Aggregate Cuban Porto Rican and Philippine port receipts
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn releases a four month total across Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. Cuba receipts 4 443 920 with 2 627 coastwise vessels entered and 1 585 000 foreign tonnage. Puerto Rico 481 128 with 1 164 coastwise vessels. Philippines Manila 1 545 269 Iloilo 85 874 Cebu 70 957 totaling 1 701 600. Nicoilo occupied Feb 16 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippinea
Meiklejohn
Porto Rican
Philippine
Philippines
Manila
Iloilo
Cebu
Nicoilo
United States
Indiana G A R encampment parades in Terre Haute
The Indiana Grand Army of the Republic held an encampment in Terre Haute with a 6000 strong parade. Gov. Mount and staff rode, Culver Cadets appeared, militia companies and batteries marched, and 1000 school children joined. A resolution praised Gen. Lawton for Cuba and the Philippines and hailed him as an Indiana soldier and brother. Indianapolis to host next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Grand Army of the Republic
Terre Haute
Gov. Mount
Culver
Indiana
Gen. Lawton
Cuba
Philippines
Indiana G. A. R
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Nosen
Young man arrested for vagrancy in Fort Wayne
A well dressed man calling himself John Ford was arrested for vagrancy in Fort Wayne Indiana. Police found stamps a loaded revolver and a silverine open face watch believed stolen. Anyone with robbery leads should contact H A Gorstine Fort Wayne Police Superintendent within twelve days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
John Ford
H. A. Gorstine
Fire Claims Two at West Forty Seventh Street Lodge
A fatal blaze at a lodgeing house kept by Fay IJliston on West Forty seventh street New York killed two people. A man named Thompson, a suspected fish dealer, suffocated in his room while a woman described as a negress leaped from the top story to her death. The fire was well underway before discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Ijliston
West Forty-seventh Street
New York
Thaan
Thompson
West Shore
Hoboken
Jersey City
John Moretta
Gavinna
Moretta
Maretta
England's Coal Exhausted
At the Institute of Mining general meeting in London President Longton delivered a pessimistic review of British coal and iron exhaustion. He warned that in fifty years Britain may rely on the United States for cheap coal iron and steel and that an alliance with the US for coal for the navy may become imperative.
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Institute of Mining
London
England
Longton
United States
Indian Uprising Reported Near Miles City
A Miles City Montana special reports serious indications of Cheyenne uprisings. Armed Indians drove Mrs Lorain and child from their home burned haystacks and killed a steer belonging to Henry Bailey a deputy sheriff. Deputy Smith and a posse have gone to Lame Deer to arrest the marauding Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Mont
Henry Praises Porto Rico’s Prospects After Governor Change
Gen Guy V Henry, recently superseded as Governor General of Porto Rico by Gen Davis, urged the President to praise the island. He speaks enthusiastically of its future and believes its people will become good citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Guy V. Henry
Gen
Davis
Gen. Henry
Envoys Return From Manila Without Peace Accord
Filipino Peace Commissioners depart Manila without a settlement and will report to Aguinaldo on Schurman’s government plan for McKinley. They said they expect to return after briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Aguinaldo
Schurman
McKinley
Jealous Kansas City Clerk Murders Three Women
Levi Moore, a Kansas City market clerk, fatally shot three women in a jealous rage. He targeted Jennie Campbell for desertion, then shot Emma Landis and Anna Meek in another room before fleeing and being arrested nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Levi Moore
Jennie Campbell
Emma Landis
Anna Meek
Campbell
Moore
Rally of Grain Prices Amid Buffalo Strike
Bradstreet's reports renewed strength in wheat and cereals while notes of insect damage and weak export demand dampen mood. Wheat shipments totaled 2,212,200 bushels for the week, down from 3,284,182 last week, with corn exports at 2,753,414 bushels versus 2,708,094 prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Buffalo
Seaboard
Man Arrested After Poison Candy Incident
Israel Calkins of east of Custer SD handed Burlington depot agent Ray Metcalf a message with candy. Metcalf ate some and suffered cramps. Calkins was arrested and jailed pending victim’s death. No motive is known.
