The Hanging of Clemmer Brings No Statement Made
James A. Clemmer died bravely on the gallows at Montgomery county jail for the murder of Mrs. Emma Kaiser. He gave no statement, his family absent, and priests attended him for absolution before Holy Communion. His burial followed at the country graveyard near his baptismal church. The report also notes Presbyterian moderator contest results in Minneapolis and Populist figure Peffer returning to the Republican party.
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Norristown
James A. Clemmer
Montgomery County
Emma P. Kaiser
Clemmers
Pathe
Gallagher
Clemmer
Douglassville
Dewey Home Fund totals rise with Eagle contribution
Washington notes yesterday's fund drive added 2016 dollars to the Dewey home fund with 1158 dollars from the Brooklyn Eagle, bringing the national committee total to 2685 dollars. An inquest in England returned a verdict of death by misadventure for the Earl of Strafford. Baseball scores from the National and Eastern Leagues report Boston and Paterson games with tied or nearby outcomes.
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Dewey Home Fund
Washington
Brooklyn Eagle
National Committee
Earl Strafford
London
Earl of Strafford
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
Carnegie subscribes funds to memorial drive
Andrew Carnegie puts up £1 000 for the Gladstone memorial fund while city politics in Corry Pa falters over a cash crunch. A Paris mal carrier strike ends in under 20 hours as workers concede. Chicago wheelmen face mob violence after a rider injures a woman. Cuban vendors in Havana pull down Spanish flags for the king's birthday. Duluth Mason streetcar men wreck a car with dynamite but no injuries. E C Clark of Cedar Rapids elected grand chief conductor at Detroit. General Anderson says Philippines could prosper with wise methods. West Presbyterian in New York ousts old trustees led by Russell Sage and installs a new board.
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Andrew Carnegie
Gladstone Memorial Fund
Corry
Paris
Chicago
Havana
Duluth, Mason
E. ©. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Order of
Detroit
General Anderson
Philippines
Japan
West Presbyterian Church of New York
Russell Sage
Aguinaldo Envoys Defy Congress as They Seek Surrender
Philippine commissioners arrive at San Isidro and head to Manila for talks with General Otis. They hold full powers to surrender all Filipino forces to American authorities, aiming to end the war. Aguinaldo and cabinet reportedly met at San Isidro before Americans arrived and decided to send envoys. General Lawton unaware of the move as Filipino leaders retreat. Chinese consul asks relief for detained nationals, citing 1000 Chinese captured at Dagupan and forced labor by insurgents.
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Otfs
San Saidro
Manila
San Isidro
General Otis
America
Congress
Otis
Aguinaldo
Lawton
Dagupan
Rebels Ready to Yield In Philippines Insurrection
Washington officials say the end of the Philippine insurrection is near as insurgent cabinet representatives and Aguinaldo are believed to surrender. Demoralized forces retreat north. remnant under Otis retreat to Tarlac. negotiations seen as time gain but unlikely to avert renewed U.S. operations. Estimates place insurgent strength around 2,500 moving from San Fernando toward Aguinaldo’s peace mission.
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Pesce
War -Department
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Department
Luna
San Fernando
MacArthur
Bacolor
Otis
Tarlac
San Isidro
War Department
Lawton
Kobbe
Manila
Robbe
Mazet Investigators Expose Bonding of City Officials
The Mazet investigating committee spent most of the day examining bonding interests of city officials held by Freedman and Platt Surety companies. Police Commissioner Hess and Abell testified, with Hess agreeing there are suspicious facts and Abell defending his duty to protect Republican police. Sheriff Dunn described bonding in the sheriff's office, while a fire aboard the Barbarossa prompted a harbor incident.
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Pondlunk
New York
Maret
Freedman
Platt Surety Company
Moss
Freedman Company
Hess
Abell
Dunn
Sheriff’s Department
Peace Conference Opens As Hague Delegates Telegram Czar
The Hague May 19 The peace conference opened at Huis ten Bosch with M De Beaufort delivering the inaugural address He noted the Janus allegory and urged unity Delegates elect M De Staal to preside and telegram the czar offering cooperation and gratitude The gathering named nine secretaries and planned a Saturday session to finalize committees.
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Ruagain
Hufsten Bosch
Hague
M. de Beaufort
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Pence
Jaya
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Great Britain
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The
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A. P. C. van Karnebeck
Austria-Hungary
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Foreign Office
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Mercy
Belgium
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Chevalier Deschamp- David
Count de Grelle- Rogia
Pari Pra
von Stengel
Munich
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Zor
University of Kuigsberg
Siegel
Paris
Gross von Schwarzhof
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
Henry Howard
John Fisher
K. Vu. B
John Ardagh
Italy
Count Niga
Vienna
Count Zemmini
Zuccari
Bianca
Navy
Russia
Baron de Staal
Court of St. James
Jalinski
Count Barantzew
Scheine
Army
A. T. Mahan
Frederick Holts
Captain William D. Burghinal Dies in Chestertown After Illness
Kent County memorial notes Captain William D. Burghinal died at his Chestertown home at 1 30 am after months of illness linked to a February 16 fall. Born October 1833 in Dover Delaware, a war veteran and longtime Maryland public servant, he held posts from deputy collector to state senator and Baltimore port surveyor. He left no children, with sisters and a brother surviving him.
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William D. Burohinal
Chestertown
Burohinal
H W. Vickers
Maryland Hospital
Captain Burchinal
Captin Burchinal
Dover del
Burton
Sussex County
Del
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
William
Regimenta
Burchinal
Margaret A. Brown
Merritt
William H. Brown
Chicago
Gusteuis
Baltimore Uustom-house
John L. Thomas, Jr
Oustows
Poitienna
Edward ‘Wilkins
John L. Thomas
State Senate
Baltimore
James T. Dixon
Buffalo Dock Strike Deepens as Shovelers Rebel
Buffalo May 19 The dock strike shows no near end as grain shovelers refuse to return until the Lake Carriers association contract with Mr Conners is abrogated and lake firemen join sympathy strikes. Bishop Quigley urged acceptance and work readiness, but shovelers expelled his committee and sided with President McMahon pledging to seek future protections in the agreement. McMahon suggested a clause against future discrimination could win compliance.
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Buffalo
Lake Carriers’ Association
Conners
Lake
Bishop Quigley
Connera
McMahon
Grain Shovelers’ Union
Hoy
TreciaAtey
General Brooke Disobeys Orders in Cuban Arm Transfer
A Washington dispatch reports General Brooke, under presidential instruction to turn Cuban arms over to U S Army officers, instead agrees to have them surrendered to Cuban mayors. General Corbin seeks guidance, while Secretary Alger denounces the move as undermining the president’s orders. The dispute could delay a $3,000,000 distribution to the Cuban army.
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Gomez
Dia
Kew York
Washington
Brooke
United States Army
Corbin
Hot Springs
War Department
General Brooke
Alger
Cuba
GOMEAS MANIFESTO ON CUBA INDEPENDENCE PROMISES
General Maximo Gomes asserts the Cuban struggle progresses toward an independent republic, detailing negotiations with United States authorities, arm surrender terms, and payment plans for Cuban soldiers. He calls for patience, readiness to return home, and vows to expose Cuba’s aims in Washington if needed.
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Brooke
Cuba
Gome
Ince
United States
Military Assembly
Sccheme
McKinley
General Brooke
Rice
McWintey
Germnt Brooka
Stooke
Washington
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