Cuba Braces for War as Insurrection Grows
Havana reports optimistic official briefings despite rising insurrection with 200 volunteers deployed, plentiful arms, and orders for more from the United States. Protests in Santa Clara and Havana provinces spark sympathy for rebels while scattered groups ride about Aguacate proclaiming insurrectionary ideas.
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Havana
Rodriguez
Associated Press
Cuba
San] Luis
Rodrigues
Santa Clara
Real Fighting at San Luis as insurgents hold town
Reports from the San Luis region describe 400 insurgents led by Guerra and others surrounding the town. Major Laurent with 70 rural guards attacked from the east while 30 men under Azcuy hit from the west. fighting reduced to a pursuit as insurgents remained in San Luis. Casualty reports vary and trains reportedly run without disruption.
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Robela
Horal
San Luis
Guerra
Foy
San Lula
Laurent
Azcuy
Axehy
Asx
Guines
Quentin Bandera
Havana
Santa Clara
Nebraska Republicans Fail To Complete Ticket In Lincoln
In Lincoln on August 2 the Republican state convention began at 2 PM with a recess for supper but had not completed its ticket or adopted a platform. The ticket includes Attorney General Norris Brown for U S Senator and State Senator George L. Sheldon for governor. Melville R. Hopewell nominated for lieutenant governor. In Springfield on August 23 the thirteenth biennial Sts Knights of America convention opened with welcome by Edward Hurke and state president William Burbach of Chicago responding. Dr Felix Ganfirth of St Louis, supreme president, also spoke.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Norris Brown
United States
George L. Sheldon
Melville R. Hope
Clinots Catholic Knights
Springfield
Stnots State Catholic Knights of America
Eéuinad Hurke
William Burbach
Chicago
Felix Ganfilh
St. Louis
Democratic delegates debate county option at state platform
Delegates meeting in Columbus discuss endorsing county option in temperance law. W L Finley’s amendment to add such endorsement is defeated on a roll call, while opposition grows to county option itself. The platform also endorses Bryans, initiative and referendum, and public ownership measures.
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Indore
Pat Yo
Columbus
Samuel A. Hosking
Chas. I. Duupert
Commae Sioner
Rodney J. Diegle
Aute Dairy and Fond
Geo. E. Nyswonger
Bound of Nubile Works
Obie Democrats
Winley
Tom Y Johnson
Bryat
Banka
Do They Make Too Much Undertakers Are Getting Rich
Detroit on August 23 Frederick Green superintendent of a cemetery at Cleveland told the twentieth annual convention of the Association of American Cemetery Superintendents that undertakers profit excessively. He urged cemeteries to install undertakings facilities within burial grounds to reduce burial costs by about three to four times.
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Detroit
Frederick Green
Cleveland
Association of American Cemetery Superintendents
18 & Taevis
Green
INHUMANITY OF A FATHER AND OTHER AGENCIES
A Bellaire report recounts a father brutalizing his infant and abducting the 8 week old child, pursued by a two man posse. neighbors intervened to save the baby. Separately, Vanderbilt underwent a successful though not fully rapid recovery operation at Lindy Point. doctors caution a month before full effect. Portoricans to Displace the Negros? One hundred islanders arrive to work Louisiana sugar plantations under the Louisiana Immigration League, as a test for labor shortages. Tickets issued for Bryan reception in Madison Square Garden with 2500 reserved seats. Silver prices rise as the mint buys 100,000 ounces at 67 cents per ounce. prior price shown as 66.02 cents.
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Vanderbilt
Newport
R.L
Reginald C. Vanderbilt
Lindy Point
New Orleans
Louisiana
Hsave
Arerdin
San Juan
Lowisiana Imomigration League
Bryan
New York
William J. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Tammany Hall
Garden
Washington
Mint
Scores at Base Ball in Chicago Aug 23 1890s
Baseball scores from leagues and associations show Pittsburg 2 over New York 1, Cincinnati 4 over Brooklyn 7, St Louis 3 over Boston 2, Chicago 4 over Philadelphia 3, Philadelphia 5 over St Louis 3, Boston 3 over Detroit 2, New York 6 over Chicago 1, plus Washington 4 over Meveland 0. American and Western results include Minneapolis 1 over Indianapolis 0, St Paul 2 over Lewisville 12, Lincoln 6 over Pueblo 2, Sioux City 10 over Denver 0, with Omaha and Des Moines on a 13 score line.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St Louis
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Meveland
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Lewisville
Milwaukee
Hain
Kansas City
Toledo
Western
Omaha
Des Moines
Omadea
Lincoln
Pueblo
Sioux City
Denver
Poison Plot Aimed at Trepoff Commandant Reported
A circulating store rumor claims General Trepoff commandant of the imperial palace was targeted by poisoning. The general’s cook and three servants were arrested amid rumors of a planned strike among railway workers. Mutiny spread as the 24th Cossack regiment reportedly seized officers at Samarcand, threatening citywide panic.
