Evacuation of Cuba Extended to January First
President discussed Cuba matters with Attorney General Griggs and Secretaries Long Hay and Alger. A Havana telegram urged extending the Spaniards vacate limit from December one to January first. He noted 140,000 troops cannot leave by year end and approved Wade’s extension recommendation. US forces will occupy territory as Spaniards depart, likely leaving Havana last.
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Washington
Griggs
Long
Hay
Alger
Wade
Havana
Cuba
United States
Ornament Retired From Turf to Stud at Beaumont Farm
Ornament, winner of the Brooklyn Handicap, has been retired from racing and now stands at stud at Beaumont Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. He has not been in condition since July after winning the Brighton Handicap, and his owners chose not to risk his value.
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Ornament
Kentucky
H. P. Headley
Beaumont Farm
Lexington
Alderman Dyar Fights Yarmouth Street Site Move
The Board of Aldermen debated a $100,000,000 claim over the Yarmouth street site for Engine House 22. Buckner was confirmed as an assessor, amid party contention and legal scrutiny. The mayor proposed free public lectures funded by private subscription.
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E. M. Hatch
James M. Buckner
Quincy
Buckner
Dyar
Alderman Paige
Paige
Hatch
Codman
Berwin
Alderman Dyar
Henry M. Whitney
Massachusetts Pipe Line Gas Company
Boston & Providence Railroad
Dartmouth Street
Railroad Corporation
Charles
Yarmouth Street
Copley Square
Art Museum
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Conry
Lott
New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Broadway Bridge
Said Bridge
Dorchester Avenue
South
Boston
Charles Weiss
Brighton Abattoir
Bath
Cabot Street Bath House
House of Correction
Rainsford Island
Thomas Sproules
Three Hours with Hero of Merrimac at Long Wharf
Lieutenant Hobson returns to Boston after the Merrimac triumph and talks with the Post about raising ships Viscaya and Colon, planning salvage work and future missions. He describes isolation at sea, hopes for shore access, and the need for more crew and equipment as crowds cheer him on arrival.
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Merrimac
Hobsonize
Long Wharf
Beverly
Maria Teresa
McGrath
Dewey
Capps
State Street
Leutenant
Park Square
New York
Vanderbilt
Mr. Hobson
New England
Mustered Out Ahead for Second Regiment in Springfield
Springfield reports the Second Regiment began mustering out of U S service with all companies assembling for ten days duty. On November 3 the regiment will assemble for pay off and muster out in the city. Average company attendance is about sixty men, with several still ill. Each company had seventy four men when mustered in.
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Melton
New York
Fountain Head
Chicago
Washington Street
Springfield
United States
Lieutenant Hears News on War and Duty at Wharf
A large crowd gathers as the officer discusses duties to Washington and a return south. Journalists press for updates on Philadelphia and Secretary Long, while talk shifts to an impending war between France and England. The lieutenant’s keen eyes brighten as the topic heats up.
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Washington
England
France
Bram Case A Legal Tangle Likely Another Trial
The Circuit Court grand jury will convene December 1 and government may seek a new indictment against Bram for murder of Blumberg aboard the Herbert Fuller. Bram’s counsel may appeal to the Supreme Court over the last verdict, arguing lack of jury power under the prior indictment. If retrial or acquittal occurs, questions of constitutionality could free Bram if the Supreme Court favors the objection. Witnesses Charlie Brown and Henry Slice plan marriage after release.
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Slice
Matr'mory
Circuit Court of the United States
Bram
Blumberg
Herbert Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
United States
Charlie Brown
Henry Slice
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