Dewey Homeward Bound from Manila Amid Gun Salute
Admiral Dewey leaves Manila aboard the Olympia at four on Saturday afternoon, amid cheers and a full admiral's salute from the Oregon, Baltimore, and Concord. The voyage home is marked by bands, flags, and mutual cheers as ships part amid Cavite fort guns and Corregidor. Dewey plans to return to Montpelier Virginia, hoping for modest reception, while noting insurgents’ waning strength and a forthcoming third commission. Captain Walker of the Concord joins the Olympia for the voyage home.
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Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Manila
United States
Oregon
Baltimore
Concord
Dewey
Sweet Home
Indies
Powerful
Cavite
Monterey
Paranaque
Corregidor Island
Otis
Montpelier
San Francisco
Walker
Hague peace conference second sitting reports on mediation agenda
The Hague peace conference resumed with a 35 minute session. Baron De Staal read the replies from the evar and Queen Wilhelmina to Thursday telegrams and spoke on mediation and arbitration while placing arms reduction low.
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the Hague
Baron de Staal
Evar
Wilhelmina
M. de Staal
Order for Cuban troops payments signed by Governor General Brooke
A Havana special reports Governor General Brooke signed the order for payment to Cuban troops and delivery of their arms to mayors under civil governors. The first payment is set for May 27 at the Prado in Havana, with a second on May 30 at Santiago de las Vegas. Payments will continue at other provincial locations daily thereafter.
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Havana
Brooke
Prado
Santiago de Las Vegas
Maximo Gomez
Cuba
Gomez
United States
Military Assembly
McKinley
Tam
Hampton declines gift of proposed home for him
General Wade Hampton writes to South Carolinians that he cannot accept the home offered to replace the one lost in a fire. He praises the citizenry’s work for the state as well done and faithful, and says he values the people’s commendation more than the gift.
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Wade Hampton
South Carolina
Dewey Itinerary Details Navy Plans For Public Bulletin
A Washington special reports that Admiral Dewey’s cruise itinerary from Manila to New York is known only in general terms. The Olympia’s voyage likely follows Suez via Hong Kong Singapore Colombo Aden and through the Red Sea to Malta Genoa or Nice before Gibraltar then across the Atlantic possibly via the Azores. Official schedule should be available in a few days as the Navy Department prepares a public bulletin.
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Navy Department
Washington
Dewey
Manila
New York
Olympia
Baker
Hong Kong
Hong Hong
Singapore
Azores
McKinley Tour Through Shenandoah Valley Recalls Civil War
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley rode a special train from Hot Springs Va to Washington Saturday reflecting on historic sites in the Shenandoah Valley. The outing refreshed the president as crowds greeted the dignitaries during brief station stops.
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Sheridan
Schley Receives Vast Omaha Welcome in Windy Day
Rear Admiral Schley was greeted by about 10,000 people at a public reception in Omaha city hall on a raw Saturday. The rotunda was lavishly decorated and remained crowded past six. A large throng cheered as he departed in a carriage, later banqueted by Loyal Legion members in the evening.
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Admiral Schley
Omaha
Bryans to Norwegians in Chicago Celebrate 85th Independence Day
Norwegians of Chicago marked the eighty-fifth anniversary of the Norwegian declaration of independence with a banquet at the Auditorium. Representatives of all city Norwegian societies attended the program. Colonel William Jennings Bryan spoke on the topic One Adopted Citizens in Peace and War.
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Grasian
Chicago
William Jennings Prya
Lin Aubject
Brave Woman Defends Home in Midnight Shootout
Mrs. Wood of Paulding County Georgia, alone at the farm house during her husband’s absence, fired her Winchester at a would be intruder at his bedroom window. The shot killed the negro as her husband returned and found the body beneath the window.
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Mrs. Wood
Husband
James Wood
Hsom Hill
Pauling County
Paulding County
South
Wood
Winchester
Mr. Wood
Boundary issue dropped in Anglo American talks
London conference at the foreign office involving Lord Salisbury Sir Julian Pauncefote and Ambassador Choate under Secretary Hay directs high joint commission to reschedule soon for adjusting isan between United States and Canada. A new turn suggests submitting the Alaska boundary question to arbitration.
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High Job Commission
Agate
Foreign Office
London
Lord Salisbury
Julian Pauncefote
Choate
Hay
High Joint Commission
United States
Canada
Amsterdam
Signor Mancy
Chamber of Deputies
Berlin
Zurich
David Dudley Field
Washington
Marquis of Salisbury
Graat
Britain
M. de Stant
Nicholas
Benjamin Franklin
Frederick the Great
James Monroe
James Buchanan
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Missouri Senate approves streetcar consolidation bill
The Missouri base of representatives has passed the senate revised bill allowing city street railroads to consolidate. It now goes to the governor for signature to become law. General Wheeler has accepted an invitation to speak in Boston on Memorial Day.
