Water-cure testimony on Philippine operations before Senate
Witnesses from Watertown and Boston testif y to water cure practices in Panay and Mindanao. They describe burning of houses, confinement of natives with prisoners, and forced confessions linked to the murder of Private O Hearn. They note no formal trial for those implicated, recounting varied outcomes and incidents during 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Isadore H. Dube
Watertown
Mass
Twenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Philippines Committee
Conger
Gienn
Panay
January H. Manning
Boston
Gregg
O'Herne
Dube
Jaro
Eighteenth Infantry
Glenn
Manning
Leon
Pa- Bay
O'Hearn
Greggs
Patterson
O’ Hearn
Dietrich
Cul
United States
Culand Rawlins
Sixto Lopez
Mindanao Situation Report and Court Martial Proceedings
Military dispatch details the death of Private Richter from accidental vomiting into the trachea, a court martial ordered after inspector recommendations, and ongoing investigations. Gen Chaffee reports Mindanao conditions as of May with prisoners escaping, recaptured, and local leaders seeking peace near Bayan fort, including injuries and a planned Malabang meeting with General Chaffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Davis
Mindanao
Geon
Washington
War Department
Sultan Genassi
Datto Paygong
Bayan Fort
Camp Meade
Pennsylvania
Jossman
Malabang
Chaffee
Datto
Lower Bayan
Indiana Oil Production Rises Yet Shipments Lag Behind
Indiana oil output for April reached the highest monthly total since 1897 as production grows while stocks fall, with 227 469 barrels drawn upon to meet demand. Four month totals show 3 584 563 barrels shipped against 2 500 647 produced, valuing about $2 019 983.68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Montpelier
Ind
Indiana
Ohio
Indiana Pipeline
Indiana Pipe Line
Nonpartisan Administration Highlighted by Philbin Statement
EB A Philbin former New York district attorney told the National Municipal League that the toughest men to deal with are those who bribe a policeman to ignore crime and then denounce law nonenforcement. He recalled Roosevelt while district attorney in New York and cited government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Municipal League
EB. A. Philbin
New York
Philbin
Hia
Roosevelt
Theodore Govand
Principles for better city government and reform ideas
A discussion of municipal corruption and reform outlines a program for empowered cities. It argues that local governments deserve full powers to set local policy, freedom to choose administration methods, and state oversight without special legislation, condemning state overreach. It notes officials face prosecution and that lawyers will pursue corruption cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mapu
League
United States
Royalty Attends Covent Garden Opener in Semi State Tone
London May 8 Crowned guests fill the royal box at Covent Garden for the season’s reopening. King Edward Queen Alexandra and other royals attend a Lohengrin performance while electricity replaces gas lighting. Notables include J P Morgan Jr Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough and social figures among the American visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Victoria
Covent Garden
Royal
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Prince
Princess Charles
Denmark
Edward
Opera
Mme
Nordica
Elsa
Pennarini
Lohengrin
van Rooy
Telramund
Duchess of Marlborough
Consuela Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan, Jr
George Cornwallis-West
Randolph Churchill
Countess Craven
Cornelia Martin
von Andre
Adair
Police Chiefs Meet In Louisville Discuss Anarchy Threats
The Association of Police Chiefs of the United States and Canada held its second day in Louisville. Chicago Chief Francis O Neill compared American anarchists to Russian nihilists and named Emma Goldman as highly dangerous. He cited a Chicago anarchist practicing shooting before Prince Henry of Prussia's visit. A banquet at the Galt House and toasts by leaders from multiple cities were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Association of Police Chiefs
United States
Canada
Francis O' Neill
Chicago
Emma Goldman
McKinney
Prince Henry of Prussia
Galt House
Henry Watterson
J. Fitzgerald
John T. Janssen
Milwaukee
A. H. Leslie
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Author Slain Brothers Buried Together In Tragic Estate Dispute
The tale centers on the Ford brothers with Paul Ford denying a shared estate, while police conclude Malcolm W. Ford attacked amid temporary insanity after financial distress. Malcolm left a seven year old son. a family funeral is planned. Malcolm edited The New Centaur, which failed Tuesday with a receiver appointed, possibly explaining money tensions.
