Shafter lauds Lawton as a capable fighter and warns of Philippine trouble
Major General William R. Shafter praised General Lawton as a soldier who knows how to fight and warned that Filipinos under Aguinaldo could pose greater trouble than Indians. He said Lawton’s judgment matters, Otis’s moves are unknown to him, and peace in Cuba and the Philippines remains unlikely. He suggested harsh measures to subdue insurgents and cautioned that Cuba’s and the Philippines’ troubles are not over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William R. Shafter
Lawton
Otis
Philippines
Auditorium Annex
Sam
Cuba
Shafter
Tagals
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
Malolos
General Shafter Mixes In Lobby As Impersonators Spark Fun
In a Chicago hotel lobby General Shafter chats with acquaintances after breakfast. A young man salutes as General Shafter, another man impersonates him, and insurance man Mr. McCall jokes about the resemblance. Shafter departs for Sycamore Illinois and Pacific coast command duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annex
General Shafter
John A. McCall
New York Life
Santiago
McCall
Mr. McCall
Shafter
Paul Gore
Chicago
Sycamore, Ills
John Patton
Grand Rapids
James N. Shafter
Pacific Coast
Department of California
General Miles
Army Beef Commission
Boy Suffers Arm Injury in Dynamite Accident
In LaCrosse Wisconsin on April 19 Norman Adams a boy employed by a news company had his left arm shattered and nearly blown off by dynamite carried in his pocket while playing near the city bluffs. He reached for it when it exploded though no other person was hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaCrosse
Wis
Norman Adams
Towns vote on union labor in varied April elections
In Pana and other Illinois towns voters chose mayors and city tickets amid union labor vs non union labor battles. Gorman led a pro union Democratic union ticket in Pana defeating Schuyler. Mesne towns like Alton Freeport and Elgin also chose mayors or kept incumbents amid partisan shifts. Oshkosh Wisconsin saw wage demands and a looming question on strikes.
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Pana
Ills
A. B. Gorman
H. N. Schuyler
Gorman
Schuyler
Mattoon
Repubican City
Frank Kern
Dr. C. Borry
Conneil Stants
Ottawa
M. T. Moloney
W. B. Palmer
Moloney
Peoria
Mls
Henry W. Lynch
Streator
Tlls
Alton
Anthony W. Young
Henry Brueggeman
Robert Curdie
Freeport
Albert Blumgarten
Henry Dorman
Monmouth
Union Party
License
Elgin, Ill
Alwin E. Price
Viola Horlocker Charged In Poison Candy Attempt
Miss Viola Horlocker arrived in Sheldon with her mother after an attempted poisoning of Mrs. F. C. Morey of Hastings Nebraska. Horlocker recently attempted suicide by poison but was found in time and is expected to recover in a day or two. Deputy Sheriff Hudson relayed the case to Hastings. authorities ordered arrest and hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Viola Horlocker
F. C. Morey
Hastings
Neb
National Woman's Suffrage convention to meet in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Michigan April 19 The fifty first annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage association will be held in Grand Rapids from April 27 to May 3 with 300 to 400 delegates expected from every state and territory. Visitors will receive free home entertainment and other features are planned for their amusement. Bloomington Ind April 19 Professor Elmer E Griffith Indiana University English department and former superintendent of the blind institute at Indianapolis sails for Colorado next year and will rough it near Canyon City for his health. Lansing Mich April 19 The house passes third reading bills to abolish election primaries in Wayne county and to require direct popular nominations plus noting the due date on promissory notes and adding women on medical staffs of state institutions with women inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
National Woman's
Bloomington
Ind
Elmer E. Griffith
Indiana University
Blind Institute
Indianapolis
Colorado
Vevay
Canyon City
Lansing
House
Wayne County
Truscott Mfg Increases Wages In Better Times
St Joseph Mich April 19 The Truscott Manufacturing company of this city is the first Berrien county institution to advance wages by 10 percent. The plant now employs 170 men and has advertised in Chicago papers for fifty first class carpenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph, Mich
Truscott Manufacturing Company
Berrien County
Chicago
Banker Dr. Bryan Files Bankruptcy Petition in St. Louis
Dr. David Clarendon Bryan formerly of Indianapolis filed a bankruptcy petition in the U S circuit court in St Louis. The filing lists cash liabilities of 30000 dollars and accommodation paper totaling 177000 dollars, much held in Indianapolis and Jackson, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
David Clarendon Bryan
Indianapolis
United States Circuit Court
Jackson, O
Baseball Scores From League Games Reported
Chicago April 19 league clubs posted results including Cincinnati 7 over Pittsburgh 5 and Brooklyn 11 over Boston 7. Washington 6 defeated Philadelphia 4 and Baltimore 8 beat New York 4 with Louisville-Wet Grounds incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Louisville
Iowa Governor Named Minister to Portugal
Washington reports Hon. John N. Irwin of Iowa is appointed minister to Portugal to succeed Lawrence Townsend. Townsend moves to Bellum in place of Bellamy Forster, who goes to Madrid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John N. Irwin
