McKinley Proclaims Thanksgiving Set For November 30
President McKinley issues a national Thanksgiving proclamation urging one day of rest from labor and abundant charity. He highlights prosperity, moral growth, peace with foreign powers, aid to Cuba, recovery in Puerto Rico, and resumed activity in Luzon as reasons for gratitude and prayer. The call directs observances in churches and communities across territories and seas.
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Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
United States
Luzon
William McKinley
German Anglophobia at Hamburg meeting protests Transvaal war
Berlin dispatch reports a Pan-German and Anti-Semite league rally of about 1,000 members in Hamburg urging Emperor William to intervene for the Boers and delay his English trip. Vossische Zeitung condemns hostile Anglophobia, noting most Germans share no kinship with Hamburg’s anti British stance.
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Berlin
Great Britain
Thia
Spanish Commissioners Return From Insurgent Lines Near Manila
The Spanish commission, aiding thousands of Spanish prisoners, reports spending most time in Tarlac area amid 2706 sick Spanish in hospital. Aguinaldo’s forces, with 3000 troops, continue war efforts as 14 American prisoners are well treated at Tarlac and a letter to Gen. Otis is delivered by the commissioners. Also noted are civil administration expansions near Manila and a Christmas box drive at Brooklyn for Philippines troops.
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Manila
Angeles
Tarlac
Spain
Bamban
Manila-Dangpan
Otis
Gen. Luna
Aguinaldo
Lawton
de la Noche
MacArthur
New York
Army Pier
Brooklyn
Philippines
Thomas
Forty-seventh Regiment
Captain N M Dyer seeks relief from duty at Manila station
Melrose Massachusetts October 31 Captain N M Dyer United States Navy who commanded the Baltimore at the Manila fight and has been assigned to the naval station there has asked to be relieved of that trip He forwarded a certificate of his physical condition and a request for relief from duty He is not a sick man but not fit for active work at present
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Washington
Hobart
Thomasville
Ianna
Senate
Cer
Vice-President Hobart Relapses Amid Ill Health
New York reports Vice-President Hobart’s relapse after weeks of illness at his Paterson home. Washington notes his severe condition may end his active years, with colleagues and Mrs Hobart among those hoping for his recovery and reflecting on his senate influence and fair rulings.
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New York
Hobart
Paterson
N. J
William P. Irye
Maine
Senate
Frye
White House
Hobart House
Rs. McKinley
Mrs. Hobart
Admiral Dewey Engaged to Mrs Hazen of Washington
Washington, Oct 31 Admiral Dewey announced to intimate friends his engagement to Mrs W R Hazen widow of Gen Hazen formerly chief signal officer of the army She is 40 popular in social circles and sister of John R McLean Ohio gubernatorial candidate The wedding date is not fixed.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
W. R. Hazen
Kansas double tragedy ends in mob execution in Weir City
A Kansas City Star report details a Monday night double tragedy in Weir City, starting with bartender Gus McArdle shot in the saloon. Within hours, George Wells was lynched by a mob after being identified as McArdle’s alleged killer. Wells initially confessed but denied shooting.
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Kansas City
Weir City
Kas
Gus McArdle
Berry Jant
George Wells
Lermmon
McArdle
Wells
Fire at Sing Sing Prison Destroys Admin Building
New York reports a dawn blaze at Sing Sing prison half destroying the administration building, built by convict labor under Warden Lee. Loss estimated at $50,000 uninsured. Fire began in the bakery near the four story brick structure. Twenty eight hospital patients were removed safely to the old hospital. Cause is unexplained.
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New York
Sing Sing Prison
Lee
Express Robbery Mystery in Sherman Texas
In Sherman, Texas, an express messenger named Concannon was assaulted inside city limits while the Missouri, Kansas & Texas train was present. His injuries are grave, with a crushed skull and unconsciousness. authorities report about $10,000 stolen from one package of $5,90. The crime remains unsolved with no suspects or method known.
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Denison
Tex
Sherman
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Concannon
Noble Shepard Captured Rumor Stirs Louis Conclusion
From detective headquarters remarks and Gov. Stephens bounty of 300 dollars, belief spreads in Saint Louis that Noble Shepard, who killed Thomas Morton Christmas Day 1895 and fatally wounded Lizzie Leahy, escaped jail June 22 1896 after conviction and death sentence, is captured and held for reward. Police are reticent.
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Louis
Gov. Stephens
Noble Shepard
Thomas Morton
Lizzie Leahy
Collision sinks ferry and liner near Liberty street
A collision off Liberty street on the North River between an Old Dominion liner and a ferryboat broke one boat in two. Police sent reserves from lower city districts to the scene as the incident unfolded early this morning.
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New York
Liberty Street
North River
Old Dominion
Freight train crashes through bridge near Guilford Indiana
South Bend resident Edward McCreary reports a Big Four freight train plowed into a bridge west of Guilford collapsing into a creek. Injured passenger W Dolen of Somerset Kentucky is expected to die. Clark recalls another man aboard and notes two colored men seen on the train before the accident. Fifteen lumber cars piled in the creek.
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South Bend
Ind
Guilford
Ee Edward Mce Creary
W.dolen
Somerset
Clark
5 Drops Rheumatic Cure Prompts Reader Letter
Reader Jason Crow of Oacarville Ga praises Swanson Rheumatic Co for 5 Drops claiming relief from 18 years of rheumatism after a sample, with his doctor noting it as the most efficient rheumatic medicine. Ad offers 25c sample for 10c for 30 days, referencing a prior advertisement.
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Jason Crow
Oacarville
Woodliff
Swanson Rheumatic Co
Lake St
Chicago
Grover's Tasteless Cupul Tonic for chills and fever
Advertisements claim Grover's Tasteless Cupul Tonic is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form with a price of 50 cents and a no cure no pay offer. The note cites various quack remedies and testimonials from 1894 Baltimore to New York and Indianapolis papers. It includes mock quotes and product pitches such as Pise's Cure for Consumption and Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
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Grover
Hale
Pike
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Imus
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Ikias
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St. Louis
New York Harbor
Chicago Daily News
Indianapolis Journal
Pise
Frank Mobbs
Hood
Demorest
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