Speculative views on peace commission progress in Paris
Washington reports that despite widespread stories, the peace commission has not progressed enough to forecast the outcome or session length. Advisors note potential for one month to three months, depending on American commissioners assessment of Spanish sincerity and willingness to concede on absolutes. Admiral Dewey serves as key adviser, with extracts from his observations deemed important by authorities.
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Washington
Peace .Commission
Paris
America
Dewey
Wheeler concludes testimony on war investigation panel
Gen Wheeler finished his testimony before the war investigation commission and Gen H V Boynton followed, remaining on stage as sessions closed. Wheeler spoke on Camp Wikoff conditions. Boynton detailed Camp Thomas provisions for water, troop locations, and care for the sick, noting food waste surpassing Civil War siege levels and praising the War Department's service.
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Boynton
Washington
Wheeler
War Investigation Commission
H. V. Boynton
Gen. Wheeler
Wikoff
Gen. Boynton
Honas
Georgia
Chattanooga
War Department
Surr of Election in Havani Insurgent Ticket Elevates Hope
Havana reports indicate a likely insurgent party convention in Santa Cruz de Sur on Oct 10. Maximo Gomez is named president with Bartolome Maso as foreign affairs secretary and Domingo Mendex as finance secretary. Gomez has said he will not take office, though friends believe he may be persuaded. Jose Lanuza named for Cuban representative in Washington. Calixto Garcia also listed.
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Tile
Havani
Quban
Santa Cruz de? Sur
Maximo Gomez
Bartolome Maso
Domingo Mendex
Capote
Benjamin Guerra
Jose Lanuza
Calixto Garcia
Lsteada Palma
Washington
Snow Combine and Georgia Governor Race Report
Berlin reports a forthcoming German trade combine to meet fierce American competition. In Atlanta Georgia voters elected Hon Allen D Chandler governor by at least 70,000 majority, approving a constitutional amendment for electing judges and solicitors. In Porto Rico General Ernst orders departure of Sixteenth Pennsylvania and Third Wisconsin regiments for the United States due to sickness.
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London
Berlin
The
Daily Mail
Onorgina: Eiections
Atlanta
Georgia
Allen D. Chandler
Hogan
Ponce
Porto Rico
Erest
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
United States
Fire Destroys Block in Verndale Area
A section of Verndate Minnesota on Morrells drug store to the south was burned during a blaze that began at Wilsons meat market. The total loss is estimated around 4500 dollars with the cause and exact extent still undetermined.
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Minn
Morrell
AL. Wilson
Testimony on Civil War Commanders Near Jacksonville
Washington dispatch reports Gen H Boynton’s testimony on the Confederate defense at Jacksonville. He discusses dispatches about Gen Lee, the war department’s treatment, and plans involving Havana. The questioning touched on blight and the need for mobilization in the Cuba theater.
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Washington, Dct
Boynton
Witehugh Lee
Howell
Havana
Lee
Grain market notes from St Paul and Minneapolis trading
Market wires show wheat prices firm with No 1 Northern around 63 cents, nearby contracts fluctuating as corn and oats quotes drift. Minneapolis and St Paul report cash grain levels, futures openings and closes, with hogs, cattle, and sheep ranges varying by region and market day.
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Bt. Paul
Gove
Duluth
Minn
Sage
Gie
Minneapalla
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Texas
Rioux City
Iowa
Sane St. Paul
Helfers
Death of Chinese Emperor Discredited by State Department
Washington reports the state department regards current notices of the emperor of China’s death as unreliable. The department neither confirms nor denies the poisoning claim, stating the information seen is negatively reliable and not feasible to verify at present.
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Washington
State Department
China
Deaths at Manila From Smallpox Among Troops
Manila Oct 8 There have been fourteen cases of smallpox and six deaths among the troops in the past two days The dead include H M Powers of the First California regiment Harry Wheeler of the Second Oregon Henry Culver of the Fourteenth Infantry Joseph Dally George Cooty and Frank Warwick of the Fourteenth Minnesota regiment.
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Manila
H. M. Powers
Nin
Harry Wheeler
Oregon
Henry Culver
Fourteenth Infantry
Joseph Dally
George Cooty
Frank Warwick
Minnesota
Peace Commission Leaves Versailles For Vermillion Visit
In Paris on October 8 the United States peace commission held a one hour session. At 10 o clock Maj. Gen. Merritt accompanied by the commissioners escorted by United States Ambassador Porter to Versailles. They planned lunch there and return late in the afternoon.
