Moros slain in fierce battle on Mindanao coast
More than 600 of the enemy left dead in a mountain battle as United States troops and constabulary tally eighteen killed and fifty-two wounded. Maj. Gen. Wood and Brig. Gen. Bliss witnessed the action hailed as the greatest feat of American arms since entering the archipelago.
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War Department
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Department of Mindarao
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Gordon
Wylie T. Conway
Sixh Infantry
Joseph W. Duncan
Sixth Infantry
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L. M. Koehler
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Mount Dajo battle report claims vast Moro defeat
A condensed War Department summary reports American and allied forces assaulting Moro fortifications in Mount Dajo crater on Jolo island. About 62 Moros killed. American and allied losses cited as 18 killed and 50 wounded among troops, naval detachment, and constabulary. Major General Wood and Brigadier General Bliss attended.
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Taft
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Gen Wood reports fierce battle at Jolo yields heavy Moro losses
Gen Wood dispatches detail a severe action near Jolo Mount Dajo in which American forces and naval detachments, under Col Duncan, crushed Moros. Casualties include Ensign Cooke and several officers wounded. about 600 Moros found dead. Wood praises troops and notes heavy Moro defeat, with long trench and crater fighting and prearranged assault logic.
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Washington Post
Manila
Wood
Jolo
Sulvsland
Duncan
Sixth Infantry
Bigamist, say police led young woman to altar
A Norwalk marriage on Tuesday led to a Cleveland police bigamy warrant for Harry J. Reynolds a prominent local iron ore executive. Mae Smith 21 says Reynolds posed as a widower showed her a tombstone bearing Mrs H J Reynolds and claimed to need to marry before leaving for business. Police say he previously married Isa belle McKenzie in Cleveland and lived with both wives until 194.
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Great Lakes
Mae Smith
Buffalo
Merit
Juston
Miss Smith
H. J. Reynolds
C. §. Smith
Beth
Isabelle McKenzie
Punched Comstock's Face at Hearing in New York
Reformer Anthony Comstock attacked a Virginia lawyer, Hugh Gordon Miller of Marx & Miller, as a liar during a U S Commissioner hearing. Miller punched Comstock thrice, including in the left eye and jaw, but Comstock did not retaliate. Comstock sought arrest but none aided him.
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Washington Post
New York
Anthony Comstock
Metropolis
United States
Shields
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Hugh Gorden Miller
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Mr. Miller
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Miller
Women Burned to Death in Somerville Home
Mrs Anna Howe aged 80 and her daughter Miss Ella Howe aged 40 burned to death in their Somerville residence when a fire destroyed the house today. A passing citizen found the home in flames and firemen discovered the bodies in the front hallway. The blaze caused $2 in damage. A son Nathaniel lives in New York. Large sale of household effects at Sloan's. Proceeds include storage items from Security Storage and Moses' warehouse.
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Ella Howe
Killed her sister in prison with baby in arms
Mrs. Willie Standifer, 25, shot and killed her sister Miss Shappell Whisenant, 19, alleging the affair with Standifer’s husband. Standifer admitted pleading with both to stop, then killed the sister and told her husband I have killed Chappell. Husband Edward Standifer also arrested. Standifer is jailed with their baby. Whisenant’s planned marriage to J Howard Sitton noted.
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Washington Post
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J. Howard Sitton
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Rei
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Chappell
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Fugitive Claims White Slavery Spread Across Florida
A Philadelphia man aboard the schooner Theatrne reports 4000 workers kept by armed guards on a Florida railroad project. He says workers are underfed and underpaid, with many escaping difficult conditions. He accuses Florida officials of aiding contractors to bind workers to the job.
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John B. Harres
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Jacksonville
Pla
Harles
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Iarleya
Ready for Balloon Flight from Pittsfield Mass
The Washington Post reports that Le o Stevens and Le o Will ascend in balloons from Pittsfield Mass to morrow depending on favorable weather. Aero Club prepares gas supply at Pittsfield gas works and forms contest committee led by Courtland Field Bishop Augustus Post Newbold Wagar Leroy and J C McCoy to oversee trials and experiments.
