News in Brief from The Advocate Washington and beyond
A chaotic digest notes a 260 Olympia sailors train to Washington from Jersey City, prairie rate cuts from Chicago to Kansas City and other western hubs, Vienna confirms Francis Joseph’s cabinet resignation, and Count Clary to form a ministry. Fire devastates Coushatta business district, yellow fever clusters appear in New Orleans and Jackson Mississippi, and a Great Northern wreck near Glasgow kills five.
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Navy ‘Department
Olympia
Washington
Pennsylvania Road
Jersey City
Chicago
Kansas City
Atchison
Leavenworth
Omahes
Council Bluffs
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Count Clary
Shreveport
Coushatta
Nouth
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
New Orleans
Jackson
Mias
Carter
New Orleana
Tennessee
Richard Qarell
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Mobile & Qghio Railroad
Helena
Great Northern
Glasgow
Valley County
Havana
Masong
Patria
Ludlow
Umbria
New York
Walter Wellman
London
Franz
Jones
Spokane
Wash
C. C. Holell
Helzell
L. AcWr
Henry Lublin
Vienina
Austria
Sioux Falls
Linn
Sioux Falla
Constantinople
United States
Pascal B.’Strauss
Board of Charities
San Juan
Postofice
Legation
Bogota
Julio Rengiffo
Magdalena River
Rengiffo
Jane Barur
Admirals Dewey Fleet Parade Draws Millions in New York
In New York on September 30 a vast naval procession honored Admiral Dewey. Olympia's bridge hosted the commander as a flotilla of warships and thousands of peaceful craft sailed up the Hudson and East Rivers. Spectators filled piers, parks, and streets as flags fluttered and a tornado of cheers rose along Riverside Drive.
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York
Ovaton
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Sault River
General Grant
New York
Great
Pole
Harcoor
East River
North River
Corner Stone to Be Laid at New Post Office
Labor disputes in Chicago between organized labor and festival committees were settled. Cornerstone ceremony planned for October 9, with union workers to cut the stone from a block of Himots Majestone after two days of talks.
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Chicago
Organized Labor
Gossip Names Meiklejohn for Philippines Governor
A Washington dispatch notes strong gossip that President Roosevelt may appoint George D. Meiklejohn, assistant secretary of war, as civil governor of the Philippines. Meiklejohn is repeatedly mentioned as the likely choice due to his perceived administrative ability and proximity to the president.
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Phiippines
Chicago
Washington
Philippines
George D. Meiklejohn
War Departments
War regulations issued for mines liquor trade and passes
Sept 30 Pretorea reports government orders to keep mines operating under wartime rules. Prohibition of the liquor trade, special police to maintain order, and Rand gold to be deposited with the government to mint funds for working expenses. Passports strict and text to be returned after the war.
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Gaiment
Transports Sail for Manila With 2000 Men
Three transports named Charles, Nelson, Glenagle and Sheridan will sail today from Droops Hall for Manila. The Sheridan carries the Thirty third regiment with three companies and 75 recruits. The Glehogle carries two companies, while the Nelson carries two companies. Over 2,000 men will be on board and expected to depart by tomorrow night.
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Santa Ana
Orange
Herbert Glover
Springfeld
Leonard
Max Behlemangel
United States
Berlin
Wheelock
Washington
Dewey
Lstown
Conn
High Schcol
Tas
Droops Hall
Manila
Francisco
Charles
Nelson
Glenagle
Sheridan
Tt md
Dal
Wil
Ila
British cabinet drafts Boer ultimatum terms revealed
London reports a high ministerial source details Chamberlain's proposed settlement with the Boer republic. The plan includes replacing 1884 with Pretoria 1881 articles, abolition of alien rights and public dealing with foreign powers, municipal autonomy for the Rand, removal of religious disabilities, and disarmament of Johannesburg forts. A population indemnity is not confirmed. Kruger delays reply, cabinet to meet again Tuesday.
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London
New York
Chamberlain
Pretoria
Neyds
Europe
Rand
Kruger
Johannesburg
Briain
Repubic
Portugal
Delagoa Bay
Otis Reports On Movement And Porac Capture
General Otis cables: Lawton’s troops cover areas near Mexico Guaga Becolor Santa Rita while MacArthur clears west toward Poree. Porac seized by Ninth Infantry and Thirty-sixth volunteers. enemy driven north. Wheaton at Angeles maintains position. Casualties five wounded. one officer and several enlisted captured. about twenty enemy killed. other losses unknown.
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Washington
Otis
Porac
Lawton
Calumpit
San Fernando
Mexico
Guaga
Becolor
Santa Rita
MacArthur
Poree
Porae
Wheaton
Angeles
Insurgents Massing Near Parac Retreat by Mascardo
An escaped Spanish prisoner reports General Mascardo with about 800 insurgents retreating from Parac after an assault, moving to a Calumpit mountain stronghold westward where 1,500 more insurgents are massed and powder works. Four prisoners from the gunboat Urdaneta were taken to Calumpit. flag of truce likely tomorrow.
