Senator Hearst Denounces Philippine Policy
Massachusetts Senator denounces administration policy in the Philippines. He cites waste of treasure and American lives, accuses cruel methods and a mix of American and Castilian coercion, and calls for reversing the Monroe Doctrine to prioritize uplift. He contrasts U S actions with Cuba’s record, condemning Aguinaldo’s capture and calling out hospitality violations.
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Philippines
United States
Ing
Cuba
Cap
Aguinaldo
Avuinlado
Bills Introduced in Senate Concerning Alaska and Maine
In Elon on May 22 the Senate considered a bill to raise funds for Maine and recover bodies. A bill to elect a representative from Alaska to the House was introduced. An assay office at Tacoma was favorably reported by the finance committee.
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Senate
Elon
Maine
Bis
Alaska
House
Tacoma
Finance
French Mission Witnesses Rochambeau Monument Unveiling
The French representatives arrived on May 22 with General Bru and Vice Admiral Fournier aboard the mission to witness the Rochambeau monument unveiling. They called on the President and later visited the Secretary of State and War and Navy, meeting Gen Mikes and several foreign ambassadors.
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Rench
General Bru
Fournier
Rochambeau
Annapolis
Elt
Sec of State
War and Navy
Gen- Mikes
Norton and French Leader Visited Amidcrowd Ambience
In the Norton's District a May 22 report notes indications of renomination for Con Mel A Norton at the Congressional conven tion in the Thirteenth district. A crowd greeted the French president upon arrival in Paris with extensive decorations and expressions of support for Franco-Russian relations.
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Norton
Sky
Con- Mel A. Norton
Russia
Burg
France
Aeciata
Pendleton Free Delivery Delayed Awaiting Congress Action
A Washington telegram to Postmaster Fell says free delivery in Pendleton hinges on a congressional appropriation. If approved, exams will be held June 7 instead of May 24. if not, the schedule slides past July 1. Local officials and residents grow skeptical after repeated postponements.
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Fell
Congress
Pendleton
Washington, D. C
Furnish and Fulton Rally Support in Sumpter
Sumpter Oregon May 22 Hon W J Furnish and C W Fulton arrived in town for a rally with excellent attendance and strong enthusiasm. They delivered campaign speeches with familiar points and left for Baker City to address a Republican meeting that evening.
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Sumpter
Oregon
W. J. Furnish
C. W. Fulton
Mr. Furnish
Mr. Fulton
Baker City
Republican trio in Baker City for speeches at opera house
Baker City May 22 Hon W J Furnish candidate for governor and his ally C W Fulton along with A M Crawford Republican candidate for attorney general are in the city today. They will address a rally and procession tonight at the opera house as heavy preparations are made for the event.
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Baker City
W. J. Furnish
C. W. Fulton
Furnish
A. M. Crawford
Opera House
Burns rally clash over republican gains report
The Times Herald at Burns Oregon contrasts Hon J N Williamson's upbeat claim of strong reception with its own account. The paper says the Burns crowd was small and unenthusiastic, contradicting the Oregonian's depiction of a lively welcome and substantial turnout. It notes fewer than expected attendees on Main Street and a muted reception for Williamson and Judge Webster.
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Times-Herald
Burns
Harney County
J. N. Williamson
East Oregonian
Williamson
Oregonian
Main Street
Judge Webster
Burns Band
Gaga
Whitman College Student Josephine Babcock Dies After Basketball Injury
Miss Josephine Babcock, 18, daughter of W H Babcock Eureka Flat wheat king, died in Walla Walla after two months of injuries from a basketball practice at the Armory. Spinal column dislocated. funeral set for Friday at St Paul’s Episcopal Church. Interment in city cemetery.
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Babcock
City
Miss Babcock
Cattleman J T Brown Killed in Runaway at Redding Cal
Word comes that J T Brown a well known cattleman of Klamath county was killed in a runaway accident at Redding California. Another miner Joseph F Madden died in a bunk house fire at Morrison quartz mine when a candle ignited the wall trapping occupants with narrow escapes by others.
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Asblang
J. T. Brown
Klamath County
Redding
Cal
Joseph F. Madden
Morrison
California
Mine disaster toll rises with 203 bodies removed
Coal Creek Tennessee May 22 Up to today 203 bodies have been removed from the Frateraville mine with others still in sight.
