Demoralization and Monsoon Battles in Cavite Province
General Wheat reports occupation of Perez das Marinas after slight opposition. town deserted and deemed valueless. Recons necessary as insurgents concentrate in Cavite. demoralization of enemy noted but recovery evident. About 2000 soldiers have died or fallen ill from disease, with casualty lists delayed and officially suppressed.
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Manila
General Wheat
Perez Das Marinas
Wheaton
Buena Vista
Imus
Wheaton repels attack near Imus with battalion aid
Washington reports Wheaton at Imus with four guns and four battalions of infantry, plus Nevada cavalry. A battalion moved toward Perez das Marianas to reconquer. They encounter two thousand enemy troops marching on Imus. Wheaton advances with two guns and drives them back, the enemy suffering over two hundred dead while the Americans incur minimal casualties.
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Zapote Bridge
Wheaton
Cavite
Imus
Washington
Otis
Nevada
Calvary
Perez Das Marianas
Suppressed Dispatches Signal Philippine War Tension
Washington reports the Philippines campaign has grown so active that the administration suppresses Manila dispatches to avoid fueling antiwar sentiment already present. The move aims to prevent a stronger public opposition as insurgents resist American troops.
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Washington
Philippines
Manila
Republicans Plan Flood of Opposing Legal Opinions
Raleigh June 20 Chairman Simmons reports an anti amendment fund of 15000 dollars by Republicans to pay for legal opinions challenging the amendment. The plan includes distributing printed opinions and having Senator Pritchard and Congressman Linney insert them in the Record and distribute via the government. Simmons says the scheme won’t work in North Carolina and notes Democratic lawyers cannot be used to aid the case against white supremacy vs negro domination pending in the high court of the people.
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Raleigh
N. C
Simmons
Pritchard
Senate
Congressman Linney
House
North Carolina
High Court of the People
White Wins Postoffice Move In Goldsboro
Congress man White and allies secure removal of Goldsboro postoffice from the old lease. Orders issued to discontinue the former location and relocate to a site opposed by most white residents after weeks of heated dispute. A post office inspector backed the change.
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Washington
White
Goldsboro
Count Vanness quits bluff after siege on trolley work
In Scotch Plains New Jersey on January 21 Count Vanness abandoned his fort by the proposed Plainfield Street Railway route after two weeks of resistance. He had built a shanty and planted a cannon to repel workers but evacuated his position as the company agreed to pay him fifteen hundred dollars in settlement.
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Phanteld
N. J
Jane
Vanness
Scotch Plains
Plainfield Street
Fire at Eagle Hotel Kills One and Injures Eight
A fire at the Eagle Hotel in Oswego New York started in the kitchen when a worker used kerosene to light a stove and left. The blaze trapped guests forcing several including the proprietor and his wife to jump from second floor windows. An elderly New Haven resident named Rachel King died of suffocation as the building burned. Eight others suffered serious injuries as the hotel burned in the morning.
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Oswego
N. Y
Eagle
Rachel King
New Haven
Russians to Seek Cuts in Global Military Strength
The Hague June 21 First Committee of the Peace Conference will study the Russian circular demanding non increase in military strength. Russia may propose broader cuts and even withdraw new naval building plans if needed. The czar’s delegates pressed for rapid action and plan a concrete proposal to reduce overall forces.
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the Hague
Russia
Loubet Weighs Radical Move as Crisis Prolongs
Paris dispatch says President Loubet plans to appoint his own cabinet if the crisis in the chamber continues. A dissolution and countrypopular appeal could follow an adverse vote. Rumors say Meline seeks the presidency and has toppled two cabinets to push Loubet toward resignation.
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Paris
Loubet
Meline
Dreyfus Coffin Rumor Reaches Isle of Devils
Paris correspondent for The Daily News reports a curious dispatch from the Isle of Devils claiming Dreyfus has gone and questions what to do with his coffin and embalming drugs. The coffin, made around the Zola trial era, was sent by the Meline government amid fears of requiring the remains for identification in France to quell suspicions about his fate.
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London
Emly Crawford
Paris
The
Daily News
Isle of Devils
Dreyfus
Zola
Meline
France
R’tes
Cuban Soldiers Paid as Return From Cuba War Ends
General George M. Randall reports payment of nearly 2 806 Cuban soldiers who mostly surrendered arms to authorities. A few were arrested for issuing bogus certificates of deposit. More payrolls for Havana due in six weeks. Remedios soldiers fear rack of credit at hotels and restaurants amid revised lists.
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Havana
George M. Randall
Anit
Remedios
Fired on the Negroes at Sunnyside Mine
In Evansville Indiana June 21 a crowd attacked thirty negro workers brought from Kentucky to Sunnyside Mine. Shots fired in darkness left six wounded including stockholder Jas Moore shot in the back and merchant Edward Geiger among the injured. Four more negro workers injured. Moore expected to recover.
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Evansville
Ind
Sunnyside
Kentucky
Jas. Moore
Edward Geiger
Moore
Explosion at Fort Pickens Kills One In Fire
Command Reisinger at Pensacola Navy Yard reports a heavy explosion and fire at Fort Pickens on June 20. Fire units are en route to assist. Lieut. Horne says an old style magazine exploded after a kitchen fire, killing one man and causing limited damage.
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Washington
Atlanta
Lieut. Horne
Fort Pickens
Col
Frank
HTH Annual Tournament Prizes At Greensboro
The North Carolina State Firemen's Association meets in Greensboro August 1 2 3 4 and prizes are listed for Engine Contest Long distance Horse Hose Wagon Race Hand Hose Reel Race Horse Hook and Ladder Race Junior Hand Reel Race Individual Foot Race and several special prizes to be announced later.
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North Carolina State Firemen’s Association
Greensboro
Atlanta Mayor faces impeachment call from Baptist pastor
In Atlanta on June 21 the City Council formed a five member committee to probe Dr. L G Broughtons charges against Mayor James G Woodard after a sensational sermon accusing him of gambling and immorality. Woodard called the claims ridiculous and urged the public to suspend judgment.
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Atlanta
Dr. Broughton
Woodward
Broughton
Associated Press
L. G. Broughton
The
Baptist Tabernacle
James G. Woodard
Washington
Federal
Woodard
Will Go North for Relief To Manage State Campaign
Laurel Maryland June 21 Ex Senator Gorman is very ill and plans to travel to a northern summer resort once he heals He will not return to Maryland until mid October and his friends say he will run the state campaign from a distance Meanwhile Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge meeting in Fayetteville gathers large crowds with a parade a degree conferral banquet and welcome events tonight
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Laurel
Gorman
Maryland
New York
Faytteville
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias
Knights of Khorassan
Grand Lodge
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Remov.l
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Restess
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L. G. Stoughton
Pythians
Fayetteville
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