McMillan for England post eyed by McKinley aides
President McKinley mulls appointing United States Senator James McMillan of Michigan as ambassador to England with John Hay slated for Secretary of State. Secretary Alger and Governor Pingree back McMillan, while possible cabinet shifts and a Pingree run for Burrows’ seat are discussed amid Cuban and Philippine questions.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
McKinley
United States
James McMillan
Michigan
England
John Hay
Senator McMillan
Alger
Pingree
McMillan
United States Senate
Burrows
Whitelaw Reid
Hay
Platt
Benjamin F. Tracy
Peace Commission
Likely Picked For Peace Commission Named Ex Secretary Tracy Or Elihu Root
Washington Aug 19 The choice for the third member of the Peace Commission seems to favor ex Secretary Tracy or Elihu Root both of New York. Cabinet members note difficulty in securing qualified names as the President seeks nationally respected commissioners whose conclusions will support the treaty. The commissioners will carry out the President’s instructions and their work will not be publicly heard.
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McKinley
New York City
Washington
Sampson
Schley
United States
Tracy
Elihu Root
Commercial Tribune
New York
Peace Commission
Day
Davis
Sagasta’s Spain Open on Diplomatic Stance and Peace
Senor Sagasta in Madrid states the present state is neither peace nor war but a suspension of hostilities. He notes the US declined a next step, cites many questions ahead, and says bases will guide ministers and commissions in forthcoming negotiations with daily cabinet review.
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Spain
Greater Antilles
Havana
Philippines
Manila
United States
Jaudenes
Hongkong
Senor Sagasta
Madrid
el Liberal
Cuban Problems As Spanish Commission Probes Peace Terms
Havana Aug 19 The Spanish Commission reviews a peace treaty framework with six questions including cession and indemnity terms for the United States, evacuation timing, commercial advantages, and protection for Spanish property. General Blanco weighs a casino petition for a Spanish colonial palace and a fund drive to bolster the navy and erect a Candías del Castillo statue.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Blanco
General Blanco
Senor Candías del Castillo
Commission of Evacuation for Cuba Appointed
Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish Cabinet names General Gonzales Parrado Rear Admiral Luis Pastor Landero and Marquis de Montoro to the Commission of Evacuation for Cuba Admiral Vallarino to join the Puerto Rican group once Governor General Macias’ views are received The Peace Commissioners are not yet named but the team is set pending protocol delays to prevent a cabinet crisis
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Madrid
Gonzales Parrado
Cuba
Luis Pastor Landero
Navarro
Cuban
Marquis de Montoro
Insular
Macias
Vallarino
Don Carlos in No Hurry to Proclaim Peace
Count Melgar states Don Carlos will issue a proclamation only after peace is formally declared and after the Paris Peace Commission concludes its labors. He notes the uprisings in Spain are spontaneous and that external help is declined, with expected limited opposition.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York Journal
W. R. Hearst
Lucerne
Don Carlos
Count Melgar
Spain
Paris Peace Commission
Don Carlos Seat Sought by American Offer
Count Urbain de Maille in Paris says American gentlemen offered 12 000 000 francs for the Carlist cause with double repayment once Don Carlos sits on the Spanish throne. He declined to name the Americans and consulted his superior before acting amid anti American sentiment in Spain.
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Commercial Tribune
New York Journal
W. R. Hearst
Paris
Urbain de Maille
Don Carlos
Spain
de Maille
Gould Accepts Post on Cuban Military Commission
Charles W. Gould a New York lawyer has accepted appointment as Special Representative of the Department of Justice on the Cuban Military Commission in Washington on August 19.
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Charles Gould
Washington
Charles W. Gould
New York
Department of Justice
Fight Over Bloody Crime Trial in Dayton Court
Dover of Dayton reports the preliminary murder trial of Andrew Spohr Roy Eckley and fugitive Irvin Gettier in Police Court. Louis Spohr testifies he killed Julius Kruse, pointing to Eckley and Gettier as the real shooters. Police watch the Spohr family amid threats while Dr Kennedy and Dolly Reynolds’ murder case unfolds with new evidence including a gold locket.
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Louis Spohr
Kruse
Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Andrew Spohr
Roy Eckley
Irvin Gettier
Julius Kruse
Eckley
Spohr
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Gettier
Farrell
Jennie Stillwell
Ervin Gettier
Kennedy Case Opens with Dramatic Preliminary Examination
New York August 19. Assistant District Attorney McIntyre announced the prosecution is ready to proceed with the examination of Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy. The defense was taken by surprise as the dramatic scene unfolded with the father of the accused present and evident police confidence in the case.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Samuel J. Kennedy
McIntyre
Spiritualist linked to Michigan farmer murder for gold
Detroit detectives report Edward Ascher alias Robert Lang, a controversial spiritualist, connected to the August 10 disappearance of Valmore Nichols. Nichols was found in the Detroit River near Belle Isle with weights on his ankles after a belt containing $400 in gold was torn from his waist. A letter from Lang urged Nichols to borrow more gold, and Nichols showed signs of drugging after Detroit visits. Coroner's inquest set for next week.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
Valmore Nichols
Pittsfield
Detroit River
Belle Isle
Nichols
Edward Ascher
Robert Lang
Island Lake
Lang
Roberts
Ascher
Cole
Candy poisoning mystery confounds investigators in Dover
Special Dispatch reports Dover authorities probe the poisoning of Mrs. J. P. Dunning and Mrs. J. D. Deane. No arrest yet as investigators await Mr. Dunning’s arrival to shed light on whether the candy was meant for Mrs. Dunning and if a jealous San Francisco woman directed the act.
