Lukban Captured as Samar Rebels' Notorious Leader
General Smith reports Lukban, feared Samar rebel chief known for a terror reign, captured by Strebler's scouts on the 22d and confined on a small island north of Samar. Deserter Dunstan taken. eleven Filipinos killed. Army to shrink to 22,000. 15,000 to be sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Smith
Samar
Strebler
Lukban
Laguan
Chaffee
Pratt
Cabagayan
North Samar
Dunstan
Eighth Infantry
Philippines
Abuke
Washington
War Department
Aguinaldo
Taft urges tariff cuts and more troops for Philippines
Governor Taft testified before congressional committees urging a 7 percent tariff reduction on tobacco sugar and hemp. He pressed for larger permanent military posts funded through bonds for friar lands and more American teachers. General Hughes defended a hospital for lewd women in Manila and described prisoner treatment and Mabini's stance on independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Insular Committee of the House
Congress
Senate Committee On
Philippines
Hughes
Manila
United States
Inaldo
Mabini
Aguinaldo
Tribute to Signal Corps Veterans in Philippines Report
General J C Breckinridge praises the Signal Corps for glorious work in the Philippines during a tour aboard the Hancock He notes guerrilla activity and rainy season delay but expects deeper inland penetration after rainfall He commends Governor Taft and Philippine teachers and schools noting progress toward peace and industry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
J. C. Breckinridge
United States Army
Hancock
Philippine Islands
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Signal Corps
Taft
Philippines to reduce military force to about 32,000 men
Secretary Root plans a gradual cut of the Philippine garrison to about 22,000 in the United States and 32,000 under Chaffee later, with 13,000 troops affected. Recruited units from 1899 will be homeward bound as soon as outer units arrive. Moves proceed slowly, regiment by regiment, to avoid weakening control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Congress
Philippines
Chaffee
United States
Legislature Funds Mosquito Killing Bill for Jersey Skeeters
New Jersey Assembly passes a humorous debate driven bill by 48 to 9. It appropriates 10000 dollars to the State experiment station to fund a scientific study of mosquito habits origin and breeding places and their relation to malaria and other diseases. Expenditures to be by the State entomologist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey Assembly
State Experiment Station
Neckar Disabled Off North Atlantic in Nine Day Battle
The North German Lloyd liner Neckar, twin screw steamship, had propeller and rudder damage after nine days battling North Atlantic gales. Convoyed into Halifax by Karlsruhe and Matin Head, officers injured, passengers safe, Neckar to be detained for six weeks while awaiting passenger transfer plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax, N. 5S
Neckar
Lloyd Line
Halifax Harbor
Karlsruhe
Matin Head
Bremerhaven
New York
New Orleans
Havre
North Atlantic
Harrasowiltz
Halifax
Harrassowitz
Henry G Marquand Longtime Metropolitan Musem Leader Dies
Henry G Marquand, former Met Museum president and longtime banker at Marquand & Parmtyne, died at his New York home. Born in 1819, he helped found rail ventures, donated to Princeton and other institutions, funded libraries and hospital wings, and supported charitable causes nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry G. Marquand
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marquand & Parmtyne
Mr. Marquand
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Missouri Pacific System
Marquand
Princeton University
Robert Bonner
Bellevue Hospital
Princeton
University
Little Rock
Ark
Dr Joseph A Booth Dies in New York Heart Disease
Dr Joseph A Booth died at his home in New York City from heart disease after several months illness. Born in Baltimore sixty two years ago he lived in Long Branch New Jersey for years before leaving practice a year ago and moving to New York. He leaves his second wife Estell Mitchell of Charlottesville Virginia. The body will be taken to Baltimore for interment Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph A. Booth
Baltimore
Long Branch
N. J
Estell Mitchell
Charlottesville
Jerome Wheeler Inventor Dies Suddenly in Worcester
Jerome Wheeler, inventor of the Wheeler engine, collapsed and died on a Worcester street today from heart disease. The death interrupts the life of a noted local innovator who had several patents and industrial ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Jerome Wheeler
Wheeler Engine
Death by Own Action Reported for Chicago Youth
