Fresh men and changes at Manila troops reassigned
Fresh troops move to the front as Seventeenth Infantry regimental units march toward San Fernando and Bacolor to reinforce divisions under MacArthur and Lewton. The Twenty first infantry arrives from the United States aboard the Hanover, and Captain Grant to command newly acquired Spanish gunboats prepared for river and coastal operations. Nearby markets and railroads respond to ongoing wartime pressures with wheat prices stabilizing near seventy cents and speculation active.
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Manila
Seventeenth Infantry
Regu
Grant
Utah Battery
Army
la Guna de Bay
Cava- Wonga
Dewey
Nebraska troop asks relief from MacArthur at front
The First regiment of Nebraska volunteers seeks temporary relief from duty through a memorial to Major General MacArthur. Exhausted by long marches and constant fighting, about 300 men remain fit for duty while casualties since Malolos amount to 50 more. The regiment pledges continued fighting if rested.
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Manila
Hong Kong
Nebraska
Lo Tantey
MacArthur
Albert
Malolos
Washington War Dispatch On Manila Relief Efforts
May 12 Washington officials report AP dispatch via Hong Kong drew strong interest though war department officers declined to comment. An officer said regulars sent to the Philippines were two thirds recruits and lacked the discipline of volunteers, now veterans, complicating relief plans for the volunteers.
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Washington
Manila
Associated Press
Hong Kong
War Department
Army
Department
Philippines
Olympia to Return Home Immediate From Manila
Washington May 12 a navy department notice states the battleship Olympia will sail for the United States immediately. Secretary Long approved Dewey’s return to the U S, freeing him from Manila duties while the Philippine commission finishes its work. Olympia will not stay for the next outward mail and is expected to reach the U S in time for a Fourth of July national demonstration.
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Olympia‘ Mall
B. F. Stevens
Trafalgar Square
London
England
Navy Department
Long
Dewey
United States
Manila
Philippine Commission
Olympia
Boen
Civil Service
Internal Revenue Collectors
Wistams Service
Classified Service
War department lists wounded with few KAGLANS among names
Washington May 12 The War Department received from a union list of wounded It shows no KAPSANA among the names The list includes about half a dozen privates and officers Major Arthur C Diggles of the Thirteenth Minnesota Corporal Jobo G Miller of the Second Oregon First Mounting First Sergeant Patrick McBride of the First Missouri
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Washington
War Department
OU Nn
Kapsana
Minnesota
Arthur C. Diggles
Oregon
Jobo G. Miller
Flight
Moutang
Patrick McBride
French envoy killed near Manila amid truce talks
In Manila insurgents assassinated M. Dumarais, a French envoy negotiating for Spanish prisoner releases under a flag of truce. The action may provoke a French demonstration. Insurgents also landed ten machine guns at Capise off Panay. In Kirksville Missouri, J. W. Beott of Moberly was elected commander at the state G A R encampment.
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Manila
M. Dumarais
France
Capise
Panay
Wisscurth
Kirksville
J. W. Beott
Moberly
Married Men Not Wanted for Army Enlistment Orders
War Department issues directive discouraging enlistment or reenlistment of married men. Officers may permit only for good public interest reasons. Chief decision rests with regimental or senior commanding officers.
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War Department
Offiers
Adil
Mrs Kate Chase Sprague Secured Treasury Post
Mrs Kate Chase Sprague, long helped by Secretary Gage, has obtained a position in the treasury department. She retains Edgewood near Washington, tried farming unsuccessfully, and now hopes the new income will relieve debt and provide comfort for herself and her child while her daughter Ethel returns to vaudeville.
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Kate Chase Sprague
Gage
Werrase
Hit
Treasury Department
Ethel
Baltimore
Lincoln Picture in Judge Weldon's Possession
Judge Weldon of Illinois holds a rare photograph of Abraham Lincoln at age 45. The image reveals Lincoln's rugged features and a sad expression seen in later life, foreshadowing his fate. Miss Ida Tarbell found the photo in Illinois while researching her Lincoln history and recently presented it to Judge Weldon.
