Telegraphic Flashes of War Politics and Fiery Fires Across Regions
Military and political notes dominate the briefings from Fort Crook to Portsmouth. Fire devastates St Peter's church in Westchester. forest fires sweep Northern New York counties. Omaha boards decide on union labor. Roosevelt declines any VP bid while McKinley party plans travel. Rich New Yorker Gustave Kienbusch dies at 62. Highland Park club set for nineteen days of racing starting September 30. A string of court and crime items follows, from train hold ups in New Mexico to tax lien settlements and San Domingo battles near decisive end.
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Alger
Fort Crook
New York
Nebraska
Omaha
Chicago & Alton
Gustave Charles Kienbusch
New York City
Highland Park Club
Detroit
Westchester
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
McKinley
Plattsburg
Pittsburg
Hayden
Chariton
Alton
Western Passenger Association
John T Murphy
Soace
Holy Ghost College
Ireland
Navy Department
MacNeal
Maine Corps
Brooklyn
Maico
Canton River
France
San Chau
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. John
Peacock
Otis
Hunter
State Department
Guatemala
Villa France
Vial
John Thompson
Colorado & Southern
Folsom
Carlsbad
N. M
George C. Starcke
Stonehill Wine Company
Hermann
California
Dortmund-Rhyn Canal
Dortmund-Ems Canal
Two Lieutenant Casualties in Philippine Skirmishes
Dispatches from Manila Aug 21 report First Lieutenant Alfred Drew of the First Infantry killed instantly and First Lieutenant Willis Uline wounded near Angeles. Earlier, Lt Cole of the Sixth Infantry led eighty men against 300 insurgents in Negros, routing them after an hour and a half with nineteen insurgent dead and six rifles captured.
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Manila
Twelfth Infantry
Angeles
Cole
Island of
Negros
Laguna Bay
Calamba
Washington
War Department
Tibuan
Negros Mountains
Panay
Alfred Drew
Willis Uline
Otis
Alfred W Drew
Texas
Military Academy
Spain
Third
Texas Volunteer Infantry
Miss Horlocker in Insane Asylum in Jacksonville
Hastings Neb Aug 21 Word reaches Hastings that Bertha Horlocker recently held on a $5000 bond for allegedly attempting to kill Mrs. Charles F. Morey by sending poisoned candy on April 10 is now in an insane asylum at Jacksonville. A hearing had been expected at the district court equity term starting Sept 2 with possible binding over to the December jury term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksumvilie
Hastings
Bertha Horlocker
Charles F. Morey
Jacksonville
Miss Horlocker
New York City
District Court
Horlocker Wii
Three Way Hangings Reported From Dawson Klondike
From Seattle a steamer report details the first Klondike execution. A triple hanging occurred August 4 at Dawson: Edward Henderson a white man for murder near Marsh Lake in 1837, and two Indians Dawson Nantuck and Jim Nantuck for killings on the McClintock river in 1898. The sentence was carried out privately with no notable incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teiple Yinneling
Alaake
Seattle
Wash
Pagsen- Sers
Topeka
Skagway
Alaska
Klondike
Dawson
Dawson Nantuck
Jim Nantuck
Edward Henderson
Henderson
Peterson
Marsh Lake
William Mahan
James Fox
McClintock River
Indiay
Mahan
Twenty sixth Ordered Away From Plattsburg Barracks
Orders issued at Plattsburg barracks direct the Twenty sixth regiment to depart for Manila within a week. The unit will move to Boston then sail to San Francisco, where transports for the Philippines await. General Wesley Merritt will review the regiment, followed by Governor Roosevelt in the afternoon.
