Aguinaldo Moves to Seek Peace Terms via Parley
Aguinaldo has decided to sue for cessation of hostilities and asks Otis to name terms. General Pilar sent aides with a letter to Lawton seeking permission for a military commission to confer with Philippine commissioners. Otis advised no objection to a parley, but notes it may be a delaying scheme and says no truce will be granted while fighting continues.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Otis
Pilar
Lawton
Aguinaldo Demands Foreigners Leave insurgent Territory
Aguinaldo orders all foreigners to depart within 48 hours in hopes of forcing recognition of belligerency by their governments. Most noncombatants are English and German merchants. A Filipino priest carried Aguinaldo's letter to Treas asking opinion on surrendering and noted Dewey’s planned voyage to New York aboard Olympia in about ten days.
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Aguinaldo
Treas
Father McKinnon
Aguinsaldo
United States
Insurgent Forces Driven From Entrenchments at San Ilde Fanso
A Manila dispatch reports Filipino troops driven from behind the strong entrenchments at San Ilde Fanso, signaling a setback for insurgents amid ongoing fighting.
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San Ilde Fanso
London
Manila
Exeter Disaster Toll Rises to Twenty-Eight Dead
Reading May 13 The latest Exeter accident details show it is the most disastrous the road has ever seen with at least twenty eight killed and forty injured.
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Reading
Exeter
Two Dead in Glen Hezel Camp Fire Near Johnsburg
In Dubois Pennsylvania on May 13 two bodies are found among the ruins of Glen Hezel camp near Johnsburg after a gunny fire. John Clune the lumberman and Jennie Delong a young woman are believed murdered before the blaze. A pool of blood lay outside the cabin and locals suspect quarrel motive to cover the crime.
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Dubois
Glen Hezel
Johnsburg
John Clune
Jennie Delong
Baseball roundup of National League results from yesterday
Results from five cities show Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Boston, Pittsburg, Chicago and Philadelphia with varying scores. Notable lines include Brooklyn 3 Washington 3 and Cleveland beating Pittsburg 6 to 0. Philadelphia 9 New York 0.
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Brooklyn
Washington
Hughes
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Silver Platform Shift Aims Anti Expansion and Antitrust
Chicago May 13 Samuel B Cook of the Democratic National Committee invites Mayor Harrison to the May 25 St Louis banquet where the 1900 platform is expected to oppose imperialism expansion and trusts. Silver may be deemphasized while speakers Bryan Blackburn Clark Wetmore Benton and DeArmond attend. About 1500 attendees expected.
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Chicago
Samuel B. Cook
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic National Committee
Harrison
Nation’s Committee
St. Louis
Cook
Wiliam J. Bryan
J.C
Blackburn
Kentucky
Champ Clark
Missouri
Colonel Wetmore
Benton
DeArmond
Democrats nominate John Scott in Bath district race
Lewiston May 13 Democrats of the Second Maine District nominate John Scott a retired Bath ship owner to oppose Charis E Litlefield of Rockland the Republican nominee Scott in accepting endorses Bryan and the Chicago platform noting the Dingley district leans Republican by four to six thousand votes.
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John Scott
Dipgley
Lewistown
Maine
Bath
Congress
Charis E. Litlefield
Rockland
Scott
Bryan
Chicago
Dingley
Cure Constipation Forever With Causcarets Candy Cathartic
An old advertising snippet claims Causcarets Candy Cathartic cures constipation and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. It also notes a Sedalia Missouri conductor J Sheer asserts his daughter survived croup after using One Minute Cough Cure and promotes a bicycle called The Bacycle as the king of bicycles via J Kinzer.
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C. C. GC
J. Sheer
Sedalia
C.C.C
Barker To Command Asiatic Squadron After Dewey Departure
The navy shifts command as Admiral Dewey heads home before a Philippine government is formed Rear Admiral Watson sails next Tuesday and may not reach Manila until mid June Capt A S Barker takes temporary command of the Asiatic squadron from Dewey Barker already commands the Oregon and has a long record in navigation and wartime strategy No settlement yet on Dewey reception but ceremonies will be grand and some ships may meet Olympia off Newfoundland to escort it home The New England coast cruise and Narragansett maneuvers proceed Hood's Sarsaparilla ad ends with claims of curing blood diseases and purifying blood
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Navy Department
Watson
Admiral Watson
San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Manila
Capt
A. 8. Barker
Oregon
Barker
United States
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Olympia
Gibraltar
Newfoundland
New York
New England
Narragansett Bay
Naval
Sampson
Schley
Veese
Dewey
Ameri
Bismark’s Iron Nerve Promises Health and Vitality
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for poor stomach liver kidneys and bowels claiming they enhance brain and body power. The copy emphasizes health through vitality and energy with a promotional tone and price noted as affordable at drug stores.
