General Bates Leads 2300 in Luzon Campaign and Sees Casualties
Mantua March 7 General Bates expedition to southern Luzon with the Fortieth and Forty-fifth regiments totaling 2300 men occupied Neuve Coceres and Libmanan after 40 minutes of combat in which two Americans including Lt John B Gallaher were killed. The force advanced on Nueva Caceres where the gunboat Paragua arrived ahead of troops and the enemy withdrew into the mountains. Sixty four insurgents were buried and enemy losses are estimated at 140. Insurgents around Legaspi and Albar harass the Americans as foreigners depart Legaspi harbor.
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Mantua
Bates
Luzon
Neuve Coceres
South Camarines
North Camarines
John B. Gallaher
San Miguel Bay
Nueva Caceres
Libmanan
Fortieth
Lib- Manan
Paragua
Legaspi
Albar
South Camerines
Officer Killed. Village Burned in Philippine Action
Lieutenant Edgar F. Keeler of the Ninth Infantry was shot in the abdomen and killed six miles north of Tarlac while seeking hidden rifles. A Filipino guide led him to a house away from his command. Soldiers retaliated by burning the village and killing 24 insurgents.
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Edgar F. Keeler
Ninth Infantry
Tarlac
Miners Train Wreck Kills Two in Brazil Indiana
A miners train carrying 400 workers to their homes collided with a local freight near Brazil Indiana. Melvin Easter and Charles Crompey were killed instantly and more than 40 were seriously wounded. A special train transported the injured to Brazil and all town physicians provided care through the night.
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Brazil
Ind
Here
Chicago
Illinois
Caboose
Melvin Easter
Charles Crompey
Possible Mismanagement Probe of Insolvent Railway
New York March 7 District Attorney Gardiner writes to Receiver Hugh J Grant of the Third Avenue Railway noting city press rumors of mismanagement that may involve criminal acts He urges prompt action and offers aid if a grand jury investigation is needed to protect stockholders.
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New York
Gardiner
Hugh J. Grant
Third Avenue Railway Company
Grant
Warren Arrives in San Francisco With General Wheeler Aboard
The United States transport Warren arrives in San Francisco from Manila via Hong Kong Guam and Honolulu. On board are General Wheeler his daughter and Lieutenant Commander Briggs U S N. The ship paused 10 days at Guam for General Wheeler to study the government set up by Lieutenant Leary.
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United States
Warren
San Francisco
Manila
Hong Kong
Guam
Honolulu
General Wheeler
Briggs
U. S.N
Leary
Governor Lind probes Metcalf record tampering charge
St Paul March 7 Governor Lind has taken up charges against Regis ter Metcalf of Hennepin county alleging he altered the official records in his keeping Metcalf was represented by his attorneys and the state by Special Counsel J C Haynes
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St. Paul
Lind
Register Metcalf
Hennepin County
Metcalf
J. C. Haynes
British force moves north toward Vaal crossing at Fourteen Streams
A strong British force including the Kimberley light horse marches north from Kimberley. It is believed they will contest the crossing of the Vaal river at Fourteen Streams where the railway bridge has been wrecked.
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Cape Town
Kimberley Light Horse
Kimberley
Vaal
Relieve Mafeking Hopes Rise Amid British Movements
London dispatch reports a planned relief of Mafeking once a strong British force reaches Kimberley and raises the siege. Kimberley light horse linked to De Beers intrigues and Lord Roberts notes quieting intelligence as possible action nears. Boer raids intensify in Cape Colony with martial law declared. Australia to send 2,500 bushmen for guerrilla pursuit as a large fleet mobilizes at Torbay with fifteen battleships arriving.
