Evacuations and Rioting Mark Cuban Strife in Havana
In Havana on December 19, Spanish evacuation of Cerro and Jesus del Monte ends with crowds cheering Viva Cuba Libre while raids and gunfire erupt. Wounded include Jose Gancedo, Teodoro Huertis, a colored man and a woman. engineers and drivers cope as rioting spreads. Captain General Castellanos orders seizure of clandestine Cuban publications to curb unrest.
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Havana
Cerro
Jesus del Monte
Calzada del Cerro
Cuba
Spain
Dar
Calzada del Monte
Isadore Bazols
John Leonard
Casa de Socorro
Spanish Peace Commissioner Proposes A Seven‑Man Inquiry
In Paris Senor Montero Rios rebuts U S claims of Might Without Right and details a Dec 1 plan for a joint seven‑member technical commission to investigate the Maine incident. If Spain is cleared, US senate addresses would vindicate Spain. if guilty, a Spanish ship would sail to America and costs shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Decc
M. de Blowitz
Paris
the Times
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
United States
Spain
America
Commission
Senate
Congress
Maine
Report of Admiral Schley on pursuit of Cervera in Cuba
The navy’s publicized Schley report details operations before Cienfuegos and Santiago as ships searched for Cervera. He describes blockading Cienfuegos, insurgent contact confirming Cervera was not there, coal-difficulty near Santiago, and recon of the harbor including Cristobal Colon on May 29.
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Cervera
Washington
Navy Department
Schley
Ciehiucos
Santiago
Cienfuegos
Sampson
Key West
Harvard
Havana
Bahama
Yucatan
Cristobal Colon
Ratification of peace treaty eyed for January Senate
Washington reports growing confidence in early January debate on ratifying the peace treaty. Some senators favor lengthier discussion, others oppose an extra session, but overall momentum favors ratification with minimal delay. Supporters note memorials against annexation total fewer than 2,000, spread across states such as Massachusetts, Indiana, Ohio, New York, and Virginia.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
Friends of
Trety
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Indiana
Ohio
Florida
New York
Virginia
Vermont
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
California
Missouri
Wisconsin
Tenessee
Maine
Colorado
Iowa
Nevada
Kidney Health and Doan's Remedy Ad Note
An extended advertisement discusses kidney health linking backache to kidney issues. It touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney ills, cites a Freeport user testimonial, and lists local drugstore availability and price. The piece also adds a Boston anecdote and notes camera supplies at Guenther's Drug Store.
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Freeport
Bright
Dean
W. W. Wheat
Elk Street Carpenter
Emmert & Burrell
Doan
Wreck at Roachdale Leaves One Dead and Dozens Hurt
A railroad wreck on the I. D. & W. near Roachdale, Indiana, killed T. M. Wells and injured eight to ten others including Dan iel Pointer Andrew Kafer A J Diddle M J Moore Warren Saylor J A Mitchell A Y W Scott EH M Tenn eyck. Separate items note Bloomington street railway under library control for a day raising funds, Brice funeral rites in Lima, and a Canadian commission treaty session with possible reciprocity agreement. A mob nearly lynched traveling man John Brady at Center Lake Warsaw after an assault on a boy.
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Indianapolis
I., D. and W
Roachdale
T. M. Wells
Douglass County
Ill
Arcola
Daniel Pointer
Decatur
Ills
Andrew Kafer
Lawrenceville
Ind
A. J. Diddle
M. J. Moore
Warren Saylor
J. A. Mitchell
A. Y W. Scott
EH. M. Tenneyck
Chicago
Warsaw
John Brady
Center Lake
Blue
Mikado gold mine strike thrills Rat Port crowd
In Winnipeg Manitoba on Dee 19 Rat Portage Ontario residents erupt over a superb strike at the Mikado gold mine. Officials say the richest ore runs from 25000 to 35000 dollars per ton in gold. The mine is owned by English interests.
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Winnipeg
Man
Dee
Rat Portage
Ont
Mikado
England
North Western Line Travel to California Offers
California bound service highlights excellent rates for single and round trip tickets this season. Daily through first class and tourist sleeping cars. Weekly personally conducted tourist parties to California and Oregon. Numerous route options without extra charge. Details available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents or connecting lines.
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California
North Western
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western R’y
Home Seeker’s Cheap Excursions on Northwest Line
On November 1, 15, December 6 and 20 the North Western Line sells home seekers excursion tickets to many points in the West and South at exceptionally low rates with favorable time limits. For tickets and full information apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry. 10-18 and 12-17.
