Colored couple to wed despite church dispute in Boston
Dr William A Cox and Miss Cora E Parham, both prominent Boston Black residents, will marry at Charles Street A M E Church after Rev William Harrell of Union Baptist refused to officiate. The Parhams shifted from Union Baptist Church to avoid the dispute, with Cox’s friends offering to intervene but the couple proceeding with the ceremony as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Cox
Cora Parham
William Harrell
Union Baptist Church
Cora Bita Parham
William A. Cox
Charles Street A. M. E
Richard P. Parham
Hastings Street
North Camridge
Cora Etta Parham
Miss Parham
Cupid
Union Baptist
Church
Main Street
Parham
Union Church
Ani
William Haselett
Cora Etta
Harrell
Cox
Hetty
M. E
Charles Street
Boston
Bates Dental Company
Tremont Row
Parish church rift over minister and ownership sparks family dispute
Mrs Parham recalls the Rev Marrell incident as small yet troubling. She notes support from Dr Cox and family ties to the church while Deacons sought to assign the church building to her husband. The dispute unsettles members, with Miss Parker showing initial distress but later satisfaction as Charlies Street Church issue arose.
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Hase
Me. Harrell
Union Arch
Miss Parker
Arch
Charlies Street
American Wringer Co. Makes Wringers and Sweepers
The American Wringer Company operates from 77 and 7 Wrankilin Street and 9 Arch Street as manufacturers of clothes wringers mangles and carpet sweepers. Wringers and sweepers are repaired. Orders by mail or telephone receive prompt attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wringer Company
Wrankilin Street
Arch Street
Cabinet's Sunday Meeting Yields No Major Action
President McKinley stayed from church and spent over two hours with cabinet members. Day, Long, Bliss attended brief sessions. Commander Glover and Flint discussed ship purchases but no statements were made about possession of the Chillan O Higgins or the Argentine San Martino. Flint said Chile and Argentina value the United States but would sell only if needed. no negotiations were found for the Toby. Officials at War and Navy departments worked long hours on accumulating business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Chili
Washington
McKinley
Day
Secretary Long
Secretary Bliss
Glover
United States
O'Higgins
Argentine Republic
Toby
White House
Judge Day
Atlee
Michael
Department
War Department
Navy Department
Ha vana dispatches discuss Maine disaster conference
Reports from Ha vana indicate a conference will continue next week with no final Maine disaster report. Captain Barker’s Washington report is denied and his Key West visit was a specialist harbor defense mission. He plans to confer with Commander McCalla in Tampa as the court on the Iowa reconvenes tomorrow.
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Maine
Barker
Washington
Key West
Tampa
Wilson
McCalla
Marblehead
Oregon
Sampson
Marix
Iowa
Chadwick
Porter
New York
Autonomy talk and naval dissipations arouse cabinet
Reported Maine court of inquiry due early in the week to be read by the President before public release. Senators Long cautioned patience as autonomy proposals and South American ship negotiations surface. In Bethlehem Penn ordnance works operated Sunday with 2000 workers on guns carriages and armor for the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ordnance Works
Bethlehem
Penn
Bethlehem Iron Company
Hood’s Pills Offer Easy Cathartic Remedy
Advertisement notes Hood’s Pills as a superior cathartic, described as easy to take and operate. Sold by druggists for 25 cents or by mail from I Hood & Co. Lowell Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Admiral Sicard Says Report Not Yet Ready In Key West
Key West radioed update on court of inquiry findings. Rear Admiral Sicard notes the report is not ready as Captain Barker examines coast defenses in Key West. Washington reportedly holds a synopsis of findings to date.
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Sicard
Barker
Key West
Washincen
Key West, Fre
Havana Divers Assume Slow Maine Wreck Work
Havana reports little progress on the Maine wreck as divers and contractors slow down after a night of theater fund raising. Relief is underway with food and supplies reaching 462 towns, aid totaling 205000 needy cases, while Klopsch oversees distribution to prevent fraud and ensure proper handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Tacon Theatre
Donau
New York
Klopsch
Maine
Jingo Spirit and Warheads Amid Fleet News
The piece notes a jingo push in the United States with alien and lower class critics, while Spanish ships Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo restrain American hostility. It also covers Consul-General Lee visiting Maine victims’ graves in Colon Cemetery and plans for a fence and shrubs. A Havana Conservative split prompts resignations in Cienfuegos, and the Maine's steam launch is raised from the wreck. A skirmish is reported in Puerto Principe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Son
Vizcaya
Spain
Manterola
Carlos V
Lee
Maine
Colon Cemetery
Havana
Cienfuegoes
Pandos
Puerto Principe
Gun Cotton Found Intact In Maine Wreck Investigation
Navy divers proved forward torpedo room gun cotton did not cause the Maine explosion. A bottom plate bent inward and fresh evidence points to a torpedo as the cause. Anchors and a 6 inch gun will be hoisted. ammunition recovered. The board has forwarded its report to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Havana
Maine
Wainwright
Morgan
Merritt
Higgins
Key West
Board of Inquiry
Marix
Washington
Alliance Impossible, London Editorial On Anglo American ties
The Daily Mail editorial rejects American calls for a British American alliance. It cites Britain's knowledge of Spaniards and its own global interests, arguing the alliance is impossible while Britain faces larger troubles and the US must accept its responsibilities before any closer ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Spain
America
Powder from Germany Twenty five Tons Arrive in New York
The Norwegian steamer Nordkyn arrived from Hamburg this morning into New York carrying twenty five tons of smokeless powder. The shipment was noted as part of ongoing military supply movements from Germany during March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nordkyn
Hamburg
Powder Shipment Trial in Gravesend Bay Sparks Debates
Five tons of smokeless gun powder bound for the United States government were described as anchored by the Nord kyn in Gravesend Bay to discharge the powder into lighters. The scene drew attention from local crews and prompted questions about safety and handling procedures aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nordkyn
Gravesend Bay
Rumor of Spain purchasing the Giralda steam yacht
March 20 report from Nice notes Spain may have bought the Giralda owned by H. L. B. McCalmont. The 289 foot yacht built in Glasgow in 1894 by Fairfield Shipbuilding features 6500 HP engines, 1609 ton launch, coal capacity of 3840 miles, reinforced decks and an armory with quick firing guns. it won the Mediterranean cup for steam yachts on April 10, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Spain
H. L. B. McCalmont
M. P
Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engine Company
Glasgow
Veterans Offer Regiment for Coast Defense in Maine
General I S Bangs of Waterville issued an invitation to Grand Army posts in Maine to help recruit a heavy artillery regiment for emergency coast defense should war with Spain occur. He has sent a letter to Governor Powers for transmission to the President offering a Maine G A R unit drawn from veterans who served in heavy artillery in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
I. S. Bangs
Waterville
Maine
Spain
Maine G. A. R
Queen Regent appeals to European rulers for US Spain peace
The Queen Regent of Spain repeats calls to Emperor Francis Joseph and Emperor William to form a united monarchs entente to keep peace with the United States. Germany Austria and France reportedly pledge neutrality. Spain seeks guarantees of support in case of war. Senor Sandoval has failed to obtain torpedo boats for Spain.
