Peace Talks Rise as United States Accepts Cuban Debt Terms
In Washington the United States signals progress in peace talks with Spain and accepts no Cuban debt. Spain insists it cannot bear the Cuban debt alone, prompting a dramatic cabinet meeting in Philadelphia to press Spain to assume the obligation. Spanish commissioners faced ruin if debt were demanded, but the Queen Regent urged Rio to continue.
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United States
Manila
Subig Bay
Spain
Philippines
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Commission
Madrid
Fars
Oui
Rios
McKinley
Philadelphia
Warships to Cuba Planned for Havana Harbor Dragging
The president orders American warships to Havana harbor to inspect for mines after delays to avoid a Maine horror. Admiral Sampson and evacuation officials pressed for the move, with the England Vixen outfitted at Norfolk for surveying and drag duties. No larger frigates will be sent.
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Havana
Ines
Amerain
Havana Harbor
Sampson
Naval Administration
England
Norfolk Navy Yard
Cuba
Lake Michigan Steamer L A Ty Lost With Crew Twelve
A hurricane wrecked the lake steamer L A Ty near Milwaukee. Eighteen to nineteen crew members perished. The Olive Jeannette, sister ship to the Doty, reached Chicago port Friday. The towline broke at 5 pm leaving the fate of the crew unknown and graves unreadable.
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Lake Michigan
L. A
Milwaukee
Natives of Cuba May Enlist for U S Army
Secretary Alger in his annual report recommends enlisting Cubans and Spaniards now in Cuba for garrison duty in the United States Army. About 15,000 Spanish soldiers will remain in Cuba with many seeking enlistment. An estimated 66,600 Cuban insurgents would also join the American army.
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United States Army
Alge
Cuba
Battle Michigan Sanderson murder case begins with key servant testimony
At the first day of hearings in Battle Creek Michigan the chief witness Marie Sanderson, former servant to Mr and Mrs Sanderson, details the daily cruelty of the aged victim and the accused wife Maury Butterficks Sanderson who allegedly taunted and harmed him.
Starvation Death Shocks Trinity College Student
N Allen, a Trinity College senior class of 1902, died in Hartford on Tuesday from starvation after attempting to scrimp by on just over a dollar a week. He reportedly lived on bread and coffee in a sparsely provisioned room, with aid from the college president and fellow students noted in the fragmentary report.
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Trinity College
Es N. Allen
Hartford
College
Atu
Smith
Emperor Wilhelm II Visits Jerusalem in Historic Holy Land Tour
Kaiser Wilhelm II arrived in Jerusalem and plans weeks of visits to sacred sites including Church of St Marys. The visit fuels speculation of political deals and potential shifts in Palestine and Syria, with attention on ancient landmarks from the Temple Mount to the Garden of Gethsemane.
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William II
Jerusalem
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Palestine
William
Syria
Church of St. Mary's
Solosmon
Virden unrest fades as soldiers return home
In Virden Illinois the coal dispute cools with no new major developments. The Works are halted and officials fear no more attempts to recruit Black miners. Manager Fred W Lukins left town amid soldiers at the station, bond set at 1000 dollars for conspiracy to murder. Calls for trial in Macoupin County loom as soldiers head home.
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Virden
Chicago
Fred W Lukins
See
Turkey
Lukins
T. C. Loucks
Macoupin County
Apples Will Be a Luxury as U S Apple Crop Shrinks
The Orange Judd Farmer reports the United States apple crop much smaller than prior reliable statistics. Total 1899 supply around 27.7 million barrels, versus over 40 million last year and 70 million in 1896. Widespread failure from coast to coast. Michigan closer to the 1896 bumper level, New York down to one-fifth of a full crop.
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United States
Orange Judd
Pacific Coast
Maine
Michigan
New York
War Era Dispatches Highlight U S Military Moves
Reported shortages of staff officers and halted musters. Spain’s wartime expenses pegged at 800 billion dollars. Guns for coast defense cost 4 821. Port o Rico quiet after pro American ruling. Yorktown to enter San Francisco, voyage to Manila. Carter’s Creek clash leaves two dead, one fatally wounded. Blanco consolidates Spanish troops in Cuba for voyage home. War Department releases Philippines notes. Secretary Long seeks doubling sailors from 12 500 to 26 000. Porto Rico lights restored after bombardment. Uncle Sam builds navy coaling sites from Eastport Maine to Port Royal South Carolina. Guam administrator oversees all offices from Governor downward. Jefferson Barracks to become nation’s largest post. Havana autonomists pledge allegiance to new political status in Onda.
