Insurgents Active Near Manila Despite Focused Efforts
Reports from Manila describe La drone forces under General San Miguel reappearing in Rizal province. They captured carbonate detachments, surrounded towns, freed prisoners, and engaged in skirmishes as reinforcements were dispatched. The campaign spans Caloocan to Rizal mountains with General Allen and Colonel Scott pursuing. General Lawton memorial unveiled with veterans attending.
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Manila
San Miguel
Rizal Province
Cainta
Taytay
Rizal
Allen
Colonel Scott
Antipolo
Ladrones
Scott
Caloocan
Winthrop
Taft
Davis
Messenger killed in Missouri rail accident
Dixon Missouri February 23 The St Louis and San Francisco fast westbound train derailed at a crossing near Arlington Express messenger William Gifford of St Louis was killed eleven trainmen injured and several passengers slightly hurt Judge Blodgett in Waukegan Illinois also listed as improving from pneumonia as of February 23
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Dixon
St. Louis
San Francisco
Arlington
William Gifford
Insane Kalamazoo Pioneer Shoots Self At Home
John Albertson a 72 year old Kalamazoo County pioneer shot himself dead at his Cooper home after becoming insane two weeks earlier and threatening family harm. His son Dan J. had removed his weapons, but Albertson seized a revolver as watchful friend Hugh Levies and John Brewer stood by. Albertson came from New York, helped survey rail lines, led the Democratic party in the county, and held a civil war diary and law books. No inquest. Funeral handled by the Masonic order.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
John Albertson
Kalamazoo County
Cooper
Albertson
Dan J
Hugh Levies
John Brewer
Masonic Order
Censure Vote Hits War Secretary in Commons
London February 23 a censure vote was directed at War Secretary Broderick in the House of Commons as an amendment to an address replied to the throne speech. The motion faulted the army’s organization and gains from recent military spending. The outcome dampened mood on the stock exchange.
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London
War Office
Broderick
House of Commons
Stock Exchange
Emigration curb ordered for Hungarian girls
Vienna reports Premier De Szeli issued a circular to local authorities restricting emigration of young Hungarian women to America. Only minors may migrate with parental or guardian sanction, aiming to stem the large outflow and reduce concern over the loss of young girls.
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Vienna
America
de Szeli
Hungary
Thaw Out Dynamite Leads to Fatal B&O Blast
In Rockwood Pennsylvania on February 23 a dynamite thawing accident on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad killed four men and injured several others. The victims were horribly mutilated in the blast.
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Rockwood
Baltimore & Ohio
Hoosiers Honor Rear Admiral Taylor in Indiana
Indianapolis, Feb 25 A testimonial sword was presented to Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor who commanded the battleship Indiana in the Spanish American War by the people of Indiana through the general assembly.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry C. Taylor
Indiana
General Assembly
Stork News Circles Hempstead Homes
Following the expected heir in the Clarence Mackay household another birth is anticipated in the home of Harry Payne Whitney near Hempstead New York around the same time as Mackay’s event.
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Stork
Hempstead
N. Y
Clarence Mackay
Harry Payne Whitney
Man guilty of manslaughter in Chicago crime
After ten years elapsed since the crime, George Stone captured in England was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of Robert Nelson and recommended for a thirty five year penitentiary term. In Lorimer Iowa attorney Ed Knight was shot and killed by Coffey Hot Wilson following a long quarrel. Wilson surrendered but would not talk.
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Chicago
George Stone
England
Robert Nelson
Lorimer
Iowa
Ed Knight
Coffey
Wilson
Knight
Senate Factions Move Toward Statehood Compromise
Washington Feb 23 Republican senate leaders from Allison Aldrich Cullom Hanna Spooner Lodge and Platt of Connecticut conference on statehood bill yields a compromise to admit two new states Oklahoma with Indian Territory joined in 1906 and Montezuma a combined New Mexico Arizona with a future split if Arizona reaches 300,000 population Democrats hold firm for omnibus plan while Morgan Teller Dubois and Rawlins urge orderly debate on the canal treaty and post office appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate
Allison
Aldrich
Cullom
Hanna
Spooner
Lodge
Platt
Connecticut
Quay
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Montezuma
Morgan
Alabama
Teller
Dubois
Rawlins
Senate Week Hinges on Statehood Bill Progress
Washington February 23 The senate faces a crucial week depending on resolving differences on the statehood bill. With eight working days left, senators must push votes on nine remaining appropriation measures to fund government for the next fiscal year. Pensions and diplomatic and consular bills have passed both houses. others await house action.
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Washington
Senate
Houses of Representatives
Germany presses Venezuela over Restaurador demand
Washington reports Germany has renewed demands on Venezuela and seeks immediate payment of 27500 dollars. Bowen rejects, noting the protocol delays payment to March 15 and asserts no authority. Germany hints the Restaurador may remain as security while Britain is pressed for action on seized ships.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Venezuela
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Bowen
Trinidad
Mtn
Britain
Herbert
250 Fishermen Carried Out to Sea Near Somero
Helsingfors February 25. Ice along the coast of Finland broke, carrying more than 250 fishermen on the ice near Somero seaward on drifting floes. Vessels were sent to aid but returned after hours of fruitless search. It is feared the men have perished.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Somero
Cornell Typhoid Epidemic Strikes Ithaca Students
Ithaca and Cornell University face a typhoid outbreak now attacking over a score of victims, mainly students. More than 200 sick, 100 nurses active, as authorities trace contamination to Six Mile Creek and a new dam project near the city.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Cornell
Ithaca Waterworks Company
Ecity
Son Kills His Father Self Defense Claimed In Washington Case
Washington Indiana February 22 search continues along the Wabash and White rivers for four young men who left Indianapolis weeks ago aboard a houseboat bound for New Orleans. Five total voyagers with one sent ahead the advance man reached Mount Carmel Illinois and started hunting. The four seen near Toms Hill west of Washington Monday morning were warned not to move until river ice melted and it is believed they perished.
