News From The Scene Of War And Mysterious Murder
Washington reports Colonel Frost details South Dakota regiment actions on February 2 and 3 against Filipino forces with Utah Battery support. Incendiary fires near Manthi are blamed on natives or incendiaries. two women captured wearing women’s clothes are noted. A separate murder case of Meier, a marble polisher with about $100,000, shows near-total destruction and no clues to the killers.
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Washington
A. 8 Frost
South Dakota
War Department
Utah
Frost
Charles A. Howe
A. J. Puller
A. B. Ressions
Gonas FH. Lyon
Anderson
Manthi
I Anderson
Ove
Oeter
Meier
Schurman to Tour Southern Islands During Philippine Trip
Professor Schurman of the United States Philippine Commission sails from Manila on the gunboat Bennington for a three week visit to the Southern Islands. The Petrel will also be available for calls on Holla Cebu Negros and Sulu to meet local governments and discuss native leadership. Homeward bound in July. Meanwhile Jonge General Hall's brigade moves from Morong toward Taytay with limited resistance as Morong port is set to be garrisoned by North Dakota Regiment and the Fourth Cavalry.
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Manila
Professor Schurman
United States
Philippine Commission
Saila
Bennington
Petrel
Jonge
Hall
Morong
Taytay
North Dakota Regiment
Pourth Cavalry
Cadet Fred M Pearce Served From Arkansas in 1893
Washington reports cadet Fred M Pearce of Arkansas entered the Military Academy in June 1893 and graduated shortly after. He joined the Sixth Artillery as a second lieutenant in March 1898. His father N B Pearce was a 1888 academy graduate who resigned to become a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War.
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Washington
Fred M. Pearce
Maik
Arkansas
Sixth Artillery
N. B. Pearce
Military Academy
Confederacy
Plans for Dewey Visit in Chicago Inaccurate
EMICAGO June 1 The claim that Admiral Dewey planned to visit Chicago in October appears false. Private White House information and Henry C. Payne of Milwaukee indicate no arrangements have been made for a Dewey visit.
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Dewey
Chicago
White House
Henry C. Payne
Milwaukee
Reed to Realign with Law Firm After Speakership Loss
The Silver State leased wire reports July coverage: Simpson Thatcher Barnum partner says it would be ridiculous for Speaker Reed to remain in Congress while giving up the Speakership. Thatcher expects Reed to realign with the firm, joining Cony great as a member.
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New York
Simpson, Thatcher & Barnum
Reed
Congress
Thatcher
Cony
Murdered for His Money in Chicago Mystery
Swiss financier Martin Meier, described as wealthy and eccentric, was found dead at 16 West 57th Street in Chicago. The case, labeled a murder for money, remains under investigation with authorities pursuing leads.
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Stalin
Chicago
Martin Meier
President appoints tribal and land officials nationwide
The President made several appointments including Veron T. Stranahan of Lewiston Idaho named agent for the Nez Perce Indians in Idaho William S Logan of Alhambra Montana named agent for the Blackfeet Indians in Montana James F Randlett of California named agent for the Kiowa Agency in Oklahoma Territory and Peter T Morris of Bozeman Montana named Mineral and Land Commissioner in the Bozeman Land District
Europe Endures Record Heat Wave This June
European cities face a severe early June heat wave similar to New York with five days of maxima in shade and several heat related deaths. A commercial traveler reportedly committed suicide saying he could not endure the suffocation.
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London
New York
Europe
Daughters of Confederate reunion opens at Glen Echo
United Daughters of the Confederacy began a two day reunion at Glen Echo near the city. Heat kept attendance light and the Stonewall Jackson spring dedication was postponed to six twenty.
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Washington
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Glen Echo
Thin City
Train Off Conference With The Track That Failed
An east bound mixed train on the Missouri Pacific Central branch wrecked near Goffs at 12:10 last night. Between twenty and thirty passengers were injured as mail, maker and chair cars derailed and toppled into a slight embankment. Doctors on site treated the wounded. causes under inquiry with no track or car defect evident.
