Raid Into Luzon Details of Gibbons Raid and Prisoner Rescue
Navy dispatch from Adm. Watson in Manila dated March 1 describes Lieut. Gibbons leading a raid into southern Luzon to disrupt insurgents. 508 Spanish prisoners rescued, eight American soldiers, two hospital ship Relief officers, and three surrendered Filipino officers returned, with Juraschka captured unharmed. Gibbons lauded and potential reward anticipated. he hails from Michigan and helped organize naval militia forces.
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Washington
Navy Department
Adm
Watson
Manila
Otis
Gibbons
Luzon
Adm. Watson
Alava
Brooklyn
Gulf Rajay
Relief
Juraschka
Fred Hoppe
Charles Blandford
Mariveles
Michigan
Cavalry Recalled to United States from Porto Rico Posts
War department plans gradual return of entire Sixth Cavalry from Porto Rico to the United States. Four troops to Jefferson Barracks St Louis. one battalion of the 5th Cavalry to Jefferson Barracks. others likely to Ft. Leavenworth and Ft. Riley. Pacific coast posts to keep Sixth Cavalry stationed there. Berlin ceremony honors Crown Prince with Golden Fleece. The insignia delivered by Duke of Veragua, linking to previous Black Eagle award in 1899.
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Washington
War Department
United States
Sth
Porto Rico
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
5Th Cavalry
Berlin
Frederick William
Germany
Spain
Veragua
Columbus
William
Ministers Disagree Over Wesley Church Speech in London
In John Wesley's church London March 3 Mr Reader Warris barrister and founder of the Pentecostal league argued Wesley would have supported Britain in South Africa. Rev Frederick Meyer of Christchurch Westminster dissented and a discussion followed not viewed as pleasant.
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London
John Wesley
Reader Warris
Pentecostal League
Wesley
Great Britain
South Africa
Frederick Meyer
Christchurch
Westminster
Obituary: Chas FE Gates Dies of Pneumonia in New York
Charles FE Gates died at his New York home from pneumonia. He was famed for horse show prizes and as a breeder of fine horses. Gates owned a large stock farm in Ohio where many of his horses were bred.
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New York
Chas. FE. Gates
Rifle accident and congressman die in Washington
From this stock farm they were brought to New York city. Played With a Rifle. Athens Ga March 3 While Fletch er Freeman was playing with a parlor rifle in his father's home the weapon was discharged and the ball struck a boy on the street named Homer Snow He will die. Congressman Eppes Denn Washington March 3 Congressman Sydney Eppes of Virginia who was operated on for appendicitis yesterday died at Garfield hospital at 12 o'clock midnight.
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Athens
Fletcher Freeman
Homer Snow
Washington
Sydney Eppes
Virginia
Garfield Hospital
Plague in Hawaii Report From Surgeon Blair Taylor
Reports from Surgeon Blair Y N Taylor dated February 15 describe five suspected plague cases in Honolulu with no deaths, seven deaths on Mau island, and a fatal case in Hilo. The board of health fines garbage collectors, a rat crusade begins, and officials seek sewerage, drainage, and building reforms. Healthier outlook but isolated cases remain. Senate elections committee nears end of Montana Senator Clark investigation with about 100 witnesses and 2,400–2,500 pages of testimony, cost about $27,000.
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Washington
Sternberg
Blair YN. Taylor
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Mau
Board of Health
Hilo
Island of Hawaii
Marine Hospital
Mareh
Senate Committee On Elections
Clark
Montana
Washington and Mareh Treaty Exchange Telegraphed
The court has ruled that the attire of the exchange copies of the Samoan arbitration treaty to reach Washington by next Wednesday will not block the convention. Although the treaty calls for exchange by the eighth, officials believe the exchange can be fulfilled via a telegraphic method.
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Washington
Mareh
Four men hanged for Louisiana murder in 19th century case
March 3 report from New Uberta, ba describes Reuben Cately Apolite Brown both Negroes hanged for Martial Sorrel storekeeper murder near Oliver La Jast Nuguss and Chas Brown Henry Green named as principals. Foster reprieved these two.
