Taft Reports Philippine Reverses Denied By Cable
Acting Governor Wright’s cable to Judge Tait insists recent Philippine reverses are false. Insurgents small in Luzon, band battles limited, police and constabulary reclaim Cavite and Laguna with many arms surrendered. Taft testifies to insularity committee on social evil and Pacific cable value, plans medical return to Cincinnati then Manila in May.
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Merong
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Atkinson
Rizal
Flories
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House Insular Committee
Islands
United States
Cincinnati
Charges Against Waller in Samar Court Martial
Manila reports a court martial ordered for Major Waller and Lieut Day on March 17 for executing natives of Samar without trial. Details describe brutal repeated shootings over four days. Washington notes no mention of trial in Admiral Rodgers' cable.
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Virginia
Alexandria
Arabi Pasha
Philippines
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Legations
Samar
Washington
March
Darling
Navy Department
Rodgers
Asiatic
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Cavite
Marine Barracks
Major Waller
Lieutenant Day
Nutrition Change Restores Health in Riverside Woman
A Riverside teacher recovering from years of illness credits dietary change with restoring health. She switched to Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee, increasing weight by fifteen pounds and regaining vitality, praising Postum as superior to prior beverages. She encourages others to adopt a proper diet for improved wellbeing.
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Riverside
Cal
Husband
California
Senate Philippine committee hears Hughes clash with Patterson
General Hughes testifies on Filipino independence and protectorate plans as Senator Patterson presses for direct answers about insurrectionists and Spanish prisoners. The exchange centers on Aguinaldo's forces, Otis withdrawals, and terms of independence versus American protectorate before adjournment.
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Senate Philippine Committee
Patterson
Manila
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Aguinaldo
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Axubaldo
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Carmack
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Lodge
Culberson
Committee of Congress
United States
America
Philippines
Uinaldo
Senator Lodge
Beveridge
Health of the Soldiers in Philippines Report
The Surgeon General released the January health report for the Philippines division showing 6.16 percent sickness and 2,534 cases for the month ended January 6. There were 59 deaths, down 18 from the prior month, with positive notes on active operations in Samar and Batangas and a favorable bubonic plague picture, three cases including a quartermaster employee who died on February 27.
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Washington
Sternberg
Philippines
Pope
Samar
Batangas
Harry Dunn
Damage Reported On Trans Port Warren Near Honolulu
Honolulu dispatch reports the transport Warren, which sailed from San Francisco seventeen days ago, was partially disabled and undergoing repairs at Honolulu. Five days out of San Francisco she faced a heavy storm during which her tall shaft broke.
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San Francisco
March
Honolulu
Warren
Combination of scents forming national perfume trust
The American Perfume Company with a $5,000,000 capital plans a national combination by about fifteen of the largest perfume firms, with New York as headquarters and Detroit and Chicago as distribution centers. Detroit participants likely include Michigan Drug, P Stearns & Co, and Seely Manufacturing. many major firms across the United States are named as joiners. Promoter says prices will not be raised as a result of the merger.
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Mich
American Perfume Company
United States
New York
Chicago
Michigan Drug Company
P. Stearns & Co
Seely
Poland China Sow Sale Sets Records at Market
At the combination broad sow sale today fifty seven fancy Poland Chinas sold for 2166 dollars. The highest prices paid were by H O Minnes of Exton who paid 185 dollars for Fair Promise and 190 dollars for Useful Lady.
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H. O. Minnes
Exton
Hanna Addresses Shipping Bill In Senate Debate On Merchant Marine
In Washington March 6 a notable Senate speech by Hanna Ohio argued for an American merchant marine under Navy direction. He warned Labor costs drive ship prices, urged broader maritime policy and cautioned against neglecting the auxiliary fleet as a national defense and economic asset. Tillman pressed for Morgan links. Hanna denied knowledge of purchases, stressing American capital. The session adjourned after resolving a funeral committee.
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Great Lakes
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Orient
South America
Pacific
Liverpool
Hamburg
Great Britain
Congress
Penrose
Rufus K. Polk
Pennsylvania
Quay
Culberson
Carmack
Gamble and Patterson
Untitled remark on policy and race prejudice
A sharp critique condemns a dog in the manger policy toward a small inferior race. The writer ponders mercy by granting or denying a white observer access to his supposed triumph over death and questions if Washington would deserve such honor.
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Washington
Neurasthenia in American Life and A Naval Officer
A New York Mail and Express dispatch reviews neurasthenia or nervous prostration as the era's plague, noting Admiral Sampson's nervous collapse after strain. It discusses skepticism toward sufferers, the mismatch between health appearance and inner pain, and the long, often resilient recovery that leaves victims philosophically altered.
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New York Mail and Express
Washington
Sampson
Maine Cures for Colonel After Navy Disaster Story
Reserve for losses and unsettled accounts describe a tale where the Maine explosion on February 15 triggers a dramatic change. Colonel Guenther supposedly finds instant rheumatism relief, then telegrams for active duty as the court dissolves. Readers know the rest of the sensational claim.
Cured His Rheumatism by Maine Explosion Story
Washington Star recounts Brig. Gen. Francis Guenther, retired artillery officer, who suffered severe rheumatism during a Savannah court martial in January 1898. A War Department surgeon treated him as war rumors intensified, and Otis and officers teased him about the effect of news on his condition, with the Maine disaster cited as turning point.
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Feild
Washington Star
Star
Francis
Guenther
Artillery
C. M. Carter
Savannah
Otis
Army
Fort McPherson
Philippines
Customs House
Otis Down
Conversation at a Chicago elevated station misleads wealth by station joke
A Chicago Tribune dialogue shows a young railway conductor told his spiritual adviser to find happiness beyond wealth. The adviser questions the match while the conductor notes the woman’s living at Fifty-first and his habit of hanging near the ninth when off duty, hinting at social distance.
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