Cuban Independence Court Appointment Seen as Step Toward Freedom
Havana reports Senor Frederico Moro, newly named supreme court fiscal, argues Cuba should gain recognition of independence after decades of struggle. He cautions annexation if native governance failed and expects U S promises to be kept. Gomez staff friction grows over Quinta de los Molines move amid soldier pay disputes. Editors warn of trouble as pro Spanish publications clash with Cuban sentiments.
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Senor Moro
Gomesz
Havana
Senor Frederico Moro
Supreme Court
Yeserday
United States
McKinley
Cuba
Gomez
Quinta de Los Molines
Global and domestic brief from Manila region and beyond
Telegraph reports from Manila describe gunboats passing to Calumpit, rail connections secured, and temporary civil administration amid insurgent disarray. Volunteers begin returning from Negros and front lines while transports carry sick and wounded. Additional dispatches note railway manager Higgins escaping insurgents and urging a hard American response. Other items report Wisconsin Attorney General clarifying anti pass law scope and the death of Colonel Daniel F. Hitt, with a Roubaix cycling winner from Chicago.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Calumpit
Rio Grande
Macabebe
Negros
United States
Hancock
Higgins
Manila-Dagupan
San Fernando
Steam Yacht Rival Narrowly Fails in Sheboygan Breakers
The steam yacht Rival, recently bought by A W Goodrich, ran aground near the Sheboygan harbor in heavy fog. Captain Bronson and crew struggled to repair a broken down engine as the vessel, five miles south of the piers, was driven toward the beach by south seas and landed among broken pilings before reaching port.
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Sheboygan
Wis
A. W. Goodrich
Goodrich Transportatin Comany
Bronson
St. Joseph
Mich
Macknac Island
Gronsn
Two Brothers Reunited After Twenty-Eight Years at Sea
Maurice Dillon, long believed dead, returns to his homeland when the gunboat Nashville anchors at St. Louis. Edward Dillon, a St. Louis citizen, learns his brother is aboard after reading his name in the crew list and travels to meet him. Captain Mayad grants Maurice shore leave, and the brothers are joyfully reunited.
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St. Louis
Nashville
Maurice Dillon
Edward Dillon
Maurice
Edward
Memphis
Mayad
Broher
Irish Americans of Iowa seek home rule for Ireland
A state conference in Marshalltown Iowa debated aiding Ireland for home rule. Resolutions denounced alliances with England or any country and urged friendly relations with all nations. A state convention of Irish Americans was favored with a committee to coordinate an Iowa Irish League push for financial and moral aid.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Ireland
England
Allances
Drake professor defends biblical view amid alleged heresy trial
Des Moines reports Chancellor Craig denies Chicago story of an heresy trial for Professor Oscar T Morgan of Drake University. Morgan favors higher criticism and faced class splits after a move from biblical literature to Hebrew and Greek two weeks prior. A circular attacked students over inspiration of Scripture but faculty planned no action. Transcript also notes a Vincennes riot at a funeral where tensions over payment flared between undertakers and family, halted by police.
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Des Moines
W. B. Craig
Drake University
Chicago
Oscar T. Morgan
Morgan
Megan
League Scores Across Cities Then Sides
Chicago and Cleveland games heat up the day with Louisville losing 5 4 to Chicago and St Louis beating Cleveland 8 6 while Baltimore loses to Boston 4 1 and Pittsburg tops Cincinnati 1 0. Western League results list Buffalo over Detroit 4 Columbus over Indianapolis 8 5 Minneapolis over St Paul 10 9 and Milwaukee over Kansas City 7 1. Pekin Ill May 12 A jury is seated in People vs Emma Limroth for alleged strychnine murder of her husband, a wealthy Tazewell county farmer, with motive to seize property.
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Chicago
Yeterday
Louisville
Cleveland- St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Detroit
Columbus
Indianapolis
Minneapolis— St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Pekin
The
People
Emma Limroth
Limroth
Tazewell County
Iowa Grand Lodge Elects Officers At Muscatine Session
The Iowa grand lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen closed its session in Muscatine on May 12 after electing officers. Grand master Will M. Narvis of Muscatine, grand foreman A. B. Smith of Spencer, grand overseer G. J. Thompson of Chariton, and grand recorder B. F. Rehkoff of Des Moines were named.
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Muscatine
Iowa Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen
Will M. Narvis
A. B. Smith
Spencer
G._J. Thompson
Chariton
B. F. Rehkoff
Des Moines
Pope declares universal jubilee for year 1900
The pope yesterday handed Monsignor Marini a bull declaring a universal jubilee in 1900. The bull was promulgated in the Vestibule of 81 Peter's as customary.
