Washington debates end of Cuba crisis and navy orders
The article reports U S discussions on autonomy and Cuba during rising tensions in Havana. It notes the North Atlantic squadron may winter in Florida Bay near Cuba, with Marblehead favored for rapid response, and Essex sent to Port Royal as a training asset.ũng
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Havana
Flora Bay
Spain
Cuba
Orida
Lee
Department
Maine
Rmer
Essex
Bt. Thomas
Port Royal
Westndian
Hanna Triumphal March Takes Ohio Return
Senator Hanna arrived in Cleveland after a triumphant journey from Columbus to Cleveland. He was greeted with ovations along the line of march and several brief speeches to cheering crowds. Local businesses paused as the public met him at the Hollenden lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cleveland
Hanna
Cleve
Loby
Hollenden
Jumbus
Itl
Investigation May Lead Senate To Probe Hanna Election
Capitol dispatch notes that several senators consider investigating possible irregularities in Senator Hanna's recent election. The move aims to determine if proper charges exist and whether the Senate should authorize an inquiry.
Populist Leaders Hold St Louis Conference
The New Populist Party held a leaders conference in St Louis to christen a new People’s Party and chart future action. A report urged harmony with the national committee, reform on populist lines, and included rules for the national organization and a referendum mechanism. Forty states were represented as proceedings adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nce
T i
St. Louis
Pyscal
People
United States
People's Party
National Committee
Messrs
Dixon
Missouri
Tracey
Texas
Reynolds
Illinois
Matsinger
Indiana
McGregor
Georgia
National Organization Committee
National Organization
Organization Committee
The
People’s Party
Laclede Hotel
National Committee and
Louis
Congress Seeks Cuba Plans From President
Senator Cannon chairs a Senate resolution adopted urging the President to report measures in force in Cuba and surrounding waters to protect American lives liberty and property. Late reports from Consul Lee indicate Havana is quiet with no cause for alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Utah
Senate
Cuba
State Department
United States
Lee
Havana
Durants Remains Cremated in Quiet Funeral
A Los Angeles dispatch reports that murderer W A T Durrant was cremated at Reynolds Van Nuys crematory in Altadina. The ashes were handed to the parents after a quiet procession with only the employer and the Currants viewing the process. A small crowd gathered outside before dispersing long before the ashes were removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
W. A. T. Durrant
Reynolds& van Nuys
Altadina
Hanna Wins Ohio Senate Seat in Joint Ballot Battle
Marcus A. Hanna is elected U S senator for both short and long terms by the Ohio legislature with majorities in the house and senate. The scene at the Neil house erupts as supporters cheer. Hanna pledges to uphold party integrity and the will of the people. Born 1837 in New Lisbon, Hanna built a business empire in Cleveland, led the Republican national committee, and was appointed to the U S senate in 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus A. Hanna
United States
Ohio
House
McKisson
Senate
Hanna
Wiley
Warner
Lentz
Neil House
Senator Hanna
Republican Party
Marcus Alonzo Hanna
Cleveland
New Lisbon
Lisbon
Columbiana County
That City
Western Reserve College
Hudson, O
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 B Sherman
McKinley
Senators Discuss Hawaii and Civil Service Debate
The House spent time on civil service reform with light attendance and a Republican opposed stance by Mr. Cooney. He argued civil service pension lists and an office-seeking class would grow if reform continued. The Senate confirmed several nominations and then met in executive session to consider the Hawaiian treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Cooney
Dem
Senate
New England Mill Workers Vote Solidly for Strike
A New Bedford dispatch reports spinners vote 898 to 4 against a 10 percent wage cut threatening a strike. Weavers at Providence Wanskuck mills reject compromise, want 1892 schedule and end double loom. Manchester NH plans 1140 loom shutdown Feb 1 due to weak demand, with 10 percent wage cuts. Lewiston ME mule spinners lean toward strike. Gov Bushnell reception draws 2,000. Lonsdale Pawtucket RI workers face wage cuts. no strike expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New Bedford
Mass
State Board of Arbitration
Providence
R. I
Olneyville
Manchester Cotton Mills
Manchester
N. H
Lewiston
Bushnell
Lonsdale Company
Pawtucket
Ashton Mills
Conductor Henry M Law Dies After Train Wreck
Conductor Henry M Law, injured in the Atlanta and West Point wreck last Sunday, died Monday afternoon. Law was a popular Atlanta figure and trusted railroad official, beloved by travelers and staff along the line. The accident was caused by a mule on the track. the engine passed the mule but the cars derailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Law
Atlanta and
West Point
Captain Law
Atlanta
