Uncle Sam Ready for War Coasts Guarded
Tallahassee report claims federal troops could be moved quickly by rail to coast towns including Tampa Key West St Augustine. Troops warned to keep in readiness as torpedoes lie off Key West St Augustine Miami and Tampa Bay. Florida militia units of twenty companies and four batteries offer service to Governor.
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Tampa
Key West
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Old Fort
Miami
Tampa Bay
Cuban Rebels Report Multiple Attacks and Peace Talks
Reports from Havana detail insurgent actions including attacks on the palace in Pinar del Rio and a train derailment near San Miguel Jeruco. Terms of peace are being offered by Havana leaders in the San Cristobal hills, while authorities report mass banishments and reinforcements in Matanzas and Remedios as General Gomez plans further operations.
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Havana
State Department
Washington
Ruiz
Scott
Roberto Bermudez
Mesquito
Torro Hin
Pinar del Rio
Mito Suarez
Cordova Alejandro
Rodriguez
General Aguirre
Potugalete
Matanzas
Rafael de Cardenas
Gonzalo Jorrin
San Cristobal Hills
Pinar del
Ruiz Rivier
San Cristobal
Yaguas
Vegas Alta
Gomez
Santa Clara
Solano
Raoul Arango
Canasi
Pancho Carillo
Nunez Aurelio Urra
Emiliano Nunez
Villavicencio Adolfo Cuevar
Manuel de Castro
Juan Cee Calderin
Fernando Po
Tim
Official denial of Weyler resignation circulates in Havana
Havana dispatch reports officials deny Captain General Weyler has resigned. The Russian Red Cross gives 5,000 pesetas for wounded Spanish soldiers. San Jose de la Lajas alcalde appeals for aid for 5,000 refugees facing famine and smallpox. General Arias’s coffin to be sent to Spain with a detachment.
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Havana
Weyler
Russian Red Cross Society
Alcalde
San Jose de la Lajas
Arias
Spain
Cuban Insurgents Severely Beat By Rey Battalion
The Rey battalion defeated insurgents near San Antonio de Las Vegas Duran and Caiman in Havana province. Three hours of searching led Captain Santa Maria to a insurgent band near the Dela River. Cuban forces killed thirty one insurgents and wounded thirteen soldiers, including Captain Santa Maria. Fifteen insurgents surrendered with arms. Abelardo Gonzales reportedly surrendered to Captain-General Weyler at Placetas.
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Rey
Secundio Aposta
Santa Maria
San Antonio
de Las Vegas
Duran
Caiman
Havana
Dela River
Horrible treatment of the wife of Gen Rodriguez and other women
Mrs Eva Adan Rodriguez and four other Cuban women escaped from Spanish dungeons after arrest near Puerto Principe on January 10. They describe brutal guard abuse and exposure on trains and ships, and relief efforts by General Lee and allies, with plans to leave the island. They blame Weyler for repression and note insurgent activity around Havana and attacks on estates.
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Gen. Rodriguez
Commercial Tribune
Key West
Eva Adan Rodriguez
Conception Agramonte de Sanchez
Gabriela de Varona
Maria Aguilar
Augus’ M. Silva
Puerto Principe
Geraral Lee
Lee
Marquis Ahumada
Mrs. Rodriguez
Weyler
Gomez
Havana
Calvo
Denunez
Sanguilly Demands Cuba Seen With Consul Lee
General Julio Sanguilly arrived from Havana aboard the Mascotte and praised Consul General Lee as noble and overdue in Cuba. He recalled confinement hardships, expressed relief at reading restrictions, and said he will attend the Washington inaugural parade before visiting his brother in New York.
