Civil war almost breaks out among Luna and Mascardo forces
A dispatch from May 8 reports Aguinaldo averted a civil clash between Generals Luna and Mascardo near Bacolor during a San Tomas campaign. Luna was wounded in the shoulder at San Tomas. Mascardo refused to take orders from anyone but Aguinaldo, prompting a brief standoff before Arguelles brokered a truce.
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New York
Journal and Advertiser
Manta Bays
Aguinaldo
Luna
Mascardo
San Tomas
la Guna de Bay
Cavadonga
Bacolor
Arguelles
Tina
Reconnoitering Party Reaches Near San Miguel in Phase of War
A reconnoitering party from Lt Col Walton's command with two Minnesota and two Oregon regiments under Maj Diggles advanced twelve miles north of Balinag near San Miguel. They met rebels behind a trench, Major Diggles wounded in the head, with a private and typhoid patients, brought to Manila by special train. The steamship Don Jose, detained by insurgents since the war began, was found by the gunboat Manila at Batangas and arrived today in Manila.
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Manila
Awton
Minnesota Regiment
Oregon Regiment
Diggles
San Miguel
Balinag
Diggies
Don Jose
Batangas
Chinese Exclusion Not Extended to Insular Possessions
Washington May 9 Acting Secretary of War Meikelsohn said the Chinese exclusion act does not apply to insular possessions. An order extended immigration laws to territories under military control but did not intend to make the act applicable to insular possessions. Damages San Francisco May 0 Rev Walter Myron Lovell formerly pastor of a
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Washington
Meikelsohn
C Insular
United States
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Sanrancisco
Walter
Myron
Lovell
Baptist minister Lovell sues Captain Curtis for libel
A Kennebunk Baptist preacher now in Coronado under Methodist supervision sues Captain H Curtis for criminal libel seeking 50000 dollars in damages. Lovell was accused of deceit and improper attentions to a young woman. The Baptist council twice acquitted him on charges and Methodists found no basis for immorality. Lectures were canceled. Lovell seeks court redress.
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Baptist Church Council
Lovell
Cuba Receives U S Ensign for Coasting Vessels
A Washington report to the Herald describes a new flag for Cuban owned coasting trade vessels. The blue field with a white unicorn avoids annexation or recognition and replaces former Spanish ships in Cuban hands under occupation.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Cuba
United States
Spain
Damages for False Arrest in Detroit River Case
Ottawa May 9 The case of Thomas Meagher seized on the Detroit river near Port Huron tied to a bed post and jailed for six days was raised in the commons. Deputy Collector Avery who made the arrest was dismissed from U S services for conduct. Meagher seeks reparation and compensation from the United States while MPs urge extradition or trial for kidnapping and restitution.
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Ottawa
Ont
Thomas Meagher
Detroit
Port Huron
Avery
United States
Dominion
Meagher
Cowan
Essex
Fitzpatrick
Ordination Doubt Falls On Dr Briggs In New York
New York May 9 Lack of public notice on the time and place of Dr Briggs ordination has led to widespread belief that the Episcopal priesthood ceremony is postponed indefinitely. Supporters fear insufficient time before Europe departure May 18 and debate continues over whether the bishop should announce a new date or refrain.
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New York
Briggs
Europe
Potter
Ita
Unique Coal Barge Constructed at Nixon Ship Yards
A 150 foot steel coal barge under construction at Nixon ship yards Elizabethport NM will serve U S government supply lines loading coal onto steamers at wharves or sea. It measures 150 feet by 30 feet with ten foot draft and 1000 tons capacity.
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New York
Nixon Ship Yards
Elizabethport
United States
Governor Corbin denies Denver Manila rumors about Colorado volunteers
Governor Thomas C. Thomas denies a Denver News interview that Colorado volunteers in Manila were false and malicious. He says he twice asked for their return as the Spanish war ended and that volunteers may return if they wish. Alger and Corbin exchange telegrams emphasize government power and support for troops while awaiting transport home.
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Denver
Thomas
Corbin
Colorado Volunteers
Colorado Regiment
Alger
Penver
Cole
Washington
Colorado
Manila
Charles
Philippine Islands
Movements of Warships Reported in May Naval Dispatches
New York May 9 The cruiser Thutmuf will not reach the navy yard for days while paymasters settle funds and discharged men are aboard. Buffalo to undergo overhaul. Battleship Texas to Tompkinsville yard for cleaning and painting. Glacier ordered to Manila with stores and ammo for Dewey. New Orleans to sail to port tomorrow. Three large transports Munde Thomas and one other to Manila via Suez to carry volunteers. exact order pending. Some expect regulars to sail on these ships.
