President McKinley Addresses Grateful Railroad Men in Chicago
In Chicago on October 20, President McKinley spoke to a large gathering of railroad workers at the 1st Regiment Armory after a quiet visit to Captain Williams's home. He praised labor and prosperity, thanked the unions including the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers, Firemen, Trainmen, Conductors, and Telegraphers, and lauded the First Illinois regiment before a crowd that included officials and families. The visit closed with an informal reception and lingering applause.
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Chicago
McKinley
McWilliams
Cortelyou
Bethe
Brotherhood of
Loco
Broik Brotherhood of
Order of
Railway Telegraphers’ Union
Canton
Emil C. Hirsch
J. H. Walsh
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Harrison
John Barton Payne
United States
Labor
Republic
Congress
Illinois
West
George R. Peck
E. E. Clark
The
Order of Railway Conductors
F. P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
P. H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Pp. M. Arthur
Camp Fernandina Report Calls Site Well Chosen
Gen J Wilson and Capt Howell reporting to the commission found Camp Fernandina near Nassau Florida not a tropical jungle and the land chiefly state owned. The site was well drained with good drinking water and excellent sea bathing facilities. The camp hospitals were well located on high ground and about 540 sick were reported by Major Hendley.
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Jacksonville
Fla
J. Wilson
Howell
Camp Fernandina
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Nassau County
George E. Wolff
Florida
Alger
County of
Nassau
Fernandina
Hendley
Carter's Cough Balm Ad Promises Quick Relief
A short Chicago or New England style ad notes people want to rid a bad cough and cold and turn to Carter’s Cough Balm for a 25 cent remedy. Carter & Sherburne, low priced druggists, Merrimack corner Bridge Street.
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Carter
Carter & Sherburne
Merrimack, Corner
Bridge Street
Blanco Obdurate Defies Evacuation Officials In Havana
The American commission protests Spain's actions as Gen Blanco auctions war trophies in Havana. Cannons dated up to two centuries old sold for under 100000 dollars while U S officers demand their seizure and describe the dismantling of the Alfonso XII gun dismounts. A commission member warns they lack authority without real power.
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New York
the Herald
Havana
Spain
Wade
Blanco
American Commission
Gen. Buttler
Capt
Brooks
United States
Butler
Washington
American capital in Cuba buys Manzanillo land
In Santiago de Cuba on October 20 a syndicate representing Detroit capital purchased a large tract at Manzanillo containing several iron mines. An agent is there, while tensions over US fourth regiment landings on the Roumain transport persist due to shallow water. The Bessie ferries rations as Alameda Park begins renovation under German consul supervision. Ice works failure grinds life in Santiago.
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Santiago de Cuba
Detroit Capital
Manzanillo
United States
Roumanan
Alameda
Santiago
Leaving the Army in Cuba After Discharges Rise
Havana reports Capt. Hosmer and Maj. Page travel to Matanzas and Neuvitas as the quartermaster unit handles evacuations. The American military commission notes a surge of discharge requests from Spanish soldiers and officers since Capt.Gen. Blanco's decree. Estimates show about 15,000 have applied for absolute discharge before final evacuation.
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Havana
Hosmer
Maj
Page
Quartermaster’s Department
United States Army
Matanzas
Neuvitas
American Military Commission
Blanco
Anarchy in the Philippines and naval actions near Amoy
Reports from Manila say a terrible state of anarchy extends through southern Philippines with Spaniards confined to main towns while American forces continue capturing rebel vessels. The U S cruiser Boston and the collier Nero reached Amoy after orders to Hong Kong amid disturbances near Pekin. One ship is coal short and the other carries a burning cargo.
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Manila
United States
Boston
Nero
Hong Kong
Pekin
Amoy
Fe-Kien
Formosa
Phillipines
Courtenay Links War To U S Transformation
London Oct 20 The Rt Hon Leon ard Henry Courtenay former speaker of the House of Commons and MP for Bodmin Cornwall told a Tide ford Cornwall audience that the war with Spain over Cuba has stirred an American spirit that will soon transform its character and policy. He warned that if the United States gains sovereignty in Cuba it will need a large navy and broader aims.
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London
Leonard Henry Courtenay
House of Commons
Bodmin
Cornwall
Cuba
Peace proposals urged to prevent future conflicts
The speaker argues for strong influence by the United States in Cuba and the Philippines while warning that occupation often ends with continued presence. He cites the peace proposals of the Czar and calls for an organized tribunal to settle international quarrels, suggesting the Spanish American War might have been averted after the Maine disaster.
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United States
Peace Commission
Cuba
Philippines
Maine
U S Officials Visit Rheims and Discuss Lafayette Statue
Paris officials welcomed Ferdinand W. Peck and assistants on a visit to Rheims cathedral where Cardinal Langenieux greeted them. At Paris municipal council, a letter requested a Lafayette monument site in the exposition grounds, and officials forwarded the request to the Paris exposition commissioners.
