Arrest of General Jiminez Sparks Cuban Comment
Havana reports General Juan Isidro Jiminez, a Santo Domingo presidential aspirant, was arrested aboard a steamer at Cienfuegos. The action, taken by General James H. Wilson, drew commentary, with Cuba ordering his release and local officials disputing authority.
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Havana
Juan Isidro Jiminez
Santo Domingo
Cien
Jugeos
James H. Wilson
Mantanzas
Santa Clara
Brooke
Cuba
Wilson
Jiminez
Diario de la Marina
Cienfugeos
The
Diario
Washington
Figuerre
Brooke to Decide on Jiminez Arrest Fate
Washington reports nothing from General Brooke on the arrest of Jiminez. Officials say Brooke was tasked to stop filibustering expeditions and may review the case and notify Jiminez before releasing him. The State Department frames the issue as a military matter under U S authority in Cuba.
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Washington
War Department
Brooke
Jiminez
Cha
State Department
United States
Cuba
Arrest of Jiminez on Havana bound steamer sparks dispute
In Havana on August 19 Colonel Bacallao claimed Gen Juan Isidro Jiminez was aboard the Menendez steamship. Captain Stamper of Cienfuegos arrested Jiminez as the ship prepared to sail. Jiminez called the arrest an outrage and yielded only under threat of force.
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Havana
Bacallao
Juan Isidro Jiminez
Santo Domingo
Cienfuegos
Stamper
Jiminez
Revolution Fight Flows From Cape Haytien Clash
Reports say reinforcements from the Santo Domingo governor were defeated at Monte Christi as forces loyal to the revolution were driven back. The August action marks a setback for the effort to suppress the uprising in Hayti and nearby fronts.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
Santi Domingo
Monte Christi
Revolutionists dispersed near Port au Prince August
A revolutionary group gathered between Cupey and Esterovasa in Santo Domingo has been dispersed without fighting and returned to Haitian territory. About a thousand men led by Minister Cordétir guard Fort Palette and monitor the frontier keeping watch on the area.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Cupey
Esterovasa
Santo Domingo
Haytian
Cordétir
Forpalette
Aspiring President Jiminez of Santo Domingo Republic
A fragment notes Jiminez who aspires to the presidency of the Dominican Republic. The brief shows a political ambition linked to Santo Domingo without additional details or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiminez
Santo Domingo
Carriage Wreck in Swinney Park Sends Couple Fleeing
A couple riding in Swinney park last Saturday had a frightening runaway when a wheel collapsed. The horse bolted, both occupants were thrown clear, the man escaped with minor bruises and the woman uninjured, while the damaged carriage lay wrecked.
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Swinney Park
Barn Fire Destroys Gus Lauer's Barn in Lafayette Twp
A barn owned by Gus Tave Lauer in Lafayette township burned down Wednesday night with all contents. Officials cite spontaneous combustion as the cause. Loss estimated at 500 dollars, insured by Farmers Mutual of Allen County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Lauer
Lafayette Township
Farmers’ Mutual
Alen County
Fort Wayne Soldier Dies of Yellow Fever in Cuba
James A. Hays, 5th U S Cavalry, died August 2 in the yellow fever hospital at Santiago de Cuba. A Fort Wayne youth, he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, served bravely in Eighth Cavalry, and earned praise from officers. He served in Cuba, worked in the pack train, and last spoke of his parents as he passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Hays
Fort Wayne
Fifth United States Cavalry
Santiago de Cuba
C. A. Hays
Hays
Spain
Fort Sheridan
Fort Meade
Huntsville
Ala
Puerto Principe
Cuba
Santiago
Eighth Cavalry
Fifteenth Infantry
Porto Ricans Aid Urged as Government Receives Donations
Washington reports war department receipts from Porto Rico storm relief include $250 each from President McKinley Vice President Hobart Secretary Root and donors William Barbour and August Belmont. A New York merchants association letter notes $10,000 collected for Porto Rico.
