Washington Dispatches From Manila Provincial Government Formed
A Manila dispatch on the 6th reports Taft Wright and Ide at Cavite establishing a provincial government welcomed by Col. Goodrell and local dignitaries. Judge Taft outlined the plan while war department figures show a 72 percent rise in Philippine merchandise imports for the first three quarters of 1900 compared with 1899. A cable from Gen. McArthur announced volunteers have left for the United States. Brazilan officials visited the White House and Mount Vernon expressing goodwill. The War Department orders create five field artillery batteries and three coast artillery companies. Census bulletin lists 10,602 incorporated places, up from 7,578 in 1890. The U.S. again appeals to powers over Pekin indemnity arbitration at The Hague.
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Manila
Taft
Wright
Ide
Cavite
Col
Goodrell
Philippines
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
McArthur
United States
White House
Navy Yard
Mount Vernon
Washington
Brazil
Coast Artillery
Pekin
Hague Tribunal
Marriages and fires mark Franklin and Waterford tremors
At Franklin Miss Celia Sibley wed William M. Wilson of Washington with guests from Washington Chicago and Pittsburg. A Waterford fire incinerated the Gellett block amid incendiary blame and widespread alarm.
War fel and officers appointed in military health ranks
After a long illness George B War fel assistant general passenger agent of the Baltimore and Ohio southwestern stationed at St. Louis died on the 6th W AU Forward assistant surgeon general of the army and chief surgeon of the department of California has been ordered to report at Washington he will assume the duties of chief medical officer while Dr Sternberg is making a tour of inspection of the Philippines
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George B. Warfel
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
St. Louis
W. AU. Forward
Army
Department of California
Washington
Sternberg
Philippines
Stockholders Meet as Dividends Declared Amid News
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co holds its annual stockholders meeting in Chicago on the 6th with declarations of a 3 percent semi annual dividend on common stock and a 1 percent quarterly dividend on preferred stock. A southern poet Mary Ashland Townsend died in Galveston on the 7th.
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Chicago& Northwestern Railway Co. i
Chicago
Mary Ashland Townsend
Nariffa
Galveston
Tex
William, Wade
Valpin
Ind
Indianapolis
Columbus
Lansing
Mich
Michael S. Doyle
Eaton County
Michigan
Edith Manders
White Roy
la Crosse
Wis
Nebraska
Louis Rlvers
Middlesboro
Virginia
North Carolina
United States
South Carolina
Tennessee
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
Edward Yorkey
Detroit
Yorkey
Royal Oak
William Dewese
Pana
George Smith
David Braden
Wells Ferry
Curko Italian friction over Prevesa settled
Advices from Constantinople report the Curko Italian friction over the Prevesa affair settled with the Porte promising indemnity to victims an apology from the Turkish commandant and punishment for the troops. A French dispatch says five Iceland cruise fishing boats with 117 men vanished in a gale on April 6 presumed lost triggering mourning. The French embassy is praised by other embassies for Armenian massacre claims settlement. The Porte paid over 20000 in compensation on June 4.
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Constantinople
Porte
St. Brieux
France
Sth
Iceland
International dispute blocks Chinese indemnity guarantee
Formal communications to foreign powers declare the impossibility of joint guaranty for the Chinese indemnity. Henry Pritchett of Boston named by the Pan American board to oversee exposition awards. Several serious transport and labor incidents are reported across Kentucky, California, Pennsylvania, and New York.
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United States
Henry Pritchett
Boston
Massachusetts School of Technology
Pan-American Board of Directors
Louisville & Nashville
Colesburg
Andrew Cox
Wilder
Branham
Corbin
Cox
Oakland
Cal
Luke Fidler Collery
Shamokin
Coal Run Creek
New York Central
International Association of Machinists
Toronto
Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Platt Amendment Text Revealed in Cuban Independence Trust
Secretary Root wrote a letter to Senator Platt regarding intervention limits in the Platt amendment. Platt replied that the measure aims to safeguard Cuban independence and show U S friendliness, rejecting any protectorate implication.
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Root
Washington
Platt
Connecticut
Secretary of War
Havana
War Department
Cuba
United States
Congress
QO. H. Platt
Sheriff’s bid to save life ends in tragedy in Carrollton
In Carrollton Georgia a sheriff Joseph Merrill preserved the law and saved a black man from execution after a mob attacked the jail. One man was killed and two wounded during the attempt. The condemned Williams who murdered Otis Word on January 1 1901 faced hanging but a supreme court stay halted the sentence. A special train with the condemned left toward Atlanta under guard as militia arrived to avert further trouble.
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Carrollton
Joseph Merrill
Georgia
Atlanta
George Bennett
Thomas Smith
Williams
Otis Word
Harris
Supreme Court
General Grant criticizes Aguinaldo and friars in New York
Gen. Fred Grant, at a United States Grant Post reception in Aguinaldo, argues Aguinaldo is diminished in influence and should be treated as an ordinary Filipino. He condemns friars as corrupt and says the Philippine commission seeks equal treatment for all, with no special consideration.
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New York
Fred Grant
United States Grant Post
Aguinaldo
Compromise Reached At Keystone Driller Works
Beaver Falls pa June 8 machinists and blacksmiths at the Keystone driller works resumed work after a strike ten days ago for nine hours work and ten hours pay. The firm and workers reached a compromise allowing 90 hours of labor for 30 hours pay.