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Missouri Base of Representatives
Senate
G. A. St
Wheeler
Kinsley Post, Grand Army of the Republic
Boston
Mass
Delegates at Hague Meet to Discuss Disarmament Measures
Delegates at the Hague assemble in Holland for a three commission conference on armaments laws and mediation. The gathering will examine historic proposals from Metternich to Napoleon II and bind nations to curb military power while preserving humanitarian protections for hospitals and private property.
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Hague
Holland
M. de Staat
Great Britain
van Karneboek
Prince Metternich
Austria
Prince Regent
England
Alexander I
Russia
David Dudley Field
United States
M. Merignhao
Napoleon II
Paris
Institute of International Law
Venice
Myanee
Pushing Big Combine Plans In New Carnegie Merger
H Frick arrived in New York from Pittsburgh and met at the Holland House with W H Moore of Chicago and others to discuss consolidating the Carnegie Steel Company Limited and the H C Frick Coke Company into a new 3.625000000 Carnegie Steel Company. Plans for financing the gigantic merger were reviewed and will be publicly announced soon.
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H. ©. Frick
New York City
Pittsburg
Holland House
W. H. Moore
Chicago
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Women of Boston Call Meeting to Protest Lynchings
Led by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, Boston women publish a call for a meeting to protest the barbarism of lynching. The petition is signed by prominent reform figures, signaling broad support among activists of the era.
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Women of
Boston
Mase
Julia Ward Howe
Redel Capital Taken in San Isidro Capture
Manila special saga reports General Tawton's advance guard under Col Summers and Oregon troops took San Isidro, the insurgents' capital, at 8:80 o'clock Wednesday. Scout patrols, Scott's artillery, and a right-flank maneuver forced rebels back from Ban Isidro. About 2,000 rebels held a trench but retreated. 15 killed and 20 wounded. Capture included three prisoners and rifles. Two American soldiers were lightly wounded. Swammers' forces pursued the retreating rebels several miles.
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Laowton
San Talitro
Manila
Tawton
Col
Summers
Oregon
San Isidro
Summer
Scott
Baluarte
Ban Isidro
Jnst
Minnesota
Swammers
Death of Scout William H. Young Is Noted
William H. Young chief of scouts for General Lawton division dies in Manila. He was a trusted scout with General Howard in the Nez Yorcer campaign and was esteemed for his efficiency and service in the western theater.
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William H. Young
Sgents
Lawton
Manila
Young
Howard
Fatal Iowa Cyclone Stuns County Residents
A Manchester Ta dispatch reports a severe cyclone crossing northern county Tuesday night leaving four dead and three fatally injured. It began near Greely at 8 30 pm moving east for six miles then northeast four more, destroying farms and homes along a forty mile-wide path.
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Manchester
Greely
Virginia Town Demolished by Destructive Storm
A violent storm Tuesday night virtually destroyed Colsburg in Delaware county Virginia. Two men and a child were killed, and widespread damage was feared across the farming district around Colsburg. The storm affected a large area with reports of severe damage from Golaburg northward.
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Colsburg
Delaware County
Golaburg
Alleged Conspirators Tied To Treason Charge In Pretoria
Advices from Pretoria state alleged revolutionists, who appeared as loafers, were arraigned in court on a capital offense of high treason. They were remanded for a fortnight. Affidavits claim 2,000 men enrolled for military service to arm in Natal, return to the Rand, and seize Johannesburg fort for 24 hours at a signal, until British troops arrive. Government calls it an unfortunate local incident and notes near completion of talks among Kruger, Milner, and Cape Colony officials for a Bloemfontein meeting.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Natal
Rand
Johannesburg
Kruger
Cape Colony
South Africa
Alfred Milner
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Rail line extension links Chattanooga to West Point
A report states the Chattanooga, Rome and Southern railroad will extend from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Carrollton, Georgia and then to West Point. The Chattahoochee Valley railroad is to be extended to Columbus, with the contract already let.
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Chattanooga
Rome
Admiral Dewey Sword to be presented in Washington
A jeweled sword and a gold medal authorized by Congress will be presented to Admiral Dewey and the officers and men of his flagship in Washington. The sword was finished long ago but kept secure in a safe deposit vault awaiting the president's ceremony. The event is expected to occur when Dewey arrives in the capital.
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Washington
McKinley
Admiral Dewey
Congress
Three New Admirals Born in Norfolk Family
Mrs. John O'Keefe of Norfolk Va presented her husband with three sons on Wednesday night naming them Dewey Sampson and Schley after naval heroes of the late war. The mother and the three young rear admirals were doing well.
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John O'Keefe
Norfolk
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
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