The Week in Trade by Bradstreet's Weekly Review
Bradstreet's notes possible favorable effects from the cold snap on retail winter goods and slow spring trade, with iron and steel leading demand and prices. Wool markets improve slightly, wheat and corn shipments totaled 5.87 million and 0.87 million bushels respectively, and U S business failures numbered 188 this week versus 207 last week and 278 a year ago.
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Bradstreet’s Weekly
New York
Bradstreets
Orbent
United States
Caloocan Captured in Gallant American Charge
Manila reports United States forces captured Caloocan on February 11 in a short decisive action. Kansas regiment led a left flank assault with Third Artillery deploying right, breaking earthworks under heavy fire. Artillery support at De la Lome Church aided the advance, driving rebels to the town line and into the presidencia where the Filipino flag was lowered at 3 30 p m.
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Manila
United States
Catoocan
Kansas Regiment
de la Lome Charch
President Signs Treaty In Simple Executive Ceremony
The peace treaty with Spain, ratified by the Senate last week, was signed by the President and Secretary Say at 2 35 Friday afternoon in the Executive Mansion library. The brief ceremony drew a small group of attendees as Secretary Way placed the document in a crimson velvet case for transmission to Madrid.
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Spain
Senate
Executive Mansion
Way
State Department
Madrid
Disastrous Webster Groves Fire Narrowly Averted
A fire destroyed Allens Music Hall and two three story buildings in Webster Groves Missouri causing an estimated loss of 15000 with partial insurance. A St Louis water from a relay engine arrived in 35 minutes and hoses reached the scene since the village lacks water works. No deaths reported, damages contained to business block.
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Webster Groves
Wester Groves
Allens Music Hall
Webster Maat and Grocery Company
I Joss
St. Louis
Alaska Boundary Trouble Involved American Officers Arrested
Sunday report from Log Cabin details two US Customs House officers P M tori and Rector MackLean detained by British authorities while moving liquor toward Log Cabin. They faced cross border protest, released after magistrate warned of imperial law. Canadian officials threaten summit line enforcement and liquor seizure. Canadian deputy C L Andrews of Skaguay and Peele pledge to halt convoys until boundary settled and have informed Washington and Sitka.
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Alaska
United States Customs House
P.M. Tori
Rector MackLean
British Columbia
Cartwright
Log Cabin
Sumit
C. L. Andrews
Skaguay
Fas Werittes Peele
Washington
Sitka
Negotiations Fall Through for Fitzsimmons Sharkey Fight
Negotiations between Bob Fitzsimmons and Tom Sharkey collapse after over an hour of talks fail to set a date for a 24 foot wing heavy weight title bout. Martin Julian and Tom O'Rourke end discussions and Julian moves to arrange Fitzsimmons vs Jeffries, with J P Egan representing William A Brady.
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New Yor
Bob Fitzsimmons
Tom Sharkey
Martin Julian
Tom O'Rourke
Julian
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Duatier
J. P. Egan
William A- Brady
San Francisco
Egan
Cadets Leave West Point in Sudden Resignations
Cadets Baender of Missouri and Lace of Keosauqua resign from the second class at West Point under abrupt circumstances. The cause is not disclosed by authorities who refuse to comment. Baender was a key football end last season and both cadets would have graduated next year.
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West Point
Wast Poist
N.Y
Baender
Keosauqua
Military Academy
Roth Young Wer
Bure
Fire at Walker & Bei Factory Wreaks Severe Damage
A massive blaze at Walker & Bei Factory Friday morning caused between 600000 and 1000000 dollars in losses and threatened an entire block. The hallmarked Hag factory employed many girls who escaped panic and were rescued unharmed. The fire spread to nearby properties including three small hotels, while guests fled to safety.
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York
Walker & Bei
Late Convention of Modern Woodmen at Marshalltown
The annual convention of the Modern Woodmen of America met in Marshalltown last week. Officers were elected for the ensuing year and district delegates chosen for the Kansas City national convention. Elections favored F. St. Crocker in Des Moines and others named, with Cedar Rapids winning the next convention on the second ballot amid debates over emblems and locations.
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Modern Woodmen of America
Marshalltown
Kansas City
Modern Woodmen
Ert
Marswalltown
Indus Farley
New Vic
Jota M. Mercer
Farley
Albert
Seleenal Guil
O. Connell Bhitts
Qerk
Peter Stephany
Manning
Allviser
Lewis Block
Davenport
Green
Maquoketa
Watchman
Ja. Kinney
Lansing
Weathers
F. St. Crocker
Chardan
Hy. C.D. Hayden
Dabagne
A. J. Lee
Des Moines I
EF. Aco
B.C. Minkler
Des Moines
Dicetor EE
Wills
Eagle Grove
Muscatine
Otmmina
Cedar Rapids
False report on Rose Ettinger marriage circulated
A cable from A Ettinger of Waterloo disavows a sensational New York story claiming daughter Rose Ettinger's marriage to a Liverpool merchant's son named Brown against her parents. The note clarifies the reports are false and that Rose is not Amaniél Rose. The era also notes local political and civic items including a Grand Jury case, poultry association news, Creston building appropriations, and other 19th century matters.
