Reports from the Philippines and U S rail history
Cuban soldiers receive 75 in gold from pay masters while agitating opponents look on. Manila hospitals treat hundreds of Filipino wounded as the army pushes rebels into the interior. Minneapolis promotes tree planting. Paris maintains 86 400 registered shade trees. Aguinaldo labeled supreme chief amid ongoing campaigns. Pennsylvania Railroad credits veteran management and President Thompson's long service.
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Manila
Minneapolis
Paris
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thompson
The
Pennsylvania
Admiral Dewey Urges Dewey Home Fund Aide Sailors
Admiral Dewey’s suggestion to devote any Dewey Home fund to a home for sick and disabled sailors reflects his famed practical judgment. The piece notes a profit-ready South Carolina industry and cites changes allowing individuals to bring liquor across state lines for personal use, challenging trust dynamics.
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Admiral Dewey
Dewey
South Carolina
Plans to press Aguinaldo captains and seal Luzon blockade
Military leaders intend relentless pursuit of Aguinaldo’s captains on land and a tight sea blockade to cut off supplies. Reinforcements will reach Luzon while insurgents are warned of moves. News notes US gold output rises, with global production forecast to grow from 2020 9 to 400 million by 1900.
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Aguinaldo
Luzon
United States
South Africa
Australia
German lese majeste cases attract Berlin courts
The Berlin press notes frequent lese majeste prosecutions driven by personal feuds and weak government response. Gen Wheeler praises Miss Helen Gould for aiding soldiers and aims to push a gold medal honor through the senate for her wartime patriotism. He highlights disparities between volunteer and regular soldiers' rations.
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Berlin
Wheeler
Helen Gould
Senate
House
Gould
Illinois postoffice rate hikes and local transfers detailed
The report lists increases for southern Illinois offices from Benton to Vandalia with raises up to 2 600 for East St. Louis and 2 100 for Mount Vernon. It notes class changes for fourth to third class and a few salary dips at two offices. Obituaries name Bernard Taylor and several local residents. other items include a tuberculosis cattle restriction and a post office robbery case in Peru La Salle county.
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Illinois
Tillinois
Southern Illinois
Benton
Carlyle
Centralia
Clinton
Collinsville
Duquoin
East St. Louis
Girard
Golconda
Greenville
McLeansboro
Mount Carmel
Mount Olive
Mount Vernon
Murphysboro
Upper Alton
Vandalia
United States
Toc
Peoria
Felix Richards
Henry Averill
Mike Asazepaneck
Peru la Salle County
Chicago
Health of Otis Army in Tropics Surpasses All
Washington dispatch reports Otis led troops in the Philippines with remarkably low disease deaths. From June last year to June 6 this year 364 died of disease among 40 000, while 69 died of wounds. The health record beats Cuba and even Egypt or India under harsh tropical conditions.
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New York
Manila
War Department
Otis
Washington
the Tribune
Cuba
Anderson
Cavite
Egypt
India
Santiago
Philippines
Kidnapper Sentenced in Marion Clarke Case
George Beauregard Barrow, principal in the Marion Clarke kidnapping, was sentenced to 11 years and 10 months. Bella Anderson known as Carrie Jones testified for the state and was jailed for four years. Mrs Barrow awaits trial as accomplice.
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New York
George Beauregard Barrow
Marion Clarke
Arthur Clarke
Bella Anderson
Carrie Jones
Barrow
Rio Grande Flood Devastates Valley Towns and Bridges
The Rio Grande flood has caused about three hundred thousand dollars in property loss. Eagle Pass rose 40 feet and the bridge to Ciadau Porfirio Diaz was carried away. Brackett city is reported wiped out with county records destroyed. residents are homeless and fed by a Fort Clark cavalry troop.
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San Antonio
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Ciadau Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Brackett
Fort Clark
Bland, Lebanon congressman, buried with honors
The body of Richard Parks Bland lay in state then was buried beside his daughter in the Catholic cemetery after a large funeral at the opera house. William Jennings Bryan attended in silence, with 14 congressmen and state leaders present as mourners. Thousands followed the hearse, Missouri and Iowa paying tribute with wild roses on the casket.
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Lebanon
Bland
Margaret Hall Bland
Opera House
Masonic Lodge
Bryan
David , Francis
Mrs. Bland
Washington
Mr. Blande
Theodore
Judge Bland
Father Wood
Richard Parks Bland
Jefferson
Lincoln
Mr. Bland
C. C. Bland
Capt. Farris
Mr. Bryan
Iowa
Bland House
George West Bland
Missouri
Push to Tighten Luzon Blockade and Reinforce Manila Campaign
Washington reports cabinet decisions to renew aggressive action against Aguinaldo in the north and to maintain a strict Luzon blockade to stop landing munitions. A transport plan races ships Zealandia Valencia Sheridan and Pennsylvania with troops. Otis to name volunteer officers proportional to enlistments.
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New York
Washington
The
Journal and Advertiser
Holyoke
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Otis
Luzon
Hong Kong
Shafter
Presidio
San Francisco
Sheridan
Valencia
Bunker Hill Anniversary October 18 Celebration
The one hundred and twenty third anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill was celebrated in Boston with ceremonies centered in Charlestown. Marines and sailors from the North Atlantic squadron, recently arrived, joined thousands of sightseers in parades. Col H C Cochrane led battalions from New York, Texas, Indiana, Massachusetts, Wabash and Lancaster, followed by four companies of The men behind the guns from the squadron under Capt C J Train.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
North Atlantic Squadron
Port
New York
Texas
Indiana
Massachusetts
Wabash and Lancaster
H. C. Cochrane
C. J. Train
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