Pension Roll and Claims Report from the Pension Bureau
The annual pension report for the year ended June 30, 1899, notes 753,451 surviving soldiers and 237,415 widows, with $131,617,961 paid in pensions. It records 48,765 claims filed, 37,077 allowed, 3,914 restored, and total pensioners at 991,519. Rejections totaled 107,919, and reforms include a proposed commission to revise laws and extends benefits to some Confederate veterans who rejoined the Union.
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Washington
H. Clay Evans
Canada
Ireland
Germany
England
Hiram Cronk
New York
Bureau
Resignation Rumor Confirmed in Santo Domingo
The Navy Department confirms AP dispatches that President Figuero of Santo Domingo resigned at 4 o clock yesterday. Cable from Captain Longnecker of New Orleans reports the official act.
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Washington
Navy Department
Associated Press
Figuero
Santo Domingo
Longnecker
New Orleans
Otis to Start Newspaper Next Week
General Otis plans to publish a newspaper starting next week in Manila. Soldiers assigned to the composing room protest the order, demanding proper typesetters’ pay for their duties.
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Otis
Manila
New York World Cablegram
Natives Forced to Retire in Philippine Action
Dispatches from Cabu report American troops under Colonel Bayless attacking a hilltop native ambush party. The force, with two field pieces, drove the natives from trenches into the hills with no American casualties and heat prostrations among the troops. native losses are not known.
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Manila
Cabu
Bayless
Treasury reports record gold on hand in Septembers ledger
The Treasury shows net gold on hand at 247,880,601 dollars the highest ever. Revenue over expenditures in recent weeks boosted gold receipts with New York customs nearly all paid in gold. August totals include 49,978,173 in receipts and 45,518,000 in expenditures with major shares to the War and Navy departments and pensions.
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Department
Washington
Treasury
New York
Internal Revenue
War Department
Navy
Natives Rule Their Own Towns Under Lawton Plan
General Lawton outlines local self rule in the Philippines as Manila papers report. Towns along his line Santa Anna Pandacan San Felipe gain civil systems with natives named mayor vice mayor and ward heads. Tax money stays local. schools public works and offices are created locally. Balinag receives first civil government with Senor Guerrero as captain general. Local governments also set up at Bacoor Paranac and Las Piñas.
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Washington
Lawton
Balinag
Senor Guerrero
Bacoo
Paranac
Las Pinas
Lincoln Honors Her Boys as Regiment Arrives
Lincoln residents and statewide supporters poured into the State House on September 1 to greet the First Regiment returning from San Francisco. Crowds filled corridors and lawns as citizens waited for speeches, showcasing enduring pride in Company D and the unit’s service.
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State House
Lincoln
Neb
San Francisco
Limited Volunteer Officer Appointments Remaining
Adjutant General Corbin announced that fewer than 100 volunteer officer appointments remain, concentrated mainly in Wisconsin California and Ohio. Quotas for other states are nearly filled and a small presidental list will determine the final regimental appointments, with results due in a few days.
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Washington
Corbin
Wisconsin
California
Ohio
Army and Navy Recruiting Offices Swamped in St Louis
ST LOUIS September 1 Both army and navy recruiting offices in St Louis are besieged daily by applicants for enlistment and officers in charge say they are securing all the men they need. Tonight Naval Lieutenant West sent eighty three men and boys on a special train for Mare Island navy yard. The men and boys were enlisted as landsmen and apprentices respectively.
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ST. Louis
Army
Navy
West
Mare Island Navy Yard
Cleveland Woman Seeks Place in Dewey Parade Escort
Mrs. Alexander Giddings of Cleveland writes to the Dewey reception committee asking for a spot in the White Escort of 184 young ladies dressed in white carrying silk flags. General Roe, in charge of parade makeup, says only military organizations will be included.
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New York
Alexander Giddings
Cleveland
Dewey Reception Executive Committee
General Roe
Roe
Divisions Narrow Roles in Dreyfus Case at Rennes
Rumors of conspiracies grow in Rennes as generals split over the Dreyfus trial. Mercier and Gonse align against De Boisdeffre, while Roget distances himself from 1894 errors. Closed sessions focus on whether Dreyfus could reveal artillery details from the bordereau.
