Dewey Welcomed by New York as Manila Hero Arrives
The city lights blaze for Admiral Dewey with vast crowds lining Broadway and the East River as the Olympia enters New York Harbor. Roosevelt honors the admiral, while naval parades and fireworks promise a landmark pageant amid official welcomes and medal ceremonies for 350 sailors who fought at Manila.
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Julia Morrison Indicted by Tennessee Grand Jury
Chattanooga report details actress Julia Morrison indicted by the county grand jury for the murder of Frank Leidenheimer of Mr Plaster of Paris Company at the city opera house. George Antz of New Orleans named as prosecutor. hearing set for October 3. Morrison, viewed as acquitted by jurors pending state testimony, shows signs of distress in jail as daily visits from local women continue.
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Boers Prepare for War As Orange Free State Joins Transvaal
London reports the Orange Free State to join the Transvaal in case of hostilities. News notes intensified war preparations at Pretoria with rifles being issued and burghers massing near the frontier. An Englishman named Robertson arrested for high treason adds to rising tension.
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Kipling Cries on South African Crisis in New Poem
Rudyard Kipling’s spirited verse condemns Kruger and the crisis in South Africa as The Times prints part of the poem, slated for full publication in McClure's Magazine. It denounces the despotic king with lines about freedom bought at a cost and warns against yielding to old authorities.
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Fire raises panic as 250 girls flee burning Chicago confectionery
A fire at Charles F Guenther’s confectionery at 212 State Street in Chicago on September 28 caused $50,000 in loss and destroyed valuable relics while 250 girls escaped. Fifteen used ladders to reach safety as others fled via stairways amid the blaze.
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Lynchers Must Pay Damages in Henderson County Case
In Athens Texas on September 28 a jury awarded $31,000 to the widow of James Humphries for damages from the lynching of her husband and his two sons months earlier. John Greenhaw testified for the state. seven alleged lynchers were charged and remanded without bail.
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Resignation urged for Epworth League secretary
At the Central New York Methodist Epworth League conference in Elmira Rev D M Youngs of Trummanburg offered resolutions urging the resignation of Rev E A Sheil of Chicago the league secretary. He is alleged to have accepted $1 000 from a book publisher for the hymn book contract. The regulation was referred to the Epworth League committee.
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Floods Kill 400 in Darjeeling and Burgoo Losses
Calcutta reports Lieutenant Governor Sir John Woodbury stating floods in Darjeeling district have claimed four hundred lives. Destruction reached the Margarethope estate with one hundred acres lost and Mealand factory damaged. Several coolies buried in the manager's house ruins. Avongrove also affected.
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Porac Captured After Hard Fight and Destruction
Porac fell after a fierce engagement. The estate lost thirty acres and four hundred tea bushes, with many presumed dead. A factory was destroyed and a land area below St Marys Seminary was ruined. The railroad bridge near the site was wrecked, halting all trains. a thirty yard breach left rails suspended. Repair time estimated at thirty days at least.
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MacArthur Pushes Porac Entrenchments In Pampanga
General MacArthur personally leads a two road advance with General Wheeler and General Wheaton against entrenched insurgents at Porac eight miles from Bardor. By nine o'clock the town is struck from two columns, fighting briefly before insurgents retreat, American losses five wounded, Filipinos ten dead and prisoners taken, with 760 Japanese rifles reported at Amban.
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Five Die In Tampico Railroad Wreck On Mexican Central
At a steep grade below Cardenas on the Tampico branch of the Mexican Central railroad a freight engine derailed and plunged down a cliff. The long train followed, killing four or five men including the American engineer and conductor, two Mexican switchmen, and a brake man.
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Madison Miss town fire after burglary looting safe
Fire swept Madison Mississippi this morning nearly destroying the town’s business district and several homes. The blaze, started by burglars who looted a safe in a store, caused about 80 000 in losses and left the Witness Central town heavily damaged.
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Reed's Best Man Nominated for Congress in Maine
In Portland Maine on September 28 Amos L Amen formerly private secretary to Thomas B Reed was nominated by Republicans of the First Maine district in convention. He expressed strong support for backing the president in pursuing the war in the Philippines. Democrats Nominate Luther E McKinney of Bridgeport for Reed’s seat following his resignation.
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Bryan to Speak in Ohio During Campaign Tour
Columbus reports that Colonel W J Bryan telegrammed that he will spend three days in Ohio to aid nominee John R. McLean during the campaign. The dates proposed are October 19, 21 and 23, following a Kentucky tour, with a special train likely to transport Bryan across the state.
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Spain Courts General Over Manila Surrender
The courtmartial of General Jaudeenes began in Madrid amid testimony from Generals Noel and Tejoiro. Jaudeenes, who succeeded Governor General Augustin, led Spain’s Philippines administration after Augustin’s departure and surrendered Manila to Admiral Dewey and General Merritt’s forces.
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Recruitment to be stopped for 38th and 39th regiments
Orders halt recruiting for the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth volunteer infantry after excess enlistments. Two colored regiments continue to recruit steadily as total enlistments reach 11 482, shy by 1 600 of the maximum volunteer army.
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Plague Reports Three New Bubonic Cases in Oporto
Oporto reports three new bubonic plague cases and one death today. Separately, Bessemer Michigan records its first snowstorm as winds howl and several inches of snow accumulate. The updates reflect ongoing health concerns and severe winter weather sweeping the Midwest and Europe.
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Claims Damages From Samoa Bombardment Reported
Washington September 2 The British commissioner at Samoa Mr Eliot has received from Apia a full report on claims by British subjects for damages from bombardment and native uprisings. Total claims exceed seven thousand pounds with about six thousand from Mataafa rebels and one thousand from naval bombardments. The sacked residence near Apia and the cocoa plantation losses illustrate the destruction. Mr Eliot met with President McKinley who praised the commission's work. American and British authorities back the plan for future Samoa governance, while the German government hesitates to accept the findings.
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Naval Cadet Welsom C Wood Killed in Manila Fight
A report from Manila notes Naval Cadet Welsom C Wood from Georgia died defending the gunboat Urda net during an insurgent attack on the Orant river northwest of Manila Bay. The vessel was captured and destroyed. five crew members died, four others survived with captured arms sent to Malad.
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