European Armies Strive for Supremacy in Military Signaling
The article surveys European efforts to perfect military signaling. It describes German reliance on electric telegraphy and semaphore, French lanterns and heliographs, British Morse coding, Russian lanterns and lime-light rigs, and Austrian and Italian flag signals. It notes captives balloons and the shared risk that Morse code allows enemy interception.
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Germany
Radi
Paria
Arma
Mnat
Moose and Caribou Cemeteries in Quebec Herds Seasonally Shed Antlers
A Quebec correspondent reports moose and caribou repeatedly visit specific sites to shed horns, a practice described as cemeteries by Superintendent L Z Joncas. Skeletons are sometimes found, though bears often scatter bones. an off-route hunter once obtained five fine antlers near a regional area.
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Quebec
L. Z. Joncas
Dis
Joncas
Sugar King Tells Much on Tariffs and Trusts
Henry Havemeyer, president of American Sugar Refining, testified before the Washington industrial commission. He attacked tariffs as the mother of trusts and argued sugar profits are only a fair return on capital. He claimed states owe nothing to corporations and urged lower tariffs and an internal tax on sugar production.
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Henry O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Industrial Commission
Washington
Pelf
Louisiana
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Congress
Trusta
Evans Faces Charges Over Convict Labor and Groceries
A Columbia committee probing the South Carolina penitentiary resumes work and highlights Evans as ex-governor accused of charges including $175 in penitentiary grocery bills and using convicts for farm work while under Colonel Neal's supervision. Senator Tillman has provided explanations, but Evans has not.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Neal
Tillman
Evans
Tr on Advances in Price by Southern Foundries
Price of southern foundry iron increases again by sixty cents per ton to 14.50 in Chattanooga and 13.75 to 14.00 in Birmingham. The rise may trigger a further two cent per ton coal cost in Alabama furnace districts affecting about 8 000 miners.
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Southern Foundries
Chattanooga Dispatch
Southern Foundry Iron
Birmingham
Furnace
Alabama
Venezuelan Arbitrators Meet in Paris for Boundary Hearing
The Venezuelan arbitration committee held its first formal Paris meeting with an illustrious panel including Chief Justice Puller and Justice Brewer of the US Supreme Court, Baron Russell, Sir Richard Henn Collins, and Baron de Maartens as umpire. The commission will meet four days next week, excluding the three weekend days. Sir Richard Webster opened the British case with a geographical and historical review of the boundary issue, followed by Venezuela and Great Britain speakers.
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Paris
Baron de Maartens
Puller
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Baron Russell
Kilowen
England
Richard Henn Collins
Justice of Appeals
Richard Webster
Great Britain
Venezuela
Otis organizes three regiments from volunteers in Philippines
General Otis plans three regiments in the Philippines drawn from state volunteers whose terms end. The volunteers prefer returning home, but enlistment may proceed if needed, with skeleton units formed until replacements arrive from the United States. Sailings from San Francisco on the 22nd and 24th will supply 83 000 fighting men for Manila.
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Otis
Philippines
United States
San Francisco
Manila
State Senator Cocke of Asheville Charged With Embezzlement
William J. Cocke, a North Carolina state senator from Buncombe, was indicted for embezzlement and misappropriation of funds from the National Bank of Asheville. The grand jury returned a 92-count bill, the largest in state history, Cocke was arrested in Asheville and posted a $15,000 bond. His political prominence and past personal tragedy are noted as context.
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W.T. Cocke
Asheville
N. C
Charlotte
Federal Court
William J. Cocke
National Bank of
Cooke
Cocke
North Carolina
Dewey Leaves Singapore Aboard Olympia Bound for Colombo
A Singapore cable dispatch reports the United States cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey aboard sailing from Singapore at daylight Thursday. The next stop is Colombo in Ceylon.
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Olympia
Colombo
Ceylon
Singapore
United States
Admiral Dewey
Island of Ceylon
Old Furnaces to Resume by Georgia Company
The Southern Mining and Manufacturing Company of Georgia plans to restart its iron and coal property in Dade and fire the Rising Fawn furnace soon after years idle. It will also overhaul and restart the old Chattanooga furnace, recently purchased, bringing it up to date.
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Southern Mining and Manufacturing Company
Georgia
Dade
Wheeler and Miles Invited to Huntaville July Fourth
Huntaville Alabama chamber of commerce wires invitations to General Nelson A. Miles and General Joseph Wheeler to visit the city on July 4. They are asked to deliver addresses at a large celebration marking the Declaration of Independence and noting Spanish War victories by both sides.
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Huntaville
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
Nelson A. Miles
Joseph Wheeler
Rebel Leader Heads Forces In Major Filipino Assault
A Manila dispatch reports rebels numbering about 5000 attacked General MacArthur’s lines at San Fernando at 4:30 am on Friday, after cutting rail and telegraph lines at Apalit. The assault, repulsed with 75 rebels killed and 30 taken prisoner, involved multiple brigades and units including the Iowa and Kansas regiments. Casualties among Americans were 14 wounded. Aguinaldo reportedly led the assault as preparations drew troops from Candaba and Dagupan. A released Spanish prisoner claims to have witnessed General Luna’s assassination and cites a rupture between Luna and Aguinaldo over control.
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Manila
Apalit
MacArthur
San Fernando
Iowa
Towa Regiment
Kansas Regiment
Funstan
Kansons
Montigans
Hale
Seventeenth Regiment
Aguinaldo
Candababa
Dagupan
Kansas
Luna
Aguinalso
Assault near San Fernando repulsed by MacArthur troops
Cablegram from General Otis dated Mantua June 16 reports northern insurgents massed near San Fernando and attacked MacArthur's forces early today. The enemy was driven from the field with over fifty dead and many wounded, retreating. American casualties totaled fourteen, mostly minor. The attack was believed directed personally by Aguinaldo after several days of preparation.
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Washington
Otis
Mantua
San Fernando
MacArthur
Aguinaldo
Chicago Population Tops Two Million Milestone
Chicago's population reached 2,088,042 as announced by Chief of Police Ripley. The census figures, compiled by the police force, confirm the two million threshold has been surpassed.
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Chicago
Ripley
Powder Works Demolished After Fatal Explosion
A massive explosion at the United States Smokeless Powder Company plant on Point San Pedro near San Rafael California killed four workers and seriously injured six, with six buildings demolished by the shock and ensuing fires. The blast originated from the grain room ignition and was followed by a quick second explosion that set four mixing houses ablaze.
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United States Smokeless Powder Company
Point San Pedro
San Rafael
Gal
Fatalities at Herman Cyclone Casualty Toll
Special dispatch from Homan Nebraska reports ten dead and twenty five injured from the cyclone that wrecked Herman last Monday night. Five of the injured are expected to die and half of the remaining survivors suffer very serious wounds.
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Homan, Neb
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