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Silver State
Atchison, Kas
Missouri Pacific
Goffs
C. C. Wadleigh
Centralia
James Bod Kin
Osborne
Ben McCrary
Concordia
A. Welstead
Jewell City
John W. Newburn
Atchison
C. D. Bidwell
J. Fiske
Greenleaf
F. T. Stockpole
Washington
Kas
F. E. Burke
Burr Oak
J. P. Bremen
Omaha
Rey Blige
B. &. Burkhead
Iowa
W. H. Haskell
Gaylord
T. Salvage
W. W. Beatty
Eliza
J. W. Wilson
Frank, Fort
Weston Massey
C.H. Ellis
Jamestown
Creditmen discuss agency deficiencies at Buffalo convention
The National Association of Creditmen met in Buffalo on June 7 to assess alleged gaps in mercantile agencies. Letters from Ft. G. Dun & Company and Bradstreet defended pace with business growth and noted partial compliance with suggestions. The group also tackled uniform bankruptcy law, nominating John W. Flett of Philadelphia for President and J. W. Standart of Denver for Vice-President.
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Bilver States
Buffalo
National Association of Creditmen
Ft. G. Dun & Company
Bradstreet
Creditmen
John W. Flett
Philadelphia
JW. Standart
Denver
Politics at a Commencement at Syracuse University
At Syracuse University twenty eighth commencement, honorary degrees awarded to De Witt Clinton Huntington, Wm L Whitlock, John Scott Clark, Mimer E Smiley, John H Race. Henry King Carroll, McKinley commissioner to Porto Rico, delivered the address urging expansion. A class of 101 graduates was awarded degrees.
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Syracuse
Syracuse University
de Witt Clinton Huntington
Nebraska University
Wm. L. Whitlock
Ohio Wesleyan University
John Scott Clark
Northwestern University
Mimer E. Smiley
The
State College of Wyoming
John H. Race
Grant University
Tenn. de
Henry King Carroll
McKinley
Porto Rico
Beer Declared Harmless by Senatorial Committee Hearing
The Silver State leased wire from Chicago reports during the Pure Food investigating committee hearings that Theodore Kehoe and Ernest Hocker, brewers, denied using salicylic acid in beer. They stated that in modern manufacture every drop of beer is pasteurized at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, and preservatives or antiseptics would not be used.
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Chicago
Senatorial
Pure Food Investigating Committee
Theodore Kehoe
Ernest Hocker
Feud Violence and Trials Spark County Turmoil in Kentucky
Judge Eversole held two calm days in Clay county as natives report long running feuds among Whites Wards Bakers and others. Colonel Williams leads troops to back the Baker defendants amid camped armed factions and Sheriff White vows peace without extra policing. Court martial and state troops mark a tense effort to preserve order during the trial era.
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Manchester
Eversole
Clay County
Thoma Baker
Bakeras
Bakers
Bal” Howard
Witton Howard
Butch Starr
James Howard
Baker
Thomas Baker
William White
B. A D. White Jr
Tse
Tom Maker
White
William Hans
Willams
No Standing In Court Divides California Divorce Rulings
In Los Angeles on June 7 Judge Allen in the Superior Court ruled in a divorce case involving Mrs. Drace Rose and Joseph Rose that Californians who obtain a divorce, wed elsewhere, and then return to California have no standing to seek another divorce in California. The decision could affect hundreds of married people across the state.
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Silver
Los Angeles
Judge Allen
Superior
Tere
California
Drace Rose
Joseph Rose
Rose
Druece
Yuma
Arizona
Allen
Tornado hits town causes extensive damage in Kansas
A Kansas town suffered a strong tornado at 2:80 AM causing major property damage including the granary windmill and several homes. W R West, August Lundstrom, Butler Hurlock, RB T Parker, and BT Weaver are named among affected properties. Trees were uprooted along the path and stock losses reported. A separate report from Washington notes Senator James K Jones reports health improvement after abroad. London Ledger notes Sister Margaret Anna Curcak, the Nun of Kenmare, dies at Leamington.
