Philippine Advices on Manila Insurgents and Surrender
Gen Merritt reports Manila situation as very unsatisfactory and dangerous due to insurgent attitude akin to Garcia Cubans on entry rights. He plans to protect civilians while preparing to repel insurgents, potentially clashing with insurgent demands as he seeks city surrender with Dewey. Madrid dispatches note aid to resist Merritt and rumors fall of Manila. conservative leaders question Philippines’ value amid costly suppression.
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Merritt
War Department
Manila
Garcia
Dewey
London
Madrid
Cor Iservative Party
Philippines
el Nacional
Augusti
Thorne Electrocuted for Guidensuppe Murder at Sing Sing
Martin Thorne was executed by electric chair at Sing Sing on Monday for the murder of William Guidensuppe, a bath house attendant, in June 1807. Co defendant Mrs Augusti Nack testified to luring Guidensuppe to Riverside cottage where Thorne waited, the victim shot and dismembered to prevent identification, body later cast into the East River. Nack pleaded guilty to manslaughter and got fifteen years. Motive cited as jealousy.
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William Guidensuppe
Martin Thorne
Sing Sing
William
Gudensuppe
Riverside
Long Asian
Thorne
Guldensuppo
East River
Wack
Rullty
Hawk captures steamship Valasqueno at Sagua la Grande
The Hawk, flying the American flag, seized the French-flag Valasqueno, a Vera Cruz bound steamer of 80 tons with coal provisions and mules, and brought her to Key West with a prize crew. Captain Androka led a 29 crew.
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Valasqueno
Sagua la Grande
Key West
Vera Cruz
Sigua
An Drooka
Picnic Tragedy Drowns Five at Des Plaines River
Five drowned and ten injured as a tallyho party from the Chicago Cloakmakers Union picnicked at Columbia Park Chicago. Boats collided in the Des Plaines River, rescuers arrived late, five more perished. Fifteen rode a tallyho to Riverside when horses bolted at Ogden Avenue causing a wreck, all aboard escaping serious harm.
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Chicago Cloakmaker's’ Union
Columbia Park
Chicago
Desplaines
Gooden Avenue
Souling
Riverside
Ogden Avenue
North Dakota Fusion Ticket Nominated At Fargo
The Populist and Democratic fusion committee in Fargo selected a full state ticket. Candidates include Col. N. M. Creel for Congress from Devil's Lake, F. D. Stolmes for Governor of Grand Forks, Lt. Gov. candidate Dr. Bentley, and C J Fisk for Supreme Court. Other posts list Thomas Bolton as Treasurer, Charles B. Bade as Auditor, Samuel Torgerson as Secretary of State, W M Campbell as Insurance Commissioner, Co. CG Sehmid for Public Instruction, Alfried Whipple as Agriculture and Labor Commissioner, S B Bartlett as Attorney General, and nominees Laryoy Ney and N Wernstadt with Robert Fleming for Railroad Commissioners.
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North Dakota
Fargo
Congress
Col
N. M. Creel
Devil's Lake
F. D. Stolmes
Grand Forks
Dr. Bentley
Supreme Court
C. J. Fisk
Thomas Bolton
Charles B. Bade
Samuel Torgerson
Escanaba Fire Destroys Multiple Stores and Causes Blackout
A Sunday fire in Escanaba Michigan damaged Patrick Fogarty and several nearby businesses including Bert Ellsworth drugs Soo Line ticket office Western Express Iratzs clothing Paul Stoolfeldu s tea shop M G Young Co tea and John O Mara bakery. Fourteen buildings burned, two firefighters hurt, insurance under half, and electric service lost until noon. The blaze worsened under a strong northeast wind before control was achieved.
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Escanaba
Patrick Fogarty
Mich
Bert Ellsworth
Soo Line
Western Express
Iratz
Paul Stoolfeldu
M. Gs. Young & Co
John O’mara
Twenty Days Time in Dispute Over Cleveland Award
In Rome from Cartagena, Colombia, four disputes demand that Colombia accept former President Cleveland's award in the Cerrati case and guarantee full execution, with the Italian admiral insisting on a definite reply within twenty days as warships visit other Colombian ports. Germany refuses to cede Philippines to insurgents, urging a stable U S government via protectorate. A Milan man is killed by a runaway horse. the British ship Adula is declared a lawful prize of war near Guantanamo. a damages suit against the Omaha Kansas City & Eastern Railroad seeks 20 000 dollars. California sheep losses rise as drought bites the sierras with hundreds of thousands at risk.
