American victory over Sultan Bayan Moro forces announced
General Chaffee reports a complete Moro campaign success after an assault on the principal fort. Bayan, Bayan-Eighty-four survivors surrendered. Sultan Bayan and leaders killed. American casualties: one officer and seven enlisted men killed. four officers and thirty-seven enlisted men wounded. Prisoners to be held for further fort occupation.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayar
Wshirs
George W. Davis
ABC
Bayan
Gallarby
Geil
Malabang
Sultan Tarlac
Entifel
United States
Unusual Honor for Late Congressman Cummings Memorial Service in Washington
A public memorial for late Representative Amog J. Cummings of New York was held in the Hall of Representatives. The ceremony, rare for modern times, followed by the body’s return to New York that evening.
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Congressman Cummings
Hall of Representatives
Washington
Amog J. Cummings
New York
William D. Kelly
Pennsylvania
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Three Men Drowned in River Fishing Trip Near Great Barrington
In Great Barrington Massachusetts on May 4 a boat capsized on the Tiousatonic river during a fishing trip. Alphonse Nordin twenty six Emil Viedin forty four and Charles Plancon thirty three were drowned. William Pomerantz escaped. Only two bodies recovered.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Alphonse Nordin
Emil Viedin
Charles Plancon
William Pomerantz
Congressmen Otey Dies in Virginia Home
Congressman Peter J. Otey of Virginia's Sixth District died at his Lytchburg home. He had been named to accompany the body of Amos J. Cummings to New York but notified the speaker he was too ill to travel. He was a Democrat.
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Washington
Peter J. Otey
Virginia
Lytchburg
Amos J. Cummings
New York
Otey
Electric Railroad Notes Bring Big Cars to Local Line
Portsmouth sent several hundred to York on Sunday while President Lovell visited Hampton Beach. Cars are expected to run on the new bridge Sunday amid beach crowd. rails on the Portsmouth and Exeter line reached Greenland. Newmarket street railway linking Exeter and Portsmouth promises growth for the city as J W Puller takes charge at Hampton and plans to open the Casino on May 25.
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Portsmouth
York
Lovell
Hampton Beach
New Bridge
Exeter
Greenland
Newmarket Street
J. W. Puller
Exeter and Hampton Street Railroad Company
Hampton
Harbor Front News Arrivals May 4 5 Sailors and Vessels
Harbor front ships arrived May 4 and May 5 listing schooners Van Allen Broughton Mary B Rogers Ida Annie and Reuben George W Collins Eltic Ada J Sampbel James A Gray Ned P Walker with tugs Piscataqua barges and other general cargo vessels arriving at Boston Portland Rockland and nearby ports.
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van Allen’s Broughton
Baltimore
Mary B. Rogers
Frankfort
Navy Yard
Stone
Piscataqua
P. N. Co. No. 10
Exeter
Boston
Eliot
Joe
Traston
Rockland
Ida
Portland
Annie Aml Reuben
Stonington
Light
George W. Collins
Sullivan
Catcher Wilbur Returns Home From Concord Tryout
Catherert Wilbur of Greenland returned home after a tryout with the Concord New England league team. Manager Carney praised his handling behind the plate but kept two veteran catchers, so Wilbur was released and will play with a semi professional team this season.
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Catherert Wilbur
Greenland
Concord New England
Carney
Wilbur
Thunder Mountain Consolidated Mines Company Organized at Kittery
Organized in Kittery. The following companies formed at Lawyers Incorporation & Transfer office. Thunder Mountain Consolidated Mines Company to mine gold and other minerals with capital of 10000 dollars. President Simon W. Hathaway Dedham Massachusetts. Treasurer Charles C. Smith Kittery Maine. The Kemp Paper Company to deal in paper with capital 250 dollars, par value 100. Clerk Charles C. Smith Kittery.
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Lawyers Incorporation & Transfer Company
Thunder Mountain Consolidated Mines Company
Capital
Simon W. Hathaway
Dedham
Mass
Charles C. Smith
Kittery
Maine
Kemp Paper Company
Yacht Club Notes on Memorial Day Regatta and Smoke Talk
The regatta committee plans the annual Memorial Day event and notes Dr Boylston's new yacht will join the club fleet. The smoke talk committee will hold its next gathering on a evening next week with an exact date to be announced this week.
Bridge Opening Banquet for Hampton River May 10
Governor Jordan and staff will be banqueted at Hotel Whittier during the Hampton river bridge opening set for May 10. The event, anticipated as a great local affair, will honor the completion of the new crossing with invited dignitaries and residents expected to attend.
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Hampton River
Jordan
Hotel Whittier
Naval Constructor Fernald Ordered to New Duty
Retired Naval Constructor F. Tl. Fernald has been ordered to temporary duty at Lewis Nixon works in Elizabeth N. J. with a view to assuming the duties of superintending construction beginning June 1.
