Maj Waller Claims Severe Measures Needed in Philippines
San Francisco June 14 Maj Te W T Waller United States Marine Corps arrived aboard the Warren with the remnant of the Ninth infantry and voiced strong views on the Philippine war He said only the severest measures could stop the revolution and recounted orders from Gen Jacob Smith to kill insurgents caught armed or refusing to surrender He estimated 400 to 600 natives killed in combat with 11 captured insurgents shot One woman was lightly wounded and a fort siege led to a howling wilderness in Samar as he compared the island to hell during the campaign
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San Francisco
Te W. T. Waller
United States
Serpa
Warren
Ninth Infantry
Philippines
Maj. Waller
Jacob Smith
Carriera
Competency Alone Counts In Postmaster Appointments
The June 14 ruling by Postmaster General Payne removes fourth class postmaster appointments from politics. Retention now hinges on good behavior and duty, with postmasters kept as long as they serve faithfully and honestly.
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Washington
Payne
Congress
Wother
Wants Cheaper Mail Boxes
In the senate Friday, Tillman promoted metal rural free delivery mail boxes priced at 49 cents per unit, contrasted with private suppliers charging 1.25 to 3 dollars. He warned the high cost weighs on farmers, noting rural delivery costs already reach 7.5 million dollars annually and may rise beyond city mail delivery costs.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
D. C
Wiped Out by Fire Rips Alexander City Alabama
Alexander City, Alabama, a town of about 1,500 residents, was burned to ashes with losses estimated at no less than 750000. The fire left the town waterless, forcing residents to save belongings and flee. Rail lines run telegraph services under a tree while appeals for aid and food go out.
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Opelika
Ala
Alexander City
Miss Mary Custis Lee Arrested in White Only Car Case
Alexandria Va June 14 Miss Mary Custis Lee daughter of Gen Robert E Lee was arrested after seven this for violating the Washington Alexandria Mount Vernon Electric railway law that requires separation of white and colored passengers.
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Alexandria
Mary Custis Lee
Robert E. Lee
Washington, Alexandria @ Mount Vernon
France Gets First Plane At 1904 Exposition
New York June 14 France receives place of honor at the St Louis exposition with top billing and five times the space allotted to the United States at the Chicago fair. The arrangement marks France as a premier participant in the 1904 event and reflects strong ties between the nations.
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France
New York
Ammerica
Republic
Surrender totals reach over eleven thousand in Transvaal
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that 915 Boers surrendered on June 16 completing Transvaal capitulation. He adds 700 Boers surrendered at Bloemfontein on June 17, with 11,225 surrenders and 10,813 rifles in the Transvaal and 5,395 men and 5,280 rifles in the Orange River colony. Cape Colony figures await. He notes handing over South African constabulary to civil authorities as military operations end.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Transvaal
Bloemfontein
Orange River
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
De Wet Surrenders Grow as Boers Yield in South Africa
London dispatches report Boer surrenders surge with 16,500 already surrendering. British leaders extend kindness to departing fighters. General De Wet’s arrival at Winburg camp sparks large crowds of Boer supporters, with thousands surrounding him and eager to shake his hand.
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London
South Africa
DeWet
Winburg
Elkins Proposes Cuban State Plan Amid Senate Debate
Washington June 16 Senate debate centers on Elkins W Va resolution to annex Cuba as a new state called Cuba with a republican government. The plan requires a constitutional submission by January 1 1904, limits debt to not burden the U S, and earmarks 100000 for implementation.
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Washington
Senate
Elkins W. Va
Cubs
Cuba
Congress
Republic of
Union
Investigation orders Crowder to probe cavalry abuse cases
Washington June 18 an order directs Lieut. Col. Crowder to Duluth, San Francisco and other points to examine witnesses in the probe of the caves case involving Lieut E. T. Arnold and Sergt Edwards of the Fourth cavalry accused by a private of abusing Filipino prisoners. Arnold is at Jefferson Barracks Mo. as ordered recently. The matters were brought to the Senate by Mr. Culberson of Texas.
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Washington
Col. Crowder
West
Duluth
San Francisco
E. T. Arnold
Fourth Cavalry
Sergt. Edwards
Arnold
Jefferson Barracks
Senate
Culberson
Texas
Three Drown in Lake Huron Off Edison Beach
In Port Huron Michigan on June 16 a gale overturned a rowboat off Edison beach, drowning Arthur Martin 21 Beatrice Abraham 14 and Norma Abraham 7. The storm blew up suddenly with strong winds from the shore. witnesses watched as help could not reach the victims. All three bodies were recovered.
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Port Huron
Mich
Arthur Martin
Beatrice Abraham
Norma Abraham
Lake Huron
Edison Beach
Martin
McNall Supreme Master Elected in Portland
Portland Ore June 18 The supreme lodge Ancient Order United Workmen yesterday elected officers Supreme master Webb McNall of Kansas supreme foreman C R Mattson of Illinois supreme recorder M W Sackett of Webb in Kansas Pennsylvania supreme receiver J J Acker of New York supreme guide L C Merrill of New Hampshire supreme watch T B S Ritchie re elected of Manitoba supreme medical examiner Dr D H Shields re elected of Missouri
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Portland
Ore
Supreme Lodge
Ancient Order United Workmen
Webb McNall
Kansas
C. R. Mattson
Illinois
Supreme Recorder
M. W. Sackett
Webbi'nall
Pennsylvania
Supreme Receiver
J. J. Acker
New York
Supreme Guide
L. C. Merrill
New Hampshire
Supreme Watch
T. B
Okmulgee posse arrests two Indians for wife and daughter killings
A U.S. marshal posse arrested William Bear and George Jacobs near Okfuskee for the murder of Bear’s wife and daughter. The killings reportedly arose from Mrs. Bear’s refusal to feed away land. The two women were found hanging in their cabin.
