Insurgent Leader Seeks Peace Terms as Otis Reports
General Otis cables the war department that Aguinaldo and insurgent cabinet representatives in the mountains will send a commission to seek terms of peace. MacArthur’s front has fallen back to Tarlac with about 2500 troops. Officials express great satisfaction and believe the insurrection nears end.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Aguinaldo
San Isidro
MacArthur
San Fernando
Tarlac
Kobbe
Candava
Rio Grane
Ent
Manila
Hot Springs
Alger
United States
Seniotis
Presiden
Aguinaldo Rumors and Philippine Strife Reach St Louis
A May 18 cable from Manila to the Globe Democrat reports Aguinaldo may accept peace terms and head toward San Isidro to meet American envoy representatives. Spanish prisoners say his rebel force is demoralized, starving, and dissolving into pillager bands. Also noted is a Marion strike by union carpenters over wage demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Manila
Aguinaldo
San Isidro
Lawton
Nueva Ecija
Carpenters Strikes Halt Construction Amid Tense Labor Standoff
The article notes hundreds of buildings under construction as carpenters strike, threatening hardship for contractors and property owners. It warns that union labor could mount a sympathetic strike if demands are not met. In a separate item, James A. Clemmer was hanged in Norristown on May 18 for the murder of Mrs. Emma Kaiser dated Oct 28, 1896.
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Marion
Norristown
James A. Clemmer
Emma Kaiser
Buffalo
Educating Cubans to Free Tuition in Colleges
More than fifty young Cubans and Porto Ricans were brought to the Cuban Educational association in two months and assigned to institutions offering free tuition. President Major General Joseph Wheeler leads the effort, with over 300 institutions backing the program. By November the association plans to place about 1000 students, selecting men of good character and ability but lacking English or funds. Sponsors at city levels would cover incidental expenses, with 150 dollars provided by families or sponsors for each pupil.
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New York
Cuban Educational Association
Joseph Wheeler
Gilbert K. Harrough
Cuba
Porto Rico
General W. W. Kirkland Ill in New York Restaurant
General W W Kirkland aged 62 father of actress Odette Tyler collapsed with paralysis in a New York restaurant last Sunday morning and was moved to a hospital. Daughter Odette Tyler and her husband R D Shepard were notified as he lingers in illness. Kirkland long served in the New York post office and fought with Lee at Gettysburg.
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New York
W. W. Kirkland
Odette Tyler
Miss Tyler
Shepardstown
W. Va
Tyler
Ter
Daug
R. D. Shepard
R. D. McLean
Kirkland
New York Post Office
South
West Point
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg
Judge Overrules Demurrer in Scott County Lynching Case
In Indianapolis on May 15 Judge Baker overruled a demurrer in the suit filed by John W. Tyler father of Marion Tyler lynched by a mob in Scott county. The action targets Sheriff J F Gobin his bondsmen and the court holds joint liability for the duty. The judge also criticized Gobin then attorney general for alleged cowardice.
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Indianapolis
Baker
United States District Court
John W. Tyler
Marion Tyler
Scott County
J. F
Gobin
Police Chief Kills Alleged Train Surplus Rebel
Birmingham reports Chief Blackburn shot an unknown negro aboard a train after a confrontation over a fare. The event follows a telegram summoning him to arrest the man who terrorized train staff. The Klondike drowning note and Buffalo strike details accompany brief regional incidents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Warrior
Blackburn
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Royal Blend Tea No
Howell Bros. Grocers
C. M. Proctor
Herbert Campbell
Kandy Kitchen
Lowney
Gunther
Gen
Carpenters On Strike
Herelf
Hopkinsville
Belle Coleman
Sheriff Gobin
John B. Mikes
Telephone
Garth, Howell & Webb
Klondike
Bloomington
Ills
Frank Atherton
Samuel Morgan
Arrowsmith
Bryan Water, Ice, Light and Power Company
Ealy
James & Castles
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