Crisis over Cuban debt and Philippines demand at Paris talks
A Paris dispatch reports the Spanish American peace commission crisis as Judge Day pressed for full American debt relief and a push to surrender the Philippines. The Times correspondent notes Washington rejects sovereignty over Cuba while promising security and orderly governance.
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Philippines
Porto Rico
Paris
United States
Cuba
London
W. R. Day
Spain
Dons
Madrid
Uncle Sam's Position Stated on Cuban Sovereignty
The article reports that the U S refuses sovereignty over Cuba, arguing the war was for liberation not conquest. It suggests U S leaders fear appearing as a conquering power and thus decline to accept sovereignty that would imply territorial aggrandizement.
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United States
Cuba
Coroner's inquest resumes on Virden riot details
Springfield Oct 18 Coroner's inquest into the Virden miners and guards riot resumed. Manager Fred W Lukins of the Chicago Virden Coal Co testified he saw miners fire first from inside the stockade and that guards did not fire until the train neared the stockade. He denied shots from the tower. His account contradicts Sheriff Davenport's signed statement of shooting from the platform and rifles firing from cars.
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Springfield
Ills
Virden
Fred W. Lukins
Chicago-Virden Coal Company
Lukins
Davenport
Virden Depot
List of Killed and Wounded From Latest Accounts
Virden Illinois October 14 The following list shows dead and wounded from the incident. Dead include Ed Welsh Frank Bilyen Ellis Smith Ernest Kemiler A H Breneman D H Kiley A W Morgan William M Carroll Thomas Preston and others. Wounded include J F Eyster Ansk Ankel Gustav Weirsiep Ed Upton Thomas Jennings Joe Haines Joe Runh George Suprich H Gulgesell Nacke James Sickles Frank Wilder W Moonan Thos McEntee J Hanan J H Smith John Linnegan Russell Warren and more. A special train with troops A and C dismounted cavalry arrived at 10 20 last night with three companies of Sons of Veterans.
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Mount Olive
Ernest Long
William Harmon
Girard
J. F. Eyster
Climax Trading Company
Virden
Ansk Ankel
Gustav Weirsiep
Ed Upton
Thomas Jennings
Springfield
Joe Haines
Joe Runh
George Runh
George Baston
Geo. Suprich
Herbert Tygar
Chicago and Alton
Chicago
Sons of Veterans
New Third
Rockford
Macomb
Oregon
DeKalb
Young
Warrants Issued for Arrest of Mine Owner and Manager
Colonel Turner discusses delaying service of warrants against President Loucks General Manager Lukins and others on conspiracy to murder charges. He cites potential town unrest and prefers to avoid excitement if warrants are served at the stockade.
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Loucks
Lukins
Turner
Associated Press
Stockade
Indians in Minnesota Agree to Surrender on Wednesday
Adjutant General Corbin received a dispatch from General Bacon saying the Minnesota uprising is nearly over. In Walker on October 17 the hostiles agreed to surrender after defeat on the 5th, following a council with U.S. soldiers. Commissioner Jones concurs.
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Washington
Corbin
Bacon
Minnesota
Walker
Blizzard Ahead of Time Hits Midwest and Plains
A Chicago dispatch reports a developing blizzard sweeping the west and northwest. Snow and strong winds hindered NebraskaSouth Dakota Kansas City communications as wires went down. Des Moines and Des Moines Iowa reported snowfall with rapid melt. conditions threaten early winter unrest.
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Chicago
South Dakota
Kansas City
Kansas
Nebraska
Des Moines
Meddler Stallion Sells for 49000 at Whitney Sale
New York October 18 The thoroughbred stallion Meddler was sold yesterday to W G Whitney for 49000.
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New York
Meddler
W. G Whitney
Peace Jubilee Opens as McKinley Arrives in Chicago
Chicago welcomes President McKinley for the Peace Jubilee with illuminations and a 5,000 strong crowd at the station. He declines to speak, greeting reporters and noting his pride in the nation’s patriotism and prosperity during the journey.
