Cuban transfer of government discussed with tentative dates
Diego Tama and other Cubans from New York met the new Cuban government leaders. The transfer of power, tied to the constitutional convention, is not fixed. May 1 was once targeted, with possible postponement to later in May. Palma and companions will stay several days, then head to New York and Cuba to visit relatives before inauguration in Sangre province.
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Diego Tama
New York
Cub
Palma
Mr. Palma
Cuba
Sangre
WANTS HENDERSON'S SEAT Third District Republican clash announced
Waterloo Iowa March 4 Senator O H Courtright of Waterloo announced as a Republican candidate for Congress opposing Speaker Henderson. He plans to contest the coming congressional convention breaking a decade of Henderson’s uncontested nominations and signaling the first significant challenge in ten terms.
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Waterloo
O. Ht. Courtright
Henderson
Conby
Wisconsin man admits role in Czolgocz plot at lodge meeting
Baraboo March 24 Jacob Stein man confessed to Sheriff Stack that he attended the lodge meeting where Czolgocz was chosen to assassinate the president. He claimed to have helped place a handkerchief over Govkaes hand before the shooting and named a well known woman as a principal instigator.
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Baraboo
Wis
Jacob Steinman
Waupun
Stackhouse
Czolgocz
President Mcmee
Govkaes
Notable Clergy Wife Henrietta Sena Dies in Omaha
In Omaha Mrs Henrietta M Sena wife of Rev Thomas M Cague died at her home. She and her husband helped found the first United Presbyterian Church in Nebraska and long directed mission work. Born in Cairo, Egypt, she joined the mission cause for forty years.
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Omaha
Neb
Henrietta M. Sena
Thomas M. Cague
Cague
United Presbyterian Mission
Cairo
Egypt
United Presbyterian Church
Nebraska
Lexington
Charles 8. W. Kemper
University of Virginia
Kemper
Cuckoo
Kentucky University
Rome
Giacomo Missia
Coerz
Austria
Neucwiedt
Prussia
Marie of Weide
Hampton crap game proprietor dies in pistol fight
New Norfolk News reports James Griggs a negro craps game proprietor in Hampton died tonight from Napacaia after a pistol fight with a posse and many players. Constable Roy Sinclair was shot in the head and may die, while Constable John Tigner was wounded in the arm.
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Newport News
James Griggs
Hampton
Napacaia
Posse
Roy Sinclair
John Tigner
Fair Weather Today Forecast for Indiana Illinois and Ohio
Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday calls for fair skies in Indiana with increasing cloudiness and possible showers in the west, fresh northeast to east winds. Illinois expects fair weather with possible showers and cooling in the west and south with fresh east winds. Ohio also fair with cloudy conditions and fresh northeast to east winds. Local observations show cloudy and clear periods with no precipitation and temperatures ranging from 64 maximum to unknown minimum.
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Washington
Ind
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Barrye
al Nweast
Neast
Temp
Pre. Galleneg
Ure
Pius
W. T. Blythe
Movements of steamers reported at Gibraltar and beyond
March dispatches list arrivals and departures of ocean liners. Prinz Zeas from New York to Odessa and Aller from New York Naples Genoa reach Gibraltar. Empress of Japan sails from Hong Kong Shanghai to Victoria and Vancouver. Glasgow reports Buenos Aires arrival from Philadelphia and Pomeranian after. York notes Scotia and Naples events.
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Gibraltar
PringZeas
Victoria
Luise
New York
Odessa
Aller
Naples
Genoa
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Regasaki
Victorian
Vancouver
Glasgow
Buenos
Philatelphia
Pomeranian
York
Scotia
Ee Enon
Laxative Hromo Quinine Box Mention Sealed Data
An inscription notes that the name must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Hromo Quinine Tab data, the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure. The citation emphasizes authenticity and brand integrity in the product packaging.
Cholera Outbreak in Manila Not Creating Panic
Manila reports twenty six cholera cases and twenty one deaths to date. Measures include train bans, interisland port restrictions, and a Japanese quarantine to prevent mass exodus. Grant prepares to sail to San Francisco while other units move to Mindanao amid ongoing military actions.
