Spain Cabinets Resign. Azcarraga Asked to Form Unity
Madrid reports the Spanish cabinet resigned after dis sentiment within government supporters. Queen instructed General Azcarraga to unite in office until a solution is found while the lead ers of chambers consult on the crisis. U S diplomats met with Spanish officials in Washington as Sagasta and Gamazo are floated for a new liberal ministry to govern amid Cuba policy and the war.
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Uke
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E Senate
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Teday
United States
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Senor Gamazo
Ashington
State Department
Washington
Associated Press
Ister Woodford
Cable Department
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Tate Department
Ingtone
Canovas
Cuba
Dupuy de
White House
Sherman
Day
DuBose
West Virginia Oil Operators Probe Sparks Despondent Secretary
The secretary of West Virginia faces scrutiny amid oil industry tensions, with officials noting recent financial pressures contributing to a unsettled mood and prompting inquiries from state operators.
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West Virginia
Blaze damages cotton warehouse in Mobile
A fire early Wednesday morning at a Lipscomb Street warehouse in Mobile destroyed one building and damaged about 450 bales of cotton. The loss totals around $6,500, with $1,000 for the building and $5,500 for the cotton.
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All Denounces Germany For Work ing Against Greece
Athens reports the cabinet has resigned as Greece faces disputes over a preliminary treaty. Ralli objects to Germany being blamed for actions against Greece and says the treaty is executory and requires no approval, stressing sovereign rights of the crown.
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Many Sites Offered for Georgia Penitentiary Location
A Georgia joint penitentiary panel reviewed numerous proposed sites for a state penal colony. Proposals include Dade county coal and iron lands from the Georgia Mining, Manufacturing and Investment Company, 49,052 acres at $581,000, and several tracts on Sapelo Island, Turtle Creek, Long Island, Little Cumberland Island, Ossabaw Island, and land near Fort Valley, Flint river, and Glynn county with prices ranging from $16,000 to $125,000. Captain Anderson, creditors’ committee chair, offered 29,000 acres plus improvements at $20 per acre to speed placement of 2,000 plus convicts, with estimated upgrade costs of $25,000 to $75,000 for essential facilities.
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Magnolia Plantation
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Flint River
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William
Wylly
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Turtle Creek Plantation
Messrs Brobston and
Fendig
Glynn County
Turtle Creek
Long Island
Messrs
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Little Cumberland Island
Brabston
Ossabaw Island
Colonel Houston Richardson Harper
Anderson
Georgia Mining Manufacturing and Investment Company
Dade
Castle Rock
Walker Company
Epidemic Yellow Fever Totals by City and Deaths
Surgeon General summary shows 699 cases and 62 deaths nationwide. Edwards Mississippi leads with 215 cases and 6 deaths, New Orleans 203 cases and 24 deaths, Biloxi 185 cases and 8 deaths, Mobile 59 cases and 8 deaths, Scranton 39 cases and 8 deaths, Ocean Springs 23 cases and 6 deaths, with smaller totals in Clinton Barkley Cairo Atlanta Louisville Perkinton and Beaumont. For Wednesday reports new Totals add Biloxi 15 cases, Edwards 24 new cases, New Orleans 25 new cases and 4 deaths, Scranton 3 new cases and 1 death, Ocean Springs 1 new case, plus seven refugees admitted at Camp Fontainebleau.
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Mobile
Ala
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Ocean Springs
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Barkley
Mississippi
Cairo
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Perkinton
Beaumont
Tex
Camp Fontainbleau
Quarantine Tensions Hit Alabama Business Traffic
In Atlanta and Alabama the quarantine remains largely unchanged with slight interpretive loosening. A Birmingham delegation visited Montgomery Wednesday to protest the strict Atlanta quarantine. Coal and iron interests suffer from disrupted shipments and access to markets.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Montgomery
Florida Briefs: Fires and Fortunes Across the Coast
A Carrabelle Furniture plant burned recently with losses under $5,000 and no insurance. President McKinley appointed Joseph E. Less collector of customs in St Johns district and Dennis Egan postmaster of Jacksonville. Engineers rejected Mahan’s Pensacola dredge plan as too costly, ordering a new design under $125,000. Tate discharged for justifiable homicide in the Braidentown killing trial. Melbourne council passes sidewalk ban on wheeled traffic amid street clearing plans. J E Ingraham promotes an east coast exhibit at Lake City Tobacco Fair October 27-28. Orlando High School forms a current news department. students report on daily events. Orange County moves to build a St Johns bridge, with Geneva and Sanford benefiting. Jacksonville sees heavy construction near $100,000 plus, signaling prosperity. M Cobb of the Fish Commission tours Florida fisheries. Rep Sparkman obtains assurances for a $125,000 dredge and state harbor work. Queen and Crescent buys the steamer Jane Roe for Apalachicola service. Owens to run freight between Apalachicola and Carrabelle. Several new turpentine plants rise west of Apalachicola, boosting regional freight needs.