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Spain
United States
Porto Rico
Yorktown
San Francisco
Mania
Carter's Creek
Atlantic
Fastport
Port Royal
8. C
Guam
Pacific
Melkinley
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Havana
Onda
France in Ferment as War Minister Resigns
The Brisson ministry collapses after Gen. Chanoine resigns as war minister amid a Paris mob and anti-Semitic clashes. The crisis centers on the Dreyfus affair and a rift with the army over wartime justice, threatening the government’s stance and public order. France faces a volatile period as army influence supersedes civilian action.
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Brisson
Gen
Chanoine
Zurlinden
Hoagland
Fashoda
Dreyfus
Paris
Central
Africa
Storm on the Lakes Tops Disaster in Great Gale
Reports from across the Great Lakes recount a Tuesday night cyclone between Chicago and Grand Haven with high waves and wrecks. Chicago calls it the worst storm in years. Lincoln Park damage estimated at 30,000 dollars, and a protective wall at Northwestern University washed away for 5,000 dollars. The steamer H A Tuttie sank near Michigan City with crew rescued by life savers.
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Great Lakes
Chicago
Grand Haven
Mich
Lake Michigan
Lake Shore Road
Lincoln Park
Yisk Hall
Northwestern University
H. A. Tuttie
Michigan City
Coming Elections Officers to be chosen in various states
The piece outlines states holding elections on Tuesday November 8 with Congress representatives in three states Maine Vermont and Oregon already electing. It notes governors legislatures and Senate successors in key races including New York Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Congress
Maine
Vermont
Oregon
United States
New York
Murphy
Pennsylvania
Quay
West Virginia
Faulkner
Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener Sirdar of the Soudan
Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener, the Egyptian army’s sirdar and a rising hero, is described as a young man of 47 with merit in military service. Born in Ireland, he became a lieutenant at 20 and a colonel by 1888. He spent eight years surveying in the Holy Land and learned Arabic, aiding his success in the Soudan and his travels through Palestine, the Soudan, Erzeroum, and Africa.
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Bir
Herbert Kitchener
Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener
Ireland
Eloly
Sirdar
Scott
Palestine
The
Soudan
Erzeroum
Africa
Turbulent politics loom as many states vote for governors and senators
The piece outlines upcoming elections across multiple states including California, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and others. It notes changes in senatorial seats, governors, and legislative races, highlighting the potential for continued justice perversions and referencing the sirdar's perilous adventures.
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New Jersey
Smith
Nebraska
Allen
Missouri
Cockrell
California
White
Indiana
Turpie
Illinois
Cullom
Massachusetts
Lodge
Michigan
Burrows
Minnesota
Davis
Wisconsin
Mitchell
Washington
Tennessee
Utah
Wyoming
Delaware
Connecticut
Texas
North Dakota
Nevada
United States
France in turmoil as protests erupt after Brisson speech
M Delcasse and Gen Chanoine resignations trigger clashes in Paris. Brisson appeals for support to uphold civil authority as mobs burn kiosks on Place de la Concorde and fight police near Montmartre. Riots overshadow Fashoda tensions. Cuba sees Spanish army gear sales ordered by Gen Blanco.
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Zurlinden
Dreyfus
Brisson
Chamber
M. Brisson
Chanoine
Place de la Concorde
Boulevard Montmartre
Ehib
Blanco
Cuba
Spain Abandons Concessions on Cuban Debt in Paris
The joint peace commission in Paris heard Spain abandon claims to concessions in Cuba and Porto Rico, urging relief from Cuban debt to avert national ruin. Madrid sent instructions, while Washington received the cable as Hay acted. Also noted: troop illness in Cuba declining, crews distributing rations, Gen Wood sending Capt Shelly inland, and a Texas cottage fire claiming J T Johnston.
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Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Joint Peace Commission
Paris
Madrid
Washington
Philadelphia
Hay
Sagua de Tanamo
Baracoa
Wood
Shelly
Lieut
Brooks
Chloral dangers and a governor’s trunk tale
A dated discussion on hypnotics highlights chloral as a hazardous drug, with cautions against its use with digitalis and notes on chloralamide as a safer alternative. The piece then shifts to a humorous anecdote about Old Governor H and a mistimed trunk mix up at Princeton hotel, ending with a curio on osmium and a stray joke about a stubborn man refusing to kiss a baby.
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British Medical Association
Richet
Princeton
Fox River
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