Spain Considers Political Amnesty as Cuba Ties
Madrid reports the cabinet approved political amnesty for Cuba and the Philippines while denying U S influence shaped remarks by Weyler. El Liberal warns of war bond schemes by Cuban insurgents and asserts Europe’s goodwill if Spain stays firm. Autonomous leaders accept posts. old party opposes home rule. Court martial to try American crew of the Competitor.
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Madrid
Cuba
Philippines
Weyler
Havana
Washington
el Liberal
New York
Cuban Revolutionary Committee
Europe
United States
Marshal Bianco
Spanish bitterness toward the United States reported by Captain Wyndham
Captain William Wyndham, newly named British Consul at Chicago, said in Philadelphia that Spain harbors great bitterness toward the United States. He cited Cuba and Philippines expeditions and a collapsed Cuban trade as key causes, noting Barcelona's factory slowdown and widespread commercial decline. He expected no war talk, mentioning Hannis Taylor and General Woodford without predicting upheaval.
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New York
William Wyndham
Chicago
Barcelona
Spain
Havre
Philadelphia
United States
Cuba
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Hannis Taylor
Woodford
Afridis Holding Out in Muted War Near Maidan
Official dispatches from Maidan Valley report a large Orakzai deputation seeking peace with the British camp led by William Lockhart, but the Afridis show no sign of yielding. Tribesmen cut telegraph wires, harass the expedition, and attack foraging parties. casualties include Lieutenant Giffard of the Northamptonshire Regiment and Lieutenant Sullivan of the Sikhs.
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Simla
Maidan
Maidan Valley
Wm. Lockhart
Arhanga Pass
Diphtheria Rages in Clarksburg With Death Toll Rising
Special Dispatch from Clarksburg reports a severe diphtheria outbreak in the city with adults as the main victims and a growing death toll. Officials urge caution as cases mount and the disease spreads through the community.
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Special Dispatch
A Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Clarksburg
Green Mountains Snowcapped Over Vermont Morning
Newport Vermont reports the Green Mountains snowcapped for the first time this season this morning. Weather observers noted fresh snowfall across higher elevations with cool temperatures and gray skies.
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Green Mountains
Newport
Fire Engulfs Wholesale District in Louisville Blaze
A mid night fire on Main Street between Sixth and Seventh destroyed parts of two wholesale buildings. It originated on the top floor of Bessford Layson wholesale millinery and spread to the adjoining boot and shoe firm. Loss valued at 150000, insured. smoke and water damaged nearby millinery firms and the Louisville Tin and Stove Company.
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Louisville
Main Street
Bé&#eford & Lawson
Benjamin
Weller
MacIntosh Millinery Company
P. G. Coker
Hunters blown up in rabbit Warren blast
Samuel Redkey and Hamilton Cats were badly injured by an explosion while inspecting a rabbit hole under a rock pile in Lawrenceburg Indiana. Their dogs chased the rabbit into the hole and a powder charge was set to capture it. The blast tore off Redkey's hands and injured both men. Cats faces possible loss of sight if he recovers.
