Lee Lays Plans for Seventh Army Corps to Cuba
Gen Fitzhugh Lee announced at Richmond that he will move the entire Seventh army corps plus additional troops to Cuba by October first, totaling about 40,000 men. He plans to resign next spring to campaign for the U S Senate in Virginia. The Jacksonville encampment will grow to 36,060 with incoming regiments, while units ordered north are told to stay.
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Richmond
Wva
Fitzhugh Lee
Washington
Jacksonville
Seventh Army Corps
Cuba
Lee
Virginia
United States Senate
Carpenter
Wood bans public cremation of enemy and Cuban dead in Santiago
Gen Wood orders cessation of public burning of dead Spanish soldiers and pauper Cubans after a grisly cemetery scene where 70 bodies were half cremated, rain halted the fire, and bodies were left overnight. He dismisses cemetery staff, hires new workers, and raises pay to ensure sanitary disposal by cremation.
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Santiago
Wood
Shafter to Leave Santiago Soon and Head Home
Gen Shafter and staff expect to depart Santiago next Sunday. Upon landing in New York they will proceed to San Francisco. The full Fifth army corps may depart for Montauk Point by Sunday with Shafter's staff. Two thousand four hundred Spanish prisoners were sent away Wednesday. Transports are available but slow to coal and water. The telegraph line between Santiago and Havena opened four days ago.
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Santiago
Shafter
New York
Maj
Miley
San Francisco
Fifth Army Corps
Montauk Point
Havena
Blockade Echoes Shape New Mail Flow and Business Hope
The article notes over ten thousand daily messages, first post block since the siege. Families reconnect as Americans show interest in ventures southward. Anger grows at naval inaction delaying Santiago mail from Guantanamo. Clara Barton and Red Cross plan to travel to Havana early next week.
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America
Santiago
Guantanamo
Clara Barton
Red Cross
Havana
Downpour Fails to Spare Pittsburg Flood Losses
A heavy rainstorm in Pittsburg caused major damage and a deadly flood near Temperanceville as a river bank collapsed. Nine or more people were swept away with four saved, including Regis Loftus Irene Lofius and Mary Shaughnessy among the rescued. An unknown man also reportedly drowned amid the Ohio River surge.
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Pittsburg
Bridgeville
Sawmill Run
Ohio River
Temperanceville
Ohio
Iis Regis Loftus
Irene Lofius
Mary Shaughnessy
Geneva Shaughnessy
Ignatia Saltze
A Daring Lover Who Awoke to Duty Late
W M Latta returns from Boston and recalls a Tall River steamer tale. A lieutenant, saying goodbye to his girl, leapt overboard when the boat drifted. He swam to shore, avoiding punishment for late duty as the vessel sailed on.
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W. TI. Latta
Boston
Mr. Latta
Jle
Fle
Tie
Bak
National Prison Congress Meets In Indianapolis This Month
The National Prison Congress gathers in Indianapolis from October 15 to 19 at Plymouth Church. John H. Holliday chairs the local arrangements committee with members A. M. Butler C. S. Grout W. T. Malott R. B. Pierce H. M. Hanna E. M. Johnson and many others assisting.
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National Prison Congress
Indianapolis
Plymouth Church
John H. Holliday
Committee of Arrangements
A. M. Butler
C. S. Grout
W. T. Malott
R. B. ¥. Pierce
H. 1F. Hanna, E. M. Johnson, Fbrace McKay, Rev. F. M. Gavisi
Th. J. Charlton
A. T. Hert
Charley Farley
Sarah Keely
T. A. Hendricks
Wm. W. Woollen
Bement Snyman
Nathan Morris
J. F. Pratt
Ch. W. Fairbanks
Ila Ainn
John R. Elder
B. A. Jenkins
Teouis Halweg
August Sehnall
T. J. Elisen
Margaret Peelle
D. C. Brown
Timothy Nicholson
Court records Thomas Walls fined for throwing dishes
Kate Epperson testified that Thomas Walls of 687 FE Court St caused a dish throwing incident from a second story window on Thursday night and lit a lamp that struck her. The judge Cox sentenced Walls Friday to ten days in jail and fined him five dollars plus an additional five dollars for intoxication.
