Filipinos under pressure as American forces press advance
Report from Manila describes rebel forces retreating after reconnoiter by Captain Cable with three companies of the Twenty first regiment. Twenty Spanish prisoners join Americans as natives flood toward Ba cour. General Otis notes Lawton's Cavite victory was greater than first reported with over 4000 killed, wounded, or captured.
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Manila
Cable
General Otis
Washington
Otis
Lawton
Cavite
Imus
Navy
War Department
Cebu
Amer~ Jean
Tennessee Reictment
Toile
Hughes
Army plans to reinforce Philippines with 43,000 troops
War Department disclaims reducing cavalry and artillery to 95 men. Three skeleton volunteer regiments in Manila will be officered by volunteers. Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry ordered to Manila. Recruits may be sent from the United States to fill regiments to their maximum. President approves these plans to bolster General Otis with over 43,000 fighting men.
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Washington
Gune
Ceovett Olete
Philippines
United State
Olle
Aee Nnce
United States
Wee Francisco
the &d
Manila
Otto
War Department
Otte
Genwal OU
Pippines
Seneratis
Othe
McTaggart Sought for Revenge in Philippine Charge
Daniel McTaggart, son of the late Senator Daniel McTaggart and brother of Lt. W. A. McTaggart of Company G, Twentieth Kansas, enlisted amid the day’s service calls. He heads to the Philippines to avenge his brother’s death at Catumpit after a recent charge.
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Copfeyville
Kas
Daniel McTaggart
W. A. McTaggart
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
Catumpit
Young McTaggart
Philippines
Transports Chartered for Troop Movement to Philippines
The Quartermaster's Department reechartered the Tealandia and Valencia transports now at San Francisco to carry troops to the Philippines. Previously part of the Pacific Coast fleet, they were out of commission and assigned for this redeployment.
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Washington
Quartermaster’s Department
Tealandia
Valencia
San Francisco
Philippines
Pacific Coast
Poincare forms new cabinet with war portfolio
Poincare informs President Loubet he will form a cabinet and take the War portfolio as well as President of the Council. M. Meling urged him to settle the Dreyfus affair, hoping a censuring of General Mercier rather than prosecution would ease factional friction.
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Hy ‘Phe Hile
Burle
Paris
Poincatre
Loubet
Council
M. Meling
M. Poincare
Dreyfus
Chamber of Deputies
General Mercier
Gold standard push gains support from Wisconsin leader
Milwaukee June responsible Republican Henry Payne back from New York says a congressional plan will place the United States on a gold standard acceptable to both houses. He urges action at the coming session. Frankfort Ky A court of appeals reverses a Franklin Circuit Court decision on about eighty foreign insurance companies indicted for fixing rates. Fines of 20000 and widespread indictments across nearly half the counties followed.
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Milwaukee
Ly Henry
Payne
National Republican
Frankfort
Franklin Circuit
Court of Appeals
Plone Air
The Woes of Frenchmen and Cuban Strikes in Colorado
In Denver and Leadville Colorado a large smelter strike threatens to lay off about thirty thousand workers as mines close and wages shift. In Paris, Comte de Dion defends his Republican stance amid riots at Autueil while Cuban unrest in Havana sees paid guards and armed desperadoes amid pay disputes and jailbreaks.
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Denver
Colorado
Omaha
Grant
Globe
Elmetuilte
Arkansas Valley
Leadville
Eilers
Pueblo
Argo
Guggenheim
Eade
Central City
Starhp
Commodore
Creede
Calliope
Ourny
Caribbean
Montezuma
Ophir
Iron Mask
Black Tron
Red Cliff
Aspen
Porter Fuel Company
Durango
Hon Richard Bland Dies at Lebanon Home Statesman of Missouri
Hon Richard Parks Bland died at his Lebanon Missouri home at 4 30 AM after a long illness. He had recently returned from Congress adjournment and suffered a relapse from la grippe. Funeral plans put the remains in state at the Opera House before a Masonic funeral. Bryan praised Bland as a man of integrity and long public service.
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Richard P. Bland
Statesman
Lebanon
ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Richard Parks Bland
Hoe
Bland
Mr. Bland
Opera House
Bell
Bryan
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Congress
Ben
Mand
Dreyfus Furore at Debarkation and Diminishing Posters
Report from The Sliver Style notes strong excitement over Captain Dreyfus expected to arrive at the port aboard the Frenchbruiser Sixx with clashes between factions and hostile vandalism against Jews amidst the public debate over his case. At Lord’s, the Australia versus All England cricket match opened in fine weather with about 26,000 spectators, England batting first and struggling against fast bowling.
