Moros' Escape Plot Ends in Bloodshed at Manila Dinner
Eighty four Moro prisoners under guard attempted escape at Malabang Mindanao. A prearranged signal split guards and a company at dinner, the soldiers opened fire, 35 Moros killed and 9 captured while 40 escaped. Captain Moore wounded, trepanning considered. Second Lt Vicars dead. Cholera claims a Warren sailor. Warren to be fumigated.
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Manila
Moore
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Mindanao
Thomas A. Vicars
Twenty-first Infantry
Malabang
United States
Warren
Meriers
List of casualties from Payan fatally and seriously wounded
General Chaffee cabled a list from Payan Minadanao May 2 detailing killed and wounded. Names include Thomas A. Vicars James J. McGrath William Lorenz Charles Reynolds John Langdon Alfred J. Callahan Fred Cornell Michael Golden and many others from the Twenty-seventh Infantry. Wounded officers include Major Porter Captain Moore Lieutenant Johnsman Wagner Wheaton and many severities noted. Six enlisted men wounded unnamed.
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Thomas A. Vicars
Twenty-seventh United States Infantry
James J. Mgrath
Twenty-seventh Infantry
William Lorenz
Charles Reynolds
John Langdon
To-Seventh Infantry
Alfred J. Callahan
Frederick Cornell
Michael Golden
R. 5 S. Porter
James
John Brady
Cook
Arthur Smith
Walter F. Cammers
Everett E. Marshall
Charley Cobb
Floyd Groff
Robert M'Cormack
Edward W. Blair
John O'Donnell
George G. Beckley
William H. Brogan
William Brown
George A. Drear
John Sullivan
William H. Winn
Joseph A. Adams
Albert H. Ingold
Otto P. Avick
Claude Damon
Walter H. Eldridge
James P. Smith
Fred Cross
John Daely
Hermidas Viola
Peter Sullivan
Perha
James M. Moore
Michigan Itnsas
S. Wagner
Notable Philadelphian Major Porter in Civil War Service
A well known Philadelphia citizen and former banker at Third National Bank, Maj. R. S. Porter, wounded in the thigh, joined the volunteer forces as first lieutenant and surgeon of the Second Illinois Infantry in 1861. He later served as first lieutenant and assistant surgeon of the Thirty-first United States Volunteer Infantry and rose to his current rank.
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Philadelphia
Third National Bank
R. S. Porter
Ilinois Infantry
Thirty-first United States Volunteer Infantry
Panic in a factory fire cripples New York workers
A blaze swept Eureka Bedding Co at 94 Pearl Street killing Emma Beltcher and John Lynch and injuring several others. Fire started on the first floor from cotton and a cigarette or cigar stub. Many jumped from fourth floor causing additional injuries. DANBURY, Conn. fire destroys town center, losses about 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pearl Street
Eureka Bedding Company
Emma Beltcher
John Lynch
Ethel McGrath
Katie Wadsworth
Annie Gilroy
Gilroy
Wadsworth
Beltcher
Lynch
Horacio Vasquez Seizes Dominican Government
New York May 5 insurgents claim control of the Dominican Republic except Puerto Plata where Governor Deschamps resists. Horacio Vasquez ousts President Juan Jiminez after rapid field operations. Deschamps arrests Norwegian vice consul Loinaz. consuls secure release. Vasquez to assume power. Deschamps may resist with a small force and warship.
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Juan Jiminez
Horacio Vasquez
New York
Saysa Puerta Plata
Santo Domingo
Herald
Deschamps
Puerta Plata
Charles H. Loinaz
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
Vacques
Jiminez
Vasquez
Lord Kelvin Receives Yale Honorary Degree in Centennial Assembly
In New Haven on May 5 Yale University conferred the honorary degree of doctor of laws on William Thomson Lord Kelvin at Battell Chapel. It was Yale’s first special assembly in over a century for an honorary degree. President Hadley presided as Prof. Chittenden presented the candidate, and Lord Kelvin spoke on the duty of teaching as well as research while praising Yale’s scientific progress.
