General Calixto Garcia Dies in Washington After War Life
General Calixto Garcia Cuban patriot and leader dies in Washington at the Hotel Raleigh the day after a harsh Cuban to American climate blamed for pneumonia. He had strained relations with Spain and led Eastern Department forces, with final battles at Tunas Guisa and Guaimaro, and faced exile and filibuster charges before aiding Cuban independence.
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Washington
Calixto Garcia
Raleigh
Commission
Cuba
New York
Garcia
Jiguani
Santiago de Cuba
Cogquin
General Garcia
Havana
Spain
Isabel Velez
Gomez
Jaigani
Baire
Hawkins
Bermuda
United States
Antonio Maceo
Maceo
Tunas, Guisa
Guaimaro
Miles
Treaty Will Pass Ohio Senators Loyal
Discussion over the Paris peace treaty shifts to its likely ratification in the Senate. A small Republican opposition is expected to lead by Hale and Hoar, with Caffery marshaling Democrats to stall. If opposition gains strength, a long, bitter fight may ensue before final approval in open session.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
Paris
Hale
Hoar
Caffery
Louisiana
Policeman Fatally Shoots Teen Amid Snowball Row
Special Policeman Tim Connors shot 16 year old Charles Tracy in Indianapolis after a crowd of youths near Kentucky avenue pelted pedestrians with ice and snow. Connors surrendered to police and faces murder charges as residents question his claim of losing control of his revolver.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Tim Connors
Charles Tracy
Acy
Kentucky Avenue
Connors
Greenlawn Cemetery
Tracy
Germany May Take Samoa According to London Rumor
The Berlin correspondent for the Standard reports a rumor that the great powers have agreed to a German occupation of the Samoan Islands beginning with Upola.
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London
Berlin
the Standard
Samoan Islands
Upola
Sewer Collapse Kills Eighteen as Brickwork Falls
A sewer construction site in Barcelona collapsed burying workers. Eighteen bodies recovered, with rescue operations continuing as authorities assess the disaster and safety lapses.
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Barcelona
Couple killed in sleigh crash near Burgerstown
Clyde McBride and his wife were instantly killed when Panhandle Train No 11 struck their sleigh as they crossed the tracks at Burgerstown. The couple had been married less than a month.
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Commercial Tribune
Steubenville, CO
Clyde McBride
Burgerstown
Panhandle
Peace Commissioners Rest After Friday Talks in Paris
In Paris the United States Peace Commission rested after intense conferences with the Spaniards. Mutual regard grew between the Commissions as they exchanged calls. A dinner proposal was declined to avoid misreading in Madrid. The treaty text outlines Cuba relinquishment and cession of Puerto Rico and the Philippines with repatriation and prisoner returns.
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Paris
Dec. l
United States
Madrid
United States Commission
Frye
United States Senate
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
England
Faure
Grosvenor May Not Run for Governor in Ohio Politics
Columbus dispatch notes General Charles H. Grosvenor may renounce a gubernatorial bid while hints of a forthcoming public announcement surface. Hanna and McKinley era allies are cited as mutually supportive yet neutral on a candidate, with Nash and Daugherty camps expanding in Columbus as Rathbone's appointment clears the way for a Southern District marshal post.
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Athens
Ohio
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Hey
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Neil House
John R. Malloy
Harry Daugherty
Daugherty
Charley Dick
Kerr
Kinney
J. H. Doyle
Toledo
Jim” Ashley
Doyle
Phil Ashford
Columbiana County
James Barr
Cambridge
Guernsey
Nash
Sam” Batley
Vivian Fagin
Bailey
Sagasta to Submit Philippines Indemnity Bill and Confidence Question
Madrid reports Sagasta will present an indemnity bill for the Philippines cession and then seek a direct question of confidence from the Queen Regent. The cabinet plans no debate and will push immediate adoption of the bill as a crisis measure. El Heraldo notes expected acceptance by Philippine debt holders and urges Cuban bondholders to press a mortgage on customs to secure the debt.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Philippines
el Heraldo
Cuba
Lee Sails for Cuba to Enter Havana Jan 1
Savannah GA December 11 General Lee and staff sailed for Cuba aboard the transport Panama. Crowds lined the wharves as tugboats saluted with a salvaged Almirante Oquendo siren. Lee will establish headquarters at Marianao outside Havana until January 1. The party, about 100 strong, includes Lt Col Dorst Maj Michie and other staff officers. The Panama carried only General Lee's staff and officers. no troops aboard.
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General Lee
Cuba
Panama
Almirante Oquendo
Santiago
Cambria
Marianao
Lee
Hecker
Seventh Corps
Havana
J. H. Dorst
Sartoris
R. E. L. Michie
William Livermore
O. B E. Wood
Maus
Saratoga Sails from Charleston to Cuba with Tenth Infantry
At noon today the transport Saratoga departed Charleston with the First Battalion of the Tenth Infantry aboard for Cuba.
