Prisoners of War Policy in the War Ethics
The article argues that the United States treats prisoners of war in line with civilized practice, extending humane rules to combatants and noncombatants alike. It notes allowances for parole, limited confinement, and the right not to bear arms, while contrasting U S care of Cervera's sailors at Portmouth with other wartime hardships and the swift handling of inquiries about captives.
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Cervera
United States
Portamouth
Spain
Annapolis
Gomis
W. Foster
Washington
Ottawa
Joint Commission
Grayag
Congress
Apache officer's desert encounter helps peace talks
In a distant desert scene near Miles's camp, Lieutenant Ord, son of General Ord, tracks an Apache who sings "Oh how I love Jesus." The Apache, speaking only English phrases learned from a missionary, signals peace and confirms the tribe's readiness to negotiate, aiding a potential treaty.
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Cincinnati
Sixth Infantry
Santiago
Gibson House
Ovil
Ord
West Point
Studons
Glycendlees
Oril
Jesus
Miles
Indiana
T. Ord
Automatic restaurant turns meals into moving courses
A French journal announces an American invention of an automatic restaurant where food is laid out on a counter in courses and the customer rides a steam powered strap that moves him along from course to course.
Willing to Go and The Judge Silence the Courtroom
A court scene features a stern judge warning any interrupter will be expelled, while the prisoner cheerfully adds enthusiasm to the moment. The exchange heightens the courtroom tension as proceedings continue with maintained order.
Louisiana News Notes Rounds Up Fires and Local Affairs
Fire at Lake Charles and Norris Mills in West Lake devastate property while damage estimates reach thousands. Northern visitors eye Lake Charles investments as organzations plan fairs and races. Monroe marks Jewish New Year with temple talks and business closures. Local assessors publish parish rolls with notable property values and registration counts.
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Lake Charles
Monroe
Acala
Cnowiy
Brooks
Acadia Parish
Gladstone
Bismarck
Dana
Heinberg
Temple Sinai
Underground Telephone Conduits Planned for New Orleans
A new underground system by the Peoples Telephone Company moves toward approval in New Orleans. Conduits will be laid within ten days from Perdido and Carondelet, radiating to the river and bounded by Howard, Basin, Esplanade, and the river. An Algiers exchange will serve the suburb.
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Gladstone
Lismarck
Charles A. Dana
New Orleans
Peoples Telephone Company
Howard Street
Basin
Lsplanade Avenue
Algiers
Poison Plot Alleged Against Aguinaldo in Malolos
The Republica Filipino claims a plan to poison Aguinaldo Friday night. A steward died after tasting soup thought tampered with by a Spanish prisoner freed earlier. Eleven Franciscan friars named in the conspiracy. Aguinaldo absent at the assembly, but his envoy reported the incident and plans to visit his house. A service was held in Malolos and soup is undergoing chemical analysis.
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National Assembly
Aguinaldo
Malolos
Too Cool for Joseph Milwauken
Stevens Point man Joseph Lyons was found nearly dead in a refrigerator car after six days and nights locked inside while traveling from Seattle to Milwaukee He had left for the Klondike and reportedly hid in the car after losing his money in Seattle Physicians at the emergency hospital doubted his recovery The report notes a Peruvian revolt suppression and that Ayabaca raiders were overtaken defeated and dispersed by government forces in Peru
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Joseph Milwauken
Joseph Lyons
Stevens Point
Seattle
Lyons
Milwaukee
Chris Gives into England Sussex and loan backed by British syndicate
Pekin Times correspondent reports Britain protests lead the Tsung Li Yamen to authorize ending the Nieuw Chwang railway loan with a British syndicate. Fragmentary quotes follow about Miss Elderly and a casual digression. A Kansas City sermon links religious growth to national greatness via separation from God.
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Chris
England
Sussex
Pekin
the Times
Tsung la Yamen
Nieuw Chwang
Doings in Washington Army Reorganization Scheme
War Department inquiry and cabinet talk dominate Washington news with plans for Army reorganization after the war. Major generals Wheeler and Miles discuss command and investigations while a commission appointment looms. The press notes Navy expense estimates, and a mass funeral honors Empress Elizabeth as President McKinley observes.
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War Department
Cardinal Gi Pans
Elizabeth of
Austria
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Cardinal Gibbons
Ustriany Thiniater
McKinley
United States Aguey and Navy
Supreme Court
Cavalry Regiments Redeployed to Camps Near Huntsville and Fort Meade
War department orders move five regiments of regular cavalry now at Camp Wikoff under Maj. Gen. Wheeler. The first three head to a Huntsville area camp within 100 miles, the second to Fort Meade in South Dakota to relieve the eighth, and the ninth dispersed across Arizona and New Mexico to relieve the seventh. A board will select camp sites near Huntsville after inspecting camps south.
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Camp Wikoff
Wheeler
Huntsville
Ala
South Dakota
Fort Meade
Arizona
New Mexico
Montawk
Huntaville
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Jexsinas
Calcasier Parish
A. M. Avihar
Pennines Puri
Jessixas
Jennings Fair Association
Jenninga
Lake Crannes
Messrs
McBurney Carr
Pogue, Robertson
Callumber
Findley, AL
Norris
West Lake
Richard Pavia
Seriona
Lavaverre
Dupre Bernard
Eell Rhen
Lensvinne
Will Rhen
Natchitoches
Ray
Pickering
Leesville
Calcasieu Parish
Franklin Parish
W. J. Brown
Aire City
Amita City Fair Association
Fair Grounds
H. D. Wolson
Alexandria
Wm. Harris
Bayou Roubert
Paris
Toipopaux
Gesund
Justin Cancienne
Cantienne
Lima
Pext
Associated
Prens
Ayabaca
Ethel
Miss Elderly
Jettig
Puek
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Hopking
Congregationalist
Kansas City
Doings
Ailes
Scewmd
Ades Actiie
Stave
Yy Colling
My. Hay
Oohaint
Serge
Cen. Sokgefieil
Owell
Evan P. Howell
Atlanta
White House
Turie Navy
Ecretary Long
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Army
Meiklejohn
Cuba
Philippines
Porto Rico
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