Occupied Philippines Report Cites Peace Desire and Corps Readiness
Gen Otis reports in Washington that insurgents are scattered with around 4000 troops holding Luzon north and south. natives seek American protection and peace, while Manila region densifies and trade resumes. Troops, sick rates rise but no alarming illness. transports for regiments arrive. volunteers replaced by regulars. operations limited by rainy season. The Manila dispatch notes renewed insurgent gathering near San Fernando and MacArthur leading a mixed force in front of the city.
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Manila
Washington
Luzon
Imus
San Fernando
Laguna
Tarlac Province
Pampanga
Cavite
Batangas
United States
Jolo Archipelago
Palawan Islands
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Utah
Negros
California
General Hospital
Cuba
OTIS
Zealandia
Sheridan
Philippines
Ors
War Department
President McKinley Ends Vacation in Adams Mass
President and Mrs. McKinley wrap up a Berkshire visit with the journey to the capital. He returns in strong health though Mrs. McKinley remains slightly ill, two days cut from the stay. The day featured public remarks and the laying of a corner stone for Western Massachusetts’s largest cotton mill.
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Adams
Mass
McNimley
Plunkett
Berkshire
Massachusetts
Dodge Jewelry Seizure at Port Sets Record
New York June 27 examination of jewelry taken from Mrs Phyllis E Dodge a passenger on the steamer St Paul shows a value of 100000 with a single necklace worth 56000 The seizure is the largest ever at this port and the trunk contents are valued at 1000000. The duty would have been 40000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
New York
Phyllis E. Dodge
St. Paul
Czarina Delivers Daughter in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on Monday afternoon the czarina bore a daughter named Maria marking another royal birth. The event draws attention to the imperial family and continues a line of succession within the dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Maria
Another Conviction in Hartville for Train Robber
In Hartville Missouri on July 27 the jury found Joe Shepard aged 24 guilty of train robbery. The punishment was set at ten years in the state penitentiary. Shepard is the son of Jake Shepard, a member of the James gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartville
Macomb
Joe Shepard
State Penitentiary
Jake Shepard
Old James Gang
Fire at Coney Island destroys concert hall and amusements
A Monday morning fire at Coney Island New York engulfed J Soster's concert hall on Jones Walk and the Bowery and several smaller amusements, causing an estimated loss of 330000 dollars. Fire officials reported the blaze began early and rapidly spread through the entertainment district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
New York
Jsoster
Jones Walk
Bowery
American push for private property at sea unsettles peace talks
At the Hague on June 23 the American delegation sought to place private property at sea on the peace conference agenda. M De Staal delayed ruling while translation prepared. Britain and other powers oppose raising the issue, with debate centered on dumdum bullets and new explosives in ordnance.
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the Hague
Andrew D. White
M de Staal
M. de Staal
Count Muravieff
America
Great Britain
War
Navy
den Deer L’oortugael
Count Soltyk
Russia
Bulgaria
John Ardagh
McKinley to Call for Volunteers for Philippines
President McKinley plans to raise volunteers for service in the Philippines forming nine to twelve regiments. General Otis estimates need for 23,000 regulars with 7,000 more soon while Lawton and others push for 12,000 to 15,000 volunteers to bolster the force as a safeguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
the Tribune
McKinley
Philippines
Otis
Manila
Lawton
Aguinaldo Takes Command as Insurgents Mass Rebels
Aguinaldo assumes control of Gen Luna's army and concentrates about 2,000 troops from Antipolo in the Manila area. Thu night the rebels wounded two Seventeenth regiment members. MacArthur's forces guard the line as repairs on bridges resume and trains run toward San Fernando.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
San Fernando
Luna
Antipolo
Seventeenth
Ruinous Storm Sweeps Kearney and Surrounding Areas
A severe storm on Sunday night brought five inches of rain to Kearney Nebraska and seven inches at Gibbon causing widespread flooding. Telegraph lines down, bridges washed away, gas tanks flooded, and vast crop damage reported along the Kearney & Black Hills railroad with washouts delaying trains.
