General Gomez Enters Havana in Grand Triumph Escort
General Maximo Gomez arrived in Havana escorted by General Ludlow and staff, leading about 2,000 Cuban troops. Crowds cheered as flowers showered the general, with vast decorations and marching bands marking the fourth anniversary of Cuba’s struggle for independence.
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Maximo Gomez
Havana
Ludlow
United States
Gomez
Marianao
Garcia
Cerro
Seventh
United States Cavalry
Gom Mid
Rodriguez
Vivas
Central Park
Aguinaldo Overestimated Says Special Commissioner
Special commissioner A. Knapp of the agriculture department reports from Manila and Hong Kong that Aguinaldo is overestimated and not among the top Filipino leaders. He claims Aguinaldo would sell out his cause for a satisfactory price and has returned to Washington with this view.
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A. Knapp
Department of Agriculture
Orient
Washington
Manila
Hong Kong
Guinaldo
Defendant Haywood Dead in Philadelphia Morning
Benjamin Jr Maywood cashier of the state treasury of cnnsylvania and ex state treasurer died at Philadelphia Thursday morning after a lingering illness. The deceased was one of the defendants in suits for conspiracy to misappropriate state funds in which Senator M S Quay was also a defendant.
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Benjamin Jr. Maywood
Cnnsylvania
Philadelphia
M. 8. Quay
Constable Shoots Woman In Whisky Search Clash
In Columbia, four state constables armed for a dispensary search went to John Stuart’s home at 6 pm Saturday. Stuart, his wife Mrs Stuart and Constable Crawford exchanged words then gunfire erupted. Mrs Stuart was wounded, Stuart injured, Crawford shot in the wrist, crowd protests erupted with hundreds gathered outside the magistrate’s office. The constables were detained overnight as troops were called to hold back the crowd.
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Columbia
D. C
John Stuart
Stuart
Crawford
Gomez Confers With Brooke In Havana Amid Secrecy
General Maximo Gomez met with General Brooke at Vedado on Saturday morning for a private hour and a half interview. Gomez did not indicate breaking the agreement on Cuban troop demobilization but offered verbal considerations to Brooke. The talks ended with Gomez to write the substance of his remarks.
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Havana
Saya
Maximo Gomez
General Brooke
Vedado
Chaffee
Kennon
Page
Gomez
Brooke
Robert P. Porter
Cable Provided For Hawaii United States Submarine Link
Senate committee on appropriations moves to add a provision to the sundry civil bill for laying a U S submarine cable to Hawaii. The United States would own the line, the Navy would perform the service, and the Post Office would operate it. The plan to extend the cable to the Philippines was removed due to uncertain U S possession there.
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Senate Committee On
Senate Committee On Appropriations
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Navy Department
Post Office Department
Philippine Islands
Identified Jesse James as Train Robber by Passenger Testimony
In Kansas City a Missouri Pacific train robbery case features William J. Smith of Stokesboro Mo identifying Jesse James as the gunman who pressed a pistol to his chest and ordered him back into the coach. The testimony marked the strongest identification yet in the Leeds robbery trial.
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Jesse James
Leeds
Kansas City
William J. Smith
Stokesboro
Missouri Pacific
Smith
Burial of Faure Marks Grand Paris Funeral
Paris reports detail the tribute to Telix Faure late president of France. Crowds assembled peacefully as the casket moved from the Elysee to Notre Dame in a brilliant procession. The body was interred at Pere Lachasse cemetery.
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Paria
Paris
Telix Faure
France
Salles Des Fetes
Delysee Palace
Nontre Dame Cathedral
Pere Lachase
Arkansas Troops Mustered Out at Anniston
The Second Arkansas regiment was mustered out at Anniston Alabama on Saturday and most members returned home immediately. Officers and men were orderly and presented Colonel Virgil Gook and Lieutenant Colonel Derpsey Cavell with swords while Colonel Cabell received a Loudsome watch.
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Anniston
Ostcorn
Arkansas
Ala
Virgil ¥. Gook
Derpsey
Cavell
Cabell
Incendiary Fires In Manila Amid Street Clashes
A special Manila dispatch reports insurgent start fires causing immense damage and leaving hundreds homeless. American troops and volunteers battled blazes in Tondo and Santa Cruz, with numerous injuries and repeated clashes as the city was patrolled through the night.
