Treacherous Spaniards Delay Cuban Evacuation Report
The article bundles dispatches from Jacksonville and Chicago with notes from Constantinople and Washington. It reports military plans to occupy Cuba and Puerto Rico, the likely size of forces, use of regulars and volunteers, and doubts about Spanish delays despite a peace proclamation. It mentions possible deployment to the Philippines or Honolulu and a focus on rebuilding the regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Poto Rico
Philippines
Honolulu
Manila
Filipinos Seek Absolute Independence While Dewey Seeks Reinforcements
Manila dispatch notes Rear Admiral Dewey calls the situation critical and requests a cruiser and battleship. Aguinaldo claims 67,000 armed insurgents with potential to raise 100,000, says 9,000 prisoners, and that 28 provinces operate under a provisional government. He hopes for American guidance but hints at independence and warns against annexation or a temporary protectorate.
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Manila
Dewey
Germany
Spain
Ilocos
Laguna
Tazon
Cavite
Aguinaldo
Lelollos
America
Hale
Lafayette
Scenes at Westminster Fire Devastates New Westminster
A Vancouver news desk report describes New Westminster after a Sunday morning fire that left tents beyond the ruins. Survivors, calm amid loss, faced theft, with Johnson's boot store losing up to six thousand dollars. Police suspect a spark from a steamer started the blaze as merchants begin rebuilding. Total losses near two and a half million.
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Vancouver
B. C
New Westminster
Militia Department
Johnson
Brackman & Ker
Royal City
Canadian Pacific
London Assurance Company
Commercial Assurance
Royal
London
Lancashire
Sun
North British and Mercantile
Liverpool
London and Globe
Union American
Hartford
Connecticut
Aetna
Atlas
Alliance
Guardian
Manchester
Western
Toronto
Northern Insurance Company
Phoenix
North America
National
Ireland
Scottish Union
Jerome Fire Claims Multiple Lives in Arizona Calamity
The Jerome fire in Arizona on September 13 killed seven known victims and left fifteen missing. Property losses reach half to three quarters of a million dollars with insurance under fifty thousand, destroying over 200 businesses and leaving little salvageable merchandise.
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Prescott
A. T
Jerome
Arizona
Wilford
Omaha Welcomes 3600 At Sons of Veterans Encampment
Omaha hosts 3600 visitors for the seventeenth annual Sons of Veterans encampment. Commander-in-Chief Charles K. Darling of Boston opened the gathering, with all state divisions represented and a notably large delegation from the far west.
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Omaha
Sons of Veterans
Charles K. Darling
Boston
Far West
Mystery wreckage may come from Minnesota steamer Mariposa
Duluth Minnesota September 13 authorities think wreckage seen by the steamer Fryer on Lake Superior last Saturday likely came from the Minnesota steamer Mariposa which recently received new hatch covers at Two Harbors. It is believed the old covers were thrown overboard.
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Duluth
Minn
Fryer
Lake Superior
Minnesota
State Senator James O'Brien Dies in Kokomo at 70
Kokomo Indiana September 13 1930 State Senator James O'Brien died Sunday aged 70. He served fifty years as a public figure including roles as district court clerk and judge and was a Garfield elector in 1880.
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Kokomo
Ind
James O'Brien
Garfield
Consolidation Terms for Federal Steel Company Announced
Official notice reports the plan merging Minnesota Iron Illinois Steel and Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway into the Federal Steel company. Exchange ratios set cash payments per share and stock portions, with two thirds approval required from each company before consummation.
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New York
Minnesota Tron Company
Illinois Steel Company
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company
Federal Steel Company
Minnesota Iron Company
Iktach
Red Men Supreme Council Opens in Indianapolis
Indianapolis reports a large gathering as the fifty first annual session of the supreme council of the Improved Order of Red Men opens. Several thousand delegates from around 200,000 members attend, with the Pocahontas women’s branch also in session and banners in green orange blue and scarlet on display.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Order of Red Men
Supreme Council of the Order
Order
Degree of
Pocahontas
Arm and hand of young woman found in Lake Merritt
The arm and hand of a likely 25 year old woman were found in Lake Merritt by Irene Monroe and Bertha Walter as they strolled along Eighth street. The discovery, alongside a recent report of a woman's head found in the bay near Berkley, strongly suggests a murder may have occurred.
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Oakland
Cal
Lake Merritt
Irene Monroe
Bertha Walter
Eighth Street
Berkley
Empress of Austria Mortally Wounded by Gunshot
Post mortem findings confirm the weapon pierced the heart with a three and a half inch track and a one sixth inch wound. Despite the fatal injury, she walked fifty yards to the steamer, attributed to her will power and energy.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
W C T U pleads for water launch of Illinois battleship
In Chicago the W C T U appeals to Governor Tanner after appeals to President McKinley and Secretary Alger about christening the battleship Illinois with water rather than wine. Portland returns show Powers leads and Cleaves loses, indicating a Republican shift and Democratic decline in 150 towns.
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Chicago
Portland
Lord
Cleaves
Johnson
Oshkosh Girls Return to Diamond Match Factory Work
After three weeks out, ninety Diamond Match packing department workers in Oshkosh Wisconsin returned to duty. They sought a raise in piece work pay claiming boxes were enlarged.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Diamond Match
Eminent Jurist Cooley Remembered as Author and Judge
The eminent jurist Judge Cooley gained fame as an author with Constitutional Limitations and General Principles of Constitutional Law. He taught at Michigan, Johns Hopkins, and served on the state supreme court, later chairing the Interstate Commerce Commission before retiring due to ill health. Personal friend Marshall D. Ewell recalls his popularity and influence in Ann Arbor and Chicago. Justice Grant in Ishpeming comments on the Shelden-Stephenson nomination case for the supreme court ballot.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Thomas M. Cooley
Thomas McIntyre Cooley
Utica
N. Y
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York State
Palmyra
Adrian
State Senate
Supreme Court
Cooley
University of Michigan
Johns Hopkins Jn University
Supreme Bench
Blackstone
Story
Appleton’s Encyclopedia
Wabash
Cleveland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Marshall D. Ewell
Kent College of Law
Judge Cooley
Ewell
Ishpeming, Mich
Justice Grant
Michigan Supreme Court
Shelden-Stephenson
Detroit
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Washington
Porto Rico
Seventh Army
Lee
Uncle Sam
Admiralt Dewey
Westminster
A.T
Sons of Veterans In Session
O'Brien
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Great Iron Combine
Minnesota Tron
Illinois Steel
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M. Cooley
Adrian Watchman
Martin van Buren
County Agricultural Society
Toledo
Hoosier
Maine
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Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
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U.S
Casey Bros
Hotel Allen
Gi. H. Pratt
Optician
Kiine
Our
Ledder
King Bird
Pallester
Partuondo
Tansill
Catone Key West
Win. Smouse & Co
Harwood
South Side
National Bank
Buvinese
J 1 Young
Pres
W. KR. Jeffrey
A. Anderoor
Cash
Ey Anderson
Ass't Cash
Washington County Savings Bank
Don
Jos. Keen
Wire
C. WH. Kaos
V. P. G. M Kwok
First National
BANK
Wim. Blair
A. H. Wallace
Joseph Keok
O. H. Keek
L.D. ‘Robinson
Kranksowart
J. F. Henderson
J. J. Kellogg
Pension and
Treasury Departments
East Side Square
Chas. J. Wilson
Alberson's Grocery
W. H. Butterfield
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
Gall
H. Sanford
Reena Sean
R. F. Riley
Alrea
Floral Desicas
Decorativa
Nancie Aiee Floral CO
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