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Omaha
Neb
The
Bee
Kearney
Gibbon
Kearney & Black Hills
Conto
Wood River
Ministry Wins. French Chamber Backs New Cabinet
Paris session opens with great enthusiasm as Socialist radicals and the democratic left announce support for the government. Waldeck-Rousseau and Monis present identical statements. deputies approve the day’s order and the senate backs the government 187 to 25.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Socialist-Radicals
Democratic Left
M. Paul de Cassagnac
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Senate
M. Perillier
Waldeck Rousseau Forms New French Cabinet
Paris reports that Senator Waldeck-Rousseau completed a cabinet with all posts filled except public works. He and the ministers presented to President Loubet, with Delcasse at foreign affairs, Gallifet at war, De Lanessan at marine, Caillaux at finance, Millerand at commerce, Leygues at public instruction, Decrais at the colonies, Dupuy at agriculture, and Daudin adding public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Waldeck-Rousseau
Elysee Palace
Loubet
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
MM. Guillain
Krantz
Poincare
Council of Ministers
Interior
M. Delcasse
Marquis de Gallifet
M. DeLanessan
M. Mouis
M. Caillaux
M. Millerand
M. Leygues
M. Decrais
M. Jean Dupuy
M. Pierre Daudin
Dreyfus
M. Milerand
Socialist Party
Future of the G. A. R. at encampment to admit navy veterans
The Post Disputed says at the next Grand Army of the Republic encampment, the nineteenth century closing, an Illinois member will propose admitting navy veterans and renaming the group The Grand Army and Navy of the Republic. The plan seeks constitutional amendment to include all who fought for the Union and future servicemembers. It notes G A R extinction due to lack of recruiting. A committee may be named to study the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Grand Army of the Republic
Illinois
Navy
Grand Army and Navy of the Republic
Ccommander
Miners Found Dead After Desert Wandering
A party of 20 miners bound for Sierra Pintada placers wandered in the desert and died of thirst after losing their way. The news came via a letter to J. P. Cantlin, charterer of the schooner Thomas S. Negus, from purser I. J. Allen. Corpses were later found by another group bound for the same destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cal
Sierra Pintada
J. P. Cantlin
Thomass
Death Toll Rises to 112 from Wisconsin Tornado
New Richmond Wis June 23 The death of Ward S Gould increases the tornado victims to 112. Relief and rebuilding are supervised by the governor's commission with rapid progress reported. Cash relief remains needed as funds grow slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Richmond
Wis
Ward S. Gould
Funeral for Gen Daniel Macauley Held in Arlington
Funeral services for Gen Daniel Macauley, who died five years ago in Managua Nicaragua and was brought to the United States by the cruiser Detroit, were held at Arlington on Thursday afternoon. The burial service followed the Grand Army ritual.
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Washington
Daniel Macauley
Managua
Nicaraguua
United States
Detroit
Arlington
Grand Army
Georgetown Grants LL D Degrees to Distinguished Guests
On Thursday Georgetown university conferred the honorary LL D on Rear Admirals Winfield Scott Schley and George W. Melville Maj Gen Joseph Wheeler Hon W Bourke Cochran Dr Samuel Lusey Dr Daniel Brower and Hon Thomas S T Herran. Wheeler Brower and Herran were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgetown University
Winfield Scott Schley
George W. Melville
Joseph Wheeler
W. Bourke Cochran
New York
Samuel Lusey
District of Columbia
Daniel Brower
Illinois
Thomas ST Herran
United States of Columbia
Wheeler
Brower
Thomas Herran
NOT A M'KINLEY MAN. DETROIT MAY 27
Gov. Pingree replied to Washington dispatch quotes on his support for President McKinley. He said the issue is not personal but about McKinley’s policies including opposition to territorial expansion and trusts. Pingree asserted alignment with McKinley on actions he deems right and opposition to what he deems wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Pingree
Washington Dispatches
Alger
McKinley
Moe Kinley
Gen. Alger
SicKinley
Mark Hanna
Kentucky Governor Likely Calls July Special Legislature
The Frankfort rumor says Governor Bradley will convene an extra legislative session around July 15. He reportedly seeks power to appoint special judges for feuds and to allow those judges to select juries from other parts of Kentucky to try the Bakers and indict slavers tied to Tom Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Pingree and Alger in Senate bid alliance stated
Detroit June 24 Gen. Pingree announced a public statement that he has joined with Secretary Alger to back Alger's senatorial candidacy. Alger will not withdraw and will not spend further funds on the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Gev. Pingree
Alger
Four Infantry Companies Sail for Manila
Four companies of the Twenty-fourth United States Infantry and 15 recruits left San Francisco aboard the transport Zealandia on Thursday evening. The voyage carried a vast load of provisions and supplies for the army in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Manila
Philippines
No Cause for Alarm Over Gold Export to Spain
Secretary Gage dismisses the New York gold shipment of 4,000,900 dollars for export as a mere incident. He notes the export was linked to treaty obligations and Spain settlement, suggesting it may have disrupted exchange balance and required larger shipments to restore normal conditions.
