Currency bill pledges single gold standard in Congress
Atlantic City currency committee drafts a bill to require a single gold standard, protect the gold reserve, and expand small city National banks with $2000 capital. President McKinley has not yet approved, but indications point to alignment with his recommendations and party platform.
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Tripune
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Atlantic City
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Caucus Committee
Atlantic Simple City
Congress
McKinley
Uncertain Cuban Civil Governor Appointment Amid Fever Talks
The Sanitary Department notes progress toward a calmer summer with less yellow fever risk. Medical authorities warn some cases may arise before June. Frederico Mora, named to Cuba’s Attorney General post, won’t start as Civil Governor for weeks, delaying the appointment.
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Ishes
Ressiciank
Frederico Mora
Havana
Cuba
Supreme Court
Storer to the Queen as Spain Minister Credentials
The State Department says Duke of Arcos will present credentials to the President early in June and Hon Bellamy Storer will be received by the Queen Regent of Spain at the same time.
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Washington
State Department
Duke of Arcos
Spain
Bellamy Storer
Stone About His Neck George Thorp's Sensational Plunge
George Thorp, 54, a veteran of the Soldiers' Home, walked to the life saving station deck and tied a rock to his neck before leaping into the channel. The Erie life-saving crew recovered the body after about ten minutes. restorative efforts failed. An inquest was deemed unnecessary by the coroner. Thorp had been living on the peninsula after leaving the Soldiers' Home.
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Commercial Tribune
Erie
George Thorp
Peninsula
United States
Thorp
Philadelphia
Joan of Arc Day Observed in Orleans with Grand Festivities
Archbishop Ireland delivered the oration in French at the Orleans celebratory service for Joan of Arc. A 51 gun sunrise salute, cathedral decorations, a 500-strong cantata, and a grand procession followed, with officials, troops, and civic groups lining the route and fireworks ending the day.
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Joan of Arc
Delagotte
Versailles
Ireland
France
Irend
Tournelles
Miles silent on Wade Court findings
General Miles refused to comment on the Wade Court of Inquiry findings. He said the President approved them and that any reports alleging interviews near him are false. He stressed his duty to protect the health, lives, and integrity of the army and offered no protest or congressional call.
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Washington
Wade
Miles
Star
Congress
Escaped Federal Prisoners Located in Monroe Michigan
Five federal prisoners escaped from a Toledo jail yesterday morning. Sheriff Sager reports three of the fugitives have been found in Monroe Michigan. Officers continue pursuit of the remaining two as warrants issued for their capture.
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Toledo
Sager
Monroe
Mich
Battle Lines Form as Generals Luna Mascardo Prepare
Forces of Generals Luna and Mascardo were drawn up in line for a threatened engagement. The report notes tense deployment and readiness around the position, with local commanders awaiting orders as lines stiffen.
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Luna
Loyalist clash nearly erupts as Luna and Mascardo duel
Captain Grant reports Luna wounded at St Tomas and Mascardo defying Aguinaldo as civil strife nearly breaks out among insurgents. Gunboats up San Fernando River shell and seize positions near Sexmoan and Guagua, capturing a Spaniard, a native officer, flags, and arms. Guagua falls after bombardment and assault. insurrectionists withdraw toward Bacolor amid 400 graves found in Guagua graveyard.
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Commercial Tribune
Manila
Nay
The
New York Journal
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Luna
Mascardo
St.Tomas
Laguna de Bay
Cavadonga
San Fernando River
St. Tomas
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Bacolor
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Guagua
MacArthur
Manila Bay
Pampaga
Sexmoan
Jose Ensante
Thy
Dewey Delays Homeward Start Until Commission Finishes
Navy officials say Admiral Dewey will travel from Manila directly to New York on return to the United States but will not depart for home until the commission he serves on completes its assigned work on the restoration.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Manila
New York
United States
Olympia Sent to New York For Overhaul and Flagship Duties
The flagship Olympia sails to New York rather than to San Francisco to fulfill Dewey’s desire to command on his own flagship and to avoid overloading Mare Island Navy Yard with repairs as ships return from the Asiatic fleet. The Navy Department detaches Rear Admiral Watson to Manila to relieve Dewey when possible, with Rear Admiral Kempff ordered to take over Mare Island Navy Yard duties.
