Admiral Dewey S Sword Arrival in Washington
Washington May 18 A notable feature of Admiral Dewey s arrival in Washington will be a presentation by the president of a jeweled sword made under congressional authority as a government testimonial. The sword rests in a safe vault awaiting his coming. Medals authorized by congress for the admiral s fleet will be given to officers and men, about 1790 in number, with leftovers to Manila via navy post offices.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Congress
New York
Manila
Navy
Train Wrecker Confesses In Fatal Rail Wreck
Oliver Ohl a 17 year old resident of West Penn township confessed to placing a spike on the Philadelphia and Reading line at Zebner's causing a wreck that killed one and injured several. He was arrested at home in Tamaqua Pa and remanded to Pottsville jail for further hearing in ten days. Ohl claimed he placed the spike to see its effect. The spike was placed while he and Mellis Steigerwalt waited to load timber. Steigerwalt, aged 40, says he told Ohl to remove it three times. Four Cyclone Victims. Manchester Ia May 18 A cyclone near Colesburg killed four and injured many others. Wade Hampton declines gift Home. Columbia S C May 18 General Wade Hampton declines to accept a proposed home rebuilt after a fire. He values public praise over gifts. Nuggets of News. Senate defeats women suffrage bill in Connecticut. Toledo mayor says parties resemble trusts. Dewey home fund asks aid. General Wheeler to speak Memorial Day in Boston. Rudolph Riese suicide in prison. Scout Chief William H Young dies from battlefield wound. Lipton challenger Shamrock private launch with 15 guests. Ellen Drew of Brooklyn dies chasing thieves after pocketbook. Marion Tyler heirs win right to sue sheriff and bondsmen.
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Tamaqua
Oliver Ohl
West Penn Township
Philadelphia and Reading
Zebner's
Justice of the Peace Sudfole
Ohl
Mellis Steigerwalt
Steigerwalt
Pottsville
Wade Hampton
Columbia
S. C
Connecticut Senate
Jones
Toledo
Dewey Home Fund Committee
Joe Wheeler
Alabama
Boston
G. A. R. Post
Rudolph Riese
Berlin
William H. Young
Philippines
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Ellen Drew
Brooklyn
United States District Court
Indianapolis
Marion Tyler
Scottsburg
An Excellent Combination of a Laxative Syrup
An advertisement touts Syror of Fies from the Campermia Fie Syrup Co as a perfect strengthening tonic. It claims gentle, effective relief from constipation, colds, headaches, and fevers by using senna and aromatic plant extracts, warning buyers to seek the company name on the package to avoid imitations. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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Fies
Campermia Fie Syrup Co
Cavirorsta Fie Srmor Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cat
Louisville
New York
Bottie
USTroops Drive Rebels From San Isidro in Philippines
Manila May 18 Colonel Summers command consisting of Twenty second infantry Minnesota and Oregon and North Dakota regiments advanced from Baluar te at daylight. Rebels entrenched two miles from San Isidro fought then retreated as our artillery opened fire. 2000 rebel force evacuated right flank. 15 rebels killed 20 wounded. 3 prisoners taken. Two American soldiers slightly wounded. Summers continued pursuit beyond town. Major Kobbe's column reached San Luis with slight opposition. one man wounded. Twenty second infantry sails for Jolo to relieve Spanish garrison. Natives return to towns inside American lines. railroads repair active. trains expected to run to San Fernando soon.
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Minnesota
Oregon
North Dakota
Manila
Summers
Scott
Baluarte
San Isidro
Kobb
Seventeenth
Calumpit
Rio Grande
Lawton
Arayat
Kobbe
San Luis
Candaba
MacArthur
Twenty-second Infantry
Leon XIII
Jolo Island
San Fernando
Apaht
Macabebe
Hill
Fourth Infantry
Pasig
Aguinaldo
Escamillo
Mazet Investigators Hear Mahoney In Pension Hearings
Mahoney admitted being a bookmaker and running a pool room in New York years ago, declining to say if he still operates one. Witnesses described many pool rooms in the city and police vigilance at the time. former officials debated Van Wyck and McCullagh influence.
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Mahoney
Ragged Foot Room
Anmyor
New York
Mazet
Agend
James A. Mahoney
van Wyck
Peace Conference Opens as Delegates Gather in The Hague
The Hague May 18 delegates from many nations gather for the disarmament conference. Commissions will be named to study armament limits civilized warfare laws and medical and arbitration issues. M De Staal opens with a summary and Emperor Nicholas backs the effort as delegates prepare a week of meetings. American delegates will focus on arbitration and Geneva field hospital rules.
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The
Hague
M. van Karneboek
M. de Beaufort
M. de Staal
Nicholas
Buffalo Strikers Hope for Final Settlement
Bishop Quigley urged a committee to negotiate with lake fleet managers to end the grain shovelers strike and saloon payments and Sunday work. The group approved, with 95 percent voting yes on amendments. Marine Firemen’s Benevolent Association threatened to quit unless an accord is reached by noon. Student cyclone casualties listed from Montpelier to West Unity. five reported fatal. Presbyterian Assembly at Minneapolis opens with moderator race centered on Dr Robert F Sample and Dr M L Haines.
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Buffalo
Quigley
East
South Buffalo
Conners
Marine Firemen’s Benevolent Association
Presbyterian General Assembly
Minneapolis
Eleventh
Robert F. Sample
New York
M. L. Haines
Indianapolis
McGiffert
Union Theological Seminary
Transfers and filings in Orient and Orphans' Courts week ends May 17
A weekly record covers property deeds and marriage licenses in the Orient and Orphans' Courts. Notable entries include deeds to Ruth A. Tavenor and Fannie M. Kaufman, licenses for John Fox and Katie Zimmerman, and a series of estate matters in the Orphans' Court such as sales, accounts, and administrations for multiple deceased individuals.
