Maine Blew Up in Havana Harbor Killing and Wounding Many
The battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor at 8 40 PM on Tuesday. Captain Sigsbee reports 253 missing or dead, 24 officers injured, 18 crew wounded. Survivors were rescued by ward line steamers as fires raged and electric lights failed. Officials ordered a naval inquiry and dispatched divers and a tender to Havana.
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Maine
Havana
Cording
Navy
Sigsbee
Ward Line
City Hos
Tolono
Ain
Fred W. Jenkins
Darwin R. Merbe
Captain Sigsbee Reports Maine Disaster and Calls for Help
A telegraph from Captain Sigsbee to the Secretary of the Navy details the Maine explosion in Havana harbor with many wounded and presumed dead. He requests light drafts from Key West to recover crew and equipment and notes several officers unaccounted for.
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Key West
Forsythe
Fern
Havana
Haror
Long
Captain Dickens
Apia
Dickens
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Maine
Havana Harbor
Manuar and
Ward Line
Lightrise
Coal Pool Under Way In Illinois Mining Combine
A meeting in East St Louis gathered nearly 125 local coal companies from southern central and eastern Illinois to discuss forming a pool. The plan aims to organize under the Standard Coal Company to control mine outputs and distribution.
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St. Louis
Central
Illieit
Sailors Speak Out On Maine Disaster In Key West
Key West dispatch reports Olivette bringing wounded from the Maine explosion. Sailors contest an internal blast, blaming a floating torpedo rather than a mine. Captain Sigsbee supports divers’ inquiry while stating no final cause has been proven. There is strong anti Spanish sentiment among some crews toward Havana. The Associated Press says Sigsbee believes a torpedo might have caused the blast and has informed Washington.
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City of
Washington
Ashington
Ular
Pa Tosion
Key West
Olivette
Sigsbee
Havana
Associated Press
Spain
Navy Department
Madrid
Hichborn
Commodore Hichborn
Roosevelt
Congress debates bankruptcy bill as Maine disaster dominates
The House opened debate on the bankruptcy bill on Wednesday but drew little attention as the Maine disaster absorbed members. A resolution expressed regret for the explosion and offered condolence to families of the deceased and sympathy for the injured.
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Maine
House
Address From Silver Leaders Unite Three Parties
A Washington special reports addresses issued by leaders of the democratic populist and silver republican parties. The documents urge unity for future elections over the financial issue, calling on each party to consolidate in pursuit of shared aims.
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Washington
MISS FRANCES WILLARD DEAD PRESIDENT OF W C T U
Frances E Willard died suddenly after midnight in New York at the Hotel Empire after about three weeks of profound anemia. Born September 28 1839 in Churchville New York she shaped education and temperance reform and led the W C T U from 1879. Her career included Northwestern University roles and international temperance leadership.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
New York City
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Frances Elizabeth Willard
Churchville
N. Y
Northwestern Female College
Evanston
Ill
Genessee Wesleyan Seminary
Paris
Northwestern University
Women’s College
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
National Organization
Home Protection Movement
Illinois
Oliver A. Willard
Chicago Evening Post
White Cross Movement
International Council of Women
World’s Christian Temperance Union
Fifty Die In Clara Nevada Steamer Disaster
A Juneau special reports the tramp steamer Clara Nevada loss near Lynn Canal. Boilers exploded, killing all aboard. fifty passengers unaccounted for. Customs Inspector Marquam located wreckage, but passenger identities remain unknown. The ship carried about twenty passengers, including two or three women, with routes to Juneau and Seattle.
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Alaska
Clara Nevada
Marquam
Lynn Canal
United States
Customs House
Seattle
BUTCHER WEYLER TALKS ON MAINE DISASTER IN HAVANA
Lieutenant General Weyler arrived in Barcelona and in an interview attributed the Maine disaster to the indolence of the crew. He sought government permission to travel to Havana and announced his candidacy for the Havana District in the chamber of deputies.
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Maine
Anster
Weyler
Barcelona
Spain
United States
Havana
Chamber of Deputies
Harbor Full of Torpedoes Letter From Maine Gunner
Bay City Michigan.- Elmer Meilstrup gunner on the battleship Maine writes February 11 that the vessel is surrounded by torpedoes and could not leave the harbor without consent and direction of Spanish authorities. The letter, received Thursday, warns he would not be surprised if they should be blown up any day.
