American Commander Otis Prepares for War as Negotiations Continue
Manila dispatch notes General Otis orders General Lawton to Angat and holds back aggressive action while Filipino emissaries negotiate with General Luna. MacArthur strengthens lines as action continues near Angat. Aguinaldo expects Calumpit to be a graveyard for U S forces. Argueles reports disappointment in negotiation results.
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Manilla
Antonio Luna
Otis
Lawton
Angat
Norgagaray
MacArthur
Manila
Dean C. Worcester
United States Philippine Commission
Calumpit
Manuel Argueles
Mr. Worcester
Argueles
Associated Press
Aguinaldo
San Raehel
Messrs. Carrick and Holmes
Mr. Higgins
Manila-Dagupan
Beyonbang
Conference Result Sets Terms for Filipino Amnesty
General Otis reports to the War Department that a meeting with Filipino leaders ended with a request for three weeks to let their congress decide on hostilities. The offer was refused, insurgents retreated to lines, and Otis notes fatigue and a likely pursuit of terms. He foresees possible further talks and grants general amnesty.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Philippines
Bright's Disease Cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills
John L. Boquest of Sulphite Fibre Co. in AsuHLaNnD Wisconsin was near death from Bright's disease before taking two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports relief and restored eyesight after use, claiming the medicine cured him and sells at 50 cents a box. The company, Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo New York, offers six boxes for $2.50 by mail.
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Asuhlannd
Wis
John L. Boquest
Sulphite Fibre Co
Bright
Dodd
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Joyce's Monthly
Chicago
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago Epworth Herald
G. A
Southtown
Sears. Roebuck & Co.(inc
Chicaco, Ill
U.S. A
Improved Sleeping Car Service to Chicago and Midwest Cities
The Chicago and North Western Railway announces Palace Sleeping Cars on the North Western Line. The Brookings to Kasota train departs Huron at 4 00 p m and Brookings at 8 20 p m arriving Kasota 7 00 a m for breakfast, Milwaukee 8 40 p m and Chicago 9 55 p m the same day. Westbound departs Minneapolis 4 20 p m and St Paul 4 50 p m, connects at Kasota for Brookings via sleeper leaving Kasota after supper at 7 35 p m arriving Brookings 9 20 a m. Sleeper stays at Tracy Sunday. Train leaves Chicago 3 00 a m and Milwaukee 4 50 a m arriving Huron 1 23 p m. For details see ticket agents Chicago and North Western Railway.
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Brookings
Kasota
Huron
Milwaukee
Chicago
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Tracy
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Seven Firemen Injured in Dayton Lumber Yard Fire
A daytime blaze at the A. Gobehart Lumber Co yard in Dayton Indiana caused one fireman to be fatally injured and six others seriously hurt. Sparks from the incendiary fire reached St. John's Lutheran Church two blocks away. Pipeman Thomas Lawler was trapped under falling timbers and badly injured while Dan Mahoney and George Day collapsed from heat. Matt Link and Charles Chamberlain escaped from the church roof via a lightning rod.
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Dayton, CO
A. Gobehart Lumber Company
St. John’s Lutheran Church
East Third Street
Thomas Lawler
Dan Mahoney
George Day
Matt Link
Prairie fire and tornado devastate Nebraska farms
A prairie fire in northern Nebraska hay flats near Coleridge swept into a tornado and crossed Coleridge county at speed, destroying farmhouses and cattle. Mrs Rolla Livingston and her 5 year old son are reported dead. many families escaped to refuge as the fire burned for about a mile wide and 25 miles across.
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Nebraska
Coleridge
Neb
Rolla Livingston
Cyclone Runs West of Avoca Causes Telegraph Blackout
A cyclone passed three miles west of Avoca at 6 p m traveling south. Telegraph and telephone wires are down at Oakland and no news has been received south of Avoca. Fire departments and residents report damage in the Avoca area with local reports of downed utility lines.
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Atlantic
Avoca
Oakland
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertising Provokes Debate
A proverb quoted at the head of Hood and Co advertising is drawing wide discussion. The firm uses these proverb ads broadly and they attract favorable comment across many circles.
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Hood
Messrs. Hood & Co
Tornado Rips Kirksville. Dozens Dead Feared Missing
Kirksville Missouri May 1 a cyclone all but demolished the eastern part of the city leaving 200 families homeless and 50 dead with 70 injured. Rescue crews from Moberly and Macon aided by 25 doctors worked amid scenes of horror as many victims were found in shattered homes. The wrecked area stretched about a mile long and 600 feet wide with property damage around 200000 dollars and relief committees organized to shelter feed and fund the afflicted.
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Kirksville
Moberly
Macon
Kelloggs Crossing
Newton Tornado Ravages Chillicothe Area
Distress fills Newton Missouri as a tornado cuts a 600 foot wide path along the eastern town. Fifty families lose homes while about fifteen are dead and over thirty injured. Storm struck at 6 15 pm from the southwest without warning leaving most of the town in ruins.
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Chillicothe
Newton
St. Paul Road
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