Water Cure Details Emerge In Philippine Inquiry
Senate Philippine investigation hears witnesses recount the water cure used on insurgent suspects in Igbaris Iloilo. Witnesses Riley and Smith describe the tank and syringe methods, town burning, and a Sixteenth Infantry detail under Captain Glenn. They cite corroborating cruelties by natives and the role of regular officers.
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Washington
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
Charless. Riley
Northampton
Mass
Gbaris
Iloilo
Igbaris
Glenn
Lieut
Conger
Lyons
Riley
United States
Burrows
William L. Smith
Athol
Company M
Twenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Smith
Sixteenth Regular Infantry
Sybaris
Capt
Department of the Visayas
Montenegro Defects from Castro with 800-strong Force
From Willemstad Curacao dispatches report Gen Montenegro president of Cadejas has defected from President Castro. He left San Carlos with 800 men and joined 400 rebels led by Luciano Mendoza. Other generals reportedly may follow this act of betrayal against Castro.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Montenegro
Cadejas
Castro
San Carlos
Luciano Mendoza
Suspect Arrested in Summit County Murder Case
Seattle April 15 Detective Barbee arrested J. C. Moore alias Pug Ryan alias L A Scott who admits a Summit County Colorado murder warrant and is thought linked to the Franklin saloon robbery where bartender Martin Johnson was shot killed.
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Seattle
J. C. Moore
Treasury Secretary Demands Immigration Chief Resignation
In Washington on April 14 the secretary of the treasury forwarded a resignation request to Assistant Commissioner of Immigration McSweeny in New York. He enclosed a letter from Mr. Cortelyou that arrived Friday.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Immigration McSweeny
New York
Cortelyou
Olympia
W. A. Ritchie
F. H. Goss
Capitol Building
McBride
Nichols
Everett
Drain
National Guard
Northern Pacific Irrigation Company Formed in Washington
Olympia reports the Northern Pacific Railroad creates the Northern Pacific Irrigation Company with 250000 capital in 2500 shares of 100 each based in Tacoma. The board includes Charles S. Mellen and other NP officials. plan is to build 40 miles of irrigation ditches in eastern Washington.
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Olympia
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific Irrigation Company
State of Washington
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Charls S. Mellen
A. E. Law
Daniel 8. Lamont
G. H. Plummer
A. G. Avery
Budget Statement Highlights UK Tax Changes and War Costs
London reports a budget opening by Sir Michael Hicks Beach showing 1902-03 ordinary expenditure at £129,159,000 with war charges £45,450,000, total £174,609,000, and a £26,824,000 deficit. War spending and new levies include a penny income tax, dividend warrants taxed, two-penny check stamps, flour duty, five pence per hundredweight meat and grain duties, plus £32,000,000 borrowing to cover the gap.
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London
House of Commons
Michael Hicks-Beach
South Africa
Renewal of Dreibund Agreement Nears Completion
Berlin reports Count von Buelow’s Italy trip secured renewal of the Dreibund with one change the clause about an attack by France and Russia replaced by by another power Germany views Mediterranean and Balkan alignments with calm Italy sought Count von Buelow’s Vienna trip to ease Austrian irritation over the Papal obedience episode connected to the Quirin algrounded visit.
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Berlin
Count von Buelow
Italy
France
Russia
Austria
Balkan
Germany
Vienna
Quirinal
Everett Harbor Improvement Approved by Senate
The Washington senate passed a resolution to permit the secretary of war to modify the Everett harbor improvement project. The president is expected to approve it.
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House
Senate
Washington
Secretary of War
Everett Harbor
President taps Clarkson for New York customs post
Washington reports the president has named James S. Clarkson of Iowa, once first assistant postmaster general, to be surveyor of customs for the port of New York. It was also announced that Lieut. Sharkey, naval officer at New York, will be reappointed.
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Washington
James 8. Clarkson
Iowa
New York
White House
Lieut. Sharkey
Port Chalmette British camp under neutrality probe
Chicago April 15 The U S government's probe of the big British stock camp at Port Chalmette near New Orleans is nearly finished. Officials expect a finding that the post violates neutrality laws based on admissions by British officers. Col E H Crowder and secret service aides compiled the final report to Washington. no public inquiry will be held.
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Chicago
United States
Port Chalmette
New Orleans
Tribune
E. H. Crowder
Corbin
Secret Service
Army
Jackson Barracks
Washington
Col. Crowder
Miles Must Go Sparks Rift Between Roosevelt Officials
Washington reports a growing clash between Gen. Miles and Secretary Root over military leadership. A Roosevelt insider says Miles's compulsory retirement is likely, justified by ethics and concerns about harming the army if he remains.
Socialist rally in Brussels addresses government revision stance
At a large Socialist meeting in Anderlecht M Van der Valde denounces the government's revision position and urges workers in uniform to join the soldiers. Across mining and textile regions strikes deepen with clashes at Huy where a gendarme is wounded and quarrymen scuffle with police.