Chicago February twenty six. A fourteen year old boy Charles Anderson killed himself over the death of his mother. In a childish scrawl to his father he wrote since mamma died I don t seem to care to live any longer good-bye money she left me you can have. The mother had died some time ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Anderson
Mamma
Pice
Floods and Ice Gorge Hit Columbia and Susquehanna
Lancaster Pa February 26 Residents along Columbia riverfront endure the worst flood in years as Susquehanna ice jammed below the town causing eight to nine foot rises. Blackout from electric plant fires out, tracks submerged, dredging trestle washed away, and potential mill damage feared. Nearby towns report rising rivers and cautious forecasts as ice moves toward possible breakup. Government forecaster Ridgeway to monitor overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Columbia
Susquehanna
Marietta
Electric Light Plant
Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
Brumner
Susquehanna Iron Company
Conestoga
Safe Harbor
Slack Water
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wrightsville
Ice Gorge Breakup Expected Early Tomorrow in Allegheny River
Report from Pittsburgh notes a major ice gorge in the Allegheny near Kittanning showing initial breaks by noon. Cracks span river banks, the noise likened to thunder as water rising roughly three feet between 11 am and 2 pm due to melting. Kiskiminetas remains frozen yet draining rapidly. A federal weather bulletin provided conflicting, garbled timing about rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sater
Youghiogheny
Freeport
Allegheny
Herr’s Island
Monongahela
Ridgeway
Pittsburg
Allegheny River
Kittanning
Kiskiminetas
Obmee Mae
Long Island Floods Paralyze Transit and Flood Brooklyn Hospital
Long Island floods from heavy snow and rain disrupt travel with trains abandoned and towns submerged. Westbury area plains form large inland lakes, farms underwater, and residents use rafts to reach higher ground. The Hospital for Contagious Diseases in Brooklyn floods with six feet of water in boiler rooms, hindering heat and access as staff seek boats to reach wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island
Westbury
Fort Jefferson
Hicksville
Minola
Kingston Avenue
Brooklyn
Park Department
Tillman Wire Reverses Roosevelt Sword Invitation Demand
South Carolina Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman, in Augusta, reports sending a telegram to President Roosevelt asking him to withdraw acceptance of presenting a sword to Major Micah Jenkins during the president’s Charleston visit. He cites investor sentiment and a recent affront to a relative as reasons for the reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
James H. Tillman
South Carolina
Micah Jenkins
Roosevelt
Charleston
First
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Sword Fund
Tillman
New York man found guilty in Grand Rapids water scandal case
Henry A. Taylor of New York was convicted of conspiracy to bribe by a Grand Rapids jury, marking a second conviction tied to the city water scandal investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry A. Taylor
New York
Superiar
Senate faces Tillman McLaurin puzzle adjourns without action
Republican senators have not resolved how to handle Tillman and McLaurin. A Senate adjournment follows a brief committee session that failed to produce a plan, while Democrats worry about potential partisan advantage. The matter is referred to a subcommittee for further consideration.
Senate committee debate on South Carolina senators' punishment
The full committee debated possible punishment for South Carolina senators Tillman and McLaurin. No votes were taken as members exchanged views. Agreement existed on punishing both, but details and severity varied. A subcommittee of Burrows Hoar and Foraker was appointed to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
South Carolina
Foraker
House of Representatives
Burrows
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Committee On Privileges and
Rinee
Lator Bailey
Ag BD
Bers
Tillman
McLaurin
Bailey
Hoar
Mob Kills Kentucky Man In Illinois After Warning
Ford Hughes, a 37 year old Kentuckian who had been acquitted of a murder charge, was shot to death in Nortonville by a mob. He had moved from Nortonville to Jacksonville where he ran a butcher shop and had been warned not to return to Nortonville. He was shot in his bed after returning to buy cattle, with at least a dozen bullets fired through the window. He leaves a wife and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Ill
Woodford Hughes
Nortonville
Hughes
James Sweeney
Sweeney
Kentucky
Woman Kills Man During Papers Served In Crockett
In Crockett Texas on February 26 a Negro woman Mary Williams shot and killed Jay Porter who accompanied a deputy serving papers. Sheriff captured the woman later and Karl Porter, brother of the slain man, shot and likely mortally wounded her. Both were jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crockett, Tex
