Threatening War Clouds Loom Over Cuba Crisis
The article reports heightened tension as the United States prepares a stern cabinet message outlining war aims to Cuba and Spain. It notes plans to send a Congress message next week focusing on the Maine disaster and suggests naval moves including Monitors Puritan and Terror to Key West and other coast defenses.
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Congress
Maine
Cuba
United States
Long
Terror
Key West
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Boston
Maine officers travel to Washington with court report amid crowd
Lieutenant Marix and the Maine court of inquiry party landed in Jacksonville en route to Washington carrying the report. Enthusiastic crowds greet them as Marix denies saying it looks like war and the group heads toward President McKinley’s action with Navy and revenue cutters poised for potential trouble.
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Marix
Jacksonville
Fla
Maine Court of Inquiry
Hood
Jungen
F. C. Bowers
A. Bronson
George Holmes
Carpenter
Maine
Washington
Court of Inquiry
Miami
Associated Press
Junger
Brough
The Manning as a Fighter and Dry Tortugas Improvements
The Manning 18 knot boat may be converted to torpedo boats or dynamite cruisers though final plans remain undecided. Secretary Long said torpedo boats cannot be bought abroad or built quickly here, so other craft might be torpedoed. The Navy opened bids for Dry Tortugas and Key West upgrades including steel piers coal sheds and loading equipment with bids from 1 161 to 460 000 and awards due soon.
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Long
Navy Department
Dry Tortugas
Key West
Culmination of the crisis in Spain controversy likely near
Official circles feel a turning point is at hand as leaders from both parties confer with the president. Secretary Long expects the court of inquiry report by Thursday night or Friday morning and plans to present McKinley’s message to Congress by Monday. The Mannine and other revenue cutters may be used as torpedo and dynamite boats due to vessel shortages.
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Tary Gage
Congress
United States
Cuba
Spain
Madrid
Washington
Maine
Carleton
Long
McKinley
Mannine
Washington Hints Maine Report Near. War Plans Under Way
Washington officials reported progress toward a near end to the Spanish crisis. The Maine court of inquiry is expected soon as the White House presses unity among parties while war and navy departments intensify emergency preparations. Meetings included Senators Cockrell Turple and Foraker and General Dan Sickles with President McKinley and Secretaries Long and Alger.
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Washington
Maine Court of Inquiry
White House
Congress
Cockrell
Turple
Foraker
Dan Sickles
United States
Madrid
William Allen Smith
Michigan
Senate
Gorman
Long
Alger
Maine
Potential Succession Plans Circulate After Sicard Health Fears
Commodore Winfield Scott Schley stated the medical board on Admiral Sicard rests on his request and could not name a successor. Sicard’s illness has worried friends as he remains unable to fully discharge duties. Schley, seen as likely to succeed, may head a home fleet if Sicard steps down. Other named possibles include Admiral Bunce and Captain Sampson.
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Admiral Sicard
Naval Service
W.S. Schley
Lighthouse Board
Baltimore
Valpariso
Admiral Bunce
New York Navy Yard
Sampson
Maine
Navy to withdraw officers from Havana and Maine wreck
The Navy Department plans the practical withdrawal of all naval officers from Havana and the abandonment of the wreck of the ill fated battleship Maine. Captain J. D. Gigsbee, Lieutenant-Commander Richard Wainwright, Surgeon I. G. Rene- are part of the noted group affected by the move.
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Washington
Navy Department
Havana
Maine
3. D. Gigsbee
Richard Wainwright
I. G. Rene
Preparations for Defence and Ship Building Plans
The article discusses new defence preparations including commissioned monitors from the fall Charleston service, Catskill and Lehigh sent to Boston Harbor, and torpedo boat and destroyer construction considered. It notes Secretary Alger urging militia volunteers, potential succession candidates for Admiral Sicard, and that American builders will receive contracts only if equipped, with the court of inquiry report on its way to Washington under Judge Advocate Marix. Lieutenant Merix is expected Friday to present the report to Secretary Long.
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Charleston
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Boston
Bureau of Engineering
Ordnance Bureau
Catskill
Lehigh
Boston Harbor
Alger Urzed
Schley
Bunce
Sampson
Sicard
Court of Inquiry
Washington
Marix
Long
Merix
Vermont
New York
Monitors Return to Service for Coast Defense Boost
The department acts to ready eight Civil War era single-turreted monitors at League Island for coastal defense. Catskill Lehigh are sent to Boston, Nahant Jason to New York, with five to seven knot speed. Three remaining ships to be completed within thirty days with new boilers costing 25 000 dollars each.
