Secret Consul Hanna's Puerto Rico Wireless Network
A New York Sun account details Philip Hanna the U S consul at La Guaira organizing a covert cipher system in St Thomas to relay Puerto Rico war data. Messages disguised as commercial telegrams described fortifications arms movements coal and supplies while remaining undetected by Spanish censors.
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New York Sun
Philip ¢. Hanna
United States
la Ciagra
Venezuela
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Hanna
St. Thomas
Cate Letters
W. L. Brown & Co
L. D. de Lima & Co
H. ©. Baker & Co
St.Thomas
Consul Hanna
Basue
Wendy St. Thomas
Brain & Co
Bt. Thoms
Poney
Eagur
Ugar
Dewlers Ty Vofles
Jn 4
Thomas
Sampson
Bt. Thomas
Sounleh
Hann
Washington
Hénne
Uy United States
Stalin
Werenglikh
Scotel
Hana
Awsure
Consul Hanna’s Puerto Rico role amid war pressure
General Miles relied on Consul Hanna for steady reports on Puerto Rico’s harvests and conditions. Hanna cultivated American sentiment, argued for U S control and development, and guided peaceful reforms, reducing hostilities and aiding strategic aims. His dispatches from San Juan shaped Washington’s understanding and policy. Hanna later served as consul general for northern Mexico in Monterey.
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Miles
Washington
Puerto Rico
Hanna
Mivciae
Mierio Nico
Macias
Judge Day
State Department
Janna
Mexico
Monterey
Charles Broadway Rouss Interesting Career in New York Merchants
The Chicago Record outlines Charles Broadway Rouss's ascent from a $180 start in New York to a vast wholesale empire. He runs a strict cash business, pays employees promptly, and operates with unusual personal discipline including sending readers to his store when closed. The piece notes his blindness, long hours, and a distinctive store sign praising capitalist values.
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New York
Mr. Rouse
Winchester
Dia
Mr. Works
Mir. Retee
Nicht
Mr. Rouss
Prederick
A. T
Foraker Era and Local Notes Stir Scranton Page
Sen J B Foraker is referenced amid political and local items. The report covers a mix of public opinion, personal remarks and social notes, including community figures, a Scranton investigation, and county updates from Susquehanna.
Whitneys Weekly Budget Of News A Patchwork Of Susquehanna County Bits
A collage of local items from Susquehanna County includes a fox trapping tale near Stariica, anti saloon activity planned by Haltistead and Great Bend, and notes on local officials and schools. George Webb announces his wife Minnie left home. marriage details surface from Oakland side. a ministerial delegation issue and social anecdotes appear along with rural gossip and a tale of a Saturday social incident.
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George Webb
Oakland Aide
Minnie
Susquehanne
Deposit
N. Y
Kennedys Johnson
Oakland
D. J. Sutherland
Jastor
Presbyterian Church
Albert Christian
New York
Misa Jennie EB. Johnson
Christian
Sally Tyler Washburn
Jackson Street
Gibson Township
Unclear Fragment Yields Single Surreal Item
A distorted OCR fragment mentions a mix of names and phrases that seem unrelated. No clear event or identities form a coherent news item.
Trespasser and Lady Clash Over Private Property
A traveller trespasses on a private estate near Marleydale and is challenged by a woman who warns him of legal consequences. He argues back, they duel about rights and notices, then the prisoner is gradually drawn into a lodge visit with relatives, ending in a social twist as leitmotifs of romance emerge amid the property dispute.
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Wyoming
Honeydale Independent
Montrose
Matas
Judge Downs
Inghamton
E.R. W. Pearle
Susquehanna
Binghamton
Peacher
Downeville
Whitney
Marleydale
Barry
Iluvey
Craigavar
Jadler
Havre
Cutie Major Smith
Barty
Aberavar
Rascal Maven
Misa Smith
Portrait of Phoebe Apperson Hearst Born in Missouri
The piece profiles Phoebe Apperson Hearst born in Missouri about fifty years prior, noting her noble lineage, marriage to William Randolph Hearst, and single child. It describes her philanthropy in education, her busy correspondence, and her modest, public-averse nature amid wealth and responsibility.
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Mrs. Hearst
Missouri
Phoebe Apperson
Vire Ginkin
Mr. Hearst
Appersons
Girthood
Burana
Pepeotanve Mere
Hearst
Sod
Sane
Myre
Wenan
Hearet
Joss
Siya
Bho
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W. FE. Curtin
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
Charles Broadway Houss
Hinggen, Wheeleeale Notion
New York City
VRARS
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Mr. Jones
J. B. Foraker
Stewart
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Browewaw
Carles Brodway
Rome
Lie Fuerces
Hite
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Weeen News
Achers
Susquehanna County
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Mey
P.O. Barnes
Lamshero Methwilat
Montrenme
Galan Neuman
Great Bend
Senator Foraker
Republican Harmony Committee
Ohio
Bill Slocum
Scranton Tribone
Stariica
Tle
Haltistead
Jamen T. du Rose
Hallistead
Rt. Galk Swisserland
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Aho
Forest City
Ang Ted
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Dave
Soin
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Barry Eatete
J. Smith
Phoebe A. Hearst
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