United States Flags Over Porto Rico as San Juan Celebrates
Prompt noon flag raising in San Juan marks transfer of colony to U S control. Ceremonial troops and officials gather as Admiral Schley and General Gordon attend. city quiet, crowds watch in silent reverence. Separate dispatch notes citizenship questions for 800,000 residents and plans for occupation troops in Cuba.
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Porto Rico
United States
Reijoicine
San Juan de Porto Rico
San Juan
Fifth Artillery
Schley
General Gordon
Eleventh Infantry
U. S. Cavalry
Brooke
U. S
Fort Morro
Dean
Lieut
Castle
Washington
Taursday
Ameperican
Madrid
State Department
Congress
Dawson Hotel Prices in Dawson City Report
United States Consul McCook reports Dawson City has rapid building progress and ample provisions for winter. Flour drops to five dollars per 50 pounds while hotel life costs six and a half dollars nightly with basic lodging. Typhoid deaths rise before frost but expected to ease. Eagle City 50 miles away could rival and serve as a supply base, Belle Tele site noted on Yukon map. Territory around Dawson remains rich. winter discoveries will shape its future.
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Washington
Gct
Dawson City
State Department
United States
McCook
Eagle City
Dawson
United States Coast Survey
Belle Tele
Yukon
Waiting for frost delays sending troops south
Washington Oct 17 Secretary Alger has decided not to move troops from northern camps to southern points of concentration until after a heavy frost in the south has fallen to destroy all danger of yellow fever infection. The decision reflects caution as health risks are assessed.
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Camp Meade
Lexington
Knoxville
Tenn
Cuba
Lee
Seventh Army Corps
Francis V. Greene
Manila
Arnold
Col
Hecker
Alger
Washington
Hobson Coming Home for Peace Jubilee in Philadelphia
Lieut. Hobson sailed from Caima nera via Jamaica back to the United States. He will go to Philadelphia to obtain necessary applications for wrecking operations near Santiago and to fulfill Secretary Longs promise to have Hobson and his men present at the peace jubilee. He is expected to arrive early next week.
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Washington, D. C
Hobson
Caimanera
United States
Jamaica
Philadelphia
Santiago
Secretary Long
Still Obstinate Spanish Leaders in Cuba Evacuation
New York reports from Havana that the Spanish military commission replies to the American evacuation note, insisting troops cannot depart quickly and that evacuation means only military withdrawal, not surrender of sovereignty. The notes address Bronze cannon sales, distribution of food to reconcentrados, and Red Cross access, with Spain maintaining sovereignty until Paris settles the issue.
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New York
the Sun
Havana
Spanish Military Commission
Spain
Cuba
Paris
Robau
Sancti Spiritus
Cardenas
Caribarien
Sagua
Cienfuegos
Bahia Honda
Washington
Filthy Santiago Report to Washington on City Filth
Col. Waring of the U S sanitary commission will send a detailed report from Havana criticizing Santiago’s filth and stalled street sweeping due to a $40,000 contractor debt. The piece notes rubbish accumulation and inaction by local officials, plus military movements involving sick soldiers.
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Havana
Col. Waring
United States Sanitary Commission
Washington
Colon
Neuvitas
Porto Principe
Boxer Bil ly Walker Knocked Out in South Omaha Fight
In a South Omaha bout Billy Walker was knocked out by Andy Dupont of Kansas City. Walker did not regain consciousness and is believed near death. Dupont has been arrested.
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Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
Billy Walker
Andy Dupont
Kansas City
Walker
Dupont
Sternberg Clarifies Red Cross Role in Spanish American War
Washington October 18. Surv Gen Sternberg explains to the war department board his stance on female nurses and the Red Cross. He notes nurses aided division field hospitals and general hospitals, while he opposed female nurses in active field operations. He praises Red Cross aid and describes efforts to fit a hospital ship and provide supplies via relief societies, asserting government provisioning remained primary.
