Fresh Kautz Letter Reignites Coghlan Incident At Apia
Washington officials faced initial panic over Admiral Kautz cousin’s publication of his March letter describing a young native king and German officers in Samoa. While some diplomats found humor, the incident risked straining U S German relations and prompted a possible navy reprimand for Coghlan.
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Coghlan
Apia
Washington
State
Navy Department
Kautz
Fourth Street
Cincinnati
San Francisco
P. S
Admiral Kautz
Navy
State Departments
Judge Chambers
Samoa
Coghlan Case Believed Closed After German Ambassador Talks
Washington officials say a White House meeting with Dr. von Holleben and an official navy reprimand to Captain Coghlan conclude the matter. The officer insists his remarks were distorted and expresses regret for any insult to the German flag.
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Washington
Coghlan
von Holleben
White House
Navy Department
Long
Associated Press
Fighting at Apia Between Natives and Rebels Reported
Advices from Apia Samoa dated April 16 describe severe fighting between large bodies of friendly natives and rebels. Casualties were feared to be up to twenty with no Europeans among the injured.
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Auckland
N. Z
Apia
Samoan Islands
Miller held on bond after attempt on man she loved
Chicago April 27 Mrs Nettie A Miller is held on $2000 bond for attempting to kill Charles L Stebert the man who had married the woman she loved.
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Chicago
Nettie A. Miller
Charles L. Stebert
Hawkeye Heroous at Manila
Des Moines April 27 report lists seven Nebraska and Iowa soldiers wounded or killed at Quingua river and Manila during the Philippines campaign. Profiles include Harry Brookover of First Nebraska, George Mariner of Fifty‑First Iowa, Lewis Hunter, Carl Gardner, R T Dailey, Adramn Hackett, and Bert Thomas with hometowns Shenandoah Red Oak Council Bluffs Shenandoah Iowa South Bend Indiana and occupations from post office clerk to railroad brakeman.
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Des Moines
Harry Brookover
Company K
First
Nebraska
Quingua River
Omaha
George Mariner
Company E
Mifty-first Iowa
Shenandoah
Lewis L. Hunter
Honolulu
Manila
Carl Gardner
Pryor
Council Bluffs
R. T. Dailey
D. B. Dailey
Adramn Hackett
Company M
Red Oak
Bert Thomas
Iown
South Bend
Ind
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Prison verdict follows whipping option in Evansville case
Walter Mc Corkle aged 22, married and divorced, rejected a police court offer of a whipping and was sentenced by Judge Winfrey to the Indiana reformatory for one to three years. A theft of a fine horse from his grandfather's barn preceded the case. His mother opposed the whipping, and Mc Corkle chose penitentiary. Earlier the state noted he is from a respected family but labeled degenerate. In Des Moines, Representative Dolliver said an Iowa delegation will back Henderson for speaker with a solid bloc and aims to prevent splits that could lose votes to Ohio and Indiana.
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Evansville
Ind
Walter McCorkle
Winfrey
Indiana Reformatory
McCorkle
Des Moines
Dolliver
Iowa
Henderson
Ohio
Indiana
Shaw
Des Moines, Jr
William M. McFarland
McFarland
Baseball Scores Across Leagues and Rain Halts in Washington
Baseball results show Brooklyn 2 3 Brooklyn, St Louis 7 6 Chicago, Louisville 7 3 Pittsburg, Cincinnati 10 5, Philadelphia 9 3 Boston, Washington New York Washington ends in the second inning due to rain. In Fort Wayne J F Schell, head of Schell Loan and Investment, moved to county jail after month guarded at home. indicted on embezzlement and grand larceny in five counts involving about 5000 dollars. former president of the district Epworth League.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Baltimore
St. Louis
Louisville
Pittsburg
Cincinati
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Fort Wayne
Ind
J. F. Schell
Schell Loan and Investment Company
District Epworth League
Gas explosion kills soldiers at Odessa barracks
A dispatch from Odessa reports three non-commissioned officers one officer and four privates killed by a gas explosion in a barracks. Six men were injured. Also, in Augusta Georgia the Second Illinois, mustered a year ago, left U S service at Camp McKenzie and moved toward the north.