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Judge Weldon
Illinois
Lincoln
Ida ‘Tarbell
Ilinois
Tarbell
Weahington
Weather Conditions From Maress City Station Report
May 12 weather notes report moderate rain in southern Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Missouri. At 7 a m rain observed in Cairo St Louis Cincinnati with cloudy Mississippi Valley and clear northwest. Temperatures mild eastward but below freezing in northwest. Snow reported at Qu Appelle. Broad low pressure extends from upper lake region to Texas with Minnesota lowest readings. Cooler weather indicated.
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Kansas City
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Hiscouri
Cairo
St. Louis
Unicinnati
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain Region
Nebraska
Kansas
Qu'Appelle
British Northwest
Upper Lake Region
Minnesota
China Non Complies Yet Acknowledges Anglo Russian Talks
Beijing replies guardedly to a note on Anglo Russian interests in China. The Chinese government says it acknowledges receipt of the communication but asserts no immediate acquiescence. Soon after, the Kuomintang minister De Gelra seeks rights to build a rail line from Manchuria to Pekin.
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Pekin
China
de Gelra
Rural Free Delivery test across two districts announced
A Rural Free Delivery test on a large scale is planned for two populous farming districts. Mail would be delivered to farmers at their doors daily with carried mail pouches and collections, reducing costs. Estimated savings are at least $1,000 per district.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Crossradios
Veteran Encampments and Local News Across States
Hot Springs Virginia reports a president's routine with a bath and a curious civic scene as McKinley assists a laboring woman with grass. Kirksville hosts the eighteenth annual Grand Army encampment with many veterans in attendance and a parade planned.
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Hot Springs
Rizey
McKinley
Kirksville
When the Amber Dies Foretells Afghan Throne Contest
The Kabul ameer’s death sparks a fierce succession scramble among four sons. Sirdar Habibulli Khan, Nasrallah Khan, Chamoud Din, and Mohammed Umar Jam emerge as potential heirs, with Umar Jam favored by promise, popularity, and tribal backers. Philadelphia Press.
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Kabul
Sirdar Habibulli Khan
Nasrallah Khan
London
England
Chamoud Din
Lonor
Amecer
Mohammed Umar Jam
Apn
Philadelphia
Iresa
Queen Victoria duets with a virtuoso in Windsor recital
An anecdote recalls Queen Victoria inviting Aynsley Cooke to sing Rosina beside her Figaro in The Barber of Seville. A lavish dinner followed as the royal family applauded their duet, with Cooke recalling it as a favorite memory of his career.
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Queen Victoria
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Grant Opera Company
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Aynsley Cooke
Royal Household
Agneley Cooke
Barytone
Mr. Cooke
Figaro
Rosina
Barber of Seville
Paola Tosti
Cooke
Buainesa
Four men killed in cen tralia culm bank collapse in Pennsylvania
A large culm bank slide at Centrallia near Shamokin Pennsylvania today killed four men instantly. Five others are missing and presumed dead while several were injured. The recovered bodies were badly disfigured, making identification difficult. All were foreigners.
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Shamokin
Centralia
Discovery of Union county mastodon remains ranks historic
A gigantic mastodon skeleton was found on a Union county farm, likely the most valuable find of its kind there. The nearly intact large bones and tusks survived atmospheric decay, though many small bones have crumbled. the specimen is beneath four feet of mucky soil and appears to be Mastodon Americanus.
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Union County
Rome
Dr Hall as a Poet at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
The church panel agreed to continue the search for a successor to Dr John Hall and to seek reconsideration from Rev Dr Connell of London before inviting other candidates. It notes Hall’s poetry left in the minister’s room in 1893, including stanzas urging aid for the Chinese and a call to prayer and teaching.
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
John Hall
Dr. Connell
London
Education Association Convention Trip to California
The National Education Association and the public are invited to a Los Angeles convention in July. Round trip fare plus $2, liberal stopovers, and a choice of routes via the Santa Fe Route. The route is described as cool, complete with interest for educated travelers and shorter than alternatives. Send for details to Geo C Bailey, Agent, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, Lawrence.
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California
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Geo. C\Baieey
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Lawrence
Markets by Wire and Live Stock Prices
Markets by wire report mixed livestock and grain data from Kawean Cir and Chicago markets. Prices show steady to strong cattle and hogs, with variances across steers cows bulls and feeders, plus grain futures moves in Wheat Corn and Oats across May and July contracts.
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