Chadwick Censured for Interview Attack on Schley
Washington May 2 Secretary Long released the Navy Department and Captain Chadwick correspondence over an interview in which Chadwick reportedly assailed Rear-Admiral Schley. The department issues a severe reprimand, noting the public letters and Chadwick’s denial of publication. Long cites unavoidable harm to discipline and honor, and references prior reprimands for similar conduct.
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Washington
Long Hoday
Navy Department
Chadwick
Schley
Department
Secretary Long
New York
Fourteenth Street
Atkins
Brooklyn Eagle
Sampson
Secretary of the Navy
Senate
Long
Priceless Jewel Stolen by Disease and Found
Health is a priceless jewel. Burglar alarms fail against thief Disease. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is urged as the quickest cure for stomach originated illnesses. The remedy is praised by Miss Alice Hampton for restoring health after years of illness and a grave cough.
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Alice Hampton
East 4Th St
Lexington
War Department assigns two generals to new commands
Washington May 2. The War Department issued two important orders. Major General Wesley Merritt receives leave of absence from May 10 with permission to go abroad and retire by law on June 16. Major General J. S. Brooke is assigned to command the Department of the East at Governor's Island, N Y, effective May 10. General Otts will be promoted to replace Merritt while Brooke remains in command. Otis’ duties pending further guidance after arrival and talks with the President.
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Washington
War Department
Wesley Merritt
Military Department of the East
J. S. Brooke
Department of the East
Governor's Island
N. Y
Merritt
E. S. Otts
Philippines
Brooke
Otis
Pillsbury Best Flour Proclaimed By Lowell Agent
For a quarter century Pillsbury's Best has extended its use year after year. It suits different bakers because it makes better bread and more loaves per barrel than any other flour. T J McDonald, Wholesale Agent, Cor Fletcher and Dutton Streets, Lowell, urges readers to try it.
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T. J. McDonald
Cor. Fletcher and Dutton Sts
Lowell
Aguinaldo Death Rumors Grow Amid War News
Manila reports say General Funston found a rebel warehouse near Cabanatuan with Malolos era archives and Aguinaldo correspondence. Widespread belief persists he was killed by Igorottis. Major Marsh’s chase left him missing since Benguet. Tinio believes Aguinaldo alive but unable to contact him. Also notes Sultan of Sulu sailing to Singapore and a mutiny aboard the steamship Escano with $28,000 looted as the vessel was scuttled.
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Manila
Funston
Cabanatuan
Province of New Regija
Malolos
Aguinaldo
Prnton C. Marsh
33D Regiment
Benguet
Young
Tinio
Sulu
Singapore
Hong Kong
Spain
Great Britain
Germany
Sulu Islands
Chanel
Cebu
Leyte
Senor Escano
Russia Interested in Danish West Indies Purchase
Public men in Washington and Philadelphia were stirred by reports that speculators aimed to sell the Danish West Indies to the United States, with a theory that Russia seeks the islands and may be negotiating with Denmark. Officials note other powers, including Germany, also show interest, but details remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Danish West Indies
United States
Germany
Russia
Denmark
Atlantic
Pawel
England
France
Succeed Gen Wheeler in Alabama's eighth district election
Montgomery May 2 Governor Johnston will order a special election in the eighth district to succeed Gen Wheeler at the regular August election. Judges Richardson Jess E Brown and Paul Hedges are reported as candidates.
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Montgomery
Ala
Johnston
Gen
Wheeler
Judge Richardson
Jess E. Brown
Paul Hedges
Philippine insurgents plan mounted harassment bands
Washington May 2 mail advices to the war department indicate the latest insurgent plan in the Philippines is to organize mounted bands of about 100 men and harass American forces wherever possible.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Boers Pushed Back in Thaba N'Chu Region Amid Siege Talks
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts aims to secure a continuous line from Free State frontiers to block Boer raids. Boers retreat a few miles after limited fighting. Kimberley relief remains a focus. Milner pledges to raise Mafeking siege. garrisons along the line to Warrenton reinforced. Buller holds position as Kruger seeks peace terms.
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London
Lord Roberts
Free State
Thaba N’chu
Ladybrand
Kimberley
Alfred Milner
Mafeking
Warrenton
Barkly West
Windsorton
Boshof
Malala
Bhokwani
Lourenzo
Marques
Buller
Daily Telegraph
Kruger
New Tithe Tax Sparks Bulgarian Peasant Protests
Bulgarian peasants stage demonstrations in Vidin Tirnovo and other towns against the new tithe tax. Martial law is proclaimed in the Rustchuk district where the peasants killed the mayor of a village.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Vidin
Tirnovo
Rustchuk
Milford Quarrymen Demand Shorter Work Week
Milford New Hampshire May 2 reports quarry workers in Stevens lodge striking after employers refused to cut weekly hours from 59 to 53. About 20 men stopped work while others continued. 70 quarry workers exist locally, with plans to form a union.
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Milford
N. H
Stevens Lodge
Chicago Strike Troubles and Grand Jury Action
Chicago May 2 true bills were voted against eight laboring men in labor troubles. Indictments arise from the attempt to secure Wm Major’s release who faced assault charges. Supposed strikers clashed with non union painters at Halstead and Monroe streets. police halted a larger disturbance with several injuries on both sides.
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Chicago
Wm. Major
Halstead
Monroe
United States views on war draw British attention
The Daily Chronicle notes that American leaders will not accept the aims presented by Fischer and Wessels, who seek to shape US opinion on the war while broadcasting from Holland for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
United States
The
Daily Chronicle
Messrs. Fischer and Wessels
Guards Leave Bloemfontein After Morning Review
Early today Gen Pole-Carew's division including Guards and Gen Stevenson brigades with artillery left Bloemfontein in winter dress. Lord Roberts and Lady Roberts reviewed the force in Market Place and later praised the troops while reviewing Roberts' Horse, hoping to soon see them in Pretoria.