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Candiani
Rome
Cartagena
Colombia
Cleveland
William J. Waite
Milan
Omaha, Kansas City, & Eastern Railroad Company
Port Arthur
Wisconsin political notice fragment
Fragmentary OCR text from Wisconain Wisconsin political notice, unclear names, places, or actions. Reads as garbled local notice with incomplete details and dates.
Aid the Americans Volunteer Surge in Porto Rico
General Miles reports from Ponce Porto Rico that volunteers are surrendering arms and ammunition. Some two thousand men from our place have volunteered to join, bringing transportation, beef cattle and supplies. the customs yield amount reaches fourteen thousand dollars. Troops disembark and are prepared to move, colors requested for municipalities, with occupation plans aligned to presidential orders in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Miles
Alger
War Department
Ponce
Porto
Rico
Washington
Philippine Islamia
San Yiago de Cuba
Iron Chancellor Dies Prince Bismarck Passes Away
Berlin reports Prince Bismarck died shortly before 11 tonight after a sudden illness. The king, government, and people mourn, papers publish mourning articles, and messages of sympathy flood cities. Secretary von Buelow heads home from Semmering as details of his last moments attract wide attention.
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Bismarck
Berlin
Prince Bismarck
Prines
von Buelow
Semmering
Austria
ASK DU BOSC TO DEPART IN CANADA BELLIGERENT MOVE
English secretary of state Joseph Chamberlain said Senor Du Bose, former Spanish chargé d'affaires, was formally asked by Canadian premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier to leave Canada. The imperial government cited grounds of belligerent activity against the United States.
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Crown
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
Senor du Bose
Washington
Willard Laurier
Canada
Chamberlain
Spain ultimatum on peace terms in Cuban and Pacific areas
The cabinet outlined an ultimatum style reply to Spain’s proposals. It demands Porto Rico to the United States, recognition of Cuban independence, a Ladrones island cession for a coaling station, and at least one coaling point in the Philippines. It favors retaining the Philippines as a whole and excludes any money indemnity or armistice.
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Istanda
Cuba
Porto
Spili
Porto Iiteo
Ladrone Islands
United States
Philippines
Spain
Lara
British Diplomat Expects Agreement to Be Reached
Secretary Curzon, citing Madrid reports, told a leading MP there is reason to hope peace overtures succeed. Spada and Washington talks are referenced, with a Paris treaty anticipated once a basis for agreement is formed.
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London
Curzon
Madrid
Spada
United States
Paris
Washington
Utes Move to Colorado Deer Trail Threats Rise
Game Warden Swan alerts Colonel Sumner that Ute Indians have left White Rock Agency Utah in large numbers bound for the Colorado deer trail and threaten violence against whites interfering with them. He requests a detachment of regular troops to patrol the border. The British Admiralty reports no knowledge of a Grenadier Guards transport diverted by an American cruiser near Biscay.
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Hune
Swan
Sumner
Department of the Colorado
White Rock
Utah
Colorado Deer Trail
London Daily Mall
Grenadier Guards
Bowl
Gibraltar
Bay of Biscay
Tramps seize Wisconsin Central freight near Chippewa Falls
A westbound Wisconsin Central freight was boarded by fifty tramps at Thorpe Wisconsin last Wednesday. The crew was overpowered and the train ran to within a mile of Chippewa Falls before the men abandoned the locomotive and fled. Separate market notes cover Chicago paper price increases and varying regional grain and livestock values across major cities.
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Wisconsin Central
Thorpe
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Victory in Porto Rico as city of Ponce surrenders
Reported in the Washington dispatches Gen Miles leads American forces to capture Ponce, Porto Rico with minimal resistance. Spanish casualties numbered three killed and thirteen wounded while four Americans were wounded. Proclamations promise protection and liberty for the Porto Ricans under U.S. rule, and the population welcomed the Americans enthusiastically.
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Washington
Porto Rico
Maynila
Ponce
Miles
A. Cen
Santiago
Porto Itiena
Con. Miles
Ninalg
Indiana
Hrnst
Chom. Biles
Spain
United States
Aimericans
Stiles
Higginson
Rcenes
Porto
Rico
Ines
Tonce
Sprutards
Cubans May Cause Trous at Bantingo
The London press mocks Cuban American tensions in Santiago and questions U S policy. Newspapers note the Cuban clash with patriots amid occupation and predict Americans may need to maintain a substantial army in Cuba for some time.
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Engliv Preas
Bantingo
London
Santiago
United States
Daily News
Cuba
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