Early Move 10 Havana Scheduled to Do Garrison Duty
Washington reports troop movements to Havana begin within ten days with Major General Greene and General Humphrey coordinating reception and depot construction. General Snyder commands first brigade for Cienfuegos with Wilson and First corps following. Additional orders require medical equipment, brigade headquarters in Macon, and Bates to inspect regiments for Cuban service.
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Washington
United States
Havana
Greene
Seventh Corps
Charles I’. Humphrey
Hecker
Quartermaster’s Department
Cienfuegos
Snyder
Wilson
Eighth Cavalry
Neuvitas
Puerto Principe
War Department
Santiago
Poland
Knoxville
Tenn
Cuba
Hysell
W. J. McKee
Macon
Tenth Colored Infantry
Sixth Virginia
Simon Snyder
J. C. Bates
Bates
Southern publishers discuss paper combine and prosperity
The Southern Publishers Association met in Memphis to discuss the alleged paper combine and new printing devices. Attendees from major papers shared views on southern advertising rates and circulation growth, ending with a banquet hosted by the Commercial Appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Publishers’ Association
Memphis
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
L. J. Brooks
Jackson Whig
A. R. Holderby
Richmond Times
J. W. Lambert
Natchez Democrat
South
Tolbert Likely to Remain Away From Home
A Washington dispatch reports John W. Tolbert received Governor Ellerbe's reply to his request for protection from mob violence at his McCormick home. Tolbert views the answer as admission the governor cannot protect him and plans to stay away given current excited conditions.
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Washington
John W. Tolbert
Ellerbe
McCormick
Tolbert
Spaniards Ask Delay in Peace Talks
A Paris dispatch reports no joint peace commission sessions Monday. Spain asks to postpone until Wednesday as Madrid delays data. the U S commission accepts. The move signals a potential Spanish demand for tougher terms on Philippine concessions and hints at resuming talks between Madrid and Washington if U S offers insufficient reimbursement for Spain’s Pacific expenses.
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Paris
Peace Commissions
Moore
United States Commission
Ojeda
Spanish Commission
United States
Madrid
Spain
Philippine Islands
Commission
Washington
Temple Prisoner Case Tests Mexican Extraterritorial Rule
A Washington note reports strong U S efforts to secure the release of an American held in a Mexican jail on a U S murder charge. The dispute centers on Mexico’s right to try crimes committed in the United States, with Tempers as the latest case after Cutting and Pacheo. A railroad conductor was attacked near the border, and he killed a Mexican in defense.
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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
Victim count rises in Greenwood South Carolina riot
A mass meeting in Phenix condemns violence and blames Tolbert family for the Greenwood Abbeville unrest. Eliza Goode is mortally wounded in her home as white gunmen fire on black residents while Private Miller is seriously wounded nearby.
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Columbia
Greenwood County
South Carolina
Abbeville
Miller
Eliza Goode
Fhonix
Phenix
Thomas Tolbert
J. S. Ethridge
Bryan Says Republican Victory Not Sweeping
Colonel W J Bryan told the Associated Press in Lincoln that the election was not a sweeping GOP victory and that issues remain. He noted soldiers lean anti Republican but praised war leadership, warned issues like gold, greenbacks, and trusts must be faced after peace, and commented on Nebraska fusionists and the senate election.
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W. J. Bryan
Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Volunteer Army
Chicago
Nebraska
Allen
Washington
Peck Delivers Paris Exposition Message to McKinley
Ferdinand W. Peck the U S commissioner general to the Paris exposition arrived in Washington on Sunday night and called on President McKinley on Monday to relay progress from Paris. He carried greetings from President Faure and former Prime Minister Brisson and noted America plans to erect a Lafayette monument in Paris as part of its support for the project.
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President Faure
M. Brisson
McKinley
Ferdinand W. Peck
United States
Washington
Paris
France
Peck
Lafayette
Investigation in Order on Abandonment of Maria Teresa
A Washington dispatch states Lieutenant Commander Harris who led the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa when abandoned off San Salvador has been ordered to move from Charleston with the crew to Norfolk Navy Yard. An inquiry will follow the wrecking expedition’s return to the United States to assess the necessity and responsibility for the abandonment.
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Maria Teresa
Washington
Harris
Charleston
Teresa
Navy Yard
Norfolk
United States
San Salvador
Cuban Assembly Adjourns Grants Conditional Army Discharges
Havana dispatch reports Cuban delegates at Santa Cruz del Sur voting to discharge all recruits enlisted since August 14 and to grant indefinite leave to officers and soldiers who pledge to return if recalled. Assembly adjourned awaiting commission return from Washington.
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Havana
Santa Cruz del Sur
Washington
Madrid approves attitude of Spanish peace commissioners
Madrid reports indicate the Spanish peace commissioners will keep their stance on the Philippine islands and refuse U S terms. If talks stray from protocol limits the Spaniards will not sign a peace treaty. Sources say full accord exists between the Spanish government and its peace commissioners.
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Philippine Islands
Madrid
United States
Quarantine Convention Assembles In Memphis
The national quarantine convention assembles in Memphis Tennessee with 125 delegates arriving by train. Delegates come from southern states most affected by yellow fever, plus representatives from the north east and west. General Luke Wright is named permanent president and Dr. R. A. Bush secretary. A basis of representation provides twenty votes per state. A telegram from the president expresses deep interest in the movement.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. 8. Menken
Menken
United States
J. J. Williams
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
R. A. Bush
Senatobia
Miss
Wright
Executive Mansion
Washington, D. C
Memphis National Quarantine Convention
Memphis Merchants’ Exchange
Englishmen Urge U S to Send Fleet to Spain
London editorials on the peace conference crisis praise American naval preparations and argue the United States, after elections, must annex or force Spain to yield. They say only Great Britain would welcome but no powers would interfere in Spain’s obstinacy, prompting a naval show of force.
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Spain
London
United States
Europe
Great Britain
Dozen Killed in Wreck Near Murray Hill Crossing Ontario
A Grand Trunk express bound for Toronto crashed into a moving freight train near Murray Hill crossing two miles west of Trenton at 3 30 Tuesday morning. Twelve were killed and about six injured. The west bound took the wrong track due to a misplaced switch. Engineers and firemen of the wrecked train died. others were rescued and taken to hospital at Belleville. The second class car bore the worst damage with many passengers crushed beneath timbers. Six Russians with through tickets to Cincinnati among the dead or injured.
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Grand Trunk
Toronto
Ontario
Murray Hill Crossing
Trenton
Bellville
Murray Hill
Montreal
Thomas Ivens
Alexander Toppin
W. H. Brady
Belleville
John McDonald
William Luness
Charles Goodchild
John Casey
Alabama plans meeting to improve cattle breeds
Commissioner Culver announces a December 8 Montgomery meeting for Alabama farmers to discuss new farming modes. He says the low cotton prices necessitate change and predicts large future cotton yields in Texas, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma, with southern states abandoning the pope system.
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Alabama Agricultural Commission
Culver
Alabama
Farmers of
Montgomery
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Virden Mines Open After Idle Period
The Chicago Virden Coal company plant at Virden Illinois began operations Wednesday morning after a closure since April. Two failed attempts were made to start with Black workers from Alabama. The restart follows a written pact granting a Springfield scale of 40 cents per ton mine run and removing the surrounding stockade.
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Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Virden
Ill
Alabama
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Carolina
Phoenix
Tolberts
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. Torsent
Gol. Bryan
J. A. Porter
Collier
Atlanta
Lrenton
Virden Mines
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