Renwick Navy Losses Highlight Late War Record
Figures released by the navy department tally seventeen sailors killed and eighty four casualties in the United States Navy during the war. Notable actions include Dewey at Manila Bay with all nine wounded returning to duty and Guantanamo where twenty two casualties occurred.
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United States Navy
Navy Department
Dewey
Manila Bay
Santiago
Guantanamo
Tine
Cienfuegos
Winslow
Hudson
Cardenas
San Juan
Usu
Fears an Indian attack near Ferris Minn Citizens Arm
A Ferris Minnesota report says a white man was killed near Bear Island and about 150 Indians camp two miles north of town. Armed residents guard Ferris overnight amid fear of an attack while friendly Indigenous traders near Graveland seek ammunition.
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Ferris
Minn
Leech Lake
Bear Island
Graveland
Murderous Colorado Doctor Kills Wife in Telluride
Dr C F Mentzer of Telluride shoots and kills his wife on Sunday then wounds her brother W E Morse of Cleveland when confronted. Monroe, a bystander, grapples the doctor, fracturing his skull in the struggle. The doctor lies near death. Mentzer had a troubled marriage, divorce in Chicago, remarriage six months ago, and recent opiate addiction likely affecting his sanity.
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Colorado
C. F. Mentzer
Telluride
Colo
W-E.morrse
Cleveland
Applaud Sagasta Proposal Prompts Spain Isolation Debate
Madrid reports a public shift against Spain's neutrality stance as Sagasta urges engagement in far eastern affairs. Public petitions call for peninsular army cuts, but Sagasta cites Carlist opposition preventing reductions amid rising tensions with England during the war. Commodore Watson injured in train wreck en route to Mare Island assignment. Cannibals in Rendova active as headhunting villagers capture, slaughter, and feast on captured inhabitants. California governor orders Cordelia Botkin trial in Delaware murder case. Coal miners in Panal, Wisconsin, announce 2 cent per ton wage cut amid labor and negro labor utilization claims.
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Madrid
Spain
Sagasta
Far East
England
United States
Segasta
Murd ered in Denton Ohio brother of Mrs McKinley slain
George D Saxton brother of Mrs McKinley was shot dead at 610 PM on a Canton porch near Eva B Althouse widow of George Althouse 219 Lincoln Ave Canton. Five shots, three hit him. Amma George arrested on suspicion. Reports say Mrs George threatened Saxton by mail. George Saxton husband Sample C George remarried in Wheeling to Lucy Graham Alliance keeping secret after Saxton case.
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Neishbors
Airbonse
Fred
Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Saxton
George
Paris Strike Brings Sixty Thousand Idle Workers
In Paris a broad labor strike expands to almost all building trades and may engulf rail labor. Exhibition and underground projects halted, confrontations with scabs intensify, police and troops patrol as agitators push political aims amid rising tension.
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Paris
Bound for Philippines Spanish Troops Arrive at Singapore
Dewey cabled navy department that a number of Spanish troops have landed in Singapore bound for the Philippines to reinforce the garrison. Minor parties in Ohio face ballot restrictions under the Pugh amendment, likely excluding many third parties. Lumber theft charges involve 500000 feet of timber from government land in South Park. Fitzsimmons learns of his father James Fitzsimmons death in New Zealand at age? The Cuban waters revenue cutter patrol gets a rough study to enforce law. Winnie Davis no successor. Virginia Confederate veterans say the title ends with her death.
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Dewey
Navy Department
Philippines
Ohio
Supreme Court
Big Fheft
James R. Wicker
John C. Gentry
South Park
Benjamin Wolf
Matt Dolphin
United States Distrit Court
Gelo
John L. Russell
Winnie Davis
Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
Richmont
Boston Goes to China and Manila Bound Warships
The US cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel sail from Manila Bay toward Olena in company with the Nero. The Chinese legation in Paris denies reports of the emperor's death. The German warship Kaiserin Augusta leaves Kho-Cuon for Taku with thirty Marines to guard Pekin relations, and Prince Henry of Prussia will command the China squadron.