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St. Petersburg
Trepott
Imperial Palace
Finland
Renowned sculptor J Q Wang wed mystery bride
New York press reports dean of mauve sculptors J Q Wang, famed for two previous marriages, has married about a month ago. Ward, who plans retirement to focus on art, refused to reveal the bride’s name, calling it a personal matter. Later notes identify the wife as Mrs R H Ostrander Smith, widow of an artist.
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New York
Wang
Ban Just
Née
Lad
Rure
Ward
R. H. Ostrander Smith
Fierce Cyclone Devastates Jackson Michigan Work Plants
A brief cyclone tore through eastern Jackson Michigan on August 28, gutting the Jackson Daily Works plant and hitting the John Hutchinson Manufacturing and National Wheel companies. About 100 workers escaped injury as unroofed buildings and uprooted trees marred the city landscape. Authorities investigate the storm’s path and damage across the district.
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Jackson
Saginaw
Mich
Jackson Baily Works
John Hitchinson Manufacturing Company
National Wheel Company
Whit ley would withdraw if Douglas runs unopposed
Boston August reports Henry M Whit ley, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said he would withdraw if the party agreed on Governor Douglas as a candidate. Atlantic City August 24. A lightning strike aboard a boat turned a man’s body black from the waist down. the victim, William Truax, was knocked down but recovered consciousness, with melted keys in his pocket. Vancouver August 23. The U S cutter Princeton ran ashore in the Narrows, but refloated after four hours without damage.
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Boston
Henry M. Whitley
Atlantic City
William Truag
Truax
Onur Crainers
Vancouver
B.C
White
United States
Princeton
Narrows
Looks Like Hoke Smith Governor Race in Georgia
Atlanta Aug 23 returns are incomplete but indicate Democrat primary results favor Hoke Smith for governor. The report notes Smith leads as counties report their tallies, shaping the early outlook for the statewide race.
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Hoke Smith
Atlanta
Georgia
Suicide of Mrs John F Myers in Bloomington
Bloomington, Aug 28. Mrs John F Myers, 4, a well to do resident, committed suicide by swallowing chlorine. She was despondent over ill health.
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Bloomington
John F. Myers
Io Health
Well to do farmer Clarence Bell vanishes near Whitestown
Clarence Bell a well to do tutor aged 26 from three miles east of Whitestown disappeared after a bank visit on Tuesday He cried claiming his wife at Columbus was gravely ill He bought a ticket to Indianapolis then vanished before the first interurban car His wife is at Columbus and Bell’s relatives expected him there The case remains a mystery with no clear explanation of his abrupt departure Domestic relations described as pleasant.
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Whitestown
Vna
Clarence Bell
Bell
Hegan
Columbus
Indianapolis
Valparaiso Quake News Narrows Losses and Exodus
Latest dispatches from Valparaiso Chile report property losses rising to 25 to 40 million dollars and more than 2000 dead with 80,000 expected to flee. Water and provisions are arriving as telegraphic links with Santiago resume after the quake.
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London
Valparaiso
Chile
Santiago
Counterfeit Dies Case Ties Venezuela to New York Arrests
Captain George Boynton and attorney L E Phomson, both of New York, arrested on charges of making dies to counterfeit the Venezuelan silver dollar to finance revolutionary efforts. Keller brothers die makers and others also held. bail set at 5000. If convicted, five years in prison for counterfeiting a foreign coin. Federal authorities, including Chief Wilkie, involved.
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New York
Venezuela
Secret Service
George Boynton
Orinoco Corporation
Venermuela
L. E. Phomson
Joseph Keller
Sidney A. Keller
Keller Bros
Wilkie
Flynn
C. Y. Salinas
Dios Y Federacion
United States
Keller Brow
Van
State
Keller
West Broad Way
Bubs
Washington
Brigand activity in Manchuria and Ireland visit notes
Reports from Japan warn of mounted brigands in southern Manchuria causing raids and killings including a police station attack near Dalny and clashes with Japanese troops. A Port Arthur raid by brigands killed a constable and looted a Chinaman's silk store. Meanwhile T M Healy, Irish MP, arrives in New York for a brief stay with remarks on Ireland’s politics and the land act. The Chinese dowager empress plans a high official conference to push a gradual constitutional shift over ten to fifteen years.