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Chicago
Thirty-ninth Street
National peace jubilee union service fills city halls
At the Bedford jubilee program the national peace event opened with thanks to the Most High. The auditorium program featured a 900-voice chorus directed by Henry B. Roney with nine male and eleven female quartets, drawing thousands outdoors as well as inside. Speakers included Booker T. Washington and Emil G Hirsch.
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National Peace Jubilee Union
Booker T. Washington
Emil G. Hirsch
Thomas P. Hodnett
John Henry Barrows
Studebaker Hall
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Forty-first Street Presbyterian Church
H. W. Thomas
Bliss
Wilson
Henry B. Roney
America
Chicago Decorated in Splendor for Peace Celebration
The president hosted distinguished guests and a noon reception at the University of Chicago led by President Harper. At 3:30 PM McKinley held a public reception at the First Regiment Armory as Chicago streets glow with flags, bunting, lights, and portraits honoring the peaceful victory.
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University of Chicago
Harper
McKinley
First Regiment Armory
Chicago
Business District
Navy chaplain McIntyre found guilty by court martial
The court martial verdict finds Rev. McIntyre, chaplain of the battleship Oregon, guilty of scandalous conduct and conduct unbecoming an officer of the navy for a Denver lecture he could not recall, with charges including destruction of good morals and prejudice to good order.
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Washington
McIntyre
Oregon
Denver
Sash and Door Trust Not Formed in Oshkosh
No sash and door pool will be organized in Oshkosh Wisconsin despite local manufacturing interest. The plan failed due to difficulties reconciling diverse interests from pine lumber buyers to large sash and door factories.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Mrs Turner Dies Wife of Former State Senator
DOINGS OF IOWANS Mrs Turner wife of Former State Senator Turner died yesterday forenoon at 10 oclock of heart trouble in Marshalltown Iowa Fred Reinhardt a 17 year old boy was killed near Boons Iowa when his head was blown off after running in front of a presidential train The Fiftysecond regiment begins muster out at Camp McKinley Des Moines with Oct 30 set as completion date and payroll with papers
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Marshalltown
George A. Turner
Turner
Boons
Fred Reinhardt
Des Moines
Camp McKinley
Iowa State Grange Holds Short Session Before Exposition
A brief Iowa State Grange session was held yesterday morning before delegates moved to the exposition for the balance of the day. The convention closed with sessions today.
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Iowa State Grange
Burglars Blow Safe For Cash at Toddville General Store
Burglars blew open the big safe at John Johnson's general store in Toddville, Cepar Rapids area, with dynamite last night and took about $800 in cash, $500 in stamps, and $1,000 in notes, insurance policies, and related items.
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Cepar Rapids
John Johnson
Toddville
Find Body of Unknown Man Near Red Oak
The dead body of an unidentified man was found beneath a Walnut creek bridge about nine miles north. He was brought to Red Oak this morning and remains unidentified. He lay on his back with a bullet hole in the right temple beneath an overcoat.
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Red Oak
Walnut Creek
Spiritualist leader seeks Iowa headquarters in Fort Dodge
Prof Max Hoffman former president of the Central Iowa Spiritualist association visits Fort Dodge Iowa to locate the group’s headquarters He has been active in Iowa since June and will travel next to Hayesville to dedicate a temple In Des Moines J E Clarey asks the district court to release 31000 held in trust from hush money related to gas franchises and apple deals
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Crpar Rapids
Max Hoffman
Central Iowa Spiritualist Association
Iowa
Hayesville
Des Moines
J. E. Clarey
District Court
Jordan
Clarey
Golden Apples
Des Moines Woman Dies in Anamosa Prison After Spider Ingestion
Cora Smith who killed her blind father in Des Moines in 1894 by putting rats in his coffee was serving a life sentence with her mother Betsy Smith. She died at Anamosa penitentiary by eating spiders. A paper bag of spiders was found in her cell and a post mortem showed insects in her stomach.
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Des Moines
Cora Smith
Mike Smith
Anamosa Penitentiary
Betsy Smith
Tramps Hold Up Harvest Hands Near Wat tle
Four thugs stopped a Great Western freight near Wat tle Rock Iowa harvester workers from Minnesota carried more than 100 dollars. They beat the victims and forced them to jump from the moving train at several points. One suspect was arrested at Marshalltown.
