Policy and politics from a Cuban return to empire and unrest
The Weekly Gail notes General Weyler has returned to Havana and adopted a waiting stance toward insurgents. It mentions Hogap Bogigion seeking an Armenian colony in Alabama as a potential solution to the Armenian issue. It also suggests England will settle its Venezuela dispute with a small indemnity and cites Lord Salisbury's Monroe doctrine stance as a notable error.
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Weyler
Havana
Hogap Bogigion
Alabama
United States
Europe
England
Venezuela
Lord Salisbury
No Time for Charity Sermons in Globe Demands
The St Louis Globe-Democrat says lengthy homilies on charity are ill suited now. It cites Dean Swift’s charity sermon line about lending to the Lord and adds a quip about securing the returns, urging a practical approach.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Dean Swift
Diaz Expulsion Testimony Demands Action on Weyler Crimes
The Rev. A. J. Diaz, an American missionary expelled from Cuba, corroborates reports of Spanish barbarities and urges the government to take action to force Gen. Weyler to respect civilized laws.
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A. J. Diaz
Cuba
Gen. Weyler
Rumors of Czar’s Reform Yet Cautiously Treated
Reports hint the newly crowned czar may modify autocratic machinery in some respects but observers advise caution. He is the son of his father and grandson of his grandfather, and he is unlikely to jeopardize any portion of his absolute power.
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Czar
Ite
Russian Orthodoxy Shapes Politics and Public Peace
The Russians are intensely religious in their way, and their political views and actions are governed by the belief that orthodoxy and nationality are inseparable. They endure many wrongs under the conviction that such things are divinely ordered for a salutary outcome, while rulers push this sentiment to foster public peace and safety.
Dr J H Acton Sermon Questioned In Seattle
Dr J H Acton pastor of the First Unitarian church in Seattle drew a crowd at the University of Washington baccalaureate by claiming Rome could tax at will and punish with death, and asked what America is doing today. He warned against tyranny and moral laxity, centering on equality and justice.
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J. H. Acton
First Unitarian Church
Seattle
Wash
University of Washington
Rome
America
Desperate State of 210000 British Farmers Reported
A Fortnightly Review writer portrays British agriculture as nearly desperate with thriving herds vanished cottages and mansions closed and rural laborers moving to towns swelling unemployment. In contrast England shows appalling commercial wealth with vast accommodations invested with difficulty.
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England
London Papers Pity Suffering Victims in St Louis
Editorials in the London papers express sympathy for St Louis sufferers and urge prompt aid. The Chronicle asks England to send swift and effective sympathy and action from America if needed. The Graphic laments the horror, saying nothing compares with the event in awful solemnity.
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London
St. Louis
The
Chronicle
England
America
Graphic
Span Faces Bankruptcy Amid Cuban Rebellion War Costs
Readings from the era show Span near bankruptcy as Weyler predicts two years of war expenses. Estimated monthly Cuban war costs reach $6,000,000, with Spain’s exhausted resources and credit strained beyond recovery while reform-minded statesmen speak of honor and glory as defense against a wealthier rival.
Imperial clemency misses hope for Russian political progress
The coronation era clemency offers only limited relief to subjects. It remits some taxes and fines and grants special favors to certain exiles and political prisoners but provides no real path toward political reform. No prospect of meaningful progress for the Russian people is promised.
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Russia
Senate and House Debates Mark Late Session Actions
In the Senate the deficiency appropriation bill dominated the final session, with large private claims and massive findings for French spoliation, Bowman act, and Chouteau iron battery. The House focused on District of Columbia affairs and tariff repeal measures while negotiating conference reports on appropriations. The Johnson Stokes contested election from South Carolina was debated as Republicans and Democrats argued seating. Senate discussions included the naval appropriation report and a tax amendment to beer, with Bond bills sparking warnings of repudiation.
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Senate
Court of Claims
Chouteau
House
District of Columbia
Johnson
Stokes
South Carolina
Lacey
Peffer
Brown
Utah
Carter
Mont
Fort Omaha
Nebraska
Johnson-Stokes
Mr. Over- Street
Ind
Mn D' Armond
Demi
PROHIBITION CONVENTION IN PITTSBURGH AND ROHL SMITH STATUE CONTRACT
Reports from the period note the seventh national prohibition convention meeting in Pittsburgh on the 27th and the Sherman statue commission selecting Carl Rohlsmith of Chicago to design and complete the statue. Additional items include a birth in the Bismarck family and political maneuvers in Cuba and U S rail funding.
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Prohibition Party
Pittsburgh
Tur Sherman
Carl Rohlsmith
Chicago
William Bismarck
Prince Bismarck
Gen. Weyler
Olney
Madrid
Tur
House of Representatives
Judge Cole Hangs Irving Ford for Murder in Washington
On the 27th Judge Cole of Washington sentenced Irving Ford colored to be hanged at the District jail on June 16 for the murder of Elsie Kregle. In Binghamton N Y Mrs Eliza Thurston was found guilty of first degree murder for poisoning her husband and defense lawyers protested a new trial claiming several jurors were drunk when verdict was returned.
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Cole
Washington
Irving Ford
Elsie Kregle
Binghamton
N. Y
Eliza ‘Thurston
Cyclone wrecks churches. boy hanged amid holdown sorrow
The report records a 13 year old, Harry Rittenhouse, in Barberton Ohio, who hanged himself after refusing to attend school. A South St. Louis circus was struck by a cyclone erasing canvas wagons and animals as spectators found wreckage. Jupar Helm of Newport Kentucky denied a new trial for Scott Jackson in the Pearl Bryan murder case. execution stayed 60 days for appeal. In Lafayette Park St. Louis, at least 16 churches were demolished or badly wrecked, with restoration costs estimated above a quarter million dollars.
