Fight in Mindanao as US force clashes with Moro rebels
General Davis’s force engages the rebel Moros in Mindanao after an unanswered ultimatum. A messenger is detained and the US Army outpost is fired upon. Two forts are shelled with heavy firing continuing at last dispatch. Lieut. H S Wagner and two other officers along with twenty enlisted men are wounded.
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Chaffee
Datto Bayan
George W. Davis
Gatto
Davis
Henry G. Wagner
Joeman
Twenty-fifth Infantry
General Davis in Mindanao shelling Moro forts
Manila dispatches report General Davis pressing Moros as fortifications on Mindanao are shelled after an unanswered ultimatum. Wounded include Lieut. Henry S. Wagner and two other officers. twenty enlisted men hurt. Chaffee cable confirms charges and heavy fighting near two forts with casualties. Colonel Woodruff denounces home criticism of army and lauds American valor.
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Davis
Henry S. Wagner
Fourteenth Infantry
Surrender Report From General Chaffee Details Manila Rebel Losses
A May 3 cable from General Chaffee, Manila, via Adjutant General Corbin, lists surrenders across the Philippines. Key figures include Isla Negros and Batangas losses, with 115 Krag-Jorgensen rifles and 7,500 Krag-Jorgensens captured. Mindoro and Samar ports reopenings noted. cholera concerns cited. Largest armed force remains in Leyte with about 10 rifles.
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Chaffee
Washington
Corbin
Manila
A & Ruffic
Isla
Negros
Mareo Rullo
Isabella
Rufino Deloco
Mindanao
Oroauleta
Leyte
Samar
Batangas
Laguna
Mindoro
End of Gen. Smith Trial in Manila
The May 1 court martial of Gen. Jacob H. Smith ended with findings to be sent to Washington. Col. Charles A. Woodruff, defending, delivered an oratorical address praising Smith's career and the Samar campaign while asserting it stayed within the laws of war and reflected credit on his valor and humanity.
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Grant
Philippines
United States
Woodruff
Samar
Smith
Taft
Dagupan
Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Washington
Charles A. Woodruff
Gen. Smith
America
Rockefeller Backing Large German Potash Venture
Berlin May 3 John D Rockefeller appears to back the Virginia North Carolina Chemical Company scheme to gain control of German potash fields. Americans Crenshaw Soulsbury and Morgan push options while Peter Bradley and E F Gibbons represent Rockefeller at the Hotel Bristol. Project may need $50 million and months to secure leases from Prussian treasury properties.
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Berlin
John D. Rockefeller
Virginia-North Carolina Chemical Company
Messrs. S. T. Morgan
C. D. Crenshaw
E. ©. Soulsbury
Bristol
Peter B. Bradley
F. Gibbons
Rockefeller
Stassfurt
Moraan
Alleged boodlers indicted in Chicago transfer case
Six more indictments were returned by the grand jury for conspiracy to commit an illegal act related to alleged jury tampering in the Austin transfer fight involving the Union and Consolidated Traction Companies. Named defendants include W. J. Gallagher C S Simons Christopher Miller Captain John W Brown Oscar Voorhees and Frank C Peck. The indictments followed the second jury investigation in Justice George Wood's court.
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Chicago
Austin Transfer
Union
Consolidated Traction Companies
W. J. Gallagher
C.S. Simons
Traction Companies
Christopher Miller
John W. Brown
Venireman
Slaughter at Fu-Ching reported by steamer Olympia
Victoria May 3 news from Nan-King and Fu-Ching describes terrible slaughter when Fu-Ching fell. Over 100 people killed with bodies left unburied in streets as rebels looted and burned houses. Reports say thousands of imperial troops deserted and other towns also fell into rebel control.
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Victoria
B. C
Olympia
Orient
Kwang- Si
Nan-King
West River
Peking
Fu-Ching
Real estate dealer Thomas Gregor commits suicide in Chicago
Thomas Gregor a Chicago real estate dealer killed himself in a sensational act at Wrightwood avenue station on the Northwestern elevated line. As a train neared, he jumped onto the track, was dragged back, then stabbed himself in the chest after being brought to the platform. No motive was given.
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Chicago
Thomas Gregor
Wrightwood Avenue
Northwestern
Gregor
Sleepy Hollow Woman Ends Her Life In Cemetery
In Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on a grave of her father and mother near Irving’s tomb, Miss Marta Hoffman aged seven or years ended her life with morphine. Her mother had previously faced illness and died, and the daughter chose death rather than seek aid, the report says.
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New York
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Marta Hoffman
Manufacturers Favor A Local Pick For Commerce Secretary
A Philadelphia prospective candidate is viewed as better qualified for the Commerce post than Mr Cotelyou. The prospect, tied to local industry, is favored by business leaders who argue a native choice would better steer national trade policy and manufacturing interests.
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Secretary of Commerce
Cotelyou
President to attend Spanish War Veterans reunion
Washington May 3 President Roosevelt plans a Detroit September trip for the Spanish War veterans reunion while warning he will not take part in the fall congressional campaign. The visit, timed to suit the veterans gathering, will feature a careful nonpartisan address on national sentiment. Warren Worth Bailey editor of the Johnstown Daily Democrat and champion of Henry George single tax also appears in Washington observations.
