Japan Favors US Control of Philippines Says Komura
Komura the Japanese minister to the United States states Japan supports the United States in the Philippines issue. He notes Japan’s trade with the islands has grown and would benefit from U S control opening Philippine ports to Japanese ships. He says Japan would rather see America gain control than any other nation.
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America
Japan
United States
Komura
Uns
Spain
Philippines
Philippine Islands
Cattle Dipped at East St Louis Die in Fever Case
J Conway of Columbia University reports post mortem on eight dead cattle from George Richardson farm near Macon. Seventeen of seventy two head bought at East St Louis died after dipping in vats. Texas fever diagnosed. dipping blamed only for possible increased severity. Cattle imported from Victoria County Texas. parts taken for further study.
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Missouri
Lowes
East St. Louis
Columbia University
George Richardson
Macon
Richardson
Conway
Victoria County
Texas
Kidnapped Child Tied to Barnes Magowan Case Gains Ground
The ten year old daughter of Mrs. Barnes was abducted by a woman believed to be her mother and carried from Cleveland to Erie where the abductors Mrs Frank J Magowan Mrs Dr R H Wing and Frank D Magowan were arrested on the Lake Shore train. The child Baith remained with the grandmother as guardian and the detective interaction ended with Magowan attempting to distract by hiding money.
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Gleveland
Ohio
Barnes
Lake Shore
Erie
Frank J. Magowan
R. H. Wing
Frank D. Magowan
Baith
Magowan
Formidable the Great Warship Launched at Portsmouth
Thousands witnessed the launching of the British ram battleship Formidable at Portsmouth England. The 36000 ton vessel reportedly has 18 knot speed and cost over 000,000. Notable features mark the era as naval power rivals.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Colored Troops In Trouble Attack San Luis Colonel
An incident near San Luis Cuba twenty five miles north of Santiago de Cuba left Lieut Jose Ferrera dead and several others injured when colored regiments attacked the house of Ferrera after attempting arrests of two soldiers accused of abusing a Cuban workman and stealing his hog. Two soldiers also died in the clash and Ferrera ordered his men to defend themselves as the crowd dispersed.
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San Luis
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Jose Ferrera
Wood
Wreck in Canada as Grand Trunk Express Collides
A Grand Trunk Express train from Montreal en route to Toronto collided with a sidetracked freight near Irenton Ontario early Tuesday. Eleven killed and many injured among passengers and crew. list of identified dead and missing includes Engineer Brady and Fireman McDonald.
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Grand Trunk Express
Montreal
Toronto
Irenton
Ont
Brady
Express
McDonald
John Riley
George Pauline
A. Nenry
Coburg
Albert Tracey
Prescott
Holland
William Lund
Lem
Bert
Hie Freigh
Papal Decree Allows Priest Service and Masonic Burial
Rome issues decree through Mgr. Martinelli apostolic delegate permitting a priest to officiate and allow Catholic interment in consecrated ground for members of Masonic orders if they did not openly oppose the church and showed willingness to reconcile.
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Leo
Mgr
Martinelli
Rome
Old Frisco Bank Crisis Solves Tallant Bank Sale
The Tallant Banking Company of San Francisco retires from business and transfers assets valued over 91,000,000 to Crocker-Woolworth National Bank. The retirement comes from stockholders wishes alone. The bank opened in 1851 as a private concern. The narrative includes notes on WCTU officers and Maine born Mrs Stevens as president after the first ballot.
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Old Frisco
Tallant Banking Company
San Francisco
Crocker-Wooltworth National Bank
Riot at Reaves store in Slacon Georgia
Ninety troops from Lexington arrive in Slacon. At South Macon thirty to forty armed Black troops attack Reaves' store and threaten to loot unless demands are met. A provost guard detachment under Captain Baller drives the rioters into a pen and arrest thirty men.
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Slacon
Lexington
South Macon
Baller
Dreyfus Health Report and Dreyfus Case Update
The French minister of justice says Dreyfus is in good health as the court of cassation informs Minister Guillain that revision proceedings have begun and that Dreyfus will be informed by the government. James Richardson, the world's largest cotton planter, died suddenly at age 13 after heart disease near Purteil. Captain Mei reports that reaching the ship Teresa is impossible.
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Dreyfus
Entonmies
Court of Cassation
Spanish American commissioners clash over Philippines fate
The Spanish and American commissions met in Paris on Wednesday afternoon and adjourned at five. The Spanish delegation submitted a long document in reply to American arguments, and the memorandum was handed to the Americans without being read. Discussions will resume Saturday with translation and review of the Spanish note, which argues Spain should withdraw only on its own terms and suggests arbitration on the protocol phrase about control and government of the Philippines.
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Paris
Spain
Philippines
War Department Prepares Troops for Unspecified Overseas Service
The War Department has ordered at least ten regular regiments, recently recuperating from the Cuban campaign, to hold in readiness for immediate transport for service overseas. Officials cite possible early action in Cuba or to meet peace negotiations, while volunteers who returned from Porto Rico are not being mustered out.
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War Department
United States
Cuba
Spain
Porto Rico
Michigan Supreme Court Declares Boycott Unlawful
The Michigan Supreme Court upholds an injunction against the Railway Teamsters' Union front interfering with Beck & Son millers. It modifies the circuit court decree by enjoining all forms of boycotting and prohibiting boycott circulars in the vicinity of the complainant's place of business.