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New York
Levee
Leo Stevens
Pittsfield
Mass
Aero Club
Stevens
Leo
Aero Chib
Courtland Field
Packers Case Nears End In Immunity Hearings
Chicago March 93 The government tested its case in the Packers immunity hearings. No decision on introducing evidence was announced by Packers attorneys as to rebuttal but government expects arguments when court meets Monday. Special agent T M Robertson said he would not examine Armour Looks if promised not to publish to Roosevelt. Armour Miller questioned the scope of such offers and Robertson noted the letter spoke to a different matter.
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T. M. Robertson
Armour & Co
Roosevelt
Miller
Robertson
Overboard or in hiding Pallister believed to have staged escape
Guards guard the Baltic to stop William Pallister, a former White Star steward, from slipping ashore at the next port and boarding the Republic for the Mediterranean. Passengers and stewards doubt a suicide, noting notes and sightings near the rail. Pallister had recently been dismissed from the line.
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Washington Post
New York
White Star Line
Baltic
Liverpool
William Paillister
Line
Republic
Mediterranean
Pallister
White Ster Line
Yields to France Germany Edges Toward Morocco Accord
At Algeciras Conference in Spain March 8 the French and German delegates hint at a compromise on the Moroccan Bank and police questions. France backs four bank shares but may concede on police, while Germany reduces demands on the bank. Austria’s plan rejected, Paris forecasts agreement, with US Ambassador White reporting progress and a favorable outlook for a Franco-Spanish policing framework.
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Morocico
Yale President Echoes Athletic Reform Inquiry
President Hadley issued a statement on Yale athletic abuses ahead of a fuller report by the university counsel and actions by the undergraduate faculties. He noted the council committee found student management generally good, urged reforms to curb excesses, and said the Yale Financial Union is pursuing suggested measures with cooperation from students and advisers.
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Bailey's Father Better Spends in Bristol Visit
Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas was in Bristol traveling from Washington to Crystal Springs in response to a telegram about his father's illness. He said his father’s condition was improving, and he planned to return to Washington. He anticipated Congress passing a rate bill this session and praised Senator Gorman's endurance.
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Feno
Jseph W. Bailey
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Gorman
Fire panic at Cleveland hospital and college building
A threatening fire at a four story brick block housing Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College near Huron Street Hospital caused a semi panic as patients were confined to beds. Physicians and nurses moved patients to safety while firemen struggled to control the blaze before it was tamed.
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Ole
Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College
Huron Street
Huron Street Hospital
Auto Ride Ends in Death in Jerome Avenue Crash
New York report: Police sergeant Craig, off duty, took wife, chauffeur, and two children for a drive. The hired car veered to avoid a wagon, hit a touring car, and crashed into a telegraph pole. Mrs Craig died in hospital, husband injured, children unhurt and cared for by friends. The chauffeur caused the deadly collision and two cars collided near Jerome Avenue.
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Telegrapher Wage Talks Progress With Southern Railway
Negotiations resumed yesterday between Southern Railway officials and telegraphers and station agents delegates over wage scales. The telegraphers firm on wage demands, with optimism growing for an amicable settlement as concessions are considered. President H. B. Perham of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers predicts an agreeable adjustment despite not all strike risks being resolved.
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H. BR. Perham
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Roosevelt intervention sparks Pittsburgh coal talks
In Pittsburgh, Francis L. Robbins presided as operators from Pennsylvania joined Indiana Ohio and Illinois at an Indianapolis conference. George B. Magoon pressed for Roosevelt's explanation of his role in the dispute, after which Mitchell and the President reportedly urged a new intertable conference. Ohio operators seek a broad, field wide settlement and local issues to be handled locally.
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John Mitchell
New York
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E. H. Winder
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Ron
Okino
Taft to Join Supreme Bench as Roosevelt Aide Width
President Roosevelt intends to appoint William Howard Taft to the United States Supreme Court, replacing the retiring Henry B Brown. Taft will be the youngest justice if Fuller retires during the Roosevelt administration, with Taft previously declining a 1900 offer while leading the Philippines.
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