Feared Cuban Expedition Moves Amid Maine Inquiry
The dispatches reveal tension between Washington and Madrid over Cuba. Rumors of filibusters reach Key West while the Maine disaster inquiry proceeds in Havana. Spain and the United States work toward a commercial treaty as Senor Polo y Barnabe sails toward Washington.
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Cuba
Foreign Office
Sagasta
Woodford
Madrid
Senor Pu Bosc
Havana
du Bose
Govih
Gavin
Bodies recovered as Cuba relief efforts continue
Havana reports identify Frank B. Tigges the coppersmith among recovered dead from the Maine disaster. Chaplain Chidwick seeks to ship Frederick Co. Holzer north but health rules block. Divers share in a calm day of rest while Americans attend church and a bullfight. Senator Proctor tours the city and meets Clara Barton.
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Sigsbee
Chidwick
Frederick Co. Holzer
Frank B. Tigges
Boton
Chidwic
West
Sicard
Key West
Orior
Lee
Court of Inquiry
Proctor
Clara Barton
General Blanco
Sigebee
Maine
Admiralty Court
United States
Amcials
Spain
Brigsbee
Careful housekeeper keeps Dr Ball's Sonne Syrup in store
A fragment notes a careful housekeeper always has Dr Ball's Sonne Syrup on hand in the cupboard, suggesting a domestic health remedy practice.
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Dr. Ball's Sone
Indemnity Favored as Spain War Fear Fades
Captain Weeks of the Massachusetts Naval Brigade, back from Washington, predicts a $25,000,000 indemnity rather than war with Spain. He cites past indemnities in the New Orleans massacre and the Chile affair, notes cautious Congress and President led policy, and says the Maine report will be delayed. He supports increased naval appropriations and twenty torpedo boats to strengthen defense. He says the Post has the best Washington information available.
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Naval Brigade
Washington
Spain
United States
John Ww. Weeks
Massachusetts Naval Brigade
Post
Congress
Commission of Inquiry
New Orleans
Valparaiso
Cuba
Maine
Havana
Naval Committee
Spain Rules Out Arbitration In Cuban Crisis
Madrid reports Senor Sagasta rejects any idea that Spain would accept foreign arbitration over Cuba. Editorials criticize U S belligerence and urge Spain to defend sovereignty. Havana notes court of inquiry crew and public interest amid wreck of the Maine and military movements.
New Spanish Minister Aims to Seal US Trade Ties
Senor Polo Bernabe, newly appointed Spanish minister to the United States, sails for Gibraltar en route to New York to press reciprocity treaty talks. Madrid seeks firm commercial and political links with the United States before May 1, hoping Cuba pacification advances or delays adjust policy.
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Senor Polo Bernabe
United States
Gibraltar
New York
Cuba
Americans in Havana Press Maine Inquiry Delays
Americans and Spaniards in Havana criticize the Maine disaster investigation as superficial after nearly two weeks. They question the forward hull condition and whether the magazines exploded, urging immediate raising of the bow section to settle the matter.
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Havana
Key West
Pla
Maine
Abroad in Havana the Maine crisis spawns speculation
Havana crowds note Senator Proctor in civilian dress as divers arrive aboard Mascotte and await two large towing tugs to lift heavy loads. La Discusion editor Rivera says the U S court inquiry may have found the Maine disaster accidental, though this remains an unproven assumption.
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Proctor
Mascotte
Vizcaya
Senor Rivera
la Discusion
United States Court of Inquiry
Maine
Pope Open to Arbitration on Cuban Crisis
Cardinal Rampolla said the Pope favors the idea of arbitration by the Vatican on Cuba Spain and the United States. The Pope reportedly supports Cuban independence and would consider a six month guarantee period if Spain and Cuban leaders request mediation.
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Cardinal Rampolla
Bismarck
Cuba
Spain
United States
Rampallo
Commodore McNair Led Navy Across Continents and Seas
Commodore McNair, a tall imposing figure at about 5 feet 11 inches, served from Philadelphia Navy Yard to Annapolis to Mare Island and Mare Island, commanded the Kearsarge and Omaha, and led the naval observatory in Washington. He spent years in the Asiatic squadron and as commandant of cadets at Annapolis before retiring at age 62.
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Navy
Commodore McNair
Navy yard buzzes as ships near commissioning
Philadelphia Feb 27 visitors swarm League Island Navy Yard after Washington reports that the cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis the monitor Miantonomoh and the ram Katahdin have been ordered to commission. Repairs and crew rounds proceed. Miantonomoh and Katahdin will be ready in days.
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Columbia
Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Washington
Ex-Queen Isabella Appeals for Peace on Cuban War
Former Spanish queen living in exile in Paris condemns naval disaster speculation and urges humanitarian end to the Cuban conflict. She says Spaniards would not carry out such acts and hopes the Cuba war may end without further war between Spain and the United States.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Prince Bismarck
Bismarck
Spain
Imparcial
Venadito
United States
Valladolid
America
Correspondencia Militar
Cuba
Marshal Martinez Campos
Maine
Paris
Isabella of
Eulalie
McNair Chosen to Command North Atlantic Squadron
Commodore Frederick V Y McNair awaiting promotion to rear admiral has been selected to succeed Admiral Sicard in command of the North Atlantic squadron in West Indian waters. His promotion follows Rear Admiral Matthews nearing age limits. McNair, born in Pennsylvania, entered Annapolis in 1853 and served under Farragut in the Civil War, earning rapid recognition and later diplomatic and military distinction.