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Orient and Orphans’ Courts
Sre
Orientt and Orphans’ Courts
Charles F. Thomas
Ruth A. Tavenor
Frank L. Stoner
Fannie M. Kaufman
Frederick
Geo. D. Gaver
John Fox
This County
Katie Zimmerman
Hagerstown
Walter Brown
Ada Jane Thomas
Oliford D. Mullendore
Washington
Cora L. Arnold
Burkittsville
Royal J. Smith
Mr. Airy
Cora E. Kenn
New Market
Lewie H. Parker
Elizabeth Hall
Orphans’ Court
Sarah Adama
William Carmack
Qurr E. Shank
Joshua Herring
Emily O. Dean
Robert Dean
Martha R. Wenner
George S. Wenner
John L. Jordan
George 8. Wenner
Ezra Karn
John E. Karn
Tnue
John White
Boston Woman’s Wallet Confession Sparks church notice
A Boston man swiped his wife’s portemonnaie at church then later returned it to the church offering, claiming he forgot to cash a nine dollar request. The tale ends with the wallet’s owner unknown and the husband’s confession amid a church pulpit announcement. A separate item notes a Philadelphia counterfeit case arraignment set for May 29 and a Statesville mother, insane, harming her infant and attempting self harm.
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Boston
Copley Square
Boston Journal
Porto Ricos Promise and U S Rule in Porto Rico
Major General Young former military governor of Porto Rico arrives from San Juan with Mrs and daughter on the McPherson. He praises the island, notes schooling improvements, public works employment, and debates how customs duties affect finance. He recalls uprisings fears and touts climate and labor economics while urging patient reform and capitalist investment.
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New York
Young
U.S. V
Military Rovorneer
Porto Rico
McPherson
San Juan
Ile
Mre
Henry
Bass
Benton
Liserty
Washington
Cuapital
General Eaton
Einglish
Ponce
Spaija
Pones
United States
Adjuntas
Extra Session Not Yet Considered by McKinley
President McKinley has not decided on an extra session of Congress, per official word from Hot Springs. Telegrams from Manila praise General Lawton after the San Isidro capture, while mass shootings, executions, and riots unfold in Georgia Formosa and Chicago, with baseball results from Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Louisville, and Baltimore cited.
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Mel Toler
Una Nol Yat Cane
Hot Springs
McKinley
Congress
Otis
San Isidro
Lawton
Washington
Produce Markets Across Cities Reflect Slow Grain Trade
Philadelphia and Baltimore report mixed prices on flour, corn, oats, and hay with firm beef and lard. Hogs and sheep show uneven demand as cattle, pigs, and lambs fluctuate in markets from New York to East Liberty, Pa, highlighting steadying grain futures and regional price variation.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
City Mills
C. Cora
Western Creamery
Isc
New York Dairy
New York
Western
Southern
City
Wyyaske
BUG
Hegsucs Southern
Szimple
Liverpool
Cork
East Liberty
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Porres D. Asp C. Cour
U. Ca
Pearre
John N. Clary
F. G. Thomas & Son
General Insurance Agents
W. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Prlidawly
Irving S. Biser
W. Church St. Frederick
Patterson Institute of Osteopathy
Erbest
Helfenstein
Doy
Central Hardware CO
Manchester
Colesburg
George Lang
J. B
Walter Sheppard
Cremmer
Norristown
James A. Clemmer
Emmi Kaiser
Clemmer
Weand
Fitzsimmons-Jeffries
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Coney Island Athletic Club
George Siler
Chicago
Buckalew Dring
Bloomsburg
Charles Buckalew
Baxter Legislative Committee
Philip F. Scharner
Dewey
Sampson and
Schley
Norfolk
John O'Keefe
Sampson
Buffalo Strikers
Montpelier
West Unity
Flossie Fister
Florence Marzo
Netae Marzoff
Lucy Marwon
Bolton
Mary G. Brown
Benj. P. Crampton
Ellen Winfield
James O. Marne
Fredtoriol
Charles Slagle
Anderson H. Etzler
Joshua J. Dill
Allen
Fagan
Henry A. Schultz
Lane Q. Hogan
Roverdy Browning
June
A. L. Davis
Robert H. Padgett
George W. Padgett
Catharine Lytle
Francis F. Smith
Archibald T. Snouffer
George Snouffer
Benjamin F. Reich
Sarah Adams
Ingham
Newitt
Crond
Statesville
M. C
Mary Foster
John E. Foster
Cool Springs Township
Victor Remedies Co
Porto Ricos Promise
Henry Enthusiastic
Iiind Dee
Bui
Peuble
Daytona
Frank Campbell
West Alexandria
Here
Lacy Gray
Lewisburg
Prebie County
Lichtetag
Clara Hiles
No. 550
Falls Road
Hamden
Frank Hanzlick
James Hanzlick
Rosedale
Balimore County
Syracuse
Grand Army of the Republic
McKinles
Camilla
Mitchell County
James Kimberly
Kimberly
Formosa
Vancouveer
B. C
Tatko
John Baginski
Maxwell Street
Polk Street
Halated
Desplanes
Biasso Lio
Savero Lio
Pittsburg
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Louieville
St. Loui
Richmond
Scranton
Allentown
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