Miles Sails and Puerto Rico Dispatches
General Miles sails from Ponce on the Aransas after a final conference with General Brooke. General Macias plans evacuation of the island, hindered by harbor obstacles and lack of supplies for the garrison. Generals Wilson and Brooke may alternate command as the commission sessions proceed.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Miles
Aransas
Brooke
Stillwater
Wilson
Senor Lopez
San Juan
Macias
Spain
Henry
Arecibo
Massachusetts
General Brooke
Cubans Loot Camps As War Expands Across Cuba
On the Caney road breaking up Wheeler camp, Cubans stole tents arms and gear of the division HQ. Lawton Kent and others report losses. 488 Siboney hospital patients face relocation due to fever. Navy orders limit large fleets at Hampton Roads sending ships to New York Boston and Newport. Dewey ready to act if peace unsettled. Global powers urged to resist U S annexation of the Philippines.
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Santiago
Wheeler
Caney Road
Lawton
Kent
Siboney
Hampton Roads
Washington
Navy Department
New York
Boston
Newport
R. I
Fort Monroe
SOME RAILWAY FIGURES FROM INTERSTATE REPORT
The Interstate Commerce Commission releases advance figures for the year ending June 30, 1897. Total U S railway mileage stood at 194 428 miles with 1 651 miles added. Employment reached 932 477. passengers carried fell to 489 445 198 while freight moved 741 705 946 tons. Gross railway earnings were 1 112 098 773, down 28 079 603 from 1896. Casualties totaled 43 168 with 6 437 deaths and 86 731 injuries. One death per 2 240 708 passengers and one injury per 175 115 carried.
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Fenth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
United States
Black Hills Day at Exposition Attracts Large Black Hills Delegation
A sizable Black Hills excursion to the Exposition boosted the morning crowd. A flat 1-cent-a-mile rate with ten day tickets drew visitors, providing a valuable boost to regular attendance.
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Black Hills
Exposition
Omana
Black Hills Country
Impressive ceremony as Hawaiian flag lowered
Honolulu marks the transfer of sovereignty with the Hawaiian flag descending from government buildings at midnight and the Stars and Stripes rising in its place. President Dole yields sovereignty to United States Minister Sewall as U S officers continue to run Hawaii. Proclamation calls officers to oath of allegiance and renewal of bonds to the United States government.
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Dole
Sewall Au
United States
Republicati
Camp Merritt
Honolulu
San Francisco
Hawaii
National Guard of
Philadelphia
Mohican
Stevens
Supreme Court
J. N. Miller
Sewall
OC. H. Wadleigh
M. Book
The
Barber
First
New York Regiment
G. L. Peterson
First Methodist Church
United
Hawaii Pond
Fisher
National Guard
Ludwig
Winterhaller
Hawaiian
Minster
Fashionable Brocades Offered At Special Prices
The ad notes Asphatt Crepons and 44 to 46 inch all wool black Brocades offered at 49c, originally 75c, with other Black Duchess Satins and Black Luxors on special sale. It promises new stock and emphasizes exclusive patterns and appealing designer values.
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Sens
Ready To Wear
Summer Capes
Kid Glove Sale
Brighton
Levi Downs
General Miles
Impowsbiate
Moutain Trail
General Wilson
Dewey
Mania
Manila
Jaudemes
Uent
Maprio
Philippines
Germany
Russia
France
America
Was
Atlantic
Cash Dry Goods
Chestnut Street
Merritt
Australia
City of
Sydney
San Joan
Island
Porta
Pianapolis
Colgrove
Knights of Pythias
Tndiana
Kansas
Iowa
Kentucky
Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Virginia
Pennsylvania
D. C
West Virginia
Connecticut
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Michigan
Ohio
Florida
Arkansas
Peking
Stemmer
Cavite
United States Asiatic Squadron
Blair
John I. Blair
Blairstown
N. J
Society OF Army OF Santiago
Governor's Palace
Sharp
Associated Press
Society of the Army of Santiago de Cnba
Governor’s Palace
Santiago de Cuba
Shafter
Ludlow
England
London
Manchester Guardian
U. 8
Porto
Secretary of the Treasury
Gardner Wing
Hopkins
BurfaLo
N. Y
Oscar Gardner
Joe Hopkins
Olympic Athletic Club
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