McKinley backs full Philippines hold after western push
President McKinley believes the United States must retain all the Philippines and establish American government there. He shifted from a Luzon base plan after consulting military leaders and amid growing western sentiment for sovereignty over the islands. Debts and terms may see the United States assuming part of Spain's Philippine debt, possibly under $40 million, with compensation considered for Spain.
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Washington
McKinley
United States
Philippines
Luzon
Paris
Spain
Philippine
Adm. Dewey
Manila Bay
Gage
Denver
Omaha
Canan
Paynes
Cuba
Porto Rico
Islands
Emergency Squadron Forming At Devonport For Gibraltar
London reports at Devonport the largest arsenal site in Britain hosts an emergency squadron slated for delivery to Gibraltar. Despite gale winds, Colossus and Howe warships arrived from Holyhead and Queenstown respectively while Benbow docked from Greenock.
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London
Devonport
Great Britain
Gibraltar
Colossus
Holyhead
Howe
Queenstown
Benbow
Greenock
Want Territorial Rights San Juan Puerto Rico Assembly
Delegates from chief island towns meet in San Juan to urge territorial rights, end military rule, and establish civil government. They back an eight hour work day and condemn current land deed registration practices, expecting U S grants of territorial status.
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San Juan
P. R
Porto Rico
Washington
United States
United States Secures Life and Property in Cuba Pact
Paris Oct 28 The Spanish peace commissioners accept US refusal to assume Cuban debt entirely. American and Spanish delegates agree Cuban debt article will join the peace treaty without conditions. Next, commissioners plan to discuss the Philippines with caution as to debt and potential annexation implications.
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Paris
United States
Col. G. E. Waring Jr Dies of Yellow Fever in New York
Col. George E. Waring Jr died at 67 in New York after arriving from Havana on the Yucatan. His body was transported to Swinburne Island and cremated at a quarantine facility. Waring requested a simple funeral, and his ashes rested temporarily in an urn.
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New York
Col
Geo. E. Waring, Jr
Havana
Yucatan
Col. Waring
Fifteenth Street
Gov. Flowers
Dr. Doty
Swinburne Island
Spaniard Peace Commission Chief Ills Plans for Monday Session
Paris reports Senor Montero Rios, president of the Spanish peace commission, is ill. The illness raises doubt about a joint session on Monday and if the Spaniards will consent to enter the conference to take up the Philippine question for initial consideration.
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Paris
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
Death of Rev Samuel Muchmore in Philadelphia
Prominent Presbyterian minister Rev Samuel Muchmore died Sunday in Philadelphia after kidney trouble. He led Memorial Presbyterian Church for many years, previously served in St Louis and Louisville. He leaves a widow and several children.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Muchmore
Presbyterian Church
Memorial Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
Louisville
Private Harry Stelle Dies of Typhoid in Dearborn County
William Webster arrives with Stelle's body from Jacksonville. Stelle, of Sunman Dearborn County, died of typhoid, first death in Dearborn company. Webster seeks furlough extension as Company M and 7th Army Corps move to Savannah, Georgia.
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DriisBoRo
Ind
William Webster
161St
Jacksonville
Harry Stelle
Stelle
Sunman
Dearborn County
Dearborn
Webster
7Th Army Corps
Savannah
They Will Vacate Fashoda
Rumors on the London stock exchange say France asked Egypt to move Maj. Marchand and his group along the Nile due to shortages and harsh conditions at Fashoda. Gen. Lord Kitchener and Capt. Baratier arrived from Alexandria aboard the Messageries steamer. they met in Marseilles and prepared for Paris. A cheering crowd greeted Baratier and a delegation gifted him jewelry.
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London
The
Stock Exchange
France
Egypt
Marchand
Nile
Fashoda
Marseilles
Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Baratier
Alexandria
Gen
Kitchener
Capt
Paris
Naval
Cuban Debt and Cuba Pact Move Forward at Paris Talks
Dispatches describe mounting doubts about Cuban debt talks as Senor Montero Rios considered resignation. Spaniards agreed to advance the Cuba article in the final treaty and relinquish sovereignty without terms, while other issues like Porto Rico and Guam were settled by mutual understanding. The U S position on Cuba remained unchanged, with a single guarantee that life and property in Cuba would be protected until a stable government forms. The Philippine question was set for next week.
