Worldwide tidbits spread from war to weather
A condensed wire service roundup notes Japan occupying Marcus Island, a Philadelphia bridge project for Japan, and U S casualties near Mariquina. It covers Otis versus Philippine commissioners, Dewey’s Hong Kong reception, rail grain rules, Saharan attacks, drownings in Washington, a horsewoman attacked, and a confession by Claude Branton. Also mentions wool receipts, Oregon grange, Lawton letter, strikes, wrecks, Fort Mackinac relics, and naval election news.
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Philadelphia
Japan
Mariquina
Otis
Lawton
San Isidro
Yorktown
Bufalo
N. Y
H. D. McGuire
Oregon
Umpqua
Grand Trank
Sarnia
Ont
Portland
Ilwaco Railway & Navigation Company
Ilwaco
Fort Mackinac
Michigan
Noted Painter Rosa Bonheur Dies in London
A consolidated European and American telegraph notices Rosa Bonheur the famed animal painter is dead in London England. Other items report Cuban troops in Havana refusing a US arm surrender fund, counterfeiting probes in Philadelphia and a fatal fire in Hardeeville DC.
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Rosa Bonheur
London
England
North Atlantic
Newptt
BK L
Preparations for War Orders Issued to Viceroys
London dispatch reports from Shanghai that Peking ordered viceroys and governors to war footing as six Italian warships reach San Muan harbor. Chinese forces are believed set to drive German troops from the Shandong peninsula.
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London
Shanghai
Daily Mail
Peking
San Muan
Shan Tung Peninsula
Expedition Sails to Seek Missing Aeronaut Andree
A Swedish expedition led by Professor A G Nathorst sails from Helsingborg to search Greenland’s northeast coast for Andree. The relief party, including six scientists and 18 crew, plans to head to Jan Mayen then follow the ice edge toward possible shore contact. Hammes funds most costs while Nathorst hopes to meet Captain Sneverdrup’s Fram expedition.
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Copenhagen
A. G. Nathorst
Greenland
Andree
Helsinborg
Sweden
Nathorst
Antarctic
Hammes
Cape Bismarck
Sneverdrup
Christinia
Fram
Relerf
Jan Mayen
Arctic Ocean
Must Press the Campaign Says General Otis
Washington reports General Otis was ordered by the cabinet to persist in the campaign in all conditions. He has warned Filipino peace envoys not to reopen negotiations except on unconditional surrender. The ultimatum demands surrender if Filipinos reenter American lines. Possible deployment of additional troops, including the Twenty-fourth infantry, is under consideration.
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Howard RK. Kretz
Academy of Design of
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Oakland
Cal
Copper River
Alaska
The
London Times
United States
Manila
Malolos
Summers
Oregon
Case
Queen Victoria
British Empire
America
Europe
Exeter
Reading
Duke of Arcos
Duchess
Southampton
Washington
J. B. Coghlan
Puget Sound Naval Station
Raleigh
Griffin
Kincaid Mills
Whitecaps
Copenhagen
Kansas
Saline
Joohn Burkholder
Martindale
L. W. Frank Howser
Terre Hill
International Union
James Neill Gresham
la Grande
Otis
Philippines
Twenty-fourth Infantry
McKinley to visit Oregon and western states this summer
President McKinley plans a western tour visiting the Second Oregon volunteers after Manila and the states that contributed troops to the Philippines. He aims to reach Yellowstone Park and return before Dewey’s arrival, with a coastal loop if troops come home by September. Admiral Dewey will sail to New York by October 1 and stop en route at unspecified ports.
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Washington
McKinley
Oregon
Manila
Yellowstone Park
Philippines
Dewey
New York
Admiral Dewey
Navy Department
United States
Olympia
Mediterranean
Booming Fire Destroys 20 Acres Of Coney Island
A morning blaze in New York destroys nearly 1 million dollars of Coney Island property. Twenty acres in the Bowery district are wiped out, with 200 buildings between the Bowery and the ocean burned to ashes. The MetLife Insurance Company reports premiums reaching the billion mark.
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New York
Coney Island
Brooklyn
Cartridge & Co
Driggs Avenue
Graham Avenue
Wardner Citizens Thank Sanitary Troops For Relief
A dispatch from Wardner Idaho dated May 29 signed by 65 residents thanks the Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly for sympathy extended by a May 23 resolution. They say the reign of terror ceased with the first troops arrival, proclaim peace and happiness, and that no one died in prison.
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Wariner
Idaho
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Assembly
Butte
Mont
Wardner
Fears of Pestilence Threaten Dawson after Spring
Spring brings renewed fears of pestilence in Dawson with strict sanitary orders from Health Officer Giood. Citizens are forbidden to gather ice or draw water from the Yu kon near the city and a new drainage plan aims to clean the flats. Doctors warn typhoid may rise due to winter filth encumbering the town.
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Daweon
San Francisco
Dawson
Giood
Yukon
Wreck of Rock Island Train Near Waterloo Kills Nine
A Chicago to Minneapolis fast train over the Rock Island line derailed at Link Creek near Waterloo Iowa after a cloudburst washed out the roadbed. Nine were killed and about 23 injured as cars telescoped and piled in a heap with passengers trapped in debris.
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Waterloo
Chicago
Minneapolia
Rock Island
Burlington
Cedar Rapida & Northern Railways
Link Creek
L. Arnold
Lumberman
Minneapolis
Will Sehollian
W. A. McLaughlin
Muskegon
Mich
R. H. Schwette
Alton
Til
David Hallo
Carpenter
St. Louis
Hawkins
Pullman
George Wainwright
Schwette
Ile
Cedar Rapida
Iowa
Oelwein
Chicago Great Western
St. Paul
Here
Richard Manning
Rebels massacre crew after landing on Negros
At Escalante Negros a cable-ship Recorder party led by the commander and Captain Tilly landed under a flag of truce. Rebels opened fire killing several as the boat withdrew. Captain Tilly and others escaped by water. General Smith sent troops aboard a gunboat to investigate the attack.