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Berlin
Spain
Francis Joseph
Austria
Europe
William
United States
America
Hapsburgs
Germany
Senor Mendez de Vigo
Senor Polo Y Bernabe
Washington
Baron von Buelow
Vienna
Paris
Senor Sandoval
Maine Survivor in England Declares External Explosion
Seaman Newman, aboard the Maine during the Havana Harbor disaster, arrives in England and to the London press states the explosion originated outside the ship on the port side, asserting focus on external cause rather than internal fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaman Newman
London
Maine
England
Havana
Newman
Two More Buried in Key West Cemetery
Two unidentified Maine victims were buried in Key West City Cemetery with simple rites as a Bluejacket division saluted. Colonel Fernando Salcedo of Cuba arrived from Nassau aboard the Hatie Darling with a companion carrying despatches to the New York junta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Maine
Fernando Salcedo
Nassau
Hat Ie Darling
Cuba
Salcedo
Maximo Gomez
Junta
New York
Indiana
Texas
Massachusetts
Hampton Reeds
Bache
Detroit
Montgomery
Navy Fleet Anchored at Key West With Several Battleships
The New York and Iowa carry extra ammunition on board and anchor in the harbor. The torpedo boat Porter departs for the Tortugas while the Dupont returns. Off Key West the fleet includes Iowa New York Nashville Montgomery Detroit and torpedo boats Dupont Winson Foote and Cushing. Indiana to join tomorrow.
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Mer
New York
Iowa
Porter
Tortugas
Dupont
Key West
Nashville
Montgomery
Detroit
Winson
Foote
Cushing
Indiana
Monument Benefit Show at Metropolitan Opera House
In New York on March 20 over four thousand attended a Maine monument fund benefit at the Metropolitan Opera House. Camille D Arville led a chorus with Broadway Theatre Casino Whitney and Castle Square participants as an enormous American flag backdrop waved. The event raised about 12000 dollars with many celebrities present including Evangeline Y Cisneros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
Maine Monument Fund
Camille D’arville
Broadway Theatre
Casino Company
Whitney and
Castle Square
America
Evangelina Y. Cisneros
Trio killed in racial attack near Muskogee Oklahoma
In Wybark, five miles north of Muskogee I T, six white men attacked Ed Chalmers and his white wife after threats over their interracial marriage. Chalmers and his wife were both shot. Chalmers died later. John Matthews, an elderly white man from Gibson Station, was found shot near the cabin with a gun placed by the body to imply a motive connected to the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
I. T
Wybark
Here
Ed Chalmers
Chalmers
John Matthews
Gibson Station
Matthews
Death of Edward A Low at Age One in Brooklyn
Edward Allen Low died in Brooklyn at age one. Born in Salem Massachusetts he moved to Brooklyn with his parents in 1829. He later worked in Mississippi and China before serving eighteen years as secretary treasurer of the Low-Moore Iron Co of Virginia. He was brother to the late A G Low and uncle of Seth Low. He leaves a wife and a married daughter.
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New York
Edward Allen Low
Brooklyn
Salem
Mass
Mississippi
China
Low-Moore Iron Company
Virginia
A. G. Low
Seth Low
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W. A. Cox
Pastor Harrell
Boylston ST
Louisa Odell
Centre Street
McDonald
New Heath Street
Jucaro Trocha
Showrg Trocha
Jucaro
Trocha
Cabinet
Polo
Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee
Maine Court of Inquiry
Charles R. Flint
Fint
Pando
Garcia, Gomez
Polo Y Bernabe
Commonwealth
Soto
John F.nickerson CO
American Reporters
London Mail
Ivorine
J. B. Williams Co
Glastonbury, Ct
Williams
Philadelphia
MacKenzie
Hillman
Cullom
Frye
Lindsay
West
Burrows
Fairbanks
Gray
Allison
Teller
E. A
Quay
Lancaster
Assembly
Winnie
Wilson Bros
Wilson Brothers
Barry
West Everett
Ellen
John Barry
J. Newman & Sons
SI Tremont
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