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Supreme Court of Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Detroit
Beck & Son, Millers
Union
Supreme Cour
Wreck of the City of Columbia Reaches Harbor
The steamer City of Columbia, after two days adrift and heavy damage, sank near Hilo, Hawaii, as its crew entered the harbor at Til a. The Century reports the wreck and the vessel’s gradual breakup with water flooding the hull.
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Seattle
Wash
Hilo
Hawaii
City of Columbia
Tilo
Ways and Means in Cuba Report by Porter to McKinley
Commissioner Porter presents a voluminous U S report to President McKinley and the secretary of the treasury detailing Cuba and Porto Rico finances. It analyzes a fourteen year budget, income sources, expenditures, and includes data on financial industrial commercial and social conditions. Porter notes courtesy from Spaniards and Cubans and cites 509 witnesses.
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Porter
McKintey
Robert P. Porter
United States
Cuos
Porto Riso
Secretary of the Treasury
Oes
Cuba
Cubs
MURDERS THE WRONG MAN IN MISIDENTIFICATION CASE
John Flora shoots Jesse Burton in Mitchell Indiana in a case of mistaken identity. Burton, 22, son of Emslie Burton of Georgia, dies after Flora mistook him for A B Jones in a feud. Flora hid with a shotgun after a quarrel, then fired when Burton appeared. Flora jailed.
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Jesse Burton
A. B. Jones
Jesse
Emslie Burton
Georgia
Mitchell
Ind
Jora
A.B. Jones
Flora
Young Burton
Jones
Burton
Fora
Elopement ends in tragedy and murder in Webster City
Anna Swanson and F E Frederickson eloped after her father forbade the match. Frederickson was shot dead when Swanson fired at him, then Swanson surrendered to a local justice. Reports say the girl’s mind is failing. Other items cover a child murder in Indiana, a lynch risk, and legal rulings on Anderson and Southall.
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Anna Swanson
Webster City
Frederickson
Swanson
Fred
Enemy Driven Out by French Police
French police moved Simon Rivas to the frontier on Wednesday after he previously attacked Senor Monte Rios in Madrid and followed him to Paris likely aiming to kill him.
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Simon Rivas
Senor Montero Rios
Madrid
Paris
Bins
Market Quotations From Multiple Cities
Market quotes list cattle hogs sheep and grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with price ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed reflecting regional trading. Read shows mixed livestock values and commodity prices by city and grade.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Toledo
Biker Wotte
Milwaukee
New York
Notable Obituaries and Mild Local Headlines
The page reports on Lucy Alexander a 127 year old resident of Keokuk born in 1770 near Richmond Virginia and enslaved. It also notes a Simithland post office burglary with losses and dynamite, two youthful horse thieves from Waterloo, a grand charity ball in Oskaloosa, remains found near Johnson's Island, an electoral dispute in Boncumbe ward, Curator Aldrich's marriage, and other brief notes on local deaths and events.
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Lucy Alexander
Keokuk
Richmond
Richard Miller
Simithland
Woodbury County
Disobedient Boy Locked Up Sparks Sioux City Outcry
Citizens in Sioux City condemn the action of a man who confined his one year old son in jail overnight for attending a theater without permission. The incident has stirred local debate over parental authority and discipline.
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Sioux City
Hhe Dolce
Hey
de le. Brown
Nmber
Ctizens
Creamery Fire Destroys Cole Facility Causing Large Loss
A fire gutted the Cole creamery operated by TL M Kelley destroying building and contents. Estimated loss about 1600 dollars with insurance coverage noted. No injuries reported. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours to prevent spread.
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Cole Creamery
TL. M. Kelley
Two Giants at War Over Coffee Sugar Kings Battle
A dramatic feud erupts between Arbuckle Bros and the Havemeyer side as coffee and sugar interests clash. Arbuckle built sugar refineries and bags to push Arbuckle sugar into markets while the Havemeyers resist price cuts. Mutual friends seek reconciliation, but steadfast rivals push toward a costly countywide impact.
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Sugar Trust
Arbuckle Coffee
John Ar Buckle
Lim
Arbuckle
Havemeyers
Hevemeyer
Filipinos Appeal to McKinley Over Slights by Officers
The Filipino Junta representing Gen. Aguinaldo and the Hong Kong government issues a memorial to President McKinley and the American people. They ask for intervention to end perceived slights by some U S military and naval officers since hostilities began, noting Filipino gains in Manila were ignored and launches were seized amid rumors of an attack.
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Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
McKinley
Memoiig
Admiral Dewey
Gen
Otis
Menila
Spanish troops mutiny over pay delaying return to Spain
War Department reports 9860 Spanish officers and men refuse to leave Cuban soil until paid. Blanco forces join mutiny. disaffection spreads to troops around the palace. Public fears Spanish indiscretion could threaten Cuban governance while American plans proceed. London papers discuss Germany England Egypt and Egypt protectorate rumors. Chicago voters register 326745 names to date.
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War Department
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Cuba
Blanco
Chicago
Colville
Washington
London
Germany
England
France
Egypt
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