Culberson Presses Taft Report Amid Philippine Hearing
At a Senate Philippine hearing Major General Arthur MacArthur began testimony as Senator Culberson urged the panel to demand a civil governor's report on Tayabas. Culberson alleged Taft withheld documents and pressed for the notes, while Lodge Allison Rawlins Patterson and Carmack joined in questioning Secretary of War’s handling. MacArthur then gave remarks on his views of American rule in the islands as the session adjourned.
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Philippine Archipelago
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Taft
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Allison
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Patterson
Transport Service
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Carmack
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MacArthur
Material Fever Strikes Ex-Captain Carter at Fort Leavenworth
Material fever has developed in the case of former Captain Oberlin M. Carter who has been confined for a week at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth. He shows improvement otherwise as typhoid fever has almost disappeared.
Richest gold strike reported at Kearsage mine in Sum it
In Virginia City Montana on April 7 a major gold discovery was made in the Kearsage mine. The vein runs over a foot wide and is described as nearly pure gold. The mine’s owner is Charles Millard, son of United States Senator Millard of Nebraska.
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Sumit
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North Indiana Methodist Conference Opens in Marion Today
The North Indiana Methodist Conference begins in Marion with 237 members and 21 probationers totaling 258. Bishops and evangelists lead devotional meetings while Dr. Gunsaulus lectures Friday night. Attendance expected to be a record. minister appointments set for next week. benevolence apportionments and district statistics listed.
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Commandant Kritzinger Acquitted by Court Martial in South Africa
Lord Kitchener dispatch from Pretoria reports Commandant Kritzinger was tried for four murders and train wrecking but acquitted and treated as an ordinary prisoner of war. He notes Boer casualties on March 31 and April 1 with at least thirty killed and eighty wounded, and Erasmus killed near Boshof. An ex Bushveldt Carbineers trooper claims 30–40 murders by Australian officers and recounts a brutal surrender incident involving Dutch children.
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Boshof
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Peace talks and Buller dispute dominate Commons debate
London April 7 Parliament reassembled after Easter. A J Balfour said ministers have nothing to add on peace negotiations in South Africa. War Secretary Brodrick said letters on Spionkop will be published, Buller’s ban on publishing remains. Balfour blocked Redmonds motion as Court-Gully suspension looms. Correspondence shows Balfour claiming Buller led at Spionkop, which Buller disputes.
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Delarey report cites alleged British atrocities in veldt
The Boer bureau in Amsterdam released a January dispatch from General Delarey to Mr. Kruger, countersigned by Ignatius Ferreira. It alleges British abuses including using women as camp screens, killing wounded prisoners, and lists names and dates. Delarey notes his wife and six children are displaced and his 83 year old mother driven from Klerksdorp after cattle theft and fire. Van der Merwe adds further lists of crimes against women and children.
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Fiftieth Indiana Conference Session of Evangelical Association
The Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association meets in South Bend at the German Evangelical Church beginning April 0 with Bishop Thomas Bowman of Chicago presiding. Rev. J. H. Evans and Revs. Ehrhardt Finkbeiner serve as secretaries. Jubilee events mark fifty years since organizing, with special services and a detailed program.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elkhart
Ind
Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association
German Evangelical Church
South Bend
Thomas Bowman
Chicago
J. H. Evans
Fort Wayne
L. J. Ehrhardt
Celina, O
T. Finkbeiner
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Wawasee Lake
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The
Christian Betschafter
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Evangelical Messenger
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Cleveland
J. H. Lamb
Evangelical House
George Johnson
Northwestern College
Naperville
Lil
Chicago invites Kruger to visit and be guest of city
Mayor Carter H. Harrison sent via Montagu White an invitation to Paul Kruger of the Boers to visit Chicago as its guest and to receive the freedom of the city. The action follows a March 18 city council resolution expressing sympathy for the Boer cause and deploring the hostilities, with the invitation and resolution engrossed on vellum and bound with seal.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Paul Kruger
Hague
Montagu White
Princely Law Violators on a German Bicycle Ride
In Darmstadt near Heidelberg, Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia with the Grand Duke of Hesse were halted on a footpath by a police officer who cited local regulations banning footway bicycling. The royal party identified themselves. the duke anticipated a 7 mark fine and continued on. Other Berlin dispatches note the Shah of Persia planned a May visit to Berlin and a tariff debate in Germany, with the Interior secretary touring courts to urge the government stance against higher grain duties.
