Peace Favored in Filipino Congress Meeting at San Isidro
Reports, unconfirmed, say a Filipino Congress meeting at San Isidro voiced strong peace desires despite no quorum. MacArthur to stay at San Fernando until fresh troops relieve exhausted volunteers. The U S Philippine Commission studies a Negros provincial constitution modeled on California to promote self government under military oversight.
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Manila
San Isidro
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
San Fernando
Sheeauee
Bacolor
Mondey
United States
Philippine Commission
Island
Negros
Smith
California
Schurman
Charles Denby
D. C. Worcester
Rebels Attack San Fernando Under Dim Dusk
General Mascardo’s force attacked San Fernando at dusk amid loud shouts and wine distributed to troops. The Montana and Kansas regiments repelled the assault with trenches three miles long and heavy fire, while Mascardo’s outflanked position held by the American lines.
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Manila
Mascardo
Bacofor
San Fernando
Bacolor
Kansas
Montana
Montana Regiment
Calumpit
U S Gunboats Clear Rebel Forces Up Rio Grande
At Macabechee Manila May 10 the tinclad gunboats Laguna de Bay and Cavedonga under Captain Grant sailed up the Rio Grande to Calumpit, driving rebels from the bay upward. About a thousand natives cheered as Grant was welcomed ashore and many Macabees wished to enter American navy service for the campaign against the Tagols. US ports Puebla and Pennsylvania prepare homeward via Nagasaki. Transports Charles Nelson and Cleveland due to depart Thursday and Friday.
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Manila
Laguna de Bay
Cavedonga
Grant
Rio Grande
Calumpit
Macabeebee
United States
Puebla
Pennsylvania
Nagasaki
Charles Nelson
Cleveland
General Hughes Links Filipinos to Firemen Attacks
The Adjutant General reports General Hughes's Manila fire observations. Otis endorses the account noting Hughes directed operations and helped prevent larger fires. Fires are described as incendiary with shooters in houses trying to puncture hoses during extinguishment attempts.
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Washington
R. P. Hughes
Manila
Otis
Hughes
Troops Praised for Service by English Volunteer Fire Brigade
The report commends troops for their conduct during the service and lauds the English Volunteer Fire Brigade. Detachments cited include the Twenty third Infantry Second Iowa Thirteenth Minnesota and Tenth Pennsylvania.
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English Volunteer Fire Brigade
Twentythird Infantry
Iowa
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
No More Bodies Coming From Philippines, Otis Says
General Otis reports in a Manila cable that it is inadvisable to ship more fallen troops to the United States until after the rainy season and cold weather. The War Department says the recommendation is approved by the Secretary of War.
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Washington
Secretary of War
General Otis
Manila
United States
Philippines
War Department
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Board of Trade Margin Note Gambling
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a $425 note for margins in Board of Trade deals cannot be collected in court, declaring the transaction gambling. E. W. Clifford had given the note to J. T. James & Co. of Des Moines, later sold to People's Savings Bank which sued for payment.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Board of Trade
E. W. Clifford
J. T. James & Co
People’s Savings Bank
Republican candidate claims offered money to withdraw
D F Anderson a leading Republican candidate for State Senator says he was offered 500 dollars by prominent Republicans to drop out in favor of John I Williams and declined the offer, confident he would secure the nomination.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
D. F. Anderson
John I. Williams
Funston Hopes Critics Satisfied With Record in Philippines
Letter from Brigadier General Frederick Funston dated April 10 to Prof. W. L. Kellogg outlines his political ambitions and defends his Cuban and Philippine service. He says few offices interest him but seeks to prove he is not a fake and notes Kansas troops’ steadfast performance in battles abroad.
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Kansas City
Stanford University
Cal
The
Star Today
Frederick Funston
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Philippines
W. L. Kellogg
Kansas State University
Kansan
Funston
People of
Kansas
Butter for Rich Men Witness Tells of Oleomargarine Use
Chicago May 10 A Chicago merchant William Broadwell testified before the Pure Food Investigation Committee that many millionaires conceal their use of oleomargarine replacing real butter. He described social pressure and deception around the practice and questioned why stamping laws for oleomargarine were not enforced.
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Chicago
Wm. Broadwell
Pure Food Investigation Committee
Mason
Mr. Broadwell
Internal Revenue
Pastors and stewards meet in North Indiana Conference
The North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Church ended its annual meeting in Muncie Ind with a large attendance The group voted to donate one day of meetings and collections to DePauw University LaFayette The Wade salary in Muncie District was raised to 2 00 Fortville was chosen as the Muncie District meeting site Next March the Benevolence Committee set a 1 annual church assessment for the work and missionary charges are to hold meetings in September.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
North Indiana
Methodist Church
de Pauw University
Lafayette
C. A. Wade
Fortville
Spanish honors for Austrian and German ministers
Madrid May 10 The Queen Regent conferred the Grand Cross of Military Merit on Austrian Minister of War Edler von Krieghanner and German Minister of the Navy Admiral Tirpitz. The awards are thought to acknowledge Austria and Germany’s friendly stance toward Spain in the recent war with the United States.
