Taft to Havana as Roosevelt Pushes Cuba Peace
President Roosevelt orders immediate publication of a letter to the Cuban people warning that permanent peace must be secured or the United States will act under the Platt amendment. He sends Secretary Taft and Acting Secretary Bacon to Cuba to assess which side sustains order and the island’s future welfare.
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Gyster Nay
Roosevell
United States
Senor Quesada
Lisbon
Roosevelt
Jis
Taft
Havana
Trongevet
Taif
Bonaparte
Bacon
Oyster Bay
Washington
Cuba
Palma
Htis
Baron
Island
Guba
of Warfart
Oskaloosa
Noreless
Te State House
U S Navy Deploys 2000 Marines To Cuba Crisis
The United States dispatches six cruisers and 2009 marines to Havana under President Roosevelt to protect American lives and property amid the Cuban revolt. Officials insist intervention is not planned, but the force will land if necessary to safeguard Americans and preserve neutrality.
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Washington
United Sates
Cuba
Havana
Palma
United States
Colwell
Denver
Wavy Department
Jacob Sleeper
Unite States
Mavana
Navy Department
Winve
Congresa
Oyster Bay
State Department
Hotel Robber Shot Dead in Wichita Heist
A Thursday hotel robbery in Wichita ended with Joseph Fitzjailek killed. John Morgan remains at large in Hutchinson, suspected as Fitzjailek’s accomplice. Police pursue leads and seek Morgan’s capture.
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Wichita
Kan
Ainilian
Joseph Fitzjailek
John Morgan
Uutchlusen
Standard Oil Magnate Dies in Rouen France
Dispatch reports Daniel O Day Standard Oil capitalist dies in Rouen France at age 66. O Day once led major fuel interests and was prominent in New York business circles. The obituary notes his influence on American industry and wartime oil policies.
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Standard Oil
New York
Daniel O'Day
Rouen
France
Big Guay
California Town Destroyed by Fire in Sep 14 Blaze
California town suffered total destruction as a fire swept through business sections. Twenty-seventh United States Infantry and a state fire tug fought the blaze but residences and shops were ruined. Local casualties not reported.
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California
Tiburon
Cal
Menty Bers
United States Infantry
Earthquakes Shake Sicily Cause Local Damage
In Sicily, aftershocks continue for days with Palermo and Travia reporting house damage. Residents in several towns experience fear as tremors unsettle daily life and threaten buildings while authorities assess the impact.
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Sicily
Palermo
Tell Lore
Travia
Pantie Stticken
Hotel Fire Destroys Gilmour Hotel Ottawa Bank Street
Fire on Bank Street in Ottawa destroys the Gilmour Hotel late Friday night. Guests leaped from windows to escape, with many seriously injured. Authorities investigate causes and assist victims.
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Ottawa
Gilmour
Bank Street
Detected critique from 1543 on Hamlet read at Clyde Fitch dinner
Clyde Fitch, hosting a dinner for a noted dramatic critic, read from his scrapbooks on western criticism. The dated note mocks the piece for overemphasis on chinning, notes desire for action and love scenes, and suggests a detective plot and lively song and dance to engage audiences.
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Clyde Fitch
Hailet
Times
Hamlet
Pension Head Works Saving
Washington. Commissioner of Pensions Warner has reduced government costs by 201,346 in the last fiscal year. He cut bureau expenses by 92,552, special examiners by 66,398, examining surgeons by 30,000, salaries and clerk hire by 7,242, agency rents and contingencies by 8,654, and examiners of pension agents by 2,500.
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Washington
Warner
Des Moines Letter Reports Fraternal Rates Fight and Banks
Iowa fraternal congress votes to oppose any legislation harming fraternal societies and to resist rate changes while Des Moines banks report deposits at 25.6 million and loans over 21 million. Other items note river bed ownership questions, farmers congress, pure food work, and municipal league leadership in Des Moines.
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Moines
Wraternal Guinness
Iowa
Insurance Legislative Commission
I. B. Evans
Des Moines
Congress
W. F. Koch
Ie Legislative Committee
Koch
Wwinichmens
Kach
National Internal Congress
Fraternities
of America
R. Korns
BE. M. DeGrush
Ottumwa
John W. Geiger
Cedar Rapids
Ww. I
Wkoch
R. A. Moses
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Apon
Ming
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Cmai
Tule
Irwin
Penn Mine
Piltsberg
Key West
Pino Guerra
Colorado Democras
Adama
Aalon Adams
Pueblo
Democrate
Ado Eldanariou
Wright Haw
Korey
Malines
Maser
Forest City
Flynn
Buriington
John CL .Pate
J. NR. Chittick
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Ituul
Iead
Secretary of State
General Assembly
van Buren
L. F. Summers
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