Express outfits eye westward routes to beat train robbers
The Weekly Call notes that express companies operating in the west could prosper if they avoid the Kansas City run. It cites English military officials criticizing American troops at Santiago for weak marksmanship yet acknowledges their effectiveness. It also touches on France leaving the Upper Nile, Spain in Cuba, Rosebery’s critique of Britain, and Lincoln’s enduring example praised by President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Kansas City
Santiago
France
Upper Nile
United States
Spain
Cuba
Madrid
Queen Wilhelmina to Choose Husband From Among Her Suitors
The article notes Queen Wilhelmina will choose a husband herself once of age, without external powers selecting a spouse. It discusses the Porto Rican status under U.S. governance, suggesting naturalization for oath-takers who wish to become citizens as the island remains under U.S. sovereignty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
United States
War speech heightens fears of Filipino fate after war
The president’s western trip speech asserts humanity must guide any settlement, reassuring Filipinos wary of a return to Spanish rule. Madrid reports Cuban bonds outstanding at 300.5 million dollars with annual interest of 16.765 million, suggesting Spain could have sold Cuba to the United States for that sum before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilce
Spain
Madrid
Cuba
United States
Repatriation Dilemmas and Southern Crop Shifts
General Blanco offers inducements to Cuban army soldiers to remain, aiming to ease repatriation while possibly leaving a disturbing element behind. The piece notes Spaniards expect arbitration at Paris, but the matter is not arbitration. It highlights diversification of crops on southern plantations as cotton area declines from 1896 to 1899. Brooker T. Washington’s Chicago peace jubilee address contrasts race, soldiers, and national identity with African American aspirations and Southern chivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanco
Spain
Cuba
Peace Commission
Paris
Brooker T. Washington
Chicago
New England
New York
Europe
Africa
Bon Jain
Resignations Reach Porto Rico Ministers in Insular Government
Senors Rivera Blanco Lopez and Carbonnel, ministers of the insular government in Porto Rico, have tendered their resignations to Gen Brooke, stating they will continue to serve until successors are named. Other items note Brooke’s first general order, election news, Philippines situation, and various obituaries and incidents.
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Rivera
Blanco
Lopez and
Carbonnel
Porto Rico
Brooke
Henry F. Naphen
Congress
Massachusetts
Otis
War Department
Philippines
Aguinaldo
James M. Gregory
University of Illinois
Washington
New York
Baratier
Marchand
Cairo
Fashoda
Wm. R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Geneva
N. Y
Draco
J. W. Parsons
Howard County
Ind
John Troyer
Troyer
Milford Harmond
Jackson
Mich
Grover Cleveland
H. S. Heath
George Washington
Paris
London Standard
England
France
Marshand
San Juan
Henry
Ponce
Grant
State Department
London
Chicago
Trunk ‘Line
Dawson
Klondike
Masked men compel mine official to flee Wallace Idaho
Dan Connor shift boss at Standard mine in Wallace Idaho was confronted at night by four masked armed assailants who ordered him to depart the country within 24 hours. After talks he won a three day reprieve with a warning that failure to leave would endanger him and his family. Other items note a Cavite post office station, Dominican republic affairs, Cuban soldier grievances, a Jackson Mississippi mob pursuit, Havana burials, William I fountain plan, Cuban clubs, Chinese emperor health, and troop baseball in Manila.
