Reports From Manila Front Describe Insurgent State and Troop Conditions
General Otis replies to the War Department on the Philippines situation. Rainy season limits inland movements in Luzon as American lines extend from Imus to San Fernando and into Laguna. Insurgent forces are scattered with about 4,000 in Tarlac and northern Pampanga, others in smaller bands. natives seek peace and protection. Trade routes not under American control are disrupted. courts operate under Filipino direction. Elsewhere, affairs on Jolo and Palawan are quiet while volunteers are replaced by regulars. Nebraska Pennsylvania and Utah units sail for transport. Sixth Infantry sent to Negros. sickness rising among troops but no major alarm.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Philippines
Mana
Luzon
Imus
San Fernando
Laguna
Tarlac
Pampanga
Cavite
Batangas
Manila
United States
Jolo Archipelago
Palawin Islands
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Utah
Sixth Infantry
Negros
General Hospital
Cuba
OnIs
Kansans in Bad Way From Manila Cable
A Star cablegram from Manila reports Captain Clarke Captain Watson Lieutenant Ball and 200 sick or wounded from the Twentieth Kansas have been sent home. Only 450 men remain on duty, with 550 unfit or on the way home. The Montana and Kansas volunteers return from San Fernando as the Twelfth and Ninth regulars take their place. Des Moines notices misquoting Iowa hero Deignan of Merimac. Herriott says Deignan heads to Annapolis, aiming for the academy. Ballington Booth supports expansion of the Volunteers of America in Lincoln.
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Kansas Orly
Star
Manila
Hong Kong
Clarke
Watson
Ball
Twentieth
Kansas Regiment
Montana
Kansas
San Fernando
Deignan
Des Mores
Herriott
Osborne W. Deignan
Iowa
Elkhorn
Wis
Annapolis
Pro‑Expansion Advocate Urges Liberty and Bible Alliance
The speaker declared support for expansion and the government’s policy. He argued the war with Spain was righteous and that people in newly acquired U S territories would grow to approve the change. He concluded, we are not afraid of expansion or acquiring territory provided we carry the torch of liberty and the Bible.
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Spain
United States
College Regatta Results and Notable Events
Pennsylvania wins the two mile four oared regatta with a time of 11 12 Cornell freshmen win the two mile eight with a 9 55 time Columbia second Penn third in the other race crowd size larger than expected. public order concerns persist in several cities including Cleveland and San Francisco with various sporting, political, and infrastructural notes.
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Pennsylvania
Cornell
Columbia
Britain Faces Crisis as Moral Pressure Becomes Farce
Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain told Unionists in Birshayewam that Britain must show still firmer resolve over the Transvaal. He cited increased Cape Colony and Natal forces, failed friendly overtures to Kruger, and a secret service fund aiding Pretoria. He warned patience could become weakness without justice. Germany signaled willingness for a permanent arbitration tribunal, signaling a shift at the conference. Anti foreign protests broke out in Meng Tin Yunnan as mobs burned customs staff residences and the French consulate.
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Mark Lane Express
England
France
Samuel Harris
Yale Theological Seminary
Litchfield
Conn
Spain
St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway Company
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Seattle
Alaska
East
Charlie McKeever
Philadelphia
Owen Zeigler
The
Knights of St. John
St. John’s Cathedral
Cleveland
Richard Burke
St. Louis
State Supreme Court
American Tin Plate Company
Chicago
Secretary of the Interior
Birsayewam
Eng
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
South African Republic
Great Britain
Cape Colony
Natal
Chamberlain
Kruger
China
London
Hong Kong
Daily Mail Telegraphs
Meng Tin
Yunnan
RACE WAR IMMINENT NEIGHBORHOOD VIGIL NEAR CARDIFF
Two armed bands, one white county officers and one black vigilantes, gathered near Cardiff Alabama to protect a suspect in an assault. About 200 black men assembled at Brookside in fear of further violence as authorities pursued John Sheperd. Cavalry was dispatched. Sheperd not captured. Sheriff joined search. tensions remained high.
