McKinley Address at California Templars Rally
President McKinley addresses 12 000 at Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco praising the brotherhood of American citizenship and liberty. The event features a 60 piece band, a silk flag gift, and the Star Spangled Banner. Mrs McKinley improving and may travel to Washington Saturday.
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San Francisco
McKinley
Knights Templars
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Scott
W. H. Barnes
Barnes
Templars
General Barnes
Knights
Masons
Bea
United States
Liberty
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Sir Knights of
California
Mechanics
League of the Cross
League
Regular Army
Mrs McKinley Improves As Departure Plans Loom
In San Francisco on May 2 Mrs McKinley continues to improve in health after a comfortable day. Secretary Cortelyou says the president will depart for Washington on Saturday if her condition permits, though a firm date remains uncertain.
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San Francisco
Alabama Whites Defend Right to Disfranchise Blacks
May 2 Montgomery dispatch reports the constitutional convention elected John B. Knox of Calhoun as president. Knox asserts white North and white South share a common duty to resist negro rule, praising the President’s national policy as unifying. He calls for self responsibility in government and notes no interference with Northern states over purity of government.
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Montgomery
Ala
John B. Knox
Calhoun
Knox
South
United States
Farewell to General Chaffee as British escort departs Peking
British soldiers escort the Ninth Infantry from the Temple of Agriculture to the depot in Peking. Generals Waldersee Yamaguchi and Gaselee attended with legations and staff as the farewell scene drew a large crowd. A foreign ministers’ meeting failed to embrace the US plan to cut indemnity to 40 million pounds.
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Peking
Legation Guard
Ninth United States Infantry
Temple of Agriculture
Chaffee
Count von Waldersee
Yamaguchi
Gaselee
Legations
Great Britain
German generals join action near Pao-Ting-Fu in raid
Generals operate with General Ballloud and Captain Knoerzer in a joint strike. Two companies of the Third German Regiment surprised and scattered 40 Boxers fourteen miles northwest of Pao-Ting-Fu. Five Germans were wounded.
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Ballloud
Knoerzer
Third
Pao-Ting- Fu
Suspect in Cambridge Bank Explosion Ends Self Destruction
Fred C. Foster of Cambridgeport, long under police suspicion in the explosion that wrecked the Cambridgeport National Bank, shot himself today in the presence of an officer. He was 43, with a wife and three children, and had been under surveillance since yesterday when he presented a $1,100 check with no funds.
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Cambridge
Mass
Fred C. Foster
Cambridgeport
Cambridgeport National Bank
Foster
West Point Cadets Dismissed for Disturbance Five Disgraced
Colonel Mills reports to Secretary of War that five members of the Second Class at West Point were dismissed in disgrace for causing a disturbance. Others under suspension will not receive pay until April 11. The superintendent’s action upheld. No protest or demonstration occurred as the disgraced cadets departed.
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Washington
Military Academy
Henry L. Bolby
Nebraska
John A. Cleveland
Alabama
Trangett F. Teller
New York
Raymond L. Linton
Michigan
Rirchie O. Mahaffey
Texas
Olan C. Aleshire
Minois
Benjamin F. McClellan
Mississippi
James A. Shannon
Mills
Col
A. L. Mills
West Point Military Academy
Secretary of War
Robert R. Ralston
J. B. Richardson
Myron 5. Crissy
Congressional Investigating Committee
Ralston
Gimperling
Hawley
Abolition of Army Canteen Sparks Discipline Drift
Reports from the East show officers say the abolition of the army canteen increased drunkenness at posts in the Department of the East. Seven privates jailed at Governor's Island for AWOL, with multiple courts martial for drunk and disorderly conduct. At Fort Totten and nearby roadhouses, pay day revelry followed, while West Point cadet disturbances lead to dismissals and suspensions ordered by Secretary Root.
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New York
the Times
Brooke
Department of the East
Congress
Ethan Allen
Vermont
Governor’s Island
Department
Governor's Island
Fort Sheridan
Fort Snelling
Fort Ethan Allen
Adams
Sheridan
Fort Hamilton
Fort Schuyler
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Hancock
Willet’s Point
Fort Totten
Willet's Point
Long Island Sound
Whitestone
W. M. Black
Black
Howell
Engineers
Unger insurance case Opens in Chicago Circuit Court
The Unger insurance case centers on the death of Marie Defenbach, Aug 27, with Frank H. Smiley pleading guilty and Dr. August M. Unger and F Wayland Brown pleading not guilty. Indicted for conspiracy to defraud insurers over life policies. The body was cremated before investigation. Jury selection dominates today's session. Brown was an assistant manager at a local detective agency.
