Death toll and actions in Philippine insurrection data
Major James Parker outlines 2156 engagements from February to April 1902 with American troops mostly repelling ambushes and skirmishes. Records show 130 officers and 4016 enlisted men killed or died, 19 officers and 2707 enlisted wounded, plus 282 officers and 4188 enlisted dying from causes other than disease. Cholera devasted medical corps. notes praise for Private Eiseman and Private Stevenson for duty amid cholera nursing.
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Washington
James Parker
Adjutant General's Department
Philippines
Manila
Major Parker
Parker
Army
Philippine Islands
Forwood
Joseph G. M. Eiseman
Hospital Corps
Eiseman
Leonard B. Stevenson
Stephenson
Patriotic Order Sons of America closes Colorado convention
P O S A held its state convention at Wheeler hall Denver with I R Monze elected president and J C Iunes Pueblo as president. E L Hopkins named vice president and Frank Wheeler secretary. Delegates Jennie McGill Sarah Townsend and Carrie Butler were chosen for the national convention in Washington in October. Ladies Auxiliary officers also elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Wheeler Hall
I. R. Monze
J. C. Iunes
Pueblo
Pasti Dent
E. L. Hopkins
Frank Wheeler
E. Colver
M. L. McGill
EK. (. Evans
W. H H. Ford
F. W. Stutt
W.W
Water rights rush springs from Colorado drought
A Estes Park special reports irrigation water in northern Colorado is scarce due to dryness and a sugar beet crop, driving value rises for unappropriated water. Four outfits led by irrigation engineers probe the Continental Divide, surveying Thompson St Vrain Poudre Grand river sources and timbering possibilities while backing by Larimer ditch companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Estes Park
Colorado
Continental Divide
Thompson
St. Vrain
Poudre
Grand River
Larimer County
Contempt ruling in Mother Jones case at Clarksburg
Judge Jackson found all defendants guilty of contempt for defying injunctions in the Mother Jones case at Clarksburg W Va. He suspended judgment on Mother Jones, warning of heavy penalties if she violates the injunction again. Several defendants received jail time, including Thomas Haggerty, while Hungarian defendants were released on promise not to violate the injunction.
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Urkersburg
W. Va
Jackson
Mother” Jones
O Kson
Adhowalkit
Clarksburg Fuel Company
Court of Equity
Ente Court
Mother Peech
Kinnikinnick
Jones
Jane
Thomas Haggerty
Parkersburg
New York
Eeryone
Texas Wet Weather Closes Roads and Floods Regions
Continuous rain drenches Texas since last Sunday, western areas hit hardest with rivers rising and towns cut off. Sny der lacks mail and communication. Abilene rail traffic disrupted. Big Springs flooded three to ten feet. Pecos river two miles wide threatening alfalfa and corn. Waco Brazos flood receding but soil drenched benefiting cotton fields.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Scurry County
Snyder
Trafic
Texas & Pacific
Abilene
Big Springs
Pecos
Waco
Brazos
Wyoming Stock Raisers Seek Suspension of Yellowstone Exclusion
W B Sleeper of Wyoming arrived to present President Roosevelt with resolutions from Big Horn county stock raisers. They request suspending action excluding cattle and sheep from the Yellowstone timber reservation during the current season, which ends in about ninety days. Sleeper traveled nearly miles to deliver the petition. It is understood the President has practically granted the request.
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Oyster Bay
W. B. Sleeper
Wyoming
Big Horn County
Yellowstone Timber Reservation
Runaway Tragedy Kills Alderman and Injures Officials
A Denver party investigating the water supply in a four horse runaway near Wellington Road ends in tragedy. Alderman Kelly dies after being thrown from the front seat and City Supervisor Lindquist suffers a severe leg injury. Other committee members escape with bruises as the wagon capsizes and travelers rush to aid them before transport to Buffalo Station for medical care.
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Denver
Kelly
Lindquist
Special Water Committee
Phitte “Anon
Chees
Wellington
Four Miles Lake
John J. Noonan
Mount Kelly
Supervisor Lindquist
Edward Keating
Denver News
A. Lyman
The
Times
H. N. Nie
Ayunan
Bailey and
Gahan
O'Brien
Runiaw
J. 8
Fillmore
Tebbets
Parish
Conlon
Mary White
Mebbets
Mr. Kelly
Kxelly
Buffalo Station
Colorado & Southern
E.W. Lazell
Colorado State Fair premiums and events at Pueblo
The Colorado State Fair Association releases a premium list for Pueblo events September 15 to 20 with 14000 in prizes. Five days of racing offer purses totaling 5400. A broncho busting contest and a marriage prize of 50 sponsored by Samuel Baer & Co. appear. A mineral exhibit and county competition ties to St. Louis World's Fair 1904 plans.
