Report: Miles details misconduct by US officers in Philippines
General Miles’ report to the War Department accuses officers and troops in the Philippines of torture and killings, including the water cure, coerced executions, and abuses in concentration camps. It cites incidents near Batangas and Luzon, naming Lt. Gaujot and others, and notes orders and investigations by Judge Advocate General Davis while defense argues administrative actions followed military necessity.
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Miles
War Department
Philip- Ae
Hand
Jamba
Batangas
Lipa
Anit
Neenta Lan
Ani Anton—Mous
Hank Hennessy
Dili
Elgil
Phipping Commission
Davis
Secretary of War
Philippine Islands
United States
Aus
Davia
Sol Mery
Bell
Philippines
Wexton
Marriage of Yorke Brandle Alexander to Alice Thaw in Pittsburg
Kentish aristocrat Lord Yarmouth and heiress Alice Thaw wed at the Cathedral in Pittsburg amid lavish decor and a large guest list. Delays and an overflowing church delayed the ceremony until 4 45 p m with Thaw’s elder brother absent to give away the bride. The couple depart for a brief honeymoon before returning to England. Yarmouth’s Hertford family plans to return shortly.
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Pitsburg
Yan Ue Ptial
Probetant Episcopal Church
Yenrge Hrandle Alexander Doyniuur
Earl of Yarmouth
England
Alice Orneluy
Piltsbure
Chedite Willian
Pittsburg
Josiah
Thiow
Jdtvy
Weol. Mekwan
Jol J. Melvane
Elameymen
Harry Kendall Thaw
Lyndhurst
Thaw
Art Yarmouth
Miarguis
Hertford
Pogland
London
Earl of Yarmouth presses for early settlement after wedding
Pittsburg April reports creditors pressing the Earl of Yarmouth to appear in court at once over a covenant and mortgage indenture. The writ from London commands appearance within forty days in the action brought by the Revisionary and General Securities Co. Claims include £300 principal with 20 percent interest and £800 with same rate, plus costs. The Earl remained calm and said he would attend to it.
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Pittsburg
Earl of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Court House
Schenley
High Court of Justice
King's Bench Division
London
Eng
Revisionary and General Securities Company
Iunited
Plaintff
Vasquez lands with refugees at Guantanamo Bay
General Vasquez former president of the republic of Santos Domingo arrived at Guantanamo Bay Cuba aboard a Dominican gun boat today. About 160 political refugees accompanied Vasquez as the landing was reported from Havana on April 27.
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Vasquez
Havana
General Vasquez
Republic of
Santos Domingo
Guantanamo
Cuba
Senator Dolliver Lecture Delights Knife and Fork Club
Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa spoke at Kansas City dinner with Congressman Philip P. Campbell. He praised McKinley, urged civic duty, and argued the poor should be aided through philanthropy and education, ending with a call to vote and uphold American democracy. The event at Coates House featured notable guests and a standing ovation.
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Kansas City
United States
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
Philip P. Campbell
Knife and Fork Club
Senator Dolliver
Central Lyceum Bureau of
Knife and Pork Club
Dolliver
Coates House
Clarence 8. Palmer
Club
W. C. Crowherd
Wiliam Warter
John C. Tarsney
H. 5
Hadley
G. B. Longan
B. F. Yeobinson
iRev
Father Smith
Roads Will Fight Grain Rate Cut Order
Chicago April 27 railroads announce they will challenge ICC orders to reduce grain rates to pre November first levels. They note an approximate 10 percent advance in rates was already in effect since the prior period and plan court action.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Eastern
Man of the People and the Labor Law Ideals
The piece echoes social belief in labor and sacrifice over capital. It cites rural roots of great New York figures, notes humanity’s law of labor, and questions the value of private gain without effort. It argues victories are few and government reflects the laboring class’s burden.
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Herron
le Lord
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Fifth Avenue
Massachusetts Urges Uniform Factory Laws to Halt Child Labor
Boston April 27 Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild Jr welcomed 300 delegates to the New England Cotton Manufacturers association meeting and defended New England’s mills against southern competition. He contrasted spindles and wages, argued cheap labor and long hours drive southern growth, and urged nationwide uniform factory laws to end child labor and keep Massachusetts from competing with Alabama and South Carolina.
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Boston
New England
Curtis Guild, Jr
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Guild
Agares
South
Massachusetts
Alabama
United States
South Carolina
Putting Down Union Convicts at Manele Indiana
A group of fifteen prisoners on the stone pile at Manele Indiana formed a union, electing a speaker and president, and demanded a larger meal. Turnkey Hughes confined them to solitary cells and decreed a bread and water diet until they agreed to work, ending the escape from forced labor.
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Manele
Ind
Turnkey Hughes
Turnkey
Anarchist Meeting Sparks Parade of Bold Claims
New York on April 27 saw an anarchist gathering with John Moat, recently freed from Blackwell's Island, denounce Johny Mitchell as a fool or dupe. He railed at monarchs while declaring anarchists as the only pure, noble, highminded people, belittling kings and popes in a provocative speech.
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New York
John Moat
Blackwell's Island
Johny Mitchell
Dave
Russia
England
Italy
Malatesa
Bresti
Secretary Shaw in Chicago for private business
Secretary Shaw arrives in Chicago for private matters aimed at meeting President Roosevelt in Clarinda on Easter Monday. He emphasizes the trip concerns private affairs, not official policy, while in Windy City to arrange Iowa visit.
