Cuban Insurrection Advances Toward Havana Amid Bridges Burned
Reports from Matanzas to Havana describe 17 000 insurgents marching toward the capital while Spanish forces under Captain General Campos retreat and destroy bridges railways and plantations. Campos fears pitched battle as Cubans outmaneuver his troops and approach near Havana.
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Dingley Explains Revenue and Tariff Measures
Washington reports Chairman Dingley outlines the revenue bill as a temporary measure to raise about 40 million dollars and notes it shifts duties, including wool and lumber, with a 15 percent overall increase on most dutiable items. The bond bill authorizes 3 percent five year bonds to support the redemption fund and new certificates of indebtedness for temporary revenue gaps. House committee votes largely along party lines and sets schedule for debate on tariff and bond bills.
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Cuba Forces Spain to Boost Army Navy and Debt
Senor Estrada Palmes Cuba's minister at the Havana junta HQ says Spain has deployed 120000 more troops and expanded the navy and debt while Cuban forces advance from the Orient to the west. Spain plans a 125000000 peseta war loan. Britain’s role noted in colonial history. Anarchist convention in New York with strict secrecy. Chess tournament play resumes with Pillsbury defeating Lasker in Ruyea after 45 moves.
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Venezuelan commission offers posts to Phelps and Lincoln
Dec 26 report from Caracas says President named Edward J. Phelps former minister to England and Robert Z Lincoln former minister to Illinois for the Venezuela high commission in England. Acceptance still awaited and a third seat awaits their replies.
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Holiday rates for short trips within 200 miles
The notice lists holiday pricing valid within 200 miles with tickets usable on December 24 25 31 and January 1 good for return. The fare is one third higher for the round trip and the city ticket agent is mentioned with cryptic notes about a laundry and collars.
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Missouri Flood Devastates Osage Valley Crops and Livestock
Jefferson, Mo December 26 reports from the Gasconade and Osage rivers show rising relief after floods. Farmers endure destitution with corn losses in Osage valley estimated at 2 to 2.5 million dollars and overall damages running into the millions. Houses, provisions, and cattle are gone in many affected areas.
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Midwestern Flood Devastates Osage River Region
Severe Christmas flood along the Osage River in central Missouri devastates farms towns and infrastructure. Thirty five feet of rising water inundates farms wrecks crops stock and buildings. towns like Baguell Toscambia and Taattown face isolation with telegraph and train service cut off. Estimated property loss reaches about one million dollars as residents brace for a hard winter.
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Oxnard Advocates Sugar Duty Protection in Beets Fight
Oxnard, leader of the American Sugar Association, argues for increased duties on raw and refined sugar to shield U S beet sugar producers from foreign competition. He claims domestic production strengthens the farming sector and warns the Ways and Means Committee may cripple beet sugar growth. The West expresses strong interest in safeguarding the industry.
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Robbers Hold Up Mission Street Car
Three masked robbers halted a Mission Street car returning from inside last night. Richand Clarke, an employee of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, said to be the receiver of the day, aided the haul which totaled about $3. Authorities probe the incident as a major street crime.
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Mission Street
Noble Richand Clarke
Pacific Coast
Jocke Club
Middlemen Help Consumers By Providing Consistent Eggs
A reader argues that middlemen serve a purpose by supplying eggs with uniform size and quality. They wash, sort, and repack eggs for retailers, restaurants, and bakers, slightly raising price but reducing buyer hassle and waste.
The Tongue and Water Parable in Theologial Exposition
The piece recounts a Southern preacher's take on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus focusing on why the rich man sought water only on the tongue. It also surveys theosophy’s growth since 1875, its global reach, and schooling, plus brief notes on British Army pensions and Malta’s crowded Manderaggio district with Malta and Liverpool population contrasts.
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Socials and charity in Australia and Europe
A Christian Endeavor Society in Australia hosts monthly socials where members bring fruits flowers and delicacies. Packed gifts are sent by a city missionary to hospitals and homes. Queen Margharite West of Italy becomes an authoress planning a forthcoming mountain exploits book with pencil illustrations by a renowned writer.
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Australia
Fragmented quotation about contentment and campaigns
Fragmentary OCR text contrasts contentment with possessions. It references Diogenes and Alexander and includes garbled phrases about a wife and a delegation of constituents. The passage reads like a stray literary fragment from a Colton or Detyst Tri una source, with unclear attribution.
Mariners Hold Drifted Strathnevia and Miowera Fates
Port Townsend reports the Strathnevia drifted toward danger after a shaft failure off Anacortes on October 20, severe gale scattered the crew and passengers, with boats manned as the vessel faced shoreline peril while the Miowera is feared lost after the two steel hawser lines parted in a Cape Flattery gale. English actress Maud Avery, formerly Emma Connor, ends a marriage in Oklahoma City amid a divorce over incompatibility and neglect.
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Eloping couple lands man in custody as police nab partner
St Jost notes Miss Ina Newman from Albany traced by her father to the police after eloping with Cher okee medicine man Ilvey Dix. Dix will face prosecution while Newman vows to wed him, declaring love for the copper colored man despite the separation. Other items include a murder in Mexico Missouri after Christmas celebrations, a jail for a noted killer, a new doctor in Excelsior Springs, train robbers arrested in East St Louis, a Santa Claus accident in Saint Kay, diseased Jerseys culled near Deposit New York, and a local laundry ad closing the list.
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Harper's Weekly inace and World Coverage Overview
Harper's Weekly aims to Indiana the county's journal of world events and policy. It details travels through Cuba and the Caribbean, wartime studies, canal openings, and cultural features with illustrated journalism. It forecasts 1696 and 1806 political events, editorial stances, and prominent contributors shaping independent government and sound money.
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Publication volume notes and subscription terms
The weekly volumes begin with the issue number for January of each year and subscription starts upon receipt of payment. Remittances should be sent by post office money order or draft to prevent lapse. Papers are not to publish ads without express authorization from Harper and Breit.
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