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Berlin
Odessa
Augusta
Illinois
United States
Camp McKenzie
Municipal saloon ownership favored by Toledo pastors union
The Toledo Pastors' union backs municipal ownership of saloons. Other items note Marcus Daly denying a copper trust, a Chicago six year old injured by a car, and various political and violent incidents across the country.
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Toledo Pastors’ Union
Marcus Daly
Montana Copper King
Jacob Lichman
Chicago
McKinley
San Pedro
Cal
New York
Joshua Thayer
Palmyra
Wis
Chicago Clergy Denounce Parker Blasphemy Outrage
Chicago clergymen condemn Rev. Joseph Parker for his London pulpit remarks about the sultan of Turkey and the Prince of Wales describing them as outrageous blasphemy. They call for restraint and decry sensational preaching as harmful to the Christian ministry.
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Chicago
Joseph Parker
London
Parker
City Temple
William
Church of England
P. S. Henson
First Baptist Church
Dr. Parker
Clergy Split Over Dr Parker’s Style in Royal Talk
Dr Jenkin Lloyd Jones of All Souls' Independent Church criticizes Dr Parker’s language in discussing the Prince of Wales and the sultan, urging dignified speech. Dean Hulbert of Chicago notes Parker’s remarks reflect a broader contrast between Cromwell and the Prince, signaling broader concern over English affairs.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
All Souls’ Independent Church
Parker
Dr. Jones
Eri B. Hulbert
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Dr. Parker
Dr. Hulbert
Oliver Cromwell
England
Prince of Wales
Jury Deadlock in Lynch Murder Case at Manston Wis
The Lynch murder trial in Manston Wisconsin ended with a 10 to 2 vote for acquittal, no change since the first ballot after 26 hours. Alfred I Lynch, charged with killing William Wetzel, will be retried in the fall, insanity defense supported by 31 witnesses.
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Manston
Wis
Lynch
Alfred I. Lynch
William Wetzel
Tomah
Wetzel
Juneau County
Monroe
Potter Vs. Necedah Lumber Company
Stonecutters dispute Chicago post office wage scale
Secretary Gage reports James Duncan and John Beattie contradicted contractor Pierce over a uniform national wage. They claim no single nationwide rate exists and cite Chicago 45 cents an hour eight hours daily as the standard for the Chicago post office project.
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Washington
Chicago
Gage
James Duncan
Granite Cutters’ Natonal Union
John Beattie
Pierce
United States
San Francisco
Montana
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Capitalists eye marl beds for $500,000 refinery plan
In Holly on April 27 promoters inspect local marl beds to back a $500,000 refining factory. They cite a parallel project at Bronson, Michigan, as a model for the venture.
American forces capture part of Calumpit as Lawton reports success
Washington reports General Lawton driving insurgents north and west with minor casualties. MacArthur’s division takes part of Calumpit south of the river amid jungle and heat, with three killed and eleven wounded. Dispatches note insurgents’ stubborn resistance and mention two modern artillery pieces in rebel lines.
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Calumpit Bill Pines
Astor
Buat
Littleileet
Washington
War Department
Manila
Lawton
Norgagaray
Angathia
MacArthur
Calumpit
New York
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Dispute over Cuban pay rolls and liberal league plan
General Gomez and Cuban commanders submit rolls to trim pay lists amid a $5,000,000 division dispute. La Discusion criticizes the administration and McKinley. The National League proposes a liberal, union-based government with naturalization for foreign residents. Also reports two separate U S city crimes and a Canadian police case in Iowa and Indiana.
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Havana
Gomez
Cuban Generala
Arly
la Discusion
McKinley
Spain
Alger
Senor Sagasta
Senor Canovas
Brooke
Bates
Mrshal Blanco
Arolas
Sagasta
Weyler
la Lucha
Ludlow
T T
Senor Mora
National League
League
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Downstatia
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