Multiple Disasters and Disputes Across Then Known Regions
A Murray Kentucky dynamite blast killed five laborers and wounded others. A Wheeling West Virginia house blaze killed two girls and two men. Cholera outbreaks hit relief workers in Rewah India with 160 deaths in two days. A Royal Tinto Company offer for Le Roi mine was refused at four million dollars. Alaska's Yukon migration grows as 82 passengers depart on the Al-Ki steamer. A Baker City prisoner, Louis Mansfield, died by suicide before grand jury action. Floods hit the East, affecting Pittsburgh plants and Monongahela river regions with heavy damage. Tacoma Lumber Association eyes Eastern lumbermen’s Northwest visit. A McMurray Washington accident killed a child, injured the wife. A Pennsylvania railroad crash injured several. a Port Blakely murder case sparked lynching fears. A Nevada Piute concern prompts Governor Sadler to dispatch a special investigator. A C&O washout derailed a passenger train, killing A. G. Stout and injuring others. Nicholas Mentgen dies fleeing arrest in Chicago. A Willamette River drowning near Altonas is reported with a Ramona steamer crewman missing.
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Murray
Wheeling
W. Va
Rewah
le Roi
Royal Tinto Company
London
Yukon
Al-Ki
Alaska
Louis Mansfield
Baker City
Mansfield
East
Soesievik
Pitteberg
Monongahela Bes
Pennsylvania
Lumber Manufacturers’ Association of the Northwest
Tacoma
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
McMurray
Skagiteventy
Wash
W. F. Merry
Merry
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stoneburg
Charles F. Miller
Port Blakely
Stephen Ringhoffer
Joseph Ringhoffer
Walla Walla
Wes
Charles Woody
Yerrington
Manom Valley
Nevada
Sadler
Galusha
Chesapeake & Ohio
Portsmouth
A. G. Stout
Nicholas Mentgen
Chicago
Mentgen
Charles Kreier
Willamette
Altonas
Sarem
Ramona
Portland
Independence
The Last Money Bill Passes Naval Measure in Congress
The House sent the naval appropriation bill to the Senate as the final such funding measure. Boutelle led the naval committee with deft handling, keeping opposition low and securing passage with almost no amendments. Barrett pushed for a Boston drydock worth 1 million dollars but failed, and his other bid for a joint committee to compare Boston and Portsmouth also failed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Boutelle
Naval Committee
Barrett
Boston
Portsmouth
Death of Dr Ricardo Ruiz in Havana Jail Sparks U S Protest
A Havana dispatch reports Dr Ricardo Ruiz an American citizen and naturalized physician, found dead in Guanabacoa jail after alleged beatings. Consul General Lee demanded autopsy and access, while Spanish authorities delayed admission and burial, prompting fears another American, Scott, is jailed.
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New York
Havana
Ricardo Ruiz
Guanabacoa
Lee
Washington
Russ
State Department
Scott
Regla
Bay
General Lee Resigns as Cuban tensions rise
New York dispatch reports Consul-General Lee resigning over protection of American citizens in Cuba. He sought warships to back efforts to save Americans, not to flee. Mutiny spreads from Cienfuegos as Spanish troops with arrears in pay show disobedience. Bayamo falls in Santiago area.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Key West
Capaul
Lee
Cuba
State Department
United States
Ruiz
Cuban
Jacksonville
Cienfuegos
Bayamo
Santiago
Senate Hurdles Indian Land Opening in Utah Reservation
Washington Feb 25 The Senate moved slowly on the Indian appropriation bill and approved only the item directing the opening of the Uncompahgre Indian Reservation in Utah after a daylong debate. Vilas failed to secure a government royalty amid clashes with the executive branch over mineral deposits. A Mills resolution asked the president for information on Dr Ruiz death in Guanabacoa Cuba. Cannon mocked the order to withdraw 21 million acres for forest reserves saying Utah land had no timber beyond a jackrabbit bush.
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Washington
Senate
Utah
Executive Branch
Vilas
Mills
Ruiz
Guanabacoa
Cuba
Wilson
Cannon
Adriatic Narrowly Fails in Gale Tolling 400 Aboard
New York reports say the Adriatic, 400 souls aboard from Liverpool, endured six days of tempestuous seas. A cargo shift and deranged engines nearly caused a foundering before repairs restored course to New York. Captain Snowden called the voyage the worst of his 25 years at sea.
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New York
Adriatic
Liverpool
Providence
Queenstown
Snowden
St. Paul
Southampton
Jamieson
Demand liberty for Americans in Cuba sparks naval threat
Representative Gibson of Tennessee introduced a joint resolution urging the president to demand immediate liberty for all American citizens imprisoned in Cuba. It authorizes U S ships to enforce the demand, with Havana to be bombarded if not complied within twenty four hours, and Americans delivered to U S warships.
