Insurgents Advance as Luzon Falls to Rebels Near Manila
Reports from Manila warn of growing insurgent boldness as Luzon Island comes under rebel control aside from Manila and Cavite. Aguinaldo signals plans for a September assembly to set policy while General Otis asserts firm control and seeks concessions amid calls for permanent occupation terms and booty shares.
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Manila
Wey
Germany
Spain
Cigar Fado
Aguinaldo
Philipe Islands
Luzon
Philipes
Otis
Merritt
Naldo
Eres
Mustering Out Orders for Georgia Regiment Reported
Washington special says Governor Atkinson of Georgia approves the mustering out of the Second Georgia Regiment. Company H to Rome and Company 4 E to Augusta. First battalion to air and second and third to Atlanta. Quartermaster's department to supply transportation. members will be granted thirty days.
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Georgia
Washington
Atkinson
Rome
Augusta
Atlanta
Roosevelt Bids Farewell to Rough Riders at Montauk Point
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt parts with his Rough Riders after mustering out at Montauk Point. Four troops discharged with pay, others the next day. The farewell mix of triumph and emotion features a broncho bust statue presentation and a moving parting address. Pollock the Pawnee smiles as Roosevelt recalls his gallantry and manhood.
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Roosevelt
Montauk Point
Santiago
Goodby
Western Plains
Montauk
Rough Riders
Union
New Mexico
New York State
Col. Roosevelt
Pollock
Pawnee
Devastating West Indies Hurricane Reported
Dispatches from London relay massive destruction across the Windward islands. With telegraph and telephone down, crews report widespread ruin, many buildings destroyed, and numerous fatalities. Kingston and St Vincent see population influx seeking shelter and food as Barbadoes notes a ten hour hurricane and sixty one deaths. Public aid requested.
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London
West Indies
Kingston
St. Vincent
Cornelius Moloney
Windward Islands
Barbadoes
J. H. Hay
Saratoga Conference Resolves Presented to President
A Washington dispatch reports Saratoga conference representatives delivered an engrossed copy of the resolutions and a memorial to the president. The president praised the fair hearing and broad discussion, noting wide national benefit and urging ongoing work. The committee then unanimously decided to form a permanent organization committee to promote the resolutions’ topics.
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Washington
Amanent Committee On
Santa Cruz manifesto supports continued Cuban assembly
A September 14 dispatch from Santiago reports the Cuban provisional government council meeting at Santa Cruz on September 1. The manifesto thanks the United States for aiding independence and states the need to form a new assembly to guide Cuba’s future course.
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Santiago
Republic of Cuba
Bartolome Masso
Blendex Capote
Font Sterling
Aleman
Moreno de la Torre
Santa Cruz
United States
Spain
Cuba
Congress
Council
Sagasta closes Madrid session as peace talks advance
A Madrid dispatch says Premier Sagasta obtained the queen regent's signature to a decree proroguing the cortes and ending the stormy senate session. The decree was read in the chamber as dueling tensions with Count Almenas and General Rivera loom. Spain aims to appoint peace commissioners soon while reports warn of a potential US indemnity claim of 20 million for Cuban insurrection damages.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Cortes
Senate
Primo de Rivera
Philippine Islands
Count Almenas
Almenas
General Rivera
Sagasta
Chamber of Deputies
Pais
United States
Cuba
General Weyler
London Standard
Spain
Luzon
New Industries Reported in Southern States
The Tradesman notes a week of new ventures across the South including a Birmingham woodworking company, a 50 000 handle capacity handle factory, a New England managed land and industrial development outfit, a Florida port cooperage project, a Georgia 50000 dollar bag and burlap mill, a foundry and machine shop, a Memphis refrigerator plant in Louisville, a Louisville brewery worth 100 000 dollars, a New Orleans telephone line, and electric light, ice and water ventures in Mississippi and beyond. additional projects include a cotton mill supply plant in South Carolina, a North Carolina independent telephone, South Carolina flouring mill and cotton seed oil mill, a Texas water power and improvement firm, a Virginia sawmill and municipal electric plant, and an ice factory in West Virginia.
