Cleveland Letter on Cuba From Grover Cleveland
Ex president Grover Cleveland replies to A B Farquhar on U S relations with Cuba praising moral considerations over material interests and opposing concessions to sugar interests. He cites Roosevelt and Root and argues nations cannot safely violate honesty and fair dealing. Cleveland travels south for a hunting trip after mailing the letter.
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Princeton
N. J
Farquhar
Cuba
Roosevelt
congress
Secretary Root
GROVER CLEVELAND
south
EF. C. Benedict
R. D. Evans
Anson G. McCook
Herman May
Georgetown
S. C
Alexander
Whiteland Reid Head of Coronation Embassy In New York
Mr Reta editor and proprietor of the New York Prittmne, noted as skilled in court etiquette, attended several royal funerals. He served as United States minister to France from 1880 to 1892 and represented the country at Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1897. He also joined the peace commission at Park.
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Reta
New York
Prittmne
aga fay
Horrors of Earthquake Hit Chilpancingo Residents
News from Mexico City reports subscriptions raised by American and British residents for Chilpancingo earthquake victims. Three women died in a church collapse during devotion. many residents went insane, and Governor Mora and family survive in a temporary dwelling. Rebuilding proposed on a new site. Presbyterian missionaries George Johnson and Walter H. Semple of Philadelphia were away.
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Chilpancingo
Mexico City
Chillpa
Mora
George Johnson
Walter H. Semple
Philadelphia
Fatal Shooting by Brother Over Business Grudge
Chicago January 23 Robert McFetridge wealthy ice dealer was shot and mortally wounded by his brother William McFetridge as he carried his two year old niece home from court. The assailant pursued him and fired three more shots before being captured by police.
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Robert McFetridge
Chicago
William McFetridge
Robert
tacy
Glass Companies Raise Wages in Broad War
Across Pittsburg area workers gain wage increases as the American Window Glass company and Independent Glass company announce raises for skilled workers. About 10,000 men see boosts ranging from 1 to 15 percent amid a regional wage war.
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Sargent Gem
Pittsburg
Janu
American Window Glass company
C. P. Cole
Independent Glass company
Three Dead in Faction Battle at Belleville Depot
At Belleville Texas a faction fight at the railroad depot after a court session left Raymond White constable Milam Odom and Henry Dippert dead. Wounded were Walter Pennington Elihu Jennifer Anton Dippert and John Haintrath. The clash followed tensions between Pennington and Odom factions amid a murder indictment proceeding.
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Belleville
Texas
Tex
Raymond White
Wallis
Milam Odom
Henry Dippert
Walter Pennington
Elihu Jennington
Anton Dippert
John Haintrath
Sealy
Pennington
Odom
J. Odom
William Odom
Hawkvath
White
Colombia Will Trade Canal Control But Not Sovereignty
Dr. Silva, Colombia’s minister, told Rear Admiral Walker that Colombia would lease the isthmian route to the United States for 21 years with renewal, accept U.S. control of the canal zone while keeping sovereignty, and seek annual rent. Colombia also would surrender railroad rental income and stock in the French canal company after forty years if the Panama route is chosen.
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Washington
Dr. Silva
Walker
isthmian canal commission
Colombia
Unite States
United States
Panama
Trench Canal company
Silva
Admiral Walker
French Canal company
Boer Commander Executed and Schwab Meets Emperor
New York dispatch clarifies that Commandant Scheepers was shot on January 18 after a prior error announced his death sentence. Separately in Vienna, Charles M. Schwab met Emperor Francis Joseph at a citizens’ ball and discussed commercial affairs before departing.
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Lord Kitchener
New York
Commandant Scheepers
Scheepers
Schwab
Vienna
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Emperor Francis Joseph
Mr. Schwab
Deficiency Bill Stirs Senate Amid Philippine Debate
The Senate clashed over a $500,000 deficiency appropriation for a military post in the Philippines. An amendment for shelter and protection of troops passed in order, prompting a sharp debate between party leaders. A party line vote followed, with New York Democrat Mr. Cummings voting with Republicans. The session also honored the late President McKinley as debate on the Philippine tariff and commerce department continued with cautious consideration.
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Senate
iaktan
Cannon
lau
Philippines
Richardson
Williams
Mississippi
Dearmond
Missouri
Cummings
New York
Watson
McKinley
department of commerce
Dr Clements Drowned Crossing Swollen Ridley Creek
Dr Francis Clements of Paoli drowned after being thrown from a carriage while attempting to cross Ridley Creek in West Chester Pennsylvania Tuesday night. His brother, a Medico Chirurgical Hospital student in Philadelphia, was rescued clinging to a tree nearby. The deceased was en route to visit a patient.
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West Chester
Ridley Creek
Francis Clements
Paoli
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital
Philadelphia
Clements
Shamokin Collieries Flooded and Rail Line Washout
A severe January rainstorm flooded many collieries in Shamokin region and washed away a section of the Lehigh Valley railroad near Green Ridge. Lowlands between Shamokin and Sunbury were inundated as culm from mines swept across acres of farmland.
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Shamokin
Lehigh Valley railroad
Green Ridge
Sunbury
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