Americans and Spanish peace mission meet in Paris
The American and Spanish peace missioners met with M. Delcasse at the French foreign ministry in Paris. General Porter and Judge Day led the American delegation. Senor Leon Y. y Stilvo presented the Spanish team. A first session yielded no public statement. The Gaulois outlines tensions over the Philippines and possible terms.
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Paris
France
Foreign Aims
M. Delcasse
United States
Horace Porter
Continental
Ericans
Moore
Rue de Voir
Place de la Concorde
River Seine
Ministry Foreign Affairs
M. Henri Vignaud
Neral Porter
M. Crozier
Chef de Protocol
Minis of Foreign Affairs
M. Vigud
M. Lasse
Spain
Judge Day
Delcasse
Senor Leon Ystillo
Gaulois
Philippines
Davis
Pelago
al Merritt
Nlois
Madrid
Philippine Islands
Mail Chief Caught In Jacksonville Postal Heist
Postoffice inspector Baird reported a major arrest in Jacksonville Florida where Thomas Miller a mailing clerk with seven years service was found with a large amount of mail and money MilIer confessed after arrest and the case ends a long running theft in the local office.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Baird
Southern Divisio
Rosson
Thomas Miller
Miller
Georgia editors in session head to Omaha after meeting
The Georgia Press association gathered in Atlanta at the Kimball house then left by train for Omaha with about seventy five members and fifty Georgia citizens. Commissioners Richardson DeLacey accompanied the party for Georgia day at the exposition with Mr Graves and Mrs Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Press Association
Kimball House
Atlanta
Omaha
Georgia
Exposition Commission
F. H. Richardson
John F. DeLacey
Richardson
John Temple
John Triplett
W. A. Knowles
J. W. Anderson
B. F. Perry
H. Johnson
Messrs
W. A. Hemphill
R. W. Grubb
J. W. Chapman
E. B. Russell
Tyler M. Peeples
Tribune
Buchanan
Norcross
People's Press
Slyvania
Echo
Harmony Grove
Star
Elberton
Colony Citizen
Fitzgerald
New South
Douglasville
Advance
Ashburn
Courier-Sentinel
Ellijay
Times
Locust Grove
Flowery Branch Journal
Cabaniss
Society
I. E. Rehlander
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
B. T. McCutcheon
Franklin
Heard County
McCutcheon
Harman
Dewey approves seizure of filibustering steamer Abbey
Navy department releases confirm Admiral Dewey acted correctly in seizing the Abbey a filibustering steamer. A cablegram from the admiral received Tuesday reports the seizure was proper Secretary Long confirms the action as correct in dispatches from Washington.
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Abbey
Admiral Dewey
Navy Department
Long
Roosevelt Denies Loss Of Citizenship Over Tax Paper
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt dismisses claims he is disqualified from governorship due to an affidavit filed with the taxes commissioner. He tells a World reporter the document is about avoiding double taxes on personal property and does not affect his citizenship.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Commissioner of Taxes
World
Washington
New York
Revision of Dreyfus Case Sparks Public Jubilation
A Paris cabinet decision favors a revision of Captain Dreyfus’s trial with the documents to be sent to cassation. Crowds cheer outside the interior ministry shouting Vive La Revision. The minister of justice to present Madame Dreyfus’s petition to the court, while Rochefort and Esterhazy are cited in coverage of alleged forgeries and motives.
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Paris
Court of
Cassa
Madame Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Captain Dreyfus
Henry
Henry Rochefort
Esterhazy
M. Rochefort
London
M. Clemenceau
The
Aurora
France
Libre Parole
Chanoine
Observer of London
Major
Dreyfus
France preps recognition of Philippine republic as Manila talks
A London Globe dispatch from Hong Kong cites a Filipino source: France promises to recognize the Philippine republic and negotiations are under way in Manila with three French warships present. The U S Navy plans to send the cruiser Buffalo from New York to the Pacific, likely via Honolulu, to reinforce Dewey if needed. Commander Hemphill now commands the Buffalo after transforming the vessel from the Brazilian Nictheroy. Oregon and Iowa workers rush to ready for Pacific cruise.
