Urdanata Gunboat Captured by Filipinos and Destroyed
Report from Manila states the Urdanata was captured northwest of Manila Bay and beached at Orani River. One officer and nine crew are missing. The vessel was riddled and burned after insurgent capture. Also notes two Englishmen released at Angeles and Filipino congress decision on surrendering fourteen American prisoners.
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Malta
Bay of
Manila
Navy
Navy Department
Oregon
Department
Welborn C. Wood
Lieu
Gilmore
Yorktown
Philippines
Urdanata
Manila Bay
Petrel
Orani
Angeles
Miraculous Escape as Train Falls From Bridge
An Omaha and St. Louis excursion train of five cars wrecked on a Platte River bridge at Marysville Missouri Monday. The track spread, rails tore up, and the bridge partially gave way. The engine and two coaches toppled but passengers escaped injury, climbing from windows to solid ground. The bridge stood twenty feet above the water, which was deep below.
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Marysville
St. Louis
Platte River
Judges Face Campaign Cash in Mazet Committee Hearing
New York Mazet committee hearings reviewed judicial candidates' campaign donations with witnesses who gave from 4000 to 10000 dollars each. They said contributions did not affect their judicial performance, though opinions varied on propriety. Mazet pushed to hear judges on a law banning candidate contributions.
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Mazet
New York
Acquittal Vote Reported In Dreyfus Case
Paris Petit Bleu claims Col. Jouaust, Rennes court martial president, voted for Dreyfus acquittal. Paper denies circulating health rumors about Dreyfus, saying his condition improves. Swift packing buys large Oklahoma ranches for 500000 cattle, Fort Worth. Tin Plate Plant at Atlanta Indiana destroyed by fire, loss 150000. Philadelphia unions strike for nine-hour day affecting about 500 workers.
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Paris
Petit Bleu
The
Col. Jouaust
Rennes
Dreyfus
Swift
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Rogers Ranch
Beaver County
Noblesville
Ind
American Tin Plate Company
Atlanta
Record-Setting Sawmill Cut at Berlin Mills Plant
In Farmingdale Maine the Berlin Mills Company sawmill set a world record by sawing 168 601 feet of timber in eleven hours with a single saw.
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Farmingdale
Berlin Mills Company
Roosevelt Withdraws Telegram On G A R Parade Role
Gov. Roosevelt backs down over the Dewey parade in Utica New York after signaling he would grant veterans the right of the line if Gen Roe acted as major general of the National Guard. He says if the matter rests with city authorities he has no power or advice to offer.
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Roe
Utica
N. Y
New York
Simpson hooted down at Wichita G A R reunion
Ex congressman Jerry Simpson faced a hostile reception in Wichita Kansas as he praised Filipino rebels Aguinaldo’s men provoking cries of throw him out. The band played The Star Spangled Banner and Simpson departed amid cheers for his retirement.
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Wichita
Kansas City
Kan
Jerry Simpson
Simpson
Aguinaldo
Spain
Mr. Simpson
Insurgents Ready to Acknowledge US Authority on Negros
Dispatches from Gen Otis in Manila report Negros insurgents set to recognize US authority with an October 2 election to be held. Sulu Islands to fly the American flag. Zamboanga chiefs inclined to accept US rule but seek conditions Otis won’t accept.
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Negros
Washington
Otis
Manila
War Department
United States
Sulu
Zamboanga
Wreck in Colorado Kills Six Excursionists and Injures Five
Six passengers on the Phillips Judson excursion train were killed and five injured in a collision with a Denver and Rio Grande fast freight at Reno Siding near Florence Colorado. The excursion train from Chicago to the Pacific coast carried about forty passengers mostly from Massachusetts. The freight train had fifty narrow gauge ore and lumber cars. The crash occurred as the excursion approached Reno Siding and failed to sidetrack. Authorities blame the freight crew for not taking the sidetrack.
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Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande
Reno
Florence
Phillips-Judson
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
Missouri Pacific
Pueblo
Disastrous Mexican Robbery Nets $50,000 Hidden Cash
In City of Mexico suburb Guad alupe Vasquez an 85 year old woman and her widowed daughter were held at home by three men. They bound the pair and stole a steel box containing $50,000 from a hacienda sale proceeds, while thousands more lay hidden elsewhere. The raiders fled, leaving other money untouched.
