Towns Along River Deserted as Army Gunboats Advance
Maolia May 8 The army gunboats Laguoe De Bay and Cavadonga under Capt Grant start up San Fernando river toward Guagua. They shell rebel positions at Sosomoan and Guagua, drive out occupants, and land to seize a Spanish captain and native officer. At Solomosa they seize flags and arms among the looted gear while rebels evacuate as fires burn in Guagua.
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Maolia
Laguoe de Bay
Cavadonga
Grant
San Fernando River
Guagua
MacArthur
Sosomoan
Solomosa
Trant
Bacolor
Manila
San Fernando
Mascardo
Jis
Lacolor
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Lawton
LaGuna de Bay
Ovenshine
Col. Wholly
King
Ieas
la Guna Do Bay
San Tomas
Fifty- First
Iowa Regiment
Senor Hizon
Chinosa
Calumpit
Tomas
Geo. Wheston
A Fernando
Ince
Fantasy Rail Tie Sabotage Stuns U S Forces at San Fernando
Filipino saboteurs surprised United States troops near Manila by tearing up railway tracks in San Fernando. A train with engines at both ends was run toward American outposts, troops sprang but the raiders leaped away before pursuit. The incident disrupted transport with no capture reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wan Fernando
Manila
United States
San Fernando
America
Philippine War Dispatch But Concealed by War Dept
May dispatch from Manila transmitted via Washington reports Lawton and MacArthur moving forces in the Philippines. Troops patrol north and east, San Fernando garrisoned as populations cheer. Army gunboats patrol rivers, insurgent activity described as weakening but still present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
War Department
Washington
Otia
Manila
Potas
MacArthur
Insurgenta
Rex
Deaths Report From Otis Records List Of Casualties
Washington May 8 Otis reports deaths and injuries from the field. Names include Edward Vaughan May 3 John W Smith Fourteenth Infantry drowned April 29 William L Higgins Harris W Mallory Ninth Infantry Mira Stearpa First Nebraska gunshot wound James B Lynch Ninth Infantry wounded May 4 John C Hoover First Nebraska typhoid fever May 5 Guy Neybergaldo Twentieth Kansas ulcerative colon John A Moore Sergeant Fourth Infantry and others.
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Washington
Otis
Yarilola
Edward Vaughan
Iowa
John W. Smith
Fourteenth Infantry
William L. Higgins
Ninth Infantry
Harris W. Mallory
Mira Stearpa
Nebraska
James
Lynch
John C. Hoover
Guy Neybergaldo
Kansas
John A. Moore
Severely Shot Hand Reported In Co H During War
Washington reports from May describe casualties not previously listed. Private Arthur K Moore of Company H is noted as severely wounded after a prior draft, with limited confirmation on his enlistment status. Officials await further details as Manila operations appear to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthor H. Moore
Co. H
Washington
War Department
Minnesota
Fred Buckendof
Oregon
H. L. Heath
Kansas
Arthur K. Moore
Tandjy Severe
Lawrence
Wichita Plans Fanston Swim For Fortification Takeover
Wichita Kansas May 8 state fair officials offered Fanston and his swimming team $1000 to replicate their Luzon river crossing here in October planned fortifications on the Little Arkansas to be crossed and attacked by the Americans. The article also details American actions in the Philippines around Bacolor near San Fernando, and notes Filipino resistance, troop movements, and base logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Ken
Fanston
Luzon
Little
Arkansas
Fifty Five Die From Topeka Volunteers In Philippines War
Topeka, Kansas reports only five percent of the 1100 local volunteers sent to the Philippines have survived or died from combat or disease within a year. A long casualty list follows naming officers and privates such as Lieut. Altri d, Capt. Elliott, and many others among the dead or missing, reflecting heavy losses from action and illness.