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Dan Connor
Wallace
Idaho
Post Office Department
Cavite
Manila
San Francisco
Ulysses Hereaux
Dominican Republic
Nassau
N. P
Restauracion
Smith M. Weed
United States
Montgomery
Cuba
Spain
Jackson
Miss
Forest
Havana
William
Constantinople
Victoria
Minor News Items From Around Nashville and Beyond
A collage of brief notes notes Miss Zephyr Adler joins the Salvation Army in Nashville, while Mme Adelina Patti plans a London concert in November for a youthful niece. A Fort Slocum desertion ends with a private shot dead near New Rochelle. Plus, a survey of aging Canadian senators, China’s empress dowager age, inventor Christian Daniel’s shoe machine, widespread post offices named after Dewey, Rockefeller funding a Cleveland social settlement, land sales to lumber speculators, Confederate veteran camps tightening lineage, and a Peking cable denying emperor death rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephyr Adler
Nashville, Tenn
Salvation Army
Mme
Adelina Patti
Switzerland
London
Empress Dowager of
China
Tzu-hsi-tuan-yu-Kang-i-shaoyu - Chuang - Cheng - Shoukung - Chinhsien-Chang-Hsi
Christian Daniel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dewey
Manila
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Alta House
Peking
Thurlow Weed Barnes
New York
H. E. Lowry
The
American: ‘University - in-China
Tof
Illinois Deaths and Daring Feats in 19th Century News
Illinois death notices list Mrs Ann Elizabeth Dement and numerous other locals, including pioneers Abram Highland and Coles county treasurer Squire M Campbell. A double murder at St Anne Kanakee county shocks the area, and W S Joslin of Arcola, the oldest Illinois paper seller, dies. Col Ingersoll’s Chicago lecture triggers a Voltaire heckler, and Arcola city marshal Guinnip faces manslaughter charges. A bridge foreman drops dead near Mulberry Grove, and Galesburg honors Co C with a banner and plaque. Gasoline fire in Chicago kills Mrs Serena Johnson and two children. Normal’s G A R post renames in Hovey tribute. Knights of Pythias record 529 Illinois lodges. Princeton businessman Ohman dies in Chicago. Dr John M Gregory’s burial follows his Washington death.
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Ann Elizabeth Dement
Lexington
George T. Dement
Richmond
Dement
Chicago
Abram
Highland
Coles County
Butler County
Ilinois
Squire M Campbell
Adams County
Ursa
Wm. E. Smith
Odin
H. A. Kespohl
Quincy
Amos Foster
Jo Dasiness
Galena
Hale
W. G. Hale
Methodist Episcopal Church
West Liberty
Robinson
Robert Republican Russell
Jersey County
Garrett County
Francis Tully
Nokomis
Daniel Koehler
Jo Daviess County
Paris Notes Dismiss Alarm Over Franco British Talks
A semi official note denies alarmist rumors of France Britain relations and says no extraordinary measures at naval ports. It outlines French views on Fashoda and Marchand mission, and notes debates over Khartoum, Suleiman, and British claims amid ongoing diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Great Britain
Marchand
Kitchener
England
M. Debayse
Edmond Monson
Lord Salisbury
Licotard
House of Commons
Edward Gray
Lord Rosebery
Equatorial
M. Delcasse
Fashoda Firat
Fashoda
Sir Edmond Monson
Khartoum
Egypt
Baron de Courcel
London
Maj. Marchand
Babr-Fa-Gazal
Nile
Bahr-El-Gazal
Threatens to Resign Over Madrid Arrest Controversy
Lieut General Correa warns resignation if government does not back Gen Chinchilla who jailed El Nacional editor Figueroa for publishing an uncensored article. Senor Gamazo resigns from public works and instruction ministry in protest. Madrid newspapers file complaint to the supreme court over the arrest and suppression orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Correa
Chinchilla
Senor Figueroa
el Nacional
Figueroa
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Gamazo
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August Droll
Troy
Illinots
Britain
McKinley
Springfield
Lincoln
Abraham “Lincoln
Wm. Lowe
Criminal
Missouri Pacific
Lowe
L. P. Smith
Cleveland (C
Olympia
Pekin
M. Girard
Pak Lung
M. Gerard
Pio Pilar
Paco
Thomas Greenwald
Seventh United States Artillery
Fort Slocum
New Rochelle
Illinois State News
St. Anne
Kankakee County
Emil Chiniquy
Chiniquy
W. S. Joslin
W.S. Joslin
Arcola
Illinois
Mr. Joslin
St. Louis
Col. Ingersoll
Col
Robert G. Ingersoll
Voltaire
George Guinnip
Tuscola
Guinnip
Butcher
Jerre Leighman
Vandalia
Hurricane Creek
Mulberry Grove
Galesburg
Co. C
Illinors
Presbyterian Church
Dangera
Serena Johnson
Walter
Harvey Ole
Hovey
G. A. RB
Normal
William McCullough
Charles KE. Hovey
Kof
Tilinola
Grand Keeper of Records
Knights of Pythias
Drew ‘Siddenly
Chlester R. Ohman
Princeton
John. M. Gregory
University Ofllinois
Washington, D
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