Spain Refuses War Dept Documents in Congress Clash
In Madrid the War Minister Correa refused to produce war documents stating it would harm public interests. The Senate commissions study peace proposals. Spain plans ransom for 5000 Filipino prisoners and funds for troops. Madrid seeks details of Porto Rico regime. Cabinet in London notes patrol needs and press limits. The White House reports Cabinet opposition to sending Spanish warships to the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Correa
Senate
Duke Amodovar de Rio
Manila
Jaudenez
Philippine Islands
Macias
San Juan de Porto Rico
Porto Rico
Iliolo
Rios
Philippines
Visayas Islands
Visayas
London
Spain
Weyler
Washington
White House
United States
Sate by the S S Pierce Co and All First Class Dealers
The note advertises Sate by the S S Pierce Co and all first class dealers. It emphasizes product quality and distribution through recognized merchants. The message implies a broad retail network and standard of service associated with the Pierce brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Pierce Co
G A R Politics Heats Up As New York Delegation Arrives
Cincinnati dispatch notes a split in G A R preferences as Corporal Tanner leads a New York delegation backing Colonel John C. Shotts of Yonkers. The race also unsettles supporters of Colonel A D Shaw of Watertown and Colonel Sexton of Chicago, with Western candidate Anderson gaining ground. President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley will miss the encampment due to public business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York
Corporal Tanner
John C. Shotts
Yonkers
Department of
Chicago
Illinois
Tom” Anderson
Topeka
Sexton
Kansas
I. F Mack
Ohio
W. C. Johnson
W. F. Atkins
National Naval Association
J. F. R. Foss
McKinley
Generous Gift to Ninth Massachusetts Medical Dept
The Ninth Massachusetts Regiment medical department receives twenty five cases of Old Valley Whiskey from Cook & Bernheimer Company New York via J. J. Daniels. The aid relieves a critical shortage of stimulants and is expected to aid sick soldiers and hasten their recovery.
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Ninth Massachusetts
Cook & Bernheimer Company
New York
Old Valley
New England
J. J. Daniels
New York New Haven Hartford R R Excursion To Newport
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad offers a special excursion to Newport on Thursday September 8 leaving Park Square Station at 9 30 a m Tickets 11 for round trip on sale three days ahead at No 3 Old State House and Park Square Station Return departs Newport at 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Crescent Beach bath house fire largely contained after roof collapse
Damaged state bath house at Crescent Beach may reopen Thursday morning as officials report the loss mainly to the roof and laundry area. Fire departments from Revere and Chelsea aided in saving 200 suits and most bathing tickets while the laundry plant valued at 100000 is ruined but insured.
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Crescent Beach
Curtis
Board of Park Commissioners
Revere
Chelsea
Ocean Avenue
Gilman
Martin
Reservation
Great Dome
Herbert West
Bath House
Boston
Free import of food for starving Cubans decreed
President issues order as commander in chief directing that beef cattle and other food supplies for relief of starving inhabitants in Cuba may be admitted free of duty at ports held by U S forces. Discretion rests with the local commanding officer for gratuitous distribution. William McKinley signs.
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Washington
United States of America
Cuba
United States
William ‘M’kinlbey
Filipinos Favor Annexation by United States
Manila reports a meeting of twenty Filipino leaders with eighteen favoring outright annexation to the United States and two backing a republic. The crowd backs Williams's plan to offer incentives to independence factions to gain cooperation and reward services. US cruisers Olympia and Raleigh returned from Hong Kong.
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Manila
United States
Williams
Olympia
Raleigh
Hong Kong
Mass. Volunteers Report Typhoid Among Men at Fort Meyer
The Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association relays Dr. J. J. Curry's update on Ninth Massachusetts men at Fort Meyer Typhoid is widespread though many are improving. Several soldiers are listed as convalescent or doing well with one noted as not as well but improving. Private Fred Thomas of the Eighth Massachusetts Volunteers is reported very ill with typhoid.
