Taken to Manila G2 Lawton's Body Removed From San Mateo
Manila dec 20 8 p m Major General Lawton's body was brought from San Mateo to Manila this afternoon escorting staff and cavalry. The body was placed in a vault in El Paco cemetery awaiting transport to Arlington after arrangements for his widow and four children. The death prompted universal sorrow among Americans and locals alike with leaders planning a funeral procession.
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Lawton
San Mateo
el Paco
Washington
Henry W. Lawton
U. 5S
Island of Luzon
California
H. C. Corbin
D. C
John F. Weston
Wm. Ludlow
Havana
Cuba
William RR. Shafter
San Francisco
Irreparable loss cited for General Lawton death
Secretary Root declares Lawton’s death irreparable, praising his soldierly qualities and command. He notes Lawton's courage and indomitable will, and predicts his Luzon march will be seen as a crowning achievement and enduring legacy of American arms.
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Washington
Root
General Lawton
Lawton
Central
Luzon
Romblon Taken in Philippines Naval Report
Admiral Watson cabled from Manila reporting gunboats Concord and Ackley with infantry captured Romblon on the 18th. Seaman John James wounded in the knee as the only navy casualty. Newark’s battalion landed from Callao and occupied Campolona on the north coast of Luzon. Burwell and Wheeling, with Gen. Young, cooperated with landing battalions doing excellent work daily in northern and western Luzon.
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Concord
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Pampanga
Leigh
Romblon
John James
Seaman
Newark
Callao
Camplona
Luzon
General Lawton Body To Be Sent To United States
Washington declares Gen Lawton died poor though honored for his service and a War Department order will announce his death and the wish to repatriate his body for final interment. Friends note his modest remuneration and plan aid to his family.
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War Department
Lawton
United States
Hhum
Sikh Transport Arrives After Tempestuous Pacific Voyage
A San Francisco telegram reports the transport Sikh reaching Manila Port three days overdue after a stormy crossing. The ship endured a gale that tore its funnel and masts, engines ran half speed for hours, and the crew battered the vessel into safety. Details from Rio Janeiro described a Filipino attack on Cavite Navy Yard halted by Petrel gunboat fire.
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Recrod
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Pacific
Manila
Rio Janeiro
Cavite Navy
American Woollen plans shift to woollen goods at Dover mills
The American Woollen company, controlling the Sawyer mills in Dover, NH, moves worsted production out of the lower mill. Machinery is removed and new equipment installed in vacant rooms to produce yarn for weaving at the upper mills. The change is expected to boost local business.
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N. H
American Woollen Company
Sawyer Mills
IOWAS INSANE ASYLUMS REPORTS SPUR STATE GAINST COUNTY INSTITUTIONS
Des Moines reports from the state board of control reveal dire conditions in nearly 30 counties. Indiscriminate herding and lack of expert medical care prompt legislators to push abolition of county asylums and transfer custodianship to state institutions.
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State Board of Control
Iowa
Boxing Will Cease in St Louis After Meise Fatality
The St Louis police board orders Chief Campbell to halt all future boxing contests that involve prize money or professional fighters, following the Meise fatality at a city theatre. The St Louis Exposition Company also vows not to rent the Coliseum to groups presenting prize fighting style exhibitions.
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Police Board
Campbell
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Coliseum
Baltimore Post Office Attache Ends His Life
Captain Louis Schseeberger, cashier at the Baltimore post office, shot himself at his Fremont avenue home. An audit directed by Postmaster Warfield found accounts straight, while unsubstantiated rumors were cited as a possible motive.
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Louis Schseeberger
Baltimore Post Office
Fremont Avenue
Warfield
Coleman Brothers and Workers Settle Dispute at Railroad
In Manchester on December 20, a dispute between the Coleman Brothers and railroad employees over underpaid wages was settled through attorney negotiations. Thirty five workers had quit after paychecks were short, but the matter was resolved without court action.
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Manchester
N. H
Coleman Brothers
Manchester and Milford
Yale University Catalogue Reports Student Count Rise
New Haven notes the Yale annual catalogue shows 2517 students enrolled this year, up from 2511 last year, excluding 167 special students in Connecticut teacher courses. The item also mentions Emperor William declaring the 20th century begins with 1900, with a quip about chronologists missing the Kaiser’s decision.
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Yale
Yale University
Connecticut
William
Seery Brothers Acquitted by Jury in Dedham Case
In Dedham on December 20 the Seery brothers charged with matricide were found not guilty. The trial featured a thorough summing up and jury deliberation lasting a little over two hours. The jury returned at 1:30 a.m. with a verdict of not guilty for both defendants.
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Seldon
Sheldon
Boston Life Underwriters Dinner Reflects On Old Boston
A year end gathering for the Boston Life Underwriters Association featured music by the Tremont Quartet and Harry Dagegett, with President Tyler presiding. Benjamin F. Stevens of the New England Life Insurance Company shared a nostalgic talk about early Boston, praising pioneers and historic sites, as ex-presidents offered brief remarks.
