Struggle Pressed by Insurgents in Manila Campaign
General Otis vows aggressive pursuit of Filipino insurgents during the rainy season while Lawton pushes for strong protection of workers and continued guerrilla warfare. Reports describe intensified rebel activity, trench lines, and skirmishes around Manila, San Fernando and San Pedro Macati with reinforcements sent to flashpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
New York
Otis
Lawton
Gon
Negros
Cebut
Escalante
Tilly
Signal Corps
Recorder
Bink
iHe
Iloilo
Associated Press
Ma‘lolos
United States
Luna
Mascardo
Death in the Wind Dakota Cyclone
A deadly cyclone near Bijou Hills south of Chamberlain kills seven people and injures two others. The Peterson family losses include Charles Peterson and six children aged 3 to 15. the wife and two other children are fatally injured. The storm leveled Arf Cod en and a church and schoolhouse before striking the Peterson ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Chamberlain
D. D
Bijou Hills
Charles Peterson
Arf Coden
Peterson Place
Young man leaps from Brooklyn Bridge to prove willpower
Howard Kretz, a 22 year old art student from the Academy of Design in New York, leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge before dusk and emerged uninjured. He said he read a book on theosophy and wanted to show a man can do anything with willpower without getting hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Howard Kretz
Academy of Design
Wreck of Burlington train kills nine near Washburn
A Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern train derailed after hitting a washout two miles north of Washburn Iowa. Nine people died, about twenty were injured, many trapped in the sleeper. William Scholian of Waterloo died after having his arm amputated to free him. Train service disrupted with repairs underway and multiple lines detoured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scholian
Waterloo
Scholman
Northwestern
Watkins
Blairstown
Milwaukee
Marion
Tama
Vining
KE. L. Arnold
Jumberman
Minneapolis
Minn
W. A. McLaughlin
Muskegon
Mich
R. H. Schwette
Alton
Ill
David Halle
F. S. Carpenter
St. Louis
Hawkins
Pullman
George Wainwright
Will Scholian
Bentley
Reuben Odell
Herman Klein Dent
S. H. Bashoor
Anna Nijogs
Norway
Miss Ostrando
Ornon Norredy
John E. Johnson
General Otis Reports Philippine News From Manila
Dispatch from General Otis details the seizure of Jolo by two Twenty third infantry battalions, Spanish withdrawals from Zamboanga after a battle with insurgents in which nine Spaniards were killed and Montero died of wounds, and insurgent cooperation with Rios to allow American landings. It notes Spanish ships turning over gunboats to the navy and efforts to restore order in Negros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
Washington, D. C
War Department
Publi
Manila
Twenty-third Infantry
Jolo
Zamboanga
Los
Montero
Luzon
United States
Dead Men on the Cuban Rolls Stir US Officials
In Havana on May 29, 111 applicants sought shares in the $3,000,000 offered to Cuban troops. Thirty received $75 each. Many lacked valid rolls or proof, and U S authorities deem the rolls unreliable with many names likely fictitious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
United States
Physician Richmond Cornwall Dies by Self Inflicted Shooting
Dr. Richmond Cornwall, a prominent Kansas City physician, shot himself at his brother in law Dr. J C Whittier's home today. He left a note attributing despondency over financial affairs to the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Richmond Cornwall
J. C. Whittier
Destructive May Cyclone Hits Hamilton County Nebraska
A devastating cyclone swept northern Hamilton county Nebraska on May 23 with no fatalities and only a few minor injuries. Central City reports widespread wreckage and homeless families arriving after the storm.
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Nebraska
Central City
Neb
Hamilton County
Admiral Dewey Plans Leisurely Homeward Voyage
Reports from Hong Kong and Washington indicate Admiral Dewey will reach New York around October 1 after a quiet, extended stay in Asia. The United States and New York state will fund a lavish welcome, while Dewey seeks rest and avoids public engagements as he travels via Mediterranean ports toward the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
New York World
Dewey
New York
Manila Bay
Olympia
Savy
Admiral Dewey
Peak District
United States
Wildman
Boards of Trade
Washington
Navy Department
Mediterranean
Grand Army of the Republic
Philadelphia
Malta
Gibraltar
Azores
Bermuda
Journal and Advertiser
President May Visit Omaha
Senator Carter of Montana said the president planned a Yellowstone trip this summer and will announce a western tour leaving Washington around July 1. St Paul and Omaha are expected stops as Admiral Dewey delays. Secretary Wilson plans to join if the president goes to the Pacific coast.
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Omaha
Washington
Carter
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Admiral Dewey
United States
St. Paul
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Pacific Coast
Former President Harrison Arrives in Paris for Boundary Talks
Former U S president Benjamin Harrison arrives in Paris as legal representative of Venezuela on the boundary commission meeting June 15. United States ambassador Horace Porter arranges an interview between President Loubet and Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kex
Paris
Benjamin Harrison
Venezuela
Boundary Commission
United States
Horace Porter
Loubet
Need for larger American army in the Philippines grows
Manila reports emphasize a much bigger American force to secure supremacy across the islands. Insurgents reclaim abandoned towns, harass garrisons, and ambush scouting parties as U S units lose ground. Filipino losses mount while hospitals, medicines, and surgeons remain scarce for the insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Islands
MacArthur
Lawton
San Fernando
Rio Grande
San Miguel
Baliluag
Pio del Pilar
Civil Service Changes Approved At Cabinet Meeting
The May 26 cabinet session approved final changes to the civil service order, exempting about 4,000 of 65,000 positions. Discussion covered Cuban shipping and franking privileges in Cuba and Porto Rico, with reports sent to the attorney general and Secretary Hay. A special agent will inspect Lake City South Carolina to decide on reestablishing a post office.
