Public release reveals Miles Philippines report on executions
General Miles dated February 19 1902 describes brutal torture and killings of Filipinos by scouts under Lieutenant Hennessey and Major Glenn under orders. Accounts include Vincent Luna burned to death after water torture and other executions by shooting or bayoneting. The report cites crowded towns, suffocation deaths, and àn extended pattern of inhuman acts during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Calamba
Batangas
Lipa
Vincent Luna
Hennnessey
Luna
Lagong
Luzon
Tacloban
Leyte
Glenn
Caulfield
Quizon
Public lynchings in Missouri prompt editorial outrage
The State Journal laments three Missouri killings last week carried out as acts of law and justice. It argues lynching persists whenever the state sanctions taking life, warning mob justice will continue as long as deadly punishment remains lawful.
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Missouri
State Journal
Red Light eatery advertised as town's best place
An OCR fragment promotes a restaurant under the slogan Eat at the Red Light claiming to be the best place in town. No additional facts or context available.
Poem Excerpt by J William Lloyd from The Vanguard
Lines express a wish for great results and noble action. The speaker seeks freedom as creed and the power to aid others, to plant future seeds with eloquence and calm courage, while refusing ease from suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Lloyd
Workers Production and Socialist Reform at Steel Giant
The Scientific American figures for U S steel show 168,127 workers earning 12c,528,343 annually and producing value of 561,000,000 while net dividends reach 133,000,000 shared by 58,62y stockholders. The piece argues capitalism underconsumes, wages below value, and demands worker ownership and a socialist party to seize governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Scientific American
U. S. Steel Corporation
Reform School Scandal From the Topeka State Journal
A critique of Kansas reform schools condemns brutal treatment of inmates at the State Industrial School for Boys. It urges civil service governance and professional administration over partisan control to curb recurring scandals and protect youth from inhuman punishments such as heavy leg shackles and harsh discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka State Journal
State Industrial School For
J. F. Buck
Charles Barnet
Reform School
Barnet
Kansas
Undertaking Service Ad at Furniture Store
Calls answered day or night for funeral needs. Hearse service offered free in some wishes. Located at local Furniture Store with contact through residence telephone 29.
Bible Numbers From A Prisoner Of Granada
A long fragment reports a tale that a Spanish king ordered a prisoner held in Madrid’s “place of skulls” to count Bible letters words verses and chapters. It claims the completed record lists totals such as 3566480 letters 773746 words 31173 verses and 66 books with various word counts and notable verse facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treat
Granada
Madrid
God
Joel
Zachariah
Christianity versus socialism in Methodist tract
S L Hoover of Knoxville writes in the Christian Advocate that socialism aims to make Christianity feasible and outlines its core tenets: public ownership of production, production for use not profit, abolition of private productive property, and shorter work hours enabling leisure, with the piece concluding on the editorial page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Party
Tulane
Chicago
S. L. Hoover
Knoxville
Tenn
Christian Advocate
Methodist
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Champe
Anna Ollampe
M. Alexander
the Garnett, Kna
Philippines
Nelson A. Miles
Boston
the Producer Vs. Steel Trust
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