Spain Accepts General Terms in Peace Reply
Dispatches from Paris report Spain's government sent a reply to the United States terms through the French ambassador. The opening sections arrived by afternoon and cipher experts decoded the message as sections continued. A cabinet officer said Spain accepted the terms in general but left several open questions for later negotiations. The full contents would be released in several days.
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Spain
WasitivaTon
United States
M. Cambon
Gorelock
Rean
Madrid
Fire Engulfs Bismarck City Blocks in Devastating Blaze
A massive fire in Bismarck North Dakota destroyed the Northern Pacific depot office and its warehouse, then swept through the business district incinerating the Tribune, Harris hardware, First National Bank, Central Block, and Kupitz stores. Dozens of buildings burned. hundreds of residents left homeless as nearly all drugstores and groceries were lost.
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North Dakota
Bismarcn
N. D
Bismarck
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Company
Tribune
Harris Hardware
Tie Dames
First National Bank
Kupitz
Battle at Manila repels Spanish attack on Americans
Dispatch from Manila dated August 8 reports a heavy engagement between American and Spanish forces at Malate. First Battalion Californian volunteers, Tenth Pennsylvania, Third artillery and Battery A Ulal fought for three hours, repulsing the attack. American casualties include several killed. Spanish losses estimated high.
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Loxpon
Manila
Hong Kong
Malate
Californian
Pentylvania Fist
Artilgulory
A. Ulal
No Stamps on Money Orders Tax Instructions
Tax of 2 cents per postal money order took effect July 1 but money orders still arrive with revenue stamps. Postmasters and buyers affix stamps, causing double payment. Instructions urged not to stamp orders and to charge buyers separately, with no stamps allowed on money orders.
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United States
Soma
Will Soon Embark Gen Toral's Army for Spain
Washington reports officials say Toral's army, surrendered at Santiago, will be shipped to Spain by August 15. Vessels bound for Santiago are en route and expected to arrive by the 13th, enabling rapid embarkation. Other bidders for transport contracts aimed to complete embarkation by September 1 or soon after.
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Toral
Spain
Hudson Captures A Prize In North Coast Action
The tug Hudson sighted a Spanish sloop near the north coast blockade and captured a second sloop off Carnteway Monday. The prize Christian, laden with fish, saw its three Spaniards abandon ship in their skiff as the Hudson closed in.
Spanish Admiral Cervera visits Norfolk hospital ward
Admiral Cervera and his son Lieutenant Corvera arrived in Norfolk from Baltimore on parole. They visited Captain Concha and the wounded aboard the flagship Marta Yerern, greeting former crew and officers with heartfelt embraces and showing visible emotion in the hospital ward.
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Conchit
Norronnk
Cervera
Liewt
Corvara
Saunday
Baltimore
Annapolis
Laan
Concha
Marta‘Yerern
Naval Hospital
Santiago Harbor
Lieut
Noval
Pluton
Bank of Commerce statement clears up bank robbery loss
Bank directors of Sedantia Missouri issued a statement denying a larger theft and reporting only 10,007 dollars stolen from the vault. The cash included one thousand dollar bundles and eighteen bundles of five hundred ninety dollars. The board warned shareholders the loss could reach 100,000 dollars if unrecovered.
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Omacra
Sedantia
Smnarta
Bank of Commerce Bia
Stockholters
Jeffries Breaks Arm Defeating Armstrong in New York
heavyweight star Jim Jeffries of California shattered his left arm while defeating Bob Armstrong in New York, preventing a planned bout with Steve O Donnell after a two man trio. Separately, railroad executives from Union Pacific and other lines formed a committee at Omaha to organize a new Teausg Missouri Passenger Association to coordinate west of the Missouri River traffic and cooperate with existing groups.
