Cuban Platt amendment clash deepens crisis
Washington dispatch reports that Cubans were warned by Gen. Wood through Secretary Root that the appendix to the Cuban constitution would not satisfy the United States. The Cuban convention adopted the appendix anyway, prompting Cabinet support for the hard stance and considerations of a stronger Congress remedy. Havana press frets misinterpretations and possible fallout among delegates.
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Washington
Platt
Bes
Wood
Root
Gen. Wood
United States
Havana
McKinley
Congress
la Lucha
Committee On Relations
Gen
Avention
Municipal Elections Spark Riots and Nationalist Victory Claims
In Avana June 1, heavy interest surrounds municipal elections with reports of assaults on police, arrests, and clashes. Nationalists claim city victory while Republicans dispute results amid widespread voting chaos and street rioting. Rural police guard voting sites. many Spaniards vote early as ballots counted.
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Avana
N Bandera
Colon
Maas
Mitiago
Fémi
Shake up in Brooklyn Fire Department Transfers
Deputy Chief Dale announced a major reorganization in Brooklyn fire service with 110 men transferred. Included were a battalion chief James Cummings and fifteen foremen, eight acting foremen, moving from Thirty sixth Battalion to Thirty second Battalion. Officials cited for the good of the service.
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Brooklyn
Dale
James Cummings
Bat
President Signs Naval Commissions
The President signed the commissions of numerous naval appointees. Commanders include Corwin P. Rees and Frank W. Bartlett. Lieutenants include Edward S. Bogart and John L. Fares, with junior grades and other listed officers.
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Washington
Corwin P. Rees
Frank W. Bartlett
Fred, C. Breg
Frank L. Chadwick
Nts
Andrew E. Kalback
Wiley
Roland I. Curtin
Edwards. Bogart
Filipinos to Get Passports From US Government
Secretary Hay directs Ambassador Choate to issue regular American passports to two Filipinos residing in the Philippines as nationals. The decision mirrors Porto Rican protection under the Spooner law and follows the Foraker Act, with cables sent to Washington and the Embassy awaiting guidance.
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Washington
Hay
Choate
London
Philippine Islands
United States
Philippines
Guam
Foraker
Porto Rico
Eee
Army officer guilty in Manila court martial
Capt. William F. Hancock of the Sixth Artillery was found guilty of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and failing to appear for duty on two occasions. He was remanded in orders by Brig. Gen. J. F. Bell, with a stern rebuke and warning about his intemperance and the loss of prior good conduct.
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Washington
William F. Hancock
Sixth Artillery
Manila
War Department
Hancock
Army and Navy Club
J. F. Bell
Bell
Volunteers From Manila Headed Home Before June 30
Acting Adjt. Gen. Ward reports Gen. MacArthur ordered the transport Logan with two battalions of the Thirty eighth Volunteer Infantry sailing from Manila to San Francisco via Nagasaki. Mustering-out officers will accompany regiments on remaining transports to expedite muster outs. Paymasters are to be sent to San Francisco to finalize payments. If not mustered out by June 30, Congress must fund extra service pay.
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Washington
Adjt
Ward
MacArthur
Logan
Manila
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Congress
Philippine Commission Tours to Organize Provinces
The United States Philippine Commission begins its final provincial tours Tuesday. It will merge Manila and Morong into one province, organize Cavite, omit La Union temporarily, and travel to Nueva Ecija, Zambales Union Ilocos Cagayan Isabella Nueva Viscayas. Responding officials plan new governments in Bontoc and Lepanto. Government to be inaugurated July 1 if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United States Philippine Commission
Morong
Cavite
Laguna
Nueva Ecija
Zambales
Union
Ilocos
Cagayan
Grand River
Isabella
Nueva Viscayas
Infanta
Worcester
Moses
Benguet
Bontoc
Lepanto
Philippine Customs Receipts Jump in 1901
War Department release shows Philippine Islands customs revenues for two months ending Feb 28 1901 totaling 1 455 359 compared with 724 024 in 1900 and 1899 figures, indicating gains of 891 402 over 1899 and 731 335 over 1900, more than a hundred percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Philippine Islands
Office to Fill Technical Standardizing Bureau Post
Washington reports few candidates seek the top post in the Standardizing Bureau a technical role handling executive duties correspondence bulletins reports purchasing records and equipment The appointee must have a liberal education or equivalent plus knowledge of chemistry and mathematics and stenography and typewriting The salary is $2 a year and only two applicants had requested the examination postponed from June 3.
