Death of Congressman W. L. Greene in Omaha
Omaha report confirms the sudden death of Congressman William L. Greene of Kearney from heart failure after arriving in Omaha from Lincoln. Funeral plans follow his passing, with detail on his career from Indiana to Nebraska including law, teaching, and populist political roles and his near miss for the U.S. Senate in 1892.
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Kearney
W. L. Greene
William L. Greene
Burlington
Lincoln
Congressman Greene
H. Smith
Swanson
William L. Greene of
Pike County
Indiana
Dubois County
Ireland
Ind
United States
William V. Allen
Twelfth Judicial District
Addison E. Cady
Norris Brown
Insurrection Threat Looms in Porto Rico as Troops Needed
General Henry warns conditions on Porto Rico are alarming and calls for more troops. He cites scattered regiments, native discontent, and agitation for local self government, urging strong military presence to prevent violence and unrest. The One Hundred and Forty-seventh New York has returned home amid tensions.
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Curiaco
the Tribune
Porto Rico
San Juan DE Porto Rico
War Department
Henry
New York
Eleventh Infantry
Nineteenth Infantry
Fifth Cavalry
Fifth Heavy Artillery
San Juan
Porto Rico Insurrection Seen By Colonel Hubbell
Colonel W P Hubbell commander of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh regiment says Porto Ricans seek independence and an uprising is bound to come sooner or later. He cites evidence from his stay in Porto Rico during the regiment's deployment.
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New York
W. P. Hubbell
One Hundred and Forty-seventh
Porto Rico
Hubbell
Gomez Ousted as Army Chief by Cuban Assembly
In Havana on March 13 the Cuban military assembly impeached General Maximo Gomez and removed him as commander in chief. The vote was 26 for removal and 4 against with accusations of treachery and improper conduct regarding payments and disarmament of troops without assembly approval. The body rejected the $3,000,000 proposal as insufficient and will discuss next steps.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Gomes
Cuba
Turmoil in Havana as Gomez loyalists rally around summer palace
Crowds gathered in Havana on March 14 to honor Gomez parading the streets near the summer palace and listening to his speech amid cries of Death to the assembly. The assembly, confined in a guarded El Querro house two miles away, faced tirades and calls for its dissolution while Lopez telegraphic reports censured the body. Acclaim for Gomez continued outside his residence as loyalists remained gathered.
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Gomez
Summer Palace
el Querro
Rebels capture Shochun and cut imperial lines in North Anhui
News from Nankin reports 10 000 Chinese rebels join forces with rebels in Henan and Anhui numbering over 20 000. They capture Shochun the Anhui province's second city, defeat General Kuo, seize arms, raid Henan for ammunition, and cut North Anhui telegraph lines while imperial troops retreat toward Kuyang. In Kiangsu a battle leaves hundreds dead. rebel leaders are captured but main force escapes. Dover Del reports 1899 New Senate election scene ends without choice.
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Bick Bet
Tacosta
Sesaisello Wisteria
Nankin
Anhui
Henan
Shochun
Kuo
Kuyang
Kiangsu
Liu
Meat Experts Testify in Beef Controversy Inquiry
In Cuicano on March 14 the government court of inquiry heard nearly a dozen witnesses about the beef controversy. Three witnesses were inspectors from the Bureau of Animal Industry and the rest were employees from several Chicago packing houses. Colonel Davis said the time to finish the list of witnesses is uncertain but two to three days or perhaps a full week may be needed before the court can depart for Kansas City.
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Government
Government Bureau of Animal Industry
Chicago
Davis
Kansas City
Tallyeesto
Beaverhead
Virginia
Dillon
H. Wetmore
Omaha
Mamie Miller
Geo
Staudaker
Tom Yoat
H. F. Hackett
Valentines
Ben. Walton
Salt Lake City
Joel Nye
Jas. Nye
Provisions Reached Imprisoned Cheyenne and Northern Train
Word comes from Iron Mountain that ranchmen from twenty miles away are delivering provisions to imprisoned passengers and trainmen on the Cheyenne and Northern railway. A relief train is eight miles distant and expected to arrive by Tuesday. The company will not deploy soldiers until its own resources are exhausted.
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Chyenne
Cheyenne and Northern Railway
Iron Mountain
Cheyenne and Northern
Russia massing troops near Pamir border
A London dispatch reports from Allahabad that a large Russian force has reached Fort Murghabi on the Murghabi river in the Great Pamir. The aim is to seize Sir-e-Kel, a hundred mile tract north of the Mustagh mountains, left undefined by the 1895 Pamir boundary.
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Allahabad
India
Yarkand
Turkestan
Murghabi
Murghabi River
Great Pamir
Sir-e-Kel
Mustagh Mountains
Pamir
Russia
Great Britain
Queen Victoria Arrives in Nice After Boulogne Trip
Queen Victoria arrived by special train from Boulogne Sur Mer to Nice this afternoon. Passing through Toulon she summoned the subprefect and expressed sympathy for families of victims of the La Goubran powder magazine explosion, promising a donation to the relief fund. She received customary honors on arrival.
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Queen Victoria
Nice
Boulogne Sur Mer
Toulon
la Goubran
Four Blackmailers Caught In Siegel Case
Curiaco March 18 four men were arrested yesterday charged with demanding 300 dollars in blackmail from Frank H. Cooper of Siegel Cooper Co. The men include Jacob Erb attorney Frank Schoenfeld attorney Frank Reppetto private detective and William Feeney alias Williams. They allegedly threatened to publically accuse Cooper of a revolting crime to extort the money.