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Kate Epperson
Cox
Thomas Walls
FE. Court St
Tom
A Whomer Reels In German Carp At Broad Ripple
Jim Kerr, a local fisher, went to Broad Ripple on Friday morning with a bait box of dough balls and hope. He returned with eight German carp, the heaviest at 11 1/2 pounds, a beauty sold for 50 cents to another colored man at the market.
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Jim Kerr
Broad Ripple
Harvey Is Innocent Cleared in Theft Case
Carl Harvey was found not guilty of receiving a stolen mileage book in police court on Friday. He had been charged with complicity in the Redmond murder.
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Harvey
Carl Harvey
Redmond
Run Over and Hilted
Alphonse Dayton a negro private of Company G Twenty third Kansas and an unknown negro were killed when the Union Pacific overland flyer ran over them while they sat on a trestle about six miles west of Kansas City Thursday afternoon.
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Kansas City
Alphonse Dayton
Company G
Kansas
Union Pacific Overland Flyer
Dustless Oats Pro Bono Cigars Inspire Curious Ad Line
An odd vintage-style ad line promotes Dustless Oats and a 10¢ cigarette option described as a Pro Bono Cigar at ic. The quirky copy hints at a playful promotional tone, blending product names and a price offer for readers.
Kennedy arraigned in Reynolds murder case in New York
Samuel J. Kennedy the dentist was arraigned for preliminary hearing in the Reynolds murder case. About 50 witnesses expected over several days with no new evidence joining the case. Kennedy admitted relations with Emelyn C. Reynolds but declined further confession as investigators probe the scheme involving a 13000 dollar worthless check and staged earnings. Reynolds, believed to be studying music and stage, was said to be kept in luxury by Kennedy and a Will Street broker.
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New York
Samuel J. Kennedy
Emelyn C. Reynolds
Simms
W. Fiftyfourth-st
the Reynolds
Kennedy
Miss Reynolds
Fitzpatrick Surrenders in Murder Case Connected to Rouge Attack
Fitzpatrick declines to admit guilt but asserts that a Rouge Attack incident is corroborated by witnesses. William Witanutrick stands accused of murder following a police court surrender on Friday. The narrative places Douge at Munede and Portville en route to Tovisnapatis with details of a pool hall confrontation ending in a fatal wound.
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First
Eiis
William Witanutrick
Douge
Munede
Tovisnapatis
Tecari
Portville
Wit
Fitzpatrick
Ele
Capitol House
Seleen
Food Wag Horrible Rescrbing the Miserable Moeails
A distorted OCR fragment reports widespread discontent with meals served, mentioning the boys and many sleep near the bilayer. The text is garbled and lacks clear entities or dates.
Topevi erupts. Ambrym islanders panic amid ash and quake
News from San Francisco reports the Topevi eruption near Pougea in Am hrym island, New Hebrides, after a hurricane. Homes collapsed, beaches wrecked by surf, and ash covered Lopevi for hours as residents fled and feared sinking into the sea.
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San Francisco
Mildura
Sydney
Pougea
Amhrym
New Hebrides
Topevi
Lopevi
Liner Columns Draw Collectors of The Sun’s Readership
Readers who buy The Sun frequently seek out its liner columns for their insight and appeal. The short pieces are considered highly valuable by devoted audiences who follow the paper’s style and tone.
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SUN
Brutal Captain Is He If What This Letter Says
A fragment from a letter discusses a brutal captain and questions his conduct based on the contents. The readable portion frames uncertainty about the captain’s actions and authority.
Indianapo lis Boy On Roumania Passage Letters Home Describe Hard Tack and Sickness
An Indianapolis boy writes to his family from six days at sea aboard a cattle ship carrying about 600 horses. He notes sickness, limited rations of hardtack and coffee, poor water, officers behaving like kings, and rough seas as the crew wrestles with uncertain news from Newport News and the possibility of unloading if peace with Spain holds.
