Troops Swim River in Reconnaissance Battle Victories
Nov 4 dispatch reports Chase's Third Cavalry crossing Bongbong to surround the garrison, capturing rifles and ammo as insurgents fled. Castner's scouts kill five near Aliaga. Bell's force clears from Florida Blanco toward Porac, recapturing horses and property. Lawton advances near Aliaga, Batson's Macabebe Scouts ambush. Lt. Bontelle killed, one scout wounded, seven enemy dead.
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Enremy
Autbush
Rontello
Scnut
Willpidos
Savon
Chase
Third Cavalry
Bongbong
Castner
Aliago
Bell
Fourth Cavalry
Florida Blanco
Porac
Lawton
Batson
Bontelle
Change in Cuban Civil Government Prompts Cabinet Attention
Washington cabinet meeting lasted two hours with discussion of the Philippine commission report which was praised. The civil government of Cuba also drew focus as the need to replace the military system grows clearer, with the president awaiting a suitable successor before acting.
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Washington
Navy
Philippine Commission
Cuba
Collision In Kansas Trains Wrecks Engine Injures Fireman
Missouri Pacific special train carrying Company F Twentieth Kansas collided with a Missouri Kansas and Texas freight at a crossing ten miles north of Blue Mound Kansas. Fireman injured passengers shaken engine wrecked. Major Martin Captain Shidlock Lieutenant Burton and staff aboard along with excursionists.
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Special Bearing Company
Twentieth Kansas
Fort Scott
Kan
Missouri Pacific
Thia City
Topeka
Death of Nebraka War Governor Alvin Saunders at 81
Omana Nov 2 Ex Governor Alvin Saunders died yesterday at his Sherman Avenue home aged 81. He helped nominate Lincoln for president and as Nebraska territory governor secured Lincoln’s signature for his second term. Saunders aided the Lincoln campaign and remained a key midwest political figure connected to Senator Harlan.
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Nebraka
Omana
Alvin Saunders
Sherman Avenue
Saunders
Middle West
Abraham Lincoln
Iowa
Chicago
Seward
Bates
Lincoln
Nebraska Territory
Omaha
Pittsburg
Harlan
Burnes
St. Jasmin
Daniel D. Burnes
Janiel N. Barnes
House of Representatives
Commission Will Prepare Partial Philippine Review Soon
Washington November 2. Members of the Philippine commission Admiral Dewey Professors Schurman and Worcester and Colonel Denby will prepare a preliminary report to the president before week’s end. The measure will be released to the public immediately at the president’s request following yesterday’s White House conference. Schurman says the report will not address the Sulu treaty, calling it a military arrangement outside commission authority.
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Wassington
Philippine Commission
Dewey
Schurman and Worcester
Denby
White House
Sulu
Bates
Schurman
Falling Wall Collapse Kills Three in Chicago
A six story building at 189-141 West Lake street collapsed, killing three men and leaving three missing. Damages totaled about 200000 dollars with several injured or endangered nearby residents amid rumors of an explosion or dust blast from the seed store.
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Chicago
Cuiiaco
West Lake Street
F. S. Hanson
New England Mills
Henry Hilton
Hanson
Joseph Doctor
Charles Mullin
Hangon
Patrick Peyton
W. BR. Adams
Lake Street
F. Leonard
Atara
Equal Suffragists Center Hosts City Convention
In Hastings Nebraska an equal suffrage convention is held in the county court house under the National Suffrage Association with Miss Moffatt of Iowa directing the event. Santa Fe's New Survey reports a survey starting from Arkansas City to Fort Smith via McAlester coal fields, aligning with the Wichita and Southern route as an extension of the Kansas Midland.
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Equal Suffragists Center
Hastings
Neb
Court House
National Suffrage Association
Miss Moffatt
Iowa
Santa Fe
Wichita
Arkansas City
Fort Smith
Ark
McAlester Coal Fields
Wichita and Southern
Kansas Midland
Insurrection Memo from Dewey Entreated Filipino Self Government
Washington Nov 8 A preliminary Philippine commission report summarizes events leading to the insurrection, Dewey’s relations with Aguinaldo, and the potential for self government. It notes Aguinaldo’s delay, the Manila operations, and that no alliance or independence pledge was made. The document argues for autonomy after having subdued hostilities and outlines the islands' future trade value and governance aims.
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Dewey
Aguinaldo
Daw son Gold Shipments Reported in Klondike Season
Consul McCook reports to the state department that Klondike gold shipments for the season totaled 9,247,745 dollars. The report notes declining living costs, falling typhoid cases, and a lower death rate while Cape Nome sees a rush from mining camps along the Yukon. Population declines in Circle City Rampart City Eagle City are cited as the Cape Nome boom grows with stores and entertainment opening. Other brief items mention Hobart’s illness, ex-Congressman Burnes’ death, Nebraska diocesan convocation postponement, three children burned in Rowan, Andrade heading to Porto Rico, Kings College football win, and ten new yellow fever cases at Miami.
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McCook
Klondikers
Wassington
State Department
Dawson
Cape Nome
Yukon
Circle City
Eagle City
Rampart City
Cape
Partition of Samoa Nears Final Agreement Among Powers
Washington reports rapid progress in the Samoa partition talks among United States Britain and Germany. A dual government is likely with Tutuila and Pago Pago Harbor to the United States while Britain may cede Gilbert and Solomon islands to Germany. Germany shows mixed views, awaiting Berlin approval and compensation options remain under discussion. Costa Rica refuses to surrender Rutherford in Jamaica unless British guarantees no capital punishment, ending Jamaica case.
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Washineton
London
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Tutuila
Pago Pago
Gilbert and Solomon Islands
Samoa
Kinasrox
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Rutherford
Archer
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