Filipinos Capture Two US Officers Near Manila
Manila May 31 report details the capture by Filipinos of two officers from a United States hospital ship during a sail to shore. Third officer Fred Heppy and assistant engineer Charles Blandford were bound ashore and held, a U.S. boat attempted rescue but the prisoners were seized. Refugees describe prior oppression and current better conditions under American occupation amid cautious accounts of friendliness. A separate casualty list from Washington notes Private Charles L. died of breast wounds.
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Fred Heppy
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Miguel Repa
Americie
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Rex
Volunteers seek reassignment to Philippine posts
Four thousand volunteers in Manila petition the president and secretary of war to be reassigned from enlistment locations to the Philippines. They seek full back pay and want to stay in Manila rather than return home, arguing the islands offer opportunities to build homes and contribute to mining, agriculture, and industry.
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Philippine Islands
Trouble in Mindanao Draws American and Filipino Fire
A Labuan dispatch reports severe fighting between Americans and Filipinos on Mindanao. Zamboanga city bombarded and burned with ruins. Trouble also in Sulu as the Americans blockade the port and a British steamer is denied entry and escorted out by the U S gunboat Castine.
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Gilmore News Signals Hope for Navy Fate
Washington May 31 dispatch from the navy department gives the first direct news of Lieut Gilmore in over a week. A May 1 report from Monks notes an escaped Spaniard seeing Gilmore and sailors well. Dewey dispatches indicate the brig will sail from Hong Kong June for Stagspore, with Jamaica planning a reciprocity venture to Washington.
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Unsettled Weather and Government Update Report
Weather conditions across Kavwaas City and adjacent states show showers in Iowa Missouri and surrounding areas with heavy rain in northwest Missouri Many regions report cloudy unsettled skies and low barometric readings while the Rocky Mountain area stays clear and cooler The outlook remains unsettled The President states no immediate need for extra troops beyond regular relief forces but vows to provide reinforcements if necessary Local politics reference a gubernatorial request and a Republican candidate profile appears in the surrounding context
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Ohio Republicans face high stakes in renomination year
Cincinnati May 31 The Ohio Republican convention this week promises an extraordinary political event with implications for the 1900 presidential race. Delegates to the national convention and state tickets may shape support for McKinley and the Ohio delegation.
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Great Epsom Derby Winners and Tragedy
The Epsom Derby was won by the bay colt Flying Fox ridden by Cannon as twelve horses contested. Damocles was second and Innocence third with a time of 2 42 4 5. Holocauste broke a leg entering the stretch. Tod Slown walked back uninjured. The stake valued at 6 000 sovreigns.
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Dreyfus Case Continued Before French Court of Cassation
In Paria May 31 the court of cassation resumed arguments on the Dreyfus revision. Maneau the procureur general argued Esterhazy, not Dreyfus, penned the Bordereau. He said the treason act risks state security, noting only a few important documents.
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Bordereau
Housework Progress and the Old Time Housewife
A reflective piece on how housekeeping has evolved from laborious past to modern efficiency. It contrasts eighteenth and nineteenth century methods with today’s tools, notes regional sewerage advances, and argues a simple, sincere lifestyle frees women from drudgery while guiding children toward higher values.
Tornado Rips Lawndale with Destructive Path
A tornado struck Lawndale at 4 am after crossing from the southwest, 150 yards wide and ten miles long, tearing up the Chicago and Alton depot, unroofing stores, damaging homes, and dropping in Paris where De Rouled and Marshal-Habert were acquitted on charges related to soldiers' abording during Loubet's election.
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Rolls Padded in Attempted U S Government Swindle
Glaring evidence shows officers and a paymaster nearly $200000 left behind by soldiers in Las Vegas. Officers refuse to identify applicants, hindering investigation. Randall reports many names from insurgent ranks appear on rolls, with certificates issued to men who had no gun.
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Admiral Dewey Residences Health Improvements and Voyage Plans
May 2 reports from Hong Kong and nearby ports note Admiral Dewey’s improved health but continued social invitation refusals. He relinquishes duties on the Olympia. departure for home uncertain. Olympia may stop at Piraeus before Athens honors King George of Greece.
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No Investigation of Devlin Press Bureau Shown
The note states there will be no inquiry into P. J. Devlin’s management of the national democratic press bureau for now. It mentions a Spanish regent appointing Marshal Martinez Campos to the Senate presidency and other brief items about Granite City sugar ill, Newfoundland ice blockade, and a Kansas City banker’s sudden death.
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National Democratic Press Bureau
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Spain
Marshal Martinez Campos
Senate
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Newfoundland
George F. Intham
American National, Bank
Kansas City
Joe Wheeler
Alabama
Thomas Paine
New Rochelle
Tornado Hits Malvern Iowa Damages Homes and Kills Child
A tornado swept over Mills county Iowa at night causing extensive farm damage. John Authbourg's house and outbuildings were destroyed. an 11 year old girl was killed. a boy had a leg broken and others injured. Telegraph lines down and stock losses reported. In Nebraska three distant tornadoes damaged property with one house destroyed and livestock killed.
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Tornado Rips Through Rural Iowa Farms
A May 31 storm struck eight miles from Kingsley in Plymouth County Iowa, leveling buildings on three farms. No fatalities reported though some injuries occurred. Widespread damage followed near Jefferson, with alerts of damaging winds and a few cases of illness among livestock and crops.
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Kingsley
Plymouth County
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Soaring Observers and Aerial Perception Effects
Aerial balloon observers face varied training and experience. They adapt to cramped cabins, shifting perceptions of distance and horizon, ear discomfort on ascent and descent, and intense sun and cold at height. The text notes exhilaration, distraction from observation, and the challenge of photographing or painting such scenes.
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Defaulter Captured and Tax Probe Unfolds
In New York State May 1 Samuel M M Findley tax collector of San Luis California returns from Peru with $912,000 to $15,000 claimed. He is arrested at California request after detective involvement by Fidelity Deposit Co. of Maryland. Also May 81 a county assessor shoots a farmer over property assessment. A Michigan Central train strikes three in West Lorne Ontario May 51 leaving one dead and others injured.
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Water power drives new electric age in Scotland and Britain
The Highlands and regions of Scotland push water power to generate electricity for mills and planned vast reservoirs along the Grampians to Loch Leven. Britain slowly adopts electric streetcars with Liverpool and Glasgow lines, while Germany rapidly extends urban electric rail and freight networks.
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Markets by Wire Kansas City Live Stock Prices Summary
Market report highlights by wire show cattle receipts around 54 000 with Texas stockers around 4 700 and heavy cows near 3 000. cattle values range 3.00 to 6.20 per hundredweight for various classes. hogs and sheep receipts noted with prices from 4.00 to 4.70 for steers and weaker demand on some grades. Grain and futures values appear with May and July dates, cash No 2 wheat around 70 to 72, and corn mixed with May to July contracts.
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