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Chicago
Unger
Marie Defenbach
Tuley
Frank H. Smiley
August M. Unger
F. Wayland Brown
Smiley
Babes killed in the woods by bear attack near JOE West Virginia
Three Portefield children aged three five and seven were gathering flowers with their mountaineer father E P Porterfield twelve miles southeast of Joe West Virginia when a bear attacked and killed them The search party recovered the bodies and later shot and killed the bear The parents are devastated by the loss
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Joe
W. Va
E. P. Porterfield
Mary
Willie
Henry
Punishments for Barrows and Boyer Reported In Manila
Manila dispatch says Captain Frederick J. Barrows Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry and Lieutenant Frederick Boyer Thirty-ninth Infantry will be dishonorably discharged with five years and one year imprisonment respectively. Both to Leavenworth. Also Weather Bureau act loan $2500 per province and a one peso annual tax. Lieut James Howell shots Lieut Charles Lloyd during a drunken quarrel at Camp Stotsenburge. Howell Lloyd and Dr Overton under arrest as inquiry proceeds.
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Manila
Associated Press
Frederick J. Barrows
Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry
Department of Southern Luzon
Frederick Boyer
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Calamba
Baylake
Barrows
Boyer
Leavenworth
Kansas
Philippine Commission
Weather Bureau
Camp Stotsenburge
James F. Howell
Sixth Artillery
Charles R. Lloyd
Lloyd
Howell
Mariquina Valley
Dr. Overton
Princess de Chimay Declared Spendthrift In Chicago Probate
In Chicago Probate Court Princess de Chimay formerly Clara Ward of Detroit was ruled spendthrift and incapable of managing her property. Uncle Thomas R. Lyons was named conservator with a $100000 bond after alleging she spent about $400000 since acquiring her fortune plus her annual income varying from 5090 to 50800. Lyons cited a February Egypt debt demand of 3000 as catalyst and noted a Paris expense spree of 100000 francs in six weeks.
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Chicago
Princess de Chimay
Clara Ward
Detroit
Thomas R. Lyons
Funston Party Endures Harsh Philippine Trek for Aguinaldo
General Frederick Funston and his followers, en route to capture Aguinaldo, survived on snails and an octopus after passing as prisoners. In a San Isidro dated letter, Funston described the grueling march, food shortage, and a rare moment of pride for eating a devil fish with long arms.
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Kansas
Knapp Detached for Manila Nautical School Assignment
Navy Department reports Rear Admiral Rodgers Cavite cablegram states Lieut. John J. Knapp is detached from the Wompauck and assigned to the Manila nautical school. He takes the place of Lieut. Richard H. Townley who is ordered to stand before a court martial over alleged commissary frauds.
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Washington
Navy Department
Rodgers
Cavite
John J. Knapp
Wompauck
Nautical School
Manila
Richard H. Townley
General Henry C. Corbin to Inspect Philippines Mission
Maj. Gen. Henry C. Corbin, adjutant general of the army, will sail for the Philippines aboard the Hancock, departing San Francisco on June 3. He plans a general inspection of military conditions on the islands.
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Washington
Henry C. Corbin
Army
Philippines
Hancock
San Francisco
Indemnity and China Debt Talks Move Across Continents
In San Francisco and Vienna report, the U S and British officials seek a workable indemnity for China amid Western bargaining. Proposals include bonds at 3 percent interest with likin and salt tax provisions, while Britain signals cautious openness to near conclusion. Vienna notes gloom over Europe Balkans tensions and Macedonia agitation.
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Vienna
Count Goluchowski
China
Lord Lansdowne
Europe
Balkans
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Macedonia
Cadet Hazing Dispute Sways West Point Oversight
The War Department report analyzes cadet hazing at the Military Academy. Leaders of insubordination urged separation from the academy to prevent a repeat of outbreaks. Officials praised Colonel Mills and asserted the department will support his governance. The conflict pits cadets seeking self rule against authorities seeking military discipline and education.
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Corps of Cadets
Academy
Military Academy
War Department
Ills
Colonel Mills
Military
Mills
West Point
Cass
Cadets Leave West Point After Dismissals and Suspensions
Five cadets dismissed or suspended from the Military Academy have returned home. The article notes a distinction between dismissal and discharge, with dismissal being final and requiring a special act of Congress to reenlist, while discharge allows reentry by reappointment and board approval. No censure is directed at Colonel Mills for his discipline actions.
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West Point
N. Y
the Military Academy
Miliary Academy
Congress
Academy
Mills
Boiler Explosion at Slope Mine Injures Miners in Lisbon
A boiler exploded near the engine as miners gathered to enter the Slope mine in Lisbon on May 2. Several men were burned or scalded, with Jeff Davis severely burned from knees to head, and others sustaining head, back, and chest injuries. The blast demolished the cane house, blew out both boiler ends, and wrecked a railroad trestle. the boiler was old and the cause is under investigation.
