Insurgent Movements and Otis Cable Report
Cable from the War Department outlines American position in Luzon with large territory under control from Manila to Tevalog and Cavite. Insurgents weakened but scattered, with about 4,000 in Parlai and northern Pampanga. U.S. forces suffer typhoid, malaria, and illness while logistics adjust with reinforcements. Germany blocks disarmament plans as Schwarzhoff argues for armed strength and cautions against simplistic peace schemes.
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Otis
Washington
Luzon
Tevalog
Enes
Twas
Lo San Fernando
Uit 3Una
Parlai
Pampan Za
Cavite
Batangas
Reuter
Hess
Siadly
Manila
Lezon
United States
Daussou
Palawan
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Negros
California
Americans Sue Ontario Over Timber Rules
Detroit attorney Don M. Dickinson filed for Michigan lessees of Ontario timber lands seeking 936000 dollars in damages from Ontario. The suit alleges the crown timber licenses require manufacturing logs into lumber in Ontario, causing several Michigan mills to shut down. The constitutionality is under court review with a likely appeal to the British Privy Council not expected before next November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don M. Dickinson
Detroit
Province of
Ontario
Ottawa
Michgan
Ontario Timber Lands
Onsterio
Michima
British Privy Council
Automobiles to Replace Horse Carriages in Chicago
Automobiles for Chicago will replace the lumbering old-fashioned carriages plying between the business center and Lincoln Park by September. The new vehicles hold twenty passengers, can be used year round, have tops, and are equipped with heavy springs and large rubber tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lincoln Park
International Council of Women Opens in London
The International Council of Women began sessions at the convocation hall in London. President Lady Aberdeen described international arbitration and urged creation of a women information bureau while cautioning against overstepping women's duties. The council includes prominent figures from the United States and Europe with delegates from numerous nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Council
London
International Council of Women
Cbcrch House
England
Dhe Aberdeen
Council
International Bureau
Lady Aberdeen
May Wrigh
Sewall
International Cuanel
Countess of Aberdeen
Mary Wright Sewatd
United State
Alexandra Grippenberg
Finland
Mme
Maria Martin
Brance
Corm Sponding
Teresa F. Wilson
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Sweden
Canada
Denmark
Holland
India
New South Wales
Tasmania
Nonras
Palestine
King
New Zealand
Fannie Humphreys Gafiner
Susan B. Anthory
Amy H. Shaw
Wemed
Sarah Huarkee Stevenson
Cratca Westover Alden
Annie Jenness Miller
Florence B. Keller
Eliza C. Grannis
Alice Burdite
Isthmian Water War Proposal and Canal Company
Articles of incorporation filed in Trenton New Jersey announce a new Isthmian Canal Company led by former Mayor William S Grace. The plan aims to secure concessions, build a canal across the isthmus, own lands and railroads, and attract vast capital up to 230 million dollars with aid from multiple governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
William S. Grace
American Isthmus
Atlantic
Pacific Oceans
United States
England
France
Germany
Trusts on the decline says Crawford Fairbanks
Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute Indiana a brewery magnate and strawboard trust promoter predicts trusts are fading. He cites lower trust stock values and investor fatigue while urging sharper public scrutiny and stronger remedies as the era of big deals wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Fairbanks
Strawboard Combine
Terre Hente
Tnd
Strawboard Trust
United States
Defanse
Powerful New Shell Tested in Philippine Campaign
A report describes a newly developed explosive shell with vast destructive power and wide blast radius. The weapon, tested at Sandy Hook, is kept secret by the government, and experts claim it could wipe out a large portion of an enemy battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Sandy Hook
Plague Hits Honolulu as Nippon Maru Quarantined
The Nippon Maru from Hong Kong was quarantined on arrival at Honolulu after a death on board believed to be bubonic plague. A Chinese passenger died three days earlier near Nagasaki, with the body cremated by Japanese authorities. Honolulu officials confirmed bubonic plague bacteria in the deceased.