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Topeka
Kan
May
Kansas
Philippines
Bat- Us
Omeers Kijrd
Kettie -Fiest
Altrid
Alford
David
Elliott
Securit
Willan A. McTaguart
Albert 4
Aaltal
C. J. Hirlow
Maeda Wilcox
Morris J. Cohen
Curran Craig
Wiliam Cuprott
Atwly D. Dix
Troyi B
Pateriida
Ld. Howard
Ageian Hatchold
Larry Jones
Janes W. Kline
Weta Kreney
Densye H. Manros
John C. Mute
Hest
Manshan
Benjamin W. Squires
Charles
Terry
John'd, Young
Dewey to Leave Station as Watson Named Successor
The Navy Department selects Rear Admiral Watson to relieve Dewey in Manila and command the Mare Island yard. Dewey’s departure date is not fixed, with Watson assigned to Mare Island and awaiting orders as he takes over the Asiatic station duties when ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Asiatic
Watson
Mare Island Navy Yard
Manila
Kem
Ondseed Watson
McKinley to Attend Trans-Mississippi Congress in Wichita
President McKinley will attend the Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress in Wichita at the end of May. J Hudson McKnight, secretary of the congress, has the official invitation. Gov Stanley invites western governors to the May 31 to June 3 gathering, promising the largest meeting yet.
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Wichita
Kan
McKinley
J. Hudson McKnight
Congress
Nothing for Miles to Do Criticize Beef Board Report
A close friend of General Miles, an army officer, said there is nothing for him to say or do about the beef board report since it has presidential approval and the president is commander in chief. The officer critic cited by Col Maus feels strongly, while Miles’s witnesses were reportedly not called by the court.
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Beef Board
Washington
May
Miles
Army
Eagan
Liiely
Col. Maus
Miles Staff
Bie
Weather and incidents from Kansas City May 8 report
Weather notes from Kansas City signal station report showers across eastern and central Kansas Missouri Nebraska Iowa Ohio valley and Tennessee valley with heaviest in central Iowa. Temperatures steady and barometer varies. other items include a Milwaukee Detroit and Cincinnati baseball scores, a Missouri governor reward offer, a Nebraska Mason death, and sugar plantation land sales in Louisiana.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Tennessee Valley
Illinois
Rocky Mountain
Atrocious Butchery Report From Bolivian Conflict
A Bolivian priest allegedly coerced Col. Pando’s troops to Mohosa where 103 soldiers were killed after brutal treatment. The March 1 incident involved Eguino seeking loans from local officials, imprisonment of the priest and mayor, and Indians forced to surrender the victims two at a time amid reported religious rites.
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Laitigna
Murdoer
Pando
Mohora
Washington
Department ’ of State
la Paz
Bolivia
Sicusica
Arturo Eguino
Agopoys
Oreilima
Cochabamba
Mohosa
Eguino
Syony
Insane Mother's Murder Suicide Attempt in Chicago
Chicago, May 3. Mrs. Victoria Heel, 1410 North Ashland avenue, seized her two children, a six year old boy Joseph and a two week old girl, and threw them from a fourth story window. The infant survived uninjured. Joseph sustained fractures and internal injuries. Mrs. Heel had a fractured arm and severe bruises. Believed mentally deranged, she then leaped from the window and died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Victoria Heel
Ashland Avenue
Joseph
Mrs. Beck
Congressional appropriations summary for the Fifty-fifth Congress
Washington May 8 The volume detailing appropriations and new officers prepared for each session of Congress is complete. It shows a grand total of 3074 including rivers and harbors and miscellaneous items. A tornado hit Chickasha Oklahoma causing damage and injuries. William Murray suffered both legs broken after being found in a demolished building as others sought shelter in storm caves. Twenty-one structures were demolished including Rock Island depot.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Naval Establishment
Sorandio
Chickwaha
Ottekasha
William Murray
Rock _ Laland
Berlin meat bill clash endangers U S talks
Washington reports the Reichstag's rejection of an anti‑American meat import bill strains U S Germany trade aims. The measure, opposed by Berlin officials, could derail reciprocal deals under the Dingley Act as Washington warns relief for American meat is essential to any negotiated trade arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Refused Divorce Over Matrimonial Paper Contract
District Judge Stuart in Atchison refused Ellen Phillips a divorce from P O Phillips citing their marriage arranged via a matrimonial paper. The Arkansas-born Mrs Phillips had resided in Arkansas. The judge stated the court cannot dissolve a contract formed through such a paper. A separate dispatch notes Nashville gunboat preparing to anchor before St Louis, after departing Cairo at 6:30 AM.
