Boston Enriched by Northen and Arnett Debate on Race
Ex Georgia ex governor Northen and Bishop Arnett debated the race question before about 1500 Congregational Club members at Tremont Temple Boston. Northen argued the white man burden and Southern flaws while Arnett spoke for the Black man, drawing strong audience response and mixed critical commentary from clergy and press alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northen
Georgia
Congregational Club
Tremont Temple
Boston
Mass
Benjamin W. Arnett
South
Northern
Satan
Thone
Northon
Nothen
Bishop Arnett
Barton
J. A. Hamilton
The
Congregational House
Edward A. Horton
Hay Drew Plan for Philippine Government
A proposed framework for self government in the Philippines was sent to Filipinos in Manila by an American committee. Framed in Washington by Secretary Hay, the plan aims to grant a large measure of self rule while ensuring safety and welfare for neighboring nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilippinos Islands
Manila
Washington
Hay
Presbyterians Choose Atlanta for Next General Assembly
In Richmond the Presbyterian General Assembly voted 94 to 83 to meet next year in Atlanta amid a spirited contest between Atlanta and Marston Missouri. Rev. Dra Bull and Rice led the case for the Atlanta side as supporters urged the relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Richmond
Atlanta
Marston
Dra, Bull and Rice
Fourteen Die in Bavarian Ferry Disasters
Advices from Berlin report four teenagers drowned Tuesday when a Danube ferry capsized near Straubing Bavaria. A similar accident occurred at Simbach Bavaria where ten people perished in the River Tury, another Danube tributary, when a boat capsized.
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Berlin
Danube
Straubing
Bavaria
Simbach
Tury
Need for larger American force in the Philippines
Advices from Manila stress a much larger army is required to establish American supremacy in the group. Insufficient troops have left vast areas uncaptured as Filipino forces harass garrisons from jungles and woods, while insurgent losses are high and hospitals lack medicines and surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
MacArthur
Lawton
San Fernando
Rio Grande
San Miguel
Balinay
Pio de Pilar
Executive Order on Island Governance by McKinley in 1899
Executive order establishes auditing offices and a treasurer for the islands under U S military government after Spain's loss in Cuba and West Indies west of 74th longitude. Auditors for customs and post offices, plus a treasurer, are appointed by the secretary of war with revenues disbursed only on warrants signed by the auditor and governor-general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
United States
Spain
Cuba
West Indies
Department of Customs
Department of Post Offices
Secretary of War
William McKixury
Madrid dispute over funeral expenses of Senor Castelar
A Madrid dispatch reports a clash between Castelar's family and government officials at the station over who should pay funeral costs. The family protested the decree’s wording implying Castelar died poor and questioned Prime Minister Silvela acting as chief mourner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Senor Castelar
Premiier Silvela
Coghlan Named Commandant for Puget Sound Station
Naval orders issued Wednesday assign Captain J. B. Coghlan to command the Puget Sound naval station effective June 30 as the Raleigh goes out of commission. Remaining Raleigh officers are detached and placed on waiting orders or leave while Coghlan relieves Captain J. G. Green.
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Raleigh
Puget Sound
J. B. Coghlan
Puget Sound Naval Station
Coghlan
J. G. Green
Anti trust banquet opens Missouri Democrats conference
A Jefferson Club event in St Louis gathers Democrats from across states for a secret session at Planters hotel. Governor Stone as chairman, Bryan speaks on organization and campaign funds, with plans to convene in Chicago and prepare for the 1900 fight. The banquet draws 1500 attendees and echoes the Chicago platform against trusts and imperial policy.
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Democratic National Committee
Planters
St. Louis
Jefferson Club
St Louis
Stone
J. M. Griffin
Pennsylvania
Harity
Missouri
Ways and Means
Senator Jones
Chicago
Bryan
Exposition Hall
Madison Square Garden
Union
Champ Clark
Dewey Plans Delayed Route Call at Ports on Return
Admiral Dewey telegraphs the navy department he will stop at various ports on the way home and reach New York around October. Dispatches do not list touch points, but officials in towns along the Mediterranean may seek notice of the Olympia’s visit to their ports.