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New York
Thutful
Manila
Navy Yard
Jin
Marcharge
Buffalo
Texas
Admiral Sampson
Tompkinsville
Glacier
Dewey
New Orleans
Navy Department
United States
Munde
Thomas
Logan
Su Canal
Situation On The Docks In Buffalo May 9
The dock situation in Buffalo remains largely unchanged as officials await Bishop Quigley’s report. Representatives from the Lake Carriers’ association grain shovelers and the state arbitration board presented their views, with many Lake Carriers’ members departing for Cleveland. Quigley plans to issue a report but will not propose terms, instead sending copies to Local No 11 and the Lake Carriers’ association.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Teverybody
Bishop Quigley
Lake Carriers’ Association
State Board of Arbitration and Mediation
Cleveland
Sauce Carriers’ Association
North Alaska District Formed Under New Military Command
Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn issued an order creating the North Alaska military district north of the 61st parallel. Capt. B. H. Ray will command all troops in the district, with Major J. M. Thompson of the 24th Infantry in charge of Pyramid Harbor station, a new post due to boundary-line issues. This area remains outside the northern district.
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North Alaska
Wreck of British ship Loch Sioy near Kangaroo Island
The British ship Loch Sioy capt Nicol sailing from Clyde bound for Adelaide and Melbourne was wrecked on Kangaroo Island April 24. Five passengers and twenty five crew drowned. Four survivors were aboard the wrecks but three remain missing.
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Adelaide
Bourn
Austraut
Railroad coalition talk swirls amid 1817 ship list claims
A garbled report cites Senator Depew denying plans for a Chicago to Boston rail corridor. He says roads were acquired for the end, Morgantown purchase referenced, and Pennsylvania claim dismissed as bosh while unrelated ship details from 1817 appear in the fragment.
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New York
Coy M. Depew
Regat
Hoston
Chicago
Ennaylvania
Morgatt
Monon
Proclamation Targets Labor Unions Under Martial Law
Wardner Idaho May 9 The proclamation issued with minor changes by State Auditor Sinelwir and General Merriam curtails labor union participation during martial law. It requires job seekers to obtain a permit denying union ties and renouncing membership in any sanctioned group. Mine owners failing to comply may be closed as inquests proceed for weeks.
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Wardner
Idaho
Sinelwir
Gejieril Merriam
Ceehain
Telegraphic Briefs From Washington And New York
Multiple short items report transport ships Puebla and Zealandia departures, funeral services in Garden City, a Wilmington brewery heist, a Kings County clerk overpayment finding, Stanford biology and Brazilian coral expedition, New York money market notes, suffrage leaders Anthony and Shaw joining a relief corps, New York stock and exchange commentary, a May 10 Cubans payment plan, and Josephine Wallace purchasing a Alameda county farm for about 100000 dollars.
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Washington
Gen. Ous
War Department
Puebla
Manila
San Francisco
Zealandia
New York
Mra. W. OC
Whitney
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Garden City
Rainsford
St. Georges
Wilmington
Del
Emil Meyer
Froderick
Commissioners of Accounts
van Wyck
Jacob Worth
Kings County
Stanford University
Cal
J.C. Banner
Department of
Redlogy
Harvard University
Anthony
Anna Howard Shaw
Americat Women's Relief Corps No
Masonic Temple
Miss Anthony
Miss
Strane Tone
France
Walt
Mayana
Brooke
Gos Jimex
Mia
Josephine Wallace
Kéna Wallace
Souther
Leandro
Alameda County
Private Graveyards of the Chinese Own
There are no large cemeteries in China. Every family has its own graveyard as spacious as possible, and thus a large part of the best land is given up to the dead, the worship of whom is the first principle in Chinese religion.
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China
Practical Gestions The Young Wife and In law
A Brooklyn Life column fragment shows a young wife lamenting Alfred’s recent horrible behavior and a mother in law asking what he is fed, illustrating domestic tensions and social mores.
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Alfred
Brooklyn
Young John Considers Future Roles in Uniform Dreams
A dialogue from Puck has a boy named John contemplating his future, asking his uncle what he will become. He remains undecided, pondering whether he will be a general or an admiral when he grows up.
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John
Puck
Finest Furniture display fills new Montana store windows
The advertisement proclaims a superior new Montana store with a striking window display and a third floor stocked with professional office furniture, parlors, libraries, bedrooms, and kitchens. Carpets feature exclusive designs and Moorish room with Oriental draperies. Noting items from Hennessy’s, the emphasis is on wealth and artistry in stock across multiple departments.
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Montana
Dorothy Block
Hennessy
Chicago
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