Weyler Admits Losses and Cuban Insurrection Strength
The Weekly Call notes General Weyler lost about 20 000 men since taking command in Cuba and that the insurrection is stronger. It explains trocha as trench and compares it to a last ditch for Weyler's forces. The Republican convention in St Louis will be the party's eleventh in history. Boston votes for six new playgrounds and burying police wires to modernize municipal services.
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Cuba
Tne
St. Louis
Boston
Public speeches fade with age and tragedy shadows
Nr Eau Dow continues to make public speeches in Maine at age 92 while Gladstone retires at 86 by physician advice. The peasants' fete during the czar’s coronation crush wounds 4,000 and kills 3,873, a tragedy that could fuel another Swinburne inspired Russia poem.
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Eau Dow
Maine
Gladstone
Russia
Swinburne
Whit Monday Bike Shortage Hits London Transport
It was said that on Whit Monday it was impossible to hire or buy a bike in London. The railways began to feel the effect of this form of transportation, exceeding the most extreme anticipations.
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London
Pennsylvania Dunkards oppose bicycles and gold inlays
The text notes Pennsylvania Dunkards opposed bicycles and gold and steel inlays in 1896 with no invasion of electric fans or negligee shirts. It condemns leading operatic managers for paying large sums to performers and predicts bankruptcy. It calls on the League of American Wheelmen to intervene for better roads, urging public support and respect for public rights.
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Pennsylvania Dunkards
League of American Wheelmen
Helpless Empire Faces Indemnities and Demands
A' Bia and China pay indemnities to warring nations as a Russian navigation firm gains footing at Chee Soo. The British seek heavy damages and territorial concessions, while the old empire shows a lesson on the value of military strength amid its lack of army or navy.
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China
Chee Soo
New York City Public Schools Appoint Inspectors
The new law for New York City public schools creates 175 inspectors for 35 districts, including 37 women, replacing the ward trustees. The legislature also approved a $5,000,000 appropriation for new school houses, signaling an improved public school system.
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New York City
New York
Johnstown Thrives After 1889 Dam Disaster
Johnstown Pennsylvania rebuilt after the May 31 1889 flood that swept away thousands. The city grew to about 40 000 residents, adding 10 000 since the disaster while losing seven percent of its population in the torrent. American pluck steadied the recovery.
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Johnstown
Cuban sympathy boosts American merchants amid Spain boycott
A Tur Spanish report claims a regional boycott by Spanish sympathizers in Central and South America against U S merchants over Cuba, but the Cuban cause remains popular in U S states under Spanish rule. One American merchant says ten would increase orders out of Cuba sympathy, refuting the boycott claim.
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South America
United States
American States
Spain
Cuba
European roads improved by wide tires in France and Germany
The article explains road smoothness results from wide tires. In France wagons and market carts use tires from three to ten inches, typical four-wheeled vehicles with six-inch tires and longer rear axles. Germany requires heavy-load wagons to have at least four-inch tires and light vehicles at least five inches.
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France
Germany
First Session Concludes of Fifty-Fourth Congress
Recap of the sessions from the week of November 8 to 11 detailing passage of the general deficiency bill and various appropriation measures, final conference reports on Indian and naval bills, and adjournment actions. Notable outcomes include seating Aldrich after a contested election, pension grants, and the naming of conference members for summer charities study.
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Post Office
District of Columbia
Morgan
Ala
Cuba
House
Aldrich
Underwood
Alabama
W. H. Gibson
Congress
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Blue and
Dockery
Reed
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL NEWS SUMMARY
The secretary of state reports Hammond and other reform leaders released with a 25 000 pound fine. The czar donates 250 000 rubles to charities for coronation. Carr Joan G Bourke dies in Philadelphia on the 8th. Isaac H Maynard dies in Albany on the 12th from heart disease. P G Jones plans to refinance Hawaiian debt by issuing four percent bonds. Prof Egbert G Smith resigns from Andover Theological Seminary. George H Abbott to succeed. Postmaster General bars R A Clack Co from mails over cheating devices. Fire destroys spoke works at Newport Pa with 120 000 finished spokes lost. Two workers fatally fall from scaffolding at Grand Rapids power plant chimney.
