Cardinalate Nickname for Archbishop Chappelle Named
Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans is recommended for elevation to cardinal for his papal legate service in the Philippines and West Indies. The plan faces U S court and Congress routes with potential Philippines Supreme Court trial and possible U S appeal only if Congress permits.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Chappelle
New Orleans
Vatican
Philippines
West Indies
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishop Chappelle
Rome
Supreme Court of the Philippines
War Department seeks Manila subtreasury and mint plan
Washington June 17 the War Department aims to ease Philippine money access for army and civilian staff by creating a Manila clearing system. General Bates will confer with Assistant Treasurer Jordan in New York to enable indorsed checks to be honored in New York. A Manila subtreasury and local mint for Philippine silver may be proposed to Congress.
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Washington
War Department
Treasury Department
Philippines
United States
Bates
Pay Corps
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Jordan
Manila
Ries
Congress
SURRENDER OF CAILLES IN PHILIPPINES NEAR AGREEMENT
General Sumner returns from Santa Cruz province confirming a surrender plan for insurgent leader Cailles. About 147 troops will surrender Wednesday with the rest to follow next Monday. Cailles' envoys say he acts in good faith. skirmishes occur in Bohol and Cebu remains backward as insurgent bands and deserters head toward Mindoro.
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Manila
Sumner
Santa Cruz
Cailles
Callies
Gueverra
Infante
Bohol
Cebu
Mindoro
Philippine oath-bound band tried for murders by military commission
The War Department reports eleven cases of Filipinos tried by military commissions on charges including murder rape kidnaping assault and battery burglary and violation of the rules of war. Ten members of a notorious society were sentenced to the death penalty.
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Washington
Philippine Mail
War Department
Inos
Society of the Atabans
Philippine trade up sharply in War Dept report
Washington June 17. A comparative statement from the Division of Insular Affairs shows a 21 percent rise in imports and a corresponding rise in exports in Philippines commerce. The War Department released the trade figures today highlighting improved trade activity.
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Washington
Philippines
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Trade totals show Philippines imports and exports shifts
The report notes January to November 1800 imports totaling 20,143,152 dollars, exports at 19,232,500 dollars, with imports rising 521,387 dollars to the United States and exports to the United States falling 75,027 dollars. European nations led export shares. no gold or silver shipments from the United States, though small coin exports occurred. Also reports Fort Totten engineers marching to the Philippines via San Francisco and the transport Pennsylvania returning to San Francisco with Fortieth Volunteer Infantry.
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Philippines
United States
United
Street Car Collision Injures Four in Buffalo
Four people were injured in a Buffalo street car collision. Pan American visitors Miss Sarah Sizer from Milton Tennessee and Mrs Kinsey from New York City suffered leg injuries, while F Rosenau and F B Milring, both Buffalo residents, sustained severe bruising. The open trailer was wrecked and several others suffered minor hurts as passengers were thrown to the street.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sarah Sizer
Milton
Tenn
Kinsey
New York City
F. Rosenau
F. B. Milring
Elmwood Avenue
Virginia Street
Main
Federal court attacked in Covington contempt ruling
Judge Tarvin of Kenton County Circuit Court issues a sensational decision accusing the U S court of forged records in the Stricker contempt case. He condemns the federal judge Walter Evans asserting the ruling lacks precedent and truth and was a vindictive abuse of power.
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Cincinnati
Tarvin
Kenton County
Covington
Stricker
Federal Court
Walter Evans
United States Court
Bedroom Steward Linked To Kaiser Wilhelm Gold Robbery
New York June 17 The case of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse gold robbery centers on Theodore Magers the bedroom steward who found the missing bars and claimed a reward. He was arrested after conflicting statements and alleged hypnotic robbery by a second man. French and Berlin detectives pursued two Americans linked to the plot and headed back toward the ship's return voyage.
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New York
Arthur Carl
Bremen
Germany
Theodore Magers
Magers
Lloyd
Amsterdam
Holland
Cherbourg
Cherbourg Harbor. They Were Suspected To Be In the Conpiracy
America
Lloyd Miner
United States
Southampton
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
British Expedition Forces Engage Mad Mullah Frontline Clash Near End May
London dispatch reports May 28 heavy fighting as Captain Meriweather’s mounted infantry struck the Mullah’s supply camp, seizing cattle and killing chiefs. Col. Swayne’s force moved toward Eldab while MacNeill’s 30 men guard Zariba, enduring attacks that left British casualties and left the Mullah isolated and likely to face a decisive engagement.
