Massacre of Fifty Seven Soldiers on Samar Island
The story recalls the Balengiga massacre in 1900 where Captain Fleming, then a sergeant, led a desperate defense of Company C Ninth U S Infantry against a large Filipino force. Wounded, he survived with seven others after fighting to reach boats and escape to Calbayog for medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CL. M. Fleming
Kansas City
T. C. Kyle
United States Army
Philippines
Islands
Pekin
China
Panay Island
Shaffey
Taft
Mr. Fleming
United States
Fleming
Ninth United States Infantry
Samar Island
Balengiga
Calbing
Calbiag
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Meeting Program
The program for the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Morning Sun on Tuesday lists an invocation piano solo by Mrs. Fr. W. Stewart, minutes of last meeting, roll call of clubs with two minute reports, vocal selection by Mrs. J. W. Smith, reports from Sioux City Biennial Josephine Babcock as recording secretary, and sessions on household economics and library extension with Mrs. Schall and Mt. Pleasant Ladies' Library Association involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Morning Sun
Suffrage Discussion and Reception Held at Mrs Miller Home
A Tuesday afternoon event featured Rev Mary A Safford leading a suffrage discussion and a scholarship fund talk with Mrs Homer A Miller presiding. Mrs J B Seerley of Burlington chaired the reception portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seerley, Burlington
Girl 19 Held For Inciting A Mob In Lynch Plot
Eunice Murphy, 19, of Valentine Nebraska, is held for district court charged with inciting the murder of Charles Sellers to gain $7000 in life insurance and property. The case ties her to George Weed Alma Weed Harry Heath Kenneth Murphy and others in a mob hanging near Cody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine
Eunice Murphy
Miss Murphy
Miss Eunice Murphy
Charles Sellers
George Weed
Alma
Iarry Heath
Kenneth Murphy
Sellers
Cody
Neb
John M. Tucker
Murphy
Hutch Jack
George BK. Weed
Jack
Weed
Harry Heath
Alma Weed
Heath
Georgia railway sued over horse deaths in nail studded car
A Georgia railway faces a damage suit for transporting horses and mules in a nail studded vehicle. The 90 hour trip maimed or killed the animals after they were transferred to a second car with walls sticking out around the animals. The case contends negligence in carriage and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia Railway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Philippine Islands
Robert Louis Stephenson
Fr. W. Stewart
Dyall
Mr. Pleasant
J. W. Smith
Sioux City
Josephine Babcock
Rec
Sec
J.F.W.C
Schall
Ft. Madison
Ladies’ Library Association
Mt. Pleasant
Homer A. Miller
W.C
Edna Troxel
Burlington Musical Club
Mary A. Safford
Nebraska
Atchison & Finney
Melhinney’s
McElhinney Furniture CO
North Side Square
Fiore
Gwe Ovr
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