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Omial
Atchison, Kan
Stuart
Dolliphan
Ellen Phillips
P.O. Phillips
St Louis
Post Dispatch
Areif
Nashville
Cairo
Government Builds Pictorial War History From Thousands of Photos
Washington May 8 The War Department under Capt Louis C Sherer is compiling a pictorial history of the Spanish American War. Thousands of photographs have poured in including more than 8000 from the Santiago campaign and 5000 negatives from the Cuban occupation. Only the most valuable images will be used as the bureau aims to preserve a rich visual record of the conflict.
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Washington
Bureau
War Department
Louis C. Sherer
Spain
Capt. Sherer
Santiago
Cuba
Signal Corps
Philippines
Irlands
Bherer
Swindles Reach 100000 In Blind Pool Scam
Police report total losses tied to a blind pool operation led by Dr Hegelesburg, former president of Inventory Guaranty & Trust Co with offices in New York. He is held in Los Angeles as Los Angeles prosecutors investigate the alleged stock scheme. The firm’s offices were found closed around April 20 with no information on members.
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Senna
Packard California
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
May
Hegelesburg
Los Angeles
Hegelenburg
Guaranty & Trust Co
Thia City
Missouri Law Demands Missouri Offices and Directors
Missouri lawmakers sent to the governor a bill requiring corporations to keep their principal office in state and to have at least three directors who are residents of Missouri. A second bill bans certain additives in food preparations sold in the state. Major Ostman of the U S Army Retired was killed by a stingray while working on a summer home in Nantucket. A Kentucky jury awarded George Dinning $50,000 in a mob attack case, with white defendants facing jail and insolvency procedures after the verdict.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Houe
Missouri
Nantucket
Maes
L. A. Ostman
Satea
Sting
Louisville
Kentucky
Federal District Court
George Dinning
Dinning
Franklin County
John Conn
Iradhey
Impressive Agri Shows in Missouri and Wisconsin Output
May reports highlight Missouri and Wisconsin among leading states in grain and meat production. Data show 27,444 tons produced by four large planters in Missouri and nearby districts. Reading notes uncertain origins and distribution, with references to Central St. Joseph and Mt. Foti areas and language suggesting cross-state trade and processing.
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Washington
Miapowrh
Miansuri
Kanata
Wisconsin
Wincotmin
Pat
Himely
Tierefurr
St. Joseph C Entral
Stul Herlage
Eyte Awn
Planta
Mt. Fotis
Minsourd
Jogiin
UN Go
Good Lots in Sooth Lawrence Near University
Property notice describes lots in Sooth Lawrence priced cheaper than acre property. Convenient to the University and transportation facilities. Finely located with accessible amenities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sooth Lawrence
Travel deal for educators to Los Angeles convention
The National Educational association invites members and the public to attend the Los Angeles convention in July with a round trip rate in one sum plus 2. The Santa Fe route offers liberal stop overs and shorter travel times. Send for details to Gro C Bailzy, Agent, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Santa PE
Gro. C. Bailzy
Atchison, , Topeka
Santa Fa Railway
Lawrence
Markets by Wire Chicago and Kansas City Grain and Livestock
Chicago Livestock receipts 16 000 market stronger cattle to 240 260 cows and heifers 200 240 Texas steer 400 to 485 stockers and feeders to 600 hogs receipts 2 000 market active to 5 higher heavy 304 400 mixed butchers pounds Mixed cattle market. Kansas City Livestock receipts 3 000 market steady native steers to 506 Texas steers 3 4 00 Texas cows 300 238 native cows and feeders 174 146 stockers and feeders 306 06 bulls 224 00 boars 6 000 strong to higher active packers 800 666 8 mixed 3 76 yorkers 305 8370 pigs 5 200 2 55 heavy 3 gpt m. Mullers receipts 7 000 steady motions 3 00 5 00 lambs 005 75. Kansas City Grain May 58 July opened unchanged at 08 4 race to 78 gave cash prices and market summaries for corn oats and other grains.
