War department records haunt Philippine trials for atrocity crimes
An official mail from the Philippines details numerous crimes by natives and allies. Insurgent Captain Roberto Gumban was convicted for the murder of Presidente Gobuvan of Pavia and sentenced to hang, but Gen. Chaffee overturned the sentence citing civilized warfare. Other defendants faced hard labor terms for arson, murder, abductions, and killings of US troops amid uprisings.
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War Department
Philippines
Manila
Eaya
Washington Star
Eroberto Gumban
Presidente Gobuvan
Pavia
Chaffee
Gumban
Presidente
Ths
Gen. Chaffee
Juan Bautista Confesor
Confesor
Cabutuan
United States
Cabatuan
Eugene R. Lyons
Company K
Fifth Infantry
Ilocos
Damascio Bilating
James T. Burgey
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Baratoc
Pana
Cirla
Cabungal
San Isidro Matipit
San Isidro
Philippine Commission
Patrick Cunningham
Happy” Cunningham
Cunningham
Cavite
Joseph J. Follen
Hite
Hale's World-detters At the Carnival
The Kansas City fire department under Chief Hale plans a grand exhibition during the carnival in Indianapolis. The world beating feats include rapid horse turns and harness removal, showcased previously in London and Paris with praise from European crews and officials.
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Hale
Grand
Kansas City Fire Company
Male
Crystal Palace
London
Indianapolis
Levering
Carnival Association
Chief Hale
Hugh J. McGowan
Kansas City Council
The Stage and Its Stars of the American Stage Review
A survey of new plays and star turnouts in New York and Philadelphia. Mansfield and Warfield headline new works while Sothern Crane and Vernona Jarbeau return to or begin major engagements. Weber and Fields emerge as rival producers as Ted Sloane and McCarthy projects spark backstage intrigue.
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Vernona Jarbeau
Philadelphia
Mazeppa
Sothern
Mansfield
Weber & Fields
Ted Sloane
Music Hall
English theater chorus girls to appear in Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
Chrystal Herne resumes voided contract from last year. Thirty chorus girls arrived under consign ment to Klaw and Erlanger from England to appear in The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast.
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Chrystal Herne
Klaw & Erlanger
England
Beauty and the Beast
Sangerfest Shooting Club Feud Blazes At Coney Island Feast
New York September 30. The Sangerfest shooting club of Williamsburg staged a wild dinner at Stauch's pavilion on Coney Island. Guests, waiters, and cooks clashed as flying dishes and tomatoes filled the air, police intervened, and the banquet was postponed amid claims of inadequate tipping and wages. Kaufmann, the winner of the grand prize, sought extra tips while kitchens exploded in chaos.
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Shooting Club
New York
Sangerfest Shooting Club
Williamsburg
Stauch’s Pavilion
Coney Island
Kaufmann
Women Escape From Brooklyn Jail With Makeshift Rope
In New York on September 30 two young women escaped from Raymond Street jail in Brooklyn using a rope ladder made from torn dress goods and a broken Yale lock. Irene Clements, who says her real name is Nellie Osborne, claimed wealthy Denver parents and a six year police record. They slipped from a room on the prison’s third floor, aided by a man who smuggled a screwdriver, and scaled a ten foot wall to flee the fire escape. Mrs. Knowles, the Wayside home matron, noted Clements was well educated and wired to Denver to locate her family.
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New York
Raymond St
Brooklyn
Irene Clemennts
Denver
Col
Brightst
Knowles
Nellie Williams
Coney Island
Yale
Boy Jake Strikes Rich in Old Town Mine
Jake Miehle a stubborn lazy son of Caspar and Mrs Miehle leaves home after being suspected of theft. He roams the hills and finds a stash of ruby stones that lead to gold. Rescued by the search party atop a rock shelf, he reveals a fissure containing a rich mine. The family celebrates as fortunes change.
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the Clarion
Jake Miehle
Jake
Old Town
Casper
Caspar
Erie
Jakey
Routt County
Miehles
Chicago Record-Herald
Beware of fake Cascarets candy rivals
A warning about deceptive Cascarets candy imitations sold at higher prices. Mentions druggists offering 1c, 25c, and 50c sizes and cautions buyers to avoid cheaper counterfeit products.
Testimonial to Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Mrs Eva Burnett of Russellville Kentucky shares how Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription saved her after postpartum illness and congestive chills. She credits rapid improvement to two weeks of use and full recovery after three bottles, enabling her to resume caretaking and cooking for her family. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure biliousness.
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Eva Burnett
Pierce
Russellville
Logan Co
Sand
Dr. Pierce
Flower mission women solicit funds in Indianapolis
Ninety women of the Flower mission began at 9 30 Monday morning visiting Indianapolis business houses to seek annual subscriptions. The fair will not be held this year and citizens are urged to donate to continue the work. The goal is 4000 dollars with many businessmen promising to double their subscriptions if the fair is abandoned. Subscriptions range from 3 to 100 dollars, with several large gifts anticipated if wives and daughters are not required to assist. Subscriptions will not be sought at homes or from clerks in stores due to overwork and doctors' bills.
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Flower Mission
Indianapolis
Ijower
Robins vs Cat: Nests Protected by Brave Robins
An entertained bystander cat spotted during a robin nest move. The cat carried away a young robin, prompting a protective attack by the male and female robins. After a tense confrontation, the cat fled under a house, the robins resumed nesting elsewhere, and the cat bore injuries. Portland Oregonian
Young Brooklyn Boy Arraigned In Express Bag Heist
An 18 year old from Dewey Place Brooklyn was arraigned in Center Street police court on charges of stealing a money bag from Adams Express. Detectives traced the bag from Jersey City to Brooklyn where the youth displayed large bills. He confessed to opening the bag at 69 Broadway but money hid in a toilet room could not be found. His father, once a Keane associate, watched him in court. The boy blamed cigarette habit and a Brooklyn married woman, 37, for his downfall.
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Mansfield
Booth Tarkington
Monsieur Beaucaire
Beaucaire
Winterset
Mary Carlisle
Meestaire Nash
Monsieur
Bath
Holy of Holies
Beau Nash
Caspar
Gem
Jake
New York
Dewey Place
Brooklyn
Center St
John and
Charles Fariey
Adams Express
Thomas W. Keane
Adams Company
Keane
Broadway
Titus
Farleys
Jersey City
Canalst
Missing Amherst student prompts police watch across ports
Francis M. Rose of Faribault Minnesota vanished after arriving at Amherst College. He paid his hotel bill, left his trunk at the Amherst house, and wrote a note to his parents saying he would not attend college and that they would never see him again. Detectives in Boston and New York are tracking outgoing ships for leads. Rose is tall, under 20, with black hair and eyes and a military bearing.
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Amherst House
Amherst
Boston
New York
Young Rose
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Bigelow
Charles Dalton
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Marcus Superbus
Navarre
David Warfield
Weber-Fileds Company
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William H. Crane
David Harum
Detroit, Mich
E. H. Sothern
Justin McCarthy
King
Garden Theater
Mr. Sothern
Mr. McCarthy
Richard Lovelace
Mira, Jamies
Herne
Amy Oun
Miehle
NASA
Tiffany
Baldwin's
Loghing Bach
Robins
Robin
Fegan
Papa
Manmima
Mr. Robin
Portland Oregonian
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Itc
Dresden
Black
Dal
Stewart
Indiana
Pennsylvania St
Unday
Indiana Ave
Pany
Amherst College
Mass
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Faribault
Minn
N. K. Fairbank Company
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