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Washington
Admiral Remey Leaves Auckland for Wellington Aboard Brooklyn
The Navy Department received a cablegram announcing Admiral Remey's departure from Auckland to Wellington, New Zealand, aboard his flagship Brooklyn.
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Admiral Remey
New Zealand
Washington
Navy Department
Auckland
Wellington
Brooklyn
West Point Examinations Begin Public Cadet Tests
West Point opened its annual cadet examinations with 9 AM to 4 30 PM sessions lasting all week. Public tests cover drill regulations Spanish and mathematics. An outdoor sham battle is planned for June 5 with infantry cavalry rapid-fire guns and mountain pack artillery. Over 8 000 teachers from Brooklyn New Jersey and New York arrived to witness.
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New York
New Jersey
West Point
N. Y
Merritt
Daniel Sickles
John W. Clous
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Schofield
Fred Grant
James P. Taliaferro
Florida
Schofield Presient
Daniel E Eckles
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Grand Republic
Columbia
General
Tangle in West Point Case
Washington June 1 The War Departments action to dismiss and suspend cadets for mutinous conduct created an unprecedented situation at the academy Cadet Charles Telford is suspended for one year delaying his June 1902 graduation His Utica New York district appointment may be filled by Jarvis though he will be ineligible in June 1908 due to age and circumstances raise if he loses the appointment_train
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Washington
War Department
Academy
Charles Telford
Utica
N. Y
Jarvis
Telford
Military Academy
Department
Peeks kill Camp Readiness for Troop Arrival
Peeks Skill New York June 1 Army camp prepared for Squadron A and Troop C arrival. Squadron A at Ossining camp tonight and Troop C at Kingsland Point. Major Gen Charles F Roe arrives tomorrow with staff in Quality Row. Camp Townsend in order with sheds for cavalry horses and ready restaurant. Infantry follow on June 8 with Col John I Holly and Col Gilford Hurry leading staff.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Ossining
Ossining Camp
Kingsland Point
Charles F. Roe
Joseph H. Story
John M. Smith
Townsend
Camp Roe
John I. Holly
National Guard
Gilford Hurry
Ree
Stephen H. Olin
Frederick Phisterer
William H. Ch
Thurston
Nelson H. Henry
Louis M. Greer
John B. Holland
Man and Child Die in Jersey City Elevator Shaft
William Gallagher twenty eight and William O Keefe fifteen months fell head first into an open elevator shaft at 266 York Street Jersey City The incident witnessed by Gallagher wife and the child mother left both dead from crushed skulls The shaft door was open and Gallagher tripped while tossing the child in the hall before the lift car at the bottom.
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William Gallagher
William O’keefe
York Street
Jersey City
Gallagher
John O'Keefe
O'Keefe
Touman
Gallager
Promoted to Be Roundsman for Heroic Fire Rescue
Policeman J. J. McLaughlin, who saved baby Martin Feeney from a burning building on April 26 last year, was promoted to Roundsman by Commissioner Murphy. He had previously been promoted but salary certification was blocked after civil service issues. The Police Commission and Civil Service Commission resolved the promotion under court precedent, with an official reappointment at Police Headquarters.
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J. J. McLaughlin
Martin Feeney
West One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Street
Murphy
McLaughlin
Mace Civil Service Commission
Charles H. Knox
Civil Service Commission
Court of Appeals
Windsor Hotel
Whalen
Colorado Fuel and Iron Declares First Dividend Since 1893
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company in Denver has declared a quarterly 1 percent dividend on its common stock for the first time since 1893, payable July 15. The move marks a return to regular distributions after a long gap.
