Peace Treaty Outlines Cuban Porto Rico Philippines Dispositions
The article describes the secrecy and handling of the peace treaty text, noting its length and the planned transfer to Washington. It outlines proposed provisions including the cession of Cuba and Puerto Rico, compensation for the Philippines, trade terms, prisoner releases, religion and courts, and a six month ratification window.
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State Department
Washington
Department
Associated Press
Cuba
Icle
Rico
Philippines
Tagalos
Spain
United States
Cola
Pe Rico
Porto Rico
Isla
Fis
Wall's Slayer Capture Identified as Otto Mattias
A Spokane county jail inmate identified as Otto Mattias a coal miner sought for a Staunton UK murder was linked to a highway shooting in Spokane a month ago. Dr P A Hoxley who was present in Staunton identified the prisoner who used the alias Fred food. A reward had been offered for Mattias arrest.
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Peiny
Spokane
Wash
Mattias
Fred Food
P. A. Hoxley
Staunton
Wis Alo Ace
Queen Liliuokalani Volunteers No Pension From U S
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani will not seek a pension from the United States Government. Friends say she is reconciled to her loss of the throne and will pursue crown land claims to provide for her niece Princess Kaiuiani and to endow institutions for Hawaii and Hawaiians.
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United States
Liliuokalani
United Sates
Kaiuiani
Hawaii
Twelfth U S Goes to Manila from Jefferson Barracks
The War Department ordered the Twelfth United States infantry at Jefferson Barracks to move to San Francisco and embark on the Scandia for Manila. It is likely the unit will sail to the Philippines and may return on the Sean O’Ryan.
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Jefferson Barracks
Philippines
War Department
Twelfth
United Tos Infantry
San Francisco
Scandia
Manila
United States
Calvin S. Brice Dies After Pneumonia Attack
Calvin Stewart Brice noted financier and former United States Senator from Ohio died Thursday afternoon at his New York home after a pneumonia attack. Born September 17, 1845 in Denmark Ohio, he served as lieutenant colonel in the Civil War before practicing law and entering politics. Brice was a delegate-at-large to the 1888 Democratic National Convention and chaired the party’s campaign committee. he served one term as senator from Ohio beginning in 1890. He leaves a widow and five children.
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Calvin Stewart Brice
United States
Ohio
New York
Brice
Calvin S. Brice
Denmark
W. K. Brice
Miami University
Oxford
University Company
Tigity-Sixth Ohio Voluntee
West Virginia
Isoin Ohio Volunteers
St. Louis
National Campaign Committee
Col. Brice
Payne
New York City
Lima
Ile
Captain Sigsbee Misses Havana Call With Texas
Captain D. Sigsbee failed to reach Fortress Monroe in time to sail on the Texas to Havana. Naval circles note the irony as he would have been the first to reach Havana in response to the same mission that sent the Maine to Cuba. A telegram ordered him to take the first train to Tampa and board the regular ship to Havana.
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Fortress Monroe
Texas
D. Sigsbee
Havana
Maine
Sigsbee
Navy
Hampton Roads
Department
Tampa
Carlists Losing Ground in Spain Seek Don Carlos Watch
Spain presses Italy to prove friendship by locating Don Carlos who has eluded view since a reported Austria sighting. Government tightens grip as Navarre and Basque provinces mobilize near the French border to curb Carlist activity.
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Spain
Italy
Don Carlos
Austria
Navarre
Basque
Taly
Notable Americas Abroad and Public Figures Mentioned
A survey of prominent figures from politics, military, literature, and society. It notes Gov. Waite of Colorado amassing mining wealth, Sen Mills profits, Hobson writing a memoir, Conan Doyle and Sampson careers, Queen Wilhelmina backing Salvation Army, and other notable mentions. It references Empress Dowager of China’s age, Amos Webster’s death, and Helen Keller’s bicycle interest among many brief biographical items.
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Gov
Waite
Colorado
Roger Q. Mills
Hobson
Conan Doyle
Crickeber
Sampson
Naval Academy
Gage
Wilhelmina
Holland
Salvation Army
Scott Schley
New York
Flora Shaw
Klondike
London
Ian Maclaren
West
W. D. Howells
Henry James
Sigsbee
Mary Elen
Art Students’ League
Burnett
Harvard
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Gov. Pingree
Michigan
Paris
U.S. Grant
Helen Keller
Radcliffe College, Cambridge
Miss Sullivan
John A. Watkins
New Orleans
Joseph Watkins
John Smith
Dooley on Philippine talk stirs an Irish debate
In a Chicago Journal 1898 column, Mr Dooley and Mr Tennes joke about the Philippines with Mr Monte Rice as chairman. They mock expansion talk, warn of tariffs and vampiric foes, and predict political upheaval as Americans debate surrender and funding.