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Twenty-Sixth
Plattsburg
N. Y
Plattsburg Barracks
Manila
Boston
San Francisco
Philippines
Wesley Merritt
Roosevelt
Reconcentrado editors admit crimes in Havana letter
The Havana edition of Heraldo publishes a letter from Ricard Arnauto and Augustin Cervantes, editors of the suppressed Reconcentrado, acknowledging criminal conduct and seeking a chance to reform under Mayor Lacoste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coban
Pentitent
Havana
Heraldo Today
Lacoste
Ricardo Arnauto
Augustin Cervantes
Reconcentrado
Panther to sail for Porto Rico with relief supplies
Five hundred tons of Porto Rican relief supplies were loaded aboard the transport Panther at Philadelphia. An additional 300 tons were expected by morning, enabling a possible sailing tomorrow afternoon as Lieutenant Commander Aaron Ward aims to load to full capacity and Mayor Ashbridge prepares a shipment notice to the War Secretary requesting direct voyage to Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rica
Philadelphia
Aaron Ward
Ashbridge
Secretary of War
Ward
Porto Rico
Riots Break Out in Paris Amid Anarchist Protests
Paris experienced violent disturbances as anarchists and socialists led marches from Place de la Republique toward Place de la Nation. Police arrested Faure and d’Horr with two others after clashes left four constables wounded and a commissary stabbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
le Peuple
la Petite Republique
Place de la Republique
Sebastian Faure
Baberot
Faure
Faberot
Henri da’Horr
Place de la Nation
Goultier
d'Horr
Joseph Ferrier
Jean Perrin
Chateau Deau Barracks
a'Horr
Hreasmus
Riot at Leavenworth Spurs Soldier-Negro Clash
At Fort Leavenworth area a riot broke out between the Thirty-second volunteer regiment soldiers and local African Americans. Shots were fired, with Corporal Johnson shot in the left shoulder and seriously injured. Police restored order after mobs clashed using clubs stones and fists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Thirty-second Volunteer Regiment
North Leavenworth
Fred
Nero
Alex Johnson
Johnson
Fort Leavenworth
Ill With Yellow Fever In Santiago De Cuba
Major Russell B Harrison Inspector General is critically ill with yellow fever in Santiago de Cuba. The illness has progressed for three days and was only named yellow fever this afternoon. The case is the first at Cristo where headquarters moved last month to escape infection. Quarantine rules have been relaxed as no new cases appeared and officers have frequently visited from headquarters.
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Kumaell
Morrison
Santiago DE Cuba
Russell B Harrison
Cristo
Steamer Roanoke Brings 360 Miners From Alaska Gold
BEATTLE Wash Aug 21 The Roanoke arrived from St Michaels Alaska with 360 miners and gold dust worth about 250000. Most came from Cape Nome. G Price led with about 60000. Roanoke failed to connect with Yukon river boats at St Michaels causing less gold from Dawson. The ship also reports the foundering of river steamer Louise July 2 near Yukon mouth. Louise raised and towed to St Michaels for repairs. Losses estimated at 25900 pounds.
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Kriondike
Beattle
Wash
Roanoke
St. Michaels
Alaska
Cape Nome
G Price
Dawson
Yukon
St Michaels
Louise
Saigon
United States
Woman and Son Die In Cistern Suicide at Home
In Pierre South Dakota on August 23 Mrs Jop Weston killed herself and her four year old son Bertie by drowning in a cistern at the family residence. The home was empty except for a 17 year old daughter who discovered the tragedy this morning. Family troubles are blamed as the cause with threats of self harm reported previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herseitong Bay
Pierre
Mra Jop Weston
Bertie
Aulelde
Burlington Flyer Wrecked Near Denyer Junction
Burlington flyer collided with an eastbound fast freight near Denyer, ten miles west of Lincoln Nebraska. Three men were injured none fatally. The freight engine was wrecked and the passenger locomotive badly damaged. Main line traffic blocked for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lincoln
Neb
Denon
Here
Report of Deaths From Manila
