Volunteers to Be Mustered Out of Cuba Troops
War department plans to muster out all volunteers in Cuba except volunteer engineers and immunes due to Cuba quarantine rules. Troops will be brought to U S camps near home, with Meade for northern forces and Old Point Comfort Savannah Galveston Montauk and Camp Wykoff among sites.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
United States
Montauk
Camp Wykoff
Camp Meade
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Savannah
Texas
Galveston
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Old Point Comfort
J. A. Brigham
Industrial Commission
Ohio
Upper
Mississippi
West
Brigham
Department of State
Berlin
Empire
Reichstag
Swedish Norwegian consul plans Missouri colonization drive
Alf Essendrup, the Swedish and Norwegian vice consul in St Louis, is forming a plan to colonize Missouri with Scandinavian immigrants. He envisions St Louis as a southwest hub for steamship lines, mirroring Chicago as a northwest center. He cites Missouri's land, climate, and about 4,000,000 acres of desirable farmland as key assets.
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Naan
Missouri
St. Louis
Alf Essendrup
Chicago
Northwest
Mr. Exwendrup
Villamil's Body Found in Cuba After Naval Battle
Gen Wood identifies the remains found on shore near El Moro as Admiral Villamil of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers. The scene includes an arm chair with ropes, a skull, bones, and ragged naval uniform remnants, suggesting death on reaching shore.
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Santiago
Leonard Wood
Department of Santiago
Department
el Moro
Villamil
Cervera
Pinton
Wood
Admiral Villamil
Manila Campaign Notes and Dewey Peace Festival Plans
Dispatches detail Wheaton's advance beyond Pasig to Laguna de Bay with rebel forces retreating. two soldiers dead and civilians affected as insurrectionists attempt city capture. A letter from Manila recounts mass funerals, recovered weapons, and rebel arms smuggling, while a Dewey appearance at a Washington peace festival is proposed for May.
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Manila
Wheaton
Pasig
Laguna de Bay
Pateros
Taguig
Stewart
Munson
Cleveland
Andrew L. Loeber
Fourteenth
United States Infantry
Paco
Ota Washington
Otis
War Department
Ovis
Dewey
Washington
George Dewey
Secretary of the Navy
Reverend George Meredith Arrested in Augusta Robbery Plot
Charges filed in Augusta Kansas against Methodist minister George Meredith for allegedly holding up 8. G. Hindman, owner of the Augusta opera house, attempting to force a sign of a $1,000 check. Meredith claims Hindman owes him $1,000 and denies using a gun. He purportedly carried out the crime in broad daylight on the streets.
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Augusta
Kan
George Meredith
G. Hindman
Meredith
Hindman
Ilevaya
Auditor Refuses Audit of Voucher in State Suit
Topeka March 15 Auditor Cole refuses to audit a voucher issued by Webb McNall for David Overmyer who represented McNall in a federal court suit. Cole says the attorney general handles state legal business and hiring another attorney is the official’s own responsibility. Maryville March 15 George Vance pleads guilty to an unnatural crime in the first degree for causing his daughter Gertrude’s death at Clearmont. Judge Craig has not yet imposed sentence.
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Topeka
Kan
Cole
Webb MccNall
David Overmyer
McNall
Maryville
George Vance
Gertrude
Clearmont
Craig
More Coal for Dewey's Feet Boots Navy Load
Washington March 15 The equipment bureau of the navy department is loading at Newport News five thousand coal cars for the fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Washington
Navy Department
Newport News
Meridian Survey and Railroad Earnings Reported Across Regions
C H Fitch leads U S geological survey work in Indian Territory centering Denison Texas reporting on the 98th meridian while Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain stocks show 1898 results with rising earnings and costs. Chicago votes for municipal gas and electric control amid skepticism. Texas Health Officer notes a single smallpox case in Galveston with declines statewide except Laredo where 500 plus cases impair the Mexican population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smalloos
Tomas Austin
Tex
Blount
Galveston
Laredo
Fight with Drunken Men in Elkton Ky Ends in Killing
Elkton Kentucky March 14 Pete Jones was shot and killed last night in a drunken disorderly fight with his son Charley and Will Gray. Gray was wounded as the three countrymen clashed with city police who opened fire. A charred body found in Chenoa suggests a fire at the Gazette office may involve James Cain. Thomas Finton is missing, believed burned. In Rome the pope reportedly had fainting fits but doctors say condition not serious. Postmaster General Smith will visit Cuba for a brief conference with Post Director Bathbone.
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Nexro
St. Louis
The
Mounted District
Abe Humphrey
Fayette, Mo
Columbia Bottom
Baden
Humphrey
Fayette
Burlington Yards
Elkton
Pete Jones
Will Gray
Jones
Charley
Chenoa
Vichin
Gazette Office
James Cain
Cincinnati
Thomas Finton
London
Rome
Catholic Sisters to Leave Cuba Indians Daughters of Chiefs
Five Sisters of the American Sacred Heart order, daughters of Indian chiefs, were ordered to leave Cuba by Archbishop Chapelle amid anti-Indian sentiment. The dispatch from Pinar del Rio notes the Latin cable translation mentions old hatred against the sisters and calls for their departure.
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American Society of the Sacred Heart
Cuba
Havana
New York
New York Tribune
Gomez
Maceo
Garcia
Spain
Revolutionary Party
Cato
Baltimore
Order of the Sacred Heart
Pinar del Rio
Chapelle
James F. Craft
Order of the Sisters
O'Bierne
Gome
Mora
Maximo Gomez
Brooke
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Adolph Lubrick
W. H. Hartman
Hartman
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E. G. Noble
J. T. Morris
Emporia
Samoa
May
Wilhelm Solf
Germany
Apia
Raffel
Austin
Grogin
GUN
Wreaton Advanges
Wilgillebelx
Gen
Admiral Dewey
Philadelphia
Lloyds
Atlantic
Suez Canal
Oklahoma
Guthrie
A. M. E. College
Colored University
Tacoma
Wash
Yokohama
M. G. Blanchard
Denison
C. H. Fitch
United States Geological Surveying Corps
Indian Territory
Minsoart Pacific
Iron Mountain Road
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain Railroad Companies
Charles Emory Smith
Mr. Bathbone
Clan Poligs Bols
Centralia
T. & Long, Jr
T. & Long, Sr
St Louis
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McKinley
Pine
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