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Watterloo
Great Western
Oelwein
Des Moines
Minnesota
Marshalltown
Altgeld at Des Moines Opens Iowa Campaign
Des Moines hosts Democratic kick off as ex Governor John P Altgeld of Illinois finally speaks at a tabernacle after travel delays. Speakers Claude Porter Centerville Rev D Bashore Waterloo Lemars Rev J M Pearsons Newhampton and Walter Mahoney Webster City highlight rural stops.
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Altgeld
Des Moines
Iowa
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
Tabernacle
Claude Porter
Centerville
D. Bashore
Waterloo
Lemars
J. M. Pearsons
Newhampton
Walter Mahoney
Webster City
Iowa Lion works builds huge Mississippi barge reaches Burlington
A 300 foot steel barge built at Dubuque by the Iowa Lion works, designed to transport railroad trains at Orleans, passed Burlington in tow of the raft boat Quickstep. Loaded with 500 barrels of vinegar for St. Louis, the vessel is described as the largest barge ever floated on the Mississippi, comparable in length to the battleship Oregon which is 850 feet long.
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Iowa
BurLington
Iowa Lion Works
Dubuque
Orleans
Mississippi
Quickstep
St. Louis
Mayors and Councilmen End Iowa Municipalities Convention
Mayors and councilmen of the state convention formed the League of Iowa Municipalities adopting a constitution and by laws. Officers elected include President John MacVicar Des Moines first vice president J H Redmond Cedar Rapids second vice president George H Brett Mason City third vice president Byron Severs Oskaloosa secretary treasurer F G Pierce Marshalltown Des Moines will host the 1899 meeting. Parallel papers discussed municipal legislation municipal finance special assessments and police regulation by several mayors from Cedar Rapids Colfax Vinton.
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Marshalltown
League of Iowa
John MacVicar
Des Moines
J. H. Redmond
Cedar Rapids
George H. Brett
Mason City
Byron Severs
Oskaloosa
F. G. Pierce
E. Campbell
8. C. Regan
Colfax
Runyon
Vinton
Jacks and Druggan Hanged for Murder in Chicago
George H. Jacks former Muskegon police chief and John Druggan were hanged in the county jail for the murder of collector McGee. Jacks had a varied career including life saving and police work, with a history of burglary. Druggan is described as a local thug who killed during a robbery attempt.
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Chicago
George H. Jacks
Muskegon
Mich
John Druggan
Jacks
McGee
Pal
United States
Michigan Penitentiary
Druggan
National League Closes Season. Boston Wins Pennant
The National League season ended Saturday with Boston again taking the pennant. Managers some sorrowful, yet Boston, Chicago and Cincinnati stand out financially. Presidents refuse to disclose exact profits. Final standings listed follow.
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National League
Boston
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Fifty Saved From Mohegan Wreck Off The Lizard
The Atlantic Transport Company reports on the Mohegan disaster. Eleven passengers saved and ten bodies recovered, thirty-three missing. Of the crew and cattlemen, thirty-nine saved, fourteen bodies recovered, fifty-one missing. Since the statement, nine more bodies were recovered including two passengers. Reports vary on rescues and losses.
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London
Atlantic Transport Company
Mohegan
Lizard
Final US flag ceremony at El Morro and San Juan palaces
On October 18 in San Juan de Puerto Rico the final ceremony of the island transfer occurred at noon. The United States flag was raised on the captain general's palace El Morro and public buildings as American artillery fired national salutes. Insular officials and foreign consuls were invited to attend amid special music.
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San Juan de Porto Rico
United States
Captain General's Palace
el Morro
San Juan
Market Briefs Across Hogs Cattle Wheat and more
Chicago hog receipts 38 000 with prices from 2.75 to 3.95 for various lots. Cattle receipts 20 000 with steers priced from 4.00 to 5.80 and other grades listed. Sheep and lambs receipts 25 000 with ranges from 3.70 to 6.35. Milwaukee grain shows mixed wheat and oats. St Louis grain futures list several price levels. Detroit grain includes cash and futures quotes for wheat corn and oats.
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Chicago
Texas
Milwaukee Grain
St. Louis
Detroit Grain
Board of Trade
Chicago Live
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