Otis Pushes Bold War Plan to Crush Rebellion
Washington reports Gen Otis urges a vigorous campaign to subdue Luzon and end resistance in the Philippines. Gen Lawton takes field command as bodies of officers and troops arrive in Manila aboard the Grant. Dewey remains at Manila awaiting relief.
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Gen. Otis
Lawton Renckes
Manila
Dewey
New York
Journal
Washington
White House
Otis
Philippine Islands
Guinaldo
Luzon
United States
Lawton
Seventeenth Infantry
Navy Department
Dewery
Eneh
Sehley
Ansinlle Sta Tfn
Fatal flood events claim several lives in Kentucky
The report notes two strange fatalities and seven drownings due to high water in Kentucky on Tuesday. A young farmer, Tiram James, attempted to fetch a marriage license for a friend when his horse slipped and he drowned. The floods threaten crops and will affect planters along the Mississippi.
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Louisville
Mareh Sr
Hood
Tiram James
Frankfort
Mississippi
Railroad Pay Rise Will Boost Chicago Rock Island Roadway Crew
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroad increases roadway department wages by five to ten percent across all lines. Vice President Parker announced the move, effective immediately, impacting every section hand and roadway employee on the 3 600 miles of the system.
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Chisagre
Roadway Department
Chicaago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Parker
Advance in Prices Declared by Chicago Store Makers
Chicago march 14 store manufacturers who met at the Auditorium hotel decided after adjourning that rising material costs force a ten percent price increase effective immediately with a second rise planned within sixty days. They tacitly agreed further advances will follow as materials remain costlier.
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Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
Taciddy
Monument design chosen for Winnie Davis statue
In Richmond Virginia on March 10 the approved design for the statue at Hollywood over Miss Winnie Davis the Daughter of the Confederacy grave was selected by Mrs Davis. The New York sculptor Zolvey created the Italian marble figure of a Sitting angel to be erected by the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Winnie Davis
Richmond
Withdraw Volunteers from Cuba by May First
Washington reports under current plans the department expects all volunteer troops to be withdrawn from Cuba by May first to escape fevers that make the country undesirable during the summer months.
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Washington
Cuba
Italy seeks Chinese port at San Mun amid neutral stance
Washington reports Italy approached the United States to back a Chinese port concession at San Mun. Secretary Hay and President warned the U S would stay neutral like it does on other powers’ Chinese port occupations. Rome and London dispatches mention Italian cruisers heading to San Mun and Japan backing China.
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Washington
China
San Manday
Hay
United States
Italy
Iialy
London
Rome
Daily Mail
San Mun
Che-Niang
San Mun Bay
Shanghai
The
Japan
Chicago War Inquiry Board Concludes Beef Probe
The war inquiry board finishes its Chicago stockyards investigation and returns to Pullman headquarters. It cites discoveries about army beef preparation and finds roast beef is ordinary boiled beef. The report exonerates packers and condemns canned roast beef for tropic climates.
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Chicago
War Inquiry Board
Pullman
Santiago
Porto Rico
Talmage Resigns From First Presbyterian Church
Washington reports Rev. Dr. T De Witt Talmage resigns after nearly four years as pastor. He plans to stay in the city and devote time to literary pursuits. Rev Dr Byron Sunderland named to succeed him and continues as pastor emeritus after resigning last June.
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Washington
T. de Witt Walmage
First Presbyterian Church
Talmage
Iyron Sunderland
T. DeWitt Talmage
Sunderland
Talmagge
Britain’s naval budget pledges vast warship fleet
London reports Britain’s naval estimates for the year total 20 504 000 pounds. New warships are planned to be among the finest, with large sums allocated to fortify Wei Hai Wei. Admiral Goschen states England must be ready for any emergency and stay on pace with rivals.
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London
Great Britain
House of Common
Wei-Hai-Wei
Far East
Admiralty
George J. Goschen
England
Barkworth Nominated for Michigan Supreme Court Seat
Kalamazoo Mich March 9 Thomas J Barkworth a leading Jackson attorney was nominated by the democratic state convention for justice of the supreme court He won 452 of 772 delegates on the first ballot with the vote later made unanimous The contest was between Barkworth and ex Justice Allan B Morse as the other four candidates withdrew before the ballot finished
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Supreme Court
Kalamazoo
Mich
Thomas J. Barkworth
Jackson
Parkworth
Allan B. Morse
Dreyfus Pardon Predicted in London Interview
The Daily News publishes an interview with Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy who says the Dreyfus affair fires are just starting and Gen De Bois deffre and Gen Roger are responsible for Trenry's forgery and death. He predicts the affair ends with Dreyfus's pardon.