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Himseclf
Armstrong
New Yort
New York
Jim Jeffries
Calfornia
Bob Armstrong
Steve O' Donnell
Lennox Athletic Club
O'Donnell
New Passenger Association
Omaaha
Awe
Union Pacific
Burlington and Missound
Elkhorn
Santa Fe
Roel Island
Rio Grande Western
Denver
Rio Grande
Colorado Midland
Amt Gulf and Oregon Short Line Railways
Teaugs- Missouri Passenger Association
Missouri River
Murderer of Frank Beard Captured at Jewell Junction
Frank Beard was killed in DeWitt when he and three companions rode a freight car. A man robbed them, fired, and Beard died. Webster City marshal traced the suspect to Jewell Junction where a gunfight followed before the killer was overpowered and jailed. Rewards total 1000 dollars from Clinton County, the state, and DeWitt citizens.
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Beard
Frank Beard
DelVill
Jowell Junction
DeWitt
Webster City
Jawell Junction
Jewell Canto
Jewell
Clinton County
Murderer Pat Crowe Captured After Denver Wanted List
A man posing as Jack Wilson was arrested in St Louis and identified as Pat Crowe sought for murder in Denver Colorado. He admitted his identity after being pursued by officers and killed Officer A J Moon during the escape. Authorities also report a burglary warrant in Omaha and Crowe’s possible relation to multiple crimes amid a Kansas crop bulletin and an embezzlement charge against Theodore H Schmidt in Collinsville.
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Omher Moon
St. Louis
Jack Wilson
Wilson
Pat Crowe
Denver
Colo
A. J. Moon
Campbell
Omaha
Crowe
Theodore II. Schrmidt
Collinsville
Pardy & McNeill Files Insolvency Assignment in Cleveland
The Pardy and McNeill Company, the city’s largest lumber firm, filed a deed of assignment in the insolvency court. Assets amount to 65000 dollars with liabilities of 60009 dollars. Inability to meet obligations is stated as the cause for the assignment.
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Austizns
Cleveland
Pardy & McNeill Company
American Bank at Santiago and Shipping Update
A telegram from S M Jarvis vice president reports the North American Trust Co has secured the rooms formerly used by the Bank of Spain at San Yo and the offer has been fully shipped and is ready for business. The Manitou passenger steamer bound Mackinac to Chicago was disabled at sea and towed in by a Canadian barge with about fifty passengers reaching Chicago by train. Texas fever hits California Kings County pastured cattle and horses with 207 deaths and rapid spread across livestock.
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American Bank
Santiago
New York
North American Trust Company
S.M. Jarvis
Bank of Spain
San“yo
Lake Sceameor
Mannstrer, Mich
Manitou
Mackinac
Chicago
Texas
California
Inesgo
Cal
Catto
Kings County
Ringgold County
Wiliam Merritt
Jews and Nebrnale Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Corncil Bluffs
Cho
Horses and Mules for Philippines Voyage Planned
The Tacoma ship carries horses and mules to the Philippines for United States forces. The voyage is expected to take about sixty days with precautions in place. Officials from Chicago and other entities coordinate the expedition and funding.
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Philippines
San
Infanta Maria Teresa Raised and Ready for Norfolk Return
The Merritt Wrecking Company reports from San Tiago that the Infanta Maria Teresa is afloat and in decent condition, with machinery intact. She will soon sail to Norfolk under her own steam. A second expedition on the wreck Chapman proceeds south with four large pontoons to aid the Cristobal Nolo salvage effort.
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Infanta Maria
Nonrrous
Merritt Wrecking Company
Santiago
Infanta Maria ‘Teresa
Norfoll
Stouner Chapman
He Cristobal Nolo
Drowning tragedy in New York bay injures guests and children
A rowboat capsized in Raritan Bay with Airs, Otto Frosiwein, three children aged four, Id, and sixteen, plus Annie Stebontighm. They were aboard Colonel Ruppart’s yacht guests with three sailors. The three children and Miss Stebontighm drowned.
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Bayutin Bay
New York
Airs
Otto Frosiwein
Annie Sibenhchm
Colonel Ruppart
Raritan Bay
Stebontighm
Spanish Officer Shot For Abandoning Fonce
An official dispatch from San Juan de Porto Rico reports Col. San Martin who commanded the Spanish garrison at Fonce was courtmartialed and executed for abandoning the post without resistance. Lieut. Col. Ruiz, second in command, is accused of similar fault.
