Otis says 50 000 troops needed to quell revolt
General Harrison Gray Otis of Los Angeles urged a strong U S military presence in the Philippines saying 50 000 troops could suppress the revolt and establish a stable government in Luzon. He warned self government is not yet feasible for the Filipinos and urged continued U S control for an indefinite period.
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Chicago
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles
Cal
Eighth Army Corps
Manila
Washington
Palmer House
Otis
Philippines
Luzon
United States
Spain
Apply for Commissions in US Army Philippines
Washington notes that about 10,000 volunteers are to be mustered for service in the Philippines and the president has been flooded with commission applications. Visitors are told to file with Adjutant General Corbin. The administration plans to grant commissions to those who showed ability and valuable service in the Spanish war, while guarding the number of officers to avoid a scramble.
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Philippines
Otis
War Department
Washington
Corbin
Selection of Officers in Colored Regiments
Washington dispatch reports no colored regiments will be formed for service in the Philippines. Enlisted colored men will join vacancies in regular army colored regiments. The war department’s experiment continues.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Philippines
Navy Voluntary Retirement List Narrowed by Seniority
Washington dispatch notes a new applicant Lieutenant Commander H. H. Bard, likely excluding Lt. Cmdr. B. A. Fiske from retirement. Eight captains seek retirement with one possible grant. Of eight commanders, two will retire, H. Ross and J. L. Hannum. Fourteen lieutenants commanders apply, with retirement expected for W. H. Griggs J. H. Moore H. C. Rittenhouse R. G. Peck H. H. Fichbohm G. C. Hanus and H. J. Bard. final decisions await Friday midnight filings.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Navy
H. H. Bard
Bard
B. A. Fiske
P. A. Rearick
C. H. Rockwell
J. Schouler
H. H. Fichbohm
G. ¢. Hanus
H. J. Bard
Miners Safe, Deny Siberia Death Rumor
Mrs Norval Douglass of San Francisco says a Nevada City mining party never went to Siberia. She reports they are 300 miles beyond Arctic City with ample provisions for another season, and the rumor of their death from cold and hunger is false.
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San Francisco
Nevada City
Siberia
Norval Douglass
Arctic City
Rioting in Brussels prompts expulsions proposal
Rioting continued until 2 a.m. as gendarmes faced mobs throwing sauce pans from windows. About 100 persons were injured. In parliament M. Orison proposed amending rules to expel any deputy causing a disturbance while socialists protested and anathematized the moy ork.
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Brussels
Gend D'Armes
Gagette
Chamber of Deputies
M. Orison
Negroes Fired Upon at Fredoria Mines
A dispatch reports that colored men from Pana and Tilvivied faced deadly gunfire near Fredoria mines. Two killed and twenty wounded as desultory shots echoed across the morning, creating a critical situation. Local authorities and witnesses described the incident as a severe racially charged attack with ongoing unrest observed nearby.
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St. Louis
Dune
Carben
Pana
Til
Fredoria
Hall Named Haskell Lecturer For Indian Lectures
Dr John Cuthbert Hall president of Union Theological Seminary in New York has been appointed to the Haskell lectureship in comparative religion at the University of Chicago. The lectureship requires all talks be delivered in India and he plans to travel within two years after accepting the post.
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Chicago
John Cuthbert Hall
Union Theological Seminary of
New York City
Haskell
University of Chicago
India
Hall
Wage Che, Midnight Deadline At Steel Mills
Thousands of iron and tin plate workers face a midnight deadline as the Amalgamated Association's wage scales expire. Some manufacturers have signaled acceptance. others may halt work if the new Detroit scale is not adopted. Secretary Williams expresses optimism the issue will be resolved, with mills agreeing to the scale continuing and others shutting down. In tinplate, a general shutdown is expected tonight pending lodge votes on the rejected scale.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin, Steel and Plate Workers
United States
Amalgamated
Detroit
Williams
Amalgamated Association
Samoan Government Plan Outlined On Mariposa Report
The Mariposa arrives in San Francisco reporting Samoa quiet and a new provisional government underway. Rival kings to surrender arms, Apia to be governed by a council and mayor, consuls' sanctions limited, supreme court and one law recognized, indirect revenue via customs, poll tax abolished, a governor to be appointed with an advisory council. Consuls Rose and Maxse aboard. some rebels refuse to surrender rifles. Muataafa disclaims responsibility.
