Boston Was Enlightened by Northen Arnett Talk
Ex Governor Northen and Bishop Arnett debated the colored people question at Tremont Temple Boston drawing 1500 attendees. Northen defended southern stance while denouncing Uncle Tom’s Cabin as a lie and facing mixed reactions from clergy and press.
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Boston
Northen
Nothen
Bishop Arnett
J. A. Hamilton
Congregational House
Edward A. Horton
South
New York
Congressional Club
Tremont Temple
Uncle Tom's Cabin
New York Press
North
New England
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Loyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Sam Hose
Georgia
Proposed Government For the Philippine Islands
The Manila proposal by Secretary Hay outlines a plan for Philippine self governance. It notes intent to grant Filipinos more say while protecting safety and welfare of both the islands and other nations.
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Philippines Islands
Manila
Ashington
Hay
Lynching of Negroes at Mexican Rail Line Stoke Town Turmoil
In San Diago Mexico a mob hangs three laborers and shoots four more after a chase that ended on the river bank opposite Eagle Pass Texas. Jose Santo a Spanish Negro, tried to assault a ranch owner’s wife and, with nine others, was captured. Regulators did not attempt formal guilt but executed the detainees.
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San Diago
Mexico
Mexican Central Railroad
Jose Santo
Eagle Pass
Texas
Prominent Negro Leader C H J Taylor Dies in Atlanta
C H J Taylor a leading African American figure in the United States died at his Atlanta home after a brief illness. At sixty he held government posts including minister to Liberia and recorder of deeds for Washington DC. He led The Atlanta Appeal and urged work over politics for his race.
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C.h.j.taylor
United States
Atlanta
Taylor
Georgia
Liberia
Cleveland
District of Columbia
Port Tampa Celebrates Queen Victoria’s Eightieth Birthday
Port Tampa Florida marks Queen Victoria’s eightieth birthday with harbor flags and arches featuring the British lion and American eagle. A noon ceremony in Albany, New York, sees Governor Roosevelt unveil a portrait as marines from both nations clasp hands in friendship. Banquet honors Royal and American guests with toasts to navies and cordial camaraderie. President H B Plant nears his eightieth birthday.
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Port Tampa
Fla
Victoria
Albany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
H. B. Plant
Plant System of Railroads
Arcos Duo Among Kaiser's Passengers
A Southampton cable dispatch reports the Duke de Arcos the Spanish minister to the United States and the Duchess de Arcos aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse during its voyage.
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Southampton
Duke de Arcos
United States
Duchess de Arcos
Georgians Shine as Naval Militia on Prairie Cruise
Lieutenant Sutherland reports Georgia naval militia performed well on their first sea cruise aboard the Prairie. The crews had never before sailed or used a government ship, yet their gunnery impressed by destroying a target.
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Sutherland
Georgia Naval Militia
Prairie
Plan for Philippines Government Proposed by McKinley Era
A Manila dispatch reports the United States Philippines commission has given Filipino commissioners a draft for a colonial government. It envisions a president appointing a governor general and cabinet, with an advisory council elected later by the people. The broader war effort continues, with Filipino troops dwindling and internal friction noted between factions. Professor Schurman proposes a provisional framework, including shared or American backed offices and a form of suffrage, while Filipinos call for a pause in hostilities to seek peace with broad self government.
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Manila
United States Philippine Commission
Benguet
Tlocos
Tagalos
Luna
Tarlac
Pio del Pilar
Schurman
Congress
The
Philippines
Explosion Kills Three At Aetna Plant Blast
Three men, employees of the Aetna Power Company in Aetna Indiana, were blown to atoms when a tank of nitro-glycerin exploded Monday night. A bursting pipe from the engine ignited sawdust and leaves near a flue leading to the nitro-glycerin tank room.
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Aetna Power Company
Aetna
Ind
Kaiser appoints journalist as official archivist attache
The German emperor names Dr. Witte as the new official journalist attached to the embassy in Washington. Witte is a well known German journalist with years of service in diplomacy and experience in journalistic reporting.
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Washington
Dr. Witte
Commission Reaches Samoa and Sits on May 16
The Samoan commission led by Bartlett Tripp arrives in Apia on May 13 and holds its first sitting on May 16. Mataafa welcomes the panel and says the chiefs started the war, while the Germans seek compensation claims and Mataafa pledges obedience to the commission’s order not to fire on Europeans.
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Bartlett Tripp
United States
Arstria-Hungary
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Germany
C. N. Elliott
C. B
Washington
England
Apia
Samoan Islands
William J. Chambers
Kautz
Mataafa
Samoa
Associated Press
Kautz to come home from Washington special
The American member of the Samoan commission Bartlett Tripp did not report by cable to the state department. Officials say no fresh outbreak preceded the commission’s arrival and peace should be restored. Admiral Kautz’s acts are expected to be approved after review. The Philadelphia flagship will be replaced at Apia by the Newark which has been renovated and upgraded for long service.
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Washington
Bartlett Tripp
State Department
Department
Naval
Apia
United States
Kautz
Hay
Philadelphia
Newark
New York
South America
Queen Victoria Celebrated on Eightieth Birthday
Torrents of rain greeted Queen Victoria on her eightieth birthday with Windsor festivities. A royal serenade, flags, and church bells marked the day as Eton cadets and royal family attended a Windsor celebration. The queen, in good health, planted an oak sapling with the duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, while grand-children presented flowers. Banquets across Europe honored the monarch, including a Hotel Cecil reception with American guests.
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London
Victoria
Windsor
Windsor and
Eton
Windsor Castle
Eton College
Castle Grounds
Military Knights of Windsor
Walter Parrott
Henry
J. T. Loundry
Portsmouth
Simla
British India
India
Curzon Kedlestone
Plante
Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Europe
Cecil
Nigh
Lord Roseberry
Commonwealth of States
Colonies
Colonel Taylor
The
Society
Tampa
Fia
Columbia
Advices From The Hague on War Law Revision Meetings
The Hague advices report both sections of the conference’s committee on the laws of warfare met separately on Thursday. The Red Cross section examined paragraphs five and six of Count Muravieff’s circular while the Brussels conference section tackled paragraph seven. Both groups later debated competence concerning the Morgnier revision scheme of the Geneva convention.
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Hague
Red Cross
Count Muravieff
Booker’s School Closes at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
The eighteenth annual commencement of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute occurred Thursday. One thousand one hundred sixty four students were enrolled this year, including 801 boys and 363 girls, with an average attendance above one thousand. Sixty one graduates total, forty four from both normal and industrial departments.
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Tuskegee, Ala
Normal and Industrial Institute
Booker Washington
Spanish Statesman Dead Castelar Dies in Murcia
Madrid dispatch reports Senor Don Emilio Castelar a renowned republican leader died in Murcia after a winter pulpcatarh illness. His passing triggered widespread emotion across Spain with condolences from the queen regent and cabinet.
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Madrid
Senor
Emilio Castelar
Asta
Senor Castelar
Murcia
Spain
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