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Mapnin
San Juan de Porto Rico
Col. San Martin
Fonce
Col. Ruiz
Sulle Ake
Market quotations across markets and commodities
The report lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. It shows bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep and No 2 grades for wheat corn oats and rye with varied values per region and product.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Cholea
Cholee Wethers
Kidnaps His Own Child in Lincoln Manhunt at Sibley
A Lincoln man, Rudolph Peters, abducted his former wife Mrs Khaink’s child, aided by his brother Max Peters and Irwin Peters. Peters claims custody via a Cook County Illinois divorce decree, but the mother denies notification or service. By agreement the child is placed with a third party while legality is debated.
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Lincoln
Sibley
Bert Khan
Des Moines
Gilbert Comic Opera Company
Glayhag
Rudolph Peters
Khaink
Mie
Max Peters
Salt Lake City
Toule Irwin Peters
District Court
Wrada
Peters
Cool County
Inois
Cook County
State Warrant Issuance Attracts Banks In Iowa And Ohio
The state executive council opened bids August 2 for about 803000 in warrants. Des Moines banks won 59000 with the balance to other bidders. Smaller bidders received preference, with bids from Vallay Natorial Bank and Islamo Savings Bank in Des Moines at 8.09 percent. Remaining warrants went to First National Mt Pleasance, Second National Dallasque, Iowa State National Sioux City, and Jacob Straus Cleveland at four percent.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Dubuque
Cleveland
Cotuneil
Vallay Natorial Bank of
Islamo Savings Bank of
Mirst National Bank
Mt. Plenance
Attempted Wife Murder Case Stuns Pocahontas County
John Johns and his wife, long quarrelling residents of Pocahontas County, fought over years. In a violent incident at neighbor Peter Forney’s yard, Johns stabbed his wife in the back of the leg and fired at Forney’s son, missing him, before being arrested. The couple had lived together uneasily for fifteen years amid periodic disputes.
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Pocohontas County
Cassady
Johny Johns
Pocohontaa County
Johns
Peter Forney
Forney Yard
Ea Forney
Jin
Johing
Fohms
Interesting Towns and Regional News Sparks and Losses
Notable candidates and church leadership shifts arise in Iowa towns including Charles A. Kufer for chair of barriculure at Towns Agricultural College and Rev O G Rawlinson succeeding a Cedar noble church leader in Marshalltown. Local deaths include L M Vin Anken of Cerro Gordo and John D B Letevsky in Lowne City. Gov Shaw leads a southern-visit trip with military dispatch notes.
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Charles A. Kufer
Barriculure
Towns Agricultural College
O. G. Rawlinson
Cedar Noble
Adrianas
Christian Church
Marshalltown
L. M
Vin Anken
Cerro Gordo County
Mason City
John DB. Letevsky
Lown City
Ile
Gov. Shaw
Denison
South
Washington
Chicago
Burlington
Cromwell
James B. Weaver
Congress
Oskaloosa
Democrata
Shawig
Secretacy
Wary River
Manila
Crawford
Shelby Fair
Philip Sorgie
Westgate
Atlantic Canning Company
Orient
Lee Mong
Otis
Laura Bouvin
Ola
Fred Baler
James Walsh
Clinton
Waterloo
The
Maccabees
Cedar River Park
D. P. Markey
Port Huron
Mich
A. M. Potter
Weverly
Rachael A. Batley
Liedes
Manccabeas
C. I. Cussetty
Matcolm
Dhn
Fer
Fred Gilmore
Baxter
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Parkisuen
North Daskota
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Norfolk
Jeffries
DoWhin
Jowell Junctton
Kansan
Yoreka
Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Granule
Noad
Pago
C. D. Grannls
His ‘ Ag
Utah
Centerville
Ralla
Albia
Mim
Albia Iy
Coal Creek
Wancock County
Concord
Britt
Hey
Board of Supervisors
Garner
Halimus
Neluda
Willikely
Aska
Hazel Boddy
Town Falls
Sunl Conover & Henry
Boddy
Frankin County
Hepburn
UC. A
Garretson
Lowa
LeMars
Wad Hinve
Lott ‘Thomas
Storm Luke
Elfy
Cedar Rapids
Nurry McKee
Cedar River
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