Evacuation Plans Probed as Spanish Troops Leave Cuba
Havana dispatch reports General Wade healthy amid talks on evacuation from Cuba. Plans outline east to west embarkation from Gibara Nuevitas Cienfuegos and Havana with 100000 Spanish soldiers, arms and equipment to be carried. end of February target for completion and U.S. troop landings to occupy ports. Blanco bars Dreyfus play at Tacon theater as French audience supports the unjustly accused. Four Frenchmen protest with steam whistles and hissed performers. Fulton officer alleged among them.
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Gibara
Nuevitas
Cienfuegos
Havana
United States
Blanco
Dreyfus
Tacon
Hulton
Stewain
Evacuation Talks Advance as Spanish Troops Prepare
Spanish commissioners and American officials report progress toward evacuating Porto Rico. Five ships could move all troops and gear, with landings near Cadiz and many volunteers choosing to stay. Officials anticipate hoisting the American flag and lowering the Spanish flag within three weeks.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Companian Transatlantica
Cadiz
United States
Money Order Rule Authorized by Postmaster General Heath
Washington Sept 19 The First Assistant Postmaster General Heath authorized postmasters to issue money orders payable at their own offices This new practice provides a safe convenient method for paying bills such as gas merchant and grocer accounts even for customers without bank accounts In smaller towns orders may be drawn payable to farmers and settled by a neighbor delivering mail
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Washington
Heath
Busk Ivanhoe tunnel abandoned by Colorado Midland
Worsake Busk Ivanhoe tunnel in the Hagerman pass region, 11 900 feet up, abandoned after costing 1 500 000 in English and Dutch capital. Completed four years ago after three years of labor, the three mile tunnel ranked fourth in the United States. The Midland will reuse old tracks after hauling snow sheds and improving the roadbed.
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Worsake Busk
Midland
Major E. O. Farquhar Buried With Honors in Zanesville
Sturgeon Major E. O. Farquhar of the Eighth Ohio regiment was buried in Zanesville with military honors. A telegram of condolence and a wreath from President McKinley arrived, marking the ceremony with official respect.
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Farquhar
Zanesville
Sturgeon
E. 0
Ohio Regiment
McKinley
Severe storm in Montreal kills passerby and damages city
A severe wind and hailstorm struck Montreal on Sept 19, breaking a trolley wire that fatally struck James McKenzie. In separate notes, the Bennington sailed for Honolulu on Sept 10 and the Condor loaded with US supplies sailed for Manila.
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Montreal
Montreat
James McKenzie
Bennington
San Francisco
Honolulu
Condor
United States
Manila
Winnie Davis Dies at Rockingham Hotel
Miss Winnie Davis daughter of the Confederacy died at noon Sunday at the Rockingham hotel in Narragansett after a month of illness diagnosed as malaria. She was born in Richmond Virginia in 1868 and grew up at Beauvoir Mississippi assisting her father Jefferson Davis with his writings and social duties. Her engagement to Wilkerson of Syracuse ended after her father’s death to protect his name.
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Narragansett
Winnie Davis
Rockingham
Miss Davis
Davia
Richmond
Davis
Beauvoir, Miss
Wilkerson
Syracuse
N. Y
Captain Capron 8S Dead at Fort Myer After Typhoid
Captain Capron of First artillery died at his Fort Myer home near Washington. A famed artillery expert, he served in the Santiago campaign where his battery performed notably. His son Captain Allyn Capron of the Rough Riders was killed in the first day of battle. Capron was born in Florida, joined the army in 1877, and died after a long service. burial expected at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Fort Myer
Washington
Capron
Shafter
Allyn EK
The
Rough Riders
Fort Meyer
Captain Capron
Florida
Military Academy
First Artillery
Archbishop Dozal Rejects Spanish Rule in Philippines
Sept 19 interview with Archbishop Dozal of the Philippines denounces Spanish restoration and predicts bloodshed if reconquest occurs. He urges intervention by a Western power, opposes independence, and blames religious orders for unrest while noting shrinking native priest numbers.
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Dozel
Philippines
Mania
Dozal
Philippine Islands
Dominicana
Benedictines
Capuchina
Spain
National Assembly
Fighting Sunday Racing in Denver Causes League Suspension
W I Doty, western rep of the League of American Wheelmen,宣布 all persons connected with Sundays racing in Denver face league suspensions. The Harris and Bauman track will be outlawed, with race officials permanently suspended. Riders lose two year bans. amateurs become professionals under the rule. About 200 riders named, including W W Hamilton and A B Hughea, among others.
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W. I. Doty
League of American Wheelmen
Messrs. Harris and Bauman
W. W. Hamilton
A. B. Hughea
Bertis Banks
I Himatreet
C. A. Dailey
Kansas Corn Output Dips 16 Percent From Last Year
Kansas reports from the agriculture department show corn will yield 24,653,000 bushels, 16 percent below last year, with acreage up 18 percent. Wheat sowing this fall is projected at 4,760,000 acres, up 6 percent. Separately, Loyal Artillery in Webster City forms with 204 charter members. Also, a riot arrest in Monongahela City and a congressional nomination in Depak Rapins. Hospital ship Relief arrives at Boston with 250 sick soldiers from Camp Wikoff.
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Core
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Department of Agriculture
F. D. Yoburn
Kaneas
Wensten City
Webster City
Order of Loyal Artillery
Boston
Camp Wikoff
Montauk Point
Winnie Davis Will Recover Progress Report From Porto Rico and More
Miss Winnie Davis shows marked improvement and a swift recovery is hoped. She remains at a hotel with family and staff as the season ends. Spanish evacuation of Porto Rico begins with Lares and nearby outposts to be abandoned as American troops assume control. Shafter’s campaign report released details of operations around Santiago. Ellerbee leads in tally from Ellerbee, Onartzson precincts with 60,075 votes and a 4,084 margin.
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Hhe
San Juan
Porto Rico
Lares
San Sebastian
Aguilla
Eleventh Infantry
Cuba
Spain
Madrid
Shafters
Wasmacron
Shafter
Santiago
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