Calamba Captured in Filipino Assault near Manila
Reports describe Brigadier General R. H. Hall leading troops from San Pedro Macati Pasig and Morong to Calamba on the Laguna de Bay south shore. After two hours of combat two Americans killed twelve wounded and two hundred insurgents were repelled. Spanish prisoners freed. natives and Filipinos fled to hills as U. S. forces established a garrison and tightened Luzon blockade.
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Hs Castatty
Twa
Ney
Matuia
Manila
San Pedro Macati
Pasig
Morong
R. H. Hall
Calamba
Langona de Bay
Hall
Cascoes
Washington Volunteers
Twenty-first Infantry
Fourth Cavalry
Lapidan
Costa
McGrath
Bitonherd
Batson
A.cascoe
Sand
Ereé
Qalamba
Rebs
Henry W. Lawton
Dean C. Worcester
General Lawton
General Hall
Death of Corporal Hayes in Philippines Described
Sergeant Lamarsh of the Twentieth Kansas recalls Corporal Leonard F Hayes of the First Colorado volunteers deserting to the Filipinos. Hayes died in a Philippine engagement after being bayoneted by a fellow Oregon soldier and then shot by comrades. his body was buried in a trench with Filipino dead.
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Fiyings
Kansas City
Leonard F. Wayes
America
Philippines
George A. Lamarsh
Twentieth
Kansas Volunteers
Lamarsh
Oregon
Hayes
Lawnarsh
Comany I
Colorado Volunteers
Manila Situation Details From Philipines Arrive in Washington
Washington July 28 Lieutenant Webberly flag lieutenant of Captain Barker arrives from the Philippines with details of the Manila situation. The report outlines strategic conditions and key developments influencing American military and political positions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Washington
Wqeberly
Oregon Lander
Barker
Philipines
Liey
Ingersoll’s Body Cremated at Tresh Pond Crematory
The body of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll was cremated at Tresh Pond crematory under family request. Only relatives and two cremation society members attended. the ceremony was private with no services or organ music. The coffin was not opened, and the ashes were placed in a sealed urn bearing inscriptions in English and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert G. Ingersoll
Tresh Pond
Lt. 1
Ingersoll
Laures
Luetgert Dies in Prison Cell Amid Death Threats
Adolph L. Luetgert, the Chicago sausage-maker serving a life sentence for his wife’s murder, was found dead in his Joliet prison cell during breakfast. The coroner's jury ruled heart disease as the cause. The sensational Chicago trial revealed bones and two rings as the core evidence.
Baseball scores and new railway incorporation report
Chicago notes yesterday's major league scores with Louisville, Boston, Cincinnati, New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago results plus Western League outcomes in Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Milwaukee. A separate dispatch from Springfield, Illinois reports the incorporation of the St. Louis Springfield and Vincennes Railroad to run from Vincennes to St. Louis and from Shawneetown to Springfield, paralleling the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern line.
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Chicago
Louisville
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Kansas City
Detroit
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
Mllnois
Springfield
Stump Blasting Costs Him $18 000
Springfield Illinois July 28 A fine Mor gan county country house near Jacksonville owned by Isaiah Strawn burned on Wednesday Logs valued at 18000 with 13000 insured ignited stump on roof of barn caused the fire. A sawmill at Underhill Wisconsin four miles west of Gillett burned Wednesday with shingles yard loss about 20000. General Shrufter and Major Robert H Noble met Governors Pointer and Tanner during a visit to San Francisco.
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Springfield
Ills
Isaiah Strawn
Jacksonville
Morgan County
Strawn
Qconto
Wis
William Underhill
Underhill
Gillett
Droy. Tanner
San Francisco
Shrufter
Robert H. Noble
Pointer
Nebraska
Governor Tanner
Illinois
Aeronaut Drowns After Parachute Mishap in Park
Bert Kimber of North Adams Michigan, an aero pilot, drowned yesterday afternoon at Bawbee’s Park when his parachute failed and he dropped into the lake. Local authorities recovered the body, and an investigation into the accident is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msdale
Mich
Bert Kimber
North Adams
Bawbee’s Park
Poisoned Kin Case Shocks Carmi as Daughter Confesses
In Carmi Illinois on Tuesday Walter S Warthen his wife and children and a neighbor fell ill from arsenic poisoning. Floyd Warthen died. The 16 year old daughter Ivy Crabtree confessed dousing cabbage and coffee with rough on rats poison. She blamed anger toward her father and stepmother, saying she harmed herself to do it. Neighbors note she is a wayward girl, with a four month old baby and a husband George Crabtree living apart.
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Georgia
Carmi
Walter S. Warthen
Berry Carter
Floyd Warthen
Ackeman
Ivy Crabtree
George Crabtree
Feud erupts in Oakford Oakford feud flares at picnic
In Oakford Illinois during a Menardcourt Woodmen and Knights of Honor picnic Town Marshal Thomas Watkins and Henry Hair clashed. Hair beat the arresting officer with a billy and both sides vowed revenge as the mayor quelled the disturbance. The feud, rooted in local factions, has renewed tensions among mainly Kentucky born residents.
