Outcry Over Marital Turmoil Links to Court Fight
Reports detail a domestic dispute with a husband abusing his wife to force a divorce by outside marriage. A second man, a sewing machine agent, is named as the new spouse amid threats and a police intervention. A separate case tells of farmer John Johns assaulting his wife with a shotgun and knife, leading to arrests after a dramatic confrontation.
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Perion
Camm
Sheraman
Cohen
Vaffair
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Manson
John
Betey
Tie
Stricken Cuba Towns Report Starvation Amid War Strife
Passengers aboard the Fridjof Nansen report dire conditions in Havana Matanzas and Cardenas as famine reduces residents to begging and theft. Prices for beef bread and milk soar while coal runs scarce and stores guard provisions. The piece notes daily deaths from hunger and calls for peace.
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Havana
Matanaus
Cardenas
Fridijof Nansen
Tosossas
Prado
Tocante
Parque Centernlc
Weyler Am Oreildt
Vededo
Santa Clara
Juan Zeraga
Garretson Briga de Arrives at Ponce to Rousing Reception
Garretson's brigade from Yauco reaches Ponce as crowds line the streets in cheers. The 9000-strong force near Ponce includes St. Louis troops, with defenders expected to hold. some brush firefights last night caused no damage.
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Garretson
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Yauco
St. Louis
Vinico
Gdusby
New York
Dixie
Morro Castle
San Juan
Catalan Carlists Rise Near Lorida in Spain
A Barcelona report notes a formidable Carlist rising near Lorida in Catalonia as Thomselver asserts influence amid regional provings. The dispatch from London dated August 4 describes growing Carlist assertiveness and unrest in the province.
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Thomselver
Catlonia
London
Barcelona
Lorida
Catalonia
President Expects Spain Peace Reply Moment
Washington August 4 the president said he had received an unofficial notification of Spain agreeing to our peace terms and anticipated the Spanish reply at any moment.
Fragmentary OCR Item About Cavalry Named Thorp
Readable fragments describe a cavalry or military note involving a person named Thorp and a northward movement. Details are incomplete but imply a unit transfer or observation of troop activity.
Cuban push to free political prisoners sparks U S Spain peace talks
Tomas Estrada Palma leads efforts in Havana to demand the release of about 500 Cubans held in Caeté and other penal colonies. He argues freeing prisoners could trade for Spaniards captured in the war and urges President McKinley to include this in peace terms.
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the World
McNinney
Spain
Ofeuses
Caeté
Dike
Tomas Estrada Palma
Palma
America
United States
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Unclear Spanish Reply Delays Peace Terms
Washington reports that by 10:30 a.m. on August 4 the French embassy had not received Spain's reply to the American peace terms, though a nondefinitive communication had arrived.
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Washington
Mediana in Valencia Suffer Massive Flood Wreckage
Spanish village Mediana in Valencia was struck by a cyclone causing many deaths and widespread destruction. Floodwaters engulfed houses in Hornilos with large numbers perishing.
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Valencia
Spain
Mediana
Hornilos
Governor Shaw Leaving Denison for Chicago Trip
Governor Shaw departs Denison this evening for Chicago. He will be joined there by General Byers for unspecified duties in the southbound itinerary.
Emperor Williams Rescript on Death of Chancellor Lisztmarck
The Reichs izneiger publishes an imperial message mourning the death of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. The text lauds his unity and greatness, pledges to maintain his legacy, and vows to defend the empire with blood and treasure under William the Great.
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Berlin
Reichsinzeiger
German Empire
Otto von Lismarck
Latunsborp
Tlistory
T Jam
William the Great
Weyler urges queen to sever church ties in Spain crisis
General Weyler dispatches a note to the queen regent urging Spain’s break with the church party. He claims clerical influence drives Spain’s pain, cites church wealth and land ownership, and pledges to rally his followers to support the boy king against Don Carlos, while criticizing the church’s role in politics.
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Washington
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Spain
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Philippines
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War Weather and Troop Movements Reported Across The Atlantic
The hospital steamer Solace sails from New York toward Santiago as wounded sailors are moved to land hospitals. Lt Hobson receives a royal welcome in Atlanta. Taussin takes command of gunboat Bennington bound for Mawaii. Major Herd aids in Conchos assessment. Carlist rumors near Venta de Benes. Spanish authorities bolster militia in Aragon Biscay and other provinces. Additional ships depart for Santiago to aid Cristobal Colon. seven thousand troops circulate among Algeciras Tarifa Ronda Barrios San Roque and Spanish lines. Cincinnati urges McKinley to favor commerce in Philippines. Madrid civil guard expands by four thousand recruits. First Louisiana sails to Jacksonville. Second Alabama departs. Puerto Rico hosts 2000 Spanish volunteers surrender.
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Atatonia
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Biscay
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Stain Walter DB. Barker
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Shafter
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Peninsula
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Minami
Ela
Jacksonville
Alabama
Madvil
Puerto Rico
War department orders Ninth unit deployment
Springfield dispatch notes the War Department has ordered the Ninth unit to proceed with their deployment. Details are brief but indicate official military action as of August eighth with no further context available in the fragment.
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Springfield
War Department
Des Moines Area Storm Causes Heavy Damage Across State
A late storm struck Des Moines and surrounding areas with heavy rain, fierce winds, hail, and a violent electric storm. Lightning killed Charles Lowers near Morgan Valley as a threshing crew faced injuries and property damage spread across fields, buildings, and crops.
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Morgan Valley
Wabash
Charles Lowers
Weather and Crop Service
Sage
Best House
Prain
Tred Henslee
del Gundy
Kim Goolsey
Towers
George Toyt
Trout
Normal's New Manage Men’s A Faculty of Exceptional Strength
Manchester Aug 1 The first normal college under President Halton secured a strong faculty for the coming term with Dr Binker Prof Foster Prof Hazleton Miss Quinly Mrs Sharleton and other capable teachers. The science department gains laboratories and about 3000 books added to the library.
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First
Mal College
Halton
Binker
Ohio
Foster
Virginia
Hazleton
Nebraska
Quinly
Ann Arbor University
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