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Manila
Frank D. Baldwin
Fortieth Infantry
Cavite
Malolos
Aparri
Luzon
Here
Dagupan
Japan
United States
Grant
San Francisco
Twelfth Infantry
Third Infantry
Thomas
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Seventh Cavalry
George W. Davis
Zamboanga
Island of Mindanao
Signal Corps
Chaffee
Davis
Batto
Laguna Province
Caballos
Dougherty
Seventh Infantry
Laguna
Maxilom
Cebu
Cholera and Plague Rumors Not Seen as Epidemic Threat
Surgeon General Sternberg reports Manila alerts confirm cholera and plague in the Philippines but views the danger as controllable. General Chaffee’s plan to move remaining Third Infantry battalion from Manila on the Grant a week early is approved as a precautionary measure to prevent spread to U.S. troops and to counter insurgent action.
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Washington
Sternberg
Manila
Philippines
Chaffee
Third Infantry
United States
War Department
Disposal of mineral lands debated in Philippines plan
Washington March 24 The Senate committee on the Philippines accepted a subcommittee report to replace Lodge’s mining section with a British American plan. Lodes must stay within vertical boundaries, locations limited to 1000 feet square, and claims marked. Work requirements set at ten dollars per year per claim, higher for patents. Placer limits ten to twenty acres for individuals and 160 for associations. Authority to enter petroleum building stone coal lands included.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
McComas
Deltrich
Rawlins
Philippine Islands
Lodge
Twentieth Infantry Moves to Fort Sheridan East of Mississippi
The First and Third Battalions of the Twentieth Regiment, arriving in San Francisco from Manila, complete a 10.0% mile journey and take stations at Fort Sheridan. This marks the first posting east of the Mississippi. The unit, formed after Civil War reorganization, has a history including El Caney and service under General Otis, Wheaton, Hawkins, and Bates in various roles.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Manila
Fort Sheridan
Mississippi River
Texas
Kansas
Montana
Eleventh Infantry
Cubs
el Caney
Otis
Wheaton
Cal
Hawkins
Bates
Leutenant
Oakland
Frangible
Janice
Little Willie Uae
Traxler
Isaline
Antolee
J. Daly
Bennings
Arabo
Waterscratch
Marshal Niel
Punish Treachery Trial in Manila Marines Charge
Continuation day of court martial for Major Littleton W. T. Waller of the marine corps facing charges of executing natives in Samar. Lieutenant John H. A. Day, also of the marine corps, requested permission to...
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Manila
Littleton W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Samar
John H. A. Day
Permis
Patrick Defense Summs Up Case in Rice Murder Trial
Robert M. Moore opened for Albert T. Patrick arguing no motive for Rice’s murder and that the will and trust arrangements favored not Patrick but the Rice estate. He challenged Jones’s testimony, defended the doctor’s autopsy conclusions, and urged jurors to grant Patrick the benefit of doubt as he rested after a five hour and quarter address.
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New York
March
Robert M. Moore
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Rice
Patrick
Jones
Moore
Captain Baker
Rice Institute of Houston
Tex
Mr. Moore
Dr. Curry
New York City
Mr. Rice
Fire Nearly Destroys Phoenix Opera House Block
In Waukegan gasoline used by actor Walter Cullerison to clean garments caused a blaze that threatened the Phoenix Opera House block. Cullerison was severely burned but escaped with lad David Hornung, as flames blocked exits and many costumes and stage gear were destroyed.
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Chicago
Walter Cullerison
Phoenix Opera House
Waukegan
Cullerison
David Hornung
State Election Laws and a Push for Reform
The Chicago Journal notes revived support among Republicans for Crumpacker's resolution to form a thirteen member House committee to probe state election laws and voter eligibility. The piece argues for a broad inquiry into suffrage under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments across all states, beyond its supposed focus on the South.
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Chicago Journal
House
United States
Massachusetts
South Carolina
New York
Texas
South
Supreme Court
State voting rights and the fourteenth amendment debate
The text argues that states control suffrage leading to nonuniform rules across Nebraska Wisconsin Illinois. It suggests the fourteenth amendment might affect representation and proposes a congressional committee as a formal way to settle the issue.
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Union
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Illinois
Congress
Boers and politics stir in Washington Star view
The Washington Star reports Mr. Sulzer faces party opposition over his pro Boer stance. He seeks action against the war and greater American sympathy for the South African powers. The caucus opted for a milder approach, while Sulzer vows to persist.
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Washington Star
Sulzer
Europe
Lord Salisbury
General Otis
Patterson
Randall
United States
Great Britain
Strike of Engravers In Chicago Plants
The Commercial Artists Association declares a general strike in fourteen Chicago engraving houses to enforce an apprenticeship system. About 20 journeymen artists in affected plants vote to stay out until the firms sign the last week’s agreement granting one apprentice per house and additional apprentices per five journeymen. The union also demands that only association members be hired and a wage and apprenticeship scale be adopted.
