Insurgents Routed at San Juan Del Monte in Manila Battle
Thousands of Filipinos were driven from San Juan Del Monte by Gen. Hale's brigade. Wyoming regiment led a charge to crush trenches, routing the insurgents with heavy losses. One American, Private Speech of Nebraska, was wounded. Admiral Dewey and Otis plan a public proclamation detailing continued military rule and efforts to ease taxation and improve public order.
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Manila
San Juan del Monte
Wyoming Regiment
Nebraska and Twentieth Infantry
Pasig
Speech
Nebraska Regiment
George Dewey
E. 8. Otis
Charles Denby
Dean C. Worcester
State Department
Congress
United States
Seditious Manila Poster Attracts Seattle Arrest
Mail advices from Manila report a seditious poster on city walls before active warfare. Purportedly signed by an American soldier it urged U S troops to fire into the air if priests forced fighting. A dentist Araveido is arrested as the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Manila
Amer
Araveido
Philippines commission defined by McKinley order
The Philippine Commission in Washington on March 7 clarifies its powers and duties through a January 20 presidential order to the secretary of state. The order outlines personnel, duties, authority, and its relation to the existing military government, with Jacob G. Schurman as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines Commission
McKinley
Jacob G. Schurman
Physiology Missing From Indianapolis Public Schools
Doctors and educators debate the absence of physiology in Indianapolis public schools amid a recent push for temperance education. Officials say crowded curricula and unclear teaching make physiology hard to fit in, while medical leaders stress its value for patient理解 and public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Kothe
Goss
Otis Army Near 30,000 As Reinforcements Sail
Washington dispatches say Gen. Otis lacks official confirmation of the San Juan Del Bronte attack by Hale's brigade. Insurgents routed with one American casualty, boosting confidence that a larger victory will deter resistance. Transports Arizona Newport scalgna Morgan City Zealander carry troops to Manila. Grant and Sherman nearing.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
San Juan del Bronte
Hale
Grant
Manila
Sherman
Sheridan
San Francisco
Arizona
Newport
Scalgna
Morgan City
Indianapolis Street Car Bill Passes With Fare Repeals
The bill repeals the three cent fare law and conditions, limits city council contracts, requires universal transfers, sets a minimum 25 tickets per dollar and at least six for a quarter, and caps single fare at five cents. It outlines new pricing and transfer rules for street cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana lawmakers seek governor or higher offices in a bustling session
The recently adjourned legislature buzzed with gubernatorial talk as many members eyed higher offices. Figures like Enoch Hogate, Senator Gilbert, Hoots, Barrow, Shideler, Biehhorn, Senator Newby, Blankenship, and Senator Drummond tipped their plans toward the governor, lieutenant governor, or Congress, amid a crowded field and party intrigue.
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Enoch Hogate
Danville
Gilbert
Beveridge-Taylor
Hanlyism
House
Capitol
Barrow
Hendricks County
G. A. H. Shideler
Ways and Means Committee
Biehhorn
Newby
Blankenship
Morgan County
House Diumany
Ife
Congress
Jas. A. Mount
Drummond
Diarshall County
Indianapolis
No Increase in the Army as McKinley Acts
President McKinley decides the regular army of 15 009 men suffices for now and rejects a 35 000 volunteer provisional army. Enlistments will raise regular strength to 60 000, with volunteers already mustered out likely to join. Miles to command provisional roster, Whe eler disappointed to miss Philippines fighting.
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Washington
Mc Kinley
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
War Department
Provisional Army
Nelson A. Miles
Wesley E. Merritt
Department of the East
John R. Brooke
Department of Cuba
Elwell S. Otis
Department of the Philippines
William R. Shafter
Department of California
Joe Wheeler
Keyes Winter Fined With Yale Students For Noise
In New Haven on March 7 Yale notables including Keyes Winter Indianapolis Coler Campbell Evanston Courtland Lace New Brighton and James Walker St Louis were fined in a court for taking part in a disturbance at the Grand opera house Saturday night All are described as prominent athletes.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Grand Opera House
Keyes Winter
Indianapolis
Coler Campbell
Evanston, Ill
Courtland F. Lace
New Brighton
N. Y
James T. Walker
St. Louis
Radical Methodist paper questions Bible Infallibility
A New York meeting of 400 Methodist ministers endorses Cadman's paper arguing Bible infallibility cannot be believed by reasoned minds. The talk suggests truth comes from The Living Christ, not books or creeds, and doubts many Old and New Testament passages. The stance marks a radical departure from core Methodist tenets and questions stories from Jonah to Moses.