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Olympia
New York
San Francisco
Raméral Dewey
Mare Island Navy Yard
Dewey
United States
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Asiatic
Admiral Watson
Manila
Kempff
Sudden Raid Tears Up Philippine Railway Track
Filipino attackers surprise U S forces at San Fernando in a bold daylight raid. A train with engines at both ends drove near American posts, natives leaped off tore up track then boarded and fled before troops could reach them.
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Manila
United States
San Fernando
Prince Ludwig von Lowenstein Death at Caloocan Battlefield
C S Bradford reports on the death of Prince Ludwig von Lowenstein during the Caloocan battle. A civilian party observed the firing line when an orderly warned the Prince, who then disappeared into timber where guerrilla activity began. A body search found a passport signed by Aguinaldo granting entry to rebel lines.
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Bradford
Philippines
Ludwig von Lowenstein
Caloocan
River
Oregon
Lowenstein
Aguinaldo
Miller
Risk of Kisses Provokes Heated Debate at League Meet
E Marguerite Lindley from New York attends the International Woman's Health Protective League convention in Cleveland. She argues kissing poses public health risks and denies she said she had never been kissed, noting reports misquoted her remarks about hygienic and insincere kissing between women.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
E. Marguerite Lindley
New York
International Woman’s Health Protective League
Miss Lindley
Household Economic Association
Transfer of 60 million silver dollars to new Mint vaults begins
About 60,000,000 silver dollars totaling 2.04 tons are moved from the Philadelphia Mint and Post Office vaults to newly built Mint site vaults. The currency is packed in 68,000 boxes of 1,000 dollars each, moved by 680 loads at three tons per wagon. With six loads per day, 113 days are required. Government will station two representatives per vault and one guard on each wagon.
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Philadelphia
United States cruiser Chicago arrives in Tangier to press claims
The United States cruiser Chicago has arrived in Tangier to support U S government claims against Morocco. Rear Admiral Henry L Howison and Consul General Samuel R Gunners visited Morocco s Foreign Minister Sid Hamed Ben Musa to discuss the case.
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Tangier
Morocco
United States
Chicago
Sultanate of Morocco
Henry L. Howison
Samuel R. Gunners
Sid Hamed Ben Musa
Fatal blaze at Russell & Co paint and thrashing shop
A fire at Russell & Co. destroyed a large paint shop and thrashing machine warehouse. Volunteer firefighter Albert Bamberger, aged 20, was killed and Lieutenant Christian Baatz was severely injured. The blaze endangered hundreds of machines and forced 500 workers from their jobs as authorities planned immediate rebuilding. J. W. McClymonds, president of Russell & Co., was in Genoa, Italy, handling the fire response.
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Commercial Tribune
Ssillon
Russell & Co
Albert Bamberger
Christian Baatz
Bamberger
Baatz
Old Highth Ohio
Canton
Hving
J. W. McClymonds
Genoa
Italy
Rumor of Marchand Death Near Abyssinian Frontier
Paris reports persistent rumors that Major Marchand leader of the expedition returning from Fashoda to France was killed by marauders on the route from Addis Ababa to Ras Jibouti. It is also said Captain Barbier, who carried Marchand report, was wounded in the same encounter.