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City of
Mexico
Guadalupe Vasquez
Dreyfus Will Spend Winter in San Antonio Reported
A Shreveport youth arrives from Rennes with word that Captain Alfred Dreyfus and Mme Dreyfus will visit San Antonio with Madame Bertha Moore Lieut Max Rance Moore and Misses Ida and Emily Moore. The informant says Captain Dreyfus will spend the winter in the city for his health. The youth notes his Rennes connection to Mme Dreyfus and mentions confirmation by Dr G Moore of San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Tex
J.H
Shreveport
Rennes
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Mme. Dreyfus
Bertha Moore
Max Rance-Moore
Ida
Emily Moore
Dreyfus
Eteen
Dr. G. Moore
Mme
Mme. Moore
Pingree plan abandoned in Detroit municipal plan
Detroit authorities announce the entire Pingree plan of municipal ownership and 8 cent fares is dead. Elliott G. Stevenson, a former street railway commissioner, reports after a New York conference with R. T. Wilson and Tom L. Johnson that the plan is permanently ended.
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Pingree
Detroit
Mich
Elliott G. Stevenson
Street Railway Commission
Mr. Stevenson
New York
R. T. Wilson
The
Roads
Tom L. Johnson
McKinley to Invite Mexican President Diaz to Washington
President McKinley plans to invite President Diaz of Mexico to Washington as a guest of the nation during Diaz's visit to Chicago. The Mexican ambassador travels from Manchester by the Sea to Chicago to receive official notification, with Diaz's northward route possibly through San Antonio and St Louis.
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McKinley
Mexico
Washington
Diaz
Chicago
Manchester-by the-Sea
San Antonio
St. Louis
United States
Electric car crash near Carthage injures twenty
An electric car filled with passengers jumped the track at Prince's curve one mile from Carthage. Twenty people were hurt with multiple fractures and head injuries. Among the seriously injured are H. H. Watson from Lebanon, Mr Laker of Chicago, Mrs Laker, W. L. Crawford, Charles H. Landrum of Carthage, Grace Philips, L. B. Patton, and William Mecklin of Billings.
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Prince’s Curve
H. H. Watson
Lebanon
Mr. Laker
Chicago
Miss Grace Philips
L. B. Patton
William Mecklin
Billings
Rebels Kill Two Americans Near Angeles Railroad Attack
A force of insurgents ditched a railroad train a mile and a half south of Angeles and fired on the derailed cars from a bamboo thicket, killing two Americans and wounding five others. Lieut. Lome and five scouts defended the train, causing the attackers to flee. Six rebels lay dead in the thicket. General Wheaton moved with six companies but relief was not required.
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Angeles
Manila
Lieut
Lome
Wheaton
Calulet
Montejo Disgraced as Admiral Condemned to Retirement
Rear Admiral Montejo once commanded Spanish naval forces at Manila Bay has been condemned to retirement without promotion after a trial before the supreme court. The report also notes a Vienna cabinet crisis with resignations and a Mississippian killer incident.
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Madrid
Montejo
Manila Bay
Supreme Court
Market Quotations From Multiple Cities
Market prices for cattle hogs and sheep across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York plus grains and dairy items. Listings show animal grades wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs with varied no 2 grades and cents per bushel or hundredweight.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Ste
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Gov Lee Praises Regiment and Regrets California Snub
Special correspondence from Frisco notes Gov. Lee and aides reviewing the South Dakota regiment at the Presidio. About 600 men paraded at 4 pm. officers’ conduct shifts settled after earlier tensions. Kanaka helpers Joe and George endear themselves to troops, aiding Manila campaign. Separate items report safe blown at Condé depot, post office salary upgrades, Carlson's death return, and a Huron fire with $2,600 loss.
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Frisco
South Dakota
Philippines
Gov. Kean
Col. Frost
Presidio
Frost
War Department
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Hawkins
Lee Stover
R. C. Warne
Horace C. Bates
Shafter
Julius Kahn
California
Kahn
Burke and Gamble
Bay
United States Customs
South
Honolulu
Joe
George
Manila
Philippine
Sheridan
Princeton Man A Murderer W F Rudy Kills Indian Near Collamer
Deputy Marshal Strayer of Pierre arrested W F Rudy a % squaw man after a Cheyenne Agency telegram reported he killed an Indian near Collamer. Rudy says Indians cut his pasture fence prompting the shooting. The incident occurred in Armstrong County. Rudy, a Princeton graduate, has had prior trouble with locals.
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Collamer
Marshal Strayer
Pierre
Cheyenne
Rudy
Armstrong County
Stanley County
Princeton
Alleged Murderer Freed at Parker Grand Jury
The Iver Paulson murder case near Viborg moved through the Parker grand jury without an indictment, leaving Paulson a free man. The report recalls a six year-old accusation he killed his hired man for money on his farm.
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Iver Paulson
Parker
Grand
Paulson
Viborg
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