Mary Williams
Jay Porter
Porter
Karl Porter
Trial of a Promoter in Perjury Case Stirs Cambridge
William C Wakefield testifies he acted under an Endicott instruction as treasurer of the International Copper Syndicate and transferred stock from the American Syndicate. He admits falsifying the copper syndicate’s paid up capital of 20,006,000 while his lawyer claims others orchestrated the run of events against him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
William C. Wakefield
Massachusetts Corporation Commissioners
International Copper Syndicate Company
Endicott
American Syndicate Company
Wakefield
Prison for Crazy Snake Leaders in Indian Territory
Chatto Har go known as Crazy Snake and nine followers were sentenced to two years at Fort Leavenworth and fined for conspiring against the government. They led the Snake band of Creek Indians opposing Dawes allotment and government affairs. Other leaders named include Gilbert Johnson Chetka James Abraham MelIntosh Lewis Mitchell Lewis Harjo Squirrel John Timothy George Simmons and Little Tiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
I. T
Indian Territory
Crazy Snake
Fort Sill
Cray Snake
Gilbert Johnson
Chetka James
Abraham B. MelIntosh
Lewis Mitchell
Lewis Harjo
Squirrel
John Timothy
George Simmons
Little Tiger
Trappist Brother Renounces Vows in Dubuque Monastery
Brother Eugene, 23 years a monk at the Trappist monastery near Dubuque, renounces his vows after nearly a quarter century and leaves to seek worldly work. Joseph Graham, originally from Illinois, joined as a young man and tired of the order’s rigid rules, seeking to see the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Eugene
Joseph Graham
Illinois
Prince Fans Cheer In New York Appearance, Luncheon
Crowds cheered Prince during street appearances in New York. He attended a luncheon where he met leading industrial figures. A torchlight procession by German American societies followed a reception at Arion Hall signaling strong community support.
Prince Henry of Prussia to Attend McKinley Memorial
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from New York describes Prince Henry of Prussia meeting business leaders and press men, dining with German Americans, and speaking at the Arion Society. He departs Jersey City by special train for Washington to attend the McKinley memorial exercises and visit Mount Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
New York
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
Hohenzollern
Sherry’s
Arion Society
New York Staats Zeitung
Men of
Whitelaw Reid
Charles Emory Smith
Prince Henry
Jersey City
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. Vanderbilt
Pennnsylvania
Pennsylvania
Twentythird Street
Prince
Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Capitol
Mount Vernon
Captains of Industry Honor Prince Henry in New York Luncheon
A February luncheon in New York honored Prince Henry of Prussia with about 137 attendees from finance, commerce, and industry. Hosts included J. Pierpont Morgan and William Rockefeller, with numerous prominent guests at eleven tables and a second set at other tables designated Captains of Industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edward D. Adams
John Claffin
Abram
Hewitt
Alexander F. Orr
James Stillman
L. M. Goldberger
Berlin
Morris K. Jessup
George F. Baker
Elbert H. Gary
Levi P. Morton
William Rockefeller
William K. Vanderbilt
Prince Henry
Alexander E. Orr
William E. Rockefeller
von Holleben
Carl Buenz
Grumme
Beron von Seckendorf
Levi FP. Morton
von Pio
Abram 5. Hewitt
von Olleben
von Tirpitz
von Eisendecker
Count von Bandissin
Ludwig M. Goldberger
von Muechier
John Claflin
Kipper
Baron Ritter Zu Grunstein
Washington
H. Wad
Bremen
Eodore A. Bingham
Gustave W. Tietgens
Hamburg
David J. Hill
H. ©. Corbin
George Plate
Robly D. Evans
Albert Ba
Cowles
Janes Acheson
James W. Alexander
J Jen Armour
Alexander Graham Bell
Edward J. Bemind
John 8. Billings
E. W. Bilas
Emil J. Boas
Frederick G. Bourne
Henry P. Bowditch
John A. Brashear
Alexander E. Brown
Charles F. Brush
Adolphus Busch
Alexander J. Cassatt
Frank W. Cheney
Duane H. Church
Charles F. Clark
William B. Eeewell
John H. Converse
Charles G. Cram
Francis B. Crocker
Charles Deering
Eae Dorell
de Vinne
Wiliam E. Peter
Son F. Dryden
James B. Duke
Woody
Thomas A. Edison
Marshall Field
David E. Fran
John Frita
Coe
James Db
Edward Havemeyer
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Strebler's Scouts
Dunston
Concealad
Jersey
Inventor
Sam
Rivers
Ice Gorge
Harrisburg
Paxton Creek
J. H. Tillman
M'Laurin
Committee On Elections
House
Bad Indian
Leaven' S
Iowa
Trappist
Tery
Ception
Arion Hall
Waldorf-Astoria
Captains OF Industry
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