Scheme to Whip Spain Offers Plan to Destroy Havana Navy
A Georgia inventor Rev W H Keeling claims a method to blow up the Spanish navy in Havana harbor using an electric dynamite system. He has conferred with Cuban junta representatives in Washington and would be paid only if results prove successful. He compares his idea to a historic victory and aims to sell the device to the U.S. government after proving its worth.
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Havana Harbor
Revolutionary Junta
Washington City
Washington
Havana
W. H. Keeling
Atlanta
Mr. Keeling
Arbitration Treaty Draws British American Praise Across Europe
European papers hail the U S and Great Britain arbitration treaty. The St James Gazette credits Secretary Olney with shaping a lasting international impact. Fremdenblatt lauds a peaceful shift after Anglo American disputes. Neue Freie Presse foresees joyful echoes worldwide. Paris Eclair calls it a noble example for Europe, while Paris Soleil criticizes Saxon self interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Loudon
St. James
Olney
United States
Great Britain
Fremdenblatt
Neue Freie Press
Europe
Paris Soleil
Flood of resolutions presented for financial system reform
Indianapolis delegates convene for the national monetary convention as resolutions pile up. A committee on resolutions is named to report at noon after measures are read briefly and seating is reorganized by state groupings. The meeting reflects a broad push to improve the financial system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flavus
Indianapolis
National Monetary Convention
O. Stewart Patterson
Four Men Killed in Coal Shaft Disaster at Wadesville
Portsville Pa Jan 13 Four men die and a boy likely fatally injured in a mine shaft accident at the Wadesville cross-head site of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co. A heavy cross-head snapped free due to frozen rope, hitting the descending bucket and plunging all occupants about 300 feet to the shaft bottom. Names and ages included among the dead and injured.
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Portsville
New Wadesville
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Peter O
Erek
John
Fam Taylor
Theodore Seana
Alaskans Angry Over Violence by American Traders
A Paris dispatch reports widespread anger among Russians in Alaska over violent acts by American traders who allegedly run the territory. Claims include armed entry into a church to force work and threats against a Russian school, with officials in Washington noting no official confirmation and citing religious tensions among Orthodox and unorthodox Russian schools.
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New York
The
Herald
Paris
St. Petersburg
Alaska
Svet
North American Commercial Company
State Department
Nicholas
Jmperor Olaf
United States
Five Children Drowned While Skating in St Louis
In St Louis on January 13 five children drowned after ice broke beneath their group at Kossuth avenue and Ashland. Names include Amanda Arnold Arthur Arnold George Matthews Sadie Matthews and John Gleason who attempted a rescue and was also injured in the water. A separate note reports a big snowstorm in the northwest and a Wells Fargo express deal gaining control of the Chicago and Great Northern road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kossuth Avenue
Ashland
Amanda Arnold
Arthur Arnold
George Matthews
Sadie Matthews
John Gleason
Omer
Chicaco
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Iowa
Ilinois
Black Hills
South Dakota
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
St. Paul
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Chicago and Great Northern Road
United States
Dudley Evans
Wells-Fargo Company
New York
Chicago
Republicans in Control Mark North Carolina Start
The January 13 inauguration in Raleigh completed the state’s party shift as Populists and Republicans won all top offices for the first time in 21 years. Governor Russell outlined policy aims including legal reforms, railroad regulation, lynching limits, and expanded Confederate veteran benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Ratzien
House of Commons
Faircloth
Ree Roveedos
Pagan A. Reynolds
North Carolina Railway
Southern
Geological Survey
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Europe
Evans Bids Farewell With Firebrand Dispensary Blast
South Carolina's General Assembly opens with a new, mostly younger membership. R. B. Anderson stands as the sole Negro in the body, while W. Telgall and B. McSweeney assume leadership roles. Governor Evans delivers a lengthy farewell message attacking the dispensary and the daily press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uth
Carolina
Columbia
South Carolina
General Assembly
R. B. Anderson
Georgetown
Anderson
Gary Lgoted
Rogers Refused to Ride Inauguration Walks to Capitol
Washingtons new governor John R Rogers was inaugurated at 2 p m walking from his boardinghouse to the capitol with friends. He declined carriages and military honors and will hold a reception in the evening, upsetting the ceremonial planning. Breach of promise suit against Captain Arthur Bingham Crabbe settled out of court. In Jacksonville, a fight over a young man ended with a fatal stab. Kate Fields ashes laid to rest at Mount Auburn with only a relative present.
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Davis
Mose
Thomas E. Sappington
United States Army
Mount Vernon Barracks
Jefferson Davis
New Orleans
Washington
Capitol
Ouymria
Wash
John R. Rogers
Rogers
Committee On
London
Mabel Duncan
Gerusha” Company
Arthur Bingham Crabbe
Royal Irish Regiment
Miss Duncan
Adam Seymour Dickson Duncan
Kyleith
Euclid
Bradesbane
Lauderdale
Jacksonville
Fila
Marti City
Fla
Macian Smith
Bertha Floyd
Edward Melton
Smith
Melton
Floyd
Kate Field
Camsrince
Mass
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Paceivny
George Riddle
Cambridge
Southern iron trade shows steady start and export gains
Southern mills and furnaces to restart with rising demand after the annual meeting. Iron and steel markets in the east show encouraging signs including rail sales after price cuts and new foundry orders in New York. Southern output will increase as idle mills resume, with exports to Antwerp Bremen Genoa Rotterdam rising in six months.