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Knight
Cape Town
John Hays Hammond
Carr
Joan G. Bourke
Third Cavalry
U.S. A
Polyclinic Hospital
Philadelphia
Isaac H. Maynard
New York Court of Appeals
Kenmore
Albany
N. Y
P. G Jones
Honolulu
New York
Egbert G. Smith
Andover
Mass
John MacNeal
Newport
John Wood
Ben McCalla
Grand Rapids
Mich
Street Railway
Drowning in Allegheny River and a ship loss report
The article notes Sylvester Ryan 28 Albert 24 and Patrik Leigh 40 all single and employed by Philadelphia Natural Gas Co at New Kensington Pa drowned in the Allegheny river at Logan ferry Iris reports the British war ship Bonaventure making passage from Colombo to Pondicherry lost 70 men to sun stroke Brit West an Indian territory desperado and murderer of US Marshal Kinney killed in Illinois City I T on the night of the 11th Thomas Carlisle killed him while resisting arrest On the 12th Wladyslaw Stolzman charged with the murder of Vincent Stcelzeckis on October 5 145 in Sedleiman near Warsaw Russian Poland was arrested in Cleveland The prisoner claims political reasons for the arrest
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Brit West
United States
Lincoln Kinney
Topeka
Kas
Illinois City
I. T
Thomas Carlisle
Wladyslaw Stolzman
Vincent Stczeleckis
Sedleiman
Warsaw
Russian Poland
Cleveland
Miscellaneous News Highlights From The Period
On the 10th the president approved an act amending protections for Alaska salmon fisheries. Tur National Lagerfest at Pittsburgh closed on the 11th and artistic and financial views deemed it more successful than expected. On the 11th First National Bank of Larned Kansas, with $50,000 capital, closed its doors. Across the week ended the 12th Dun & Co. reported 246 US failures, up from 241 last year. Canada had 28, up from 24. Mormon colonists in Chihuahua and Sonora seek American goods over English, French, German supplies. Turks reportedly burned 20 inland hamlets in Crete. Ceuta prisons at capacity. Cuban deportees sent to Fernando Po. Frank Mayo funeral held in Philadelphia on the 12th, with services at Holy Trinity Church, interment at West Laurel Hill. Judge Collier in Albuquerque ordered the Atlantic and Pacific receiver not to blacklist any members of the American Railway union.
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First National Bank of Larned
Kas
United States
R. G. Dun & Co
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Sonora
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Ceuta
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American Railway Union
Crete unrest and global diplomacy amid crisis report
Telegrams describe unrest in Crete with Ottoman claims of order while Russia blocks decisive action. Reports note potential joint protectorate over Corea with 500 troops per power in Seoul. U S banks show varied weekly changes. a Louisville whisky warehouse fire kills one firefighter. Harper’s Weekly’s Thomas Dawley released from Morro Castle. two postmasters but not confirmed get reappointed. and notable deaths include Ex-Gov Alpheur Felch and Portuguese writer Ribeiro.
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Harper’s Weekly
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Til
Henry Miller
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Pas
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Senate
Delaware River
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N. J
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
Maine
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Fereiro Ribeiro
Lisbon
Een
Lively church quarrel in Decatur provokes arbritration
The Decatur Christian church controversy between Rev. George F Hall and the church board led the state association to appoint a committee that ordered both sides out of office. The dispute centers on who has power to elect a pastor and suggests possible schism and civil court actions.
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Christian Church
Decatur
Hall
State Christian Association
Crete Crisis Deepens as Turks Advance and Russia Blocks Action
London reports describe burning villages along the Cretan coast as Abdul Hamid II’s forces amass toward insurrection in Crete. Russia blocks beyond protests, while the Porte deploys 20 000 troops to crush Christians. News notes the sultan’s illness and public appearance with a painted face as Britain remains focused on Sudan.
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Ruggia
Meaus
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Armenia
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Selamlik
Ex Governor Alpheus Felch Dies After Long Life
Ex Governor Alpheus Felch of Michigan died at 2 15 pm in Ann Arbor aged about 80. Born in 1806 in Limerick Missouri he studied at Bowdoin 1827 and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He practiced in Missouri and Ohio before moving to Michigan where he held multiple offices including state bank commissioner auditor general and supreme court judge before serving as governor in 1845 and US senator in 1847. He later led a commission settling California land claims and long served on the Michigan State University board of regents.
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Ann Arpor
Mich
Alpheus Felch
Limerick
Bowdoin College
Houston
Cincinnati
Michigan
Ann Arbor
United States Senate
California
Michigan State University
Russian Japan near joint protectorate over Corea
London June 15 negotiations between Russia and Japan near conclusion and a joint protectorate over Corea. Field Marshal Yamagata, returning from Russia, exchanged notes with the Russian government agreeing to act together to maintain order in Corea. Each power to keep 500 troops in Seoul. Fortifications not to be increased without mutual consent except in emergencies.
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London
Japan
Yamagata
Russia
Seoul
Luis Forte
Chauncey’s Little Joke Over Vice Presidency Telegram
June 15 St Louis: Gov Morton confirms he notified Chauncey Depew he would not accept the vice presidency. A reporter whispered the telegram might be forged. Depew joked Morton did not write it, laughing at the corridor rumor.
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Platt
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Morton
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