Cuban call for independence fuels holy war against Americans
Havana reports General Rego arriving from Porto Principe preaching war against the United States unless immediate independence is granted Coty. Cuban colonel Torriats joins insurgent campaign near Havana. Passé Liberté prints a government-sanctioned manifesto with over 200 names in Cienfuegos.
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Havana
Rego
Porto Principe
Capital
Coty
Vel
Torriats
Aloo
Tad Chiiney Garce
Spanish Troops Protest Pay and Food Shortages in Havana
Turmoil grips Havana as Spanish soldiers demand months of back pay amid poor rations and rising discontent. Civilians report guard desertions to insurgents while officials estimate evacuation costs at 16 million dollars and plan 24 vessels for embarkation. In Maranao, General Correa threatens resignation over censorship clash with El Nacional editor.
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Havana
Spain
Puerto Principe
Havas
Sebarz
Malary
Satnalay
Reed
Corres
Marauo
Correa
Chinchilla
Madrid
Senor Figuers
el Nacional
Supreme Court Rules Traffic Association Case For Government
The United States Supreme Court decided the Joint Traffic Association railroad case in favor of the United States and against the railroads. The decision marks a major ruling on restraint of trade and the power of railways to collude on rates.
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Tiagal
United States Supreme Court
Joint ‘Traffic Association Railroad
United States
Supreme Court
Pullman Case Remanded By Tilinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that ex Attorney General Maurice T Moloney’s suit to force Pullman Palace Car to limit operations to charter terms may proceed and remanded the case to Cook County Circuit Court for trial. The decision centers on whether the Pullman company was incorporated strictly for a stated purpose.
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Supreme Court of Tilinois
Chicago
Supreme Court Ofllinois
Maurice T.moloney
Pullman Palace Car Company
Circuit Court
Cook County
Moloney
Pullman Company
Parece Pathet
Treaty settlement on Guam transfer to United States
Reportfrom Pans indicates a joint session by US attorneys and Spanish commission confirms the agreement on the stationing of Guam transfer to the United States. Details are deemed minor and to be resolved in future, following discussions on Porto Rico. No specifics on Spain’s presentment or the American reply have been released.
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Guam
United States
Pans
Porto Rios
Spain
Spaniards complain about treated Americans to Havana voyage
A fragmented report notes Spaniards protest harsh treatment of Americans ordered to embark for Havana. The piece references government objections to the conduct and implies military implications without clear details.
Effect of cold weather on yellow fever decline
Reports from the South indicate a steady decline in yellow fever as cold weather advances. Data from the Marine service show fewer new cases and waning activity, with details limited to sparse updates from affected ports.
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le Nat
Insurgent Threats Rise as Manila Crisis Deepens
Oct 24 Manila dispatch notes insurgent troops growing desperate due to scarce supplies and unpaid pay. Leaders promise Manila capture while Filipinos demand full independence and oppose annexation. U S authorities prepare measures but no immediate trouble anticipated. Spanish gunboat detains steamer San Nicolas before US gunboat McCulloch follows. rebel Mariola hoists and Americans quickly haul down the flag. Dewey reportedly seizes Aguinaldo’s steamers as native anger grows.
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San Nicolas
Manila
United States
McCulloch
Mariola
Burhar
Skeleton boarder at hotel sparks dining room shock
A hotel manager recalls a long stay by a living skeleton who kept a hearty appetite. The costly boarder, arranged by a contact in town, ate three cups of coffee, beefsteak, fried eggs, baked potatoes, bread and buckwheat cakes, nearly draining the hotel’s resources. The skeleton stayed about six weeks amid Sundays with New England parish rituals described in a nearby note.
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Akeleton
North Dakota Happenings and Local Disasters Reported
Northern third of the state holds 10 to 16 million bushels of unthreshed wheat amid favorable rain. Great Northern coal shed at Lardmore burned from possible gasoline engine explosion. Abertombda postoffice burglarized. two safes opened, money stolen, burglars fled on a band car. St Thomas postmaster Henry A Thexton invents a moistening sealing device for envelopes. Dickinson builds preased brick. 50,000 to 75,000 brick pressed, kiln to burn 200,000 by Nov 1. Dawson City exile J W McCreary returns with $10,000. A flax carload stolen at Frasenden. grain in Oberon area under- threshing. Fire destroys granaries near Wheatland, 8,000 to 15,000 bushels lost. Mail pouch stolen from Feasondon train. valuable mail feared in sack.
