No Vassal States Rule Porto Rico as United States Territory
Judge Lochren denied Rafael Ortiz's habeas release from Minnesota State prison. Ortiz, a Porto Rican convicted by a Porto Rico military tribunal and sentenced to life, argued no military jurisdiction and a civil trial was due. Lochren issued an exhaustive opinion upholding U S sovereignty over Porto Rico as part of the nation.
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Bt. Paul, Minn
Lochren
United States Circuit Court
Raafel Ortiz
Minnesota
Ortiz
Porto Rico
Congress
United States
Epain
Lazares
Porta
Arizona
Ecole Auatherita F
Cpus
Oparrtoef
Aguinaldo Loyalists Rally in Northern Luzon Amid Rebel Force
Manila reports General Young observes Aguinaldo forces under Tino regrouping in the mountains of Northern Luzon. He seeks reinforcements before the rains and expects renewed resistance as rebels plan to reoccupy areas. American garrisons combat insurgents on various islands with patrols and skirmishes, resulting in casualties.
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Tino
Luzon
Manila
Peareras
Hera
Young
Aguinas de Mas
Aguinaldo
Tino Anett
Flo
Amer Trak
Northern
Samar
Ourmet
Cutatar
Floto
Cytue Bey
Cuturman
Lagan
Bylounes
Geo
Delos
Tosad
Buying Horses for British Army in South Africa Mission
Marble Falls buyer for Hrovis army purchases horses in Mart for shipment to South Africa via New Orleans. Prices range from 7 to 9 dollars as Captain Fife and Veterinary Surgeon Knight inspect local stock and prepare several thousand horses for British troops.
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Marble Falls
Tex
Speciel
San Angelo
Martiur
Hrovis
Fits
Chamte Anson
San Angels
South Africa
Marquis of Lansdowne
Tarsea
Groves
San Antonio
Fife
Knight
Anpon Brothers
New Orleans
Transvaal
Boer Envoys Mission
Paris reports on the Boer mission to New York with a consensus it will fail. The Matin says Boers lack European support and will face bitter disappointment in the United States.
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Paris
The
New York Tribune
New York
United States
Garcia Captured by Forces Under General MacArthur
Washington dispatch reports General MacArthur securing General Pamtaleon Garcia, a prominent insurgent officer, along with a vital document. The capture occurred as U S reports indicate a rooted prisoner taken in Manila. The war department transmitted the cablegram detailing the event.
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Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Manila
Pamtaleon Garcia
Trogerd
Forged Money Orders Nab Pullman Postal Clerk
Joseph Brichter a Pullman station postal clerk in Chicago was arrested in Cincinnati with two women for forging money orders worth about 5400. He issued blanks and advices, cashed orders from Cincinnati New York Harrisburg Camden and other cities, and admitted collecting four dollars before arrest. He is held for preliminary hearing and trial.
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Joseph Brichter
Pullman
Chicago
Cincinnati
Covington
New York
Harrisburg
Camden
N. J
Meager News From The War Office Report On Frontline Actions
A garbled dispatch from the War Office notes cavalry engagements, artillery exchanges, and a retreating enemy near Warrenton. It mentions rail and bridge damage between Brandfoort and the Vet river, with rack-attachment sabotage discovered by a West Australian infantryman. Winburg is reported occupied by the Jugh land brigade.
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Letofern
War Office
Bhattom
Poget
Warrenton
Bert Goades
Infiniton
Cesxero
Lord Roberts
Brandfoort
Vet
Winburg
Jughland
Last phase of the war seen at windsorton and Vet river
The Sun’s military expert notes the passage of the Vaal river at Windsort on without opposition and an advanced mounted force reaching the Vet river. These moves aim to flank Fourteen Streams and reopen rail links while Boer resistance concentrates over a wide area as the campaign enters its final critical phase.
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New York
Sun
Vaal
Windsorton
Vet River
Kroonstad
Indiana University Endowment Distribution Report
The Auditor of State distributed semi annually the Permanent Endowment fund of Indiana University funded by a half cent tax levy. Counties receive allocations to loan on real estate with interest used to pay professors' salaries. Total apportioned amounts were announced Monday.
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Indiana University
State
A Reign of Terror in the Philippines Reported
Ex consul Wildman argues that General Otis misrepresents the war in the Philippines. Insurgent bands terrorize the archipelago, disrupt agriculture and trade, stockpiles of hemp sugar and rice elude buyers, and aid from Hong Kong and Singapore arms revolts. He calls for more troops to end the conflict and secure life and property.