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Key West
Fla
Julio Sanguilly
Havana
Mascotte
Lee
Cuba
Sanguilly
Maceo
Weyler
Spain
Generalnguilly
Washington
New York
Kentucky Senate Appointment Threat Draws Extra Session Call
Louisville dispatch reports pressure from the Senate Steering Committee led by Mr. Hanna to call an extra Kentucky legislative session to decide a U S Senate seat. Governor Bradley left Frankfort for Canton to confer with President-elect McKinley while debates over appointment versus election continued.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Ernor Bradley
Frankfort
Canton
McKinley
Kentucky
Senate
Hanna
Washington
General Grosvenor
Ohio
Blackburn
Bradley
Venezuelan Boundary Commission Report Delayed
Washington February 28 The commission appointed by the President to determine the true boundary between Venezuela and British Guiana offers no final decision The report notes the lack of precedent guiding the task and that arbitration between Great Britain and Venezuela may settle the issue while praising the commission as a useful, impartial inquiry into the disputed line
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Washington
Venezua
Brige
Great Britain
Venezuela
Congress
United ‘Rite
King Humbert Hosts Banquet For U S Ambassador MacVeagh
In Rome on February 28 King Humbert and Queen Margherita honored American Ambassador Wayne MacVeagh with a lavish banquet. Principal foreign diplomats and leading Italian officials attended. The king expressed personal regret at MacVeagh's upcoming retirement from Rome.
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Rome
Humbert
Margherita
Italy
Wayne MacVeagh
Humbert San As
MacVeagh
Fire destroys Morgan hardware and Nathan paper stocks
A February fire in Fort Wayne caused extensive damage across five buildings including Morgan & Co hardware and Nathan & Kirchheimer paper dealers. Four firemen leaped from a roof to escape collapsing walls. George Clinn injured, others bruised. Losses estimated at 125000 to 150000 with 90000 insurance across properties.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Morgan & Co
Nathan & Kirchheimer
Mary, Hu, Williams
Romary
Geogiein & Co
Visu
Julius Nathan
A. H. Staub
Julius Nathan & Co
George Clinn
Soine
Nickel Plate
Burglars Target Saloon Sways Fight and Theft
Lorenz JT saloonist on West Goodale Street faced a brawl as four men fought, then left with $140 missing from his vest pocket. Ed Cruse, a colored man, burglarized Jacob Zettler’s North Third Street grocery and saloon, drank liquor from a barrel, and slept by the barrel until arrested after prior thefts in a nearby store.
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Commercial Tribune
Pee O
Lorenz JT
West Goodale Street
City
Oger
Ed. Cruse
Jacob Zettler
North Third Street
Ettler
Cruse
Sunday Senate Session Passes Sugar Bounty Amendment
Washington Feb 28 The Sunday Senate session approved a sugar bounty amendment allocating 1 086 156 for bounty balances through June 18 1994 The river and harbor funds totaled 900 000 17 000 000 for contracts drew scrutiny as treasury conditions were noted Senator Gorman opposed a 100 000 item to guard against the Mississippi flooding into Cairo Illinois The sundry civil bill then passed as the Senate adjourned to 11 o'clock tomorrow.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate
Treasury
Gorman
Cachte River
Cairo
Mexico Mine Disaster Leaves 170 Dead
In Zacatecas a mine fire at the San Francisco and Sombrerete properties caused a deadly collapse. Rescue attempts by Cornish miners saved ten, but most workers perished from asphyxiation. Zacatecas mourns as the calamity ranks among the worst mining disasters in modern times.
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Mexico
Zacatecas
Sanamo
Sombrerete Company
San Francisco
Teresds
Governor Bradley Leaves Louisville for Cincinnati by 3 AM Train
Special Dispatch reports Governor Bradley departed Louisville hotel this morning on the 3 a.m. train bound for Cincinnati. The move follows a brief stay in Louisville as authorities plan next steps.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville, Ky
Bradley
Louisvlle
Cincinnati
Mrs McGuigan Defiant in Contempt Charge Over Road Block
Mrs William McGuigan wife of the famed turf figure faces contempt proceedings after defying an injunction blocking a public road through her Hot Springs area farm. She armed herself with a club to stop a Woodcock back line hack from reaching Potash Sulphur Springs, forcing a turnaround.