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Prince
Dreyfus
French Guiana
Jane
Sixx
Tl Court of Cusaution
Dreville
London
Tearm
All-England
Lords Grounds
Lowe
Testimony on Shipping Rates Before Commerce Commission
Report from St Louis dated June 16 shows Inter-Bite Commerce Commission hearing with railroad reps examining domestic and foreign shipping rates. F A Drew of M E T Railroad cites talks to create a steamship line from Galveston to foreign ports. Katy road questioning export practices. Also notes coal miners strike in Illinois with 40% pay reduction approved by state board and forecast strikes across several towns. Professor Locke Richardson, elocutionist, dies in Berlin and to be cremated.
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ST Louls
Inter-Bite Commerce Commission
Miedale
Kansas City
Chicago
F. A. Drew
Stedmerd
Galveston
James Haggernon
Katy” Road
Springfield
Dune Wall
Chicago & Alton
Owlog
State Board of Athijcation
Chatham
Aubure
Cartinville
Milwood
Green Edge
Linehield
Virden
Mazet Hearing Probes Boxing Exhibitions In New York
Chief of Police Devery testified before the Mazet Committee about boxing events in New York. He said he attended some shows and saw no legal violations, noted no admission fees for the Jeffries Fitzsimons display, and explained differences between London Price Ring Rules and Marquis of Queensbury Rules. He would intervene under the London rules but claimed no cruelty in Queensbury bouts. He supported delaying action on Krout and Firesimmons amid public sentiment.
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Silver State
Ow York
Devery
Mazet
New York
Jeffries Fitzsimuons
Vicketa
Marquis of Queensbury
Jeffries
Firesimmons Krout
Famine Grim in East Africa and UK Protectorate Drought
Reports from London and British East Africa note widespread famine due to drought. Hundreds of children and women die as local whites struggle to address the distress, while British authorities fail to quell the crisis. In Denver, Tommy White and George Dixon agreed to a 126 pound championship bout before the Olympic Club on July 7.
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London
Ewst
Africa
Bridish Protectorate
Denver
Tommy White
George Dixon
Olympic Club
Thin City
Venezuelan Britain Venezuela Arbitration Opens in Paris
The Venezuela Arbitration Commission began in Paris with 40 officials present at the Foreign Office. Chief Justice Fuller and Lord Russell sat with Professor De Martens as counsel outlined procedures and GB and American lawyers prepared opening remarks.
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Paris
Venezuela Arbitration Commission
Foreign Office
South America
Benjamin Harrison
Melville B., Fuller
Richard Henn Collins
Professor de Martens
Baron Russell of
Killowen
England
David J. Brewer
High Commission
French Republic
M. de Martens
M. del Casse
France
Martens
del Casse
Bering Sea
Hague
Richard Webster
Harrison
Great Britain
America
de Martens
Venesuela
Sir Richard Webster
Venezuela
Amercia
Richard
Munster
Spain
British Guinea
Counsel Ten
Rom
Democrats Nominating for Supreme Court in Pennsylvania
At the state Democratic convention in Harrisburg, Yerkes of Buck and Kennedy of Allegheny led the race for Supreme Judge amid a long deadlock. Kennedy remained the nightly leader on the ballot while Yerkes trailed. the roll call stretched into multiple ballots with no nomination reached by 2 PM.
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Harrisburg
Tnigos Yerkes
Buck
Kennedy
Allegheny
Yerkes
Mynteret
Jule Kennedy
Pittsburg
Albright
Allen
Bechtel
Ermentromt
Only
Krebe
Lynch
Mestrezet
Smith
Wolverton
Pattison
Camberland
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Cpi
Independencia
Susan
Supe
Admaly
Lieutenant McTaggart
Pillplaos
Poincare
Comte Dion
Siiver
Autell
Loubot
Comte de Dion
Comte
Auteuil
Touny
Uncle Sam
Havana
Colel W. H. Bisbee
Granway
Alcalde
Brooke
Cardenas
Rodriguez
Hernandez
Martel Ribero
Felix Piloto
Colorado Port and Iron Company
Canon City
Pitkin County
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Remidos
Lone
Berlis
Locke Richarston
Thie City
Ezuela
de Casse
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