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Boston Life Underwriters’ Association
Young's Heel
Tremont Quartette
Harry Dagegett
Tyler
Benjamin F. Stevens
New England Lie Insurance Company
Old
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Barnard
Plympton
Hopkins
Phelps
Woman lashes shoemaker after slander claim
In Newburyport a well known shoemaker at Burley & Stevens factory was beaten by a woman and her brother over alleged slander. After a confrontation on Russia street the woman produced a rawhide and severely struck the man until he apologized. A chair was raised but not used.
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Newburyport
Burley & Stevens
Russia Street
Reappointments by Executive Council in Boston
The executive council reappointed several officials including Charles T. Plunkett of Adams and J R Leeson of Newton as state directors of the Fitchburg railroad. S. Stillman Blanchard of Boston becomes director of the Collateral Loan company. Stephen P. Sharples of Cambridge is named inspector and state assayer of liquors.
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Boston
Broadway Bank Seeks $200,000 Pork Product Sale
Boston December 20. Daniel G. Wing, temporary receiver of Broadway National Bank, petitioned the U S district court for leave to sell 200000 dollars worth of pork products, part of the bank assets, to H W Chaplin, assignee of John P Squire and company.
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Boston
United States District Court
Daniel G. Wing
Broadway National Bank
H. W. Chaplin
John P. Squire and Company Corporation
Bank seeks court approval to accept market sale offer
A petitioner asks the court to authorize accepting an offer to buy assets at current market price over the next three weeks or immediately if possible, with payment for products on delivery. The sale is argued as in the bank and creditors' best interests and for all parties’ welfare. the court will consider the matter later.
Cotton Prices And Indian Famine May Hit Trade
A New York dispatch notes India’s famine could indirectly impact U S cotton goods exports. Lancashire makers rely on Indian sales, while a shrinking Indian market may push demand toward American and other markets. Prices show Britain and the United States diverging in East Asia.
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India
New York
Espeland
America
Great Britain
China
Lancashire
Jesse Metcalfe Dead Rhode Island mill pioneer dies
Jesse Metcalfe president and treasurer of the Wanskuck mill network, long a major Rhode Island manufacturer, died at his Providence home at 7 30 tonight in his 73rd year. He served in the legislature, on prison inspectors, and donated land for the Rhode Island School of Design. He leaves five children.
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Jesse Metcalfe
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Wanskuck
Rhode Island
Metcalfe
Union League Club of
New York
Hope Club
Cobten Club
England
Rhode Island School of Design
Wanskuck Mills
Geneva
Moherson
Steere Worsted
Adjudged insane and moved to asylum in Vermont
Frederick Eastwood, accused of murdering Frankling E. Fenn, was sent to the state insane asylum by court order. Eastwood told reporters he fired two shots and could not recall details, offering conflicting remarks about the incident. In Akron, Buchtel College main building and dormitories were burned with losses under $100,000, $65,000 insured, and rebuilding expected. another fire damaged John J. Cook residence, costing about $15,000.
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Frederick Eastwood
Frankling E. Fenn
State Insane Asylum
Y Sterday
Chapman
Cobb
Associated Press
Today
Eastwood
Akron
Buchtel College
John J. Cook
Governor Pingree seeks action on state funds loss and taxation plan
Lansing, Mich, Dec 20 Governor Pingree sent a special message urging passage of a joint resolution to authorize Attorney General Oren to bring proceedings to recover money the state claims was lost through the military board's alleged fraud with Henderson Ames of Kalama zoo. The House unanimously passed the resolution and a Pingree measure to let voters decide a constitutional amendment to tax all forms of property.
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House
Oren
Military Board
Henderson-Ames Company
Kalamazoo
Held for Grand Jury in Counterfeiting Case
Boston docket reports United States Commissioner Fiske found probable cause to hold George E. Litchfield and Porter N. Bliss for the grand jury on counterfeiting charges. Prosecution led by Assistant District Attorney Casey with Bliss attorney Loud and Litchfield attorney P. J. Casey. Testimony by Louis W. Davis, known Winthrop counterfeiter, who fled to Oklahoma and was arrested there. Indictment details and further notes follow.
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United States
Fiske
George E. Litchfield
Porter N. Bliss
Casey
Attorney Loud
Bliss
P. J. Casey
Litchfield
Louis W. Davis
Oklahoma
Meriden Man Takes Laudanum Suicide
Edward W. Fowler of Meriden Connecticut, 30, died by drinking laudanum in the early hours. A testimonial from Thomas C. Bower of Glencoe Ohio praises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after using two bottles to cure chronic diarrhoea. Sold by all druggists.
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Edward W. Fowler
Chamberlain
Thomas C. Bower
Glencoe, O
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