Aguinaldo Seeks U S Visit to Study Institutions
Reports say former Filipino leader Aguinaldo desires to visit the United States to study language and institutions so he can aid his country under American control. The War Department weighs civil affairs in the Philippines as the Philippine commission's plan for a new government moves toward approval. The plan largely extends electoral franchise to residents while withholding from tax arrears and insurrection participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filipino Commission
Washington
War Department
Aguinaldo Desijres
United States
Philippine Islands
Root
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Secretary of War
McKinley
Teachers for Philippines Transportation Problem
Secretary Root and Col Edwards discuss moving 1000 teachers to the Philippines amid transport limits. Edwards suggests allocating a transport ship with state rooms for teachers. The Philippine commission urged earliest possible deployment before the next school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Washington
Root
Col. Edwards
Insular
War Department
Philippines
Army
Maniest
Manila
Wnder
Rout
Philippine Commission
Secretary of War
War Department loosens rules to speed army supply deals
Washington May 26 A War Department order amends army regulations to permit oral agreements for supplies and services when time forbids advertising. It also allows condemned military stores and public property to be sold by cash auction or sealed bid, with price improvements possible unless dealing with condemned animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
Army
MacArthur to Command Department of Dakota
Washington May 26 Brigadier General Fred D. Grant and Major General J C Bates will return to the Philippines after their leave. Major General MacArthur is expected to receive a short leave and then command the Department of Dakota. Major General S B M Young will command California and Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
Department of Dakota
Washington
United States
Fred D. Grant
J. C. Bates Wll
Philippines
S. B. M. Young
California
Columbia
Blood at Work: Gen Blood Leads East Transvaal Offensive
Cape Town reports a large coordinated push under Gen. Blood against the Boers in the Eastern Transvaal. Commandant Viljoen efforts to flee north have failed, as mobile columns under Blood engage in ongoing sniping by burgher detachments.
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Transvaal
Cape Town
Blood
Viljoen
Steamer Empire State Beached Near Brookville
The excursion steamer Empire State of the Folger line ran aground near Brookville Ontario and rests in nine feet of water. All 500 passengers were saved.
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Ogdensburg
Empire State
Folger Line
Brookville
Ont
Herola
Gen Uller's Recall Rumor Reaches London War Office
A dispatch from London reports rumors that General Ullert has been recalled from Amwood Hall Lancashire where he has stayed as a guest of Lord Gerard by a telegram from the War Office.
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Sumsions
Buller
New York
Ndon
Uller
Arawood Hall
Lancashire
Lord Gerard
War Office
Supreme Court May Hand Down Porto Rico Ruling Today
Washington May 28 The Supreme Court will hold its last session of the term today and adjourn until October No decision is known on the Porto Rican cases though government attorneys expect a majority opinion favoring the view that the cession of Porto Rico and the Philippines did not make them integral parts of the United States with constitutional limits on the executive The court is likely to publish several dissenting opinions rather than a single majority ruling
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Porto Rico
Philippines
United States
Congress
Fire on Steamer Fannie C. Hart Incites Passengers
Fire broke out in the boiler room of the steamer Fannie C. Hart en route from Escanaba to Menominee with 200 passengers. The blaze caused great excitement but was quickly suppressed by the crew and fire quarters, with only minor damage anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
Fannie C. Hart
Escanaba
Thirty Two Bodies Recovered After Sengheedd Mine Explosion
In the Rhondda valley Sengheidd colliery disaster victims rise to thirty two graveside toll. Rescue work drags through slow hours as families await word. King Edward sent sympathy to the victims’ families and praised the rescuers courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veesawe
London
Sengheidd
Rhondda Valley
Edward
Razors and Pistols Riot in Assyrian Quarter
In Chicago on Fulton Street between Harrison and Park last night boys with a fishing bag sparked a riot. Razors blades knives and pistols were used injuring eight men three severely. Police arrived with clubs and dispersed the crowd including women and children.
