Campaign in Samar and Mindanao Summarized in Chaffee Report
The Chaffee report defends officers in Samar while detailing civil military friction over Leyte and insurrection suppression. It argues Moros in Mindanao require tact and patience to establish US authority and envisions a path from sultanate rule toward US sovereignty and eventual equal law for all inhabitants.
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Washington
Adna R. Chaffee
Generl J. H. Smith
Samar
Leyte
Chaffee Warmy
Batangas
Laguna
Tayabas
Bell
Mindanao
Jolo
United States
Jola
Volo
Chinese Would Be Free Declares Shanghai Editorials
Shanghai newspapers claim British troops will withdraw to their garrison posts and Germans to Tieng Tau, leaving the Yangtse valley still menaced. They urge a total British and German evacuation from China and warn that conflict between Germany and Great Britain is inevitable.
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Shanghai
Woi Hai Wei
Tieng Tau
Yang Tse
China
Germany
Great Britain
Miss Millionaire Will Reported Missing in Asheville
The will of Cincinnati millionaire John M. Gibson drawn just before his death is said to be missing. Gibson who wed on his deathbed a week ago allegedly left all personal property to his new wife. Two copies were made and a duplicate in the hands of a local attorney may be sent to Cincinnati to avoid litigation.
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Asheville
N. C
Cincinnati
John M. Gibson
Gibson
Czarina Falls Into Deep Melancholia Quietly
A Daily Mail dispatch from Jn vidia reports the czarina is in a deep melancholia with long silences even in guests present. Her condition causes considerable anxiety among her doctors and the royal circle.
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London
Jnvidia
Daily Mail
Fix Irrigation Congress in Ogden
Colonel Maxson and Fred J. Kiersal arrived in Ogden Utah to set the next congress dates September 8 9 10 and 11 of next year. The National Irrigation Congress officials announced the schedule during the visit.
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Fix Irrigation Congress
Ogden
Utah
Colonel Maxson
National Irrigation Congress
Fred J. Kiersal
Post Office urges larger rural free delivery funding and reforms
The first assistant postmaster general urges a $12.66 million boost for rural free delivery, with a $5 million increase over the current year. The report backs branch offices, permanent pneumatic tube stations, salary reforms, and extending money orders and registration to rural routes, plus paid leaves and sub carrier pay rules.
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Washington
Wynne
Congress
Sugar Crop Estimates Hint at Cuban Reciprocity Debate
Washington consul Diederich reports European beet crops will be tight while world sugar supply remains ample. He cites Germany 1,730,000 tons and other nations totaling 5,350,000 tons, with Belgian statitician Dieseker noting similar caution. Cuban sugar may reach 850,000 tons, U.S. 425,000, Hawaii 340,000, shaping Congress attitudes toward trade.
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Washington
Henry W. Diederich
Bremen
State Department
Europe
Cuba
Congress
Diederich
Dieseker
Germany
Austria
France
Russia
Belgium
Holland
Otto Licht
Publsher
Diedrich
United States
Hawaii
Delaware Indians Sue Government Over Funds Claim
A petition in the court of claims by Delaware Indians claiming they are a Cherokee band seeks $439,468 with 5 percent interest from the United States. They allege funds were unlawfully diverted and paid to New York Indians over occupancy of Sands in Kansas, which the Delawares say belonged to them.
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Washington
Court of Claims
Indian Territory
United States
New York
Sands
Kansas
An Ancient Mail Carrier Remembered in Melbourne
An elderly Irishman named John Burke died at 90 in a Melbourne suburb. In the 1830s, he carried mails between Melbourne and Sydney before roads or railways existed, traversing 500 miles of wild bush on horseback and once riding 100 miles on a cow after losing his horse. The piece notes the harsh climate and grim modern cruelty reflections.
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Melbourne
John Burke
Austria
Sydney
Burke
Nomena
Winter wheat looks fine across the district
Reports say winter wheat is thriving along the line while farmers in Nebraska monitor pests and weather. Authorities note chicken thieves active around Fremont and a string of local incidents including arrests, a bank robbery capture near Clatonia, and boiler accidents near Cowles.
Water project delivers Jerusalem with Solomon fountain supply
The city of Jerusalem now receives water from King Solomon's Sealed Fountain seven miles south after completion of a new service. Fort Riley hosts mimic warfare with wagon train attacks in its program, stressing that outcomes rely on what is in the wagons.
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Jerusalem
Fort Riley
Mary Kowsky Fights Backache With Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Wuertsburg Wisconsin on November 17 the district hears Mary Kowsky describe lifelong backache pain from a cold affecting her kidneys. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and claims to be nearly cured after three boxes urging hard workers to avoid ongoing suffering.
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Wuertsburg
Wis
Mary Kowsky
Dodd
Winter Use Allen's Foot-Ease and Other 1900 Ads
A compact collection of early 20th century ads and notices. Highlights include Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort sold widely at 25 cents, Dean's Ointment for skin issues, Piso's Cure for coughs, and a Missouri Kansas Texas Railway information offer. Also mentions a home-seeking promotion for the Great Southwest and a sample policy.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Great Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
James Barker
Dean
Defiance Starch and Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Fragments
A compiled fragment shows advertisements for Defiance Starch promoting greater quantity and quality at 16 oz per 10c package and multiple lines praising superiority. It also includes a claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 guarantee and claims about catarrh being a constitutional disease. The text weaves poetry about love and integrity with various product lines and moral maxims.
The gangway leads to political glory and tonic claims
An assortment of mock endorsements and patent medicine lines appear, mentioning Mrs Winslow Byrap for teething and Norway Pine Syrup as a cough remedy while noting a tax on theater admission and a censorious line about Lt Wood and Harry Frost.
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Lt. Wood
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