Waller Condemned for Cruel Practices at Court Martial
Manila reports the court martial findings on Major L. W. T. Waller and Lt. John A. Day for executing Samar natives without trial. Reviewing authority disapproves both cases, condemning Waller for unlawful retaliation and Day for disobeying orders. San Francisco also notes Felipe Buencamino saying peace in the Philippines rests on General Chaffee and Taft.
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Coronation preparations and royal gifts in London
King Edward's coronation scene draws attention as Lewanika of Barotseland attends and royal gifts for foreign envoys are announced. Covent Garden and Ascot set the stage with record box office forecasts, while London braces for coronation week amid vast decorations and crowd demand. In mining news, Virginia and West Virginia coal miners plan a widespread 125,000 idle, with wage hikes and potential sympathy strikes shaping a tense labor landscape.
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Paran Stevens
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Funeral of diplomat Lord Pauncefote passes in Washington
Washington May 26 The death of Lord Pauncefote British ambassador to the United States occurred Saturday morning shocking his many friends in this city He was 74 born in Munich and had risen to a distinguished diplomatic career The president Secretary Hay and the diplomatic corps mourn his passing His remains will be taken to St Johns church Wednesday with honorary pallbearers and then placed in a temporary vault in Rock Creek cemetery before the Pauncefote family sails for England
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Hope Still Deferred as Balfour Delays Peace Forecast
London on May 26 heard no definitive peace forecast after parliament reassembled. Prime Minister Balfour declined to forecast when a public statement would be made, though government circles expect a peace proclamation within hours.
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South Africa
Balfour
Advance in Anthracite Announced in New York
New York May 26 retail price for delivery advanced from 6.35 to per ton. In Cuba preparations to free the statue of Liberty are depicted with Uncle Sam and shots on Filipino captives. Shaw summoned to Washington for immediate travel. four local murders and a suicide noted in Missouri. Five Indiana boys drown while sailing on Muscatatuck river. one survivor.
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Kladdera
Datseh
United States
Bartholdi
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Uncle Sam
Cuba
Tenying
Kaiser's Yacht to Contest Meteor in Dover Race
London observers report Emperor William II plans to race his American built schooner yacht Meteor in the Heligoland to Dover race on July 14 for the Coronation cup valued at 300 guinea s. Cecily, a British rival yacht designed by William Fife and built to challenge Meteor, was launched at Southampton and entered. Roosevelt Improving in Washington Mrs Roosevelt regains strength and can see friends again, easing since her illness.
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Heligoland
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Cecil Quentin
William Fife
Southampton
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Washington
Honor for Illinoisan McCormick Named Ambassador to Austria Hungary
President nominates Robert Smith McCormick of Illinois to serve as ambassador to Austria and Hungary. The decision announced in Washington on May 26 highlights McCormick's diplomatic appointment and ties to Illinois.
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Austria
Hungary
Washington
Ulineis
Famous Women Attend Red Cross Convention in St Petersburg
Mrs J Ellen Foster arrived in St Petersburg on May 26 to attend the Red Cross convention. In Boston on May 26 Julia Ward Howe, aged 83, was honored with a reception by the New England Women's Club in observance of her eighty third birthday where she serves as club president.
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Boston
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Funnel Like Clouds Sweep Fremont and Hooper
A sequence of Cuonel shaped clouds moved over Fremont and toward Hooper on Saturday causing fear. A following storm toppled several barns and buildings but no injuries were reported. Telegraph lines were briefly down, sparking alarming but later corrected reports from railroad offices.
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Quiet settles over afflicted islands after Cuba eruption
Castries Island, St. Lucia May 26 St Pierre is no longer of interest except to scientists Mount Pelee remains active but all within its range are dead or fled Fort de France quiet after a large exodus to neighboring colonies Martinique sufferers have enough food for now The Victims at St Vincent Soufriere less active Total loss from eruption placed at 1700 wounded and burned 600 Many hospitals will not recover More than 4000 destitute They are receiving adequate relief Vegetarian societies hold meetings to reclaim Mann
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Who Won Boat Race on Ox ford Training Tale
A London dispatch recounts General Botha meeting British officers during peace talks and learning his secretaries Jacobus de Wet and Louis Eslem had Oxford ties. The Boers asked immediately who won the annual Oxford Cambridge boat race, reflecting university influence on wartime leaders.
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Jacobbus de Wet
Oxford
Louis Eslem
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Effects of Strike Hits Chicago Hotels and Butchers
Chicago May 26 The teamsters strike at the stockyards shows early impact as hotels report shortages of bacon and eggs at breakfast and smaller butchers suffer from day to day supplies. Union representatives warn tougher meat access if wage demands aren’t met. Twenty two workers refused to ride a bus driven by a non union man.
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Chicago
Sters
Five Thousand Build Trades Strike in Denver
Denver May 26 five thousand union men in the building trades struck this morning causing a near total stoppage of building operations. The walkout aimed to support wood workers who struck two weeks earlier to win an eight hour day.
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Denver
Novel Disposal of Property by a Rooster Heir
A Lisbon tale reports a wealthy woman who left her entire estate to a rooster, believing in soul transmigration. Her heirs, alarmed, saw a simple end to the dispute when one relative had the bird killed and became the legal successor. The event sparked headlines about unusual bequests and family conflict.
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London
Silva
Lisbon
Northwestern University students arrested on disorderly conduct
Sixteen prominent Northwestern University students in Evanston were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct assault and battery and resisting police. They were released on bonds to appear tomorrow after an incident that began with hazing Friday night of junior George Tilrose who criticized the athletic abilities of the university’s top athletes.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Evanst
George Tilrose
Northwestern
Kinney Named Vice President at New Orleans Loan and Trust
F. J. Kinney, former cashier at Mitchell & Lynde, recently a United States bank examiner, has been chosen vice president of a leading loan and trust company in New Orleans. Kinney resigns as bank examiner and receives warm congratulations on his advancement.
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F. J. Kinney
Mitchell & Lynde’s Bank
United States Bank
New Orleans
Rock
Kinney
Mr. Kinney
United States ‘Bank Examiner
Three Armed Robbers Loot Rose Bud Store
In Rose Bud, near Metropolis Tennessee, three armed men blew open a store safe at William King's shop and escaped with $100 plus valuables. The robbers, who fired on fleeing residents, fled toward the east as villagers pursued. One suspect, Omer Rose, is wanted for prior robberies and a large reward has been offered for his arrest.
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Tus
Rosebud
Here
William King
Kye
Omer Rose
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