Caloocan Battle Report Drives Insurgents From City
Three regiments including Kansas Montana and the Third Artillery led the assault outside Caloocan. Three Americans killed and thirty two wounded amid a three hour fight as insurgents fled to the mountains. Dewey shells camp with Monadnock and Charleston aiding. heavy enemy losses reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manta
Caloocan
Elwell S. Otis
Dewey
MacArthur
Mobadnock
Chariéeten
Perth
Hill
Jay Sine
Sonssettne
Kansas Regiment
Montana Regiment
Third Artillery
Ntaina
Calooocan
Masli-Dugepan
Bruce Walmet
Eadheptasice
IeGtenant
Second Cavalry
Marti
Monadnock
Charleston
Calocean
Malabar
Emmy
Duneie
Roylag
Artllery
Jungie
Harper's Weekly
Tully
Kansans Lead in Caloscan Action Report
An English account from Mantila details American plans and precision as they advance through Caloscan forces. The Kansas regiment leads a jungle assault with heavy rifle fire, trench defenses withstand, and ships shell behind Caloocan as Manila dispatches note possible reach to Malabon and Malolos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caloscan
London
Reuters Telegraph Company
Mantila
Owell
Kansas
Bell
Strlis
Caloocan
Malabon
Malolos
Globe
Hong Kong
Manila
War dispatch reports heavy casualties in Philippine conflict
The report from General Otis dated Feb 1 lists numerous KIA and WIA among U S volunteers and Minnesota troops. It notes MacArthur’s division north of Pasig, insurgent actions near Caloocan, and claims of successful engagements with Aguinaldo’s forces. Hospitals show fewer patients despite wounds.
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Washingon
War Department
Otis
Manila
MacArthur
Pasig River
Caloocan
Minnesota
Ben Chian
Aguindido
Private Mitchell of 20th Kansas Wounded in Action
Manila February 11 report notes heat and Filipino fire wounding Private Mitchell of Company B 20th Kansas in the left arm while aiding others north of Malabon. Hospitalized men tally reaches about twenty. Also mentions Privates Hartley and Fitch of the Thirteenth Minnesota wounded in the legs by one bullet. Rail line to Caloocan open and supplies moving by rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Malahon
Kansas Regiment
Hartley and
Fitch
Thirteenth
Minnesota Regiment
Mitchell
Caloocan
TWO MORE BANSANS Included in Additional List of Casualties
Manila February 11 Gen Otis cites a further casualty list from the Third Artillery and various state units. Wounded include Private B I Butaker Battery K Utah Artillery and several others from Montana Idaho and Kansas. One officer and several privates are named with statuses of wounded killed or missing in action.
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Manila
Washington
Otis
Third Artillery
B. 1 Butaker
Battery K
Utah Artillery
Andrew Peterson
Montana
Gardenbelt
W. Kennedy
Perry G. Bullard
G. W. Boardman
J. D. Box
David Burns
Prank Gott
Missin Entleth
Kansas
John ©. Morsébure
Sidney Morrison
FIRST
Idaho
Harry McClure
L. RB. Hamer
Howard Burkley
Legislature Praises Kansas Regiment at Manila
Representative Harris introduced a resolution in the house praising the Kansas Regiment at Manila. The measure states Kansas has long held a prominent position among the states, with citizens ready to expend treasure or shed their blood for the cause of right.
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Harris
Kansas
Union
Twentieth Kansas
Manila
House of Representatives
Senate
Legislature of
Marine
Kansas Honors Twentieth Kansas Regiment for Manila Valor
The Kansas legislature resolves to thank the Twentieth Kansas regiment for gallantry at Manila and extends sympathy to the fallen, with a copy to Col Funston for reading at dress parade. A Harper’s correspondent, John F Barr, is shot and reported as about 20, Harvard graduate, war correspondent for London's Daily News during the Turkish-Greek war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col Funston
Harper's
New York
John F. Barr
Harper's Weekly
Manila
Harvard
Daily News of
London
Andree at Last in Siberia Police Report
A Siberian letter reveals that a tribe called Turguses in the Timur peninsula north Siberia informed the Russian police chief that on January 7 between Komo and Pitt in Yeniseisk province a gold tine owner named Monastyraschin received notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ersanoyarsk
Siberia
Monastyraschin
Timur Peninsulla
Komo
Pitt
Yeniseisk
Snow Clearers Open D&RG Rail Between Leadville Malta
Leadville reports snow shovelers opened the Denver and Rio Grande line as far as Malta five miles south of the city. Twenty cars of coal and provisions were released from a stalled train, restoring some supply flow while rail service north of Salida remained halted. The effort reduced high mountain conditions yet ongoing storms kept many towns isolated.
