Cuba War News Quiet Official Optimism Belies Rising Rebel Action
Havana reports say Cuba is capable of handling the insurgency while officials acknowledge growing rebel numbers. A San Luis encounter is unsettled but losses are claimed by government forces. In Santa Clara and Havana provinces sympathy for insurrection grows and hundreds of armed rebels are reported roaming Aguacate.
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Havana
Rodriguez
Associated Press
Cuba
San Luis
Santa Clara
Firing at San Luis as insurgents stay in control
Reports detail a midday clash near San Luis where about 400 insurgents faced 70 rural guards under Major Laurent and 30 under Lt. Azecuy. Guer ra forces held the town. subsequent fighting disrupted by pursuit and incomplete reinforcements. Insurgents remain in San Luis as loyalists vow resistance.
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San Luis
Guerra
Pozo
Laurent
Azeuy
Azecuy
G Guerra
Gaines
Quentin Bandera
Havana
Santa Q Clara
Nebraska Republican Convention Nominates Brown Sheldon
Lincoln Nebraska August 23 at 2 p.m. began a state convention session with a brief supper break. By 11 p.m. the ticket and platform remained unfinished. Norris Brown was named United States senator and George L Sheldon was chosen governor. Melville R Hopewell won the nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Lincoln
Norris Brown
United States
George L. Sheldon
Melville R. Hopewell
Ohio Democrats Name Ticket and Endorsements
Buckeye Democrats in Columbus unveil Samuel A. Hoskins for secretary of state Chas W Hallpert for state school commissioner Rodney J Diegle for state dairy and food commissioner and Geo FE Nyswonger for board of public works. Delegates debate county option in temperance reform as Gov Pattison policies are urged to stand as is. The platform backs Bryan for president favoring initiative referendum franchise questions public ownership and bank inspection.
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Columbus
Samuel A. Hoskins
Chas
W. Hallpert
Rodney J. Diegle
Geo. FE. Nyswonger
Board of Public Works
Ohio Democrats
W. L. Finley
W Pattison
Finley
State Central Committee
Bryan
Cemetery plan to curb funeral costs eyed by supervisor
Frederick Green of Cleveland urged the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents to install undertaker facilities at cemeteries to reduce burial costs. He said undertakers profit three to five times too much and that burial expenses could drop to about one fourth with cemetery owned services.
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Detroit
Frederick Green
Cleveland
Association of American Cemetery Superintendents
Green
Inhumanity of a Father in Smithfield Case News
Bellaire Ohio August 23 A baby abuse case from Smithfield Jefferson county reveals Reily Ice a suspect in a robbery beat his wife then cast their five week old infant to hunting hounds before being captured by a pursuing posse Neighbors stopped the attack and Ice remains at large with authorities in pursuit
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Bellaire
Smithfield
Jefferson County
Reily Ice
Ice
Mrs Reginald C Van derbilt Undergoes Operation
Newport August 23 surgeons report Mrs Reginald C Van derbilt had an operation at her Sandy Point country home to remove the cause of a recent illness. They say the procedure was entirely successful though not serious and full effects may take a month to overcome. She has suffered ill health for some time, including a prior operation a year ago that did not provide lasting relief.
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Newport
R.I
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Sandy Point
Vanderbilt
Porto Ricans to Displace the Negro Experiment in Louisiana
One hundred Porto Ricans arrived on the Arcadia at New Orleans to work on Louisiana sugar plantations. The Louisiana Immigration League backs the experiment to test islander labor as a remedy for the annual plantation labor shortage. If successful, many more islanders will be brought to staff the fields.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Arcadia
San Juan
Louisiana Immigration League
Bryan reception tickets issued for Madison Square Garden
State delegations have 2 500 reserved seats for the William J. Bryan reception at Madison Square Garden on August 30. Tammany Hall will get 7 500 admission tickets, but they do not include reserved seats.
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Bryan
New York
William J. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Tammany Hall
Garden
Mint Director Purchases 100000 Ounces of Silver
The director of the mint bought 100000 ounces of silver at 67 cents per ounce for delivery to New Orleans. The prior week's price was 66.62 cents.
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Washington
Mint
New Orleans
Georgia Democratic Primary Favor Hoke Smith
Atlanta Aug 28 with returns incomplete the Democratic primary results point toward Hoke Smith winning in Georgia. Smith leads with supporters awaiting full tally as voters chose between candidates in the statewide contest.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Suicide of Bloomington Woman Over Ill Health
Mrs. John F. Myers a 64 year old Bloomington resident aged well to do committed suicide by swallowing strychnine Aug 23 despondent over ill health according to local report in this city.
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Bloomington
John F. Myers
Poison Plot Aims at Trepoff Amid Illness and Servant Arrests
Reports say General Trepoff, imperial palace commandant, was targeted by poisoning. His cook and three servants are reportedly detained. Separately, 142 Russian railway delegates approve a near-term general strike with plans for manifestos. Cossack Twenty-fourth Ural regiment mutinies at Samarcond, arresting officers as panic spreads.
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St. Petersburg
Trepoff
Imperial Palace
Twenty-fourth
Ural
Samacond
Russia
Samarcond
Stavropol Province Declares Extraordinary Security
In Stavropol and nearby districts a state of extraordinary security is ordered amid fears after the arrest of peasant deputy Onipko linked to the Kronstadt mutiny. The petitioners urge release, asking Emperor to free Onipko as they await land reform from parliament.
