Proclamation Disputed by Aguinaldo Figure and Samar Battles
Manila reports a May 4 proclamation from Aguinaldo denying the McKinley commissions official authority and urging steadfast liberty. In Samar on May 1 a 700-strong attack on the 43d infantry left 209 rebels dead, three American wounded. Lennox reinforcement ships arrived with troops to Lingao, two cavalry troops moved through insurgent-held terrain. Labor talks in St. Louis show unity toward a sympathetic strike as unions rally to press demands.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Pablo Island
Luzon
McKinley
Congress
Catarina
Island of
Samar
43D
John C. Gilmore
Pambugan
Lennox
11Th Cavalry
J. Franklin Bell
Hugh T. Sime
Legaspi
Lingao
St. Louis Transit Co
Transit Co
St. Louis
Rioting In St Louis Wounds Saloon Keeper and Officer
May 19 riot at the south end of the 14th street bridge leaves John Kenna a likely fatally wounded saloon keeper. Robert Nelson and Emergency Officer Jacob Hollingsworth are slightly wounded by stray and return fire. Patrolman Barton is scalp-wounded as stones fly near Geyer and Jefferson avenues. Police arrest several men as investigation begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John Kenna
Gratiot Street
Robert Nelson
Jacob Hollingsworth
14Th Street Bridge
Kenna
Nelson
Chateau Avenue
The
Transit Co
14Th
Gratiot
Hollingsworth
Henry E. Barton
Jeffer
Geyer Avenue
Barton
Jefferson Avenue
Indiana supreme court bars Wabash from Eel River line
In Indianapolis the Indiana Supreme Court ruled the state wins to restrain the Wabash Railroad Co from operating the Eel River Co line between Logansport and Butler. The Eel River line, built 94 miles from Logansport to Butler, was leased to the Wabash for 99 years and later integrated into its system. The decision annuls the Eel River franchise, places the property in receivership, and affects pending anti trust actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Court
Wabash Railroad Co
Eel River Co
Logansport
Butler
DeKalb County
Toledo
Ft. Wayne
Wabash Company
Chili
Peru
Richard Ruddell
Kokomo
Fel River Co
Anderson
Mafeking Relieved as Boers Lose Siege After Bombardment
London reports Mafeking freed after heavy bombardment of laagers and forces around the town. British relief column enters Mafeking as Christiana is surrounded. Milne, Reuters correspondent, freed and escorted to the border. Abraham Fischer comments on the news and war's end prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pretoria
Mafeking
Christiana
Landrost
James Milne
Reuter Telegram Co
Congressional Limited
Washington
Baltimore
Abraham Fischer
Lord Roberts
Methodist church to revise amusements policy
The Chicago Methodist church committee votes 45 to 25 to remove the prohibition on amusements and insert a new section in the advices chapter. The proposal endorses continuing dancing, games of chance, theaters, horse races, circuses, and similar activities as acceptable.
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Chicago
Methodist Church
Newcastle Occupied and Maneuvers Reported
General Buller dispatches from Newcastle dated May 18 noting occupation of Newcastle and concentration of second division and third cavalry brigade. Mounted force sent through Ngutu to repel enemy and reassure natives. Enemies burned chapel damaged railway Ingagane Ukader bridges and water works. About 1,000 of 7,000 men fled toward Wakkerstroom and Miller's Vass. remaining disorganized rabble headed north toward Laing's Nek.
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London
Buller
War Office
Newcastle
Ngutu
Ingagane Ukader
Wakkerstroom
Miller’s Vass
Free State
Laing
Nek
First Indication Mafeking Relief Reaches Boer Envoys
Baltimore May 19 The first intimation of Mafeking relief reaching the Boers was received by Boer envoys. The nugget of news reflects growing hopes amid the siege and signals potential shifts in the South African conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mafeking
Memphis murder mystery claims two lives in Jefferson avenue flats
In Memphis on May 19, Henry Reichmann and Lilly Badakin were found shot dead in a woman’s Jefferson avenue apartment. Reichmann had three gunshot wounds while Mrs Badakin had one. No weapon found. authorities consider it a murder mystery with unknown motive.
