Bloodiest Week of the Filipino War in Luzon
Manila April 22 reports a week of heavy fighting with 378 Filipinos killed, 12 officers and 24 men captured, and many wounded. American losses were nine killed and six wounded. General Pio del Pilar’s 300 men reappear near San Miguel. Montenegro captured, later isolated with smallpox, while 100 Spanish prisoners arrive in Manila.
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Manila
Maala
Luzon
Pio del Pilar
San Miguel Pitars
San Miguel
Batangas
Wende
San Jose
Leutenant
Lendolus
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Balluag
Balch
Nueva Caceras
Smith
Seventeenth
Montenegro
Smiths
Orn
Haggard Se
Lfe
Tayabas
Malina
Tanique
Deweys Ready for Chicago Tour by Special Train
Admiral and Mrs Dewey will begin a cross country trip next Sunday on a special train over multiple rail lines. The journey starts in Washing on April 22 and includes stops in Louisville and Nashville, Memphis, Nashville, Knox ville, and St Louis with a final return to Washington by May 16.
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Dewey
Pallymore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Liu
Memphis
Nashville
Knox
Thon
Chicago and Alton Talroad
Jack- Somillet
St Louis
Nnne
Hoosiers to Name Delegates to State Convention
Indianapolis April 22 Republicans in Indiana plan their state convention next Wednesday and Thursday with hotels filled by candidates and boosters. Delegates at large to the Mahon convention include Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, Governor Mount and state committee chairman Hernly. Platform details are uncertain as divisions over the Porto Rican tariff are pronounced.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Repub-Ican
Mahon
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Mount
Hernly
State Committee
Ohio Republicans to Meet for State Convention
Columbus April 22 Delegates to the National Convention to be chosen at the Republican State convention to nominate the state ticket and elect delegates at large to Phanaxe. The meeting is set for next Tuesday and Wednesday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Phauaehiie
Taylor Case Dominates Kentucky Goings on in 1909
Franklin county grand jury completes Goebel assassination probe while Governor Taylor awaits Supreme Court action. Bradley says Taylor did not seek Roosevelt protection. Beckham requisition rumors denied. Colson acquitted in Scott killing. Bradley urged Taylor to return and face indictment. Taylor absent in New York. Roosevelt and Harrison offer little comment.
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Frankfort
Franklin County
Goebel
Taylor
Supreme Court
Washington
Beckham
David Colson
Beckham State
Scott
Middlesboro
W O Bradley
Associated Press
New York
the World
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Harrison
North Carolina Populist Letters Slow Debate With Democrats
North Carolina April 22 special A letter from Populist State Chairman Marion Butler to Democratic State Chairman Simmons requests a joint debate on the August constitutional amendment and election laws. Simmons replies stating the issue is the white rule versus the negro and that the Democratic party will not be diverted by interparty plans or fusion efforts with Republicans.
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North Carolina
Raleish
Simmons
Marion Butler
Destray
Simmona
Questins Center
Dwa
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Senate
Germany eyes Brazil as potential Monroe doctrine test
Washington reports flagging German interest in Brazil amid German emigration and prominent German communities, with officials noting Germany’s aim to expand influence in South America. Officials tie this to German naval buildup and doubts about preserving the Monroe doctrine if U S policy wavers on the Philippines.
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Tos
Washington
Fo de Janeiro
Berlin
Germany
Brazil
South America
Philippines
United States
Europe
Dom Pedro
Stamburg
South American
Great Britain
South Africa
Uruguay
State Department
Fisherman Allward Slays Friend in Knife Frenzy
Chicago reports indicate William Allward, a fisherman, attacked with a pocket knife after a drunken delusion of conspiracy. He killed his old friend William Larkin, wounded an 18 year old boy, and slashed another inmate in a fishing shack before surrendering at a nearby police station.
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Siquor
Chicago
Quer
William Allward
Wiliam Larkins
Larkin
Thomas Norris
Larkins
Young Norris
Allward
Tyde Park
Emperor Grants Three Months Fur Lough and Resignation
Emperor Wilhelm II suspended Von Schmidtcz from duty after a return salute in Altona and ordered six months leave. General Von Schieinitz tendered his resignation and left the army following the incident.
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Berlin
Emperor Willam
Altona
Prince of Wales
Copenhagen
London
von Schieinitz
Guarding the Clifton Jail Over Dynamite Plot Threat
Buffalo reporters note Chief Youngs of Dominion police with six regular officers and 200 armed deputies guard the Clifton jail where three men charged with blowing up lock No 2 at Thorold Ont are confined. Rumors of 400 Buffalo shovelers en route prompted militia mobilization for potential rescue or raid. Locals suspect grain shovelers aimed to close the Welland canal to disrupt grain flow from Port Colborne to Montreal.
