Troop Movements Into China Alarm Russian and Japanese
News from the Orient reports Russian forces landing at Port Arthur and Talien Wan, with about 25,000 troops in transit and 15,000 at Arthur plus 8,000 at Talien. Chinese authorities fear attack on the empire and call the developments alarming. In Japan, officials deny American claims that Tokyo funds Philippine rebels and reiterate friendship with the United States while seeking stability at home.
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Athe Orient
Portyr
Talien
Arthur
Rebellion in China and U S Court Case Highlights
Dispatches fromINDON report the Chinese rebellion spreading with reverses for Imperial forces and possible foreign involvement while discussions in Asian circles favor a policy advocated by Admiral Teresford. In New York a civil suit rules a man not entitled to a $360,000 residue of his grandfather’s estate due to a lack of formal marriage, despite a common law arrangement and later legal recognition.
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China
Maly
Admiral Teresford
York
Jaso
Supreme Court
Moffet
Yuan
Brooklyn
Nuffet
Navy Department Seeks Answers Over Spanish Ship Losses
Sunday dispatches indicate the navy is reviewing trial claims for bounty money related to Spanish ships destroyed. Officials question the cases and the department’s handling of the actions, citing uncertainty about conditions leading to the losses. The language suggests debates over responsibility and procedure in the handling of the star bounty payments.
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Navy
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Navy Department
Navy boards reference cases on bounty payment claims
The department says the reference is necessary to meet statutes on bounty money. The attorney general has been notified and asked to appear before the court in the interest of the United States, though this does not indicate hostility from the navy department toward the claims.
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United States
Navy Department
Turning to Bone
Miss Otellr Hornung of Auburn is turning into bone as a spot on her cheek hardens and spreads to the face and neck. Her lips remain soft but her features take a bone-like appearance with no pain. Dr Glasgow claims to have found the cause and remedy, while the girl continues to harden.
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New York
Otellr Hornung
Auburn
Mrs Newman sails for Manila to aid soldiers
Mrs Annie F Newman of Lincoln Nebraska a superintendent in the National WCTU sails from San Francisco this month for the Philippines. She travels with the White Cross Society inspector general under war department authority to inspect hospitals stops at Honolulu then goes to Manila to visit camps and hospitals and provide supplies and religious instruction to soldiers.
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Chicago
Annie F. Newman
Lincoln
Neb
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
San Francisco
Philippines
White Cross Society
War Department
Honolulu
Manila
London plan to form ship fleet for Veracruz service
A British movement aims to create a powerful company to build equip and maintain a weekly London Veracruz steamship service under joint English Mexican flags. Thames Iron Works at Blackwall prepared plans with Henry Lofone of Butlers Wharf London driving the effort.
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London
Great Britain
Veracruz
England
Mexico
Thames Iron Works
Ing Company
Blackwall
Henry Lofone
Butlers Wharf
Southwark
Monterey guests and billiards thrill local readers
H C Dinkins Mexican representative of the I and G N R R visited Monterey and left for Galveston on business. N M Bertalance and wife departed for Mexico City on legal business and pleasure. A pool exhibition at the billiard academy drew a large crowd as Matone defeated Guiol with 150 to 20 scoreline after a series of brilliant shots. Tonight Guiol faces Matone with Malone also a top billiard talent in action. A C Dowse named chairman of the Massachusetts Press association committee for Malden’s May 22 23 celebration marking the town incorporation.
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Galveston
Texas
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City of
Mexico
Billiard Academy
Matone
Guiol
Malone
Whien
Monterey Globe
A. C. Dowse
The
Massachusetts Press Association
Malden
Twenty fifth anniversary of Bishop McLaren consecration marked
The twenty fifth anniversary of Bishop McLaren of Chicago will be celebrated next month. The event includes raising the Episcopal endowment fund to 269000 and electing a coadjutor bishop. Rev Dr John Watson of Liverpool will preach in New Haven on February 19 during a lecture tour.