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New York
Edwin Wildman
Hong Kong
Philippines
Leslie’s Weekly
Ots
Phillippines
Otis
Aguinaldo
Sngapore
Aguinanda
Manila
Embezzlement Charge Involving U S Cuba Funds
New York report says C F W Neely of Muncie Ind longtime chief financial agent in Havana Cuba post office was arrested in Rochester N Y and arraigned on embezzlement of Cuban government funds. Bail set at 19000. Authorities expect more arrests as probe widens. Neely held funds on his person and faced possible extradition.
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New York
C. F. W. Neely
Muncio
Ind
Havana
Cuba
Rochester
N. Y
United States
Shields
Muncie
Neely
Tlathboene
Pests Ato Diavang
Atuntors Reeves and Teynolds
Je Fs
Post Office
Merry World
Missourine Belt
Corbin
War Department
Washington
Aguinaldo Fate Believed Sealed After Pursuit
Reports from Manila on May 3 say Aguinaldo likely killed by Igorot bands, with no proof he is alive since Major Peyton C. March abandoned the chase. An insurgent officer says Tinto believes Aguinaldo is dead, and March’s info notes only a few soldiers were with him near the Bontoc region.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Ygorottes
Peyton C. March
Thirty-third
Benquet Mountains
Young
Tinto
Major March
Bontoe
Bacoor
SONS OF PURE COPPER FOUND IN MONTANA
Two Finnish visitors near Sixteen Mile Creek uncovered a moss-covered rock weighing about two tons believed to be almost pure copper. Locals say it marks Montana’s first confirmed discovery of virgin copper and has stirred great excitement among sheep herders who have long spotted the boulder as a remarkable find.
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Mont
Montana
Hottest May Day in Pittsburg Since 1887
Tuesday's heat in Pittsburg broke records, with temperatures reaching a high of degrees. Charles Malakiewicz a pipe feeder at Carnegie's Thirty third Street mill collapsed from the heat and died after reaching the hospital.
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Pittsburg
Charles Malakiewics
Carnegie
Thirty-third Street
A Filipino at Kokomo
Sergeant Leander Clark of Ft Wayne and a Filipino chief Ansane travel together, with Ansane once a provincial governor. Ansane criticizes elders in the Philippines while Clark acts as interpreter. The report notes their appearance and language barriers during travel to San Francisco.
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Kokomo
Leander Clark
Ft. Wayne
G Company
Twenty-third
United States Infantry
Ansane
Iofia
Clark
San Francisco
Europe
Sergeant Clark
United States
Philippines
Pontifex, Noted City Horseman, Found Dead in Laporte
William H. Pontifex, a well known horseman in the city, is reported dead by suicide in Laporte. The tragedy shocks local circles as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Laporte
William H. Pontifex
Elkhart Lawyer Allegedly Disbarred for Unprofessional Conduct
A report states a lawyer in Elkhart was said to have been disbarred for unprofessional conduct, reflecting ongoing misconduct accusations and disciplinary action in the region.
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Elkhart
Major well drilled in Huntington county boosts Indiana oil area
In Huntington county a large well on the D Elliott farm Salamonie township about three miles southeast of Warren shows at least 500 barrels a day. Nearby Alexandria reports a big gas well and 1230 barrels of oil daily on the Armstrong farm Monroe township Madison county. Marion township Grant county Ajax Oil Co deepens an old gas well to pumping at ten barrels daily. Phoenix Oil Co well No 2 Cunningham farm Washington township Blackford county yields fifty barrels. Ohio Oil Co well No 1 Johnson farm shows ten barrels.
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Montpelier
Indiana
Thomas McDonald & Co
D. Elliott
Salamonie
Huntington County
Warren
Wildcat
Alexandria
Armstrong Farm
Monroe Township
Madison County
Marion
Patterson Farm
Marion Township
Grant County
Ajax Oil Company
Phoenix Oil Company
Cunningham Farm
Washington Township
Blackford County
Ohio Ol Company
Johnson Farm
Same
Tremendous Glass Deal Reached by Hartford City Dealers
Representatives of the National Window Glass Company return from Atlantic City where the biggest glass deal in America was completed. Dealers take 500,000 boxes from the trust with payment due in September.
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Hartford City
National Window Glass Company
Atlantic City
N. J
America
Trust
Jokes Turned Serious as Toy Pistol Wounds Mrs Roby
Mrs J H McPheeters aimed a toy pistol at her mother Mrs Sarah Roby during a Tuesday clean up. The loaded weapon pierced Mrs Roby’s cheek jaw and base of tongue and lodged opposite side. A doctor calls the wound very serious given her age. McPheeters is prostrate over the incident. The Roby family is prominent in Bedford, Orleans, and Paoli.
