Otis Reports Victorious Progress in Philippine Campaign
General Otis describes heavy fighting beyond Marilao with a South Dakota charge led by Drost against Aguinaldo’s forces. Casualties include Adjutant Lieutenants Adame and Morrison and four enlisted men killed. McClelland and twenty-two enlisted men wounded. Rail line damaged by insurgents, repairs underway. MacArthur reaches Marilao and pushes on in good condition. Prince Loewenstein killed while aiding the Second Oregon on the firing line. a comrade wounded.
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Washington
Otis
MacArthur
Marilao
South Dakota
Drost
Aguinaldo
Maloba
Adame
Morrison
McClelland
Oregon
MacArthur's Division Advances Toward Malolos
General MacArthur's forces move from Marilao toward Bocave with the objective of Malolos. The advance is slow and marked by river crossings delays as the enemy fortifies trenches. Ninety insurgents were killed and 106 captured in the Marilao engagement.
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Manila
MacArthur
Marilao
Malolos
Bocave
Dello
California
Enriques
Avouac
Marlao
McArthur Promoted for Gallantry and Service
Washington reports indicate McArthur is promoted to brigadier general in the regular army for gallantry and effective command against Filipino forces. In New York, the Windsor hotel fire yields a will for Mrs. Isabelle Leland with estate values and a trust plan for surviving family members and multiple trustees.
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Washington
McArthur
Ganesan
New York
Isabelle Leland
Windsor Hotel
Cook County
Warren F. Leland
Charles W. Leland
Fanny A. Leland
Ralph C. Leland
Ralph L. Cobb
Henry C. Wick
Cleveland
William J. Hoyt
Manchester
N. H
Mr. Leland
Ralph
C. W. Leland
Helen M. Leland
Charlies
Increase Sought for Judge Cann Salary and Duties
Judge Cann petitions the city council for a raise, arguing his workload as Justice of the Peace and police judge is too heavy. A new law forbids justices from holding court outside their precincts, effective now, expanding his civil duties until a county appointee takes the seat in June.
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Cann
Laet
Relics Found From Revolutionary War Site in New York
Workmen digging for foundation walls at West 108th Street and Columbus Avenue uncover rusted cast iron cannon balls likely from six pounders used in the war. They also discover early English and Spanish coins and silver medals as they search the site of the old Lion park.
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New York
Old Lion Park
West 108Th Street
Columbus Avenue
Daisy Wilson Divorces Then Marries In Courthouse
In Dallas on March 2 Mrs Daisy Wilson 19 sought a divorce from Jesse Wilson in district court. The decree was granted and County Clerk Jackson recorded the divorce as a license issued to Daisy Wilson and M M Edwards. The couple then married in the courthouse by Justice W M Edwards in under 15 minutes.
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Dallas
Tex
Daisy Wilson
Jesse Wilson
Jackson
M. M. Edwards
W.M
Two Female Smugglers Captured in Niagara Region
Special Treasury Agent Charles B. Lewis captured two women tied to a smuggling ring between Niagara Falls and Hamilton. Trunks moved daily between the cities, carrying Sumatra leaf tobacco taxed at 1.45 per pound. The pair, Mrs Mary Olfer and her daughter, were arrested with tobacco concealed on their persons.
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Niagara Falsa
Treasury
Charles BE. Lewis
Johnson
Mary Olfer
Lockport
Hamilton
Ont
Lewis
Niagara Falls
His Wife and Child Missing in Denver
Will Ferguson arrived in Denver from Lincoln seeking his wife and ten month old babe. He learned she had left Lincoln March 9 to Cripple Creek, planning to meet him here by train with the child and stay with friends until his arrival. No letters or trace have been found.
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Denver
March
Will Ferguson
Lincoln
N. B
Cottage City Brings Fish From Skagway
Steamship Cottage City with Captain Lloyd arrives from Skagway bringing a large consignment of fish. Dawson reports another town fire on March 6 destroying about $16,000 in property. Atlin trail remains poor due to recent storms and soft snow making travel risky.