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Harry Rittenhouse
Barberton
Nod
Newport
Scott Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Court of Appeals
Lafayette Park
St. Louis
Treasury gold reserve and relief plans referenced after storm
Treasury reports $107,403,434 in gold reserves and $1,919,700 in daily gold withdrawals with $1,000,000 deposited by banks. St Louis declines outside aid yet signals readiness to accept help if needed. Plans circulated for interest free loans to rebuild homes. Sugar bounty payments begin for accrued claims totaling about $230,000 with 4,500 claims. Sixteen foundlings found near Central Park with clues pointing to a single baby farm keeper. Bellevue Hospital asks police to investigate.
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Treasury
St. Louis
Treasury Department
Supreme Court
Central Park
New York City
Bellevue Hospital
Kate Field Dies in Honolulu from Pneumonia
Telegrams report Kate Field born in St Louis died in Honolulu on the 19th from pneumonia. She excelled on stage and in journalism, notably Kate Field's Washington, which paused due to ill health. Also noted are Ludovico Tok. coronation crowds in St Petersburg causing many deaths. Memorial Day in Washington lacking Mrs Logan. Johannesburg reform prisoners released. Princess Angeline of Chief Seattle dies. and Little Wonder bicycle record in Olympia England.
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Chicago
Honolulu
Kate Field
Miss Field
St. Louis
Washington
National Capital
Duxine
Hodynsky Plain
Petroffsky Palace
Rock Creek Cemetery
Illinois
John A. Logan
Gen. Logan
Europe
Johannesburg
Reform ‘Committee
Hammond
Farrar
Phillips
Rhodes
Angeline
Seattle
Wash
oo _ Micutan
Olympia
Kensington
England
Illinois Tornado Toll Shatters Towns Across Counties
A deadly tornado path swept through St. Louis eastward into Illinois. Killed in Birkner St Clair county include James Greaves and family. New Baden Clinton county losses list Mallrich Meyer and others. Harmony Station victims Henry Tankard Myrtle Bowen. Mascoutah area fatalities Johnnie Beatty Jacob Mallrich. New Haden and New Minden reports add deaths. Ferry Frank Sherman crew losses attributed to heart failure from storm. Property damage tallies reach tens of thousands with widespread injuries.
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St. Louis
Birkner
St. Clair
James Greaves
Jeannette Greaves
Jennie Greaves
Lizzie Greaves
Thomas Southern
Frank Linke
Gertrude Boatman
Frank Warm
New Baden
Clinton County
Jacob
Mallrich
P. S. Meyer
Rust
Mascoutah
Jacob Mallrich
New Minden
Washington County
Wren Smith
Nashville
Hendricks Meyer
Tillie Binnie
Fred Koch
Quincy
Frank Sherman
Missouri
John Hustleby
Death of Kate Field in Honolulu Missionary and Journalist
Chicago May 31 Kate Field, renowned journalist author and public opinion leader, has died. Born in St Louis to Joseph M Field and Eliza Rid dle, she studied in Boston Italy and England and worked as a correspondent for major papers. She published Kate Field's Washington founded National Review and Mary her stake in public life with a powerful pen. Last fall she served as Times-Herald special correspondent in Hawaii and reportedly ascended Mauna Loa before health declined.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Field
St.Louis
Joseph M. Field
Eliza Lapsley Riddle
Philadelphia
Kate
Boston
Italy
England
Garcia
William Shakespeare
Europe
New York Tribune
Philadelphia Press
Chicago Tribune
Booth
Planchette
Adelaide Ristori
Charles Dickens
Bell
Telephone
National Review
Kate Field
Washington
National Capital
Nealth
Miss Field
Hawaiian Islands
The
Times
Lerald
Deati
Little Washington
Shoreham Hotel
Times-Herald
Misfield
Mauna Loa
Two Spanish Victories Near Manicaragua and Juaraco
Reports from Havana say three Spanish columns attacked insurgents near Manicaragua in the Remedios district, driving them from a strong position and forcing a retreat. Forty rebels were killed or wounded, including leaders Toledo and Fonseca. Spanish losses not stated. Gen Ochoa’s forces claim defeat of rebel bands near Juaraco, Havana province, with 14 insurgents killed and three of Ochoa’s men wounded.
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Havana
Manicaragua
Remedios
Toledo
Fonseca
Ochoa
Friday Engagements and Cuban Rebel Actions Reported
Official reports detail Friday battles between government troops and Cuban rebels. Rebels suffer 20 killed 2 wounded while troops lose 4 killed including a captain and lieutenant and 14 wounded. Executions occur for rebellion in Puerto Principe Malunaza. Puerto Principe defense is strengthened amid anticipated rebel raid. Emilio Collazo’s band destroys estate buildings and crops near Bataño. A filibustering expedition under Rafael Cabrera reportedly sails toward Punta de Ganado near Nyevita.
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Havana
Francisco Pelaez Aguilar
Puerto Principe
Jose Rodriguez Expo‘sito
Malunaza
Emilio Collazo
Andrea Estate
Batabano
Rafael Cabrera
Punta de Ganado
Nyevitaa
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