Manila Situation Spurs Talk of Surrender and Sale
Dispatches report General Augusti willing to surrender on honorable terms if Dewey and Merritt attack Manila. Spanish officials discuss selling the Philippines to avoid further costs while insurgents press participation. News notes American reinforcements and the uncertain fate of Manila amid varied dispatches from Madrid and London.
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Augusti
Merritt
London
Daily Mail
Tong Kong
Maanila
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
Spain
Times
Greene
Pasig
Madrid
Cuba
Bondon
Philippines
el Nacional
Manili
Gompers Urges Free Labor Ideals in Annexation Debate
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor addressed the Denver union on annexing the Philippines. He warned that war’s end may bring a grand new destiny and urged guarding against slave labor, proposing strict liberate-labor standards for the Philippines and a free labor spirit for colonial policy.
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Samuel Gompers
Hawiii
Abe Philipot
Samuel ‘Gompers
Olg
Abor
Denver
Philippines
Gheers
Pope issues encyclical amid Scottish Catholic tensions
A deteriorated OCR fragment mentions a papal encyclical and Scottish Catholics, noting terms significant to recent reports and the church's stance as tensions rise among the Scottish faithful.
Characteristic letter from Captain Evans on prayer
The text reproduces Captain Evans's July 238 letter defending prayer after action. He contrasts Captain Philips's post victory prayer with his own Navy conduct. Evans recalls Vizcaya engagement, tending wounded and starving prisoners, and declares gratitude to almighty God for the victory while prioritizing lifesaving duties.
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Evans
New York
Index
Willamsport
Philip St
Texas
Philip
Jsvans
Vizcaya
Gold Seekers Stampede as Claims Open in Klondike
Canadian commissioner proclaims Dominion creek and bench claims open for location by free miners. Stampede begins for Dominion creek with 1100 reaching Bonanza ferry in two hours. Dawson City overcrowded, 45000 residents, tents in use, no work available. Alaska militia funds of over 40000 allocated for Juneau Skaguay and Sitka equipment.
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Dominion Hill
Dawson City
N. W.T
Seattle
Wash
Dominion Thi
Klondike
Dominion Creek
Bonanza Creek
Dominion Beach
Dawson
Port Townsend
Brady
Juneau
Skaguay
Sitka
Interior Department
Alaska
Canada’s big revenues from Yukon miners eyed
A Dawson telegram for the San Francisco Examiner states that in the last year the Canadian government collected over 2.5 million dollars from Yukon miners. Expenditures for mounted police and district officials neared 100 thousand, leaving a net gain over 2 million. The royalty alone is estimated at about 200 thousand dollars.
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Yukon Minerva
San Francisco
Dawson
Yukon
Save Their Lives On Concho Transport
Lieutenant KR Stogsdall reports that U S troops were moved from Cuba to avoid certain death from yellow fever. Experts warned of typhoid malaria and other fevers in the weakened men, so the expedition chose safer boats. Only six deaths occurred during the voyage.
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New York
KR. R. Stogsdall
Fourth United States Infantry
Concho
Cuba
Santiago
Prince Bismarck Dies After Long Illness
Prince Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, died Saturday evening at Friedrichsruhe after a months long decline. Reports describe his final hours as peaceful with family present and doctors aiding his last moments. The news prompted official condolences from Emperor William and U S authorities expressing shared sorrow.
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Friedrichsruhe
Prince Bismarck
Schweninger
Countess von Rantzau
Schrysmander
Baron
Baroness Marck
William
Norway
Bismarck
Hirachgruppe
Willian Northa
Bergen
Germany
Washington, D. C
White
Berlin
United States
Eee Adee
Tyr
Trujillo Seeks License to Publish Cuban Insurgent Paper
Senor Enrique Trujillo editor of the Porvenir of New York arrived at Santiago de Cuba aboard the Philadelphia and applied to General Wood for a license to establish a publication. The character of the venture is in dispute and publication is not allowed.
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Senor
Trujillo
Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
Enrique ‘Trujillo
The
Porvenir of
New York
Philadelphia
General Wood
Charactublication
Terms of Peace Offered by United States in Spain Note
Washington reports the cabinet discussed peace terms with Spain. If accepted, Spain relinquishes sovereignty over Cuba and evacuates Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. The United States would occupy Manila and control the Philippines pending treaty talks with Spain. Commissioners would meet to finalize a peace treaty.
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Washington
Spain
United States
Cuba
Puerto Rico
West Indies
Ladrones
Manila
Philippines
Mysterious assault wounds a Baltimore family
In Baltimore the Lillis household in the lower city was attacked. Mrs Hannah Lillis age 33, Winnie Lillis age 7, Mrs Bessie Whetler age 29, and Mrs Whetler injured by a bladed weapon. Two Bohemians say a Black man fled the house and raised alarms. Victims hospitalized with poor prospects. no motive known.
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Baltimore
Hannah Lillis
Winnie Lillis
Bessie Whetler
Prisoners Released After Spanish Armament
Washington reports that Shafter telegraphs all political prisoners held by the Spanish will be released as soon as American forces reach their locations.
