World News Sparks Cuban Occupation Predictions
A wide range of wartime cables predicts American troops will occupy Havana within three weeks, with plans for governance in Santiago and Porto Rico. Reports cite General Wood’s moves, Race toward autonomy debates, and talks on Cuban mayors and local tax use while War Department actions press for garrisoning and new naval training stations.
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Havana
American Peace Commission
Spain
Phillippines
Chaplain Freeman
Baltimore
Garcia
Santiago
Bn Cal
Porto Rico
General Lawton
United States
Ay Santiago Theta Wisconsin Regiment
David J. Hill
Rochester
N. Y
Gen
Lee
West Point
Cubs
Wood
Army
Georgia
South Carolin
J. J. Ingaill
Kansas
Manila
Philippines
Coben National Party
McKinley
Obdina
Congress
Dewey
Wade
Cuba
Pacific
Joseph Wheeler
Lawton
Merritt
Paris
Tong
Wikoff
Noutauk Point
War Department
War Iepartment
Parto Rico
Philippine National Assembly
Maluioz
Aguinaldo & Qvist
Matanzas
United Siacas
Comel
Ameritad
Washington
Miles
War Départment
Agoncello
Agoneiito and Lopez
Aguinalda
Rafael Cerero Y Saenz
Great Britain
Japan
Orient
McIntyre
Orexon
Reports and hints from the Hispano American War era
A collection of notes mentions Count A von Goetzen’s conduct and a possible notary public on a war commission, plus a plan to appoint witnesses in emergencies. Acting Postmaster Heath signals an imminent US organized postal setup in Puerto Rico after Spanish evacuation. Cuban cabinet meets daily and pardons are issued to many prisoners. Capt Gen Blanca expands pardons. The steamer City of Washington arrived with passengers and freight. Customs reports from Santiago cover July 16 to Sept 1, noting 85 steamers and 23 sailing vessels in, 27 steamers and sailing vessels out. A recommendation seeks gold backed duties as soon as possible.
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A. von Goetzen
William
Das
Heath
Porto Rico
United States
Blanca
Crimea
Washington
Donaldson
Santiago
Diverse 1893 News Items Span National Issues
A rapid inventory covers deaths in New York and Ohio, bank suspensions in New York, political shifts in Wisconsin and New York, fires in Colorado Springs, and a key tobacco deal’s collapse. Notable figures include Caroline Miskel Hoyle and Rev John Hall, with mentions of Theodore Roosevelt’s tax payment.
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Chicago
Gotke
Caroline Miskel Hoyl
Newport News
Mississippi
Louisiana
Episcopal Council
Washington
Tradesman's National Bank of
New York
Maggacausetts Democrats
Tradesmen’s Bank
John Hall
Robert Renoert
Baltimore
Nll National Tobacco Trust
W. F. McLean
Elyria
Ohio
Richard Katsenmayer
James R Keene
Congress
Prescott B. Longley
Wisconsin
Janes
Bertha Beilstein
Allegeny
Kilfel
Roosevelt
New York City
Colorado Springs
Phe
Ax-Gov
Sawyer
Nuy Hampton
Colorado
Simon Gusgenhein
New
New York State
Democratic Committee
William J. Dean
Vassar College
Nance Guilford
London
Connecticut
Jabez Fox
West
A.W. Leman
Associated Press
Cuba
Brooklyn
Virder
Alabama
Louis Lendermar
Fond du Lac
Wis
Coin" Harvey
Dew Ways and Means Committee
National Democratic
Edna Smith
St. Paul
Mixed 1900s items surface in scattered report
A broad, unedited patch cites Henry E. McDermott at Columbia slipping to ill health, James Fosse tied to train robberies, navy medical vacancies, Roosevelt nominated by New York independents, and strikes at Pana Illinois. It notes deaths by suicide, relocations in Rhode Island, Turkish indemnity talk, a Prairie du Chien suicide, and various legal and political moves across New York, Oregon, California, and beyond.
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Saonth Mountain
Chambersburg
Henry E. McDermott
Columbia University
New York
Fosse James
Kansas
Algar
Kansas City
Medical Department of the Navy
Roosevelt
Chaltanoogs
John Bull
Prairie du Chien
Trig
Hawaiian Islands
District of Columbia
Henry George
New York Silver Democratic
Henry McDonald
Pierre
Pura A. Tuttle
Brooklyn
New York State Democratic
Gle F. Snyder
McIntyre
China
Hankow
Yang Tse Kiang Co Canton
Shaw
Camduo
N. J
Budd
California
Cordelia Botkin
Joan P. Dunning
Justina P. Deage
Newport News Company
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Hathh Company
Lewis, Nixon & Co
Bear Island
F. G. Rudolph
Paducah
Charles Craft
C. M. Merquoit
Georgia
United States
Quay
Richard R. Quay
Charles B. McKea
Pittsburg
Walter Lyon
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
L. J
Augustis van Wyck
Justine van Wyck
Winnipeg Bank Robbery and Global News Digest
A Winnipeg bank was robbed of 62000 dollars under mysterious circumstances. Queen Victoria narrowly escaped a runaway incident. The Dreyfus case revision formally began. Adeline Pattl denies engagement reports. The Chilean congress adjourned without approving the Peruvian protocol. Madrid reports Admiral Cervera to be named a life senator. Paria police halted a protest in progress.