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New Haven
Conn
William Thomson
Lord Kelvin
Yale University
Battal Chapel
Yale
Arthur T. Hadley
University Corporation
Russell H. Chittenden
Sheffield Scientific School
Hadley
Baron Kelvin
Man and dog found dead in hollow tree after storm
In Ashtabula on May 5 John Humphrey of Madison disappeared while fishing. His body and his dog were later found inside a hollow tree said to have been struck by lightning.
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Ashtabula
John Humphrey
Madison
Cassels Executed for Murder in Charles Town Prison
Boston May 6 John D Cassels was electrocuted at 12 40 this morning in the State Prison at Charles Town Massachusetts for the murder of Mrs May J Lane of Long Meadow in February last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John D. Cassels
Charlestown
Mass
May J. Lane
Long Meadow
Northern Securities reply defends merger as beneficent
In St Paul May 5, Northern Securities Company answers Attorney General Knox suit to block the Great Northern and Northern Pacific merger. The filing argues no conspiracy and that stock ownership falls short of a majority. It notes transfers and cash payments, denies solicitation of shares, and outlines reasons for purchasing the Chicago Burlington & Quincy stock to improve access to markets and return traffic, asserting equal purchases and no intent to reduce competition.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Northern Securities Company
Knox
United States
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
James J. Hill
William P. Clough
D. Willis James
John C. Kennedy
George F. Baker
Great Northern Railway
J. Pierpont Morgan
Robert Bacon
Daniel S. Lamont
Northern Pacific Railway
Securities Company
Great Northern
Pacific Northwest
Prairie States
Eastern
Asia
Canadian Pacific
Oriental
Great Northern Company
Northern Pacific Company
Burlington
Bet
Ter
Pacific Coast
Reckless Driver Fatally Injures City Boy Alfred Mincher
Albert Mincher nine dies after a horse drawn buggy strikes him as he crosses near 225 South Noble. The driver, a livery stable worker on Virginia Avenue, fled as neighbors pursued. Police seek the man. doctor declares the injuries fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Mincher
James R. Mincher
South
Noble Street
Revolt in Thasos Ends in Turkish Gov Fire Deaths
From Athens a Daily Mail correspondent reports Thasos islanders rising over taxes. The governor ordered gendarmes to fire on demonstrators, resulting in many killed including women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Athens
Daily Mail
Thasos
Turkey
Nine Drownings Reported After Oklahoma Cloudburst
A cloudburst at Foss Oklahoma Territory drowned nine people and left many homeless. Four bodies recovered. A mile of Choctaw railway washed out near Foss causing extensive property loss estimated at Saucon dollars. Authorities report widespread damage across the town and surrounding area on Sunday evening.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
The
Oklahoma
Foss
Saucon
Failure of Brokers Forces New York Stock Exchange Action
Three New York brokers, Offenbach and Moore Henry Bros. Co. and Lockwood Hurd Co., were suspended by the New York Stock Exchange. The action marks a dramatic cleanup as authorities address alleged irregularities in trading practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Offenbach & Moore
Henry Bros. & Co
Lockwood, Hurd & Co
Financial Turmoil Hits New York Stock Exchange Firms
New York May 5 Three Stock Exchange firms Offenbach Moore Henry Brothers Co and Lockwood Hurd Co suspended at opening. Joint liabilities estimated 2 to 35 million with doubtful asset value. Market sentiment shaken though closing steady. Call money 10 percent to 6 percent. Assignees named for Henry Brothers and Lockwood Hurd. Details describe widespread speculation risk and ongoing discussions among principals.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Offenbach & Moore
Henry Brothers & Co
Lockwood, Hurd & Co
Call Money
Rutland Railroad Preferred
St. Lawrence & Adirondack
The
Dominion Securities
Hackensack Meadows
North American Lumber and Pulp and Storage Power
Webb-Meyer
Rutland Preferred
Rutland
Vanderbilt
Webb- Meyer
J. Adriance Bush
Edward D. Perine
Moore
Broad Exchange
Offenbach
Arthur L. Meyer
Creighton Webb
Dr. Webb
Webb
Vermont
Mr. Meyer
Rutland Road
Henry L. Sprague
Dominion Securities and Storage Company
Local financiers advise firm tone as market steadies
J. W. Davis & Co. report cash purchases at 108 for 12 500 shares while Offenbach Moore Lockwood and Henry firms organize with new members. Wall Street leaders foresee 19 cent on the dollar payments. Downtown banks loaned 15 to 25 million today at 14 to 15 percent, with officials denying a Clearing House meeting to curb rising rates.
