Wood's Big Task. He Has Santiago Cleaned Up
General Wood reports in Santiago, daily rations about 15 000 and 600 700 patients under care. He reformed sanitation by dumping filth outside the town and ditching the unhealthy areas. Police restored, harbor pilot system reestablished, and courts awaiting operation. Customs receipts around 100 000, weekly city expenses 4500 5000. Yellow fever risks cited but undetected cases rise. Schools planned with compulsory attendance and English instruction. 30 teachers to be hired. An overland telegraph line 382 miles will link Guantanamo to Manzanillo for government messages. Educational stats show 41 percent white and 12 percent colored literate. Seeds requested for farming aid.
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Washington
Wood
Santiago
United States
Shafter
Lawton
Guiteras
Brady
United States Signal Service
Guantanamo
Santiago de Cuba
Manzanillo
Agricultural Department
Man Released From Foxboro Hospital After Habeas Corpus
John E. Kean of 5 Lowell Street employed by Adams Express Company faced a habeas corpus hearing to win release from Foxboro Hospital for Dipso-Miiacs. Dr Frankel sought commitment Sept 16, with Kean agreeing in court though unaware of transfer implications. Kean, claimed sane, argued consent invalid due to lack of full understanding, seeking immediate release ahead of six month discharge rule. judge set pate returnable next Friday.
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Lathrop
Foxboro
Kean
Frankel
Foxboro Hospital
Frankely
Jie
Pate
Startled Mother Recalls Beatrice’s Recovery Tale
In Freeport Illinois Mrs William Shay recalls how her four year old daughter Beatrice, struck by spinal meningitis in September 1896, recovered after Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Beatrice walked again after nine boxes, sleeping better and gaining color and strength daily. Dr Williams Pink Pills are sold by all druggists.
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Freeport
William Shay
Taylor and Hancock Avenues
Beatrice
Dr. Williams
Little Beatrie
Trio asphyxiated by gas in Brooklyn home
In New York on Sept 30 Mrs Margaret Norrimont 70 was found dead in her Brooklyn residence with her 5 year old grandson Herman and 11 year old granddaughter Florenca Florrimont unconscious. Four burners were on and gas caused their deaths. The granddaughter is likely to die. The motive remains unknown.
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New York
Margaret Norrimont
Brooklyn
Herman Ilorrimont
Florenca Florrimont
Farmer Johan Sheehan Goes on Shootout in New York
Seized by a violent spree on Eighth avenue and Twenty sixth street, farmer Johan Sheehan fired at three people in seconds before a police officer subdued him with a billy club. He shouted I have been robbed and claimed his home was Goshen, Orange County, New York.
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New York
Johan Sheehan
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Sheehan
John Walker
Beefsteak John’s
Walker
Meinrenken
Billy
Goshen
Orange County
N. Y
Three Laborers Sentenced for Treason in Budapest
Three laborers named Muzsik, Hartmann and Koracs were convicted of plotting against the Emperor's life. Muzsik received five years penal servitude for conspiring to commit high treason, while Hartmann and Koracs were each sentenced to two years.
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Budapest
Mugsik
Hartmann
Koracs
Ae Wada
Muzsik
Damus suits filed against Secretary of the Treasury Gage
Two man damus actions were filed in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against Secretary Gage over war bonds. William H. Wharton claims a $20 bond subscription and assignment via Produce Exchange Trust Company. George B. Wightman also sues. Carlisle represents the plaintiffs. Hearings set for Oct. 14.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
George B. Wightman
the Treasury
Carlisle
Gage
Congress commission completes Hawaii work and heads to Washington
Honolulu AP dispatch reports the congressional commission has finished its work and Senators Cullom and Morgan and Representative Hitt left for Washington to meet in November. Justilee Frear and probably President Dole expected to attend as the panel prepares its report.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Honolulu
Congressional Commission
Associated Press
Cullom
Morgan
Hitt
Washington
Justilee Frear
Dole
Bayard's Body Arrives in Wilmington for Church Service
Bayard’s funeral train arrived in Wilmington at 8 30 p m and 1500 people gathered at the Pennsylvania station. The casket was moved to Old Swede Church where a large crowd waited for tomorrows services officiated by Rev Dr G W Douglas. Pallbearers named include Grover Cleveland and others from New Jersey Delaware Washington and New York.
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Wilmington
Del
Thomas F. Bayard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland to carry Bayard pallbearer on Oneida voyage
Mr Cleveland and H T Thurber sail from Buzzard's Bay bound for New York aboard the Oneida to attend the funeral of the late Hon Thomas F Bayard. Cleveland, absent from his summer home, learned of Bayard's death by telegram and agreed to serve as pallbearer.
Death of Thomas F Bayard Prompts National Tribute
The State Department announces the death of Thomas Francis Bayard at Karlstein near Dedham Massachusetts. Bayard served as U S Senator from Delaware 1869 to 1885 Secretary of State 1885 to 1889 and ambassador to Great Britain 1893 to 1897. A flag half mast will fly for ten days. The notice is signed by Acting Secretary Alva A Adee.