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Dreyfus
London
The
Daily News
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Gen
de Boisdeffre
Roger
Col. Trenry
Che
Turks and Arabs Clash Near Shalif Yemen Insurrection
A Morning Post dispatch from Bombay reports severe fighting between Turkish troops and Arab tribesmen near Shalif in Yemen. Turkish losses reach 160. Arab losses 300 as ten months of insurrection continue.
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London
Morning Post
Bombay
Shalif
Yemen
Arabia
Date of Peace Conference Fixed at The Hague
The peace conference meeting in The Hague is set for May as czar called congress of power representatives considers steps toward general disarmament.
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The
Hague
Congress of Representatives of the Powers
Czar
Cuba impeaches General Gomez as Chief of Army
Cuban military assembly impeached General Maximo Gomez and removed him as commander in chief for alleged overstepping of authority. The session lasted seven hours with 26 votes for removal and strong public protests followed the decision. A Meade transport ship carried 3 million dollars to Cuba for paying troops.
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Havana
Cuban Military Assembly
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Cespedes
Nunez
Manuel Sanguilly
Aguerra
Gen. Gomez
Sangilly
Cuba
Robert P. Porter
McKinley
Molinas
Assembly
Ealmly
Hanvana
Lastra
Andrade
Santa Maria
Twickenham Gravestone Mason Kills Family Then Himself
A London area gravestone mason murdered his wife and two children at Twickenham before taking his own life. The motive cited was his fanatic vegetarianism and a physician's order to eat meat.
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London
Twickenham
Brewer John S. Cooke Dies at 61 in Chicago
John S. Cooke, president of Cooke Brewing Co and a familiar figure to liquor dealers across the west, died of heart failure in Chicago at age 61 on March 13.
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Brewer
Chicago
John S. Cooke
The
Cooke Brewing Company
West
American coal freight bids raise Europe trade fears
Hartle Pool England March 13 A large steamship owner reports overtures from American agents to carry American coal to Europe at 31 to 12 shillings per ton. North of England coal merchants fear the growing American coal trade at European ports that formerly took English coal.
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Hartle Pool
England
Europe
North of England
Death of a Nebraska Congressman at Burlington Station
Congressman W. L. Greene of Nebraska's Sixth District died suddenly of heart failure at Burlington Station in Omaha on March 13. The death ends his congressional tenure and shocks colleagues and constituents.
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Omaha
Neb
W. IL. ‘Greene
Nebraska
Burlington Station
Snowbound Midwest Roads Trapped by Historic Blizzard
Snow storms cripple rail travel across Michigan Wisconsin and Nebraska with eight to fifteen foot drifts. Trains stalled telegraph down and cities flooded as crews battle the blizzard. Casualties reported include a trammer found dead and three trainmen killed in a Lincoln collision.
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Detroit
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
the Tribune
Bessemer
Tribune
Houghton
Mineral Range
Calumet
Hancock
Joseph Willmer
Tamarack
Milwaukee
The
Sentinel
Ishpeming
Chicago & Northwestern
Little Lake
Swansy
Cascade
Oshkosh
Wis
St. Paul
Wisconsin Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Omaha
Neb
Rapid City
S. D
Shelby Reed
Pearson
Shelby
Lincoln
Burlington Road
Violence in Virginia congressional contest ends in shootings
In Bristol on March 13 General James A. Walker and attorney W S Hamilton clashed during depositions for a Ninth Virginia district race. Hamilton was shot in the abdomen and is reported fatally wounded. G E Davis shot Walker in the right shoulder, with Walker seriously wounded but resting.
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Bristol
James A. Walker
W. 5
Hamilton
W. F. Rhea
Mrs. Warren Keifer Dies in Springfield at 64
Mrs. Warren Keifer wife of Maj. Gen Keifer died in Springfield Ohio from pneumonia. She was 64 and married to Gen Keifer in 1860. Gen Keifer and his son Capt Keifer were en route from Havana and expected home by Tuesday or Wednesday. She was a notable figure in Washington society during President Arthur's administration.
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Springfield
Warren Keifer
Keifer
Capt. Keifer
Havana
Gen. Keifer
Arthur
Gen
Acquittal in Baltimore of Mother Charged with Poisoning Infant
Mrs. Anna Bradenus is acquitted in Baltimore criminal court of killing her four month old son by poison. Prosecutors said Paris green in bread was meant to ease the child's suffering. she testified she used the poison for vermin in a trunk holding bread. The child died May 7 1898 after both became ill.