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Washington
Ind
Wabash
White Rivers
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Mount Carmel
Ths
Toms Hill
Peter Farrell Fatally Shot in New Orleans Family Tragedy
Peter Farrell a leading New Orleans Democrat and state coalition figure was shot and killed by his eldest son Edward after an alleged attempt to kill his two younger sons. Edward wrested the pistol and fired three shots into Farrell’s heart, then surrendered. Oscar Brown, a trusted groom at McGrathiana Stud, was fatally wounded in Lexington while returning home from work. the assassin remains at large.
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New Orleans
Peter Farrell
Edward
Farrell
George
Lexington
Oscar Brown
Hanover
Col. M. Young
McGrathiana Stud
Ther
Brown
Child burned alive in Coke Oven tragedy
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on February 20 Mary Kohland eleven years old fell while running down a hill above a coke oven and rolled into it. Men at work nearby freed the body but it was burned to a crisp.
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Connellsville
Mary Kohland
Promises by Turkish Majesty Reported on Macedonia Reforms
Constantinople February Tevrik Pasha foreign minister informed Austro Hungarian and Russian ambassadors that the sultan has agreed to adopt a scheme for reforms in Macedonia.
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Constantinople
Tevrik Pasha
Macedonia
Heavier balls allowed for bowlers at congress session
Indianapolis Ind February 23 the bowling congress adopted a recommendation permitting balls weighing 16 dates pounds to be used in competition.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ithaca Plans Water Upgrade and Epidemic Update
University approves 15000 to water firm for a large filter if Ithaca allows a 4000 annual rate increase to cover interest and maintenance. City may gain pure water by September and campus depots will offer uncontaminated water. Four Cornell physicians report a new fever akin to typhoid but with heavy sweating and low mood. Mortality reaches 22 with several student deaths. authorities note a possible zymotic cause and easing epidemic signs as new cases drop.
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Ithaca
William Elliot Maher
Cornell
Brewster
N. Y
Charlotte Spencer
Jasper
O. G. Schumard
Bethany
3. C. Vinton
Henry A. Schoenbern
Hackensack
N. J
Otto W. Kohls
Rochester
Charles 8. Langworthy
Alfred
Agricultural Department
Chas, W. Schlenker
Batavia
Geo. A. Wessman
Passaic
College of Mechanical Engineering
Million Dollar Showdown Over Boyer Marriage Claim
Sioux City Iowa February reports that John A Boyer’s children seek proof of a marriage to housekeeper Mary Hazard. Leight’s will left one million to Boyer if he remarries, otherwise it goes to his children. Boyer and Hazard vanished westward three weeks ago. a marriage statement from San Francisco stirs family doubt.
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Sioux City
John A. Boyer
San Francisco
Mary Hazard
Boyer
Leight
Drugged death pact ends in near-fatal try by Shanks
East St. Louis Feb 23. Charles Shanks, living at 1420 Walnut Ave, learned his father remarried and his wife filed for divorce, prompting him to seek a quick death. A druggist friend prepared carbolic acid solution, but Shanks survived after being treated. He thanked life but blamed the druggist, who fled town. Authorities say epidemic fears are easing as the city recovers.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Charles’ Shanks
Walnut Avenue
Shanks
Indiana youth charged in poison apples case
Tod F Barr, 19, of Elizabethtown, jailed on six counts of poisoning after allegedly lacing apples he handed to residents, all from Elizabethtown. Barr, a warehouse worker, caused several to fall seriously ill. motive remains unknown.
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Columbus
Tod F Barr
Elizabethtown
Barr
Two Men Die in Braceville Railway Collision
Joliet Feb 23 Two men were instantly killed, two fatally, and several seriously injured in a railroad accident at Braceville. The men had attended a funeral and were returning home when their carriage was struck by an Alton and Kansas City limited train.
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Joliet
Braceville
Alton
Kansas City Limited
Day Nominated to Supreme Court and Related Posts
Washington reports the senate judiciary committee favorably the nominations of William R. Day for associate justice, J K Richards to Day's circuit seat, and Hoyt to succeed Richards. Smoot credentials debated as protest presented. House committee rejects ship subsidy bill report. Supreme Court rules U S may bar interstate lottery ticket shipments as part of commerce power.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Judiciary Today
William R. Day
United States Supreme Court
J. K. Richards
Day
Hoyt
Richard
House Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries Today
House
Supreme Court
United States
Floods Across Ohio River Widened and Devastate Crops
Evansville Indiana February 23 The Ohio River swells up to fifteen miles wide between Evansville and Paducah washing away thousands of acres of wheat. Crops face total destruction as floodwaters spread.
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Evansville
Ind
Here
Paducah
Ohio
Col Hawkins elected commander in chief of veterans group
Lawrence Mass February 23 Col Paul R Hawkins of Springfield Mass was elected commander in chief of the Legion of Spanish War Veterans in a statewide gathering.
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Hawkins
Lawrence
Mass
Paul R. Hawkins
Springfield
Legion of
Wreck on Northwestern Road Kills Banker in Hawkeye
Aberdeen S D Feb 25 In a wreck near Athel on the Northwestern road Fred A Bopp a banker of Hawkeye Iowa was killed and several other passengers injured
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Aberdeen
S. D
Athel
Fred. A. Bopp
Hawkeye
Iowa
Daughters of the American Revolution Meet in Seaston
In Seaston Washington on February 23 the 12th continental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution convened for a week long session.
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Seaston
Washington
12Th Reontinental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
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