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Manila
Calle Lacoste
Santa Cruz
Santa Mesa
Hughes
Murderers respite grants 30 days for Wilkes County case
Taylor and Harris, slated for execution for the January 8 death of convict guard Jep Dennard in Wilkes County, were granted a thirty day respite by Governor Conder after a petition for stay was filed. Judge Senhora Wright of Wilkes County Superior Court reportedly failed to sign the bill of exceptions.
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Taylor
Harris
Will Taylor
Pred Harris
Wilkes County
Jep Dennard
Conder
Supreme Cork
Senhora Wright
Wilkes County Superior Court
More Troops For Manila Reinforcements Ordered
The War Department plans to reinforce General Otis in Manila by sending the Ninth Infantry from New York and the Sixth Infantry from San Antonio, Texas. Both regiments will travel via San Francisco, with departures expected by March 13.
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Wim Bee
General Otis
War Department
Otis
Manila
Ninth Infantry
New York
Sixth Infantry
San Antonio
Texas
San Francisco
Manila uprising quieted after morning clash with rebels
Rebels attacked along the American lines near Caloocan and Tondo as the Monadnock shelled positions. Two American soldiers were killed and ten wounded, with dozens of rebels arrested and a band of sixty captured with arms and accoutrements. Major General Otis ordered residents to stay indoors after 7 pm and police to clear streets at night to prevent further trouble.
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Robey
Manila
Caloocan
Tondo
United States
Monadnock
San Pedro Macat
Otis
Compromise on Army Bill Reached in Congress
Washington dispatch reports administration and minority agree on the army bill limiting the new force to 97,600 men as per Cockrell. Staff provisions from Wall-Hawley are kept, with 35,000 troops to be raised at the president’s discretion, possibly including natives of new possessions.
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Congress
Washington
Apia Scene Sees Osborne Support For British Consul
Mail advices from Samoa report that after the Apia courthouse scene the British and American consuls showed strength over Germany and the crowd cheered for the U S consul. Consul Osborne affirmed his duty to support the chief justice and the king case decision, noting ships in reserve in the harbor.
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Don Osborne
Apia
Samoa
Vis Ridney
Germany
United States
Maxse
Osborne
Georgian State Superintendent Glenn Named NEA First Vice President
Glenn G. BR Glenn, Georgia state superintendent of schools, was elected first vice president of the National Educational Association in Columbus Ohio on Thursday.
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National Educational Association
Glenn
G. BR. Glenn
Georgia
Columbus
Ohio
Harry Orders Glyen to Manila With Reinforcements
Advices from Colombo and Teland of Ceylon say the United States transport Grant sailing from New York via Manila on Saianyeh with troops under General Heape has arrived. Saturday General Tyawton receives a call from Major General Otis urging earliest arrival as situation is critical. General Corbin also dispatches urging haste.
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Olle Ceges Towran
Haaten
Manila
Colombo
Teland
Ceylon
United States
Tansport Grant
New York
Saianyeh
Trates Wader
Heape
Teawten Oy
Tyawton
Otis
Philippines
Enybig
Aleo
Corbin
Hanna Exonerated by Senate Committee on Protests
A Senate committee on privileges and elections ruled no case existed in the protest against Ohio Senator Mark Hanna. The panel ordered a report to the Senate detailing the charges raised during Hanna’s 1860s election by the Ohio legislature as Shertau's successor.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hanna
Ohio
Shertau
Alabama Statesman Sparks Bitter Senate Fight In Johnston Showdown
A Montgomery dispatch reports a political upheaval in Alabama as Governor Joseph F. Johnston moves toward the US Senate seat held by John Morgan. The nomination of A. R. Caffee and John W. Tomlinson is rejected, fueling accusations Johnston has aligned with Richard Croker and abandoned the Chicago platform, triggering a state wide clash over delegates and power.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alamna
Joseph F. Johnston
United States Senate
John 'S
Morgan
Eatneat
Alabama
Johnston
Johnson
John W. Tomlinson
Birmingham
Railroad Commission
Tomlinson
William , Bryan
Richard Croker
Chicago
A. R. Caffee
Lowndes
Ovceola Kyle
Morgan County
Sanctified Sinner Pendleton Confesses Fire Insurance Scam
Frank L. Pendleton a Bristol based religious missionary and former Norfolk and Western telegraph operator admitted trafficking in an arson insurance fraud. He claimed to have set his Bristol home ablaze to collect insurance and has since transferred all his property to the company to settle the losses as restitution. He spoke under revivalist influence led by Sam Jones.