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New Uberta
Reuben Cately
Apolite Brown
Martial Sorrel
Oliver
Jast Nuguss
Chas Brown
Henry Green
Gay Foster
Death on Illinois Central tracks near Forty-seventh Street
Chicago March 3 a dead body believed to be Robert H Day of Providence R I was found on Illinois Central tracks at Forty seventh street Police incline it was self inflicted as papers in his pockets show he left home on his father s advice to seek health
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Chicago
Robert H. Day
Providence
R. L
Illinois Central
Forty-seventh Street
Eight Buildings Burned in Vienna Fire Loss Hits Seventy Thousand
Fire destroyed a business block of eight buildings in Vienna HL on March 3 causing about $70,000 in losses. Principal losers included W. Leal opera house $14,000 The Fair $15,000 J Rosenberg store and residence $12,900 J K Ilkin store and stock $9,900 Michael Knaebel two buildings $7,000.
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Vienna
Eigh
W. [. Leal
the Fair
J. Rosenberg
J. K. Ilkin
Michael Knaebel
Plague Spreading at Sydney Nova Scotia
Sydney Nova Scotia reports two fresh bubonic plague cases on March 3, marking a new uptick in local infections. Health officials monitor contacts and intensify sanitation efforts in the area.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Boers Located Five Thousand Four Miles From Lines
March 3. The British camp moved to Qs fontein as heavy rain aids veldt recovery. Boers estimated between 5,000 and 6,000 four miles from the British front with left on a high hopje and right on the river. A skirmish occurred six miles southeast. Col Remington horse shot. Boer leaders believed to be Botha Delarey and Dewet. reinforcements expected from Natat.
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Ostonteia
Remington
Botha
Delarey
Dewet
Natat
Reformed Boer Army Near Osfontein Faces Roberts
London reports Lord Roberts at Osfontein six to eight miles east of Gardeliers facing a reforming Boer army estimated at five to six thousand. The force may be a corps of observation, gaining from Ladysmith siege and other points. Roberts has ample troops and strong transport. Boers may delay to consolidate resources. Reinforcements of forty four thousand five hundred forty thousand? No clear explanation. Admiralty commends marines and blue jackets for valor and resourcefulness.
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London
Lord Roberts
Osfontein
Gardeliers
Ladysmith
Miltary
Leyds
Bloemfontein
Dewet
Delarey
Joubert
Cape Puteh
Admiralty Board
Cape
Admiralty
Kimberley Hospitals Cheer Patients Untiring War News
Lord Roberts reports from Osfontein dated March 2 praising Kimberley for converting homes into hospitals. He notes wounded Boer and British soldiers sharing rations and biscuits, and describes the friendly exchanges after a visit to Kimberley. He observes local enthusiasm for caring for the sick and wounded.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Osfontein
Kimberley
Modder River
Boers Driven From District in Ladysmith Dispatch
Gen Buller reports complete defeat of the Boers in the Ladysmith district with only traces at Van Keenen's pass. Their last train departed Modder Spruit yesterday after destroying a bridge, they moved wagons north six days ago, leaving ammunition and stock behind. Gatacre's force met Boer resistance near Stormberg as British artillery shelled laagers. A Brussels Boer report claims Mafeking siege raised, unconfirmed. Ohio woman Martha Harshman Lowe dies in New York. funeral at Woodlawn Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Ladysmith
New York
Brussels
Mafeking
Martha Harshman Lowe
Veterinary corps proposed in army bill amendment
Washington March 3 Senator Kenney introduces an amendment to the army appropriation bill to create a veterinary corps. The plan sets a chief veterinarian colonel, an assistant chief major, four veterinarians captains, ten assistants first lieutenants, and twenty assistants second lieutenants. Support comes from Gen Aliles Merritt Brooke and other officers. In Mobile a Feb 24 note from the Mayena correspondent reports rising on islinderelone and Cuban warfare goods demand.
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Washington
Kenney
Army
United States
Aliles
Merritt
Brooke
Mobile
Ala
Mobile Register
Mavena
Ander
Death of Henry Maillard Sr Wealthy Paris Chocolatier
New York reports the death of Henry Maillard Sr in Paris. A wealthy confectioner who came to the United States in his early manhood built a prosperous chocolate business. His wealth was once estimated at 2 million dollars with an annual income around 100 thousand dollars.