Iowa
Idaho
Portugal
Lawrence Townsend
Bellum
Bellamy Btorer
Madrid
Expert under fire in Quay trial as defense reframes case
Harrisburg April 19. In the Quay trial the defense pressed cross examination of expert Meyer Goldsmith, explaining entries tied to Quay and the bank as loans to others and proving repayments where shown. Shields challenged the red book to show many figures were educated guesses, not official ledger entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Meyer Goldsmith
Commonwealth
Quay
Goldsmith
Biddle
Haywood
Hopkins
Shields
Rothermel
Fourteen Break From Quay in Pennsylvania Senate Vote
In Harrisburg on April 19 fourteen votes shifted away from Senator Quay during a joint US senator ballot. F Jones of Pittsburg, linked to Jones & Laughlin, led the anti-Quay bloc with support from Magee and allies. Magee cited party unity and opposition to Quay’s leadership while warning of a tough fall fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senator Quay
C. L., Magee
Pittsburg
F.jones
Crawford
Allegheny
Quay
Jones
Magree
Loxh
Shuykill
Ott
Luzerne
Clark
Washington
McLaren
Murdoch
Jones & Laughlin
Iron and Steel
National Republican Committee
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Magee
Republcan
Pennsylvania
Insurance Commissioner predicts few defections in Quay split
Durham, a Quay faction leader, says at most twenty members may switch to the anti-Quay side, including expected deserters tomorrow. He asserts the move won't elect a U.S. senator and that the legislature will adjourn Thursday without a Quay successor. He expects voters to decide blame in the next election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Quay
United States
M. 8 Quay
Tramp Trifles Train and Causes Disturbance Across States
A wandering tramp signals a freight and uncouples cars near Seeleyville Indiana, then again as the train moves. He disrupts a church service in the same town before fleeing. Reports also cover juveniles fleeing from an industrial home, military inspections in Benton Harbor, crop outlooks in Des Moines, a hotel fire in Cheboygan, and a man’s wife leaving Fond du Lac.
Yorktown Sailors Captured by Filipino Forces in Luzon Ambush
Admiral Dewey reports Yorktown crew rescued Spanish troops at Baler and sent to recover eighty soldiers two priests and three officers. Ninety eight crew members including Lieutenant J C Gilmore and others were captured by about 400 insurgents near Luzon. Fate of captives unknown amid uncertainty over potential exchange and insurgent treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy, Department
Dewey
Manila
Yorktown
Baler
Luzon
Lagoon
P. I
Cers
Lieutenant Gilmore
W. Walton
J Ellsworth
H. J. Hyeard
Wendgit
W. H. Rynders
L. T Edwards
Fr. Andersen
J. Dillion
C. A. Morissey
Gilmore
Otis
Robber Fails to Take Money as Iowa Bank Sealed by Cashier
In Council Bluffs a robber entered the State's Savings Bank and tried to force Cashier Brown to surrender funds. Brown struck with a stool, fired at, and wounded in the arm but not seriously. The cashier sealed the door and the thief fled without loot as neighbors and police search for him. In Missouri a senate bill requires trusts to testify in their prosecutions and authorizes the attorney general to compel witnesses for price-control cases with contempt penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Savings
Brown
B. F. Sargent
Sargent
Jefferson City
Senate
Attorney General
Supreme Court
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Shafters
Gen. Lawton
Pana For
Organized Labor
Oshkosh
Woman's Suffrage Convention
Prof. Griffith
Michigan
B. F. Jones
Terre Haute
Seeleyville
Here
Joliet
Carrie Snyder
Annie Goltz
South Evanston
Springfield
Plainfield
Snyder
Morris
Plainfield, Ills
Benton Harbor Military Company
Benton Harbor
State Military Board
White
Marsh
Case
Hendrie
Ainger Guard
Ainger
Des Moines
State Crop Service
Sage
Cheboygan
Read Hotel
Captain Read
Ludington
Longerbone
Portland
Reuben Longerbone
Fond du Lac
Edward Harting
San Francisco
Armory
Burke
Lyman
South Dakota
Stranger
Brazil
Big Four
Coal Bluff
George Burns
Goodin
Veedersburg
Walker
Emma Smith
Royal Baking Powder CO
Vitteon
H. W. Lawton
C. Gilmore
J. C. Gilmore
Edwards
Peru
L. B. Edwards
Mexico
THE
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington,owa
Casey Bros
Feed and Sale Stable
Swhele
Allen
Telephone
E. M. McConaughy
Orrick
Klein's Clothing Store
Dor. J. R. Burroughs
Orrton
Stewart's Drug Store
Square
Washawton, la
Nat'l Bank
Fast Mate Street
G. H. Pratt
Optician
Postoffice
L. Klein
West DeLong ‘S Grocery
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
H.sanford
T. J. Dempsey
National Bank
Washington, Iowa
J. A. Young
W. RK. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Onash
J. T. Anderson
Ass't Cash
Washington County Savings Bank
Jos
P. W. McElwain
Washington, Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
Wellington
Cc. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Qrrier
Kear Alberson
Temple Building
W. E. Anderson, M.D
Klein's
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Model Bakery
Candy Kitchen
Schneider
Mrs. B. A, Riley
East Side
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. A. Wallace
Joseph Keck
0. H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
Frank Stewart
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
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