Urdaneta Gunboat Seized in Philippine River Action
The insurgents captured the Urdaneta gunboat near Orani on Manila Bay. One officer and nine crew are missing. Petrel investigated and found the vessel beached opposite Orani, riddled and burned with guns and ammunition taken. Crew members are prisoners or killed. Details sparse. The President plans a western trip with Mrs. McKinley, visiting Quincy, Galesburg, Chicago, Evansville, Minneapolis, Duluth, Fargo, Milwaukee, Sioux City, and Cleveland.
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Manila
United States
Orani
Manila Bay
Petrel
Washington
Duluth
Fargo
Sioux City
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Seven Forts Captured by Gen Otis Forces
A cablegram from Gen Otis dated September 22 23 reports Snyder assaulting insurgent positions five miles west and seizing seven forts with smooth bore cannons and fourteen fortified places. Private William Hawley of the Sixth Infantry is killed and four others are wounded. The enemy loses about forty. Insurgents retreat to new fortifications southwest. Tennessee troops aboard transport joined the action then returned. The Nineteenth Infantry holds a key position in the mountains.
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Otis
Snyder
William Hawley
Sixth Infantry
Tennessee
Nineteenth Infantry
Train Collision At Wheeler's Bridge Wrecks Five
A passenger train struck a freight at Wheeler's bridge one mile west of Auburn New York. The engineer Emmet Launcelot and fireman J G Curray died aboard the freight train. Baggageman George King and RK Frew of Geneva died later in hospital. Five others injured. Freight conductor Eighimy tried to reach Auburn before the passenger train arrived against orders.
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New York Central Railroad
Wheeler’s Bridge
Auburnn
N. Y
Emmet Launcelot
J. G. Curray
George King
RK. J. Frew
Geneva
Eighimy
Auburn
Death toll climbs after Himalaya earthquake and floods
In the lower Himalayas around Darjeeling great damage followed earthquakes floods and landslides. The Phool Bazaar was overwhelmed with 200 killed. At Tamsongbustee twenty one bodies found with twenty more feared dead. Darjeeling itself reports about 100 fatalities.
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Calcutta
Darjeeling
Himalayas
Phool Bazaar
Tamsongbustee
Steamer Adula Sinks Off Jamaica With Loss of Five
Kingston dispatch reports the Atlas Steamship Company steamer Adula under Capt McAuley sank off Port Morani on Jamaica's south coast while sailing from Kingston to Baltimore. Five lives were lost including first officer Mr Percy. Built in Belfast in 1889, the 362 ton, 212 foot long vessel was described as 2 feet by 2 feet in its dimensions.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Atlas Steamship Company
Adula
McAuley
Baltimore
Port Morani
Percy
Belfast
Dreyfus Sees His Children in Paris Rally
The Paris correspondent notes that meeting his children worsens Dreyfus health and warns Malta or Madeira may be needed for his care. A Cleveland landslide sinks two children, Rudolph 7 and Freda 6, while they played in a dugout of sand after recent rain. Fairmount Indiana reports more gas companies despite claims of declining gas pressure. South African Republic moves to raise duties on blankets boots leather harness hats paraffine oil and related goods.
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Dreyfus
Paris
London Standard
Malta
Madeira
Rudolph
Freda Weiner
Cleveland
Ohio
Fairmount
Ind
Dutee
James G. Stowe
Cape Town
South African Republic
Dewey Honored in Grand New York Naval Reception
The article lauds Admiral George Dewey as a national hero and American gentleman. It celebrates his Manila Bay victory, compares him to Farragut and Jones, and praises his statesmanship, modesty, and sustained popularity from New England to California. It notes the New York reception as emblematic of his enduring honor.
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George Dewey
New York
United States
New England
Golden Gate
Manila Bay
Farragut
Barry
Jones
Cayite
Manila Harbor
Dewey
Manila
America
Dewey’s Fighting Lineage and Early Naval Rise
A historical sketch traces Admiral George Dewey’s lineage of fighters from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War era. It notes Dewey relatives who served in multiple conflicts, his Vermont connections, and his early path from Norwich Military Academy to Annapolis, highlighting his naval beginnings aboard the Wabash and later Olympic service.
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America
George Dewey
Dewey
Thomas Dewey
Thorcester
Mass
New World
Sandwich
England
Vermont
Stark
Bennington
Lexington
Old
Massachusetts
Annapolis
Norwich Military Academy
Mediterraneaan
Wabash
Barron
Virginia
Dewey’s Civil War Service and Mississippi Assignment
The account recalls Dewey’s early Civil War service from Montpelier after Sumter’s firing. A week later he earned a lieutenant’s commission and joined the steam sloop Mississippi in the West Gulf squadron under Farragut who raised his flag in February 1862. The Mississippi, a side-wheeler, led the fleet’s early actions.
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Dewey
Farragut
Montpelier
Sumter
Mississippi
West Gulf
Dewey's Steady Hand Through Civil War River Battles
A retrospective on Admiral Dewey highlights his role on the Mississippi and at Fort Fisher, detailing how he kept composure under fire, steered the Mississippi past Port Hudson batteries, and earned Farragut's praise. It covers his early leadership, injuries, and later rise to commander and Manila fame.
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Dewey
Baird
U.S. N
Pensacola
Farragut
Faragut
Gulf
Port Hudson
Mississippi
Hartford
Alabama
Monongahela
Kineo
Richmond
Genesee
Lieut
Smith
Fort Fisher
Thatcher
Porter
Dewey at Manila and the Filipino War Victory
The narrative recalls Dewey's April 30 arrival at Corregidor and his decisive naval assault on the Spanish fleet at Manila. It notes his leadership aboard the Olympia, the sinking of eleven ships, and his subsequent thirteen months guarding Manila harbor while balancing diplomacy, law, and military duties.
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Spain
Dewey
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Manila
Philippine Islands
Corregidor Island
McCullough
Cavite
Manana
Olympia
Gridley
Camara
Philippines
Naval Department
United States
Commodore Watson
Atlantic
Bnes ‘Canal
Tropics
Admiral Dewey Returns Aboard Olympia In New York Bay
The U S cruiser Olympia, flagship of the Manila Bay victory, arrives in New York Bay early as Admiral Dewey and crew sail in 60 hours ahead of time. Signalmen answer welcomes as dispatches and good wishes come ashore. The fleet’s homecoming recalls the May Manila Bay triumph.
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Dewey
United States
Olympia
Manila Bay
New York Bay
Sandy Hook
Admiral Dewey
New York City
Bermuda
Atlantic
Admiral Montejo
New York
Arrival of the Olympia at Sandy Hook
News reports an American man of war approaching New York shores at dawn. The Olympia, confirming its identity, anchored near the Hook after a 16 day Atlantic crossing from Gibraltar, shocking local observers and signaling a major national event.
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Pigot
Sandy Hook
Uncle Sam
New York
Hook
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Fire rips through St Vincent's Hospital Norfolk Va
A hospital fire at St Vincent's in Norfolk destroys the building by 2 am. One woman dies, two people are missing, a nurse Mrs Dolan is severely injured, and the loss is estimated at 200000 dollars.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Norfolk
Dolan
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George Goodwin Dewey
Lighthouse Board
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