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San Francisco
Mariposa
Australia
Samoa
Honolulu
Emuneil
Muataafa
Released From Quarantine Doppou Maru Near Dock
San Francisco June 30 The steamer Doppou Maru freed from quarantine after fumigation by Dr Kinggroom at Angel Bond. Passengers and crew held on island, ship to unload at Pacific Mail dock. Bacteriologist Dr Bartlett awaits culture results to confirm plague risk. health officers ready to bar freight from the vessel.
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San Francisco
Kinggroom
Angel [Bond
Pacific Mail
Altough
Bartlett
Board of Health
Bach
Books of Health
Secret Meeting Called by Knights of Labor in New York
Secret meeting of district assembly No. 75 railroad men will be held in Brooklyn tonight with a similar rail road men gathering in this city tomorrow. General Master Workman Parsons will address both meetings and seeks full control of district assembly No. 75 as he has over the new assembly in this city. Supporters call it precautionary while insiders say it centralizes authority. Parsons aims to inform members tonight that he will have power to pass on questions without delay.
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New York
District Assembly No. 75
Knights of Labor
Brooklyn
Workman
Parsons
Board of
Washington
District Assembly No
Assembly
Pasa
Knights of Labor Organize City Workers Connect to Assembly No 49
The Knights of Labor are forming local assemblies among city employees including dock and street workers park workers and clerks of courts. All local assemblies will be linked with district assembly No 49 and coordinated in the railroad dispute context.
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Knights of Labor
Cuban Protest Over Cemetery Edicts in Havana
In Matan, citizens oppose returning cemetery control to ecclesiastical authorities, charging the church exploits the poor with high grave rents and disinterment after terms end. General Lee seeks preventive action after thefts in Guanajay, while a decree requires foreigners to present licenses to their diplomats for formal action. Reports say a yellow fever serum has been found and would be fairly tested and possibly used in small doses.
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Havana
Matan
Lee
Guanajay
Brooke
Senor la Nuga
Reaching a Crisis in Alaskan Boundary Talks
Washington reports that London negotiations to fix a modus vivendi on the Alaskan boundary have again neared crisis. Talks between Salisbury and Choate have faltered as details require sacrificing interests of American miners driven from the Atlin district by Canadian laws. The state department will not sanction such outcomes.
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Washington
London
Balisbury
Choate
Atlin
Uis
Golf Record Broken at Onwentsia Club House
Amateur champion Douglass shattered the amateur scoring record in a 1&shore match against J. O. Blade Jr. of Morris County, finishing 3 up with a medal score of 80. The current record had been held by Walter J. Smith and Charles B. McDonald, both once champions. The field included prominent candidates, except dT. A. Tyng, and players registered at the Onwentsia clubhouse in Chicago.
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Chicago
Dune SC
Dt. A. Tyng
Onwentsia
Findlay
Douglass
J. 0
Blade, Jr
Morris County
Shore
Walter J. Smith
Charles B. McDonald
Dennis O'Sullivan Sings in San Francisco Revival of Shamus O'Frien
In San Francisco on June 30 the Tivoli hosted a full audience for Dennis O'Sullivan a London dramatic baritone in the revival of Dr Villieres Standford romantic Tier opera Shamus OFrien He earned a brilliant hit and was greeted with strong enthusiasm though a native San Francisco, he has spent years in England and on the continent.
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San Francisco
Dennis O'Sullivan
London
Villieres Standford
Shamus O' Frien
O'Sullivan
England
Change in Laws Voice from Johannesburg on Monday
London June 20 The Digger News reports a dispatch from Johannesburg noting a reliable authority that the Volkariad will be acted on Monday to confirm the arrangement accepted by the executive council and acceptable to the British government. The arrangement grants retroactive tranche to Uitlanders resident in the Prans val before 1910, admitted to burger with other naturalization law changes.
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London
Digger News
Johannesburg
Volkariad
Cvuiell Ams
McKinney Improves as General Wood Visits
Telegraphic briefs report Mrs. McKinney's improving condition with General Wood paying a call. Washington notes updated health progress and a hospital transfer status among other dispatches. The Star discusses a court settlement in the Ted Sloan assault case involving a waiter. A transport Morgan City carries 464 sick from Manila to San Francisco. Yellow fever appears in Salvador. The Duke of Connaught abdicates his claim to the Coburg succession in favor of the Duke of Albany.
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McKinney
Wood
London
Une
The
Star Today
Ted Sloan
Otis
War Department
Morgan City
Manila
San Francisco
United States
Salvador
State Department
Theroburg
Duke of Connaught
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince Arthur
Coburg
Duke of Albany
Prince Leopold of England
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