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United States
Paris
United States Peace Commission
Merritt
Porter
Versailles
Fire at Aberdeen bottling works causes $5,000 loss
Aberdeen October 8 The fre in the Aberdeen Bottling works caused a loss of nearly $5,000 with only $1,000 insurance. Owners J. S. Minard and Mrs. M. J. Proud faced the financial impact as the fire’s origin remained unknown and the blaze spread through the interior of the building.
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Tottling Works
Minard
M. J. Proud
Victor VIII Abdicate Likely in Favor of Brother Lovla
London October 8 Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail reports Prince Victor Napoleon, leader of the French imperialists, will abdicate under family and party pressure in favor of his brother Prince Lovla who is seen as an unfriendly ally to Emperor Nicholas.
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Victor VIII
London
Paris
Daily
Mall
Victor Napoleon
Lovla
Nicholas
Muntering OMoers for Iowa Des Moines Dispatch
In Des Moines in October Captain Olmstead of the U S Army received orders from Adjutant General Corbin appointing him as chief verifying officer for town duties.
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Muntering Omoers
Iowa
Des Moines
Oct
Capt. Olmstead
Adjt
Corbin Waking
Quay 8 Arrested in Pennsylvania Senate Scandal
United States Senator Matthew Stanley Quay and several associates faced warrants on conspiracy charges over alleged use of public funds for private gain. Quay and Richard Quay surrendered on bail as investigations intensified amid a fierce Pennsylvania political battle over his return to the Senate.
Three Months Deaths In the Philippines Report
Manila dispatches to Washington outline troop losses in the Philippines for July through September. Four officers and eighty three enlisted men died in August, with twelve more killed or wounded in July. September records twenty five enlisted deaths from various causes. total deaths reach seventeen killed in action and seven from wounds. Steamer Senhdia arrived safely. hospital corps Private Togobs died at sea from typhoid fever.
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Washinon
Wy Department
Manila
Washington
Philippines
Neison
Otis
Senhdia
Togobs
Orls
Mill to Be First Assistant Secretary of State
Washington Oct 5 The president appointed Dr David J Til of Rochester first assistant secretary of state to succeed John Baasett Moore who resigned Dr Hill president of the Rochester University is a scholarly gentleman known for international law He has been active in New York politics and public addresses and is now in Holland but expected to return at once after accepting the post.
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Dr. Mill
de Firat
Washington
David J. Tih
Rochester
John Baasett Moore
Hill
Trochester Universlty
New York
Holland
Thresher Fire Destroys Farm Equipment in Hoyd Minn
A fire in Hoyd Minnesota on October 5 destroyed a threshing separator a weigher and three stacks of wheat belonging to Martin Larson and Company. The blaze started from the engine and caused about 100 in loss.
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Hoyd, Minn
Martin Larson & Qa
Charleston In Dock In Hongkong After Manila Run
The Charleston arrived at Hongkong from Manila and will join the dock routine with the rest of Admiral Dewey's squadron, similar to the Boston and Raleigh, as ships are prepared for order.
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Charleston
Washington
Hongkong
Manila
Boston
Raleigh
Admiral Dewey
Jealous husband fatally wounds wife then harms self
In Sacramento Onl a man named Harrison shot his wife and cut his throat after a jealousy driven incident. Two children, who had planned to kill, escaped unharmed. Authorities report the event as a domestic tragedy with a fatal outcome for the wife.
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Harrison
Indians at Walker Siege Face 100 Men Force
Oct 5 Walker Minnesota border agency conflict as Hear Indian Indians resist removal aims. Eighty infantry to join Marshal O Connor tomorrow to press action against Bear Island Indians amid stormy weather and council deadlock.
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Nacon
Minn
Indiana
O'Connor
Marshal O'Connor
Bacon
Walker
Gid
Lost Fortune Stolen From Wisconsin Farmer
Joseph Stoertabach of Stevens Point reports a heist of fifteen thousand dollars in cash and bonds. The loot, buried for fifty years, included seven thousand in Stevens Point bonds, two thousand in government bonds, three thousand in gold, and three thousand in paper. He found the loss ten days ago after returning from Algoma with no clue to the thief.
