Aguinaldo Signs as Prisoner Amid Manila Surveillance
Aguinaldo shows irritation at continued American oversight in Manila. He writes prisoner after his name and refuses friends’ plea to call Malvar surrendering. He signs an oath of allegiance with a note stating prisoner in Malacanan prison. US command shifts as General Davis moves to Mindanao and Jolo. General Kobbe returns. Sheridan transport sails with 14th Infantry and General Barry aboard. MacArthur to Nagasaki then San Francisco.
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Manila
Davis
Mindanao
Jolo
Kobbe
United States
Sheridan
14Th Infantry
Barry
MacArthur
Nagasaki
San Francisco
Plan of Sale for Oklahoma Reservations Opens August Six
The interior department issued sale regulations for townsite lots on the Wichita Kiowa Apache and Comanche reservations in Oklahoma. Assistant Commissioner Richards will supervise sales in Lawton Anadarko and Hobart with 5 foot business and 8 foot residential blocks. No more than one business and one residential lot per buyer. Sales run from dawn August 6 until all lots sell or until August 1 if needed.
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Washington
Witchita
Oklahoma
Interior Department
Richards
General Land Office
Lawton
Anadarko
Hobart
United States Sub-Treasury
St. Louis
Porto Rico Governor Allen Secretly Travels to Washington
Governor Charles H. Allen of Porto Rico arrived in Boston by yacht Mayflower and slipped ashore in a launch to avoid notice. He traveled to Canton for a conference with the president and planned to return to Washington on Monday. Mrs. Allen accompanied him. she expects his return soon.
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Boston
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
Washington
Allen
Mr. Allen
Canton
Monay
Milwaukee Wins First Trial Race For Canada Cup
The Milwaukee boat team won the 21 mile first trial race held in Chicago on July 2. Cadillac of Detroit finished second two minutes and 33 seconds behind. Nine boats contesting included Orion and Minota plus Briar Yankee Prairie from Chicago. Wind remained light from the southwest with a northwest by west final leg. The race focused on Milwaukee and Cadillac throughout.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Cadillac
Detroit
Orion
Minota
Illinois
Briar
Yankee
Prairie
Stort
Mixed wrestling match ends in draw for Sharkey and Maher
In Philadelphia the Pugilists Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher battled at the ball grounds of the Philadelphia league. The first bout ended with Markey winning in 7 minutes 10 seconds, the second in 2 minutes 25 seconds, and the third in 20 minutes with no falls, a draw ruled by the referee.
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Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Ball Grounds
Markey
Maher
Boundary study fix repeated in Louisiana Purchase area
A census office conference on July 20 outlines the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase and related acquisitions. Participants from state, coast and geodetic survey, geological survey, census, and Library of Congress align with the General Land Office map, noting disputes mainly over the western boundary between the Mississippi and Perdido rivers.
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Washington
Census Office
United States
Department of State
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Geological Survey
Census Officers
Library of Congress
General Land Office
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi River
Maurepas
Pontechartrain
Perdido River
Florida Purchase
Boundary disputes and lines in early American territorial history
The document outlines proposed historic boundary lines including a dispute over a title between 1803 and 1819. It details the U S western boundary from Lake of the Woods to the Mississippi, the Louisiana purchase watershed to 42 north, and the Rio Grande to the 42nd parallel for Texas. It also prescribes the southern boundary of the 1848 Mexican cession with reference to Paso and the Gila river.
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Mississippi River
Lake of the Woods
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Lake Bermidjs
Rocky Mountain
Texas
Rio Grande
Paso
Gila River
Garment Workers Order Big Strike
New York July 20 The executive board of the United Garment Workers ordered a general strike affecting more than 50 000 workers. The stoppages include tailors pants makers children's jacket makers vest makers sailors jacket makers buttonhole makers and Lithuanian and German tailors. The leaders say the strike aims to end sweatshops and create sanitary shops for employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Garment Workers
Brotherhood of Tailors
Toronto Beats Vesper in National Regatta Showdown
The Toronto eight-oared crew defeated the world champion Vesper eight at the National Association regatta final day in Philadelphia. Winnipeg’s eight also passed the champions at the finish. An estimated 20 000 to 50 000 spectators witnessed the races. The singles championship stayed with Greer as Ten Eyes edged his rival in a spirited but less inspiring race.