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Beaver Falls
Keystone Driller Works
Erie County Athletic Contests Held at Pan-American Grounds
The Erie county athletic contests resumed at the Pan-American exposition Stad ium in Buffalo after a June 1 postponement. Carlisle Indian School runner Jerry Pierce won the five mile race in 206 391 five seconds and also captured the mile handicap from the 100 yard mark. Virginia Polytechnic cadets arrived yesterday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Erie County
Jerry Pierce
Carlisle Indian School
Virginia Polytechnic Association
Federal Bankruptcy Law Review Highlights Stable Petitions
Washington reports show the Bradenburg summary of the bankruptcy act period ending March 31, 1901. Voluntary petitions total 9,516 with 7,057 closed and liabilities of 384 million dollars. involuntary filings reach 1,076 with Vs assets of 879 thousand dollars. Farmers, wage earners, merchants dominate the filers.
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E.C. Bradenburg
Department’'Of
Trade Review Notes Labor Tensions and Wheat Prospects
R G Dun and Co notes unsettled labor in many regions curbing new operations though some sectors expect quick resolution. Winter wheat fares well with broad positive reports for spring crops. machinists threaten to replace strikers with non union workers next Monday to resume work. Pig iron remains slow with nominal quotes. rail orders buoy billets and steel. Boots and shoes shipments from Boston surge while overall orders decline.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Boston
Survivor Rice Alone To Serve 21 Years In Aurora Bank Robbery Case
Toronto reports Fred Lee Rice Thomas Jones and Frank Rutledge extradited from Chicago to face Aurora Ontario bank robbery trials. Jones died from escape gunfire, Rutledge killed himself yesterday by jumping from the jail gallery. Rice alone will serve the 21 year sentence.
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Toronto
Ont
Fred Lee Rice
Thomas Jones
Frank Rutledge
Chicago
Aurora
Rice
Jones
Rutledge
Court House
Stone Court
Verdict for 133380 Against Tyler in Norton Estate Suit
A Boston jury returned 133380 to W E Hale receiver of Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co against Harriet Tyler administratrix of Edwin A Norton estate. Norton held 1200 shares of stock at 100 each, making liability 120000, the amount sued for, in U S district court.
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Boston
W. E. Hale
Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co
Minnesota
Harriet Tyler
Edwin A. Norton
United States District Court
Intestate
Dr Daly dies by suicide in Washington home
Dr Daly 59, surgeon general staff under Lieut. Gen. Miles during the Spanish American War, shot himself in the right temple at his Washington home. Miss Mary Short found the body in the bathroom. a .38 revolver lay nearby. Insomnia and a severe grip attack last winter were cited as factors. Daly helped trigger the embalmed beef inquiry and was a prominent medical figure with international reputation. General Miles spoke of Daly as a trusted friend and noted plans to attend the funeral if possible.
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Pittsburg
W. 5. Daly
Miles
Porto Rico
Mary Short
Yester
Short
Daly
Washington
Charles R. Greenleaf
Unusual Preliminary Hearing Held In Grove For Murder Case
In Galena Missouri on June 10 a preliminary hearing for Mrs John Stallion her father James Crabtree and his two sons Frank and Charles Crabtree centered in a grove with two justices under a tree and about 2000 spectators. Officials heightened security as threats were reported while the body of 16 year old Alice Stallion would be moved for examination to test a theory of criminal assault followed by murder to conceal the crime.
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Galena
John Stallion
James Crabtree
Frank
Charles Crabtree
Alice Stallion
Gallena
Crabtree
Prisoners Escape Governor’s Island By Improvised Raft
Two U S army prisoners at Governor’s Island desertion sentences escaped Sunday afternoon on an improvised raft. They drifted with a flood tide and were picked up by a tug boat and landed in New York. A six man detail searched the lower city last night. The escapees were Harry McGuire and John Winship, parole prisoners sentenced for desertion. They reportedly deserted from a Nebraska post.
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Governors Island
New York
United States Army
Governor’s Island
Harry McGuire
John Winship
Nebraska
Can't Get Rich Quick In German Immigrant Outlook
Berlin reports cite German consul in Cincinnati stating immigrants to the United States no longer have a chance to gain wealth due to dense population and overcrowded trades. Chicago notes President Harper says Chicago University will open affiliated preparatory schools in Europe to benefit children of traveling students with foreign residence.
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Berlin
Cincinnati
United States
Chicago
Harper
Chicago University
Europe
Paris
Western Canada lands lure Duluth reader claims rich harvests
A Duluth traveler praises Western Canada lands as high yielding with wheat claims of 25 to 30 bushels per acre and dense 80 shock fields. He notes milder winters due to the Japan current Chinook winds and urges settlers to act as Saskatchewan districts open this year. Information available from Government agents advertised in your columns.
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Duluth
Canada
Japan
Saskatchewan
Palmer's Lotion praised for curing eruption on wife’s face
Milford Ohio resident Nimrod Price reports wife and neighbors astonished by Palmer's Lotion, saying it cured a facial eruption where doctors and other medicines failed. Advertisement directs readers to Solon Palmer in New York for samples.
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Nimrod Price
Milford
Ohio
Solon Palmer
Pearl St
New York
Palmer
Mow Fast Trains to Colorado via Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railway expands double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis 9 am and 10 10 pm Kansas City 5 pm and 10 am with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets on sale through company agents.
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Colorado
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Ganuns City
Utah
Pacific Coast
Kansas City
San Francisco
H. C. Townsxend
Gen. Pass
Help for Women Suffering from Womb Inflammation
Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea Wis shares relief after two years of bear ing down pains headache and backache caused by falling and inflammation of the womb. She was cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges others to use it for pains fainting spells low spirits and constant tiredness.
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Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Lydia EB. Pinkham
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