McKinley Supports Cuban Annexation, Sees Large Yes Vote
President McKinley favors annexing Cuba and believes an election would show overwhelming support. A New York World correspondent reports energy behind the push, with Roosevelt stressing finishing the Philippine insurrection and cautious on treaty ratification. He warns opponents in Congress and underscores loyalty to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
New York
McKinkey
Poe Mingtan
Cuba
Levertier
Griayge
Ben Demt
Conor
Will Ogi
jDeers
Sta de Po
Wien
Rome
Roosevelt Visit With Governor Roosevelt on Volunteer Army
An Associated Press interview reports President Roosevelt asked Governor Roosevelt to discuss the organization and personnel of the new volunteer forces for the Philippines. The President seeks only merit based recommendations and rejects political influence in officer appointments amid intense political pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Nave
Washington
War Department
Tough Weather Mystery Discussion Amid Unclear Text
Fragmented OCR yields a dense, unreadable passage with names and phrases. It mentions weather, people, and potential discussions, but specifics remain obscured. The readable content hints at plans or debates tied to a figure and unnamed events.
Fairbanks Returns From Alaska Boundary Mission
Fairbanks reviews Alaska boundary trip with Foster party members and says watershed on White Pass behind Skagway and Dyea will be accepted as the international boundary. Lynn Canal is the key area for Canadian concessions and a Klondike port entry. Senator Fairbanks notes he will discuss lines with the joint high commission but declines to specify arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Fairbanks-Foster Alaskan Boundary Party
White Pass
Klondike
Lynn Canal
Fairbanks
Joint High Commission
Arcents
Trust Methods Trigger Violence At Crawfordsville Plant
A crisis report from Crawfordsville details a confrontation with a trust over the Indiana Wire Fence Company. Workers faced threats and a near-violent clash as the trust sought to close the Crawfordsville plant and force purchases, leaving many employees out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Cincinnati
American Steel and Wire Company
Indiana Wire Fence Company
Indiana
Grick
Wwe
Theos
Sabb Dt
Andersen
Amederson
STV
Naptha Launch Burns at Robison Park
A Naptha launch at Robison Park on a Sunday night caught fire while carrying excursionists. The Maid quickly became a blaze, forcing passengers to jump overboard and swim to shore. Several strong swimmers helped guide the burning craft to shallow water. Women were rescued by rowboats. William Cherry and William Conrad suffered burns and inhalation injuries. Hartman Bros. owned the boat, valued at $6, and it was totally destroyed.
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Ft. Wayne
Robison Park
Wilam Cherry
William Conrad
Hartman Bros
Fishermen Protest Seiners Drag County Streams
Reports from across the county say seiners are gutting all fishable streams. Protesters line the banks as licenses are scarce and officials advised by Commissioner Sweeney are ignored. White River and Upper Pall Creek see continuous drags, forcing rod and line anglers off the water. Public complaints reach Prosecutor Edwards as appeals reach State Fish Commissioner Sweeney.
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White River
Bronnenterg Ford
Anderson
Hamilton
Pall Creek
Edwards
Renner
Sweeney
Crews Debate Wire Trust Impact on Indian Industry
President Crawford voices concern as labor groups and industry leaders clash over the Wire Trust comprising the Union of Steel and Tin Plate firms. He notes fear for local workers and mentions high prices and scarce relief under current laws. Debates center on legality and potential remedies amid growing public scrutiny.
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Dusine
Aes
Lee
Crawforis Yogrurts
Qieg7
Crawford
Mtoe
Ory
Amd
Sonal
Samd
Armerican St+ woSfeel trust
Gro Wire Company
Pederal Steel Company
National Steel Company
American Tin Plate Company
Einstein
aNal
Seldo
Fishermen Spill and Sink as Cedar Lake Bass Fight Unfolds
Jabez Perkins and Joel Harkness enjoyed a Cedar Lake fishing trip last Sunday. They hooked a large bass that sparked a half hour struggle, then the boat capsized as Harkness toppled. Perkins cried out as frogs in a bait bag drew a frenzy of bass circling the pair.
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Cedar Lake
Jabez Perkins
Joel Harkness
Perkins
Harkness
Wickcame case details in a family homicide reported
Miss Hinlie Perrin, recently moved from West Middleton, shot her cousin in Gargbe county and later turned the revolver on herself. The pair had been living in Kentucky with the shaw family after disputes over mothers and kin. They previously resided at Sycamore and West Middleton. the father died before the move to Kentucky.
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Wickcame
Hinlie Perrin
West Middleton
Theother
Garg Be County
Kentucky
Shaw
Dervisty
Weil Krown
Sycamore
Religious hen refuses to lay on the Sabbath in Bloomington
Dr Rodney Smith owns a yellow leg horn hen raised by a Salt Creek township preacher. The bird reportedly lays two eyes daily and rests on Sunday, then lays two exes on Saturday and Monday, never laying an egg on the Sabbath. The doctor calls this a peculiar characteristic.