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Frateraville
Pioneer Cattleman Killed at Thunder Mountain News
May 22 Baker City item reports a letter from P Burns now at Council warns miners to stay away as heavy snows block progress toward Thunder Mountain in California. Prospectors halted for three weeks with no work and discouraging market conditions. horses sell for 15 to 30 dollars.
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Baker City
P. Burns
Council
Thunder Mountain
May Call General Strike In Bituminous Coal Fields
Chicago May 22 A secret meeting of the executive committee of the United Mine Workers Annes district agreed to join Michigan and three Pennsylvania districts in a call for a national conference to consider striking in all bituminous coal fields This would likely lead to a convention.
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Chicago
Auness District
United Mine Workers
Michigan
Pennayvale
United Mine Workers Discuss Strike Sympathy Action
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania May 22 The executive committee of the United Mine Workers from districts 1 7 and 8 met to review the strike situation The most important topic under discussion was a possible sympathetic action by the Brotherhoods of Railway Engineers Firemen Conductors and Brakemen potential cross union solidarity and pressure on employers.
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Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers
Roasted a Fiend. Dudley Morgan Executed in Texas
Dallas May 22 Dudley Morgan a Black man was burned at the stake near Hallville for outraging a white woman. He confessed after being bound to the stake in a grisly public execution reported from the area.
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Dallas
Texas
Dudley Morgan
Hallville
Bridge Bill Passes for Vancouver Columbia River Crossing
Washington May 22 Congress today passed the bill authorizing a bridge over the Columbia River at Vancouver. The measure moves forward with the planned infrastructure project, signaling federal support for the cross river connection.
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Washington
Congress
Columbia River
Vancouver
Portland Lumber Strike Deepens Across Unions
Portland on May 22 reports the Federated Trades Council preparing to call out sawmills and railways, with planing mills already non union. Water Front Federation and Teamsters likely to join, aiming to halt all lumber handling and freight. No violence expected.
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Portland
Federated Trades Councll
Railway Brotherhood
Planing Mills
Water Front Federation
Teamsters
Grain Markets Slip Amid Weak Foreign Tone
New York markets opened lower as grains weakened under subdued foreign demand. Liverpool fell 0.75 points to 60.50, New York opened 80.25 and closed 80.00 with slight intraday range. Sugar rose to 12.9, Steel 40, St. Paul 170, Union Pacific 104.
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J. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Liverpool
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Loggers' Accident Kills John Tice at Saliern's Camp
Astoria reports John Tice was killed this morning at Saliern's logging camp when struck on the head by a falling logger's hook in an accidental incident.
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Astoria
John Tice
Saliern
Workers Demand Better Pay in Salem
Oregon Nursery Company laborers rally for higher wages. Twenty workers strike for a daily raise of $1.70 in Salem on May 22.
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Salem
Oregon Nursery
Creed Revision Adopted by Presbyterian Assembly
The Creed revision committee report was almost unanimously adopted this morning at the Presbyterian church general assembly in New York. The action outlines changes to the church creed and reflects broad support among delegates.
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New York
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Salmon Run Reaches Cathlamet In Astoria Report
The salmon run is reported good with fish advancing up the river to Cathlamet, Astoria area notes. Local observers confirm the run has progressed upriver with several catches recorded along the way.
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Astoria
Cathlamet
Evacuation Ordered as Mount Pelee Threatens Martinique
May 22 dispatches report Mount Pelee’s violent eruption sending colossal red hot boulders toward St. Pierre while fear grips Fort de France. Governor L'Hiverre aboard the French cruiser Suchet coordinates evacuation if needed as crowds flee and relief workers push on through a tense, smoky aftermath.
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Fort de France
L'Huerte
Mount Pelow
St. Pierre
Paris
L/Hiverre
Martinique
Mount Pelee
Tacoma Lands For Army Training Site Near Tacoma
After a training school, Tacoma reports the Chamber of Commerce securing options on 20,000 acres south of the city for an army training school and encampment grounds similar to Leavenworth. General Randall inspected the site last week and the War Department has requested the lowest purchase price.
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Tacoma
Leavenworth
Kan
Randall
War Department
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