Filipinos Open Peace Talks Led by Aguinaldo Chief of Staff
Aguinaldo signals willingness to end fighting as General Luna is authorized to conduct peace negotiations. A Filipino envoy seeks an armistice, while General Macarthur suspends offensive operations. McKinley congratulates Otis, and Miles may not be sent as peace nears.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
General Luna
Macarthur
Otis
Luna
Philadelphia
McKinley
Washington
Miles
Philippines
Otte
Acquittal in Canton: Mrs Anna George Not Guilty
In Canton Ohio on April 18 the jury found Mrs Anna George not guilty of killing George Saxton brother of Mrs McKinley. Saxton was shot on October 7 1998 outside the Althouse residence. The defense argued she was elsewhere and witnesses supported her account.
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Canton, C
Anna George
George Saxton
McKinley
George D. Saxton
Mrs. George
Weather forecast for Seattle and vicinity
Tonight and Saturday fair and warmer in Seattle area. West to north winds. Low pressure center near Salt Lake, strong coastal high over Washington Oregon, favorable indications for this vicinity. Temperatures: highs near 46 in San Francisco state, lows near 20 in Oregon and parts of Idaho.
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Seattle
Vicinity
North Winda
Rocky Mountain
Salt Lake
Washington
Oregon
Columbia
Callok
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
San Francisco
C. A
Coutine
Sheehan's Gold Find in Alaska District
George H. Sheehan, a former city police officer, announces a rich gold district in Alaska and invites Detectives Powers and Corbett to join him. He claims vast gold quantities and provisions for a year, but Powers withholds exact district details to avoid a stampede while he surveys ground. Also noted: The Wechenge National Bank of Tampa, Wis., sues C. A. Joyce in superior court over a $2479 promissory note signed by the C. A. Joyce Cigar Company.
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Alaska
George H. Sheehan
Powers
Sheehan
Powern
Wechenge National Bank
Tampa
Wis
C. A. Joyce
C. A. Joyce Cigar Company
Capt Fortson's Tragic Death on Pasig Bridge
Report of Captain George I. Fortson killed near the Pasig bridge during a skirmish with insurgents. He was mortally wounded while leading his company, suffered internal bleeding, and died after being taken to the hospital. His final words were for his wife. his body was laid in a cemetery niche pending return home.
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Pasig
Ambusd
George I
Porteon
Lu B
Meattie
Mortaon
Firat Sieur Matt
Gormley
Washington
Fortson
Bergt
Cov Ineton
Privete Patterson
Gorminy Etates
Volcano for Sale Who Bids Biggest Earthquaker in Mexico
Mexico City April 2 report details Gen. Casper Sanches Ochoa selling the Popocatepetl property with sulphur deposits. England’s Henry B. Taylor has reportedly offered £10,000. extraction plans include a cableway and processing facilities. List of coast factories and a separate note on Capt Green’s Vancouver expedition crew and pack animals for an expedition, with personnel and logistics.
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Mexico City
Mex
Popocatepetl
Casper Sanches Ochoa
Henry B. Taylor
England
Mexico
Popocatepet
General Ochoa
Green
United States Army
Valdes
Capt. Green
H Hott
Lieut. Heron
HM Carter
B. Thomas
J. Jenkinson
Washington Casualties and Manila War Dispatches
Washington reports list casualties from yesterday’s engagement in the Washington regiment with Corporal Edward Birain and Private Jos Eno killed and a long list of wounded. Additional dispatches describe MacArthur’s division crossing the Rio Grande, minor casualties, and insurgent actions at Tacubla. Reports also note peace overtures, probable end of fighting, and President McKinley viewing the cruiser Raleigh after Manila battle.
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Washington
Washington Regiment
Edward Birain
Jos. Eno
Charlies Booker
Harvey Smith
Wm. Marshal
Clyde Woods
Robert Hovey
Sidney Dickinson
Abel Nilson
Wm. B. Howard
Herman Sheppard
Edwant Curley
Geo. Clark
A. H. Ellis
Geo. Hovey
Ennis
Otis
Calumpit
MacArthur
Rio Grande River
Cpl. Funston
Wheaton
cMeer
Tacule
Philadelmputa
McKinley
Raleigh
Manila
Halibut Shipment Arrives From Cape and North
Within two days a large halibut cargo reached Seattle from the cape aboard schooners Alma Ella G Admiral Dewey and Nevermind with weights 2009 25000 1600 and 000 pounds. Small fish like melt cod and herring remain scarce in markets while sound salmon improve slowly. Columbia River salmon runs this season are unusually small and fetch current per pound. The Seattle Athletic Club petitions for sewer repairs at First and Seneca and First avenue to Western avenue back of the club building. Ira V. Conner seeks a 6 inch water meter on sixth avenue north from Athon Street to Galer Street.