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Dr. King
Industrial flood drives rail and mining boom in Southwest Virginia
Southwest Virginia and eastern Tennessee ride a wave of railroad, iron, coal, lumber, and telephone growth centered on Bristol. Proposals include the Knoxville and Bristol Railroad linking N&W at Bristol with AK&N at Knoxville, and the Atlantic and Western surveying Rocky Mount Virginia to Bristol. Virginia & Southwestern Railway expands from Elizabethton toward rich iron ore fields while Virginia Iron Coal & Coke plans 500 more ovens and 300 new ovens, with major expansions toward Coeburn and Wise county.
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Virginia
Tennessee
Bristol
Atlantic & Western
Rocky Mount
Franklin County
Carroll, Grayson, Smyth
Washington
Southern Railway
Tidewater
Norfolk
Carter County
Watauga River
Stoney Creek
Johnson
Tom’s Creek
Virginia Cost & Iron Co
Appalachia
Norton
Wise County
Interstate Railroad
Stonega
Louieville & Nashville
Virginia Coal & Iron Co
Stoveys
Big Stone Gap
Harvey Confesses Motive in Wife Killing. Held for Trial
Joseph Harvey, 25, jailed in Howard City after waiving examination on charges of murdering his grandmother and uncle and fatally wounding his father in law. He claims his uncle abused him and that he killed to spare his wife, though he planned to die himself. He shows no sign of insanity.
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Harvey
Howard City
Mich
Joseph Harvey
Stacton
Pierson
Oldest American Society of the Cincinnati Opens Meeting
The Society of the Cincinnati begins its triennial meeting in New York with President-General William Wayne presiding. Nine of the original state societies are represented. France and other branches dispersed since the Revolution, with total membership just over 500 including McKinley and Harrison among honorary members.
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George Washington
William Wayne
Pennsylvania
McKinley
Harrison
John M., Schofield
Epworth League Marks Tenth Anniversary Nationwide
Chicago May 13 Epworth League prepares to celebrate its tenth anniversary with 19 500 chapters and 1 850 000 members across the United States and Canada. Special sermons and church services are planned in tribute to the May 14 1889 Cleveland founding.
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Chicago
Epworth League
League
Epworth
Cleveland
Ohio
Carl of the Young People’s Methodist Alliance
United States
Canada
Remarkable Recovery Promoted by Dr King’s New Discovery
Han nibal citizen J. E. Lilly recalls a perilous bout with Typhoid Fever and Pneumonia. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with quickly easing his symptoms and restoring health. Sold in regular sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar, with trial bottles free at drug stores and a guaranteed outcome.
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J. E. Lilly
Hannibal
Cascade of Remedies and Fashions Highlight Local Listings
An ad touts Cascarete as a cure for constipation and One Minute Cough Cure for coughs throat irritation and chest pain. It notes H N White and Mrs Stevenson’s millinery shop as local attractions with spring headwear praised. Subscriptions for the Ter eonari are listed at daily and semisweekly rates.
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H. N .White
H.N White
H. N. White
New England Divided Over Moody Speakership Hope
Washington reports New England members express complimentary views of Representative Moody of Massachusetts yet withhold votes. Vermont’s Powers doubts New England will win the prize while Connecticut’s Sperry doubts the East will claim back to back speakers. Weymouth urges East consolidation behind Sherman. Sulloway seeks a solid gold, expansionist leader who will back administration policies. Boutelle cites Western majority and delays final decision amid incoming letters.
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Washington
Moody
Massachusetts
New England
Mr. Powers
Vermont
Sperry
Connecticut
Congressman Weymouth
Miraculous recovery of speech after fourteen years
Bucyrus Ohio May 13 R A Wagner has miraculously recovered speech after fourteen years of mute paralysis following an electrical storm in 1885. Recently while holding a child, the desire to talk returned strongly and he spoke fluently though with a hollow voice. The event follows his long recovery and astonishes local rumor.
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Bucyrus
R. A. Wagner
Wagner
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Sarah KE
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Baker and McGuire
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Damon
Wood
Young
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Nichols
Bergen
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Pittsburg
Tannehill and
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Zimmer
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Griffith
Donahue
Cunningham and Bowers
Fifield
Douglass
Coakly
Grady
Quet
J. Kinzer
Capt. Barker
Bureau of Navigation
Admiral Ramsey
Naval War Or Strategy Board
War College
Can Harbor
Bismark
H. M Aiken
W. C. Crozier
Knoxville & Bristol Railroad
Norfolk & Western
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern
Knoxville
The
Virginia & Southwestern Railway
Old South Atlantic & Ohio
Bristol, Elizabethton
North Carolina
Consoli
Virginia Iron
Coal and Coke Co
Geo. L. Carter
Southwestern
Elizabethton
Horse In the Rain
Society of the Cincinnati
America
Tereonari
Boutelle
Representative Sherman
Sulloway
Canal
House
C. J. Kinzer
Bluefield Mercantile Co
C. J. Kio Zer
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