Havana duty planned for volunteer regiments in Cuba
Washington dispatch reports movement of U S troops to Havana within ten days to garrison Havana province. Major General Greene and General Humphrey direct air arrival timing. units from the Seventh corps prepare wharves and depots. Detachments sail for Neuvitas and Puerto Principe with limited telegraph contact.
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Washington
United Tes
Havana
Greene
Seventh Rps
Charles Fumphrey
Hecker
Cartermaster’s
Cienfuegos
Snyder
Wilson
Iet Corps
Neuvitas
Uerto Principe
War Department
Santiago
Poland
Knotville
Tenn
Cuba
Hysell
W. J. McKee
Macon
iGa
Tenth Colored Infantry
Virginia
Simon Snyder
J. O. Bates
Maloon
Bates
Southern Publishers Forum Closes With Prosperity Outlook
The Southern Publishers' Association ended its Memphis meeting noting rising prosperity among southern papers, discussions on a paper combine, improved publishing devices, and advertising rates. Attendees included G W Ochs, F P Glass, J C Hemphill, and others. a complimentary bouquet from Commercial Appeal capped the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Southern Publishers’ Association
Memphis
Tenn
G. W. Ochs
Chattanooga Times
F. P. Glass
Montgomery Advertiser
J. C. Hemphill
Charleston News and Courier
A. T. Sanford
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
W. J. Ewing
Nashville American
E. ©. Carroll
Vicksburg Herald
J. N. Smithe
Little Rock Gazette
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
L. J. Brooks
Jackson Whig
A. R. Holderby
Richmond Times
J. W. Lambert
Natchez Democrat
South
Tolbert to Stay Away From Home Over Mob Threat
Washington dispatch reports John W. Tolbert awaiting Governor Ellebre's reply to a telegram requesting protection from mob violence at his McCormick residence. Tolbert views the governor's answer as an admission he cannot guarantee safety, prompting him to remain away amid current heated conditions.
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Washington
John W. Tolbert
Ellerbe
McCormick
Tolbert
Spaniards Ask Delay in Peace Talks Deliberate Stand Seen
A Paris dispatch reports no session of the peace commissions Monday. Spain asks to delay the next meeting to Wednesday due to late Madrid data. Secretary Moore agrees, deferring talks. Spanish aims and constraints suggest a final stand on Philippine cession terms and possible resumption of Madrid Washington negotiations.
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Paris
Moore
United States Commission
Ojeda
United States
Madrid
Spain
Philippine Islands
Pacific
Commission
Washington
Spanish Commission
Diplomatic Clash Over American Held in Mexican Jail
A Washington report warns of complications if the American Temple remains jailed in Mexico on a U S murder charge. The State Department orders direct talks with Mexico to avoid recognizing Mexican extraterritorial jurisdiction, citing past Cutting and Pacheo cases. A Sunday shooting near the border involved James Temple defending himself.
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Washington
State Department
Temple
United States
Powell Clayton
Mexico
Foreign Office
Cutting
Leonard Pacheo
Pacheo
James Temple
Mexico and Arizona
Juan Arralla
International Boundary Line
Another Victim in Carolina and Tolbert Repudiation
A Columbia dispatch reports bloodshed in Greenwood and Abbeville counties. A negro woman Eliza Goode is mortally wounded as white assailants fire into her home while a Private Miller is wounded nearby. Phoenix townspeople pass resolutions urging peace, condemning white influence, and calling for a safety committee. Elias Tolbert letters support white supremacy and pledge cooperation with a white-led government.
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Columbia
Greenwood County
South Carolina
Abbeville
Miller
Eliza Goode
Phenix
Phoenix
Thomas Tolbert
J. I. Ethridge
John R. Tolbert
Rhett Tolbert
Joseph W. Tolbert
Thomas P. Tolbert
Robert H. Henderson
Committee of Safety
Elias Tolbert
Second
South Carolina Cavalry
Company I
E. L. Touserr
Colonel Bryan Sees No sweeping 1900 Republican Victory
Col. W. J. Bryan comments on the post election landscape from Lincoln, noting the 1900 GOP win was not sweeping. He cites wartime context, foreign policy questions, and the Nebraska race where fusionists carried the state ticket and districts, warning on minority representation if legislators pick senators.