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Cape
Alma
Ella G
Admiral Dewey
Nevermind
Alaska
Columbia River
Seattle Athletic Club
Board of Public Works
First and
Seneca
First Avenue
Western Avenue
Athletic Club
Ira V. Conner Haw
Sixth Avenue
Athon Street
Galer Street
Woman Divorces Husband in Judge Jacob's Court
Charlotte Misabeth Boyde obtains a divorce from William J. Boyd after alleging abandonment for over a year in Judge Jacob's court this morning.
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Charlotte Misabeth Boyde
Jacob
Engineer proposes tunnel to tap sulfur deposits from crater
Engineer Donald Stewart proposed driving a tunnel from a point 600 meters below the crater to tap sulfur deposits. General Ochoa now approves Stewart plan to tunnel the peak and connect to the hamlet of Tiamacas, requiring 16 000 feet of cable for the link to the reduction works.
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Donald Stewart
Gen. Ochoa
Pacific Biscuit Company acquires Pacific coast cracker factories
The Pacific Biscuit company, a New Jersey corporation, has completed the purchase of eleven major Pacific coast cracker factories. Final payments have been made and ownership has shifted. Local plans following the consolidation were not disclosed in the available report.
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American Biscuit Company
San Francisco
Kelipee Cracker Company
Standard Piscuit Company
Pagte Cracker & Discuit Company
Southern California Cracker Company
Sos Angeles
Bishop & Co
Los Angeles
Portland Cracker Company
Portland
Oregon Cracker Company
Seattle Candy & Cracker Company
Seattle
Northwestern Cracker Company
Washington Cracker Manufacturing Company
Spokane
Star
Pacific Coast
Pacific Biscuit Company
New Jersey
The Groom Went Insane in Evansville
A groom of two weeks from Gideon county, A Knowles, was confined to the Southern Indiana insane asylum after his mind suddenly fractured. He had studied law at Bloomington and was among Gibson county’s best known farmers’ sons. His bride and relatives report a steady mental decline following overwork, requiring three men to restrain him.
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Evansville
Ind
A. Knowles
Gideon County
Indiana
Knowles
Gibson County
Bloomington
Hom
Romance of Divorces and a $100000 Wedding Gift
Washington April 28 Gordon McKay gave his former wife who remarried a $100000 wedding gift. The ex-wife, mother of his two children, wed Adolph Von Bruening, a German embassy attache turned diplomat with a German iron mine fortune. Von Bruening is famed for college duels and now serves at the Constantinople embassy. Mrs Von Bruening reportedly enjoys an annual $26000 income plus a Newport cottage and a Washington house. McKay, older and once devoted, remains a notable New England figure of wealth and thrift.
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Washington, D. C
Gordon McKay
Adolph von Rbuening
McKay
von Bruening
Germany
Washington
Constantinople
von Brueing
Rhode Island
Newport
Morton
Amateur play tragedy ends in accidental shooting death
In Cleveland on April 28 during a church hall rehearsal of The Confederate Spy a shotgun misfired killing Leonard Esper. Frank Schaefer, who discharged the gun, was overcome with grief after the accident while four Union soldiers fired at the staged prisoner. Doctors Henry and McNamara treated Esper, with 30 pellets of No 7 shot found in his side.
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Cleveland
St. Alphonsus
Warren Avenue
Schaefer Road
Leonard Esper
Joseph Nocker
Frank Schaefer
F. U. Henry
F. X. McNamara
Esper
Afro-American ecouncil meeting ends without action
The Afro-American ecouncil met in the municipal court room last night with poor attendance. President Rideout said many attendees saw the gathering as an indignation convocation, and many did not want to be involved. The meeting adjourned without any action being taken.
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Rideout
Witout
Cruelty drives Chicago mother to attempt suicide at river
In Chicago on April 28 Mrs. Josephine Deuda tried to jump into the Chicago River from the Fullerton avenue bridge with her three children present. Bridge Tender J B Schlake rescued her, and she told Haleter street police of ongoing abuse by her husband who had been out of work and drank heavily for two months, leading to her desperate act.
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Chicago
Josephine Deuda
Fullerton Avenue
J. B. Schlake
Haleter Street
Personal mentions at Spokane city visit and ship overhaul
N T B Penbreath, special correspondent of Industry and Mining, arrives in Spokane. J A Moore of Moore Investment returns from Alaska aboard the City of Seattle, which docked at Yesler after a full overhaul in Tacoma, including machinery repair, repainting, and deckhouse work. port schedule shows a later voyage.
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N. T B. Penbreath
Industry
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Yesler Dock
Ugy
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Spelger & Hurlbut
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Roberts Water
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Reis
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Bailey Building
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Buffalo Legal Tender Developing Company
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Moore Investment Company
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