Western
Alabama
President McKinley Backs Bimetallism Under St Louis Platform
Washington report says Senator Chandler met with President McKinley who endorses international bimetallism as pledged by the St Louis platform. The negotiations with European powers are paused due to India, and the president intends to resume envoy talks when conditions allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Washington
Chandler
McKinley
India
Europe
Prisoner Ed Franklin Confesses Prison Killing to Reporter
Ed Franklin, a colored inmate, confessed at the county jail that while serving four years for assault with intent to murder in the Pratt mines he murdered a fellow prisoner with a pick. He already had been sentenced to life for killing Adolphus Bailey on the Tensaw river and received twenty one lashes from a mine superintendent before no further action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donvict
Ed Franklin
Mobile
Ala
Adolphus Bailey
Tensaw
Pratt Mines
Fort Smith Tornado Leaves City in Ruin and Death
A severe tornado struck Fort Smith Arkansas near 11 PM Tuesday, destroying businesses, homes, and causing many fatalities. The disaster left a long list of dead and wounded, with fires raging amid collapsed buildings and widespread desolation. The storm crossed the city from the National cemetery to the river, with farther reports of damage near Van Buren and Alma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Will Lawson
Lonie Sengel
Miss Holden
John Badt
Maggie Shehan
L. Woehle
James Smith
Jones
Federal
van Buren
Alma
Earthquake Destroys Amboyna City in Molucas
Dispatch from Batavia to The Hague reports Amboyna capital leveled by earthquake. At least fifty killed and about two hundred injured, with many more unaccounted in the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molucias Islands
Hague
Batavia
Amboyna
Withdrawal in Hancock damages suit at Newbern
A Raleigh dispatch reports Elizabeth Abbott withdraws the $10,000 damages suit against Robert Hancock president of the Atlantic and North Carolina railway. The action, filed by Elizabeth Abbott and next friend of Thomas Abbott, sought damages for harm to Annie Abbott Hancock’s niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newbern
Raleigh
Hancock
Superior Court
Robert Hancock
The
Atlantic and North Carolina Railway
Elizabeth Abbott
Thomas Abbott
Annie Abbott
Rioting in Havana Attacks Newspaper Offices
A mob of about a hundred army officers and thousands of civilians attacked Havana printing houses La Discussion El Reconcentrado and other papers amid pro Spain chants. Officers General Garriche Solano Parrado appeared to quell the violence. gendarmes dispersed the crowds and a military camp formed in Central Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
el Isma de la Maria
Mario
Arolas
Mpet
Hich
Central Park
el Diario de la Trina
Srish
Islands
el Reconntrado
el Hario de la Marina
Cuba
Journels la Discussion
el Reconcentrado
Spain
la Discussion
Garriche
Solano
el Diario de la Mariana
Parrado
el Diario de la Marina
Maine Battleship Ordered to Cuba Readiness
A Chicago Times Herald special from Key West reports the Maine has orders to sail for Cuba at a moment's notice. Captain D Sigsbee has prepared to depart immediately and is in contact with Consul General Lee to receive Havana deployment instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Court Sensation as Lawyer Offers to Pay Witness
In Augusta Georgia a major legal clash erupted during a $30,000 damages suit by Mrs. Alice Whitton over her husband Brooks Whitton’s death on a rail line. The defense counsel produced a November letter offering ten dollars to a key witness, prompting a dramatic court moment over its disclosure and the witness’s credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Alice L. Whitton
Augusta Southern
South Carolina and Georgia Railways
Brooks Whitton
Messrs
van Epps & Ladson
Atlanta
Atlanta, Represented Mrs. Whitton, and Joseph B. Cumming
Bryan Cumming
Leonard Phinizy
Jos. B. Cumming
Ladson
Revelle
Major Cumming
Cumming
Fuller escapes prison on technicality in murder attempt case
W. B. Fuller, accused father who deserted his child near Atlanta, was convicted of assault with intent to murder and sentenced to ten years. A new trial motion led Judge Candler to set aside the verdict, changing the punishment to twelve months in the chain gang and a $100 fine, after which Fuller escaped on a legal technicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Fuller
Atlanta
Fuller
Candler
Davis Speaks For Treaty On Hawaiian Question
In executive session the Hawaii question was taken up after a pensions committee report on granting $100 monthly pensions to General Meade's two daughters was discussed but no action taken. Senator Davis spoke in support of the treaty, presenting a speech viewed as the committee's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Pensions Committee
Meade
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jean Situation
Hanns
Ste
W Hanna
NEW Populist Party
Congress
Durrant
Ranma
Wanna
Conductor Law
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!