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Washington
Porto Rico
War Department
McKinley
Hobart
Root
William Barbour
New York
August Belmont
Merchants’ Association of New York
Tragedy as threshing engine explodes near Empire
Four men die or are badly hurt when a threshing engine explodes five miles from Empire Michigan. Victims named are Lyman E Pilbeam engineer Archie Auton band cutter Robert Newhew feeder. William Gilbert severely injured and likely to die. Cause of blast unknown.
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Traverse City
Mich
Empire
Lyman E. Pilbeam
Archie Auton
Robert Newhew
William Gilbert
Discher Bound Over On Bicycle Theft Charge
Clyde Discher faced a preliminary hearing before the mayor on a bicycle theft accusation. After reviewing the evidence, the mayor bound Discher over to the circuit court with bond set at $100.
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Clyde Discher
Young Discher
Arm Scalded in Fruit Canning Accident
Mrs. Louis Stetter suffered painful injuries last Friday when a jar of hot contents broke during canning, scalding her left arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Stetter
Louis Kopp Returns to Bass Shops After Absence
Louis Kopp the machinist who disappeared from the city has returned and will resume work at the Bass shops. He says he went to Milwaukee to consider a job offer but denies any plan to stay away permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kopp
Kopp
Milwaukee
Fort Wayne Labor Day Planned With Big Park Celebration
The Trades and Labor council and Knights of Labor push a large Labor Day event at Swinney Park with Congressman Robinson opening at 1 pm. Field sports and a one mile bicycle race start at 1:30 pm, with entries due by Sept 4. Prof H J Williams will perform a parachute drop with the Flamingo air ship. All events free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades and Labor Council
Knights of Labor
Swinney Park
Sol
Labor
Fort Wayne
Congressman Robinson
C. F. Baker
Care Arcade Printing Company
Baker
Olympia Band
la Marseillaise
Trades Council
St. Clair
Bleger
Pee
Hea Mead Fuhrer
Bennett
Mills
Rathbun
Boettger
New Haven Clerks Beat Stave Factory Boys 18 to 16
In New Haven the clerks defeated the stave factory team by 18 to 16. Players noted include Batteries, Andrews, Maycomber, Dowling, Blaising, Todd and Bouchman. Other items mention visitors and local happenings including Miss Jennie Gothe from Fort Wayne visiting her mother.
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Batteries
Andrews
Maycomber
Dowling
Blaising
Todd
Bouchman
Jennie Gothe
Fort Wayne
Frank Boitet
Ganzel
Payne, Ohio
Jos. Harlor
J. Schuckman
Detroit
Mich
Frank Becker
Celia Ruszellit
C. J. Gilbert
Missing wheel offered reward by Miss Sauer
A wheel belonging to Miss Hattie Sauer of 185 Edgewater Avenue was stolen last Monday from in front of Paragon Manufacturing. She offers 10 dollars for the arrest of the thief and the wheel's return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Sauer
Edgewater Avenue
Paragon Manufacturing Company
Cornerstone laid for new M. E. church
Article notes the laying of the cornerstone for the new M. E. church, with details on the ceremony and those attending. A brief account mentions the church’s progress and anticipated completion timeline.
Ossian to Hold Funeral Services August 24
A funeral service at Ossian will be conducted Thursday August 24 at 3 p.m. Rev. F. T. Simpson presiding elder of the Fort Wayne district will lead the service and Rev. Parr of Wayne Street Church will deliver the address.
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Tion
Ossian
F. T. Simpson
Fort Wayne
Parr
Wayne Street Church
State auditor finds no change in Allen county valuation
County Auditor Meyer received a statement of findings from the state board of equalization. No change was made in Allen county assessed valuation, reflecting well on County Assessor Greer Township Assessor M. W. Walsh and the county board of review. Adjacent counties saw changes in their assessments.