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Baltimore
Anna Bradenus
Higginson declines promotion amid merit concerns
Washington reports Rear Admiral Higginson has refused the department’s promotion citing not meriting conspicuous merit. Lieutenant Aaron Ward also declines promotion to avoid blocking a classmate from flag rank. Five killed in Wellington collision between excursion trains near Rakaia, New Zealand.
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Higginson
Washington
Department
Aaron Ward
Wellington
N.Z
Beef Inquiry Highlights Cuba War Meat Quality
Maj. Frederick A. Smith testified beef arrived in good condition in Cuba though delays occurred as commissaries left wagons in the sun. Dr. W S Devoe defended inspection practices saying no chemicals were used in refrigeration and canneries used wholesome meat despite earlier charges about condemned meat.
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Chicago
Frederick A. Smith
Shafter
Cuba
Porto Rico
Army Beef Inquiry Board
W. S. Devoe
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Devoe
Jesse M. Lee
Miles
Filipino Rebels In Retreat As American Army Advances
Manila dispatch reports Gen Wheaton's brigade advancing from San Pedro Macati toward Pasig to corral rebel forces. Filipinos retreat with limited resistance while gunboats clear river jungle toward Laguna de Bay. Otis notes Manila policing strong, women advised to leave, and Army begins possible wider campaign this week. Reverend Lincoln Davis named navy chaplain for the cruiser Baltimore.
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Manila
Wheaton
San Pedro Macati
Pasig
Guadalupe
Laguna de Bay
Otis
Hale
Aguinaldo
Red Brigade
United States
Japan
Charles King
Gomez Backers Clash as Cuba Debates Army Role
In Havana a crowd greets Gen Gomez as police and troops confront supporters of disarmament. An assembly near Quinta de Los Molinas debates Gomez’s pact with the United States and the 33.6 million sum. Municipal ownership moves advance in Chicago as aldermen back gas and electric plants.
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Havana
Military
Gomez- Porter
United States
Robert P. Porter
McKinley
Gomez
Menocal
Quinta de Los Molinas
Summer Palace
el Cerro
Gen. Sanguilly
Lacret
Cuba
Senor Tamayo
Senor Cisneros
Andrade
Maria Rodriguez
Senor Gonzales Dé Quesada
Train Robber Convicted in St Joseph
James Gilmore, a member of a trio of highwaymen sought at Fergus Falls Minnesota for train robbery, was convicted in St Joseph Missouri and sentenced to eight years.
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St. Joseph
James Gilmore
Fergus Falls
Minn
Inquiry on La Goubran Explosion Points to Anarchist Outrage
The government inquiry into the naval powder magazine explosion at La Goubran argues the blast was not accidental and strong suspicion falls on anarchist outrage, per Eclair dispatch from Paris dated March 13.
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Paris
the Eclair
la Goubran
Death of Actress Mrs Keeley Reported in London
London report states Mrs Robert Keeley, an actress aged 2 and 1, died Sunday. The notice appears in a March 13 London column with sparse details about her death.
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London
Robert Keeley
Actr
Kentucky distillers rebel against whisky trust
Louisville report says sixty distilleries split from the whisky combine on Monday and vow to fight the trust to the end. The trust has already paid out about $1.5 million and still trails, with some of the state's largest plants siding with the insurgents. In Syracuse New York March 14 the Syracuse company employs 300 workers and seeks better pay.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Whisky
Hood's Sarsaparilla Featured In Spring Health Ad
An 19th century style advertisement promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring medicine that purifies blood and claims to cure kidney liver and rheumatic ailments. It cites testimonials from Michael Boyle Auburn Maine J B Emerton Pittsburg Pa and Anniz Roseert Fall River Mass about relief sleep appetite and mobility.
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Hood
Michael Boyle
Denny Street
Pittsburg
J.B. Emerton
Main Street
Auburn
Anniz RoseErt
Fourth St
Fall River
Mass
A Miscellany of Odd Facts and Anecdotes Across Worlds
A roundup of assorted snippets from Europe and the United States covers death tolls and violence, agricultural yields, waiter etiquette in London, native equestrian skill in Hawaii, banking tape records, a lenient Sicily court, a Kentucky corn dog suit, New Guinea burial rites, and linguistic notes on Filipino identity plus regional tensions among Filipinos, Mestizos, Spaniards, and Muslims in Mindanao.
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Europe
United States
London
Hawian
New York
Catania
Sicily
New Guinea
Cosmopolitan
Philippines
Philippine Islands
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Ja Achengi
Geo
Gien
Marcus Miller
Miller
Thomas Mo Anderson
Oay
Divine
Meade
Youngstown
Lincoln Davis
Central Christian Church
Long
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Admiral Dewey
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Forcibls
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