President McKinley’s war year message overview
President McKinley’s annual message reviews wartime prosperity, calls for a peaceful Cuban settlement, details war preparations, honors Dewey and sacrifices, outlines postwar governance in Cuba and new possessions, and urged fiscal and currency reforms and international diplomacy. The summary highlights include the war against Spain, the destruction of the Maine, Dewey’s victory at Manila, and plans for Cuba’s future government and a canal strategy.
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Unnoted events and deaths fill late 19th century dispatches
Christopher Young the pioneer tay ist of St. Louis died at his home of old age. Judge Day hins sent advices to Washington that peace negotiations may end favorably. Dr. Morris Leftwich former Superintendent of the Mission city home in Missouri died of stomach cancer. The transport Victor reached New York from Cuba with officers and invalided soldiers. St. Louis politicos justify trips to Jefferson City to oversee the new passenger depot. Rifles found buried in Bilbao trigger Carlist arrests. Greater New York faced a severe storm with wind and snow. A transport from Santiago carried W. W. Seymour who went insane and attempted suicide but was rescued. Comptroller Dawes reports fewer national banks but higher total loans, deposits, and resources.
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Barrett Cates warns on partition of Chinese empire
Former United States minister to Siam Barrett Coates says the Chinese coast ports are at risk as foreign powers push for territorial cessions. He argues that northern ports like Port Nea Clowane could fall under rival influence, threatening American trade and British interests in Asia unless actions defend China’s territorial integrity and trade routes.
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Testimony on Spanish Prisoner Transport and Outlay Dispute
Washington report on war investigation testimony by Col Hecker. Hecker described a New York ship concerns combine that would have cost 1.4 million versus 513000 actually spent for transporting Spanish prisoners to Spain. He noted a Philadelphia bid protest and a Spanish Transport Company figure changes, with later interest in finding William E. Ryan.
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Bills Propose Pensions for Widows of Two Lieuts
Two House bills by Mr Underwood for Gen Wheeler grant pensions to Mrs Margaret B Shipp widow of Lieut Win KE Shipp and to Mrs Louisa J Smith widow of Lieut Win RH Smith who were killed at San Juan Hill Both men studied and graduated together at West Point and died in the same battle within 15 minutes of each other The bills were introduced concurrently in Congress
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