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J. W. Davis & Co
Davis & Co
Offenbach & Moore
Robert Offenbach
Benjamin P. Moore
Lockwood, Hurd & Co
Clearing House Association
William Sherer
Run Down by a Trolley Car in New Orleans
Dr. B. M. Palmer, an eighty four year old Presbyterian divine, was struck by a trolley on St Charles avenue near his home. He was dragged, his leg broken a foot mangled and his head gashed. He was taken home unconscious but later regained consciousness and remained under careful watch as doctors assess the danger given his age. Telephones and visitors crowded his residence as news spread.
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New Orleans
B. M. Palmer
St. Charles Avenue
Palmer
Helping an Old Friend Sparing No Money in Probing the Cuban Court
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports Senator Hanna funds Rathbone's defense in Havana with $100,000 in bonds, three top lawyers, and substantial expenses. Hanna also supports Rathbone personally, including sending his wife to Havana. Washington insiders note Rathbone likely did not steal from Cuba, only extravagant gains alleged. Hanna remains steadfast.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Hanna
E. G. Rathbone
Cleveland
Rathbone
Acre
Havana
Mr. Hanna
Supreme Court rules transit ban severs Chinese to Mexico
The Supreme Court sustains federal power to detain Chinese travelers at San Francisco under a treaty provision. About forty to fifty Chinese men were detained for months awaiting deportation to China. Names in the ruling are Fok Yung Yo and Lee Gon Yung. Justices Brewer and Peckham dissented.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States
San Francisco
China
Fok Yung Yo
Lee Gon Yung
Mexico
Treasury Department
Ave Agers
District Court
District of
California
Brewer and Peckham
Indianapolis Fort Benjamin Harrison Named by Roosevelt
Washington confirms President Roosevelt endorses direct War Department action to establish a new Indianapolis military post named Fort Benjamin Harrison originated by General Miles. The post will be near the arsenal with grounds to be purchased, and high ground values could affect timing. The Treasury’s depository policy and other diplomatic postings also feature in today’s notes.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
White House
Indiana
United States
Miles
Indianapolis Arsenal
Senator Fairbanks
Representative Overstreet
Fairbanks
Senate
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of Interior
Postmaster General
Congress
Gage
Shaw
Salmon City publisher arrested for treasury theft charge
Salt Lake report says George W. Walsen, owner of a semi weekly newspaper at Salmon City Idaho, was arrested last night on a charge of appropriating 6000 dollars from Lempi county treasury. Walsen denies the accusation.
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Salt Lake
Utah
George W. Walsen
Salmon City
Idaho
Lempi County
Walsen
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MOROS
James, T. Moore
Payan
Mindanan
Chaffee
War Department
Minadanao
Danbury, Conn
New Milford
Republic OF Santo Domingo
Special Assembly
Wadley
Alfred Mincher
Child
Thassos
Mayoc
Oklahom
NEW York Stock Exchange
Dr. B. M. Palmer
Vine
Estes G. Rathbone
Indiana National Banks
Senator Burton
Kansas
H. G. Squires
Cuba
E. 8. Bragg
Frank P. Sargent
Secretary of the Treasury
First National
Richmond
Greensburg
Citizens
Columbia
Evansville
Delaware County
Muncie
Frankfort
Treasury
Crumpacker
Thompson
Georgia
Merriam
H. G. Squiers
Legation
Peeking
Wisconsin
Bragg
Palmer-Buckner
National Republican
Iron Brigade
Squire
Canada
U States
Berlin
Peking
State Department
J. H. Glider
Richard Watson Gilder
United States Dispatch
B. F. Stevens
Mares. Asia
T Rmy
Naval
Balar Pone
Oe Wadsworth
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