Battle near San Mateo ends with American victory amid heavy resistance
Troops under Gen. Samuel Young captured San Mateo after probing resistance around the San Juan reservoir, northeast of Manila. American losses included several wounded and at least one killed, with 23 Filipino fatalities and heavy fire from entrenched positions in rice fields.
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Aia
Samuel Saturdayi
San Mateo
San Juan Reservoir
Manila
Uirer
Twentyth
San Mateo i
Cronn
Tweinty Fu
Nayo- Niches
Rivers
Fourth Cavalry
Pareker
Leutenant
York Volunteer Regiment
Twenty-First
Twenty-Fourth Infantry
Rivera
San Alistuo
Excelent Gronin
Rivers Withdines
Parker
Renin
Amerivales
Col. Burt
Gen. Young
Siu
Ally ILA Private Letter Details Grant Relieving Behring Sea Inhabitants
A private letter from Seattle describes Captain Slammin and the revenue cutter Grant aiding Auto Island inhabitants after finding 23 men, 50 women and children in distress from cold and hunger. The Grant provided tents and clothing, noting past fame for fuelling fox skin trade while locals suffered.
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Seattle
Slammin
Grant
Behring Sea
Auto Island
Atfou
Train kills Ton Lawrence near San Antonio Texas
Reports state Ton Lawrence was fatally struck by a train near San Antonio Texas. In a separate incident Maitre Labori was shot while en route to the court, wounded in the back and later reports suggest a temple shot and arrest of the assailant.
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Ton Lawrence
San Antonio
Tex
Maltre Labory
Rennes
Maitre Labori
Lycee
Vilaine
Maron
Voth
Todu O¢Luck
M. Laberi
Hennes
Laberi
Bail Granted in Humpreys Lynching Case Amid Court Crowd
In Austin Judge Lipscomb allowed Ed Cain to post 2000 bail as an accomplice in the Humprheys lynching. seven co-defendants were remanded without bail. Separately Jim Patterson faced ex parte hearing and was granted 1500 bail.
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Austin
Tex
Morris
Lipscom
Ed Cain
Humphries
Ata O
Jim Patterson
Rhodhes
Lipscomb
Loth
Duel Ends in Fatal Shootout in Dallas
A dramatic dawn duel in Dallas between City Marshal A. P. Rawlins and Policeman Charles A. Daniels using large caliber six shooters at three paces ended with both men dead. Rawlins died within ten minutes after collapse, Daniels later died in a drug store, as his wife mourns nearby.
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Dallas
Vex
A. P. Rawlins
Charles A. Daniels
Rawlins
Daniels
Loag
Assassin's Work Leads to C A Pelzer Arrest in Yoakum
In Yoakum Texas J N Fagg band leader shot dead outside band headquarters. A trail by bloodhound led to C A Pelzer who was arrested and jailed in Hallettsville. Fagg buried by Masonic lodge. Pelzer’s arrest follows the trail of the killer.
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C. A. Pelzer
Yoakum
Tex
J. N. Fagg
Front Street
Fagg
Ike Griffith
Shiner
Pelzer
Hallettsville
Masonic Lodge
A Tough Negro. Mob Attacks Man At Calaboose
A mob of about 300 men attacked Sam Wilson in Stephens Arkansas last night tearing through a door of the saloon and tying a rope around his neck. He was dragged from the doorway and hauled off with others standing on his chest as the rope strangled him. He survived but was badly injured.
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James Hunt
United States
Adams
Sam Smith
Rennes
Dreyfus
Gen Mercier
Mercier
Maveier
Dreyfun
M. Cassimer Perier
General Mercier
Jounusé
Cuinisse
Montezuma battle report shows forty prisoners executed
A El Paso dispatch to the Chicago Chronicle says Gen Torres ordered the execution of forty prisoners taken in a three week old engagement near Montezuma after fearing his nephew was killed by Yaquis. Official returns list sixty killed in battle, counting the forty executed.
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Chicago
Chronicle
el Paso
Tex
Montezuma
Torres
Trust likely to form American champagne trust
New York Aug 12 reports that negotiations among four large U S champagne houses are nearing completion. A manager confirmed a possible combination though details were not disclosed. The proposed company would have capital of 10 000 000 dollars.
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New York
United States
Mito Ai American Champagne — Trust
Yao
Draw Declared After 20 Rounds At Broadway Club
New York August 2 George Dixson colored featherweight champion and Fuddie Santry of Chicago fought twenty rounds at 125 pounds before the Broadway Athletic Club. Referee Johnny White ruled the bout a draw before a crowded house of nearly 300. Dixson gave a grave exhibition while Santry showed marked improvement since his last appearance here.
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New York
George Dixson
Fuddie Santry
Chicago
Broadway Athletis Club
Johnny White
Disson
Santry
Mad Wolf Invades Home in San Patricio County
Word reached Corpus Christi on August 12 that a mad wolf entered the McGowan residence in San Patricio county. The family fled upstairs to escape the beast which tore a mattress and other items before it was slain.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
McGowan
San Patricio County
Vax Assessor Stabbed Near San Patricio
A telephone message reported Tax Assessor Odtocharty of San PedroTricio was seriously stabbed in San Patricio town. Details were not available as of yesterday.
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Coroua Christi
Tex
Odtocharty
San Pietricio
San Patricio Town
Rain and crops dominate Texas farming notes
Reports from multiple counties describe rain and good conditions for corn and cotton, with high yields forecast in western Texas. Area farmers discuss boll worm damage, peach and watermelon crops, large Denton watermelons, and fruit grower associations in Mineola Texarkana Mount Pleasant and Walker County organizing groups to promote shipments and orchards. Horses and mules ship to Philippines and Memphis for levee work.
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Henderson County
O. Darwin
Waco
Sudferel
Mr. Darwin
Tig Wis
Hillshoro
Phippines
Association of Northeast Texas Ivet
Texarkana
Texas
P. F. McCormick
District Association
Mount Pleasant
Tex
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API
Meade
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South Seas
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Charente
Croissy
Patriot Leagues
Nelly Has
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Ne Roulede
Gene Dames
Concergerie
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Patriotic League
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Fabre
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Santiago
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Fort Worth
Amarillonit Mainview
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Clarendon Hotel
B.J. White
J. J. Henson
Proctor
Clarendon Band
Buntin & Terry
Grace Anderson
Brazos County
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Portugal
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Marshal Dorough
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Olscher
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Philippines
Price Simmons
Hillshero
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Tenn
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Union Meat Company
Kyrie
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Sherman
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Santa
Rosenberg Junction
Grayson County
Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association
H. M. Foote
Sulphur Springs
Denton County
Denton
J. A. Smith
Mr. Smith
Walker County
Walker County Fruit and Vegetable Shippers’ Association
T. W. Oliphant
F. H. Foster
John C. Wiliams
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