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Washington
Gage
New York
Spain
Army to Maintain Canteens at Posts
Washington June 24 The acting secretary of war states the department favors keeping the current canteen system at United States army posts and regards the matter settled in its favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Scofield rejects call for tornado relief session
Gov Scofield in Milwaukee after talks with Dr F W Epley about a 350000 relief fund for tornado victims. He decides not to call a special session, preferring voluntary subscriptions to raise needed money.
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Milwaukee
Explosive Blast Kills Four At War Eagle Mine
A Friday morning explosion at the War Eagle mine near Rossland British Columbia left three men dead at the morgue, one fatally injured and another seriously hurt. The incident echoes a prior fatality at the same site.
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Rossland
B. C
War Eagle
New York Railroads Record Half-Year 1599 Construction
The Railroad Gazette reports preliminary six month totals for 1599 new railroad building. A grand total of 1151.451 miles is listed, reflecting early-year activity.
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New York
The
Railroad Gazette
Six Persons Drowned in Wisconsin Boat Capsizing
A telegram from Dunbar asks for six coffins after six people drowned when a boat capsized during Monday’s storm on the Soo Line near Rhinelander Wisconsin.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Dunbar
Soo Road
Americans Defeated in Philippine Conflict Report
Manila report notes Filipino papers claim American volunteers are returning home and abandoning the war. Four wounded from the Fourth regiment die in hospital after recent engagement with rebels.
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Manila
United States
Relief for Storm Sufferers Reaches New Levels
St Paul Minnesota reports charitable totals for New Richmond victims surpassing 22000 in local aid and the overall drive nearing 60000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Richmond
Sharps and Flats in a Musical Miscellany
A concise notes list on music terms and figures. Mendelssohn died at 35. Mozart died 1791 of malignant fever. Sarasate born Pamplona March 10 1544. Zerrahn born Malchow July 25 1826. Gade pronouncedgah day. diction on hautboy oboe jews harp dance hornpipe kettledrums and Jenny Lind's two octave range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn
Mozart
Sarasate
Pamplona
Spain
Pennsylvania Wins Four-Oared Race at Poughkeepsie Meet
At Poughkeepsie June 27 the four-oared race over the two mile course was won by Pennsylvania in 11 minutes 12 seconds with Cornell second. The freshmen eight oared race among Pennsylvania Columbus and Cornell also over two miles was won by Cornell in 9 minutes 5 35 seconds with Columbia second.
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Poughhkeepsie
Poughkeepsie
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Columbus
Columbia
Milwaukee Population Put at 255000 by Directory
Milwaukee wide population figure released by A. G. Wright from the newly completed city directory places Milwaukee at 255000 residents. The estimate reflects current urban growth and is cited in the June 27 report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwauokee
Milwaukee
A. G. Wright
Majority Oppose a Strike Among Delaware Lackawanna Firemen
Twenty-five railroad firemen and brakemen connected with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western held a secret meeting in Hoboken to discuss a strike but the majority opposed taking any action. Also, gold movements: National City Bank to ship $2,650,000 to Europe and L Von Hoffman & Co. $500,000, bringing total transfers since start to $16,650,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Hoboken
National City Bank
Europe
L. von Hoffman & Co
Settlement Ends Strike for Western Coal Miners
President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers received news of a practical settlement of the coal miners strike west of the Mississippi. About 22,000 of 30,000 strikers in Missouri Kansas Indian Territory and Arkansas will return to work. Gains include eight-hour day wage increases 12 14 to 15 percent and the run of mine weighing system. Major companies west of the Mississippi signed except Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas & Texas St Louis & San Francisco and Choctaw & Gulf.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
United Mine Workers Union of America
John T. Rose
James Boston
International Union
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Missouri Pacific
Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
San Francisco
Choctaw & Gulf
Queen Victoria Witnesses 15000 Troops at Aldershot Review
London reports Queen Victoria, the Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales and guests including Grand Duke Michael of Russia attend a grand review at Aldershot. About 15 000 infantry, 50 guns and 3 600 horses pass in review, with U S Army attach Col Samuel S Sumner among dignitaries.
