Illinois Launched Christened by Miss Nannie Leiter
Newport News Va Oct 4 News of the battleship Illinois afloat notes Miss Lester christened the ship with champagne as 20 000 spectators cheered. The vessel 968 feet long 72 feet wide displaces 11 255 tons powered by 10 000 indicated horsepower and armed with four 18 inch guns plus multiple 6 inch rapid fire guns and other batteries.
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Newport News
Uncle Sam
Nannie Leiter
Illinois
Virginia
Nancy Lester
Old Point Comfort
Ilinois
L. Leiter
Oial
Miss Leiter
United Tes
Miss Lester
Brunswick Hurricane Inundates City With Five Foot Flooding
Tropical hurricane drives a tidal wave into Brunswick Georgia filling streets with up to five feet of water. Waterfront docks and ships are wrecked, many buildings damaged, and several fatalities reported. Rail lines and communications severed with restoration expected in a day or two.
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Brunswick
Mallory Steamship and South Railroad
Steritt Aiken
Sea Islands
Jekyl Island
New York
Dixville
Brunswick Harbor
Record
Louise
Generals Discuss Cuba Deployment and Health Report
In New York Gen Fitzhugh Lee said the Seventh army corps would likely head to Cuba late this month. He noted 15 regiments, excellent health with only about 2 percent sick, and artesian water at the camp. He mentioned uncertainty over Col Bryan’s regiment and that one Nebraska regiment may be mustered out.
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New York
Fitzhugh Lee
Seventh Army Corps
Cuba
Jacksonville
William J. Bryan
Lee
Nebraska
Gen. Lee
Philippines Question Shapes U S Policy Says Hanna
Washington interview with Senator Hanna outlines belief Spain must relinquish sovereignty over the entire Philippine archipelago and underlines a transitional U S protectorate. The plan includes military rule, a future congress decision on independence or colonization, and opposition from insurgents.
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Cleveland
Washington
Hanna
McKinley
Paris
Spain
Luzon Island
Philippine
Epect
Philippines
United States
Maalin
Manila
Philippine Islands
Congress
New Scheme for Farmers Promoted by Albert J Enright
Albert J Enright a political economist and promoter proposes a nationwide farmer alliance to control grain shipments and prices. The plan would appoint county representatives and state delegates to a national body that would run a central information bureau guiding when where and how much to ship and to set prices by producer will. He claims wheat currently sells 20 cents below value and that the 1808 crop is no larger than 1507 and already consumed.
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St. Joseph
Albert J. Enright
United States
Bureau of Information
Mr. Enright
Ships in San Juan Move Troops for Puerto Rico Action
A large Spanish transport arrived Saturday in San Juan Puerto Rico and another was due yesterday, with a hospital ship expected today. The combined capacity of these vessels reaches 4,000 men, and there is sufficient tonnage for their needs.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
George Will Not Run for New York Governor
Henry M. McDonald of New York County nominated to replace Henry George on the ticket after George declines the nomination. In his letter George explains his focus on writing his father's biography and clarifies his stance on free coinage, noting he opposes both gold and silver in favor of credit money. McDonald, a lawyer and former banker, is president of the New York Bimetallic Association.
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New York
Alenry George
Chicago Platform Democrats
Henry M. McDonald
George
Mr. George
Chicago
House of Want
House of Have Tam
George's
Pierre
New York Bimetallic Association
WIPED OUT BY FLAMES FOREST FIRES RIP THROUGH WISCONSIN
Chippewa Falls reports forests burning for days with no abatement. The fires spread from Abbottsford along the Wisconsin Central for 200 miles and north 75 miles. An estimated 500 million feet of pine destroyed and hundreds of farms burned. In Winconain relief parties search for missing and dead as bridges remain down.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa and Clark
Abbottsford
Wisconsin Central
Winconain
Rye Lake
Warships for China Ordered to Near Capital
Secretary Long ordered Admiral Dewey to dispatch two warships from Manila to approach as near to Pekin as possible after threats in China. The Baltimore and the Petrel were chosen, with Baltimore likely unable to pass the Taku forts while the Petrel may reach Tiensin above the river mouth. a light draught gunboat is unavailable.
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Washington
Long
State Department
China
Dewey
Manila
Baltimore
Taku
Pang-He River
Pekin
Tien- Tsin
Wheeler Gives His Version Of War Testimony
The general testifies before the war investigations board about embarkation to Santiago, encampment near San Juan, and conditions in hospitals and supplies. He asserts trudging through rivers, sleeping under tents for seven days, and that rations and transports were generally adequate despite some complaints about medicine and ambulances. He praises Gen Shafter and cites climate as cause of later disease, while noting overall favorable medical care and volunteer regiments’ discipline. A separate brief reports a fatal sandbank cave near Rockport, Missouri, burying three men.
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Washington
Dodge
Gen. Wheeler
Tampa
Santiago
Cubs
Shafter
Siboney
Linares
Sevilla
Castilla
Toral
Wheeler
Debarkation
San Juan
Shatter
Denby
Capt. Howell
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Here
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Natchez & Jackson Road
Woodville
Wilkinsoneounty
Starkville
Payette
Jefferson County
Colorado
Denver
Col
Simon Guggenheim
Myron W. Reed
Fernandino
Plu
Roumania
Jacksourville
Manzanillo
Obin
McKinner
Admiral Schley
Spa
Wisconsin
Warships
Fort Worth
Tex
John Carlington
Darlington
the War Investigation
Daily News
Lloyd
Joseph Henderson
Frank Dorst
Rockport
Talen
Hendersons
Dorst
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