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Southern
A.mamber
Ouattanoona
New York
Chicago
Bessemer
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Antwerp
Bremen
Genoa
Rotterdam
Little Rock
Ark
Reese Manufacturing Company
Capital
Irvington
Richmond Gas Company
Richmond
Austin Fuel and Go Company
Austin
Texas Petroleum Oil Association
Corsicana
Res
Westchester Mills
Greenville
Ala
Hamilton Cotton Manuseo Company
Neca
N. C
Douglas Fiber Company
New Oleans
American Manufacturing and Commercial Company
Jacksonville
Fla
B. 1 . Company
Mmaniate Price Lumber
Alexandria
Kett m2 and Lum Company
Crockett, Tex
Waccamaw Lumber Company
Waccamaw
Depositors Lose Money In Delanet Selms Bank Failure
Assignees of the Commercial bank in Selma file a lengthy statement in chancery court. Depositors face about 50 cents on the dollar after debts and taxes are paid. Cash in vault tallies $19,150.51 with $92,000 to depositors, others tied up by prior claims and litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delanet Selms Bank
Selma
Ala
Commercial Bank
Chancery Court
Western Railway
New York
Clerk arraigned on forged bills in London case
John Chandler a clerk was arraigned in Guildhall police court charged with forging bills on S. E. McKinnon & Co of Toronto and others. Magistrate refused bail noting the sum involved is about £45 000. Chandler surrendered to police on December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpox
John Chandler
Guildhall
S. E. McKinnon & Co
Toronto
Canada
London
Chandler
Twelve Thousand Acres Turpentine Lands Sold In Georgia
Large real estate deal in Vauposta Georgia tops regional news. Purchasers plan to build mills and operate turpentine pines with potential extension of the Valdosta Southern road into inland Florida. John West to relocate to center of sprawling holdings within months. Local impact includes significant investment and future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vauposta
John West
Aes
Valdosta
Florida
Georgia Question Sparks Local Debate
A garbled line prompts readers to infer civic concerns as residents discuss state guidance. The fragment hints at political engagement and community interest without clear names or dates.
Georgia land area mystery looms after tax audit
The Macon Telegraph reports a startling drop of about 295000 acres in Georgia between 1895 and 1896, with eighty three counties shrinking while others grew. The article calls for prompt investigation into apparent tax-record errors and possible hidden land value.
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Clarke County
Georgia
Macon Telegraph
Wright
Clinch
Coffee
Tennessee Line
Florida
Bibb County
Meriwether
Ware
Iron and Steel Schedule Heated in Ways and Means Hearing
In Washington on January 9 the house committee on wars and means opened the iron and steel schedule. Draper of Massachusetts urged restoring McKinley rates for machinery manufacturers of New England. W H Alexander of the Grant Smelting Co asked for lower rates on lead ore with 3 cents a pound duty on lead and ores containing lead. He argued that current law imposes excessive rates due to erroneous interpretation. John Davis of California pressed for a 1 cent a pound duty on lead ores to bolster American smelters.
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Iron and Steel
House Committee On
Wars and Means
Representative Draper
Massachusetts
New Egland
W. H. Alexander
Grant Smelting Company
Omala
Mexico
British Columbia
John Davis
California
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Dons’ Navy
Platt
David B. Hnl
Hill
Thomas O. Platt
Lospon
John Kirkpatrick
Ontario
South Street Hospital
Herbert Allingham
Rodick
Montreal
Charles Tupper
Osborne
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Bil the
Weaetchester Cingraces
New York Jockey Club
Reform Press Association
National Reform Press Association
Paul Vandervoort
Omaha
A. Rosselle
Missouri
Vandervoort
Watson
Roselle
Memphis
Tenn
Kansas City
Senate
Sherman
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Boston
Baltimore and Norfolk Line
Howard
John F. Taylor
Taylor
J. Wilson
Adit Mine Company
John W. Glover
Harry Glover
T. A. Degarme
John W. Schriever
Seattle Savings Bank
Monroe
H. O. Shuey
Frangfort
Charles Taylor
Steppe
Tennessee
Wasuindoy
Edwin L. Drake
Winchester
Aval
Bavaxeay
I Sales
Sis Casksy
Carcaco
Warnat
Waerat
Ity
Byot Cotton
Universal Postal Congre
Wasuineros
Universal Postal Congress
MR. Evans
Oregon
Acapulco
San Francisco
Sausalito
Union Iron Works
Sweat
Carter
Sizzin
Cis Sy
Crovatt
Brunswick
Samblers
Kans
James Mills Jones
T Stat
Johnson An
Eh Hi
Sas
Ed Findley
W. H. Christie
Findley
Christie
Christi
Southampton
St. Rash
Ecasa
Osicaco
Victoria
B. C
Henry Lawson
Colonist
Mont Toronto
Gapspen
Eld
Georgia Sree
Cataret
Hood
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