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Chicago
Fulton Street
Harrison and
Park
Great Oil Strike at Sour Lake Boosts Texas Field
Dallas May 28 A great strike of oil was made at Sour Lake twenty miles northwest of Beaumont A well struck behind the Sour Lake hotel became a gusher flowing 15000 barrels a day The new strike far from the Beaumont field has caused renewed excitement across Texas and a rush to the district has begun
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Dallas
Tex
Sour Lake
Beaumont
Texas
Boy Brutally Murdered in San Francisco Home
San Francisco on May 28 reports thirteen year old Robert Hislop slain by burglars who beat him in bed, crushing his skull. The intruders ransacked the house and fled with little of value.
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San Francisco
Robert Hislop
Fishermen Accused of Dynamite Fishing Ring
Reports from Yankton South Dakota dated May 28 say a gang is blasting dynamite in the Jim river to harvest double loads of fish for sale in surrounding towns and Yankton. Authorities move to seize the offenders and bring them to justice immediately.
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Yankton
S. D
Jim River
Preacher Dies During Corner Stone Ceremony in Quincy
The Rev. Louis Hahn pastor of St. John's Lutheran church collapsed and died yesterday afternoon while delivering an address at the corner stone laying of the new St. Joseph's church building at Eighth and Warren streets in Quincy Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Ill
Louis Hahn
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. Joseph’s Church
Eighth and Warren Streets
Yokum Trial Postponed to Fall Term in South Dakota
Spearfish South Dakota May 28 The new trial of William Yokum serving a life sentence for killing Jim Barnes at Belle Fourche was postponed from last week due to difficulty obtaining necessary witnesses and will proceed in the fall term of court.
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Yokum
Spearfish
S. D
William Yokum
Jim Barnes
Belle Fourche
Move to unite Chicago labor into one central body
At the suggestion of Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor a campaign begins to unify Chicago’s labor groups into a single central organization representing about 100,000 union workers in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Labor Combine
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Governor Nash Advised to Rest for Three Weeks
Gov Nash in Columbus reports his physician prescribes three weeks of absolute rest to recover health after a weakening trip to the Pacific coast.
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Nash
Columbus
Ohio
Pacific Coast
Father and Son Shot Dead in Feud in Washita County
El Reno Oklahoma May 28 postmaster Lowry and son of Carter were shot and killed by a man named Fowler. The deadly shooting stems from an old feud in the county.
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el Reno
Oklo
Lowry
Carter
Washita County
Fowler
Tragic Shooting: Toronto Youth Kills Sister
Toronto May 28 Thomas Ryan sixteen years old shot and killed his ten year old sister claiming he tried to frighten her by pointing a revolver at her and believed it was not loaded.
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Toronto
Ont
Thomas Ryan
Ryan Pays
Soap Factory Destroyed in Torreon Fire
A large soap factory controlled by Serrano and Farias in Torreon Mexico was destroyed by fire on May 28. The loss is estimated at 225000 dollars with 190000 dollars insured. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
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Torreon
Mex
la Union
Messrs. Serrano & Farias
Presbyterians Adopt Report on Revision of Confession
In Philadelphia the general assembly unanimously approved the special committee's report on revising the confession of faith after a four day debate. Dr James D Moffat proposed an amendment instructing the committee to prepare a brief Reformed Faith statement for the next assembly. New York to host next assembly.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian General Assembly
James D. Moffat
Moffat
Minton
General Assembly
New York
Hinton
Charles A. Dickey
Committee On
Youthful Blacksmith Confesses Anarchist Plot to Kill Kaiser
In Verona reports Pietrucci a young blacksmith confessed he was chosen by lot to kill the German emperor. He preferred to die by his own action and named comrades selected to kill Queen Helena Italy President Loubet France and the Russian czar.
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Rome
Verona
Pietrucci
Lot
Germany
Helena
Italy
Loubet
France
Czar
Russia
Steamer Hennepin Fire Threatens Lake Michigan Loss
The steamer Hennepin of the Soo line from Buffalo to Gladstone caught fire in Lake Michigan near Mackinaw City on May 28. The Cuba came to aid and saved the vessel from destruction though the fire began under the boilers and the loss is expected to be heavy.
