War aims and cabinet talks on peace terms with Spain
Washington figures outline the United States government’s proposed peace terms with Spain via Secretary Day. The Philippines issue centers on relinquishment with a small coaling station and land zone. a potential shift to independent Philippine government remains possible. Health concerns for Shafter’s troops prompt relocation to a healthier climate and a new encampment area near Monak Point. Hoshi of Japan to return home for campaign participation as no major US–Japan questions arise.
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Washington
United States
Way
Warros
Day
Cambon
Philippines
Spain
Alger
Shafter
Santiago
Monak Point
S. 1
Loughland Railroad Company
Hoshi
Japan
Wasawaton
State Department
Party of Japan
Elkhorn Conductor Killed Crossing Train Near Sturgis
Charles D. Johnson a renowned conductor on the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroad was killed near Sturgis South Dakota. He was crossing his train when he fell between cars and his body was cut in two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhorn
Hilled
Chapton
Neb
Charles D. Johnson
Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley Railroad
Sturgis
Mill Destroyed in Shambaugh Touring Mill Fire
The touring mill of Shambaugh in Page county burned between 6 and 7 last evening, likely from lightning. Estimated loss stands at $17,000 with $7,600 insured. The mill will probably be rebuilt. Damage by Chinch Bugs reported at Ames experiment station as pests move from small grain into corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onanmpa
Shambaugh
Page County
Drs Moines
Ames
Cable to the Philippines and Hong Kong project tied to Hawaii
The Evening Post reports a new undersea cable project linking the United States from San Francisco to Hawaii the Ledrones the Philippines and Hong Kong. A six month completion window applies with a 10 000 900 price tag. The Hawaiian government signs a 20 year contract with the Pacifico Cable company, which is valued at 100 000 000 dollars and led by James A. Samyacs with Edmund L. Paylies as VP and directors including Admiral Irvine J P Morgan and J Kennedy Tod. General Swain acts as legal representative. The company has operated quietly with both U.S. and Hawaiian cooperation amid annexation talks. A House bill to pursue cable laying has been introduced. Maria Teresa floats inquiry outcome depends on a Santiago expedition. A wrecking expedition sails from Norros with divers and two pontoons to pump out the Colon.
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Hong Kong
San Francisco
The
Evening Post
United States
Pacific
Hawaii
Ledrones
Philippines
Executive Council
Pacifico Cable Company
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Pacific Cable Company
Post
James A. Samyacs
Edmund L. Paylies
Maria Teresa
Norros
Cristobal Colony
Santiago
Merritt
Hobson
Merritts
Saengerfest Opens in Davenport With 1400 Singers
The 18th Northwestern Saengerbund saengerfest opened in Davenport with a reception and concert for 1,400 active singers and 3,000 auditors. Fest President A Kaeler and Mayor Anderson spoke. Herring of Milwaukee responded. Soloists included Spencer Robinson, Paulie Woltman, Bertha Sonn tag and Fred Koob. A grand concert with 1,400 voices will follow.
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Davenport
Saengerbund
Fest
A. Kaeler
Anderson
Herring
Milwaukee
Dubuque Singers
Davenport United Singers
United Singers of
Ladies’ Harmonic Society of
Spencer Robinson
Rock Island
Paulie Woltman
Bertha Sonntag
Fred Koob
Paoria
Cervera Reports His Defeat
Admiral Cervera sent a detailed report of the naval engagement that annihilated the Spanish fleet. The lengthy document, addressed to Spain's minister of marine, was first submitted to the U S Navy Department and then forwarded via Ambassador Cambon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervera
Washington
Admiral Cervera
Sampson
United State Navy Department
Cambon
Miles Occupies Same Position At Port Guanica
Dispatch from San Juan de Porto Rico reports Major General Miles’ forces hold their landing positions at Port Guanica with warships and transports offshore. Military movement and naval activity are noted as ongoing in July. Private Joseph Grothe of Company D, Twelfth Regiment, has died in hospital. he enlisted two years ago and his Monterey, Nebraska farming parents are cited.
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Miles
Maprio
San Tuan de Porto Rico
Port Guanica
Drea
West Point
Neb
Joseph Grothe
Twelfth Regiment
Grothe
Monterey
Apprehensive Over Fever Case in Army Camps
Washington July 29 The report of General Shafter shows 8770 sickness cases in Cuba causing war department concern. Officials note yellow fever cases are mild so deaths may be low. Fever totals include 2204 typhoid and other illnesses, indicating multiple diseases among troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shafter
Cuba
War Department
Mystery Range Finder Thrills Visitors At Navy Exhibit
A glass case exhibit in the government building showcases a US Navy range finder whose operation is secret. Navy officials claim no outside expert can decipher how it works, giving the US fleet a decisive edge. The device enables near instantaneous range reporting to gun crews, saving ammunition and time in combat.
