Hooley's Revelations Names High Society Money Ties
London reports Sir William Marriott the Marquis of Abergavenny and Sir Joseph Renals among those who sold their names. Martin D. Rucker, former promoter, was fined £200 for contempt of court after trying to induce Hooley to alter evidence. Hooley testified of paid introductions and large sums to trustees directors in bankruptcy and promotions.
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Wiliam Marriott
Marquis of
Abergavenny
Joseph Reals
London
Martin D. Rucker
Ernest Terah Hooley
Humber Company
Hooley
Tucker
Humber
Sir William Marriott
Carlton Club
Marquis of Abergavenny
Aber
Joseph Renals
British Embroidery Company
Lord Ashburton
Danakil Killing of French Supplies Sparks Tense East Africa Clash
Rome reports government dispatch from Massowab on the Red sea detailing a Danakil raid near Jibatil on the Gulf of Aden. Four French soldiers killed, 200 camels seized, 4000 rifles and ample ammunition taken, with gifts intended for the Abyssinian negus. Possible friction involving France Russia and Abyssinia. In New York, Carnegie Hall hosts a Business Men's Democratic association mass meeting with ex Senator Hill and a Cleveland letter praising the group for opposing Republican misrule.
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Men‘elik
Paris
Rome
Massowab
Red Sea
Jibatil
Gulf of Aden
Menelik of
Abyssinia
M. .Lagarde
Obok
Danakils
France
Russia
Cleveland
New York
Democrats
Carnegie Hall
Business Men's Democratic Association
David B. Hill
Russia and Our Islands Defend a Cannon Agreement
London reports on the Philippines dispute as European powers weigh a common action in case of a US push. German and other papers recount as senators and editors discuss Spain, Cuba debts, and American aims. The Star correspondent notes peace talks echo war diplomacy and projections for post-election policy.
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WLI
Philippines
London
Bertin
Utua
Fla
Washington
McKinley
Spain
Phiilippines
Boersen
National Zeitung
Frankfurter Zeitung
Peculiar Controversy Forces Republican Into Democratic Sheriff Ticket
La Crosse Wisconsin November 3 Major J Kirchell Third Wisconsin volunteers a Republican must accept the nomination for sheriff on the Democratic ticket after the Democratic convention nominated him without consent or knowledge He returned from Porto Rico on 60 days furlough and could not file a declination The court ruled declination must be filed nine days before the election and Kirchels name must appear on the ballot Despite his strong army record he remains an officer and may not be mustered out before election General Graham Retires Bureaucratic strain grips Middletown as he lies ill after retirement from Second Army Corps while Young asserts command and plans to keep Lawton as successor
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Jis Wal
la Crosse
Wis
J. Kirchell
Third
Wisconsin Volunteers
la Crosse County
Porto Rico
Forto Rico
Democratic
Mahony
Kircheis
Maria Teresa cruiser reported safe after Crooked Island Passage
The British steamer Beverley arrived at Kingston Jamaica on November 3 and reports that the armored cruiser Maria Teresa, which left Guantanamo Bay on October 29 for Norfolk Navy Yard, was spoken in Crooked Island Passage Sunday night with all aboard well and the vessel in good shape. Crooked Island Passage lies off Santiago de Cuba.
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Maris Teresa
Kingston
Jam
Beverley
McGrath
Maria Teresa
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Norfolk, Va. Navy Yard
Crooked Island Passage
Santiago de Cuba
Death from gas asphyxiation linked to defrauding gas company
In Jersey City on November 3, James Lyons, a saloonkeeper, died from asphyxiation after a rubber tube used to feed gas around the meter malfunctioned. James Murphy, also in the saloon, was found unconscious from the same cause but recovered. The incident is tied to an attempted fraud against the gas company.
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Jersey City
James Lyons
Lyons
James Murphy
Murphy
Misstac Roush Rider Missing Ed ward O'Brien
Major Gales seeks Private Edward O'Brien of Troop A after battles at Las Quasimas and San Juan. O'Brien, born Charlestown Massachusetts and enlistment Phoenix Arizona, was wounded July 2 and remains untraced.