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Washington
Gage
Treasury Department
Hay
Smith
Cuba
Porto Rico
Major Rathbone
Lake City
S. C
Remains of Col Stotsenberg to Arrive in Omaha
Lincoln May 27 remains of Colonel John M Stotsenberg are due in Omaha today at 4 45 over the Union Pacific Governor Poynter received a dispatch from Mrs Stotsenberg who will accompany the body expressing willingness to come if the war department arranges. Friends seek memorial services here and a prior request to bring the remains Sunday awaits reply.
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Col Stotsenberg Lincoln
John M. Stotsenberg
Omaha
Union Pacific
Poynter
Stotsenberg
War Department
Colonel Stotsenberg
Schley to ascend Pike's Peak with Manderson party
Rear Admiral Schley and the Manderson party left Denver by early train for Colorado Springs to ride to Pike's Peak by rail and visit Garden of the Gods and Manitou. A public reception was held at the Alta Vista hotel in Colorado Springs. The party will continue westward tomorrow on a Denver & Rio Grande special.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Pike's Peake
Denver
Senator Manderson
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Garden of the Gods
Manitou
Alta Vista
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Delegates Stick to Instructions for Hague Disarmament Talks
Washington May 27 The American delegates to the disarmament congress at The Hague are working in conformity with the original state department instructions. They have communicated so far but further word is not available.
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Washington
The
Hague
State Department
Laws of Warfare Revision Tackles Morgniev Scheme at Peace Conference
At The Hague on May 26 both Red Cross and Brussels sections debated the Morgniev plan to revise the Geneva convention covering wounded, hospitals, transport, and neutral property in land and sea warfare. Some argued the eight-point limit binds the conference, others urged medical input. the session adjourned without agreement. Berlin editorials deny opposition to arbitration while Madame Selenka presents a peace album to M. De Staal.
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the Hague
Committee On the
Red Cross
Count Muravieff
Count Muragieff
Morgniev
Paris
Berlin
Berliner Neuesten Nachrichten
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Madame Selenka
M. de Staal
Cuban Soldiers Refuse Arms Buyout and Desert
Havana reports 200 Cuban troops under General Rodriguez dispersed after deciding not to accept 75 per man, with many selling or hiding arms. Telegrams say western provinces may follow the orient by keeping arms, while government employees commit salaries to match U.S. offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fitzugh Lee
mayana-Del Rio
Brooke
el Vedado
Rodriguez
Mariano
Orient
United States
Architect William Hackney Ends Life in Kansas City Office
William Hackney, noted architect for the Kansas City board of education, died by suicide in his office. He left a note to the newspapers claiming hopeless debt and insufficient income to support his family, saying he had decided to quit business. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
William ¥. Hackney
All Quiet in Santiago War Dispatch
General Leonard Wood reports from Santiago that on May 25 the population is quiet with no hunger or need for aid. He notes no Cuban troops are under arms in the province and no brigandage observed during his inspection of interior towns on the north coast.
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Washington
War Department
Leonard Wood
Santiago
Secretary of War
Action of Kautz Uphheld by Samoa Commission
The Samoa commission arrived May 13 and held its first sitting May 16. It is reported to uphold Admiral Kautz action. Mataafa welcomed the commission and hopes for a peaceful end, but observers foresee further trouble if kingship is maintained. Loyalists fortify Mulinuu. Germans seek compensation claims. British consul invites claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apia
Samoa
Auckland
N. Z
Samoan Commission
Bartlett Tripp
United States
Austria-Hungary
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Germany
C. H. Eliot
C. B
Washington
Great Britain
William L. Chambers
Adimral Kautz
Mataafa
Mulinuu
Malletoa
E. BS. Marse
Associated Press
Berlin
Navy Department
Navy
Badger
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Kautz
Newark
Filipino losses rise after night raids in Manila
General Otis reports to the War Department from Manila on May 25 describing repeated attacks on Ballinag and San Fernando by a large enemy force. Two U.S. soldiers killed and thirteen wounded, with sixteen enemy dead and fifty captured, plus fifty rifles taken. Kansas and Montana regiments suffer slight losses as they fend off the assaults and withdraw through swamp land. MacArthur and Lawton prepare regular troops to replace volunteers on the front.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Manila
Balliuag
San Miguel
San Fernando
Kansas
Montana
Lawton
MacArthur
Carry Home Terms of Peace in Manila Truce Visit
Filipino commissioners traveled by special train and were escorted to their lines under a flag of truce. President Gonzaga praised American constitutional principles and questioned colonial plans. In yesterday’s San Fernando fighting, fifty Filipinos died and many were wounded, while Americans suffered two killed and twelve wounded.
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Manila
Gonzaga
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Spain
America
England
San Fernando
Banquet Honors Queen Victoria’s Eightieth Birthday
In Havana at the Hotel Inglaterra a banquet celebrated Queen Victoria’s eightieth birthday. Toasts to the queen and the U S president drew enthusiasm. Governor General Brooke responded that wherever Great Britain’s flag is planted there is law order and development.
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Havana
Hotel Inglaterra
Queen Victoria
United States
Brooke
Great Britain
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