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Christ
New York
Methodist Ministers of
S. P. Cadman
Metropolitan Temple
Cadman
Jonah
Lot
Elijah
Dan
God
Moses
Damental Pillar of Methodis
Passed 25 artillerymen in Indianapolis militia exams
Surgeon Sluss examined 24 men on Monday night for spots in the Indianapolis light artillery joining the new state militia. Those who passed include Chas Dunlap Arthur King Theodore Haughey Louis Adam David Darnell Yorest Doolittle David Boswell Victor Galbreath Harry Calion William Eme rich P. W. Heiskel J. W. Hutton John Holmes Chester Crawford Geo Jikuhn Chester Railsback Charles Enos Edward Brennan Hayden Webster W W Heiskell Raymond Thompson. Exams are described as very strict and Thursday night the exams will be completed with a maximum number of 61 expected.
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Sluss
Indianapolis Light Artillery
Chas
P. Dunlap
Arthur King
Theodore P. Haughey
Louis G. Adam
David B. Darnell
E. Yorest Doolittle
David A. Boswell
Vietor C.galbreath
Harry A. Calion
Wm. Emerich
W. Heiskel J. WH. Hutton
Johnson Holmes
Chester C. Crawford
Geo
Jikuhn
Chester A. Railsback
Chas K K. Enos
Edward Brennan
Hayden Webster
W. W. Heiskell
Raymond Thompson
Uncle Sam
Governor vetoes bill on attorney fee lien
The governor disapproved a proposed law granting lawyers a lien for fees in cases settled after the attorney’s involvement. He warned it would raise litigation since fees are not fixed and could undermine trust between attorney and client.
Governor delays board of pharmacy appointments
The State board of pharmacy will not be appointed until the law takes effect. The governor rejects delegations on the subject and intends to appoint no one who pushed the measure through the legislature, arguing the move will halt job creation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Pharmacy
Small-pox case leads to city quarantine
Abraham Smith a colored man was removed to the pesthouse Monday night from 322 Superior Street with a mild small pox. Four people lived in the house, which was placed under quarantine. Health authorities report no alarm over the new case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Smith
Superior-st
Bishop Warren ill with appendicitis in Buenos Aires
Private advices report Bishop Henry W Warren of the Methodist church ill with appendicitis in Buenos Aires Argentina. An operation was performed recently and though he is 68 the prognosis is cautiously favorable. Warren, famed traveler lecturer and astronomic authority, is known as the bishop scientist. His home is in Denver.
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New York
Henry VW. Warren
Methodist Church
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Ince
Warren
Denver
Revenge Motive Refuted Fire Explosion Near Toulon
A four foot fuse was recovered among debris from a magazine blast near Toulon on Sunday. The claim that a soldier triggered the explosion to avenge an officer is resurfacing but remains unproven.
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Toulon
Collars and cuffs and progress laundry item
Fragmentary text mentions laundry work and a cheap meal deal priced at 15 cents. It references a cafe named Wenns or Wenn's with a monument location and partial numbers like 28 and 40. No clear event or people identified.
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Monument
Fire alarm mishap and deadly house fire tragedy in Washington
In Seattle a hose reel toppled during a fire response pinning engineer Charles Bradenburg who died two hours later. Big Lake residents Mr and Mrs Rinehart lost three children in a home fire. Separately in New York Nathan Riechenthal, in panic, hurled his eight year old daughter from a fire escape. she is expected to die.
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Seattle
Wash
Charles Bradenburg
Street Gar Company Incorporates New Indy Directors
Street Gar Company Incorporates Admiral George Brown retired and Julius A. Lemeke as focal directors of the Indianapolis street railway firm. Articles filed with the secretary of state Tuesday afternoon. Directors include H. P. Wasson Dr Henry Jameson Harold Hibben George Brown Julius A. Lemcke Randall Morgan Hush J. McGowan. Capital stock $2,009,000. State filing fee $2000. Julius A. Lemcke ex-treasurer. Brown a former U S Navy officer. Board to be locally controlled. vote on proposition to be submitted this week. Board meeting held late Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brown
Julius A. Lemeke
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
Secretary of State
H. P. Wasson
Kenry Jameson
Harold Hibben
Julius A. Lemcke
Indianapolis
Randall Morgan
Philadelphia
Hush J. McGowan
Kansas City
Evansville
Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Wasson
Flood at Cincinnati prompts rail delays as Ohio rises
The Ohio River at Cincinnati is rising about two inches per hour. At 7 o'clock Tuesday morning the level reached 53.8 feet with the high water mark at 71.1 feet in past records. Grand Central depot was abandoned as water entered the train shed, and streetcar service faced interruptions. About 230 people were expected to lose homes by night if the river reached 58 feet. trains were rerouted from the Eighth Street crossing while preparations minimized damage.