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Dr. Curry
Fort Meyer
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
J. J. Curry
Massachusetts
Frank Howard
Patrick FF. Burke
Haggerty
McGillicaddy
Masachusetts
John F. Keating
Wilinw
John Dourgan
Private Grogan
Masaachusetts
Howard Greaves
Jacob Damery
Timothy Foley
John F. Dwyer
Jed Harrington
Patrick Shaughnessey
Hospital Corps
Rhode Island
South Framingham
Fred Thomas
Massachusetts Volunteers
Chickamauga Park
Mayflower Descendants Hold Special Congress in Plymouth
The general society of Mayflower Descendants convened at Kendall Hall with George E Bowman reporting rising membership and new subordinate groups in Washington DC and Ohio. A tablet marking the site of the Pilgrims first house on Leyden street was dedicated and a reception held at Samoset House as tours to Provincetown and Truro were planned.
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Plymouth
General Society of the Mayflower Descendants
Kendall Hall
George Ernest Bowman
Boston
District of Columbia
Ohio
Bradford
Wilhelmina
Holland
New York Society
Auspinfield
Eng
Coes Hill
William T. Davis
Old Colony Commission
Pilgrim Society
Richard Henry Green
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Arthur Lord
Backus
New York
Leyden Street
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Myles Standish
Massasot
Massachusetts Society
Samoset House
General Society
Provincetown
Truro
Lombard
Pilgrims Reach Cape Cod Area in 1629 Exploration
The account describes Captain Standish leading 16 men from the shallop ashore near a suspected river mouth at Cape Cod. They pursue native tracks, endure harsh weather and hunger, discover a saltwater harbor, and establish a temporary encampment while seeking a suitable place for habitation.
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John Bradford
Plymouth County
Cape Codd
England
Zoe
Standish
Dingley Urges Full Republican Vote in Maine
Nelson Dingley spoke at a Franklin County Republican meeting in Farmington Maine urging a large fall vote to secure victory in 1900. He praised President McKinley for wartime leadership and emphasized benefits from the Spanish American War while downplaying territorial aims.
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Farmington
Nelson Dingley
Franklin County
Dingley
McKinley
Spain
Maine
Music Hall
Winthrop S. Wood
Ninth
United States Cavalry
Santiago
Electric street railway convention opens in Boston
The seventeenth annual convention of the American Street Railway Association convenes at Mechanics Hall with 161 member companies represented. Mayor Quincy greets attendees as Boston billed as a national electric power center. Delegates tour Concord and Lexington by trolley and enjoy an evening reception and dancing.
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Turn Hall
Wolcott
N. Schloss
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Carl V. Jaeger
Frank H. Bockelmann
Ernst Strattmann
New York
William Rosenthal
American Street Railway Association
Mechanics’ Hall
Boston
Brunswick
Quincy
Long
Concord
Lexington
Labor Committee
Paul Revere Hall
Miles expedition beds secured for sick soldiers
Major Hopkins reports Major Appel of the Medical Department has secured a list of 86 hospital beds in New York for sick soldiers expected with the Miles expedition. Hopkins, secretary Alger’s military aide, has returned to Washington from New York to arrange care.
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Washington
Hopkins
Alger
New York
Miles
Appel
Medical Department of the Army
Dorchester Mutual Benefit Association Honors Railroad Staff
The Dorchester Mutual Benefit Association hosted past and present employees of Division 3, Boston Elevated Railway at Blake Hall Feld's Corner. They awarded gold badges to Past President James RB Weal, Superintendent John Fulton, and Rufus Leavitt. The Highland Light Glee Club and Leavitt brothers performed until midnight, followed by supper.
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Boston E. S. Railway
Dorchester Mutual Benefit Association
B. E
R. R
Blake Hall
Freld’s Corner
James RB
Weal
John Fulton
Rufus Leavitt
Highland Light Glee Club
Leavitt Brothers
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Gonzales
Parrado
Harugari
Governor Wolcot
H. B. Kirk & CO
G. A.R. Politics
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Pet
Tae Littre
Bati House
Dean
Pilgrim
First House OF Pilgrims
Historic Site
New England Water
Severa
Beecham
Qtc
Tremont Row
J. Edward Wilson
Wilson Brothers
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