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Malcolm
Paul Ford
Brown
Malcom W. Ford
Malcom Ford
Captain Brown
Malcolm Ford
New Centaur
New Centaur Publishing Company
Miss Hall
Carnegie Seeks Calm View on Shipping Combine and Trusts
Andrew Carnegie, arriving in London from New York, urges Britain to view the shipping combine as a money matter rather than patriotic threat. He predicts higher returns for current owners at first, notes U S resolve to be a maritime power, and warns that counter combinations will follow. He doubts early Britain ship registration, comments on Roosevelt and rail regulation, and urges British readers toward kinship with the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Carnegie
New York
St. Louis
Great Britain
Carnegie
Navigation
Combine
United States
The
Westminster Gazette
Roosevelt
Congress
Steel Combine
Carnegie Scholarships Awarded For Metallurgy Research
At the Iron and Steel Institute in London on May 8 the Andrew Carnegie scholarships for metallurgy research were awarded to William Campbell of Columbia University, three Englishmen, a Parisian, and a Berlin resident. Three scholarships were given in 1901 and the donor doubled his stake. The Carnegie gold medal went to Dr. J A Mathews of New York.
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London
Iron and Steel Institute
Andrew Carnegie
William Campbell
Columbia University
Berlin
Carnegie
J. A. Mathews
New York
Sketches of the Brothe rs Paul Leicester Ford dies
Paul Leicester Ford at thirty seven noted novelist and editor. Born in Brooklyn son of Gorder Lester Ford who left two million. Survived by Grace Kidder his wife. Malcolm W Ford athlete and lawyer, had marriages and divorces, active in clubs.
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Paul Leicester Ford
Janice Meredith
Grace Kidder
Edward H. Kidder
Brooklyn
Gorder Lester Ford
Malcolm W
Mr. Ford
Peter Stirling
George Washington
Franklin
Cupid
Bookman
Thomas Jefferson
John Dickinson
Players
The
Record
Grolier
Century Association
Sons of the Revolution
Malcolm W. Ford
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Canada
Ctaer
Robert Graves
Lawyers’ Club
Trust agreements on White Star and related lines in London
The Associated Press reports provisional agreements for acquiring the White Star, Dominion, American and Atlantic transport lines by a combine under Morgans. Vendors Ismay Imrie Mills Widener Griscom Barnard Baker receive 120 million dollars in stock and debentures. English law governs seller questions. Harland & Wolff to supply ships only to the combine for ten years.
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London
Associated Press
White Star
Dominion
American
Atlantic
Morgans
New York
Ismay, Imrie & Co
Mills & Co
Dominion Line
Messrs. Widener
Griscom
Barnard Baker
White Star Line
Transort
Leyland
England
Harland & Wolff
United Kingdom
United States
Hamburg-American Line
Prince Henry Visits Cork's International Exhibition
Prince Henry of Prussia and the Duke of Connaught visited Cork for the International Exhibition. They were greeted at the railway station by the lord mayor and officials, then driven to the grounds where an enthusiastic crowd welcomed them. The German national anthem was played and Prince Henry inaugurated the water chute by starting the first boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
May
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Duke of Connaught
Ireland
Exhibition
Prince Henry
Ean May
Coronation Rumors Link Astor and Lipton to Peerages
An enthusiastic crowd greeted guests of Earl Cadogan in Ireland as coronation rumors swirl in London. Reports claim William W. Astor may be made a peer in June for gifts to British science and education, while Sir Thomas Lipton is said to gain a peerage for his work aiding 10,000 poor on coronation day.
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Earl Cadogan
Lord Leutenant
Ireland
New York
London
Herald
William W. Astor
Astor
Great Britain
Thomas Lipton
Severe hailstorm hits Paris and threatens crops
A violent hailstorm swept northwestern Paris this afternoon lasting about thirty minutes. Heavy snowfalls again affect northeastern and southwestern France with frosts endangering cereal and fruit crops across the region. In Australia a lifeboat from the Beverie reached Free Mantle after reporting loss of propeller 1,500 miles offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
May
France
Madrid
Derailment in Transvaal Kills Officer and Two Men
Lord Kitchener reports a train derailment from Pretoria to Pietersburg in northern Transvaal on May 7. An officer and two men were killed, and forty seven Boers were captured on May 7 and May 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Pietersburg
Transvaal
Palma and Palma Arrive in Santa Clara Cuba May
President elect Palma arrives from Cienfuegos to Santa Clara greeted by schoolchildren. Mayors of the province present. He visits the provincial exposition as Mrs Estrada Palma sails from New York aboard the Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Clara
Cuba
Palma
Cienfuegos
Senor Palma
New York
T. Estrada Palma
Havana
Mrs. Palma
Camp Columbia in Marianao Bought for Future Cuban Republic
Havana May 8 under Governor General Wood order the land at Camp Columbia Marianao six miles from Havana has been purchased as a permanent military camp for the future Cuban republic. All buildings remain intact and Camp Columbia was the principal American soldiers station near Havana in 18% years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Wood
Retraction Stolen in Chicago Tortures King Case
H E H King, found unconscious in a Wilmette doorway in military uniform, claims Cuban war veteran status and West Point expulsion and says a court martial charge by M A Elkins led to a retraction forced under gunpoint, which he alleges was stolen during last night’s assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. E. H. King
Wilmette
Fort Sheridan
H. A. King
Washington
D. C
West Point
M. A. Elkins
King
Elkins
Judge Seaman Rejects Traction Case Jurisdiction
In Chicago Judge Seaman refused to take jurisdiction in the suit by Union Traction Company to validate the ninety nine year franchise act. City officials say the act was abrogated by later laws and traction interests fear expirations next year if law stands. The court gave the company until Monday to file a further answer.
