Pro-Union Movement Says Islands May Seek Annexation
A dispatch from Kings isa reports a Barbadoes conference on September urging protest against colonies. Jamaicans push for a plebiscite to join the United States, while Manila reports shift in Manila and Dewey gains trust. Filipino elites abroad organize to press for U S retention of the islands.
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Kingsiea
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Aguinaldo
Kans
Ing
Genitt
Anderson
Admiral Dewey
War department dispatch from Camp Wikoff report
From Camp Wikoff General Wheeler reports health and high spirits among troops at Montauk Point. Only twenty deaths since enrollment. conditions improving in four months. Regular tri monthly report to follow. mail delivery ongoing. Supplies arriving. daily officers correct irregularities and sanitary defects.
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Department of
Camp Wikof
Wheeler
Wixorr
Montauk Point
N.st
Wall of Earth Buries Workers on Chartiers Line
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania report says several men were killed and five injured when a tunnel along the Cam el on the Chartiers division of the Panhandle railway caved in during daytime work. The tunnel had been under construction for about a month without incident and was nearing completion.
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Pittsburg
Chartiers
Panhandle
Ork
Accid
Knights of Pythias Encampment Parade Opens in Indianapolis
Indianapolis dispatch reports a large Knights of Pythias encampment with record attendance. About 75,000 people attended the big parade led by the uniform rank and subordinate lodges, with roughly 10,000 in the uniform rank.
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Indianapolis
Ndianapolis
Pando's Secret Mission Reported in Mexico Visit
A dispatch from Mexico City describes General Pando, second in command of Cuban Spanish forces, visiting amid secrecy to discuss moving 50 000 Spanish troops to colonize Tehuantepec lands and areas near Tampico. Mexican officials and Spanish colonists reportedly debated the plan as Diaz considered its potential to ease troops' fate and bolster colonization.
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City of
Mexico
Pando
Cuba
Havana
Cubs
Tehuantepec
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Spain
Diaz
Dewey and Merritt Dispatches Released at White House
Public release shows Admiral Dewey thanking President McKinley for congratulations and noting the shipboard cable will be published. General Merritt offers sincere thanks for praise of the campaign and praises the American troops for their efforts.
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Admiral Dewey
General Merritt
White House
McKinley
Washington
Groner Dewey
America
Bids Opened for 28 Torpedo Boats and Destroyers
The navy department opened noon bids for sixteen torpedo boat destroyers and twelve torpedo boats with a total cost not exceeding 6 900 000 under the last naval appropriation act. The ships are to be ready in eighteen months for destroyers and twelve months for torpedo boats. Major shipyards and officials were present as firms submitted bids.
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Navy Department
Sinking of La Coquette After Collision with Norge
The French fishing schooner La Coquette sank after a collision with the Grand Banks bound steamer Norge on August 20. Sixteen sailors drowned, nine of La Coquette’s crew of twenty two were saved. The Norge's captain said the sailing vessel should have seen the steamer and attempted to avoid the collision.
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Thingvalla
Norge
New York
Bayonne
France
Grand Banks
Stettin
Newfoundland
Knudsen
Muster Roll Conflicts Over Third Georgia Mustering
Tensions arise in the Third Georgia regiment at Griffin over whether to be mustered out. A Griffin dispatch claimed a strong push to discharge now that the war nears its end, while officers deny a homeward pull and blame recrimination.
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Third Georgia
Griffin
Postal Commission to Review Porto Rico Service
Postmaster General plans a dispatched commission to Porto Rico to study postal needs and recommend a complete island service. They will map office sites and report findings to the Postmaster General for possible congressional legislation. Santiago's postal setup is reportedly satisfactory with talk of free delivery there.
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Smith
Porto Rico
Congress
Santiago
Insurgents Seek Assurance on Protection Pact
A Manila cable dispatch describes a Wednesday conference where insurgent leaders offered to disarm if the islands remain under American or British control or protectorate status. They warned they would refuse to disarm otherwise.
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Washington
Manila
United States
Great Britain
Hobson Sails Toward Santiago With Recovery Team
Lt. Richmond P. Hobson departs New York on the transport Seguranca bound for Santiago to test his rubber bag system for raising two sunken ships of Cervera's squadron. He is joined by secretary Roland Gielow and A Gill of Merritt Wrecking Co. Also aboard are 39 members of the Third Volunteer Signal Corps under Col. G. O. Squier with Captains Leagh Jarvie and Baldwin.
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Richmond P. Hobson
Cervera
New York
Seguranca
Santiago
Roland 8. Gielow
Naval Reserve
A. Gill
Merritt Wrecking Company
Third Volunteer Signal Corps
G. O. Squier
F. Leagh
L. W. Jarvie
H. ©. Baldwin
Queen convokes Cortes and Blanco unclear order
A Madrid dispatch reports the queen regent has signed a royal decree convoking the cortes for September 5. The government denies ordering General Blanco to resume hostilities in Cuba, stating he has liberty to act as needed.
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Madrid
Muster Out Orders Issued For Several Regiments
A Washington dispatch reports orders issued for mustering out multiple regiments including First Vermont First Maine Sixth Pennsylvania Fifty-second Iowa Fifth Maryland Second New York Second Nebraska 157th Indiana and others. Also specifies Porto Rican cavalry units mustered out and notes further orders will follow as decisions are made.
