Island ferment fuels talk of US annexation
Havana observers report a growing insurrectionary mood in Cuba with the Palma administration facing a stiffer challenge than expected. Cargoes of arms have arrived from the Florida coast, and many Havana businessmen believe intervention or annexation by the United States may become necessary.
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Havana
Cuba
Palma
Florida
United States
Western Pacific to bore forty five tunnels in California
The Western Pacific railway plans to enter California with forty five tunnels from Orrville to Beckwith Pass. The longest tunnel at Spring Garden will exceed 7,000 feet, followed by a 4,000 plus foot Beckwith Pass tunnel. A 1,200 foot solid rock cut lies north of Quincy on Spanish Creek.
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Western Pacific Railway
California
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Beckwith Pass
Western Pacific
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Quincy
Feather River
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Walter Reed Memorial Fund Reignites Support Push
Interest in the Walter Reed memorial fund is revived by a new book "Walter Reed and Yellow Fever" by Prof. Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hopkins. Army and navy surgeons and scientists worldwide back the appeal to raise 25 000 dollars to support Mrs Reed and her children and to erect a memorial.
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Washington
Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins University
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Nunez's Close Call in Havana Governor Survives Attack
In Havana, General Emilio Nunez, governor of Havana province, narrowly escaped a Wednesday evening assassination attempt as he returned home. A white, well-dressed man leveled a revolver. Nunez fired over the assailant’s head, who dropped the weapon and was arrested. A separate dispatch reports Major Laurent and rural guards routing Cuerva and 360 insurgents, killing or wounding many and capturing three, with rebels dispersed and San Luis still held by insurgents.
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Honduras
Havana
Emilio Nunez
Nunez
Laurent
Cuerva
Insuregtn
San Luis
Galbraith Testifies in Lynching Case in Springfield
Doss Galbraith, alleged mob leader, testified on his own behalf claiming he was not active in the lynching of three black men taken from the jail and hanged on the public square. He said he reached the square after the first hanging and was at home by 11 o'clock before the third lynching. Spectators applauded as he left the stand.
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Springfield
Doss Galbraith
Galbraith
Radical Departure Nomination of Candidates
Lincoln August 23. The state Republican convention nominated Norris H. Brown for United States senator and adopted a platform calling for a new deal in railroad taxation and for railroad regulation. The party endorses direct primaries for nominating officers. Convention adjourned at 2 o clock Thursday morning.
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Lincoln
Norris H. Brown
United States
Russian Count Mortally Wounded as Patrol Fires on Crowd
In Warsaw on August 23 Count Fermor a senior Russian aide to the governor was mortally wounded by revolutionists in Marshalkov sky street. Assailants fled after ten shots. A patrol arrived and fired into the crowd, killing one man and wounding several others.
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Count Fermor
Marshalkovsky Street
Brazilian Congress Approves 666000 for Valparaiso Relief
Rio de Janeiro August 28 The Brazilian congress voted an appropriation of 666000 for relief of Valparaiso earthquake sufferers.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Congress
Valparaiso
Bandera Slain in Cuban Insurgent Clash
Havana reports General Quintin Bandera, a noted Havana province insurgent leader, was killed at 3 am after rural guards encircled his camp. Two followers died. no captives. The 160-strong guard unit had pursued Bandera for three days in the countryside.
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Havana
Quintin Bandera
Bandera
Chicago Tenements Strain Under Heat Wave Comforts Lacking
Suffering in Chicago tenement districts reaches peak as health officials say lack of ice and pure milk drives infant death rates up. In the crowded Ghetto District families share rooms while thousands sleep outside on porches and in parks amid the heat.
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Chicago
Smith Ahead in Georgia Democratic Primary Vote
Atlanta August 23 Returns from the Democratic primaries show Hoke Smith with an unprecedented lead. With all but three remote counties reported from 145, he stands to win about 300 convention votes, nearing the 366 total for Macon on September 4.
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Hoke Smith
Macon
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