Libby Prison to be Razed for Chicago Exhibition Building
Libby Prison, long a Civil War landmark and Mecca for veterans, will be torn down after its transfer from Richmond to Chicago. The Coliseum Company plans a large exhibition or business building on the site and may place relics in a Chicago museum, preserving memories of a bloody war.
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Filipinos Tractable Says Letter From Manila Official
Left to themselves they would never prove troublesome writes 1st Lt Braunerstern now captain of the port at Manila in charge of 500 natives. He recalls the bloodless capture of Ladrone islands and notes natives are easily managed though few were frightened by rebel threats. He claims rebels have become better drilled and armed and recounts a night attack two weeks ago resulting in thousands of enemy dead and hundreds wounded. Our losses include GS officers and men and 275 wounded with better recovery prospects for Americans due to superior wound craft.
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Augustus Pollack
State Treasurer Beacom warns of funds shortfall in April notes
The March statement shows a general fund balance of 512 552.43 the smallest since the Civil War. Beacom says claims due are at least four times that amount and it will be impossible to accumulate enough by June 5 to cover the school appropriation of 5 500 000. Receipts may only cover legislature expenses charitable payments and personal property tax due in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties.
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Disaster at Sea Stella Sinks Off Alderney Rocks
The passenger steamer Stella bound for the Channel Islands struck the Cuasquet rocks near Alderney in dense fog. Despite order on board, the ship sank in ten minutes after boilers exploded. Lifeboats saved 40 to 65 passengers, with reports of up to 220 feared dead. Survivors include Bush and King, recounting lines of rescue and a long drift in icy seas.
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Our Troops Resting After Malolos Advance
Manila April report says American forces rest at Malolos as rebels evacuate the capital. Destruction seen on rail lines, with only a few prisoners among fleeing Chinese. Aguinaldo’s forces retreat east of the railroad while Major Funston leads rapid cleanup. Commander Tiatl’s brigade pushes toward Montalban and Pasig. casualties include Lt. Gregg.
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The Hero of Malolos Colonel Funston of Kansas
Colonel Frederick Funston of the Twentieth Kansas enters Malolos first and is noted for a rugged career across Alaska Yukon Cuba and the Philippines. Born in Ohio 33 years ago and son of ex congressman Br. Ti Funston he earned acclaim as a Cuban artillery commander and a daring frontier reporter. Friends urge brigadier general promotion after reporting work in Florida and advising General Miles.
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Kentucks Regiment Held Up In Transit To Savannah
Owing to a misunderstanding the Third Kentucks volunteers failed to leave Cuba in time for the quarantine remilations and will be sent to Savannah where they may be detained as long as authorities deem necessary. In separate notes from Harneburs the race for U S senator shows Georgia Jenka leading Dalzell by one vote with Quay ahead of Jenka. Patsy Marshall, a district workhouse inmate, dies at 114 in a hospital ward.
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Near A Full Century Ripe Old Age Of Mr Philip Keifer
The Dayton Ohio resident and Freederick county native born near Middletown in 1801 reflects on nearly a century of life with strong willpower. He notes health battles including a grip that nearly felled him, refusing doctors in favor of natural resilience and willpower.
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Dayton Census Footnote in Rare Photographs Found
A fragment notes that the upcoming census will push Dayton’s population to 100,000 and mentions a batch of photographs of certain groups. The text reflects an archival snippet with limited readable context for a historical record.
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Deaths in Conrad and Grundy County
Elisabeth Ann Lighter widow of Solomon Lighter dies at 78 in Conrad Iowa after long record in Illinois and Iowa. Survived by eleven children. husband died in 1889. J Millard Clark dies at 64 in Byler's county. Survived by widow six sons four daughters. Funeral in Eyler's Wall chapel with Rev. W. E. Daugherty officiating. Chain letter schemes face lottery law questions in two Justice Department decisions.
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W. E. Daugherty
Weaver recalls early farming life and Dayton carpentry era
A personal reminiscence details schooling in a country village, years as a farm worker, and an apprenticeship in carpentry. It describes moving to Dayton Ohio in 1332, starting a shop with James Stover, and later solo work before turning woodcraft into violin making. Also notes Dayton’s manufacturing breadth and mentions Powder explosion and steel company news.
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