Filipinos Wavering Amid Philippine Campaign Updates
Leased wire dispatch from Manila reports Major General MacArthur at San Tomas after a bold assault. Units under Hale and Wheaton pressed the left and right flanks while Funston and Summers secured positions near San Fernando. Filipino resistance weakens, with leaders and troops sustaining wounds as retreat lines form toward San Isidro and Arayat.
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Manila
MacArchur Bax
San Tomas
Hale
Wheaton
Coonel Funston
Summers
Oregon and
Minnesota
Utah
Moanin
San Fernando
San Isidro
Arayat
Panpanga
Is Ie
Antonio Lana
Bulinay
Quingua
MacArthur
Lawton
Balauam
Dagupan
Aguinaldo
Senor Mabini
Stabbing in Chinatown Leaves Two Wounded in Sleep
In San Francisco Chinatown Ah Ling is charged with attempted murder after stabbing two men while they slept at a room shared with Wan Sue's partner. Ling attacked with a carving knife, causing serious injuries to the head and neck. police suspect robbery motive.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Ah Ling
Ling
Wan Sue
Sue
Smuggling Chinese Across the Mexican Border Under Scrutiny
A Western District of Texas report outlines a large plot to smuggle Chinese workers into the United States via the Rio Grande frontier. Mexican Central Railway imports Chinese laborers for border work, with some deserting to seek entry, amid broader cross-border activity and law enforcement attention.
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Bliver Hiales
Austin
Texas
Pexua
Mexican Central Railway Company
Chi
Grande
Exaggerated starving claim denied in Puerto Rico report
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn released a San Juan de Puerto Rico message dated May 3 stating that reports of widespread starvation are exaggerated. It notes over $100,000 monthly spent on roads, more than 12,000 employed, many fed without suffering, and abundant nature countering dire claims.
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Washington
Meiklejohn
San Juan de Porto Rico
Islanda
Georgia Erects a Monument at Chickamauga
The state of Georgia dedicated a granite monument at Chickamauga in imposing ceremonies. Hon. Gordon Lee, a Georgia Committee member, spoke as the shaft and figure of a Confederate soldier were unveiled, commemorating Georgians who fought there.
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Candler
Geegin
H. W. Boynton
National Park Commission
J.C. Black
Augusta
Georgia
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Tenn
State of Georgia
Gordon Lee
Dynamiters Fear Arrest in Idaho and Durango Land Rush
Reports from Wardner Idaho and Durango Colorado describe troop movements and searches for dynamiters amid county turmoil. Brigadier General Merriam leads US forces while miners and locals rush to land openings opened by a presidential proclamation as hundreds compete for claims.
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Wardner
Idaho
Merriam
Hays
United States
Ramheed
Canyon Creek
Mallan
Jenemy
Wallace
Canyon County
Burke
Montana
Hecla
Siandanl
Frise
Butte
Coeur d'Alene
Mullan
B. C. Merriam
Fourth Cavalry
Walsh
Fourth
United States Infantry
Vancouver Barracks
Murphy
Chatelett
Couer d'Alene Lake
Woman Jumped From Third Floor Lodging House
Mamie Jackson, long invalid, leaped from a downtown lodging house’s third story in San Francisco on May 4 in an apparent suicide attempt. She is believed to have fatal injuries.
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San Francisco
Mamie Jackson
Clipping Bureau Finds Few Complaints From Philippine Volunteers
The Anti Imperialist League asks Theodore Weise in Chicago to study letters from Philippine volunteers for complaints. By May 4 he has clipped about 3,000 letters with only three noting fault and a wish to return home.
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Chicago
Theodore Weise
Anti- Imperialist League of
Boston
Spliiiers
Philippines
Weise Hae
Grand Jury Questions Judge in Molineux Case
New York May 4 Grand Jury asked Judge McMahon about jury power to examine witnesses in the Molineux case. Reports say the jury was not at odds with the district attorney and the procedure seemed unusual. Hopkinsville Ky May 4 a large sawmill blast killed owners Barrett and Elie Knight while injuring John White and severely injuring T T Knight. mill wrecked. Hartford May 4 Connecticut House defeated a women's suffrage bill 199 to 60.
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Torney
Bilger
New York
Grand Jury
McMahon
Molineux
Hopkinsville
Knight
Barrett McKnight
Elie McKnight
John White
T.T. McKnight
Hartford
Connecticut House of Representatives
Tom Reed in England amid political rumors and rest
Amert er New York reports Speaker Thomas B Reed arrived in A Hampton England aboard the Amerater. Reed says he came for rest and denies resigning the speakership while Croker stands out on deck observing arrivals and planning a stay through the season in England.
