Not Seeking War Pressures Uplift Woodford Mission
The article reports U S Minister Woodford returning from San Sebastian as a sensation spreads over his talks with the Duke of Tetuan. Washington has not declared war but considers mediation to end the Cuban conflict. Woodford hopes mediation will quickly end the war and protect Spanish interests amid rising bitterness.
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Maoprip
Woodford
N. Sebastian
United States
Spain
Duke of Tetuan
San Sebastian
State Department Optimistic on U S Spain Mediation
Washington September 28 officials say rupture between the United States and Spain is unlikely. Woodford representations shift belief Spain will accept U S mediation to seek peace in Cuba. If rejected, President McKinley will decide next steps after briefing Congress.
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State Department
Washmington
United States
Spain
Madrid
Woodford
McKinley
Congress
Central American upheaval looms after Guatemalan revolution
Diplomatic notices from Washington indicate a general political upheaval in Central America as Guatemala’s revolution advances with Barrios’s fall and Morales’s rise, while Costa Rica tensions and Honduras unrest threaten wider rupture and regional instability.
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WashIndon
Washington
Guatemala
Barrios
Prospero Morales
Don Eduardo Roche
Honduras
Bonilla
Fort Randall Lands Open for Homestead Entry
The Fort Randall military reservation in South Dakota and Nebraska totaling 100 317.53 acres will open to homestead entry on October 25 at the Chamberlain land office. South Dakota holds 64 679 05 acres, after state decisions to not take land, appraisals will set per acre values before settlement bids.
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South Dakota
Chamberlain
General Land Office
United States Land Office
Fort Randall Military Reservation
Chamberlain Land Office
Nebraska
Fort Randall
J. L. Lockart
School and Publicands
Avalanche kills eighteen on Chilcoot pass in Alaska
The tug Pioneer returning from Skagway reports a landslide near Sheep camp on the Chilcoot pass last Sunday morning. Eighteen men, likely Dyea trail packers, are said to have perished. only one body identified as Choynski, cousin of fighter Joe Choynski, recovered. Bridges on the Skagway river washed out as floods rage.
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Dyea Trail
Skagway River
Luetgert Case Notion of a Surviving Wife
Attorney Vincent reports a Nebraska witness Dr Wade Gillis who claims to have seen Mrs Luetgert alive in May and seeking a divorce. Gillis says the woman traveled from a northern state and may be Mrs Luetgert though he may call Crisis as a deposition witness in Burt county or travel to Chicago to testify.
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Luetgert
Sicago
Vincent
Tekumah
Neb
Wade Gillis
A. L. Luetgert
Explosion and mine fire foully traps workers near Williamson
At Williamson County Coal Company's mine four miles north of Marion Illinois a blast and ensuing fire wounded fifteen miners and left five to six others still trapped. Two of the wounded have since died and one corpse was found in the shaft. Rescuers report heavy smoke and severe injuries making escape unlikely for trapped men.
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Marion, Ls
Williamson County Coal Company
Here
Prospects Bright for Abandonment of South Omaha Live Stock Exchange
In Omaha on September 25, reports say the South Omaha Live Stock Exchange faces collapse as the United States sues the exchange and its 200 plus members. Attorney General McKenna authorized the suit after approval from Attorney John T Cathersn. summons to be served today. The action seeks to permanently restrain the exchange, alleging it operates as a trust in violation of federal law following recent membership changes and fee hikes.
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Omaha
South Omaha Live Stock Exchange
United States
Kansas
McKenna
John T. Cathersn
Circuit Court of the United States
South Omaha
Topeka
Omaha Live Stock Commission Company
Exchange
Ith
General Tracy Nominated for Mayor in New York
Benjamin Tracy, former Navy secretary, is named by the regular Republican organization for mayor of Greater New York. Seth Low, rival candidate, wins less than half the 848 votes and is jeered by delegates. Opposition figures urge unity with Citizens' Union and Brooklyn Democrats backing Low. A anti-Tammany union seems likely as talks collapse. The report also notes canal route plans from North Tonawanda to Lake Ontario with a cost of about 82 million dollars and reports Velasquez, Mexico City police chief, killed himself with a pistol, prompting the warden's arrest.
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Hisses
New York
Benjamin I. Tracy
Republican Organization
Greater
Seth Low
Cithgens’ Union
Jacob Worth
Platt
Low
See Low
Republican Committee
Citizens’ Union
Brooklyn Democracy
Seaboard
Albany
Deep Waterways Commission
McKinley
Upper Lakes
Harrison
Tonawandi
Lake Ontario
Wilson
Oswego
Lake Oneida
Mohawk River
Hudson
Klanthan Sweet
Velasquez
City of Mexico
Eduardo Velasquez
Belem
Wheat futures soften amid cash market slide and grain declines
Speculative wheat futures weaken as cash market slump spurs broad declines. December and May oats and corn fall, with lower prices across wheat, oats, pork, and cattle markets reported in Illinois Iowa and Nebraska trading.
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Xvosbo
Princeton rowers revival eyed by students and faculty
Interest grows at Princeton University to revive rowing with a mass student meeting likely. Athletic authorities back the plan urged by a prominent alumnus, with three new shells ordered and the boathouse refurbished on the Raritan canal. If boats arrive, interuniversity and bumping style races may mark commencement week, using four undergraduate class crews for a college championship.
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Princeton University
Raritan Canal
New York
Princeton
Delaware and Raritan ‘Canal
Kingston
Libbey
Old Boating Association
Cambridge
Columbia
University of Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York Sun
All Sorts of Sports Mentioned in Selections
A collage of sports notes mentions Jimmy Barry possibly trip to England with Parson Davies, Cornell spring practice under Glen Warner, boxer Dave Wallace, John Jacob Astor funding college heats at Poughkeepsie, and Paddy Sullivan's plan to stage a 115 pound match with Oscar Gardner. Harlem Yacht Club reports 107 new members and 84 yachts. Janowski challenges Charousek or Marcozy to seven games. Yale professor Dr. Jay W Seaver reports nonsmokers show greater growth in weight height chest and lung capacity than smokers based on 187 students.
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Jimmy Barry
England
Parson Davies
Cornell
Glen 8
Warner
Dave Wallace
John Jacob Astor
Poughkeepsie
Paddy. Sullivan
Oscar Gardner
Harlem Yacht Club
New York
M. Janowski
Paris
Budapest
Charousek
Marcozy
Jay W. Seaver
Yale University
Pacific Athletic Association Faces Battle Over Future
The Pacific Athletic Association may survive with clubs favoring boxing while oarsmen consider a separate group. President Humphrey, angered by remarks, will stay to fight for the association and the American Athletic Union, but will refuse re election as Pacific president while possibly serving as delegate to the AAU.
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Pacific Athletic Association
Oarsmen
Humphrey
Pacific Athletic Asociation
American Athletic Union
Focal Association
San Francisco Chronicle
California winter racing season yields four standout winners
The recently closed Cali fornia winter racing season proved disastrous for bookmakers and bettors. Four notable winners Frank Eckert John ONeil John Coleman and Joe Rove each secured about $20 000 in gains.
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California
United States
Frank Eckert
John O'Neil
John Coleman
Joe Rove
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