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Commercial Tribune
Little Rock
Ark
William McGuigan
United States
William “Umbrella” McGuigan Jr
Arkansas Chancery Court
Hot Springs
Potash Sulphur Springs
McGuigan
E. E. Woodcock
Woodcock
Volcano in Great Salt Lake near Promontory Station
A striking natural eruption appears in the Great Salt Lake southwest of Promontory Station. A cloud over the water grew into a towering column, boiling water and churned spray rising hundreds of feet, visible from Brigham City.
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Commercial Tribune
Salt Lake
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Central Pacific Railway
Brigham City
Fires Ravage Two Indiana Plants Night of Losses
AURORA INd property destroyed as the Aurora Chair Factory burned causing about 20000 dollars in damage partly insured. Earlier a blaze at the Wymond cooperage works leveled its buildings leaving only the dryhouse and office intact with estimated losses of 380000 dollars and 40000 insured. The two fires displaced about five hundred workers from their jobs.
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Commercial Tribune
Aurora
Ind
Wymond Cooperage Works
Fire damages Indianapolis jewelry store. $3,000 loss
Fire discovered in the basement of W. T. Marcy jewelry store in Indianapolis floods the cellar and damages the store and stock. Estimated loss is about $3,000, fully insured.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
W. T. Marcy
Boy 16 Gets Life For Murder In Paintsville Case
In Floyd Circuit Court Milton Franklin aged 16 was sentenced to the Kentucky Penitentiary for the murder of Thomas Stafford on December 24. Eleven jurors wanted death but the youth's age led to a life sentence. The case will be appealed. Franklin stabbed Stafford without warning or provocation.
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Commercial Tribune
Paintsville
Floyd
Milton Franklin
Kentucky
Thomas Stafford
Floyd County
Ben S. Willigme
Franklin
Stafford
Rumors of Balkan Mobilizations Amid Greek-Turk War
Athens corre spondent reports no Russian communication and insists Greek army stays. Macedonian forces to be raised soon to counter Turkish moves in Thessaly. Bulgarian government vows rapid troop movement to Aegean if Turks invade. National Committee may begin operations in Macedonia tomorrow. Turks retake Malaxa blockhouse but insurgents ambush on return. Candia consuls urge powers to act. famine risk looms in town with many Moslems.
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London
Athens
Daily Chronicle
Russia
Thessaly
Agean Sea
National
Macedonia
Malaxa
Candia
Contender for Collector of Customs Post Named in Columbus
In Columbus on February 28 a keen contest is expected for the Collector of Customs job. Leading candidates are H. J. Miller, a National Committee member and former secretary of the state organization, and Lyman Kauffman supported by prominent Republicans. Secretary of State candidate and Daniel J. Ryan visited Cleveland to pressure national chairman Hanna in Kauffman’s favor. The post is currently held by Wim. H. Maize.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
H. J. Miller
Lyman Kauffman
Miller
National Committee
Republican League
Statesorganization
Kauffman
Mormon Converts Reported in Chicago Suburb
About two hundred converts, mostly women, have joined a Mormon mission in Wicker Park a Chicago suburb. The colony is to be taken to Salt Lake City on April 1, and the movement has unsettled many local families causing numerous separations.