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Philadelphia
Toronto
Canada
National Association of Amateur
Winnipeg
United States
Greer
JERRY SIMPSON REGISTERS IN OKLAHOMA CLAIMS
In El Reno July 20, many attempted to register for Kiowa Comanche country land at six booths. Commissioner Richards announced identification cards will trace registrations and duplicate entries must surrender homesteads. Notable registrants included Delegate Dennis T. Flynn and daughter, Judge John H. Burford, and ex-congressman Jerry Simpson.
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el Reno
Oklo
Richards
Dennis T. Flynn
John H. Burford
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Jerry Simpson
Kaneae
Fair children win a decree for 5 million from James G. Fair estate
Superior Judge Troutt grants the children of the late James G. Fair a distribution of the estate. Executors receive funds now while 2.5 million is reserved to cover attorneys and fees. If Nettie R. Craven proves widow status she may share in the reserve.
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San Francisco
Troutt
James G. Fair
Senator Fair
Nettie R. Craven
Benator Fair
Vegetables Shipments Aid Drouth District in Idaho
A Pacific Express representative arrives in Noise Idaho to secure vegetables for the drouth stricken district. He arranges shipments from local gardens with special rates as supplies from the south and middle districts are unavailable. Vegetables are headed as far east as St. Louis.
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Drouth
Noise
Idaho
St. Louis
Pacific Express Company
Drouthstricken
Express Company
Utah Senators Arrive for Salt Lake & Los Angeles Rail Route Talk
A Denver conference of railroad promoters drew Utah’s Senator Kearns to discuss extending the Salt Lake and Los Angeles line to Denver. Montana Senator Clark is expected Monday as public sentiment is gauged on the project.
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Salt Lake
the Tribune
Denver
Kearns
Utah
Salt Lake & Los Angeles
Clark
Montana
British Disaster Totals In South African Ambush Near Pietersburg
London reports casualty lists from the war office show a South African constabulary patrol ambushed near Pietersburg. Two were killed, one wounded gravely, and 17 missing believed captured by the Boers.
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London
War Office
Petrysburg
Englishman Wins Mile Cycle Race at Revere Track
At the Revere cycle track tonight the one mile professional in the national championship series was won by T. S. Gasgoyne of England in 2 54 1 5.
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Revere
Mass
T. 8. Gasgoyne
England
Mob fatally harms Black suspect after deadly strike in Mississippi
In Cleveland Mississippi on July 20 Jesse Phillips a Black man who fatally wounded Lucius Reed on April 10 was captured in the swamps at 10 o clock and was killed by a mob.
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Cleveland
Miss
Jesse Phillips
Lucius Reed
Powell County jury seals two murder verdicts in Montana
The McArthur and Dotson trials ended with first degree murder verdicts and death sentences for both men. Judge J M Clements sentenced McArthur and Dotson after swift trials praised by county leaders. Jurors from Powell County, mostly ranchers and miners, are thanked for prompt, decisive service.
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Clements
McArthur
Clinton Dotson
Ellis Persinger
Dotson
Persinger
John Roberts
Charles Oliver Benson
John McMahon
Powell County
Eixth
Montana
J. M. Clements
Helena
Napton
Ings
United States
M'Arthur Case
Dotson Case
John Niciiason
G. W. Dana
Erick Hill
Louis Gosselin
John Lancaster
J. Church
Edward Downie
Chris Nelson
Peter Aasgard
Henry Sharp
Matt Hansen
J. Bradshaw
Rasmus Hansen
Turner
Ovando Hoyt
John Manning
Ss. Burdess
Lear
M. Davis
F. Harrison
Hiram Jones
A.W. Sager
Um Schumaker
W. Evans
Death of Wayman Crow McCreery
Wayman Crow McCreery a St Louis resident and noted billiard player musician and amateur athlete died today in St Louis Missouri from cerebral apoplexy at age 61.
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St. Louis
Wayman Crow McCreery
Great Falls Wool Exchange Reopens After Rate Dispute
Great Falls buyers and the Great Northern Railroad settle a freight rate dispute, resuming wool sales Monday. The settlement ties Great Falls wool pricing to Billings rate for equivalent shipments, ending a two day stoppage and leaving sellers jubilant despite railway-side uncertainties.