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Rennes
Mercier
Dreyfus
Freystaetter
Cordier
Roget
Lauth
Cuignet
M. Gribelin
War Office
General Mercier
Gonse
General Billot
General de Boisedeffre
Gonze
de Boisedeffre
Bordereau
Esterhazy
McLean Heads the Democratic Ticket at Ohio Convention
Zanesville August 31 The Democratic state convention closed after a dramatic day as McLean supporters claimed victory on the first ballot. The full ticket was nominated with McLean as governor and Patrick as lieutenant governor along with Badger, Dore, Sigafoos, Gorman, Malin, and others.
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John R. M'Lean
A. W. Patrick
Dewitt C. Badger
J. G Dore
George W. Sigafool
James, I. Gorman
Board of Public Worksee
Fletcher D. Malin
Zanesville
McLean
Democrat Shackleford Wins in Eighth District
Returns from four-fifths of precincts in the Eighth district show Judge D. W. Shackleford Democrat leading with 19,830 votes to William J. Voshall Republican 16,801 and W. R. Hale Populist 614, giving Shackleford a 3,029 plurality. Bland’s past plurality was 4,581 in 1896 and 2,843 in 1898.
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Bland
ST. Louis
D. W. Shackleford
William J. Voshall
W. R. Hale
Shackleford
Body of aeronaut Frank Easte recovered after 24 days
The body of Frank Easte, who fell into the lake during a balloon ascent twenty four days ago, was recovered today by the government boat Edith’s crew. It was buried by the county in Brainerd Minnesota.
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Brainerd
Minn
Frank Easte
Edith
Porto Rico relief seeks additional 50000 for second cargo
Philadelphia August 31 The Porto Rico relief committee will appeal to the public for fifty thousand dollars more to send a second cargo of food and supplies Subscriptions already total nearly eighty thousand dollars
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Philadelphia
Porto Rico
First Nebraska Regiment Receives Enormous Home Welcome
The Nebraska First regiment returns from the Luzon campaign to Omaha and statewide towns with jubilant crowds, bells, flags, and cheers. Major Killian and Lieutenant Colonel Eager praise homecoming as soldiers recount long march and receptions from Denver to Falls City. extra preparations planned for September 6 in York and other cities.
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Omaha
Nebraska First Regiment
Nebraska
Prairie State
Luzon
Killian
Denver
Lincoln
Beatrice
Eager
Falls City
Neb
Fighting First Nebraska
Grand Island
Jacob Windnagel
Hastings
Company M
Broken Bow
Kenesaw, Neb
Geneva
First
Nebraska Volunteers
Hebron
DeWitt
Exeter
Grafton
Shickley
Burlington
York, Neb
York
Aguinaldo Reported Dead In Manila Ambush
A Nagoya dictated dispatch dated July 22 and published in the Chu Kizo Shinko claims Filipino leader Aguinaldo was killed near San Fernando in late June by General Pio del Pilar after a visit to discuss General Luna. The account says Aguinaldo denied knowledge of Luna’s death before Pilar shot him.
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Hamilton
F. C. Maya
Z. Tang
Nagoya
Japan
Manila
America
New Philippine Information
San Fernando
Aguinaldo
Pio del Pilar
Pilar
Luna
Genera Pialr
Army Captain Quay resigns to enter private business
Captain Andrew C. Quay, son of Senator Quay, resigns from the army after graduating from the military academy in 1888. The president accepts his resignation to take effect August 31.
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Quay Nesigns
Washington
Andrew C. Quay
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
The
Military Academy
Three Regiments Arrive on Grant Transport
The transport Grant bringing the Wyoming Idaho and Dakota regiments was sighted near San Francisco just before 11 o'clock. The Grant departed Nagasaki Japan on the 17th inst.
