White S sailors mock Filipinos in Manila dispatch
New York reports aboard the British ship Holyrood describe Filipino laborers in Iloilo earning about 1.50 Mexican per twelve hours of work, doubling wages from three years ago. Officers mock natives as ignorant, foresee long conflict, and hint at unknown ammunition sources for Aguinaldo. They praise islands as rich and strategic, while soldiers want home amid rain and jungle.
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New York
Holyrood
Philippines
Brooklyn
Hoilo
Mloilo
Fleming
Iloilo
United States
Carrington
Recruits for the Philippine Service Are More Than Abundant
Washington reports a surge of volunteers for the Philippines with only about 15 percent accepted. In July Chicago saw 94 enlistments but 1,916 rejected for not meeting strict height weight and health standards. Recruiters must screen 100,000 offers to fill 15,000 volunteer slots, under strict army regulations.
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Washington
Chicago
Ward
Philippines
Army
Favorable to Dreyfus Testimony in Court Martial
Testimony before the Dreyfus court martial yields mixed signals. Colonel Cordier, once deputy head of intelligence, says he believes the bordereau reached Henry, but he was not present when it arrived. The anti Dreyfusards gain little as Cordier’s remarks largely support Dreyfus’s innocence. Senator DeFreycinet, known as the White Mouse, could not confirm outside funding for a pro Dreyfus campaign.
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Henry
Sandherr
Esterhazy
Cordier
Intelligence Department
Bordereau
Charles DeFreycinet
Labori
France
Dreyfus
Five Men Hurt At Milwaukee Foundry
Five workers at the E P Allis foundry in Milwaukee were seriously injured when a 27 ton casting fell during hoisting. Injured are John Kosslowlsky J B Nieman Joseph Winiarski James Dooley and Frank Korsweski. They were buried beneath the structure and extricated with difficulty.
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Milwaukee
E.P. Allis
John Kosslowlsky
Nieman
Joseph Winiarski
James Dooley
Frank Korsweski
Dooley
Damages Sought From Bedford Belt for Rider and Deadhead Fatalities
Bedford Indiana August 30 two suits filed in circuit court against Bedford Belt Railway. Alva Jones a boy who rode from Oolitic to Bedford without paying fare fell, hit his head and was permanently injured seeking 25 000. Delane Menaugh dead-heading to Bedford with the engineer died in an accident seeking 10 000. Total damages claim 60 000 awaiting next term.
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Bedford
Ind
Bedford Belt Railway Company
Alva Jones
Oolitic
Delane Menaugh
Menaugh
Baseball Scores From Yesterday's League Games
Yesterday's results include Cleveland routing Boston 9 to 1 with a 3 1 loss to the Indians in the nightcap. Pittsburgh edged Brooklyn 6 3 while St Louis beat Washington 13 7 and Louisville defeated Philadelphia. Cincinnati outlasted Baltimore 5 4 and Chicago downed New York 6 2. Western League games saw Milwaukee take Buffalo 8 6 and St Paul beat Indianapolis 3 2 in twelve innings. Minneapolis lost to Detroit 6 0 and Kansas City won against Grand Rapids 8 7.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Bston
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Washington
Louisville
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Baltimore
New York
Milwaukee
Buffalo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Detroit
Kansas City
Grand Rapids
Lawyer Sues Railroad Over Mont Death In Damages Suit
Waterloo district court heard a $100000 damages suit by David L. S. Barker as administrator of Edward J. Barker's estate against the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern. Edward J. Barker of Niehart Montana was killed May 28 in a wreck on the railroad. Two women claimed to be his widow at the time.
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Waterloo
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad
David L. S. Barker
Edward J. Barker
Barker
Niehart
Mont
Union City water deal boosts city revenue from railroad supply
Union City officials contract with Michigan Central Railroad to supply water for all locomotives on the Air Line division from the city waterworks. The arrangement is expected to raise water department receipts by over one third with minimal added cost to the city.
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Union City
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad Company
Air Line
Burlington Train Wreck Near Barnard Kills Engineer
A Burlington train on the Creston branch struck cattle near Barnard yesterday morning. Engineer Criss was instantly killed while Conductor Mather and Fireman Smith were fatally hurt.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Burlington
Barnard
Creston
Criss
Mather
Smith
Governor Tanner Attends Eastern Illinois Normal School Dedication
Governor Tanner, aided by Mrs. Tanner, traveled to Charleston yesterday to take part in the dedication ceremonies of the Eastern Illinois Normal school.
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Springfield
Ills
Tanner
Charleston
Eastern Illinois Normal School
Jealous Husband Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
Jealousy drove Conrad Falscraft aged 20 to shoot his wife aged 19 causing her fatal injuries and then fatally wound himself in Snarlington Ta. The husband is expected to die while the wife recovers.