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Fuel and Iron Company
Denver
Col
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Visiting Chiefs See the Races at Gravesend Track
Visiting police chiefs after tours of city institutions attend races at Gravesend Raceway hosted by Long Island Rail Road and Brooklyn Jockey Club. The group visits Workhouse and penitentiary, tours libraries, meals hosted by Mrs Fox, and ends with a racing tip from Robert A. Pinkerton as Commando wins.
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Island
Gravesend
Long Island Railroad
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Charities Keller
Metropolitan and Children’s Hospitals
Department of Correction
William L. Strong
Long Island City
Inspector Cross
St. Louis
Lord Chesterfield
Manhattan
Fox
Devery
Thomas
Robert A. Pinkerton
Mr. Pinkerton
Chief of Police
Missing Mother and Child Reported After Memorial Day Disappearance
Catherine Dodd and her five year old daughter Rosalie vanished after leaving 156 East 118th Street around Memorial Day afternoon. Husband John Dodd and sister Mamie fear she may have harmed herself, citing melancholia and past threats, with police searching only blocks from their home.
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Catherine Dodd
Rosalie
East One Hundred and Eighteenth Street
John Dodd
Mamie
Gerry Society
Martine
Supreme Court
State Courts
Third Avenue
Lost Boy Seeks Return Home From New York
A twelve year old Boston boy John Kadra arrived in New York and told Officer Sergt. Carson he was left to interpret for a Syrian named Zamoun Kadra bound for Mexico. He had $1.50 and 10 pennies and asked for help to return to Boston. He stayed at the Children’s Society and will likely be sent home today.
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Sergt. Carson
Tenderloin
John Kadra
Hudson Street
Boston
Mass
New York
Zamoun Kadra
Mexico
Wall Street
Kadra
Children’s Society
Opposition slate attacks Barrows at New York Produce Exchange election
The New York Produce Exchange faces a sharp contest as an opposition ticket led by John V. Barnes challenges President Elliot T. Barrows. The slate includes E G Burgess, Edward C. Rice, Herbert Barber, Yale Kneeland, Samuel L. Finlay, Benjamin Parr, C. G. Little, William H. Douglas, and David S. Jones as Gratuity Fund Trustee. Supporters say Barrows failed to improve canal facilities and the port’s outlook, predicting a hot race tomorrow.
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New York Produce Exchange
Elliot T. Barrows
John V. Barnes
E. G. Burgess
Edward C. Rice
Herbert Barber
Yale Kneeland
Samuel L. Finlay
Benjamin Parr
Maritime Exchange
Arson charge filed against Jersey City dealer and Manhattan man
Nathan Birnbaum a Jersey City furniture dealer and Mendal Hirsch a Manhattan insurance collector were arraigned on arson suspicion. Fire at Birnbaum's 132 Newark Ave store lit shortly after 10 pm Friday. Hirsch found locked inside after a padlocked exterior door gave access. Firemen contained two blazes, one in furniture and a cellar excelsior. Hirsch claimed a past visit with Birnbaum and being locked in while Birnbaum handled the store. Hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
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Nathan Birnbaum
Newark Avenue
Jersey City
Mendal Hirsch
East Third Street
Manhattan
Justice Hoos
Birnbaum
Clark and
McCarthy
Hirsch
Excelsior
Howgate Death Gathers Washington Attention
Henry W Howgate former Signal Service officer died of cerebral hemorrhage at his Washington home aged sixty seven. Once a prominent figure he faced embezzlement charges and a long exile from public life before a return to the capital. He served in the Twenty second Michigan Volunteers and in the regular army rising to Captain before his later legal troubles.
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Washington
Henry W. Howgate
United States Army
Howgate
Signal Service
Ewgate
New York City
Tenth Street
Albany
New York
Coley
Tective Drummond
Secret Service
England
Twenty-second
Michigan Volunteers
Chickamauga
Atlanta
Signal Corps
Burr McIntosh Studio Battle Drives Court Action
William A. McIntosh testified in City Court as receiver Samuel J. Goldsmith was appointed to take Burr McIntosh's property. The case centers on a disputed bill of sale for a West Thirty-third Street studio and a loan repayment claim by Clarence Fleming.