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San Francisco
Cal
Grant
Wyoming
Idaho
Dakota
Nagasaki
Japan
Ice Cream Poisoning Hits Harvest Picnic in Iowa
Twenty five people at a harvest picnic near Ladora Iowa were poisoned after eating ice cream. Doctors from Marengo were summoned and several cases are feared fatal as the incident unfolds near the August 31 report.
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Marengo
Ladora
Boy Drowns In Loup River Near O'Conee Nebraska
In Columbus Nebraska a 15 year old son of Carl Mayberger of O'Conee drowned in the Loup river while seining. He slipped into quicksand and was submerged before aid could reach him.
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Loup
Columbus
Neb
Carl Mayberger
O’conee
Twelfth Indiana Cavalry Reunion Planned for South Bend
Jerome Shamp, president of the Twelfth Indiana Cavalry Association, issued notices for the annual reunion in South Bend Indiana on Wednesday and Thursday September 27 and 28 with Nebraska members urged to attend.
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Twelfth Indiana Cavalry
Lincoln
Jerome Shamp
Twelfth Indiana Cavalry Association
South Bend
Ind
Nebraska
Brakeman Crushed In Railroad Coupling Accident
Charles Blake a brakeman on the Kansas City and Omaha railroad was crushed between two freight cars while attempting a coupling at Clay Center Nebraska. He was taken to his Fairfield home in critical condition.
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Clay Center
Neb
Charles Blake
Kansas City & Omaha
Fairfield
Burglary Hits Stanton Grocery Store
Burglars broke into J. M. Mitchell's grocery in Stanton Nebraska and carried away about 50 dollars worth of goods. They pried a window from the top after removing a wire screen, and no clues to identify the culprits exist.
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Stanton
Stanton, Neb
J. M. Mitchell
Farm collision near Sutton leaves young farmer dead
SUTTON Neb September 2 Will Robinson a 22 year old farmer living south of town was hauling shelled corn when his team bolted at pigs by the roadside and threw him to the ground breaking his neck with fatal injuries.
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Sutton, Neb
Will Robinson
Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Farm House Destroyed in Nebraska Mystery Fire
The house of Paul Grossenberg, about fifteen miles southwest of Rushville, Nebraska, burned to the ground while he worked at a neighbor’s farm. The blaze left only a couple of tables and chairs, and the loss is estimated at about 800 dollars. The cause remains a complete mystery.
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Rusville
Neb
Paul Grossenberg
Rushville
Grossenberg
Onion venture nets Chadron printer big early crop
Chadron Nebraska September 2 Arthur Weir a young printer left Chadron to Gordon rented fifteen acres under irrigation and raised onions. He hired town boys to weed and harvest creating nearly a carload of large white onions per acre and expects about one dollar per bushel. The venture already shows a few thousand dollars in potential profits and may start a new local industry.
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Chadron
Neb
Nebraska
Arthur Weir
Chadron aAnd
Gordon
Weir
Souvenir Flags Given Away
Cadet Taylor regrets that during a Thurston Rifles arrival in Omaha, fans tore from the cars the San Francisco bought flags meant for the armory. About a third of the flags were taken and are requested to be delivered to the armory for preservation.
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Omaha
Cadet Taylor
Nebraska
San Francisco
Thurston Rifles
Norfolk Beet Sugar Factory Expands Output Capacity
Norfolk Nebraska September 2 The American Beet Sugar Company plant near town is nearing its ninth campaign with major upgrades. Fifty workers were added last May to enlarge grinding, then another fifty more six weeks ago. Target completion by September 10 promises increased rum beet processing from 350 tons to about 370 tons daily, with new second press crystallizer and enhanced machinery.
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Norfolk Beet Sugar Factory
Norfolk
Neb
American Beet Sugar Company
Bentiff
Nebraska
Tecumseh Sailor Arthur Kavanaugh Praised by U S Consul
United States consul Church Howe in Palermo Sicily reports meeting Ensign Arthur Kavanaugh aboard the Olympia in Naples. Howe notes Kavanaugh’s fine health, Manila service, and high regard from Olympia officers. He urges Tecumseh and Johnson County to give him a warm welcome on his return.
