McKinley’s Hawaii annexation message to the Senate
President McKinley transmits the Hawaiian treaty text and secretary of state report to the Senate for advice and consent. The document traces U S interests from 1820 through 1898 and argues annexation is the inevitable, beneficial outcome of long policy toward the Hawaiian Islands.
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United States Senate
Senate
Republic of Hawaii
United States
Secretary of State
Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands
Hawaiian Kingdom
Hawaii
Pear River
Germany
Great Britain
mid-Pacific
Congress
WM. M’kinley
Washington, Dd, C
Spanish Liberals to Denounce Premier with Manifesto
Madrid dispatch reports Senor Sagasta urged opposition to the current government accusing its policies of fueling the crisis. The proposed manifesto vows to cut all ties with the cabinet while Tetuan remains, reforms colonial policy, replace Weyler with a civilian governor, and pursue wide autonomy under imperial sovereignty. It also pledges concessions in trade and war debt to achieve peace.
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London
Madrid
The
Times
United States
Liberal Party
Senor
Sagasta
Duke of Tetuan
Canovas
Weyler
Cuba
Cubans Take A Fort In Havana Attack Report
Havana reports from Fort Mogales indicate insurgents assaulted the fort and killed most of the garrison while capturing ammunition and survivors. Enemy forces from Mantua and Curacao troop columns are described as pressing toward the trechos with Gomes commanding. Weyler plans to reinforce Santiago de Cuba with 40,000 troops. Hospital supply disputes threaten payments of over 100000 dollars to Gonzales purveyors. Sixteen thousand soldiers are sick, prompting reopening of Regla sugar warehouses for care.
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Havana
Fort Mogales
Santa Chara
Alejandro Gonzales
Santa Clara
Regla
Weekly Market Letter Signals Wheat Market Unsettled
Market letter notes several factors including reduced local and national wheat stocks due to elevator deals and poor east trade. It highlights a potential price squeeze amid low demand, heavy local inspection, and uncertain weather with locust reports in the Northwest and a strong spring wheat flour trade.
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Henan
Tadersa
Tates
Sina Steeke
Board of Trade
Locusta
Business Leaders From Four Cities Gauge National Conditions
A group of prominent commercial and manufacturing figures from Boston Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati monitor business climates across the United States. Leaders like Armour Marshall Field and Pullman connect with hundreds of representatives to assess conditions and forecast activity. They report a cautious improvement in demand and optimism, tied to market steadiness and broader economic signals.
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Paw Waal Wythe
Redger
Hid
Nostale van Lettver
Wan Binmsel
Omar Mr. Gage
Sare
Hoaton
Chicago
St. Lauis
Cincinatti
United States
Armour
Marshall Field
Pullman
Pingree's Scheme Gains European Attention Abroad
Governor Ingree's Potato-patch plan for the poor draws international interest. Messages from Budapest and Nottingham request information about the scheme. Copies of his Detroit mayoral message on the plan were sent to inquirers.
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Pingree
Lansing
Mich
Ingree
Iers
Budapest
Hungary
Nottingham
England
Detroit
Plan to End the War in Cuba by Cash and Trusts
A Washington dispatch says rumors claim the sugar trust seeks a Cuban sale plan. It compares such a move to British empire style companies and accuses Spain of resisting force to back Cuban autonomy. The note cites Weyler’s recall and Campos potential cash settlement as cheaper than prolonged war. Colonel J J Cook is credited with the idea to seize Cuba with cash as a peace measure.
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New York
the Herald
Washington
Sugar Trust
Cuba
England
United States
Madrid
Weyler
Campos
Eame
Spain
J. J. Cook
Out of the church clash ends tumult at Presbyterian service
New York June 22. Herman Warszawiak a would be minister and Christianized Hebrew faced public denouncement as immoral and a gambler at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. He was suspended from communion as Mrs. Warszawiak protested her husband’s innocence and was escorted out as the congregation resumed hymn singing.
