Muster Out Troops To Be Discharged West Indies First
Reported plans indicate 50 000 volunteers will be mustered out soon with immediate discharge and extra pay. Troops in the Philippines to be replaced by regulars to avoid hampering administration. First California volunteers expected home aboard the Scandia with ships via Suez and New York by mid January.
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Walve
West Indies
Eton
van Hull
Philippines
Philatians
Suez
Fort Sheridan
New York Nez Canal
Transcontinental rail plans stir Western expansion talks
The Chicago Burlington & Quincy and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railways are linked to extending lines toward the Pacific coast. Reports say two independent Western Idaho and Oregon lines may join the extension, with prospects of a link from Tacoma to New Orleans. A mix of survey activity and corporate interest fuels speculation on a coast-to-coast system and possible ties to Oriental trade.
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Chronicle
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Rock Island & Pacific
Pacific
Santa Fe
San Francio
Burlington
S Pass
Sunderstand
Idaho
Oregon
Gray's Harbor
Oriental
Tacoma
New
Return of the President after Southern trip reaches White House
The presidential party returned to Washington on December 22 after a seven day southern excursion arriving at Pennsylvania Station at 11:80. Mrs. McKinley was mildly indisposed in Atlanta but others were in good health and praised the trip as a success. The party received enthusiastic greetings with no disturbances and the group proceeded to the White House or their homes after farewell visits aboard the train. The trip is said to have strengthened North South fellowship and showcased the army while the original Spain peace celebration note faded after remarks on Confederate dead.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Southern Railway
McKinley
Atlanta
Columbia
S. C
Brown
Sixth Street
White House
Porter
Cortelyou
Wheeler
Shafter
Spain
Sherman reveals Cuba purchase talks before war with Spain
Ex Secretary John Sherman says negotiations to buy Cuba from Spain were under way before the war. He argues the U S could have obtained Cuba without cost, noting the Philippines revenue and debt versus the cost of acquiring Cuban territory. He calls the episode secret history and questions the modern price for the lands.
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John Sherman
Chicago
the Tribune
Washington
Spain
Cuba
Philippines
Shafter Defends Santiago Expedition Before War Commission
General Shafter testified before the War Investigating Commission detailing the Santiago operation with Colonel Miley by his side. He described the expedition as a military success and cost about 500 lives, admitting no criticism of his plans and saying he would not change them if repeated.
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Santiago
War Commission
Washington
General Shafter
War Investigating Commission
Miley
Cuba
Shafter
Women die as fire breaks at New York residence
A New York City fire at the West Mind Avenue house of GC Raymond leaves two women dead. Mrs Underwood and Mrs Raymond leap from a second story window. Mrs Underwood dies instantly and Mrs Raymond dies later. A man is severely injured and Harriet Fee dies from smoke. Fire destroys Raymonds pictures and tapestries. Separately, a Cuban guerilla shot after landing at Santiago de Cuba. a suspect is arrested.
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New York
HI. Raymond
West Mind Avenue
Seventy-third Street
Underwood
Raymond
William Doerr
Santiago de Cuba
Baracoa
Woodine
Real Contest on the Question of Expansion After Ratification
Clark Howell reports that the peace treaty will be ratified with party leaders predicting passage. He notes Democrats and Republicans may differ on expansion policy and that a separate resolution on Philippine policy will follow, framed by the Cuban resolution precedent.
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New York
Clark Howell
Democratic National Committee
Georgia
Athinta Constitution
Washington
Asl
Congress
Senate
Bryan
House
Tie
Pacific
Spain
Philippines
Howell
Cuba
Proclamation to Filipinos Promising Peaceful US Rule
President's proclamation to the Philippines via General Otis in Manila vows peace and friendship, preserves civil rights, retains efficient officials, and seeks cooperation to restore order and prosperity. US to reduce military forces with 50 000 volunteers mustered out. text to be released closer to Manila arrival. Deadline noted for official transmission.
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Washington
General Otis
Manila
Santiago
United States
Philippines
Oris
Domestic Market Prices and Oddities Highlight Pacific Coast Trade
Seattle markets list onions to apples with per sack and per box prices across commodities. Portland and San Francisco values recur for wheat, oats, hay, butter, cheese and poultry with regional variations. A Chicago Inter Ocean note recounts Martha Washingtons oven history and Manna of the Jews described with caveat on preservation.
