Filipinos Reknowledge Defeat As Otis Demands Surrender
Manila reports indicate Aguinaldo offered surrender of arms to Gen Otis under a US protectorate, conditionally granting independence. A New conference failed to yield terms, Otis rejects armistice, and talks point to unconditional surrender or renewed fighting near Calumpit. Washington notes continued hope for peace talks and possible general amnesty if insurgents return to negotiations.
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Manila
Auinaldo
Otis
Dewey
Schurman
Washington
Congress
Calumpit
Cubans May Yet Fight
The Pio IX passengers report Cuba’s situation is critical and indicate Cubans plan to take up arms for independence.
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Madrid
Spain
Cuba
Funston Hero of Pampanga River Crossing
Manila April 29 General MacArthur praised the crossing of the Pampanga River by Col. Funston of the 2nd Kansas under General Wheaton. He called the maneuver a remarkable military feat with strong moral impact on insurgents who believed a direct river passage was impossible.
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Manila
McArthur
Rio Grande de Pampanga
2Cth
Kansas
General Wheaton
Funston to Be Brigadier General of Volunteers
Washington April 29 Colonel Funston of the Twentieth will be appointed a Brigadier General of Volunteers for his continued acts in the war with the Filipinos.
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Washington
Funston
Agriculture and the Penitentiary in North Carolina Crisis
In Raleigh on April 23 a ceasefire between new and old Agricultural Board members allowed the new to meet near the Museum. Ramsey was reinstated as clerk and Treasurer Worth authorized to pay expenses to the old board pending court ruling. Prison Board directors meet to decide the State Prison staff. three officers E C Shearin, J R Tillery, and F B Arendell are named for confirmation and await action.
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Raleigh
N. C
Agricultural Board
Ramsey
Worth
Pen
Day
E. C. Shearin
J. R. Tillery
F. B. Arendell
Browns' Iron Billers Ad Claims Health Benefits
An old advertisement touts Browns' Iron Billers as a tonic to combat weakness and aching joints. It promises strengthened nerves, richer blood, and restored vitality with a claim of cost efficiency over a special course.
Storm Tornado Destroys Kirksville and Newton
A tornado devastated Kirksville Missouri and Newton Missouri causing widespread ruin. Kirksville reports forty nine known dead with estimates reaching one hundred including about a thousand injured and many burned. Newton records over forty dead and hundreds hurt as fires consume wreckage.
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Kirksville
Newton
German officers seek chance to speak in Dreyfus case
London April 28 The Westminster Gazette reports Germany sent a note to the French Foreign Bureau noting that due to possible eventualities the German government did not officially publish facts in justice to its own officers who had repeatedly asked for permission to speak.
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London
Earnest Wistelle
Westminster Gazette
Dreyfus
Germany
Bureau of French Foreign Affairs
Fficers
Steamship Kanawha Sinks After Leaks and Rudder Break
The Kanawha a New York coal freighter left Newport News April 2 bound for Bermuda sprang a leak and lost its rudder then foundered 150 miles from Bermuda on April 6. Fourteen officers and crew escaped in ice boats and were rescued by the American brig Atlanta. They suffered hunger and thirst before rescue and are now recovering under U S Consul Hanna.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
Kanawha
New York
Newport News
Bermuda
Atlanta
Darling
United States Consu Hanna
Two Flags in Manila Talks and Local Happenings Abroad
The Filipino Junta claims Manila peace talks are unofficial and Luna does not represent Aguinaldo. Secret negotiations with Prof Worcester and Aguinaldo aides allegedly aim for self government and joint American Filipino flags. In Raleigh, the president lauded ships' Manila Bay victory. Long spoke. Coghlan to remain in command. Local items note Epworth League meeting, baseball trip, church appointments, and civic notices.
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London
Manila
Luna
Aguinaldo
Worcester
U.S. Filipino Commission
Malolos
Philadelphia
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Long
Capt. Coghlan
Capt Day Accuses Lie. Merritt Struck in Board Room
In Raleigh on April 29 Capt Day denounced a News and Observer report as false about him attending a prison directors meeting uninvited. Reporter Fred Merritt, present, and Day exchanged blows after a heated exchange with Merritt calling Day a liar. Board members corroborated Day’s attendance and the dispute’s details.
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Raleigh
N. C
Day
News and Observer
Fred Merritt
Merritt
Capt. Day
Sharpshooter Tales From a Civil War Battlefield
An eyewitness account recalls a morning skirmish with a sharpshooter in a wooded line. A Frenchman among the troops is described while observers discuss concealment and the fits of rifle fire from behind trees.
Trusted state office work with salary and benefits
Wanted several trustworthy persons in this state to manage our business in their own and nearby counties. It is mainly office work conducted at home. Salary straight, go a year and expenses definite, bonafide no more, no less salary. Monthly $75. References. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope, Herbert E. Hess, Prest., Dept. M. Chicago.
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Herbert E. Hess
Prest
Dept. M
Chicago
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Otis Demangs
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War Department
Deadwood
S. C
Black Hills
England and
Russia
Acree
The
Morning Post
St. Petersburg
China
West Pyfor
Great Britain
Yang Tse Kiang River
Rio Grande
General Funstor
Agriculture and the Penitentiary
Ranger and Thirst
McKinley
Qver
North Carolina
Kamso
Epworth League
Western North Carolina
Greensboro
T | Gitts
Ge Kitai
Oxford
University
University of Georgia
South Carolina College
E. G. Harrell
Quartermaster’s Department
U.S
John F. Long
St. Small Pox
Statesville
Fle
Robert W. Hines
Smithfield Presbyterian Church
H.G. Hill
Theermon
A. M. Hassell
Eagan
New Orleans
Iie
Charlotte Obsever
Lum Hing
Baptist
Baptist Church
Florence
Henderson Gold Leat
Capt. Day and
Fred “Merritt
I. F Weekly
Amon
Pi Froclich
Cook
Shooter
Saville
el Caner
Niger
Pepe LE
Lapasi
Fmetler Builler
Erie
Sonu
Pei
Aly Deull
N. K. Fairbank Company
St. Louis
Boston
Aspoppowu
Munn & Co
Sethienions
Washine
Suas
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