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Lake Michigan
Mackinaw City
Mich
Hennepin
Soo Line
Buffalo
Gladstone
Cuba
Sampson May Retire Report Circulates in Washington
A May 29 report claims Admiral Sampson will seek retirement due to ill health after 35 years of service. Navy aide Lieut Bennett rejects the claim as fabrication, noting he need not retire for nearly a year under the law.
Missing Chicago freight agent feared foul play
Simon Brewster, contracting freight agent for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, has been missing since Thursday and authorities fear foul play in Chicago.
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Chicago
Simon Brewster
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Two Boys Die in Loft Fire at Tijlsonburg Ontario
In Tijlsonburg Ontario on May 28 two boys named Harley Mann and J B Thorn were playing in a hayloft when the hay caught fire and both were burned to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tijlsonburg
Ont
Harley Mann
J. B. Thorn
Eight-Year-Old Drowns Bathing in Valhalla River
Allie Mc Laughlin, eight, son of Mrs. Dr. Mc Laughlin of Valhalla, drowned while bathing in the river at Grand Forks on Sunday afternoon.
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Grand Forks
N. C
Allie
Dr. McLaughlin
Valhalla
Valuable Pictures Burned in Glasgow Fire
Fire at the Lady Artists building in Glasgow destroyed sixty exhibited pictures in the chief saloon. No injuries reported as flames were contained to the gallery area and the cause is under investigation.
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Glasgow
Lady Artists
River Steamer Diamond Jo Sinks After Rock Collision
The Diamond Jo, a Dubuque packet, hit a rock eighteen miles north of Burlington last night and sunk in five feet of water. Fifty passengers were aboard and all were saved.
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Goer
Burlington
Iowa
Dubuque
Here
Fire Claims Two in Havelock Residence
A fire in Havelock Ontario yesterday killed James Post and his nephew. Mrs Post, mother of one victim, was severely burned and may not recover.
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Havelock
Ont
James Post
Virginia Fire Case Could Sink Moon & Kerr Lumber
Duluth Minnesota May 29 A district court jury ordered Moon and Kerr Lumber Company to pay Ole Halverson five thousand two hundred forty dollars for a 1900 Virginia fire blamed on careless dust burning. If upheld the verdict may bankrupt the firm and allow other victims to sue for losses from the blaze that destroyed most of Virginia. The suit names D H Moon of Duluth and Isaac Kerr of Eau Claire as principals.
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Mig
Duluth
Minn
Ole Halverson
Virginia
Halverson
Sait
Moon & Kerr
D. H. Moon
Isaac Kerr
Eau Claire
Murder Mystery Shocks Courtenay North Dakota
Body of a man found in a sand pit four miles west of Courtenay near the railroad track with a crushed head and face from a blunt weapon. The crime occurred Saturday afternoon. A laborer reported the body at Kensal. A passing stranger with a gray team and lumber wagon sparked a search leading to letters to James Carden Oberon and a Gust Johnson pass book Stillwater, plus a hatchet and blood stained items. Officials are pursuing the suspect eight hours ahead.
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Courtenay
N. D
Wimbledon
Kensal
Here
James Carden
Oberon
Minnewaukan
Gust Johnson
Stillwater
Rich Find on the Manley Farm Prompts Iron Deal Talks
In Anoka County a ore deposit on Patrick Manley’s 210 acre farm near Anoka has drawn interest from Minnesota Iron Company seeking a one year option. Manley has refused prior offers of 75 600 and 100 000, citing ore assays of 65 percent and talks with James J. Hill about transferring to the Great Northern.
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Manley
St. Paul
C. D. O’brien
Patrick Manley
Coon Creek
Anoki
Minnesota Iron Company
Anoka
Minneapolis
Duluth
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Wis Heart Was Too Big Sudden Death of a Section Man
George Schneider aged sixty employed on Milwaukee Road section work was found dead in bed in La Crosse Wisconsin. An inquest and post mortem found his heart nearly as large as an ox and the cause of death. He leaves a widow and seven children in Bavaria. He had lived in La Crosse fifteen years.