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Leadville
Cook
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Matta
Rio Grande
Salida
Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Lead Ville
Malta
Little Johnny
Gro. ‘W. Cook
Sneve
Snowden
Midland
Aspen
Great
Hunter Pass
Bendville
Canyon de Grand
Sampla
Schlacks
Mie Grande
Snow Es St
Balloon wreck and Arctic expedition mystery described
Bodies of three men found near a cloth and cardage cabin believed to be the remnants of the Engie expedition led by Prof Andree Strindberg and Frankel. A July 11 1597 launch from Danes Island aimed to cross the north pole with limited news from September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
Herr Andres
Engie
Prof
Andree
Strindberg
Frankel
Andrees Brother Questions Arctic Remains Found
Malmo Sweden Feb 11 The brother of Prof Andree the missing balloonist tells a local law speaker he doubts reports that the remains of Andree and his two companions and the balloon wreckage from the Spitzbergen crossing have been found between Kemp and Pit in Yeniseisk province He says the area is cultivated and on such ground a year and a half later corpses and wreckage would likely have been seen He notes stormy weather would likely separate bodies from the tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malmo
Sweden
Andree
Arctic
Danes Island
Spitzbergen
Kemp
Pit
Yeniselsk
Want a Court Session in Salina Federal Building
Salina Kansas Feb 11 efforts grow to have sessions of the United States federal court held in Salina. Local leaders press Judge Hook to name Salina a court site citing the city’s two government buildings built at 198 900 dollars and designate the upper floor for federal court use though no judge has entered. Currently no closer site than Topeka serves central and western Kansas, making a western trip about 400 miles for residents.
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Salina
Kan
United States
Hook
Topeka
Kansas
Snowbound Colorado Rails Stranded Towns Face Shortages
Trains delayed or blocked from Belden to Minturn. high line towns including Leadville isolated with scarce fuel and provisions. North Park reports three feet of snow and impossible travel as snowstorms worsen. Aspen suffers power outages and several buildings collapse under heavy snow. coal famine looming as mines plan shutdowns.
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Belden
Denver
Glenwood Springs
Ogden
Rio Grande Western
Union Pacific
Minturn
South Park
Grant
Como
Breckenridge
Kokomo
Leadville
North Park
Walden
Twenty six below zero in Omaha sets February record
Omaha on February 11 logged twenty six below zero at the weather bureau the coldest February day since records began. Private suburb thermometers ranged three to three and a half below. A NW wind blew as sun offered little warmth and two men were reported dead or missing in Nebraska from freezing conditions.
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Omaha
Neb
Weather Bureau
Nebraska
Barneston
Binkleman
Bitter cold norther piles on after two snow weeks
Denver reports a severe norther after two weeks of heavy snow. Leadville endured a ferocious blizzard hindering famine relief efforts and delaying bunker shipments. Snow continues in Denver with below zero temps and temperatures dropping dramatically in Trinidad and Colorado Springs.
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Denver
Colorado
Leadville
Trinidad
Colorado Springs
Unclear Fall Weather Snow Impacts Tracks
Weather report notes a fall of about 35 degrees and lingering snow slides covering tracks near otrne as cold conditions persist. Forecasters warn that this cold spell and its effects may continue to worsen in the coming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otrne
Tsood
Ice 60 Miles Lake Michigan Waters Freeze Shipping
Ice extends across Lake Michigan nearly its width and traps several winter steamers between Michigan and Wisconsin ports. A lake steamer sinks near Chicago as a vessel from Goodrich line is reported with a crew sighted, with hopes all aboard are safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ehicaeo
Goodrich
Moran & Steam
Musxeron
Ice Baptism in Subzero Marietta Cold Baptizes Three
In Marietta Ohio on February 11 the thermometer sat 20 degrees below zero as Rev. Wharton of Coat Run Christian church baptized one woman and two men through a hole cut in the Muskingum River ice. The trio were immersed in the icy water in a baptism ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Mr. Wharton
Christian Church
Coat Run
Muskingum River
Extreme Cold Records Hit Several States
Official weather records show temperatures plunging to twenty degrees below in Missouri and Colorado areas with December water reports and crop losses. Vernon and Cedar counties report peach and apricot crops killed, estimated losses exceed 100 090 dollars. Palmer Lake records a 50 degree fall in two and a half hours, with a high of 42 above and a low of three below.
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Nevada
Vernon
Cedar Counties
Palmer Lake
Col
The
Mercury
Severe cold halts Potteries work in East Liverpool
East Liverpool Ohio February 11 The temperature dropped to 19 degrees below zero stopping pottery production. The clay froze hard and the potteries will remain idle for several days due to the extreme cold.
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East Liverpool
Record cold grips Kansas and surrounding states
The weather desk reports a brutal cold snap with Kansas recording 18 to 22 below in spots and dozens of towns seeing subzero readings. Northwest winds and ongoing forecasts warn of continued cold tonight and Sunday, with rail lines slowed but not halted and trains delayed by up to three hours. In Arkansas City, 24 below was noted as the cold deepened, while other states showed milder lows. A four year old, Aunt Teay Dibbs, was found frozen to death in Shawnee after a fall left her unable to summon help.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Santa Fe
Hock Island
Arkansas City
Ierevick
Res
Sante Fe
Trate
Chitticothe
Til
Marceline
la Junta
Cal
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Olathe
Kan
Tey” Dibbs
Shawnee
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Alonzo Ricketts
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Fred
Montana Volunteer Infantry
R. B. Wallace
John A A. Gibbons
Fes
Gratter
Dosthwick
Clarence Briges
W. J. Hil
Henry G. Reynolds
John C. Bullan
Joseph W Kennedy
Co B
20Th Kansas
Legislature
Explorer
Feos
Mount Trails
People's Electric
Aspen Mountain
Mollie Gibson
Official
St Jon St. Joseph
Oelock
Dicy
Gibbs
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