Promotions for Bravery in US Navy and Marine Corps
The President transmitted a Senate list of naval and marine corps promotions for eminent conduct in battles from 1899 to 1900. It includes Captain Bowman H. McCalla advancing three ranks, Ensigns Wurtabaugh Gilpin Taussig Courtney, and many others, with several to be brevetted or advanced for bravery in battles near Peking and Tien-Tsin, and leaders leading charges at sieges and legations.
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Twen
Robenwentith
Wilber
Dove
James Konayne
Wil‘Lutz
Henry L. Kinnisen
Guy G. Palmer
Wolfe
John F. S
Howard L. Laubach
Elmer W. Clark
H. Martin
Thomas L
Howard R. Perry
George E. Houle
L. F. Hourne
F. G. Lawto
Iles F. Crain
S&s Cohell
Ora E. Hunt
John €. McArthur
Frank D. Ely
Edwin Bell
Otto B. Rosenbaum
George H. Ester
D. W. Kilburn
Oliver Edwards
Thomas Connell
John 8. Battle
Charles L. Bent
William Welsh
Frederick G. Stritsinger
Charles CC. Smith
Frank L. Lee
BP. Harbeson
H. D. Wise
Pegram Whitworth
James A
Ulyases G. Worrile J. Merrow
John W. Clement, Jr
William Lassiter
George L. R. Irwin
Henry Todd
Thomas Winston
Clinton C. Hearn
Navy
Frank B. Case
Senate
Bowman H. McCalla
Seymour
Daniel W. Wurtabaugh
Charles E. Gilpin
Jese K. Taussig
Four
Charles E. Courtney
Sith
Thomas M. Lippitt
Peking
Henry E. Jewett
Seymour Gunner Clifford He Shelton
Littleton W. Waller
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
John T. Myers
Legations
Smedley D. Butler
United States Apo Corps
Tien-Tsin
Nea Tien-Tein
Henry Leonard
fien-Tsin
T. Charles G. Anderson
United States
Ure
East Arsenal
Averthur E. Harding
Caan Corps
Cleland Davis
Highth Army Corps
Phen States Marine Corps
Revea
Rain or Snow Today Forecast Across Illinois Indiana Ohio
March weather forecast notes rain or snow on Sunday for Ohio Indiana and Illinois with colder conditions in southern portions. Monday looks mostly fair. Winds shift NE to NW with brisk to high lake readings. temperatures max around 51 and min near 3. Wappenhans signs as local forecast official.
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Indiana
Morrow
Washington
Ohio
Brevet Promotion for Captain Porter Cited in Senate Adjournment
A Senate adjournment sine die notes Captain David D. Porter of the United States Marine Corps being brevetted a captain from October 1899 for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at Novoleta P L on the date stated. The record cites the Navy and Marine Corps as part of the action.
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Noveleta
P. L
David D. Porter
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Novaleta
Frye Inducted as President Pro Tempore in Short Senate Session
The extraordinary six day Senate session adjourned sine die after confirming executive appointments. William P Frye of Maine was sworn in as president pro tempore by Vice President Roosevelt. John H Mitchell of Oregon took the oath of office and was welcomed with applause. The session ended without further business, with many senators lingering to bid farewell.
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Washington
Senate
Frye
Maine
Roosevelt
John H. Mitchell
Oregon
Simon
Morgan
Hoar
Cockrell
Resignation of Kasson in reciprocity talks noted
A long list of 1901 era items includes the resignation of Kasson as special plenipotentiary in reciprocity negotiations. Other briefs report rein stating Dale in the government printing office, a new post office at Vonda Indiana with Francis M Wampler postmaster, and Fletcher National Bank named as reserve agent for First National Bank of Gas City Indiana. General Miles to Cuba for post inspection. James McCallum appointed to edit Congress laws. various court and treasury actions summarized with beet sugar, bounty, and customs notes.
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Dale
Indiana
Government Printing Office
Vonda
Martin County
Francis M. Wampler
Fletcher National Bank
Indianapolis
First National Bank
Gas City
Ind
Miles
Washington
Cuba
James McCallum
John Sherman
Secretary of State
Congress
Justice Cole
District Supreme Court
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jane Cole
Navy
Sea
United States
Wisconsin
Senate
France
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
New York
Meests
Proctor
Hawley
Burrows
Cockrell
Harris
Committee of
Secretary of War
Census Bureau
Netherlands
Treasury
General Fund
National Bank
Philadelphia
Count Cassini
Russia
Root
Senator Platt
Col. Sanger
Platt
Kasson
Wees Kasson
Mysterious Transcripts of Finances and Rail Ventures
Refined sugar prices drop 2 percentage points in New York. El Valle steamer launched at Newport News with 6,000 spectators, Miss Maud Converse christening the ship. Calls over lease rumors at Chesapeake & Ohio Rail Road denied by President Callaway. Union Traction Company boosts capital to 15 million with half preferred. Various corporate notes follow including Isthmus Rubber and American Type Founders. Political and legal items fringe the page along with crime accounts and philanthropy notes.