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Tileven
Stevens Point
Wis
Joseph Stoertabach
Wisconsin
Algoma
Two Men Kill Milwaukee Saloonkeeper in Robbery Try
Emil Liebert, a Lake town saloonkeeper south of Milwaukee, was shot dead by two robbers who entered his establishment in a buggy and demanded surrender. Mrs Liebert tossed a whisky bottle hurled by the attackers, who opened fire wounding Liebert in the right lung fatally. Detectives pursue the killers. Liebert leaves a wife and five children.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Emil Liebert
Lake
Liebert
Mra. Liebert
Sve
Prominent Lawyer Sentenced for Manslaughter Complicity
Hutchinson Kansas October 5 Judge B Monson sentenced Lawyer B H Clark to five years hard labor in the penitentiary for complicity in the murder of W C Boyd over a month ago. Clark pleaded for leniency in a striking scene before the judge. A verdict of second degree manslaughter had been rendered a week ago.
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Hutchinson
Kon
B.monson
Clark
Labar
W. C. Boyd
Assault by Miners of Nexroce Quarters Continued
Advices from Washington Ind indicate no renewal of riotous proceedings. Reported actions show displaced negro miners driven from homes by men largely formerly discharged miners now working in Pana and other towns. No confirmation of any loss of life.
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Cincinnati
Gct
Washington
Ind
Pana
French Canadian party member murdered near Lake Teslin
A report from Victasia B C dated Oct 5 states Alphonse Le Clair was killed by Xavier Lauzon near Lake Teslin during a French Canadian party from Quebec. Lauzon fled but was pursued for five hours and killed by other party members who riddled him with bullets.
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Blain
Victasia
B. C
Alphonse le Clair
Xavier Lauzon
Lake Teslin
Quebec
Harvey to Lead National Bimetalism Effort in Chicago
James S. Jones of Arkansas chairs a national Democratic committee panel on ways and means with ex-Gov. William J. Stone, ex-Gov. John P. Altgeld, Senator William V. Allen, and Senator Henry M Teller, coordinating with Coin Harvey of Chicago. Harvey accepted the general management of the bimetalism push.
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Coin Harvey
Chicago
Oct
James 5. Jones
Arkansas
National Democratic Committee
William J. Stone
Missouri
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
William V. Allen
Nebraska
Henry M
Teller
Colorado
William H. Harvey
Coin
Mr. Harvey
Solder Tim Corkray Dies After Porto Rico Fever
Private Tim Corkray of Ashland Wisconsin died of fever contracted in Porto Rico. He is the third member of the Ashland company to die, following two other deaths in Chickamauga and Porto Rico. Corkrey was brought from Porto Rico to Ashland sick about two weeks ago.
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Solder
Ashland
Wis
Tim Corkray
Porto Rico
Ashland Company
Chickamauga
Corkrey
Fire destroys interior of Butkart's saloon in Hokoh Minn
Fire swept interior of Butkart's saloon in Hokoh Minnesota on October 5. Bartender Fred Geler, 9, was killed in the blaze as flames allegedly spread when a stove kerosene stove fuel ignited and caused an explosion of a barrel of alcohol.
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Hokoh
Minn
Butkart
Fred Geler
Whs
Fragmentary Foreign Office Note From London October
Disjointed OCR fragment cites Britain’s foreign office and reactions to a death in China. The text is garbled, with uncertain reference to prisoners of war and disputed details. No clear names, dates, or events usable for a full summary.
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London
British Foreign Office
China
Illinois Launch of the Battleship Illinois
Nearly 40 000 spectators witnessed the launching at Newport News as Miss Noule Leiter of Chicago christened the battleship Illinois with the words I christen thee Illinois. Gov Tanner of Illinois and dignitaries attended. the ship slid from the platform into the James River amid cheers, steam whistles, and the Star Spangled Banner. The ceremony marked a notable addition to the United States fighting navy with a ceremonial christening by Miss Leiter and a Washington presence aboard the Dolphin dispatch boat.
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Newport News
Ont. G
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Noule Leiter
Chicago
Gov. Tanner
Ilinais
Lester
Illinois
James River
Staniards Seek Delay on Cuba Evacuation Dates
Havana Oct 6 A joint session of commissions led by Gen Claus Cant Hart Col Giranta and Maj Bendez debated evacuation timing. Spanish Parada urged November 1 and April 1 as originally set, citing contract risks if periods shift. Gen Butler for the Americans pressed immediate evacuation obligations but postponed formal reply to await word from Madrid.
