Weyler Sees Progress in Pinar del Rio Campaign
From Madrid Weyler speaks after field testing in Pinar del Rio. He says he is pleased with campaign results and will stay fifteen to twenty days more to deliver a mortal blow to the revolution by Christmas. He notes Antonio Maceo is southwest of the railway and avoids engagements.
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Wien
Antonio Maceo
Weyler
Phaibiot
Piaur del Rio
Howe Geveranen
Pranunto
Spe
Agholds
Pinar del Ris
Steamer San Benito Strikes Bar and Sinks Off Point Arena
The steamer San Benito en route from Tacoma to San Francisco went ashore seven miles north of Point Arena California on Sunday. It struck a sand bar and broke in two with forty four crew aboard. Five were lost when a life boat capsized. A second boat capsized nine times before rescue teams saved seven men with aid from a doctor on the beach.
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San Benito
Tacoma
San Francisco
Point Arena
Cal
Bernig
Point Avena
Bee
Hamilton Desolated by Skagit River Flood in Washington
Destruction over Hamilton Washington as Skagit River flood leaves town a wreck. Baker Fontaine building collapsed and goods buried. streets washed out and residents displaced from lower homes. Rail damage to Seattle and Northern Railroad interrupts transport. two weeks to repair. George W Ferris creator of the Ferris wheel died in Pittsburgh after brief illness. Ferris born February 14 1851 in Gatesburg Illinois.
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Hamilton
Wash
Skagit
Skagit County
Washington
Baker & Fontaine
Suneday
Seatila
Northern
Woolly
Hamilon
Losa 10
Geo. W. Ferris
George W. Ferris
Pittsburg
George Ferris
Gatesburg
Jll
G. W. Ferris & Co
Ferris
Judge Dundy's Successor Appointed for Nebraska District
The President named and commissioner Wm. D. McHugi as United States judge for the district of Nebraska. A Philadelphia schooner Red Wing sank sixty miles south of Pensacola after a leak developed overnight. Gould buys the Benkskee Furniture Co assets at Kankakee to rival Diamond Match elsewhere in the West. Russian wheat crop reports show a drop of about 10,250,000 quarters below the prior thirteen year average across European Russia and the Caucasus.
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Dundy
Wm. D. McHugi
Nebraska
United States
District of Nebraska
Red Wing
Philadelphia
Pensackla
Fla
Twit Gould
Benkskee Furniture Company
Kankakee
Diasmond Matel
Russia
Ottoman reform plan eyed by London papers
The Daily News reports a proposed plan for reform in the Ottoman Empire involving a new scheme with a 5 050 000 loan to fund centralization and a European receiver general. It would revise civil and military service, dismiss incompetent officers, and align gendarmerie under mixed Turkish and European oversight.
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London
Edgar Vincen
Grand Vier
Council of
Steta
Vexton
Daily News
Genmsky
Austels
Y Nuws
X Minster
Cooney the Fox Returns to Chicago After Cronin Case
Cronin murder figure Patrick Cooney known as Cooney the Fox is back in Chicago choosing a north side residence. He declined to discuss his activities during the twelve years since the Cronin body was found in Lake View sewer. The Foy murder plot link is recalled in the era’s gossip, and Cooney’s nickname stems from a long ballad about an Irish outlaw.
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Cronin
Chicago
Cooney
Pox
Dr. Cronin
Lake View
Patrick Cooney
Cooney the Fox
Andy Foy
Cabinet reshuffle hints at Liberal religious congress debates
The article notes Mark’s plan to take the Treasury portfolio with two cabinet picks discussed in Canton. It covers the Liberal Congress on religious liberty, Manitoba school question developments, Foster’s Hawaii mission visit, and local election tallies in Cook County.
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Mark
Canion
Oes
Treasury
Marius
Canton
I ‘K Hangs
Seuss
Jianna
British Experts Report on Veureatlan Oil Fields
Early in the 20th century controversy over Venezuela's oil fields, British experts question the value and control of deposits while the United States contemplates protectorate action. A Congressional member cites British willingness to arbitrate as limited by investigations into asset claims and territorial disputes.
