Washington Report on Philippine and Caribbean Issues
The White House and War Department discussed future policy on Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. A commission on peace will weigh Spain relinquishing sovereignty while the United States adjusts property and protection issues and considers retaining Manila bay area or Subic Bay for a naval station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Porto Esco
Miles Lee
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indies
United States
Manila
Subig Bay
Dewey
Merritt
Havana
War Department
Troops Return From Santiago Reach Montauk Point
General Ames reports arrival at Montauk Point from Santiago aboard the Miami. Troop ships include First volunteer cavalry First regular cavalry Battery H Fourth artillery and multiple infantry regiments. One death from yellow fever Private Oliver Longwood of Ninth buried at sea. Twenty four ill aboard St Louis and twenty one sick aboard Vigilancia. Roosevelt and his Rough Riders aboard the Miami.
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Washington
Ames
War Department
Montauk Point
Santiago
Corbin
New York
Fourth Artillery
St. Louis
Oliver Longwood
Vigilencia
General Ames
Miami
Theodore Roosevelt
From Ponce to San Juan Scenes Along the Road
Reports from the Caribbean theater discuss the approach to peace with Spain, troop movements, and political options for Puerto Rico Cuba and Manila. Officials anticipate Americanization of ports and cities while preparing military and sanitary measures for returning troops and occupied territories.
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Ponce
San Juan
Spanish Transports Embark 4000 Troops From Santiago
Dispatch from Santiago to General Corbin reports Luzon sails for Spain with 2055 soldiers plus 34 children 137 officers and four priests while Isla de Luzon Isla de Panay and Isla de Satrastegua prepare to embark over 4000 Spaniards, indicating space economy on transports.
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Santiago
Washington
General Corbin
General Shafter
Spanish Transatlantic Company
Spain
Shafter
Luzon
Santiago de Cuba
Isla de Luzon
P. de Satrastegua
Isla de Panay
Train held up by masked robbers in New Mexico
A west bound Sanur Pe Pacific train was halted 50 miles west of St. Louis at Grant New Mexico by four masked men at 1 am. The express car was cut off and moved two miles before an armed guard repelled entry. After two hours the robbers fled into the woods without seizing any loot.
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New Mexico
St. Louis
Republic
Albuquerque
Nmi
Grant
Here
Shafter Reports Customs Receipts at Santiago
General Shafter reports to the War Department that customs house receipts in Santiago de Cuba from July 30 to August 13 totaled 58 445.24 dollars. This summary notes the amount and location as described in the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Washington
General Shafter
War Department
Santiago de Oobet
Regulating Santiago as Clean-Up Lowers City Food Prices
Describes Santiago in August with improved sanitation efforts led by General Wood reducing disease through street cleaning. Over 600 tons of refuse burned, 200 workers and 50 carts cleaning, and burial squads operating nightly. Prices for meat bread and rice cut to affordable levels, easing hunger amid siege conditions while insurgent forces gather near Manzanillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Wood
General Wood
Manzanillo
Gener. Rabi
Why Dewey Won Naval Exhibit at Omaha Explains Victory
The Trans Mississsippi Exposition displays a U S naval range finder said to let American gunners locate ranges instantly. Officers note other navies must use slow calculations or trial shots, risking misfires. The device saves ammunition and time, giving the United States a decisive edge in battles like Manila and Santiago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Admiral Dewey
Manila
United States
Europe
Santiago
Uncle Sam
Salzer Seed Co promises high wheat profits at 40 cents
An advertisement touts growing wheat with big profit at 40 cents per bushel and offers Salzer's Red Cross winter wheat and other seeds with a 4 centago seed catalogue. Includes bank ad and light jokes tossed among merchant notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzer
Red Cross
John A. Salzer
Union Pacific Fastest to St Paul Minneapolis Line
The Union Pacific offers the quickest service to St Paul and Minneapolis leaving Denver at 4 30 p m and arriving next day at 7 25 p m with ticket office at H1 Seventeenth street. A U S newspaper ad notes Spain should drop stigma as shopkeepers and mocks Peace advertisement pricing. Mrs Winslow’s Syrup bottle priced 25 cents and teething uses touted. A light joke about spelling Caroline islands as Carolyn follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Union Pacific
Denver
Seventeenth Street
Candy Cathartic Ad and Royal Thematic Snippet
A fragmented OCR item includes an old Cascarets candy advertisement promising constipation relief and a note of a refund failure. It also quotes speculative remarks about the Queen of Spain and a missed opportunity to kiss Hobson, reflecting unrelated cultural snippets from the era.
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We. Ce
IFC. C.C
Spain
Hobson
Quickest Time East or West Via Union Pacific
Travel notes list Denver as today’s origin and Chicago, St Louis, St Paul, Minneapolis or Salt Lake as tomorrow’s destinations along the Union Pacific line. A ticket office is at M1 Seventeenth street. Various quick tips appear for boots, soap, and laxatives, with casual quips about mosquitoes and war heroes in a disjointed adry.
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Denver
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Salt Lake
Union Pacific
Seventeenth Street
Aided by Mrs Pinkham Testimony From North Dakota Mother
Mrs W E Paxton of Youngtown North Dakota recounts severe postnatal illness including leucorrhoea bearing down pain and heavy menses. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports restored health and endorses the remedy for female weakness. The piece promotes Mrs Pinkham's advice for expectant mothers and provides Lynn Massachusetts contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Paxton
Youngtown
North Dakota
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Sy Department
Setary Aizer
Wr House
Corbin Cute
Montauk
Cortes
Celos
Rein G Eneral Merritt
Matila
Luson
Mattewan
Hospital Corps
Gate City
Young
Point
Bink
Sdc
Sterling Remedy Co
McShifter
Central Savings Bank
Cornerith and
Arapahoe Sts
Colorado
Henry
Caroline Islands
Carolyn
Mrs. Pinkham
Snirt
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