24 Feb 1898
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1898
Page
1
Monday morning event invites ladies to visit Americus store for new fabrics Organdie Sublime priced at 25c per yard Dotted Swiss Mull 26c Djalmattes silk cotton blend 25c per yard Lappett Stripes return in variety. promotion ahead of competitors.
A Havana dispatch reports escalating dread as naval experts split on whether a fanatic caused the disaster or if government factions were involved. Fortifications to be strengthened while the U S consul general warns of possible trouble, and authorities study wrecks and unexploded charges to determine if a second blast occurred.
An 19th century style ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a natural rejuvenator. It claims youth depends on living right and blood quality, with the medicine described as restoring red blood cells, vitality, and muscular vigor, and solving age-related ailments.
A vintage advertisement extols Syrup of ipecac as a pleasant and refreshing remedy for headaches fevers and habitual constipation. It claims rapid action clear stomach benefits and widespread availability from druggists with assurances to avoid substitutes and to contact multiple city offices for distribution.
Reports describe a dramatic explosion scene aboard the Maine with a roaring blast and blinding flash, while witnesses discuss underwater evidence and possible submarine mines. A court of inquiry may call Senor Caballero and the captain as witnesses as Cuba situation remains unsettled and investigations continue into the vessel’s destruction.
Major General Merritt, commanding the eastern department, will tour and inspect fortifications along the Atlantic coast. He aims to visit New Orleans Fort Hayne Fort Jackson Mobile Charleston Galveston Savannah Pensacola and Key West, signaling a broad post tour after Senate actions. The Viselya may sail for Havana if refueling completes and Marblehead sails for Key West after an anchor at New Orleans.
Reports from Matanzas describe 14 000 residents without food or shelter, mostly laborers and families driven from destroyed countryside. The city faces rising death rates from starvation while three relief sites struggle to feed six hundred daily. American aid and hospital support are stretched thin as consular relief attempts to sustain the vulnerable population.
Washington February 23 There is no official news on the Maine disaster in state or navy offices by noon today no message came in last night none sent. A water stained package containing the Maine medical journal reached the navy chief clerk who referred it to the bureau of ships surgery its pages show water damage from four days afloat no orders issued to the Terror and reports from Key West indicate officers discussing the matter with Commodore later.
Senator Hanna rejected sensational reports of imminent war with Spain over Cuba. He said no Maine incident or U S Spain tensions point to war and that the explosion was likely an accident. He urged calm as Navy inquiries continue and no reason for excitement exists. Marblehead to move. New Orleans shippers learn no Cromwell Line sailings to New York until further orders. Mare Island yard ships Charleston Yorktown to be repaired. readiness for action noted.
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