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Florida East Coast Railway
St. Augustine
Lake City
Washington
Sparkman
Pensacola
Department
Florida
National Capital
Weyler Resigns as Cabinet Crisis reshapes Spain
A Havana dispatch to the New York Herald reports Captain General Weyler has resigned amid Spain's cabinet crisis. He would not serve under Sagasta, who seeks to form a liberal cabinet. Washington reports focus on Madrid's new ministry and Cuba policy.
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Havana
Weyler
Tam manyw s Municipal Ticket Nominees Named by City Convention
The New York Democratic city convention nominated for Greater New York offices: Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck of Manhattan, Comptroller Bird S. Coler of Brooklyn, and President of the Council Jacob Ruppert Jr. of Manhattan. The platform endorses home rule, repeal of the Raines law, municipal ownership of franchises, and denounces trusts.
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Robert A. Vanwick
Manhattan
Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
Jacob Ruppert, Jr
Tammany Executive Committee
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Hawaiian Japanese Gold Settlement to End Disputes
An official notice announces the departure of the Japanese cruiser for Yokohama and signals a likely early settlement of the Hawaii Japan immigration dispute without arbitration. Minister Sewell notes Hawaiian Japanese authorities have agreed that 100000 in gold will settle their claims against the Dole administration.
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Bloody riot among Poles at Girardville Pa ends in casualties
A violent clash between two Polish factions in Girardville Pennsylvania late Sunday night left at least nine dead and many more wounded. Authorities filed assault with intent to kill and riot charges as hundreds gathered at local hotels and battled with guns knives and clubs until dawn.
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Hazelton
William Culacabbage
Second Street
Joseph Cavendish
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Cavendish Gang
Divided verdict on Lattimer death by gunshots on Sept 10 1897
A coroner’s jury returned that Clement Platock and others were killed by gunshots at the hands of Sheriff James Martin and his deputies while peacefully marching on a public highway. The verdict deemed the killing unnecessary and unjustifiable though one pair of jurors dissented, noting unresolved violence by unknown parties. Residences of citizens were damaged and outsiders wounded.
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Clement Platock
James Martin
Phil J. Boyle
Thomas L. Thomas
Barton Freas
Peter McKierman
Martin
George Maue
F. J. McNeal
Indians Have Gold Mine
The Chickasaw legislature at Tishomingo has enacted a royalty on future gold mining in the Chickasaw nation. The act followed resident citizens near Purcell taking ore samples, prompting belief that a rich field near Purcell surpasses Klondike in significance.
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Quarantine Conference Angered by Louisiana Mob
A train carrying parish and town quarantine officials from New Orleans to modify state quarantine rules was halted at Rayne after locals armed with shotguns blocked its passage. Engineer Gregory faced threats as citizens warned they would tear up the track. Passengers included Dr. S. R. Olliphant, Dr. Carter, and fever expert Dr. Guiteras, who sought entry into Texas for service.
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Algeira
Lafayette
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Gregory
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Carter
United States Marine
Guiteras
Texas
New Orleans Reports Record Daily COVID-19-Like Cases and Deaths
Twenty five new cases and four deaths were recorded Wednesday in New Orleans. Edwards reported twenty four cases and no deaths, Mobile four cases and no deaths, Biloxi fifteen new cases but no fatalities. The Wednesday total set a city record for new cases and deaths matched the highest daily toll since the fever’s discovery. Factors blamed include warm weather and broader coverage areas hindering strict quarantines. Public concern grew as friction rose between quarantined residents and authorities, with escapes from confinement contributing to wider germ spread.
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Mobile
Biloxi
Board of Health
Scramble for Seaboard seeks control of rail line
Thomas F. Ryan F. M. Colston and Henry Crawford, leaders of a syndicate trying to take Seaboard Air Line, arrived in Norfolk to confer with major stockholders. They appear confident of success, while Seaboard officials remain reticent but not alarmed, signaling a tense power play in the big southbound system.
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Thomas F. Ryan
F. M. Colston
Henry Crawford
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk
Seaboard
Syndicate
Washington denies US aims at Greenland in Danish talks
A London cable dispatch reports rumors in Canadian circles that the United States seeks Greenland from Denmark. Washington officials ridicule the claim and deny any designs on territory in that region. Denmark not involved in any acquisition discussion, officials say.
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Greenland
Washington
Georgia Footballists Schedule Set for Season at Athens
Georgia will play five games this season with one home game and four in Atlanta. The University of Georgia athletic association met at Athens to arrange a schedule against leading southern universities and colleges. The outlook is strong, with unusually fine material suggesting the greatest eleven in the school's history. The season opens October 9 at Athens, with the final game at Augurn, Alabama, on November 25.
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