Winthrop Chosen Provisional Governor of Cuba
President reconsidered plan to send Magoon to Cuba and confirmed Winthrop as provisional governor with Magoon heading to the Philippines as vice governor. Troop disposition and public health measures move forward as Havana boosts disinfection and oiling brigades amid yellow fever cases.
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Washington
White House
Magoon
Cuba
Taft
Beekman Winthrop
Porto Rico
Winthrop
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Franklin J. Bell
Havana
Taft Orders Cuba Put In First Class Sanitary Condition
Havana reports Dr Barnett head of the Cuban health department stated during the day that no expense would be spared to bring Cuba to first class sanitary condition and to stamping out outbreaks. The imperfect OCR text suggests wartime or postwar health concerns and American influence in policy.
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Taft
Cuba
Havana
Barnett
Cuban Health Department
Taft denies AP dispatch misquoting Cuban situation comments
Governor Taft repudiates a recent Associated Press dispatch that claimed he criticized the Palma government and called the 1905 elections rotten. He says he gave no interviews on personal views of Cuban affairs and that the report would cause embarrassment if not corrected.
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Havana
Taft
Associated Press
Perrm
Tat and Root: Join in Request to Cu
Tat and Root request to communicate with Cu in a move tied to a broader dispute. The filing seeks cooperation or mediation to resolve the matter urgently. Stakeholders include Tat, Root, and Cu, with implications for ongoing negotiations and potential remedies.
Rebels refuse disarm near Guan tanamo
About 2,000 rebels around Santiago reportedly refuse to disarm while awaiting orders from General del Castillo. The situation remains tense as revolutionists concentrate near the city and naval officers aboard the Des Moines witness a patriotic review.
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Santiago
Guantanamo
del Castillo
Des Moines
Revolutionists Attack St Petersburg Branch Customhouse
In St Petersburg on October 4 revolutionists attacked the cashier of the branch customhouse near the palace bridge. Police quickly intervened, several attackers were captured after a fusillade, one man reported killed. The issue caused great excitement among bourse operators and the public. The cashier, riding in a carriage with over 10 000 rubles for salaries, was seized by armed assailants.
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St. Petersburg
Palace Bridge
Winter Palace
Admiralty
Treasury
Customs
Baltic Fleet Riot Trials Reveal Widespread Sedition
Courts martial across Cronstadt Libau Helsingfors Reval Riga and other Baltic ports announce mutinies among crews and ringleaders. Trials expose a large proportion of sailors defying orders undermining discipline across ships including the Kezeret and Vexender II amid mutinies in Cronstadt and Libau.
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M. Onipko
Cronstadt
Ad‘arterg
Vexender II
Roff
Libau
Riga
Helsingfors
Reval
Baltic
Twenty-first East Siberian Regiment
Manchuria
Asiatic
Murder in Essen Shocks British Officer Family
In Essen Prussia Miss Madeline Lake, daughter of an English army officer, is found murdered with a mutilated body in the city park. Police have yet to clarify the mystery surrounding her death, causing a great sensation.
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Essen
Prussia
Madeline Lake
Blessing of the Neva Ceremony Amid Fire on Water
An incident during the blessing of the Neva waters on January 19, 1905, saw a person fire a grape shot at Emperor Nicholas during the sacred ceremony. The event disrupted the ritual though no further details on injuries were reported.
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Tery
Nicholas
Neva
Number of Men Killed In Pueblo Incident
Pueblo, Colo. October 4 two men are known to have been killed and two fatally injured as the result of an air mishap or accident. Further details were not available at press time.
Harriman to gain control of Wisconsin Central railroad
Milwaukee Oct 2 The Journal reports a pending deal or even consummation involving control of the Wisconsin Central railroad. General Counsel Howard Morris has been in New York for a month to work out details of transferring the Wisconsin Central to H. Harriman. No one at the Wisconsin Central offices would discuss the matter.
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Milwaukee
the Journal
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Howard Morris
New York
Wisconsin Central
H. Harriman
Morris
New York Democratic Committee Chooses Buffalo Leader
New York October 2 The Democratic committee met at the Hoffman house and elected William J. Conners of Buffalo chairman without opposition. Conners led Buffalo's fight for Hearst's nomination. Afterward, most state committee members were received by Hearst at his residence.
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New York
Democrati Tc Committee
Hoffman Use
William J. Conners
Buffalo
Conners
Hearst
State Committee
Society Woman Robbed of 2800 Cash and Diamonds in Hotel
In Chicago, Mrs. Ellen Nagle of Canton, Dl, was robbed of 2800 dollars and diamonds at the Saratoga hotel while she slept. A bellboy who vanished after the crime is being sought by police.
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Chicago
Ellen Nagle
Society
Canton
Saratoga Hotel
Russian Officer Stain in Court
An unknown man interrupted the trial of mutinying troops at Askaban in June as General Rinkevich testified. The incident occurred during the court session described as part of the mutiny proceedings.
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Stain
Askaban
Cate
Rinkevich
Notorious Cust Gained Favor in Palm Street Aid
Fragmentary text shows a note about a notorious cust gained aid aboard a local street scene. Names and full context are unclear, but the snippet hints at a character named Ming Vietor Emmanuel and a meeting or exchange on Palm Street.
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St. Weoafel
Emmanuel
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