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New York
Paris
Henry Maillard
Chicago machinists strike halts city work after pact refusal
In Chicago on March J, President skrmes OConnell of the Machinists Union ordered all city machinists working for firms not signing the union agreement to quit. Over 1,000 left, leaving nearly 6,000 workers unemployed, including about 200 nonmembers, while most large machine shops in the city closed.
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Chicago
Skrmes O'Connell
The
Machinists Union
Siege Battery O Moves to Fort Riley
Washington March 3 The siege battery O artillery, long stationed in Washington since its organization, has been ordered to Fort Riley Kansas to boost efficiency of this new military feature of the United States.
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Washington
Ft. Riley
Kan
United States
Boiler Explosion Kills Man and Injures Two Sons in Middlesex
In Middlesex county near Wake a boiler exploded at the steam mill of Marchant Hanson. George Steurer was killed and his two sons were seriously injured. Henry Garland stood by and suffered a crushed skull and seems unlikely to recover.
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Richmond
Wake
Middlesex County
Marchant
Hanson
George Steurer
Henry Garland
Heavy Snow Blocks Big Four Train Near Bloomington
Train No 9 of the Peoria division became stranded in deep drifts two nights and a day after departing Indianapolis. Snow accumulations of 15 to 20 feet blocked tracks near Gillem NL, trapping three mail trains within two miles. Over 100 men worked to clear the line, with initial reports promising progress though Bloomington and Danvers remained cut off.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Péoria
Gillem
Union Station
Bloomington
Danvers
Peoria
Valuable Discovery Clears Path in Glass Trust Suit
Indianapolis March 3 The state says it has secured decisive evidence in its suits against the American Glass Co the window glass trust The document shows the companies and trust representatives agreed to a conspiracy limiting future glass business and binding clauses accompany the plant sales This is viewed as strong proof that sales were made with knowledge of a planned combination and restraint.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Glass Co
Window Glass Trust
Indiana
Aged Batesville Farmer Dies in Sleep
Batesville Indiana March 3 Frank Straus an aged farmer living south of town was found dead in bed. He had planned to move to Batesville to live with his son but often said he would move to Morris. His death occurred in his sleep and he was buried at Morris.
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Batesville
Ind
Frank Straus
Straus
Morris
Traveling man Richards sues marshal after charm theft claim
George C. Richards of Terre Haute sued town marshal John McCorkle for damages after a water charm disappeared during a search at Linden. The case went to Fountain county and Covington where a jury awarded Richards 300 dollars in damages.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Linden
George C. Richards
Terre Haute
John McCorkle
James White
Richards
McCorkle
Fountain County
Covington
Notary officiating wedding remarries couple in snow
Ransom Edwards and Miss Nellie Dye were wed by Notary Public Graves at Winamac. He later learned he had no authority to perform the ceremony and could not accompany the couple in the snow. He telephoned Rev. Mr. Yount of Star City, who traveled to the Edwards home and remarried them at 8 p.m.
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Logansport
Ind
Ransom Edwards
Nellie Dye
Winamac
Mr. Yount
Star City
Ndards
Ghostly Woman Seen in Bippus Cemetery Spooks Town
Huntington Ind March 3 Bippus in county shaken by reports of a regular haunting a ghost in the cemetery described as a shadowy white woman seen by hundreds Rev Voeghtling and a man named Sell were driving past the cemetery and the specter trailed them through the area
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Huntington
Ind
Boer Defeat Complete Details from Ladysmith Situation
London dispatch reports Gen. Buller expanding on the Ladysmith operations, outlining intensified actions and the current state around the besieged town. The War Office releases further particulars as the campaign in the region continues with renewed efforts.
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Buller
Ladysmith
General Shaw Seeks Congress Seat in 24th District
Watertown New York March 3 General A D Shaw national commander of the G A R announced his candidacy for congress to succeed the late Charles A Chickering from the 24th district.