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Lincoln Center
W. R. West
August Lundstrama
Butler
T. Parker
BT. Weaver
Alaskan boundary talks praised as likely settlement advances
London reports high Colonial Office approval of talks led by Joseph Chamberlain with Lord Salisbury and Sir Julian Pauncefote. In Washington, Ambassador Choate focuses on a modus vivendi to govern U S Canada relations, with boundary delimitations near White Pass and Chilkoot Pass and rising pressure at the Dalton trail. A divisional point on the Dalton trail could bring a near tidewater arrangement and pave the way for a Senate submission. A Pan-American Exposition shoot proposed for 1901 drew favorable reaction from merchants.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company Today
Colonial Office
Earl of Selborne
Poemfontein
Orange Free State
Kruger
Transvaal
Andvernor
Cape Colony
Alfred Kner
Brussels
Doctor Leyds
Bretoria
Alfred Milner
Bloemfortein
Khrager
Great Britain
Leyde
Associated Press
United States
Joseph H.choate
Marquis of Salisbury
Foreign Ofice
High Commission
Secretary of State
Colonies
Joseph Chamberlain
Choate
Lord Salisbury
Julian Pauncefote
Mr. Chamberlain
Washington
St London
Canadian Joint High Commission
Canada
Alaskan
Klondike
Lynn Canal
White Pass
Chilkoot Pass
Dalton Trail
Pyramid Harbor
Klukwan
Joint High Commission
Senate
Maurkemen
Renewed interest at Modern Woodman convention session
The eleventh biennial Modern Woodman of America meeting in Kansas City drew several thousand members as debate focused on plans for a reserve fund. Head Consul Northcott tasked five delegates to draft a fund proposal, a topic heatedly discussed after last nights session.
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Kansas City
Modern Woodman of America
Northcott
Shooting at Detroit crowding card of ten events
The Silver State leased wire from Buffalo notes a shooting program with nine events on today’s card and a principal No 3 event with a $5 entrance and 125 merchandise prizes valued from $5 to $500. The event uses twenty-five blue rocks, with Given and twenty targets per event totaling 170 targets. Three mangua traps ran yesterday, a fourth added to begin.
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Siiver
Buffalo
Hanna Denies Resigning NRCC Chairmanship
Cleveland June 7 Senator Hanna flatly denied a Washington report that he would retire from the National Republican Committee chair. He called the story a fabrication and said he will retire when his term ends and expects to call the next National Convention to order.
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Cleaveland
Hanna
Washington
National Republican Committee
No Interview With Dreyfus Reported at Fort de France
Dispatches from Cayenne say all efforts to interview Dreyfus have been futile. He is under guard of Captain Cacouche and four gendarmes. The prisoner is in good health but greatly fatigued. The Court of Cassation verdict has caused a favorable impression in the colony.
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Fort DE France
Island
Martinque
Cayenne
Dreyfus
Cacouche
Darmerie
Court of Cassation
French Guiana
Russian Arbitration Plan and Diverse News Briefs
Russian scheme for a permanent arbitration tribunal proposes a fixed term body to handle compulsory arbitration cases under Article 10 of the Russian project. Indianapolis notes the National Association of Railway Postal Clerks met with leaders and discussed the reclassification act. Chicago reports Baxter Committee witnesses unable to substantiate Democratic campaign fund assessments and explores Justice Court practices. Yonkers sale of Cireystone, Samuel J. Triden estate, finalized by court order. Caldwell resigns as Western Passenger Association chair to become Delaware Lackawanna and Western general traffic manager. Skating rink tonight with band and music.
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Hague
Russia
Indianapolis
Ind
National Association of Railway Postal Clerks
Charles Wilson
Taggart
Holloway
Schaeffer
Alter Boochers
Chicago
Baxter Committee
Democratic Campaign Fund
Justice Court
Caldwell
B. Bh
Western Passenger Association
Trafic
Delaware, Lackawana & Western
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Maxx
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Cuntain
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Slick” Miller
Jack Maxwell
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Maxwell
Joe Morgan
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Andrew A. Alley
J. A. Alley
Mercer
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Asylum No. 2
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Jones
James K Jones
National Democratic Committee
Anna Cussack
Margaret Anna Curcack
Nun of
Kenmare
Leamington
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Postal Clerks In Session
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Samuel J. Triden
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Samuel Undermeyer
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