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London
Mafeking
Kimberley
Kimberley Light Horse
de Beers Company
Lord Roberts
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Colony
Chamberlain
War Office
Intelligence Department
Zoutpansberg
Transvaal
Torbay
Tawney Story Adjusted on Porto Rican Tariff Authorship
Minnesota Congressman Tawney asserts the Porto Rican tariff bill was drafted by Secretary Root while Payne of New York states he brought the measure to the Ways and Means Committee on his own responsibility. Other members declined to discuss authorship, and Tawney cites a White House meeting confirming Root drafted the bill.
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Washington
the Post
Ways and Means Committee
Tawney
Root
Payne
N. Y
Porto Rico
Dalzell
Ways and Means
Messrs. Hopkins
Long
Minn
Messrs
Russell
Mr. Tawney
White House
House
British Occupy Advantageous Position at Modder River Scene
Osfontein dispatch reports Lord Roberts in strong stance with Sixth division on the right five miles of kopjes south of the Modder and Seventh division center south of the river. Colville’s Ninth division on the north bank. French cavalry left. Rdley Martin mounted infantry right. Boers isolated by plains and kopjes, with one 5,000-strong group south of the Modder. Health and spirits high. little fighting observed.
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London
Osfontein
Lord Roberts
Kelly-Kenny
Kopjes
Modder
Tucker
Colville
French
Mounted Infantry
Rdley Martin
Amendment by Davis on Porto Rico tariff bill
Senator Davis of Minnesota offers an amendment to apply U S tariff laws to Porto Rico on foreign imports while preserving free trade between the United States and Porto Rico. The measure bars direct taxes on Porto Rico and prohibits preferences for Porto Rico ports or for any state ports, ensuring equal duties and no forced port entry.
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Washington
Davis
Minnesota
Senate
United States
Porto Rico
Congress
Union
McKinley Denounces Imperialism in New York Banquet Speech
President McKinley, at the Ohio Society banquet in the Waldorf Astoria, declares there can be no imperialism. He urges faith in republican virtue, asserts the United States must lift up distant peoples, and warns against doubt or retreat as liberty advances. He contends 75 million American freemen can establish liberty and justice in new possessions.
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Ohio Society
New York City
New York
Waldorf- Astoria
McKinley
Republic
America
Brush with the Boers General French Checks Trek northward
General French observed a Boer marching group heading northwest and sent a squadron to engage. About 150 Boers pressed from behind a hill but retreated under British shelling. They mounted heavy fire from a kopje using a long range 15 pounder, but French’s movement temporarily halted the trek.
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French
Porto Rico Celebrates Duty Reduction Bill Passage
Porto Ricans greet news of duty cuts with 15 percent tariff approval. Citizens rejoice and await Senate action with enthusiasm.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Senate
Sharkey and Fitzsimmons Agree to 25 Round Bout
Tom Sharkey and Bob Fitzsimmons sign articles for a 25 round fight during the first week of August. The bout, to be staged before the club offering the largest purse, will be governed by Marquis of Queensbury rules with the winner taking all the purse.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Marquis of Queensbury
Bishop Andrews Preaches Calm Sermon Amid World Politics Talk
In New York City Bishop Andrews of the Methodist Episcopal Church preached at services attended by the president. He spoke on charity and universal love, challenging views of depravity and urging affection for all races while noting imperial policy implications discussed at a Ohio Society banquet.
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New York
Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church
Timothy
Crumpacker Favored for Indiana Governor Nomination
Indianapolis March 6 A movement grows among Indiana Republicans to nominate Crumpacker of the Tenth district for governor. He was the only Indiana Republican to vote against the Porto Rican tariff bill, a fact fueling support. Upcoming conventions in the Thirteenth Eleventh First and Sixth districts will decide nominations for Brick St Hemenway and Watson with expected anti Porto Rican resolutions at stake.
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Indianapolis
Congress Crumpacker
Republica
Congress
Brick
St Hemenway
Watson
Eag
Clark Election Case Argument Schedule Set
The sea committee on elections conferred with counsels and set two weeks for prep. The argument to be made in the Clark investigation will begin March 20.
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Washington
Sea Committee On Elections
Clark
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