Otis to Have All Men Needed for Philippine Campaign
Washington reports the president assured General Otis he will receive all required troops for operations against insurgents. Plans call for large scale reinforcement after the rainy season ends September 15. Enlistments meet expectations as about 4,000 troops, including 59 officers and 3,444 enlisted men, are ready to depart for Manila.
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Alger
Cuba
Porto Rico
Adjutant General
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
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Escape P Johnson Fleeing From County Home
Peter Johnson aged 60 an inmate escaped from the LaSalle county home. He reached LaSalle by wagon then collapsed in the street and was hospitalized. He aimed for his Peoria daughter’s home but she will not admit him and he will be sent back to Ottawa.
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LaSalle
Ills
Ottawa
Peter Johnson
Johnson
Peoria
Ftreator
Ex Assemblyman Packard Dies in Racine After Stroke
Racine Wisconsin July 1 ex assemblyman William P Packard is dying at his home from apoplexy strokes found unconscious yesterday not expected to live hours He served two terms in the legislature 1881 83 and twice as Racine mayor Labor groups meet to discuss a 15000 labor temple with 26 organizations represented Articles of incorporation to be filed soon in Racine Galena Illinois July 1 photograph clears Peter Maygard in Wall murder case The man is released and may sue for damages for false imprisonment
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William P. Packard
Packard
Albert J. Link
Galena
Iran
Peter Maygard
Staunton
Ill
Maygard
Senator Wall
Wall
Otto Matthes
Racine, Wis
Leonard Schelestern
Hugo Kerner
Schelestern
Chicago
Pana
Oskaloosa
Evansville
Ind
Huntaville
Moberly
Alabama
Ennessee
Union Station
Downey
Corman
Kiley
Birmingham
Elijah Clark
Barber
Henry Cole
Clark
Cole
Sturgeon Bay area rocked by two suicides in Jacksonport
In Jacksonport twenty miles north of Sturgeon Bay two suicides occurred Thursday. Fred Raatz was found hanging in Paul Leist barn around noon, and at 3 p.m. Mrs. Ernest Steminger was found dead at her home after taking Paris green.
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Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Jacksonport
Fred Raatz
Paul Leist
Ernest Steminger
Paris Green
Beats a mile a minute wheelman Murphy rides with locomotive pacing
Charles M. Murphy of the Kings County Wheelmen rode a mile on a two mile board track near Maywood Long Island railroad paced by an engine and a day coach in 67 4-4 seconds. About 3,000 spectators saw the feat as two men on the train pulled him aboard to safety after a near stumble.
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New York
Charles M. Murphy
Kings County Wheelmen
Long Island Railroad
Murphy
Maywood
L. L
Palmer murder trial ends with crowd and sympathy for Leonards
In Rushville Indiana on July 1 the Palmer murder trial closed after a 19 day sequence. Wallace Morgan led the state’s argument and Anna Palmer fainted during testimony. Judge Morris charged on self defense, and the jury retired at 3 20 p m. Palmer had been killed June 10. Public sympathy favored the Leonards.
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Rushville
Ind
Palmer
Leonards
Wallace Morgan
Representative Watson
Anna Palmer
Abner Leonard
George Palmer
Davis
Morris
Murder of Balbirnie details Muskegon tragedy
Muskegon Mich July 1 Mayor James Balbirnie shot as he sat before his store ex-director John W Tayer then drank carbolic acid and shot himself Balbirnie died within ten minutes and Tayer an hour later Witness Mail Carrier William Webb recounted the scene including the mayor meeting his wife who swooned Doctors saw slim chances for the wounded wife and Dr N Smith the eye witness noted Tayer had been agitated and spent time in lumber tallying work The report also mentions an Aurora Illinois naval cadet appointment decision in the Eighth Illinois district with Samuel Loomis of Sycamore receiving the appointment and Charles Peterson of Klein as alternate.
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Muskegon
Mich
James Balbirnie
Western Avenue
John W. Tayer
The
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Balbirnie
William Webb
J. W. Tayer
Webb
N. Smith
Aurora
Annapolis
Illlnois
Samuel Loomis
Sycamore
Charles Peterson
Kiein
Loomis
West Point
Mr. Balbirnie
Muskegon Mayor Balbirnie Shot by John W Tayer
John W Tayer shot Mayor Balbirnie in Muskegon after a morning spent brooding over his failed bid for reappointment. Balbirnie, who died, witnessed by mail carrier Webb and others, as Tayer then killed himself. Balbirnie, born in Ontario, served as mayor since 1898 and leaves a widow with two children.
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Balbirnie
P. W. Lesby
Ontario
Canada
Muskegon
James F
Maude Balbirnie
Joseph
Henry
Belles Plaines, Minn
John W. Tayer
Seats for saleswomen in Iowa court case sparks debate
In Des Moines Justice Blyler weighs if seven 6x8 inch pine ink boxes qualify as suitable seats for sales staff at J B Ackerman. The case questions maintenance of seats when practicable and whether retained workers’ testimony affects evidence in a dispute with the Iowa Humane Society over seating standards.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wassegun
J. B. Ackerman
Towa Humane Society
Justice Blyler
Towa
Ackerman
Town duped by fake glassplant project in Spring Valley
Spring Valley Illinois July 1 Troy Grove a village near the Northwestern railway was used in a bogus scheme claiming glass manufacturing interests would move a plant to Racine Indiana bringing 200 glassblowers and families. Subscriptions of 6000 were taken before the plan was exposed as a fake.
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Spring Valley
Ills
Troy Grove
Northwestern Railway
Indiana
New Laws Take Effect in Illinois Today
Abbreviated telegrams state 148 new laws begin in Illinois. The Caroline Pelew and Marianne islands treaty to Germany has been signed. Sir Julian Pauncefote plans retirement from the British embassy in Washington next October. The Asphalt Company of America forms in New Jersey with a $30 million capital. About 1,000 men are sought in West Superior Wisconsin for lumber work.
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Germany
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
Asphalt Company of America
New Jersey
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Wis
Ambush on Illinois Central Train Leaves One Dead
At Lawder in Williamson county a crowd of about fifty miners shot a train carrying forty seven black miners from Pana. A woman was killed and conductor William Bryan wounded by a revolver blast. The attackers signaled from concealed positions and then dispersed the workers to the mine under guard.
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Tils
William Bryan
Johnson City
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Pana
Lawder
Williamson County
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Big Muddy
Carterville
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Brush
Coal Creek
Tenn
Trouble at the Pingrer Factory and Spokesman Saga
Detroit reports a lockout at the Pingree Smith Shoe factory with manager Frank C Pingree denying wage cuts while workers accuse the firm of failing to follow arbitration terms. Workers note leniency due to politics but stress back pay and a new wage scale are needed. Oregon? (Note: This sentence reflects the core conflict and claims.)
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Detroit
Mich
Pingree & Smith
Frank C. Pingree
Pingree
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