Nebraska News Highlights From Sidney Telegraph
The Sidney Telegraph reports on Nebraska events including the populist state convention in Lincoln on August 1, the Boyd county normal institute at Butte starting July 18, and local legal cases such as Harry Perkine’s whisky license arrest in Humboldt. It also covers village matters from Ainsworth price-fact comparison to labor demand, Woman's Suffrage plans in Table Rock, a gun incident in Auburn, Winnebago Indian liquor fines in Omaha, and political shifts shaping Nebraska civics.
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Lincoln
Boyd County Normal Institute
Butte
Harry Perkine
Humboldt
Uncle Sam
Ainsworth
North Platte
Woman's Suffrage Association
Table Rock
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Auburn
Perry Majors
Nettie Majors
John Majors
Otto Mutz
Omaha
Munger
Louis Hinukan
Black Hawk
Green Hawk
Green Crow
John Baptists
John Bear
Walking Priest
John Wright
Albert Gripskey
R. Glenn
Hildreth
Lincoln Journal
Wallace
Rye
Callaway
Tadlock
Pender
J. C. Hendrickson
Harry Arvison
Washington
Henry B. Allen
Nebraska
Second
United States Volunteer Infantry
Immunes
Allen
Colby
Chickamauga
Brooke
Fremont Normal School
Geneseo Collegiate Institute
Geneseo
Ill
Thomas W. Conner
Conner
Peace Conditions Rumor on Cuba Protectorate and Islands
The Corre spondencia reports suggested peace terms include U S possession of Porto Rico an independence of Cuba under a U S protectorate a naval station in the Philippine Islands and a coal depot for U S warships in the Canary Islands.
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Mavemm
United States
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Canary Islands
Grant's Field Problem Demonstration At Camp Thomas
General Fred Grant staged a second battle drill at Camp Thomas ChicKamaunga Georgia with the Third division’s First corps forming a siege of an observation tower. The Second column pressed the tower but could not dislodge it as the firing stayed continuous and crowds watched the演.
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Chickamauga
Camp Thomas
Fred Grant
O. D. Clark
New York
Nebraska
Missouri
Charles J. Bills
Grant
Grant Orders Dress Code For Soldiers In Park
General Fred Grant issues instructions to the First division Third corps prohibiting soldiers on pass within the park or on duty from wearing suspenders over blue shirts. Soldiers abroad must wear neat attire with blouses buttoned, and officers must report violations to regimental commanders.
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Chickamauga Parx
Fred Grant
Third Corps
Contracts for Army Supplies Enforce White Labor Rule
San Francisco reports that Major Oscar F. Long requires white labor in all army supply contracts and cancels contracts when violations are found. The chamber of commerce and labor bodies confirm uniforms are reportedly made by Chinese workers.
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San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade
Perkins
Washington
Oscar F. Long
Labor Commissioner's Office
New French Cabinet Out Premiership Goes Abegging
Paris June 27 reports say M. Peytral’s radicals pressed for a socialist to hold a portfolio. Dupuy Leygues and De Lombre declined to join, so Peytral gave up forming a cabinet. The hoped duration of the new ministers’ group was short.
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Paris
M. Peytral
M. Dupuy
M. Leygues
M. de Lombre
Poison in the Palace An Alleged Attempt on the Russian Emperors
A Vienna dispatch reports Count and Countess Zvanoff, alleged chamberlain and lady in waiting to the czar and czarina, have been arrested on charges of attempting to poison the imperial couple. The Almanach de Gotha lists no such names in connection with the Russian throne.
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Rusela
Loxpow
Vienna
Zvanoff
Almanache de Gotha
Sagasta's Madrid government to resign and seek peace
London and Madrid reports say the Cortes suspended martial law, Sagasta to resign, and a new cabinet led by Senor Gamazo to open peace negotiations. Admiral Camara sails from Cadiz to calm unrest as Spain faces loss of colonies and unfavorable news from Cuba.