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Okmulgee, I. T
United States
William Bear
George Jacobs
Bear
Okfuskee
President to Tour West and Northwest in September
Washington reports the president will embark on a two-phase journey through the west and northwest in late September. From Detroit to Minneapolis and other cities, he plans a stop at the Texas state fair in October and a bear hunt in the swamps, with possible legs through Kansas Nebraska New Orleans and other southern cities.
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Washington
Detroit
Minneapolis
Springfield
Til
San Antonio
Kansas
Nebraska
New Orleans
Warships to La Guaira from Washington cabinet decision
The cabinet on Tuesday discussed Venezuela coverage and decided to send one or two warships to La Guaira. Later orders were issued directing the Cincinnati and Topeka, then at San Juan Puerto Rico, to proceed immediately to La Guaira.
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Washington
Venezuela
la Guaira
Cincinnati
Topeka
San Juan
P. R
Hopkins Re-elected Democratic Chairman in Illinois
Illinois Democrats nominated state officers with John P. Hopkins winning the state central committee chair after a bitter contest with Carter Harrison of Chicago. The Kansas City platform was snubbed as Hopkins held the post in a party division reflected in prose from Atchison and Clinton Missouri reports.
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John P. Hopkins
Lilavle
Democratic Committee
Haeans City
Democrats of
Illinois
State Central Committee
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Kansas City
Palmer House site to host world’s largest department store
A $10 million Palmer House block deal in Chicago is under way with John Wanamaker named as backer. Plans reportedly include building the largest department store in the world on the Palmer House site. In Florida, a U S court found true bills against Helen Williams Post, Charles E Post and Charles F Bargman for improper use of the mails over alleged cure-all mental science and Absent Treatment schemes.
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Chisago
Boos
Anville
Fla
Uni
Helen Williams Post
Charles E. Post
Charles F. Bargman
Cabinet Office Postponed Action and Transvaal Peace Visit
After a conference with the president, Chairman Hepburn said action on the cabinet office to be known as the department of commerce would be postponed until the next Congress session. Generals Botha Delary and Meyer and ex state secretary Reitz will visit London in August to discuss peace settlement details. A young girl in Hopkinsville was attacked by a rooster, injuring her head.
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Washington
Hepburn
House Committee On Commerce
Department of Commerce
Congress
Poers
London
Brussels
Botha
Delary
Meyer
Mr. Reitz
Transvaal
Moyer
Hopkinsville
William Blankenship
Willie
Heroes in Homespun at Tippecanoe Battlefield Exercises
Tippecanoe Battlefield Association held annual exercises at the battlefield tabernacle in Lafayette Indiana with special trains on all roads and a large crowd. The graves of fallen Tippecanoe Battle soldiers were beautifully decorated and Hon Henry Watterson editor of the Courier Journal delivered an address titled Heroes in Homespun.
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Lafayette
Ind
Tippecanoe
Senate to take up omnibus statehood bill in next session
Washington reports the senate committee on territories will consider the omnibus statehood bill next session, admitting Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona to statehood. The motion, by Senator Nelson, passed strictly along party lines with Republicans for and Democrats against.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Congress
Territories
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Nelson
Civil Service Reform Panel Tables Rebecca Taylor Dismissal Inquiry
The House committee voted six to two along party lines to table a resolution seeking information from the War Department about clerk Rebecca J. Taylor's dismissal. Taylor, who wrote a letter in a Washington paper criticizing the president's Philippine policy, drew attention to the case as correspondence was reviewed, including Secretary Root's note on departmental administration and public opposition by clerks.
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Washington
House Committee On Reform of the Civil Service
Secretary of War
Rebecca J. Taylor
War Department
Who's Money Is It Rome June 17 Taft Vatican Talks
Negotiations between Judge Taft and the Vatican on friar lands in the Philippines near completion. Four of five cardinals favor the governor's proposals, with Cardinal Steinhuber opposing. Conflicts loom over how the money paid by the United States for the lands should be distributed to foreign missions.
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Rome
Taft
Philippines
Vatican
Steinhuber
United States
Cardinals
Bills To Amend Pension Laws Passed In Washington
Washington June 17 two bills approved to amend general pension laws. One restores widows who remarried, later widowed, to the pension rolls. The other raises pensions for soldiers who lost an arm or were totally disabled in military or naval service. The dependent act of 1890 increases to 30 dollars a month for frequent or periodic attendance.
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Washington
Missouri Wite-Bester killed in Atchison county
News from Rockport Missouri reports the killing of George Arbuthnot by Daniel Watson, foreman of the Middle ranch, during a domestic dispute as Arbuthnot beat his wife over her refusal to depart with him. Also dated June 17, reports a smallpox quarantine in Wichita for Lin sie Stahl on her wedding day and a naval promotion for Captain Charles E. Clark to rear admiral. A separate item from Muncie Indiana notes four-year-old Pronin Pritt, son of Hungarian parents, scorched and buried alive by neighbors’ advice, dying after several hours.
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Missouri
Wichita
Kan
Atchison
H. L. White
Linsie Stahl
Fraud order against World's Co-Operative League reaches post
Washington June 17 The post master general issued a fraud order against the World's Co-Operative League of Carrollton Missouri for using the mails for legal purposes and to obtain money under false and fraudulent pretenses. Fort Scott Democratic Populist nominating Nash Bowman for Congress. A farmer named William Cockrell drowned while crossing the Blue River in Kansas due to swollen streams.
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Praed
Levace
Washington
Postmaster General
World's Co-Operative League
Carrollton
Feah Bowman
Fort Scott
Kan
Nash L. Bowman
Garnett
Congress
Bine
William Cockrell
Blue River
Streas
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