Chinese in the Philippines a population to stay debated
The Manila American reports on the Chinese in the Philippines as General Gus orders enforcement of immigration laws. It notes mixed heritage Chinese Mestizos hold key roles in the insurgent army, intermarriage with natives, and debates over naturalization and citizenship under American control.
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Washington
Manila American
War Department
Philippines
Gus
China
Islands
United States
Natives of Samar Pray For American Aid As Insurgents Loosen Grip
Mail advices from Manila report Samar natives eager for American protection and the rise of unrest due to tax exactions by insurgent emissaries. General Lueban has fled to Japan with 2600 dollars. Insurgents seek to coerce natives to join them, while American plans for the Philippines are discussed by the Philippine commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Manila
Island of
Samar
Lueban
Japan
Manila American
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Commission
Congress
Peace Commission
Michigan Volunteers Face Waning Interest and Possible Changes
Inspector General Marsh said state troops show dwindling interest as only fourteen of forty companies requested new clothing. He warned of swift changes, including mustering out old companies, if support does not improve. Also filed suits over false imprisonment seeking damages while a Stevens Point elder’s body was found after a river search.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Marsh
Stevens Point
Wis
M. C. Slutts
Slutts
Dakota
Lawson Purdy
New York Tariff Reform Club
Thomas Updegraff
Iowa
Debs Family Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Terre Haute Indiana September 15 Mr and Mrs Jean Daniel Debs parents of Eugene Debs marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with six children eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild present A family supper Wednesday evening featured a brief speaker Eugene Debs offering heartfelt remarks on behalf of the children.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jean Daniel Debs
Eugene Debs
Beveridge Heads to Chicago for Trust Conference Visit
Senator Albert J Beveridge left Wednesday evening for Chicago to observe the trust conference. He is accompanied by Robert W Wood, a principal factor in the Orient export trade and a guest of the senator. Wood will proceed to London after the conference.
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Indianapolis
Albert J. Beveridge
Chicago
Trust
Robert W. Wood
Wood
London
Tragic Self-Harm Death Near Fenton
Edgar Viel aged 19 son of A. L. Viel accidentally shot himself in the left breast while handling a gun amid a corn load. The muzzle pointed toward him and the bullet bore downward. his condition is reported as serious.
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Fenton, Mich
Edgar Viel
A. EL. Viel
Market quotes from Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Detroit reports
Chicago wholesale markets show mixed wheat corn and oats with September and December futures at fractional declines and gains. Livestock at Union stockyards includes hogs cattle and sheep with varied concrete price bands. East Buffalo and St Louis bureau reports add cattle hogs and lamb bids.
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Chicago
Union
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Livestock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Trust Conference Debates Tariff and Anarchy Remedies
Chicago Sept 15 delegates debated Tarifi influence on trusts at a trust conference. The committee on resolutions was formed to handle all proposals. Tariff reform and protection faced strong defense from Scanlan and Updegraff while anarchist Major Tucker proposed a liberty based remedy against monopolies and a free market order.
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Chicago
Trust
William Wirt Howe
New Orleans
Chaterman Howe
House
IF. C. Parr
Missouri
Howe
Farr
Congress
B. R. Tucker
New York
Remedies and views on trusts at Grange meeting
National Grange leaders debated anti trust remedies with Master Jones absent due to business. Horatio W Seymour’s paper on Excessive Financial Energy criticized trusts tied to tariffs and criminal practices. Samuel Greene urged protecting grain markets. J C Hanley urged government ownership of transport to curb monopolies. Aaron Jones endorsed anti trust law as a first step.
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National Grange
Jones
Horatio W. Seymour
Samuel H. Greeley
Chicago Board of Trade
J. C. Hanley
St. Paul
National Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union
Aaron Jones
South Bend
Ind
Noted Command Holding Its Annual Reunion at Racine
Veterans of the Civil War from the Tron brigade begin arriving in Racine Wisconsin for their annual reunion. General Edward Bragg arrives as brigade president. Secretary Henry Sandford registers early. boy newsie Doe Anbery signs in. Miss Hattie M Aubery, Doe’s daughter, also registers.
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Racine
Wis
Tron Brigade
Edward Bragg
Gibbon
Henry Sandford
Madison
Doe
Anbery
Hattie M. Aubery
Miss Aubery
Brigade
Powder trust and unions trouble Indiana miners
Indiana and Brazil Miners and operators meet with state labor commissioners to resolve a powder pricing dispute. Keeler Coal Company mines shut down after miners refused to buy powder from the company. Operators say contracts rely on powder profits while a Chicago firm, accused of trust ties, offers lower powder prices. No agreement reached.