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Frederick VY. McNair
Admiral Sicard
North Atlantic
West Indian
Matthews
Spain
Commodore McNair
Pennsylvania
Annapolis
Brazil
Europe
Franklin
Thither
Farragut
Uncertain Navy Recruit Muster Expands As Orders Awaited
Captain Casey the commandant said he did not know which vessel will receive the new recruits or how many men are needed. The muster roll was filling and assignment details were unclear as Washington had not issued final orders.
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Washington
Casey
Sermon Urges Peace Yet Warns on War with Spain
The Rev Charles C Pierce pastor of the Cary Avenue Baptist Church Chel sea preached on Havana affairs urging peace but arguing war might be justified to defend the flag and justice if provoked He condemned sensational papers and urged the US to demand the withdrawal of Spanish war vessels and troops from American ports and Cuba after the Maine incident.
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Charles C. Pierce
Cary Avenue Baptist Church
Chelsea
Havana
Spain
America
United States
Cuba
McKinley
Maine
Pierce Saiys
Lfe
Complete and Immediate Libertation of Cuba
A quoted call declares the time has come to end Spanish rule in Cuba. It argues American humanity and progress threaten Spanish cruelty and ignorance, urging permanent freedom from Spain and an end to its cruel ties.
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Cuba
Spain
Minister Speaks on War and McKinley Crisis
The Rev. Charles J. Cameron of Fourth Presbyterian Church in South Boston preached on President McKinley and the present crisis. He praised McKinley, blamed Spain for the Maine explosion, urged action to free Cuba, and argued Spain could be held responsible for its subjects' acts.
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Charles J. Cameron
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Dorchester Street
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Boston
Marcus Aurelius
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
de Lome
Cuba
Maine
Spain
Sermon Decries Spanish Tyranny and U S Squeeze
The Rev. Charles A. Crane of East Boston delivers remarks praising American institutions and urging strong action against Spain over Cuba. He argues the Monroe Doctrine and U S intervention will end atrocities, while warning that Latin and Anglo Saxon civilizations cannot coexist.
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Charles A. Crane
Saratoga Street
M. E
Boston
Maine
Cuba
Uncle Sam
Spain
Memorial Services in Kittery for Maine Sailors
Officers from the Kittery Navy Yard and the crew of the U S S Alliance attended memorial services at the Kittery Methodist Church honoring Maine sailors. The Rev J C Dutton preached a patriotic sermon.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Kittery Navy Yard
U. S. S. Alliance
Maine
Kittery Methodist Church
J. C. Dutton
House naval bill nears completion with ship and dock provisions
In Washington the naval bill is nearly done with dry docks and new ships debated. Depending on the Maine disaster inquiry outcome, provisions for battleships and the dry dock could expand or be limited, with the Maine replacement ship likely if not accidental.
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Washington
Maine
Spain
Secretary of the Navy
Mainé
No Warships for Sale in Britain for Spain
A search of major shipyards by Admiral De la Camara, Spanish naval attaché, found no warships currently for sale to Spain or any country. Armstrongs and Yarrow have vessels under construction for other nations, delaying Spain for about eighteen months. Senor De Lome dined at the Spanish embassy and is said to be angry with America.
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London
Admiral de la Camara
Spain
Armstrongs
Yarrow Company
Busidg
Senor de Lome
America
Quote Shares Belief War Is Inevitable, Friends Say
The subject is quoted by friends as believing that war is inevitable, reflecting a shared outlook among social circle members. The remarks capture a somber mood about future conflicts.
Mexico in turmoil over Spain United States tension
In Mexico City on February 27 excitement runs high amid strained Spain United States relations. Rumors spread including one claiming war. Public sentiment favors the United States over Spain.
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Mieexico City
Mex
Spain
United States
Alliance Ordered Repaired at Portsmouth Yard
The first positive orders since the Maine disaster arrived at Portsmouth Navy Yard. The USS Alliance is to sail on April 1 and will be put in first class repair by that time.
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N. H
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Maine
Alliance
Thomas Meagher Club Records Sympathy For Maine Sinking
A large Meagher Athletic Club meeting at 18 Swett Street adopted a resolution expressing heartfelt sympathy for the families of the Maine sailors. The gathering noted naval survivors’ efforts to aid wounded comrades and planned a tug of war in Neponset Tuesday evening with representatives from the Meaghers and Division 26 AOH.
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Thomas Francis Meagher Athletic Club
Swett Street
Patrick Guiney
John J. Hickey
Neponset
Meaghers
William Barrett
John Crowley
Patrick Regan
Patrick Cronin
Edmund Galvin
Andrew Welsh
Thomas Francis Meagher Athletic Association
Maine
Poet Frederick Tennyson Dies in London
London February 27. Frederick Tennyson eldest brother of the late Lord Alfred Tennyson died yesterday. The writer was known for his literary work and was connected to the Tennyson family.
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London
Frederick Tennyson
Lord Alfred Tennyson
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