Washington reports via General Otis the Manila deaths since Aug. 14 in the 24th Infantry and other units. Names include Fred Comley 4A Twenty-fourth, Alle W. Lord E Twelfth, Joseph B. Morse I Ninth, John Smith K First Washington Lith, William K Harrison K Thirteenth, John H. Dunnap Fourth, Adolph Krettzer Sixth Artillery, Frank C. Miller 1 Twenty-first. Phrases indicate causes like phthisis typhoid fever and various ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Washington
Otis Cables
War Department
Fred Comley
Twenty-fourth
Alle W. Lord
Joseph B. Morse
John Smith
William KK. Harrison
John H. Dunnap
Ivar
Adolph M Krettzer
Frank C. Miller
Twenty-first Infantry
Treaty Talks Move Toward Crow Land Purchase Settlement
A government commission nears finalizing terms with the Crow for purchasing a large Crow reservation tract. The plan provides about 2.6 million acres left, a portion of proceeds to aid the tribe, annual per capita payments, and irrigation and fencing improvements. Congress must ratify the treaty, with a special act possible to speed approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Monthuy
Commleron
Bates
Tvere
Indiana
McKinley Review At Plattsburg Before Manila Departure
President McKinley and party visited Plattsburg barracks to review the Twenty sixth Regiment. Acknowledging the salute, Col Rice accepted a flag for the soldiers as the group prepared to sail for Manila in about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattshirg
Plattsburg Barracks
McKinley
Hotel Champlain
Hobart, Jr
Griggs
Hitchcock
Buckingham
Tuckey
Corfalvay
of Slaser
Colonal Rice
Manila
Train for Pennsylvania Troops Completes Arrangements
San Francisco August 19 All arrangements for the special train to carry the Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers home have been completed. Two men, Clark of Company E and Barclay of Company I, will be left behind due to illness and injury. Barclay is very ill but the surgeons hope for recovery. Clark is unable to travel after appendicitis and injuries. Lieutenant Colonel Earnett reports a Hong Kong bank deposit of 400 for the regiment from friends, with the consul asking how to dispose of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
C. FE
Clark
Morrison Barclay
Barclay
Uarnett
Cons! Wildman
Hong Kong
Tenth Pennsylvania
Placerville Fire Destroys Idaho Town Areas
A blaze in Placerville Idaho destroyed the business district and most homes, wiping out the town and causing about 250000 dollars in losses. The fire started from an overturned lamp at Veasey’s hall and had no suppression. Residents lost all. Aid and clothing were sent and funds collected.
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Idaho
Boise
Placerville
Dorse County
Jossy
Veasey
Bolaeta Testiferera
Nebraska governor cites railroad obstruction to sending home First Nebraska regiment
Governor Poynter and Congressman Stark said Omaha papers report the First Nebraska regiment in San Francisco will not be brought home at public expense. He vows to exhaust every plan to honor Nebraska soldiers but blames railroad combinations for thwarting a return, calling it unlawful and unpatriotic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Poynter
Stark
Nebraska
San Francisco
Relief for Porto Ricans Reach New York Steamer
Relief shipments to destitute Porto Ricans aboard the Evelyn steamship of the New York and Porto Rico line were dispatched from New York to Ponce. Clothing dominated the aid, including trousers, underwear, wrappers, and nightshirts totaling over 14 thousand pieces across thirty two cases. Quinine tablets totaling 174 thousand were supplied by the committee headed by H B Colline & Co and the Merchants Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evelyn
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Poncetotus
Merchants Association
H BB Colline & Co
Three Hundred Meet Death in Red Bay Storm
A Miami dispatch reports Captain Dillon of the Cocoa says Red Bay on Andrew Island southwest of Nassau was swept away in the tropical barricade. About 360 lies inland and hundreds of corpses were found among wrecked houses. Wind reached ninety miles per hour at Nassau, with gusts higher inland.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Times-t Nlon
Dilon
Cocoa
Red Bay
Andrew Twenty Rolles
Nassau
Lfe
Clannes and
Agen
Dillon Anve
Officer Appointments Set by Double Regiment Rule
