Blanco outlines pacification plan for Cuba campaign
Marshal Blanco proposes to reorganize local militia with loyalist guerrillas and recruit natives to resist tropical campaigning. He asks for eight million dollars monthly for war expenses and auxiliaries and aims to pacify four western provinces by June and quell eastern rebellion before the rainy season. The plan includes home rule in the west and a colonial government, with Spanish press expressing approval of recent operations in Pinar del Rio and Santa Clara.
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Maprio
Pinar del Rio
Santa Clara
Blanco
Maprip
Lake steamer Morley destroyed by fire at Evanston
The George W. Morley of Cleveland burned to the water line on the Evanston beach Saturday night. The crew of thirteen escaped ashore safely after an engine room lamp exploded and oil ignited aboard the wooden steamer bound from Milwaukee to Chicago with no cargo. Valued at $35,000, the Morley was beached at Greenwood Boulevard to prevent further spread.
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George W. Morley
Cucaco
Cleveland
Evanston
Morley
Milwaukee
Chicago
Greenwood Boulevard
Curiaco
Cudahy Buys Controlling Interest in Big Seven Mine
John Cudahy of Chicago completed a deal for a controlling interest in the Big Seven mine at Butte Montana for 225000. The mine capitalizes at 3 million and was a silver producer with a recent gold lead promising riches.
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Big Seven
Butte
Mont
John Cudahy
Chicago
Cudahy
Barre
Italian cabinet resigns in Rome political move
The Morning Post Rome correspondent reports December 5 that the cabinet resigned. Gen Pelliux, minister of war, precipitates a crisis to block Marquis di Rudini from forming a unanimous ministry. Finance justice and public works ministers will not appear in the successor.
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Gen. Pelliux
London
The
Morning Post
Rome
the Morning Post
Marquis di Rudini
Finance
Justice
Funeral for Bath Guldensuppe Held in New York
The funeral of Bath Rub ber Guldensuppe, murdered at Woodside on June 15 by Martin Thorn and Augusta Nack, was held Sunday afternoon from an East Third Street undertaker shop after body removal from the morgue.
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New York
Bath Rubber Guldensuppe
Woodside
Long Island
Martin Thorn
Augusta Nack
East Third Street
Blanco Outlines Peace Plan For Pacification Efforts
Marshal Blanco presents a tentative approach to securing peace by outlining methods and means for pacification. He emphasizes securing cooperation and coordinating with allied forces to end hostilities.
John Cudahy Buys A Mine in Barre Montana
John Cudahy purchases a mine at Barre Montana reported by Big Seven Property. Details of the transaction are sparse in the available material.
Robbers Fail to Secure Cash in Bank Heist
Five men raided the Miles & Higbee bank in Warsaw Indiana early Friday binding milton Stiffler the night watchman and Dr Black who was passing by they wrecked the vault shell but did not take any money they burned $1000 worth of securities and left without arrests.
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Warsaw
Ind
Miles & Higbee Bank
Milton Stiffler
Dr. Black
Death of Matilda Shields Marks 118th Birthday Note
Mrs. Matilda Delilah Shields, granddaughter of Indian chief Richard Henry Potomax, died in Washington at age 118. She left a son, two daughters, thirty grandchildren and thirty-five great grandchildren. Separate items report wage advances for 700 Sharon Sharpsville blast furnace workers and a Virginia senate bill to abolish football with admission fees.
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Washington
Matilda Delilah Shields
Richard Henry Potomax
Thorn to be Electrocuted Week of January 10
Martin Thorn, convicted of the murder of William Guldensuppe, is set for execution by electrocution the week beginning January 10 after a court consultation. Attorney Youngs accepted a plea of manslaughter in the first degree for Mrs. Nack, Thorn's accomplice, with a maximum penalty of twenty years and a seven year seven month commutation.
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Martin Thorn
New York
William Guldensuppe
Maddox and Smith
Youngs
Nack
Wm. Guldensuppe
Gould Sues His Valet Over Yacht Explosion Injury
New York Frank Mowbray former valet sues Howard Gould and brother George for 50000 alleging injuries from a signal rocket explosion while steward aboard the yacht Hildegarde on July 4 1894. He claims Gould after the blast swore him to silence and promised lifetime employment.
