Hanna Expresses McKinley View on Philippines Future
In a Washington interview Senator Hanna outlines that the United States may relinquish sovereignty over the entire Philippine archipelago rather than Manila alone. He predicts a temporary U S protectorate or new government form until Congress decides independence, U S or long-term protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Oet
Washington
Hanna
Hich
McKinley
Paris
Spain
Luzon Island
Filippine
Philippines
Philippine
United States
Manila
Philipteulomiels
Congress
Pana Faces New Threats as Strikers Mobilize on Night of Terror
Oct 3 report from Pana details a terror-filled night amid miner strikes. Armed residents huddled in houses while unions and deputies clashed. Miners from Alabama and other towns patrolled streets as blacks from nearby stockades were said to march into the city. Sheriff Coburn reported a black man killed in the riot and several injured. Mayor Penwell and his father reportedly left the city.
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Pana
Springide
Penwell
Kelby County
Union
Sheriff Coburn
Pent
Washington Cabinet Considers Army Details and Occupation Plans
The cabinet met to discuss army formation and deployment to Cuba and Porto Rico. Reports say yellow fever danger may pass by October 15 and troop movement could begin soon. Officials also plan to occupy Havana and establish administration under U.S. regulations and to muster out many general officers. In Santiago de Cuba, Captain Brady orders an overland telegraph line from Guantanamo to Manzanillo for government dispatches. Public schools open with compulsory attendance. English will be taught by 30 teachers and a superintendent at set salaries.
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Washington
Havana
Vetu
Sme
Santiago de Cuba
Brady
United States Signal Corps
Guantanamoa
Manzanillo
Guantanamo
Santiago
General Merritt
Manila
War Department
Merritt
Greene
Admiral Dewey
Paris
Long
Len
Miraculous Mine Blast Ends with No Fatalities at Wallace
In Wallace Idaho eight reported dead and wounded after No 4 tunnel magazine blast at Morning mine. Rescuers faced thick smoke yet all workers escaped, with only a horse killed. Captain Woods burned his face after a candle fell on him during the chaos.
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Wallace
Idaho
No. 4
Woods
Feo
Brutal Texas murder linked to wife and nephew
Reports from Fort Worth describe the alleged murder of Otto Harmes by his wife and his nephew Julius Harmes at Porter's Creek near El Campo. They reportedly attacked him with an ax, burned the body after dragging it to a cornfield, then buried the remains. both suspects have been arrested.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Porter’s Creek
el Campo
Otto Harmes
Julius Harmes
Julius
Obdam sails with convalescents and discharged soldiers
From Obdam Washington a war department message reports the steamer Ponce sailing today with 01 convalescents 104 discharged soldiers and teamsters. In Baker City Oregon on Oct 3 Jack Weaver shot and killed William McKinnon a 21 year old man who with a companion had tried to lure him from a saloon. Sheriff McKinnon and a posse pursue Weaver.
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Washington
War Department
Ponce
Obdam
Baker City
Jack Weaver
William McKinnon
Burns
McKinnon
Weaver
McKkinnon
Sheriff McKinnon
Hareney County
Insult to the Army Miles Champions Their Cause
The Daily News notes General Dee’s reception honoring comrades of the Legion and denounces claims that soldiers sickened by disease did so by choice. It argues the peril was disease not enemy fire and condemns attacks on soldiers and officers who faced fever in camps.
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Ne Leago
Daily News
Milington
Dee
Nish
F. F
United
Blee
Occupation Force Formed for Cuba Under Senior Officer
Washington October 1 The First division for Cuban occupation will be commanded by the senior officer on duty until a permanent commander is chosen. Three brigades are named with generals L H Carpenter Simon Snyder and B B Williston to lead Cavalry First and Second Infantry brigades. The Fifteenth Infantry likely to join later, and General Wade suspected to command. The Fourth U S Volunteer Infantry detachment is ordered to Manzanillo under Major-General Miles with Wade to be advised.
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Washington
Cuba
United States Cavalry
L. H. Carpenter
United States Volunteers
Fifteenth
United States Infantry
United States Volunteer Infantry
Simon Snyder
Sixth
Fifteenth Infantry
Huntsville
Ala
Wade
Adjutant-General’s Office
Secretary of War
Seventh Army Corps
Manzanillo
Havana
Miles
H.C. Corbin
British commissioners finish Newfoundland treaty inquiry
The British panel led by Sir John Brameston Sir James Erekine and Lord Westmeath have finished their review of French treaty operations on the northwest coast of Newfoundland. They will study lobster and herring fishery disputes at Bonne Bay where fishermen on the northeast coast face extreme distress from missing fisheries.