Washington August 19 Adjutant General Corbino lays out the rule for appointing officers in ten new regiments. The basis doubles the number of regiments each state provided in the Spanish War, making Nebraska eligible for six officers. No fixed agreement on officer exchanges exists under the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nacraskese Geta Sia
Washington
Corbino
Eggs Sold for 30 Million Across Kansas Stores
Contract closes for sale to an eastern syndicate of seventy carloads of eggs stored at Topeka Abilene and Concordia Kansas The eggs will be shipped by three special trains next week Sellers receive 16 cents a dozen while retail prices in New York Boston and Philadelphia run just over 20 cents per dozen The deal is estimated to cover 30 080 600 eggs
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Rae Market
Kansas City
Eastern Commission
Topeka
Abllend
Concordia
Kan
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Senator Hayward Improves Resting Quietly at Home
At NEMRAGIA CITY Nebsite 163 Senator Hayward slept most of the night and woke up yesterday morning feeling much better. Since last night he ate breakfast with Dr Whitten and shows a noticeable improvement. Hope grows that with proper care the senator will recover rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Nemragia City
Nebsite
Whitten
Cable ship Hocker grounded near Manila to be investigated
Washington reports General Otis was ordered to begin an inquiry into the grounding of the cable ship Hocker at Manila. A Telegram from Colonel Thompson indicated the cable was being removed from the ship and a typhoon was unlikely. the Hooker might be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Otis
Hocker
Manila
Thompson
Well Known Westerner Dies in Oakland
Obituary notes the death of a prominent Oakland resident, former mayor and ex-regent of the state university, described as a well known western figure. the report recalls his prominent positions and status in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Martin
State, University
Union
Bank of: Savings
Capitaliat
The
Ptate
Yepterdey
Pete
Kingston Report Indicates Looming Action Against Jiminez
Despatches from Santo Domingo note growing fear in Jamaica over the anticipated arrival of Jiminez, leader of the revolt. Authorities fear his comeback could swing public opinion and prompt intensified patrols along the coast to capture him on sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Santo
Domingo
Jimines
Esolutiog
Jiminez
Big Store adverts and patent debates in 1893 ad page
An eclectic newspaper clipping features Hayden Bros advertising excursion rates to Omaha and low prices on bonds, plus introductions to new streetcars and interurban lines. It moves to product plugs for Allen’s Foot Ease and shoe care, then shifts to cattle shipments and a lengthy patent law discussion by Thomas Gorham & Co. Des Moines lawyers note caveat issues and prompt readers to seek free consultations on patent priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spey
Eales
Hayden Bros
Omaha
H.W
Omaha Net
C- Yeats
Nage
W. D. Unidwin
Patent Laspeciation
Washington
Congress
Thomas Gorwio & CO
Sollcitora
Des Moines
Iowa
Help Nature Help You. Mil men and urban terms
A fragmented note discusses clever names for people living on the margins and those unseen by society. It mentions Mil and ideas about calling certain groups tramps, reflecting dated social labels.
Australians’ Farms Compared to England as Size Grows
A fragment notes some Australian sheep farms rival the size of England, while references to starch mixture and batter suggest promotional copy for household goods. The sentence structure is garbled but indicates a claim about farm scales in Australia and a marketing aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
It Fe
Australia
England
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Dreyfus
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Lille
Bartlett Tripp
Samoa
Yankton
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Mr. Morgan
Norman B. Ream
Robert T. Lincoln
George M.pullman
P. N. Wells
Russell
Migs
John Baker
Belleville
J Wilbur Chapman
Warsaw
Ind
Moody
Northfield
Stephens
Missouri
Gen. Otis
Miss Morlocker
Hastings Folson
Tao
Mocey Wal
Vince
Oynter Ab Landone
Iuerricane
Nosau
Kinsing
Gy. Pa
Stillwater
Allen
Seta
Allen Bolted
le Roy
William Sods
Arizona
Vitaly
Hood
Ower
J. Tower
Fen
Winchester Repeating Arms
Winchester Avenue
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