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Chicago
Meormhey
Bisho
John Watson
Liverpool
New Haven
Whitch
McKinley adviser says Otis will press insurgents in Manila
A Sunday Washington briefing says there is no truth to stories of any concession to Aguinaldo. Otis will pursue a vigorous campaign against Filipino forces around Manila with Dewey's cooperation. Insurgents, now Spanish subjects, may be treated as rebels once the peace protocol is ratified.
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McKinney
Otis
United States
Aguinaldo
Malolos
Manila
Spain
Dewey
Farmers Party planning state branches nationwide
The Record notes Farmers of Connecticut New York New Jersey Ohio Indiana South Dakota Wyoming Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Kentucky Texas Arkansas California are forming state branches of a proposed new national farmers party. They are prepared to send representatives to a national executive committee meeting to be called soon by the projectors of the new party movement at Avon, with the meeting likely to be held in Chicago.
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California
National Farmers’ Party
National Executive Committee
New Party
Avon
Chi- Cabo
Brash Girls in New Haven Police Court
Two young women, initially named Annie Adams and Mamie Howard, confessed to being Agnes Silion and Mamis Cronan. Their parents live on New York’s east side. A Yale student reported an incident involving the girls and a ring, leading to police inquiry. The case proceeds under a New York judge’s direction.
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New Haven
Conn
Annie Adams
Mamie Howard
Agnes Silion
Mamis Cronan
East Side
New York
Jennney
Yale
Wrinn
Police Department
Police release two girls to unknown fathers in New Haven case
A man claiming to be the Dillon girl's father called the station this afternoon and took her away after officials offered no statement. Later another man said the Cronay girl was his daughter. she was released as well and headed to New York with her father. Police would say only they were glad to get the girls out of New Haven.
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Dillon
Cronay
New York
New Haven
Cemetery Desecration Strikes Metropolitan Plot in Cypress Hill
New York police report third desecration of the Metropolitan plot at Cypress Hill Cemetery. An attempt was made to steal a large bronze urn from the railing surrounding the burial area. The plot, valued at about 30005, features a 40 foot monument and four gates with urns at either side. in 1897 Grim was shot by a cemetery watchman while fleeing after being found with an urn.
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New York
Metropolitan Police
Cypress Hill Cemetery
Metropolitan
Grim
Rumor of Seaboard Purchase Reaches Atlanta
Railway chatter in Atlanta centers on a supposed sale of Seaboard Air Line to the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis railroad. The claim says the line will reach Birmingham from Atlanta via the eastern and western routes, but opinion is cautious. Georgia and Louisiana, recently acquired by Seaboard, sparked talk after President Washburn’s talks with Memphis route officials.
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South
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Cubans Balk Refuse to Attend Calixto Garcia Funeral
In Havana on Sunday Cubans declined to march in the funeral for Gen Calixto Garcia over dissatisfaction with their assigned places. The omission sparked talk and criticism as some leaders denounced the proceedings while US authorities faced obstructionist reactions. Gen Ludlow expressed clear annoyance at the development and warned of consequences for those who hinder reconstruction efforts.
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Havana
Calixto Garcia
Ludlow
Loyal American Heiress Spurns European Title for US Husband
Miss Virginia Fair of San Francisco, an heiress with millions, has refused offers from nobles including Comte Boniface de Castellane. Castellane sought her hand in marriage for his title, then turned to Anna Gould after Fair’s decisive rejection. Fair remains loyal to marrying an American.
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Virginia Fair
San Francisco
Birdie” Fair
Miss Fair
Comte Boniface de Castellane
Comte Castellane
America
Anna Gould
Castellano
Mies
Comte de CanteHane
Anas Gould
English Church Strife and Austrian Deadlock
London dispatch reviews European affairs focusing on English church tensions led by Sir William Harcourt and a rising anti ritualist mood. It also reports Austria Hungary paralysis under a frayed budget and stalled industry plans amid political strife and economic decline.
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