Army to Cuba Next Month as 60 000 to 90 000 Men Planned
President and Gen Miles back sending 60 000 to 90 000 troops to Cuba in October. Seventh Army Corps under Maj Gen Tee to Havana around October 15, with Second Corps from Camp Meade following. Transportation bids to be issued this week as Meiklejohn arranges troop ships. Volunteers may be discharged next spring to be replaced by regulars once recovered from Santiago.
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Cuba
Miles
Seventh Army Corps
Tee
Havana
Adjt
Corbin
Camp Meade
War Department
Meiklejohn
Military’ Establishment
Santiago
Department
Evacuation Plan for Porto Rico Nears Completion
Rapid progress reports that the Porto Rican expedition is practically perfected for embarkation. Five vessels will transport troops with luggage, artillery, and equipment to Cadiz. US commissioners allow those who wish to stay may do so, while volunteers and some regulars will remain with families here. The American flag is expected to replace the Spanish within three weeks.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Cadiz
United States
Marchand Expedition Declared Unofficial Sources Claim
The London Daily Mail reports the Marchand expedition to Carlo is unofficial to date. Sources indicate the sirdar will escort Major Marchand, but the venture remains unconfirmed and disputed by officials.
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Marchand
Carlo
London
Daily Mail
Maj
Unanimous Renominatio n for Congress in Alabama Primary
Fragmentary OCR notes show Wheeler Renominated for Congress in Alabama's Eighth district with a large, unopposed primary vote. A disjointed reference to Winkie Davin and a malarial gas diagnosis appear, followed by a libel charge involving Captain Immune regiment and Third Battalion.
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Wheeler
Congress
Heeler- Wag
Alabama
Bradstreet Review Highlights Trade Upturn and Wheat Exports
Bradstreet's review notes wider distribution of goods across western markets and stronger foreign demand for bread products. Rail earnings rise, crop conditions improve versus last year, and August exports exceed imports by 82 percent. Wheat shipments reach 8,075,291 bushels, while corn exports fall to 2,981,000 bushels amid a busy week for trade and 178 domestic business failures versus 142 last week.
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Avo Nutedy
Bradstreal
Wilcox Company Consolidation Deal Reported
The Wilcox Company consolidation plan includes a capital stock of 15 million dollars and a cash component of 52 dollars per share plus 25 dollars in common stock. The merger terms reference a proposed control and stockholder approval process under the Ja Wwagre Nor Witla framework.
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Oi Cn Ae
Cathon Veen
Ja Wwagre Nor
Witla Capital
Tédaint
Atoche
Wilcox
Awl Heise
WIPES OUT THREE LIVES Domestic tragedy at Louisville hotel ends in murder suicide
A woman and her paramour and the man's two year old child died in a Louisville hotel after she laced wine with morphine, then shot the man and herself. The child had already died from morphine. The woman, once Villier's domestic servant, and the note left describes the fatal sequence and motives as the pair died at the scene. The widower Villier also died.
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J.F. Villier
Laura Maguftin
Louisville
Viller
Eoach
Villier
Porto-Rico
West Indies Cyclone Devastates Kingston and St Vincent
A Sunday hurricane in the West Indies caused massive death and destruction. Of a 41 000 population on the islands, 4000 reportedly died and 20 000 injured or rendered helpless. Provisions destroyed, many starving, and famine feared as shipping losses mount. Telegraph and telephone lines down hinder full reporting. British authorities seek financial aid amid widespread displacement to Kingston and St Vincent as ships loom ashore.
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West India
Colulla
Kingston
St. Vincent
Feoel You
London
West Indies
St Vincent
Lynwond
Opening of Concession Rights in Shanghai Minerals
The May 21 agreement ceded to Pekinhalminecale Limited the sole right to open and work coal and iron deposits in central and southern Shanghai and petroleum deposits province wide. It granted rail and waterway construction for export, ratified by imperial edict and signed in tsung li yamen presence with British and Italian invitees.
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Marke
Algners
Tsang li Yamen
Pekilhayniicale, Limited
London
Shanghai
Arrest in Check Forging Case in Boston
Boston police inspector recalls a Chicago man named Henry H. Taylor as a fugitive from justice wanted in Limington Maine on forging and uttering a $126 check drawn on Casco National Bank Portland. Taylor, about 20, single, allegedly forged John D Murray’s name to persuade hotelman C E Emergy of Liv ington to cash the instrument.
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Maine
Boston
Henry H. Taylor
Chicago
Taylor
Limington
John Dd
Murray Tan
Casco National Bank of
Assassin Seeks Trial in Lucerne for Empress Murder
A reported assassin for the Austrian empress asks the Swiss president to face trial at Lucerne where capital punishment is used. He admits attending an anarchist club in Suzanne where he intended to assassinate. The club’s members allegedly supported the act.
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Austria
Lucerne
Suzanne
Electei
Sonty
Brent Perona
Pave
Riot in St. Louis Leaves One Dead in Clash
In western St. Louis a riot over non union labor led to a man fatally wounded and three others seriously hurt. Mounted police confronted the crowd with a volley of shots. Police fired back, dispersed the mob, and arrested ringleaders as the scene evolved into a police crowd clash.
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Plasterars
Olvar
Will Admit the Saloon Men Great Council of Wed Men Decides
The Red Men meeting in Indianapolis voted to admit saloon men as members amid constitutional amendment discussions. New officers named include George H G N as great senior wampum keeper and Thomas D Ils as great trophiet with other titled roles.
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Indianapolis
Welegatas
Jaeohoned
George
H.G .N
Aagamora
B.D. Wiley
Thomas
D.' Ilsaison
Ludiia
Danefel
Georgia
Charles, G
Conley
Pennsylvania
Witla Provin
Massachuskay
Fragmentary note on medical and travel details from an unnamed source
The text presents a garbled mix of names, places, and phrases including references to a Dr Henry Lester, Virgin ia, Chicago, Newark, and Cunard. It reads as a jumbled fragment with broken sentences about a physician, alcohol, foreign countries, and travel notes, lacking coherent events or clear persons.
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Priple Wirginia
Henry Lester
Esa
Chicago
Newark
N- Ji
Market quotes for livestock and grains across multiple cities
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis and other markets. It includes grain bids for wheat corn oats rye and related products with varying No. 2 grades and regional figures. Multiple cities show ranges for futures and cash prices in a single market snapshot.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
New, York
Weamery
Turbulent War News Sparks Global Reactions
The dispatches recount the assassination of Archduke Franz and the ensuing shock across Europe. Leaders like Francis Joseph and public figures face upheaval as commentators note the event could hasten imperial crises and provoke shifting alliances.
Atonement Demands Over Armenian Massacre Losses
The era of urging Turkey to pay indemnity grows clear as editorials from the New York papers urge prompt compensation for American losses. Messages warn the Porte that indemnity must be paid, with McKinley backing strong action. The Philadelphia Record notes heavy damages and Navy losses as part of demanded redress.
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Euattan
New York
Turkey
McKinley
New York World
MelCinley
Belwt
Ollengo Tribune
Mip
Armenia
Mbetty
Philadelphia
Trecord
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