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Buffalo NY
Niagara Falls
the Express
Chief Youngs
Dominion Police
Clifton Out
Thorold
Ont
Futy-fourth
Clifton
Welland Canal
Port Colborne
Montreal
Buffalo
Young
Rebels Advance In Colombia Threaten Colon and Cities
Advices from Colombia indicate rebels control Bocas del Toro Panama and threaten Colon. A British steamer was chartered at Colon to transport troops to Bocas del Toro ahead of a key battle. Rumors claim Baranquilla may fall, with Carthagena showing excitement over insurgent gains.
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Colombia
Kingston
Jamaica
Bocas del Toro
Panama
Colon
Carthagena
Baranquilla
Kansas City Builds Convention Hall On Schedule For Democrats
Progress in the Kansas City convention hall continues with rapid strides. Tons of twisted steel and debris have been cleared from the site and much masonry on the exterior walls has been replaced. Tomorrow morning a crew will begin erecting the steel structure and night work will be used to meet the deadline.
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Kansas City
Convention Hall
Earl and Bride in Chicago
Earl Russell, recently divorced from Countess Russell in Nevada and married to Mrs Mollie Cook, arrived in Chicago with his bride amid a debate by English lawyers over the divorce validity. He plans to depart for London soon despite assertions of potential invalidity.
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Nevada
England
Chicago
Eerl Russell
Countess Russell
Mollie Cook
Bush fires rage in the northwest region
Rescue efforts struggle as forest fires sweep along the Southeastern railway line from La Broquerie toward Warren Manitoba. Reported entrapments include lumber workers and settlers with trains blocked, fires encircling camps, and messages lost. A rescue train was dispatched but no word received as fires cut communications.
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Winniper
Man
la Broquerie
Warren
Minn
Woodridge
Vassar
Bucharan
Keith
Tollway
Vesrsar
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Duluth
Forest Fire District
Indians Slay Prospector Party. Four Men Reported Missing
From Seattle on April 22 reports say Chilkats likely killed four prospectors near the Chilkoot river. The missing men include Anderson and Sam Cleve with a third name given as Sam Cleve and a fourth unnamed. The killings are linked to earlier deaths of Mr and Mrs Horton. Police investigations continue.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Horton
Chilkoot
Anderson
Sam
Cleve
Suit Against the Southern Over Loss of Both Feet
J M Jackson of Ohio sues the Southern railroad in the circuit court of this county for 5000 damages claiming his feet were cut off by a Southern train in Anniston Alabama. The case is set for trial next week with top southern attorneys from Atlanta and local figures handling the defense. Jackson previously lived in Anniston and the accident occurred there.
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J. M. Jackson
Ohio
Anniston
Ala
J M. Jackson
Hockinford
Southern Railway
Jackson
Southern
South
Hokesmith
Atlanta
Joseph J Willett
John B Knox
Sidney J Brownie
Church at Manchester Too Small for Congregation
Rev Dr Talmage spoke again after an immense throng gathered outside the Manchester church, unable to enter. He preached outdoors following his departure sermon as crowds urged another address.
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Manchester
England
Talmage
Croker Reports Health In London Travel
London April 2 Richard Croker of New York declared himself perfectly well at Wantage and satisfied with the political situation at home amid rumors of a Tammany leader’s death that proved incorrect.
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Tammany
London
Richard Croker
New York
Wantage
Canal strikers hold quiet day at Croton Landing
Contractors at Croton Landing, New York report a calm day in Camp Roosevelt. Workers feared last night would be lively, but so far the strikers remained quiet as April 2 passed with no major trouble.
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Croton Landing
N. Y
Camp Roosevelt
Great Bridge at Pascagoula Ends Strike Settlement
The Great Bridge at Pascagoula paid strikers nearly $30,000 in wages on Saturday with no incidents. Coleman Brouham Coleman surveyed the scene and declared the strike essentially over. They expect things to resume normal operations within days and foresee no further trouble.
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Coleman Brouham & Coleman
Keiley Named Savannah Bishop by Cardinal Gibbons
In Savannah Georgia on April 42 Special report states Father Keiley has received a letter from Cardinal Gibbons congratulating him on his elevation to Savannah bishopric. The cardinal notes faith in Keiley’s succession and indicates a papal bull will follow. Consecration planning may hinge on cathedral conditions and could occur in Savannah during the diocese golden jubilee year.