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Seattle
California
Washington
Vortland
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
San Francisco
Nevada
Fancy Ranch
Valencia
Worldwide Wire Summary of Shipping, Rail, and Bank Talks
Secretary Long plans ad calls for Maine and Cristobal Colon fundraising per board decisions. Southern Pacific October earnings rise to 5,656,725, up 61,126,701 from last year. Corliss of Michigan proposes telegraph cable development U S to Pacific nations. Congress approves agricultural inspection clause for imported health risks, with treasury power to ban dangerous goods. London notes West Indian Union success. Britain shows U S friendship by Philippines sovereignty stance amid Hong Kong filibuster suppression. First Schenectady order: ten mogul freight engines for Midland railroad. Nippon line ships 37 locomotives. Ambassador Cambon to sail January 9 to resume duties in Washington. Senator Lanna and Rep Payne seek American shipping subsidies. Macon reception for Confederate veterans as president tours South. National Casket Company receives 4,000-casket order for Cuba dead. Rat Portage strike at Mikado mine yields rich ore, England-owned mine with $250,000 potential. Washington dispatch: U S could become world banker. Russia and Japan seek loans in America. Mozoro Havana asylum reveals 120 inmates starved. 800 earlier reduced by death and corruption drains funds.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Midland Railroad
Nippon Railroad
Japan
Jules Cambon
Havre
New York
Washington
Lanna
Senate
Representative Payne
House
Macon
National Casket Company
Pittsburg
United States
Cuba
Rat Portage
Ontario
Mikado
England
Prince George of Greece Engaged to Princess Victoria of Wales
Court circles report Prince George of Greece engaged to Princess Victoria of Wales. Abbie L. Marble sister-in-law of the late James G. Blaine killed in a San Leandro runway accident. Gen. John J. Dupuy ex Confederate soldier dies in Memphis after serving in the army of the Tennessee and being wounded four times.
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Prince George of
Greece
Victoria of Wales
Abbie L. Marble
James G. Blaine
San Leandro
Cal
John J. Dupuy
Memphis
Army of the Tennessee
Judge Day Returns Home As News Briefs Report Various Incidents
Judge Day empire Paria peace commission leader arrives home. A loaded lumber schooner runs ashore at Cannon Beach near Elk Creek Oregon. The Nulato land office in Alaska reports a missing register. In Lexington Kentucky a train wreck injures nine trainmen, two possibly fatally. British imports to US likely fall in 188. Havana patrols begin, Lee plans evacuation parade. Public officials flood literature from foreign sources amid war. Fire destroys Chilean minister Vicuna's Washington residence. Ice on Leverett Pond at Brookline Massachusetts sinks three youths. Houston cotton receipts reach 2 million bales with 600,000 more possible. Senator McBride pushes Astoria as terminus for trans-Pacific cable. Great Northern cuts transcontinental schedule by 12 hours. Congress adjourns to January 4. Wheeler seat challenges start. Chicago electrician burned during high wires collapse. Col E S Barrett dies at 60 in Concord. Louisville reports 10,000 grip cases. Brooms to rise 25 cents a dozen. Philadelphia to Rahway crash kills two. Galileo manuscript found in Vatican notes dated 1616. Ethan A Hitchcock nominated secretary of the interior. US troop plan calls for 50 000 men. Britain aims to finish Sudan railway to Khartoum. Forest Laker heir to 25000. Rebels from Brazil defeated at frontier.
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Judge Day
Paria Peace Commission
Cannon Beach
Elk Creck
Nulato Land Office
Alaska
Lexington
Great Britain
United States
Havana
Lee
Congress
Senor
Don Carlos Maria Vicuna
Connecticut Avenue
N Street
Washington
Brookline
Mags
Leverett Pond
J. W. Clattenbury, Jr
Arthur Collins
Emma Miller
Houston
Tex
Warner
Cotton Exchange
McBride
Oregon
Astoria
Great Northern
General Wheeler
Roderick Chis
Chicago
E. 8. Barrett
The
Sons of the American Revolution
Concord
Mass
Louisville
Health Department
Broom Manufacturers’ Association of the United States
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