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Admiral Dewey
Navy Department
United States
New York
Mediterranean
Paris Liner Failure Deepens Dockside Crisis
Advices from Coverack report a Friday effort to float the American liner Paris, aground off Lowlands Point. The salvage attempt failed again, leaving the ship in the same precarious position and heightening concern over the critical situation.
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Coverack
Paris
Lowlands
Commission Reaches Samoa For Allied Inquiry
The Samoa commission arrived at Apia on May 18 with Bartlett Tripp, Baron Speck von Sternberg, and O N Elliott, meeting chief justice William L Chambers. They reportedly back Admiral Kautz’s actions while Mataafa’s chiefs began the war. Germans seek compensation claims, including one firm for 60000 dollars and others for 20000 dollars. Mataafa says chiefs started the war and asserts he followed treaty orders to avoid firing on Europeans.
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Bartlett Tripp
United States
Austria-Hungary
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Germany
O. N. Elliott
C. B
Washington
England
Apia
Samoan Islands
William L. Chambers
Kautz
Mataifa
Samoa
Mataafa
Associated Press
Matanfa
Ka u t z to Come Home in Samoan Crisis Peace Restored
Washington dispatch notes no new reports from Samoan commission member Bartlett Tripp as of Thursday and says Washington has only cable and press releases on developments. Officials believe no fresh outbreak preceded the mission’s arrival and expect the commission to secure complete peace, though permanent administration of the islands may wait until commissioners return. Admiral Kautz’s actions receive approval, and the Philadelphia flagship will be replaced at Apia by the renovated cruiser Newark, soon to depart New York for Apia via South America.
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Washington
Bartlett Tripp
State Department
Department
Hayal
Apia
United States
Kautz
Hay
Philadelphia
Newark
New York
South America
Peace Conference Panels Review Geneva Revision Plan
Advices from The Hague report both the Red Cross and Brussels sections of the peace conference met separately on Thursday to discuss their assigned topics. The Red Cross group examined paragraphs five and six of Count Maravier s circular, while the Brussels section tackled paragraph seven. Both sections later collaborated on the Morgnier scheme to revise the Geneva convention and weighed each section s competence in the proposed framework.
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Buuinews
Hague
Red Cross
Count Maravier
Dewey Avoids Publicity on U S Itinerary
Washington dispatch reports some of Admiral Dewey’s friends in the department believe he is avoiding public statements of his schedule. They suggest health reasons led him to decline a Hong Kong dinner for the queen’s birthday and anticipate he will skip banquets and demonstrations in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Washington Dispatch
Hong Kong
Curry Indicted Not Found. Grand Jury Returns No Bill
Savannah grand jury failed to return a bill in the case of Lieutenant Frank Curry of the Third Georgia regiment charged with the murder of Private Lee Reed of the Second Regular Artillery. The January shots killed Reed during troop movements in Savannah en route to Cuba.
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Chatham
Savannah
Frank 2. Curry
Third
Georgia Regiment
Lee Reed
Regular Artillery
Cuba
Advertising Lessons From The Trade And The Fire Metaphor
A compact set of quotes on advertising value and persistence. The Plain Talk line notes that free ads are rarely worthwhile and mistakes teach success while poor methods doom campaigns. A second exchange reports Johnson being frozen out of his company, highlighting aggressive business rivalries.
Steam motor car trial speeds to eighty miles an hour
A trial run of a steam motor car reached eighty miles per hour, touted as a record pace. The ad copy extols Stomach Deters and Cagearets for health and beauty, promising cures for indigestion acne and skin issues with bold claims and low prices.
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Uncle Tor
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Loyd Garrison
Wendell Phillips
Sam Hore
Mra. Stowe
Mexico
San Diago
Mexican Central Railroad
Jose Santo
Eagle Pass
Texas
Fainl Renault
Castelar'a
Govarnent
Conference OF Democrats
Telegraphs Department
Commission
Chambers
Curry
Johnson
Indianapolis Journal
Europe
Drugetste
Shi Tring
Pahlen
Lea Ington
Emma Nevada
Hood
Ayiate L. Hunt
Russell
Detroit
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Ublengo
Moffett’s Teething
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