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New York
el Valle
Newport News
Maud Eleanor Converse
G. A. Converse
United States Navy
Callaway
New York Central Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Traction Company
Trenton
N. J
Isthmus Rubber Company
Ubero
Mexico
North America
Republic of Mexico
Dover
Del
New York World
Toledo
Warrick Mines
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia & Southern Railroad
Henry Harold
Edgar Peel
John Snodgrass
R. Danz
Perrysburg
Citizens’ Bank
Tred Hildebrand
Henry Keller
George Taylor
Carrie Nation
Lucy Wilhoite
Julia Evans
Lydia Mutz
John Herrig
Wichita
Dale
James P. Wilson
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Richland & Mahoning Railroad
Youngstown
Vanderblits
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Richland & Mahoning
J. H. Morgan
New Jersey
Colored Freemasons
United Grand Lodge of England
R. Emory Beetham
Cadiz
South Africa
Hartzell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Umalali
Europe
Beetham
Africas
Nation
Smasher
Topeka
Law and Order
Nick Chiles
Chiles
C. L. Magee
Magee
Mapies
Administration renews push for reciprocity treaties
The statement notes the administration will not disregard such a request and signals a determined move to advance reciprocity treaties at the earliest opportune moment.
Bigamist and Embezzler Sent to Colorado for Trial
In Springfield Illinois on March 9 Judge Seaman ordered Rev John S Reynolds to Colorado Springs to face embezzlement charges while postmaster there. Reynolds just finished a two year term at Chester penitentiary for bigamy after being arrested at Chickamauga Tennessee during the Spanish American war. He left a Colorado widow and married Jennie Mann of Riverton Illinois then wed Bertha Hornung of the same county.
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Springfield
Seaman
United States District Court
Johns. Reynolds
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Reynolds
Chester Penitentiary
Chickamauga
Tenn
Fifth Illinois Infantry
Jennie Mann
Riverton
Ill
Bertha Hornung
B and O to Build a Chicago Cut-Off Line
Baltimore and Ohio engineers left Pittsburg to locate the Chicago cut-off from Smith Ferry Virginia to Canton Ohio. The sixty mile trunk line will shorten the route to Chicago by twenty eight miles, bypass heavy grades, and triple train capacity.
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Pittsburg
Thealtimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Rising
Chicago
Smith Ferry
Canton
Five Men Scalded In Boiler Test Tubes Blast
Five men were badly scalded today at Jones and Laughlin iron works in Pittsburg Pennsylvania, one fatally, when two testing tubes connected to a boiler battery blew out. The injured are George Kosalich who will die, Bryan Bochovitch, Owen Couley, Casper Krozo vitch, and Michael Kialitch.
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Pittsburg
Iron Works
Jones & Laughlin’s
George Kosalich
Bryan Bochovitch
Owen Couley
Casper Krozovitch
Michael Kialitch
Carter’s Good Job Delivers Victory on River Bill
Minneapolis Tribune notes former Senator Carter can return to constituents with pride for blocking the river and harbor bill at the last moment of Congress. It asserts few worthy projects suffer and that the administration remains under obligation as winter approaches.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Carter
Delayed by severe Atlantic weather delays upcoming arrivals
New York reports extraordinary heavy weather on the Atlantic with wind from the south-southwest, rain, and dense offshore fog. Vessels due today include Cunarder Umbria from Liverpool American liner St Louis from Southampton and Cherbourg Hamburg American Graf Waldersee and Red Star Westernland from Antwerp. The Germanic, due Thursday, arrived today.
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New York
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Liverpool
St. Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
Graf Waldersee
Storm casualties rise as Engsh Channel gale wrecks three ships
In the Engsh Channel the storm continues with multiple sinkings. A fishing smack is wrecked at Tregastel near Brest, drowning four crew. The Saint Mars, a Bordeaux schooner, wrecked near Morlaix with seven deaths among fourteen aboard, five rescued. The Norwegian bark Lizzie Curry, from Savannah with wood, ran aground at Gijon bar and is total loss. captain and crew saved.
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Paris
Engsh
Tregastel
Brest
Saint Mars
Bordeaux
Morlaix
Bay of Biscay
Lizzie Curry
Knudsen
Savannah
Gijon Bar
Dover Steamer Pas de Calais Sinks Barge After Collision
The steamer Pas de Calais, bound for Calais, collided with and sank a barge two miles off Dover harbor. The barge crew were rescued, and the Pas de Calais, badly damaged, was towed back to Dover with no injuries aboard the steamer.
