Bold plan and swift execution capture Aguinaldo
A military dispatch confirms General Funston’s bold operation to seize Aguinaldo in Isabella province. A small force crossing rugged Luzon terrain by land and sea used a staged ruse with trusted agents before collapsing the disguise and capturing the rebel leader as gunboats Vicksburg and Albany supported the inland march. Aguinaldo’s capture occurred March 23, with Vicksburg’s arrival at Manila soon after.
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Miitila
Frederick Winston
Aguinaldo
Isabela
Lugon
United States
Vicks ‘Barg
B. B. Barry
Mungton
Manila
Tenbella
Luzon
Baler
Astern
Gilmoré
Yorktown
Grand Cordellians Oriente
Funaton
Associated Press
Isabellan Mountains
Harris
Newton
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Mitchell
Fortieth Infantry
Ynen
Vicksburg
Funston
Americana
Wey
Munston
New Vizcaya R
Baija
Albany
Aguinaldos
Cotton Growers of Texas Call Meeting to Cut Acreage
Colonel E. 5. Peters, president of the Texas Cotton Growers Protection Association, issues a call to cotton growers in every Texas county to meet at their courthouses on the first Saturday in April to discuss reducing acreage.
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Texas
E. 5. Peters
Texas Cotton Growers’ Protections Asseciation
Cototon
May Stop Enlistments After Aguinaldo Capture
Following Aguinaldo’s capture and the belief that the Philippine insurrection will rapidly collapse, Washington officials consider halting further enlistments. The army’s full authorized strength may not be raised, and a 100,000 man recruitment could be unnecessary if current conditions hold.
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Aguiebaldo
Philippines
Britain Blocks Game In Protest Over Manchurian Accord
Britain has lodged a protest against any power touching Manchuria in a bid to block the Russian Manchurian agreement. The protest, conveyed through Sir Ernest Satow in Pekin, was reportedly received in Washington on Wednesday and signals a united opposition by the United States Japan and Britain to a convention amid China’s troubles. Officials in Washington offered no definite word on whether the agreement had been signed or rejected.
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Russia
Manchuria
Anatolal Alain
Washington
Ong
Europe
Ernest Satow
Pekin
Hay
United States
Japan
Great Britain
State Department
China
Maryland Census Fraud Arrests Add Three More Implicated
Director Merriam of the Census Bureau reports three additional arrests in St. Marys County Maryland in a fraud inquiry into the census. Joseph Ching a Leonards town lawyer and former enumerator Coyter were taken to Baltimore on Wednesday charged with aiding and abetting fictitious returns and padding totals. Coyter is said to have reported 168 more persons than in his district. Bowles another former enumerator was also arrested in St. Marys County bringing to three the number of arrested enumerators from the nine who served there. Bail of 1502 dollars was set for Ching and Coyter.
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Merriam
Census Bureau
St. Mary's County
Maryland
Joseph Ching
Leonardstown
Qoyter
Baltimore
Cayter
Bowles
St. Mary's
Spain to Pay Millions in War Claims List
State Department forwards to the Spanish war claims commission a compiled list of Cuba insurrection claims filed through the 16th of the month. Total claims approach 30 million dollars with five over a million. Notable figures include John W. Brook with property loss estimated at 2,162,415 and a widow, Mrs. Ruiz, seeking 75,000.
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State Department
Spanish Commission
Spanish War Claims Committee
Chandler
New Hampshire
Jia
Spain
Cuba
Department
Dhoe
United States
Ruiz
Havana
John W. Brook
Filipino secret society leaders sentenced to hang in Calamba
Manila dispatch reports General MacArthur approved the military commission ruling on the Mandal Ducat leaders who killed Quisimbiming, head taken to Cailles headquarters. Five ringleaders to be hanged at Calamba on April 5, others given life or twenty-year terms.
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Manila
MacArthur
Mandlo-Ducat
Quisimbiming
Calamba
Bay Lake
Cailles
Blood Balm Co advertising claims cure all ills
An old advertisement touts Dr. B. B. B. Blood Balm as a sure cure for conditions from joint pain to skin ulcers. It promises healthy blood and lists testimonials and free trial treatment offered by the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta. The piece notes large rose water factories in the United States.
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B. B
Mitchell Atlanta
United States
Poet's Wife Notices Worry Over Abstracted Look
In a Philadelphia Press excerpt the poet admits his concern, responding to his wife who asks what troubles him. He denies specifics, stating nothing is wrong, despite her ongoing suspicion of mental preoccupation.
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Denr
Philadelphia Press
Hench the Ring Spectator Riffs On A Metallic Ring
A Harlem Life item notes a spectator asking why a man speaks with a metallic ring. The museum proprietor explains it comes from a man with theron jaw, a colorful line reflecting local humor and performance chatter.
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Theron Jaw
Harlem Life
Society Notes Reflect Early 20th Century Pleasantries and Ads
A chaotic collage from a 1900 era page mixes social chatter with advertisements and patent remedies. Mrs Wadburner and Miss de Munn appear among social sightings at Ash de Gash Club, while Duke of Ghesplaster debts surface among agency chatter. Ads hawk Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Carter’s Ink, and Crab Orchard Water as health and household staples. familiar brands and testimonials mingle with quirky quips and local notes.
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Corydon Wadburner
Ash de Gash Club
Miles of Roses at Confederate Reunion Parade in Memphis
The Memphis Confederate Reunion plans a grand week of entertainment with a Flower Parade and a river naval battle. Organizers expect up to 100000 visitors and promise lavish prizes for parade vehicles, plus extensive fireworks and war reminiscences from 1861–65.
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Memphis
South
United States
Admiral Dewey
Seven Highwaymen Rob Bank In Somerset Ohio
In Somerset Perry County Ohio seven men held residents at bay after blowing open the Bank of Somerset with nitro glycerine early Tuesday. They stole about 5000 dollars and two live rigs, escaping as shots rang out and citizens pursued. Bonds and securities worth 30000 dollars plus 5000 in gold were left intact. Local sheriff dogs tracked the robbers to a blacksmith shop hideout and the escape rigs were recovered.
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Somerset
Perry County
Ohio
State Bank of
Bank
Bank of Somerset
John Hayes
William Lovett
Five Hurt In Wisconsin Central Train Wreck Near St Paul
A double header freight train jumped the track near the Mississippi street bridge in St Paul on Tuesday injuring five men. Local crews and investigators arrived to assess the derailment and safety measures.
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Wisconsin Central
Mississippi Street Bridge
St. Paul
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