Autonomy Talks Highlight Filipino American Negotiations
Mayila May 22 and Manta May 22 report the Filipino commissioners and families meeting with American officials and Manila figures to discuss government plans. A governor general and cabinet are proposed with an advisory council elected by the people as autonomy debates shape the peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayila
United States
Manta
Gegorio del Pilar
Col
Alberto Barretto
Maj
Zealeita
Senor Gracio Gonzaga
Manila
Senores Florentino Torres
Pablo Ocampo
Teodoro Yanco
Senor Torres
Aguinaldo
Senor Paterno
Mabino
Spain
Paterno
Amercan
Schurman
American Commission
Manu.a
Worcester
Denby
Dawson's costly blaze wipes out Dawson business center
Victoria reports a Dawson City fire of April 21 that destroyed the entire business district, causing estimated losses near 1,000,000 with no insurance. The report, sent from Bennett via telegraph, cites a source named Tokales who traveled from Dawson through dangerous routes to reach safety.
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Dawson City
Victoria
B. C
Skagway Alaskan
Lee
Sennett
Skagway
Bennett
Daily Alaskan
Tokales
Dawson
Man shoots three women in Kansas City jealous rage
Levi Moore a city market clerk shot and perhaps fatally wounded Mrs. Jennie Campbell Mrs. Emma Landis and Mrs. Anna Mack at 6 oclock Sunday morning in a jealous rage. Campbell had deserted Moore for another man and refused to return his photographs. Moore went to her rooming house on Wyandotte street and fired upon her then pursued others in the house.
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Kansas City
Levi Moore
Jennie Campbell
Emma Landis
Anna Mack
Moore
Embalmed Butter Probed By Minnesota Officials
In St Paul and Minneapolis the state dairy and food department collected samples of a suspect "embalmed" butter using loracic acid in its preparation. Officials plan to prosecute the dealers involved in the distribution of the adulterated product.
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St. Pavln
Minn
State Dairy and Food Department
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cooperage Works Burned in Curiaco Fire
Fire destroyed the large tierce and barrel cooperage works of Joan Eiszner at West Kinzie and Curtin streets. Loss valued at $60,000 with no insurance. The blaze left the plant a total ruin and prompted investigations into cause and safety measures.
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Curiaco
Joan Eiszner
West Kinzie
Curtin
Envo ys Arrive at Manila Amid Peace Talks
May 20 dispatches report Gen Otis informed of an $80,000 arms shipment from Tokio to the Filipinos. Filipino delegates say they will accept American rule if finances are controlled by Filipinos and Aguinaldo may seek peace within two days. Otis holds firm on no armistice amid rapid U S advances and stalled peace talks.
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Otis
Manila
Tokio
Paris
Agoncillo
Mania
Luna
Encamino
Herrera
Malolos
San Isidro
Filipino Peace Commission
Lawton
Balinag
Aguinaldo
Peace Commission
Woman shoots intruder in Esom Hill home defense
In RaceMarit Georgia, May 20, Mrs. James Wood of Esom Hill district fired a revolver, killing a Negro assailant attempting to enter her bedroom after midnight. Her husband, often away, had taught her to use a pistol. hours later he found the decedent lying under the window.
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Racemarit
James Wood
Esom Hill District
Spain's Efforts a Failure in Philippines Talks
From Mandrid May 20 Epoca conservative cites Foreign Minister Marquis Pidal saying negotiations for Spanish prisoners' release in the Philippine Islands have failed. Pacification of the Philippines must be awaited before any new steps.
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Mandrid
Epoca
Marquis Pidal
Philippine Islands
Philippines
West Alexandria Victims Laid To Rest In Largest Local Funeral
The bodies of Lucy Gay and Bertha Gay were buried Friday in West Alexandria in a joint funeral with impressive ceremonies. Friends and relatives from miles around attended as the sisters, noted for their church and school work, were laid to rest in one grave. The murders were committed by Frank Campbell.
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Lewis Burg
Lucy Gay
Bertha Gay
West Alexandria
Frank Campbell
Cape Town Conference Set Between British and Transvaal Leaders
A conference is planned among Sir Alfred Miller British high commissioner of South Africa and the Cape governor and President Kruger of the Transvaal. The talks will be at Bloemfontein capital of the Orange Free State on May 31 to discuss the England Transvaal dispute.
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Cape Town
Alfred Miller
South Africa
Cape Colony
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
England
Transvaal
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Boom in Pry Goods Demand
New York on May 20 reports a surge in dry goods demand due to Adm. Dewey's homecoming. Ordinary clothes prints are nearly exhausted for conversion into hunting fabrics, with converters using higher grade material such as 64 squares. An estimated 500,000 pieces or 25,000,000 yards of hunting will be needed to welcome Manila Bay's hero back to the United States.
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New York
Adm
Dewey
Manila Bay
United States
Paris Strands Near Falmouth After Strong Stormy Run
The American line steamer Paris Capt. Watkins from Southampton to New York ran ashore near the Manacles in dense fog Sunday morning. Passengers numbering 380 were rescued and billeted at Fal mouth. Efforts by three tugs with steel hawsers to tow her off were unsuccessful. Crew and passengers remained aboard as repairs and further salvage work were planned.
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Fansourn
Paris
Watkins
Southampton
Charbourg
New York
Mohegan
Falmouth
Chembourg
Cherbourg
Ile
Saint Anthony
The
Will
Young Men sue saloonkeepers over cocaine and robbery in Shelbyville
In Shelbyville Indiana on April 24 Frank B Reno and Joseph R Amos two residents of Boggstown filed suit against the Golden and Bogeman saloon claiming they were given cocaine and robbed during a card game. Their condition was critical for hours and a stomach pump was needed to revive them. They seek damages of 1000 dollars for themselves and their children.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Frank B. Reno
Joseph R. Amos
Boggstown
Golden & Bogeman
Weighed in the Balances in Babylon Sermon
The sermon recounts Belshazzar’s feast and the writing on the wall. It contrasts worldly glory with divine judgment, weighing nations and churches against moral duty and personal accountability before God.
Weighed and found wanting in the balances of judgment
A fiery sermon uses the imagery of celestial scales to urge personal accountability before Christ. It portrays the judgment day where deeds good and bad are weighed, credits for faith and mercy on one side, and sins and missed opportunities on the other, ending with Christ’s atoning weight tipping the balance. The speaker appeals to listeners to accept salvation through Jesus Christ.
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Dr. Talmage
Daniel
Thal
Lebanon
Eleus
Babylon
Belshazzar
Earth
Alps
Pyrenees
Himalayas
Mount
Washington
Napoleon
Boulevards
Champs Elysees
Tuileries
Opera House
Sedan
Adirondacks
Goris
God
Christ
Payson
Doddridge
Baxter
Toolight
Latimers
Wycliffs
Jesus
Son of
Heaven
Jesus Christ
Son of God
Why is a vote of thanks like a turn stile
A quip notes a joke about parliamentary procedure and a punchy pun. The line plays on the need to move a turnstile before it can be passed, drawing humor from formal motions and action before consent.
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Filipino Association
Man
Gen. Otis
Georgia
American Line
Manacles
Copprign
Louis Klopsch
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