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Washington
State Department
Department of State
Karlstein
Dedham
Mass
Thomas Francis Bayard
United States
Great Britain
Alva A. Adee
Yoo
Mystery Photograph Found After San Juan Battle
A leather bound notebook and a photo of two sisters are found on a corpse strewn hillside after a fierce charge on San Juan. The photographer Benton is unidentified, the owner unknown, and the photo remains a war time mystery awaiting its owner or clues from Benton. Major W V Crouch of New Orleans holds the original photograph.
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San Juan
First
Illinois
Benton
W. V. Crouch
New Orleans
Drunken Butler Holds Stuyvesant Fish Villa for Hours
Newport dispatch reports Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish confronted a drunken butler Horace Smithers at her villa. After a three hour spree he barricaded a room, smashed items, and was removed by police with Mrs. Fish aiding the raid. He was shipped to New York aboard the Wickford boat.
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Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
Newport
Stuyvesant Fish
Horace Smithers
Smithers
Navy Budget Tops Secretaire Long’s Peace Estimates
Washington reports show Secretary Long receiving a total of 47,065,485.58 for next year’s navy work, the largest peace estimate ever, though under current year appropriations of about 128,000,000. Plans may trim several million and possibly add for overseas coaling stations. The breakdown lists public works, shipyards, equipment, and various bureaus totaling 47,035,485.58.
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Washington
Secretary Long
Congress
United States
No Markets in Porto Rico Report From San Juan
Island of Porto Rico September 30. The military commission met privately and offered no news. American troops occupy about two thirds of the island. The Spanish line south of San Juan narrows as Spaniards recede toward the capital. American businessmen flock here seeking markets but find conditions unripe for major operations. many return disappointed. Rumors of outlawry in the island's west include burning houses and cattle maiming.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Military Commission
Special Policemen Appointed for Ferries Bridges Street Work
The Board of Police under Mayor Quincy appoints street department workers as special policemen to oversee ferries and bridges and aid street cleaning. Assignments cover sanitary, street cleaning, bridge, and ferry divisions with named foremen and drawfencers.
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Board of Police
Street Department
Quincy
M. R B. Rowe
Charles McConnell
C. G. Forristall
John €. Norton
John J. Foley
John F. Wade
C. A. Metcalf
John LeRouche
Bartholomew Haley
Thomas O'Leary
John H. O'Brien
John J. Fahey
William KF. Reardon
Thomas L. Tucker
Timothy FP. Murphy
James H. McMain
James P. Craivey
Congress Street Bridge
Cornelius J. Callahan
Michael O’brien
Federal Street Bridge
Daniel J. Holland
Timothy Heaphy
Dover Street Bridge
Francis O'Brien
Edward I. Conrey
Warren Bridge
Timothy J. Coughliin
William J
Prohibition Majority Forecast Across Dominion
NO PRO STPOSITION Toronto dispatch reports provinces largely favoring prohibition with Ontario leading by about 10,000 and Quebec opposing by 40,000, offset by Maritime returns. Manitoba and the West show a pro prohibition margin around 6,000, while overall Dominionwide support is unlikely to exceed 18,000. Prohibition papers deem the margin too small to push enactment.
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Toronto
Ont
Dominion
Quebec
Ontario
Maritime Provinces
Manitoba
Territories
British Columbia
West
Powder Explosion Shocks Idaho Tunnel Crew
A powder explosion in Tunnel No. 4.21 Mullan set off gas that overwhelmed the night crew. Thirty men have been rescued. many more were unconscious, but officials hope air will clear and others recover. The report comes via a Wallace, Idaho dispatch.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Journal
Wallace
Idaho
Mullan
Body Identified as Hannah Calnan in Charles River Death
The body found in the Charles River near West Boston Bridge was identified as Hannah Calnan, 48, of 3888 Cambridge Street. She left home at 1 10 yesterday afternoon and was found about 30 minutes later with a cloth bound about her forehead, leading to early foul play suspicions. Police note she had been demented five years and had threats of suicide.
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Chares River
West Boston Bridge
Hannah Caloan
Cambridge Street
Change in Harasa Guis Aids to Navigation Boston Harbor
Lighthouse board announces re establishment of two red shoal buoys at Boston Harbor After submarine mines in Nantasket Roads were removed on September 22 1898 The aids are and No 4 fifteen foot and No 6 thirteen foot shoal buoys This affects the List of Lights and Wag Signals Atlantic and Gulf Coasts 1897 and Beacons and Buoys Second Lighthouse District 1808 Bulletin No 85 Pars 3 38 Commodore Rush R Wallace chairman U S Navy
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Lighthouse Board
Boston Harbor
Nantasket
Boston
L. Hi
Atlantic and
Gulf Coasts
Rush R. Wallace
U. S. Navy
LPS Rival Banished From China After Decree
Pekin Sept 2 An imperial decree dismisses Chang Yin Houan from all offices and bans him to Ill, a district of Chinese Turkestan, for opposing Li Wang Chang and serving as envoy to Queen Victoria's jubilee.
