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Newspaper

Sumner Press

Location

Sumner, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1901

Page

2

MacArthur Report Summaries Losses and Philippine War

The annual report on the Philippine campaign covers May 5, 1900 to June 20, 1901 with 1,026 encounters between American troops and insurgents. American casualties total 853. insurgent losses run high with thousands captured and many killed. The capture of Aguinaldo is highlighted as pivotal. gun possession by insurgents grows, while authorities hope future unrest remains political rather than civil war. In Batangas, Capt Brown’s cavalry repels an insurgent attack, several enemy positions are taken, quarters burned, and casualties are reported on both sides.

Washington MacArthur Philippines War Department United States Aguinaldo Manila Brown 1St United States Cavalry Batangas Province Malavar

Bryan urges Ohio Democrats to back ticket amid platform doubts

In an August 4 message from Sofia, delegates in Bulgaria call for King Ferdinand’s removal and a Bulgarian republic. Meanwhile in Texas, a new major well by Mahtay foes Git Company was drilled, described as a first-class city component on the Hoge Gwayne syndicate tract.

Benooncen Linvain Ng Artithe Bryan Tecdar Credittre Ohio Wall Street Sofia Bulgaria Cartle King-Perdmend Fenn Sont Beaumont Tex Mavhatfoes Git Company Finfals Cieiy Hoge.Gwayne Syndicate

Archbishop Ireland Seeks Mediation in Steel Strike

Archbishop Ireland travels from New York to Hartford and perhaps to Washington to mediate the iron steel and tin workers strike with President McKinley and Senator Hanna, aiming to obtain union support and a settlement. President Gompers arrives in Pittsburg for talks with Amalgamated Association leaders as mills resume partial operation under tense conditions.

Chearch McKinley New York Ireland St. Paul Michael Walsh Walsh Fort Hamilton Archblakcp J. P. Morgan Ateel Corporation

Labor Union Pushes Rigid Chinese Exclusion Act

Federation of Labor leaders in New York August 1 urge swift passage of a strict federal Chinese exclusion act. President Samuel Gompers appeals to American workers to unite against Asian immigration and to pressure Congress, with Pacific Coast unions already endorsing renewed legislation.

Federation of Labor New York American Federation of Labor Samuel Gompers United States Pacific Coast Unionn

Beets Wile gad Hesbald Denver Angum & Mrs Phil Hitech

Mrs Hitch cork shot Mrs Roberts in a candy shop on Nth street and then shot Roberts as he followed her to the sidewalk. He died at the scene. Mrs Hitch cork was arrested. The incident's exact motive and shooter details are unclear from the fragmentary text.

Denver Phil Hitech Cork Jan W. Roberts Nth Street Roberts Hitchcork

French airship collapses near Eiffel Tower during Santos-Dumont test

Paris August 9 reports Santos-Dumont's airship collided with wind near the Eiffel Tower while circling the tower. He escaped serious injury after a six-story building caught the craft as it fell. He hung perilously for half an hour before being rescued by ropes and brought to safety.

Santee-Dumont Paris Eiffel Tower M. Santor Dumont M. Santos-Dumont Parc de St. Cloud Aerostat Santos-Dumont Sartos-Dumront Deutach Eiffel Tonce

Windsor Orders Out U S Official Over Trade Disruption

August 2 Windsor Ontario United States Treasury special officer Alvin T Gregory is expelled for allegedly harming local merchants by tailing women crossing the river to Detroit to buy contraband silk and lace then returning with duties unpaid. Detroit patronage reportedly worth half a million yearly, Gregory forced to wait outside shops and follow buyers to Detroit. Ottawa to be informed. other item notes cigar production in New York with projected shifts to 1904.

Calted Statea Treasury Hoeller Windsor Ur Alvin T Gregory United States Treasury Department Gregory Detroit Detrodt Caele Sam Oder Elliott Tad United States Morris Ottawa

Petition seeks price cut for clears to $2.50 a pound

Havana union of art petitions to Washington on August 9 asking reduction of clears price to $2.50 per pound to sustain economic support from the United States.

Havana Washington

Kitchener Proclamation Demands Surrender of Burghers

London August 10 a parliamentary paper publishes General Lord Kitchener s August 7 proclamation defining South Africa war rules. It orders all burgher leaders in the former republics to surrender by September 15 or be banished from the region and their families’ maintenance charged to them. Officers in Amsterdam report mixed reactions to the measure.

Bok London Lord Kitchener South Africa Gornets Orange River Colony Transvaal Orange Free State South African Republic

Open Up the Three Reserves in Lawton District

Lawton Oklahoma voters urge the Interior Department to open three government reserves totaling about 532.5 a. com on 3 280 quarter sections. Home-seekers hope to buy the land outright after it is opened, arguing cattlemen need grazing options in Kiowa-Comanche country.

Seeekers Ressreed Oklahome Lande Lawton O. T. Auguard Interior Department Texas

Peculiar Pension Case Spurs Major Records Mixup

A Pension Department inquiry reveals Edward Adams and Anton Edwards, neighbors from Germany, enlisted together in the Civil War. Adams settled in New York and operated a saloon with Edwards, who later moved near Grand Tower. Edwards assumed Adams’s name and pension, but later confessed the swap after Adams sought benefits. Both men are now elderly and without pensions.

Dean Mouvt Anniber Pension Department Grand Tower Edward Adams Anton Edwards Germany New York Adams Bowery New York City Edwarda Syracuse Edwards

Labor union aims and wage conflict in Chicago plants

A chaotic report claims manufacturers backed by the National Founders Association plan to replace union machinists and iron molders with non union workers paid 400 dollars and 4.70 a day, targeting Chicago as the launch city for a large scale shift. The piece also notes a Wabash railroad grievance dispute, a Paris Illinois reunion of Civil War veterans, and a Chicago probe into impure ice for domestic use by the State Pure Food Commission.

Becaue National Founders’ Association Wate National Founders' Association Éta Chicago Paris John McArthur Courtrous Lawn Grant Fort Henry Fort Donelson Shiloh

Live Stock Market Prices and Rates Summary

The report lists live cattle hogs sheep and related stock prices across grades and weights. It notes cattle steers medium beef and calves with prices around 3.00 to 4.50, hogs midweights 4.35 to 5.05, and sheep lambs at 4.00 to 5.00, with various stockers and feeders and regional terms. Also included are prices for bulls, veal, and poultry items with scattered figures for weights and markets.

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Condensed Telegrams From The Front Lines And Homefront

A stream of concise reports notes 19 dead Captain Branley of Dallow Tex and 1e dead Mrs Farnbaker of Cairo Ill. Emancipation Day celebrated by Missouri villagers in Sedalia. Sons of Confederate Veterans form new camp at St. Joseph Mo. A Marine Hospital surgeon predicts rough times as Pekin troops withdraw. Public mood grows hostile toward Americans and Europeans amid street confrontations. Judge William H Clasgett, prominent lawyer and ex Senate candidate, dies. Erie streetcar strike ends with workers agreeing to return after company actions.

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