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Memphis
Tenn
Henry Reichmann
Lilly Badakin
Forrest City
Ark
Jefferson Avenue
Reichmann
McCoy Defeats Creedon With Quick Sixth Round Win
New York May 19 Charles Kid McCoy knocked out Australian Dan Creedon in 34 seconds of the sixth round at the Broadway Athletic Club. Creedon offered little defense and failed to land a meaningful blow as McCoy controlled the bout from start to finish.
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New York
Charles “Kid” McCoy
Dan Creedon
Broadway Athletic Club
McCoy
Creedon
Deputy Auditor Reveals Neely Defalcation Links
W H Reeves deputy auditor of Cuba confesses taking 4500 dollars from Neely for services the day he left. Investigators weigh total defalcations from 100000 to 125000 while charges include contraband stamp schemes and customs fraud. Extradition talk surfaces as inquiry continues in Havana. Vessel Prairie reaches Brunswick for quarantine and militia cruise planned.
Various Global and Domestic Historic Items Reported
The notes cover the Philadelphia cruiser docking in San Francisco and a denial of bubonic plague cases there. Also announced are the betrothal of Duke Robert of Würtemberg to Archduchess Maria Immaculata, and Martin Maginnis nominated as U S senator by Gov. Smith of Montana. A severe electrical rain storm hits Austin causing property damage. A military prisoner at the Presidio, A C Bergum, is killed escaping. The Welland canal gains permanent dominion police patrols. militia withdraws. US weekly business failures total 155. Venezuela’s population is census counted at 2 223 527. Much Presbyterian assembly time is spent on Sabbath observance.
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Robert of Wurtemburg
Maria Immaculata of
Austria
Gov. Smith
Montana
Martin Maginnis
United States
William A. Clark
Austin
Tex
A. C. Bergum
Presidio
San Francisco
Welland Canal
Dominion Police
Loomis
Caracas
Department of State
Venezuela
Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Louis
Special Committee
Extradition Move for Neely Won by Judiciary Leader
Washington May 19 Judge Ray introduces in the house an amendment to section 5 270 to require surrender of persons who commit crimes and flee to the United States when Cuba or a part is under US control The measure argues such a law is procedural not ex post facto and Congress can act since the island’s sovereignty shifted in Spain’s surrender Mr Terry of Arkansas is the ranking minority member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Neely
Ray
Judiciary Committee
House
United States
Congress
Cuba
Spain
Terry
Arkansas
Mixed wartime notes and market reports from May 18
Reports from Talladega and Eu taw note hangings of Elbert Curry Walter Gordon and Beauty In gram for murders. Treasury calls 25 million old two percent bonds. refugees report Mafeking relief. Senate panel on Montana seat for Clark. Pretoria peace party suspected. Boers reportedly captured north of Kroonstad. Car and streetcar shootings in St Louis. Cincinnati wheat and grain prices plus live stock markets summarized. Chicago and St Louis grain and livestock figures reported.
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Walter Gordon
Beauty Ingram
Eutaw
Ala
Tom Buntin
Secretary of the Treasury
Lorenzo Marques
Mafeking
Senate Committee On
W. A. Clark
Montana
Pretoria
Botha
Kroonstad
J. Richards
St. Louis
Creveland
Laclede and
Grant Avenues
John Fiels
Prairie and
Easton Avenues
Cincinnati
Do City
Chicago
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Polillo
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Indiana
STATE
Wabash Railroad Company
Eel River
Versailles
Jefferson Braden
J. M. Morgan
Osgood
Lafayette
Alphonsa
Sisterhood of
St. Francis
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Creighton
Omaha
Emma Needham
Ruth Cordis Long
Long
Worcester
Mass
Miss Long
Sankey
Portland
Annie Louise Carey
Gen. Buller
Jesus
Kid McCoy
Havana
Gen. Wood
Post Office
Reeves
Rich
Baracoa
Engineering
Postal Department
Prairie
Brunswick
Brunswick Naval Militia
Philadelphia
Talladega, Ala
Elbert Curry
Pink Dobbins
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