Aguinaldo Letter Seeks Truce While Filipinos Fight On
Manila reports a two hour Otis meeting with Filipino envoys who offered a three month truce to allow Aguinaldo to convene a congress. Otis refused recognition of the insurgent government. Envoys admitted they spoke for Aguinaldo and said he could keep fighting for months unless paid, calling it peace with dignity.
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Manila
Otis
Antonio Luna
Aguinaldo
Congress
Luzon
Major Arguelezes
United States
Spain
Theipino
Arguelezes
Bernal
Luna
Senor Mabini
Montana Soldiers Wounded Reported Dates and Names
Washington reports General Otte's latest casualty list naming wounded several soldiers from Montana and other states. Entries include ranks from privates to sergeants with dates in April and May, noting various injuries and one listed fatality among Minnesota troops.
Seven Are Not Accounted For From Yorktown Prisoners
Washington reports from Manila May 3 that Admiral Dewey forwards the list of Yorktown prisoners at insurgent headquarters in Sanisida. Names include Lieutenant Gilmore and chief quartermaster William Walton with others. Provisions sent by Otis. Unaccounted seven are under inquiry with enlistment and nativity details for each.
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Washington
Dewey
Manila
Secretary of the Navy
Yorktown
Sanisida
Gilmore
William Walton
Paul Vondolt
John Ellsworth
Albert Petersen
Sylvia Briselet
Paul Edwards
Fred Anderson
Otis
John Dillon
Mare Island
California
Peru
Indiana
Charles Albert Morrissey
Landsman
Cone Sa
Columel
Sailors Named From Yorktown Crew in Escape Claims
A U S Navy records list Ora B McDonald William B Shinders Orrison W Woodbury Arthur Venville and E Nygard as Mare Island enlistments with births in North Carolina Massachusetts Amsterdam Holland Oregon and Russia The navigation bureau says some Yorktown sailors may still be alive or escaped into Spanish lines at Baler where they would be treated well by the garrison.
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Ora B. McDonald
Mare Island
Cormal Valley
N.C
William B. Shinders
Amsterdam
Holland
Orrison W. Woodbury
Gloucester
Mase
Lynn
Mare
Arthur Venville
Dudley
Etg
Kit
Marsh
Bellwood
Oregon
E. Nygard
Guiera
Elaes
New York
Warsaw
Russia
Navigation Bureau
Yorktown
Baler
Rebels Shell Manila Coastline Reports from Manila
A Manila dispatch says gunboats Princeton and Petrel patrolled southern islands. The Bennington shelled three schooners found on a beach at San Jose Panay after insurgents first promised surrender then resisted.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Manila
Princeton
Petrel
Admiral Dewey
Bennngton
San Jose
Panay
Bennington
Swindler Nosemore Arrests Man in Railroad and Mine Schemes
New York May 3 The Herald reports Daniel Nosemore once a prosperous shipowner had William Bailey arrested as a president of imaginary railroads and copper mines. The case traces schemes over 12 years involving certificates mortgage funds Texas land shares and bonds on the Tacoma and Columbia River railroad and related ventures. Bailey is jailed as investigators allege vast unpaid bonds and fictitious enterprises.
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New York
the Herald
Daniel Nosemore
Wm. Bailey
Evans
Bailey
Tacoma & Columbia
Washington
Central Police Court
Judge Blake
Court of Common Pleas
Jersey City
Texas Land Company
Park Bank
Nosemore
Tacoma & Columbia River Railroad Company
Tacoma & Lake Park Railroad
Lake Park Improvement Company
Stephen B. Elkins
Fatal Experiment Killed Capt Stuart and Four Others
A Washington dispatch reports Major C S Smith investigates the deadly explosion at the Spencer powder works. Captain B S Stuart died attempting to load a shell with guncotton using a hydraulic rammer. Five civilians perished with him in the accident.
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New York
Washington
Spens
F. Stuart
Army
C. 8. Smith
War Department
Stuart
John M. Bacon
Eighth Cavalry
Dnd
Henry Carroll
Sixth Cavalry
Spain
Meiklejohn
Otis
United States
California Raisin Growers Hold Dominant Market Control
Fresno May 3 The California Raisin Growers association controls ninety percent of the state’s raisin production. Packers have accepted the terms and will cooperate with the association in market activities.