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Meyer
State Board of Equalization
Allen County
Greer
M. W. Walsh
County Board of Review
Allen
Defiance of the Sovereign at the German Diet
Berlin reports say the diet’s rejection of canal bills marks a political epoch as conservatives defy their sovereign for the first time since unification. Socialists praise the agrarian junkers for standing by constitutional rights while fate of dissolution hinges on the civil code and future ministry resignations.
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Berlin
Diet
William
Junkers
The Scottish Games at Robison Park Society Contests
A large turnout at Robison park for Caledonian society athletic events features Piper Spankie, sword dancing by A. Corbett, and a Highland fling. Events include quaiting, dashes, races, throws, caber tossing, high jump, hammer, bicycle races, and tug of war.
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Robison Park
Caledonian Society
Johnnie Spankie
Chicago
A. Corbett
David Miller
James Miller
George Gillie
Herbert Hadley
Daniel McNaught
Stewart Ainslie
David McKay
Ruth Ainslie
Jennie Brown
George Aldrich
A. W. Place
James Gillie
John Sinclair
John Gillie
Louis Koch
Hugh Pritchard
Koch
Harry McMillan
Burt Brunson
Hadley
Durfee
McNaught
Lichtenwalter
Christ Hahn
B. Brunson
Enlistments at recruiting office name Faulkner and Smith
Saturday's enlistments include Joseph B. Faulkner of Hoagland heading to the engineering corps and Odis Smith of Huntington volunteering for the infantry. Smith serves in the One Hundred and Sixtieth regiment.
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Joseph B. Faulkner
Hoagland
Engineering Corps
Odis Smith
Huntington
Infantry
Smith
One Hundred and Sixtieth Regiment
Riches of the Philippines Autonomy Favored by Schurman
Professor Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell and Philippine commission member, calls the islands rich in untapped wealth and predicts broad development under American capital. He favors autonomy, praises educated Filipinos, and says railroads and industries like coal, sugar, tobacco, hemp, and rice will attract investment once peace and stable government are in place. He contrasts potential with Japan’s progress and warns of future Asian trade shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Philippine Commission
United States
Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
Omaha
Neb
Philippine Islands
America
Ithaca
N. Y
Schurman
Philippines
Admiral Dewey
Mr. Schurman
McKinley
Philippine
Islands
Ameri
May Open Eliza Street Petition Seeks Extension
A petition before the board of works requests opening Eliza street from Winter to Walton avenue. Proponents say the street is heavily traveled and should be extended to Walton avenue as soon as possible.
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Board of Works
Eliza Street
Winter Street
Walton Avenue
Father and Son Lynched Near Wetumpka
In Wetumpka Alabama a mob of masked men seized Peter Louin and his 15 year old son from Electic jail and killed them after they were held on charges of shooting Hall Jordan a respected citizen.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Peter Louin
Electic
Hall Jordan
Keegan Trustee Sues King Siblings in Appeal
The defendants appealed from Referee Chapin's decision in Hugh G. Keegan trustee v. Sarah J. and Caroline King. Attorneys Henry and W. G. Colerick represent the Misses King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapin
Hugh G. Keegan
Sarah J
Caroline King
Messrs
Henry
W. G. Colerick
Misses King
Bargain Week Apparel Sale Headlines Local Discounts
Shirt waists go at less than half price this week with women’s waists priced from 48c to 98c. Linen and duck skirts, fancy ribbons, children’s hats and parasols on sale. Men’s shirts offered at clearing sale prices as umbrellas and hosiery also feature special discounts.
Pennsylvania Regiment Musters Out at Presidio Tonight
The Pennsylvania regiment was mustered out at the Presidio San Francisco and will depart for home at 9 PM. Commanders of the three divisions led by Colonel Bennett Major Culberson and Major Barry issued the train order as planned. The Nebraska regiment is slated to be mustered out on the 23rd.
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Omaha
Neb
W. H. Thompson
Nebraska
Dahlman
Thompson
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Holcomb
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
Presidio
Bennett
Culberson
Barry
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C. T
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