Queen Regent Signs Protocol as Cuba Transfer Favored
Washington reports say Madrid lower house passed the government bill accepting protocol terms and the queen regent signed it. Cortes prorogued after a stormy session in Madrid. Cabinet outlines policy for Paris talks, stating US will treat Spain as conqueror, with Cuba and Puerto Rico largely settled by armistice and Manila Bay Cavite and Corregidor remain US territory.
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Washington
Madrid
Cuba
Ladrones
Puerto Rico
Cortes
Senor Sagasta
Senate
Philippines
Paris
United States
Spain
Philippine
Manila Bay
Cavite
Corregidor Islands
National Currency Convention Opens In Omaha
In Omaha at the Nebraska building a three day currency convention began with a packed program featuring many financial scholars and politicians. J Sterling Morton presided and speakers debated silver against gold standard, with Towne Nortman Bartine Walcott Jones Miller Fowler among participants and Smith Rogers Bede Wranning offering counterpoints.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Exposition Grounds
J. Sterling Morton
National Currency Convention
Charles I H. Towne
Duluth
Minn
Towne
C. §. Nortman
Montana
E.P. Bartine
Washington, D. C
Anson Walcott
Indiana
Senator Jones
Arkansas
Henry G. Miller
Chicago
C. N. Fowler
New Jersey
Edwin Burritt Smith
Platt Rogers
Denver
J. Adam Bede
Ti. L. Wraning
Ohio
George Fred Williams
Boston
Congressional Coinage Committee
Elizabeth
N. J. Omaha
Death in the Wind Hits Caribbean Islands Hard
Reports from St Lucia and nearby islands describe a violent storm with tidal waves and heavy rains. Extensive landslides destroy houses bridges and estates. at least 12 people die in St Lucia and 19 in Guadaloupe. St Vincent suffers massive devastation with many homes wrecked and up to 300 feared dead and 20,000 homeless. Kingston is destroyed and ships wrecked along the Windward coast. The hurricane churns through Barbadoes St Vincent and surrounding areas with widespread fatalities and displacement.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
St. Lucia
Guadaloupe
St. Vincent
Barbadoes
Grenada
Kingston
London
Lesser Antilles
British West Indies
Death of a Hero: Gen Haskell Dies at Columbus Post
Brig. Gen. Joseph T. Haskell died suddenly at his Columbus home after being stricken with apoplexy following a day of parade duties with the Seventeenth Infantry. Born November 19, 1838 in Cincinnati, he commanded at El Caney and was twice wounded. Crowds cheered as he rode at the head of his regiment.
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Columbus, C
Joseph T. Haskell
Columbus Post
Haskell
Seventeenth Infantry
el Caney
Cincinnati
Chicago
George W. Smith
Ilinois
Eighty-eighth Iinois
North State Street
Philadelphia
William FE. Baldwin
Timois
Baldwin
Puerto Rico
Keene
N. I
James Jensen Dana
Quartermaster’s Department
Cuban independence agitation stirs across Havana crowd
In Havana on September 16 a feverish push for absolute Cuban independence spreads. Manifestoes urge Spanish residents and merchants to oppose annexation or American protectorate, warning it would end trade with Spain within years. Spaniards and planters fear American competition, cheap goods, and loss of business under a new regime.
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Havana
Spain
Secretary Day Resigns From State Department
Washington reports Secretary Day submitted his resignation as secretary of state during the cabinet session on Friday with one other absentee, while Manila telegrams indicated a satisfactory situation. Assistant Secretary Moore also tendered his resignation to the president.
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Washington
Alger
Day
Otis
Manila
Peace Commission
Moore
State Department
Crete Crisis as British General Demands Surrender
Rear Admiral Gerald Noel issues an ultimatum to Edhem Pasha demanding ringleaders of the Crete outbreak surrender within 48 hours. He also calls for the fort and ramparts to be handed over and Mussulman troops disarmed. In St Louis a Japanese streetcar order proceeds. Three bathers drown in Virginia Beach after a seaside incident.
