Week's Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens in Philadelphia
The thirty third annual G A R encampment begins in Philadelphia with veterans welcomed by crowds. Admiral Sampson arrives as week long events kick off with a Navy parade and a Delaware River naval review planned for Friday. President McKinley to be entertained at the Watergate Hotel.
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Proclamations on Cuba Stir Diverse Reactions
Havana observers split over McKinley’s proclamation with Cuban office holders praising it, independists seeking full independence, annexationists demanding clearer aims, and foreign capitalists indifferent to outcomes. Prominent autonomists plan a pro American protectorate club while Quintin Banderas arrives to buy a Santiago newspaper plant.
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Senator Carter Predicts Philippine War End by January 1
Senator Carter of Montana said the Philippine war could end by January 1 and the future of the islands would hinge on financial benefits to the United States. He favored retaining the islands under firm US control with a governor and a strong executive, rejecting outright independence or loose naval oversight as unstable.
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Salvation of cotton prophecy from Senator Morgan
Senator Morgan of Alabama envisions a cotton salvation through expansion and a Manila market, predicting Americans will dominate two thirds of world cotton sales. He argues Manila could bypass Liverpool and Manchester, shipping cotton west to the Pacific and redistributing it along Asia with lower costs and increased consumption.
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Marching Men in Blue Lead Grand Army Parade
Philadelphia Sept 6 crowds lined Broad street as President McKinley drove the parade route amid cheers with Admiral Sampson and Gen Wapner aboard. Rockford Post No 1 headed the line, 35000 marchers filled the avenue of fame, civic leaders welcomed the G A R with speeches and banquets.
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Four-Fingered Trader Survives Indian Encounter
A retired man recalls a close call with a wandering band of Indians while trading with them. His missing finger saved his life as the chief examined his hand before releasing him and his partner. Neighbors remark on the tale and its colorful truth.
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Jim Dixon
Detroit Free Press
Red Hot Day at Lebanon Mo
Lebanon Mo September 5 Sunday was the hottest day of the year with shade temperatures near 110. A long drought is alarming with six weeks of little rain. Vegetation burns, leaves fall, and fruit trees suffer with many dying. Apples likely to be affected unless rain comes soon.
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Obliging Stranger Proposes River Escape Over Song
A polite, tall stranger from the flat below interrupts a young man’s singing to ask about a favorite song. He hints at a river outing by ferry and boat, offering to pay car fare and hire a boat for a ride on the ebbing tide to please the singer. The anonymous proposal carries a curious, entangled motive.
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Washington Star
Family Pride and a Carriage Not Afforded
A wife and husband debate keeping a carriage to prove they can possess what wealthier neighbors have. The husband cites affordability limits while the wife seeks display to match Mrs Brown, reflecting class pretensions in a New York Journal fragment.
Can’t Succeed Says Detroit Journal Quotation
A Detroit Journal quote notes that many men are sixty percent deficient in the elements of success and would not set the world on fire even if the world were insured in their favor.
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