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la Crouxe
la Crosse
Wis
George Schneider
Milwaukee Road
Bavaria
Death due to drug overdose in St Paul case
Coroner Miller reports Mrs Hannah M Anderson died at her home from an overdose of drugs. Doctors Earl and Sohlberg performed the autopsy. The drug was taken to cause a miscarriage. Mrs Anderson confessed the drug used and that she had taken it before with similar intent.
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Miller
NH. M. Anderson
St. Paul
Hannah M. Anderson
Earl and
Sohlberg
Anderson
Man Cuts Throat in Bayfield Court House
A stranger identified as Thomas Kelly cut his throat inside Bayfield court house in Washburn Wisconsin on May 29 saying he was tired of life. One wound is deep but not believed fatal. Doctors deem him possibly insane.
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Washburn
Wis
Bayfield Court House
Thomas Kelly
Nelly
Man Named Winter Arrested in Bank Robbery Suspect Case
Mineral Point Wisconsin May 29 A man identifying as H C Winter was arrested in the woods near the city on suspicion of involvement in the bank robbery last Friday night. He carried 35 dollars and refused to disclose any personal information, believed to be seeking hidden wealth.
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Mineral Point
Wis
H. C. Winter
Winter
Child Drowns in Birch Lake In White Bear
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Albert Cassavant wandered from home as father worked nearby and fell into Birch Lake. The body was recovered in a foot of water. No inquest held.
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Birch Lake
White Bear
Minn
Albert Cassavant
Fire confines blaze to four barns in Detroit Minn
A fire discovered at the Wilson house barn in Detroit Minnesota on May 29 spread from the roof but remained confined to four or five barns and their contents thanks to a still atmosphere and the quick work of firemen. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
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Detroit
Minn
First Bayfield Meeting Votes to Borrow $5,000 for Sewers
The first meeting in Bayfield Wisconsin on May 29 voted to borrow $5,000 from the State trust fund to build sewers. The resolution carried by a 102 majority.
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Bayfield, Wis
Tragedy at Dayton Coal Mine Roars Into Flame Disaster
At the Richmond mine of the Dayton Coal and Iron Co two miles from Dayton Tenn a dynamite blast ignited coal dust causing a massive explosion. Twenty one men were killed and nine badly burned as roofs collapsed and bodies were buried. Rescue teams worked as mournful crowds gathered at the mine mouth.
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Dayton, Tenn
Richmond
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Richland
Dayton
War Claims Paid to Minnesota for National Guard Camp
Gen Lambert returns from Washington having secured immediate allowance of 22000 from the war department to Minnesota. The funds enable next month to spend 10000 on water supply and improvements at the Lake City national guard camp. A prior legislature bill provided 10000 contingent on offset from the same debt.
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Lambert
Washington
St. Paul
War Department
Minnesota
National Guard
Lake City
Six Men Die in Lake Michigan Wreck Near Sheboygan
Milwaukee residents learn the schooner wrecked off Sheboygan during last week’s gale is not the C. H. Hackley. A vessel sighted near Port Washington was a large three masted schooner, and six men are presumed dead after the craft drifted into a small eastern Lake Michigan harbor to ride out the storm. A delayed arrival at 6:30 last night confirmed the craft’s proximity to shore and the loss of life.
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Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Wis
Sheboygan
C. H. Hackley
Sentinel
Boyne City
Port Washington
End of Montana Mining Litigation Nearing Settlement
At Butte Montana on May 29 reports say a settlement is near between the amalgamated mining companies and FW A Heinz. Heinz interests in Montana may be bought by the amalgamated group as talks in New York aim to resolve years of litigation that closed many mines and smelters by injunction.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Amalgamated Companies
FW. A. Heinz
Heinz
Amalgamated
New York
Death of Young Man Found Near Stillwater In Suspected Suicide
The decomposed body of a 25 year old man was found in a ravine north of Stillwater Minnesota. A bullet hole in the left ear and a cheap revolver beside him indicate death by own action. He appeared to have been dead about a week and identity is unknown. He was well dressed and of medium height.