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Madrid
Edler von Krieghanner
Admiral Tirpitz
Austria
Germany
Spain
United States
Fall of Jones Surprise in Toledo Mayoral Battle
Columbus report on Toledo mayoral result where Jones loses support, Kurtz and Nash figures loom large. The Toledo primaries shake GOP plans as Kurtz leaves for New York and Bushnell backers fret over delegates. Jones may not pursue an independent run. Judge Nash emerges as a key beneficiary in the aftermath.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Jones
Charlies L. Kurtz
George P. Waldorf
Toledo
George K. Nash
Harry M. Daugherty
Kinney
Waldorf
Kurtz
New York
Leutenants
Columbus
Bushnell
Judge Nash
Nash
Daugherty
Folger, Captain of Kearsarge, Dies at 87 in Massillon
Robt H Folger longtime captain of the Kearsarge dies at 87 in Massillon He had served fifty years and was defeated for re election as Justice of the Peace last April His son serves as captain of the Kearsarge Folger’s funeral plans awaited arrival tomorrow
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Robt. H. Folger
Kearsarge
Massillon
Folger
Warship Remained Twenty Four Hours As Chicago Held Orders
The Chicago station ordered a warship to stay only twenty four hours at the site. Officials issued clear instructions for a brief visit and immediate departure following strategic assessments.
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Chicago
Burial today for Colonel Egbert in Arlington
The body of Colonel H C Egbert arrives in Washington after a delay. Funeral services are planned at Arlington Cemetery at 3 PM tomorrow. Secretary Alger calls for all officers who can be spared to attend in uniform, with Cabinet members expected to be present.
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H. C. Egbert
Washington
Chicago
Egbert
War Department
Arlington Cemetery
Alger
Acquittal Sparks New Damages in Gallipolis Case
In Gallipolis Ohio on May 10 two damage suits were filed in Common Pleas Court against Lucinda Lewis and Charles Clark for 47000 dollars by Ella Pratt sister in law. Pratt previously faced multiple indictments with M C Ladd of Toledo on an alleged robbery plot targeting Mrs Lewis. Ladd was dismissed after a prior trial under the alias William Miller.
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Commercial Tribune
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Lucinda Lewis
Charles Clark
Ella Pratt
Lewis
Ladd
William Miller
Toledo
Pratt
Labor unions belppul Wooster and Scranton miners before commission
R C Brooks of Scranton Pa and Walter J Mullin of Wooster Ohio told the Industrial Commission they faced railroad discrimination in coal mining. Mullin credited unions with stabilizing prices and ending company stores, while noting miners’ wages fell about 12 percent over 15 years due to higher output and no trusts among bituminous operators.
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Washington
R. C. Brooks
Scranton
Walter J.mullin
Wooster
Industrial Commission
Mr. Mullin
Mullin
Choice for President Columbus Ohio May 10
Judge John A. Shauck of the Supreme Court is mentioned as a possible president of the Ohio State University and is favored by several trustees. He previously served on the university law faculty and is respected in the Ohio bar for his clear concise opinions. Oscar T. Carson is discussed as a candidate for the University Board to succeed W. T. Chamberlain, whose term ends May 12.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John A. Shauck
Supreme Court
Ohio State University
Shauck
Ohio Bar
Oscar T. Carson
W. T. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Lightning Kills Father and Son Amid Storm Casualty
A corn crib on George Ach's South Webster area farm near Portsmouth Ohio was struck by lightning during a morning thunderstorm. George Ach and his youngest son were killed while shelling seed corn. Another son was in critical condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
George Ach
South Webster
Albert Hawes Clark Dies at 56 in Hopkinsville
Hon. Albert Hawes Clark, a Kentucky lawyer and politician, died tonight of consumption in Hopkinsville aged 56. He was one of 306 delegates who supported Ulysses S. Grant for a third term at the 1876 national convention.
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Hopkinsville
Albert Hawes Clark
Grant
Clergy Must Obey as House Defeats Church Discipline Bill
London May 10 The House of Commons rejected the second reading of the church discipline bill by 310 to 156. It then adopted a government amendment urging Archbishops and Bishops to secure obedience by clergy or risk further legislation to uphold church and realm laws.
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London
House of Commons
House
Wealth Prevents War in British Banker Banquet Speech
London May 10 The Duke of Devonshire as Lord President told the Central Association of Bankers banquet that Britain’s heavy expenditures safeguarded peace. He said armaments enabled arbitration with the United States France and Russia and preserved amicable relations, though universal peace was not guaranteed.
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London
Duke of Devonshire
Council of Ministers
Central Association of Bankers
Great Britain
United States
France
Russia
England
Mrs Anna E George Lectures on Her Life in Olympia
Canton born lecturer Mrs Anna E George told of her life including marriage, career with Saxton, and her arrest for his murder, describing the accused man with scorn as she urged women to learn from her misfortune and men to honor womanhood.
