Rich iron and copper resources bolster eastern Cuba
In Santiago de Cuba province the eastern region holds vast sugar estates and ports at Baracoa and Guantanamo. Major mines include Juragua and Sigua with several companies employing hundreds. copper at Cobra field drives value, while diverse agriculture and early transport limits persist.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Sagua de Tanama
San Luis
Santiago
United States
Santa Ana
Francisco Auza
Hatillo
J. Bueno & Con
Union
Santiago Rousseau
Sabanilla
Lino Salazar
Spain
France
Cuba
Havana
Matanzas
Cienfuegos
Palma Soriano
Baire
Jiguang
Guiea
Germany
Regio
Vuelta
Partidos
Baracoa
New York
Great
Iron Mountains
Juragua Iron Company
Sigua Iron Company
Juragua
Bent
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Bessemer
Bethlehem Iron Works
Maryland Steel Company
Siboney
Juragua Company
Sigua
Daiquiri
Pompo Mining Company
Troops Return From Santiago On Five Transports
Four ships carrying First and Sixth Army units reach Camp Wikoff Montauk with 872 men on the St Louis and 600 on the Vigilancia. Roosevelt and Rough Riders aboard the Miami. Disinfection and landing planned for tomorrow as troops march to detention camp.
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Miami
Theodore Roosevelt
Matteawan
St. Louis
Cuba
Santiago
Vigilancia
Gate City
General Fitzhugh Lee Leaves for Washington
General Fitzhugh Lee commander of the Seventh Corps departed for Washington last evening with his son Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Jr in response to a telegram from the adjutant general saying the Secretary of War wished to confer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Fitzhugh Lee
Seventh Corps
Washington
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
General Ames Arrives at Montauk Point from Santiago
General Ames reports arrival at Montauk Point from Santiago Cuba. Troops on board Sixth and Thirteenth Infantry regulars improved by voyage with no new sickness, no yellow fever, and no deaths. Signed A Ames Brigadier General Volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ames
War Department
Montauk Point
Santiago
Cuba
Gelb and Hirchbergs marry in Union Park Hall
Miss Gussie Gelb daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Gelb wed Mr Benjamin Hirchberg at Union Park Hall with Rabbi Isidore Cohen officiating. The bride wore white silk with lace and carried bridal roses. Attendants included Jennie Kliiman Sadie Palmer and Gussie Pallmer. best man Louis Spelman ushers Louis Gelb Charles Dorne and Joseph Kline. They will reside at Dorchester after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Gelb
Joseph Gelb
Benjamin Hirchberg
Union Park Hall
Isidore Cohen
Jennie Kliiman
Sadie Palmer
Gussie Pallmer
Louis Spelman
Louis Gelb
Charles Dorne
Joseph Kline
Mrs. Hirchberg
Dorchester
Hirshman Jacobson Wedding Ties Boston and New York Families
Esther Hirshman of Boston wed John N. Jacobson of New York at the home of Harris Grausberg 137 Tenth Street Springfield. Rabbi Glick officiated with Dora Kramer maid of honor and Jacob Hirshman best man. Guests came from Boston and New York. couple to live in Brooklyn after a wedding tour.
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Springfield
Esther Hirshman
Boston
John N. Jacobson
New York
Harris Grausberg
Tenth Street
Rabbi Glick
Dora Kramer
I. Sapiro
Jacob Simmons
Jacob Hirshman
Hirshman
Miss Kramer
Isaac Jacobson
David Jacobson
Gladiator to Tow Pontoons to Aid Santiago Assault
Tug Gladiator arrived at Halifax on Aug 14 to tow two large wrecking pontoons to New York for use at Santiago. Ordered by Lieutenant Hobson, the pontoons will lift sunken ships of Cervera's fleet. The Gladiator sails in the morning with the heavy cargo.
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Halifax
New York
Santiago
Hobson
Cervera
Body found at Dover Point identified as Geiger child
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on August 14 a second body believed to be a Geiger child was recovered at Dover Point. The remains were severely decomposed and could not be identified.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Geiger
Dover Point
Elder Man Arrested For Illicit Liquor Sale At Hotel Vossier
Police at Station 16 arrested 86 year old Max Voss for unlawfully selling liquor at the Hotel Vossier on Church street. He is to appear in court this morning.
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Station 16
Max Voss
Vossier
Church Street
Coney Island Syrian Theft Suspect Nabbed Aboard Ship
Fatima the Syrian dancer owned a gold stash. Solomon Baklene, a Syrian club member, stole $126 from Fatima’s box. Police traced him to the liner La Bretagne and arrested him after a struggle aboard the ship at the French Line pier. He claimed only $6 was stolen.
