Blanco and Polavieja Compared in Cuban War Cruelty Debate
The piece portrays Don Ramon Blanes y Erenas, Marquis de Pena Plata, as the new captain-general of Cuba, arguing he eclipses Weyler in brutality. It recounts alleged massacres under Polavieja and Blanco, noting 1500 executions and iron-handed tactics during prior suppressions, with Garcia and Varela figures cited in insurgent negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Blanes Y Erenas
Pena Plata
Cuba
Weyler
Blanca
Polaviejx
Spain
Blanco
Caxlito Garcia
Varela
Garvia
Janeo
Garela
Blanco Compared With Weyler In Cuban War Critique
The article weighs Blanco against Weyler, accusing Blanco of vanity and cruelty while praising Weyler's strategic ruthlessness. It discusses Blanco's conduct in the Philippines, including a massacre at Gungeén and harsh actions in Manila, and laments the potential civilian toll if his Cuban campaign continues. It notes political pressure for peace in Madrid and Washington.
Fragmentary Claim of Spanish Officer Career in Caribbean War
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Spanish officer born in San Sebastian, with a 1855 commission as a cu tennt, 1808 promotion to captaincy, and a lieutenant colonel rank in the war in San Domingo. It claims he led the bleeding vedies hung over a city gate as a warning to natives, then sent to Minduno or Mindunas in the Philippines as governor after Spaniards were driven from the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blancoly
San Sebastian
Spain
San Domingo
Phillipines
Mindunas
Vast Texas estate owned by Mrs. Richard King
The Texas heiress Mrs. Richard King holds the Santa Gertrudes cattle empire of about 2000 square miles with 200,000 cattle, 300 cowboys, and 1,200 ponies. Her Corpus Christi home hosts a modern palace and central castle as the ranch spans 400 miles of fencing and features a branch railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty Green
Texas
Hetty
United States
Richard King
Lone Star State
King
Sants Gertrudes
Corpus
Conan Doyle and the Skeleton in the Cupboard Tale
A friend of Conan Doyle narrates a theory about a skeleton in every household. An archdeacon, chosen as the subject, receives a telegram about a vanished figure and disappears, never to be heard from again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conan Doyle
Thera
Househeid
Arshdeacon
Ely
Treasury melts old coins into new dies at mint
The United States Treasury keeps all coins received in daily business and sends them to the Mint to be melted. Over three million dollars in subsidiary coinage were processed in the past year. New dies are used, while much of the old silver remains in circulation.
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United States Treasury
United States
Harper’s Round ‘Table
Electrical Gleanings and Developments in Power
A central Berlin station powers 1 700 motors totaling 6 110 horsepower. Niagara Falls power is valued at 1 000 000 dollars, enabling a local park project via electric power. Cincinnati Street Railway tests steel ties, planning wider use after promising results. An English patent aims to carbonize peat for commercial use via an electric furnace with embedded heated wires. The process could cut operation time to twenty minutes.
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Berlin
Germany
Niagara Falia
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Iet
Reverend Branch Promises Bonus to Green Bay Team
The Rev Mr Branch of the Presbyterian church Green Bay accompanied the local football team to Appleton and offered to donate five dollars to their treasury if they won. He paid the money. To show appreciation the team and supporters lined up Sunday evening and attended the church where Mr Braach is pastor.
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Presbyterian Church
Green Bay
Appleton
Braach Ia
The Khyber Pass Massacre and British Retaliation
A Chinese whispers level account recounts the Khyber pass frontier wars, Afghans and Pathans opposing British forces. It covers the 1839 1842 campaigns from Kabul to Jelalabad, the terrible massacres at Kabul and the Tochi Swat Chitral campaigns, and the later British relief under Pollock. It notes Afghan fortifications the mass killings and the 1842 retreat and surrender, with details of survivor tales and reprisals.
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England
India
Khyber Pass
Atridia
Afghanistan
Peahawne
Kabul
Ines
Meyer
Arivish
Peshawur
Jekhubid
Jahul- Yabui
Anconneer
Jelalabad
Ina Valley
Jubul
Peshawar
Ile
Khyber
AW Magjid
Alexander the Great
Chong Heagler
Tochi
Gee
Ept
Toeut
Swat
Pias
Yooki
Chitral
Meiklepoka
Pu “Ay Malakand Pusa
Chakdare
Jarao
Jule
Mullah
Malakand Pass
Heiklejohn
Chakadara
Murtal
Pathan
Coakadis
Adda
Milakend
Shuviadr Fort
Mehanistan
Pice
Cere
Maxtet
Telalalad
Mohammed
Shah Shujah
Dost
Tata
Aoay
Indus
Baomi
Tve
William McNaghlee
Elphinstone
Otttcer
McNaghten
Onemoy
Barnes
Cantonmeni
Afghanstan
Rabi
Jalalabad
Kabuli
Kabol
Jugduluk Pass
Pofora
Bryzon
Jelata
Jieutenant
Hinmgell
Flemr
Massarawitt
Jselalovad
Eugle
Renger
Sale
Kandahar
Mareh
Pollock
Dewin
Keore
Pase
Harar
Wax Figures and the Craft of Life Like Statues
Boglou Uranucript explains the wax figure making process for a mechanical portrayal. The craftsman outlines modeling from life, then shaping a wooden body, crafting hands and feet, and adding pink facial tones with bees wax and flesh tints to achieve lifelike results. Prices range with head and shoulders from 40 to 45 dollars, infants around 20, and full figures cost accordingly. The finish depends on the lighting and quality of wax and coloring.
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Boglou
Washington Street
Boundaries Grow Between Duluth and Superior
Smalley writes from Duluth and Superior that the two cities will not merge due to state boundaries and Wilpon Wisconsin. both will pursue their own growth with government appropriations aiding commerce. The Postmaster General backs a bill expanding motor car and omnibus post offices for mail delivery.
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EL V. Smalley
New York
Boomer
Alwara
Wisconsin
Superior
Minnesota
Negota
Duluth
Fits
Advan Jenlous
Fas
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Havana
Weyner
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Washington
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Garcia
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