Philippine Commission Seeks Home Rule Plan for Islands
The Philippine Commission transmits volume one of its 261 page report to Congress. It urges a territorial government with a governor, local self rule, and high salaries for American advisers, aiming to secure civil governance and education while delaying full independence.
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Washington
Congress
Philippine Commission
Schurman
Admiral Dewey
Col. Denby
Worcester
United States
Philippines
Lauzon
Viscayan Islands
Mindanao
Sulu
Manila
Government of the Philippines
Lonsiana
Commission
Senator Lodge
Senate
Aguinaldo
Iowa Titus biennial election bill heads to governor
Des Moines February 2 The Titus biennial election bill passed the lower house 85 to 7 and moves to the governor for signature. It ends annual elections and introduces a constitutional amendment to be voted on at the next general election. The amendment has cleared two legislative sessions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Plucky Miss Stewart Foils Fire in Freezing Point Blaze
In Stevens Point Wisconsin on February 1 Miss Amelia Stewart ran a block barefoot to ring the alarm for a fire in the Masonic block. The blaze gutted Max Neward's department store and Boston Furniture and Undertaking offices and lodges, with losses over 40000 dollars and insurance about 25250 dollars.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Amelia Stewart
Max Neward
Boston Furniture and Undertaking Company
A Quiet Month Reported as Trade Slows in January
R G Dun and Co notes a slower January in most chief industries except woolen manufacturing with fewer new orders than last year. Deliveries on prior contracts rose, iron and steel feel tighter due to contract backlogs, and weekly trade tables show 232 U S trailures versus 224 last year while Canada stood at 34 against 25.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Bessemer
United States
Canada
Parliament opens seventh session amid calm in London
London January thirty first 1899 the seventh session of Queen Victoria's fourteenth parliament convened quietly at two o clock with a strong member turnout. Speaker William Gully arrived shortly before ushers summoned the Lords where the lord chancellor Halsbury read the queen's speech noting ongoing South Africa tensions and praise for colonial patriotism. The speech also mentions the Samoan treaty and concerns over famine in India and plague.
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London
Queen Victoria
William Gourt Gully
House of Commons
M.S. Bidgulph
Commons
House of Lords
Earl Halsbury
South Africa
Germany
United States
India
Labor pact ends mining dispute with 21.21 percent rise
Indianapolis report says operators and miners agreed after daylong subcommittee talks. A 14 cent advance in Hocking Valley yields about eight cents for Illinois miners. The 21.21 percent scale is the largest secured, covering Ohio Pennsylvania and Indiana. Illinois sees lower gains. Next joint conference set for Columbus.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Columbus
McGovern Wins Featherweight Crown In Montreal Bout
Terry McGovern of Brooklyn defeated Eddie Santry of Chicago by knockout in the fifth round at Tattersall's to claim the featherweight world title. Santry, who had earlier knocked out Ben Jordan, fought bravely but could not withstand McGovern's power and was counted out after a brutal flurry.
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Chicago
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Eddie Santry
Ben Jordan
England
Santry
Terry
George Siler
McGovern
Fire destroys Sprague, Warner & Co. spice mill in Chicago
A noon blaze leveled the Sprague, Warner & Co. building at 13 Randolph Street, a wholesale grocer's spice mill and coffee roaster. One man Albert Krueger is believed killed. two firefighters injured, one seriously, and a young woman's hair burned. Loss put at about 130000.
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Chicago
Sprague, Warner & Co
Randolph Street
Albert Krueger
Scout party ambushed near Subig leaves 4 dead
A scouting party of the Twenty-fifth Infantry near Subig is ambushed by insurgents. A lieutenant and three privates are killed and two or three privates wounded. A rear company recovers the bodies. Local papers claim insurgents suffered about 40 killed or wounded, unconfirmed.