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Bedford
J. H. McPheeters
Sarah Roby
Tuesaday
She Wants Her Share Greenfield special
In 1856 James Cravens living in Spencer County seeks a share in a local settlement. The incomplete note references a land or estate matter and involves regional residents with ties to Greenfield and Spencer County.
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Greenfield
James Cravens
Spencer County
Noted horse trainer’s husband commits suicide after separation
A fifty year old man, well known as a horse trainer, shot himself after domestic troubles and separation from his wife. He had threatened her life during a final interview and left a son in Bardolf, Kr., by a prior marriage.
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Bardolf
Muncie Friends Handle Fatal Bed Tragedy After Jest
John Morgan and Henry Schnase, lifelong friends, had planned that the survivor would care for the deceased. After joking about the pact, Morgan died of apoplexy in a secluded room above a saloon. Schnase, grief stricken, has taken charge of the body.
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Muncie
John Morgan
Henry Schnase
Morgan
Schnase
Minnie Wray Found Dead in Palmer House Room
Chicago special Minnie Wray twenty two was found dead in her Palmer House room Sunday afternoon. She killed herself with a revolver leaving letters indicating she wrecked lives and must cease. She sent her trunk clothes and jewelry to A N Ohler of Moline Illinois while her father George Wray a farmer near Leesbore Ind funded travel. Ohler suspects religious pressure unsettled her mind.
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Chicago
Minnie Ms. Wray
Palmer House
A. N. Ohler
Express Company
Moline
Ill
George Wray
Leesbore
Ind
Ohler
Lebanon High School Grants Seven Teens Diploma at 14th Commencement
Lebanon High School graduated seven teens at its fourteenth commencement. Ft Wayne Street Car Company will not recognize the union, signaling potential trouble. Richmond voters approved a 251,000 subsidy to the Cincinnati Richmond and Muncie Railroad. Winchester plans large May 15 celebration for inaugurating its new water and light service. Connersville school census shows 846 males and 830 females, up 60 from last year. A F Welch, a Wabash fireman, fell under a tender and lost a leg in the yards.
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Wabash
Congress Passes Nicaragua Canal Bill Amid Turbulent Debate
The House backed the Nicaragua Canal bill 190 to 0 amid sharp clashes between Cannon and Hepburn and near clashes involving Mann and Gaines. Senate and House activity covered army appropriations, veteran pensions, naval survey control, and anti oleomargarine disclosures, with notable votes on pensions and the Geneva treaty extending wartime protections.
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Cannon
Hepburn
Representative Mann
Illinois
John Wesley Gaines
Tennessee
Fany
Senate
Philippines
Turner
Washington
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Mason
Committee On Manufactures
Congress
House
Klear
Committee On
Clark
Montana
Army
Julia Macv. Henry
Guy V. Henry
James Longstreet
Margaret M. Badger
Commodore Badger
Harriet Gridley
Captain Gridley
Navy
Preston Mckintey
Naval Committee
Corbin
Eagan
Senate ends open discussion on naval bill armor section
The Senate Tuesday finished consideration of the naval appropriation bill except the armor and armament section. The excluded portion will be taken up in a secret legislative session.
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Senate
Ashant troubles England on the Gold Coast
From Kumassi via Sir Frederick Hodgson. Ashanti rebels attack the fort as 10 000 insurgents surround the town. Four constabulary killed. 358 occupants in the fort including 18 Europeans. Lagos contingent arrives after hard fighting with further casualties.
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London
Colonial Office
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Gold Coast Colony
Kumassi
Gold Coast
Frederic Hodgson
Lagos Constabulary
Aplin
Asagua
Kumass
Read
Goebel assassination trial gives sensational testimony from Culton
Frankfort Kentucky special report on Wednesday afternoon as W H Culton the clerk of State Auditor Sweeney testified during bail hearings. He recounted meetings with Powers Governor Taylor about arming efforts and claimed Dr W H Johnson discussed killing Senator Goebel with nitroglycerin. He testified about Youtsey smuggling smokeless powder and Governor Taylor’s warnings. He also described meeting Jim Howard and seeing a paper over a hole in a window and bullets shown in evidence. He said Youtsey feared implication and Governor Taylor urged him to leave the state with financial help.