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Pueblo
Colorado State Fair Association
Samuel Baer & Co
The
Fair Association
Thatcher
Colorado St. Louis Exposition
Pilgrim Club forms to unite Americans and English
English and American Club formed this week at a meeting electing Lord Roberts as honorary president and Lieut Gen Lord Grenfell, US Senator Depew and Iain Hedworth Lambton as vice presidents. Lord Grenfell presided as letters from Sir Henry Irving and others supported the movement.
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Pilgrim Club
Lord Roberts
Lord Grenfell
United States
Depew
Iain Hedworth Lambton
Victoria and Albert
Sir Henry Irving
Lord Strathcoma
Mount Royal
Canada
Lord Alverstone
French Catholic School War Over Unauthorized Institutions
Paris reports a serious crisis as Catholic communities resist the closure of unauthorized schools. Peasants fortify convents near Brest, vow to shoot rather than abandon the sisters, while patrols guard the facilities and locals demand enforcement of new laws.
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Paris
Brest
Sainte Meen
Sisters
Liberty
Ploudaniel
Landereau
Luandereau
Journal Official
Loubet
Jeffries Still Champion After Fury in San Francisco
In a grueling eight round bout in San Francisco on July night, James Jeffries defeated Robert Fitzsimmons to retain the heavyweight title. Fitzsimmons endured cuts and a pounding to the face, finally counted out after Jeffries landed a decisive punch. Both fighters praised each other after a battle seen as a foregone result by spectators.
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San Francisco
Robert Fitzsimmons
James Jeffries
Thampion
Cornishiman
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Beef
Will
Hiiself
Litzsimmons
Che
Cou
Puever
Transatlantic telegram items from the era in brief
A condensed roundup notes cholera decline in Manila and Philippine provinces, the Egyptian sphynx decaying, the Transmississippi congress meeting in Minneapolis on August 22, crop outlooks across Ohio Valley, post card funding, and various world political, military, and transport updates. It mentions Milburn’s age, Tolstoi’s writing, Cape Town censorship ending, Mackay mausoleum cost, Sultan of Zanzibar, and Emperor William’s yacht purchase.
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Manila
Philippine
Wi S
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Cape Town
John W. Mackay
Hamad bin Mohamed Said
Zanzibar
Arthur Lawley
Western Australia
Roosevelt Delivers Warm Welcome at Sea Girt Camp
President Roosevelt, greeted warmly by Gov. Franklin Murphy and crowds in Sea Girt, tours the Second Brigade encampment. He praises New Jersey guardsmen, urges modern weapons, and envisions strong national support for the regular army while stressing citizen soldiers' pivotal role in future defense.
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Is Girt
N. J
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Franklin Murphy
Second Brigade
Wal Wird
Sea
Alice Roosevelt
Bmlen Roosevelt
Christine Roosevelt
Loeb
Pres. Hill
Sea Girt
Tran
Murphy
Stat
Sident Roosevelt
Roosevelt Complimented the National Rdsmen
Diane
National Guard
Jorgenson
Thertillery
Doumm
Senate
Tenn
Alwa
Oman
United States
Democratic Harmony Meeting in Boston July 25
The Democratic Harmony gathering in Boston featured moderator W A Collins and speakers Edward M Shepard, Edward W Carmack, and William J Bryan discussing campaign issues. Attendees included Col W A Gaston and Charles Hamlin, rivals for the Massachusetts gubernatorial nomination, with Lewis Nixon, Congressman Wilson, and John R Thayer among the prominent guests.
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Boston
Charles 8. Hamlin
Demose
Massachusetts
Lewis Nixon
New York
Congress Jain Wilson
John R. Thayer
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P. O. S. A. Convention
English and American Club
Emperor William
Francis B. Biggs
Uncle Sam
Arizona
Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
Clark University
Jonas Clark
Worcester
Ame
Asphalt Com
National Asphalt Company
Sceivers
Oklahoma
Columbia River
Berlin
William
Marienburg
Shearwater
Marinduque
Law and Order League
Nebraska City
Co. M. Shepperd
Primus
Hansa
Charles Sturms
Master
Chesterville
Ontario
Long Island
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Miliitary
Democratic Harmony Meeting
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