Filipino trap harms bluecoats near Luzon coast
A Philippine ambush near the Luzon coast endangers a rescue mission to Spanish forces. Admiral Dewey's dispatch notes Lt. J C Gilmore was captured as 80 soldiers, 3 officers and 2 priests faced 490 insurgents. Many sailors and officers listed as missing.
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Baler
Luzon
P. L
J.C. Gilmore
Ifate
W. Walton
Elsworth
Gunnners
W. J. Myard
Bengvit
W. IX. Rynders
D. IK. Woodbury
W. A. Denville
A. Peterson
F. F. Rieslett
O. P. Mac Donald
O. P. Mac Donald, Landsman L. P. Edwards, F. Anderson
J. Dillon and
G.A. Morrissey
One Indiana Man Captured in Dewey Dispatch List
April 19 report from Washington notes Lieut J C Gilmore among the captured and lists one Indiana man Lyman Paul Edwards born Peru Ind enlisted Mare Island Cal. The dispatch also names sailors and origins including Philadelphia Mannheim Galway Dublin and several U S towns.
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Washington
J. Cc. Gilmore
Filipinas
Philadelphia
Indiana
Lyman Paul Edwards
Peru
Ind
Mare Island
Cal
L. B. Edwards
Mexico
Dewey
William Walton
Mannheim
Germany
John Elsworth
Portsmouth
N. H
John Dillon
Galway
Ireland
Paul Vandolt
France
Charles A. Morrissey
Ciolumbus
Neb
Ora B. McDonald
Cammel Valley
William i. Rynders
Amsterdam
Helland
Sylvia Brieslese
San Francisco
Albert Peterson
Oakland
Orrison
Woodbury
Lynn
Amass
Densel
G. A. Venville
Dudley
Eng
Fred Anderson
Buffalo
N. Y
Edward J. Nygard
Warsaw
Russia
Unclear fate of cutter crew near Baler during action
May have been rescued. Lieut J C Gilmore and 15 aboard cutter sailed from Yorktown at night to sound near Baler where Spanish garrison resisted insurgents. Three volleys were heard with no reply from cutter, suggesting ambush or slaughter, while hope rises they were rescued by Spanish troops. Concord carries more details from Manila.
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Mantila
J. C. Gilmore
Yorktown
Baler
Admiral Dewey
Lieut. Gilmore
Concord
Manila
ED l. Keen
Spanish Colonels to Seek Release of Prisoners
General Rios plans Thursday to send colonels Rosales and Romio to negotiate the release of Spanish prisoners held by the Filipinos. Otis authorizes exchanges offering insurgent prisoners held by Americans as bargaining leverage.
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Manila
Rios
Philippines
Rosales
Romio
Otis
ED L. Keen
Mrs. Sophia Nygard Pleads for Help in New York
Mrs Sophia J Nygard wife of Edward J Nygard says she was captured by Filipinos and held for four months. she sent $25 monthly and last received a payment April 1. With one year old Ellen she is ill and destitute and facing eviction for overdue rent.
Otis Dispatch on Peace News Sent to War Department
A telegraph dispatch from General Otis arrived at the War Department shortly after noon reporting a peace outlook. General Lawton is identified as having returned, as the message circulated in Washington on April 19.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
W—Lawton
Return of Volunteers to United States and War Leverage
The message notes a demoralized army with desertion and death losses likely to pursue guerrilla warfare looting and town burnings after occupation. Health and spirits of troops are good. Volunteer return begins about May 1 with service until transports arrive. Embarkations continue through June and July as reports from Visayan islands remain encouraging and inter island commerce and customs receipts rise. OTIS.
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Visayan Islands
Inter Island
OTIS
City Board Delays Bids and Considers Park Police Posts
The board opened bids for dress bells and clubs for the police and for a patrol wagon but held bids to await further offers. Park police selections were questioned as the park board cannot appoint policemen. Bids for carpet cleaning at fire houses were dismissed with a quip that firemen should clean their own quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Safety
Pettibone Bros.’ Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
A. French & Co
New York
Tower & Lyon
Pettibone
C. H. Black, Manufacturing Company
Irvin Robbins & Co
John Guedelhoeter
Park Board
Henry IW. Jounois
Wiliam Rodgers
R. M. Boone
Taggart
Barrett
Roth
Stuck to Quay Senate Ballot Fails in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on April 19 the house chamber crowded through a final, inconclusive ballots for the Pennsylvania senatorship. No election occurred and no change from Tuesday’s vote, adjourning sme die. Quay 3 Jenks 5 Jones 69 total 247, 124 needed.
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Harrisburg
Joint Assembly
Pennsylvania
Quay
Jenks
Jones
Debtor List Reveals Largest Claims in Do Bryan Case
Dr. David Do Bryan of Indianapolis filed a bankruptcy petition in St. Louis. The schedule lists creditors including United States Steel in Jackson, Ohio and Bryan Merchandise in Indianapolis with combined liabilities of 207,264.83 and assets of 1.7.