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London
Foreign Office
Somaliland
Meriweather
Swayne
Eldab
MacNeill
Zariba
Mullah
Bis
Deaths in Concentration Camps Stir London Debate
In a Commons session Mr Brodrick reports 49229 people in Transvaal and Orange River camps with 98 deaths in May including 318 children. Government says women and children may be released if relatives can receive them but cannot be fed in isolation. Liberal splits widen over policy as Asquith Grey abstain in protest while pro Boer press laments. In Cape Town Rhodes predicts federation within years and criticizes Cape leaders.
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London
House of Commons
Brodrick
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Mr. Lloyd George
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Kitchener Moves to Bloemfontein After South Africa Action
London report notes Lord Kitchener has not yet sent details of the defeat of the 2 Victorian mounted rifles of Gen Beatson at Steenkoelspruit on June 12. Small skirmishes persist. Scheeper's commando holds Murraysburg in the Cape Colony as Kitchener shifts to Bloemfontein.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Beatson
Steenkoelspruit
South Africa
Scheeper
Murraysburg
Cape Colony
Bloemfontein
Courting La Belle France Berlin June 17
A notable ceremony at Hachenburg Prussia united French Austrian embassies and fifty five German veteran associations to dedicate two monuments. One monument honors Austrian soldiers who fell in 1796 during the war with France and the other honors French general Marceau mortally wounded at Altenkirchen on September 3 1796. The dedication featured Marseillaise and Prussian hymn performances and included cheers for Emperor William and a statement on the Drei Bund. High ranking German officials attended.
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Berlin
Hachenburg
Prussia
Austria
France
Marcéeau
Altenkirchen
Rhenish
William
Ex-Postmaster on Trial in Kansas City
Judge Fisher in Kansas City Kan today ordered a trial for M B Reardon former Bonner Springs postmaster under Cleveland who is charged with attempting to extort 148 from banker Frank Warner. The case hinges on a threatening anonymous letter received by Warner in February claiming to blow up his house after a gold drop at a Bonner location.
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Kansas City
Fisher
Kan
M. B. Reardon
Bonner Springs
Cleveland
Frank Warner
Warner
Honner & A
Sade Sc Sede
Wonders of Uganda Race of Ape Men Return from Uganda
London dispatch reports Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston special commissioner to the Uganda protectorate has returned after two years abroad with tales of Uganda rivaling Stanley in describing Darkest Africa. He says Moantelgons area is depopulated yet richly stocked with big game and tame wild beasts.
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London
Harry Hamiltton Johnston
Uganda Protectorate
Uganda
Henry M. Stanley
Africa
Harry
Moantelgons
Stenley
National park plan and exotic discoveries amid tension
The commissioner confirms a national park plan after finding a prehistoric giraffe in the country and noting abundant elephants, rhinoceros, and lions. Sir Harry notes twelve rubber tree varieties and a Congo apemen encounter. Belgrade reports a serious Novi Bazaar uprising as Albanians rebel against a Turkish lieutenant governor, triggering Servian disorder.
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Harry
Uganda
Congo Forest
Stanley
Sir Harry
Belgrade
Servia
Novi-A Bazaar
Novi Bazaar
Train Wreck Hero Baggagemaster Saves Lives
In Hamlet North Carolina a Seaboard Airline Atlanta special derailed into a pond near Rockingham. Thirty passengers injured, several seriously. Baggagemaster Smith crawled from the wreck with a lantern and flagged a following freight to avert another disaster, later carried on a stretcher to safety. A relief train and doctors aided the injured.
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Hamlet
N. C
Seaboard
Atlanta Special
Rockingham
Smith
Has Too Many Wives Earl Russell's American Divorce Not Recognized
Earl Russell faces transfer of divorce denial as his American decree is not honored in England. The case centers on his marriages to Mabel Scott and Mollie Somerville and the bigamy charge amid cross jurisdiction disputes.
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Earl Russell
England
Mabel Scott
Mollie Somerville
Earl Russell Remanded In Bigamy Case At Bow Street
Earl Russell, former British noble, charged with feloniously marrying Mollie Cook in America while wife Mabel Russell alive. Nevada witnesses and judge Koehlner to prove Alaska ceremony. defense notes American divorce. Remanded on bail of 2000 pounds. case may go to House of Lords if convicted.