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F. Tl. Fernald
Lewis Nixon
Elizabeth, N. 1
Pension Granted to William Hempshire of Marston Unit
William Hempshire a familiar member of General Oilman Marston Command U V A has been granted a pension of eight dollars per month. The announcement notes his affiliation with the organization and the monthly allotment as part of the official pension grant.
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William
Hempshire
General Oilman
Marston Command
Somersworth Raid Busts Cooking Main Off Wallingford Farm
Deputy Sheriff Spencer and Berwick officers raided a cooking main in progress at Wallingford place an abandoned Berwick farm near the Lebanon line. About three hundred spectators from multiple towns watched as officers captured a dozen suspects then escorted them to court tomorrow. Several others are sought for crimes linked to the event.
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Somersworth
Spencer
Berwick
Wallingford Place
Lebanon
Rochester
Dover
Haverhill
Lawrence
Lynn
Cred
Spor
Kittery Developments Include Rail Work and Sea Point Cafe
Widespread activity in Kittery and Wilot street corridor with cutting down Cook hill to prepare for rail laying. Sea Point aims to attract summer visitors with Edgar Frisbee likely managing the cafe. Local figures Judge Smith travels to Gaston. Supreme court session opens in Augusta with no Kittery criminal cases. Reverend Gilbert delivers a Sunday lecture at Second Christian church. Walter Nichols of Boston and Harry Adlington of South Berwick visit town.
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Wittery
Kittery
Wilot Street
Cook Hill
toMake Sea Point
Partes
Portsmouth
Edgar Frisbee
C. ¢. Smith
Gaston
Supreme Court
Augusta
Second Christian Church
Gilbert
Walter Nichols
Boston
Harry Adlington
South Berwick
Stage star Thomas Jefferson draws wholesome theater crowd
In an era when Jefferson is linked to the stage audiences expect a treat. The lovers of pure wholesome plays attend in force to greet the performer, Mr. Thomas Jefferson, the second son of our town.
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Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Court Recess Extended To May 26 For April Term
The April term of the superior court recessed Saturday and will reconvene May 26 when Judge Pike returns from another county to finish the session and resolve remaining trials. A jury awarded John C. Beckman damages of 24 dollars against Join A. Eaton in a personal assault case after a sealed verdict Friday evening. The Galvin versus Pierce case, involving a Portsmouth laborer and a New York contractor over alleged damages in dry dock excavation, was continued and carried to the supreme court on points of law.
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Superior Court
Pike
John C. Beckman
Join A. Eaton
Jeremiah Galvin
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Navy Yard
John Pierce
New York
Supreme Court
At the Churches Sunday Music and Services Noted
A varied Sunday across churches includes Mrs FE Scott Owen and Miss May Whittier singing at Middle Street Baptist, Rev George I Leighton speaking at Universalist, and anthems by Christchurch choir. Universalist Young People's union hears papers. choir changes at St John’s. Ascension Eve service planned at Christ Church with all choir. North church hosts a vesper with Rossini Stabat Mater. Large attendance reported at the concluding Sunday services.
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FE. Scott Owen
May Whitter
Middle Street
George Is. Letchtou
The
Universalist Church
Stainer
Christchurch
Universalist Young People’s Union
May Whittier
George I. Leighton
New Hampshire
Universalist Young People’s Christian Union
Portland
Goodwin EB. Philbrick
St John's Espiscopal Church
Wesley O'Leary
Cluist Church
All Choir
FW. C. Githeri
Court Street
Church of the Immaculate Conceephion
Deur Ostock
Rossini
Harriet S. Whittier
George Sykes
Boston
E. Scott Owen
Charles W. Gray
Railroad run sets fast time between Portland and Dover
A railroad man celebrates Conductor Sears for an extraordinary run with seven extra freight cars between Portland and Dover last week. The westbound freight, valued at 960000 tons, completed the trip in two hours and four minutes, just nine minutes longer than the special from Biddeford.
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Sears
Portland
Dover
Thoston
Biddeford
Beloved Actor Joseph Jefferson Headlines One Night Rip Van Winkle
Thames returns as Rip for a single evening on Tuesday May 6, continuing the famous stage run. The performance features Joseph Jefferson’s renowned role, drawing universal recognition and local anticipation for the limited engagement.
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Joseph Jefferson
Thames
Rip van Winkle
Rip
Jefferson
Scut Drinkers Rounded Up In Railroad Yard Sunday
A half dozen scut drinkers were rounded up in the railroad yard by porter officers on Sunday. All were under the influence of alcohol and one reported a visit from sixty four snakes after arrest. All are strangers to the city.
Ointment Promises Cure for Itching Skin Diseases
Ad copy notes Donn's ointment claims to cure terrible skin plagues and itching diseases, urging readers to obtain it at any drug store.
Rushing the Work on Portsmouth and Exeter Street Railway
Construction progresses toward Greenland with forecast arrivals in Exeter by late June. One hundred seventy eight Italian laborers are housed in an old Greenland cider mill as advance crews push the project forward.
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Portsmouth and
Exeter
Greenland
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