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Great Northern Road
Boonthe Railway
Crest
Great Northern
Lardmore
North Dakota
Dickinson
Timmer Market Fair At Kilmer Street
A scattered historical note describes a yearly August fair at a market square in Aberdosn Bootland Sci e. The event draws crowds trading wooden goods berries and candy with festive street scenes and a busy market atmosphere.
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Kersdeen
Saad
Castia Xjuarety
Aberdosn
Bootland
Wheela
Bomkins
Egyptian Charm for Thief Detection in Mystical Practice
The text describes an ancient Egyptian incantation used to recover stolen goods by summoning a jinn accompanied by processions and revelations. It claims the procedure involves ink revealing the thief’s identity, a ritual court scene, and a boy guided by charms. The author notes regional spread to Sindh, Persia, and India, attributing origins to Indian practice and noting limited contemporary use.
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Sindh
Persia
India
Europe
Asia
Egypt
Maghrib
Sonia Hindoos
Mossome
Richard Barton
Humaulrien
Stormy Sunday sermon and a tale of Powp the preacher
A stormy Sunday led Dr Payson to preach to the choir and a lone visitor. Years later the man recalls the sermon, joking that Powp must have been meant for him. The column then describes St Kilda’s use of a wind driven mail boat device and a wooden bottle message system to send letters to Great Britain, noting occasional misdirection by Gulf Stream currents.
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Christian Endeavor World
Bt. Kilda
Annnmar
Great Britain
Gulf Stream
Cariona
Itavonrss
Shetland Islands
Thy
Norway
The Blankets Honor Feud and a Schley Anecdote Explored
A South eastern Alaska missionary recounts an Indiana custom of restoring honor through tearing blankets, a public contest of destruction. A Kanakee City former classmate recalls Admiral Schley at Annapolis with a long legged gait and no-nonsense vigor. A Korea landing party led by Schley quickly outpaced others as the shore breached.
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Alaska
Indiana
Assafia
Schley
Sehley
Tigor
Senator Proctor reelected and varied 1900s misc notes
Senator Proctor of Vermont was reelected as a broad mix of 1900s items appear. The piece lists dairy commissioners meeting in Harrisburg, Dewey’s expected San Francisco arrival, and the national industrial commission led by Senator Kyle. It also notes timber investigation, Leech Lake pass restriction, a federal court injunction, bank suspensions, and international dispatches reflecting a turbulent period.
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Proctor
Vermont
Hartisburg
Dewey
San Francisco
National Industrial Commission
Kyle
Hermann
Minnesota
Auorler
Leech Lake
Hammon
Federal District Court At
Tree of Tibet and the Leaf Markings Fraud
A sensational claim describes the tree of Tibet in Liovsir near a Buddha temple with leaves bearing images and hieroglyphs. Investigations show a lama stamping leaves with sacred marks to sell to visitors, debunking the famous mystic claims and exposing the fraud.
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Tibet
Non
Pere Huc
Buddha
Villaze
Liovsir
Botan
Curious London Shelter Test Shows Many Men Without Spare Coins
In London at the Medland hall Free Shelter for Homeless Men, a test by Edward Wilson Gates offered sixpence to those with more than fourpence. Of 300 men, 206 could not prove the fourpence needed for a night’s lodging, revealing widespread poverty. The piece recalls Goldsmith aiding a beggar and a tailor’s rent tale, illustrating discretionary generosity and poverty.
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London Congregational Union
Medland Hall
London
Edward Wilson Gates
The
Onion
Mr. Gates
Loudon
Alma
Oliver Goldsmith
Fleet Atrout
Goldsmith
Funeral customs and a tale from the Argonaut
The piece outlines funeral customs from Swiss Maneral customs and a bayesian anecdote from the San Francisco Argonaut about Stephen Mussett and a Marysville Herald editor. It recounts a black edged notice, a black table and jar for cards, and male churchyard attendance after the hearse. It also shares a Washington Star quote about an editor named Marsot and a Christian education remark.
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San Francisco
Marsot
Vultures of Bombay and Deccan Described by Angling Observer
An observer surveys Bengal, long billed, king, and Pharaohs chicken vultures near Bombay and Deccan. Distinctions include white bands on the Bengal vulture, long beaks of the Pharaoh's chicken, and the cliff nesting of the long billed vulture. The king vulture appears solitary, the Deccan plains host pairs, and flight behavior shows sustained gliding without wing flaps in wind.
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Tauxsenco
India
Val- Vores
Contvana
Malabar
Tousia
Barnes
Jurdou
Olieas
Bombay
Poonah
Deccan
Tate
Aly
Te Jong
Beck
Pharsoh
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