Secretary Alger Reports Spain Accepts WarTerms
Secretary Alger says no official word Spain has accepted the peace terms yet unofficially president officials believe Madrid has ceded to the terms for cessation of the war. If accepted a joint commission would draft a peace treaty and arrange governance of the Philippines while armies remain in the field.
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Washington
Alger
White House
Madrid
United States
Cambon
Spain
Philippines
Food Scarcity in Manila Deepens as City Prepares to Surrender
Dispatches from Hong Kong describe Manila cut off by famine with insurgent harassment continuing day and night. Spanish defenders reportedly willing to surrender but fear looting by rebels. Aguinaldo appears unfriendly and indecisive toward American forces.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Merritt
Cavite
Merritt Seeks Larger Troop Command for Emergencies
An Francisco Aug. 2 General Merriam reports the War Department has received Merritt s request to raise his command from twenty thousand to fifty thousand troops to prepare for any emergency. He seeks a broader force to respond quickly to crises as they arise.
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Francisco
Merriam
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War Department
Merritt
Miners Threaten Strike Over Chicago Pact in Pittsburg
United Miners in Pittsburg district vote to strike if operators fail to meet Chicago agreement by August 10. Up to 5000 miners may walk out in Youghiogheny and third pool areas, with penalties on gas company coal mining below agreed rates. A 5 percent strike levy was approved.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Chicago
United Miners
Youghiogheny
New York & Cleveland Gas Company
Ratchford
Rockefeller Property Assessed At 2 600 500 In New York Towns
Assessors of Mount Pleasant and Greenburg fixed William Rockefeller's property value at 2 600 500 for 1898, despite earlier ruling by Referee Hayradt that his Mount Pleasant lot was worth 553 7715. The new assessment rises 1500 from last year.
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Mount Pleasant
Greenburg
William Rockefeller
Hayradt
Poughkeepsie
Rockefeller
William W. Wassa
Chicago
F. H. Ruschkaupt
Thirty-first Street
Wassa
Nellie Wilson
Sutherland Sisters
Ruschkaupt
Alleged Rescuers Held In Dorchester Arrest
Edward Griswold and Thomas Tufts of 4311 Washington Street Dorchester were arrested by Station 13 officers for rescuing a prisoner from an officer on July 31. Mrs Clara Griswold was arrested on drunkenness, Tufts age 50 and Griswold 33, said to have aided the escape. Mrs Griswold was taken into custody on the same drunkenness charge.
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Edward Griswold
Thomas Tufts
Washington Street
Dorchester
Station 13
Clara Griswold
Tufts
Griswold
Pontoons Headed for Santiago in Merritt & Chapman Expedition
New York Aug. 2 The third Merritt and Chapman expedition sails from Stapleton to Santiago with four pontoons and the bark A Sharp. The tug Fred B Dazeil with two pontoons left Boston Monday night and is due here tomorrow.
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New York
Merritt & Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Company
A. Sharp
Stapleton
Santiago
Fred B. Dalzeil
Boston
Democrats Renominate William A. Jones in First District
In Richmond on August 2 the Democrats of the first congressional district unanimously renominated Hon. William A. Jones for Congress. The resolution reaffirms the Chicago platform.
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Richmond
First Congressional District
William A. Jones
Congress
Chicago
Trouble at Beachmont Seashore Home Stir Contacts
A petition from sixty five Beachmont residents complains of the Seashore Home run by M R Deming with summer children, mostly girls, citing nuisance and sanitation issues. Leaders Fitzgerald and Hagar allege encroachment and unsafe conditions. Deming denies the claims. A Board of Health hearing is set for next Tuesday.
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Beachmont
Board of Selectmen
Kdward L. Fitzgerald
Boston
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Mr. Fitzgerald
Supreme Court
Board of Health
Suit Aims to Stop New Water Works at Little Falls
Former Attorney General John P. Stockton files with Chancellor McGill in Jersey City a suit against East Jersey Water Co head Hobart to halt operation of new Little Falls works. He argues the project would divert too much water from the Passaic River endangering 600000 residents of the Passaic valley.
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John P. Stockton
New Jersey
McGill
Jersey City
East Jersey Water Company
Hobart
Little Falls
Passaic River
Passaic Valley
Captain Quinlan Relates Spanish Prisoners and Battles Near Santiago
Captain Thomas F. Quinlan of Company C, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers, writes from the Santiago front describing feverish fighting with Spanish forces, a night attack, heavy casualties, and guard duty over 667 Spanish prisoners aboard the Harvard. He notes hunger, exposure, and the regiment’s weary, unshaven condition after days in trenches and retreat.
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Thomas F. Quinlan
Ninth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Santiago
Smith
Dunn
Campaigning Hardships On Santiago Front Aboard
Louis J. Frazier of Company H Ninth writes from the Outpost On The Line near Santiago Cuba describing a grueling march to the front, scarce rations, heat scorching guns, and noisy blunderbusses that did little damage while Spanish charges tested the line under Major Grady’s command.
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Louis J. Frazier
Company H
The
Santiago
Cuba
Siboney
Grady
Weathered Soldier Notes Rain and River March Home
A soldier reports heavy rain soaking the men, the river overflowing and forcing a camp on higher ground. Paper is scarce, reading material none, and time drags as the writer hopes to return home soon.
Six Boston Men Killed in Caney Cuba Siege
A letter from George H. Neal of Company A Seventh U S Regulars, written July 16 near Santiago, reports a ferocious battle at Caney with about 2000 killed and wounded, yellow fever outbreak, ration shortages, and Neal's narrow escape amid six Boston men killed alongside him.
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Chemical Engine 7
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Santiago
United States
Caney
Cuba
George H. Neal
United States Regulars
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