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Marchand
Fashoda
Nile
Red Sea
France
Addis Abeba
Ras Jibouti
Bara‘tier
Oldest Colored Man Watts Colston Dies at 110
Watts Colston, 110, died near Northview in Clarksburg W Va last night. He served as chief caterer at a reception for President Jackson and was later freed by Judge George H Lee who left him a house and lot. He was the oldest colored resident of Harrison County.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarksburg
W. Va
Watts Colston
Northview
Jackson
George H. Lee
Uncle Watt
Harrison County
Comet Discovered by Temple Periodical Sightings
Cambridge reports Dr J E Keeler director of Lick Observatory through Harvard College Observatory announces the discovery of the Temple periodical comet by Perrine an assistant at Lick The object is described as faint with position on May 6 9077 GMT right ascension 18 52 57.8 and declination south 4 32 19.
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Cambridge
Mass
J. E Keeler
Lick Observatory
Harvard College Observatory
Perrine
Lick
Stock Exchange approves officers at annual meeting
New York May 38 At the annual meeting of the Stock Exchange held today the regular ticket was elected as follows President Rudolph Keppler Secretary George W Ely Treasurer Franklin W Gilley and Chairman William McClure.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Rudolph Keppler
George W. Ely
Franklin W. Gilley
William McClure
Clarksburg family survives lightning strike on return home
Dr M J Bartlett and his family escaped death when lightning struck the survey tongue of their vehicle on a return trip to Clarksburg West Virginia. The bolt felled the vehicle and threw the party clear injuring two horses but leaving the doctor his wife and three children—aside from a severe shock—unharmed.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarksburg
M. J. Bartlett
Tramps in Fatal Fight Near Shelby Depot
Twenty tramps fought drunkenly near Shelby depot. Two were badly shot with fatal wounds to a man named James O'Brien from New York and a man named Laston L Frady from Indianapolis. O'Brien was shot near the heart, arm, and leg. Frady was shot in the back.
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Shelby, CO
James O’brien
Clark Street
New York
Laston L. Frady
Indianapolis
Frady
Dr. Ephraim E. Gray Trial Opens in Indiana
In Bloomfield Indiana on May 8 1899 Dr Ephraim E Gray stood trial for murder in the first degree in the Melissa Skinner case He had been held in solitary confinement at Jeffersonville and was brought to court after pleading not guilty with a special plea of insanity The grand jury indictment was read and a jury is expected to take about two days to select.
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Commercial Tribune
Bloomfield
Ind
Ephraim E. Gray
Gray
Melissa Skinner
Jeffersonville
National food law urged asWitnesses call dumping ground for adulterated imports
Chicago May 8 Witnesses before the Pure Food Commission urged a national food law to shield merchants and consumers from adulterated imports. Graeme Stuart spoke of coffee from Germany called blackjack and Brazil bean sorting, while Allen Murray and George Rew warned of widespread drug spice adulteration and baking powder practices.
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Senatorial
Pure Food Commission
Leclare
America
Er Coufitties
Graeme Stuart
W. M. Hoyt, Company
Germany
Brazil
Allen F. Murray
George C. Rew
President McKinley Leaves Washington for Hot Springs Vacation
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley depart Washington for a week to ten days at Hot Springs Virginia. They travel on a deluxe special train with aides and family in private and compartment cars, staying at The Homestead and planned to return by early the next week.
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Washington
McKinley
Hot Springs
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Patagonia
Atlantic
George B. Cortelyou
M. B. Rixey
Barnes
White House
Gage
Alger and
Wilson
Corbin
Battle on the Nile reports Evatt defeat of Kabarega
The Foreign Office received news from Unyoro that Colonel Evatt attacked Chief Kabarega on the east bank of the Nile on April 9 and completely defeated him. Three hundred of the enemy were killed and Kabarega, severely wounded, and King Mwanga were taken prisoner. Evatt's losses were two killed and twenty wounded Uganda soldiers.
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London
Foreign Office
Unyoro
Evatt
Kabarega
The
Nile
Mwanga
Public Interest of No Avail Postponed
Public notice shows postponement for interest of no avail with limited readable details. Officials withheld specifics while indicating delay action. Further clarifications expected from authorities.
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