Philippines a Knotty Problem and Commission Proposal
A Singapore dispatch to the Daily Mail notes McKinley’s plan for a commission to decide Philippine government could let Spain regain some authority and invite foreign intrigue. Britain and Japan might threaten permanent pacific peace this way.
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London
Daily Mail
Singapore
McKinley
Philippines
Spain
America
Great Britain
Japan
Pacific
May annex Philippines United States policy hinges Aguinaldo
Washington report outlines how U S policy in the Philippines depends on Aguinaldo attitude. Dewey and Merritt to report exact relations with insurgents while the president seeks satisfactory terms for liberated Filipinos and possible annexation or protectorate, with Manila awaiting relief and actions against Spanish gunboats in the Pacific.
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United States
Aguinaldo
Washington
Philippines
Dewey
Merritt
Spain
General Kent Names Heroes of Fights at Santiago
General Kent cites soldiers for gallantry under fire at the Santiago front with praise for Pearson and calls for promotions. He urges broader brevet awards for acts of valor, highlighting deserving officers and enlisted men.
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Kent
Santiago
General Kent lauds regiments at San Juan crest action
The official Kent report on the San Juan battle praises multiple regiments for scaling a steep hill under heavy fire and capturing Fort San Juan. He commends Hawkins and troops, notes destroyed enemy colors, and credits staff and aiding volunteers while thanking General Wheeler for leadership under fire.
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Washington
J. Ford Kent
San Juan
Santiago
Pearson
Tenth Infantry
Hawkins
Fort San Juan
Wendell L. Simpson
Ninth Infantry
Bugio Calla
Reid
A. C. Sharpe
Philip Reade
A. G. McAlexander
George 8 S. Cartwright
Jackson
Adolfo Carlos Munez
2D Unst
Thirteenth Infantry
Arthur Agnew
T. J. Kirkpatrick
Twenty-Fourth Infantry
J. D. Miley
Fifth Artillery
Shafter
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Spain Delays Seen as Easing Peace Moves
Washington reports that Spain is using delays to save appearances and protect honor while peace terms are negotiated. The Aug 3 conference between the President and the French ambassador is viewed as a step toward peace with possible gains for Spain, including Pacific colonies.
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Spain
Washington
Pacific
M. Cambon
Wedded in a Glen Romantic Mountain Wedding
Miss Mary A. Woolsey of Boston married Hon. Herman Foster of Manchester Mass in a dawn ceremony high in Sullivan county New York. The simple rite occurred at Millbrook Falls with a small group. the couple headed for New York and Boston aboard the Ontario & Western line after a celebratory breakfast.
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Middletown
N. Y
Sullivan County
Mary A. Woolsey
Boston
Herman Foster
Manchester
Mass
Woolsey
Livingston Manor
Millbrook Falls
Asherynew
New York
Isaak Walton
Frank Woolsey
England
C. W. Alberti
Foster
Ontario & Western
New York City
Frowns On Female Nurses In Field Deployments
Surgeon General Sternberg informs the Fifth Army Corps chief surgeon in Jacksonville that he disapproves of female nurses with troops in the field or in camps of instruction. He allows their use only in general hospitals or permanent camps where proper facilities exist.
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Sternberg
Teem
Washington
Army
Fifth Army Corps
Jacksonville
Evacuation of Camp Alger Begins Amid Typhoid Fever
Washington August evacuation starts as 20 000 troops are moved toward Manassas Junction forty miles south. Suffering servicemen include J J Riordan of Charlestown in Fort Meyer Hospital and P J Burns set for division hospital. Command reorganized with Captain Keefe directing A B C and detachment.
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Washington
Alger
Manassas Junction
J. J. Riordan
Charlestown
Fort Meyer
P. J. Burns
Keefe
Charles BE. Brines
Willam Casey
Healey
Shafter's Aug 2 Santiago report lists illnesses
Washington dispatch summarizes General Shafter's Aug 3 disease tally in Santiago with 4290 total sick and 2038 fevers, plus 564 new fever cases and 706 returned to duty. It also records Aug 2 deaths and illnesses: James W. Wheeler heart disease, Richard Bearse nostalgia, C W Johnson yellow fever, Harry Shaw yellow fever, Albert J Chapman malarial fever, Thomas R Bennett malarial conditions and gastritis, William Cheevers exhaustion.
