Cruelties of the Filipinos in Trial Court Rulings
Washington reports detail multiple cases from military commissions in which native defendants faced murder robbery and arson charges. General MacArthur disapproved findings in two death sentences ordering liberty for some defendants and criticizing cruel acts including kidnapping burying alive and razing homes as excessive to the alleged crimes.
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Macarthur
Washington
Philippine Mail
Allve
Eulalio Fernandez
MacArthur Upholds Harsh Sentence For Local Rebel
General MacArthur approved a ten year hard labor sentence for a native found guilty of violating loyalty to the United States. The commission had designated a distant outpost for confinement beyond the Filipino archipelago, drawing review for its penal choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torones
Napnapan
Aoilo
MacArthur
Mantares Ue
United States
Smoke tragedy in Chicago lodging house kills and injures
A blaze on Lasalle Street in Chicago incapacitates three men who died and three more seriously injured. Fourteen laborers escape unhurt while sleeping in a building used as dormitory space, with six others overcome by smoke as the fire spread through the upper story.
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Chicago
Are
Lasalle Street
Empire
Cuban commissioners move to back Platt amendment report
Three Cuban commissioners forming a majority reportedly intend to vote in favor of a report urging the constitutional convention to accept the Platt amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Constitutional Convention
Fatal Explosion Hits Grand Deson Mines in Belgium
An explosion at the Grand Deson coal mines in Herum Belgium on April 27 killed ten miners. The report notes ensuing health issues and references various remedies and local advertisements, including medical products and retail notices from merchants.
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Mous
Belgium
Grand Dueson
Herum
Drought and liquor license turmoil cloud county politics
A long column discusses looming drying up, possible Lilly resignation, and factional fights over liquor licenses in Bluedeld. It critiques the idea of forcing a vacancy on the county court, notes political divisions between Bailey and Kegley, and urges residents to await official calls while highlighting taxation and local advertising.
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Lilly Canld
Messrs
Bailey
Kegley
Lilly
Dalley
Bluedeld
Hartigan case dissent accuses court of unfair treatment
West Virginia Judge M L Dent of the supreme court of appeals publishes a dissent and open letter criticizing the majority in Professor J W Hartigan's removal case against the University of West Virginia Board of Regents. He defends Hartigan, disputes "good cause" standards, and asserts Hartigan was unjustly treated and denied equal protection of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. ML. Dent
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Morgantown
J. W. Hartigan
Board of Regents
University
Dent
Toto
Centofessor
Hartigan
Demand for Full Pay Fragments Chronicle Mixed War Notes
A chaotic, era-spanning fragment lists demands for full payment, misfired diplomacy with Gen Chafee and Chaffee, and mixed reports of assaults, robberies, and military plans. Included are notes on American policy toward indemnities, a Paris burglary, Chinese-German clashes, and promotional lines for Bluefield merchants and Edwin Clapp shoes.
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Pewin
Don Rockbill
Millinery Firm Manager Praises Cough Remedy
Marion Rooke of Thompson, a large Chicago importer, says severe weather gave her a dreadful cold. She reports Cough Remedy from Bell’s store quickly relieved her symptoms and led to full improvement. she bought more for herself and is now well. For sale by HLN White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Rooke
Chompson
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Beriain
HLN. White
Empress Dowager Delegates Powers to National Board
Washington reports the empress dowager of China has appointed a board of national administration to relieve her of public duties. The move shifts responsibility to the board and may ease foreign negotiations. The plan includes three members from theSiang Pu family, notably Jung Lu, and draws mixed views on its impact.
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Washington
Jung Lu
Li Hung Chang
Robert Mart
China
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American Express Co
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Kan
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