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Rose Ettingér
A. Ettinger
Waterloo
Europe
Amaniél Rose
New York
Brown
Liverpool
Ohio woman widow of Wolcott dies at 72
Mrs Pamphilia Wolcott widow of the late GC P Wolcott aunt of Edwin M Stanton and sister of Edwin Stanton Pead Axton of Ohio died here Thursday at age 72. Cleveland refused to comment on Manila battle during peace treaty ratification.
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Patisertos
N.o
Levi
Manila
Edwin Stanton
Pead_ Axton
Ohio
Pamphilia Wolcott
GC. P. Wolcott
Edwin M. Stanton
Lincoln
Timrsday
Two Disastrous Fires Hit Small Towns on February Eight
February eight brought a severe day of fires in two small towns. Temperatures below zero and high winds hampered firefighting as water mains froze. Union Block housed Iowa Valley Hawk and Hires drug store, followed by widespread destruction of thirteen business places and many homes. Milan reported a separate blaze on the east side of Case Square, damaging a hall, harness shop, shooting gallery, and more, with costs mounting over two dollars.
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Thames
Iowa Valley Hawk
Hires Drug
Milan
Cae Square
Kiseen Bay Lom
Mary Lyne
Henderson
Peter Matthews
West Orange
Annie Miller
Louisville
Ralph Severance
Rochester
N. J
Joseph Staitky
Barren Island
Guknowman
Toledo
Ohio
New York City
Tampa
Plorida
Kentucky
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Towa
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Gre
Abingdon
Akron
Bellaire
Cincinnati
Doniphan
Raa
Fargo
N. D
Bend
Forestport
N. Y
Grundy Center
Herrington
Kan
Madison
Ind
Quincy
Kansas City
Chicago
Smallpox Invasion Fears Hit Council Bluffs
Chaos and confusion as authorities report a malignant smallpox case in Council Bluffs and quarantine actions. Beckwith family of ten isolated on Broadwere with school pupils to be vaccinated. Separate items note a Keokuk robbery case, a murderous weapons indictment, and various legal, tax, and railroad tax rulings amid city incidents and political notes.
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Fred
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Ozee
War Investigating Commission Submits Unanimous Report
The full war investigation commission report was sent to President McKinley. It backs Army management, clears Gen Miles on key charges, commends the War Department, and finds no minority view. The panel, bipartisan and drawn from Union and Confederate veterans, endorses the overall conduct of the expedition and Cuban camps.
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Eer
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Santieo
Shafter
Sey Tt
Cannon Sounds Alarm as Congress Warned on Extravagant Spending
Chairman Cannon warned against lavish appropriations during debate on the sundry civil bill. He noted the bill totals 102,928,101 with 20,500,000 earmarked to pay Spain as Paris treaty provisions wind down. He warned deficits could reach 159,000,200 for the fiscal year if revenue estimates prove inaccurate.
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Can- Holy
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Rebels Routed as U S Troops Take Caloocan Town
United States forces captured Caloocan near Manila after three hours of fighting. General Os led the operation with support from Monadnock and a flotilla. The American troops charged the trenches, routing Filipino defenders in a sharp engagement. Aguinaldo reportedly prepared for a renewed defense as the battle concluded.
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United States
Caloocan
Manila
Calooran
Briz
Ueaninhingt
War Ends After Storm Disrupts Boston Harbor Scene
Fragmentary report describes a chaotic wartime disruption near Castle Istiod and Castle Istiod style defenses. The text mentions Boston Harbor, wind and tide pushing rain away, and a marine park named Sword Boston as a locale, with unclear references to an Independence event and artillery.
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Castle Istiod
Boston Harbor
Marine Park
Sword Boston
Coldest Weather Record Shocks Nation Across the West
Across the country a brutal cold wave set records from Medicine Hat to New Orleans and beyond. Cities report frozen hydrants, power strains, and fires as residents endure deep subzero temperatures. several deaths are traced to freezing with names across Kentucky New Jersey and Illinois.
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Uuizery
Chicago
Cincinnati
Larnee
QwAppella i Sc
Duleth
Thomas Budges
Princeton
William Dolard
Paterson
N. J
Prank Debriet
Joliet
John Fields
Henry K. Portune
Oskalonsa
Lowa
George Hemiliton
Fragmented wartime musings blend politics and industry
A garbled, era-spanning text mixes notes on Philippine insurgents and peace treaties with mentions of price rises, hat trusts, and German bans on bicycles. It references Whitt and Eagan, naval incidents, and military talk, all tangled in unclear attribution and distorted phrasing.
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Chicago
Combine
Whitt & Ertel
Gen. Eagan
Germany
Agninald
ML Codis
Sam
Uphson
Honololi
Baer'els
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