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Charleston
D. C
Saratoga
Tenth Infantry
Here
Cuba
Absentminded Candidate Cited in Local Election Folly
In Preble County the local Republicans blame a candidate’s refusal to share cigars for the Major’s defeat. They say this peace of absentmindedness cost him the election and left the party uneasy about the outcome.
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Preble County
Killed by a Sentry in Newport News
Henry Reffett of the First Kentucky was killed and Henry C. Brehme seriously wounded by a sentinel at the gangplank of the transport Berlin. The incident occurred as the regiment returned from Puerto Rico without passes. Reffett’s skull was fractured and he died within hours. Brehme was hospitalized and expected to recover. The sentry’s name was not released.
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Newport News
Henry Reffett
Kentucky
Henry C. Brehme
Berlin
Puerto Rico
Reffett
Brehme
Revenue Officers Raid Moonshine Still in Tea Ridge District
Revenue officers Newman and McFarland with four men searched near Red Branch Cumberland County locating a moonshine distillery just after operation. No arrests were made as moonshiners had left before the raid. The mash pot held over 600 gallons of beer and the entire apparatus was destroyed.
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Commercial Tribune
Tompkinsville
Newman and McFarland
Tea Ridge
Red Branch
Cumberland County
Keifer Commands Savannah After Lee Departure
General Keifer, in command of the remaining Seventh Army Corps at Savannah, Ga, confirms Colonel Bryan's resignation and notes efforts by Lee and Keifer to urge Bryan to Cuba were unsuccessful. Lieutenant Colonel Visquain to succeed Bryan, receives Chinese Order of the Double Dragon for consul services in Panama.
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Savannah
Lee
Keifer
Seventh Army Corps
Cuba
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Visquain
Nebraska
Washington
Republic of
Colombia
United States
Panama
Royal Military Academy of
Brussels
Belgium
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Street Car Franchises Face Municipal Ownership Debate
A Chicago mass meeting at Central Music Hall urged municipal ownership of street car lines with resolutions condemning traction company directors and stockholders as criminals and anarchists. The gathering backed Mayor Harrison and ex Governor Altgeld in pushing reform and noted a vote on extending franchises beyond 50 years.
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Central Music Hall
Franklin H. Head
Harrison
John P. Altgeld
George E. Cole
John Maynard Harlan
Thomas P. Hodnett
Altgeld
Fighting at Iloilo as insurgents clash with Spanish
Reports from Iloilo say rebels attacked December 1 and captured all Spanish trenches except one. Foreign residents fled harbor, naval guns planned, while Tulisanos troops reportedly looted. Spanish claim says insurgents were repulsed December 6 with heavy losses, about five hundred killed or wounded.
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Iloilo
Panay
Visayas
Rios
Loilo
Isla de Luzon
The Spanish Protest Over U S Demands
Madrid reports a government memorandum condemning the United States for refusing to surrender Cuban and Puerto Rican deposits held by private Spaniards. It raises four objections: the Philippines demand, Spaniards remaining in Cuba, Maine referenced in McKinley’s message, and arbitration terms.
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United States
Madrid
Dec. Il
United States Congress
Spain
Trustees Named to Receive Bloomington Library Legacy
Nicholasville Ky Dec 11 John Steele J D Hughes and Thomas Butler chosen as trustees of the Presbyterian Church to go to Bloomington Ill to receive a $30000 legacy for a public library left by Mrs Sarah Withers of Bloomington The library will be supervised by the Presbyterian Church.
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Commercial Tribune
Nicholasville
John Steele
J. D. Hughes
Thomas Butler
The
Presbyterian Church Today
Bloomington
Ill
Sarah Withers
Presbyterian Church
Cragin Eyes White House Talk Over Nicaragua Canal
Special Dispatch reports E F Cragin and Eyre top the syndicate that won Nicaragua canal concession arrive in Washington to meet the President. Senator Cullom to join. Morgan condemns Cragin as credit poor and calls the grant an extortion attempt benefiting Collis Huntington's interests.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
E. F. Cragin
Eyre
Nicaragua
White House
Cullom
Morgan
Senate
Mr. Cragin
Zelaya
Cragin-Eyre
Collis P. Huntington
Emperor William urges army expansion amid cautious tax outlook
Kaiser to Reichstag says Germany is on peaceful terms with other powers yet faces a tense international situation. He calls for completing and perfecting the army, noting the limit of proposals due to taxpaying capacity.
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Berlin
William
Reichstag
Germany
Empress Dowager Sits in Judgment on Chinese Litera
The Peking Daily Mail correspondent reports an imperial rescript sentences a Chinese literatus to death for threatening letters to a foreign missionary in Kiang Si. It also honors the missionary for tact and forbearance, noting officials and Chinese astonishment at the edict.
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London
Peking
The
Daily Mail
Kiang-Si
Berlin Emperor's Talks Hint at Anglo French Tension
London dispatch reports from Berlin that Emperor William discussed foreign policy with Reichstag officials. It notes potential Anglo French conflict and compares Britain's resolve to the United States before the recent war, though no authentic record is available.
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London
Berlin
The
Daily News
William
England
United States
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