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London
Duke of Cambridge
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Michael of
Russia
Duke of
Victoria
Transvaal
Balmoralecastle
Scotland
Dragoons
Scots
Royal Regiment
Emperor William
Fusileers
Camerons
Scottish Rifles
Col
Summer
Supreme Lodge Offers Prizes for Jurisdiction Growth
The Ancient Order of United Workmen met in Indianapolis and proposed a $2,000 prize for jurisdictions gaining 25 percent from June 1899 to June 1, 1900, if an increase exceeds 1,000 new members. A separate $1,000 prize was set for jurisdictions with fewer than 2,000 members on June 1, 1899 that gain at least 500 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
Coal mine strike turns violent in Evansville with gunfire
In Evansville Indiana on June 21 at 1 39 a m unknown assailants fired on 50 black miners from Kentucky as they were being brought to Sunnyside mine to work nonunion workers fired back causing a stampede. Six men were badly wounded.
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Evansville
Ind
Sunnyside
Kentucky
Alaska gold rush passengers bring vast wealth to Seattle
The Humboldt arrived from Alaska with about 250 passengers from Dawson and the interior. They carried a large amount of gold dust with estimates from half a million to 1.25 million. Purser Carroll reports $250,000 deposited with him, about $300,000 in staterooms, and M. M. Woldsted and D. Sanders said to hold $600,000 in drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Humboldt
Alaska
Dawson
Interior
Carroll
M. M. Woldsted
D. Sanders
Major J C Cabanis Orders Mustering Out of Fifth Regiment
Major J Cabanis in charge of Companies D and H of the fifth Illinois regiment has orders from Gov. Tanner via Adjutant General Reece to discharge units and send them home on Monday trains. Citizens will receive arms receipts that will trigger return of the arms they were relieved of by the military.
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Pana
J. C. Cabanis
Bloomington
Decatur
Minister Barrows censured by Connecticut Congregational ministers
Rev. W. M. Barrows, who recently married Perry Belmont and Mrs. Henry D. Sloan at Greenwich, was severely censured on Wednesday by the General Association of Congregational Ministers of Connecticut of which he is a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
W. M. Barrows
Perry Belmont
Henry D. Sloan
Greenwich
General Association of Congregational Ministers of Connecticut
Famine and Flood Threat Looms in Finland
A Times dispatch from St. Petersburg reports eastern and northern Finland face famine and floods as Czarist Russia notes crop ruin from a late cold period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Finland
The
Times
St. Petersburg
Knights of Honor installs officers after week session
Detroit, June 22. After a week in session the supreme lodge installed officers and adjourned until next year. A proposed amendment to admit women to membership in the order was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Honor
Bankhead for Speaker Backed by Alabama Delegation
The Alabama congressional delegation met in Tuscaloosa and resolved unanimously to support Representative John H. Bankhead of the Sixth Alabama district for the speakership of the U S House of Representatives.
