American Lieutenant Gilmore Recalls Eight Months in Filipino Custody
Lieutenant J C Gilmore of the gunboat Yorktown, captured near Baler in Luzon and rescued by Colonel Luther R Hare, recounts eight months of captivity. He describes brutal treatment under General Tinio, his escape attempts, raft building, and rescue by 149 Americans amid perilous river crossings. The report notes other prisoners freed and casualties during recon sorties near Imus and a warehouse fire in Butte.
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Manilla
Jan
United States
Yorktown
Baler
Luzon
Luther R. Hare
Thirdy-third Volunteer Infantry
Slater
Major Price
Hotel Oriente
Venus
Vigan
Province of
South Locos
Gilmore
Aguinaldo
Asuinaldo
Tino
Abalut
Colonel Hare
North Leaves Chicago For Mexico WCTU Work
Mrs. Addie North am Fields, Chicago organizer for the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, travels to Mexico to start WCTU work with initial meetings planned in Pachuca.
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WIH
Mexico
Chicago
Addie Northam Fields
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pachuca
Doan's Ointment Promoted For Skin Troubles
An advertisement extols Doan's Ointment as a remedy for eczema and rectal itching. A Columbus Ohio user, William N Steel, praises its quick relief and lasting cure, noting improvement over six months. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents.
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Dean
Wiliam N. Steel
High Street
South
Columbus
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Nole
United States
Down's
Right and Left Series of Successful Battles
Washington dispatch reports General Otis conveying rapid moves of attacking columns in Manila and coastal operations. Schwan’s forces capture three of Nobels artillery and seize transport records while Wheaton and others surround and defeat enemy units near Das Marinas and Cavite. Bubonic plague cases rise amid overcrowding. two investigations ordered into polygamy indictments and Wardner Idaho riot conduct.
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Manilla
Imus
Cavite
Birkheimer
Twenty-eighth Volunteer Infantry
Noveleta
Taggart
Perez Das Marinas
Washington
Department
Otis
Maniila
Vigor
Schwan
Laguna de ‘Bas
Norel At
Nobel
Ceighth
Wheaton
Twenty-eighth
Bacoor
Cheney
Das Marinas
Boyd
Los Banos
Hisal
Risal
Betangzas
Lentz
House
John C. Graham
Provo City
Utah
Orson Smith
Logan
Military Committee
Merriam
United States Army
Wardner
Idaho
Print Small Bills To Meet Demand Says Treasurer
Washington January 9 United States Treasurer Roberts announced demand for small notes remains above prior levels. The bureau of engraving will print 200000 additional five and ten dollar bills, with further increases as needed to satisfy the country’s requirements.
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Washington
Janu
United States
Roberts
Bureau of Engraving
Iron theft alarms Ohio canal districts
Superintendent Geidel reports a rising rate of property theft along the canal. A suspect is to be arrested and prosecuted, with extenuating circumstances under review. Since weeks, about half a ton of ice has been stolen in Roscoe and similar depots, prompting a state property watch and iron dealers to monitor deliveries.
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Geidel
New Books Added to Public Library Shelves
Last week the public library welcomed several new titles. Among them are The Puritan as a Colonist and Farmer by E. I. Byington, Recollections of the Civil War by CA Dana, Between Sciences and Theology by Andrew D. White, The Story of the Civil War by J Codman Ropes, Holland and Hollanders by P. J. Blok, Desiderius Erasmus of the Reformation by Henry Harris, and Letters and Recollections of Sarah Forbes Hughs.
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Bae Farmer
E. I. Byington
Andrew D. White
J. Codman Ropes
Netherlands
P. J
Blok
Holland and
Hollanders
Rates
The
Hi Henry
Harris
Desiderius
Teroes
Epha Emerton
J. Murtin
Bunce Be The movement gains momentum with petitions
Petition drives in Bunce Be The movement attract broad support from farmers and business leaders. A bridge plan would place an approach on Main Street and rise above flood levels to prevent travel disruption during high water.
Roll train loading underway at Pittsburg rolling mill
Telegram to officials says the roll train is loaded and first consignment shipped. The company awaits the electric crane, expected soon but currently over a week late.
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Pittsburg
Rolling Mill Company
Roche Property Sold In South Fourth Street Transfer
W A Smith bought the Roche property on South Fourth Street from George Roche. Smith takes possession April 1 and will move into the house where he currently resides. The Misses Denny will occupy the house on the same street. The notice promotes an ENTERPRISE Meat and Food Chopper and related hardware items with dubious marketing text.
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W. A. Smith
George Roche
M. Rose
South Fourth Street
Mr. Smith
Misses Denny
Enterprise Mpg. CO
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Herbert
Urdaneta
Venville
Balera
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Butte
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Hennessey Mercantile Company
New York
Tribunus
the Age
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Ohio Farmer
Age
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Toledo
Agricultural Press of America
Cleveland
DR. France & CO
France Medical Institute
Coshocton
France
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Ohio
E. Europ
America
France & CO
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Parker
Dr. Williams
Beeming News
Detroit
Mick
Dr. Widtieets
Atali d . Oe Direct
Dr. Wil Hams
Greely
Treasury
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
James Calhoun
Harrisburg
James Calhon
Equitable Life Insurance Company
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