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Dover
Pas de Calais
Calais
Transatlantic Shipping Movements From March 9
Ships arrive and depart across major ports including New York Havre Liverpool Plymouth Cherbourg Queenstown Boston Bremen Antwerp Hamburg detailing arrivals and sailings such as Ger manic Patricia Lucania L Aquitaine Cam broman Colum ne New York and Pretoria with routes to Liverpool Hamburg Genoa Naples and Naples ports listed.
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New York
Germanic
Liverpool
Patricia
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Lucania
Hohenzollern
Naples
Prinzessin Victoria Luis
Genoa
Havre
la Gascogne
L’aquiteine
Cambroman
Portland
Campenia
Columne
Hamarg
Cherourt
Southampton
Queenstown
Etruria
Boston
Commonwealth
Bremen
Koenigen Luise
Antwerp
Noordland
Pretoria
Dowager Empress Health News and European Dispatches
Brief cable items report the Dowager Empress Frederick in good health, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg cured of heart enlargement, Adelbert Hay sailing to New York, and widespread church thanksgiving for Emperor William. Other notes cover German diplomacy, Turkish threats, Macedonian concerns, US attitudes on Bremen, and Alsace Lorraine milder ties.
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Frederick
Grand Duke of
Oldenburg
Adelbert
Hay
United States
Pretoria
New York
Southampton
Germany
William
St. Petersburg
Count von Alvensleben
Roumania
Stamboul
Russia
Turkey
Sofia
Macedonia
Western sports roundup with pool and football notes
Alfred De Oro defeated Grant H. Eby 15 to 100 at Boccon. W H Laird, noted Western turfman, is dead in New Orleans. body to Bedford Iowa to his mother. Stevens Point beat West Side YMCA 9 to 7 in Chicago. Richmond edged Muncie 2 to 1 in Western polo. Indiana University football captain Harry Davison, Class LI, 200 pounds, three years on the team, succeeds Sparks. Trap shooting scores listed at Interstate Park Long Island. Association championship Crosby Fanning Banks Gilbert Parmalee 9 9 9 97 97. Wesserceys Race winners at New Orleans: Prince Well 13 to 5, McGrattan 3 to 1, Don Clarencio 4 to 1.
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Alfred de Oro
Grant H. Eby
Springfield
Boccon
W H. Laird
New Orleans
Bedford
Stevens Point
Chicago
Richmond
Muncie
Harry Davison
Indiana University
Sparks
Interstate Park
Long Island
Heikes
Gilbert
Parmalee
Fanning
Crosby
Leroy
Banks
Wesserceys
New Or- Prince
Fire destroys Olds motor works in Detroit
DETROIT Mich March 9 The Olds motor works on Jefferson avenue burned this afternoon destroying the gas engines autos and other vehicles The loss is about 75000 with 45000 insured The plant had just closed at noon and two gasoline tanks are believed to have exploded Injured were Robert Prong with an arm broken and hip dislocated and Andrew Peterson with a broken ankle Both adjoining and nearby plants suffered damage SEBREE Ky March 9 fire earlier today razed much of the town destroying several small businesses and residences and damaging the Phoenix Hotel Loss pegged at 75000
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Detroit
Mich
Olds Motor Works
Jefferson Avenue
Robert Prong
Andrew Peterson
Detroit Stove Works
Peninsular Iron Company
Sebree
Phoenix Hotel
Hawaiian Chinese laborers seek entry after annexation
Two laborers aboard the mail steamship America Maru in San Francisco port have applied for admission as American citizens or Americanized subjects. Collector Stratton detained them pending proof of credentials and guidance from the U.S. attorney general on their right to land since the 1895 annexation act.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
Stratton
Cleveland Ducks Hunters on Back Bay Trip
Ex-President Cleveland and party arrived in Norfolk and spent Thursday on Back Bay. They pursued duck hunting and on Friday bagged seventy five ducks and several wild fowl.
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Norfolk
Cleveland
Backbay
George Spratt Acquitted After Counterfeit Coin Claim
George Spratt, the man accused of attempting to pass a counterfeit coin to a street-car conductor, was brought before Commissioner Moores for a hearing. Evidence of his good character and lack of knowledge about the coin's falseness led to his release.
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George Spratt
Moores
Local Man Overcome at Odd Fellows Hall in City District
Frank Wantland of 1307 Sheffield Avenue collapsed during an evening entertainment at the Odd Fellows Hall at Howard and McClain streets. He was carried home by City Dispensary ambulance and diagnosed with stomach congestion. Early this morning his condition remained serious.
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Frank Wantland
Sheffield Avenue
Odd Fellows
Howard and McClain Streets
City
Death of W. A. Pitts Reported in New Orleans
A New Orleans dispatch notes the death of W. A. Pitts en route from Texas to this city, said to be his home. He was a brother of Mrs. Emma Higgins of this city, whom police could not locate yesterday. Death caused by consumption.
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New Orleans
W. A. Pitts
Texas
Emma Higgins
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