Filipino Rebel Peace Offer Rejected By United States General
The Philippines war appears near end as Aguinaldo's envoys with a white flag meet General Otis. Otis demands unconditional surrender and warns there is no recognition of the Filipino government. Envoys promise to report back to Aguinaldo as negotiations pause for two weeks.
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Otis
Aguinaldo
Congress
America
United States
Luna
Calumpit
Lawton
General Otis
Filipino Congress
Alger
France to Do Justice over Dreyfus affair guards band Berlin
Paris cabinet labels punishment for officers tied to the Dreyfus case and blocks the Republican Guard Band from traveling to Berlin. War Minister orders band to stay in Paris to avoid diplomatic friction. Marine minister forms commission to plan use of steam yachts in war and dogs guard powder magazines. Grace Corneau.
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Republican Guard Band
Berlin
Chicago Tribune
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Paris
Cabinet Council
Dreyfus
Court of Cassation
Premier Dupuy
Francois Coppee
Batailles
Italy
England
France
Russia
Germany
Count Munster
William
Minister of Marine
Marquis de Vogue
War Department
Grace Corneau
Conference at the Palace in Manila Aims at Surrender Terms
Colonel Manuel Arguelles and Lieutenant Jose Bernal entered General MacArthur's lines with a flag of truce and traveled by train toward Manila to confer with General Otis on surrender terms. Filipino peace efforts have yielded no fruit despite the mission.
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Manuel Argueleses
Jose Bernal
Luna
Calumpit
Otis
Associated Press
Manila
MacArthur
Mafilla
Insurgents Report Yorktown Prisoners Safe at Baler
Information from Baler says the captured Yorktown crew are alive and held as prisoners. The report era suggests the men were feared slain, but the insurgents' message confirms their safety.
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Manila
Baler
Yorktown
Payment of 20 Million for Philippines Confirmed
French Ambassador told Secretary Hay Spain will accept the twenty million dollars to be paid under the peace treaty for the Philippines. Payment will be made to the ambassador as soon as the President returns.
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Washington
Hay
Spain
Philippines
Woman with Holes in Suit Fires at Man Over Farm Suit
Miss Elizabeth West aged 50 fired five times at George Smith aged 60 on Center street Lawrenceburg Indiana. Bullets perforated clothes but did not wound Smith. The crowd gathered as Officer Petcher jailed West who raved in hysterics. The act followed a court ruling for Smith in a farm possession dispute and a forged $5,000 note West claimed signed.
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Commercial Tribune
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Elizabeth West
George Smith
Center Street
Petcher
Smith
Miss West
Fire and Water Strike Lucasville Amid Severe Storm
A cloud burst and electric storm hit Lucasville at 3 pm, striking John Kline’s residence and burning it. Two family members were knocked unconscious as rescuers waded through three feet of floodwater from Miller's Run, which overflowed in minutes. A steel bridge was swept from its piers and a long Norfolk & Western track and bridge were washed out. Ground hail blanketed the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Lucasville
John Kline
Miller’s Run
Norfolk & Western
Coghlan Answered by Kiel Officers on New York Speech
Kiel dispatch reports naval officers smiling at Captain Coghlan s remarks at the Union League banquet in New York last week They say Admiral Von Diedrich answered Admiral Dewey s threat by ordering clear for action and a quiet steam through the American lines into the harbor.
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Berlin
Kiel
Vossische Zeitung
Joseph B. Coghlan
Union League
New York
Admiral von Diedrich
Dewey
Wireless telegraphy aids lightship in distress at sea
London April 28 wireless telegraphy was first used practically as the Goodwin Sands lightship was struck by a passing vessel. The crew used wireless apparatus to notify South Foreland that the ship was sinking. Tugs were dispatched to assist.
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London
Goodwin Sands
South Foreland
Standing by Otis relief in Washington
General Corbin expresses relief and optimism in Washington over prospects for ending the Otis relief situation. He voices satisfaction at what he sees as a turning point and the potential resolution of the ongoing emergency.
Aguinaldo's Peace Proposals Fail as Otis Keeps Surrender Plan
War Department officials express relief as Otis refuses to halt hostilities awaiting a Philippine Congress. Aguinaldo pushes for conditional talk while American forces press from Angat toward Calumpit. Casualty tallies around Calumpit and Manila rise, with volunteers not to be called.
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Alger
Otis
Washington
Philippine Commission
Manila
War Department
Aguinaldo
Philippine Congress
Malolos
Aggy
Congress
Mrs George Freed as Jury Finds Not Guilty in Murder Trial
Canton Ohio April 28 1898 Mrs Anna E George is discharged after the jury returns a not guilty verdict on the murder of George D Saxton on October 7 1898. Judge Taylor orders no demonstration as crowds cheer outside the courtroom. Mrs George thanks the jurors and attends a reception before planning visits to Hanoverton and the seashore.
