Proclamation 10 The Filipinos Details
The proclamation, wired to General Otis at Manila, states U S aims to protect persons and property and respect private rights and religions. It outlines continued local laws, open ports to commerce, and fair compensation for property taken for military use, while emphasizing benevolent assimilation under U S authority.
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Army Hospital at Savannah Nears Winter Use
Savannah January 5 Surgeon General Sternberg will inspect the army hospital under construction in Savannah The facility is intended for winter use and rapid completion to serve military needs during cold weather operations.
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Confederate Camp Endorses McKinley in Jan Meeting
Middlesboro Kentucky January 5 Henry M Ashby bivouac of Confederate veterans unanimously adopts resolutions praising President William McKinley for speeches in Atlanta and the south. They pledge support for his measures to upbuild the country and honor the old flag while noting pensions should not be sought by the south unless the north grants them. They celebrate the south’s role in the Spanish American War and honor Joe Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee.
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Telegraph rate bill passes both chambers in Topeka
The Kansas legislature approved a telegraph rate reduction bill sending it to the governor for signing. Day dispatches drop from 25 to 16 cents for 10 words, day press rates from 0.5 to 0.33 cents per word, and night press from 0.25 to 0.167 cents. The law also places telegraph companies under the new railroad traffic court.
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Delegates to be ejected at mass meetings by counties
A report from Memphis dated January 5 notes Joe Knight shot a waiter over a tough steak on December 10. The waiter William Harris died on Tuesday and Knight faces a murder charge. In Washington, Representative Dingley’s fever remains stable with no material change since yesterday.
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