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Brussels
Anderlecht
M. van der Valde
Chamber of Deputies
Socialist Movement
Belgium
Ghent
Huy
Iowa approves Hubbard railway merger bill in Iowa
Governor Cummins signs the Hubbard merger measure authorizing Iowa railways to absorb connecting lines anywhere in the United States with the same privileges as intrastate lines. The act was amended to bar mergers of competing or saltwater lines.
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Des Moines
Cummins
Hubbard Railway
Iowa
United States
Marine Major Acquitted in Samar Killing Case
Manila April 14 Maj. Littleton W. T. Waller of the marine corps was tried by court martial on charges of killing natives of Samar without trial and was acquitted by an 11 to 2 vote in favor of acquittal.
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Manila
Littleton W. T. Waller
Marine Corps
Samar
Insects Ride Ships to New Lands Amid Global Migration
An 1800s style account explains how ships carry live creatures including butterflies, insects, and pests across oceans. It notes accidental introductions at ports like New York after long voyages and warns that many immigrants from ships evade company records.
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New York
Making Maple Sugar Production Not So Great Now
The Indianapolis Journal notes maple sugar making rises with early spring sap but confirms output lags 30 years earlier. It cites Vermont leading production in 1870 and 1892 bounty laws, while many Americans value the esthetic appeal and childhood memories of sugar camps as much as the commercial yield.
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North America
United States
America
Vermont
Indiana
Congress
Indianapolis Journal
Remarkable Silk Cotton Tree Flourishes in Nassau
A rare silk cotton tree in Nassau, Bahamas, planted over two centuries ago by John Miller, features roots that swell into buttress-like formations six to twelve feet tall. Its twisted, gnarlled roots create hollows where locals say elves and gnomes dwell, while seed pods yield silk used for pillows and mattresses. Several trees exist on New Providence, but this one is the monarch of them all.
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South America
Nassau
Babamua Islands
John Miller
New Providence
Tarpon Fly Fishing Shows True Sportsman Style
Florida anglers pursue tarpon with fly gear creating long dramatic fights. The fish burst and leap, a hundred yards of line on the drag, demanding stamina and skill. The piece notes patience and knowledge as the key to conquering the fish rather than size.
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Florida
Belle in Ancient Egypt Wears 2000-Year-Old Fashion
European archaeologists confirm 2000 year old Egyptian attire from a mummy of the famous Thais. M. Gaget arranged a demonstration with authentic costume pieces including necklace bracelets hair comb gold rings white sandals and wool garments, all shown as genuine pharaonic manufacture.
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Egypt
Indies
Thais
Alexander the Great
Ptolemy I
M. Gaget
Ter
Mammoth California Pumpkins Grow to Record Sizes
In Southern California Ventura County produces extraordinary pumpkins weighing up to 400 pounds. A giant pumpkin had a calf barn built inside after a window and door were cut in. its center circumference reached ten feet. Nearby a 230 pound pumpkin heads a family of twelve pumpkins averaging 180 pounds each grown without special care.
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California
Ventura County
Santa Paula
What Becomes of the Pins
A dress maker notes that pins vanish after use and should be reused for several projects except on white goods. She estimates an average dress maker uses a pound of pins weekly, with four quarter pound boxes used regularly. At 25 cents per box, the weekly pin expense totals one dollar.
Retentive memory at matinee of As You Like It
An overheard exchange at the Theater Republic in New York reveals Barton Hill, a veteran actor, playing the banished Duke in As You Like It. His age could not be confirmed, but one observer notes his strong portrayal.
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Theater Republic
New York
Duke
Barton Hill
Wells
New York News
Ram's Horn Blasts and Warnings for Repentance
A religious exhortation condemns worldly venality and warns that true faith requires consistent acts. It argues God disciplines His chosen and cautions against pride, hype, and worldly banking in heaven. It urges temperate, sincere preaching tested on a few before many.
Judge Sees Pistols in Court and Demands One Dollar
In Georgia a harsh gun law leads Judge Lester to suspend a trial and offer a deal. A man with a pistol can walk free by laying the weapon and a dollar on the stand, but nineteen others also surrender their guns and dollars, while the judge points to a second man with black whiskers as the intended offender.
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Georgia
Lester
New York
Grand Jury
Paris Dentist Traps Thief With Plaster Jaw Impression
A Paris dentist uses a jaw impression to capture a purse snatcher who later visits for dental work. The thief resists at first but yields when his mouth is encased in plaster, then agrees to accompany the dentist to the police.
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Paris
Dr. Rousseau
Rue Des Martyres
Rousseau
Germany's Wheat Crop Falls 12 Percent Since 1900
Germany reports its last wheat crop was 12 percent smaller than in 1900, reflecting a long term decline in grain production. The data point underscores agricultural strain amid rising costs and shifting yields.
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Germany
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