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Japan
China
Manchuria
Dalny
Port Arthur
Wang
Asahi
Tokio
Yasui
Ching
New York
T. M. Healy
Healy
Chicago
Ireland
Peking
Cling Plana
Sampion
United States
Europe
Windlation of The Senator stirs Saginaw play scene
In Saginaw Michigan on August 28 reports claim The Senator's Windlation a Henry Gardner play has inspired local reporters to mimic playwrights. Ex-Saginaw newspaper man Huoting allegedly compiles Saginaw clipping tales, prompting jokes about aspiring literary figures and editor demands.
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Sagtoaw
Mich
Seumtor
Henry Gardner
Huoting
Chicago
Bohemia
Serious Stang by Bumblebee in Boonville News
Boonville Indiana August 23 Arthur Hart 25 a farmer collapsed from heat then attacked by bumblebees while unconscious. He likely will die from the se ating.
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Boonville
Ind
Arthur Hart
Theatrical Notes From London And America
Ben Greet will present several comand performances before King Edward VII and Queen Alejandra et Carisbrook ceatre. Stanley Dark’s new society comedy The Man and the Angel opens at the Lyceum Rochester. Miss Florence Roberts is set for Giaconda next season. Roberta produced D Anunzio in San Francisco in 1904. Only two animat e arenas exist in America this summer at Dreamland and Paragon Park. Janes Powers is star of The Bice Moon at Lyric London with wife Rachel Booth in the company. Arthur Wing Pinero marked his twentieth year as a successful playwright with a vacation. The Money Spinner debuted twenty five years ago in London with the Kendals and John Hare.
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Ben Greet
Edward VII
Alejandra Et Carisbrook
Stanley Dark
Lyceum Theater
Rochester
N.Y
Florence Roberts
Giaconda
Roberta
San Franco
Bostock
America
Atiumer
Dreamland
Coney Island
Paragon Park
London
The
Kendals
John Hare
The Golden Haired Fairy Of The Sleeping Palace
Spain’s poetic set adores a new green sod titled the golden haired fairy of the sleeping palace. The German emperor owns a matchless draughtboard of silver and gold with diamond or ruby centers. Queen Maud of Norway’s waist is seventeen inches yet she remains lively and unconstrained, challenging etiquette and authority in social circles.
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Spain
Oas
Mawd
Norway
Goetherea
England
Abe
Beally
Gleanings Of Uncertain World Facts From The Era
A miscellany notes annual France tuberculosis deaths near 150000 and street accident deaths in London at about 150. The text cites Stockholm, Budapest, The Hague, Liverpool court remarks on a 3% profit plot in imitation jewelry and a remark about electric light controls in bedrooms.
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France
Stockholm
Budapest
London
The
Hague
Liverpool
Illinois Central Halt Bound Update
Train service notices show Illinois Central halt bound routes with passenger and freight movements between Waterloo Dubuque Dubuque and Chicago. Timings include 1:10 am 4:10 am and 6:15 am with sleeper and manifest services noted. service marked annulled.
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Illinois Central
Albert Lea
Alpert Léa
Albert Les Way
Paul Manifest
Paul
Chicago
Sim
Chicago and Loam Limited and Way Freight Service Note
Railway advertisement outlines routes to Chicago and major cities, promotes maps at ticket offices, and lists daily departures for 4:00 pm and a way freight service. Mentions St Louis, Memphis, Peoria, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and other hubs.
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Sat Beorem
Chicago
Omana
St. Louis
Dam Yer
Memphis
Colorado
Peoria
Fort Worth
St. Joseph
Mt. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolia
Loam Limited
Iuportaat
Wotaw Oaly
Dally
P Caassee
St Jon
Sant Cide
Ke. C, Limited
Weetside
Mail East Aide
Expices
Westside
Way
East Aide
Chi
St. Paul
Paul
Twin City
Railway connections from Waterloo and Cedar Falls
Waterloom and Cedar Falls 4 North ern Railway services link with the C. G. W. Ry at Waverly for westbound routes to Omaha. No. 46 connects at Denver Junction with C. GW for all westbound points. No. 8 also serves all westward destinations. No. 44 at Waverly provides westbound service to Omaha via the C. G. W.
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Waverly
Omaha
Denver
C. GW
C.G. W
Fancy Duchess Applies 50c per barrel at H A Ogline's
A local notice states a price of 50 cents per barrel for Fancy Duchess when sold at H A Ogline's on East Fourth. The brief indicates a promotional listing or sale term tied to the Duchess brand.
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H. A. Ogline
East Fourth
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