Nicaragua canal costs and weather notes feature in Weekly Call
The Weekly Call cites engineers estimates placing the Nicaragua canal cost at 100 million dollars with minor variation in earlier figures. Early Mount Washington snow prompts winter forecasts. The piece lauds American intelligence in the Spanish American War and notes a thorough inquiry by a war department commission. It laments Fanny Davenport's death as a loss to a storied acting family.
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Nicaragua Canal
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New Navy Monitors Speed At Least Eleven Knots
The four new monitors for the navy will run at least eleven knots. Each vessel carries two 12 inch guns four 4 inch rapid fire guns and seven smaller rapid fire guns. This American design has proven valuable and the two Manila monitors are thought to rival battleships and elevate Dewey's fleet significance.
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Manila
Dewey
Spain Urged to Exit Cuba Promptly and Respect Protocol
A terse demand asserts Spain must withdraw from Cuba without delay and comply with the protocol terms. It warns Spain against overreaching while noting the United States will continue to show deference but will defend its rights in the matter.
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Spain
Cuba
United States
America
Post Office Costs Show Early U S Expansion
An 1793 document reveals postal costs of 11 505 for mail transport and 953 for compensation of the postmaster general and staff. In early 1898 inland mail transport cost 9 513 581.29 while postmasters and clerks were paid 7 143 954. How's that for expansion.
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Post Office Department
President urges thorough probe to fix official fault
The president charged the investigating commission to be thorough so their report will fix responsibility for any failure by officials or bureaus. Miss Helen Gould is praised as a practical giver, whose charitable fortune may be misused if wealth is not responsibly accumulated for philanthropy. American women are following her example.
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War Department
Helen Gould
Jay
Spain to keep Columbus relics in Cuba prompts debate
Frederick R. Coudert argues Spain’s plan to remove Columbus remains from Cuba risks disrespecting a historic relic. He warns delivering them to another nation could fail to honor the reverence Spain deems due, making the move a contentious matter in international law.
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Spain
Columbus
Cuba
Dedham mourns for Bayard. Gage, Hay, and naval promotions in flux
In Dedham Mass the town observes mourning for the late Thomas F Bayard with half mast flags. Secretary Gage departs Washington for Chicago Omaha and Colorado for about three weeks. Col John Hay sworn in as secretary of state in the White House. Rear Admiral Montgom ery Sicard retires but keeps his post atop the promotion board by special order. Mataafa to be returned to Samoa likely as king succeeding the late Marie. Fire devastates Trehorne Manitoba nine blocks Ipswich South Dakota. Japanese railway scandals denied. War department furlough pay clarified. Fortuna Spain shaken by two earthquakes. Washington hop crop slated 27000 to 30000 bales as forest fires cool with rain. Prohibition party vote in Canada weakly supports action. Epworth league counts 252 725 members. Delaware Indians push 550000 acres toward Mexico settlement with Cherokee partners.
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Supreme Court
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Samoa
Mataafa
Marie
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M. E. Church
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Fighting reported between Turks and Armenians near Alashgorb
Advices from Vansay describe fighting between Turks and Armenians from Russia near Alashgorb. About 50 Armenians killed. Forty eight gold hunters returned to San Francisco from Kotzebue Sound aboard the Catherine Sudden, confirming scarce gold in that district.
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Russia
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Catherine Sudden
Violent West Indian cyclone hits Savannah area
Telegrams report a fierce cyclone swept the Savannah coast and Sea Islands on the 2nd, wrecking ships at sea and damaging land property. Crop losses are expected to be heavy, with fatalities and injuries likely across affected communities.
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Marseilles
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Heath
Minor News Items Across World Events and Notables
The French wheat crop tops 123 million hectoliters, a 1874 high. Rev. Henry A. Brown of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders returns to church work in Arizona. The Social Democracy of America selects Western Washington land for a colony within 30 days. Yarn overproduction forces delivery halts in ingrain carpet mills Pennsylvania. A deer hunter near Forestport, NY kills his 16 year old son mistaking him for a deer. Maj T C Tupper, once in the army, died in Cleveland after 32 years service. Klondike miner George Mulligan loses $61,000 in cash and checks on a San Francisco streetcar. a gripman returns it. Cardinals die in large numbers since Leo XIII’s ascent, 67 created by him. Lady Gay, a valued dog of Samuel Stannard, dies in St Louis. collie prizes and value noted. Dr G Q Colton, famed dentist, pulled over a million teeth and pioneered laughing gas. English writer Robert Roberts found dead in San Francisco of heart disease. Chinese government grants Peking London syndicate rights to mines and railways in China, a first foreign concession.
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George Mulligan
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London
Congressman's Sight In Doubtful Recovery After Eye Surgery
Illinois congressman Jehu Baker denies being permanently blind. Left eye cataract surgery in March may open a future needle procedure. He expects to resume his seat when Congress meets in December amid cautious optimism. Also highlights Children’s Day at the State Fair with free entry for school children and a tour of exhibits, plus a list of local deaths, accidents, and notable events across Illinois communities.
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Far West
Pittsburgh Teen Kills Mother Then Self in Despair
Bertha Bielstein, 20, killed her mother early then shot herself four times in a double tragedy. Doctors say the mother died from three 48 caliber bullets and the daughter from self inflicted wounds after a brief period of consciousness. The family grieves as neighbors describe Birdie Bielstein’s decline since her father’s death last December.
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Sne
Birdie
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Frederick Beilstein
Allegheny
Sick Soldiers on Obdam Face Further Losses, Surgeon Warns
Santiago de Cuba October 3 Surgeon Major Seaman of the Transport Obdam warns a new influx of sick soldiers to New York could repeat the horrors of earlier voyages. He claims Porto Rico quartermasters limited medical provisions, giving hard tack and canned food. He says the ship is near capacity and vows to hold officials responsible for any deaths and to secure proper food for the ill. He reports Gen Lawton dismissed his protest as lack of discipline and says an officer will tally how many more the Obdam can carry. He will cable further as the situation develops.
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