New Departments Formed as War Preparations Rise
Washington reports the creation of two new military departments with orders to man fortifications along the Atlantic coast and Gulf, moving troops from Texas to Mississippi and fortifying coastal defenses from Florida to the Carolinas. Officials expect rapid troop concentration and a wave of mobilization across rail lines and sea ports.
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Chicago
Mirel
Frter Devan
Washington
Speci
Toston
Atlantic Coast
Gulf
Cialvestan
Haltisnore
Department of the East
Garrising North Point
Hawkins
Miles
Te Aguse Muyal
Warte
Missouri Aise
Texas
Wiskonsin
Mischies Dring
Indianua
Ohio
Wontikay Vnl
Tennessee
Tennessee, With Hewlquarters At Fnfears
Cuicaia
Mori Day
Alabama
Miveiseiopi
Louisiana
Pit
Jah Ro Branke
Willigan
Sdvives
Meade
Camphiere
Tose
Antire
Spain
Hiwad
Southern Railroad
Seaboard Air Line
Chesepeake
Fortress Monroe
Fort Caswell
Cape Fear River
Gays
Tybee
Savannah
Fort Morgan
Mobile
Sheridans Point
Potomac
Mort Mellenry
Baltimore
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Spain Receives New Minister Bets Movomtty Mro
Spain's new minister Bets Movomtty Mro arrives in Washington to present credentials to President McKinley. Senor Luis Toto y Hermade, Spain's envoy, vows to strengthen friendly ties and cooperation between Spain and the United States. The president welcomes the envoy and expresses goodwill and mutual aims for lasting peace and prosperity.
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Washington
Marvel
Luis Toto Y Hermade
Tome
Spain
McKinle
Orloek
Senor
Pato
Dresdent
United States of America
United States
Amelia
Tois
Cape Sly
America
Counterfeit Silver Dollars Found at Denver Mint
Denver reports counterfeit silver dollars dated 4 with small O on the eagle discovered at the mint. Estimated 400,000 dollars worth in circulation nationwide. Also notes weather prospects favorable and various other brief items including a jury verdict of not guilty in the Lattimer strike case.
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Denver
Col
Pi Mae
Martin
Lattimer
Senator Proctor in Cuba Mission Highlights Recounted
A Vermont senator and Col. Myron Parker traveled through Cuba visiting prisons hospitals trochas and farms. Proctor says famine hardship and destitution among reconcentrados are severe with Matanzas reports of thousands starving and hospital wards crowded. He notes no conclusive evidence of Spanish guilt in the Maine explosion.
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Wyroctor Thetanus
Washington
Senator Proctor
Vermont
Myron M. Parker
Cuba
Proctor
Tateter
Maine
Havana
Naval Court of
Various 19th Century News Items From The Week Ending March 1
A mixed cable of items reports executions in Georgia, shipwreck losses in Monterey and Toronto warehouse fires, a 100th birthday celebration in Kansas, a cave-in in Kansas, a double shooting in Ohio, and a political rally in Washington. It notes export gains of 62.3 million dollars, a pastorate change in Illinois to Washington DC, postal five cent stamps color shift, relief shipments to Matanzas, and Amos Rhino’s will awarding 20 million to his children with charities. Also covered are a street murder in Higginsport, a London gossip topic on Queen Victoria’s influence, a Nashville wife forced to take morphine and a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling upholding segregated train cars.
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Ki Ewood
Kansas Methodist Cauforencn
Lawrence
Fay
Galena
Kaw
Ernest Wright
William Walker
Lose Midler
Winnie Adington
Empire, O
David McCoy
Miller
Key
Frank Bristol
Kivanston
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Washington, D.C
Post Office
Matanzas
United Stautest
Fern
New York
Bergen
Amos Rhino
Jtartford
Tobin Donald
London
Victoria
France
England
Spain
America
John S. Driscal
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Supreme Court
Eleven LIVES Lost In Howery Mission Fire In New York
Eleven men perished in a blaze that gutted the Howery Mission house at 405 Howery Street early yesterday. The mission run by the Christian Merald had a basement restaurant and ground floor mission rooms with daily Gospel services for years. The four upper floors housed a cheap lodging house with space for 150 lodgers paying rents of varying amounts.
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New York
Howery
Christian Merald
Murder and death by own action in Kentucky note
In Rob town Kentucky Tomas Robb aged nineteen took own life near the OluG river opposite Aris place after a disturbance with a small group of houses by the railway sun idroks.
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Manchester
Robbtown
Olug
Aris Place
Tomas Robb
Notable City News and Personal Milestones
The report details a tragic domestic shooting ending in suicide, with Mrs Read slain while holding her infant after a pretexted door call. Separate items announce the Athens Greece marriage of Arthur Sherburne Hardy to Grace Bowen of Brooklyn. Also noted are the reopening of Alloi rs Motel and the Grand Pavile hotel dining event with political guests in 1895, plus a fatality in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Iedy
New York
Athens
Greece
Arthur Sherburne Hardy
United States
Persia
Grace Asphinvall Bowen
Brooklyn
N.Y
Miss Bowen
Henry C. Bowen
the Independent
AlloRs Motel
Mareh W
Grand Pavile Hotel
William R. Kerr
Albert 2. Cgtennie
Prominent Kirkwood resident killed by fast freight
Ameny, a member of a prominent Kirkwood family near Atlanta, was struck by a fast freight at noon Thursday and killed instantly. She had long devoted herself to charity and died while on an errand of mercy. Washington, March 11. Agricultural crop reports show 121,000,008 bushels in farmers hands, 22.0 percent of last year’s crop. Corn 783,000,000 bushels, 41.4 percent of last year. Washington, March 4. President McKinley appointed William J. Calhoun of Minnesota as interstate commerce commissioner.
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Oaphral Gonsalp
Lang
Vlemiant
Spain
United States
Cuba
McKinley
Maine Court of Inquiry
Jill Washington
Pric Dly
Atlanta
Lere Barclay
Vity
Ang Adi
Court of Inqquiyy
Havana
Court of
Ins
Ameny
Kirkwood
Mmery
Wheaton Hana
Washington
Mareh
Agriculural Department
Calhoun
William J. Calhoun
Minos
Interstate Commerce
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Ryan
Cobar
Germany
Cormuny
Johns
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Oudon
Son
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Stornix
Ehigan
Wisconsin
SAN
NFL
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Island
Cal, Parker
Sens Ior
Brerrone
Olivette
Savana
Ma. Darker
Proctor Enids
aMerals
Anvana
Pinar del Vio
Santa Ghia
Peaple
Ameney
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Parker
Evening World
Alcalde
Thespital
Blanco
Weyler
Blanes
Trocha
Ontslin
Bev Adles
Agwe
Coler
Magi
Cienfugus
Norristown
Kate Sherman
Port Kennedy
Behaylkul
Abs. Sherman
Trevald Sigs
George Uhler
Marine Engineers' Benevolent Assaviation
Fort Worth
Lex
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Tay
Millersville
Maveh Roy Gehrge
Whe
Davis
Kilked
Tee
Clinton
Joe
Mississippi
Wny
Heinor
Vlanes
Dowery Mission
Immites
Eimwsels
Heinz& Carstens
Heinz & Carstens
Andrew Rath
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Trohb
Cura
Clearette
Tilin
Marely
Charles Niebet
Gilgearette
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