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Petrel
Emperor
United States
Boston
Weothgr Nero
Manila Bay
Olena
Paris
Themperor
China
Kaiserin Augusta
Kho-Cuon
Taku
Pei-Ho
Pekin
Prince Henry of Prussia
Prays for a Receiver in National Linseed Oil Case
A second bill praying for a receiver for the National Linseed Oil Company was tied in Chicago federal court by John R. Evans of Indiana. Evans claims ownership of 1,150,000 dollars worth of stock and repeats charges of mismanagement from the 61st bill. The will requires a receiver to protect stockholders' interests.
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Linseed Oi
Chicago
John R. Evans
Indiana
Evans
Fight Called Off in McCoy Corbett Bout After Manager Letter
New York meeting of interested parties led to the cancellation of the Corbett Mackoy fight. David Nugent wrote that the Hawthorne Athletic Club of Buffalo cited many complications, prompting the abandonment of the match. Major crime items include a California murder alert for R C Becker and a Dallas report of a girl Jennie Stephen’s suicide attempt after ingesting parlor matches. Sugar prices fall further, Admiral Howell is relieved, and sealing fleet members report progress.
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McCoy-Corbett
New York
Wm. B. Gray
MeCoy
David Nugent
Hawthorne Athletic Clay
Buffalo
Dallas
Tex
Jennie
J. H. Stephen
Gonzales
American Sugar Refining Company of
Howell & Co
National
Mollenhager
Bear Lake Indian Fight Touches Minnesota Settlers
Reports tell of a fierce five day battle near Bear Island as Major Wilkinson and several soldiers fall, with many natives killed or wounded. Troops under General Bacon arrive, a Gatling gun accompanies reinforcements, and fears grow of a full uprising. The Third Regiment is noted for its role at Santiago prior to Bear Lake action.
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Wilkinson
Bacon Mer
Deer River
Ball Club Lake
Leech Lake
Lee
Walker
Kge
Tinker
Secretary of the Interior
Harbech
Bear Island
Bacos
Red Lakes
Minnesota
War Department
St. Paul
Santiago
United States Infautry
Bear Lake
Market quotations mix from Chicago and New York cattle outlets
Market notes show cattle prices from Chicago and New York with hogs and sheep ranges. Prices listed include cattle from $2.40 to $5.50, hogs up to about $4.50, and sheep near $4.25. Grain and dairy items include No 2 red wheat around 64 to 67 cents, corn No 2 at 80 to 82 cents, butter at 11 to 12 cents, eggs 2 to 18 cents, and creamery products nearby.
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Chicago
New York
Westrern
Leech Lake Agency and Cuban War Service Highlights
The text recounts the Jete Spanish war unit’s Cuba service with Gen. Shafter landing in May and fighting near San Juan Hill. It notes heavy losses, postings with the Second, and the regiment’s distinguished action against Spanish trenches. Also mentioned are hostile Pillager Indians and ongoing pursuit by army officials.
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Leech Lake
Cuba
Fort Snellng
Mina
Moiile
Tampa
Shatter
Anne 21
Baiquiri
Santiago
Rough Riders
Liboner
San Jan
Indiana
Walker
Mim
Bacon
Quil
Bog-Ab-Ma-Ge-Shig
Minnesota Farmers Alarmed by Indian Threats and Military Readiness
Frightened Minnesota farmers along the Northern Pacific lines from St. Paul to Brainerd rush to stations to learn if a large Indian uprising is imminent. Citizens urge Washington to deploy 3000 troops as Minnesota artillery moves to Leech Lake with Gatling guns and rifles to protect settlers. Generals praise soldier bravery amid battle rumors. a Greenburg storekeeper touts a giant woman’s shoe exhibit. Ohio village fire near-miss shows bucket brigades in action.
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Brainerd
Beech Lake
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Leech Lake
St Paul
Washington
Bear Island
Cass Lake
Leech Lake District
Walker
Jealous Woman Murders Brother-in-Law in Canton Ohio
A Canton murder shocks residents as Anna George, a tall, good looking widow involved in disputes with Mrs. George, allegedly shoots George D. Saxton in front of his building. Saxton, a prominent local businessman, had long running clashes with the George family over his affair with Mrs. George. Police pursue the case amid rival theories and escalating tensions in the Saxton block.
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