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North-Western Line
Chicago North-Western R’y
Hot Springs Black Hills Health Resort Ad
The Hot Springs in the Black Hills of South Dakota offer medicinal properties for rheumatism neuralgia and related ailments. First class baths and accommodations. Tourists tickets on sale daily. Full information from ticket agents C and N W Ry.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
Northern Illinois Poultry Exhibition and Winter Excursions
Annual exhibition by the Northern Illinois Poultry Association set for Rockford Illinois from December 26 to 31. Ticket sales from Rockford to Chicago area points on the Northwestern line run December 26 to 31 with a two day return limit at one and one third the round trip fare. Winter excursion rates to Southern resorts via Southern Railway begin October 15 with 15 day stopovers and return by May 31. Contacts: Win H Taylor Agt Louisville A Baird Travelling Pass Agt J C Beam North Western Pass Agt Chicago.
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Southern Railway
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Havana
Southern Resorts
J.C. Beam, Jr
N. W
Adams St
Chicago
W. H. Taylor
Northern Illinois Poultry Association
Rockford
Illinois
Chicago & Northwestern Ra Y
Southern
Southern Ry
Asheville
Hot Springs
N. C
Florida
Read Our Advertisement and Compare With Others
Advertisement fragment lists various grocery items with prices and brands including oats, rice, soap bars, chocolate, baking powder, starch, toothpicks, prunes, matches, barley, crackers, ginger snaps, bulk coconut, citron, cigars, horseshoes, and several tool-like products. No clear event or outcome. appears as a catalog-like section of a historic newspaper page.
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Lennox
Maple City
Northwest
Baker’s Chocolate
Kingsford
Climax
J.T
Local Meat and Grocery Prices May Include Oysters and Butterine
A list of assorted meat and seafood prices appears including fresh pork roast per pound bulk sausage link sausage picnic hams and side pork per pound. Fresh bulk oysters per quart and canned oysters per can are offered along with butterine per pound at lower prices for shoppers seeking affordable options.
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Alin
A.w.ford&son
Jewelers
People's Column
Wyrepia
Gilona Ave
Igeons
J. E. Smith
Harlem Avenue
Boyd Hill
O. E. Rosenstiel
Jefferson St
Katzemoier's
Honga
Journal Alles
Frank St
Dirksen
Carroll St
F. W. Hoefer
Lincoln Avenue
H.C. Burchard
Galena Ave
S. Jourdan
van Buren St
Court House
Office of
General Electric Co
Clark Ave
Uglas Ave
Carroll Street
A. G. Frick
Quaraboo Towel Mills
Baraboo Kowel
Baraboo
P. L. Bronkema
Galena
Walnut
Nassau
aVia
The
Alabama
Arkansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Upper
Mississippi
Minnesota
Tennessee
Yla
E. O. McCormick
WakreEn J. L
Cuba Libre
Hos
Uncle Sam
Rios
Santiago de Cuba
Hull
Hoopeston
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Wellington
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dean’s
Colonel Lee
Boston
Henry Les
Lee
Guenther’s
Galena St
Bloomington, Tils
Normal and Bloomington
Bloomington City Railway
Normal Library Association
Ladies of Normal
Ladies of
Bisomington
Brice
Lima
Calvin S. Brice
G. A
Lima Lodge of Elks
Market Street Presbyterian Church
Canadian Joint Commission
Win. H. Taylor
A. Baird
T.oniavilla
J. C. Beam
North Western Pass
Gambiner Bros
Phil
Stephenson County
One Price Clothiers
Freeport,Illinois
Stephenson Street
Pillsbury’s
Japan
Teee
Webster's
G. & C. Merriam Co . Publishers
Springfield
Mass
U.S. A
Business Directory
C. H. Wareham
Stephenson ‘County Abstracts
Oscar Taylor
A. Frick
Notary Public
D. S. Brewster
Dakota
Kanana
Osourt
Nebraska
Bear River Valley
Utah
Smrra
Bf, Thomas
Smith & Thomas
Ann
Bathe Street
State Street
Physicians and Surgeons
W. B. Peck
Stephenson St
Elson’s
Oak Bt
W. J. Rideout
M. D
Freeport, IM
BANKS
D.C. Stover
Pres
H. H. Arr
First National Bank
Knowlton Brothers
Bankers
Boll
Europe
German Bank
Inu
Hecrivenn
Collmann &Co
C. O. Collmann
D. F. Granam
J.b.columann
L. R. Junghunz. A
Caah Singorons
Bobulte
J. W. Penney
Charles
John Fosha
John Suvan
Jo Collmann
C. 0
Cake
Second National Bank
Bacon Keoun
H. Evson
H. Wessime
Aya Alfred H. Wise
Jacob Krohn
Reuben Siegfried
W. A. Hance
M. V. B. Elaon
Miss Tummel
Nuebe
North
Emmert & Barrell's
Freeport, Il
Gol Snyder
Foley
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