Rebels to Take Manila Water Works in Night Attack
Rebels attacked Manila water works with two modern weapons, aiming to seize the city’s water supply. American troops under Gen. Hale and Gen. King repelled the assault near San Juan del Monte, inflicting heavy Filipino losses while suffering minor American casualties. The Wyoming and Nebraska regiments led a decisive charge, driving rebels back toward the Pasig River amid gunboat shelling.
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Manila
Por
King
Sanlan
Second
Oregon
Great Nebraska Regiment
BeYore
Hale
San Juan del Monte
Cen
File
San Juan del Mente
Wyoming Regiment
Trenelin
Ietreat
Pasig
China Refuses Italian Demand for San Mun Bay Lease
Dispatches report China rejected Italy's 99 year lease proposal for San Mun Bay as a coaling station and naval base with inland and railroad rights. The move sparked widespread Chinese and foreign unease amid suspected British behind the push and tensions over the northern railway question.
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San Mun Bay
China
Italy
England
Lowery Kingdom
Tekin
Germany
Shiao-Chou Bay
Che Kiang
Po-Yang Lake
Whang
Wolomnata
Great Britain
Wolcott Divorce Proceedings Reported
Society notes indicate Edward O. Wolcott and his wife plan a nullification divorce after nine years of marriage. Observers say the Wolcott family status and public ties have long masked tensions, with rumors of income, temper, and desertion cited as possible grounds.
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Wolcott
Edward O. Wolcott
The 1900 Census Office Created and Appointed
The article details the creation of the Census Bureau under a director appointed by the President, naming William K. Merriam as director and Dr. Ifred eriak T. Wines as assistant. It lists the large federal payroll and staff roles, notes the vast hiring of enumerators, supervisors, statisticians, clerks, and laborers, and comments that the next census may be less expansive yet aims to justify government printing work.
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Tureau
Jing
William K. Merriam
Minnesota
Ifrederiak T. Wines
Tilingis
Covernor Mervin
United States
Ckisa Oe
Watch
Curtain-Faced Man Dies After Twenty Five Years Mystery
Michael Kelley known as the Curtain-faced Man dies in Bellevue Hospital after a long puzzle to scientists and fear to children. He bore long flesh fringe on head and face labeled a tumor. Pathologists hoped to learn from his body, but wealthy relatives claimed it.
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Michael Kelley
Bellevue
New York) Hospital
Kelley
Hayward Named Senator After Nebraska Joint Session
In a Nebraska Legislature joint session M. Ta. Hayward was elected United States Senator to succeed William Y. Allen. He won seventy four votes with one absent, amid a largely Republican support, ending a lengthy contest. Hayward, born December 24, 1840 in Willsboro New York, served in the Civil War with the Twenty second New York infantry before transferring to the fifth cavalry and was discharged in 1862 due to disability.
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Nebraska
M. Ta. Hayward
United States
William Y. Allen
Ife
Judge Tlayward
Willsboro
N. Y
Twenty Second New York Infantry
Fifth Cavalry
Nort Edwards College Institute
Nebraska Senator’s Quiet Rise to Public Life
The passage outlines a man who moved with his family to Wisconsin then Nebraska, studied law at Whitewater, served at Nebraska City since 1867, and held little office besides a constitutional convention appointment in 1873 and a brief 1886 bench term. He married with two sons, including a surgeon in the U.S. Army and a lawyer who captained the Second Nebraska during the Civil War. The senator has accumulated a comfortable sum.
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Wisconsin
Prayword
Whitewater
Nebraska
Nebraska City
Nieremtinder
Hdwin P
United States Army
Notes on Cuba and Havana affairs from a distant era
Notes describe Havana custom house receipts totaling 41 000 for Treb, the Sport club occupying the former Girenln Mill, crowded Havana hotels, and Guillermo Dolz appointed civil governor of Pinar del Rio by Governor General Brooke. Seventh army corps to enjoy a new American circus. officers of Third Nebraska lease a house on Marianna road as a resort near their camp. Major General Brooke governs from the Trotcha hotel with minimal guard detail. Occidente urges Cuban landholders not to sell to Americans amid fears of foreign syndicates. A stamped postage item linked to wartime period is noted.
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Cuba
Havana
Girenln Millfar
Guillermo Dolz
Lafe
Oba
Brooke
Pinar del Rio
Seventh Army Corps
Stickney
Maylanao
Nebraska Regiment
Velado
Spain
The Good Shepherd Teachings and Eastern Flock Care
An analysis of John ten’s parables on the door and shepherd, contrasting true leaders with false ones. It explains Eastern flock handling, the gate, and the shepherd’s intimate bond with his sheep, noting the moral implications for church leadership.
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Jesus
Lie
Israel
Phus
Christ
Isrygel
Sinking of the Reina Mercedes in Santiago de Cuba
Lieutenant Tejelro reports in a battle account that the Reina Mercedes was sunk by its own crew to close the harbor mouth after torpedoes were removed. The ship left harbor at 11 80 oclock on July 4, came under heavy fire, and sank at the designated spot with an anchor chain severed by a shot, preventing capture by the American fleet.
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Tejelro
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Merleo
Orlock
An Excellent Combination Syrup or Fig Syrup Co remedy
The California Fig Syrup Co premium laxative claims a pleasant taste and effective cleansing of the system. It uses figs for flavor but relies on senna and aromatic plants to provide medicinal laxative qualities. The firm warns against imitations and lists locations in California and Louisville with a 50 cent price per bottle.
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Caurrornia Fie Syrup Co
Ornia’ Fig Syrup. CO
GAN Franctaco, Cai
Lovieville, EY
All Druggiste
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