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W. J. Bryan
Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Volunteer Army
Justin
Chicago
Nebraska
Allen
Washington
Peck Brings Message From Paris Officials to McKinley
Ferdinand W. Peck the U S commissioner general to the Paris exposition arrived in Washington Sunday night and called on President McKinley Monday to relay Paris progress. President Faure and M Brisson sent their best regards and endorsed the plan to erect a Lafayette monument in Paris, a gesture welcomed by French officials.
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President Faure
M. Brisson
McKinley
Ferdinand W. Peck
United States
Washington
Paris
France
Peck
Investigation in Order on Maria Teresa Abandonment
A Washington dispatch reports Lieutenant Commander Harris who led the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa at abandonment is ordered to move from Charleston with the crew to Norfolk. The wrecking expedition returns to the United States and an investigation will determine the necessity and responsibility for abandoning the Teresa off San Salvador.
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Maria Teresa
Washington
Harris
Charleston
Teresa
Navy Yard
Norfolk
United States
San Salvador
Cuban Assembly Adjourns Over Army Discharges
Cuban delegates at Santa Cruz del Sur resolved to discharge all men enlisted Aug 14 and grant indefinite leave to officers and men wishing discharge. They must provide residence and sign a pledge to return if called. Assembly adjourned until commission returns from Washington.
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Havana
Santa Cruz del Sur
Washington
Madrid Maintains Spanish Peace Commissioners Stand on Philippine Islands
Semi official statements from Madrid say the Spanish peace commissioners will keep their present attitude toward the Philippine islands and will not accept U S terms. If talks stray from protocol limits the Spaniards will not sign a peace treaty, despite contrary reports. Complete accord exists between Madrid and its peace commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Madrid
United States
Quarantine Convention Assembles in Memphis
The national quarantine convention gathered in Memphis Tennessee with 125 delegates and others arriving by train. Delegates from southern states faced yellow fever, while representatives from the north east and west also attended. The meeting aimed to form a national quarantine plan under federal control and to promote scientific progress against infectious disease. General Luke E Wright of Tennessee was named permanent president and Dr R A Bush secretary. A basis of representation granting twenty votes per state was adopted. The president of the United States sent a telegram expressing support and best wishes for the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
J. 8. Menken
Mr. Menken
United States
J. J. Williams
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
R. A. Bush
Senatobia
Miss
Wright
W. H. Bailey
Executive Mansion
Washington, D. C
Memphis National Quarantine Convention
Memphis Merchants’ Exchange
Englishmen Advise US on Sending Fleet to Spain
London editorials urge the United States to prepare a fleet for Spain as a necessary response to the peace conference crisis. They argue annexation is virtually unavoidable after elections and anticipate Britain would welcome such action while others would not interfere in Spain's affairs.
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Spain
London
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Two Trains Collide At Murray Hill Crossing Killing and Injuring Dozens
A Grand Trunk express bound for Toronto crashed into a moving freight train near Murray Hill crossing two miles west of Trenton Ontario at 3:30 Tuesday morning. Twelve people were killed and about six more seriously injured as wreckage crushed second class cars and baggage cars. Engineers and firemen of the wrecked freight escaped with minor injuries. two Belleville men aboard the passenger train died. The Russian party aboard the second class car suffered multiple fatalities and unidentified victims are listed among the dead.
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Grand Trunk
Toronto
Ontario
Murray Hill Crossing
Trenton
Bellville
Murray Hill
Montreal
Murray
Thomas Ivens
Alexander Toppin
H. Brady
Belleville
John McDonald
William Luness
Charles Goodchild
John Cassey
Cincinnati
Alabama cattle breeding plan urged by Culver
Commissioner Culver announces a December meeting in Montgomery to plan new cattle breeding methods for Alabama. He links low cotton prices to a shift away from cotton farming and predicts major western cotton regions will harvest millions of bales, pushing states to change agricultural practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Agricultural Commission
Culver
Alabama
Farmers of
Montgomery
Major Culver
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Virden Mines Open After Idle Period
The Chicago Virden Coal company plant at Virden Illinois resumed operations Wednesday after a hiatus since April. Two failed attempts had been made to start with Black workers from Alabama. The restart follows a written agreement granting miners the Springfield scale of 40 cents per ton mine run and removing the stockade around the works.
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Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Virden
Alabama
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Peace Commission
Carolina
Tolberts
Col. Bryan
J. A. Porter
Collier
Atlanta
Virden Mines
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