Navy War Moves as Riots Shake Cuba and HawaiI
A Washington dispatch says unrest signals autonomy failure and Cuba's fate. Navy operations expand with ships ordered toward Havana while Marblehead or Maine standby for rapid deployment. Essex sails from St Thomas to Port Royal, boosting West Indies fleet activity.
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Washington
Nba
Flora Bay
Spain
Cuba
Theavy
Havana
Lee
Maine
Armer
Department
Essex
Bt. Thomas
Port Royal
Westndian
Crowds in Havana Demand Death to Ismo at El Maria de la Maria
Advised by Havana officials, a Thursday noon crowd gathered before El Maria de la Maria offices shouting death to Ismo. General Arolas deployed regular troops to restore order and disperse the marchers in streets near Central Park. Protesters blame El Diario de la ating for attacks on officers and residents, claiming La Discussion and El Recon ntrado followed El lario de la Marina.
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Havana
el Maria de la Maria
Ismo
Arolas
Central Park
el Diario de la Ating
Islands
el Reconntrado
el Lario de la Marina
Hanna Triumphal March Delights Cleveland Crowds
Senator Hanna was welcomed with enthusiastic ovations from Columbus to Cleveland. In Cleveland Ohio Thursday afternoon a large gathering at the Hollenden greeted him with a public handshake and expressions of congratulations. He received cheers along the route and delivered brief remarks to assembled crowds.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Senator Hanna
Clevend
Lody
Hollenden
Sea
Hanna
Jumbus
Investigation in Order Seeks Inquiry Into Hanna's Action
Washington report states some ministers have been notified of the likelihood the matter may be called on to investigate Senator Hanna's conduct before the Senate. If proper charges are formulated, the question is whether the state will receive consideration by the Senate.
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Mate
Teo
AW Hanna
Ete Ashington
Dinatore
Hanna
Senate
United States
New Populist Party Formed At St Louis Conference
A St Louis gathering christened the new People’s Party and outlined procedures for future actions. The referendum committee includes Dixon Missouri Tracey Texas Reynolds Illinois Mat singer Indiana and McGregor Georgia. The national and organization committees endorsed joint spring meetings with forty states represented.
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St. Louis
Cal
People’ Party
Ae Satooes
United States
People's Party
National Committee
Mesers
Dixon
Missouri
Tracey
Texas
Reynolds
Illinois
Matsinger
Indiana
McGregor
Georgia
National Organization Committee
National Organization
Organization Committee
The
Laclede Hotel
National Committee and
Congress Seeks Information On Cuban Measures
Senator Cannon introduced a resolution adopted by the Senate calling on the President to report what government measures protect American lives liberty and property in Cuba and surrounding waters if not inconsistent with public interests. Consul Lee in Havana telegrammed that conditions were very quiet with no cause for alarm.
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Cannon
Utah
Senate
Cuba
State Department
United States
Lee
Havana
Durants Remains Cremated in Los Angeles
W H T Dur rant body cremated at Reynolds Van Nuys crematory in Altadena on Thursday. Ashes were delivered after a quiet process witnessed only by staff. A few onlookers gathered outside before the ashes were removed for burial by the parents.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Dispatch
Rant
Reynolds & van Nuys
Altadina
Employes & Rants
Hanna Wins Ohio Senate Seat After Ballot Clash
Marcus A. Hanna was elected United States senator by the Ohio legislature for both the short and long terms. In the house he led 56 to 49 with other names taking single votes. in the senate Hanna had 17 to McKisson 19. The two houses adjourned and then canvassed the vote. A jubilant crowd hailed Hanna at the Neil House as he thanked supporters.
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Marcus A. Hanna
United States
Ohio
House
McKisson
Senate
Hanna
Wiley
Warner
Lentz
Neil House
Republican Party
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Cleveland
New Lisbon
Lisbon
Columbiana County
That City
Western Reserve College
Hudson
Hanna, Garretson & Co
Rhodes & Co
M. A. Hanna & Co
Globe Ship Manufacturing Company
Union National Bank
Chapin Mining Company
Lake Superior
Union Pacific Railway Company
National Republican Committee
United States Senate
Bushnell
John Sherman
McKinley
Senators Debate Civil Service Reform and Hawaii Treaty
The House, with light attendance, resumed the civil service debate as Mr. Cooney of Missouri denounced reform as a cheat and swindle. A civil pension list and office seekers were described as inevitable if reform continued. In the Senate several nominations were confirmed and the Hawaiian treaty was discussed in executive session.
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House
Cooney
Dem
Senate
New England Mill Workers Vote Strongly For Strike Action
Report from New Bedford Massachusetts notes spinners vote 398 to 4 to resist a 10 percent wage cut. Weavers at Providence Rhode Island mills reject compromise and prepare to strike over restoration of 1892 schedules and end of the double loom system. Manchester New Hampshire plans to halt 1140 looms February 1 amid demand slump and wage cuts affecting hundreds. Lewiston Maine mule spinners discuss strike likelihood with funds likely to back New Bedford effort. Governor Bushnell hosts a quiet reception in Providence rotonda as labor tensions rise across the region. Lonsdale Company Pawtucket Rhode Island cuts wages across most departments, though no strike is seen there.