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London
Earl Russell
United States
Bow Street
Nevada
Mollie Somerville
George Cook
Cumbernauld
Scotland
Somerville
George J. Somerville
England
America
Mollie Cook
Mabel
Russell
Koehlner
Karl Russell
Mabel Scott
Pingree in London Illness Raises Deep Concern
London reports ex-Governor Hazen S. Pingree of Michigan gravely ill with dysentery. Doctors note no material change, strongest remedies failing, but patient remains rational and able to nourish. Pingree Jr states he is weaker. wife and daughter set to join London voyage. Frank C. Pingree, Hazen Pingree’s brother, plans to sail to London with Mrs. H. S. Pingree and Miss Hazel.
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London
H. S. Pingree
Michigan
Pingree
Detroit
Mich
Frank C. Pingree
Hazen
New York
National Guard Not Wanted Report Returns
Honolulu dispatch reports a Senate committee recommendation to abolish the messorial militia and transfer control to a central authority. The proposal suggests placing the tenes rarhrtal aboard a vessel bound for Bea and dumping overboard.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Senate
Bea
Waylaid a vicar trial of T G Barker for trying to kill
In New Jersey, Thomas G Barker goes on trial in Jersey City charged with assault with intent to kill for shooting Rev. John Keller. Eyewitnesses identify Barker. photographs show hedge hideout and Keller in bed. Barker cites wife’s confession of an improper advance by Keller as motive. Keller denounces the accusation.
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T. G. Barker
Rev
John Keller
New York
Thomas G. Barker
Hudson County Court
Jersey City
Blair
Barker
Arlington
N. J
Trinity Chapel
Keller
Fort Lee
Erwin
Ponnerson
Hugh Roome
Luise G. van Winkle
Mr. Keller
Jennie F. Buckley
Beech Street
Frederick G. Buckley
Poisoner of Mrs Adams on trial in New York appeals court
The New York Court of Appeals heard the first argument for a new trial for Roland B. Molineux, condemned for poisoning Catharine J Adams in 1898. The lengthy session featured notable figures including John G Milburn and David Bennett Hill as defense and prosecution teams debated handwriting, motive, and mail delivery of the alleged poison.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Roland B. Molineux
New York
Girs
Catharine J. Adams
American Post
Harry Cornish
Parker
Vann
Bartlett
Gray
O'Brien
Haight
Werner
United States
David Bennett Hill
John G. Milburn
Sing Sing
Hill
Lebar Bier
Milburn
George Gordon Battle
Barlow S. Weeks
Molineux
General Molineux
David N. Carvalho
Henry C. Barnet
Mr. Hill
Mr. Milburn
Moffineux
Rolickerbocker
Blanche Chesebrough
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Adams
Lawyer Defends Cornish in Poison Case at Club
The lawyer blamed the opposing side for attacking Mrs. Molineux's character and argued no proof Cor nish received the alleged poison in his club box. He said the prosecution pressed multiple theories to build a case while the court recessed until tomorrow for Mr Milburn to finish his argument.
Jessie Morrison Trial Opens in Eldorado Murder Case
A noon jury was secured to try Jessie Morrison for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle. Testimony from the first trial may be admitted, with four and a half days spent selecting twelve jurors. The panel included nine farmers and three laborers, one Black man later excused. The state offered a note by Mrs. Castle as evidence and a written dying statement, partly admitted. Witnesses testified on the dying statement’s making and authorship.
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Eldorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Tie
Castle
Mie Shinn
H. G. Wharton
Fullinwider
Koogler
Three Victims of Fires in Baltimore and St Denis
In Baltimore Henry L Lineweaver aged 72 suffocated escaping a blaze at 739 West Mulberry Street after gasoline exploded while transferred between containers. Robert Birchett died later in hospital from burns. In St Denis four year old Herman Kierchner was burned to death when a lamp toppled by a cat ignited a wood house fire near the B and O railroad station.