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South
Remarkable Rip Van Winkle Hero of Jackson Township
Seneca County Ohio features Matthias Steinberger who after fifty three years wakes restored memory and intellect. A Mexican War veteran, he recounts the Resaca de la Palma charge where a fall left him senseless until a later injury triggered a long sleep-like revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca County
Ohio
Mathias Steinberger
Jackson Township
Steinberger
Payne
Pennsylvania Cavalry
Resaca de la Palma
Bine
Tim
Tornado Devastates Erath County Texas Mount Pleasant
A powerful cyclone tore through northwest Erath County Texas causing extensive damage to country homes and churches, with Mount Pleasant hardest hit. One man killed, at least fifteen injured, and large property losses reported. Also reports the death of famed actress Mdlle Rhea in Montmorenci France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Erath County
Mount Pleasant
Mdlle
Rhea
Montmorenci
France
War Dept Deliberates On Artillery From Spain War
The War Department holds about 140 artillery pieces taken or surrendered in the Spanish American War. Applications pour in for loan or gift of the guns and a few have been granted to G A R posts and municipalities. The department leans toward US possession of cannons captured or surrendered before the peace protocol, including Cavite and Corregidor batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Spain
Department
Act of Congress
Otis
United States
Cavite
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Manila
Easy Route to Dawson Trains Expected to Run to Bennett
Mine owner R P Eliot of Dawson City reports the Yukon and White Pass Railway is finished from Skaguay to the summit, about eighteen miles, with twelve miles more bed ready for rails. Grading continues to Bennett and trains could run by July 4, linking Skaguay to Bennett. Passengers would then transfer to steamer to White Horse rapids and tramway to the opposite shore for a Dawson arrival in ten to twelve days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Oy
R. P. Eliot
Dawson City
St. Louis
Yukon and
White Pass
Skaguay
Bennett
Skasung
White Horse Rapids
Dawson
Seattle
Montana Indians Restless at Lame Deer
Mail advices from eastern Montana note spring unrest among Cheyenne Indians. Four Red Men wandered from their reservation and were caught drinking a ranch beer owned by Henry Bailey. They were arrested and taken to Lame Deer agency, where only fifteen soldiers oversee about 2,500 Indians. requests to increase the force have been sent to the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lame Deer
Montana
Ue Reservation
Henry Bailey
Lame Deer Agency
Department
Collapse at Malden parade stand injures several officials
A private viewing stand on the Malden parade route collapsed during the two hundred fiftieth anniversary celebration injuring several Massachusetts legislators and guests. In Philadelphia a fire destroyed the Oxford Hotel and Oxford Hall estimated at a hundred thousand dollars. Voliceman Rodman was hurt rescuing horses. In Arcadia Indiana Mrs. Charles Clutchinson, aged twenty, killed her husband amid claims of self defense after a lengthy stormy marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden
Mass
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Oxford Hotel
Oxford Hall
Oxford Stables
Voliceman Rodman
Charles Clutchinson
Arcada
Ind
Tutchinson
Farmer and sweetheart plan suicide after quarrel near Shar on Mo
Ben Wilhite a farmer and his sweetheart Miss Lulu Ford near Shar on Mo decide to end their lives together with a revolver. Wilhite shoots himself. the weapon fails to explode when the girl tries to use it and she faints as bystanders discover them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Wilhite
Lulu Ford
Sharon
Three Killed In a Runaway at Center Alabama
At Center Alabama William Evans his wife and their young child were killed when a runaway bogey entangled them and dragged them for a mile. The wreckage caused brutal lacerations and the fatalities inflicted tragedy on the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center
Ala
William Evans
Mr. Evans
Physician Dr Murray Sentenced for Murder of Butler
Dr Charles S Murray of Sewickley Pa pleaded guilty to murdering his father's colored butler John C Jenning. He was sentenced to four years in the Western penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charless. Murray
Sewickley
John C. Jenning
Western Penitentiary
Death by self in Cleveland as wife of noted architect
Mrs Emma L French wife of Alfred A French a renowned Cleveland architect died by her own hand after a period of illness and fear of insanity comments indicate severe mental distress led to the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma L. French