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Manila
Escalante
Negros
Cebu
Recorder
Tilly
Signal Corps
General Smith
Destructive Nebraska Tornado Rips Hamilton County
A central city special reports Nebraska's most destructive tornado struck northern Hamilton county at 7 PM causing 76000 to 100600 dollars in losses. It destroyed 15 houses, one church, one school, two iron bridges, barns and orchards along a 56 mile track. Despite heavy hail and rain, no serious injuries occurred though thousands visited the scene.
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Omaha
The
Bee
Central City
Neb
Sayer
Nebraska
Hamilton County
Blue River
Girl Charged With Murder of Burlington Contractor
Lena Bouts aged 14 and her younger brother from Pennington county are under arrest. The girl is charged with murdering her father Frank Boute by shooting him in his sleep. The family endured severe hardship and starvation due to his cruelty.
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Rapid City
8. D
Lena Bouts
Frank Boute
Burlington Tie
Pennington County
Aggressive campaign planned by General Otis in rainy season
General Otis pledged an aggressive campaign against rebels through the rainy season with Lawton urging strict protection for workers while continuing guerrilla warfare. Reports claim Aguinaldo is dead, a denial follows, Luna may retire briefly after a wound, and Lawton has returned from San Fernando.
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Manila
Otis
Lawton
Tle
Rivera
Lakes
M Mountains
Luna
Peace Party
Aguinaldo
Names Likely Fictitious in Cuban Troop Gratuity List
In Tlavana May 0 authorities report 111 applicants for 3,000,000 in US gratuity to Cuban troops. Thirty received 75 dollars each. Many on rolls are deemed fictitious or omitted, aiming to discredit processing and show many troops refused American money.
Missouri Tragedy In Joplin Tent Killing Suicide
In Joplin Missouri today five members of J E Moss family were found dead in a southeast tent. Moss shot himself after killing his wife and three children ages 7 0 and an infant. The motive remains unknown and neighbors were unaware of the tragedy until today as a night gun shot preceded discovery. The family had moved to the area two months ago and Moss earned by scraping ore near abandoned mines.
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Joplin
J. E. Moss
Moss
Mos
Kenna as Star Witness in Chicago probe shocks allies
The Baxter legislative committee adjourned to June 6 after Alderman Michael Kenna known as Hinky Dink testified. He denied Chicago gambling and policy shops, claimed all night saloons reduced crime, and said he spent about $6,000 in his last campaign, charging the difference to amusement and pleasure. The mix of remarks drew questions about political ethics.
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Chicago
Baxter Legislative Investigating Committee
Michael Kenna
First Ward
Hinky Dink
South Clark Street
Kenna
Scouts and Rebels Battle Briskly Near Manila
A scouting party of American troops clashed with insurgents at Santa Rita. Five Americans were wounded, ten attackers killed, and several captured. Brig. Gen. Funston arrived with the South Dakota regiment to reinforce. Filipino commissioners left by special train for lines under a flag of truce. News from Washington reports fresh engagements near Manila with casualties on both sides.
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Manila
Santa Rita
Funston
South Dakota
Genreal Hughes
Smith
Visayan
Williston
Sixth
Gonzaga
Philippines
Spain
America
England
Feud Renewed Between Gomes and Cuban Assembly
Havana May 27 The long standing conflict between General Gomes and the Cuban assembly resurfaces as Gomes issues a manifesto urging soldiers to surrender arms. Cuban chiefs counter with plans to reject US 3 million offers and keep the army. Anti US sentiment runs high at a meeting with General Maya Rodriguez.
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Havana
Gomes
United States
Maya Rodriguez
Gomez
Cuba Libre
Brooke
Rodrigues
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Epitome
News of the World
Marcus Island
Pacific
Hong Kong
Washington State
Sahara
Miss Hilton
Aurora, Or
Solomon Bachart
Rostario
Ayguinaldo
Otia
War Department
Pendleton
Claude Branton
Eugene, Or
Linn
Oregon State Grange
Tusbandry
Ite
Aetna Powder Company
Aetna
Atoma
del Pilar
Visagenta
Riga
Livonia
Prussia
Miner Lewe Itenwee
Roosevelt
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Winfeld S. Schley
United States Navy
Secret Service
Hardeeville
D. C
Jacob Solomon
Russia
Zamboanga
Harry
John Anderson
Young's Bay
Astoria
Pyramid Harbor
Chilkat Inlet
Chilkat Village
Peck
Paria Exposition
National
China
San Mun Bay
Shao Tung Peninsula
New York Metual Life Insurance Company
Dawaeon City
Hague
Muravieft
M. de Staal
Daily News
M. de Maartena
France
Germany
Foreign Office
New York Dispatch
Canada
Kaute
Herald
Apia
Matania
Commission
H. J. Moore
Mataafa
Kautz
Philippine Islands
Glasgow
Neilson Bros
Scotland
General Shafter
Presidio
Sheridan
Daniel Hoston
William Langeo
James Martin & Co
Supreme Court
Antil
Wasiout
Negros Island
Mer Father
Missouri
Dreyfus
Paris
Camille Kranta
Palace of Justice
Precineta
Court of Assizes
Paul de Roulede
M. Marcel-Habert
Baliung
San Fernando
Kaneas
Montana
MacArthur
Agals
Berlin
Reichstag
Boyd
Medical Corps
Windsor
Wy. Ea
Vresident
Paterson
N. J
Nightingale
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