Trust movement seen fading as investors lose appetite
Indianapolis June 27 Crawford Fairbanks promoter from Verre Haute says trusts are on their last legs. He notes US attorney general warning investors will suffer not the public and expects a lull in trust deals for months with a fall revival unlikely. He doubts any future large combinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Crawford Fairbanks
Verre Haute
Strawboard Trust
New York
Fairbanks
Ife
United States
Women Begin Work at International Council Meeting
The International Council of Women opened in London at the Charing Cross area convocation hall with Countess of Aberdeen as president. She urged international arbitration, a wartime bureau of information on women, and cautioned against women assuming all social cures. May Wright Sewall of the United States was named vice president, with delegates from 25 nations including Susan B. Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
International Council of Women
Charen House
Westminster Town Hall
Countess of Aberdeen
Lady Aberdeen
May Wright Sewall
United States
Susan B. Anthony
House of Lords
Samen
Passing Show Quips Across the Press
A collection of quick wits and jokes from major papers. The items lampoon politics, technology, and society with pithy one liners and sly punchlines. The fragments showcase era humor on power, commerce, and daily life through brief quips.
Sudden Flood Hits Mansfield Shelby and Loudonville
A severe Monday night storm flooded Mansfield Ohio driving houses off foundations and submerging cellars. Shelby reported rapid creek rises flooding streets and washing out a new bridge. Loudonville saw a cloudburst with Horsetail Creek washing away Isaac Hunter's house. Hunter missing. total damages estimated at 1000000 dollars overall, with crop and livestock losses possibly 200000 more.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Shelby
Loudonville
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Horsetail Creek
Isaac Hunter
Hunter
Unique Parade Delights 8000 Elks in St Louis
In St Louis on June 22 an Elk parade drew an estimated 8000 attendees. The march lasted one hour with traffic halted and business suspended. The next day the grand lodge elected B M Allen of Birmingham as grand exalted ruler and set Atlantic City as next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kehrman
Grand Lodge
O. EE
B. M. Allen
Birmingham
Ala
Committee On Law and Appeal
Order
Elks
Bedford County
Ind
Atlantic City
Bradstreet on Trade Reports and Market Trends
Bradstreet notes trade reports show mild midsummer effects with stronger prices, especially in iron and steel where values rise across markets. Improved crop reports push down some prices, while wheat forecasts reflect spring wheat yields and large old crop supplies. industrial friction persists amid a Colorado smelting strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet’s
Iron and
Colorado
Death of a Jurist in Topeka Kansas
Topeka Kansas June 22 C G Foster former federal judge of the district of Kansas died Wednesday evening at six o'clock. Foster was appointed by President Grant in 1874 and served until March of this year when retired and succeeded by W C Hook. Born Webster New York May 1837. Last January a bill passed Congress retiring him on full pay. Foster died worth about 200000 mostly real estate holdings in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
C. G. Foster
District of Kansas
Foster
United States District Court
Grant
W. C. Hook
Webster
General Congress
Gen Gordon Loses His Home in Kirkwood Fire
Gen John L Gordon’s splendid Kirkwood home near Atlanta was destroyed by fire on Wednesday evening. Family servants and neighbors saved the books pictures and war relics, but every room above the first floor burned. The 20 room residence, built in 1869, stood on his plantation nearby and the loss amount is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John L. Gordon
Kirkwood
Gordon
McKinley Speaks at Mount Holyoke Commencement
President McKinley attended Mount Holyoke College commencement in South Hadley Mass awarding diplomas to the senior class including his niece Grace McKinley. He accepted the degree of doctor of civil laws in a brief address and later greeted about 2 400 people at a village church platform reception after traveling from Holyoke by electric car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hamley
Mass
McKinley
Mount Holyoke College
Grace McKinley
Holyoke
Noted Spokane Lawyer Hiram F. Allen Dies After Surgery
Hon Hiram F Allen a leading Spokane lawyer and state legislator died Thursday at Fannie Paddock hospital Tacoma after an appendicitis operation. He was brother of former U S Senator John D Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Hiram F. Allen
Spokane
Fannie Paddock Hospital
United States
John D. Allen
Wages Advance At Cambria Steel Affects Thousands
Cambria Steel announces a general wage increase of ten percent. About 8,500 workers in Johnstown Pennsylvania are affected by the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
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Lowa
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Malchow
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Jenny Lind
Aldershot
Klondike
Trust Movement
L. A. W. Bulletin
China
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Detroit Journal
Chicago Record
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Atchison Globe
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of the Elks
Bradstreet
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