Maine Blown Up in Havana Harbor
News rasied by the Maine disaster reports a catastrophic explosion aboard the United States battleship Maine in Havana harbor. Over two hundred sailors killed or missing, many wounded, ship a total loss, with officials and crews from Spain aiding survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Congress
Spain
Secretary of the Navy
Key West
Havana
Sigsbee
Long
Sigsebee
Sigbee
Maine
Sec
United States
Hasio
Happenings of a Day: naval patrols and political notes
A daily compilation notes a US Navy tug Nina patrolling Long Island Sound for a suspected filibuster, amid wide world tensions as China and Germany strain relations. Other items include suffrage hearings, the Frye loan bill, a court martial verdict against Pay Director Billings, storm damage in Norfolk, and a Baltimore shipbuilding pioneer’s death. The report also covers electoral shifts in Pennsylvania, bank liquidations, Vespucci’s birth record found in Florence, and labor talks toward an eight hour day in Altoona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nina
Long Island Sound
China
Germany
Frye
Billings
Navy
Norfolk
William B. Jones
Baltimore
Happenings of the Day in Bluefield and Vicinity
Local notes from Princeton to Bluefield detail court attendance by officials including Mayor Watkins and Recorder Harris, visits by residents M. E. Haskins and others, and moves of J A Welch and Jairus Collins. A break‑in on Princeton avenue steals shoes, while Wright Perfected Flour barrels reach the West Indies. Smallpox fears rise in Middlesboro with quarantines and closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Durst
Princeton
John Day
Tazewell
Bluefield
J.S. Burnett
L. A. Brown
Eggleston
Edward L. Groves
Muskatine
Iowa
M. BE. Haskins
Miss Hicks
Ashland
J. A. Welch
Bramwell
Radford
Edward Linkenbaker
R. P. Woolwine
West End
Watkins
Harris
Rees and
Whitworth
T. R. Tanner
Roanoke
James W. Shirey
Vivian
Jairus Collins
Goodwill
Louisville and Greenbrier Coal and Coke Companies
Lynchburg
T D. Looney
W. J. Boreden
C. B. Davis
J. L. Watkins
W. E. Hickok
T. P. Wood
Aaron
Princeton Avenue
Messrs
McCue
Wright
West
Indies
United States
Mike Lanesso
Pulaski Iron Company
Eckman
Bridgeport
Conn
Telks
Middlesboro
Coeburn
Health revival after Hood's Sarsaparilla
Mrs M F Mounray of Stainback North Carolina reports suffering grip attacks weakness and heart palpitations. After four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla she resumed work and enjoys better health. Hoop's Pills praised for ease of use and digestion relief. Wm Hicks & Company advertises upholstery services.
Local Tea and Coffee Sale At Mrs Stevenson’s
Every lady in town is invited to try Samuels high grade teas and coffees at Mrs G B Stevensons. Hats priced originally seventy five cents to two fifty will be sold at fifty and twenty five cents.
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Samuels
G. B. Stevenson
Bowser Loses Money to Charleston Swindler in Huntington
J B Bowser of Tazewell Virginia traveled to Huntington with a supposed tale of easy riches. A man named John H Osborn allegedly offered one thousand dollars for Bowser's hundred, if kept quiet. Bowser handed over his money at the St Nicholas Hotel and the stranger vanished, Bowser now seeks the culprit in Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Advertiser
J.B. Bowser
Tazewell
Virginia
Bowser
Huntington
Ter
Osborn
St. Nicholas Hotel
Charleston
Russell Sarbour
Blowing Up Sunken Liner Wyanoke Begins Demolition
In Newport News Virginia on February 196 the wreck of the ill fated Old Dominion liner Wyanoke sunk after a collision with the United States cruiser Columbia is being blown up with dynamite. Three heavy charges have been detonated and the vessel is rapidly reduced to kindling wood. The blasts shook several houses but caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Columbia
Rich gold strike at Blue Jay mine draws attention
Redding California February 16 reports another rich strike in the Blue Jay mine of Morrison Gulch Trinity county by the Graver Brothers. The new pocket is said to be worth $60,000 marking a continuation of the mining boom after a prior $40,000 discovery last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Graver
Interstate Electric Company Notice on Accounts and Lighting Policy
The Interstate Electric Company urges prompt payment of all debts and asks customers to turn off lamps at night to avoid the all night rate. Lamps have about 600 hours of life and should be replaced when brightness fades. Continuous night burning risks shutdown at midnight and extra charges. overdue bills incur penalties. Renewals offered at reduced rates as the plant is kept in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Electric Company
Interstate Erectric Company
Vascarets Ad Promotes Liver and Bowel Regulator
An advertisement urges readers to try a ten cent box of Vascarets claiming it is the finest regulator for liver and bowels. The pitch emphasizes accessibility and superior efficacy.