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David Solomon Baklene
Fatima
Coney Island
Baklene
New York
David Solomon Bakelene
George Jabour
George
Jabour
Solomon
la Bretagne
Martin Lennon
Maroney
French Line
Tragic Towboat Collision Claims Three Men
A collision between barges and a yacht near the harbor head resulted in the deaths of Nordell and Sellman after they failed to reach life ropes. Casperson died when a noose slipped and he was hauled aboard the stern barge. One man, Nordell, a tinsmith, and Sellman, a Cambridge resident, are missing as search efforts continue. Casperson, an employee of Boston Woven Hose, had Swedish parents and no known relatives in the U.S. The Leona sustained no serious damage aside from a splintered main boom.
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Peter Wilson
Second Street
East Cambridge
John Hakenson
Henderson Street
Arlington
Casperson
Sellman
Nordell
Geyer
Leona
Durkee
Honeybrook
Guardian
Long Island Head
Lenoa
City Point
Mereen
Berkshire Street
Boston ‘Woven
Sweden
Columbia Street
Cambridge
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
W. 8. Durkee
New England
New York
Boston
Salem
Press Reactions Sharpen Focus On Spain After Protocol
Madrid correspondents and London papers react to the protocol signing with a mood of mourning and critique. They warn Spain’s volunteers in Havana, question government accountability for the war, and highlight the United States as a unified actor under McKinley. The Antilles and the Philippines pose a new American path.
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London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
General Blanco Telegrapha
Havana
Spain
Times’ Madrid
Sagasta
Cortes
Times
McKinley
United States
Antilles
Philippines
Republic
Nantasket Beach Bathers Mocked by Coastal Prank
A huge Nantasket Beach crowd saw three men in women’s bathing suits stage a drowning hoax that triggered quick rescues by two similarly dressed men. The prank drew disgust from visitors amid a busy resort day with rides, promenades, and a yacht outing by Castle Square Theatre company members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantasket Beach
P. W. Bateman
U. S
Texas
Atlantic House
Castle Square Theatre Company
Emery
Nadia
Pemberton
Spain's Vanquished Army Disbands West Indies Units
Madrid reports calm as repatriated troops receive three months furlough. War Ministry circulars set disbandment rules for forces returning from the West Indies. Arms and war stores to be handed over at Vega Corunna or Santander ports. Soldiers and NCOs return home at state expense. officers placed in reserve until home army reorganization. About 120000 men and 6000 officers expected from the West Indies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
West Indies
Vega
Corunna
Santander
Home Army
Father Bill Daly Injured in Runaway Accident
New York August 14 Father Bill Daly a famed horseman was badly hurt near Sheepshead Bay when the centre pole of a survey he drove broke and threw him to the ground. He suffered a dislocated left shoulder and internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bill’ Daly
Sheepshead Bay
Commodore Howell’s Blockade Fleet Rapidly Reforms at Key West
Commodore Howell tightens the Blockading squadron on the north Cuban coast following the President’s suspension of hostilities. The San Francisco arrives with Howell aboard bearing minor damage but ready for further orders as revenue cutters head north and others join or depart for Norfolk and League Island.
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Key West
Navy Department
Howell
San Francisco
Havana
Morro Castle
Hudson
Cardenas
Winslow
Norfolk
Morrill
Matanzas
Woodbury
Windom
Maple
Isle of Pines
Fish Hawk
Philadelphia
League Island
Bancroft
Marietta
Castine
Newport
Miantonomah
Apache
Peoria
Johnson Brothers Busted for Counterfeiting in Detroit
Chief Wilkie reports the arrest of Charlies Edward and David Johnson in Detroit on counterfeit quarter charges. Authorities seized plates for Hancock and Windom $2 notes and found 50 Hancock and 500 Windom bills, tying the gang to earlier West and East circulation and a history of forged notes since 1890.
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Washington
Wilkie
Treasury Secret Service
Detroit
Mich
Charlies
Edward
David Johnson
Charles
David
Hancock
West
Windom
Charles Johnson
Secret Service
Johnson
Thomas
Spanish Prisoners Ship Space Saving by Transatlantic Line
Despatch to General Corbin from General Shafter reports the Spanish Transatlantic Company is economizing deck space in moving prisoners. Logon sailed for Spain with 2066 soldiers 4 priests 16 women and children and 187 officers total 2237 aboard.
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Washington
General Corbin
General Shafter
Santiago
Spain
Shafter
Muster Out Signal Men of Massachusetts on Governors Island
The Tenth Massachusetts Volunteers Signal Corps led by Lieutenant H. W. Sprague and twenty-nine men will be mustered out tomorrow after being landed on Governor's Island from the transport Seguranca Saturday. They are the first volunteers released from duty since the war ended.
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New York
Massachusetts Volunteers, Signal Corps
H. W. Sprague
Governor's Island
Three Drown in Potomac Rowboat Accident
A rowboat capsized in the Potomac River tonight after the frolics of two passengers. Three young men named Lawrence Warwick John Henderson and Charles Royce drowned. Four others were rescued.