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France
London Globe
Hong Kong
Manila
Navy Department
Buffalo
New York
Pacific
Honolulu
Dewey
Hemphill
Navigation Bureau
Nictheroy
Oregon
Iowa
Cuban Struggle Warned By Telegrams From Key West
Telegrams received by the Cuban legation in Washington Sunday night describe Santa Clara as critically starved. The Cuban army faces famine as vegetables vanish and feed sources dwindle. Dozens of children and elderly reportedly die daily.
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Washington
Key West
Gomez
Santa Clara
Ex-Major claims order to forge Dreyfus bordereau
Esterhazy reveals he was ordered by Colonel Sandherr to write the bordereau to supply proof of Dreyfus guilt. He says he forgave the act, believing military discipline justified the forgery, and that the bordereau alone dictated Dreyfus’s conviction.
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London Observer
Sunday Morning
Esterhazy
Dreyfus Bordereau
Sandherr
Dreyfus
Berlin
Italy
Nice
Alsace
Colonel Sandherr
War Department
Scourge of Scurvy Strikes Olga Voyage Off Delaware
A Philadelphia dispatch reports the German bark Olga arriving at the Delaware Breakwater with orders from Samarang Java and a cargo of sugar. The voyage has seen multiple fatalities from scurvy, with only a few original officers remaining, including Captain Dreyer. The Olga left Sourabaya on April 3.
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Philadelphia
Olga
Delaware
Samarang
Java
Dreyer
Far East
Sourabaya
Kitchener Returns to Omdurman After Establishing Posts
Advices from Cairo report General Kitchener of the Anglo-Egyptian expedition has returned to Omdurman. He has established posts at Fashoda and on the Sabat river. The journey south involved no fighting except with a dervish steamer that was captured.
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Kitchener
Fashoda
Sabat River
Cairo
Egypt
Omdurman
Sabat
Dewey's Rich Prize Ships Captured Near Manila
An Associated Press dispatch from Manila dated August 80 describes Captain Henry Glass of the USS Charleston overseeing the disposition of ships captured by Admiral Dewey on August 14. The vessels within forty miles of Manila Bay and river are valued at about 1.5 million dollars.
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Manila
Associated Press
Henry Glass
United States
Charleston
Admairal Dewey
Inquiry Board Organizes for War Department Probe
The inquiry commission to investigate the Spanish War era conduct met at the White House with eight members present. President McKinley outlined aims and suggested witnesses, emphasizing a fearless, thorough inquiry into the surgeon general, quartermaster, and commissary departments.
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War Department
Spain
McKinley
White House
Phineas 8. Connor
Cincinnati
Granville M. Dodge
Iowa
J. A. Sexton
Illinois
E. P. Howell
Georgia
J. M. Wilson
United States Army
Charles
Quartermmster
Army
Miles
Alger
Department
Richard Weightman
Washington
Inspector General
Colombia Rejects Cerruti Claim Amid Arbitration Push
Cartagena advices report Colombia will not pay the Cerruti claim citing Cerruti's alleged involvement in political troubles in 1876 and 1885. The government urges Italy to resubmit to arbitration and vows to resist by force if needed to the last extreme.
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Colombia
Cerruti
Cartagena
Italy
Roosevelt Nomination Won at New York Republican Convention
At Saratoga New York Republicans nominated a full state ticket led by Theodore Roosevelt after a day of speeches and roll calls. Chauncey Depew introduced Roosevelt amid strong applause and the party adopted a platform praising victory in the war and pledging responsible governance for the Philippines.
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New York
Saratoga
New York State
O'Dell
Sereno E. Payne
Avention
Joat Fassett
Horace White
Syracuse
Committee On
J. Ryder Cady
Governor Black
Chauncey M. Depew
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Depew
Rough Riders
Colonel Roosevelt
Rough Rider
Depew
Senator Lexow
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
Palmer
Black
Judge Cady
Philippine
Antilles
Philippines
Spain
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City OF
Gomes
Inquiry Board
Dodge
Military Recorder
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