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Chicago
Commercial Artists’ Association
United States Rubber Company to issue twelve million notes
Samuel P. Colt announces a twelve million dollar three year funding note issue at five percent. Blair & Co First National and the Mor t ens Trust Company named as trustees. Proceeds fund floating indebtedness of United States Rubber Company and its ten subsidiaries, enabling funding into a single security and avoiding new working capital borrowings.
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Boston
Samuel P. Colt
United States Rubber Company
Blair & Co
First National
Mortens Trust Company
Fast Row on the Wabash Road in Illinois
Springfield March 24 The Wabash Continental Limited with locomotive Glo and crew engineer Charles G Whipple and fireman Gustavson completed the Tilton to East Decatur run of seventy one miles in sixty one minutes. The train slowed briefly to fifteen miles per hour at Bement and Sangamon, with a twelve mile stretch at eighty miles per hour. the prior record for the distance was sixty four minutes.
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Springfield
Ill
Glo
Charles G. Whipple
Gustavson
Tilton
East Decatur
Bement
Sangamon
Frank Moran Dies in County Hospital of Starvation
Omaha report says Frank Moran died in the County Hospital from starvation. He possessed property and bank deposits estimated at 15000 dollars. Moran was known as a miser and is said to have had no known relatives in the region. He grew suddenly ill and passed away today in the county institution.
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Omaha, Neb
Frank Moran
Moran
Government gunboat General Pinzen arrives with Santander troops
From Santander Colombia March 24 the government gunboat General Pinzen reached the isthmus with troops from the Bombona and Teneriffe battalions commanded by Gen Julio Albany. Additional battalions at Barranquilla may be sent if needed. British cruiser Pallas also arrived today.
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Colon
Colombia
General Pinzen
Department of Santander
Bombona
Teneriffe
Julio Albany
Barranquilla
Pallas
The Decadence of Miles
The Buffalo Express suggests General Miles may have leaked the idea of ending the war in the Philippines after being denied a vote of privilege. It portrays Miles as a once effective soldier who, after seeking political gain, has fallen into a pitiful attempt to stay in the public eye.
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Buffalo Express
Miles
Philippines
Wise Young Man Refuses Federal Office in Public Stand
Philadelphia Enquirer notes Garfield declined a federal post. Authors contend the refusal lifts his public esteem and rebukes the idea of elevating sons of great men to federal roles. The piece calls the offer a compliment from the President and Garfield’s decision a wise judgment.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
Garfield
Harvard to Get 150000 for Dormitories Named After Adopts
George Smith, adopted son of James and Persis Smith, left probate funds totaling 450 to Harvard University in his will. The bequest is earmarked to fund construction of three dormitories with one named for his birth father, and two for his adoptive parents.
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Louis
George Smith
James Smith
The
Smith Academy
Persis Smith
Harvard University
Armory Baseball Team Reorganized to Challenge City
The Armory baseball team has been reorganized and now challenges any city team. They have lost Walter Boyer, one of their best players, who is away at college. Notify the sporting editor of the Journal with any inquiries.
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Armory
Walter Boyer
Evansville Signs Piqua Pitcher Snyder for Three League
Evansville adds E G Sny der of Piqua Ohio to the pitching staff. The new man pitched effectively today against the Three League, delivering four left fielders and showing strong form in the Evansville lineup.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansvile
Ind
E. G. Snyder
Piqua, C
Felder
Evansville
Cure a Cold in One Day Lexative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An ad-style notice promoting Lexative Bromo Quinine Tablets promises a one day cure for a cold. It mentions a druggist refund if it fails and carries the signature of B. W. Grove on each box or package.
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W. Grove
K. W. Grove
Many Bouts Tame at Cook's Hall Boxing Night
A boxing program at Cook's Hall in Indianapolis featured a subdued main bout between Jack Cullen and Jack Kelly, with Kelly unable to engage fully and the fight shortened to ten rounds. Cullen won, and will face Ole Olsen at Cook's Hall in two weeks. Several preliminaries provided mixed action, including Bruning defeating Collins and Andrews beating Chill in a short cycle of events. A State fair speed programme with $5,000 in purses was announced, with racing set for Sept 16–19 and Thursday and Friday highlighted as top racing days.
