Peace commission talks mix English and Spanish to ease talks
Washington notes reveal Secretary Day plans to resign as the peace commission shifts to Paris. Ferguson named chief interpreter, with English and Spanish to be used for negotiations. US and Spanish delegates prepare for a multilingual, streamlined process.
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McKinley
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Day
Davis
Gray
Whitelaw
Paris
Ur W. Ferguson
Bureau of the American Blics
Peace Commission
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Spain
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Empress Elizabeth of Austria Is Murdered in Geneva
Geneva reports the assassination of Empress Elizabeth by an Italian anarchist named Luchoni. She was stabbed to the heart, carried to the steamer, then to the Beaurivargo hotel and died. Post mortem confirms a deep heart wound. Vienna plans funeral and mourning spread across Europe.
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Switzerland
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Austria
Empress Eilzabeth
Beaurivargo
Luchoni
Paris
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Bavaria
Francis Joseph
Hungary
Gisela
Luitpold
Rudolph
Stephanie
Belgium
Maria Valeria
Franz Salvator
Austria-Tuscany
Europe
Vienna
M.carnot
French
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Insurgent Advances Around Manila Amid Occupation Doubts
Manila reports say insurgents press toward Manila while Aguinaldo seeks joint occupation and Americans warn of withdrawal dates. London dispatches note insurgents control most Luzon aside from Manila Cavite and part of Albay with thousands of rifles and prisoners.
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Retribution Swift as Mob Lynches Man in Liberty
Benjamin Jones a seventy year old man was lynched at midnight by about 75 masked assailants who stormed the Clay county jail and dragged him to the courthouse portico. The assault on Anna Montgomery the ten year old girl is linked to the killing as Jones escorted her to the Clay county fair prior to the crime. President McKinley orders investigation into Spanish records in Havana and San Juan and demands return or accounting before any peace treaty.
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Benjamin Jones
Anna Montgomery
Clay County
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Anna
James Montgomery
Randolph
McKintey
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McKinley
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San Juan
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Women’s Christian Temperance Union appeals to McKinley
Chicago dispatch Sept 14 reports the National W C T U addressed President McKinley. The letter, sent on behalf of about 2000 women of the WCTU, calls for attention to a stated concern and requests action from the president.
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McKinley
Women’s Christian Temperance Uayon
Revolt in the Carolines topples Spanish rule
News from Honolulu via the steamer Coptic reports a Carolines uprising where natives seized control from Spanish garrisons. Two rival kings formed a truce and attacked Ponape, driving Spaniards to barracks. A gunboat Quiros headed to Guam, found American flag, and did not return, with Yap suspected as its fate.
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Caroline
Spain
Honolulu
Carolines
Ponape
Quiros
Guam
Yap
Philippines
Peleios
President McKinley probes war conduct with star committee named
Washington Sept 12 The president asks Lieut Gen Schofield Gen Gordon Gen Dodge President Gilman Gen Mander son Hon Robert T Lincoln Daniel Lamont Dr W W Keene Col James A Sexton to join a commission to examine the war bureaus and the causes and treatment of sickness in the field and camps The aim is to reveal the full truth and earn national confidence in the inquiry.
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Alger
John M. Schofield
John B. Gordon
Greenville M. Dodge
D. C. Gilman
Charles F. Manderson
Robert T. Lincoln
Daniel 8. Lamont
W. W. Keene
James A. Sexton
President McKinley
War Department
William McKinley
Spanish gunboats stop insurgent landing in Visayas
Madrid dispatch reports five insurgent vessels sunk with hundreds believed dead after a clash with Spanish gunboats in the Visayas. No Spanish losses are listed and the report emphasizes a decisive Spanish victory. In Maine election results the Republican ticket led by Governor Powers won with about a 21,000 plurality and a GOP edge in both chambers.
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Amon
Philippines
Visayas
Maine
Portland
Llewellin Powers
Thomas B. Reed
Nelson Dingley
Edwin C. Burleigh
Charles A. Boutelle
Senate
Gold and Silver Standards Debate Opens in Omaha
A major financial convention in Omaha opens a three day session at the Nebraska building with many leading figures on both gold and silver standards. Hon. J Sterling Morton presides as Horace White, Edward Atkinson, and others participate in the program. Editor White defends the gold standard arguing there is ample gold, citing bank vaults and global stock growth to support the claim.
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Nebraska
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Horace White
New York
Edward Atkinson
Fowler
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P. H. Robinson
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Colorado Springs
Carey
Wyoming
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Atkinson
Morton
Warner
Towne
Bartine
Weaver
Reynolds
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Boston
Klondile
Peace Terms for Philippines Revealed by Officials
Washington reports from a high source outline the president’s peace commission demands to Spain. They include retention of Luzon and Manila, equal trade with Spain in the remaining islands, no transfer to foreign powers, and severance of church ties. Some say terms may allow Manila and a naval zone with Luzon largely disposed of. Also noted is Philadelphia’s plan to build a battleship to rival Britain and France, and a treasury gold gain of 2,909,003 dollars bringing total to 232,44,504.
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Luzon
Manila
Spain
Philippine
Manila Bay
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