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Winnipeg
Queen Victoria
Dreyfus
Adeline Pattl
Madrid
Cervera
Paria
Global tensions rise as warships move toward China
Reports indicate Dewey’s ships head to China to safeguard Americans in Peking amid a broader European note calling for Turkish troop withdrawal from Crete. Qing legation denies Emperor’s death. Danish queen funeral triggers a yzar departure. Canadian vote on prohibition reportedly yields no result.
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Dreyfus
Crimea
Copenhagen
Denmark
Asosea
Africa
China
Pexing
Dewey
Peking
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Crete
Ibis
Paris
Count D’ Aubigny
Mundech
M. Cambon
United States
Madrid
Cameras at Western Weddings Rule the Ceremony
The New York Sun notes a cultural split with eastern weddings wary of cameras while western nuptials treat photography as indispensable. Bridal parties often include multiple camera enthusiasts, risking hurt feelings as bystanders debate who should shoot.
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New York Sun
Largest Philippine eagle found by explorer in 1896
The Philippine Islands offer an account of the discovery in 1896 of the largest eagle in the world by John Whitehead during expeditions in Samar. The bird weighed sixteen to twenty pounds, outsize the golden eagle, and was described as powerful with formidable claws and beak. The only full mount is in the Natural History Museum in South Kensington. It was shot and taken after a hunter felled it with buckshot in the neck.
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Philippine
Manila
Museum of Atural History
South Kensington
Brave newspaper correspondents praised by Admiral Sampson
The piece highlights the valor of war correspondents in the late war. Admiral Sampson credits reporters for reporting under fire and risking exposure to deliver news, noting their duty and composure. It underscores the overlooked heroism of the press alongside soldiers and sailors.
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Sampson
Ailas
Hier
Admiral Lampoon
W. T. Sampson
Heed Nominated for Congress in Colorado First District
Myron W. Heed formerly of Wisconsin has been nominated by the populists of Colorado’s first district to run for Congress. His nomination signals a bid in the forthcoming campaign and frames Wisconsin ties as part of his early biographical note.
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Myron W. Heed
Wisconsin
Colorado
Reds Whip Bear Island Troops in Leech Lake Clash
Gen Bacon and regulars return to Walker after a Bear Island engagement near Leech Lake. Casualties include Maj Milville Wilkinson and several privates. Indians reportedly whipped and dispersed. residents seek protection as artillery and guard units deploy. Bear Island fighting rumors and fear of wider outbreak spread among Cass Lake residents.
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St. Paul
Oct
Leech Lake
Walker
Bacon
Hort Snelling
Sugar Point
Jsavon
Redman
Leach Lake
Cass Lake
Goy
Clough
National Guard
Minnesota
Bug-Ab-Ge- Shing
D. Sturgis
Adjutant General
Earbach
Milville Wilkinson
William Butler
Edward Lowe
John Olmstead
John Swallenstocker
Alfred Zabel
Beacon
Minn
Bear Island
Harbach Ia
Indians Increase Presence Near Leech Lake Amid Unrest
Gus H Beaulieu reports 45 to 120 Indians involved in the outbreak as White Earth Red and Mille Lacs bands rush to Leech Lake to stay put until tensions ease. Reds claim a victory as armed medians move from Cass Lake areas with many young men seen en route to Pillager camps on the northern shores. It is unclear how many were killed and whether they plan to join the Pillagers in fighting.
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Gus. H. Beaulie
Washington
Leech Lake
Sand Village
Cass Lake
Red Lake
Bull Club
Domestic Incident Reported Cure by Pink Pills
Frank Long of Lennon Michigan recounts a November 1804 back pain that worsened to muscular rheumatism. After doctors offered remedies and injections with little relief, he read about Dr Williams Pink Pills and began using them. He says five boxes cured him and he has had no relapse, urging others to inquire with a stamped reply.
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Flushing
Mich
Park
Franke Long
Lennon
Amother
Raadlyy
Minnes
Fashion Trinkets, Eye Lockets, and Expat Life Abroad
Readers note a craze for birthday-stone trinkets believed to ward ill luck and bring blessings. Paris offers a tiny eye locket bearing the wearer’s beloved’s gaze. Meanwhile Grenadier Guards wives in Gibraltar lament high rents and crowded refuges as officers move south, showing life is not paradise in famed European towns.
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Poland
Paris
Cheese Omelet from a Vintage Recipe Card
A vintage recipe describes making a cheese omelet with three eggs water salt pepper and vinegar, then mixing in Parmesan and cooking briefly. It suggests folding the soft omelet and serving with grated cheese, noting it would suit a vegetarian dinner.
Vast Fire Destroys 10000 Hous es in Hankow Area
Shanghai dated dispatch reports chilling details of an ice breakout from Hankow that Sunday. Ten thousand houses were consumed, about two miles of built area were razed, and the damage is placed between four and eight million taels.
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Shanghai
Hankow
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News OF the World
Foreign Affairs
Camera
Leech Lake District
Gen. Bacon
Buwr Island
B.antonelo
Levy Ayers
Richard Boucher
Edward Brown
John Daly
Charles Francis
Godfrey
Charles Jelson
Alvert Schuyler
Charles Turner
George Wicker
Les
Divisians
Edward Harris
Joseph Oscar
Joseph Oscar, Piiot of Steamer Jennie; T. J. Sheehan
Tinker
Henry Walters
Jennie
Co. H
Fort Snelling
Sabtiago
Wilkinson
Casslake
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