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New York
Herman Warszawiak
Presbyterian Church
John Hall
Fifth-avenue Presbyterian Church
Waresawiak
Irish Question Sparks Row in House of Commons
In London on June 28 the first lord of the treasury Bal four moved an address of congratulation to the queen while Sir William Vernon Harcourt seconded. Dillon protested as Irish parliamentary leader. John Redmond moved an amendment blaming Britain’s rule in Ireland and called for a record of Ireland’s famine depopulation poverty and suppression of liberties during the queen’s 60 years of reign.
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London
House of Compmise
the Treasury
Mr. Balfour
William Vernon Harcourt
Dillon
John Redmond
Ireland
Dragoon Dragon Airships Tested for Naval Use
Naval experts at Kiel test dragon shaped airships for shipboard use in engagements and reconnoitering. Balloons rose about 600 feet and remained attached to torpedo boats steaming at 14 knots, enabling deck observers to relay target stations by telegraph or telephone. Over a fortnight of experiments the tests proved highly successful.
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Berlin
Kiel
Ats
Relic Hunters Return From San Nicholas Island Find 87 Skulls
A Long Beach party returning from San Nicholas Island brings back 87 skulls and nine skeletons from a 20 by 20 foot excavation. They found evidence of two or more ancient races with gigantic jawbones and cremation remains.
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Long Beach
Cal
San Nicholas
Oakland Bookkeeper Robbery Near Home
Edward Eliason a Oakland bookkeeper was attacked from behind by a tall man near his home around midnight. The robber grabbed him by the throat, beat him to the ground, then rifled his clothing taking money and valuables before fleeing. Eliason was warned not to cry out.
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Oakland
Cal
Edward Eliason
Lees Finds Figel Tied to Hoffman Death
San Francisco police chief says coroner inquest evidence indicates Theodore Figel was immediately connected with the death of Isaac Hoffman.
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Lees
Figel
San Francisco
Theodore Figel
Isaac Hoffman
Queen Victoria Jubilee Celebrations Across Empire
Queen Victoria began the jubilee celebration in London on Sunday with services across the empire. In London and throughout the realm churchgoers joined in devotions at major cathedrals and chapels, mirroring the Windsor service where she gave thanks to God.
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London
Victoria
United Kingdom
Empire
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Commodity prices and provisions in a 19th century market list
A dense price list catalogues items across grains meats dairy and produce. Wheat and corn quotes appear with per ton or per pound rates while poultry scores and fresh fish prices are listed. Butter cheese vegetables and fruit show regional varieties and barrel or sack packaging references.
Potatote Oregon Bargains and Dairy Prices
Market notes list potato varieties Potatote Oregon Burbanks 60 to 75 cents and Early Rose with 6y 7uc. Hiver Bur banks at 50 to 65 cents. Sweets 1.25 per cental. Butter Fancy creamery 163 cents and do seconds at 156 15% cents. Fancy dairy 14 to 16 cents with seconds at 1 dollar 1 cent. Cheese Fancy mild new 8 8K cents, fair to good 7 7 cents. Young America 8 to 9 cents. Eastern 14 to 15 1/2 cents. Wool Choice foothill 8 to 10 cents. San Joaquin plains 7 1/2 cents per pound. Do 12 months 7 1/2 cents per pound.
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Portland
Salem
Cascadia
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Young America
Wool—Valley
Hope
Nowveity
California
Puget Sound
Tom
Washington
Yakimas
Burbanks
San Joaquin Plains
Silver Bullion Falls to Historic Lows in Global Markets
Silver prices skid worldwide with 60 cents an ounce as the lowest point since the panic of 1884. Demand from China weakens as it shifts toward a gold standard while South American and other nations prepare for similar moves. Senators denounce fake sugar tariff claims and push for a public probe into tariff schedule manipulations.
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India
China
Peru
Japan
Russia
Chile
Argentine Republic
Sugar Trust
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McKinley
Dewanda
Searly
Weekly Market Letter
Gage
A Wi
Limi
Cuban
Portland Markets
Dragoons
San Nicholas Island
Queen Megine
Jubilee
Beattie Markets
Balen River Down
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