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Mr. Tennes
Senyor Monte Rice
Spain
Casey
Winnissy
Maine
MelXinley
Naggurs
Auyear
Carll
Agminaldo O'Brien
Donarles Cassidy
Hinnissy
Kelly
Hennessy
New York Gas Tank Burst Kills Seven. Dozens Injured
A massive gas reservoir in New York ruptured during testing, killing seven and injuring at least twenty. Water from the 200 foot diameter tank flooded streets, crushed buildings, and caused widespread collapse. The contractor and chief engineer were detained to determine responsibility as authorities investigate the catastrophe.
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New York
Len
Warships to Havana to Protect American Interests
The Navy ordered the armored cruiser Brooklyn, battleship Texas, and gunboat Castine to Havana to safeguard American lives and property and to help maintain order if needed. The New York and O pera are already there. Spanish disregard for evacuation agreements also influenced the move, amid Cuban capital turmoil.
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Havana
Toassist
Cuba
Navy Department
Brooklyn
Cook
Texas
Sigshee
Castine
Berry
I Havana
New York
Chadwick
Opera
Cowles
Itavana
Brookyn
President in the South Leads Atlanta Jubilee Parade
President McKinley headlines the Atlanta peace jubilee as six thousand infantry, ten thousand children, and hundreds of veterans participate in a monster parade led by Gen. Joe Wheeler. The speech emphasizesUnion unity and care for Confederate dead, drawing a warm southern reception.
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Atlanta
McKinley
Capitol
Joe Wheeler
Young Men's Christian Association
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Athens
Warships for the Pacific Take Deployment Route
The Yosemite and the Badger are ordered to the Pacific. The Yosemite sails via Suez to Manila to join Dewey's Fleet, praised for its moderate draught and long range. The Badger heads to Hawaii as station ship, with possible trips to San Francisco and troop transport duties.
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Hawaii
Pacific
Suez Canal
Cape Horn
Manila
San Francisco
Filipinos Seek $20 Million Ransom for Prisoner Release
Insurgents press Uncle Sam to have Spain pay $20,000,000 as ransom for Spanish prisoners held in the Philippines. Madrid grows irritated by the continued refusal to release the captives said to total over 10,000, with the demand tied to treaty terms and compensation for expenses in the islands.
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Uncle Sam
Madrid
Spain
United States
Philippine Islands
Need Fifty Thousand Men for Cuba Order
Adjt. Gen. Corbin told the House Military Committee that the Cuban evacuation commission led by Generals Wade and Butler and Rear Admiral Sampson said 50 000 troops were needed to maintain order in Cuba. Maj. Gen. Miles testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on key items in the war deficiency bill.
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Cuba
Adjt
Corbin
House Military Committee
Wade
Butler
Sampson
Miles
Senate Appropriations Committee
Aguinaldo's Chief Staff Arrested for Treason in Manila
Col. L. M. Johnson, chief of Aguinaldo's staff and longtime Honolulu resident, was arrested in Manila on high treason charges. He is accused of smuggling 40,000 small arms and four Krupp guns into Luzon for insurgents and will be tried by a U.S. court martial.
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Aguinaldo
Luzon
Alameda
San Francisco
Manila
Col. L. M. Johnson
Honolulu
United States
Johnson
Luzos
Army to Cut Porto Rico Garrison in Cuba Plan
The army of occupation at Porto Rico will be reduced to 5 000 men while total American troops to Cuba will not exceed 25 000. Berlin palace guards doubled with courtyard access barred. Manley the colored editor to publish in New York after leaving Wilmington New York. Mrs. Sampson to receive loving cup from officers who served her husband. Colorado stockmen claim wolves cause 100 dollars of losses per year. John Grady of the Beila win Hotel San Francisco died of heart failure.
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Porto Rico
Cuba
Imperial Palace
Berlin
Manley
Wilmington
N. Y
New York
Sampson
Colorado
John Grady
Beilawin
San Francigio
War Dept to bring home dead soldiers from Cuba and navy plan
The War Department will ship home bodies of American soldiers who died in Cuba or from yellow fever with hermetically sealed caskets. Remains with relatives will be returned. those with no relatives will be buried at Arlington. The Morgan canal bill seeks 100 million dollars for Nicaragua canal, government to hold controlling stock and reimbursements to other parties. Gen Garcia funeral honored by government and church leaders. remains to Cuba on a warship with honors. Legislative day end question tied to March 8 as life of Congress expires every two years.
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Congress
Cuba
War Department
Arlington
National Cemetery
Washington
Nicaragua Canal
Maritime Canal Company
Garcia
Treland
O'Gorman
Dakota
McKinley
United States
Gen. Garcia
Mason
Virginia
Senate
Sunken Village Fire Turns Neighborhood Curious Sight
A quiet city street hosts a sunken village with about fifty residents, mostly German, where wooden cottages sit close to the sidewalk. A night fire in a house near the yard spread, but volunteers from the local hose lines controlled it. the village layout with an entrance behind posters proved tricky to access.
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Ory City
Ryeei Rescue
Ny 40
Cosgrove
Wes
Fie Fanes
Sankey Ysage
Migic
Joyces
Werners Aml Golhardts
Jude HI Stroße
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National Museum
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