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Baltimore
Henry L. Lineweaver
West Mulberry Street
Robert Birchett
St. Denis
Herman Kierchner
Harri man Plan Unites Major Railroads Under One Management
Chicago June 17 Tribune reports E H Harriman J P Morgan and the Vanderbilts and J J Hill will have most Midwest and Northwest roads under one system. J C Stubbs third VP Southern Pacific named traffic chief for Harriman lines with Chicago offices. Darius Miller of Great Northern set as traffic expert for HII roads. Miller likely second VP Burlington. Stubbs and Miller to coordinate transcontinental traffic and competition.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Middle West
Northwest
E. H. Harriman
J. P. Morgan
Vanderbilts
J. J. Hill
J. C. Stubbs
Southern Pacific
Harriman Group of
Darius Miller
Great Northern
HII Roads
Harriman
Stubbs
Union Pacific
Oregon
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago & Alton
Illinois Central
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Miller
Hill
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Chicago Great Western
Wisconsin Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Burlington Railroad
Edwards Still at Large in Northeast Texas Hunt
Shreveport dispatch reports Prince Edwards, accused murderer John G. Foster, remains at large. A regional posse continues the search in northeast Texas with no immediate leads. Rumors of capture near Jonesville Scottsville and Monroe are false. no new lynching attempts occurred at noon.
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Shreveport
Prince Edwards
John G. Foster
Liberty
Texas
Jonesville
Scottsville
Edwards
Monroe
Two men killed near Wellborn after dispute with employer
News from Wellborn June 17 reports Thomas and Mose Maxwell found dead on a road four miles east. Maxwell had been in a labor dispute with farmer W. R. O'Cain and was driven from the plantation. After O'Cain left on business the two armed men waited roadside and were shot in a late afternoon fusillade. no evidence identified the shooter.
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Wellborn
Fila
Thomas
Mose Maxwell
Maxwell
W. R. Ocain
O’cain
Live Oak
O'Cain
Negro mob threatens whites in Jacksonville ward meeting
In Jacksonville on June 17 a mob of over a hundred Negroes at a Sixth ward political meeting swore vengeance on whites and halted two street cars, driving out motormen and conductors. Police dispersed the crowd. Willie Cook, a gang member, was seriously wounded by a pistol ball amid the melee.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Willie Cook
Grand jury finds no true bills in Hubbell libel case
Cleveland Ohio June 17 grand jury reported no true bills against Augustus Hubbell and Cleveland Leader Publishing Company officials on libel charges. Arrests traced to warrants issued by Tom L. Johnson based on Hubbell affidavit published during the recent mayoralty campaign seeking money in exchange for favorable coverage.
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Cleveland, CO
Grand Jury Today
Augustus Hubbell
Cleveland Leader Publishing Company
Tom L. Johnson
Hubbell
Bief
Diplomats Swapped Posts and Promotions Announced
Washington announces changes in diplomacy with Frank Loomis moved to Portugal and Herbert Bowen named Caracas envoy. Lloyd Griscom becomes minister to Persia. Spencer Eddy promoted at Constantinople. Arthur Blanchard and others receive promotions. Senate district judges and U S marshal appointments discussed. Elkins and Scott approve southern district choices.
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Washington
Frank B. Loomis
Portugal
John N. Irwin
Iowa
Flerbert V. Bowen
Newton
Persia
Caracas
Mr. Loomis
Venezuela
Lioyd L. Griscom
Constantinople
Spencer C. Eddy
Clinois
Legation
Paris
Griscom
Nak
Arthur C. Batley Blanc
State Department
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Bowen
Doemis
England
Herbert
Barcelona
Poe
Exic
Pan
American Line Steamcale Company
Dess
Spencer Eddy
Hay
London
Eddy
Chicago
Atece
Blanchard
Pasi Haw
Seretary
Frank Shaw
Machias
Navichards
Leutenant
Newt T
Revet
Marine Corps
Martieutenant
Gatewood
Lincoln
Ant
Henry M.sistant
Bares
Charles W. Rae
Ce Bilezard
C. B. Elitete
Elkins
Scott Lkewise
Alonzo Garrett
Wayne County
Laredo
Tex
Philip Snider
Prefirio Diaz
Mexico
Windsor
Louis Martin
Charleston
Snyder
Deboe
Kentucky
Preaider
Detee
Lucky
A. D. James
United States Chilean Claims Commission Concludes Work
The U S and Chilean claims commission finished its work with the last case ruled. The decision dismissed a claim by South American Steamship Co over a Chilean vessel seized as contraband arms bound for Chile. The panel split, with Swiss Minister Pioda and American Commissioner Gage endorsing the dismissal, while Chilean Minister Vienna dissented.
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United States
Chilean Claims Commission
Stata
Auth
Chile
South American Steamship Company
Pioda
Switzerland
Gage
Vienna
Hile
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Will
Bert Prince
Lulu Prince Kennedy
Philip Kennedy
Merchants’ Dispatch Transportation Company
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Planter
Foster
Tured
Frank B.loomis
Herbert W. Bowen
Venesuela
L. L. Griscom
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