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Cincinnati
Grand Central Depot
Eighth-st
Newport
Suffering at Charleston Surges After Snow Flood
Charleston West Virginia endures heavy snow that floods the city cutting gas and electric service. Mayors and relief parties rush aid to the homeless as provisions dwindle and water remains shut off. Saloons close by mayoral order amid widespread intoxication and crowding at the city lockup.
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Charleston
W. Va
Bridge Collapse Drowns Report Upstream Victims
Louisville dispatch reports a bridge on a creek between Worthville and Carrollton collapsing after flood. A stage coach was on the span at the time and several people are rumored drowned, though details are not yet confirmed.
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Louisville
Worthville
Carrolton
High Water at Richmond Flood Reaches Late Freshet Level
Richmond Virginia March 7 The James River flood nearly matches the 1889 freshet, with only two inches to go. In the city’s lower sections cellars overflow and residents on Lester Street retreat to second story rooms, communicating by boat only.
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Richmond
James River
Lester St
Familiar Faces In Unfamiliar Make-ups At Elks Show
Rehearsals for Indianapolis Elks annual charity entertainment at Ben Blish’s opera house proceed with lithographs adorning dead walls depicting principal comedians. Supt. James F. Quigley and Bert Feidleman among the end men are shown, praised as the best posters yet. Posters will be sought as souvenirs after the performance.
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Ben Blish
Opera
Indianapolis Elks
James F. Quigley
Bert Feidleman
Harry Overman
Thomas Barrett
Joe Gasper
Harry Porter
Val Fahrbach
Ed Seguin
Frank Kamps
Chief Barrett
Fahrbach
Kamps
Weather forecast for Indianapolis area predicts warmer, fair days
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending at 8 p m on March 8 calls for warmer and fair conditions. Early temperatures rose from 7 am reading to 12 pm and 2 pm with readings improving from 2 to 19 degrees.
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Indianapolis
First Class Table dHate Dinner at the Valhalla
A brief item notes a dinner scene at Valhalla featuring a first class table mark. The promotional line invites trying the meal and mentions feed for a horse named Janes Dustiess Oats.
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the Valhalla
Janes
Whistling Winds Roar Over New England Storm
A five mile zephyr with sleet and rain disrupts daily life in New England. New York reports wind and snow on Tuesday. Street cars impeded and walking conditions described as wretched.
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New England
New York
City council raises salaries and adds staff in new ordinances
Indianapolis council introduced measures to raise Assistant City Attorney Bell’s salary from 1800 to 2400, add a second assistant at 1200, and boost Clerk Bert Spencer’s pay from 1200 to 1500. Bills authorize Riverside park land sale to acquire adjoining property and approve light contracts and a health budget for smallpox fight.
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Bell
Bert Spencer
Public Works
Little
Mahoney
Autoreney
Board of Works
Spencer
Board of Health
Littl
Brightwood Water Works
Sun Vapor Light Company
Chenoweth, Electric Light and Power Company
Turnie and
Fairbanks
Overstreet
Indianapolis
Lord Herschel's Body Arrives in New York Harbor
British and US detachments honor Lord Herschel, late British high commissioner, as his body arrives from Washington and is transferred to the British cruiser Talbot at New York harbor. The Washington train was met by 40 British bluejackets and 250 US marines under Lieut. Hunter. Percy Anderson, the British consul general, and New York bar members witnessed the ceremony.
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New York
Lord Herschel
Washington
New York Harbor
Talbot
United States
Lieut
Hunter
Percy Anderson
New York Bar “Association
Narkee
Liberty Island
England
Feels A Little Queer and to Bear the Expense of the Arm
The report notes a pitcher named Goar regarding his pitching arm. He believes the layoff has hurt his arm more than any massage or water treatment. A recent meeting suggested focus on his recovery and readiness.
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Golt
Goar
Art
Wiliam Hartman among deaths in Alabama incident
William Hartman, aged 23, dies in a deadly Alabama accident involving a fall. Report mentions Jos Smith and Brooks Hail as associated names in the incident near Hail. Police investigate the circumstances and potential contributing factors.
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Wiliam Thartman
Cash
Jos
Smith and Brooks
Ala
Watery Grave Drowns Ada Crittenden and Nina Jones
In a tragic drowning incident, Ada Crittenden and Nina Jones, students, perished while attempting an activity aboard a boat. Authorities report the accident occurred on a local waterway, with later investigations focusing on safety measures and supervision.
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Ada Crittenden
Nina Jones
Hoochie
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Tiale
Aix
Philippine Commission
Nce
Henry A. Denson
Marion County Medical Society
Hugh M. Tash
The
Medical Society
A. W. Brayton
Indiana Medical Journal
Haggard
Barlow
Shideler
M’kinley
Gen. Miles
Keyes
Jonah Whale
M. E
Warren Ili
Paris
Petit Journal
Street Gar Company
Ohio
Pop Goes the Weasel
Teday
Lord Herschell
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