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Commercial Tribune
Steubenville
Anna. E. George
Canton
Olympia
Saxton
Episcopal bishops denounce Sloane Belmont divorce
Bishop Scarborough at the New Jersey Diocesan convention calls for ironclad laws on divorce after remarriage. Doane of Albany echoes, calling the Sloane divorce and immediate remarriage to Perry Belmont horrid and a violation of God and man.
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Doane
Albany
Sloane-Belmont
Commercial Tribune
New York
Scarborough
New Jersey
F Doane
W. C. Whitney
Bishop Scarborough
Sloane
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Organized in Lancaster
Lancaster Ohio May 10 The Ohio Daughters of the American Revolution add a new chapter to be called the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter in honor of Mrs William J Reese of Lancaster. Mrs Moses Morton Granger state regent named Mrs William Brooks MacCracken Regent designate. other officers to be chosen later.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Moses Morton Granger
Zanesville
Granger
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Sherman Reese
William J. Reese
John Sherman
Reese
William Brooks MacCracken
Bank Teller Sentenced in Dover Bank Case
Wm. N. Boggs, former Dover National Bank teller, was sentenced in U S District Court to five years in Trenton Penitentiary and a $6500 fine. The bank suspended in May 1897, then reopened with capital cut from $100 000 to $50 000. Boggs testified against United States Senator Kenny in two trials for alleged conspiracy to misapply funds, where juries disagreed.
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Wilmington
Del
Wm. N. Boggs
Dover National Bank
United States District Court
Trenton
N. J
Boggs
United States
Kenny
Czarina Donates 50000 Rubles for Famine Relief
At the czarina's request two commissioners were sent to a famine stricken Russian district to investigate distress and take prompt measures. The czarina has given 50000 rubles for relief of the suffering people.
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ST. Petersburg
Czarina
Russia
British War Vessel Pearl to Visit Tampa
New York report says the British warship Pearl will reach Port Tampa Florida on May 20 and stay until May 25. Tampa citizens plan a May 24 celebration for the Queen's birthday and the Pearl may be joined by another ship.
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New York
Pearl
Port Tampa
Fla
Tampa
Cift of Carnegie Goes to a University
A note on Carnegie gifts directs funds to a university as England seeks young scientific experts amid a critical era for research and higher education.
Carnegie Offers 50000 for Birmingham Science School
London Chronicle reports Andrew Carnegie offering to donate 50000 to Joseph Chamberlain for the University of Birmingham if the scientific school becomes the institution’s premier department. He cites England’s need for trained scientific experts and cites Cornell University as a model.
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Birmingham
England
Andrew Carnegie
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
University of Birmingham
Carnegie
Cornell University
Atlantic
Pittsburg
Carnegie Fortune Under Fire In London Editorial
A London Chronicle editorial harshly criticizes Andrew Carnegie’s wealth buildup citing the Homestead strike and security measures. It recalls the locked Homestead works, wage disputes, electric fences, Pinkerton guards, and the ensuing clash with the steel workers’ union.
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London
Andrew Carnegie
The
Chronicle
Carnegie
Union
Ogee
Scottish iron firms deny Carnegie syndicate plan
Glasgow May 10 Representatives of Scotland's leading iron makers deny an American syndicate led by Andrew Carnegie has submitted a scheme to absorb Britain's iron and steel interests. The gentleman cited says Scottish firms will not join American monopolies.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Great Britain
Rich gold finds near Point Nome Alaska
The Examiner reports a new gold discovery by the Snake River about twenty miles back from Cape Nome and 120 miles from St Michael. Miners say bed rock is six feet down and the ground pays from the surface with rich finds also on the Koyukuk River on American soil.
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San Francisco
Point Nome
Alaska
Klondike
Snake River
Cape Nome
St. Michael
Koyukuk River
Yukon
Representative Allen Files Suit for Withheld Salary
Columbus Ohio May 10 Representative J M Allen of Athens County has hired ex Speaker David L Sleeper as his lawyer to pursue the half year's pay withheld from him. He will file a mandamus suit against Auditor W D Guilbert to force payment of the salary due him as a Legislator, withheld after the Attorney General's opinion that Allen forfeited it by becoming a government clerk in the pension office.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
J. M. Allen
Athens County
David L. Sleeper
W. D. Guilbert
Allen
Orr Faces Ouster Over Piqua Council Presidency
General W. P. Orr, a Governor candidate and governor staff member, also serves as President of Piqua City Council. Attorney General Monnett filed in the Supreme Court to remove him, contending five members do not constitute a quorum and that Orr’s presidency may be invalid.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
W. P. Orr
Piqua
Monnett
Supreme Court
Piqua Council
General Orr
Boys Ask More Pay At Glass Works
In Bellaire Ohio on May 10 2000 The Crystal Glass Works north of the city closed after 200 boys demanded a ten percent wage increase. Over 400 workers are out of work with no prospect of returning until the raise is granted.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellaire, CO
Crystal Glass Works
Fes
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