Week of turmoil in Havana as Spanish Cuban clashes erupt
Reports of daily fist fights between Spaniards and Cubans as a Spanish battalion seizes a Cuban officer and slaps him. A Cuban rescue leads to street brawls with Cubans losing. A Spanish lieutenant and troops threaten to fire on protesters until Col. Delgado intervenes. Gen Arolas orders officers to strip Cuban officers of hats and decorations, with lethal force if resisted.
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War on Repets. Brigham Roberts Seat Challenge
The New York Herald reports efforts to block Brigham H. Roberts from take his Utah seat in the Fifty-sixth Congress due to polygamy. It predicts a nationwide organized women’s movement forming at the Presbyterian Woman's Board of Home Missions meeting on December 20 with mass support. Other denominations plan to join the crusade through home mission societies in the United States.
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Next regiments to Manila embark from New York end of month
Washington reports the expedition to Manila will include three regular infantry regiments and a convoy of two warships. Troops will embark from New York through the Suez Canal, with two large transport ships owned by the government. General Corbin chose New York over San Francisco to speed the voyage.
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Brothers Cortez Seek U S Citizenship for Philippine Service
The Cortez brothers arrived in Washington and met with Secretary Hay at the State Department. They presented letters from Gen Merritt and Otis and Consul Wildman praising their sacrifices aiding American forces in the Philippines and asked for citizenship by special act ahead of other Filipinos.
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Explosion at Dupont Powder Works Kills Several
An explosion at the Dupont Powder Works near Wilmington Delaware shook the city as if an earthquake. Five powder mill men including Desort McJohn Moore John Wright and Stewart are reported killed with several others badly injured when a wagon team hauling powder ran away.
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Ohio Gold Discovery Reported in Toledo Area
In Ohio a sparse OCR fragment notes a company led by Thomas Kelly claiming a vein of gold near Toledo. The text references a Yorkeman and mentions $500 per unspecified unit or period, but details are unclear due to the damaged source.
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Jasiay
Subterranean Discovery Reported Near Binghamton Village
A Chenango area report states engineers from Lake Ekroit Company found a sub forty feet deep feature beneath part of a village near Binghamton. The discovery covers an area under the village and mentions a suburb in the vicinity.
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Addressing Cuba Spain War and Peace Terms
President reviews the Cuban struggle and the 1898 Spanish American War. He details Autonomy failures in Cuba, the Maine explosion, Congress declaring war, and the victorious campaigns culminating in Santiago and Manila. He notes casualties, naval feats, and postwar protocols with Spain plus broader international concerns.
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