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Renort
Satishery
Lone
England
Congress
Washington
Vaelin
Vernoa
United States
Battle with Bandits in New Mexico Stirs Arizona Posse
An Arizona posse clashes with the notorious Lob Hayes gang near Dzer Creek thirty miles south of Separ New Mexico. Four posse members are wounded and several outlaws including Black Jack Frank Anderson Bil George and Imetuer escape in a desperate pursuit. The gang began operations in July, holding up Separ, Stein's station, Central post office and attempting to rob the Atlantic and Leader mail train.
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Arizona
Rebel forces hold Pinar del Rio as Spain faces revolt
A desultory dispatch describes Weyler's campaign in Cuba with reports of captured positions and retreating rebels, noting Spanish sympathy and doubts within towns about Spain's ability to quell the revolution as civil tensions run high.
Accused Confesses in Sensational St. Paul District Court Case
The trial at St Paul district court ends with the accused admitting guilt after a dramatic courtroom sequence. The defense conceded the evidence's strength and sought mercy while the judge weighed a lenient sentence based on perceived factors.
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St. Paul
Thali
Huils Attocey
Jiull
Lie
Eavau Sen
Review Reports Postwar Trade Recovery Gains
The weekly trade review notes new operations resumed by many firms after the election. Over 390 establishments are now back at work, at least 290 have added workers, and speculative markets show rapid price gains.
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Wasy
Hsiabuisimenta
RG. Dao & Cys Weekly Review of Trade
Declares For Silver Basis At Early Labor Assembly
A fragmented 19th century text notes the Knights of Labor endorsing silver as legal tender and government notes as non interest bearing. The document argues for free unlimited coinage at a fixed ratio of 16 to 1 and warns against alternative actions.
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K. of L
Wesler
N. Yyphas
Inauguration Plats Advance for Hanna Visit to Camp
Iran Hanna plans for the inauguration ceremonies as he travels to attend talks with Major McKinley. Officials say the national ebwur appoints committees and senior officers to handle unveiling details. Hanna notes cabinet matters have not been fully addressed during the trip.
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Iran
Hanna
Cantea
Vinita M.A
Elost
Mr Hanna
Tor
Ebwurwan
Majnr
Mas
Alajor Mckinley
Largaip
Hhese Wetters
Major Mckinler
Ystan
Untitled Dispatch on Canal Work and Laborer Arrivals
A fragment notes laborers arriving from the west for the Pantina Canal project and a steamer Castle Eden expected to bring 30 workers from the east of Africa to Colom. The text references ongoing tie work and canal construction.
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Pantina Canal
Culebra
Castle Eden
Colom
Africa
Navy orders limited to rifles for crewed arms program
Capt Stimsen of the United States Navy says there is no order for mass production of rifles. He notes the Navy ordered 10,000 rifles per year and the first $24 million of the project has just begun. This is the only known order contemplated to supply the Navy with modern arms.
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Stimsen
Theed States Navy
Toll gates cut down in Kentucky and neighboring counties
Reports say toll gates at Woodford Kentucky were cut down during the night and similar depredations occurred in Owen and Washington counties. Mobs reportedly demanded free turnpike passage and disrupted the pikes authorities are investigating the incidents.
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Woodford
Kentucky
Owen
Washington Counties
Sneered and Broke His Neck in Boston Incident
Gibson of Boston, Bhus., was accused of a violent act causing Silver to injure his neck. physicians doubt recovery while Gibson remains under arrest. The Haynes Wheel Company of Portland, Indiana, reports a large order for Studebaker Brothers of South Bend for finished wheels.
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Sacote Gibson
Boston
Bhus
Silver
Gibson
Haynes Wheel Company
Portland
Tni
Aor Wits
Whieels
Studebake Bros
South Bent
Gentry Sold to New York Buyer for Record Pace
John Rh. Gentry, touted as the fastest pacer in the world, was sold Thursday to L. J. Vewksbury of New York for 319.9 percent. His record stands at 2:40 and his tap record at 2:01.
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John Rh. Gentry
John R. Gentry
L. J. Vewksbury
New York
Russian marriage superstition in church race
In Russia old beliefs persist that the groom rushes to step onto the altar cloth first, triggering the notion of faster dominance in the household. The custom appears as part of wedding procession traditions still observed in some areas.