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Curiaco
Frank H. Cooper
Siegel, Cooper & Co
Jacob Erb
Frank Schoenfeld
Frank Reppetto
William Feeney
Williams
Cooper
Emperor William to attend Cowes yachting week
London March 13 Emperor William will arrive at Cowes on July 29 for yachting week. The Daily Graphic notes the visit follows the emperor's reception of Cecil Rhodes and signals a reconciliation between Great Britain and Germany.
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Great Britain
Germany
London
William
Cowes
The
Daily Graphic
Cecil Rhodes
Fatal protest among Twenty fourth infantry soldiers
In Cheyenne on March 14 a knife and razor fight by colored soldiers of the Twenty fourth infantry at Half Way house left Corporal Greenhouse of company I fatally cut and stabbed. Sergeant Barnes, his assailant, was badly wounded and has disappeared.
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Twenty Fourth Infantry
Half Way House
Here
Greenhouse
Barnes
Wise
Union Pacific Coal Lands Sold Foreclosure Sale
CaevEnne Wy March 14 A foreclosure sale of coal lands held here. Details unclear due to damaged text but confirms sale action by Union Pacific related entities.
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Union ‘Pacific
Caevenne
Wiyemion
Union
Marines and Volunteers Engage Insurgents Near Pasig Church
At 7 a m Scott s battery fired three shrapnel shells into woods near the Pasig church no reply. By 7 45 the Twenty second infantry moved out followed by Oregon volunteers Twentieth Regulars Washington volunteers cavalry and reserve artillery as gunboats Oeste and Laguna de Bay aided left flank suppressing fire. Three rebel canoes were captured on the river with no reported casualties among rebel sharpshooters at Caloocan.
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Pasig
Twenty-second Regular
Pateros
Oregon Volunteers
Washington Volunteers
Twenty-second Regulars
Oeste
Laguna de Bay
Caloocan
American forces press rebel positions on Pasig river during suppressive action
General Wheaton's brigade advances from San Pedro Macati toward Pasig as gunboats shell rebel lines. The engagement ends with about 30 rebels killed and 16 captured while Americans report six wounded. Rebels retreat toward Pateros as the line bivouacs at dusk.
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Mawind
Pasig
Pateros
Volunteers and Regulars to Crush Insurgent Forces in Philippines
Washington reports the regular and volunteer troops set to participate in the campaign against insurgents in the Philippines. Regulars include multiple infantry regiments, cavalry, artillery and signal corps units. volunteers list national guard battalions from states such as Nevada California Utah Wyoming Colorado Idaho Iowa Minnesota Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oregon Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Washington and more.
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Philippines
Seventeenth Infantry
Nevada
California
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Californias
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Eighteenth
Signal Corps
Casualties Report From Manila Fighting Monday
Following in the Journal s revised list of casual ties in Monday s fighting at Manila killed privates Stewart Twentieth Infantry Munson Twenty second Infantry James L Kline Twentieth Kansas and Corporal Chris Thompson and privates L Folger Charles Davis Thomas Miller R Piper O Sumner Matthew Sharkey Theodore Misner John Blazek William O Brien William Rhinehard and Willet Harmon Twenty second Infantry and Private Walter Irvine Twenty second Infantry wounded.
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New York
Journal
Manila
William Rhinehard
Willet Harmon
Twenty-second Infantry
Walter Irvine
Invalid Forty ninth Jews in hospital list from Cuba
Savannah reports a roster of wounded and ill U S soldiers from the Forty ninth Jews arriving from Cuba on the transport Missouri now at the hospital. Corporal Hawley suffers pharyngitis and several privates have fractures dysentery typhoid and other ailments.
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Savannah
Missouri
Hawley
Schanck
Golden
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Fletcher
Read
Nichols
Wagoner Gould
Preble
Smith
Matthews
Benninger
Burlingame
Deppert
Admiral Dewey not to be relieved at Manila officials say
Washington March 11 the detail office of the navy department reports that Admiral Dewey will not be relieved at Manila unless he chooses to. The statement clarifies ongoing expectations about his command status and possible reassignment.
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Washington
Navy Department
Manila
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Return Policy Note
The notice offers a money back refund from all druggists if the tablet fails to cure. It states the genuine product bears L. B. Q. on each tablet and specifies a 250 denomination.
Ex-Governor Hogg Under Fire In Texas Senate
Ex governor Hogg faced a senate inquiry in Austin over a proposed $10 000 payment for collecting $101 000 owed to Texas from federal funds. The senate adopted a resolution 22 to 4 declaring the claim illegal and unconstitutional while adding an amendment to avoid judging Hogg’s character. Hundreds attended the session.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Lone Star
Russell to Succeed Herschell on Joint Commissions
The Times reports likely appointment of Lord Russell to replace the late Baron Herschell on the joint high commission and the Anglo Venezuelan commission in London.
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Herschell
London
the Times
Lord Russell
Baron Herschell
Joint High Commission
Anglo-Venezuelan Commission
Bulls Favorable Crop Report Boosts Wheat Prices
Reports of drought in India and domestic crop damage claims buoy wheat. May price up 70 cents, July futures around 68.54 cents, corn up 4 cents, oats up 5 and pork futures higher while lard and ribs move differently. Cash quotes list No 2 red wheat about 69 to 70 cents, No 2 corn 84 cents.
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India
Cattle and hog markets stumble as receipts surge in Chicago
Chicago reports huge cattle receipts with demand lagging. Beef prices hold steady on some grades while others drop, and hogs begin brisk but fade from early gains. Sheep and yearlings show strong activity. Texas cows and western steers show varied weakness amid South Omaha slow trade.
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Western Fed
Texas
Shiva Clarrely
South Omaha
South Cana
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