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Birmincham
Ala
Cardiff
John Sheperd
Monroe Jones
Corona
Brookside
Sheperd
Waller County
Local and personal notes from Atlantic society
Local items record residents visiting Omaha and Griswold, travel for business and pleasure, new births, a 70 year old death, hotel management change, a lost dog, and community events. Notable names include Mrs. M. E. Worth, J. J. Barnes, Frank Cadwallader, Miss Gertrude Wilcox, James Doyle, Ethel Waddell, Claude Lewis, Paul White, Judge Green, Charles Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Higgins, N. A. Masters, and the Windsor Hotel change. A black bird dog is missing. rewards offered. A road race on July 4th will have no entry fee. entries due by a deadline. The Foreign Missionary Society hosted Mrs. Tippett. marriage records opened with Fred Beems and Birdie Docherty wed by Justice Straight.
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Steinke's
Jir
M. E. Worth
Anita
J.J. Barnes
Omaha
Steinke’s. Jr
Frank Cadwallader
Gertrude Wilcox
Grinwold
James Doyle
Cumberland
Ethel Waddell
Claude Lewis
Lewis
Fred Beems
Birdie Docherty
Althoug
Birdie Lane
Cupid
Justice Straight
P F OConnell Jeweler Expands Stock and Store
P F OConnell the jeweler has enlarged his western Iowa establishment after moving into a new brick building. He widens his stock and promotes low prices drawing more customers while neat signs adorn his windows. Also filed today, the Silas Wilson Company transfers property to Silas Wilson and rebrands the nursery as Silas Wilson Nursery with real estate value of 86000 and personal property value of 1000. The company, formed years ago with Wilson retaining control, proceeds toward dissolution with last meeting held yesterday.
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P. F. O'Connell
Iowa
Silas Wilson Company
Silas Wilson
Jety
Wilson
Woman Injured in a Runaway Near Antis
Mrs Charles Chaffee wife of Charles Chaffee suffered both arms broken when a tree fell on her horses causing a runaway as they rode to town for a Maine train. Their infant child was tossed about twenty feet but landed unharmed on the ground.
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Charles Chaffee
Antis
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Ballington Booth
Lincoln
Commander Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
South
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Denver
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Tabor Opera House
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McCey
Colorado Athletic Association of Denver
Westchester Club
New York
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Cressy
San Francisco
Edward Potter Cressy
Third United States Cavalry
National Cemetery
West Point
Britain
Birmingham
Saya
Germany
Czar
Lonpoy
Daily News
the Hague
Gross “von Sewartahoff
Fifty-First Band
Des Moines
Fifty-first Iowa Regimental Band
George W. Landers
van Houten
State Agricultural Society
Agricultural Society
Admiral Dewey
Santiago
Young Shepard
Harvvitiz
Macomb
Young Joe Shepard
State Penitentiary
Jake Shepard
Old Jamey
Paul White
Judge Green
Audubon
Charles A. Higgins
Griswold
Atlantic
Robert Higgins
Franklin Township
N. A. Masters
Eleventh
Chestnut Streets
Clark
Windsor Hotel
Steinke’s
Ed Stier
Mr. Stier
Harrington
Kas
Nena
Steinke
J.B. Black
A. M. Weyman
C. W. Wert
J. C. Burdick
W. C. Bryant
J. P. Harris
A. RB. Meredith
Allerton
C. P. Meredith
R. H. Shifflett
C. L. Campbell
Migs
Bird Downs
Eastern Star Lodge
Union Entertainment Committee
Russell H. Conwell
Geo. W. Bain
John B. DeMotte
Katharine E. Oliver
Temple Quartette Company
Katharine Ridgeway Concert Company
Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
W. T. Palmer & Co
Jill
Atlantic Clothing Co, ‘A. Block, Mgr, Atlantic
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