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United States Naval
Uncle Sam
United States
Cheeses and axle grease tale in a fading grocery scene
A rambled anecdote recalls a crossroads grocery where a negro man buys axle grease cheese as a joke. The tale shifts to a disjointed note on indigestion and a Shaker Digestive Cordial advertisement claiming to cure symptoms naturally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Roads
David
Dave
Jowin
Chicago Times-Herald
Trans Mississippi Exposition Special Days and Rates
Potter made receiver for the Chicago Fort Madison and Des Moines railroad. Judge Woolson appointed G M B F Potter as receiver. The line, bonded for 1 000 000, runs Ottumwa to Fort Madison joining with the Bautale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Orrumwa
United States
Woolson
B. F. Potter
Chicago, Fort Madison and
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
War Department reports fever toll at Santiago Cuba
At 10 o'clock last night General Shafter released figures from Santiago de Cuba showing 3,780 total fever cases yesterday, 2,924 confirmed fevers, 639 new cases, and 138 cases returned to duty. Dreath drought devastates Sierra stockmen as 275,000 sheep roam into forests after cavalry withdrawal, with 100,000 likely to perish from starvation and thirst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
United States Cavalry
Hull Renominated in Iowa Seventh District
Des Moines July 28 Congressman Hull chairman of the house military affairs committee was renominated by acclamation by the Seventh Iowa congressional district Republican convention held at Knoxville. Lord Herschell Arrives New York July 24 Lord Herschell formerly lord high chancellor head of the British commission to settle Canada United States differences arrived on the Teutonic from Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Des Moines
House Military Affairs Committee
Iowa Congression
Knoxville
Lord Herschell
New York
Canada
United States
Teutonic
Liverpool
Beware of Guah and the Spanish War Mindset
Lee as Beware of Guah warns that war and peace cannot coexist in a single moment and urges hard blows against Spain. It argues Spain uses truces to lull the enemy, notes Spanish treachery delaying yellow fever relief near Santiago de Cuba, and calls for intensified American action rather than cautious waits.
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Lee
Guah
Santiago de Guba
Madrid
Spain
Sam
Hucklen Arnica Sale and Diuretic Offered by Local druggists
Hucklen's Arnica Sale promises a universal skin salve cure for cuts bruises sores ulcers and more with a money back guarantee. Vic Emmert & Co and E Parsons & Co advertise the products including Dr E Detchon's Anti Diuretic claiming quick relief for bedwetting in children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hucklen
Arnica
Vic Emmert & Co
Prominent Patent Remedies Advertisements
An array of patent cures from Vic Emmert & Co tout remedies for consumption kidney trouble piles and colic. Claims include immediate relief in early stages and cure in some cases, with testimonials from users like the Milesburg Burgess and John C Dunn. Devices include Foley’s Honey and Tar DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Week’s Laxative Quinina Tablets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Vic Emmert & Co
Grain-O Coffee Substitute Ad From Evans City Globe
An old newspaper ad touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute that won’t spoil sleep. It claims grain based nourishment and appeal to nervous people, youths, and children, urging readers to try it and buy at the grocer. Also cited is a local endorsement for One Minute Cough Cure by Vic Emmert & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans City
Globe
Vic Emmert & Co
Dangerous Water Warnings and Quick Cures Offer
A condensed warning about impure water causing epidemics is followed by an advertisement style push for remedies. It touts Foley's Colic Cure and DeWitt's Little Early Risers as cures for bowel, liver, and stomach ailments, plus references to laxatives and Cascarets with no cure no pay terms and small price points. It also quotes user endorsements from Bob Moore of LaFayette Indiana and notes the quick cure claims for colds and digestive issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Moore
LaFayette
Ind
DeWitt
Vic Emmert
Report on Dr Kay's Lung Balm and medical ads from Scranton Iowa
Rev. J A Mitchell of Scranton Iowa extols Dr Kay's Lung Balm with cures for coughs and free medical advice and samples offer by Dr B J Kay Medical Co Omaha Neb. Advertisements promote DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles eczema and skin diseases and Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised by W L Cooper of El Rio California as effective for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. L. Cooper
el Rio
Cal
Via Emmeort
H. G. Weber
Sheriff Sale Notice in Cass County Iowa 1895
Notice of Sheriff's Sale issued under a general execution from Cass County District Court. R H Bailey won a judgment against Liston and Walter Collins for 180 dollars and 40 cents plus costs. Property: undivided interest in Section 34 Township 37 Range 37 Cass County Iowa. Sale July 15 1895 at 10 a.m. in front of Atlantic courthouse. Deputy Sheriff C W Puncey signs.
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District Court
Cass County
Iowa
R. H. Bailey
Liston Collins
Walter Collins
Liston Colling
Township
Range
Court House
Atlantic
C. W Puncey
Said
Waz
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Busines and Fraternal Associations
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Colorado
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Port Arthur
Fraternal Union of America
Lumbermen's
Woodmen of the World
New Mexico
National Shriners
New Fogland
Oklahoma
Modern Woodmen
Chicago
Knox College
C.C. F
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Dwt
Dr. E. Detchon
E. Parsons & Co
Ows
Milesburg
Vie Enuimert & Co
Oley
John C. Dunn
Wheeling
W. Va
Vic Emmert & 10
FE. C. Blanks
Lewisville
DeWirtt
Parsons & Co
Foley’s
Vie Mamert & Co
F. Parsons & Co
C.C
Chestnut Street
Palmer & Findley
Rough Riders
van McGurdy
Chestnut St
Magarrell House
Nagth Street
Omaha Exposition
Fair Grounds
J. R. Magarrell, R. B. Magarrell
Nichols
Postoffice
Europe
J. A. Mitchell
Scranton, Iowa
Vic Emmaert & Co
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