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Washington
Shafter
Bismarck Funeral Set For Thursday
Berlin August 3 The funeral services for Bismarck will occur Thursday morning. The federal council members of the reichstag and Prussian diet and state and municipal authorities are invited to attend.
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Berlin
Bismarck
Federal Council
Reichstag
Miners Threaten Strike If Operators Do Not Conform
In Pittsburg on August 3 56 000 miners were urged to strike if coal operators in the Pittsburg district fail to conform with terms of the Chicago agreement by August 10 5 000 miners would be ordered to strike. The convention of district miners reached the decision during a session here.
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Pittsburg
Aug
Emperor and Empress Attend Bis marck Funeral in Berlin
Reports describe the imperial party attending prayers at the castle in Friedricheruhe and later at the Reichstag obsequies. Crowds surged along the route as Emperor William II and Empress Augusta received condolences from leaders and the public, with services led by Pastor Westphal and participants numbering thirty to forty.
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Westphal
Transtorf
Bismarck
Berlin
Frederick
Krueger
Transvaal
William
Arbert Big
Witek
Pretoria
Mire Bismarck
Pinnow
Reichstag
Emperor William J. Memorial
Friedrichsruhe
Death by Own Action at Norfolk
Norfolk Aug. 3 J R Bryan check clerk for the Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railway at Norfolk Junction killed himself by taking carbolic acid. Employed about twenty years he leaves a wife and three children. His brother Scott Bryan is city ticket agent at Denver. Remains go to Mondamin for burial.
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R. Bryan
Norfolk
J. R. Bryan
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railway
Norfolk Junction
Isis
Mondamin Fa
Scott Bryan
Denver
Colo
Washington Orders Suppression of Aguinaldo Forces
A Washington dispatch to the New York Evening Post reports that military and naval commanders in the Philippines were instructed to suppress Aguinaldo's insurgent forces if threats to Cavite materials materialize. The orders came via Rome through the apostolic legation, citing alarming Manila reports. Anxieties about possible mischance prompted the rapid directive.
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Washington
Dewey
Mervitt
Aguinaldo
New York
New York Evening Post
Cavite
Department
Lauder
Duke Ernest Takes Frau Ato Is Married To By ofs
A fragment notes Duke Ernest takes Frau Ato and is married. The text reads as a clipped notice of a marriage or social arrangement. Names and exact relations are unclear due to OCR damage.
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Ato
Ofs
Delayed Ratification Likely For Spain U S Treaty
Washington notes dilatory diplomacy could push treaty ratification into the next Congress. If signed early enough an extra session may be convened. else military rule could govern Cuba Puerto Rico Guam and Philippines for a time with civil government fading in slowly. Hawaii may gain local self rule.
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Congress
Washington
United States
Spain
Senate of
Senate
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Guam Island
Ladrones
Philippines
Spain's Answer Expected Today in Peace Talks
Washington notes that Madrid must respond to the Spanish cabinet decision anticipated today. The exchange concerns M. Cambon as Spain's representative and whether Paris altered the American demands, a point debated by administration and others.
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Washington
Madrid
Spain
M. Cambon
M. Gambon
Coal claims surge as Alaska lignite seen near Graham Bay
Letters from Port Townsend report prospectors between Copper River and Cook Inlet abandoning gold in favor of coal claims. The lignite is described as high quality. A deserted claim near Graham's Bay shows Russian mining gear, suggesting pre cedent work before Alaska joined the United States. General Coppinger orders to Puerto Rico. Berlin note on von Buelow funeral plans not decided.
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Alaska
Port Townsend
Wash
Copper River
Cook’s Inlet
Graham’s Bay
United States
Merritt Warns Manila Risky Yet Delicate Action
General Merritt cables the War Department from Manila reporting unsatisfactory insurgent attitudes and the need to protect civilians. He plans to demand surrender with Dewey, while preparing for possible attack if reinforcements arrive. Alger and Long seek a presidential conference on Manila.
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Washington
Merritt
War Department
Manila
Garcia
Merritt Sys
Merritta
Déwey
Philippines
Alger
Long
Mervill
Merritt Seeks Troop Increase to 50 000
General Merritt at Cavite requests higher troop strength after Governor General departure. General Merriam confirms five transports carrying 4,897 men sailing from San Francisco. War Department notes Merritt asked to raise command from 20,000 to 50,000 to meet potential emergencies amid Aqua ldo and insurgent forces.
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San Francisco
Merritt
Cavite
Merriam
the Philippines
War Department
Aqua Aldo
Concho not well supplied after Santiago transport
Dr Lesser of the Red Cross reports on the Concho voyage from Santiago with 172 sick and wounded. Orders called for 1000 rations for 175 convalescents, but fever and bowel trouble depleted supplies. Overcrowded conditions, lack of beds and insufficient accommodations left many sleeping on deck.
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New York
Dr. Lesser
Red Cross
Santiago
Corcho
Concho
LaGarde
Dy. Tre
Tampa
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