Pleasant day at El Paso as Mexican and American officials greet
At the El Paso border celebration American President McKinley and cabinet shared a plaza greeting with General Hernandez representing Diaz. Mexican and American crowds cheered as Hernandez conveyed best wishes to Diaz while the president urged calm about imperialism. The event included a Juarez breakfast for cabinet ladies and a drive to view Mexican sites.
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Serious strike riot rocks East St. Louis plant
Striking molders at Shirley & Harrison in East St. Louis engage in a riot injuring Deputy Sheriff Fred C. Kaz who is reported fatally, while Sheriff John Kickham survives a gun aimed at his head. Martin Shark Theodore Shalk and William Perse are jailed in connection with the disturbance.
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St. Louis
Shirley & Harrison Company
East St. Louis
Fred C. Kaz
John Kickham
Martin Shark
Theodore Shalk
William Perse
Kaz
Vatican US dispute over Philippine monastery property
Rome correspondent notes a meeting in London on May 7 involving Cardinal Gibbons Mer Chappelle and the Archbishop of Manila. The gathering aims to ease a clash between the Vatican and the United States over sequestration of monastery properties in the Philippines.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Mer. Chappelle
Manila
Rome
Daily Chronicle
Vatican
United States
Philippines
Fire Ignores Montreal Hotel Killing Three Inmates
A fire gutted Brunelle's hotel in Maisseneuv an eastern suburb of Montreal. Three people perished: Mrs Brunelle, Octave Leusueir, and Mrs Leusueir. Authorities investigate cause as flames swept through the small hostelry.
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Octave Leusueir
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Blood Forces Blood to Form Christ Face in Miracle
Marinette dispatch reports fresh blood spots on the bleeding picture in Menominee. A priest drew blood and compared it to the stains. they matched. The coagulated red substance on the glass reportedly resolved into a face resembling the Saviour, though authorities say the origin remains mysterious.
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Menominee
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Arizona Cowboys Hoped to McKinley Were Delayed Two Hours
Presidential party in Arizona received a rousing welcome in Phoenix after a two hour delay caused by a loose tire on the tender. The visit included tours of the Congress gold mine, irrigation ruins, and a ceremonial Indian school moment ending with a pantomime plea for Arizona statehood.
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Commission Report Impresses Washington on Cuban Platt Debate
Havana May 9 The constitutional convention held a secret session and the commission gave a glowing report on its talks with President McKinley and Secretary Root. It described social banquets, outlined Platt amendment safeguards, proposed coaling-station sites, and noted US noninterference in local government. The report aims to reassure Cubans and US officials, with few radicals expected to oppose approval.
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Capes Maysi
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Azores and Galapagos eyed for U S naval coaling stations
Washington reports that American naval chiefs favor placing coaling stations at Azores in the Atlantic and Galapagos near the isthmian canal, with Ecuador and Portugal potential rights holders. Cuacoa island near Venezuela is also considered suitable. Germany reportedly seeks a foothold in the Azores, prompting possible diplomatic overtures.
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Crushed by Falling Timbers in Pittsburg Excavation
Two men died when timbers weighing a ton or more collapsed in an excavation at Fifth avenue and Grant street for a brick building. The victims were James O'Neill, foreman, and Joseph Zonate, laborer.
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Fifth Avenue
Grant Street
James O'Neill
Joseph Zonate
American Troop Defeats Insurgents Near Balayan Luzon
Lieutenant John D. L. Hartman and 63 men of Troop K First Cavalry repelled 250 insurgents near Balayan Batangas, Luzon. The enemy made three stands and were defeated with no American casualties. A naval committee investigates Lieutenant Richard H. Townley over Captain Reed's official misconduct case in the commissary department.
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John D. L. Hartman
First Cavalry
Balayan
Batangas
Luzon
Naval Committee of
Richard H. Townley
Reed
Commissary Department
Delarey Forces Split as 4000 Boers Scatter
General Delarey’s force of 4,000 Boers around Hartebeestefontein is dividing. Some move southwest, others go north, while Delarey himself heads south.
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Klerksdorp
Transvaal Colony
Hartebeestefontein
Boers Destroy Delegoa Bay Railroad Again
Brussels reports that Boer forces under Commandant Boyer have destroyed the Delegoa Bay railroad once more, cutting the road and disrupting transport.
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Brussels
Delegoa Bay
Boyer
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