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George D. Saxton
Taylor
Miller
Sloane Divorce Grants Custody to Husband in New York
Henry T. Sloane wins absolute divorce from Jessie A. Sloane in Supreme Court. Custody of daughters Jessie and Emily Eleanor awarded to Mr. Sloane. Jessie barred from inheriting or claiming dower. Jessie quickly remarries Perry Belmont in Greenwich, Conn. Property at 9 East Seventy-second Street valued about 550,000, conveyed to State Trust Company to protect children’s interests. Belmont hosting plans and New York State enforcement limits noted.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Henry T. Sloane
Jessie A. Sloane
Justice Stover
Supreme Court
Second Congregational Church
Belmont
Greenwich
Washington
S. G. Howland
Town
Durkin Comings Home After London Parliament Tour
James A. Durkin the Chicago messenger boy returns home after a week in London. He toured the Parliament galleries with Colonel Lockwood and met Lady Salisbury and the American Ambassador, enjoying London life while lamenting constant crowds.
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Chicago Tribune
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
London
James A. Durkin
Chicago
Lady Salisbury
Madame Tussaud’s
Alhambra Ballet
Durkin
Colonel Lockwood
M. P
Westminster
H. J. Whigham
End of Filipino insurrection viewed as near
Washington April 28 army and navy officials foresee the end of the Filipino insurrection. Praise rises for volunteers led by Colonel Funston and General Wheaton. Corbin urges medals for all volunteers who fought since peace. Transports and troops head to the Philippines. plans for the Iowa to Manila may be altered but ships sail from San Francisco continue. The Asiatic fleet will stay on station at high readiness due to China circumstances.
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Philippines
Otis
War Department
Miles
Corbin
Philadelphia
Washington
Army
Navy
Funston
San Francisco
Manila
Navy Department
China
Asiatic
Robison Hanged in Hillsboro for Assault
Tom Robinson a colored man was hanged today in Hillsboro for assault claiming innocence. The condemned man invited his victim Mary Adams and her mother to witness the execution. Mrs Adams attended and wanted to pull the rope though the daughter could not be present.
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Dallas
Tex
Tom Robinson
Hillsboro
Mary Adams
Boy Falls Thirty Feet Into Scioto River Near Greenlawn
April 28 Columbus report says Fred Bernenton an eleven year old boy fell thirty feet today from the Greenlawn avenue bridge into the Scioto River and was probably fatally injured. Several comrades who were with him dragged him unconscious for about half a mile to Beppers Creek.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Fred Bernenton
Greenlawn Avenue
Scioto River
Bie Beppers Creal Etrart
Sequence of juror ballots ends with not guilty verdict
Ballot history shows staggered votes from not guilty to manslaughter and assault before final unanimous not guilty on the twenty second ballot. Jurors moved through fourteen to twenty two ballots Friday morning, concluding with all twelve voting not guilty.
Colonel Thompson Seeks Return of Acquitted Mrs George
South Bend dispatch reports Colonel Thompson a manager of a locally playing company left for Canton to try to engage Mrs George newly acquitted of murder as a member of his troupe at a very large salary.
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Commercial Tribune
South Bend
Ind
Thompson
Angew
Canton
George
Mrs George has no plan for stage work says she
Canton April 28 Mrs George states she has no intention of entering theater. She has not arranged future plans and declined offers for a lecture and a weeklong engagement. She does aim to write a book.
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Sterling
Steinmentz
Columbus
Pittsburg
Board of Trade
Hanoverton
Canton
Commercial Tribune
George
Choosing a Bishop in Columbus Diocese
Philadelphia reports state Rt Rev Jas Loughlin as successor to Bishop Watterson, but local priests dispute the claim. Columbus priests ballot Monday to name three candidates. On May 15 Bishops of Cincinnati province vote on three names, then Pope Leo selects.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Philadelphia
Jas. Loughlin
Archdiocese of
Watterson
Cincinnati
Pope Leo
Couple secretly wed in Seymour ceremony
SEYMOUR INDIANA April 28 Yesterday Mr Baker Ruddick and Miss Ella Hollowell both of Columbus came to this city and were quietly married at the residence of H W Godfrey There was objection by the parents and therefore they came to this city and were married.
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Commercial Tribune
Seymour
Ind
Baker
Ruddick
Ella Hollowell
Columbus
H. W. Godfrey
Forty Nine Dead Missing Feared Burned in Flames
A blaze left a number of victims dead and many unaccounted for as flames swept through a building. Authorities fear several occupants were trapped and burned. Rescue teams searched the rubble while investigators collected evidence at the scene.
Miraculous Escapes as Tornado Rips Newtown Milan
Tornado devastates eastern Newtown area injuring about seventy and killing twelve. Rescue crews labor amid ruins of homes and businesses, many bodies recovered, some feared dead in fires. Names of the dead and injured listed. missing persons mount as search continues with uncertain total.
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