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Hawaiian
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Nagasaki
Honoluin
Fragmented regional notice compiles scattered incidents
A jumble of brief items reports a man in Westfield New Jersey killing himself and a relative of Abraham Lincoln dying in Chattanooga. Other notes mention a Republican Ohio campaign manager, gambling in Cuba, Emile Zola opposing a Paris verdict, a Texas man going insane after a killing, freight cars derailing in Missouri with no injuries, and efforts to place Dutch families in Georgia.
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Sommereille
Texas
Samuel Davis
Pacific
Peter Devries
Grand Rapids
Mich
Georgia
Whisperers of the World Weigh on Moral Decay
A preacher rails against whisperers, denouncing covert gossips who spread slander and ruin reputations. He laments how whispered allegations break marriages, ruin businesses, and poison neighborhoods, urging vigilance against these covert attackers who act from malice and stealth.
Whisperers and the moral warning against idle tales
In a stirring sermon the speaker laments whispering and slander in communities. He condemns gossip as theft of character, urges restraint at table and in streets, recalls the crane parable and Xanthus to extol tongue as social glue, and promises eventual quietude in old age.
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Javy
Kbors
der Nike
May Yohe to Wear the Hope Diamond in Hara Iris Scene
May Yohe of Chicago burlesque fame and wife of Lord Hope will wear the Hope diamond in a Hara Iris tableau. The diamond is the world’s largest of its kind, weighing forty four and three quarters carats, brilliant and highly valued at about 150000 dollars according to jewelers and collectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Yohe
Chicago
Burlesaca Fame
Lord Hope
Hope Diamond Sale Blocked by Heirs in London
Lord Hope, financially pressed, sought to dispose of the Hope diamond but is enjoined by heirs. The gem remains in Patt's Bank London, guarded as a custodian asset. The heirs plan to thwart theft fears by using the stone as an ornament while litigation continues. The diamond once belonged to the Wrench expirn collection and was bought from David Eliason of London for $18,000.
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Lord Hope
Hope
Patt's Bank
London
Lord
Lady Hope
David Eliason
Eliason
Remarkable horse Linus H with giant mane and tail
A描 fragment describes a horse named Linus H son of Linng, famed sire, possessing an extraordinary mane and tail. The double mane sweeps the ground on both sides while the tail trails far behind, highlighting the animal’s remarkable beauty.
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Linus H
Af Linng
Remarkable beast with extreme mane and tail lengths
The report notes a creature whose mane measures 1} feet and tail 16 feet from tip to tip, calling it a remarkable freak of nature. It mentions other similar cases on record but none as abundantly blessed with such hair, and expresses astonishment at the extraordinary growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tran
Piano Survives Kirksville Cyclone Exhibit
A Chicago piano firm displays a cyclone proof piano said to have endured a first class cyclone at Kirksville Missouri without damaging its musical mechanism. The building housing the instrument was leveled, yet the piano remains intact as evidence of cyclone destructive power and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville
Chicago
Piano Damage After Fireclearly Limited to Pedal and Panel
A piano suffered minor harm in a fire with only one pedal and a panel broken. No bridge or strings were affected and the instrument remains playable nearly as before. The photo shows the scene taken later, with the piano located in the central part of the blaze area.
Astonishing catches described by the Golden Meniy fishers
The Golden Meniy report astonishing catches as fishermen use live worms and tunsets to lure a tribe of fishers. The method involves submerging the bottle in water while the line sinks, stimulating the tribe’s appetite. A social note adds that women with multiple marriages have few lasting partners.
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Philippines
Anstey
Sed Starh
Vanita
General Hospital
Cuba
Zelandia
Sheridan
The
Hague
Col. Gross von Schwarzhoff
von Schwarzhoff
Automobiles For
NEW Canal Combination
Cenvy
Minder
Paul
Lords of Creation
Bank Estsbier
Manus
Ehery
Slade
Inter
Chim
Racin
Hye
chitHy
Boland
Jesus Christ
Tee Sea
Maud
Earth
Theo
Xanthus
Chembly
Chembly. They Had Awothing But Congae
Sertane
Naathus
Heine Uh
articnhiGou
Ada
Hense
Piano
Cyclone Paqdof
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