Interesting World News Bites From The Wire
A Rome dispatch says the pope fell ill that morning. The battleship Oregon and collier Iris sail from Honolulu for Manila on February 20. The sundry civil bill and many public building measures pass the Senate. The American Pottery Company faces collapse over its $30 million capitalization. Congress passes military reorganization with limits to army size through 1901. Germany orders its warships from the Philippines and protects German subjects there. Discharged Spanish sailors in Cuba join the American navy in growing numbers. West Point officers head to Manila to join regiments. A Portland to Roseburg rail landslide injures the fireman. a tramp is hurt too. A British destroyer boat sinks near Banos with eight dead. Relief hospital ship sails for Manila with 26 000 men of medical supplies. Naval appropriations debate shapes six new war vessels. Princeton gunboat heads from Suez to Manila in three weeks. North Dakota OKs marriage-license physician commission. Tacoma court forecloses the Shelton & Southwestern railroad for about 30 000. Manila fire losses include 60 stone buildings and 150 wooden structures, plus 8 000 nipa huts. Spanish Senate seeks inquiry into the recent war. 8 000 insurgents at Malolos reportedly want to surrender. peace talks via flag of truce. German officials notify US that American fruit will pass Germany without examination. Germany backs Mataafa as king of Samoa, US and Britain support Malietoa. Chief Justice Chambers may be recalled due to a controversial letter. Dawson reports mail backlog cleared January 28 with about 2,600 letters. Oregon volunteers monument funds to be raised by Woodmen of the World in Portland, starting May, with patriotic excursions restricting outsiders.
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Iris
Honolulu
Manila
United States Senate Tuealay
American Pottery Company
Congress
Philippine Islands
United States
Southern Pacific
Hot Springs
Nevada
Tt Ie Aaid
Madrid
Rios
Philippines
Australia
Kansas
New York
California
Spain
Philippine
Royal Baking Powder Company
New York Baking Powder Company
Cleveland Baking Powder Company
William Zeigler
Samoa
Transport Senator reaches Manila with reinforcements
The transport Senator arrived in Manila with troops and allied forces. Admiral Dewey has raised his flag aboard the Olympia in Manila and now holds the highest rank in US naval service. Salutes were fired by British and German ships and the US fleet.
End of Congress Brings Turbulent Senate Session
Washington reports a chaotic final day of the 55th Congress with heavy work on army and deficiency appropriation bills. The army bill passed near midnight, while the deficiency bill had earlier cleared. House actions included Alaska criminal code conference, and modifications to river and harbor and Yaquina Bay items in Oregon.
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Senate
National White Cross of America
Internal Revenue
Washington Public Library
Toledo
House
Alaska
District of Columbia
Nicaragua Canal
Congress
Oregon
Yaquina Bay
Board of Engineers
Labor Turmoil Shrinks Jobs in Santiago Province
In Santiago de Cuba between two and three thousand workers lose jobs, with over seven hundred near the city. Governor Brooke reports a $30,000 payroll repair but a $20,000 deficit and March spending capped at $10,000, paralyzing officials and public works including harbor dredging and sewerage. The crisis sparks public discontent toward the American administration. Meanwhile Dewey is nominated to admiral and Otis to major general by brevet. confirmations noted. Wages to rise: Lonsdale Company and other mills pledge April increases, restoring earlier pay scales.
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Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Brooke
Havana
Castillo
Ricardi
Rainmaking Experiments Planned in Los Angeles
Under Professor T. B. Lowe a committee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce seeks 5000 dollars to fund artificial rainmaking. The plan aims to equip bombardment apparatus and chemicals as rain has been needed amid repeated dry spells.
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Los Angeles
T. 8. C. Lowe
Chamber of Commerce
Insurgents Discouraged and Dispatches From Manila Report
A Manila dispatch says a steamer carrying 20 000 stands of arms bound for the Philippines was seized in Japanese waters. Aguinaldo's forces are disheartened as officers skulk and many insurgent companies retired. Cebu natives are returning to town and coolies agree to work for reasonable wages.
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New York
The
Herald
Manila
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Cebu
Mabate
Ticoa
Otis
Dominion Fish Company to be Incorporated in Canada
Application will be made at the next Dominion parliament session to incorporate the Dominion Fish Company to control the country's fish industry. More than 100 lakes area plants employ about 8000 men. An August agreement aimed to keep prices steady for fishermen, encouraging organization and preventing under selling with American firms.
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Toronto
Ont
Dominion
Dominion Fish Company
Great Fish Combine
United States
Avalanche Buries Six Near Granite Mountain
Gennison Colorado March 6 five men and a woman are buried under snow from Granite Mountain near the Magna Charta mine at White Pine twenty five miles away. The missing, thought deaf, are Mia Margaret Stout Michael Eleh Welch James Jordan and three unnamed men. Washington March Lord Her eohell a joint British high commissioner and lord chancellor died here this morning. He came to help settle disputes with the United States and Canada. Halifax March 6 The government steamer Aberdeen has arrived from Sable Island with the crew of the wrecked Moravia one man lost. Reorganising the Army New York March 6 a Washington dispatch says the war and navy departments move to reorganize services under the army and naval personnel bills.