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Chicago Livestock ChicaGo
Texes Ateam
Kansas City
May
Carrie
Texas
M. Muller
Cansas City
Maneas Crrv
Stesdy
Mat—Swady
Onole
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Ofice
Navional Bank
McHare
Learnard
Lawyers
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dormMal
L. Peakins
Gliese Om Sveend Oor National Bank
Wee Forge
A. Banks
Aldridge House
Steele
Wrench
Physicia
G. W. Jones
Leo
Staver
Woodruff
Jeand
Cyrennis W. Sillin
Nehipe
Lawrence Drag Co
New Hauipmtre Atrost
Leslie Ay Tan
Cmice
Mantacrnmette Wheet Oice Folie Phene Tvs
Manachmnetta Iret
Oatman
Puysuaan
Clark
Ofice It Woodwart
Science
Tennessee Wheel
Ial
Phillips, A
Mass. St
Lawrence, Kada
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Sellards, M. D
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J. Anderson
Physicians and Surgeons
Vermont St
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Bechtel
New Hampshire and
Warren Streets
C. B. McLelland
Tce Heal & Gosding
DoMiney Bros
Dee
Hampshire
Winthrop Streets
Lawrence, Kas
Telephone
R. Theo. W. Hadley
Weathen Vet
College
Kapena City
Ellis & Hobie
Pane Clioatreey
Alfred Whitman
Jencor
Gienace & Whita
Mw Insurance
Desirable Farm
City
Americana
Cape
Piliping Frich
Otin New
Rgilable
Olle Renaived
Ans
Fier
Charles King
Preble
Twentieth
Kansas Regiment
Avy Department
Ques
TRAT
Weisley
Ohio Statesman
Cincimnati
Harry R. Probasco
Porto Rico
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
Eleventh Infantry
Fifth Cavalry
Third Artillery
Eathehr
R. P.P. Wainwright
Department of the Taken
Fort Robinson
Methallint Pannen
Clifton Springs
N.Y
Charles Henry Payne
New York City
Board of Concation
The
Methodist Episcopal Churely
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Dallien
Wieltta
Western Union Telegraph Offices
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Uehunati
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Minneapolis -Minneapolis
Milwaukee
AL Detroit
Latiamspolis A
Detroit
Gov. Stephens
Joseph Ryan
RB. P. Gary
Clark County
Omaha
Neb
William I. Bowen
Nbraska
Grand Lodge
Gaan
New Dorp
Engin Cinemati Enquirer
Leddy
Aldalsh
Teddy
Loviatana Sager
Mona
St. John Parish
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Afra
Victoria Beck
Porarily Daranged
Uncle Sam
U.S
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White
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U Mead
Americano
Managua
Nicaragua
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el Comercio
William L. Merry
National Federation of Music Clubs
Edwin F. Uhl
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Bar
Kanna
Alrehip Hetog Constructen
Langley
Smithsonian Institute
Quantion
Rough Ridere
Hoonion
John & Collins
Sedalla
United Confederate Veterans
John A. Collins
David Brown
Charleston
Webb City
Kirksville
Stephens
James Buford
Iron County
W. A. Fisher
Paria
Kansas State Board of Charities
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Atchison
Annie O'Donnell
Parsons
Caddie Murraw
Oskaloosa
Milli Paugh
Sedgwick County
RRR
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J. Parnell B
Hoskingay Ok FP
Rugaet
Negro
Vort
Kanssa
H. Gilham
Vermont
Winthrop
Beal & Godding Livery Stable
Lawrence Munsee
Wm.t. Sinclair
Watkins National Bank
Sorpius
JB. WA
Paul B&b
Brooka
Preeidi
C. A. Bill
W. Hazer
Asst Cashier
Watkins
Hill
W.E. Hazen
Brook
Merchants National Bank
A. Moneor
W. F. M. Cashier
A. Newmark
A. Monri Newmark
Sore By
Jae Manvai
M. G. Manle
A. Marks
Een Baldwin
Lawrence National Bank
Depository
Sencar
Ditchers Moore
We - Glathart
A. Henley
I W. Spar
D. Bowensocs
Wol
Cashier
Ohio Street
Voresent
Lota
O. E. Learnard
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