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Chicago
A. i
Seaman
United States District Court
Union Traction Company
Cory
Linais
Saloon Fight Hire Sparks Incident in Cincinnati
Cincinnati May 8 William Weaver was hired today by John Johnson during a fight in a saloon over a woman. The incident occurred as patrons watched, with authorities noting the confrontation led to a brawl and a hiring dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William Weaver
John Johnson
Indiana Judge Honored At Chicago Reception Banquet
Judge Francis E. Baker of the U S Circuit Court for the Seventh Circuit was toasted at a Grand Pacific hotel reception hosted by the Chicago Bar Association. About 150 guests heard speakers including Indiana Attorney General William L. Taylor praising Indiana authors and leaders in law and statecraft and urging central West states to shape federal issues.
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Chicago
May
Francis RE. Baker
Indiana
United States Circuit Court
Seventh Circuit
Grand Pacific Hotel
Chicago Bar Association
Wiliam L. Taylor
C. C. Kohisaat
8. P. Shope
Illinois Supreme Court
J. H. Gillett
Baker
James Whitcomb Riley
Maurice Thompson
Charles Major
D. B. McCutcheon
George Ade
Kooth Tarkington
Ineerae
Cee Ewe
Ade
McCutcheon
Pimperman
Lincoln
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Earth
Star of
Empire
Marshalls
Morton
McDonald
Hendricks
Voorhees
Morris
Gresham
Woods
Bakers
Wisconsin
Illinois
Great West
England
West
George Rogers Clark
Vincennes
Kaskaskia
Middle West
Central West
Republic
Inauguration of Costa Rica’s new president Esquivel today
SAN JOSE Costa Rica May Asun cion Esquivel was inaugurated as president. He had been elected in February. The country is quiet and no revolutionary trouble is expected. The retiring president Rafael Iglesias leaves office after a second term begun in November 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Asuncion Esquivel
Rafael Iglesias
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a long standing remedy for teething pains and diarrhea in children, claiming widespread use for over fifty years. It promotes retail availability and suggests sulfur springs as an alternative cure, arguing Glenn’s Sulphur offers the same relief.
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Wrinle
Lis
St. Imp
E. M. Campbell & Co
McOunt Building
WM. H. Armstrong & CO
S. Meridian Street
Indianapolia
Philippines
Private Richter
Washington, May
George B. Davis
Army
Edward C. Richter
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Dasmarinos
Philippine Islands
Syracuse
N. Y
Sinclair
Richie
General Davis
Indiana Oil Production
Marion
Grant County
E. E. Earle
Old Men's Exchange
Boots Creek
Arthur Jordans
Mr. Parry
W. D
Foulke
Landis
Asa Baker
Mooresville
Robert Martin
Martin
Charles Smith
Westfield
Smith
E. B. Wilson
D. M. Parry
National Manufacturers’ Association
Parry
Department of Commerce
Arthur Jordan
Beveridge
Jordan
Sever Civil Service
Terre Haute
Arr H. Barrows
Census Bureau
Charles H. Holliday
American Security and Trust Company
Barrows
Senate
Supreme Court
Territory
Oklahoma
Frank E. Gillette
J. L. Pancoast
James K. Beauchamp
Alphonse Strebler
President Roosevelt
Potomac
Civil Service
William Dudley Foulke
Miss Foulke
Virginia Hills
Ss. C. Helm
Public Lands Committee
Alaska Gulf & Yukon Railway
Varlez
Eagle City
Wyatt
St. Joseph County
E. F. Machel
W. G. Deal
Iris
Harrison County
L. C. Smith
H. C. Smith
Wooten
White House
Interstate Cotton-seed Crushers’ Association
House Committee On Banking and Currency Today
Messrs
Talbert
Thayer
Lewis
Pugsley
Padgett
Bartlett
Georgia
B. A. Philbin
Princes and
Princesses
Chiefs OF Police
Carnegie Abroad
Morgans Shipping Trust
Paul
Morgan
Charterhouse
Pepass
Rue de la Paix
Porrek Dace
Che. Coar
Astor and Lipton
South Africa
Judge Baker
W. le Vaylor
Mrs. Winslow
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