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Cottage City
Lloyd
Skagway
Way Porte
Dawson
Atlin
Passengers and ore shipment aboard Cottage City voyage
Wrangel Narowae reports a shipment of ore from Treadwell mines aboard the Cottage City. It lists numerous passengers including Stanley Campbell, T. J. Miller, Frank Kellerman, Leo Gauffman, Wythe Denby, Mrs. Denby, and many others along with twenty four steerage.
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Wrangel Narowae
Treadwell
Stanley Campbell
T. J. Miller
T. M. Meoott
Fred Dawson
W. F. Harris
D. Berrill
Charles Muir
Robert G. Walker
PD. Bremen
Ethel Hoyce
KR. A Pratt
Frank Kellerman
Frank Daweon
JH. Clifford
A. GO. Wee
W. B. Foster
Max Rag~ley
W. W. Laporte
John Gilmour
F. W. Myers
L. Loren
George Ramerson
W. J. Parkinson
J. Burch
J. B. Romer
Mra. Romer
Steerpes
Cedar River Water Plan Sparks City Waste Debate
At a public works board meeting City Engineer Thompson proposed increasing materials for the Cedar river water system to send 60 million gallons daily to Swan lake. He argues the city would waste about 126000 dollars, preferring a 42 inch supply pipe directly to the city rather than routing to Swan lake, citing hydraulic and design factors and questioning higher discharge claims.
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Board of Public Works
Thompson
Cedar River
Swan Lake
Hwan Lake
Williams
Williame
Tees Float and Laurada Arrives with News of Tees
The steamer Laurada from Lynn canal ports docks with light freight and a few passengers. It reports the British steamer Tees ashore at Thi bourne teland has been floated and is near Victoria, steaming south near Beymour narrows with water in her hold. The Laurada crew includes T P Carmichal W L Hatch HM Bense W Whitard M Caplan D Caplan A Mateon J C Smithson W Casea T L Rockwell Alexander Diege J V Hollingsend W F Gavver and nineteen second class.
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White
Lynn Canal
Tees
Thibourne Teland
Victoria
Tees Gover
Beymour Narrows
Laurada
T. PF. Carmichal
W. L. Hatch
HM. Bense
W. Whitard
M. Caplan
D. Caplan
A. Mateon
J. ¢. Smithson
W. Casea
T. L. Rockwell
Alexander Diege
J. V. Hollingsend
W. F. Gavver
Two Trusts Will Fight in Telephone War
In Chicago a new $37,000,000 combine by independent telephone makers forms to oppose Hell Telephone. W P Blaine of Victor Telephone Manufacturing leads the effort with plans for factory options and capital sources. financial sponsors named include John J Mitchell of Illinois Trust and Savings Bank and William P Williams, with a New York banker Merigold cited.
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Chicago
Hell Telephone Company
Grand Pacific Hotel
Hell Company
W. P. Blaine
Victor Telephone Manufacturing Company
Clinton Street
New York
Loggers cause town uproar near Palouse Washington
March 8 Palousee Washington loggers camped near Princeton caused a riot in the town. Justice Starner cannot restrain them. They stormed Princeton, terrorized citizens, and injured Billy Holmes though no bones were broken. They left before sheriff arrived.
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Palousee
Wash
Idie
Princeton
Palouse
Justice of the Peace
Rome
Moscow
Billy Holmes
Mob Seizes Suspect In Fatal Holton Public Safety Incident
Holton Kas March 28 Harry Sanderson held on charge of fatally harming a woman in a public safety incident was taken from officers this morning by 200 masked men and killed by a mob.
Triple screws urged for future warships by naval experts
At a meeting of the Institute of Naval Architects Earl of Hopetoun orates on motive power for warships. Engineer-in-Chief George W. Mel le notes American cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis as examples. He advocates triple screws and engines to improve economy and reduce vulnerability, claiming 5 to 12 percent fuel and space savings over twin screws.