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Philippines
Joint Commission
United States
Manila
Ngs
United
Cuba
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
Senor Sagasta
Spain
Porto Rico
Guam
Washmeaton
Paris
Washington
Philadelphia
Judge Day
Dent
Philippine settlement to be arranged by peace makers
The article discusses how the disposition of the Philippines will be arranged by peace makers with room for thorough discussion of debt municipal and insular issues. It notes that current adjustments will remain in the final treaty unless new opposing views arise that could derail future efforts and the already achieved results.
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Cuba
McCord Case Settled Damages Awarded for Imprisonment
The chief justice of Canada awards Victor H. McCord $40,000 for damages from imprisonment during a Peruvian revolution. The payment ends a long US Peru diplomatic dispute. In Ottawa earthquake shocks at 1 am rattle Sandy Hill and Gilmour street with minor damage and ten second duration.
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Jie
Wasurxerox
Canada
Victor H. McCord
Peru
State Department
McCord
United States
Ottawa
Ont
Sandy Hill
Gilmour Street
Sparks Street
Cap Hatfield Freed After Not Guilty Verdict
Dinoxss West Virginia October 27. Cap Hatfield is a freeman after a jury found him not guilty in the celebrated murder case. Hatfield thanked the jury and judge as his wife and mother embraced him nearby.
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Dinoxss
W. Va
Cap” Hatfield
Hatfield
Freezing Point Expected as Cory Drops Overnight
Weather notes indicate Cory will reach freezing temperatures with indications of much colder conditions by morning. Forecasters warn of plunging temperatures and frost risk across the region.
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Cory
French party praises general after voyage to loan car
The spokesman of the French party expressed admiration for the general and his civilization drive. He thanked him for courtesy shown to Maj. Marchand and colleagues. The general praised Marchand and his expedition, which he said earned world admiration as the train departed amid cheers for Baratier and Marchand.
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Maj. Marchand
Lake steamers ashore at Alpena and yellow fever strikes New York
The steamer Republic ran aground at North Point in a 60 mph gale with little damage and crew aboard. The Ramapo suffered heavy damage after the storm, while another unknown steamer was said to be ashore. In New York, Col. George E. Waring contracted yellow fever at his home after returning from Cuba, triggering strict apartment quarantine.
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Alpena
Mich
Republic
North Point
Thunder Bay Island
Ramapo
Union Steamboat Co
Waterman Engineer Corps Captain Dies of Spinal Meningitis
Henry E. Waterman captain in the United States engineer corps died at 2 a m Thursday from spinal meningitis contracted during a recent Mississippi trip. A West Point 1883 graduate, he had been stationed in St Louis for three years.
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St. Louis
Henry E. Waterman
United States Engineer Corps
Mississippi
West Point
Hawaiian Postage Stamps Recognized at Face Value
Waihinotos Oct. 27 Postmaster General Emory Smith issues an order recognizing Hawaiian postage stamps at their face value for prepayment of postage on all mail sent in Hawaii, whether for delivery in the United States or elsewhere.
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Waihinotos
Emory Smith
Hawaii
United States
Imperial visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem by German royals
The German emperor William II and Empress Augusta Victoria toured Jerusalem and Bethlehem. They passed through Jaffa Gate amid arches and crowds, visited the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Evangelical church in Bethlehem, and held receptions with fireworks and honors.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Tower of David
William
Augusta Victoria
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Bethlehem
Jericho
Dje
Vad Pasha
Crete
Tewfik Pasha
Germany
Constantinople
Haifa
Palestine
Court of Cassation gains decisive grip on Dreyfus case
Paris and London dispatches report the court of cassation now controls the investigation. It can demand any documents and examine witnesses under oath, raising hopes for fuller truth. The Paris decision was 9 to 4 in favor, signaling a major procedural shift.
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Paris
Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
Lonpox
Daily News
Red D line steamer Philadelphia arrives with dynamite finds
In Ponce on October 31 a shock followed the arrival of the Red D line steamer Philadelphia from the Spanish Main. Customs officials uncovered explosive cartridges in the bags of two passengers who were arrested as suspected anarchists. Police search for other gang members is underway.
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Red D
Philadelphia
Ponce
Spanish Main
Wind Up of the Exposition at Omana Neb
Six high officials of the Trans Misssissippi exposition were arrested Sunday as the western show nears closing. Charges include forgery and selling awards, with sensational developments anticipated Monday in Omana Nebraska.
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Omana
Neb
Ap Encyclical on Ansiehism in Rome Chronicle
London report notes the Rome correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says a new encyclical is soon issued, signaling a major Vatican pronouncement. The brief item hints at developments in Ansiehism with formal church guidance expected.
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London
Rome
The
Daily Chronicle
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