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Springfield
Ills
Menardcourt
Knights of Honor
Oakford
Thomas Watkins
Henry Hair
Hair
Billy
Watkins
State Register
Mormons Go Missing in Jasper County Mob Action
A Covington Ga correspondent reports fifty masked men abducted three Mormon elders while proselytizing near Newton factory Jasper county. Mrs Cunard injured, elder captives unlocated. Other items note Chicago brickmakers strike, Populists nominate ticket, and rising southern lynchings in June and July.
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Lynders
Atlanta
Constitution
Covington
Jasper County
William Cunnard
Newton Factory
Chicago
North
Kansas
Endorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills by Local Buyer
A neighbor’s testimony supports the kidney remedy Doan's Kidney Pills as effective for long standing kidney issues. Mr. J. McMurry of 47 Troquois Street details severe back pain and frequent urination, noting rapid improvement after using Doan's Pills bought at Emmett & Burrell's. The product costs 50 cents per box, available through Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tost
CO. J. McMurry
Troquoia St
Dean
Doan
Emmett & Burrell’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Humor and gossip mingle in old Chicago quips
The fragmentary chatter tests social customs with lines about Madge eyeing Mr. Robinson and marriage wits. A lawyer jokes about repentance and leisure, while ragtime lyrics and ball etiquette provoke banter on social wagers and engagements.
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Madge
Chicago Post
Miles
Chicago Daily News
Would Have Cost Him His Life
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky credits Foley's Kidney Cure with a permanent cure for kidney disease that would have cost him his life. He endorses the remedy and recommends it to others with kidney trouble. The testimonial is presented by H. J. Moogk and W. F. Jungkunz & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Oscar Bowman
Lebanon
H. J. Moogk
W. F. Jungkunz & Co
W.B. Conlin
Bowersville
Ohio
H. J. Moogh
W. FB. Jungkunz
Bright
Brecon College appoints Thomas Rees MA professor
An old college note records Thomas Rees MA, a coal miner turned Master of Arts, being appointed to a professorship at Brecon College, a leading theological institution in the principality. The passage also mentions Foley's Kidney Cure and a cultural contrast on drinking cold water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London University
Thomas Rees
Brecon College
Principality
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement and Harris theater note
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful feet and bunions and makes tight shoes comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25c by mail, trial package free. Also a note that Joel Chandler Harris has never seen a play and only heard James Whitcomb Riley read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Joel Chandler Harris
James Whitcomb Riley
Kidney Cure Claim Promotes Health in Old Newspaper Ad
An old classified style ad promotes Foley’s Kidney Cure to restore kidney health claiming guaranteed results. Also advertised Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from grains with a testimonial praising its taste and health benefits for all ages.
Cleveland Mayor Opposes Strike Probe Amid Disorder
Mayor Farley vows to crush disorder in Cleveland as council defeat halts a semi judicial probe into the Big Consolidated street railway strike. He warns against agitation and plans to protect his residence after bitter strike sympathizers threaten his life while streetcars mostly ran yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Farley
Consolidated Street Railway
Huclid Avenue
Plan to hold Lake Erie level with a dam proposed
Detroit July 28 George Y Wisner member of the U S deep waterways commission says a dam at the foot of Lake Erie could maintain a three foot rise all navigation season at a cost under 2 million dollars. He claims proof by mathematics supports the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
George Y. Wisner
United States Deep Waterways Commission
Lake Erie
Wisner
Markets Report from Olonago and chuep Hogs and Sheep
Estimated receipts for the day show Olonago hogs at 27000 with pigs 3.90 to 4.60, light 4.35 to 4.62, rough packing 4.05 to 4.25, mixed 4.25 to 4.55, heavy 4.30 to 4.52. Chuep receipts 12000 with westerns 3.50 to 4.75, natives 3.25 to 5.15, lambs 4.35 to 6.85. Milwaukee grain: wheat No 1 northern 72 to 74. No 2 northern 7 to 7 1/2. Oats 24 to 26. Rye 52 to 53. Bagsley No 2 40 to 44.
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Chuep
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Iuxtra
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Philippine Islands
Aant Hberly
Luzon
Mindanao
Negros
Cebu
Palawan
Aguinaldo
Neipe
Eberly
Justin
The
Luetgert
Wayward
Gore
Cook County
Straight
Frankfort
John G. Blair
Nicholas County
Wharton Parker
Segnatius Donnelly
Minnesota
Gramman
Humorist
Southern Pacific
Parley
G. ¥. Wisner
Citizens’ Street Railway Company
Black River Falls
Omaha
Plattsburg, N. Y
Brownsville
George Hackett
Olonago Grain and Produce
Swarts & Fleck
California
Union Pacific and
North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Gas House Coke
Freeport
Freeport Light & Fuel Co
Stephenson St
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
J. B. Swerr
Gladnif
Nickel Plate Road
Fitchburg R. R
van Buren Street
Pacific
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