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Commercial Tribune
Dover
Del
J. P. Dunning
J. D. Deane
Mr. Dunning
Mrs. Dunning
Hospital Train Mismanagement Sparks Protests and Deployments
Fernandina Florida August 19 officials in charge of the hospital train bound for the front face severe censure from surgeons. Only eighty of one hundred sixty capacity went aboard amid delays and refusals for feverish men. The Ambulance Corps under Dr Cullen kept the loading efficient. regiments including First Ohio face transfer to Seventh Army Corps and possible Cuba Puerto Rico garrisons. Six died today from measles and typhoid. a skin disease affects many. the Second New York, First Florida, Fifth Maryland and Second Georgia move to various posts. Several regiments will be mustered out or sent to Huntsville and Jacksonville as rail limits delay departures.
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Fernandina
Fila
General Hospital
Ambulance Corps
Cullen
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Seventh Army Corps
Lee
Jacksonville
Hunt
New York
Troy
N. Y
Florida
Huntsville
Maryland
Georgia
Hudson
Snyder
Tampa
General Carpenter
Willis
Receiver Appointed for Black Diamond Coal Co in Knoxville
The Black Diamond Coal Company, a major East Tennessee miner, is placed in the hands of a receiver, T. H. Heald, its president, after creditors filed the application. Liabilities reach $165,000. assets, excluding real estate and leased lands, are $22,000. A $160,000 mortgage exists but only $40,000 issued. Principal creditor Coal Creek Coal Mining holds a $45,000 royalty claim.
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
Black Diamond Coal Company
East Tennessee
T. H. Heald
Coal Creek -Coal Mining and Manufacturing Company
Captain Hahn Dead. Ohio Canal Superintendent Passes
Captain William Hahn of Zanesville Ohio died early Saturday of typhoid fever. He served as Superintendent of the Central Division of the Ohio Canal for fifteen years and was a Civil War veteran. A well known Republican Figure, he was twice a candidate for the Board of Public Works. He was 59, leaving a widow and five children.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
William Hahn
Ohio Canal
Hahn
Central Division
Board of Public Works
Shafter says no more troops needed for Santiago peace
General Shafter informed the War Department after consulting with General Lawton that no further troops will be sent to Santiago for peace and order. The note assumes reinforcement by the Fifth Regular Infantry and the Twenty fifth Kansas Volunteers arriving soon.
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Washington
Shafter
War Department
Lawton
Department of Santiago
Santiago
Regular Infantry
Kansas
Negro beaten to death near Pleasant Hill
In Selma Alabama Aug 19 Alex Walker a Black man was lured from his cabin by white men and tied to a stump where he was beaten with buggy traces. He escaped and crawled home but died within thirty minutes. Neighbors described him as troublesome.
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Selma
Ala
Alex. Walker
Pleasant Hill
Senator Cannon Returns Home Amid No Fall Session Hope
Senator Cannon of Utah, in Washington since adjournment, plans to return home after receiving assurance there will be no extra Senate session this fall. He expects an extra session may follow adjournment on March 4.
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Washington
Senator Cannon
Utah
Senate
Cannon
Three Men Dead in Clay County Killing Report
Three men were killed and another wounded in Clay County, Kentucky. Officials have not yet learned the identities or cause of the incident. The report came from Pineville as of August 19.
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Commercial Tribune
Pineville
Clay County
General Kent Transferred to Seventh Army Corps
Major General Kent moved from the Fifth Army Corps to the Seventh and ordered to report to General Lee for assignment to duty.
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Washington
Kent
Fifth Army Corps
Seventh
Lee
Grand Fleet Parade For War Veterans In New York
New York city plans a grand parade as Admiral Sampson receives the mayor and a celebration committee aboard the flagship New York. Secretary Alger and other officials will join the reception, with crowds along riverbanks and a 21 gun salute at Grant's Tomb. Meanwhile Ft Monroe hosts a large fleet with 57 ships set to grow to about 70 as ships head north for maintenance and possible future duties in Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Cuba
Glen Island
Cortlandt Street
Staten Island
Mayor van Wyck
Committee of Ten
Admiral Sampson
Navy Yard
Nina
Sampson
Navy Department
Tompkinsville
Upper
Grant
Cervera
Gage
Treasury Department
Alger
Bliss
Griggs
Charles Emory Smith
Wilson
Admiral Sampson Expected in Washington This Week
Washington report indicates Admiral Sampson will likely arrive in the capital for discussions this week. Details on schedule or agenda remain unclear as the notice continues on the second page.
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