Residents wounded as Pulajanes burn homes and seize villagers
A group of twenty four Pulajanes entered Wright Ward in Samar province injuring seven residents and killing one. They looted and burned thirty dwellings and took over twenty inhabitants prisoner before escaping. Forces pursue the attackers as Samar residents endorse extermination policy. President Roosevelt congratulated Governor Curry on his recent escape.
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Manila
Cinco
Island
Samar
Wright Ward
Wright
George Curry
Buigio
Bequet
Ide
Curry
Roosevelt
Pulajanes
Magtaon
Three More Bishops Recommended by Committee on Episcopacy
In Birmingham on May 12 the Southern Methodist conference heard Bishop A C Smith chair the meeting. The episcopacy committee proposed electing three new bishops and passed on all eleven bishops. It called for continuation of Granberry and Fitzgerald on the superannuated list and noted Bishop Duncan health issues. It also recommended a year of inactive duty for Smith and set salaries for active and superannuated bishops and widows.
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Committee On Episcopacy
Birmingham
Ala
A. Coke Smith
Southern Methodist Conference
Southern Baptist Convention
Epworth League Union of Washington
Callendar
College of Bishops
Episcopacy Committee
Granberry
O. P. Fitzgerald
Duncan
Smith
Two Ky Men Dead as Watchman Fires in Freight Car
In Chattanooga at 3 am a watchman shot into a merchandise car in the Cincinnati Southern freight yards killing Herb Cor Neilson of Danville and fatally wounding Jack Richardson of Lexington. Investigators suspect a robbery motive as a loaded revolver was found on Richardson and a head shot end of Neilson.
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Chattanooga
Herb Cor Neilson
Danville
Jack Richardson
Lexington
Cincinnati Southern
Richardson
Cornelison
Hoppe Sets New Mark in Record High Run
Willie Hoppe broke the world record for the high run with an 18 balk line, setting a new mark of 307 in Chicago. He defeated Jake Shhaefer in eight innings by 500 to 193, surpassing Louis Cure’s former 255 record. In New York, Carl Schurz showed no improvement in condition on Saturday morning.
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Hoppe
Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Louis Cure
Jake Shhaefer
New York
Carl Schurz
Boiler Explosion at Colfax Kills Three Workers
At the Pine Lumber company plant in Colfax Louisiana a boiler explosion Friday killed three men W A Porter Louis Henderson and James Carter. Porter was in the boiler room and instantly killed his body mangled others were in another part of the mill and survived.
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Shreveport
Big Pine Lumber Company
Colfax
W W. A. Porter
Louis Henderson
James Carter
Porter
Convention Set for May in Montgomery
Secretary Glass of the Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association says the fourth annual convention will be held in Montgomery on May 15 and 16.
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Montgomery
Ala
Glass
The
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Association
Bailey Measure Lost Allison's Articles
Washington May 12 Consideration of the rate bill continued in the Senate Friday Senator Allison presented the first of his compromise amendments striking out words fairly remunerative from the fourth section of the bill as descriptive of rates the interstate commerce commission prescribes The amendment was adopted without debate or division The second amendment limiting to two years the continuance of the commissions orders was also adopted Bailey presented an amendment prohibiting inferior United States courts from issuing temporary injunctions against the commissions orders He argued the president would support the idea but recent events showed otherwise The Bailey amendment was lost Culberson proposed injunctions not to be granted without hearings and other conditions The plan faced opposition for covering many subjects and was voted down by a strict party vote except La Follette voting with Democrats
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Washington
Senate
Allison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Bailey
United States
Raleigh, N. C
Mr. Bailey
Culberson
Carter
la Follettee
Delegates to Mammoth Cave Trip Attracts 500 Locomotive Engineers
Five hundred delegates plan a May 19 visit to Mammoth Cave as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers holds two sessions to review resolutions and appeals from divisions. An executive session adopted a resolution protesting a railroad rate bill amendment blocking employee passes and authorized Grand Chief Stone to send a message to President Roosevelt. The Hot Springs excursion will follow later. Condition critical.
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Mammoth Cave
Memphis
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Hot Springs
Senate
Grand Chief Stone
Roosevelt
H and T C Excursions Ticket Sales and Notices
The H and T C announces excursion ticket sales for Houston to Galveston on May 19 with 3 40 p m train and May 20 night train arrival 2 48 a m Rates are 195 to Houston and 220 to Galveston. Other sales include Dallas Elks Reunion May 20 21 22 limit May 23 at 595 Austin Funeral Directors May 27 28 limit May 38 1 Grandbury May 20 21 and Louisville June 11 12 13 plus Miss Josie Barnhart guest of L A Bice. Bice trading in city yesterday. Also sale notice for Hunter and Chatham May 14 26.
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Houston
Louisville
Grandbury
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Batavia
HEINZ
Howell Bros of
Albat
First National Bank
Bryan
U.S
Ermine
H. O. Boatwright
J. W. Howell
L. L. McInnis
Guy M. Bryan, JR
W. C. Davis
Brazos County
Texas
Sames
Bly
Watchman
Rhode Island
Josie Barnhart of
Batson
L. A. Bice
Mrs. Bice
City
Help
Hunter & Chatham’s
E. J. Fountain & Company
Giese
San Francisco
GEO. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Postoffice Drugstore
Pure Drugs
FE. J. Jenkins
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