Natives Enthusiastic of Leyte Conference
Enthusiastic crowds greet the Philippine commission in Tacloban Leyte as natives express confidence in American aims. Major Henry T Allen of the Forty third volunteers will be governor with Lt William S Conrow as treasurer. Insurgent camps are being cleared by Major John C Gilmore Jr and Lt Morton L Avery.
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Tacloban
Leyte
Philippine Commission
Vivas
Tacolban
Henry T. Allen
Forty-third Volunteer Infantry
William S. Conrow
John C. Gilmore, Jr
Fortythird Volunteer Infantry
Morton L. Avery
Death as Their Punishment in Mando Ducat Case
Manila report says members of the Mando-Ducat Secret society ordered burials alive of opponents to the insurrection. Local officers, parish priest, and president implicated. a reign of terror enforced by burial alive. Ringleaders likely to be hanged as arrests expand and evidence accumulates.
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Manila
Mando-Ducat Secret Society
Bankers Die by Own Hands After Bank Collapse
Charles Brown and E L Canby, president and cashier of Vancouver First National Bank, killed themselves two miles from town after admitting stock speculation and bank embezzlement covering years. Canby’s gun failed earlier. investigators tie losses to an $81,000 shortage.
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Vancouver
Wash
Charles Brown
E. L. Canby
First National Bank of
Columbia School
Canby
Brown
Pon
J. W. Maxwell
Maxwell
Gay
Great Northern Eyes Southern California Territory
A Tribune column links Great Northern expansion to Southern California rivals of Harriman. It notes railroad development in Southwestern Utah and Southeastern Nevada, with ties to Senator William A. Clark and Burlington surveyors, suggesting Hill aims to extend Great Northern influence to the Pacific coast.
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Great Northern
California
Salt Lake
Utah
the Tribune
Nevada
William A. Clark
Montana
Burlington
Senator Clark
President Hill
Pacific Coast
Harriman
Pioneer Salmon Packer Joseph Hume Dead
Berkeley, April 23. Joseph Hume, pioneer salmon packer of the Pacific coast, died of heart disease. He established the first salmon cannery on the Columbia river in 1874. In 1896 his business interests moved to Alaska.
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Berkeley
Cal
Joseph Hume
Pacific Coast
Hume
Columbia River
Alaska
Eczema Causes and Symptoms as Described in Historic Text
The article explains eczema as caused by an acid humor in the blood that contacts the skin, causing redness inflammation pustular eruptions and a sticky fluid. It notes skin may dry crack and scale and describes intense itching burning. Externals like salves or washes fail while poison remains in the blood.
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B. Jackson
McGee
Kansas City
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Floods Reach Danger Line Along Ohio River
River communities along the Ohio valley brace for the worst as rising waters threaten extensive damage. Officials warn the crest may bring record levels and strain roads, bridges, and homes, prompting evacuations and emergency preparations downstream.
Aguinaldo's Peace Plea and MacArthur Release Orders
Aguinaldo urges termination of hostilities and acceptance of U S sovereignty for the Philippines, calling for peace and loyalty to the United States. MacArthur orders the release on swearing allegiance of 1,000 insurgent prisoners to signal pacification, as Ohio valley floods threaten crops and transport.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
United States
Philippine Archipelago
MacArthur
Stonecutters Strike After Wage Demand Clash
Minneapolis labor dispute widens as stonecutters lock out after refusing 45 cent rate. The union seeks 50 cents an hour, arguing employers can afford the higher wage this season, after previously agreeing to 45 during hard times.
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Minneapolis
Philippine tariff wait for supreme court decision
Washington April 23. It is not likely the new Philippine tariff will be promulgated until after the supreme court decision in the insular cases. The war department says the decision may render a tariff system unnecessary, though work to equalize rates continues with active consideration of suggestions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
War Department
Philippines
Bulgarian Pope Parthenius Assassinated in Macedonia
Constantinople dispatches report the murder of Bulgarian Pope Parthenius on April 2 at the Poplitcha convent near Dombmissar. Macedonian committee members are suspected of the crime amid espionage allegations for Turkish authorities.
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Constantinople
Monestir
Macedonia
Parthenius
Poplitcha Convent
Dombmissar
Tank Crash In Chicago Damages Galbraith Building
A high wind loosened a 25 by 6 foot iron water tank from the Galbraith building roof at Madison and Franklin streets. It crashed through six floors to the ground, injuring five people and causing about 50000 dollars in damage. The tank held 40000 gallons of water and created a 40 by 40 foot hole.
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Chicago
Galbraith
Madison
Franklin Streets
Flood Pressure Near Portsmouth as Scioto Rises
Fifty Feet at Portsmouth Ohio on April 23. At 10 p m the Scioto and Little Scioto rivers are out of their banks and rising about four and a half inches per hour. A levee near Lucasville weakens and faces potential breach. Watchmen issue warnings to residents as the situation escalates.
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Portsmouth
Scioto
Lucasville
Flood Recedes as Ohio River Tops 39 Feet at Steubenville
The Ohio River hit flood stage at 39 feet in Steubenville on April 23 and began to fall. Property along the river suffered as mills and works curtailed operations and about 50 families were evacuated. In Ali kanna 20 dwellings wrecked and residents fled. Mingo Junction saw 75 families displaced by rising water.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Pittsburg
Steubenville
Ohio River
Ailkanna
Mingo Junction
Snow Closes Eastern Tennessee Areas with Foot Deep Snow
Snow continued through Sunday across Eastern Tennessee with mountains reporting nearly two feet of snow. Rivers rose rapidly as the Tennessee River reached 15 feet and higher, closing many smaller streams and prompting flood concerns.
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Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
Unfounded Report of Russian Entente Offer Denied
St. Petersburg April 23. Claims that Russia proposed an entente with Japan and would reduce its indemnity to 10,000,000 pounds if China signed the Manchurian convention and granted Siberian railway concessions are declared unfounded. Russia is said to be determined to enter into no negotiations with China under current circumstances.
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Russia
Japan
St. Petersburg
President Signs and Ratifies Industrial Property Treaty
The president has signed and ratified the Brussels convention amendment for the protection of industrial property. The document has been sent to Brussels for deposition.
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Washington
Brussels
Largest Towboat in the World Awarded for Monongahela Coal
Dubuque Iowa April 22 The low iron works has been awarded a contract to build the largest towboat in the world for the Monongahela Coal company Pittsburg It will tow 50 steel barges and cost 250000 dollars
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Dubuque
The
Low- Iron Works
Monogahela Coal Company
Pittsburg
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Tacol
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Eczema’s
Scott
Bow É Chenu
New York
Guinaldo
Lipino
Desolation
Weather Bureau
Point Pleasant
Springfield
Philippine
Brockport
W.E. Cass
Sporting Goods
U.G. Fowler & CO
D. W. Smith
de Laval
Collier’s
Foremost Illustrated Journal
Hall Caine
Collier’s Weekly
West Thirteenth Street
New York City
Beadle County
WM. Waibel
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