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Standard
Great Falls
Billings
Busy day at Billings wool auctions and offices
Billings hosts a bustling wool market with sales at Burling ton and Northern Pacific warehouses. Traders report lower prices due to greater wool shrinkage and a weak eastern market while listing bids and rejections from firms in Billings Livingston Columbus and Bridger.
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Standard
Billings
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Wool Exchange
Custer Cattle
Company
Jeremiah Williams & Co
M. F. Trogden
C. Valquardt
Columbus
A. Frank & Co
D. F. Slayton
Folsom
Wool sales at Big Timber total 160000 pounds
Big Timber July 20 Wool sales totaled about 160000 pounds bid in by John T Lodge & Co P O Fallon with 95 sacks 28000 pounds at 13tec Albert Crest 117 sacks 35000 pounds at 13c F Omaerdian 124 sacks 37000 pounds at 1ie 8 A Thombling 111 sacks 34000 pounds at 13c Thomblins also disposed of their 1900 clip of about 25000 pounds at the same rate.
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John T. Lodge & Co
P. O. Fallon
Albert Crest
C. F. Omaerdian
A. Thombling
Thomblins
London Wool Market Auction Report Decline
London wool sale figures show 14 260 bales offered at today’s auction in London. Lambs showed a decline of.
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London
Silent Desolation of a Gold Rush Sheep Herd
A grim landscape poem describes a gray moving wave of dust and sheep under brown Galilee like hills. Dogs, sheep, and terrified shepherds endure heat and thirst in a land where hope fades and madness haunts the gold rush.
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Galilee
Wool market activity and sales figures in the Cape and Natal
The report notes 15 percent price gains and strong demand for Cape of Good Hope and Natal wools. American buyers acquired fine greasy New South Wales and Vite tobla combing and cross breds during the series. A total of 221 286 sales were offered, 16 000 withdrawn, with next week’s offerings set at 60 500 bales.
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Cape of Good Hope
Natal
New South Wales
Striking Firemen Weigh Outcome As Meetings Set
Indications from leaders show confidence among strikers while coal operators expect the strike to end next week. Firemen in Hazleton district pledge to fight solo, refusing union mediation and holding that disputes will be resolved in a few days. The Susquehanna Nanticoke mines report reduced crews as Avondale and Pittston resume full force.
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Mullahy
Stationary Firemen’s Association
Hazleton
Barrett
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers Organization
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Avondale
Lackawanna Company
Stevens Coal Company
Pittston
Mob Attacks Denver Jail Over Anarchist Leader Mullien
A mob of about 500 men and boys attacked the Denver city jail after Charles Mullien, an anarchist preacher, was re arrested. Police used clubs to repel the crowd injuring several. leaders Fred Hoffman and Albert Gunter were seized. Mullien was re jailed after denouncing the federal government and local police.
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Denver
Charles Mullien
Fred Hoffman
Albert Gunter
Mullien
Sixteenth
Larimer
Lawyers to Meet at Denver for Annual American Bar Association
The 24th annual meeting of the American Bar Association will be held in Denver August 21 to 23. Edmund Wetmore of New York will give the president's address. Papers will be read by Richard Dale Philadelphia Charles J. Hughes Jr Denver Henry D. Estabrook Chicago and Platt Rogers Denver. The annal address will be delivered by Charles E. Littlefield Maine. Sessions on legal education patent trademark and copyright law will occur, with the annual dinner at the Brown Palace.
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Denver
The
American Bar Association
Edmund Wetmore
New York
Richard ©. Dale
Philadelphia
Charles J. Hughes, Jr
Henry D. Estabrook
Chicago
Platt Rogers
Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
Association of American Law Schools
Brown Palace Hotel
Harry R. Hutchins
Ann Arbor
Nathan Abbott
Leland Stanford Junior University
Clarence D. Ashley
New York University
Raleigh C. Minor
University of Virginia
Harry Sanger Richards
Iowa State University
William F. Rogers
Indiana State
Ladies Plan Colorado Tour After Ada Clation Meeting
A group of ladies intends to visit Colorado Springs Cripple Creek Leadville Glenwood Springs and other state areas following a gathering of the Ada Club. The excursion aims to explore notable towns and scenic regions across Colorado.