Settlement halting carriers in the last ditch
Buffalo New York May 12 a meeting of the advisory committee of ten chaired by Bishop Quigley was postponed due to illness as it considered the grain shovelers strike. Scoopers must concede something while Lake Carriers association aims to end concessions and abolish the contract system.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Quigley
Mahony
P. J. McMahon
Grain Shovelers’ Union
Lake Carriers’ Association
Cleveland
Conners
Soldiers clash over arrest in Pana shooting
Sheriff Downey and Deputy Doyle hunted a soldier linked to the John Wall shooting in Pana Illinois but Captain Couch blocked arrest. State's Attorney Humphreys condemned guards and threatened indictments while Culver denied authority. Downey and Humphreys then went to Springfield to seek Governor Tanner's aid. Wall was shot Monday night and claims unprovoked. Then James W Lee testified in Washington against trusts arguing harm to labor. The Erie Railroad brought two car loads of New York Italians to Niles Ohio.
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Pana
Ills
Thomas J. Downey
Doyle
Taylorville
John Wall
Couch
Humphreys
Culver
Fifth Infantry
Down
Guand
Sherif Davey
Downey
Springfield
Tanner
Wall
Niles, C
Erie Railroad Company
New York
Niles
Two Young Men Drowned When Boat Capsized at Lake Deoteer
Alexander Vollrath son of the former district attorney and John Dewey of Baltimore drowned after their boat capsized on Jetter's Lake near Howard Wisconsin. William Domeler tried to rescue them as the pair disappeared. Both were 18 and students at Franklin Seminary. Authorities used grappling hooks. lake depths reach about forty feet.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Alexander Vollrath
Vollrath
Franklin Seminary
Franklin
Indianapolis News Sale Attracts Syndicates In City
The Evening News sale draws several syndicates to Indy with W J Richards Delavan Smith and Charles Williams as partners. Richards seeks dissolution and a court orders a sale. bidders including Richards Smith. expected price above 509000 with risks of higher bids. Richards may start a new afternoon paper if unsuccessful.
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Indianapolis
Evening News
W. J. Richards
Delavan Smith
Charles Williams
Richards
Supreme Court
Smith
Hichards
State I O R M adjourns votes on liquor ban and age unit
The Improved Order of Red Men state council adjourned with East St. Louis chosen as next meeting site. A proposed amendment to bar liquor settlers from admission and an amendment lowering admission age from 21 to 18 were defeated.
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Bloomington
Ills
State Council of the Improved Order of Red Men
East St. Louis
Despondent worker's suicide shocks Joliet crowd
Thomas Berker, 560, a Phoenix horseshoe works employee on Summit street, shot himself dead after despondency. Bishop Tikhone of the Greek church for the US and Alaska diocese has just visited Chicago for the first time.
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Joliet, Ills
Thomas Berker
Summit Street
Phoenix Horseshoe Works
Tikhone
United States
Alaska
Chicago
Prize is Much Money Heirs Seek New York Estate
An association of Alexander Montgomery heirs formed in Chicago to recover a $300 million New York property once leased during the Revolution. The estate covers sixty acres in Manhattan and Brooklyn with over 250 heirs in the US and Canada. Mills is president and Maresh treasurer.
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Chicago
New York
Rooklyn
Alexander Montgomery
Canada
United States
Miinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
George W. Milla
United States Flour Milling Company
Association of
Richard Maresh
Kilia Park
Mills
Montgomery
Roger Dpd
Montgomerie
Province
Normandie
France
Scotland
England
Ireland
Balleleck
Convoy
Alexander
Hugh
Montgomery Estate Heirs Seek Ownership of New York Property
The heirs of Alexander Montgomery plan to unite into the Chicago Montgomery Estate association to contest leases on a New York and Brooklyn property tied to his late lands. They pursue leases and documents kept in Albany and Mills in Chicago to challenge current lessees and recover control of the estate.
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General Howe
New York City
Montgomery
Republic
Howe
New York
Brooklyn
Alexander Montgomery
Alexander, Jr
Archibald
Susanna
Sarah
David
New Brunswick
Alexander
Judith Myers
Little York
Toronto
Oswego
N. Y
Sarre
Colburne
Susanna Ater
Stillwell
Ellisburg
Historical Society Bul Ding
Albany
Chicago Montgomery Estate Association
Mills
North Water Street
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Lowa
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Deoteer's Lake
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George McDowell
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Peoria Hospital For the Incurable Insane
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Conn
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Washington, Iowa
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Viret
Hotel Allen
Li. M. McConaughy
Orrin
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J. R. Burroughs
Ovmion
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Wasmitanton
G. H. Pratt
Optician
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Klein
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H. C. Hull
Physicians and Surgeons
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Tod Pom
Om Toscom
Washington Nat's Bank
East Main Street
Dor. P. W. McElwain
Washington, Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
Cypher
City Hall
Law
Cc. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Bear Alberson's Grocery
PLC Building
W. E. Anderson, M.D
Klein's
Washington, Towa
Wrank Rogers
London
Model Bakery
Candy Kitchen
Schneider
Riley
DeLong's Grocery
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
H. Sanford
Teleptone No
T. J. Dempsey
Side Square
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Jos. Krox
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A. A. Wallace
Joseph Keck
H. Keck
L. D. Robinson
Frank Stewart
J.F. Henderson
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
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