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Frank Mowbray
New York
Frank D. Mowbray
Howard Gould
Mr. Gould
George
George Gould
Hildegarde
Mowbray
Milwaukees Labor Council Denounces Gompers Powderly
Milwaukee Trades' Council denounces Samuel Gompers Terence Powderly and Sovereign along with other labor leaders. The council accuses them of pursuing personal interests and hobnobbing with President McKinley and politicians to advance anti immigration laws.
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Gompers
Powderly
Sovereign
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Trades’ Council
McKinley
Plague Ravages and Gold Company Collapse
Rev Dr Richard Gear Hobbs reports plague and famine in India after six months abroad while American missionaries distributed aid impartially. The Yukon Cariboo British Columbia Gold Mining and Development Company closes its New York offices and plans refunds. a former director cites Klondike competition as the cause.
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New York
Richard Gear Hobbs
India
Hobbs
Yukon-Cariboo
British Columbia
Bryan Visits Mexico Receives Warm Reception
City of Mexico residents and Americans prepare for the reception of William Jennings Bryan in a cordial, nonpartisan welcome reflecting his prominence as a Democratic leader.
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Bryan
Mexico
City of Mexico
Wm. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
France's Big Sensation Demands Court Martial Probe
A Paris dispatch says Count Ferdinand Walsin Ester hazy wrote to Gen. Pelliux calling for a court martial to fully illuminate the charges and secure proper reparation. The missive, a major note in the ongoing dispute, seeks rapid official action and transparency.
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France
Paris
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Pelliux
President McKinley Addresses Congress on Finances Cuba and Hawaii
President McKinley delivers his first annual message to Congress praising unity and progress. He advocates currency revision to relieve government debt, tighter gold reserves, and limited gold redemption for United States notes. He condemns Weyler’s concentration policy in Cuba, urges peaceful settlement, and outlines Hawaii annexation and Central American posts.
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Treasury
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Spain
Weyler
Woodford
Cuba
Hus
Grant
Hawaii
Japan
Merry
Nicaragua
Republic of Central America
Baker
Managua
W. Godfrey Hunter
Honduras
Greater Republic
International Monetary Commission
France
Kasson
Iowa
Washington
President's message urges swift navy, Alaska, and civil service reforms
The President advocates rapid legislation to armor three battleships and expand docks and munitions, plus funding for Alaska surveys and a Yukon land office. He urges better Indian Territory policy, Dawes commission results, and possible citizenship for tribes. He calls for safeguards in civil service and warns Congress to restrain government expenses to prevent deficits.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Alaska
Yukon Valley
Indian Territory
Friends
Five Civilized Tribes
Dawes Commission
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Civil Service
Notable Deaths and Disturbances Across Regions
Gen Charles I Hovey former Illinois lawyer dies in Washington at 70. Jorge Tezanos Pinto father in law of Argentina's Uriburu dies in Lima. Austin Porter of Philadelphia dies after election celebration. Maplesville Alabama reports seven dead and many to die from wood alcohol and cheap whisky. Japan orders 15 locomotives for heavy trains built in Jersey City. Nine masked Mexicans attempt train robbery near Monterey, Mexico. passengers resist, robbers fail. DA Finical in Albuquerque says Brisbee constable Caleb Graham captured three Santa Fe train robbers at Grants. Jones & Laughlin Pittsburgh raises wages 10 percent for 3,000 iron workers starting Dec 1. Bank of Minnesota depositors may receive 60 percent dividend after 10 percent prior payout. Bank of Minnesota failure linked to last winter. Southern Sugar Refining Company charter granted in Richmond with million dollar capital to promote beet sugar. California Winemakers' stock to be sold abroad after disputes with wine dealers.
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Senor
Jorge Tezanos Pinto
Uriburu
Argentina
Lima
Peru
Austin Porter
Philadelphia
Hotel Brotherhood
Maplesville
Ala
Japan
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Monterey
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Calm Graham
Brisbee
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St. Paul
Southern Sugar Refining Company
Richmond
California Winemakers’ Corporation
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