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Pekin
Chang Yin Houan
Li Wang Chang
Washington
China
Queen Victoria
Ill
Chinese Turkestan
Stamp Baggage Rebates Policy Clarified
Washington telegraphic dispatch reports the commissioner of internal revenue directing officers to refrain from stamping receipts for excess baggage or rebate tickets issued by conductors for cash fares while awaiting a formal Attorney General opinion. The move pauses revenue stamping requirements for railroads on these tickets.
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Washington
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Take De Bull's Cough Syrup in Time for Illness Season
A historical advertisement urges readers to use De Bull's Cough Syrup to treat cold and cough symptoms during the cough season, emphasizing timely use for effective relief and quick recovery.
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de Bull
Pineapple Tablets Claim to Aid Digestion
Ad for Dr Vern Stan's Pineapple Tablets sold by Woodward & Co. and Shepwark & Co. claim to dispel stomach distress, aid the digestive organs, and curb incipient tummy trouble.</analysis>
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Vern Stan
Woodward & Co
Bronfield Street
Shepward & CO
Washington Street
Cuba's Furr 80 Many in Havana That They Cannot Be Cared For
Havana reports reveal market decay prompting strict Board of Health daily inspections and bread priced by weight with baker license penalties. The civil governor urges interior towns to relieve destitute refugees while encouraging return to farms for sustainable livelihoods. An American club opens Monday to provide commerce and mining industry info. Elections were held in Pinar del Rio and Havana for Oct 10 presidential delegates. similar polls occurred in Matan zas and Santa Cruz de Los Finos.
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Havana
Board of Health
United States Club
Santa Cruz de Los Finos
Pinar del Rio
Sixth Cuban Army Corps
Fifth Army Corps
Matanzas
Gomez says insurgents will disband and farm after evacuation
GUSANS 10 DISBAND. Secretary of Spanish military commission delivered documents to the American commission at the Trotcha Hotel in Havana. General Maximo Gomez in Camp Rojas says insurgent forces will disband and take up farm labor once Spanish troops evacuate the island. Spanish steamer Alicante sails to Spain carrying 123 boxes of military archives.
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Havana
Spanish Military Commission
Trotcha Hotel
Maximo Gomez
Camp Rojas
Province of
Santa Clara
Alicante
Spain
Cabinet Devotes Session to Cuba Army Plans
Washington September 30 The cabinet focused on details for the army to be sent to Cuba with troop movement expected by October 15 as yellow fever danger subsides. The president criticized Havana Spanish customs officers and planned to take possession of the Havana custom house under U S regulations. News reached of Spanish San Juan authorities sending about 40000 dollars from a teachers association to Spain, prompting a protest and possible recovery efforts. Secretary Hay attended the meeting for the first time.
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Washington
Cuba
Havana
San Juan
Spain
Hay
Spain to grant Visayas reforms. reinforce Mindanao
Madrid reports the cabinet authorizes General Rios to implement Visayas reforms as locals demand, concentrates forces in Mindanao due to 450 garrisoned there, protests to Washington over blocking Spanish troop movements, and plans to send seven artillery batteries to the Philippines within 24 hours. It notes insurgents gain arms and prisoners, and cites 200000 Porto Ricans seeking to return home.
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Madrid
Rios
Visayas
Mindanao
Washington
Paris
Andalusia
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
French ambassador Cambon sails to Havre after Washington leave
In Washington M. Cambon the French ambassador left for New York and will sail to Havre tomorrow bound for Paris. He will be on leave for two months. There is speculation he may be transferred to a European post and would return to Washington only to present letters of recall.
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Washington
M. Cambon
New York
Havre
Paris
Storm in Japan and San Francisco
Gaelic reports a terrible September storm hitting Japan on the 6th. It caused vast shipping damage and floods with 250 deaths and widespread property destruction. Konfu prefecture saw the most deaths while Aichi had the greatest property losses.
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San Francisco
Japan
Konfu
Aichi
President Eshbaugh Vanishes After Bank Receivership
Active search for President Eshbaugh of the New England Loan and Trust Company continues after the firm was placed in receivership. He left his Nassau Street office abruptly and has not been seen since. Residents recall his Montclair home and mounting business troubles. His relatives fear a mental breakdown, though associates insist on his honesty. He stands to lose the most in the company wreckage.
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New England Loan and Trust Company
New York
President Eshbaugh
Nassau Street
Eshbaugh
Montclair
Mr. Eshbaugh
Sick comrade Sutton strongest in our thoughts at garrison
The Trif Mountain Garrison Regular Army and Navy Union reports comrade Billy Sutton remains in precarious condition with the sympathy of the entire garrison. Visit him at 106 Willow Street East Cambridge. Past Commander Robert R. Centro convalescent. duty at muster Oct 4. Upcoming season night on Oct 18 draws many, tickets via Edward J. Nagle and others. Comrade Flynn’s life of a cavalryman in Texas and New Mexico in progress, revised manuscript to publisher by year’s start.
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Willow Street
Cambridge
Robert R. Centro
Edward J. Nagle
Dennis M. Calnan
Patrick J. O’connor
U. S
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Philip J. Kelley
James F. Bagwell
Frank Ural
John F. H Reynolds
James H. Flynn
Charles Harrington
Alexander Jamieson
Tio Grande
Flynn
Benny
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