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Frankfort
W. H. Culton
Sweeney
Goebel
Culton
Powers
Taylor
W. H. Johnson
Laurel County
Johnson
Henry Youtsey
Youtsey
Bradley
Jim Howard
State House
Howard
Secretary of State
British Captives' Treatment in Pretotia Inquiry
Washington notes following Mr Balfour statement about possible further representations on English prisoners at Pretoria. U S Consul Hay at Pretoria reports prisoners’ condition is not ideal but Boers show restraint. Hay strives to comfort prisoners within instructions, British authorities grateful for his efforts and his tact with Boer officials.
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Washington
House of Commons
Balfour
Her
Pretoria
State Department
United States
Hay
Consul Hay
Store Building Drops Into River in Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs Ark. store of J Stout collapsed into the Leatherwood river Saturday with no warning. The second floor fell into the space once held by the first while the proprietor was badly injured. A nearby policeman, standing in an open doorway, remained at his post and escaped unharmed.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
J. Stout
Town Elections Show Mixed Interest Across State
Town elections held Monday drew low overall interest while local issues dominated. In Crothersville the Republican ticket won by margins from 22 to 77. Brownstown saw five marshal candidates and Eugene Hays defeated incumbent William Crabb by 71 votes. Orleans Monticello Newport Knox Spencer and Converse elected Republicans. Jamestown Pendleton Cayuga and New …
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Crothersville
Brownstown
Marshal
Eugene Hays
William Crabb
Orleans
Monticello
Newport
Knox
Spencer and
Converse
Jamestown
Pendleton
Cayuga
New
Boers Driven Back Near Winburg After Evacuation
Warrenton May 6 General Barton drove 2000 to 3000 Boers from Rooldan hills after a morning to 4 p.m. fight leaving dead on field and British casualties light. Windsorton Klipham evacuated as Barton presses advance. Lord Roberts reports better progress across all fronts as Winburg occupation noted in Vet River dispatch.
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Warrenton
Barton
Rooldan
Windsorton
Klipham
Paget
London
Lord Roberts
Winburg
Vet River
Foyle-Carew
Hamilton
Little Vet River
Bloemfontein-Winburg
Insurgent Losses Reported As Pacification Appears Near
Washington dispatch relays General Otis report from Manila dated May 4 noting April captures of 30 artillery pieces 1 209 rifles and large stores. enemy losses 1721 killed wounded captured and reports of surrendering insurgents. Otis to depart US MacArthur to succeed him Wheaton to command southern Luzon. Meade transports Otis and aides to US aboard with salute observed.
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Manila
Maay
Samar
Otis
United States
War Department
MacArthur
General Otis
Philippines
Wheaton
Juzon
Meade
Death of Col N R Ruckle in Indianapolis at sixty
Col Nicholas R Ruckle died suddenly at his home in Indianapolis at 1 45 Friday morning after a year of ill health. A prominent Mason in Indiana he was also active in politics and business in the capital for many years. He was about sixty years old.
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N. R. Ruckle
Nicholas R. Ruckle
Indianapolis
Colonel Ruckle
Mr. Ruckle
Indiana
General strike halts St. Louis street car service
At daybreak Tuesday a general strike by St. Louis Transit Company workers began, taking 3400 men from their posts and shutting down street car service. Rioting occurred with several injuries reported.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Eruption at Mount Vesuvius With Lava and Rock Jets
Rome reports Mount Vesuvius has erupted for three days with explosions flinging lava and rock high from the crater. Monday night was especially violent and accompanied by menacing rumblings.
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Rome
Cabie
Vesuvius
Heirs of Jacob Dehoven win claim against government
The heirs of Jacob Dehoven have been allowed a claim of 3,000,000 dollars for a 50,000 dollar loan to George Washington for the army at Valley Forge 123 years ago plus interest. A large number of heirs are in Chicago.
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Chicago
Jacob Dehoven
George Washington
Valley Forge
Ex Secretary Endicott Dies in Boston at 73
Boston special report William Crowninshield Endicott former Secretary of War in Cleveland's first administration died Sunday afternoon at his Boston residence from pneumonia aged seventy three.
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Endicott
Boston
Wiliam Crowninshield Endicott
Cleveland
Market Prices for Wheat Corn and Related Commodities
Commodity data lists WHEAT No 2 red CORN No 1 white OATS No 2 white with prices 7.1 and 14.5 respectively. POULTRY HENS COCKS eggs wool hides cattle hogs and sheep prices shown with ranges including Prime cattle 5.00 to 5.75 hogs heavies 0.90 to 1.45 lambs 6.00 to 8.00. additional line notes grain and livestock figures.
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