Shafters Speech and Alger Visit At Chickamauga
A Chicago dispatch reports Gen. Shafter at Constantine Michigan praising the Santiago campaign and remarking on supply hardships and soldier grit. Secretary Alger and Surgeon General Sternberg inspect Chickamauga hospitals and pledge accountability for camp conditions and leadership to restore sanitary standards.
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Constantine
Mich
Grontier
Nineteenth Michigan
Tampa
Havana
Sampson
Santiago
Shafter
Gen. Shafter
Toral
Napoleon
Egypt
England
Algyr
Chickamauga
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alger
Sternberg
Boynton
Chickamauga Park
War Department
Returned to His Old Party After State Convention
Anaconda Montana September 23 1896 governor Obert B Smith once elected as a populist appeared at the recent populist state convention as a delegate and later joined the democratic party after the democratic state convention renounced populist allegiance. The two parties failed to fuse on state officers and issued separate tickets.
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Anaconda
Mont
Obert B. Smith
Pockets Picked of 2100 Dollars at Wichita State Fair
Robert Young of Knoxville Illinois was robbed of 2100 dollars in cash and notes in Wichita Kansas. He was en route to Oklahoma to invest in cotton ginning machinery and stopped to attend the ongoing state fair when his pockets were picked among a crowd.
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Wichita
Kan
Robert Young
Knoxville
Oklahoma
Jennie Hickey Murder Case Quiets Amid Police Silence
Chicago on September 23 reports no new developments in the Jennie Hickey murder case as police chief Ripley and higher officials maintain silence regarding the investigation.
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Chicago
Jennie Hickey
Ripley
Physician Rules Girl Death a Murder in Postmortem
A physician who performed the postmortem examination asserts the girl was murdered, countering the view that death resulted from her own actions. The claim centers on the forensic findings and challenges the initial assessment.
Bryan Visits War Department on Third Nebraska Muster
Col William J Bryan accompanied by Gov Holcomb and Rep Stark visited the War Department to discuss the Third Nebraska volunteers. They met with Acting Secretary Meikelsohn and Gen Corbin and learned of Jacksonville camp conditions as they considered muster-out sentiment. No formal request was made to mustered out.
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Washington
William J. Bryan
Nebraska Volunteers
War Department
Santiago
Bryan
Holcomb
Representative Stark
Nebraska
Adjutant General’s Office
Col. Bryan
Meikelsohn
Adjutant
A Vigorous Policy for Hayes and State Department
Washington, Sept. 22. The incoming secretary of state will inaugurate a vigorous foreign policy with three aims. First, to lesson South American nations Chile Peru and Argentina by showing U S strength. Second, to mount a naval demonstration before the Golden Horn to enforce American claims for Armenian destruction. Third, to bristle up against Germany.
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Washington
John Hay
State Department
Checker Board of Foreign Affairs
Chile
Peru
Argentine Republic
Armenia
Germany
President Plans State Department Focus for Months
The president will direct attention to the State Department for months to come as part of a broader policy focus. The move signals a sustained emphasis on diplomacy and international affairs ahead of upcoming decisions and events.
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State Department
Whitecaps Drive Off Hoagland Home In Dynamite Attack
In Joplin Missouri early yesterday a band of whitecaps attacked Reed Hoagland’s home with dynamite and six shooters. A man was shot in the breast as five intruders forced entry and a front door explosion followed. Hoagland returned fire from a side wall while Will Hoagland guarded inside. The assailants escaped after the explosion and retreat.
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Joplin
Reed Hoagland
Hoagland
Tuckahoeming Camp
Will
Will Hioagland
Evacuation Terms Shaped by Cuban Colonial Authorities
Washington dispatches report Havana's colonial government is guiding evacuation terms as Spain moves toward freeing Cuba of troops. With about 100000 Spanish soldiers on the island, transporting 1000 men daily could stretch beyond three months due to ship availability uncertainties.
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Washington
Havana
Cuba
Spain
Cent
Bryan Meets McKinley Over Regiment Discharge Plan
Col Bryan and party visit the White House and confer with President McKinley about mustering out ill or financially burdened soldiers. About 20 percent of the Nebraska regiment are ill and Bryan favors sending the affected members home for recovery. The President listens but makes no firm pledge. Bryan plans to return to his regiment tonight, not resigning his commission.
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Col. Bryan
White House
McKinley
Nebraska
Florida
War Department
Bryan
Jacksonville
Stark
Chicago druggists seek national group to repeal tax
Retail druggists in Chicago call for a nationwide organization formed in Washington to remove the war tax imposed on retailers by manufacturers.
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Chicago
Washington
Secretary Hay to lead new imperial plans as UK and US clash
The piece outlines Secretary Hay's expected vigorous push to enforce three strategic plans involving Samoa Philippines and Turkey, with implications for American policy toward Argentina Germany and Spain. It notes a dramatic shootout incident with the Hoagland family and subsequent pursuit of three miners Collier Goforth and Colfer.
Readville Harness Stars Star in Two Heat Match Race
Readville Mass September 23 Joe Patehen defeated John Gentry in a two heat match race at Readville track in light winds. First heat 2 053 and second 2 044 with Star Pointer noted as fastest harness horse in the world.
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Readville
Mass
Star Pointer
Joe Patehen
John
Gentry
Readville Track
Patehen
Altgeld to Campaign in Missouri for Democratic Ticket
Chicago reports ex-Gov. Altgeld will tour Missouri in the second week of October to deliver two speeches for the state ticket. In exchange ex-Gov. Stone and Congressman Bland plan Illinois visits during the campaign, signaling a likely emphasis on free silver in the fall contest.
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Chicago
Altgeld
Missouri
Stone
Bland
Illinois
Modern Woodmen Parade Draws 50000 At Omaha Expo
The Modern Woodmen of America visited the exposition with attendance surpassing 50,000 at three o clock. A parade of uniformed camps around the main court formed a striking pageant.
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Omaha
Neb
Woodmen of America
New York Chicago Platform Democrats Endorse Syracuse Convention
About 100 delegates from the Chicago platform democrats of New York state meet in Troy and adopt an ultimatum stating their reaffirmation of the Chicago platform shall be included in the Syracuse convention platform.
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Chicago
Troy
N. Y
Chicago Platform
New York
Syracuse
Autonomist Cuban Politics Clash With Spain Over Evacuation
A balance of power in Cuba shows autonomist leaders in Havana aligned with Spain while insurgents oppose. Officials warn the autonomists seek Cuba's debts and future govt issues before evacuation, potentially delaying or dictating the terms. American commissioners vow immediate evacuation under strict protocol, avoiding ancillary Cuba questions.
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Spain
Havana
Madrid
Cuba
Augusti’s View of It on Philippine Question Seer
Madrid reports Gen Augusti, former captain general of the Philippines, in an interview recounts Manila siege and Dewey’s demand to surrender. He recalls famine, bombardment, and Manila’s fall, noting Spanish rights to Luzon and other islands amid calls Spain will defend its colonies.
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Madrid
Augusti
Philippine Islands
Vitoria
Spain
Manila
Philippines
Senor Moret
United States
Dewey
Luzon
Asia
Imperial Edict Dissolves Emperor Power in China
Pekin reports an imperial edict announcing the emperor has resigned power to the empress dowager who now requires ministers to present reports to her. Kang Yumei fled as reform efforts mount, Li Hung Chang may be restored, and Russian concessions could rise, dimming reform hopes.
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Pekin
China
Kang Yumei
Fied
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
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