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Candia
Island
Crete
Gerald Noel
Cretan
Edhem Pasha
Mussulman
St. Louis
St. Louis Car Company
Debate on Money Systems Sparks Panel at Convention
A convention opened with a pro unlimited currency stance from Gen. A. J. Warner of the American Bimetallic Union. Rep. C. N. Fowler of New Jersey urged bank currency, while President Wills of the Iowa Agricultural College urged public money control. John L. P. Irish defended the gold standard briefly, and Chairman Towne challenged the claim that values can be legislated, saying money’s value is its exchange value.
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A. J. Warner
American Bimetalic Union
C. N. Fowler
New Jersey
Wills
Iansas Agricultural College
John LP. Irish
San Francisco
Towne
Denials Stop Dewey Aid Reports From Washington
A Washington dispatch to the Times says reports that Admiral Dewey seeks help and the administration will send two battleships are false. Navy and Army officials, including Assistant Secretaries Allen and Meikelsohn, deny any truth to the claims. Dewey allegedly assured the navy that no trouble is feared in the Philippines and he and Gen Otis can handle any question.
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New York
the Times
Washington
Navy
Army
Admiral Dewey
Department
Allen and
Meikelsohn
Navy Department
Philippines
Gen
Otis
Allen
Spanish warships leave Puerto Rico under peace protocol
Washington reports that all Spanish vessels in Puerto Rico have departed to comply with the evacuation plan in the peace protocol. Vessels named include the Isabel II cruiser the Creolla torpedo boat Terror a small gunboat and another unnamed craft.
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Washington
Navy Department
Puerto Rico
Isabel II
Creolla
Terror
Food Supply Ample for Dawson Winter
The steamer Discovery arrives from Skagway with Dawson news up to August 27. Canadian police report a thorough review of winter food stocks showing more than enough provisions to sustain the camp through the season.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Discovery
Skagway
Alaska
Dawson
Bishop Fallows Leads Canteen Antiwar Petition Drive
Chicago September 17 Bishop Samuel Fallows seeks a monster petition to President McKinley against the army canteen aiming for five million signatures. He enlists the Young People’s Christian Temperance Union in the effort.
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Chicago
Samuel Fallows
McKinley
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Hurri cane W. Indies devastates Barbadoes killing many
A Caribbean hurricane caused massive destruction in Barbadoes and surrounding areas. Reports from Trinidad note over 150 dead, widespread homelessness, and severe damage to ships and buildings. Bridgetown shows extensive ruin with roofs missing and trees toppled.
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Trinidad
British West Indies
Barbadoes
Loando
Bridgetown
Triple Tragedy in Louisville Hotel Room
Joseph I Villiers a 26 year old motorman, his two year old child, and Nellie McGuffin were found dead at the Enterprise hotel. Notes indicate McGuffin laced Villiers and the child with morphine in wine but shot Villiers and then herself. The child died from the drug first. McGuffin had earlier worked as a servant for Villiers.
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Louisville
Joseph I. Villier
Nellie McGuffin
Enterprise Hotel
Villiers
Villier
Louisville City Railway Company
Bynum Resigns as Chairman of National Democratic Party
Chicago Sept 15 W D Bynum resigned as chairman of the national democratic party and George Foster Peabody of New York was elected as his successor. The resignation surprised leaders of the gold democratic party.
Cairo Ultimatum Demands Marchand Quit Ashoda
Cairo telegraph reports that upon the sirdar’s arrival at Ashoda an ultimatum will be issued demanding Maj. Marchand leave immediately. If the French fire, retaliation will be swift and Ashoda will be occupied by force.
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London
Cairo
The
Telegraph
Ashoda
Maj. Marchand
Earthquake Felt in Bloomfield Nebraska at Four A.M.
A strong distinct quake lasting several seconds rocked Bloomfield Nebraska Friday morning about four o'clock. A deep rumbling accompanied the tremor and many residents were awakened by rattling dishes and furniture.