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London
Institute of Naval Architects
Earl of Hopetoun
Institute
George W. Melle
Bureau of Steam Engineering
United States Navy
Columbia
Minneapolis
Cyclone Hits Riderville Near Semible City
A cyclone struck Riderville north of Shlma Alabama this morning almost demolishing the town. It is feared several residents were killed and the extent of damage is not yet known. Local officials rushed to the scene to assess casualties and debris.
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Shlma
Ala
Riderville
Farrell Returns After East Visit to Settle Pacific Accounts
J D Farrell president of the Pacific Coast company returns from several weeks away in the east. He went to confer with New York representatives of the Northern Pacific about unsettled accounts between the two companies dating back several years.
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J.D. Farrell
Pacific Coast Company
New York
Northern Pacific
Pulleys in a Trust Too
Chicago march 2 representatives of leading pulley manufacturers met at the Grand Pacific hotel and moved toward forming a corporation. Firms shown include Reeves Pulley of Columbus Indiana Kease Pulley Toledo Ohio Dodge Manufacturing Mishawaka Indiana Manashe Pulley Mayesville Kentucky Buckeye Pulley Fulton New York. The corporation will be chartered under New Jersey law.
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Chicago
United States
Grand Pacific Hotel
Siope
Reeves Pulley Company
Columbus
Ind
Kease Pulley Company
Toledo
Ohio
Dodge Manufacturing Company
Mishawaka
Manashe Pulley Company
Mayesville
Buckeye Pulley Company
Fulton, N. Y
Lawn
New Jersey
McKinley to Name Roosevelt as Running Mate in 1900 Ticket
Thomasville dispatch reports that the President’s visit solidifies a definite 1900 ticket with Theodore Roosevelt chosen as McKinley’s running mate. A rumor also mentions Schley as a potential vice presidential candidate for the Democrats.
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Thomasville
Roosevelt
McKinley
Schley
More Bodies Recovered in Windsor Hotel Fire
New York March 8 portions of three bodies were found yesterday in the Windsor hotel fire. Identification is impossible for now. The unknown dead total twenty two bodies so far.
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York
Windsor Hotel
Riing
Seattle Inklings and City Developments Reported
The Heinrich Brom Brewing & Malting Co seeks a franchise to lay two inch pipe along Harrison Street to connect a former spring. Union Electric gains permission to replace a dangerous pole at Third Avenue and Pike Street. Lectures and meetings announced at Masonic temple and Chamber of Commerce. Several new incorporations including Washington Medical Association library aims, Green River Construction with 20000 capital, Seattle & San Francisco Railway with 3 million capital, and Alaska Meat Co with 169000 capital. Vessels Dirigo Pioneer Utopia and Caroline noted with arrivals, tow, dry dock plans and substantial halibut and cod catch in Alaska, as fishing fleets move south.
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Heinrich Brom, Brewing & Malting Company
Harrison Street
Union Electric Company
Third Avenue
Pike Street
Spanish Ship Seized After Suspicious Gulf Sighting
The Spanish steamer was captured by the Yorktown near Lingayen Gulf after refusing to surrender. The captain and vessel were brought to Manila for investigation following initial gunfire from the Yorktown.
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Manila
Gulf of Lingayen
Yorktown
Charity school for orphans in Havana House of Widows
A school for the orphans of Spanish officers has been set up in Havana in the building known as the House of Widows. Mrs Ludlow plans to seek cooperation from American women. Governor General Brooke bans sale of tickets for the Mesztco Louisiana San Domingo and Madrid lotteries and pardons several Spanish guerrillas jailed for wartime outrages.
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Havana
House of Widows
Ludlow
Brooke
Mesztco
Louisiana
San Domingo
Madrid
Sherman Nears Home Arrival of Chicago with Sherman aboard
CAPE HENRY March 28 The cruiser Chicago with John Sherman aboard arrived here this morning as the ship nears its home port.
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Cape Henry
Chicago
John Sherman
Willie Gon Long Scalded to Death in Home Accident
A young Chinese boy named Willie Gon Long died after being scalded in his Fourth Avenue home last night. His mother carried hot water when he ran into it, and he survived about twelve hours after the incident.