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St. Petersburg
Onipko
Cronstad
Stavropol
Eatire
Stolypin
Onipiro
Noted Sculptor J Q A Ward Marries in Secret
New York reports noted sculptor J Q A Ward, longtime leader in native sculpture, has married for a third time. Ward, who just passed 76, plans to retire and spend his remaining years in rest. He refused to confirm his bride’s identity, calling the matter personal. Later reports named the wife as Mrs R H Ostrander Smith, widow of an artist.
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New York
J. Q. A. Ward
Ward
R. H. Ostrander Smith
Well to do farmer Clarence Bell vanishes in Indiana
Clarence Bell a 26 year old well to do farmer from Whitestown Indiana disappeared after visiting a bank and crying about his ill wife. He bought a ticket to Indianapolis and was last seen at an interurban station seeking connections to Columbus. No trace since, despite his wife returning home and relatives noting no illness.
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Whitestown
Ind
Clarence Bell
Bell
Columbus
Indianapolis
Devastation Mounts as Valparaiso Quake Reaches Citywide Loss
Aug 23 dispatches report Valparaiso Chile suffering extensive damage with property losses revised to 25 to 50 million dollars and death toll above 2000. About 80,000 may flee. all churches, hospitals, and theatres destroyed except one. telegraphic links to Santiago restored. Provisions and water reaching the stricken city.
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London
Valparaiso
Chile
Santiago
Whitney Would Not Oppose Douglas In Governor Race
Boston August 23 Henry M Whitney announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor He said if Governor Douglas consented to run again and the party could agree on Douglas he would withdraw from the contest once informed of the report Douglas favored another bid with no contest Whitney would yield to a Douglas candidacy and exists without opposition if unity could be achieved.
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Douglas
Boston
Henry M. Whitney
Mother Shoots Daughter by Mistake in Tavioraville
Aug 2 in Tavioraville TH a mother, Mrs W P Riseler, fired three bullets from a .38 caliber revolver at her daughter while closing an open door on a hot night. Six wounds bled, but the girl survived, with recovery unlikely.
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Tavioraville
W. PF. Riseler
Healy Arrives in New York for Five-Week Visit
British MP T. M. Healy lands on the Cartwania and plans a five week stay in the United States. He says the trip mixes pleasure with business in Chicago and comments on Irish politics and potential local self government. Healy notes the land purchase act is functioning well.
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New York
T. M. Healy
Healy
Chicago
Ireland
Dowager Empress Plans Conference on Constitution
Peking reports the dowager empress will summon high officials and viceroys to discuss adopting a constitution. Chinese commissioners who toured the United States and Europe urge a gradual shift to constitutional government over ten to fifteen years to educate the populace.
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Peking
Illinois State Catholic Knights of America Convene at Springfield
The thirteenth biennial convention of the Illinois State Catholic Knights of America met in Springfield. Edmund Burke gave the welcome address, State President William Burbach of Chicago responded, and Dr. Felix Gaudin of St. Louis, supreme president, delivered a further address.
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Springfield
Til
Ilinois
Catholic Knights of America
Wee
Edmund Burke
William Burbach
Chicago
Felix Gaudin
St. Louis
Mrs. Longworth to unveil McKinley monument in Columbus
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth accepts the invitation to unveil the monument statue to President William McKinley in Columbus Ohio on September 11. The event will be attended by state and national officials and marks a ceremonial dedication in the capital.
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Cincinnati
Nicholas Longworth
William Mackiinley
Columbus
Market Report from Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices Aug 23 1906
Chicago market notes show hogs and cattle prices with receipts and shifts. Estimated hog receipts 22000, mixed packers near 5.90 6.50, light and heavy grades varied. cattle and sheep weaker with notable receipts and steadier westerns and natives.
Financier and others held in Venezuela coin dies case
On a counterfeiting plot tied to Venezuela currency, George Boynton and J E Thomson were arrested in New York with dies and documents. Keller brothers and others were jailed on $5,000 bail as federal agents urged swift action. the case centers on plans to counterfeit and finance a South American revolution.
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New York
Venezuela
Tuth George Boynton
Ager
Orinoco Corporation
Vezuela
JL. BE. Thomson
J Keller
Sidney A. Keller
Kel Bros
Boynton
Lower Way
Flynn
Chinese Brigand Nuisance in Manchuria Attacks Japan
Reports from Japan say mounted brigands in south Manchuria have escalated against Japanese forces. They attacked a police station in Dalny, raided Port Arthur outskirts killing and plundering, and wounded a Japanese commander while a sergeant major fell. The brigands, armed with two guns, are led by a former war figure and aim to strain Sino Japanese ties.
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Wang
Peking
Asa Tokio
Japan
China
Federation Votes To Initiate General Strike At Bilbao
Bilbao reports a general strike begins with many workers stopping work. Military precautions intensify as expected arrival of King Alfonso and Queen Victoria is noted. Troops occupy strategic positions in Bilbao, Spain, as of Aug 23.
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Federation
Bilbao
Engla
Alfonso
Vic
Spain
Democratic State Central Committee Officers Elected
At a Democratic state central committee meeting on August 28 officers were elected Charles Boeschen of Edwardsville as chairman Don Hogan of Geneva as secretary and Y Orr of Mount Sterling as treasurer Boeschen and Hogan were re elected.
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Democratic State Central Mittee
Charles Boeschens
Edwardsville
Don Hogan
Geneva
Y Orr
Mount Sterling
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