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Colo
Granite Mountain
Magna Charta Mine
White Pine
Mia
Margaret Stout
Michael Eleh Welch
James Jordan
Washington
March
Lord Hereohell
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Halifax
N. C
Sable Island
Brinton
Army
New York
Herald
War and Navy Departments
Colorado Smelting Property Sale Announced for 2.5 Million
Mentace Mining reports the sale of the Colorado Smelting and Mining Company property in Butte Montana to a New York company for 2,500,000 dollars. The Denver Colorado item follows the March 6 dispatch.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Smelting and Mining Company
Butte, Mont
New York
Reinforcements Bring Confidence Rise in Manila Front
The US transport Ohio arrived with fresh troops as Manila shows brighter streets and return of business. Rebels at San Pedro Macati press entrenchments while Sixth artillery batteries shell them. One American casualty, Private Overton of the Twenty second Infantry, died of epinal meningitis.
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Manila
United States
Ohio
Luneta
San Pedro Macau
Washington
Sixth Artillery
Overton
Pacific American Fisheries Formed to Control Puget Sound Canneries
New Jersey incorporated Pacific American Fisheries Company with 5 million dollar capitalization to control about 70 percent of Puget Sound salmon. It may catch and can salmon in the Columbia river Puget Sound Fraser river Alaska and other districts. Key directors include John Cudahy Charles Counselman A T Moran and Roland Oaf frey. Headquarters in Chicago with trusts backing. Plans include a new central cannery at Fairhaven and a large fleet, plus acquisitions of Island Canning Friday Harbor and Anacortes Packing in Washington.
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New York
Pacific American Fisheries Company
New Jersey
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Fraser River
Alaska
John Cudahy
Charles Counselman
A. T. Moran
Moran, Krause & Mayer
Chicago
H. B. Steele
E. B. Deming
Robert A. Smith
J. ©. Lyndacker
Snydacker & Fife
Roland Oaffrey
Fairhaven
Wash
A. G. Garretson
Jersey City
Levi Mayer
American Trust & Savinga Bank of Chicago
Manhattan Trust Company
Wagh
Island Canning Company
Friday Harbor
Anacortes Packing Company
Anacortes, Wash
Explosion at Toulon naval magazine kills soldiers and damages town
A massive blast at the La Gondran naval magazine near Toulon kills all on duty and injures many in the surrounding district. Fifty thousand kilograms of black powder exploded, flattening buildings, overturning trees, and hurling stones as far as St Jean de Var. Rescue crews report at least 40 dead and up to 100 injured.
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Toulon
la Gondran
la Seyne
Var
France
Pone de Las
St. Jean de Var
Terrible triple tragedy rocks Poseyville home
Evanaville Indiana March 4 a double murder and death by own action occurred in Poseyville. Neighbors found the Kenohloe house in flames and upon entry found Mia Kenohloe Hower and his wife badly burned. Steve Glover, 21, shot his wife then his mother in law and then killed himself after setting the fire.
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Glower
Shelling the Insurgents Across the River
A dispatch from Manila describes the Spanish gunboat La Guna de Bayo steaming up the river opposite Macaui and firing four Gatling guns two Nordenfeldts and a one pounder at insurgents. Initial rifle fire from the insurgents yielded to the riverine bombardment, which lasted about forty five minutes. The squadron withdrew and insurgents resumed fire from across the river.
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New York
Manilasya
la Guna de Bayo
Macaui
Freo
Gener
Wheaton
Bluefields Revolt Quelled Surrender Ends Bloodshed
Washington reports consular agent Clancey states to the State Department that to prevent bloodshed the revolting forces under Reyes surrendered to the Nicaraguan general ruling in the afternoon. Captain Simmonds and Barr advised the surrender and guaranteed the safety of Reyes and followers. Foreign participants must leave Nicaragua as Simmonds and Barr landed forces last night and quiet prevails.
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Washington
Mr. Clancey
United States
Bluefields
Department of State
Onder Reyes
Simmonds
Barr
General Reyes
Nicaragua
Coinage totals at Philadelphia mint for February
In February the Philadelphia mint coined 600,100 double eagles and 76,000 dollars in silver plus 112,000 half dollars. It produced 446,000 five cent pieces and 1,167,000 pennies, totaling 2,291,100 pieces with a value of 10,160,470 dollars.
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Philadelphia
United States
Reina Mercedes raised and pumped out at Santiago harbor
Reina Mercedes, the former Spanish cruiser sunk in the Santiago harbor channel during Sampson's June bombardment, has been raised and pumped out with government aid. The vessel was brought into the city this afternoon amid recovery operations.
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Santiago de Cuba
Reina Mercedes
Santiago Harbor
Sampson
Rhodes on America A Far Reaching Imperial Vision
Cecil Rhodes on a Mediterranean steamer predicts the United States will dominate the Americas within a century by extending its empire and securing Cuba the Philippines and other territories. He urges expansion calling for a white man’s government and argues the US must assume colonial duties while building a strong navy and global staff.
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Egypt
Cecil Rhodes
United States
Rhodes
Hapsburg
Mediterranean
Cape To Cairo
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American Hemisphere
Canada
Philippines
Spain
America
Tle
England
New Serum Reported Cure for Pneumonia
Berlin reports Professor Wasserman has developed a new serum for pneumonia using pneumo bacillus in rabbits and a toxin neutralized in red bone marrow. Experiments show serum from deceased pneumonia patients curing infected mice, raising hope for human use.
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New York
Berlin
Wasserman
Koch
Kipling Improves Amid Civil War News Update
Kipling's condition is described as improving after a crisis in the disease passed this morning. Washington reports that a wartime amendment to the army reorganization bill prohibits officers or soldiers from selling intoxicants in any post or exchange and extends to any person selling liquor in places used for military purposes, effectively excluding liquor from all military reservations.
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New York
Rudyard Kipling
Washington
Hansborough
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