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Cook's Hall
Ife
White River
Jack Cullen
In- Manapolis
Jack Kelly
New York
Cullen
Rock of Gibraltar
Kelly
Murburger
Ole Olsen
Young
Merrill
Buck
Collins
Bruning
Gruning
Collings
Ollie Chill
Carl Andrews
Summer Gardens
Chill
Andrews
Downing
Claypool
Fair Association
Carter KOs Choynski in First Round at America Club
Brooklyn’s Kid Carter knocked out Joe Choynski in the opening round of a six round fight at the America Club in Chicago. Choynski pressed the attack twenty times, but Carter’s right hand finally dropped his opponent, lifting him from the canvas and triggering a ten minute recovery before he regained consciousness. The round lasted two minutes and thirty five seconds.
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Chicago
Kid" Carter
Brooklyn
Joe Choynski
America Club
Choynski
Carter
Tipman Knocks Out Ryall In Eleventh Round Fight
Baltimore report says Joe Tipman of Baltimore stopped Lew Ryall of Philadelphia in the eleventh round of a planned twenty round bout. Tipman used a late surge and heavier weight to tire Ryall, delivering a knockout with a left and right-hind punch to the jaw. San Francisco note adds Billy Delaney, managing Jeffries, contemplates a match if Corbett’s challenge arrives, preferring Fitzsimmons and aiming for a Los Angeles fight before May 10.
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Baltimore
Joe Tipman
Lew Ryall
Philadelphia
Tipman
Ryall
Sutrashim
Ryan
San Francisco
Billy Delaney
Jeffries
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Los Angeles
Tim Callahan Wins Close Bout at Washington Sporting
Philadelphia March 4 Tim Callahan faces Joe Bernstein of New York in six round bout at the Washington Sporting
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Philadelphia
Tim” Callahan
Joe Bernstein
New York
Washington
Contract with Ketcham for August trotting meet in Indianapolis
President Claypool and Secretary Downing of the State Board of Agriculture signed a contract with George H. Ketcham for a race meet at the State fair grounds track on August 2. Cresceus, the world’s champion trotter, will run an exhibition mile. Prizes will be offered for races among local horses and for circuit horses. This marks Cresceus first Indianapolis appearance since lowering the world record.
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Claypool
Downing
State Board of Agriculture
George H. Ketcham
Ketcham
State Fair Grounds
Cresceus
Ketcharo
Indianapolis
Prowl wins tenth Arkansas Derby in heavy track
In Little Rock Arkansas, March 4, the heavy slow track at Oaklawn Park saw outsider Prowl, a New Orleans colt owned by George Bennett, win the Arkansas Derby over favored Herodiade after a tight first turn and late surge from the eighth pole. Crowds and betting reached peak for the sport locally.
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Litle Rock
Ark
Prowl
New Orleans
George Bennett
Herodiade
Coburn
Huntressa
Flora Pomona
Mallory
Lindsay
Woods
Bro
Gilmore
Hainault
Lingo
Braw Lad
Schwalbe
Nearest
el Caney
Washington Jockey Club to Open Spring Meeting
The Washington Jockey Club will inaugurate its annual spring meeting at Bennings race track tomorrow. Many of the well known figures in racing are represented from across the country.
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Washington
Washington Jockey Club
Bennings Race Track
K P Bowling Team Posts High Scores at Marion Alleys
The K of P bowling team rolled high scores last night against the Royal League in the Fraternal Social Bowling League at Marion alleys. Two games surpassed 90 pins while Ross and Talbert posted scores above 29.
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K. of P
Marion
Royal League
Buffalos
Elks
Grok. Ross
Talbert
Military Tournament Opens at Madison Square Garden With Odell Present
The sixth annual Military Athletic League tournament began at Madison Square Garden with Governor Odell reviewing troops. Notable speakers scheduled include Major Low, Secretary of War Root, Major General Corbin, F W Borden, and Major General Brooke. Features include pontoon bridge building by the Twenty second Regiment and Canadian Highlanders. Trials in the Wree yard clash and a one mile handicap run completed the opening program.
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March
Military Athletic League
Madison Square Garden
Odell
Low
War Root
Corbin
F. W. Borden
Brooke
United States Artillery
United States Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Forty-eighth Highlanders
Twenty-second Regiment
National Guard
Canada
Charles H. Luscomb
League
Wreeyard
A. M. Crombie
Twenty-third Regiment
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