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Roosevelt
Detroit
Washington
Warren Worth Bailey
Johnstown
Daily Democrat
Bailey
Indiana
Henry George
Homer Bailey
Vincennes
Tom Johnson
The
Democrat
Johnson
Single Tax Club
Chicago
Indiana Pension Bills Drive Senate Activity
Senator Fairbanks produced about 150 private pension bills in a day, a figure reflecting his high tally this session. Other senators like Foraker have introduced even more. Indiana earns the label soldier state due to many veterans. Burton’s pension list is among the largest in Congress. Charles B. Robbins of Sullivan rises from 900 to 1000 dollars in the Pension Bureau. The Fletcher National Bank of Indianapolis gains reserve-agent status for the Merchants National Bank of Dayton. Rural free delivery is ordered in Indiana effective July 1, with routes in Mellett and West Middleton. Civil service case of C. O. Self is laid before the President. sympathy runs high while no recommendations are made.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Manufacturers’ Association
Indianapolis
George B. Cortelyou
Commerce
Congress
Association
Cortelyou
Theodore C. Search
Philadelphia
Search
McKinley
Mr. Cortelyou
Pronew
Ing
Fairbanks
Foraker
Indiana
Kansas
Burton
Ate
Mellett
Fountain County
Arthur J. Krug
West Middleton
Howard County
C. O. Self
Civil Service Commission
Self
Civil Service
Foulke
Commission
Miners May Strike Over Recognition Denial by Anthracite Operators
A subcommittee of employers and representatives of diggers failed to reach an agreement on recognition, signaling potential strike action by miners. The dispute centers on labor recognition terms in the anthracite region, with no resolution reported.
John Mitchell's Statement On Scranton Meeting And Strike
President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers reports a failed secret conference with coal operators. The executive committee of three anthracite districts is to meet in Scranton on May 7 to decide on a strike, potentially mobilizing 147 000 miners. Operators refused concessions on wages hours and pit mouth weighing. Mitchell notes a looming strike and says the federation may arbitrate if both sides agree, with Easley coordinating and Hanna unreachable.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
National Civic Federation
Scranton
Mitchell
Fahey, Nichols and Duffy
Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Thomas
Erie Coal Company
Ralph M. Easley
Easley
Hanna
Federation
Philadelphia
Ashland House
Mine Workers Seek Union Recognition in Scranton
Delegates from three districts of the Mine Workers' Union met in Scranton to press for official recognition. President Mitchell and district leaders Fahey Duffy Nichol attended, with six or seven of twenty-one delegates remaining on personal grounds. The union says without recognition no settlement is possible and warns of a future strike decision by the committee. Senator Hanna, visiting Philadelphia, awaits the Civic Federation subcommittee report before scheduling a meeting.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Fahey
Duffy
Nichol
the Times
Mine Workers’ Union
Philadelphia
Hanna
Clement A. Griscom
Haverford
New York
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Conciliation Committee
The
Civic Federation
A Eepetee Com
Wash Sales Stock Scandal Involving Webb Meyer Stocks
A Wall Street operator claims warrants were issued for arrests over wash sale schemes that allegedly cut sixty banks across the country. The affidavit details brokers selling and buying by the same owners to fake prices, with Dr W Seward Webb’s resignation at stake in the International Power Company. John W Gates and associates are said to control Monon stock and plan a Chicago & New Orleans Railway venture financed by J P Morgan & Co.
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New York
Webb-Meyer
Wall-street
Pierre M. Brown
Justice Geigerich
Supreme Court
Brown
Geigerich
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
A. A L. Meyer
Webb- Meyer
Long Branch
W. Seward Webb
Dr. Webb
Joseph H. Hoadley
International Power Company
Mr. Hoadley
Shelburne Farms
Indiana State Line
Indianapoli
New Albany
Michigan
Ctr
Bedford
Swiss City
Orleans
French Lick
The
State Inc
Louisville
Nema
Indianapolis
Indiana
Ie -Snea
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Chisago
Northwest
Chicago Daily News
John W. Gates
Monon
Sam Thomas
Gates Syndicate
Louisville & Nashville
Test of Father's Will in McComb Estate Suit
In White Plains deputy sheriffs served papers in a suit by Mrs. Fannie Rayne Mc Comb Hertzog against all heirs of James Jennings McComb to secure her full share of the $10,000,000 estate and test the validity of a codicil. The codicil reportedly limits her annual income to about 2100 if she marries Artist Hertzog.
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New York
White Plains
Fannie Rayne McComb Hertzog
James Jennings McComb
Plumber shoots lawyer after dispute over suit in Chicago
In Chicago on May 2, 60 year old plumber Robert Bremmer fatally shot 60 year old lawyer Lewis Mitchell four times during a quarrel over a lawsuit. Mitchell, before dying, fired twice at Bremmer but only wounded him. A Beckelhusen saloon employee was shot and fatally wounded today in a related fight between workers.
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Chicago
Robert Bremmer
Lewis Mitchell
Mitchell
Bremmer
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