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Bloomington
Rodney Smith
Salt Creek Township
Smith
Mine Workers Leader In Terre Haute Reports Brighter Field
Fred Diicher, chairman of the United Mine Workers of America executive committee, says southern Indiana strikers face a brighter outlook. A petition seeks Evansville court action to swear in 76 deputy sheriffs to protect families from non union sympathizers and may prompt a Governor call for State troops if denied.
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Terre Haute
Fred Diicher
National Organization of United Mine Workers of America
Evansville
Diicher
Indiana
United Mine Workers of America
Cabinet rift rumors swirl around Secretary Alger
A Washington dispatch says six Cabinet members watched President McKinley and Secretary Alger at a White House meeting. The group senses a strained relation and hints Alger may resign or be forced out after the war period ends. Reports say Alger seeks time to prepare his annual report at Congress, while others pressure for his departure.
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Washington
St. Louis
oice-Democrat
E.t
Secre
Sis
Alger
Wwohite Hrouse
Lince
White House
T Woulhd
Ader
Milli
Atyver
Spain
Pingree Aliance
Senate
Pingree
Chicago
Creery
Fine
Simly
Othier
Ile Oxen
Goenerab Corbin
Bre Pee
Hfe
Pie
St. Louwis Uridee
Board of Engraveers
Chief of Engineers
Roosevelt
Gage
Chevy Chase
Congress
Hon George W Julian Dead Along Standing Abolition Leader
The renowned abolitionist and former congressman George W Julian died of apoplexy at his Irvington Indiana home Friday at 11 a.m. Born May 5 1817 in Wayne County he served in Congress representing Richmond and led Free Soil Whig and Republican factions before later joining the Democrats. He spent years at Irvington with a vast library and wrote extensively including Personal Recollections.
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Ben
George W. Julian
Richmond
Congress
Irvington
Indianapolis
George W
Julian
Centerville
Wayne County
Indiana
Tsace Julian
Territory
Mr. Julian
Free Soil Party
John P. Hale
House
Johnson
New Mexico
Goethe
Frumboldt
Plato
Franklin
Irving
Joshua R. Giddings
Joshua BR. Giddings
Grace Juliam @Chirke
Charles B. Clarke
Paul Juan
Julian Homestead
Cervera and Fleet Commanders Acquitted at Court Martial
Admiral Cervera and the Spanish fleet officers in the Santiago battle were Saturday acquitted by a special court-martial and formally released.
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Madrid
Cervera
Santiago
Imperial Manifesto on the Death of Grand Duke George Alexi draviteh
The text reports the Imperial Manifesto from St. Petersburg announcing the death of Grand Duke George Alexi draviteh in Abbas Tuman during old style June. It states that the throne passes per succession law to Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch if God has not yet willed a choose to present a heir and calls subjects to prayers for the departed brother. The message is signed NICHOLAS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Sencer Theslav
George Alexi Draviteh
Abbas Tuman
Cod
Aosen
Michael Alexandrovitch
Nicholas
President McKinley issues condolence to Nicholas II over Grand Duke George death
The President sends a formal message of condolence to Czar Nicholas II from the American nation. McKinley expresses sincere sorrow for the affliction that has befallen the Russian nation and their royal family upon the death of Grand Duke George.
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Washington
Prince George
Russia
Nicholas II
Czar
St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
George
William McKinley
Inner Wall Stomach Photographed Revealing Tumor
In Chicago, James C. Foster of Cleveland had his stomach interior photographed, a historic success that unveiled a large tumor. Doctors say it would have caused rapid death, and Foster travels home to Cleveland for surgery using the photograph as a guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James C. Foster
Cleveland
Foster
Dreyfus Prison Horrors Reported After Innocence Revealed
Rennes dispatch to Chicago Tribune describes Captain Dreyfus confined in a high fenced coop. Guards refused air, citing fear for his life, until a doctor ordered ventilation. Dreyfus suffered suffocation attacks, poor appetite, and invalid fare amid abuse by jailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennes
Chicago Tribune
Dreyfus
Piequart
Gen- Billot
Vaccination urged as defense against smallpox outbreak
The State Board of Health appeals to Indiana citizens to vaccinate against smallpox amid virulent fears this fall. It warns of quarantines, economic disruption, and deaths, and outlines a clean, careful vaccination process performed by a physician to prevent serious illness.
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State Board of Health
Titi Otto
Etien
Itois
Indiana
Tie
Lew Wallace Seeks Trust Reform and Political Quiet
Crawfordsville reports General Lew Wallace aims to clarify he does not oppose President McKinley. He praises McKinley as a friend and helped secure Indiana’s vote but criticizes trusts. He urges selecting a capable Attorney General to aid in trust investigations and not to confront New Jersey politics. Wallace then heads to New York and England with his son and two Indianapolis associates.
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Crawfordsville
Lew Wallace
McKinley
McKhintey
Indiana
St. Louis
New Jersey
Wallace
New York
Klaw & Erlanger
England
Henry Wallace
Blair and Failey
Indianapolis
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