Alfred A. French
Cleveland
Nitroglycerin Tank Explosion Kills Three At Aetna Works
Aetna Indiana nitroglycerin tank exploded at the Aetna Powder Company plant killing three Chicago men. Charles Morris 27 Sam Wrrick 24 Ebler 19 were in charge of the nitrater room and no remains were recovered. Fireman John Smith reported the blast woke him at his Lake station boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetna
Ind
Aetna Powder Company
Charles Morris
Sam Wrrick
Rank Ebler
Chicago
Nitrater
John Smith
Lake Station
Fight at Columbus courthouse as city marshal and editor clash
Warren W. Williamson postmaster and editor of the Weekly Mail accuses City Marshal David Grund of neglecting duties due to saloon and gambling habits. Grund confronts Williamson over a demanded retraction, resulting in a fistfight in the courthouse corridor until bystanders intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Warren W. Williamson
Weekly Mail
David Grund
Grund
Williamson
Grimm
Fire Ravages Dawson City in Northwest Territory
Messengers report Dawson City is largely burned, with three quarters destroyed. Loss estimates range from 3 million to 4 million dollars, but no lives are reported lost. Reports arrive from Victoria, British Columbia, on the extent of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson City
Hve
Victoria
B. C
N. W. UT
Porosow
Warsaw
Dpolaid
Markets Report Chicago to New York Grain and Livestock Prices
A dense market summary lists cattle hogs and sheep prices by city including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit and Buffalo with varied ranges for wheat corn oats rye and other staples. Prices shown cover No 2 grades and mixed lots with creamery butter and Western eggs noted.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Admiral Dewey Arrives in Hong Kong Amid Welcome
Admiral Dewey's Hong Kong arrival sparked a grand demonstration. Olympia sailors and British ships saluted him. he visited Consul Wildman and Governor Blake, then prepared for New York welcomes. England honors Queen Victoria on her 80th birthday with royal festivities and a McKinley telegram.
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Admiral Dewey
Hong Kong
Manila
Olympia
Aid Scott
Wildman
Admiral Dewey T
New York
Iong Kong
Royal Fusileers
Lamberton
Brumby
Blake
Dewey
Government House
Buffalo Strike Ends With Amicable Settlement
The Buffalo grain shovelers return to work after an agreement with Contractor Connners. Connners concedes almost all terms save the contract abrogation and agrees to uphold prior agreements. A five person committee, including three shovelers, will decide eligibility of scoopers for the new Grain Shovelers' Union and work clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Keefe
Longshoremen’s Association
Conners
Grain Shovelers’ Union
American Troops Advance as Warfront Updates Arrive
Gen Lawton with main body reaches Malulos on Wednesday. Oregon and Minnesota volunteers return to Manila for rest. A typhoon stops California volunteers sailing. Rebels near San Pedro Macati build trenches. Major Bell’s scouts clash near Bacolor with forty insurgents killed or wounded. Williston replaces Hughes as Manila provost marshal. Hughes to Visayan Islands. Two Filipino officers surrender behind American lines. Colorado volunteers engage at Maraquina. one wounded. Scouts drive enemy near Santa Rita with three wounded. Oceania newspaper suppressed. editor jailed. Infants from Twelfth infantry suffer river drowning. five dead. Detachments repulse insurgents. two Americans killed, two wounded. insurgent losses heavy. Lawton reports twenty-five engagements in month. six killed, thirty-five wounded, 1,000 prisoners taken. Civil government set up at San Miguel Balinag and San Isidro. Rear-guard and signal corps fight ten miles. one American dead, fifteen wounded. twenty insurgents captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Malulos
Oregon
Minnesota
Manila
United States
California
San Pedro Macati
Maj. Bell
Bacolor
Williston
Gen. Hughes
Hughes
Visayan Island
Guison
Mapua
Silipino General Staff
Maraquina
Colorado
Santa Rita
Bacolorfi
Bell
Oceania
Pasig River
Twelfth
United States Infantry
Idaho
San Miguel Balinag
San Isidro
Signal Corps
San Miguel
Bulinag
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Denver, Mnd
Zane Township
Michael Austin
William Austin
Dawaon
Nebraska
American Glass Company
Enid
Okla
Kang Yu Wey
China
Canada
Australia
Edward Selleck
New York Custom House
Mr. Selleck
Arthur L. Williams
Bishop Worthington
Omaha
All England
Windsor
Galute
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