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New York
Gales
Edward O'Brien
O'Brien
Las Quasimas
San Juan
O’brien
Charlestown
Mass
Phoenix
Ariz
Fashoda Talks and British Mobilization Stir London
The French envoy declines Lord Salisbury’s reception as Fashoda evacuation is accepted in principle but other Bahr el Ghazal stations remain. Coast guardsmen are warned to mobilize across the UK. James Bryce supports Egypt’s naval control and notes growing Anglo American cordiality while favoring no formal alliance.
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London
Wimself
Lord Salisbury
Iaondon
Fashoda
Baron de Courecel
Thomas Sanderson
Lord Sailsbury
Paris
ahe-Bi- Gazel
Nile
M. Delcasse
Chamber of Deputies
United Kingdom
James Bryce
Board of Trade
Aberdeen
Washoda
Bahr-H-Gazal
Asell
Egypt
United States
Great Britain
Bryce
Spain
America
Spaniards Hold Out for Better Terms in Peace Talks
Washington reports no direct Paris warning of Spain breaking off negotiations. Officials expect Spain to submit a counterproposal on the Philippines and may demand payment, delaying final action until after the upcoming elections. In San Francisco, the Farragut’s official trial was halted by an air pump failure after reaching over 31 knots for 42 minutes.
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Washington
Paris
Madrid
Spain
Philippines
State Department
San Francisco
Farragut
Chicago Firms Back Plan for Electric Japan Railways
A Chicago and eastern capitalists group plans to form a company with at least 10 million dollars to build electric railways in Japan cities including Tokyo Yokohama Osaka. The initiative aims to fund expansion of urban transit across major Japanese towns.
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Japan
Chicago
Yokohama
Osaka
Health Conditions At Cavite Reveals Severe Troop Ills
A San Francisco correspondent reports from Manila that Cavite health is dire with 40 deaths since Sept 2 mostly from typhoid fever. Over 75 percent of men in a battery have been on the sick list in a month, including officers. Malaria and typhoid are widespread, hospital space is insufficient, and medical supplies ran short. Manila troops fare better with improving quarters, while smallpox has caused 12 cases and 8 deaths among soldiers.
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Aue Minoss
San Francisco
Crone
Manila
Cyivite
Monta Volunteer Ruginent Aray
Usi
Cavite
General Wood Confronts Scarcity On Port Victor Departure
General Leonard Wood, military governor of Santiago, found Port Victor short of provisions and medical supplies before its intended departure for the United States. He demanded Red Cross stores and adequate sustenance, planning to oversee the voyage to Morro Castle and New York, as Americans prepare Thanksgiving plans. The Josefita will pick up Cuban delegates in Santa Cruz del Sur for Marianao sessions.
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Santiago
de Cuba
Port Victor
United States
General Wood
Morro Castle
Josefita
Santa Cruz del Sur
Marianao
Havana
Mutinous Virginia Regiment Quelled by White Officers
Knoxville report of a mutiny in the Sixth Virginia regiment where enslaved or mixed-race troops refused to obey white officers. Governor Tyler had assigned white officers. after tense drill and threat of harsher action, the colored troops agreed to submit via formal channels. Major Bates and Col. Kuert restored order. Ohio and Michigan regiments stood by. The camp quieted. no immediate further trouble expected.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Virginia
Calured
Tylor
Pyollew
Croxton
Kuert
Conerdt Bates
Camip
Ohto
Johnson
Kent
Michigan
Colored soldiers ejected and stone trains at Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee on November 3 colored immune soldiers were ousted from the ladies car aboard the Chattanooga Rapid Transit line and, angered, gathered hundreds to stone the returning train, damaging windows and injuring brakeman Faircloth. They vowed to disrupt service until allowed in the car. Also noted: navy considers enlarging harbor monitors to carry larger guns. A separate report from Saint Denis France details life sentence for 11 year old Joseph Wattelier for murder.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
United States Volunteer Infantry
Chickamauga Park
Chattanooga Rapid Transit Company
Faircloth
Boynton
Saint Denis
France
Joseph Wattelier
Court of Assizes
Isidors Beance
Watteller
North Carolina election turmoil prompts registration panic
In Columbus County and surrounding areas the 1896 Democratic lead appears to widen with claims of missing voter books and suspicions of a Republican slate. The scene grows heated as county officials and party chairs argue over registration integrity and potential electoral disruption ahead of the polls.
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W. Patrick St
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Our Islands
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Second Army Corps
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Alonzo Arbury
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Tex
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