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Stillwater
Minn
Burglars Strike Fergus Falls Station and Store
In Lawnsdale a burglary at the railroad station and adjacent store yielded 50 dollars in cash plus Great Northern pay checks. Police have no clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus, Falls
Minn
Lawnsdale
Great Northern
Accidental Shooting Hits Young Watson Son
In Spring Valley Minnesota on May 29 a 22 caliber rifle fired accidentally while two brothers hunted gophers. The young Watson son was wounded and his recovery is doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Minn
J. A. Watson
Miss Bartholomew Kicked by Horse Breaks Arm
Miss Fred die Bartholomew daughter of former judge Bartholomew was kicked by a horse in Bismarck North Carolina on May 25 breaking her arm in two places.
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Bismarck
N. C
Freddie Bartholomew
Fifteenth Annual Theoso FE Society Meet Opens in Chicago
Overflowing delegates attend the fifteenth annual convention of the American section of the Theosophical Society in Chicago. A Berlin commission discussed the Deitrich Weiland case and Weiland is moved to Syemen prison. Civil service officials Sevron and Rodenberg plan a Honolulu visit to review Hawaii’s civil service. M A Hanna & Co secure options on Massillon coal district tied to George Gould’s Wheeling railroad influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theoso Feal Society
Chicago
Alfenista
Berlin
Deitrich Weiland
William
Weiland
Syemen
A. R. Sevron
Civil Service Commission
Honolulu
Rodenberg
Hawaii
M. A. Hanna & Co
Massillon
Wheeling Railroad
George J. Gould
Wheeling
Markets Report From Rail Centers And Cities
May 29 market summaries show grain values across St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and Chicago with Wheat No 1 Northern around 72 cents and No 2 Northern near 70 cents in St Paul. Corn No 3 yellow at about 41 to 42 cents and oats around 27 to 29 cents. Livestock prices in Chicago South St Paul Sioux City and Milwaukee feature cattle hogs and sheep with steers trading from roughly 4.50 to 6.00 plus, hogs around 5.60 to 6.90, and lambs near 4.25 to 5.85 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
Texas
South St. Paul
Convention Unanimously Votes on Platt Amendment Debate
The Cuban constitutional convention will hold a final vote today on accepting the Platt amendment after lengthy debate. Conservatives expect approval by 17 to 11 with Tamayo and Portuondo opposing and Sanguilly and Berrel defending the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Senores
Tamayo
Portuondo
Senores Sanguilly
Berrel
Rosebery May Join Joint Canadian American Commission
London reports Lord Rosebery has been invited to succeed Baron Herschell on the Canadian American high joint commission, a post left vacant since Herschell's death in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Hirachfield
London
Manchester Guardian
Birmingham Post
Lord Roseberry
Baron Herschell
Washington
High Joint Commission
Chilean President Errazuriz Near Death in May
Valparaiso reports President Errazuriz is gravely ill and may die. He has long been in poor health and, due to illness, ceded control of affairs to the vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Chile
Errazuriz
Well-to-do Farmer Ferdinand Schroeder Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Ferdinand Schroeder, a well-to-do German farmer living three miles west of Monona Iowa, committed suicide using a shotgun. He leaves a large family of children, some grown and married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Iowa
Ferdinand Schroeder
Morgan Pursues Control of Danish Union Steamship
London reports through Copenhagen that J P Morgan is negotiating to gain control of the Union Steamship Company of Denmark. The Daily Express correspondent notes the potential takeover as of May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Copenhagen
Daily Express
J. P. Morgan
Union Steamship Company of
Denmark
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U. S
Aguinaldo
Teachers For Philippines
Presbyterians
Mittee
Sampson
IRON
Andica County
Rews Inn Brief
Roseberry
Morgan
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