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Qchicago
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Wicker Park
Salt Lake City
Friends End Their Work at Richmond Convention
The fourth annual Christian Endeavor Union of Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends closed in Richmond on Feb 28. A Bible school opened the day, with Prof Graham Taylor of Chicago delivering Unity of Life. Earlham College's Elbert Russell spoke on Quakerism After Two Hundred Years, followed by a prayer meeting and further talks by Taylor on The Social Incarnation and Rev M M Binford on Looking Backward.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Christian Endeavor Union of Indiana
Yearly Meeting of Friends
Graham Taylor
Chicago
Elbert Russell
Earlham College
Taylor
M. M. Binford
Cardinal Gibbons Urges Contributions for Indian and Negro Missions
A national Catholic appeals committee led by Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops Ryan and Kane called on churches to increase private donations to sustain Indian and Negro mission schools as government funding wanes and some schools may close.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Akron Lodge Chartered With Forty-Two Members
Special aid to Commercial Tribune Akron Ohio February 28 Akron Lodge No. 363 3 P O E organized with forty two charter members Officers Exalted Ruler Lionell Pardee Leading Knight Osborn Estate Knight W G Good Lecturing Knight S Underwood Secretary Jacob Pfeiffer Treasurer G B Wagoner Trustees E F Voris FB Carr L E Sisler BE C Shaw John Grether
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Akron Lodge
Exalted Ruler
Lionell
Pardee
Osborn Estate
Knight
W. G. Good
S. Underwood
Jacob Pfeiffer
G. BE. Wagoner
E. F. Voris
FB. Carr
L. E. Sisler
BE. C. Shaw
John Grether
Washington Handicap Weights Announced for Bennings Meet
The Washington Handicap weights for the Bennings spring meet in Washington D C are listed with Deerslayer 126 pounds Dutch Skater 124 Premier 119 Septour 118 Volley 110 Arabian Hi Daddy 108 each Billali 105 Buddha 103 Maple Prince 97
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New York
Bennings
Washington
D. C
Deerslayer
Premier
Septour
Volley
Hi- Daddy
Billali
Buddha
Maple Prince
Blue Ribbon Club marks eighth anniversary in Connersville
The Blue Ribbon Club in Connersville Indiana celebrated its eighth anniversary. A temperance group, it grew from the Murphy movement, now boasting over 2000 members and meeting every Saturday evening.
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Commercial Tribune
Connersville
Ind
Ribbon Club
Steinitz Improves After Interview With Consul
The Moscow correspondent of the Standard reports Steinitz the chess champion shows improvement after an interview with Consul Billhardt. He requested funds for his wife in New York and appeared rational during the discussion.
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London
Moscow
the Standard
Billhardt
Steinitz
New York
Train Disaster Kills Nineteen in Vienna
A Moscow dispatch via Reuters reports a passenger train derailment near Vienna with nineteen fatalities and several injured as authorities investigate the cause and secure the scene.
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Vienna
Dockery Pushes War Dept Takeover of Post Fund
Dayton dispatch reports Congressman Dockery’s amendment to the deficiency bill, aiming to place all post fund assets under War Department control. Veterans and Dayton leaders oppose the move, arguing it would strip amusements and home comforts built for volunteers, who prefer self governance and traditional management.
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Commercial
Tribune
Dayton
Dockery
Commercial Tribune
Central Branch National Home For
War, Department
War Department
Senate
Asfer- In
Veterans Home Governance Sparks Debate Over Volunteer Roots
A historical dispute argues that veterans homes should be run by those who served as volunteers, not regular army. It asserts the home is a hospital for 22,000 sick and dying volunteers, governed by those who truly understand them, and warns of attempts to shift funds to the War Department.
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Dayton
War Department
Washington
Regular Army
Wis B. Gangkel
Kew
Gunckel
Congress
P. M. Harman
Odivis Speice
American Xpress
P.M. Isas8ler
Charles Atherton
Reter Weianer
City Affair
John R. Brownell
John N.sell
L. BeGunckel
Whic
Dockery
Senate to Remove Dockers Amendment in Home Appropriation
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports General Grosvenor said the Dockers' amendment was mistakenly inserted into the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home appropriation bill and would be eliminated by the Senate.