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Manila
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Subig
Goebel Shot in Capitol Grounds in Kentucky
William Goebel the Democratic governor hopeful was shot while walking toward the capitol in Frankfort on January 31. Carl and Whittaker were arrested. Goebel wounded by a small caliber rifle shot from a third story window. Republicans condemned the act and Gov Taylor proclaimed insurrection. Goebel and Beckham were later sworn in as governor and lieutenant governor. Taylor planned to seek an injunction in federal court to block Goebel and his followers.
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Frankfort
Capitol
William Goebel
Kentucky
Carland Whittaker
Butler County
Taylor
Louisville
Whittaker
Cay
Adjt
Collier
Goebel
London
Laurel County
J. C. W. Beckham
Hazlerigg
Daniel Collier
John B. Castleman
Executive Building
Cincinnati
Judge Evans
Infanticide in Iowa Man freezes infant during religious frenzy
Charles Spencer, a farmer near Louilia, Iowa, held his infant child in freezing cold until it died while his wife watched. Neighbors later captured the couple who claimed divine warning mandated the sacrifice. Spencer was committed to Mount Pleasant asylum. his wife to be incarcerated. The revival meetings were halted.
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Ottumwa
Charles Spencer
Louilia
Spencer
Mount Pleasant
Marquis of Queensberry Dies in London
The Marquis of Queensberry born July 20 1844 and styled in 1858 has died. Renowned for the Queensberry rules governing boxing the rules were authored by his father. The family has long been linked with sport and the head has served as a patron of sport.
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London
Marquis of Queensberry
Devastating Fire Destroys Penny & Gentles Block in St Louis
A 9:55 a.m. blaze swept the five story Penny & Gentles building at Broadway and Franklin, fanning through adjacent dry goods firms Schaper Bros and The Famous. Firemen saved the German-American bank block, but building walls collapsed, killing pipeman Charles Mappes and injuring many, with total losses around 1.5 million dollars. Cummins, a Penny & Gentles employee, is questioned after a woman accuses him of arson.
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St. Louis
Broadway
Franklin Avenue
Penny & Gentles
Schaper Bros
Dry Good
Schaper Dros
Deer Bros
Five and Ten Cent
Engine Company No. 11
Charles Mappes
John Judge
No. 11
Mappes
Chief Swingley
John Hanmore
Driver Engine Company
Mike Hanlan
Truckman
James A. Adams
John Karp
Pipeman Engine Company
Harry Bridge
Gus Thierry
A. J. O’rielly
James J. Schweiger
Engine Company No
George W. Durand
August Roeber
Fourth Street
German-American Bank
Third Street
Schisler-Cornelia Seed Company
Plant Seed Company
Krennings Glass Ware and Crockery Company
Bassett Plumbing Company
Muller- Block Commission Company
Nelson Distilling Company
Mchain & Alcon Commission Company
Hake ‘& Sons
Benton & Co
Bour Flour Company
William Bock
Cummins
Carnegie signals million dollar pledge to Democrats
Washington reports Andrew Carnegie told several Democratic senators that anti imperialism as a leading issue could trigger a larger campaign gift than his past Republican support. He reportedly offered 20 million dollars to Spain’s government to abandon the Philippines if allowed. San Francisco reports Arthur Sewall, Bryan’s 1896 running mate, says the U S must retain the Philippines regardless of cost and that he is an expansionist not an imperialist.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Democratic
Republican National Committee
Carnegie
United States
Spain
Philippines
San Francisco
Arthur Sewall
Bryan
America
Sewall
Orient
Maine
South Africa
Cleveland
Hawaii
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Democratic Plate Farm
Chicago Tribune
Montana
Troy Times
New Jersey
Chicago Times-Herald
Brooklyn Eagle
Ind
American Brotherhood
T Senato
Depew
New York
Chicago Post
Four Hundred Two Sunstrokes Reported in Buenos Ayres
In Buenos Ayres on Feb 5 four hundred two sunstrokes were officially reported with 93 fatalities. The shade temperature reached 120 degrees. Separately in Washington postal routes in Ritchie county West Virginia were closed due to a smallpox scare though officials say the danger is un warranted.
