Roosevelt warns Cuba as crisis risks U S intervention
Oyster Bay Sept 15 President Roosevelt warns Cuban leaders through Senor Quesada that chaos and civil war threaten Cuba’s peace and independence. He pledges a thorough investigation by Taft and Bacon and will send them to Cuba to restore order and deter intervention by any agitators or external forces.
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Oyster Bay
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Taft
Bacon
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Cuba
United States
Senor Quesada
Insurrectionary Habit and Cuban Independence
A historical U S call urges Cuban peace and orderly progress under self-government. It warns intervention only if Cuba shows insurrectionary habit or civil war brinkmanship and urges patriots to unite to avert external interference and preserve permanent independence and republican success. The speaker cites treaty rights granting the United States power to intervene to maintain Cuba’s stability.
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Cuba
Antilles
United States
Roosevelt Proposes Cuban Peace Move And Troop Return
President Theodore Roosevelt urges immediate cessation of hostilities in Cuba and proposes a negotiated pacification. He orders Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon to Havana to aid the process and communicates the plan to Cuban President Palma.
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Cuba
Tam
Havana
Mr. Taft
Mr. Bacon
Root
Palma
Theodore Roosevelt
Palma grants vast wartime powers after quick session
Havana reports the extra session of Congress granted President Palma full powers to wage war. The measures authorize appropriating public funds, revoking prior appropriations, diverting money to war, and expanding rural guards to 10,000 and artillery to 2,000. The bill passed along party lines with Liberals and Independents abstaining. Palma blamed the opposition for the rebellion and urged approval of executive decrees to end the war.
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Havana
Congress
Palma
Oregon Governor Demands Railroad Property Reports
Governor George E. Chamberlain orders railroad companies with lines in Oregon to file reports under an 1885 statute detailing property values, market values of stocks and bonds, indebtedness, and business receipts. If a company fails, legal steps will be taken to enforce penalties. the secretary of state had refused action, arguing the 1885 law was repealed in 1887.
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Portland, Ore
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
I. J. Dunbar
Accusations Against Dr Sheldon Jackson Dismissed
Frank Churchill, a special interior agent, charged that funds for Presbyterian missions in Alaska were misused. Joy, Dr Sheldon Jackson, in charge of Alaskan education, denied the charges. Department officials reportedly do not take the accusations seriously, believing Churchill misunderstood conditions and erred in his report.
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Joy
Sheldon Jackson
United States
Roosevelt Supports Amateur Sport and German Friendship
President Roosevelt presented the Roosevelt cup to the American Yacht Club aboard the Mayflower at Oyster Bay. He lauded amateur sports and commended German crews for losing with grace, noting the race fostered fraternal ties between the United States and Germany and highlighted the value beyond the win.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
United States
Germany
American Yacht Club
Vim
Marblehead
Mass
President Roosevelt Toasts German Captain at Oyster Bay
Roosevelt hosted a luncheon for German yacht club representatives in Oyster Bay. A German captain toasted the president and praised American amateur sportsmen, noting fair competition and good conditions. Messages from Emperor William and Prince Henry were delivered but kept confidential. A salute followed the arrival and departure. In San Domingo, September 15, government forces clashed with rebels near Cape Haitien, the rebels driving the government troops into Haiti.
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Roosevelt
Germany
Hibbinghaus
United States
Weitzman
German Yacht Club
William
Prince Henry
Prussia
Weitzmann
Oyster Bay
New York
San Domingo
Cape Haitien
Indian Myths of the Afterlife and Soul Beliefs
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece surveys North American Indian beliefs on the soul after death, scalp significance, and afterlife fates. It notes that some tribes envision immediate journeys to the happy hunting grounds, while others keep spirits near graves, and describes customs for battle deaths, suicides, and scalping as evidence of self-inflicted death.
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Missouri River
Missouri
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Man begs prison for wife must work as washerwoman
A Columbus Post item notes a man wishing to take his wife’s punishment, arguing men are not self denying, since in prison he would have to work. the wife is described as a washerwoman.
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Columbus Post
Winter feline diet tips with greens and grass
Readers are advised to feed cats with greens in winter. Lettuce or celery tops can be added to meals and cats enjoy nibbling on grass or oats grown indoors for their diet.
Ohio crowd hinders view of Mrs Longworth at unveiling
In Columbus the mob of about 60 000 surged around the capitol grounds as Mrs Longworth arrived to unveil the Melkinley monument. Fainting women were carried out, and Mrs Longworth and her party had to escape through a window and flee to safety as police cleared a path to their carriage and hotel. The event was postponed to night due to the crush.
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Columbus
Capitol Grounds
Iran
Ni Longworth
Melkinley
Longworth
Capitol
Itol
Bond
Outlook Building
Elonati
Neutrals are sensed from above and singed from below
German proverb noting that neutrality or indifference can be strained by distant judgment and local pressure, implying that quiet observers may face consequences from both sides in a conflict.
Chicago Livestock Market Reports September 15 1906 1908
Markets show mixed receipts and steady to weak conditions across hogs cattle and sheep. Recorded official receipts and shipments vary by date with hogs trading from 5.40 to 6.62 per unit and cattle and sheep maintaining steady price ranges amid ongoing market activity.
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Yesetrday
McKinley Monument Dedication Faces Crowd Turmoil
At the West entrance grounds a 2:30 ceremony faced a crowd crushed by panic. Women fainted as cries echoed, Governor Harris tried to restore order, Mrs. Longworth appeared seeking calm, the unveiling proceeded amid turmoil, and the address portion shifted to Memorial Hall later that night.
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McKinley Monument
Drington Gladden
Memorial Hall
Longworth
Senator Daniel
Virginia
McKay
Brooklyn
V. I
Brown
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Ington
Sam
Republic of
Whireh
Indorses Amateur Sport
Kaiser
McKineley
Ohio
Hart
Chicago
Grain Market
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