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Washington
Potomac River
Lawrence Warwick
John Henderson
Charles Royce
Schley thanks friend in Burlington letter reply
Commodore Schley replies to W. W. Baldwin of Burlington Iowa thanking him for congratulations. He says he is touched by the praise and vows to keep his lifts and braces square to serve his people and country, ready for sacrifice if needed. He expresses lifelong devotion and asks God to bless them. He signs W. S. Schley.
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Burlington
Commodore Schley
W. W. Baldwin
Schley
Emperor William Unseated by Horse Then Returns
Emperor William was riding at Wilhelmshoe when two ladies offered bouquets. His horse reared, unseating him, but he was uninjured and, joking about the mishap, mounted another horse and returned to the castle.
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Berlin
William
Wilhelmshoe
Lord Beresford Prowls Mexico City Under False Color
Sidney Lascelles known as Lord Beresford visits Mexico City after a December arrival. He gambled heavily at baccarat, then circulated drafts on New York banks, using the name Robert Turnbull and forging papers with his wife. Creditors and officials were alerted, and he was identified as Beresford.
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Atlanta
Mexico
Sidney Lascelles
Lord Beresford
Georgia
Mexico City
South
Beresford
Robert Turnbull
New York
Swell Hotel
the Sanz
Joseph Hampson
Mexico, Cuernavaca & Pacific Railroad
William J. Crittenden, Jr
United States
American Security Bank
Parker Seecomb
American Bank
Turnbull
Creedon Scraps Fight Due to Illness
New York August 14 The Journal says Dan Creedon will not fight Jack Bonner at the Greater New York Athletic Club tonight as announced Creedon is ill with malaria and cannot appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Journal
Dan Creedon
Jack Bonner
Greater New York Athletic Club
Creedon
Fire destroys Pasteur-Chamberlin Filter plant in Dayton
A blaze gutted the Pasteur Chamberlin Filter Company plant in Dayton Ohio today causing an estimated loss of 90000 dollars. The building and machinery were insured with local insurers.
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Dayton, O
Pasteur-Chamberlin
Focal Companies
Newfoundland Premier Returns After London Mission
Sir James Winter, Newfoundland premier, arrived back from England to brief the Cabinet before departing for Quebec. He says London mission was successful, with a royal commission to probe the French shore dispute, naval reserve plans, and other concessions. He denies Chamberlain advised joining Canadian federation.
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ST. John's
N. F
James Winter
Newfoundland
England
Quebec
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Munyon's Rheumatism Pellets Promise Remedy Claims
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement touts Munyon’s Rheumatism Pellets as a cure for lumbago sciatica and all rheumatic pains with promises that Munyon’s doctors provide free consultations or treatment.
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Munyon
Music at Bass Point Draws Record Shore Crowds
Thousands visited Bass Point Nahant for a 1:30 to 9:00 pm Lafricain's Naval Brigade Band concert. The Bass Point House and band stand area buzzed with diners and gatherings as boats from Lincoln wharf ran every 90 minutes.
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Bass Point
Nahant
Lafricain
Naval Brigade
Bass Point House
Larricain
Lincoln Wharf
Pope's Successor Rumors Stir Rome Sacred College
Reported papal succession worries spark commotion among cardinals as France Germany and Austria instruct envoys to stay in Rome. Dr Lapponi says the Pope faces no danger if he survives the heat though he remains largely incapacitated with debility and partial collapse after rising yesterday.
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Rome
Sacred College
France
Germany
Austria
Lapponi
Pugilist James Rewark Dies After Prize Fight
James Rewark of Idaho Springs died from injuries from a 20 round bout with Robert Watkins a colored fighter Saturday night Rewark once claimed to be New Mexico’s champion Watkins is under arrest باقی
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Springs
Col
James Rewark
Robert Watkins
Rewark
New Mexico
Watkins
Dinner party method of Lady Jeune in London
Lady Jeune advocates dinners of twelve for dialogue but risks slow guest turnover. For years she seats guests at two tables with Sir Francis leading one side and herself the other. Critics say the other table is livelier and the arrangement feels like a staged dinner.
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Lady Jeune
London
Jeune
Sir Francis
Ark
Removing Coffee and Tea Stains For Linen Care
The guide advises rinsing tea and coffee stains in cold water immediately and then applying handling water. Soap removes the stain. if dry, soak in cold water before boiling. For mildew, rub with chalk and salt, wet, and sun. repeat as needed, rinsing in cold water between applications.
New York GOP Plans State Convention Date
Chairman Odell of the Republican State committee calls a meeting in New York on August 2 to fix the convention date. It is generally believed the convention will be held in Saratoga on September 27.
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New York
Odell
Republican State Committee
Saratoga
Drowned Boy in Merrimac Near Manchester
James Francis Evirs a seven year old son of Mr and Mrs James Evirs of Amoskeag drowned in the Maergimese near Manchester this afternoon.
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Manchester
N. H
James Francis Evirs
James Evirs
Amoskeag
Maergimese
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