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Buenos Ayres
Washington
Ritchie County
W. Va
Noted Evangelist Dead at 104 in Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa Feb 5 Rev Booker Fox a famed Black evangelist of the West died at his home Sunday morning at age 104. He was born in Nashville Tennessee in 1796.
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Ottumwa
Booker Fox
West
This City
Nashville
Tenn
Bank Officers Change Across Iowa Named by Comptroller
The comptroller approves officer changes at multiple Iowa banks including Waterloo First National with J E Heath as assistant cashier Osage National with A L Brush assistant cashier Clinton City National and Nevada First National with J A Fitzpatrick as president Grinnell Mechanics National appoints S A Cravath as president replacing C R Morse Ames Union National names Daniel McCarthy vice president Perry First National in charge of town state Sioux City Town State National swaps John McHugh cashier and W S Gilman assistant cashier Dunlap First National names George G Crokleton assistant cashier Charter Oak First National F W Kammann assistant cashier Leavitt Johnson National lists no assistant cashier Waterloo Leavitt & Johnson National notes absence of an assistant cashier Eldora First National William E Rathbone assistant cashier Bedford National Charles G Martin cashier replacing Ed E Cass.
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Iowa
First National
Waterloo
J. E
Mechanics’ National
Grinnell
S. A. Cravath
C. R. Morse
8. A. Cravath
Union National Bank
Ames
Daniel McCarthy
BE. W. Stanton
Perry
H. S. Taylor
Town State National
Sioux City
John McHugh
F. A. McCornack
Gilman
Dunlap
George G. Crokleton
A. N. Jordan
Charter Oak
F. W. Kammann
Shumaker
Leavitt & Johnson National
Elusive swindler W. L. Rhoads arrested in Marshalltown
Sheriff Shoemaker of Marshall County jailed W. L. Rhoads, aka David D. Martin and several aliases, after two years on the run across four states. He traded forged Kansas land for city lots in South Chicago, left town $1,000 richer, and confessed after identification by victims. Rhoads has a wife.
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Sheriff Shoemaker
Marshall County
Marshalltown
W. L. Rhoads
David D. Martin
Silas B. Wells
S. B. Hall
H. W. Spencer
South
Chicago
Rhoads
Kansas
Sewanee County
Michigan
Nebraska
Missouri
Keck Seeks Funds to Complete War Records in Van Buren
Rep Joseph Keck of Van Buren county reports gaps in Adjutant General Office records for home guard units from the Civil War. He found 28 companies organized but officers and members often not copied due to lack of clerk hire funds. Keck urges state appropriations to preserve permanent, referable records for history.
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Joseph Keck
van Buren County
Adjutant General
My. Keck
Weck
Keck
Des Moines Burglar Prince Shot After Iowa Arrest Resistance
Charles Prince, a Des Moines resident born in Princeton Illinois, was shot in Quincy Illinois while resisting arrest. A burglar for years, he lived in an attractive Des Moines home with a wife reportedly worth $60,000 and had a good local reputation. He was buried in Rockford Illinois after death.
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Charles Prince
Quincy
Des Moines
Ill
Prince
Princeton
Rockford
Family Returns After Selling Fontanelle Farm
Peter Hinck and his family sold their Fontanelle area farm and moved to Germany to plan a future home. They have returned and intend to buy another farm. Hinck says Germany is too slow for Americans. A brother-in-law also accompanied them. Adair county farm transfers this winter exceed the prior two years, with average prices around 35 dollars per acre and a rising trend.
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Peter Hinck
Fontanelle
Des Moines Bout Sets Mid State Middleweight Title
Arrangements confirm Eddie Crooke of Clinton vs Jimmie Stafford of Dubuque for February 13 in Des Moines. The purse is 500 dollars with a 200 dollar side bet, for the state middleweight championship. Weigh in at 152 pounds. George Siler to referee.