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Willie Gon Long
Fourth Avenue
Arrival of the Delgonar at Port Angeles Seaport
The British ship Delgonar arrived at Port Angeles from Hiogo after a 46 day voyage. Captain Kitchen commands the vessel which loads cargo at Soundporte and will soon depart with wheat to West Seattle. The Weatlothian proceeds to Europe alongside the Delgonar. Seattle Athletic Club announces a call for track team candidates this week.
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Port Angeles
Hiogo
Kitchen
Weatlothian
West Seattle
Europe
Seattle Athletic Club
Second Day of King County Teachers Institute Features
The King County Teachers Institute continued with a large turnout and morning sectional work in the High School Assembly hall. Wagner spoke on primary grade composition and extensive reading, while Prof. W. F. Babcock discussed History, and Miss Olive Wente urged citizen-building in lessons.
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King County Teachers’ Institute
Baturadyq
Herr Wagner
W. F. Babcock
Olive Wente
B. W. Brintnall
Thurston County
Frank P. Graves
University of Washington
Thien
Navigation opens on the great lakes and Manila assignment for Tiernan
The report notes the first Great Lakes steamer passed Detroit this morning. Major John S. Tiernan of First artillery is assigned to command at Manila and will depart Washington immediately. Other items cover boxing bouts, Chicago politics, and various maritime and local developments.
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Great Lakes
Detroit
John S. Tiernan
Artilery
Manila
Washington City
Capt Fortson's Remains Headed Home
The remains of Captain George H Fortson killed at Manila will be embalmed and sent home at once, per a cablegram received by Mrs Fortson.
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George H. Fortson
Manila
Mra. Fortson
Bowling notes and local civic items from Seattle area
The G A C will host a regular monthly handicap bowling tournament on Thursday and Friday evenings. A petition seeks county commissioners to appoint a game warden at about twenty dollars salary. Cooper Harold won the Seattle Bowling club handicap medal with 197 raw score and 207 with a 30 pin handicap. Darlington scored 240 in four games at the club. The Y M C A has begun work on Athletic park, due to be completed by mid April. A Kennel show in the city runs April 12 for four days drawing great interest.
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Seattle
Cooper Harold
Gillette
Bennett
Darlington
Japanese Shipping Firm Builds Thirteen European Steamers
Nippon Yusen Kaisha plans thirteen steamers for European service. Eleven near completion. Two remaining vessels under construction at Nagasaki and London with expected finishes in summer and mid April respectively.
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Nagaski
London
Jamaica Faces Critical Turbulence Over Tariff Increase
Port Antonio Jamaica reports unrest as tariffs on daily necessities rise. Citizens are described as aroused and in danger of violence. The governor has taken refuge under American flag protection amid the crisis.
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Port Antonio
Jamaica
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Judge Cann
Texas
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J. D. Farrell
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James
Ingalia
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Masonic Temple
Beattie
Good Roads Club
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Medical Association
Jas. Kt. Eagleson
J. Janson
Chas
Wm. EB. Guerin
John #8. Dovey
James FP. Ferry
Green River Construction Company
Seattle & San Francisco Railway & Navigation Company
R. F. Guerin
Pierre P. Ferry
Alaska Meat Company
F. Waterhouse
Chas, Richardson
W. P. Richard
F. W. @eddon
Louis E. Broome
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Port Geome
Utopia
Cape Flattery
Tt Ie
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Caroline
Sherman
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Tommy Ryan
Philadelphia
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John Boyer
Olympia
Inter-Ocean of Chicago
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Harrison
Genstor Foster
Tacoma
Port Townsend
Trwin Miller
Whatcom
Mount Vernon
John W. Arrasmith
Colfax
Mr. Arrasmith
Ww. A. Wodin
Mokeelumme River
Tita
Pacific Coast
Dolomite
Great Northern Raile Way
Baldwin Company
Philadephia
Baldwin
W. FH
Coin) Harvey
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Committee
Sam B. Cook
Missouri
Tiny Plate Company
Nebraska
Mark L. Davis
General Assembly of
Delaware
Francia H. Lattamos
J. Edwanl Addicks
Capt. Fortson
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