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07 Feb 1898
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San Antonio Sunday Light in San Antonio, Texas
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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1898
Page
1
Oklahoma Outlaws Nab Gentry Tie and More Robber News
Officers brought in a fatally wounded robber believed to be Asbury Gentry of Georgia. Matt Lawrence, call sign Black Bear, confessed naming the Dunn brothers gang. The loot belonged to Ponca and Otoe Indians with one hundred pursuing. A running clash north of the county left a thief dead and an officer wounded. Farmers form an anti horse thief group at White Rock ready to hang culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gentry
Lawrence
Black Bear
Santa Fe
Salt Fork River
Battle Ground
White Rock
Pittsburg and Gulf to Build Port Arthur Grain Elevator
The Pittsburg and Gulf Railway plans a 700000 bushel grain elevator at Port Arthur on slip No 3 near the waterfront. It will store export grain with direct car to ship handling and be finished by June 1. Three dredges will deepen the Sabine Pass canal to about sixteen feet this spring and later to twenty five feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Pittsburg and Gulf Railway
Port Arthur
the Ship Canal
Sabine Pass
Port Arthu
Robert Gillham
Arthur Docks
Tramp Crushed By Engine In Del Rio
Augustine Couch, a 16 year old tramp, crawled into an ash pit near the Southern Pacific track in Del Rio Texas for warmth. An engine passed over him crushing his arm requiring amputation. He said his father lives at 1380 California Avenue Chicago in Maplewood suburb.
Scapegoat Talk Precedes Spain Cuba Policy Shifts
A Havana dispatch says Spain seeks a scapegoat to satisfy Madrid as Gen Blanco’s island tour yields little. Weyler factions pressure, Pando contemplates blame, and US intervention remains a silent factor amid rising European moves in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Tribune
Havana
Madrid
Blanco
Spain
Cuba
Pando
Weylerites
Galzero
Weyler
Sagasta
United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Europe Waiting for U V 8 United States in East Politics
New York reports that the United States is a growing factor in Eastern politics beyond common belief. Major European powers seek to gauge Washingtons stance on the region amid shifting alignments and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Monterey
Mexico
New York
Montgomery Arrives Acknowledging Spanish Flag Salute
The U S cruiser Montgomery enters Mantanzas harbor in Cuba and salutes with twenty one guns after hoisting the Spanish flag. Capt Converse meets local officials while the voyage draws 600 visitors and a Spanish band volunteers to perform aboard. The ship heads to Santiago and then Jamaica for coal and orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Montgomery
Mantanzas
Cuba
Spain
Converse
Barcelona
Havana
Lee
Sigsbee
Maine
Santiago
Jamaica
Naval flotilla returns to Key West from Gulf Coast
The Key West correspondent reports a mysterious naval movement in Key West. The torpedo flotilla that left two weeks ago for gulf coast cities has reappeared. The Cushing and Ericson are back, Dupont due from Mobile, Marblehead departed for Cuba with coal and provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Key West
Fla
The
Herald
Gulf Coast
Cushing
Ericson
Dupont
Mobile
Marblehead
Cuba
Nicaragua Rebels Press Ahead Amid Confidence
A dated letter from San Jose Costa Rica reported in New York on February 7 asserts upcoming action by Nicaraguan rebels. The correspondent notes growing confidence among insurgents and hints at impending moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Jose
Costa Rica
Nicaraguan Revolt Backed by Costa Rica Sparks Regional Pressure
Panama Herald reports a Nicaraguan revolt led by a junta linked to Adan Cardenas and a Conservative Liberal fusion. Exiles in Salvador and Costa Rica backing the movement threaten Zelaya’s government and the US canal commission. Rebels mobilize with arms money, while Honduras pledges support in exchange for Nicaragua’s aid against Puerto Cortez uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
the Herald
United States Canal Commission
Zelaya
Adan Cardenas
San Jose del Sur
Salvador
Honduras
Puerto Cortez
Enrique Soto
Spain pushes back on the filibuster issue in note
New York reports Minister Woodford has not cabled Spain’s reply to the State Department. De Lome says he has no information on the latest note and expects no sensational developments. Spain’s reply extends fall talks with Secretary Sherman about U S duties to curb filibusters and support its previous position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Herald
Russia
Germany
France
United States
England
Japan
Sassini
China
Sed
New York
Woodford
State Department
Spain
Day
de Lome
Sherman
Murder Suspects Arrested in Schumacher Case
Kansas City police report James Redmond is wanted for the murder of Emma Schumacher at a local grocery and link John F Kennedy to the crime. Kennedy and Redmond are said to have visited a sister of Jim and Cole Younger, where Schumacher reportedly dressed Redmond’s wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James Redmond
Emma Schumacher
John F. Kennedy
Redmond
Kennedy
Schumacher
Jim
Cole Younger
James Gang
Miss Schumacher
Funston Returns From Cuba With War End News
Col Frederick Funston arrives in St Louis en route to Iola Kansas after eighteen months with Cuban insurgents as chief artillery aide to Generals Gomez and Garcia. He predicts hostilities to end within six months and notes insurgents willingness to seek fair terms with Spain. He also says the Spanish army is near revolt and US intervention is unlikely. He was once captured in Port au Prince and released on promise not to return to Cuba until fighting ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Frederick Funston
Col
Gordon
Iola
Kan
Col. Funston
Spain
Cuba
United States
America
Port Au Prince
River and political turmoil cross Atlantic and coastlines
Shipping news reports the U S Steamer Mississippi leaving Natchez for New Orleans with a Senate committee aboard. Disasters and crimes surge from Chicago ballroom panic to a Savannah cathedral fire. Labor, strikes, and political shifts unfold as fires threaten cities and international affairs stir tensions.
Local Happenings In Caldwell County Luling
Miss May Donegan visited Miss Minnie Smith then returned to Seguin on Tuesday. Miss Mannie House went back to Houston after a two week stay with the Lamkin family. Mr and Mrs Tuck Smith returned Monday from an eastern trip. The flying site enjoyed a gathering at Mrs Meriwether's home last Friday. Dr L D LeGear performed a successful operation on Gus Bells buggy horse during a recent professional visit. Six or eight couples from Lockhart visited Luling last Sunday. J B Willingham arrived from the west on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
May Donegan
Minnie Smith
Seguin
Mannie House
Hous Fon
L. A. ‘L. Lamkin
Tuck Smith
M. Meriwether
L. D. LeGear
Gus Bell
Lockhart
J. B. Willingham
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