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Eddie Crooke
Clinton
Jimmie Stafford
Dubuque
Des Moines
George Siler
Billy Sunday heads 32 day Bedford revival ends with 390 converts
Sunday, once with the White Stockings of Chicago and a famed evangelist, along with singer F G Fischer, closed a 32 days revival in Bedford converting 390 souls. Sunday was converted about 12 years ago and now ranks among the nation’s leading evangelists.
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Billy” Sunday
Old White Stockings
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
F. G. Fischer
Bedford
Mr. Sunday
Buller Drives Toward Ladysmith Across Tugela
Dispatches from Durban and London report General Buller crossing the Tugela River and advancing toward Ladysmith. News notes cite Boer setbacks, injuries to Gen Joubert, and Churchill urging cautious telegraphic reporting during ongoing operations. Also covered is Charles Macrum returning to New York to explain his Pretoria recall.
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Durban
Buller
Tugela
Ladysmith
London
Pietermaritzburg
Daily Mail
Ngutu
Zululand
Dundee
Vryheid
Joubert
Willow Grange
Lucas Meyer
Talana
Red Cross
Winston Churchill
Spearman’s
Signal Hill
Surprise Hill
New York
Charles E. Macrum
United States
Pretoria
Republic
Transvaal Republic
State Department
American Line
St. Paul
Macrum
Washington
McKinley
Taylor
Ohio
Department
Kruger
Hay
Agreement Reached on Nicaragua Canal Clayton-Bulwer Change
Washington reports a final accord between the United States and Great Britain modifying the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Britain relinquishes claims to dual control of the Nicaragua canal, allowing U S construction and eventual control. No quid pro quo is demanded, and a formal instrument awaiting Senate confirmation is anticipated.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Nicaragua
State Department
Lord Pauncefote
Congress
England
Senate
Roberts Arrested for Unlawful Cohabitation
Brig ham H Roberts arrived in Salt Lake City and was arrested for unlawful cohabitation with Dr Maggie Shipp. He was released on his own recognizance to appear for a preliminary hearing.
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Roberts
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brigham H. Roberts
J. H. Moyle
Maggie Shipp
Noted artist W. S. Haseltine dies in Rome at 64
Marine painter W. S. Haseltine died in Rome at age 64. A native of Philadelphia he was son of a wealthy merchant and achieved renown as a marine artist.
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New York
W. S. Haseltine
Rome
Philadelphia
Death of Judge Key in Chattanooga Tennessee
D M Key former postmaster general in Hayes administration and a retired United States judge died at his home in Chattanooga after a period of ill health the immediate cause being a brain blood clot. In the Philippines Gen Kobbe occupied Samar and Leyte and in Tacloban conflict ten insurgents were killed and American forces captured five cannons and their artillerymen.
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Key
Chattanooga
Tenn
D. M. Key
Hayes
United States Court
Kobbe
Samar
Manila
Lvig
Leyte
Tacloban
Trusts and the Plain People See Industrial Change
The piece argues Mr Bryan unfairly targets corporations. It notes public opinion shifted after observing bene fits of large industrial combinations. It asserts many workers gain higher wages and steadier jobs, praising corporations' aim to retain skilled staff and boost profits while warning against indiscriminate denouncement.
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Mr. Bryan
Mr. Lincoln
N.Y. Tribune
Political Commentary Echoes Free Silver Debates
A compilation of editorials and remarks from multiple papers on Bryan free silver, copper mining, and political loyalties. It notes ministers of opinion predicting Bryan’s victory, copper value in Montana, Hawaii rail plans, and a factory tale about Christmas shutdowns affecting voting choices.
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Titus
M’govern
Bullet For Goebel
Democratic Committee
W. L. Rhodes
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