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Porac
Calumpit
Philippine Islands
Gilmore
Vogt
Yorktown
I John F. Bads
Fire destroys Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute with loss near 100000
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning fire broke out in the Arkansas Deaf Mute Institution west of Little Rock. The brick buildings were consumed with about 100000 dollars in losses and no insurance. Twenty five teachers and other employees sleeping in the main building were rescued. No pupils were present as vacation had not ended.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Deaf Mute Institution
McKinley May Visit Nebraska En Route Northwest Tour
President McKinley may visit Nebraska on an itinerary still under construction as he plans a northwest tour. While no definite Nebraska stop is stated, several routes could allow a detour to meet other engagements.
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Nebraska
Washington, D. C
McKinley
Northwest
Cettie Raiders arrest hearing in Wyoming case
Cheyenne Wyoming September hearing held for five men linked to cattle raid in Logan County. Warren Livestock Company manager Greanan reported the preliminary hearing concluded with the accused bound over to district court for trial. The men named are Hunter Smith William Regdan Ghartes and Prentice MoHndaffer. The raid involved sixty killed cattle as the herd was disrupted by the raid.
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Cettie
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ager Greanan
Warren Livestock Company
Logai County
Lua
Belng
Hunter
Smith
William Regdan
Ghartes
Prentice MoHndaffer
Religion as a remedy for longevity and health
The sermon argues religion should be a practical ally to medical science in extending life. It cites biblical figures and centuries of age, condemns dissipation, and frames care of body and nerves as sacred duty. It stresses that faith relieves worry, supports health, and should guide daily habits, food, and rest.
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Louis Klopsen
Friends
David
God
Adam
Methuselahved
Vespasian
Peter Zartan
Frederick Douglass
Toussaint L'Quverture
St. Orst
Fia
Paul
Troas
New- York
Brooklyn
Chrisuah
Charles Bell the Great
Lord Byron
Ssalonghi
Edgar A. Pos
Baltimore
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Austerlitz
Europe
White Star Line
Liverpool
mid-Atlantic
White Star
Tino
Tia
Bea
New York
Cryntal
White House Alterations Reflect Presidential Eras
While McKinleys are away, Col. Bingham hires many workmen to speed renovations at the executive mansion. The interior shows varying tastes of past first ladies, preserving some colonial feel but leaning toward a patchwork of styles from successive presidents. The public would likely fund preserving current appearances, though history favors simpler eras.
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McKinley
Washington
Col. Bingham
Executive Mansion
White House
Mt Vernon
Arlington
Old Capitol
Congress
England
Ditty Boxes for Sailors on the Detroit
The Brooklyn Eagle reports that crewmen of the second class cruiser Detroit received mahogany ditty boxes. Each box, about fourteen by eight by ten inches, holds compartments for brushes, scouring materials, cloths, and sewing items. Boxes are naval yard made, prized by sailors, and cost one dollar if not returned at enlistment end.
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Detroit
Navy
Navy Yard
Brooklyn Eagle
Record of high mountain ascents and peaks in the era
The text lists several historic mountaineering claims with stated heights and climbers. It cites Captain Lawaon on Mount Hercules in New Guinea at 25 314 feet, Fitzgerald and Zurbriggen on Aconcagua around 24 000 feet, Graham on Mount Kabru at 23 500 feet, and Conway on Yakoram at 20 000 feet. It also notes Whymper on Chimborazo 20 645 feet and Cotopaxi 19 660 feet, plus a digression on cremation versus burial in a stray quote.
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Lawaon
Kabru
Himalayas
India
Sir Wiliam -Martin-Conway
Ka‘yakoram
Don
Pioneer Peak
South América
Edward Whymper
Chimborago
Cotopaxt
Horse Named After Lady Novelists Causes Court Laughs
The London Chronicle reports a Melbourne city police court scene where a constable testifying in an illegal betting case misnames a horse as Merry Gorilla. The magistrate and gallery burst into laughter as the prosecutor clarifies the intended Marie Corelli.
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Whyte Gritles
London
Noveliet
Australia
Melbourne
Merry Gorilla
Merry
Gorilla
Nazie
Marie Corelli
Iis Bencath
Medley of Remedies and Tales From a Historic Page
An OCR fragment mixes mock medical claims for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, Hall's Catarrh Cure, and Allen's Foot-Hashed powder with a tale of Queen Victoria sending a family tie to German Emperor William. It also references deafness cures, travel anecdotes, and notes about Australian sheep farms. The piece reads like a collage of 19th century promotional blurbs and social anecdotes.
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Victoria
David
William
Germany
Zedekish
Hall
Fy J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Allen
Olmated
LeRoy
Australia
England
Frauds and cures advertised in a stray 19th century notice
An assortment of dubious medical claims and weary product pitches appear in a fragmented ad. Claims include permanent cures for fits and nervous disorders with “Lixutivo Bromo Quinine” and a free trial bottle offer. The text also touts poultry, land areas, and various names, suggesting a miscellaneous classified ad fragment.
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Thore
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Bat
Talmagh
Feew
Nian’ ‘Tredp PoaalbMition
Dawcey
Hostetter
Journal
Morente
Atwaya
Hood
Seth Arnold
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