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David Do. Bryan
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Shaw
M. J. Osgood
Indianapolis Savings and Investment Company
F. T. Brewster
Baraboo
Wis
J. B. Yeaman
United States Steel Company
Jackson
United States Wire Wash-Works
Bryan Merchandise Company
Alamo Implement Company
C. W. Kelley
Springfield
West Surrenders After Embezzlement Claim Front to Louisville
Detective Harding of Louisville reports Henry V. West surrendered Monday, saying he was owed $275 in salary. West had been employed by the Louisville Courier Journal, allegedly left town after a bank check, was arrested in Kansas City, and jumped a $1,000 bond while awaiting trial.
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West
Louisville
Harding
Henry V. West
Louisville Courier-Journal
Kansas City
Flower Mission Clears $987.22 Donation Total
A flower drive or mission reports a total of 987 dollars and 22 cents raised, nearing the thousand dollar mark. The source notes indicate proceeds collected from participants or donors during the campaign period.
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Flower ‘Mission
Reed to resign Congress for 50 000 a year law partnership
Gen. T. B. Reed will retire from Congress to join Simpson Thacher Barnum at 10 Wall Street as a partner. He plans a short European trip to recuperate before assuming his new duties. The move sparks talk on his successor for speaker amid New York political maneuvering.
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New York
T. B. Reed
Congress
Simpson, Thacher & Barnum
Wall St
Reed
Florel
Reed's exit from Congress tied to Jekyll Island talks
Washington reports say Reed's retirement was the administration's plan discussed at Jekyll Island to clear Hanna's policy path. Allies argue Reed refused offers, while insiders claim a lucrative law firm position would secure his departure.
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Washington
Reed
Congress
Jekyll Island
Hanna
McWinley
Appellate Court Grants New Trial in Gas Case
In Montgomery county a new trial is ordered over damages from the Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Co. to Patrick Slattery for a fire caused by high gas pressure. The case, appealed by the New Hampshire fire insurance company, centers on whether the key was turned and other evidence was admissible. The ruling casts doubt on fire-damage recoveries tied to gas pressure. In a separate Boone county hardware matter, Martha J. Johnson et al. vs Geo C Shirley affirms the lower court on stock interests after firm dissolution. Garrett Driscoll of Daleville is appointed supreme court messenger to replace the late William Isomball.
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Montgomery County
Indiana Natural and Illuminating Gas Company
Patrick Slattery
Slattery
New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company
Wiley
Martha J. Johnson
Geo. C. Shirley
Supreme Court
Boone County
Jordan
Jett & Johnson
Johnson
Garrett Driscoll
Daleville
Delaware County
Wm. Isimball
The Beef Verdict Reported By Court of Inquiry
The court of inquiry nears completion and will spend remaining sessions drafting its report. Testimony shows canned roast beef was unwholesome and unpalatable and some refrigerated beef spoiled by tropical exposure. Public sentiment leans to Gen Miles, complicating any potential reprimand. The court will not visit Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Court of Inquiry
Bnt
Miles
Chary
Pittsburg
Saxton assassination witnesses give conflicting weather and sight accounts
In Canton Ohio on April 19 testimony introduces Jacob Adams as a new assassin theory in the George case. Adams says a black clad man near the Althouse house preceded Saxton's bicycle ride and gunfire as Mrs George walked home amid dark skies and rain. Eckroate corroborates poor visibility and that his view was blocked. Weather and lighting are cited to explain failure to identify the shooter.
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Canton
George
Jacob Adams
Adams
Althouse House
Saxton
Mrs. George
Jos. Eckroate
F Eckroate
Alexandria Plate Glass Strike Sees Plan Endorsement
Labor commissioners report that 300 strikers in Alexandria endorsed the governor’s settlement plan with no dissent. They agreed leaders must not return if President Kahn objects while accepting a mechanism for neutral arbitration by labor officials. The strike remained orderly as talks moved to avoid plant disruption.
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Ernor
Schmid
Plate Glass Company
Kahn
Iit
Alexandria
Plate Glass Trust
Combine
Room for ministry discussed by Indiana Episcopalians
Rev A J Graham led a discussion at St Pauls church during the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Indiana meeting. He said there is always room for ministering, not for more ministers, and blamed church conflicts on ministers’ ignorance of laws. The business session reported progress, Brazil and Shelbyville near church formation, and a $10 mission grant to Attica. Next meeting set for Lafayette on Oct 21-23. visiting ministers lunched with Rev Carstensen.
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A. J. Graham
Protestant Episcopal Diorese
Indiana
St. Pauls Church
Brazil
Shelbyville
Mission Board
Attica
Tafayette
Carstensen
Commercial Club
Jones may resign as DNC chair in Arkansas report
Washington reports strong talk that Senator Jones of Arkansas will resign as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Campaign work is to start soon, but Jones’s health may prevent him from supervising it. Doctors advise retirement. Ex Gov Stone of Missouri and Elliot Danforth of New York discussed as potential successors.