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Assassination attempt on Moscow police chief Trepoff reported
The St. Petersburg dispatch says a would be assassin attacked General Trepoff as he rode in a carriage. A nearby policeman was wounded while the assailant was arrested. Authorities suspect a wider conspiracy against the police chief.
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Fanatic Haddi Mallah Reaches Cabul for Condolences
Peshawar reports Haddi Mallah, the fanatic, with 5 000 armed followers, arrived in Cabul on March 23. He met the Ameer to congratulate his accession and said he would return home after fulfilling his purpose of offering condolence on his father's death. No signs of intent to create disturbance were noted.
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Punjab
Haddi Mallah
Cabul
Ameer
Haddi
Manchurian convention signing planned for tomorrow
The Manchurian convention will be signed in Peking tomorrow by Russia and China. The son of Prince Ching, chosen as imperial envoy to the coronation of King Edward, left Peking with his party for London. He will travel via the United States to visit major U.S. cities on the return path.
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Rosebery Not Going to Cape Town Report Denied
London April 7 The Sheffield Telegraph reports Rosebery planned a trip to South Africa but the claim lacks credence and may stem from Lord Dalmeny joining his regiment at the front. Lord Rosebery is currently in Naples.
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Sheffield Telegraph Today
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South Africa
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Dandy Fifth Show Ends Amid Student Demonstrations
In Cork on April 7 a performance of The Dandy Fifth at the Opera House ended early as students in the gallery protested. The demonstrators marched through town led by a Boer flag, sparking clashes with a loyalist crowd. Police intervened with batons, leaving many injured.
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Opera House
Passengers Named for Tentonle Transatlantic Voyage
Vice Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson and Lady Rawson with Sir Richard Musgrave and Lady Musgrave will sail on the White Star liner Tentonle from Liverpool to New York on April 9.
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New York
Italian anarchist sentenced for applauding McKinley murder
ROME April 7 Enrico Malatesta the Italian anarchist was sentenced to five months imprisonment by a court of justice for contimacy due to articles praising the murder of President McKinley. The writings appeared in an anarchist newspaper.
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Communion Service Caps Church Year at Elwood First M E
In Elwood Indiana over 500 people joined in the year end communion at First M E Church. A new 30 church building was completed, 13 percent admitted to full membership and sixty observers were admitted on probation. The church requests Rev J A Beatty be returned to the charge by the North Indiana Conference meeting at Marion this week after three years here.
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Indianapolis Journal
Elwood
Ind
M. E
North Indiana
Marion
J. A. Beatty
London Lord Mayor appeals for gifts for Johannesburg artisans
At Lord Milner’s suggestion the London lord mayor issued an appeal for money or household necessities for families of artisans whose Johannesburg homes were looted during their absence from the Transvaal. The appeal was sent via Mr. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary.
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Lord Milner
South Africa
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Ambassador Charlemagne Tower to depart St Petersburg for Lausanne
United States ambassador to Russia Charlemagne Tower will travel from St Petersburg to Lausanne Switzerland tomorrow and then return to the United States, aiming to reach Washington early in May.
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Stead Not Named as Rhodes Executor Clarified
London April 7 B A Hawkesley writes a letter clarifying W T Stead was not removed from Cecil Rhodes will executors due to South African War views. He says the split arose from other causes, praising Stead’s fidelity to Rhodes and their shared English speaking ideals.
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Earl of Kimberley Relapses After Illness
London April 7 The Earl of Kimberley Liberal leader in the House of Lords and former foreign secretary who has been ill for some time suffered a serious relapse this morning.
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Ten men killed in Union mine collapse near Carthagena
A mine disaster near Carthagena in the Union mines area claims ten lives when part of the mine collapses. Rescue and investigation efforts begin as authorities report the fatalities and assess structural safety.
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Union
Carthagena
Marry Kayser Found In Chicago Orphan Asylum
Harry Kayser seven years old was found in St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum Chicago after police in Toledo and Chicago searched. Father Joseph Kayser divorced from Toledo, remarried, posted a $1000 bond to support the boy at $13 monthly. Father disappeared with the child weeks earlier. he was arrested here but said nothing. Kayser to be sent to mother in Toledo after hearing.