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Commercial
Tribune
Washington
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home
Man Dies in Prison From Drinking Glue Alcohol
Elmer Weatherholtz who murdered his wife and attacked his mother in law in South Branch Valley and was serving a life term died in the Parkersburg penitentiary. He reportedly began drinking alcohol provided for glue on the fly and died from alcoholic poisoning.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Elmer Weatherholtz
South Branch Valley
Corpse Found Under Amphitheatre Steps In Portland
George Hartman a 50 year old Portland druggist was found dead under amphitheater steps at the fair grounds. An unopened morphine bottle lay beside him and police believe self inflicted death after a missing period since Sunday night. He leaves a wife and three children Mrs Walker Miss Martha Hartman and Smith Hartman.
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Commercial Tribune
Portland
Ind
George Hartman
Fair Grounds
John Lees
Hartman
Dr. Walker
Martha Hartman
Smith Hartman
Barely Escaped Wreck Near Benwood WV
The B and O train carrying Gov Tanner and staff for the inauguration had a narrow escape in the mountains near Benwood West Virginia. A bonfire on the track and a man signaling to stop halted the train after it bumped rocks that had slid onto the rails. The curve was sharp with a sheer cliff and a 100 foot gorge nearby as the train traveled about forty miles per hour.
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F Iton
Gov. Tanner
Benwood
Lawrence jailed over election law violation in Kentucky
J S Lawrence remains in jail after arrest for violating election laws. Free silver supporters refuse to post bond, with seven months to October before possible release. He has threatened to reveal secrets tied to alleged forgery around the city and county campaign for Bryan and local free silver candidates.
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J. S. Lawrence
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Lawrence
Eee
Bryan
Free Silver
Drexel Yacht Overdue After Mardi Gras Trip
Millionaire John Drexel and his party on a private yacht left Philadelphia for New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras. The vessel is seven days overdue with no word from the party. Inquiries from New York Philadelphia and New Orleans have yielded no information on the yacht’s whereabouts.
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New Orleans
John Drexel
Philadelphia
New York
Mr. Drexel
No Date Set for Recall of Collective Note on Crete
Chronicle reports a conference of powers decided to withdraw the collective note inviting Greece to retire fleet and troops from Crete. No fixed date for recall. powers’ representatives disagree on timing. A collective note will be presented Tuesday.
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London
Athens
the Chronicle
Greece
Crete
Ees
Eight Years for Manslaughter in Bedford Case
Bedford Ind February 28 The Bloomfield Grieff case verdict found him guilty of manslaughter and fixed eight years imprisonment for the murder of R R Taylor a newspaper agent on September 8 1896. Grieff meanwhile resisted officers but was captured in Kahoka Missouri.
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Commercial Tribune
Bedford
Ind
Bloomfield
R. R. Taylor
Aney
Hill
Kahoka
Fatal Injury After Crossing Train in Pembroke
Miss Gertie Lucas of Caldwell County was struck by a Louisville and Nashville train while crossing the tracks at Pembroke station five miles from Hopkinsville. Injuries were reported as thought to be fatal.
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
Gertie Lucas
Caldwell
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Pembroke
Belgian saloon manager abducts cash from patron in Indiana
Muncie Ind Feb 23 Philip Delhaye a Belgian manager at J C Greisheimer s saloon in Boyceton suburb vanished with 500 belonging to Greisheimer Delhaye a window cashier by trade cannot speak and is at large end of report awaiting details
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Philip Delhaye
J. C Greisheimer
Boyceton
Greisheimer
Delhaye
Ohio figures gather in Washington for Republican shows
Ohio men including J B Foraker Jr and Senator-elect Fairbanks arrive in the capital as Governor Bushnell plans Hanna's Senate appointment. The Woodmansee league headquarters open at 1319 F St NW while a busy Washington scene forms ahead of inaugural events and parade planning.
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J B. Foraker, Jr
John W. Barger
Fairbanks
Capital
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Hanna
Ohio
Bushnell
Sherman
Senate
J. B. Foraker, Jr
New York
Metropolis
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Cincinnati
K. S. Parker
Bowling Green
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