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Bloomfield
Neb
Revenue Collections Report July Receipts Rise In 1898
The monthly internal revenue statement shows July receipts totalled 27 804 573 dollars, a net increase of 8 331 710 dollars compared with July 1897. Public notice from Washington notes the result for the month.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
The Dead Empress Funeral in Vienna
The funeral train arrived in Vienna as Emperor Francis Joseph with royal mourners attended a blessing at the Hofburg. Troops and crowds filled the route while the emperor retired to Schonbrunn and the jubilee festivities were cancelled. In New York a solemn requiem mass for Empress Elizabeth was held at St Patrick's Cathedral with foreign dignitaries present.
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Vienna
Prince von Liechtenstein
Hofburg
Francis Joseph
Schonbrunn
New York
Empress Elizabeth of Austria
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Corrigan
M. J. Lavelle
Austria
Switzerland
France
Japan
Turkey
Greece
Russia
Guatemala
SCHOONER RUN DOWN NEAR MARTHA'S VINEYARD
The steamship Gloucester reports colliding with the schooner Alice Jordan off Martha's Vineyard at 1:30 Friday morning. Nine of the Jordan's crew drowned. seven saved and brought to Boston.
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Boston
Gloucester
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Baltimore
Alice Jordan
Martha’s Vineyard
Washington to muster out many volunteer general officers
The War Department will muster out a sizable number of volunteer army general officers, including major generals and brigadiers, as volunteers have been reduced. Regimental officers have left service with their regiments, but senior officers remain. Railroads Are Earning More at Toledo Peoria & Western meeting shows higher earnings
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Washington
War Department
Peoria
Ill
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway
Berlin probes Cebu coal as Germany plots Philippines role
A Washington dispatch says Germany, seeking influence in the Philippines, has ordered a coal survey in Cebu led by a German engineer. The report to Berlin suggests Cebu's lignite beds could boost steam capabilities and extend German jurisdiction, prompting U S precautions amid apparent Berlin efforts.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Germany
Philippines
Berlin
Asiatic
Islands
Ile
von Diedrich
Cebu
Visayas
Manila Bay
Education Report Shows Growth in Elementary and Higher Learning
The 1898 annual statement to Secretary Bliss details strong elementary school gains of 257,896 pupils year over year and a total of 16,265,098 students when including higher education. It notes rising college enrollments, higher admission standards, and growing professional and postgraduate study, signaling steady educational expansion.
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Washington
Commissioner of Education
Bliss
United States
Medicine
Saus
President strengthens Dewey command over German fleet
The government acts to avert an overt act in the Philippine settlement by boosting Rear Admiral Dewey's command, making it superior to the German fleet in Asiatic waters.
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Philippine
Dewey
Asiatic
Secretary Alger Resigns After War Criticism
A World dispatch reports Secretary of War Alger has offered his resignation to the president. The move follows weeks of unfavorable press and public critique of war conduct. The president holds Alger in high regard and may accept, pending investigation.
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New York
Washington
R. A. Alger
Alger
Deaths on Spanish transport spark protests in Madrid
In Madrid on September 20, outrage grows over 123 deaths among 1000 Spanish soldiers who arrived from Santiago de Cuba aboard the San Ignacio de Loyola. Spaniards blame what they call American inhumanity for forcing the sick to board and crowd the hospitals with Americans.
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Madrid
Spain
Santiago de Cuba
Destructive Storm Kills Six in Seville Spain
A hurricane swept southern Spain causing major damage in Seville and Granada provinces. Six people died and many were injured as buildings collapsed in Seville and Guadix. Eighty five houses were demolished with numerous storm victims in Granada.
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Spain
Madrid
Seville
Granada
Guadix
Noted New York Doctor Dies by Self-Inflicted Gunshot
Dr. Henry Otto Claus aged 72 killed himself in his New York City office on Monday. He had a large medical practice and was valued at about $350,000. The cause of self-inflicted death remains unknown.
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New York
Henry Otto Claus
Education and frontier life data in the United States report
The report notes 18 day schools in Alaska serving 1,216 pupils and reports satisfaction with reindeer herds. It also mentions relief expeditions sent to whalers and miners during the year.