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Cuba
Havana
Claus
Cant
Hart
Col Giranta
Maj
Bendez
Parada
Parrado
Butler
Madvid
Garcia Accepts Cuban Commission With $8500 Monthly Pay
A Santiago dispatch reports Calixto Garcia has accepted a role with the American administration in Cuba. He will earn 500 dollars a month plus expenses, act as commissioner to negotiate with Cuban forces for disbanding, and embark soon with son Col. Carlos Garcia and several officers. After a few weeks away, he plans to visit the United States with Gen. Wood to confer in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Santiago de Guba
Calixto Garcia
Garcia
Col
Carlos Garcia
United States
Gen
Wood
Washington
Buried in Sandbank Near Rockport
Rockport Missouri October 5. Lloyd Henderson Joe Henderson and Frank Doret farmers were buried in a sandbank they were digging. They were dead when pulled out about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Lloyd
Joeseph Henderson
Frank Doret
Gould Must Pay Tax on Gould Estate Bequest
Albany Oct 6 George Gould must pay the state 192784 in tax on a 5 million bequest from his father Tay Gould. The court of appeals ruling says Jay Gould estate was not overvalued by 10 million as executors claimed. The dispatch notes Cuba Porto Rico troop embarkation points.
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George Gould
Albany
George
Gould
Court of Appeals
Tay Gould
Tha
Jay Gould
Baltimore and Ohio to widen rails and raise bridges west of Ohio
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad divisions west of the Ohio River will receive rail and bridge upgrades. Heavier motive power will be used and track relaid with heavier steel rail to increase train loading by about 42 percent on average. The goal is an eighteen-foot grade road from Chicago to Baltimore within two years, except over mountains where helper engines are needed. Rehabilization policy by receivers will continue after reorganization.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Ines
Oklo
Baaltimore & Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Baltimre
The Usual Progress in Chicago News Exchange
Wheeler asks about Walker missing for a week and Ryder replies Walker’s wife said he is learning to ride a wheel. Ryder notes Walker is on crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Walker
Ryder
Chicago News
Patents Issued Last Week To Northweaters Inventors
Northweaters inventors received patents in the last week including Wilhelm Aab of New Ulm Minnesota for a clothes wringer Yullus D Brainerd of Paul Minnesota for a currycomb Horace B Breeden of Minneapolis for a duplex pen Torger R Hetland of Minneapolis for a machine for composing printed matter Caroline Loulh of Pine City for a wheel bolster Benjamin P F Strange of Corvalia Montana for a stock yard gate Minneapolis Plow Works of Minneapolis for a plow Merwin Lothrop Johnson Patent Attorneys Plone Prow Building BL Paul The Cheerful Idiot quote about the minister and the policeman remarks they are inseparable adjuncts of civilization
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Northweaters
Wilhelm Aab
New Ulm
Minn
Clother Wringer
Yullus D. Brainerd
Paul
Horace
Breeden
Minneapolis
Torger R. Hetland
Caroline Loulh
Pine City
Whsch Boller
Benjamin PF. Strange
Corvalia
Mont
Stock Yard Gate
Minneapolis Plow Works
Catarrh Cure Ad and Humorous Snippets
A cluttered page includes an ornate sales pitch for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a blood-based remedy with a $100 reward, plus jokes about Edison, hog cholera prevention, and humorous quips about marriage and life, with unrelated ads for tobacco and travel.
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Ney
Youn & Hopkins
Wiano
Richard Guay
Mentors Bomn
Itate
Henjamin Berwood
Ana’ Charles H. Makes
Amnkamation
Philadelphia
Matthew Stanfey Quay
Richard Quay
Trenaurer
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Failue
Seannor Quay
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Jerome
David H. Lang
Feader
Haywood Jg
Montana
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Penrose
Quay
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Moore
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Ikiligd
Moubers
Strieed Rots
Teslin Murduk
Mus
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Savanash
Cuber Porto Rico
Hood
Mra. Watte
Watts
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Indianapolis
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Cajarth
Takoh
Ita
Cheney & CO
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