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Maine
Detroit News
Bay City
Mich
Elmer Meilstrup
Meilstrup
Illinois Governor Urges Legislature Support for Defense
Governor Tanner asked Illinois lawmakers to authorize delivering moral and material support to the president to prevent or punish any hostile invasion. The message to the senate and house surprised members with a silent reading followed by applause from both parties.
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Illinois
United States
Senate
House
Senators Clash Over Maine Disaster Probe Debate
In Washington a heated Senate exchange centers on Mason’s push for a private committee to investigate the Maine disaster and Cuban policy. Hale objects to rushing the inquiry while Mason accuses diplomats of deception and urges public disclosure amid tensions with Spain. Wolcott confronts Mason over criticism of government departments.
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Senate
Mason
Maine
Hale
Cuba
Congress
DeLome
Mr. Mason
Havana
United States
Wolcott
Secretary Long Faces Censure Over Maine Theory
A Washington dispatch reports broad resentment toward Secretary Long for pushing a torpedo theory of the Maine disaster without substantial proof. Congress, naval officers, and other officials largely share the belief, while the administration avoids offending Spain by sticking to a contrary view. The navy secretary counters with his own stance to forestall suspension of judgment.
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Washington
Long
Maine
Secretary of the Navy
Merritt Wrecking Company Wins Maine Dismantling Contract
The Merritt Wrecking Company has been directed to dispatch vessels to Havana to begin preliminary salvage work on the Maine. Telegrams to Secretary Long show interest from other firms in raising the sunken battleship. Washington naval officers consider raising the Maine feasible unless hull damage is extensive.
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Merritt Wrecking Company
Havana
Maine
Secretary Long
Washington
Spanish Cruiser Viscaya Visits New York Harbor
The Spanish armored cruiser Viscaya lies five miles south of Sandy Hook after a 13 day voyage from the Canary Islands. In response to the Maine disaster and DeLome, Rear Admiral Bunce orders patrol tugs with marines, roundsmen, and police to guard the Viscaya, keep boats out without authorization, and illuminate the vessel at night for detection.
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Sandy Hook
Canary Islands
Maine
Havana Harbor
DeLome
Bunce
John A. Dougherty
Viscaya
Good Roads Convention Spurs Alabama Progress
People of Alabama rally at Anniston for better highways. County commissioners from most counties attended to learn drainage methods and road value differences. They plan to push good roads legislation and form a code of laws, making highway improvement a campaign issue.
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Alabama
Anniston
Ala
General Assembly
Hancock Refuses Resignation as Rail Director Ousted
Raleigh dispatch reports Atlantic and North Carolina Railway President Robert Hancock refused to resign after urging Governor Russell to delay action until May. The governor dismissed him as director, stating he would not delay and that only the courts could oust him.
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Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
Raleigh
N. C
Robert Hancock
Russell
Hancock
Board of Internal Improvements
Sigsbee Warned by Anonymous Letter to Mrs Sigsbee
A Washington special reports Mrs. Sigsbee has received an anonymous circular from Captain Sigsbee two weeks ago warning to watch the ship and threatening to blow the navy if sent here. She declines to publish the letter’s contents and says she has felt fear since receiving it amid abusive remarks toward Yankees.
Public Opinion Aligns With Spanish Torpedo Theory of Maine Sinking
Washington speculation shrinks toward a belief that the Maine’s wreck was caused by a Spanish torpedo rather than accident. Officials dispute and divers findings are awaited as Commodore Hichborn and Roosevelt push the torpedo theory amid calls for accountability and indemnity.
Forest fires scorch North Carolina timber and farms
A Raleigh special reports vast forest fires from Rockingham to Sanford, an eighty mile path causing extensive pine timber loss and farm building damage. Winds of gale force aided spread along the Seaboard Air Line with crossties burning and a section house at Hamlet. Timber loss estimated at least 100000 dollars.
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Raleigh
N. C
Rockingham
Sanford
Seaboard Air Line
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