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Paris
Ferdinand W. Peck
U. S
Benjamin D. Woodward
A. C. Baker
Rheims
Langenieux
Treland
France
U.S
Lafayette Monument Committee
Exposition Grounds
General Lafayette
United States
Fearful Loss of Life in Orient Typhoons and Floods
Vancouver dispatch reports devastating typhoons, floods, and sand storms across Japan Formosa and surrounding waters. Hundreds of villages swept away and thousands drowned or missing. Ships wrecked or abandoned, including the Comet and Holhow, with crews saved or lost. Large-scale evacuations and widespread destruction noted.
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Vancouver
B. C
Orient
Japan
Ishikari
Formosa
Tenani
Renso Lara
Comet
Gowrie
Holhow
Amoy
Trinidad
Cunard Line
Major Marchand's Report on Fashoda Ordered Telegraphed
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Delecasse has ordered Major Marchand's Fashoda situation report telegraphed textually to Cairo for transmission and later translation in Paris. The dispatch is expected to take at least 48 hours to prep for ciphering and public release.
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Paris
M. Delecasse
Marchand
Fashoda
Cairo
Peruvians Move Tariffs On Rice Lard And Petroleum
Lima reports the Peruvian Senate is debating a bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies to place import duties on rice lard and crude petroleum. The measure aims to regulate trade and raise revenue as it passes through Galveston Texas.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
Texas
Chamber of Deputies
Harold Frederic to be cremated in London funeral
London reported that Harold Frederic a newspaper correspondent and author died yesterday morning at Henley. His remains will be cremated at Woking cemetery in London.
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London
Harold Frederic
Henley
Woking Cemetery
Dreyfus in Paris Held at Mont Valerien Fortress
An evening newspaper reports Captain Albert Dreyfus has arrived in Paris and is confined in the fortress at Mont Valerien, where he was secretly brought.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Albert Dreyfus
Mont Valerien
General Wilson assumes command of First Artillery corps
Lexington Kentucky October 20 Gen Wilson today assumed command of the First Artillery corps with General Breckenridge turning it over at 10 o clock A grand review of encamped troops showed improved health and larger regiments Breckenridge proceeds to Washington to take duties as inspector general of the army
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Wilson
Lexington
Breckenridge
No Faith Needed for Digestive Help from Stuart’s Tablets
The ad promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestion aid regardless of belief. It claims the tablets contain digestion elements that digest food, purify blood, and strengthen nerves, with suggested use after meals. Packaged at 50 cents or mailed from Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Hill speaks to Brooklyn Democrats on honest government
Ex Senator David B Hill addressed a large Brooklyn mass meeting presided by Geo W Wingate praising the war in Cuba as a national achievement while criticizing Republican leaders and state corruption. He denounced canal scandal waste and the Raines law, urged repeal of objectionable provisions, and urged party unity after a long praise-filled address.
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New York
Democrats of
Brooklyn
Geo. W. Wingate
David B. Hill
Hill
Spain
McKinley
Congress
Hanna
Columbus
Republican Party
Washington
Black
Platt
Cemal
Tribute to Judge Van Wyck Foresees Democratic Victory
The tribute to Judge Van Wyck declared the independent citizen authority grald asked for no better nominee and predicted a Democratic victory.
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van Wyck
New York Pastor Awarded Verdict Against Mission Society
Rev. Daniel C. Potter former pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist church won a verdict for 485 dollars plus interest from December 31, 1896, against the New York City Baptist Mission Society. The suit, brought in the name of George C. Freeman, sought 18,000 dollars the value of church fixtures bought for Potter at a sheriff sale and resold under a court judgment. The society contends the original sale aimed to defraud church creditors.
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New York
Daniel C. Potter
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Giergerich
Supreme Court
New York City Baptist Mission Society
Potter
George C. Freeman
Dr. Potter
Shot Through Heart in Bloomfield NJ a Private's Death
Reuben Nathal Dodd Jr a private in the Tist New York Vols was found shot through the heart at his father's home in Bloomfield New Jersey this morning He was on a thirty days furlough to attend his brother's marriage and was last seen in good spirits before a pistol shot was heard and his death occurred Authorities await clarification on suicide or accident Additional text includes an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills not relevant to the incident.
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New York
Reuben Nathal Dodd, Jr
Tist
New York Vols
Bloomfield
N. J
Dodd
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President McKinley
Detroit Syndicate
America
Lafayette
Major Marchand
David B
National Biscuit Company
Hood
A. G. Pollard & CO
Merrimack, Palmer and Middle Sts
Stean
Lowell
Weed Street
Madbocks
Ovur
Sai
New Paris
Berlin
Metropolis
Cavalry
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