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Watertown
N. Y
A. D. Shaw
Congress
Charles A. Chickering
24Th
Trial under way in $35,000 Panhandle damage suit
Logansport Indiana March 3 The trial is in progress of the $35,000 damage suit against the Panhandle for killing four members of the Harrison McVey family in a grade crossing accident A Panhandle train was chartered to allow jurors to inspect the crossing.
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Logansport
Ind
Panhandle
Harrison McVey
Brooks shot dead in Whitehall millinery store feud
Edward Brooks was shot and killed by W L Adkins in a Whitehall street millinery shop after a dispute over a match. The two clerks argued and Brooks refused to give his co worker a light before the fatal shooting.
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Atlanta
Edward Brooks
W. L. Adkins
Whitehall Street
Brooks
Elks to locate national home for aged in Hillsboro
Indianapolis March 3 Joseph T Fanning chairman of the board of grand trustees of the Order of Elks announced that the new national home for aged and infirm Elks will in all probability be located at Hillsboro Ohio.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph T. Fanning
Grand Trustees
The
Order of Elks
Elks
Hillsboro
Mrs Fred Myer Dead After Corn Remedy Led to Amputation
Anderson Indiana March 3 Mrs Fred Myer died in the hospital after a remedy used to cure corns poisoned her foot and led to amputation. The shock from the operation proved fatal.
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Anderson, Ind
Fred Myer
Vast coal field found near Dawson City Alaska
A vast coal deposit was discovered near Dawson City Alaska. Other notes report Ferdinand W. Peck arriving in Paris as commissioner general to the Paris Exposition. A Fitchburg railroad freight wreck near Shirley Massachusetts injuring five trainmen. US weekly failures rise to 222 with 28 in Canada. Civil war veteran Lunas F. Mendel found hanged in Wrentham Massachusetts, cause cited as business troubles. B&O engineers receive $4 per 100 miles with overtime. Georgia Democrats set March 16 meeting in Atlanta to plan state convention. Eastern capitalists plan a Connellsville to Moundsville railroad via Wheeling. Madison G. Peters baptized into Calvary Baptist. Rhode Island Prohibition ticket announced for state offices.
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Dawson City
Alaska
Ferdinand W. Peck
United States
Paris
Fitchburg
Shirley
Mass
Canada
Lunas F. Mendel
Wrentham
Georgia Democratic State Executive Committee
Atlanta
Pennsylvania
Connellsville
Wheeling
Moundsville
W. Va
Madison G. Peters
New York
Bloomingaale Reformed Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Vermont snow storms and bills top Friday headlines
Frigid Vermont endures severe snow storms described as among the hardest in years. The Porto Rican bills pass the house 162 to 107 and become law. Louisiana rice shipments to Hawaii reach 25 000 bags. Convicted murderer Will Leonard is hanged in Georgia. Ladysmith receives 73 wagon loads of supplies including hospital comforts. Secretary Root and family head to Cuba for about two weeks. Col Matthew Atkinson dies in New York. An appendectomy operation is reported for Congressman Eppes in Garfield hospital. War updates reference Gord Roberts and Boer movements near Paardeberg. A New Haven plant closes until April 1 leaving 1 250 workers idle. Kentucky House near-scuffle between Reps Connell and Kirk. Confusion over offices of governor and lieutenant governor in Tantusky.
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Vermont
Louisiana
Hawaii
Will Leonard
Talboetton
Ladysmith
Root
Cuba
Matthew John Atkinson
Ohio
New York City
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
Congressman Eppes
Virginia
Garfield Hospital
Washington
Gord Roberts
Grange Free State
Paardeberg
MARKET REPORT Cincinnati Flour Prices and Grain Rates
MARKEY REPORT lists flour classes with varied prices from $2.05 to $8.95 per barrel and notes winter, spring, and extra grades. Grain prices show wheat No 2 red, corn No 2 mixed, and oats No 2 mixed, with bid figures around 26 to 8644 cents per bushel. Live stock section quotes prices across shippers, butchers, and packers for cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves, indicating ranges from roughly $3.35 to $7.50 per unit depending on grade and size.
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Cincinnati
U.80
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