One Thousand Additional Ovens to be Erected the Coming Summer
In Cumberland Maryland February 16 1898 reports unprecedented coal growth in Maryland and West Virginia. 1897 shipments exceeded prior year by 400000 tons and 1898 looks set to top that. New mines near Frostburg Westernport and Barton expansion. George's Creek firms win contracts. canal trade expected to surge. West Virginia Central lines add coke ovens and electric haulage. massive tenement building planned at Thomas.
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Montgomery & Co
Kelly
Westernport
Barton Mining Company
Lawnton
Barton
A.B. Shaw
Jackson
Caledonia Coal Company
Cheapeake and Ohio Canal
Williamsport
Georgetown
Cumberland
West Virginia Central Region
Henry G. Davis
Stephen B. Elkins
A. P. Gorman
Richard ©. Kerens
Col. Thomes B. Davis
Davis Coal and Coke Company
West Virginia Central
Coketon
Thomas
Dr. King's New Discovery Proclaimed Household Cure
The article asserts Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as the true remedy. It claims superior results compared with other remedies and guarantees satisfaction. Free trial bottles are offered at N. N White's Drug Store.
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W.M. Repine
Tiskilwa
IIL
Dr. King
N. N White
Whitlow Player? Raleigh Plumber and Tinner Readies All Jobs
M G Whitlow, a Raleigh street plumber and tinner, handles all kinds of repair and job work in both branches and is always prepared to complete work on short notice.
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M. G. Whitlow
Raleigh Street
M.G. Whitlow
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Havana Harbor
United Plos
O XI
Alfons
Associated Press
Manterola
Navy Yard
Washington
Habara Harbor
Jnkins
Merritt
Blanco
Sigibee
Friesd W. Jenkins
Darwin R. Merritt
Best Ships
The
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Charles D. Sigsbee
Hydrographic Office
New York Harbor
Richard Wainwright
George F W Holman
John Hood
Carl W Jungen
George P Blow
John J Blandin
W Jenkins
Naval Code
Jonas H Holoen
Watt T Cluverius
Amon Bronson
David F Boyd, Jr
Lucien G Heneberger
Charles W Littlefield
Charles P Howell
John R Morris
Darwin R Merritt
Falls City
Neb
Joseph Holecheck
Holecheck Farm
Humboldt
Holecheck
Alaska
Juneau
Seattle
Wash
Head of Lynn Canal
Fort Wrangel
U.S. Spain
Seserve
Foreign News
House
Senate
House of Commons
Christopher Columbus
Cadiz
Pennsylvania
Senator Quay
National City Bank of
Boston
Eliot National Bank
Amerigo Vespucci
Altoona
Detroit
M. Papillaud
la Libre Parole
M. Jaures
Zola
Dreyfus
Esterhany
Bordereau
Dauntless
New Orleans
Florida
Martin
Wilkesbarre
James Is. Angell
Turkey
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan State University
Union Pacific Reorganization Committee
Kansas Pacific
Woodford
de Lome
Wm. Hicks & Company
Telegraph
Hoop
TED
Charleston Sharks
Bered
John H. Osborn
Ned
West Virginia
CORE
Maryland
Cumberland Fields
Consolidation Coal Company
Frostburg
Lord
C. K. Lord
William H
Gorman
George’s Creek
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