Spain Accepts U S Peace Terms and $20,000,000
Spain yields to United States peace demands and agrees to relinquish Cuba and cede Porto Rico Guam and the Philippine islands for twenty million dollars. The Spanish commission proposes arbitration on some terms but the Americans reject these, and negotiations move toward drafting treaty articles to formalize the cession and set up future discussions on related issues.
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Paris
Spain
United States
Peace Commission
Cuba
Porto Rico
Guam
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Peace talks near end as Spain accepts terms and outlines future
Washington reports say the Paris commission nears completion within two weeks with a general clause to restart negotiations on trade. Spain accepts terms. discussions turn to Ualan gain and Philippine limits, 5°32'–19°38' N and 117°–126° E, about a thousand by six hundred miles. Madrid calm though bitter over U.S. demands. London notes possible restoration of Spain–U.S. commercial ties without major changes. The Times notes Spain may refuse to sell the Carolines.
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Washington
State Department
Paris
United States
Spain
Ualan
Caroline Islands
Madrid
London
the Standard
Treaty Provisions and War Costs With Spain
Brief summary of treaty provisions postwar with Spain outlining cessions of Porto Rico Guam and the Philippines upon indemnity renunciation religious liberty in the Carolines and naval telegraphic station rights. War costs break down by region with totals for Spain and United States losses and gains including populations and island areas.
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Spain
Porto Rico
United States
Guam
Ladrones
Philippine Archipelago
Carolines
Shusaie
Aslan
Ccc
Maine
Dasence
Sulu
Isle
Cuba
Student Drowns Testing Ice At Cornell
Wilson Klinger of Manhattan Illinois Will County a 29 year old graduate student in the school of pedagogy at Cornell drowned in Pall Creek hydraulic laboratory canal while testing ice strength for skating. His body was recovered after five hours under the dam bottom search. He was preparing for a professorship at Missouri State College and not registered at Cornell.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Wilson Klinger
Manhattan
Will County
Cornell
Hydraulic Laboratory
Pall Creek
Klinger
Kinger
Cornell University
Missouri State College
Fle
Decision Reversed in Wisconsin Fox River Case
Supreme Court Justice Shiras delivered an opinion reversing the Wisconsin high court in Green Bay and Arne Di Canal Company v Patten Piper Company. The ruling allows use of surplus Fox River waters but reserves government control over withdrawal locations. The decision favors the canal company.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Shiras Monday
Green Bay & Arne di Canal Company
Patten Piper Company
Fox River
Wisconsin
Canal Company
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Canvass Shows Banking Law Amendment Passed
Official count in Springfield shows 124,656 votes for repeal and 55,773 against. Cook County tally was 45,389 for and 15,747 against.
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Springfield
Secretary of State
Cook County
Havoc of the Storm Claims Dozens of Vessels and Many Lives
A vast American storm disaster leaves 70 plus dead or missing as steamers tugs schooners and coal barges wreck along Massachusetts bays from Penobscot to New London. The Portland's fate remains uncertain with 97 aboard and 100 vessels ashore many wrecks reported near Boston Plymouth Salem and Cohasset. Lifesaving crews rescue crews while shorelines flood with wreckage and losses run to millions.