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Washington
Senator Jones
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Stone
Missouri
Elliot Danforth
New York
Huntington حمایت Pushes Expansion Motive at Union League Club
Co. P Huntington urged expansion as beneficial to commercial interests and claimed the motto is to snatch everything in sight. He dismissed critics who caricature his uncle Collis and insisted the old man understands what he is after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Union League Club
Co. P. Huntington
Collis
A Rush Like This Probably Caused Clerk Campbell to Get a Hump on Himself
John G. Campbell Bates house clerk claims prosperity after a busy Tuesday with 46 sample men, trunks, and 400 feet of lumber used for sample tables. Drummers from large firms showcased champagne to woolen blankets, with each visitor leaving satisfied.
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Clerk Campbell
John G. Campbell
Bates House
Mr. Lawrence
Kipling Poem Telegraphic Speed Trial at Fort Myer
An experimental sign wave telegraphy test at Fort Myer transmitted Kipling's White man's burden at 120000 words per hour. A typewriter like punch fed into a Morse sender produced dots and dashes readable by a trained observer. Lt Col Squier led the project and noted England's German pace as slow by comparison.
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Washington
Rudyard Kipling
War Department
Fort Myer
Col. Squier
England
Two Boys Die After Eating Poison at Home for The Friendless
Earl Dickerson age five and Logan Graves age three inmates of the Home for the Friendless Springfield died from poisoning after ingesting cockroach exterminator found in a box.
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Springfield
Earl Dickerson
Logan Graves
Fatal shooting shocking Paris suburb
At Chrisman Eva Lientz was probably fatally shot while returning home with a male companion. Two men confronted them from behind and one fired a revolver. Suspect Milton Daily, 18, is in custody and warrants issued for George Rink.
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Paris
Ill
Chrisman
Eva Lientz
Milton Daily
George Rink
Fugitive Jesse Fox Captured Trying to Pawn Bicycle
Detectives report Jesse Fox, alias William Hall, admits being wanted in Arlington Indiana for assault with intent to kill. He was arrested while attempting to pawn a bicycle he claimed was called a Lion by some and a Tigress by others. Arlington authorities notified.
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Jesse Fox
William Hall
Asch and Dugan
Arlington
Ind
Gardiner Joins Indianapolis Law Firm Move to Capital
W R B Gardiner, who challenged Congressman Miers in district 2, joins the Indianapolis firm Gardiner Barrett Brown and will relocate his family from Washington to the capital next fall. He plans to influence who shall be census supervisor for district 2 as the congressman is a Democrat. He has heard of three applicants including the chairman of the Republican central committee of Daviess county.
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Gardiner
Indianapolis
W. R B. Gardiner
Miers
Gardiner, Barrett, & Brown
Washington
Daviess ‘County
Levees May Break as Convicts Sent to Work Line
Grave apprehension rose about the levees north of Vicksburg at Shiloh landing. The penitentiary board says L. Co. Dulaney asked that 100 convicts be rushed to Yazoo County to work on the line. they will undoubtedly be sent.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Shiloh Landing
The
Penitentiary Board of Control
L. Co. Dulaney
Yasaquena County
Patriots Day Observed Citywide in Boston
Boston marks Lexington Day with store closures no newspapers issued and flags flying. Patriots societies hold special religious services parades and banquets commemorating Paul Revere John Hancock Samuel Adams and other patriots who saved the country.
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Boston
Mass
Lexington
Paul Rever
John “Hancock
Sam, Adams
Murderer Blume Returns to Train Under Guard
William A. Blume, convicted of Grace Harvey’s murder, rode a Monon train with his father sheriff and mother as guards toward Michigan City for a life sentence. He arrived in Indianapolis at 10 30 am pale but composed, while reporters failed to gain remarks from his father. The escort planned to take him to prison and indicated an appeal was likely.
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Etter
William A. Blume
Grace Harvey
Monon
Michigan City
Blume
Indianapolis
SUN
Bluws
Glen Drive
Prisom
Earthquake Hits Riojan Villages Injuring and Damaging
An earthquake in the Rioja province near Vinclina causes multiple injuries and extensive damage. Reports describe tremors destroying several villages and volcanic activity erupting nearby as aftershocks follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Gylvesten
Vinclina
Rioja
Ango
Weather sketch for Indianapolis with rain chance noted
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity projects increasing clouds and occasional showers over the 36 hours ending 8 p m. Thursday. Early morning temperature around 48, noon about 61, with 2 p.m. readings to follow. A separate paragraph notes Dr Ralph Perry of Indianapolis gaining recognition as a hypnotist in Farmington Minnesota and applying subtle influence in patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ralph Perry
Joseph R.indianapolis
Northwest
Farmington, Minn
Building Inspector Orders Demolition on Main Street Block
A city building inspector named Robinson ordered the removal of deteriorated structures from 481 to Main Street Washington Street area. The plan requires tearing down condemned buildings to clear the site.
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Emy
United States
Board of Works
David
CZAR
Mark Hanna
Sphinx
Thomas 3. Reed
Ohio Outfit
McWhintey
Joanna’s
Bliss
Great Wall St
Nicaragua Canal
Jekyl Island
Gen
Mrs. Eckreate
McCormack
Episcopalians
Graham
Mr. Huntington
Biz
Lorvest
Patriots
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