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Brazil
Ind
Keeler Coal Company
Chicago
McKinley urged to mediate Dreyfus dispute reports rise
President McKinley receives letters and petitions from across the nation urging mediation in the Dreyfus case and seeking Good Offices in the Great Britain Transvaal dispute. The White House will not act absent US interests or citizen rights. Iowa group pushes secret ballots and later saloon hours. repeal of holiday closing also sought. Wisconsin Farmers' Good Roads group elects leaders in Milwaukee. Peoria recruits fifty-two local youths for service in the Philippines from Fort Snelling.
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Washington
McKinley
Dreyfus
Great Britain
Transvaal
State Department
United States
Des Moines
Iowa Association of Liquor Dealers
Flood Damage and Tragedy Across Europe and America
Floods cause widespread damage in southern Germany and Austria. At Ivalisch Russian Poland thirty two people die in a synagogue panic. Seventeen steamers blocked by a British strike on the Tyne. Miss Ann Russell Allen of St. Louis marries the Duke of Montefel tro in Hamburg. Tacoma asks 118000 to run next year’s schools. BE Theile flour mill Arkdale Adams county Wisconsin destroyed for an estimated 18000 loss with no insurance.
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Germany
Austria
Ivalisch
Russian Poland
Tyne
Ann Russell Allen
St. Louis
Duke of Montefeltro
Hamburg
Tacoma
BE. H. Theile
Arkdale
Adams County
Wis
Boer Leaders Press Kruger to Concede British Demands
Pretoria reports see the Volksraad drafting a reply to the British note that would preserve the 1889 convention and seek a conference. Afrikander leaders and Hofmeyr push Pretoria to abandon suzerainty and yield to the British proposals in a tense diplomatic moment.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Volksraad
Orange Free State
Issi
London
Daily Chronicle
Conyngham Creene
Magent
South African Republic
Transvaal
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Cape Town
Midnleht
Ousland
Afrilkanderbund
Hofmeyr
Conflicting Baltzer Remains Case Stirs Graceland Burial
Chicago dispatch reports sergeant Walther states documents in the war department may prove the identity of Private Baltzer who died in Cuba last September. It claims portions of Baltzer’s corpse are in each coffin with Baltzer’s remains in Arlington. a third body buried under Baltzer’s name is said to be an error.
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Chicago
I. C. Walther
Inois
Washington
War Department
Baltzer
Cuba
Graceland Cemetery
Munger
Walther
Arlington
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Boston
Houston Goldman
Joseph Hammer
St. Joseph, Mo
Jacob Seel
Probaly
Michigan
Illinois
Grand Rapids, Mich
Eugene M. Cornell
Adams Express Company
City Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety Company
Cornell
Grand Traverse
Inos
Senator Beveridge
Chicago Grain and Produce
Board of Trade
Milwaukee
Detroit Grain
Detroit
Tarifi
Luce
Bourke Cochran
Seymour
Command
Powder Trust and Unions
Indiana
Sam
France
South Africa
Wisconsin
Good Roads
Farmers’ Good Roads Association of Wisconsin
J. TH. Stout
Menomonie
Otto Dorner
Peoria
Peoria, Ills
Fort Snelling
Roval
Royal Baking Powder
State Board of Control
Owners
Diggers
Springfield
Ill
Virden
Chicago and Alton
State Board of Arbitration
Tanner
Capitol
Fond du Lac, Wis
Scriven
E. S. Bragg
Ludlow
Republic, Mich
Republic Iron Company
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Joseph Keck
Presipent
Chas
H. Keck
Oasnter
Prank Stewart
Vick
QO. M. Keck
Casey Bros
Read and Sale Stable
Viret
Hotel Allen
G. H. Pratte
Optician
University At
Iowa City
Hh. M. McConaughy
Geier
L. Klein's
J. R. Burroughs
Ormet
Southeast Corner Square
Columbia Corpor
Wabhignton, LA
Drs. J. H
H. O. Hull
Physicians and Surgeons
Irten
Washington Nat'l Bank
Kaat Main Street
P. W. McElwain
Washington Lowa
Marsh W. Bailey
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
C Puicr
Ktvar Alberson's Grocery
W. E. Anderson, M. D
Klein's Clothing Store
West Delong's Grocery
T. T. Keeley
OmMoe
W. Washington Street
H. Sanford
Ida Bailey
Geo. W. Hay
Graham Opera House
East Washington Street
Kemble
Keemble Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Lowa
Frank Rogers
Inal Soc
DICAL
Jackson & Clinton
Chicagh O. Carris & Co
Schneider
T. J. Dempsey
BES’ Coffee
Side Square
National Bank
Gortyve
J. HH. Young
W. R K. Jeffrey
A. Anderson
Onah
J.T. Anderon
Washington County
Capital
Ings Bank
Jon. Krox
A. Wurrs
O. H. Kwow
V. P
M. Keox
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
A. H. Wallace
W. H. Butterfield
Crall
Ices
Sadiee
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