Aguinaldo Seeks Independence as Insurgency Grows
Reports from Manila and Madrid show Aguinaldo expanding his armed forces and declaring a provisional government across 28 provinces. He says 67 000 insurgents are armed with rifles, with 9 000 military prisoners and aims to convene a Filipino assembly on September 15 to decide policy while courting independence and possible withdrawal of American forces.
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Lelolios
Philipinos
Associated Press
Philippine Islands
Manila
America
Lafayette
Boxing Round Ends With Creedon Injury in New York Fight
Jack Benner defeated Dan Creedon in the second round at the Greater New York Athletic Club. Creedon twisted his right ankle on a heavy punch and continued briefly before withdrawing due to the sprain. In Texas, Paul Uhlman was accidentally shot by his uncle Plath while the gun was handed over during chicken shooting, tearing flesh from his hand and arm.
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Jack Benner
Pucifist
Summit
Dan Creedon
Greater New York Athletic Club
Creedon
UN P
la Grange
Tex
Paul Uhlman
Mr. Plath
Uhlman
Hoar Suggested as Ambassador to Court of St James
Washington reports President McKinley plans to offer Senator Hoar the ambassadorial post to the court of St James vacancy created by Hay becoming secretary of state. Hoar's health may delay acceptance though friends say he is fit. A London mission would open a Senate vacancy likely filled by Secretary Long, whose backers favor a final Senate term.
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McKinley
Court of St. James
Hay
Senator Hoar
Hoar
Lowell
Bayard
London
Senate
Navy
Long
Dreyfus Case Debate Persists In Paris Cabinet
Paris reports reveal a tense cabinet session on reopening the Dreyfus case. General Zurlinden resisted revision, with Premier Brisson and Education Minister Bourgeois pressing him to relent. President Faure backed Zurlinden, a stalemate feared to trigger a broader political crisis and possible ministerial resignations.
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Paris
Rappel
Matin
General Zurlinden
Dreyfus
M. Brisson
M. Bourgeois
Zurlinden
Faure
Bourgeois
Brisson
General Brugere
Instructions for the Commission on Cuba and Philippines
Washington September 13 The peace commission's instructions are nearly set no Cuban debts to be assumed unless Spain repays about 287000000 spent in the war. No competition for Cuban and Porto Rico government buildings. All forts retain serge guns field guns may move. Public documents and lands to remain intact. Philippines unsettled Luçon expected to be ceded.
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Spain
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Lu- 7On
Ladrone Islands
Two Deaths and Four New Cases Reported Across Several States
Jackson Mississippi reports no new cases though two deaths occur and two suspicious cases near Meridian are described as serious. In Texas a man near Brenham is to hang for his sister’s murder, and Jerome Arizona suffers huge fire losses with seven dead and fifteen missing.
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Jackson
Miss
Kilgore
Meridian
Haralson
Taylors
Orwood
J. L. Sisk
Prescott
A. T
Jerome
Arizona
Victoris
Tex
Theodore Malitz
Anarchist Manifesto Sparks Arrest in Rome Riot
In Rome an Italian man distributing a manifesto signed by Revolutionary Committee was arrested after arriving from Switzerland. He shouted Long Live Anarchy Death to the King as a crowd clashed with police and several people were injured before the suspect was jailed. The incident echoes recent Milan riots started in a similar fashion.
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Rome
Revolutionary Committee
Milan
Switzerland
A Texan's Gratitude for Swift's Specific in Blood Disease Cure
A Texas reader endorses Swift's Specific S. S. S. as the sole remedy for blood diseases, sharing a family testimony of complete recovery from brain fever related sores, poisoned leg wounds, and a stomach trouble. Claims the product is plant based, mercury free, and backed by widespread praise from reliable neighbors. Books on skin diseases offered by Swift Specific Co. from Atlanta, Georgia.
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Richard
Clement J
J. McKinney
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
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