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South
Alabama
Birmingham
New England
Florida
Georgia
Memphis
Louisville
New Orleans
Capital
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cervera Off At Last Spanish Prisoners Leave For Santander
A Portsmouth dispatch reports Admiral Cervera and staff aboard the City of Rome after a farewell at sea. The ship carried over 1,700 Spanish prisoners from Seavey’s Island, including 1,668 men, bound for Santander, Spain, with Cervera praising American restraint and kindness shown during captivity.
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Santander
Spain
Rome
Portsmouth
N. H
Pascual Cervera
Santiago
Seavey's Island
Cervera
Jose
Ome
Barbee Vindicated by Ministers Committee
Nashville dispatch reports Dr. J D Barbee book agent for the Methodist church was investigated over rumors concerning his moral character. The committee convened at McKendree church and found a trial before the Tennessee conference unnecessary, thereby vindicating Barbee's good name.
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Committee of
Nashville Dispatch
J. A. Orman
Murfreesboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. D. Barbee
Carpet House
Methodistpiscopal Church
McKendree Church
Nashville
Tennessee
Barbee
West Indian Hurricane Destroys Barbados Leaving 200 Dead
London reports from St Lucia say a terrible hurricane swept Barbados in the Windward Islands. The storm killed about 200 people and left 40,000 homeless, with landslides, destroyed cocoa estates, bridges, and houses amid a tidal surge and heavy rains.
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London
Barbados
Lesser Antilles
St. Lucia
Cigar Makers Locked Out in New York Dispute
Four hundred workers from the Cigars Makers' International Union were locked out of Carl Upmann's New York factory on Wednesday amid a wage scale dispute.
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New York
Cigars Makers’ International Union
Carl Upmann
Dewey’s squadron gains Oregon and Iowa reinforcements
Oregon and Iowa detach from the North Atlantic squadron to join the Pacific squadron. The ships will reinforce Admiral Dewey if tensions rise in the far east. Navy officials shift officers on both battleships in preparation for their departure from New York for a long voyage to San Francisco via the Straits of Magellan.
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Washington
Oregon
Iowa
Dewey
Far East
Navy Department
New York
San Francisco
Straits of Magellan
Train Demolishes Buggy Killing Two In Shenandoah
A late night collision on the Washington and Harrisburg branch near Bowman's station Shenandoah county Va killed two young ladies and injured their escort a young man. The party returning from church was struck by a northbound freight engine as the buggy crossed the tracks. The two girls died instantly while the man suffered severe injuries. The buggy was crushed and the horse escaped unharmed.
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Washington and Harrisburg
Southern Railway
Bowman’s Station
Shenandoah County
Promotions in Third Regiment in Santiago Shake-Up
Colonel Ray of the Third United States regiment of invtmunes at Santiago announced a wave of promotions Tuesday. The new officers are all Atlantians: Captain Ed Wilson promoted to major, Lieutenant Juce McBride to captain, Sergeants Brooks Clarke and Josh Johnson promoted to lieutenants to fill vacancies from officers leaving the regiment.
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Ray
United States Regiment of Immunes
Santiago
Ed Wilson
Juce McBride
Brooks, Clarke
Josh Johnson
Discharge Push Shocks Spanish Officers in Havana
Advices from Havana say rumors of US Cuban evacuation friction are unfounded. Spanish officers seek discharges, many study English for US army roles. Food aid ends as soup kitchens close, beggars return, meat prices rise. commissions await Washington approval amid chaotic future.
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Havana
United States
Resolute
Spain
United States Army
Cuba
Commission
Washington
Steamer Leon XIII Brings Toral To Vigo With 2478
The Leon XIII arrived at Vigo carrying General Toral and 2,478 soldiers and officers from Santiago de Cuba. In Madrid the queen regent presided over a cabinet council as Premier Sagasta outlined the situation. No reply was received from Washington regarding repatriation of Spaniards in the Philippines. Manila reports say one third of Aguinaldo’s prisoners have died under harsh treatment.
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Vigo
Spain
Madrid
Leon XIII
Toral
Santiago de Cuba
Senor Sagasta
Washin
Philippines
Manila
Aguineldo
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PEWEY
Iguinaldo
Cavite
Saratoga
Gubans
Provisional Government Council
Southern Progress
Agent Barbee
Pacific
Immunes
Guba
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