Cervera Officers Freed in Spain as Blanco Escapes Probe
The release of Admiral Cervera and fellow officers from arrest in Spain follows indepth questions about the decision to dispatch them. Authorities in Madrid face mixed blame for the misstep while Gen Blanco remains uninvestigated. A public confession from a paid exposer cites two years in state prison as the cure for vices. Texas floods drive 58 foot rise in Brazos and force Colorado River overflow. Urgent aid is needed for widespread suffering.
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Cervera
Santiago
Spain
Gen. Blanco
Madrid
Brazos
Texas
Colorado
Shipyard Output in Philadelphia Builds 60 Vessels
In Philadelphia shipyards 60 craft are under construction including two U S battleships a battleship and cruiser for Russia six torpedo boats and 21 steam ships for sea service. Three of the latter are among the largest built for the booming Pacific trade.
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Philadelphia
United States
Russia
Pacific
Army officers drawn from civilian life through volunteer ranks
A sizable share of top U S army posts come from volunteers rather than academy training. Eight of the current infantry regimental commanders began as privates and only two of the 42 line colonels are West Point graduates.
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United States Army
West Point
French Dreyfus affair moves toward truth and justice
Observers note France nears the real truth of the Dreyfus affair as officials who blocked justice are being challenged. Generals implicated in the affair are expected to face accountability soon.
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Dreyfus
Admiral Schley on presidential candidacy surprising public
Admiral Schley questions why a naval officer with no public affairs experience would be a presidential or vice presidential candidate. The author notes that many politicians seek office regardless of their knowledge of duties, contrasting with Schley's old fashioned views.
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Admiral Schley
Lightning image on a dead man's chest reported in Connecticut
In Lufield Connecticut a man struck by lightning displayed a tree image on his chest, appearing in true green color. Skeptics demand a careful scientific explanation, arguing the image could be caused by a network of blood vessels rather than a real photograph.
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Luffield
Conn
Patti Charms Critics With Enduring Voice
A critic’s tribute praises Patti for clever phrasing and near perfect final notes that please audiences. It notes her loud passages are bolder now while her tender tones remain as pleasing as ever.
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Patti
Clergyman Finds Beauty and Comfort in Philippine Islands
An American clergyman who served with the army near Manila writes home praising the islands as more pleasant than Porto Rico and Cuba. He reports the hill air is delicious and notes relief from catarrh and neuralgia after coming to the area.
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San Fernando
Manila
Porto Rico
Cuba
South Carolina Agriculture Looks Bright After War
The Greenville News reports an optimistic agricultural outlook for South Carolina with diversified farming boosting finances, literacy rising, land improved by scientific methods, and farmers gaining money as the state recovers from wartime conditions.
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Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
Bonner's Power of Newspaper Advertising Honors
The late Robert Bonner demonstrated how sustained liberal advertising can command public attention and appreciation. He presented meritorious articles and kept them before readers, turning his idea into lasting success.
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Robert Bonner
Bonner
Controversy Over Les Misérables in Philadelphia Library
Experience shows questioning a book's morality can boost sales and interest. Years ago an attempt to ban Les Misérables from a girls high school library in Philadelphia sparked curiosity as many had not read it. Curiosity is an American's justice.
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Girls’ High School
Philadelphia
Jono
United States Consul Predicts Tariff Shifts in Australia
A Sydney report to the state department warns of early protective duties by federal Australian colonies that could favor English products, signaling effects on American manufacturers. Also noted are Astor’s $2 million tax case, Dewey fund receipts, and other federal brief items.
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United States
Bell
Sydney
Dewey Home
Belgium
Newport
Washington
Baker
Omaha
Neb
Solomon Thatcher, Jr
Chicago
N. P. McCormick
Cyrus McCormick
Fountain Hotel
Yellowstone National Park
Manila Bay
W. C. Stevenson
Kansas, State Normal School
Commercial High School
Mixed global dispatches report storms and war prep
Steamship Humboldt brings 150 Dawson gold seekers to Seattle boosting Klondike receipts. U S transports arrive at San Francisco with Oregon volunteers from Manila as cadets at West Point face scarlet fever scare. Europe endures severe storms with blackouts while chatter of a West Point outbreak and preparations for Manila sailings continue. Other items note czarowitz death claim, Elks leader Foote’s death, and gunpowder explosion in Japan.