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Bloemfontein
Pole-Carew
Guards
Stevenson
Lord Roberts
Lady Roberts
Market Place
Roberts
Pretoria
Swedish King backs Britain in South Africa war
London May 2. The King of Sweden and Norway, visiting London, told AP he is fully on the British side in the South African conflict. He said he has no sympathy for the Boers and rejected Boer attempts to gain foreign support. He praised British loyalty and colonial prowess as a response to Boer actions.
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London
South Africa
Sweden
Norway
Associated Press
Great Britain
Ottawa telegraph reports Fenian raid mobilization orders
Ottawa inquiries seek London reports of five battalions mobilized for a suspected Fenian raid. The telegram quotes a General Hutton circular about war game style tactical exercises and possible cross river raids to disrupt railways. The House approved 100,000 for fire relief and 41,000 for public works restoration.
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Ottawa
Ont
London
St. Clair
Petroit
Hutton
England
House of Commons
British fury at New York court restraining unions
From London comes a Press dispatch reporting British workingmen’s condemnation of a New York court ruling banning unions from paying members on strike. John Burns derides the decision as capitalistic mob rule and warns it could ruin the Western republic. He calls for urgent overthrow of such injunctions.
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Philadelphia
London
New York Court
America
John Burns
Great Britain
New York
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Note Reported by Secret Service
Washington May 2 Chief Wilkie of the United States secret service has received from the Pennsylvania National Bank one of the most dangerous counterfeit twenty dollar notes seen in years. The note is from the 1880 series with check letter A plate Number 7 Tillman register Morgan treasurer.
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Washington
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Pennsylvania National Bank
Tillman Register
Morgan
Senator Wey of West Virginia Dies at Home
Morgantown May 2 United States Senator Waitman Wey of West Virginia died at his home at 81. He was born in 1812 and was the author of the West Virginia state constitution.
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Morgantown
W. Va
United States
Waitman Wey
West Virginia
Nicaraguan Canal Bill Passes House After Fiery Debate
The House approved the Nicaraguan canal bill by 225 to 35 after a stormy session. Hepburn and the committee won, rejecting a measure to let the President choose the route. Cannon and Burton fought to halt action. Debate also touched on volunteer troops in the Philippines and a plan to unseat Clark of Montana. The report includes vivid notes on river loggers, wages, and the peril of log drives, with regional color from Prince Edward Island natives and local wood crews.
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Washington
House
Congress
Hepburn
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Burton
Ohio
River and Harbor Committee
Wheeler
Kentucky
Itate
Senate
Philippines
Turner
Wash
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Mason
Committee On Manufactures
Clark
Montana
Committee On
Suncook
Island Boys
Prince Edward Island
Rory
Angus
Bangor
Penobscot
McDonalds
McDougalls
McIntyres
McPhersons
Camerons
McPhees
McBeths
McIlroys
Wangan
Klondike
Boston Herald
The Bangor Welcome For Maine Loggers In Ban gor
Maine loggers arrive in Bangor after the Penobscot river harvest with wages of 20 to 80 a month and a strong appetite for beans. The spree boosts saloons clothing stores and boarding houses as laborers spend their earnings on drinks and celebrations.
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Maine
Bangor
Gayety
Maritime
Exchange Street
West Branch
John Ross
Cuba In Transformation Under New Governance
Collier's Weekly notes how customs under crown rule drained wealth and kept the island in ignorance and poverty. It lauds modern reforms giving the people transparency in fiscal affairs, improved schools, sanitation, and development since occupation. The piece frames the transformation as incomparable and vast.
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Collier’s Weekly
Prehistoric Mining Clues Found in Rhode Sia Stone Work
The author reports discovering granite balls used as hammers and rock indentations likely for grinding ore in ancient stopes near streams. Fires may have been lit to loosen gold-bearing rock, later broken by granite hammers and flushed into rock pots where gold settled.
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Geelong
Kopjes
Engineering Magazine
Table Mountain Height and Shape in Cape Town, SA
Table Mountain near Cape Town stands about 4000 feet tall with a flat summit spanning roughly three square miles. The famed natural wonder attracts visitors and scholars for its geology and panoramic views.
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Table Mountain
Cape Town
South Africa
Doans Kidney Pills Praised by Local Reader
Mrs James O Connell of 158 Coburn street testifies that Doan s Kidney Pills are highly effective after purchasing at Ellingwood Co s drug store. The pills cost 50 cents and are mailed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with Carter and Sherburne as local agents.
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London Bridge
Lowell
Doan
James O'Connell
Coburn Street
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Sola
U. S
Derby and Morse's Electrical Fixtures and Services
This ad promotes reburnishing tarnished chandeliers and metal work, offering laquer in the latest style at small expense. It notes gas fixtures can be converted into combinations to save money and highlights Derby and Morse's at 68 70 72 Middle Street as the city’s oldest electrical supplier with unmatched electrical work facilities.
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Derby & Morse’s
Middle Street
Yusea Mantle promises 50 percent more light and durability
An advertisement touts the Welsback Light with the Yusea Mantle claiming 50 percent brighter output and triple strength, plus long life, at under half a cent per hour and 100 candle power per light. Sold at this office with first-class gas cooking ranges offered on installment.
Price of Gas With Discount for Prompt Payment
Gas buyers may receive a price reduction if payment is made promptly. The notice outlines discount terms, eligibility, and how the prompt payment option affects the total cost. Details specify the discount rate and applicable purchase period.
No Charge for Meter Use and Street Main Service
The notice states no charge will be made for meter use or for running supply pipe from the street main into consumers cellars when orders are left at the office. service will be promptly attended to.
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