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Foster's Daily Democrat
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire
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In the Philippine Islands rebellion, rebels derailed a train at San Marcos near Manila by loosening rails, causing the engine and four coaches to plunge down an embankment. About 100 rebels captured the train crew and passengers, seizing mails and freight. Simultaneously, another rebel band burned the nearby town of Calumpit.
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Seattle, Wash., Jan. 10.-Advices per the steamer Agnapathus concerning the Philippine Islands rebellion report the wrecking by the rebels of a train at San Marcos, near Manila. The rails were loosened for a distance of 20 metres, throwing the engine and four coaches down an embankment. About 100 rebels appeared upon the scene and made prisoners of the trainmen and passengers and took possession of the mails and freight. While the train was being wrecked and plundered, another band of rebels set fire to Calumpit, a nearby town.
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San Marcos Near Manila, Philippine Islands
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train derailed with engine and four coaches down embankment; trainmen and passengers made prisoners; mails and freight seized; calumpit town set on fire.
Event Details
Rebels loosened rails for 20 metres at San Marcos, wrecking the train. About 100 rebels captured train personnel and passengers, taking mails and freight. Another band burned Calumpit.