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Jacksonville
Fla
War Investigation Commission
Seventh Army Corps
Second
South Carolina
Wilson
Capan Howell
Fernandina
Alger
Oliver EB. Wood
Camp Cuba Libre
Lee
Col. Wood
V. J. Pry
Col
Curtis Guild
Col. Guild
Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Sternberg
War Department
Spain
American National Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Army
American National Red Cross Association
Washington
Santiago
Medical Department
Lieut Wheelock May Escape Punishment In Hawaii Martial Incident
Dispatch from Honolulu dated October 11 reports Gen King suspending Lieut Wheelock for proclaiming martial law without authority while Lieut Merriam was off duty. Wheelock allegedly used his division to back the riot, while Merriam faced no court martial as no formal complaint was filed. First Lieut A W Mather appointed provost marshal to replace Wheelock.
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San Francisco
Derie
Orient
Honolulu
Phe Associated Press
Lieut
Wheelock
Merriam
King
Washington
Wheelock Is Blamed By Gen. King
Saxton
Gen. King
A. W. Mather
New York Regiment
Yale Wants Coachers Conference on Yale Eleven
A conference was held today in New Haven between Waller Camp Captain Chamberlain and ex Captain Rodgers to discuss securing the services of a coach for Yale football. The discussion centers on improving team leadership and preparing for upcoming games.
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New Haven, Conn
Waller Camp
Chamberlain
Yale
Rodgers
Yale Grid Nine Urged to Return as Coaches Sought
Yale's football program faces need for coaches as the squad seeks aid from former players. Manager Brown spearheads the effort and secures Phil Stillman, center of the class of ’94, who plans to travel to New Haven and stay as long as possible.
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Yale
New Haven
Brown
New York
Phil Stillman
Dartmouth Faculty Abolishes Hazing After Student Vote
In Hanover on October 18 the Dartmouth College faculty approved the students mass meeting action of October 13 to abolish hazing. The faculty also suspended the ongoing investigation by the committee on administration in light of the student move.
Methodist editor resigns amid war claim dispute
Knoxville Tenn Oct 18 The Holston conference at South Morristown endorsed the action of Barbee and Smith with regard to the war claim Dr R A Price editor of the Midland Methodist who had condemned their action resigned The incident grew from charges of fraud in securing 258000 damages from the government for the use of the publishing house property during the civil war.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Holston
M. E. Church
South Morristown
Barbee
Smith
R. A. Price
Midland Methodist
Herschell schooner crew in peril off Sulphur Island Reef
The Herschell schooner with six men aboard is ashore at Sulphur Island Reef near Alpena. The captain escaped to shore in a yawlboat after the line parted. Winds of 50 mph and heavy seas hinder rescue as tug Frank W. heads out to save the crew from Chicago.
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Alpena
Mich
Herschell
Sulphur Island Reef
Frank W
Thomas ‘Clark
Chicago
New Railroad Company Incorporation Bill Filed
Montpelier Vermont October 18 A bill to incorporate the Central Vermont Railway company was introduced today in the Legislature by Representative Vial. The proposed corporation lists FE. C. Smith D. D. Ranlett Charles M. Hays Charles Percy W Seward Webb J C McCullough Ezra H Baker and Samuel Kilner among its organizers.
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Montpelier
Central Vermont Railway Company
Representative Vial
FE. C. Smith
D. D. Ranlett
Charles M. Hays
Charles Percy
W. Seward Webb
J. C. McCullough
Ezra H. Baker
Samuel Kilner
Tragic Cornfield Murder Suicide Near Houston
Steve Adamek, a Bohemian farmer, stabbed his wife to death in a cornfield near Houston. He then returned home, slashed his throat, and killed himself with a shotgun, ending the double tragedy.
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Houston
Tex
Steve Adamek
Adamek
Mexican cotton crop surpasses previous records in Laguna district
In Torreon on October 18 authorities report the 1910 cotton harvest growing beyond prior estimates. The Laguna district alone is valued at about $8,000,000, signaling a robust national season for growers and merchants.
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Torreon
Mex
Mexico
Laguna District
White House Nut Cure for Rheumatism Story
A New York bishop recalls using horse chestnuts to cure his rheumatism after picking them near the White House during President Cleveland’s first term. He says the remedy cleared his pain within days and has since kept a chestnut in his pocket each year, attributing the effect to sulfur in the nuts.
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New York
Star
Cleveland
White House
Executive Mansion
Albany
Washington
Washington Star
No Faith Needed Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Digestion Aid
Advertises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestion aid and tonic, claiming they provide stomach digestion nutrients and improve blood and nerve strength through proper digestion. Notes availability from druggists for 50 cents and by mail from the Stuart Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
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Jou
Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
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