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Commercial Theune
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Samuel Redkey
Hamilton
Cats
Idaho
Myron Chamberlain
Nort
Harbor
Church Seeks Legacy in Preston Will Case Removal
Abbot Fenton Mundhweiler of St. Meinrad’s seeks removal of the Preston will case from Trimble to the U S District Court claiming interstate parties and land valued at 2,366 acres along the Ohio River. The suit to invalidate the 1892 will involves Louisville figures and heirs listed in court records.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Fenton Mundweiler
St. Meinrad’s Abbey
Spencer County
Ind
Preston Will
Trimble Circuit
United States District Court
Mary H. Preston
Trimble County
Abbot Mundhweiler
Ohio River
Norfolk Place
Jefferson
Trimble
Hoke
Margaret Wickliffe Preston
Ellen D. Payne
Robert W. Woolley
Margaret M. White
D. Vertner Woolley
Charles W. Woolley, Jr
J. Cicely Woolley
Lucy Woolley
Ciety
Fair Way to Vast Waldon Heirs Claim Near Lexington
Mrs. L F Taylor a Fairfax County Virginia attorney seeks to prove descent from Lord George Waldon the 18th century English noble whose holdings included 400 000 acres in what is now West Virginia and 40 000 acres east of Lexington Kentucky She aims to press Waldon heirs claims in London and across America with litigation likely to follow Signed from Lexington Kentucky where the case unfolds with ties to Ravenscroft Castle and several Waldon descendants in Virginia Kentucky and Georgia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
L. F. Taylor
Fairfax County
W. Va
Lord George Waldon
George Waldon
Lancashire
Ravenscroft Castle
England
Ravenscroft
John Waldon
America
Caroline County
Ambrose Waldon
Daniel Boone
Battle of
Blue Lick
Betsy Pitts
Virginia
William Waldon
Thomas Waldon
Lord John Waldon
West Virginia
Taylor
T. C. Oder & Co
Washington, D. C
Walden
London
Walden Heirs
Miss Addie Simms Secretly Marries In Pittsburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia on November 7 a report arrives that Addie Simms daughter of the street commissioner married her affianced C W Worley during a Pittsburg visit weeks ago. The couple wed in secrecy and the news circulated among friends yesterday.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Addie Simms
Simms
Pittsburg
C. W. Worley
Next U S Senate Majority Seen As Republican Dominant
The 56th Congress will likely open with Republicans holding at least 50 seats, Democrats 28, silver Republicans 2, Populists 6, and one independent. The article notes that a solid Republican majority is expected and calls for a Republican House to fulfill party promises. It also mentions specific state races and potential retirements affecting the balance.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
United States
Kyle
South Dakota
Oregon
Aldrich
R. I
Burrows
Mich
Clark
Wyo
Davis
Minn
Hale
Hanna
Wyoming
West
Bate
Tennessee
Cockrell
Missouri
Daniel
Virginia
Faulkner
West Virginia
Gorman
Maryland
Gray
Delaware
Mills
Texas
Mitchell
Wisconsin
Money
Mississippi
Murphy
New York
Pasco
Florida
Roach
North Dakota
Smith
New Jersey
Turpie
Indiana
White
California
Cannon
Utah
Mantle
Montana
Silver Trust
Allen
Nebraska
Stewart
Nevada
Faread
House of
Actics
Boar Kills Horse After Hourlong Farm Battle
On John W. Jackson’s farm near Lawrenceburg Indiana a massive nearly 600 pound boar escaped its pen and fought a horse in a pasture for almost an hour. The hog fatally wounded the horse by breaking its forelegs and will be butchered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Lawrenceburg
Ind
John W. Jackson
Funeral for Brazilian Marshal Bittencourt Amid Mourning Crowd
The Brazilian Minister of Foreign Relations in Rio de Janeiro cabled that Marshal Bittencourt, fatally wounded last Friday while shielding President Moraes from assassination, was buried yesterday. The President accompanied the funeral cortege as over 20,000 people lined the route.
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Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Marshal Bittencourt
Moraes
Marshal
Bittencourt
Republic
Pinkertons death by own action after murder verdict
In Laporte Indiana Charles Pinkerton the man convicted in a murder case near Mishawaka is said to have killed himself in the county jail by slitting his throat shortly after his life sentence. His wife and son testified against him at the trial and he had previously attempted suicide twice using improvised tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Charles Pinkerton
Biddle
Mishawaka
Binkerton
South Bend
O. P. Norris
Wood County
Norris
John L. Means
Jefferson County
House of Representatives
Prisoner Sets Cell Blaze in Dayton Jail Attempt
James Smith 35, jailed on burglary and larceny charges, attempted suicide by fire in his Dayton jail cell. He piled straw and bed clothing, lit it, blocked the door, and was found unconscious. After drwgs, he recovered partial consciousness but suffered fits on eating. He remained out of danger by day’s end.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
James Smith
Smith
Dayton View
Sophomore Marked by Freshmen Hazing at Bates College
Willis, Bates College sophomore, was attacked by about a dozen freshmen after an Auburndale entertainment. He was beaten tied to a tree near the Androscoggin pitch and marked on the forehead with 1901. He left college for recovery amid reports of acid markings and possible faculty action.
