Natives Battle at Water Works. 17 Killed in Penafrancia Fight
Manila reports seventeen of the enemy killed Sunday night as outposts of the Second Oregon and First Nebraska engage natives trying to capture the water works six miles from the city. Two Americans wounded. fighting resumes Monday morning. McKinley commissioners establish Malate headquarters. Col. Denby arrival awaited. Spanish prisoners embark for home aboard the transport Bueno Ayres.
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Manila
Oregon
Nebraska
McKinley
Malate
Col. Denby
Buenos Ayres
Attack the Bennington near Malabon gun landing incident
Manila dispatch reports gunboat Bennington crew attempting to land a Gatling gun near Malabon when ambushed by natives. Assistant-engineer Einery Winship was seriously wounded by a single shot. The attackers burned Pena Tirancia near Paco. Private Overton of the Twenty second infantry died Thursday.
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Manila
Einery Winship
Bennington
Malabon
Winship
Pena
Tirancia
Paco
Overton
Twenty-second Infantry
Transport City of Pueblo Returns with Invalid Soldiers
The Transport City of Pueblo arrived from Manila with invalid soldiers and others whose service expired after a stormy voyage. A crewmember, Steward Mclenna, died by suicide during the trip. The Valencia sailed for Manila with ten West Point lieutenants and over 100 recruits.
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San Francisco
Pueblo
Manila
Nagasaki
Steward Mclenna
Valencia
West Point
Dewey for President urged by Rev Frank in sermon
Rev Henry Trank of a Metropolitan independent church in New York calls for George Dewey to be president. He praises Dewey as one of three great Americans, likening him to Washington and Lincoln, and advocates a unanimous cross party nomination rather than a single party.
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Frank
New York
hRev
Henry Trank
Metropolitan Independent Church
Dewey
Republic
Washington
Lincoln
George Dewey
United States
Sask Caught Him Burglary Waiver After Window Sash Incident
Nathaniel Jackson, colored, must explain to the grand jury how he came to be found pinned by a window sash in a Van Camp hardware store window at 10 30 Saturday night. The broken tower sash trapped him until Merchant policeman Breen and Patrolman Spearing freed him. He was charged with burglary and waived examination in police court Monday.
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Nathaniel Jackson
Grand Jury
van Camp Hardware Company
Breen
Spearing
Doctor Henry C. Scott Dies After Long Illness
John Brown riots era surgeon Dr. Henry C. Scott died after a year of illness in Ashland Virginia. He tended wounds of John Brown during the Harper's Ferry troubles and was present at Brown’s execution, examining the body after the scaffold.
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Ashland
Henry C. Scott
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Scott
Brown
Mrs Eliza A Stevenson Mother of Adlai E Stevenson Dead
Mrs Eliza A Stevenson mother of former Vice President Adlai E Stevenson died Monday morning in Bloomington NL. She was 90 years old and had been ill for several weeks.
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Bloomington
Eliza A. Stevenson
Stevenson
Weather forecast for Indianapolis ends March 7
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 26 hours ending at 8 p m March 7 calls for fair conditions Monday night and Tuesday with a low temperature around 13 at 7 a m Berlin March 6 three German army aeronauts flew from this city to Baquiska Galicia a distance of 421 miles in six hours and a note mentions a health cure from trich Oil for a sore throat
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Indianapolis
Berlin
Baquiska
Galicia
Sid or Cousin John for tax post
Col. I N Walker’s term as state tax commissioner ends March 16 and Gov may appoint Cousin John Wingate. Sid Conger circles for the job and both men have ties to Beveridge and the governor. Wingate garners support from Dr. Hayes of the Columbia club, while opposition grows and a capable alternative may be named.
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I. N. Walker
John Wingate
Sid Conger
Sid
John
Beveridge
Conger
Wingate
Hayes
Columbia Club
Indiana
Mortgage Exemption Law Threatens State Tax Revenue
A state auditor warns that the $700 mortgage exemption will prevent tax collection on property where the school fund is loaned. The law shields state mortgages from taxation, preventing revenue across counties as thousands of dollars are tied up in small loans.
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Audi
Tor
Wolcott Divorce Suit Rumored After Nine Years
Washington observers report Senator Edward Oliver Wolcott and his wife plan a divorce suit to be filed in Colorado. The estranged couple has long faced incompatibility and desertion allegations. Wolcott will not defend the case.
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Senator Wolcott
Washington
Edward Oliver Wolcott
Walcotts
Colorado
Revolt Against Roosevelt Spreads in New York
A revolt against Gov. Roosevelt over the police reorganization bill grows as Republicans meet at the Fitzhave hotel. Senators Coggeshall Malby and Wilcox held a dag feast praising the confusion. Assemblymen Bulkley Adler Brennan Guider Slater and Henry toasted the assembly following the Senate’s lead to cripple the governor.