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Harry Kayser
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St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
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Georgia lawmaker shoots rival in Griffin fatal duel
Griffin Georgia April 7 James Flint Spalding county representative in the Legislature killed Butler Hudson after Hudson fired twice at Flint striking chest and abdomen. Police say political motive appears likely in the shooting and fatal aftermath.
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Cigar Developments In Indiana Market Talks
Mr W M Fulford of Chicago, senior member of Fulford Painter Tobey, visits with S D Pierson, a Chicago wholesale cigar merchant, to discuss a new and important venture aimed at Indiana. The talks promise benefits for the state's cigar trade and general public readers.
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Secretary of State Explains Dane Talks and West Indies
The secretary of state says he received information from the Dane but was not involved in the negotiations over the Danish West Indies. He clarifies his limited role and distancing from settlement details.
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Danish West Indies inquiry hears Depew and Knox
Senator Depew testifies he never discussed the Danish Island question with anyone named Christmas while Knox describes a proposed $15000 payout and $350 monthly for aiding a sale. Bacon disputes Christmas purchase claims as false and Hay letter outlines private negotiations with Captain Christmas in Copenhagen.
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Danish cruiser Valkyrien ordered to return to St Thomas
London April 8 report says the Danish cruiser Valkyrien, which departed the Danish West Indies last week, has been ordered to return to St Thomas as the government fears a revolt. Copenhagen April 7 says secret Landasthing meetings are underway.
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Methodist Declarations on Navy Chaplains and Roosevelt Laws
The Southern New England Methodist Conference asked Congress to improve Sabbath observance on Navy ships and to ensure chaplains receive proper uniforms and pay. In Torrington the New York East Conference urged Roosevelt to enact prohibitory laws amid Philippines examiners' reports and planned bicentennial John Wesley arrangements.
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Striking Miners Stand Firm in Indianapolis Pact Rejected
In Dubois Pennsylvania district officers and Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron delegates rejected the Indianapolis agreement. Miners insisted on Altoona scale. meetings adjourned with no settlement prospects. Separately in Augusta Georgia eight hundred King Cotton Mills workers struck for a 10 percent raise and allied mills face shutdown if talks fail within days.
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Court rules boycott unlawful in Pennsylvania case
In Wilkes Barre Judge Ferris grants permanent injunction against the Building Trades Council after a boycott against J. E. Patterson & Co. The judge calls the boycott destructive to personal liberty and subversive of law and government. In Minneapolis Wong Guy seeks a US Circuit Court injunction against the Cooks Union to stop interference with his W Y restaurant. Other Chinese restaurant owners await the outcome.
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Can Company Workers Strike Over Daily Work Statements
New York April 7. Four thousand American Can Company employees in the city struck today. They protested a rule requiring a detailed daily statement of their work and demanded the rule be changed. When Heene refused, the men decided to strike.
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Iowa House OKs Mine Shot Examiners At Operators’ Cost
The Iowa House passed a bill with one dissent to require all mine operators to hire shot examiners and firers at their own expense. The issue arose from a miners operators conference that nearly sparked a strike, with miners pressing for state legislative aid. The report also notes plumbers in Washington striking to stop boy helpers and Reading Iron Co workers seeking further wage increases after recent raises.
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City transit car schedules and a Washington labor strike
The notice lists streetcar departure times from Georgia and Meridian streets and related routes, including passenger and combination cars with morning to evening service. It notes a proposed wage increase in May. In Washington, carriage and wagon workers, about one hundred men, walk out for an eight-hour day with a minimum wage, tying up around thirty factories as nonunion shops hire replacements.
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Asa
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General wage hike hits southern New England mills
Boston April 7 a general wage increase of about 10 percent was implemented today for cotton mill operatives across most mill towns in southern New England excluding Fall River which had already granted the rise last month. More than 75400 workers are affected by the raise.
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Landslide devastates farm in Saint Genevieve area
A major landslide in Ste Genevieve de Batiscan today wiped out the Joseph Baptiste St Arnaud farm along the River Evenlet. The farmhouse and granaries were buried and the river landscape altered. only a sitting room in the hog house remained intact while surrounding walls were buried or demolished.
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