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Commercial Tribune
Lewiston
Willis
Bates College
Auburn
Idaho Disaster On Lake Erie Leaves Sixteen Dead
The Idaho sank after a Saturday gale above Long Point in Lake Erie. Only two crew members were saved Louis Laforce Jr. and William Gill. Rescue saw survivors pulled from a spar amid freezing conditions as the Mariposa picked up the men. Captain Alexander Gillis, 41, and most of the crew hailed from Buffalo and Rochester, N Y.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Idaho
Long Point
Lake Erie
Alexander Gillis
George Gibson
William Clancy
John D. Taylor
Nelson Skinner
Louis ‘Gilmore
Richard McLean
Wheelman
Robert Williams
A. I
William Gill
Kent Street
Rochester
Western Transit Company
Naval Veterans’ Association
Alex. Gillis
Donald ‘Gillis
Harlem
Root
Lakes
Chicago
Gillis
First Hail of Season Hits Delaware Ohio
Snow and hail marked the first winter touch in Delaware Ohio on November 7 as a sudden weather change brought hail and light snowflakes to the area. Residents observed brief wintry precipitation amid gusty winds.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Maniac With The Corpse Noted In Paducah
Elia Jones aged 25 was found dead at her Paducah home, reportedly two days after death. Police were called at 10 o clock, the mother present, a large fire in the room, and the coroner notified as an investigation begins. the mother appeared insane and unaware of the death.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Paducah
Elia Jones
Condition No Worse For Major Butterworth After Pneumonia
Major Ben Butterworth shows no material change in condition Thursday night as physicians declare pneumonia. Dr Saunders notes little progress and cautions against predicting recovery. Mrs Butterworth and daughter arrived from home, with Senator Hanna visiting and many reporters at the hotel seeking updates.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Ben Butterworth
Major Butterworth
Senator Hanna
Stole Eighteen Horses Confesses To Extensive Thefts
John G. Koerner, a Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows member, was brought home from Middletown Ohio to Indianapolis Indiana after confessing to an extensive horse theft ring. He admitted stealing eighteen horses from Indianapolis streets last year and says a Middletown driver disposed of the loot.
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Indianapolis
Middletown
Commercial Tribune
John G. Koerner
Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows
J. B. Alfree
Splann
Koerner
Grive
Richmond
Gold Strike Ignites Montana Prospectors in Utica
In Butte on November 7 a vast gold deposit was found on the Upper Sage A ledge extending for miles with quartz running $100 per ton. Utica's male population has deserted town, staking claims across the surrounding countryside as rock from the ledge reportedly yields $100 plus per ton.
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Butte
Mont
Upper Sage
Utica
Great Ledge
Populists win three ties by dice in Bourbon County election
In Bourbon County Kansas a fourway tie between Populists and Republicans was settled by drawing lots via dice. County Commissioners used dice to decide each tie with Railroad Commissioner Dillard acting as referee. The Populists secured three victories and the fourth tie also went to them despite protests of loaded dice.
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Commercial Tribune
Topeka
Kan
Bourbon County
Dillard
Hanna a phenomenon in rapid public speaking growth
Columbus November 7 The piece examines Mark Hanna as a political figure, focusing on heridity as an explanation for his sudden rise as a powerful stump speaker. It quotes Senator Frye and others noting Hanna’s accelerated oratorical development and contrasts his past plain business image with current eloquence.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Mark Hanna
Senator Hanna
Hanna
Frye
Maine
Mankings
Hannah
Henry Clay
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U. S
Wm. Wyndham
Afridis
Trous
Mundweiler
United States Court
Lord Walden
Kentucky
U.S. Senate
Washington State
Democratic
Severine
Addicks-Higgins
Platt
Pension Bureau
Cranks
Evans
Pennsylvania
Pinkerton
Jas. Smith
Maniac
Butterworth
Horse Thief
Kansas
Johnny Means
Allen O. Myers
The
Senator Frye
John McBride
Federation
McBride
Mr. Hanna
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