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Penobscot
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Cape Cod
New England
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Vineyard Haven
Nantaskeet
Cohasset
Scituate
Manchester
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Salem
Portsmouth
Kevery
War Department plans larger troop musters post peace talks
Washington reports the War Department expects to muster out 30 000 to 40 000 volunteers as peace negotiations advance. Replacements from the Philippines are unlikely unless needed for garrison duties in new possessions. Manila regiments seek return but no firm promises until stability is ensured.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Philippines
United States
Spain
Cuba
Otis
Postal Service Reports Large Increase in Money Orders
Washington November 29 The annual report of First Assistant Postmaster General Perry S Heath was released with total next year appropriations of 31 025 000 including 17 000 000 for postmasters salaries and 11 800 000 for clerk hire The document urges strict enforcement against postmasters enlarging salaries and improper stamp sales It notes extensive military postal work during the Spanish American War and projects expanding the money order system nationwide The year saw 28 753 412 money orders totaling 20 593 891 up 2 040 172 items and 16 522 835 in amount Free delivery began at 59 offices with 215 carriers at a cost of 87 000 and Cuban and Philippine post agents reports accompany the volume
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Washington
Perry S. Heath
Heath
Art Sumter
Appomattox
Fetter
Kempner
Cuba
Havana
United States
Supreme Court Announces January 2 1899 Bankruptcy Rules
States supreme court through Justice Gray announced new bankruptcy rules authorized by the national act of July 1 1898 to take effect Monday January 2 1899. Existing proceedings in conformity with the act and 1867 regulations would be upheld while rules are released after final revisions.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Justice Gray
Supreme Court
Explosion near Reina battery sinks powder stock in Havana
A box of powder exploded near the Reina battery on Avenue Infanta between Santa Clara and Reina. The blast destroyed a private house storing many powder boxes and five rooms of Mauser cartridges, killing or injuring 38 people.
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Reina Battery
Infanta
Santa Clara
Reina
Confession of a Millionaire Admits Balance of Health
A millionaire credits hard work for wealth and now spends to restore health. The ad touts Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for an overtired body and brain, claiming it reaches the stomach to ease nervousness sleeplessness dyspepsia and indigestion.
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Hostetter
Witty remark on marriage patience in Cleveland Gender
A Cleveland Gender quotation praises a wife who lets her husband finish a joke without martinet politeness. The speaker notes she is not seen as especially clever or beautiful, yet her quiet tolerance brings happiness to her husband and ease to the storytelling moment.
North-Western Line Travel to California Announces Favorable Rates
The Chicago & North-Western Railway promotes excellent service to California with single and round-trip fares for the season. First-class and tourist sleeping car accommodations available daily year round. Weekly personally conducted tourist car parties to California and Oregon. Many route options without extra charge. Details from agents of the Chicago & North-Western Railway and connecting lines.
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North-Western
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
War ends in a pension and home repairs in Georgia tale
An old woman reflects on the end of war with John receiving a pension and the mortgage paid. She envisions buying another war to fund house painting and a new barn door, highlighting postwar relief and modest rural improvements around Atlanta.
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Atlanta Constitution
Coughing Leads to Consumption Warns of Kemp’s Balsam
An advertisement urges readers to visit their druggist for a sample bottle of Kemp’s Balsam claiming it will stop coughing immediately. It markets large bottles at 25 and 50 cents and warns delays are dangerous, likening the warning to a cautionary note about romance and fish.
Cure a Cold In One Day With Laxative Bromo Quinine
A historical ad blend touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a quick cold cure with refunds if ineffective. It links quack remedies with claims the medicine cures colds in one day and mentions other tonics and salves like St Jacobs Oil and Honey of Horehound and Tar.
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Tole
Pike
St. Jacobs Oil
Reward for Catarrh Cure and Grain-O advertisement snippet
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh claim via Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Includes testimonials and endorsements from Toledo wholesalers, with price details and internal consumption claim. Also promotes Grain-O coffee substitute claiming it aids sleep and nourishment.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Truax
Toedo
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Thall’s
Taneta Family Medicine and Miscellaneous Advertisements
A collage of medical claims and product notices including Taneta Family Medicine promoting daily bowel movement and liver kidney health, Piso's Cure mentioned as a remedy, price notes of 25 and 500, and assorted lines from Chicago Daily News, Golden Days, and Mary Thomson with addresses in Allegheny.
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Taneta
Local Grand Rapids Woman Praises Vegetable Compound
Mrs. Manam Bancoor of 176 Second St Grand Rapids Michigan reports ovarian trouble and pains ease after using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says sleep improves and monthly sickness becomes painless. she invites others to write for free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia
Pinkhoom
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