Battle of Lake Linaw War a Brilliant Victory Report
A U S troops corporal Johan C Baker describes the Lake Linaw engagement in the Philippines after six days of marching and heavy shelling. A battalion of the Twenty seventh infantry charged trenches, breached the fort, bayoneted defenders, and won a brutal victory leaving over 400 Moros dead. Baker recounts heavy losses on both sides, the task of salvaging the dead, and the brutal aftermath as Moro resistance weakens with progress.
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Baltimore
Johan C Baker
N D Baker
Martusburg
W Va
United States
Philippnes
Elizabeth Bloch
Lake Linoa
Lake Linag
Davis
Twenty-seventh infantry
Malabang
Moro bower
Governor Stone Refuses Troops Over County Disturbance
Harrisburg Pa July 1 Governor Stone announced that the county sheriff may call on state troops only if civil authorities are exhausted and life or property is at risk. The governor stressed National Guard duties and that officers must attempt to restore order before requesting assistance.
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Carbon County
Harrisburg
Stone
Gombert
Shea’ Valley Chunk
Summit Hill
lugen
WILLIAM A. STONE
Wealth and Suicide Tied to Inherited Fortune in London
In London a retired Royal Navy captain Sebastian Gassiot killed himself on July 8. He had recently learned his brother left £500,000 to St Thomas Hospital and he believed himself to be poor under the weight of wealth. The inquest noted the delusion and the paragraph about the bequest as key factors.
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Engishment
London
Sebastian Gassiot
royal navy
Gassiot
St Thomas Hospital
Joplin
Prisence Okla
A C Stone
Baxter Springs
Kan
J W Stone
P Baxter
Oklahoma
overland
Prudene
Woman roasted alive as rescuer pours gasoline by mistake
In Waterbury Connecticut on July 11 Mrs Joseph Abramson was fatally burned when a gasoline stove exploded in a cottage fire. A passerby mistook gasoline for water and poured it on her, worsening the flames. Mendelbaum and Bietman dragged her to safety though they were severely burned.
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Waterbury
Conn
Joseph Abramson
William Lessard
Mendelbaum
D Bietman
Brooklyn
Meeting of State Convention At tended By 10,000 People in Pillsburg
The Chastian Endeavor convention drew about 10,000 attendees in a large tent in Pillsburg for a full night of services. Officers for the coming year were announced by the executive committee, led by President Res W Yates of Philadelphia and a slate of vice presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and department superintendents from multiple cities and churches.
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Pillsburs
Chastian Endeavor
Res W . Yates
Philadelphia
J. T McCtrory
Charles Roads
Joseph W. Cochran
Rufus W. Miller
W. A. Russell
John Weidley Wayland Hoyt
Floyd Tompkins
Lathrop
Pittsburg
Henry Staaff
Grant Shields
G . Brown
Shippensburg
Welsh
Manheim
Charles A. Oliver
York
M. W Rice
Rome
J. B. Robinson
Jersey Court
Trenton
William Thong
Phos & Davis Company
Newark
Del
Miners Entombed After Deadly Underground Explosion
In Johnstown Pa a shaft explosion at the Cambria Steel mine trapped about 200 workers with estimates of dead up to 260 or more. Rescue attempts by Cambria officials were halted by toxic gases as survivors recounted horrific scenes of men and boys battling to reach air and help those still underground.
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United States
Marion
Mass
Santa Clara
Cuba
Havana
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association of
Canada
Edwin Gallacher
Scranton
Tribene
Johnstown
Cambria Steel company
Cambria Iron Company
Westmont
Richard Bennett
John Meyers
Mull Creek
Cambria
Marshall G. Moore
George T Robinson
Powell Stackhouse
Charles S Price
Cambria Company
Miners Survive Klondike Mine Disaster and Rescue Courage
Victims trapped by a devastating Klondike mine explosion faced collapsed walls and devastated roofs as rescuers battled fire damp. Foreman Powell Griffith and assistant foreman Tom Foster led dangerous attempts to reach workers, dragging comrades to safety amid heavy fumes and debris. Survivors recount crawling over the dead, and early figures show 63 miners died in the tragedy.
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Uttlechap
Prince of Wales
Klondike
MIN Creek
Tom Foster
Roberts
Foster
Powell Grifuth
Bre
Advertisers Thrive Amid Shifting Business Trends
The piece notes that commerce evolves and advertisers must adapt to changing markets. It highlights resilience in advertising strategies as firms seek lasting visibility despite economic fluctuations. The tone suggests ongoing opportunities for savvy campaigns.
Fifteen Burned at Homestead Steel Works Fatality Report
Pittsburg July 11 Fifteen men were burned at the Homestead Steel Works with one fatality and eight serious injuries. The accident occurred at furnace 46 hearth mill 3 when a drum of a crane broke and molten metal sprayed workers. Fire and panic followed as men fled, some clothing aflame, but workers backed to a table that saved them from inhaling flames.
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Homestead Steel Works
Pittsburg
Homestead
Michael Lavin
Walter Reed
H &E
Five Firemen Killed In Wail Fire At George Street
Five firemen David Lee Harry Clarke Adam Kerr Walter Collard and Russell were buried by a collapsing brick wall outside Mein tosh building during a fire at Front and George streets. The blaze swept a street railway stables and a hay and straw warehouse owned by Gadsby and McCann within an hour. All five died at the scene.
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Wail
Toronto
Ont
old street railway
Front
George streets
P. McIntosh & Sons
Gadsby & McCann
David Lee
Harry Clarke
Adam Kerr
Walter Collard
Russell
Meintosh
Coronation Bazaar Opens at Regents Park Auction of Royal Jewels
The Imperial Coronation Bazaar opened at Regents Park with nearly 40 stalls selling gems, china, silver, and artworks. Queen Victoria presided with dignitaries and foreign royals in attendance, as American and British aristocrats staffed stalls. Prices ranged from modest items to astronomical sums, including a 207 karat De Beers diamond and a great Southern Cross pearl on display.
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China
Lencon
Colidien 3
Regents
aden
Uffe
royal
Regents Park
fifa
Teck
America court
Choate
Westeraw Reid
Consuelo
Duchess of Manchester
Bradley Martin
Eaton
Ronalds
Countess of Orford
Corbin
New York
Ralph Vivian
Cora
Stratford
Arthur Paget
J. Merpont Morgan
De Beers
Reid
Duchess of Marlborough
William
Duchess of Leeds
Duchess of Sutherland
Duchess of Somerset
Duchess of Wellington
Duchess of Westminster
Alexis Dolgoroki
Henry of
Plesse
Coronation Date Hinted for August Ninth
London reports on July 11 that subject to King Edward's physicians approval the coronation may be held August 9. The British Medical Journal notes the wound is healing, progress is rapid, and the king may leave Buckingham Palace for a change of air soon.
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london
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Killed While Watching Queen at London Coronation
Miss Streathy a Canadian visitor to London was killed and three others injured when a large piece of coping fell from All Souls Church shortly after Queen Alexandra passed Latgham Palace. The incident occurred as a crowd gathered to watch the royal procession to the coronation bazaar.
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Canada
London
All Souls’ Church
Queen Alexandra
Latgham Palace
Streathy
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