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Secratary
Windy City
Iowa
Chicago
Shaw
F Roosevelt
Clarinda Yreat
Accouchement Expected as Princess Louise of Saxony Near
Berlin April 27 reports a Munich dispute as the former Crown Princess Louise of Saxony is due to give birth within a fortnight. Court officials doctors and nurses have arrived at Lindes Lake Constance from Dresden with orders to bring the child to Dresden three weeks after birth.
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Louise of
Saxony
Berlin
Munich
Lindes Lake Constance
Dresden
Russia Manchuria Demands Stir U S Russia Talks
Washington April 28 The United States reviews Russia demands in Manchuria and their impact on American trade and open door policy. Secretary Hu and Russian ambassador Count Aaint discuss Russia’s moves and U S notes urge protection of China’s integrity and continued open door. No conclusive concessions yet.
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Washington
Rossia
Maftichurin
Huy
Countaint
Lumbago
State Department
Russia
McCormick
St. Petersburg
Conger
Pekin
United States
China
Manchuria
Iso Io
Tassia
Ruesim
Russian plan to make Manchuria a Russian province
A Daily Mail dispatch from St Petersburg dated April 25 reports Russian proposals to modify the Russo-Chinese treaty. Russia would tax Chinese arms at Manchurian borders and press China to build a Kalgan manufactory for a Pekin railroad. Russia and China would close Manchuria to other powers after the Manchurian railroad opens, signaling Russian intent to annex Manchuria.
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Manchuria
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mall
Ina
Mapehuria
China
Kalgan
Pekin
Kal- Kan
Russia
Daily Mail
Russians Misunderstood Public Mood On Manchuria
Officials in St Petersburg told the Associated Press they were astonished by American concerns over Manchuria. They said U S opinion is misled by Japan and that current measures in Manchuria will aid international commerce. They added no new major conditions are being imposed, only evacuation and Chinese administration efforts to maintain order.
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St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Manchuria
United States
Japan
Secretary Hay Prepares Action on Manchurian Question
Secretary Hay has received orders and is reviewing Manchuria issues after talks with Japanese Minister Tokehira and German Minister Von Sternberg. The State Department signals limited protest against Russia while preparing necessary steps, with no public coordination of a general protest. Meanwhile in Shanghai a mass Chinese meeting urges no concessions to Russia and reports a formal Japanese demand for Manchuria evacuation.
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Washington
Tokehira
von Sternberg
Hay
Nay
Stile Department
United States
Japan
Shanghai
Russia
Manchuria
Archie's Pony Visit Delights White House Patient
Archie Roosevelt recovering from measles received a surprise visit from his spotted pony Algonquin. Charles the groom secretly escorted the pony through the White House corridor to Archie’s room, where both enjoyed a brief, joyous moment during his convalescence.
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Archie Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Archie
Jenator
Charles
Archia
Appeal to Emperor By Mormon Missionaries in Germany
Berit April 2 report states Hugh J. Cannon, a Mormon missionary in Germany, will petition Emperor William for permission for Mormons to stay. He argues Mormon morality and loyalty to laws, denies polygamy, and says expulsion orders would force all missionaries to leave, seeking U.S. intervention if mistreatment occurs.
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Berit
Hugh J. Cannon
William
Germany
Cannon
United States
Clergymen Censured Over Divorce Wedding Controversy
London April 29 Father Black, famed for opposing marriages of divorced persons, sent a Times letter protesting the Vanderbilt Rutherford wedding by Rev P H Hadden at St Mark's. He notes the bishop of London denounced the divorce marriage service as profanation and questions the American leaders' stance against Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London.
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Vanderbilt - Rutherford
Church of England
London
Father Black
the Times
Vanderbilt
Rutherford
P. H. Hadden
St. Mark's
Ayterbury
Lon
Railroads Barred From Rate Discrimination in Kansas City
In federal court here judge grants temporary injunction restraining several railways from discriminating against small shippers. The Alton St Paul Santa Fe Burlington Missouri Pacific Rock Island Wabash Great Western named in the order. The ruling follows similar Chicago cases, and mirrors Judge Crosscup’s prior decision.
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Kansas City
Tudge Philsp
Alton
St. Paul
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Wabish
Great Western
Crosscup
Chicago
Markets Record Livestock Prices Across Sioux City and Midwest
Sioux City markets show steady to lower cattle, hogs, and lamb values across April 3 and 7 reports. Native steers reach 25 to 75 dollars, cows and heifers 8.20 to 4.00, hogs around 6.80 to 7.20, with light receipts and mixed quality across Omaha and Kansas City exchanges.
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Chicago
Chenko
OUT AB
ROU
South Omaha
Omaha
Yearlings
Yearlini S
Gothers
Ewes
Sheoiee
Ames
Kanaan City
Kansas City
Grain Markets Report From Chicago And Minneapolis
Grain and Provisions prices listed for Chicago and Minneapolis on April 28 show mixed quotes across wheat corn and barley with No 2 soft red winter and spring wheat options, No 2 yellow corn and No 2 white oats, along with spot notes on oats and barley. Provisions include pork and lard futures, butter and creamery dairy quotes, and refinery notes from market desks.
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Mess — Port
Aaslard
Hutter
Minneapolis
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