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Snarlington
Conrad Falscraft
Africa in a Ferment War threatens as Joubert seeks peace
The Johannesburg report says General Joubert desires peace but the Transvaal must be ready for war. London reports Britains tougher Milner demands while Kruger and the volksraad vow to resist unconditional terms and accept reforms only on reported conditions. Cape politicians criticize Schreiner for wanting Cape neutrality if war erupts.
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Standard and
Diggers
Joubert
Transvaal
Republic
Chronicle
London
Pretoria
Daily Chronicle
Great Britain
Uitlanders’ Council
Alfred Milner
Cecil Rhodes
Kruger
Volksraad
Milner
Schreiner
the Times
William P. Schreiner
Cape
Cape Colony
Rebel Victories Reach Santo Domingo and Caribbean News
Reports from Santo Domingo confirm revolutionists defeat General Peppin’s government force with thirty killed and forty captured, plus loss of a provisions convoy. Fighting reported near Monte Christi between Cavarro’s revolutionists and General Guelitoo’s troops. In Puerto Plata district most towns are under Jiminez control.
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Cape Haytien
Santo Domingo
Peppin
Monte Christi
Cavarro
Guelitoo
Puerto Plata
McLean Forces Control Ohio Democratic Convention
In Zanesville Ohio Aug 30 The McLean faction won a large majority of the 21 congressional districts gaining control of the convention and party machinery through preliminary district meetings. They urged all gubernatorial candidates to vote on the first ballot and staged a possible second ballot to boost opposing factions. Spending the evening amid serenades McLean received praise but kept speeches brief. Contested Cleveland seats and a combative district meeting marked the bitter clashes.
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Zanesville
McLean
Ohio
Colonel Kilbourne
MclLean
Kilbourne
Cleveland
Warner
Lentz
Allen W. Thurman
Mishap at Chicago Seals Death Toll With Arches Collapse
Chicago officials report the collapse of twelve large arches at the new Coliseum killed ten workers instantly and left thirteen wounded. The dead include Charles Wellpot Edward Murray Frank Logan Stephen J Thompson John Forrey Richard Sherman Theodore Horn Leroy Fenner and Albert Norman, all bridgemen from Chicago except Norman and from Toledo. Injured survivors John Marshall Peter Peletier and John White are Chicagoans.
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Chicago
Colliseum
Charles Wellpot
Edward Murray
Frank Logan
Stephen J Thompson
John Forrey
Richard Sherman
Theodore Horn
Leroy Fenner
Albert Norman
Toledo
Edward Swanson
John Marshall
Peter Peletier
John White
Senator Lindsay argues U.S. right to hold colonies at ABA meet
At the American Bar Association gathering Senator Lindsay of Kentucky defended the United States right to hold colonies despite colonial wishes. Sir William Kennedy of England spoke on State Punishment of Crime in a separate address.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Bar Association
Lindsay
Kentucky
United States
William K. Kennedy
High Court of Justice
England
Cuban officers arrive in Havana with soldiers paid
Colonel Moale and Major Forrest arrive in Havana aboard the Ingalls after paying $75 to soldiers in the First, Second, and Third corps. Total payments reach 33,692 men. $473,100 of the $3,000,000 congressional appropriation remains. Indianapolis brief notes the Mutual Savings Union and Loan association files for assignment with $40,000 liabilities. Hiram W. Miller listed as treasurer.
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Havana
Moale
Forrest
Ingalls
Congress
Indianapolis
Mutual Savings Union and Loan Association
Hiram W. Miller
State Bank
Weaver elected Iowa GOP chairman in state party shakeup
H. O. Weaver is chosen chair man of the Iowa Republican state committee. Chester A. Babcock, noted lawyer and politician, dies at Quincy Illinois at age 62. Prince Henry of Prussia begins study of Chinese. Charles Brees, 21, dies by ingesting carbolic acid at Darlington Wisconsin. Mrs. W A Purdy of Chicago arrives Seattle with newborn baby boy born in Dawson. A trust with 156 million capital pursues purchase of all print cloth and fine goods mills in the United States.
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H. O. Weaver
Iowa
Chester A. Babcock
Quincy, Ill
Prince Henry of Prussia
the Kaiser
Charles Brees
Darlington
Wis
W. A. Purdy
Chicago
Seattle
Klondike
Dawson
United States
Five Prisoners Escape County Jail in Hurley
Five prisoners tunneled out of the Hurley Wisconsin county jail Monday night and fled the scene. The escapees have not yet been recaptured as of the report.
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Hurley
Wis
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