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Washington
Nebraska Fusion Slate Finalized at Lincoln Conventions
The fusion State conventions after hours of discussion reached agreements naming W. A. Poynter for governor and E. A. Gilbert for lieutenant governor. Other selections include John A. Cornell auditor W. Porter secretary of state C. J. Smythe attorney general Jacob Wolfe public lands and buildings and W. R. Jackson superintendent of public instruction. All except Poynter and Cornell are incumbents.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. A. Poynter
E. A. Gilbert
John A. Cornell
W. Porter
C. J. Smythe
Jacob Wolfe
W. R. Jackson
Poynter
Cornell
Escaped Convict Morse Captured in Concord
Amos L. Morse, the murderer who escaped from the Bridgewater Mass institution for insane criminals last Friday, was captured in Concord on August 3 and returned to Massachusetts authorities.
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Concord
N. H
Amos L. Morse
Bridgewater
Mass
Massachusetts
Police Commission Accepts Resignation of Two Officers
The Police Commission accepted the resignation of Reserve Officer Reu ben G. Mosman and also retired Patrolman William L. Wallingford of Division 14.
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Reuben G. Mosman
The
Police Commission
William L. Wallingford
Cholera Remedy Balsam Sold By Mail For Soldiers
Cholera bands to avert disease urged for soldiers with blower complaints meeting Dr Arnold's Balsam. Best known remedy. Every soldier should be furnished a bottle. Sent by mail on receipt of 25c by they Seth.
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Arnold’s. Balsam
Return From Cuba Convalescents Arrive in Quarantine
Washington reports General Coppinger sent a list of convalescent soldiers aboard the transports Yucatan and Santiago now quarantined at Egmont Key. One Thirteenth Infantry packer died en route. Names from Second through Ninth Massachusetts units include Conwell Whitte Jackson McCormack Crimm Sullivan Sullivan McCready Doyle Dim Casey Johnstone Ww. Broman.
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Washington
War Department
Coppinger
Tampa
Yucatan
Santiago
Egmont Key
Packer
Thirteenth Infantry
Second
Massachusetts
W. G. Conwell
William Whitte
F.T. Jackson
Concord
W. A. McCormack
P. P. Crimm
B. J. Sullivan
P. J. Sullivan
W. McCready
Dennis J. Doyle
Sneak Thief Steals Rich Haul at Sedalia Bank
The Bank of Commerce in Sedalia Missouri was robbed at noon by a sneak thief who entered through a side door into the directors room and then into the vault. An artificial stood at the cashier’s window while the thief helped himself to a rich haul.
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Sedalia
Bank of Commerce
Wheel rider injured as crown breaks on Colum bus avenue
David Ballen aged 24 from 14 Rochester Street was riding his bicycle on Colum Bus Avenue when the crown broke, throwing him headfirst. He was rushed to City Hospital in an unconscious state.
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David Ballen
Rochester Street
Columbus Avenue
City Hospital
Sagasta Seeks Conservative Pact Over Peace Terms
Premier Sagasta has summoned Senor Slivera and other leading Conservatives to Madrid to discuss the latest American peace message delivered via M. Cambon. The meeting aims to decide on terms with hope for concessions on the Philippines despite broad acceptance of U S negotiated terms.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Senor Slivera
M. Cambon
McKinley
Philippines
War News In Brief on Peace Talks and Philippine Issue
President McKinley held a conference with the French ambassador representing Spain but no definite peace terms. Officials suggest Spain asked for more details on parts of the president message. The Philippines remains the main hurdle with Spain seeking sovereignty and the US weighing annexation if Aguinaldo consents. Manila and Manila Bay to be occupied, Dewey to capture nine hidden Spanish gunboats. Porto Rico troops rush ordered. General Wade leads a large expedition. Miles reports unopposed advance and native enthusiasm as towns surrender. Shaffner ill health. Rough Riders bound for Montauk. Camp Alger to relocate for healthier quarters.
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Aare
United States
Cavite
Philippine
Caroline
Manila
Dewey
Pasig River
Cebu
Zamar
Bulusan
Iloilo
el Cano
Zamboanga
Pampanga
Blalabac
Caramanes
Ponce
Caroline Islands
Lebes
Bi Cano
Baltimore
Spain
Department
Merritt
McKinley
Washington
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Manila Bay
War Department
Porto Rico
Wade
Miles
Miles Arerives
Shaffter
Montauk
Alger
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Chas. A. Hinckel, Prest. and
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Cutler Bros. & CO
L. Kahner .& Co., Manufacturers
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