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Madrid
Manni
London
Daily Telegraph
Sagasta
Senor Gamazo
Senor Salvador
Spain
Camara
Cadiz
Philippines
Cervera
Shafter
Santiago de Cuba
Attempted hold up on Burlington train ends with engineer shot
Train No 49, northbound express on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line, left St. Louis at 7:30 pm. At 10:40 pm north of Whitehall a masked man boarded the tender with a revolver, shot Engineer Dempsey in the side, and fled as Fireman George Savage jumped free.
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Whitehall
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
St. Louis
Dempsey
Chicago & Alton Crossing
George Savage
Hamilton Fish Jr Distinguish New York Family
Hamilton Fish Jr. a New Yorker of high position and notable lineage died as one of the victims of the campaign with Roosevelt's Rough Riders. His father Nicholas Fish is the son of Hamilton Fish, former secretary of state in Grant's cabinet. A banker living in New York, he stood over six feet tall and rowed No. 7 for Columbia College in the 1894 victory at the Poughkeepsie regatta.
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New York
Columbia College
Poughkeepsie
Eight Large Ships Added to Transportation Fleet
Washington June 27 an important addition to the war department list of transports was announced buying eight ships over 3600 tons for Atlantic coast service. Purchase price not stated but believed around four million dollars. Move seen as forward step for the Porto Rico expedition.
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Washieron
War Department
Atlantic
Department
Porto Rico
Wounded Officers and Soldiers Named in San Antonio Report
San Antonio June 27 Major N A Brodie a West Point graduate and noted Indian fighter was wounded in battle near Santiago Lieutenant J H Thomas of the Indian Territory son of a Federal Judge and Captain J McClintock of Phoenix formerly AP reporter are among those named Corporal Rhodes is a noted scout and trailer of Arizona all reported in the field update
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Judge Thomas
Indian Territory
San Antonio
Texas
N. A. Brodie
Santiago
West Point
J. H. Thomas
Thomas
J. McClintock
Phoenix
Ariz
Associated Press
Corporal Rhodes
Arizona
May raid Spain’s coast if Camara enters Suez Canal
The dispatch predicts a widening war if Spain’s Cadiz fleet enters the Suez Canal to attack Dewey in the Philippines. It states an American squadron will sail across the Atlantic to strike the Spanish coast before the last ship passes the canal.
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Washington
Africa
Spain
Suez Canal
Dewey
Philippines
Atlantic
Panic at a Circus Blows Down Belle Forepaugh Tent
A severe wind storm in Sioux City Iowa toppled the Belle Forepaugh circus main tent during a performance causing injuries to many spectators. Adolph Halvers on of Sioux City died from injuries and Frank Reynolds show attache is badly hurt and expected to die.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Adolph Halverson
Frank Reynolds
Fighting at Santiago Reported as Battle Escalates
New York June 27 dispatch from Cape Haitian Haiti says fighting around Santiago is now ongoing with both troops and ships engaged and American forces advancing. The report notes a blockade, a boat loaded with refugees, and Havana described as deserted.
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New York
New York Journal
Cape Haytien
Haiti
Santiago
Blockade Runner Amapala Captured Off Key West
A two masted vessel the Amapala of Trujillo Honduras flying the American flag was captured by the Vicksburg at Havana's blockade exit. Ensign Zeen of the Vicksburg brought in the refugees onboard over thirty women and children and several men. The vessel is detained at quarantine and may not be held as a prize.
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Key West
Fla
Trujillo
Honduras
Zeen
Vicksburg
Havana
Amapala
Emanuel Montesino Monteres
M. Gerome Baze
H. Upton & Co
J. M. Berges & Co
Varcisco, Rues & Co
N. Gelatsa & Co
Worse Than Arizona s Heat Kinestox Dispatch
The piece notes that medical advice on wet feet and boiling water is ignored due to extreme heat on the plains. American officers report soldiers showing distress yet remaining remarkably sturdy, with African American regiments towering over Cuban guides in the jungle.
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Arizona
Public to pay the tax in war revenue plan
Bankers and brokers in Chicago review the new war revenue measure and have largely agreed on a policy that shifts the tax burden to customers. They expect higher loan rates or lower rates on deposits to absorb the levy, rather than banks bearing the burden directly.