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New England
New Bedford
Mass
State Board of Arbitration
Providence
R. 1
Olneyville
Manchester
N. H
Lewiston
Bushnell
Lonsdale Company
Pawtucket
R. I
Ashton Mills
Conductor Henry M. Law Dies After Wreck
Conductor Henry M. Law, injured in a wreck on the Atlanta and West Point line last Sunday, died Monday afternoon. Captain Law, a popular and efficient Atlanta figure, was respected by travelers and officers. The accident stemmed from a mule on the track, causing the engine to strike the mule and derail the coaches on the east end of the bridge.
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Henry M. Law
Atlanta and
West Point
President McKinley Supports International Bimetallism
Senator Chandler reported a Monday conference with President McKinley in which the president expressed firm support for international bimetallism as endorsed by the St Louis platform. Negotiations with European powers are temporarily suspended due to India, with plans to resume envoy talks when conditions improve.
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Washington
Chandler
McKinley
St. Louis
India
Europe
Convict Ed Franklin Kills Fellow Prisoner in Mine
Ed Franklin a Black prisoner at Mobile Alabama confessed to a reporter in the county jail that while serving four years for assault with intent to murder in the Pratt mines he struck a fellow inmate with a pick. He had previously killed Adolphus Bailey on the Tensaw river and was sentenced to life imprisonment for that homicide. The mine superintendent punished him with twenty one lashes then no further action was taken. Local officials express surprise at inaction.
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Ed Franklin
Mobile
Als
Adolphus Bailey
Tensaw
Pratt Mines
Devastating Fort Smith Tornado Kills Dozens
A powerful tornado struck Fort Smith Arkansas just after 11 PM Tuesday, destroying business blocks and homes, and sparking fires. Dozens are dead or missing with many wounded. the storm's full toll remains uncertain as crews clear debris and search for victims.
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Fort Smith
Ark
National Cemetery
Silas Mincher
Harvey Rutledge
Burgess Hotel
John Griswold
John Martin
J. J. Riley
Madison County
George Carter
Grand Opera House
Milt Burgess
St. John's Hospital
J. M. Foutz
Joe Kyle
Lefevre
Malt Knapton, Jr
Malt Knapton
Joe Lucas
Ed Ferrell
Irene
Roy
Frank Richardson
John Adams
Charles Mauver
Ritter
Federal
van Buren
Alma
Earthquake demolishes Amboyna capital. many killed
An official dispatch from Batavia to The Hague reports the Amboyna capital in the Moluccas was leveled by a quake. Fifty people were killed outright and about 200 injured, with many more seriously hurt.
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Hague
Batavia
Amboyna
Moluccias Islands
Hancock Suit Withdrawn in Newbern Scandal
Raleigh dispatch reports a subpoena to withdraw the $10,000 damages case against Robert Hancock, president of the Atlantic and North Carolina railway, by Elizabeth Abbott over alleged ruin of his niece Annie Abbott. The clerk of the superior court received the withdrawal notice.
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Raleigh
Hancock
Newbern
Superior Court
Robert Hancock
The
Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
Elizabeth Abbott
Thomas Abbott
Annie Abbott
Rioting in Havana Targets Newspapers and Army in 1909
A mob of thousands attacked Havana newspaper offices La Discussion El Reconcentrado and El Diario de la Marina after protests against the Spanish army and Cuban authorities. Army officers and guards restored order as Central Park became a military camp amid heightened tensions.
Maine Battleship Ordered to Havana Readiness
A Chicago Times-Herald special from Key West reports the second class battleship Maine has orders to sail for Cuba at an instant's warning. Captain Sigsbee has prepared to depart at once and is in telegraphic contact with Consul General Lee for confirmation of Havana orders.
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Chicago Times- Herald
Key West
Maine
Cuba
D. Sigsbee
Lee
Havana
Augusta court witness bribery probe shocks local jury
In Augusta Georgia a court case over 30 000 dollars for the death of Brooks Whitton on a Southern railway carline produced a sensational moment when a November letter offering ten dollars to a witness was revealed. Counsel for the defense demanded the document while the prosecutor resisted custody. The exchange underscored the tense atmosphere of the trial.
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Augusta
Alice L. Whitton
Augusta Southern
South Carolina and Georgia Railways
Brooks Whitton
Messrs
van Epps & Ladson
Atlanta
Whitton
Joseph B. Cumming
Bryan Cumming
Fuller’s Sentence Reduced by Technicality Escape
W B Fuller, once jailed for assault with intent to murder after deserting his child near Atlanta, escaped the penitentiary on a legal technicality. His conviction was altered from ten years to twelve months in the chain gang plus a $100 fine after Judge Candler voided the verdict on a new trial motion.
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W. B. Fuller
Atlanta
Fuller
Candler
Davis speaks for treaty on Hawaiian question
Senator Davis delivered a floor speech in support of the treaty in executive session. He represented the majority of the Foreign Relations Committee and his remarks were accepted as the committee's report, while an adverse report on a bill to pension General Meade's daughters at 100 dollars per month each was noted but not acted upon.
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Senate
Sions
General Meade
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
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la Discussion
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Solano
el Diario de la Mariana
Parrado
el Diario de la Marina
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