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Washington
Gibson
Tennessee
Cuba
United States
Havana
Gary Receives Cabinet Portfolio Offer from McKinley
Canton Ohio reports James A. Gary, after hours of talks with the president elect, says Governor McKinley offered him a cabinet portfolio. He is assured it is an acceptable position though the specific post is not yet settled.
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Canton
James A. Gary
McKinley
Jis
Cuba Case Of Dr Richard Russ Raises Calms Notions
Washington reports there is no immediate danger of international complications over the Cuba jail death of Dr Richard Russ a naturalized American. Consul General Lee investigates while the state department awaits his findings amid rumors of warships and forcible measures. Russ faced conspiracy charges connected to a train derailment aiding insurgents against Spanish troops.
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Washington
Richard Russ
Guanabacoa
Cuba
State Department
Lee
Cable
Ruiz
Department of State
Department
Philadelphia
Horrible Death of Cable Railway Worker in Kansas City
John Lagale aged 26, a repairer for the Brooklyn avenue Cable Railway Company, died after a gripcar clamped his clothing and crushed him in a cable conduit. He was struck by the car, then wedged beneath the cable. his head was severed and his body mutilated before he died shortly after.
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Kansas City
John Lagale
Brooklyn Avenue Cable Railway Company
Lagale
Gripman
Lagule
House Passes General Deficiency Bill and Naval Grant
Washington February twenty four. The House moved to approve the general deficiency bill and began debate on the naval establishment measure. An 1800000 federal payment to Southern Pacific was not struck from the bill despite a sharp vote. Efforts to restore salaries withheld from last congress members failed 96 to 122. Naval bill pages completed reached sixteen. Mr Grosvenor pressed an amendment to keep session employees on the rolls into the next session, hinting at an extra session with a cautious admission of authority to assume one.
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Washington
House
Southern Pacific Railroad
Court of Claims
Grosvenor
Senate Debates Indian Appropriation Bill Over Sectarian Schools
In Washington on February 24 the senate debated the Indian appropriation bill with a clash over sectarian schools. A temporary contracts clause for such schools was approved 51 to 8. An amendment to end all sectarian school funding by June 30, 1898 was rejected 28 to 22, and the bill remains under consideration.
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Washington
Senate
Gallinger
Valuable Aid to Mariners on Pacific Coast
San Francisco report notes plans by the chamber of commerce Shipowners Association and marine underwriters to establish two coastal reference points from San Diego to Puget Sound. The true bearing between these points would be publicized to help captains set their compass deviations. The move mirrors European practice and aims to provide a practical navigational safeguard.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Chamber of Commerce, Shipowners’ Association
Marine
San Diego
Puget Sound
Boards of Trade
Nautical Bodies
Europe
Gomes presses advance to Moron and captures fort
Jacksonville reports General Gomes leading 5 000 cavalry and 000 infantry to the Moron fort in eastern Cuba. His force attacked at midnight. Spanish fire met the cavalry charge, the fort fell, arms and ammunition were seized, and the army moved toward Veguite, with news reaching the city.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Geneva
Eral Weyler
Betwe
Havana
Gomes
Trocha
Uhe
Veguite
Weyler in Pursuit of Gomez Across Cuba Fronts
Dispatches report General Gomez with about 4000 troops split into small corps and retreating east from Puerto Principe toward Moron as Weyler advances from Sancti Spiritus. Calixto de Garcia and other insurgent commands fall back while Spanish columns aim to trap Gomez before the rainy season halts operations.
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Gomez
DROWNED IN Deep Creek Mystery At Wahkiakum County
Skamokawa Washington February 33. A boating accident on Deep River near the post office left Wilme about 15 dead after a capsized skiff. John Long clung to the hull and helped two boys to shore. Wilme's body was recovered Sunday. Wilme’s sister was drowned at Astoria nine years ago.
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Skamokawa
Wash
Deep River
Wahkiakum County
Wilme
Long
John Long
George Garey
Astoria
Miners Seek Claims as Reservation Opens to Entry
In Wilbur Washington on February 22 report says many miners from outside along the Colville Indian reservation await a proclamation opening the area to mineral entries. Officials and New York and Spain companies allegedly back outsiders to locate valuable claims while local residents face interference. A witness signature from a Spokane deputy on a reservation location is noted.
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Wilbur
Wash
Colville
Spokane
Iidia
Vinson
United States
New York
Spain
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Jonne
Naval Establishment
DR Rull
Abumada
Tee
Atlaatic
Gary
Palmer Wilme
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