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Pendleton
Frank L. Pendleton
Chattanooga
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bristol
Sam Jones
Debates in Madrid Cortes Run Quiet Amid War Talks
Madrid dispatch reports debates on the war with the United States continued on Thursday with little of consequence in either chamber. Count D Almenas refuses General Linares duel challenge, vows to press campaign in the senate and to read Linares violent letter.
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Lingros
Madrid
United States
Count D'Almenas
Linares
Santiago
Senate
Fire guts five story Minneapolis Tribune building
The Omlen Building on Fourth Street near First Avenue in Minneapolis, home to The Tribune Publishing Company, burned Friday night. The blaze started in the second floor job room and consumed the entire five stories with no contents saved, including presses, typesetting machines, and trailing lists.
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Thirteenth Minnesota
Third Infantry
Second
Oregon
Third Artillery
Tenth
Pennsylvania
Tondo
Bynondo
Robinson
Omlen
Minneapolia Tribune
Fourth Street
First Avenue
Minneapolis
Tribune Publishing Company
Anitype
Linotype
Washington Birthday Banquet Honors Bryan in DC
The Virginia Democratic Association of the District of Columbia hosted a Washington birthday banquet at the National Rifles Armory in Washington. Hon. W. J. Bryan was guest of honor, with Senators Daniel and Martin of Virginia, Stewart of Nevada, Representatives Bailey and Cooper of Texas, and Bartlett of Georgia in attendance. Bryan spoke on America’s mission while Daniel and Bailey delivered patriotic toasts and the event featured a floral emblem for Bryan and a band playing.
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Virginia Democratic Association
Bryan Gurat
District of Columbia
Washington
Naional Rifles’ Armory
W. J. Bryan
Daniel and Martin
Virginia
Stewart
Nevada
Bailey and Cooper
Texas
Bartlett
Georgia
Bryan
Senator Daniel
George Washington
Representative Bailey
Bailey
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
America
Congress
Manila Campaign Focus Heightens In Philippine Uprising
Washington monitors daily developments as the United States intensifies actions against Aguinaldo loyalists. Reports from General Otis note American casualties from insurgent harassment, signaling a shift from direct battles to sustained hit and run tactics.
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Washington
Aguinaldo
Otia
Ponder Murder Mystery Confession Ties In Atlanta Killing
Convict John Pendley of DeKalb county Georgia confesses to killing Policeman J M Ponder at a wholesale whisky house in Atlanta on the night of November 9 1897. He implicates George Bankston and ties to trial witnesses Louis Steinau Walter O Quinn and Julius Simon in the sensational murder case.
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John Pendley
Mhain
DeKalb County
J. M. Ponder
L. Steinan
Atlanta
Pendley
George Bankston
Louis Steinau
Walter O'Quinn
Julius Simon
Island of Negros Surrenders to American Rule
A Manila dispatch reports Negros surrenders with residents eager for American charge. Marines on the city walls and Dewey's fleet saluted Washington's birthday as commissioners told General Otis the American flag had been raised and insurgents driven from the island.
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Negros
Manila
Dewey
Washington
Gros
Otis
Additional Cadetships Created Under New Army Bill
A Washington dispatch notes the new army bill authorizes 100 extra cadetships for West Point. Ten will be filled by the president, the remaining apportioned among the states with representatives and senators each holding appointment powers. The system sets senate and house appointment roles in this expansion.
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Washington
West Point
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Fender Ia
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Quay Suite
Constable
South Carolina
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Faure
Harry
Glyen
Mark Hanna
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