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St. John’s
Newfoundland
John Brameston
James Erekine
Lord Westmeath
Bonne Bay
Freight engineer killed in NP rear end collision at Maywood
A rear end collision on the Northern Pacific at Maywood siding this morning left freight train engineer Beaumont dead. The incident involved an extra freight and a work train. Also noted is a U S offer of protection to Uruguay for neutrality during a Chile Argentina war and news of an American cattle export syndicate planning a mission to Montevideo Harbor.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
Maywood Siding
Beaumont
America
New York
Herald
Montevideo
United States
Uruguay
Chile
Argentina
Yukon gold hopes fade as explorers return from Alaska
The Hayden Grown brought 70 passengers from Yukon mining camps to Port Townsend. About 20 came directly from Kotzebue Sound after September 6, with no gold found on the sound. Oregon ex-judge E. W. Sullivan reports extensive searching and mixed fortunes across American River creeks, where 85 claims are active and 200 more worked this summer. Discovery Gulch leads production. Ausgie City serves as outfitting point for the icebound river region. The Koyukuk river field yields little, with 40 small steamers and 400 men lured there. Reports of a rich strike far upriver lack verification.
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Port Townsend
Hayden
St. Michaels
Yukon
Kotzebue Sound
E.W. Sullivan
Whitnin County
Ilo
American River
Bluff
Marton
Canyon
Chavel
Discovery
Caribou
Domo
Discovery Gulch
Ausgie City
Rape
United
Vic
P. J. Tuohy
Chicago
Circle City
Koyukuk
Unfortunate Prospectors and Dying in Klondike Trails
An arrived witness recounts eight gold seekers drowning crossing Hotham inlet on the Mermaid and two others perishing in Kubuck river rapids. He notes little gold in Kotzebue, while Bayard dies at Dedham and ex‑ambassador obituaries appear from London. Sundstrom claims a 8000 mile trek to Dawson with 75 percent of horses frozen.
Tomb Tampering in Havana Sparks Rumors of Remains Theft
Reports claim the entombed remains were exhumed behind cathedral doors amid secrecy guarded by troops. Officials offered no public statement. leaks speak of a rifled casket, missing contents, and altered remains, amid broader rumors of a Madrid murder and public unrest.
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Columbua
Havana
Orecy
Casey
Maine
Columbus
Foundation
Blanco
Toral
Madrid
Powder explosion at road camp kills three near Whatcom
New Whatcom Wash Sept 30 a half ton of powder exploded at Lind road-building camp 17 miles north of here killing Gus Swanson Mike Gee and John McCullochs six year old son McCulloch fatally injured and Dan Sandstrom seriously hurt Three horses were killed the cookhouse stable and shops blown apart The camp had 25 men at work and the explosion deafened nearby workers destroying the blacksmith shop and nearby buildings
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New Whatcom
Wash
Lind
Here
Gus Swanson
Mike Gee
John McCulloch
McCulloch
Dan Sandstrom
Charles Buchanan
Buchanan
Klondike romance leads to remarriage in Georgia
In Macon, M B Ayers, a stockman who went to the Klondike, returned with $20,000 in gold dust and found his wife’s divorce had been granted for abandonment. He sought reconciliation and a license was issued for their remarriage, while a prior March decree stood. A separate dispatch notes Newfoundland governor appointment rumors and a Minnesota village fire destroying 22 buildings.
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Macon
M. B.,ayers
Ayers
Dawson City
Hospital on Angel Island for Manila patients approved
General Merriam authorized to erect a 400 bed pavilion hospital on Angel Island near San Francisco to serve Manila and Honolulu troops. Lieutenant-Colonel Middleton approves plans, Secretary Alger endorses the project to support returning troops and relieve Manila demand.
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Washington
Merriam
Department of the Pacific
Angel Island
San Francisco
Middleton
Department of the Pavilic
Manila
Tonolulu
Alger Ap
Manila and Philippines notes and international dispatches
Reports from Manila describe American and Spanish forces miscommunication leading to friendly fire casualties during protection efforts. An American soldier died and others were wounded as troops failed to coordinate. Evacuation committees met with limited results as sick lists rise among garrisons. Separate reports note Dewey trophies from Manila and ships ordered toward Manila. a German rail collision at Croscon kills four.
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Philippines
Washington
Manila
Navy Department
Dewey
Brumby
Stanton and Ferguson
Olympia
United States
Cebu
Naval Academy
Boiler Explosion Kills Engineer in Lafayette Train
Locomotive boiler on a Wabash road engine exploded near Lafayette Indiana shortly after 8 pm injuring engineer Oscar Johnson who died at midnight and fireman Jerry Rogan who is expected to die within 24 hours. The train was moving 25 miles an hour and boiler fragments were found 500 feet away.
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Lafayette
Ind
Wabash Road
Oscar Johnson
Jerry Rogan
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