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Russia
Old Queen Mercedes Princess of Austria in Spain
A fragment notes the Princess of Austria visiting Spain for months before a birth. It mentions a sisterly figure and a newborn brother, with praising terms and unclear context about her appearance or beauty.
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Mercedes
Austria
Spain
The Vicker Knocked Out In Debacle At Ciicaga Meeting
A Central passenger committee session in Ciicaga debated a doubtful 2 5.01 mile mileage ticket plan. The session was cut short by the shock of Miss Kate Mell’s absence aboard the steamer Alu from Honolulu to San Francisco. A German mine disaster at Reteklinaghausen caused about thirty deaths.
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Vicker
Central Passenger Committee
Ciicaga
Sessior
Qule Ter Yamdle
Kiockseit Kinte Pield
Holly Stik
Kondlalu
Kate Mell
Alu “Wid
San Francisco
Hono
Reteklinaghausen
Germany
Market Quotations Across Cities for Cattle Hogs Wheat and More
A dense brokered report lists market quotes by city for cattle hogs and sheep with prices for wheat corn oats rye and butter and eggs. Cities include Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more with prices ranging from low to high in various grades.
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Chicago
Boss
Shevn
St Louis
Cincinnati
Bsc
Detroit
Sheen
Toledo
New York
Butte
West
Confession in Grandfather Killing Shocks Iowa Police
Avanry Teuscher and 21 year old Youngs Weasher confessed to killing an elder relative after a dispute over money. They described dragging the victim, loading the body in a wagon, and disposing of it near an old well as authorities investigate the Burlington case.
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Avanry Teuscher
Burlington
Teil
Pdering Hig Geandtashes
Lewis Kereke
Wks
Pressud
Hns Alrest
Henry Keeked
Nan
Youngs ‘Weasher
Lintown
Spworth Leaguers Adjourn After Annual Town Day
The Spworth Leaguers adjourned after the Sevenke annual town day eve ning service led by Rev. Col FB Spencer. A political dispute over officer election and constitutional changes was settled by a compromise amendment creating a ten member commission from ex-conferences to select officers and the assembly, with officers for the coming year named. The treasurer reported receipts of $ and expenditures of $ . The next meeting location was not stated.
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FB Spencer
Assembly Commission
Sy. Bronk
Ea Sedir
Ray Pluls
urs_ Fritchler
Des Moines Death Tied to Poisoned Chair Torture
A chaotic despatch from Des Moines reports the death of Gsairman Curry during a cruel ritual involving a sealed chair and a lamp, amid allegations of poison and staged festivities. The victim, 4 years old, was a political leader and friend of G A Wals secretary, with investigators noting insurance scams and security concerns.
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Ellis
Gsairman Curry
Gemoe
Des Moines
Curry
Winlever
Elles
Woot
Somme
Alose
Ile
Talen
Deon Ani
Biuwyer
Tragic Murder and Hasty Marriage Shock Small Town
Ilira Dawson killed her murdered fiancée in a marriage rushed after the death of her father Walter Scorn. Dawson, 29, previously wed, faced second degree murder charges and was sent to the penitentiary. The wedding occurred at the Scott home as Melwy’s parents resided in Canada. The bride visited the cemetery hours before the ceremony to place flowers on her slain fiancé’s grave.
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Ilira Dawson
Dawson
Walter
Marder
Scot
Ai¢Kay
Scott
Melwy
Canada
Iowa State Dairy Association Congress at Marshalltown
The Iowa State Dairy Association convention near Marshalltown was praised as the best held yet. Bylaws for governance and exhibits were approved after some discussion, with resolutions adopted. Reports from society presidents and notable speakers from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City highlighted dairy industry concerns.
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Marshalltowin Viliai
State Dairy Association
Iowa
Marshalltown
Lowa
Creant
EB. Pierce
Cedar Willson
Farm Bank Fund Grows After Tragic Death
Generous gifts from Southern Minnesota banks and residents boost the fund for the late Mirstit Gallia a Ban erat who died while pursuing one of the Sherburne bank robbers. Over 700 dollars received toward a hoped total near 1000, with a portion for a youth and the rest to his mother for support.
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Gattion Benet
Gove Larabee
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Sioux City
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Lows City
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