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Washington
Vermont
Maine
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Maryland
New York
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Georgia Light Artillery
Porto Rico
Philadelphia City
Sheridan
Sheriff Guards Miners in Pana Coal Town
Sheriff Coburn mobilizes 125 deputies at Pana city hall to guard armed miners awaiting arriving Black workers from Alabama. Ten Black workers reach town to replace striking white miners joined by union reinforcements as a Birmingham train brings 200 more to Springside mine guarded by deputies.
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Pana
Coburn
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Springside
First Spanish Deportees Arrive at Corunna Amid Quarantine
The Alicante reached Corunna with Spain's Santiago de Cuba soldiers. Large crowds gathered but were kept back to prevent yellow fever spread. Officers went to Osa Lazaretto for quarantine while others spend five days aboard hospital ships before home discharge.
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Cuba
Corunna
Spain
Alicante
Santiago de Cuba
Osa
Mrs Botkin In Jail for Poison Candy Deaths
Mrs. D. A. Botkin, charged with murder by sending poisoned candy to Mrs. J. P. Dunning and Mrs. J. Deane at Dover Delaware, is confined in the matron’s ward of a San Francisco prison and is visited by her husband while maintaining innocence.
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D. A. Botkin
J. P. Dunning
J. Deane
Dover
Del
San Francisco
Troops From Porto Rico to Return Home
General Miles orders all troops not needed for service in Porto Rico sent home. No final disembarkation point in the United States has been designated yet. Authorities seek a healthful camp with immediate disembarkation capability and no delay.
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Miles
Porto Rico
United States
Troops Ordered From Fernandina to Huntsville
Washington August 24 General Coppinger Huntsville Ala You will order removal of all your corps now at Fernandina to Huntsville at once This movement should be expedited in every way possible By order of the secretary of war H O Conpm Adjt Gen
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Fernandina
Fla
Alabama
War Department
Washington
Coppinger
Huntsville
Ala
Secretary of War
H. O. Conpm
Adjt
Ice Cream Poisoning at New York Resort Claims Several Lives
A summer resort in Ulster County faces a deadly outbreak after lemon extract flavored ice cream from a traveling salesman caused multiple illnesses. Names include Mrs. Herman Michaels and Mrs. William Seder among the dead, with many others seriously sick across New York and nearby towns. Doctors warn more deaths may follow.
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Middletown
N. Y
Herman Michaels
Ninth Avenue
New York
William Seder
Mount Vernon
Robert Jones
Greenfield
Ulster County
Ares H. J
A. Jones
Floyd, Ward
Edward
William Jones
Mountain Dale
Arthur Jones
Reenfield
Mountaindale
J. F. Churlette
Unson
Woodburne
Hawaii Gov Form Commission Arrives in Honolulu
The Hawaii territorial government commission, led by Senator Cullom, arrived August 17 on the Mariposa and met President Dole. The group sworn in at Justice Frear's home and began a private opening session with hearings to be allowed for reasonable claims.
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Moana
San Francisco
Honolulu
Associated Press
Territory of
Hawaii
Mariposa
Dole
United States
Justice Frear
Senator Cullom
Washington
Cullom
Ovation for Captain Clark in Philadelphia
Captain Clark of the Oregon was carried through Philadelphia en route to New York for naval hospital treatment for dysentery. Crowds cheered each recognition as he rode the lit ter, and an impromptu ovation greeted him at Broad Street station for the hero of the 15,000 mile voyage around the Horn.
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Clark
Oregon
Philadelphia
New York
Naval Hospital
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Road
Ohio Democrats Endorse Sherman Back in State Politics
The Ohio Democratic convention at Fair View Casino near Dayton nominated Upton Guthery for secretary of state Hugh Nichols for supreme court clerk John Baker as dairy commissioner and T Dwight Paul to the Board of Public Works. Delegates reaffirmed the Chicago platform endorsing silver coinage and Bryan for president while backing an income tax and war taxes to be shared by wealth, corporations, and labor. The party also echoed the Cuba Philippines wartime resolutions and supported self government for Cuba with Spanish domination ended and the island left to its people.
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John Sherman
Ohio
Fair View Casino
Dayton
Conav
Columbus
Upton K. Guth
Tade
Supreme Court
Hugh G. Nichols
David 8. Fisher
John Baker
Board of Public Works
T. Dwight Paul
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Congress
Cuba
Spain
United States
Philippines
PENSIONERS RISE TO OVER ONE MILLION IN 1898 REPORT
The forthcoming report by Commissioner H. Clay Evans shows on June 28, 1898 a total of 967,189 pensioners on the rolls. Added are 8,820 original claims not recorded and 762 not entered. Evans granted 63,638 original claims and restored 4,089 pensioners, bringing total beneficiaries to 1,040,856. More pensions were granted last year than at any time from 1869 to 1880.
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Commissioner of Pensions
H. Clay Evans
Pension Bureau
Cubans Press for Cuban Force Disbandment in US Efforts
A Washington dispatch reports Cuban representatives in the United States pressing for disbandment of Cuban forces and cooperation with US policy in Cuba. Letters and arguments are sent to Cuban leaders, though effect on Cuban leaders remains unclear.
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Garcia
Washington
United States
Cuba
Orders Issued to Muster Out Several Units
Washington issued orders Thursday to muster out multiple units including the Fourth Pennsylvania and Sixth Illinois infantry, Second Wisconsin infantry, three divisions of light batteries, two Rhode Island light batteries, two Iowa light batteries, two Oregon light batteries, First Wisconsin light battery, two Kentucky cavalry troops, light battery A of Missouri, Twenty-seventh light battery of Indiana artillery, and light batteries A B and CO of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Infantry
Illinois
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Iowa
Oregon
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
Pennsylvania
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