Foreman's brave act saves workers at Pinole powder plant
Pinole California May 4 A fierce explosion rocked the mixing house of the Califor Powder Works Foreman B J Vanderlick detected smoke and ordered twenty Chinese workers to flee All managed to reach safety before the blast The blast was felt for miles causing widespread damage to the plant and one man sustained a minor injury
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Califor Powder Works
B. J. Vanderlick
May Andeva of Somers Point Sinks Off New Jersey Coast
Life Saving Stations report a seventy ton schooner sunk five miles off Island Beach Station. Crew of two men and two boys unaccounted. Likely the May Andeva of Somers Point bound for Atlantic City with bricks.
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New York
New Jersey
Island Beach
May Andeva
Somers Point
N. J
Atlantic City
Germany Denial Over Samoa Proclamation Row
The Silver State reports Washington on May 4 that German Consul at Apia Samoa was instructed to join American and British colleagues in proclaiming a suspension of hostilities until the Samoan Commission arrives. Auckland dispatches of a German refusal are questioned as possibly anti German bias. London press interest grows as John George Leigh arrives to cover Samoa. Local weather notes anticipate warm weather today and Friday with northerly winds.
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Washington
Bassy
Etrct
Apia
Samoa
Auckland
Tower
Hay
London
John George Leigh
London Times
Woman dies after refused marriage at Hotel Comfort
In St Louis on May 4 John Blorick shot Lizzie Diederich in the Hotel Comfort kitchen after she refused to marry him. He then fatally shot himself. Diederich worked as a cook and Blorick, described as a ne’er-do-well, was infatuated with her.
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ST. Louis
John Blorick
Lizzie Diederich
Hotel Comfort
Blorick
Cable committee backs government run Pacific line in London plan
London May 4 The Pacific Cable Committee report issued today urges opening and operation of the proposed cable by the governments involved with a manager in London under a small board comprising representatives of the associated governments.
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London
Pacific Cable Committee
Copper company capital doubled as stock sold
New York May 4 President Sullivan of the National City Bank said Amalgamated Copper Company has subscribed twice its 75 million capital stock when books closed at noon. He noted nearly 50 million came from Boston alone.
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New York
Sullvan
National City Bank
Amalgamated Copper Company
Ttiv
Boston
Unclear Weather Pattern Described From Winnemucca Report
J C Haye and Jarmahea note unusual atmospheric conditions near Winnemucca with a ridge of high pressure stretching from San Francisco to Port Angeles and eastward to Quapelle Canada. A contrasting low pressure lay 600 miles southeast while snow and rain had fallen from Flagstaff to Denver and reached Winnemucca.
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J.C. Haye
Jarmahea
Winnemucca
San Francisco
Pacific
Port Angeles
Washington
Quapelle
Canada
Winnemorea
Flagstaff
Arizona
Denver
Colorado
Supreme Court reverses mortgage foreclosure ruling in Hoppin case
The Supreme Court on Monday reversed the lower court and voided a judgment awarding Maria P. Hoppin and the First National Bank of Winnemucca about 11,000, directing foreclosure of a mortgage on the Hoppin ranch in Quin River valley. The decision raises new questions on mortgage procedure not previously addressed in Lin State.
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Supreme Court
Maria P. Hoppin
First National Bank of
Lin State
Main Battery Line At Winnemucca For Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific Railroad plans a main line battery system in a few days at Winnemucca for division wires, with 225 cells arranged in the battery room of the railroad office. The setup will strengthen with filling and shorting and will increase operator duties, making Winnemucca the busiest station on the Salt Lake division outside the dispatcher's offices.
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Willin
Winnemucca
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake Division
Changes in Time to Gain Six Hours for Ogden San Francisco Trains
Time card No 18 will be issued next Sunday and take effect soon after. Passenger trains will see schedule changes with Trains No 2 and 3 designated as fast services between Ogden and San Francisco. Second class tickets will be discontinued on these trains, reducing the running time between the points by six hours or more. More passenger trains are unofficially promised on this division.
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Impro
Ogden
San Francisco
Tt iv
Explosion injures three at Toney Roses mine Tuscarora
A terrible blast at Toney Roses mine in Tuscarora yesterday left Mr Rose seriously injured with a likely leg and facial injuries. Mining expert Mr Howe and Dane Stevie and Bill Brown sustained minor to moderate injuries. Nearby, R Thompson of Sacramento rests at the Busch hotel while visitors John W. Kirk of Chicago and J H Deleste of St. Louis stay at the Lafayette. Nearby traffic included F J Abel, M Stevens, and A B Gage of Grinnell selling buggies. G F Peabody, Rio Grande & Western official, toured via special car. River rising: Humboldt river near Winnenea rose three inches in 24 hours and now flows downstream at about two miles per hour.
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Toney Rose
Tuscarora
R. Thompson
Sacramento
Busch
C. D. van Duzer
San Francia
John W. Kirk
Chicago
J. H. Deleste
St. Louis
Lafayette
F. J. Abel
M. Stevens
A. B. Gage
Grinnell
Wiademucca
G. F. Peabody
Filencia
Mr. Peabody
Riol Grande & Western Railroad
River Rising
Humboldt
Winnenea
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