Missing American teachers in Cebu Island search widens
Manila reports four American teachers on a day trip from Cebu have not returned. three detachments of native police search the area with orders to bring them back. Major Gardener testimony before a board notes insurgent control in Tayabas and Batangas and Malvar's statements about discipline and support for Americans. Mindanao notes include Colonel Baldwin's letter to sultan of Badlod seeking peace and influence over Moros.
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Manila
Cebu
Cornelius Gardener
Malvar
Batangas
Gardener
Tayabas
Munlcgya
Franklin Bell
Frank D. Baldwin
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Mindanao
Sultan of Badlod
Baldwin
Badod
Massin
Peace Joy in London as Mafficking Returns with New Flair
London crowds celebrate peace with festive crowds in the Strand Piccadilly and Pall Mall. Costers topple hats from clerks and chase hats through the streets as Chinamen and Chinese embassy onlookers are playfully teased. Many cabbies and omnibuses display flags while Americans observe the scene from nearby hotels.
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London
War Times
Strand
Piccadilly
Pall Mall
Pretoria
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Coster
Cecki
White Chapel
Charing Cross
Bank of England
Manston House
Royal Exchange
Eremy East End
Cornhill
Lombard
Threadneedle
Court of inquiry finds officers not intoxicated in Venice riot
London June 18 court of inquiry findings on U S naval officers imprisoned at Venice in late April reveal the consul Henry A Johnson and defense lawyer urged pleading intoxication which they refused. Admiral Crowninshield criticizes Captain Dayton for not defending the officers and notes revolting indignities during confinement. The finding says only Doddridge and Ledbetter showed drinking effects, not intoxication, as Wynne’s hall outside Fiorina’s cafe triggered a riot. The court deems Kress indiscreet but no further action, and arrives at the same conclusion for Langley.
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London
United States
Venice
Henry A. Johnson
Crowninshield
J. H. Dayton
Chicago
Crown- Inshield
Dayton
The
Gave & Hall
Doddridge
Ledbetter
Captain Wynne
St. Marks Square
Wynne
Mob surrounds jail over assault case in Vincennes
Rumors of a lynch mob threaten Vincennes Indiana as deputies rush to guard ex convict Bill Edison charged with assaulting a four year old girl. Governor Durbin orders sheriffs to summon troops if needed while Indianapolis reports a six to seven hundred crowd with no clear leader.
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Vincennes
Ind
Bill Edison
Irma Pfohl
Edison
Indianapolis
The
Sherif
Durbin
Wiliam Edison
Jall
Depot to Cost Half Million in Norfolk
Seven railroads entering Norfolk have completed plans for a half million dollar union depot on the Lamberts Point division between Church and Granby streets. The stone station will sit on the belt line used by Norfolk and Western and other lines and will be reached by three different car lines.
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Norfolk
Lamberts Point
Norfolk and Western
Church and
Granby Streets
Southern
Seapoard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk and Southern
Rain Ends Drought Across Mid South Region
In Memphis on June 18 the long drought across west Tennessee eastern Arkansas and north Mississippi was broken by two days of heavy rains. Crops should recover and be in good condition though a separate military inquiry in the report quashed all court martial recommendations. Admiral Crowninshield found insufficient evidence of misconduct by Doddridge Ledbetter and Wynne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Senate Split Over Cuban Reciprocity Stalemate Deepens
Seventeen Republican senators pledged not to approve administration Cuba policy, with two absent reportedly aligned with them. Leaders plan to place the bill on the calendar after the canal bill, while urging Republicans to back a reciprocity treaty. Negotiations center on beet sugar interests and potential extra sessions as the conference adjourns without a clear path to reciprocity.
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Washington
Cuba
Senate
Aldrich
Platt
Spooner
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Friends of Cuban
Perkins and Bard
California
Mitchell and
Simon
Oregon
Foster
Gamble and Kittredge
South Dakota
Nelson
Clapp
Minnesota
Dietrich and
Millard
Nebraska
Elkins and
Scott
West Virginia
Janea
Burrows
United States
Sugar Trust
Quay
House L.t
Dietrich
Georgia Saw Mill Association Meets in Tifton
The Georgia Saw Mill Association held a regular session in Tifton on June 18 with lumbermen from Georgia and Florida attending. Rules on classification and inspection were modified, labor conditions were said to be unsatisfactory, and the group planned to reconvene July 15. The Georgia Hoo-Hoo banquet followed at Hotel Badie with supervision by officials including Vice Great Snark and J. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Georgia Saw Mill Association
Georgia
Florida
Savannah
Georgia Hoo
Peruna Ad From Old Court Memoir Excerpt
An archival hemp of a worn-out court official Hugh McLaughlin describes exhaustion from long hours in the Western District of Texas. The piece promotes Peruna as a remedy, claiming systemic catarrh and related symptoms improve after removing the cause, with Dr Hartman offering free advice.
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Hugh McLaughlin
Coubent Street
San Antonio
Tex
United States Court
Western District of Texas
Kiss incident clouds Hobson ceremony in New London
In New London June 18 Captain Richmond Hobson received a cold kiss request from Miss Pearl Benjamin during the unveiling of a captured gun Trophy from Admiral Cevera. Hobson refused and she cried, causing a scene as the Merimac hero attended a DAR ceremony led by Miss Pearl Benjamin.
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New York
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Merimac
New London
Cevera
Maria Theresa
National Guard
Oscar E Stanton
United States Navy
Thomas
Culbert Harrison Blocumb
Hobson
Texas Railroad Commission Orders Single Line Rates
Texas Railroad Commission hands down three propositions with a major move to single line rates on the Southern Pacific. Hearing held in May, decision released June 19. Harriman lines statewide to operate under single rates, about a 25 percent revenue reduction on all Southern Pacific lines in Texas.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Southern Pacific
Edward Ordered To Keep Quiet For Coronation Strain
London reports King Edward will forego all public engagements for several days after physicians advised rest due to the coronation strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
London
Ax Handle Plant Burns in Louisville Fire
A fire at Tugner Day and Woolworth Company ax handle plant at Seventh and Dumesnil Streets in Louisville caused about 385000 in damage. Insurance will cover the loss.
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Louiaville
Tugner, Day & Woolworth Company
Seventh and Dumesnil Streets
Tifton Defeats Fitzgerald 6-4 In Rainy Sixth Inning
In Fitzgerald Georgia on June 18 a fast game between Fitzgerald and Tifton saw no score until the sixth inning when a light rain slowed pitching. Tifton led 6 to 4 after the sixth and Fitzgerald was set to play Cordele here next Tuesday.
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Tifton
Fitzgerald
Cordele
Fatal Wreck Near Mexico Missouri Involves Passenger Train
A Chicago and Alton passenger train bound for St Louis from Kansas City derailed east of Mexico Missouri this afternoon. Engineer John Kehler was killed and twelve passengers injured, with three seriously hurt.
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Mount Leonard
Chicago and Alton
Kansas City
St Louis
Mexico
John KeHer
Queer Family at North Franklin Street Menagerie
The son of former alderman Griner keeps a small home menagerie on North Franklin Street with a cat two kittens and two foster groundhogs. The groundhogs were caught nearby as youngsters and adopted by the mother cat who tends to all four offspring. Ex-Alderman Gunner observers the cheerful group with amused interest.
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Danville
Exalderman Griner
North
Franklin Street
Gunner
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Burein
Coste
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M. A. Birdsall
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