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Humboldt
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
Dawson
Klondike
United States
Newport
Ohio
Oregon Volunteer Regiment
Manila
San Francisco
England
Leeds
Westmoreland
Lincolnshire
Convention of the
Young People’s Baptist Union of
Canada
Richmond
West Point
Sani
Orient
War Department
Nineteenth Infantry
Camp Meade
Breslau
Germany
Porto Rico
Badger
Samoza Commission
Apia
Ignt Inte
Treasury statement shows cash balance and gold reserve data
The 13th statement lists available cash of 278,320,867 and gold reserve 613,283. Secretary Long received a request from an American building a chapel in Mexico for 100 pounds of Maine metal to cast a bell. The request will be granted if expedient.
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Treasury
Minor News Items Crowd Historic Events and Local Notes
A scattered montage reports prohibitions on liquor sales at military camps in Canada, Rev Sam Jones income, Sarah Bernhardt birthplace, Gov Stanley appointing his wife to a charity investigation, Disciples of Christ jubilee convention in Cincinnati with 10000 delegates, London charity incomes exceed 25 million yearly, Fourth of July celebrations abroad, a Reynolds statue unveiled at Gettysburg, Edgar D Crawford aged 17 admitted to Atlanta bar, a vast cave found in British Columbia, Col Britton of American Security Trust dies near Washington, Gen Wright’s Civil War service obituary, Lorin A Thurston Hawaii envoy arrival, Hawaii’s sugar crop and territorial government outlook.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Faris
Amsterdam
le Navre
Gov. Stanley
Kansas
Disciples of Christ
Cincinnati
London
John F. Reynolds
Army of the Potomac
Gettysburg
Edgar D. Crawford
Atlanta
Kentucky
Victoria
B.C
Col. A. ‘I’. Britton
American Security & ‘Trust Company
Washington
D. C
Horatio G. Wright
Richmond
Lorin A. Thurston
Hawaii
Honolulu
Illinois State News highlights and church drive notes
Obituary notices list William I Webb of Mount Vernon Belleville Mrs Adam Anderson aged 63 and Mrs H H Daugherty Martinsville among Illinois deaths. The Illinois Methodist conference bank offering committee met in Decatur with nine district subcommittees to raise 20 million dollars for educational and charitable causes over three years. George M Pullman and Albert Billings inheritance tax cases fail in lower courts with about 200 thousand dollars due, heirs taxed on Illinois net estate values of 8,182,024 and 7,412,000 respectively.
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William i. Webb
Mount Vernon
Belleville
Adam Anderson
New York
Cass County
H. H. Daugherty
Martinsville
Twentieth Century Bank
Illinois Methodist Conference
Decatur
J. A. Kumler
Wesleyan University At
Bloomington
Charles I. Taylor
George M. Pullman
Albert Billings
Supreme Court
Pullman
Illinois
Billings
Ulinois
Auditor Reports Illinois Banks July 1899 Totals
The auditor of public accounts releases a statement on all 148 state banks in Illinois as of July 1 1899 showing resources and liabilities of 195 656 082 08 dollars. Capital stock 16 708 000 dollars surplus 7 174 779 89 dollars. Time savings deposits 50 898 654 69 dollars time certificates 11 536 083 67 dollars demand deposits individual 85 088 190 73 dollars.
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Auditor of Public Accounts
Illinois
Notable National Education Association Session Ends in Memory
The National Education Association convention in Los Angeles drew over 12 000 visiting teachers. Key talks covered home schooling, university usefulness, and the relation of schools to higher life, with leaders from Stanford, Pennsylvania, and California presenting.
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Los Angeles
Cal
National Educational Association
Aaron Gove
Denver
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Nathan Schaeffer
Alfred E. Winship
Boston
Nicholas Murray Butler
O. T. Carson
Columbus
America
Department of Normal Schools
M. Brown
New Orleans
G. Edmund
Lowell
Mass
C. E. van Liew
Supt
J. W. Dinsmore
Beatrice
Neb
J.a.raymond
University of Virginia
Department of Higher Education
J. J. Baker
University of Colorado
W. C. Jones
University of California
J. W. Saunders
Las Cruces
N. M
G. W. White
University of Southern California
Elmer $8. Brown
I. A. Hinsdale
University of Michigan
W. .\. Payne
University of Tennessee
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Lockjaw
Patrick Carney
Clarke County
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Shinkei-Yei
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Sam Jones
Illinois State News
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Otto Fisher
E B. Franken
St. Joseph
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Milton W. Haney
Normal
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Theo Feld
John McMahan
Danville
Henry German
Ora Cook
Grand
James Linley
Peoria Revenue Collections
Peoria
National Treasury
Fifth Internal Revenue District
Mrs. Solomon Thatcher
Lewiston
Abingdon
Henderson County
Thomas Hutson
Willie Parkens
Mackinaw
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Tazewell County
National Educational Society
Department of Secondary Education
S. E. Scovel
University of Wooster
J. H. Baker
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Newark
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