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United States
Alaska
Petition Denied Against Illinois Miners Trust
In Christian county circuit court Judge Dwight denied a petition by Pana coal miners asking to enjoin Springside Penwell and Pana mines from operating on charges of wage depression intimidation by force boycotting and unsafe mine conditions. The court found the last two charges had been remedied and denied the temporary injunction though the bill was retained for further action.
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Springfield
Christian County
Taylorville
Dwight
Pana
Springside
Penwell
Prohibition Resolutions Adopted by Michigan M I Conference
Lansing Mich Sept 20 The Michigan M I conference approved resolutions pledging members to prohibition after a contentious debate. Prohibitionists held a majority and adopted the measures while criticizing ministers who previously supported other tickets and instructing future voting accordingly.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
M. I
Queen Regent Backs Czar Disarmament Plan
Madrid reports the queen regent praises Count Muravieff and the czar's disarmament proposal. She promises to appoint a delegate to the proposed conference as part of efforts to secure lasting peace among the powers.
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Madrid
Count Muravieff
Fire devastates McDougall flour mills and mills district
A large blaze consumed McDougall's flour mills and other factories at Mill Dock in London causing an estimated $325,000 in damage. Separately in Washington the currency comptroller announced dividends to creditors of insolvent national banks, with Hampshire County National Bank of Northampton receiving 25 percent and Sioux National Bank of Sioux City 10 percent. Aboard the American schooner Maryland Captain Brown died of yellow fever in Havana harbor, with four crew members also ill.
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London
Washington
Hampshire County National Bank
Northampton
Mass
Sioux National Bank
Sioux City
New York
Havana
Brown
Maryland
Trade winds ease war toll as demand rebounds across nation
R G Dun weekly review notes business strengthens after war winding up with demand larger than in calmer times. Prices edge up wheat demand grows while corn slips. steel and pipe markets surge with heavy shipments and factory output rising. Failures decline in U S but rise in Canada.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Pittsburgh
Bar
Japan
Philadelphia
United States
Canada
Troops to Go South for Cuban Occupation Plans
Washington dispatches say 70,000 troops are moving from Montauk to southern camps for winter drills and potential occupation of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The First through Tenth cavalry and several infantry units shift south to establish camps between the 31st and 35th parallels. Larger force targets Cuba with Puerto Rico support, after a safer season.
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Washington
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Montauk
Anniston
Huntsville
Wikoff
Anti-Italian Uprising Sparks Violence in Austrian Cities
Vienna reports say anger over Empress Elizabeths assassination triggers anti Italian riots in Trieste Gratz and Vienna. In Trieste Italians and locals clash leaving six dead as troops quell the unrest. An Italian peddler is lynched in Gratz and about 1500 Italians on Vienna municipal works are dismissed to avert revolt. The Italian embassy in Vienna is guarded by infantry.
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London
Vienna
Elizabeth
Trieste
Gratz
Wreck on Rio Grande near Blackcanon kills crew
A Rio Grande derailment and rock slide near Blackcanon six miles west of Saparino results in the loss of conductor D M Riley engineer John Pittinger and fireman Fred Proctor with possible more deaths among the extra train crew en route to an editorial meeting in Gunnison.
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Denver
Col
Gunnison
Rio Grande Railway
Blackcanon
Saparino
National Editorial Association
Gunnison River
D. M. Riley
John Pittinger
Fred Proctor
Philippine Assembly Inaugurated amid Enthusiasm In Manila
The Philippine National Assembly opened at Malolos with strong support. Emilio Aguinaldo declined to discuss the American army and expressed gratitude to the Americans for aiding against Spain. He doubted demands for a reward for acts of humanity. Separately a Chicago & Northwestern train set a new Chicago to Omaha record, covering 493 miles in nine hours and 29 minutes.
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Philippine National Assembly
Manila
Malolos
Aguinaldo
Philippines
America
Omaha
Neb
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Omaha Union Depot
Diaz Opens Congress With Peaceful Foreign Policy Message
President Diaz opened congress Friday evening outlining relations with the United States and other nations. He addressed yellow fever in gulf ports, finances, and general national growth, stressing peace and friendship in Mexico's foreign policy.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Congress
United States
Gulf
Mexico
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