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Father Keiley
Cardinal Gibbons
Savannin
Speetaly
Savannah
Father Kelleys
Lever Iro
Father
Luther Kefley
Emperor issues rescript to Moscow governor general portrait gift
Emperor Nicholas sends a formal rescript to Grand Duke Sergius governor general of Moscow expressing gratitude for a Holy Week in Moscow. The document praises autocratic traditions and the faithful, and also presents Sergius with a portrait of the czar set in brilliants.
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Moscow
St Petersburg
Nicholas
Sergius
Russian Empire
Czar
Delegation Named to Seek St Louis Expo Funding in D C
A trans Mississippi commercial congress committee was formed to visit Washington from St Louis to press the $5 million St Louis World's Fair appropriation. Members include John R Pitkin of New Orleans ex-Governor L B Prince of Santa Fe Walter Gresham of Galveston and Frank P Holland of Dallas with Governor Kellogg of Minneapolis T M Patterson of Denver. The party plans to assemble in St Louis and travel to Washington next week. It is unclear if Governor Sayers will join.
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Washington
Houston
Tex
trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
John R Pitkin
New Orleans
L B Prince
Santa Fe
T M Patterson
Denver
Kellogg
Minneapolis
Walter Gresham
Galveston
Frank P Holland
Dallas
St Louis
Sayers
Queen Victoria Attends Services at Dublin Chapel
Queen Victoria today attended divine services in the chapel of the vice regal lodge in Dublin. This afternoon she took a drive visiting St Vincent's College as the weather remained hot and sunny, typical of June.
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England
St. Vincent’s Catholic College
Dublin
Vice Regal Lodge
St Vincent's Catholicollege
Cotton Cloth Goes to China Seventeen Carloads Largest Foreign Shipment Ever Made
Birmingham announces the Dwight Cotton Mills sent seventeen carloads of cotton cloth to China, the largest single foreign shipment from the south. The convoy heads to points in the Chinese empire. Quaker Republicans Will Meet Harrisburg April 2. Republican state contention to nominate congressman at large auditor general and eight delegates to the national convention. Dr Theodore L Flood of Meadville is a candidate for congressman at large.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dwight Cotton Mills
Alabama
City
Harrisburg
Republcan
Theodore L Flood
Meadville
Memorial for Barbara Guggenheim Opens New NYC Building Fund
Mount Sinai Hospital accepts a $2000 donation from Meer Guggenheim and his seven sons to fund a lasting memorial for Barbara Guggenheim, the donors’ wife and mother, aiding erection of a new hospital building in New York.
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Barbara Guggenheim
New York
Mount Sinai Hospital
Meer Guggenheim
Aid for the Telegraphers and Pittsburg Strikers Donation
Pittsburg telegraphers subscribe about 1,490 dollars to the Southern strikers and press demands for similar aid. In Chicago professor Hun ter, founder of the Noxubee Industrial School in Mississippi, lectures urging funding for negro education, citing urgent need for better facilities in the South.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
J Hunter
Noxubee
Noxubee County
Miss
North
Firet Methodist Episcopal Church
Oak Park
South
Water Roars as Pascagoula River Flood Destroys Bridge
Report from Scranton describes rapidly rising Pascagoula River washing away half of a major bridge over the river. Trains halted, passengers moved by boat, and fear of further collapse as logs jam piers and water fills the spans. Freight cars risked weight to shore up the structure. officials fear extended disruption.
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Scranton
Pascagoula
New Orleans
Elo ‘Ct
West Pascagoula
Louisville and Nashville
New Orlean
Ewartoul
Moss Point
Dantzeler
Merrill
Farnsworth Conparys
Moos Point
Walter
Storm Signals Issued For Gulf Coast Weather
Weather bureau issues storm signals across the gulf coast from Pensacola to Brownsville predicting heavy rains and high southwest winds with thunder. Floods expected to worsen in southern states over the next two days as rains continue.
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Washinson
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Pensacola Flat
Brownsville
Tex
No Let Up in the Rainfall Across Gulf States
Special dispatch from New Orleans reports heavy and general rains across Texas Louisiana and Mississippi with Dallas noting rain coast to Texarkana and San Antonio. Torrential rain in San Antonio for three hours and a severe windstorm near Marshall Texas. April and March records show continued wet weather with Ponchatoula La. also reporting heavy rains.
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Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Orleans
Lousiana
Dallas
Tex
Texarkana
San Antonio
Marshall
Ponchatoula
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Grosvenor
Deweys
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United States Supreme Court
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Croker
CANAL
China
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