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Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
Gmas
Ada Clation
Heki's arrest after barroom fight ends in shooting
Twin Bridges dispatch reports C T Heki a Butte barber and prizefighter clashes with two Chinese restaurant owners and is shot by Deputy Sheriff Joe Stark after a round. Heki is jailed on disturbing the peace with a $25 fine and ordered to leave the city. Other notes include Madison county labor shifts, government survey crews, and an orphan's home addition contract worth $17,000. Mrs Noble of Sheridan is feared fatally injured after a runaway team incident.
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The
Standard
Twin Bridges
C. T. Heki
Butte
Joe Stark
Stark
Newell
Heki
Madison County
J. M. Page
Miles City
Madison
Leck & Coy
Anaconda
M. F. Joy
Boulder Springs
Prominent Real Estate Agent Files Bankruptcy Petition
St Paul July 20. R M Newport a well known West real estate and loan agent has filed a bankruptcy petition listing assets of 80 000 and liabilities of 246 000. Newport was a Civil War officer and has led in business circles for 25 years.
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St. Paul, Minn
R. M. Newport
Newport
Royal Party Strands After Storm at Albany
The British steamer Ophir carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York diverted to Albany due to heavy weather while en route from Adelaide to Fremantle. All aboard are reported safe and well.
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Perth
West Australia
Ophir
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Adelaide
Freemantle
Albany
Great Republic Arrives After 28 Day Atlantic Passage
The 25 foot sloop Great Republic, sailed from Gloucester, Massachusetts by Capt. Howard Blackburn, arrived in Cockle Shell Lisbon after a 28 day crossing.
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Atlantic
Lisbon
Howard Blackburn
Gloucester
Mass
Killed While Trestle Walking Near Eve Nevada Mo
A man died after walking a trestle near Eve in Nevada Missouri last night. The incident occurred at dusk when the person lost footing and fell from the trestle. Authorities investigated the accident and identified the deceased.
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Nevada
Tragic Collision Claims Four In Missouri Line Crash
County man Grover Lemon aged 18 and Frank Long aged 2 were killed when the Missouri Kansas and Texas flyer struck their party. John Van Dusen, a companion, was severely injured in the incident.
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Grover Lemon
Frank Long
John van Dusen
Lipton Refuses Sailors Bonus For Shamrock III Crew
Glasgow July 20 Sir Thomas Lipton balks at a £1 bonus demanded by 15 sailors hired for Shamrock III in American waters. He offers 4 5 shillings instead and hires new hands. The dispute stems from Shamrock II wages of £2 weekly versus 30 shillings for Shamrock I.
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Glasgow
Thomas Lipton
Thomas
Shamrock IL
Cuban Reactions mixed on Morro Fort Transfer to U S
Havana reports show Cubans split on United States plans to hold Morro Castle and the Cabanas fortress. Public opinion leans toward acceptance as the best strategic position, while some fear imperial overpowering. Governor General Wood prepares to depart Havana on July 27.
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Havana
United States
Morro Castle
Cabanas
Cuba
Wes
Havaga
Santiago
Gulf
Wood
Mexican Exchange Near Par Premium Surges in New York
The Mexican exchange on New York markets hits a premium of 1.15 above par. Analysts call it unprecedented and speculate on bank consolidations to offset rising U.S. business pressures.
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City of Mexico
New York
Shelter for Girls Destroyed by Fire in Syracuse
Fire gutted a city shelter for homeless girls in Syracuse New York early Sunday morning. Forty one inmates escaped in night clothes and one teacher is missing according to local authorities.
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Syracuse
N. Y
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Malwar
Sharkey
Garment Workers
Mr. Clark's
Clinton Cotson
J. M. Simpson
W. H. Trippet
James McArthur
C. J. Walsh
J. ©. Smith
W. ©. McCreery Dewd
Fd Kennedy
A Williams & Co
R. Milne
Thomas McGirl
Bach, Becker & Co
A. J. Collins & Co
Arveda
Wyoming
J. Williams & Co
W. F. Lat Livingston
London Wool Market
Nea
Denver City
Lipton
Shamrock J
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