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Washington
Navy Department
Key West
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Catskill
Lehigh
Boston
New York
Long
Still Effective Monitors in Modern Naval Tactics
Navy officers note a continuity between old and new gunship engines of destruction saying the older monitors remain relevant. The text discusses the adaptation of mon itor design to current naval warfare and the dangers of assuming obsolescence.
Representative Marsh Proposes Militia Reorganization Plan
Representative Marsh chairs the militia committee and reports a bill to reorganize the state soldiers, boost efficiency, and authorize a million dollars for support. He spoke with Speaker Reed and aims to bring the measure to the House soon, urging militia volunteers as the first defense in hostilities.
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Marsh
House
Reed
Alger
McKinley
Duri
Miles
Fort Jefferson
Dry Tortugas Island
Navy officers near Havana expected home soon
Paymaster Ray Berger, Chaplain John P. Chidwick, Chief Engineer Charles P. Nowell and cadets J. A. Holden and W. T. Cluverious near Havana with the wreck will likely return within days. Secretary Long indicated the officers should not stay long, Captain Sigsbee may go to Washington, and Wainwright may stay to determine if the wreck can be raised or destroyed by dynamite if abandoned.
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Wainwright
Reneberger
Chidwick
Fern
United States
Navy Department
Readiness for War Formal Request Signals Rapid Prep Plans
President McKinley formally asked Secretaries Alger and Long for the fastest possible mobilization timeline. The move marks a key admin action as Cuba tensions escalate and U S Spanish relations approach a breaking point. The main defense burden shifts toward the Navy amid a deteriorating diplomatic mood.
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Alger and
Long
United States
Spain
Naval and Army Readiness in India Cuban Crisis
The text outlines that while both sea and land forces are prepared, the navy bears the main burden of open hostilities against Spain and patrolling U S coasts. It states plans to drive Spain from Cuba, with Congress and public pressure favoring swift action and potential armed intervention to compel Spain’s withdrawal and recognition of Cuban independence.
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Spain
Atlantic
United States
Cuba
Congress
Barton Leaves New York For Financial Reasons
Miss Clara Barton, president of the American Red Cross, sails to New York on the Key West mail steamer. She cites financial reasons for leaving. La Lucha argues the inquiry lacked time for a scientific Maine disaster report and quotes Consul-General Lee. Gunner Morgan proceeds to the fleet at Key West.
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Havana
Clara Barton
Red Cross Society
New York
Key West
Barton
la Lucha
American Court of Inquiry
Maine
Lee
Blanco
Morgan
Grant letter outlines plan to seize Havana in war
Leslie's Weekly reports a Grant letter dated April 30 1883 to Badeau describing a two pronged assault to capture Havana. He notes forts and armament are formidable yet landing elsewhere and cutting land links could enable a successful operation by a first class navy. He mentions native hostility aiding the effort and signs off as U S Grant.
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New York
Leslie
U. S. Grant
Badeau
United States
Havana
Spain
Buck
Jesse
Army Reorganization Bill Adopted by House Committee
Washington March 23 The army reorganization bill was unanimously adopted by the House committee on military affairs and referred to the House. Debate centered on inserting a provision to let the President rapidly increase forces in a crisis. It was argued such a provision would not be used, recalling Lincoln, and a third battalion war formation would only be formed upon a declaration of war by Congress.
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Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
House
Lincoln
Congress
U S Leaders Expect Cuba Intervention After Maine Report
Republican insiders say the President will intervene in Cuba on humane grounds after the Maine board of inquiry report reaches Congress. The Cuba message will separate the Maine issue and urge Spain to halt current warfare methods, amid $25 million spent of a $50 million defence appropriation.
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Washington
House
Cuba
Board of Inquiry
Maine
Congress
Spain
Very Critical Situation Reported by Secretary Long
Secretary Long described the situation as very critical without citing facts. Rumors say the Maine report may provoke conflict with Spain and trouble could arise after the document is released. An official despatch from Madrid arrived today, contents undisclosed.
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Washington
Long
Navy
State Departments
Maine
Spain
Madrid
Havana bulletin hints U.S. awaits McKinley action on Cuba crisis
The Havana report describes a Washington inquiry read to consular and naval chiefs and leading correspondents. It predicts McKinley will send Madrid findings noting the Maine disaster as a tipping point and urging an end to starving Cuban civilians, halting war, and offering U.S. good offices as arbitrator.