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Raisin Growers
Fresno
Cal
California Raisin Growers’ Association
Mules for the Philippines Sail for Manila with troops
The steamer Lelenaw will sail from San Francisco for Manila today carrying 240 government mules and 70 soldiers under Lieutenant Kipp Bard of the artillery.
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San Francisco
Lelenaw
Manila
Butte Men Leave Wardner War News Drives Troops North
Reports from Wallace Idaho May 3 describe Butte men marching toward Wardner as rioting and mining property destruction escalate. The war department plans troop movements from Boise Vancouver and Spokane while coroner's jury will identify suspects amid one unionist dead and one non union man mortally wounded. About 1400 non union miners exist in the district with roughly 10 armed rioters active.
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Wallace
Idaho
Canyon Creek
Jack Smith
France
Wardner
Northern Pacific
Missoula
Butte
Bay
Washington
War Department
Merriam
Corbin
Boise
Bome
Vancouver
Walla Walla
Spokane
Harrion
Assiniboine
Russell
Douglass
Mullan
Reformed Laws in Havana Reach Official Gazettes
New reforms from the military government ease personal rights and courtroom procedures. Habeas corpus is allowed, prisoners may communicate with outsiders, and witnesses will be broadened in criminal cases though judgments stay with the court. The report notes financial and administrative adjustments amid Cuban rolls scrutiny.
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New York
Tribune
Havana
Gomes
Brooke
Cuba
Mhavata
Insurance Case Questions Surplus Shares for Policy Holders
New York May 3 The Brooklyn appellate court rules in Greeff v Equitable Life on whether a 15-year endowment policy holder is entitled to a share of the entire net surplus of the society or only the dividend portion. The surplus stood around 43 million dollars as of December before policy maturity.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ife
Greeff
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Appeals Sheds Light on Policyholders’ Share of Surplus
An exhaustive opinion sustains the plaintiff’s claim that with 400,000 policies the case moves to the court of appeals. The appellate division’s ruling allows each policyholder to claim a share of the company’s surplus in proportion to their policy amount and premiums paid.
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Compu
Court of Appeals
Moore Trial Opens Over Family Slayings in Martel
In Martel Kansas on May 3 the trial of John Moore begins after prosecutors allege Moore and his wife killed their five children to escape unemployment. The county attorney claims Moore planned the murders and told a prospective employer he would dispose of the children, while the defense pleads epileptic insanity.
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Hutelingon
Kan
John Moore
Martel
Moore
Chicago to go to Tangier to press Moorish claims
A Washington dispatch says Acting Secretary Allen ordered Rear Admiral Howison to sail the cruiser Chicago to Tangier Morocco. The US aims to recover looted property and protect American interests with a show of force but no forcible coercion.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Chicago
Punta Delgada
Allen
Howison
Tangier
Morocco
United States
Pears case and Bluefields Incident to press for Honduran and Nicaraguan action
A Washington dispatch says the administration plans to use the Pears case and Bluefields affair to compel Honduras and Nicaragua to answer for alleged outrages on American citizens. The Honduran proposal for arbitration is rejected, and Minister Hunter is instructed to press for immediate settlement. If the $10,000 indemnity is not paid promptly, a squadron may be sent to Honduras to enforce payment.
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New York
Herald
Washington
United States
Honduras
Nicaragua
State Department
Hunter
Steel combine talks hint at major U S industry realignment
Reports from New York May reveal executives from leading steel interests discussing a proposed nationwide combine aimed at controlling output and prices. While some attendees deny plans, officials acknowledge progress. federal authorities were not present. In a separate note, the California Packers Association is incorporated with 2.4 million dollars to regulate canned fruit prices and potentially curb output.
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San Francis
California Packers’ Association
Combine
Fitzsimmons Jeffries Bout Planned for Denver
Denver manager Otto Flotow of the Colorado Athletic Association says the Fitzsimmons vs Jeffries fight will be held in Denver with a $25,000 purse. He received a dispatch from the principals requesting travel to New York to arrange details.
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Wil
Denver
Colo
Otto
Flotow
Colorado Athletic Association
New York
Publisher Edward N Welton Dies in New York
Edward N. Welton, once a prominent publisher in this city, has died in New York on May 3. He was well known in local newspaper circles and leaves a notable legacy in publishing circles.
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New York
Edward N. Welton
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