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William A. McIntosh
Burr McIntosh
Fleming
George W. Miller
West Thirty-third Street
Severance
Justice Fitzsimons
Samuel J. Goldsmith
Military Surgeons Elect Officers at St Paul Meeting
The Society of Military Surgeons of the United States in St Paul elected officers including President Lieut Col John Van Rensselaer Hoff and Brig Gen R A Blood. Wyman became Second Vice President and Major James B Pilcher named Secretary. A committee to urge renewal of the anti canteen law was formed. Boston was the only applicant for the next meet.
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Pennsylvania Guard
Boston
Congress
Cook
Priestley
Seaman
Reed
Gruggh
Clark
Wright
Riot by troops at saloon outside Presidio
Five or six hundred soldiers from the Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry rioted outside the Presidio, wrecking Mrs Powers’s saloon after pay day. Private Morgan was found unconscious. authorities say he was drugged. Cavalry and guard arrived, hose turned on the mob, and order was restored. No deaths from drugged liquor. Morgan the only victim. An investigation by police and military officials is planned.
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San Francisco
Presidio
Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Morgan
The
Forty-sixth
Forty- Fifth
Senator Platt Returns to New York After Washington Visit
Senator Thomas C. Platt came back to New York after a two day Washington trip. At the Fifth Avenue Hotel leaders reported He held conferences about Federal posts and an agreement was reached. It was announced that Postmaster Van Cott will stay in office and United States District Attorney Burnett will continue in that role.
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Thomas C. Platt
New York
Washington
Fifth Avenue
Senator Platt
Postmaster van Cott
United States
Burnett
United Service appoints McKenna to Chicago examining board
Major Frank B. McKenna, Inspector General United States Volunteers, joins an examining board in Chicago in place of Lieut. Col. Abiel L. Smith. Transfers include Major Leo Febiger to the Twenty third Infantry and Major Henry B. Moon to the Tenth Infantry. Retirement of Col. Henry Jackson noted. Numerous officer transfers and assignments follow, with several cadets and sailors moving to new posts and duties.
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Frank B. McKenna
United States
Chicago
Abiel L. Smith
Leo Febiger
Tenth Infantry
Twenty-third Infantry
Henry B. Moon
Febiger
Henry Jackson
Third Cavalry
James B. Hickey
Eleventh Cavalry
Fort Myer
Virginia
Manila
Division of the Philippines
Thomas C. Chalmers
George P. Reed
Luther B. Grandy
Thirteenth Infantry
James Hanson
Fourth Infantry
Fourteenth Infantry
James N. Wheelan
Twelfth Cavalry
San Antonio
Texas
Chambers McKibbin
Twelfth Infantry
Alfred T. Clifton
Signal Corps
Angel Island
Cal
John McClintock
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Grant
Arizona
Forty-sixth Infantry
United States Volunteers
Admiral Kempff Arrives at Amoy Aboard Kentucky
Rear Admiral Kempff aboard the flagship Kentucky arrives at Amoy as The Newark finishes a return voyage from the Asiatic Station and Colombo marks a stop. battleship Kearsarge departs Tompkinsville for Newport.
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Washington
Kempff
Kentucky
Amoy
Newark
Colombo
Kearsarge
Tompkinsville
Newport
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John M. A. Shaw
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Philippine Commission
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West Point Examinations
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Commando
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L. P.hollander & CO
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Maslin
Military Surgeons’ Society
Angelus
Wilcox & White Co
Fifth Ave
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Senator Platt’s. Mission
the United Service
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T. S. Phelps, Jr
Mare Island Navy Yard
Alert
Perkins
C. P. Perkins
E. H. Durell
T. P. Magruder
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Charles L. Bruff
Constellation
R. C. Bulmer
Iowa
Aseothy Tow
B. Norman
Lish
Chickering Baby
Lincoln Safe Deposit CO
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Silversimiths
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Big Rapids E Furniture
Grand Rapids @ Furniture Company
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Yesteray
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