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Lisbon
Jeff Davis
William Rigam
Hiley Lamborn
Harry Lamborn
Powers to Demand Gold Payments for Chinese Duties
Berlin reports authorities expect major powers to require gold payments on Chinese import duties, doubling the burden and likely extending to salt and opium taxes. Germany resists altering kin duties due to complexity. Powers may split between loan and increased revenue approaches, but harmony in action remains.
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Berlin
Germany
China
Great Britain
Count Von Waldersee Dispatch on Li Hung Chang
A Peking dispatch says Li Hung Chang has decided to take energetic action against the Boxers along the southern line of occupation. The report comes from Count Von Waldersee and was published today in Berlin.
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Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Peking
Li Hung Chang
O: Tion
Bis
West Point Cadets Appeal Punishment to Secretary Root
Five dismissed West Point cadets arrived in New York and issued a signed statement expressing surprise at their punishment for a minor offense. They say a court martial would have been more appropriate and plan to seek an audience with Secretary Root in Washington to present their case.
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New York
West Point
Washington
Root
Floods devastate Elizabethton and upper Tennessee
Flood damage runs into millions as the Doe river dam disaster at Elizabethton floods the town of 2000. Eight lives are lost including Mrs. Gregg Mrs. Filley a man named Souchong and several children. Rivers Wautauga Holston Chuckey and French Broad overflow destroying property and crops.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Upper Tennessee
Doe River
Elizabethton
Gregg
Filley
Souchong
Joseph Hill
Bolivar
Doe
Wautauga
Holston
Green County
Jefferson
Rains cause deaths in Virginia and Tennessee
Two people died and property damaged as heavy rains and high water hit southwest Virginia and east Tennessee. Five inches fell at Charlottesville with severe showers elsewhere. Henry Musie, a Washington county farmer, drowned crossing Beaver Creek. Milton Boyd, ten, drowned near Wallace.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tennessee
Charlottesville
Henry Musie
Washington County
Beaver Creek
Milton Boyd
Wallace
National Congress of Mothers Opens in Columbus
Mrs. Theodore Birney presides as the National Congress of Mothers convenes at the Board of Trade Auditorium. Reports show growing movement and funds though a small deficit. Secretaries suggested to aid state organization ahead of the next national convention. Delegates report enthusiasm across states and a Columbus reception at Ohio State University follows in the afternoon.
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Columbus
National Congress of Mothers
Board of Trade
Theodore Birney
Congress
Palmer
Hardin W. Masters
Lewiston
Ohio State University
Richest Negro Dead in Hopkinsville
Hopkinsville Ky May 22 Peter Postell once enslaved in North Carolina rose to wealth after joining the Federal army. He later opened a grocery and accumulated a fortune estimated at five hundred thousand dollars before his sudden death from heart disease.
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Hopkinsville
Peter Postell
South
Postell
North Carolina
Tragic double death near Lake Park Station
In Tacoma on May 22 Mrs Charles F Gunzert mother of a thirteen year old boy killed her son with a firearm and then killed herself by ingesting carbolic acid. The tragedy happened in the woods west of Lake Park station after she invited her son for a walk.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles F. Gunzert
Lake Park Station
British Ruler Hurled Into Danger On Lipton Yacht
May 2 in Southampton reports the Shamrock II and the Cap Challenger struck by a heavy squall. King Edward VII and Sir Thomas Lipton survived the wreck with others unhurt. Lipton vows to rebuild and race again, delaying the Americas Cup contest by weeks.
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Southampton
Solent
Edward
Thomas Lipton
Associated Press
New York Yacht Club
Shamrock
America
Yeo
Hythe
Sir Thomas Lipton
London
Thomas
King Edward
Londonderry
King
Watson
Telegraph
Erin
Ion
Themar
Hritikh
Mr. Watson
Ir. Jameson
Sir Thomas
Americcan
Royal party aboard Shamrock II as squall cripples topmast
May 22 at Ryde Isle of Wight a planned triangular race by Shamrocks and the yawl Sybarita was interrupted by a sudden squall. King Edward and Sir Thomas Lipton watched from the Erin as the bowsprit broke away and the topmast failed, threatening the royal party on deck before Shamrock I and support vessels maneuvered amid the wreckage.
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Ryde
Isle of Wight
Edward
Thomas Lipton
Captain More
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Rockhill
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Neat Lear
Col. Mills
Babes
West Virginia
F. J. Barrows
Lieut
F. Boyer
Knapp
Townley
Corbin
Cal
Hay
Waldersee
Reot
Eliz
Abethton
Mrs. Birney Optimistic
Mothers’ Movement
Shamrock Hi
Sately
Lipton
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