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Havana
Key West
Washington
McKinley
Madrid
Maine
United States
Cuba
Barart V's Cough Seas Band Promotes Bottled Cure
An unclear fragment mentions Barart V's Cough seas band urging a better buy bottle. The text is partly unreadable but hints at a product promo for a bottled remedy. No clear persons or organizations are verifiable beyond the odd proper noun.
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Ot Setts
Barart V
Spain Cuba mediation plan eyed amid push toward settlement
The text discusses a possible mediation with Spain and Cuban leaders. If Spain rejects mediation and delays, President McKinley may forward the note with consular reports to Congress as a potential ultimatum. War would be declared only if Spain insists, with details of Cuban meetings elusive until a steamer arrives.
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Spain
McKinley
Congress
Holguin
Puerto Principe
Pandos
Garcia
Masso
Troop Movement and Health Report From Santiago de Cuba
March 23 report from Havana notes Captain Sigsbee and Maine officers awaiting orders to depart. El Correo urges expulsion of sensational foreign correspondents. A Whitehead torpedo was recovered from the wreck. Divers report illness. yellow fever nearly unknown on the island. The Colon brought 1400 Spanish troops to Caimanera, with eighty sick soldiers sent back.
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Havana
Sigsbee
Maine
el Correo
Pega
Colon
Caimanera
Santiago de Cuba
Spain
Navy halts purchase of foreign ships for Chilean battleship
Washington reports no further ships have been bought abroad. Negotiations do not promise success. The Chilean battleship General O'Higgins cannot be secured. Commander Brownson visits Paris after inspecting Brazilian ships building at La Seine. they might be available but are far from completion and of little current use.
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Washington
Navy Department
General OQ
Brownson
Paris
la Seine
Resolution recognizing Cuban independence from Congress
Representative Clark of Missouri introduces a resolution urging Congress to join the nation in supporting Cuba’s liberty and independence, formally recognizing the independence of the Republic of Cuba.
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Washington
Clark
Missouri
Congress of the United
Terror under orders to move monitor to Key West
Captain Ludlow of the monitor Terror arrived in New York as telegraphic orders directed an immediate voyage to Key West. He telegraphed Secretary Long with a likely decision tonight or tomorrow morning. One anchor has been raised.
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Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Texas
Key West
Navy Department
the Herald
Ludlow
Monitor
Terror
Secmtary
All for Charity at Bijou entertains large audience
A three hour charity program at the Bijou Opera House hosted by the Young Women's Hebrew Charitable Association featured Our Musical Banquet an oddity by Charles H Hertz and music arranged by F H Robie. Performers included Harry G Walker Lew Goldman A H Levey Irving Reinstein J Goldman Sol Butikan Miss Ray Robinson and others. The show drew a big crowd and raised a substantial sum for the association to aid the poor. Officers Juliester Bornstein J Kaufman Rebecca Levy M Caro A Jackson assisted in making the event a success.
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Young Women’s Hebrew Charitable Association
Charles H. Hertz
F. H. Robie
Bijou Opera House
Harry G. Walker
Lew Goldman
A. H. Levey
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J. Goldman
Sol Butikan
Ray Robinson
Juliester Bornstein
J. Kaufman
Reed's Call Ensures Full House Attendance
Washington March 23 Special to the Post Speaker Reed asks House members invited to the Kentucky and Kearsarge launchings to stay in Washington. Attendance is expected to be full for the rest of the week. Possible Maine report and precaution against sudden Spain hostilities are noted.
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Reed
House
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Maine
Spain
Madina
Havana
Window Cleaner Falls 100 Feet at Tremont Temple
Thomas Keith, a Tremont Temple window cleaner, plunged from a sixth story outside window and died instantly as he struck a heavy glass roof 100 feet below. Fellow cleaner L H Lazelle witnessed the fall from inside. Police and Dr. Dunn attended.
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Tremont Temple
Temple
Parker House
L. H. Lazelle
Keith
Lazelle
Station 2
Dr. Dunn
Dunn
Teller Tyler Returns From Disappearance in Leominster
Joel G. Tyler, teller at Safety Fund National Bank of Fitchburg, reappears at his home under physician care after two weeks gone. He had reportedly been in Boston since leaving Leominster, seen in Tremont Street near Dartmouth, possibly suffering mental distress. A technology student nearby identified him, but Tyler denied it.
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Joel G. Tyler
The
Safety Fund National Bank of
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