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New York
Roosevelt
Fitzhave
Coggeshall
Malby
Wilcox
Assembly
Senate
Tax Bill Threatens NC Theaters And Circuses
In Charlotte on March 6 observers expect a graduated theater tax bill to clear the senate after passing the house. Towns over 10,000 face 400 in state and county tax plus municipal charges. Circuses pay 200 per performance and 50 for each side-show. Managers warn it will close most theaters while circuses fear exclusion.
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Charlotte
N. C
House
Senate
North Carolina
Too Much Johnson Announces Move to St Louis
Henry A Johnson says he will leave Indiana for St Louis and practice law. He plans to move with his family in months, opening an office immediately to pursue opportunities in the large city.
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Will
Indiana
St. Louis
Washington
Henry A.johnson
Johnson
Indiana Senate Farewell Session Ends Amid Scattered Turmoil
The final Indiana Senate session opened at 10 a.m. amid a pinched room and scattered mischief as members pondered the wrecking car of ruin. Senators Brooks Drum mond Heller Leich Lambert Cregor Nusbaum Keeney Shea Johnson Legeman Warrick Pike Gwin Wood Miller Pall Binkley Hubbel Gilbert O Connor Winfield Stilwell Bowser Roll-clerk Deem faced a somber farewell with late-night chatter, a suspended agenda, and courtesy resolutions praising President Haggard and Congressmen Overstreet.
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Senate Chamber
Horner
Brooks
Drummond
Heller
Leich
Lambert
Mount
Cregor
Nusbaum
Keeney
Shea
Johnson
Jay
Haggard
Legeman
Vanderburg
Warrick
Pike
Gwin
Wood
Miller
Pall
Binkley
Hubbel
Gilbert
O'Connor
Winfield
Stilwell
Bowser
Reading
Deem
Henry County
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hasgard
Hoss Play and Joe Powers Spark Indiana House Session
The sixty first general assembly opened with a prayer by Rev. M. L. Haines and a groundhog report. Members traded quips over character certificates for Eichhorn, Herrold, and others, while Roots distributed cigars. Downe read a dialect poem about the majority. Downey praised the speaker. Eichhorn and Noel sparred over leadership. Fort Wayne’s Louttit thanked the house. reporters received bouquets. Uncle Joe Powers quoted from Ingersoll. The governor’s veto over Shirley City was overridden 59 to 11 as Texas Rangers flags were honored, signaling a pledged union.
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House
M. L. Haines
Bonham
Noel
Eichhorn
Herrold
Senate
Drummond
Marshall
Eiichhorn
Joe” Powers
Louttit
Fort Wayne
Downey
DePauw University
Baker
Whitley
Joe
Powers
Ingersoll
New Jerusalem
Indianapolis
Chicago
Louisville
Uncle Joe
Shideler
Knotts
Hammond
Indiana
Shirley City
Texas
General Assembly
Terry
Texas Rangers
Governor Signs Key Budget and Wage Reform Bills
Monday afternoon the governor signed the general appropriations bill setting 15 cents per hour as the minimum wage on public work and the bill allocating 25,080 dollars to care for criminally insane individuals at the Jeffersonville reformatory.
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Jeffersonville Reformatory
Investigators finish superior court docket review in county
County investigators Charles Bookwalter and George H McCaslin completed the examination of the superior court records in the county clerk's office and have started on the criminal court. They report securing a large amount of unpaid costs and fees.
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Charles Bookwalter
George H. McCaslin
Fifth Trial Burglary Foiled At Hedden Grocery
For the fifth time in two years burglars attempted to enter E. C. Hedden's grocery at 225 227 BE Sixteenth street early Sunday morning. They were frightened away by a merchant policeman.
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E. C. Hedden’s
Sixteenth St
Grand Jury Goes Into Session Monday Morning
The grand jury met in session Monday morning with Judge Alford presiding. No special instructions were issued by the judge.
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Alford
Woman's Heart Strain Warning Reported in Career Demands
A garbled historical note hints at heart strain from work pressures on a woman, mentioning fatigue and the need for strength and rest. The fragment suggests medical or consumer health discussion and references general remedies or guidance likely from druggists.
Murder Trial for George White Set in Martinsville
The trial of George White for the murder of Howard Hansing in Brightwood is scheduled to begin next Monday at Martinsville, with prosecutors preparing detailed evidence and the defense awaiting jury selection.
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White
George White
Howard Hansing
Brightwood
Martinsville
Wreck of the Newspaper Flyer in Pennsylvania
A westbound freight derailed near Hundington causing a landslide to collapse four tracks. The New spaper flyer struck the debris, destroying 18 freight cars two express cars and three locomotives. Three men were killed outright and another and 18 freight cars were destroyed. The dead include engineer Robert McCutcheon and fireman Robert Trace of Harrisburg and express messenger Jacob Motter of Harrisburg. The wreck required seven hours to clear.
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Altoona
Hundington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert McCutcheon
Harrisburg
Robert C. Trace
Express
Jacob Motter
Defendant Questions Hat Rule In Smock Court
A slight man entered Justice Smock's courtroom Monday as the trial proceeded. Constable Smock ordered him to remove his hat, and the man inquired about prosecutor Winpenny. He asked to sue or confront the former law partner, identified as tied to Kirkpatrick origins.