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Chicago
Eastern Coal for Dewey Sails to Manila
The British ships Glooscap under Captain Spyer and East Lothian under Captain McFarlane departed Philadelphia for Manila carrying nearly 6 000 tons of coal for Admiral Dewey's fleet.
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Pmladelphia
Glooscap
Spyer
East Lothian
McFarlane
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Still One Cable Not Cut From Island of Cuba
News from Santiago and Kingston reports the island remains linked to the outside world by a single cable to Key West. The U S War Department led by General Greely seeks to sever this last line with the cable steamer Mance assisting. The Kingston line is ancient, barnacled, and buried under seaweed, complicating grappling and lifting efforts.
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Washington
Cuba
Key West
War Department
General Greely
Santiago
Kingston
Jamaica
St. Louis
Mance
Negro Soldiers to Enter U S Army Under Second Call
Washington, June 27. The second call will bring 8 000 to 10 000 negro soldiers into the volunteer army with more negro officers than ever before. The president desires negro officer representation but mixed white and black officers in regiments raise questions about officers mess. The North Carolina regiment will have a black colonel, the Alabama regiment white officers, and immune regiments mix white field officers with black lieutenants. The color line is expected to provoke trouble.
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Wasuixeton
United States
North Carolina
Alabama
War News Quietly Suppressed in Cuban Paper
A Santiago de Cuba issue of La Banderola Espanola dated June 15 carries no Santiago war news. It focuses on town gossip and lights for plazas. A Madrid cablegram claims a new Spanish fleet sails for Havana and insurgent leader Hernandez is captured.
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Pont Antonio
Santiago de Cuba
la Banderola Espanola
Santiago
Church
Faira
Madrid
Havana
Hernandez
Washington
Arolas
Cuban Aid Tightens as Siege Forces Move on Santiago
A Chicago Daily News cable reports 6000 Cuban volunteers join American troops near Santiago. American assault is expected to breach outer entrenchments and reach the gates by Sunday. Garcia and Castillo unite for support while horses for artillery and wagons are severely in short supply. eight siege batteries advance on the city.
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Curcaco
Chicago Daily News
Santiago
Garcia
Castillo
Barcelona Men Detained as American Spies In Majorca
Two strangers described as American spies arrested in Parma on Majorca Island near Spain. Police identify them as Barcelona residents and say authorities detained them for further questioning.
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Spain
Parma
Island of
Majorica
Barcelona
Americans Attack Near Siboney and Seville
The Blanco report notes about 300 Americans engaged Spaniards near Siboney and Seville with three killed and three wounded. Americans later attacked General Rubén's camp and were repulsed as Spaniards seized their ammunition and clothes. American warships bombarded Cassids.
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Smee
Mapzin
Blanco
Santiago de Cuba
Siboney
Seville
Ruben
Cassids
Nebraska Troops Sail as San Francisco Bids Farewell
Crowds fill every wharf and pier to cheer Nebraska soldiers departing from San Francisco for war. Miss Florence Carlin and Miss Katie Hymen kiss sailors at portholes while Agnes Hollett steps in, as transports Senator and Ukiah slide away, greeted by cheers and patriotic display along the bay.
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San Francisco
Ukiah
Grace Barton
Herald
Senator
Broadway
Nebraska
Florence Carlin
Katie Hymen
Agnes Hollett
Miss Agnes
Metgg’s
Golden Gate
Boys In Blue
British and Canadian Visitors Welcomed by Omaha Club
A British and Canadian-American Club has formed in Omaha to aid visitors from Canada and Britain at the Trans Mississipp i and International Exposition. The club's HQ is at 431 Range Building, 15th and Harney, with room assignments and lodging help. Meetings are Thursdays at 8, membership costs one dollar, and Nebraska residents are urged to enroll via Treasurer Robert Cowell at 481 Range Building.
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United States
Omaha
Ramge P
15Th
Harney Streets
Canada
Great Britain
Vietors
Nebraska
Robert Cowell
Range Building
James C. Lindsay
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Charles Callahame
Sidney
Nebraska News
America
I Sham Bat
Chickamangs
Cortes
Burlington
Hamilton Fish, JR
Tured
Cabas
the Medical Department
Eastern Coal
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
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