated.
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Jackson,c
Rufus E. Colvin
Market Report From Cincinnati and Chicago Bid Pages
Cincinnati prices show varied futures and spot quotes for patent and fancy grain, rye, oats, and feeds with mixed track bids. Hog cattle milk and sheep outlooks included, alongside veal calves and lamb extras. Chicago futures list May and July corn and oats with scattered price bands.
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Cincinnati
Rye
Northwestern
Wutrar
C. OatTs
Week opens with compromise army bill in senate
The week starts with the compromise army bill still before the senate. A vote may occur Monday depending on Senator Gorman and supporters of further army reductions. If debate extends it could signal plans for an extra session as many appropriation bills must pass before March 4.
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Wasamearon
Senate
Gorman
Congress
House
Hawaii
Friends of the Public Buildings
Kipling in Critical Condition Bulletin Released
New York reports at 8 30 am Kipling remains in a very critical condition. The bulletin names E G Jangway MD and Phonorn DuNHAM MD and declines to discuss the matter. Adm Dewey was asked for reasons but declined to comment.
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Kipling
New York
E. G. Jangway
M. D
Dunham, M. D
Mamma
Dewey
Washington Iifix
Fundraising Call by National Democratic Committee
The Democratic Ways and Means Committee urges monthly subscriptions to fund the 1900 campaign. Readers are invited to join at one dollar per month through October 1900, with offices in Chicago and careful record-keeping. Signatories include James K. Jones, William J. Stone, John P. Altgeld, William V. Allen, and Henry M. Teller.
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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
Missouri
John P. Altgeld
Hlinoa
WM. V. Allen
Nebraska
Ofi
Arkansas
Illinois
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Eewey
Manila
Chiey
Omaha
H Ave
Worry
Texas
Comez Banquet
Chaffee and Staffs
Monroe
Col. A. L. Conger
Reynolds
Washinetoy
Joseph J. Reynolds
United States Army
Arlington
Claus Spreckles
San Francisco
Golden Gate Park
Weston
W. Va
John D. Christian
Market Report
Fred Merty
Arlington Flat
41St Street
Grand Boulevard
New Orleans
St. Charles Avenue
Morris Sterns
J. Hobson’s
James Legendre
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Postoffice
Tate
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