Filipinos Debate Land Tax as Funds for Army Rise
Aguinaldo seeks a fair chance for self government while the assembly weighs a land tax amid opposition from northern provinces distrustful of taxes. He accuses Spaniards and priests of stirring unrest with paid agents and disguise. Spanish gunboat raids Masbate as Abbey’s rifles reputedly reach Batangas.
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Dovin
Pampang
Pangasing
Travis
Zambales
Aguinaldo
Eugene Blanco
el Cano
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Masbate
Burisan
Abbey
Pasig
Batangas
Hugh McCollough
Abbay
Manila
Hobson Succeeds With Salvage Of Maria Teresa
Brillant naval constructor Hobson successfully salvaged the Infanta Maria Teresa after her wreck. The cruiser was towed to Guantanamo Bay by Potomac with Newark Scorpion and Alvarado assisting, amid a approaching hurricane. Commodore Watson doubted salvage prior to Hobson and plans to abandon the effort, but Hobson proved critics wrong and the enterprise is hailed as a triumph.
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Maria Toresa
Paya Dur Este
Tiuntenant Hobson
Potomac
Newark
Alvarado
Guantanamo Bay
Siboney
Goodrich
Vulcan
Infanta Maria Teresa
Hobson
Watson
Colon
Teresa
Navy Department
Bureau Chiefs
Allen
Hichbein
SICK ROLL AT MANILA IN SICKLY SEASON SAYS GENERAL MILES
Washington Sept 26 The War Department faces an alarming sick roll among Philippine troops at Manila 16 500 soldiers with nearly 700 reported sick about 4 percent The situation prompts General Miles to call this the sickly season Acting Secretary Meiklejohn noted the percentage is not large given more than 16 000 troops on the island of lazy Manila and the Philippines.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Philippine Islands
Manila
Philippines
Meiklejohn
Denounces Brisson at Paris rally and threats against Clemenceau
In Paris a meeting protested a Dreyfus revision. Paul De Rilide harshly denounced M Brisson and supporters, declaring that if revolution came the first head to fall would be Clemenceau. Deroulade warned Dreyfus’s return would trigger lynching in France. Later items note Omaha Livestock Show receipts and attendance, Harrison to open Ohio campaign, and a large Ringgold County land sale.
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Paris
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Dreyfus
M. Brisson
Paria
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M. Deroulade
Barriaou
Toredo
Harrison
Ohio
Toledo
Lincoln Club
Congreeman Dolliver
Ninth
Troops Destined for Cuba Soon to Leave United States
General Miles says about 8,000 regulars and militia will depart Oct. 20 for the Cuba occupation, with additional detachments to reach a 60,000 garrison. General Wade may serve as military governor after the commission adjourns, while General Lee and General Carpenter command divisions. Oregon legislature meets to choose a U S senator, with Corbett the leading candidate, amid gold standard support. Bayard weakening in Mass. after cold spell, nearing end of illness.
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Washington
Cuba
Wade
War Department
Merritt
Lee
Carpenter
Oregon
SaLem
United States
H. W. Corbett
Portland
Corbett
Funeral of Schaeffer at Iowa University attended by dignitaries
The funeral of University of Iowa President Schaeffer drew Governor Shaw, Chancellor MacLean, and other college presidents. About a thousand students and a hundred professors in caps and gowns marched in the procession. Reports from Captain Page mention hunger in Matanzas. The Twenty-fourth infantry moves west from Montauk. The Cairo Times notes no Abyssinian troops on the Upper Nile while British trade hopes rise from Fashoda.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Shaw
MacLean
University of Nebraska
Coltege
Page
Matanass
Montauk Point
Cairo
London Times
Nile
Kitchener
London
Fashoda
McKinley Pleased With Commission Personnel
McKinley forms a broad based inquiry board to probe war department administration and Hispano American War conduct. General Granville M Dodge leads the commission with Richard Weightman and Major Stephen Mills as key officers. The president aims for a thorough, unbiased inquiry spanning all army departments and phases of policy across the nation.
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McKinley
War Department
Granville M. Dodge
Richard Weightman
Stephen O. Mills
Regular Army
White House
Department of the Army
Connor
Cincinnati
Wash
Britain Faces China in Pursuit of Alliances and Naval Reform
The dispatch discusses Japan’s push for a Sino Korean understanding possibly forming an Asiatic alliance. It notes China’s training of troops in Japan, plans to build a self defense navy with English instructors, and英 considerations surrounding Wu Ting Mang and Chang Yin Huan amid imperial changes. It mentions Russia and Britain in colonial diplomacy and military redeployments.
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Russia
Chang Yin Huan
Great Britain
China
United States
Wu Ting Mang
Pekin
Foreign Office
Japan
Korea
Marquis Ito
Germany
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