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Arthur Kavanaugh Tecumseh
Neb
Church Howe
United States
Palmero
Sicily
Mr. Howe
Dewey
Arthur Kavanaugh
Naples
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Tecumseh
Young Kavanaugh
Manila
Johnson County
Safe blown at Hemingford grain office
A large safe at Miller Z. Wildy’s grain office in Hemingford Nebraska was blown open but the steel chest remained untouched. Robbers fled after leaving a pocket knife glycerine bottle syringe and a pouch with about eight dollars in silver. About thirteen hundred dollars was in the chest.
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Hemingford
Neb
Miller Z. Wildy
One Soldier Honored in Albion Welcome
Sidney East man of Albion, returning from Columbus with First Nebraska, was greeted by a citywide reception. Company M, Grand Army of the Republic delegates, a brass band, the mayor and council, and many citizens joined in escorting him to the Albion house, highlighting loyalty of foreign-born soldiers.
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Albion
Neb
Sidney Eastman
Nebraska
Columbus
Company M
Grand Army of the Republic
Albion House
America
Welcome Home for First Nebraska Men in Holdrege
Warm welcome plans unfold in Holdrege Nebraska for the return of the First Nebraska troops. Eighteen locals joined Companies I and E and will march in a Grand Army of the Republic escorted procession with a parade speeches dinner and fireworks. Free lemonade and 300 watermelons accompany the celebration as part of the feast.
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Holdrege
Neb
Nebraska
Grand Army of the Republic
Heabhand Returns Home Unexpectedly
A. L. Meadows, a livery barn proprietor in Falls City Nebraska, returned from a trip to Mound City Missouri to find his wife with the hostler. He attacked them with a knife in the dark, inflicting gashes on the woman including the throat and breast as the hostler fled in his clothing missing.
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Heabhand
Falls City
Neb
A. L. Meadows
Mound City
Meadows
National Guard Camp Arrangements Near Lincoln Park
Adjutant General Barry has nearly completed preparations for Nebraska National Guard encampment at Lincoln park from September 9 to 14. Troop A of Seward will move by land to Lincoln to gain outdoor service experience while Barry finalizes troop food estimates for the stay.
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National Guard
Lincoln
Neb
Barry
Lincoln Park
Seward
Juincoln
New Beet Field Pest Emerges in Fremont County
A worm hostile to beets has appeared in Fremont Nebraska threatening crop damage. It spins a web over the pliant top and eats the leaves. Hundreds of acres in Standard Cattle company fields are affected. Remedies failed. Paris green likely the remaining option.
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Fremont, Neb
Standard Cattle Company
Paris Green
Loup Valley Veterans Reunion Closes Quietly at Greeley Center
The Loup Valley veterans reunion in Greeley Center Nebraska ended Friday with a pleasant and successful tone. Attendance was lower than expected due to farmers thrashing. All speakers appeared except Congressman W L Stark whose place was taken by his private secretary Burr. County Superintendent O Malley offered the welcome and Rev Mr Britt of Omaha spoke thereafter.
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Loup Valley Veterans
Greeley Center
Neb
W. L. Stark
Burr
O’malley
Mr. Britt
Omaha
Neglected to Pay the Bank Case Heard in Nehawka Bank v Ingersoll
Judge B S Ramsey in Plattsmouth Nebraska convened district court as Nehawka bank sues F G Ingersoll and others. Evidence shows Ingersoll borrowed funds, bought a carload of cattle, shipped to South Omaha, and sold them without paying the bank.
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Plattsmouth, Neb
B. S. Ramsey
Nehawka Bank
F. G. Ingersoll
M. Chapman
Smyth
Ingersoll
South Omaha
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Gested
General Lawton
Gen. Mercier
M’lean
Ohio Democrats
Nebraska Regiment
Corporal Hull
Ont
Fremont
Valion
Sac
Caius Paes Yuscine
David BR. Snyder
James UU
Sy E Nelson
Sidney
Roprey D. Vanity
Land Office
T Scherer
Carl E. Burke
Stephen H. B. McConnell
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