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Arthur Navin
Lieut
Gerrard
Indianapolis
Capt
Curtis
iCongressman Overstreet
Friends of the Battery
Roumania
Newport News
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Illnois
Indiana
Spain
Walt
Newport
Phes
One-Legged Briggs Fined and Imprisoned in Workhouse
Fred Briggs, one leg, was fined 00 and sentenced to 180 days in the workhouse after police court held he drew a deadly revolver on John Ambrose. Ambrose, a railroad man, had hired Briggs for chores. Briggs’ firing of a revolver led to wife involvement and a later confrontation, with Ambrose later acquitted of attempted murder.
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John Ambrose
Ambrose
Briggs
Tie
Tiriges W
Miners Readies Strife Fund After Secret Board Meet
The Specter reports a national executive board meeting in Indianapolis adjourned with a circular to miners nationwide. It calls for immediate contributions to a large strife fund over violations of the Chicago agreement in Pittsboro and warns of a general strike if the Pittsburg district loses. President M. J. Ratchford and all board members sign the directive.
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Chicago
Pittsboro
National Executive Board
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
M. J. Ratchford
Divorce suit files against dentist Er nest E Reese
Emma Reese sues for divorce from Dr Er nest E Reese a dentist on Ohio street married Dec 24 1895 alleging repeated blows threats and health injury plus abandonment and failure to support She claims 5000 real estate 6000 personal property partly earned by her aid and transfer of assets to his mother Mary Shifferty asking 6000 alimony The couple have no children The article also notes a water works display on Monument place resembling cannons formed from pipes and water mains
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Emma Reese
Ernest E. Reese
Ohio St
Mary Shifferty
McGarrah McGarrahan Sues Citizens' Street Railroad for $10,000
Thomas McGarrahan seeks damages from Citizens' street railroad in a petition filed Friday. He says he was alighting at Blackford and New York streets when the car started before he was fully off. He asks for ten thousand dollars.
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Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Thomas McGarrahan
Blackford and
New York Sts
Electric wire inspectors steal small items in North side raids
Police report two men posing as electrical inspectors are traversing North side residences and stealing small articles. The deception and pattern suggest a targeted property crime wave. residents urged to verify credentials and report suspicious activity to authorities.
First Supplies Reach Havana As Population Seeks Food
The American schooner Adams delivers the first cargo of food to Havana since the blockade. Potatoes and onions total 100 barrels with onions at ten cents each and potatoes at 60 cents a pound. Gov. Fernando de Castro feeds 25,000 daily. citizens sell belongings for corn meal and yams amid shortages.
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Havana
Key West
Aus
Bllen Adams
Admiral Sampson
Adams
Fernando de Castro
Discontent in Santiago After Warm Welcome by Lawton
A Herald dispatch from Santiago reports Col. Willord of the Eighth Ohio criticizing General Lawton for the soldiers' treatment. The regiment, told to embark home on Tuesday, reached town wet and starving, found no transport, and camped at the wharf until Thursday night. At the San Carlos club Col. Hurd clashed with Lawton over the delayed dinner and band noise, prompting Hurd to vow revelations about volunteer treatment upon return.
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New York
Santiago
C. Willord
Highth
Ohio
Lawton
Col. Efurd
San Carlos Club
Col. Hurd
Wheeler in Command Until Shafter Returns From the Front
Maj Gen Wheeler assumes command at Camp Wikoff Montauk Point as Maj Gen Young retires to command cavalry under Wheeler. Shafter’s arrival will end Wheeler’s temporary leadership. Soldiers report bread shortages as commissary depots run dry amid transport arrivals Seneca Commanche and Olivette.
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Shafter
Montauk Point
N. Y
Young
Wikoff
Wheeler
Gen. Young
Gen
Commanche
Cuban leaders press for change in Cuban administration
Washington reports say President Palma and Senor Que sada of the Cuban legation confer with prominent Cubans. President Pelinley seeks guidance on insurgent troubles. Leaders express dissatisfaction with island conditions and may demand a radical shift in the temporary American administration to back a stable government.
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Palma
Senor Que
Sada
Mel
Inley
Bones
Palm
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