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Justice Smock
Dave Smock
Winpenny
Kirkpatrick
Flood Devastates Charleston West Virginia Buildings Submerged
Charleston faces its worst flood in 20 years with Elk River backwater submerging half the city. Elk City and northern sections flooded five to ten feet. state house, Burlew opera house, gas and water works offices submerged. Electric light plants out. drunken crowds, fights, and robberies reported as police powerless. River at 42 feet at midnight, now receding with damage easing.
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Charleston
W. Va
Elk City
Elk
State House
Burlew Opera House
Gas and Water Works
George Becker
First
West Virginia Regiment
Jim Rowan
L. A. Jarrett
Flood Threatens Richmond as Water Rises
Richmond faces a potentially historic flood as warnings from upriver paints prompt urgent preparations. Men and wagons move goods out of danger while the river water covers the wharves.
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Richmond
River Flood in Cincinnati Heights as Ohio Rises
Cincinnati reports the Ohio River at 51.5 feet and rising while residents evacuate. Despite warned fronts, minimal property damage noted, but families flee waters. Drowned list includes Jacob Ewing of Buffalo Kentucky and Mrs John Hutchinson of Owster Kentucky with two children, plus Will Strolling Huntington West Virginia and J W Gordon Flag Fork Kentucky and Wm Abshire Richmond Kentucky.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Jacob Ewing
Buffalo
John Hutchinson
Owsley
Owster
Will Strolling
Huntington
W. Va
J. W. Gordon
Flag Fork
Wm. Abshire
Richmond
Rivers Swell as Connecticut Flood Threatens Norwich
Heavy weekend rains push the Shetucket Quinebaug and Yantic rivers beyond banks with all tributaries overflowing. The waters rise rapidly, threatening a major flood across the region near Norwich Connecticut.
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Connecticut
Norwich
Conn
Shetucket
Quinebaug
Yantie
Mohawk on a Rampage
In Amsterdam New York the Mohawk river broke up on Sunday night causing floods Monday morning that forced several knitting mills along the river to shut down. The overflowing water damaged low lying areas and disrupted local industry and traffic.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Mohawk
Lawyers fret over I P offices location clash
Marion county bar association met but failed to secure a quorum and adjourned. The dispute centers on locating justice of the peace offices on the courthouse top floor, with five rooms available, a plan lawyers fear will burden taxpayers. Justice Lockman warns of moving his office from downtown due to high costs under the new law’s 32000 salary.
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Marion County’ Bar Association
Justices of the Peace
Tom Johnson Denies Ohio Governorship Candidacy
Former Cleveland congressman Tom L. Johnson said on Monday he is not a candidate and not seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Ohio. He declined to comment on whether he would refuse if offered.
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New York
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
City Life Report Records Car Movement and Gift Purchase
Last week 22 006 loaded car movements and 5 007 empties near the record. The City library spent 450 dollars to buy the literary estate of Oliver T Morton son of Indiana's war governor. The gift amount totals 4600 dollars.
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Oliver T. ‘Morton
Indiana
Cannon and Dockery Clash Over War Costs and Bonds
Washington report shows House appropriations totaling 1.3667 billion dollars with Cannon defending the needs and Dockery warning of fiscal strain. Dockery predicts a treasury deficit of about 100 million by year end and a new bond issue or higher taxes, while forecasting a Republican defeat next election.
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Washington
Cannon
Illinois
Dockery
Missouri
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Pension Department
Postal Service
Mr. Dockery
Spain
Treasury
Cleveland
Republican Party
Ex-Policeman’s brutal attempt to murder nurse
Charles Shortridge ex policeman faced grand jury on a charge of attempting to murder Miss Kate Johnson at her Indianapolis home. Johnson hospitalized with a neck wound believed non fatal, soon expected to recover. Shortridge, once a Big Four fireman, pursued Johnson after demanding marriage. She refuses to see him. he followed to her room after aiding to her bicycle factory job. Shortridge was arrested after being found Sunday on East Washington Street. he claims no statement until trial. Bond set at 1000 dollars.
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Charles Shortridge
Grand Jury
Kate Johnson
Shortridge
Big Four
Miss Johnson
Indiana Bicycle Works
E. Christ
E. Washington Sr
Kinney
Thornton
Weible
George W. Powell
Representative Grosvenor and Oba Grip in Washington
Kiowa and Comanche Indians are wildly drunk in Indian territory. Charles Aldredge of Cramer Hill is heir to $6,060,600 in England. Twenty third Kansas volunteers have lived at Newport News from Santiago. The Krupps decline to move guns to Turkey until cargo valued at $25,000 and bridges areshuffled.
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Grosvenor
Oba
Washington
Indian Territory
Charles Aldredge
Cramer Hill
England
Kansas Volunteers
Newport News
Santiago
Turkey
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Mrs. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
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Col. Walker
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Ruby
Railroad Commission
Judiciary Committee
Jin
Joe Powers
Eichhorn and
Kentucky
I. P. Offices
Tom Johnson
City Life
Mr. Cannon
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