Revolt Near Havana Brings Fire and Skirmishes to Guanabacao
Reports from Havana say insurgents attacked Guanabacao near the capital, burning seventy four houses and killing Spanish defenders after an assault that began late Tuesday night. Weyler’s forces faced a surge of attacks as Maceo’s troops reportedly gained a local victory.
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Weyler
Maceo
Pinar del Rio
Spanis
Guanabacao
Bucaranas
Guanabecao
Cial
Aguacate
Fulo Blanco
Tampa
Fla
Automatic Gallows Tested Caspar Hartlein Hanged in Conn
Caspar Hartlein was executed by the automatic gallows at Wethersfield State Prison after 1 a.m. for the February 20 murder of Louise Marie Trebbe in South Manchester. The July 3 procedure was swift and deemed humane. Hartlein remained calm saying he longed to die to meet Trebbe again.
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Hartlein
Woodbridge
Louize
Basseden
Doolittle
Casper Hartiein
Louise Marie Trebbe
Manchester
Haartlein
Miss Trebbe
Insurgents Bombard Guanabacao Near Havana
Advices from Havana report Gomez forces encamped near Guanabacao across the bay. On Wednesday noon the insurgents began shelling Guanabacao, with guns heard in Havana. Fire and smoke from shells alarmed royalists who feared an attack on the capital.
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Kay West
Ela
Havana
Olivette
Gomez
Guanabacao
Pensioners bled serious charges against Iowa soldiers home officers
Federal officers will arrest the officers and trustees of the Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshalltown for interfering with veterans pensions. They face trial before Judge Wooleworth next week on charges based on pension policy at the home.
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Iowa
Omaha
Neb
The
Bee
Desa Moines
Southern District of
Iowa Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Wooleworth
Gray
Federal Service
C. D. Fuller
J. R. Ratekin
S. B. Evans
Ottawa
R. J. Jefferson
Jefferson
A. T. Barchard
C. L. Davidson
Hull
L. B. Raymond
Hampton
J. W. Morton
Washington
the Institution
New Jersey Man Demonstrates Night Photography by Electric Light
Bayonne resident William A. Eddy, an expert kite flyer, photographs at night using electric light rays. He captured nine clear night images in New York showing shadows and ghost effects. Eddy believes the method will aid newspaper illustration but cannot be copyrighted or patented.
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William A. Eddy
Bayonne
N. J
America
Eddy
Mr. Eddy
New York
Humnity
City Hall Park
Park Row
Madison Square
Herald Square
Prisoners Met at Cabanas Castle in Cuba For Brief Talk
Fitzhugh Lee Jr reports that the detained Americans including Melton met with the consular rep under guard. General Zarrich arranged the meeting and said all are well except Melton. Labordes's wife visited, and Merens Rodriguez died after arrival in Santander. Rand gold fields allow Sunday labor by Transvaal Volksraad vote. A Missouri sheriff's wife protected two murderers from a mob.
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Havana
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Melton
Zarrich
Cabanas Castle
Walle
Labordes
Antonio Merens Rodriguez
Mascotte
Tampa
Spain
Santander
Rand
South Africa
Transvaal Volksraad
Early Rings Through Ages From Saxons To Egypt
The article traces ring use from early Saxons and Britons to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, noting third finger wear, enamel work, and signs of authority. It cites biblical examples of signet rings sealing documents, Cheops’ gold ring with hieroglyphs, and myths explaining ring origins.
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Darius
Jezebel
Ahab
Naboth
Cheops
Jove
Prometheus
Spider Silk Outshines Steel In Strength Claims
From The Four Winds notes a thread of spider silk is tougher than steel of the same thickness with a three grain load. It cites comparisons and trivia about large kitchens and literacy rates in several European countries, concluding with India's literacy figures.
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Paris
Italy
France
Belgium
Hungary
Austria
Ireland
India
Inventive Naval Officer Designs Revolving Turret
Lieutenant R B Dashiell of the US Navy patents a revolving gun turret with direct hoist from hold to gun crews, lower gun elevation, base motor, and safety braces to prevent loosening in storms. Naval experts see it as a major advance for shipboard gun control and protection of crew.
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Lieut
R. B. Dashiell
United States Navy
Dashiell
Indiana
North Atlantic
Dashiel
United States
Gunner Hanley
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Hanley
Egged on the Doctor in New Hampshire Town Square
An itinerant corn doctor in Charles town New Hampshire advertised a salve and a second product with checks and presents. Crowds yanked him after his scams as eggs flew from bystanders injuring him while he hurried toward shelter.
Freshman subjected to cold water bath allegations of hazing spark dispute
Leon Block, a University of Chicago freshman, was ducked in a cold bath by fellow students in daylight. Block calls it hazing and plans to protest, while others insist it was not hazing and say few will face exposure.
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Resavilie
Ind
University of Chicago
Leon Block
West Division
Block
Trenton Man Dies After Prolonged Hiccoughing Spell
Richard P. Owens of Trenton New Jersey died the day after noon from a severe hiccoughing attack. He had recently suffered erysipelas and a violent vomiting episode five days earlier. Delirium and convulsive respiratory spasms persisted with brief pauses as doctors tried myriad treatments without success.
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Trenton
N. J
Richard P. Owens
Owens
Mr. Owens
Chicago man pursues petrified wood industry in Arizona
A. T. T. J. Lewis of the Armstrong Abrasive company travels to Winslow Arizona to arrange a stamp mill at Ada manda east of Winslow. Two carloads of machinery arrive and fifteen workers start early next week to crush petrified wood from nearby forests. The material will be shipped to Chicago for use in emery wheels and grindstones. A spur line will extend from the Atlantic and Pacific railroad to reach the forest interior.
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Chicago
Adamanda
A. T. T. J. Lewis
Armstrong Abrasive Company
Winslow
Ariz
Atlantic & Pacific
Russian Hens and Export Figures
Russia reports 47 million hens with annual egg output around 4 billion. The nation outproduces France and Germany by about 500 million eggs. Horse exports total 13 984 head valued at 2 209 208 dollars.
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Russia
Conaty Named Rector of Catholic University in Washington
Rev Dr Thomas J Conaty appointed by the pope to succeed Bishop Keane as rector of the Catholic University in Washington D C. Born in Ireland in 1847 he studied at Holy Cross Worcester St Josephs Troy and Georgetown awarded a doctor of divinity in 1889. He has led the Catholic summer school at Plattsburg and publishes the Catholic School Gazette.
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Conaty
Catholic University
Holy Father
Thomas, J. Conaty
Church of the Sacred’ Heart
Worcester
Mass
John Keane
Washington, D.C
Ireland
Taunton
Mays
Georgetown
Father Griffin
St. John’s Church
Sacred Heart Church
Plattsburg
N. Y
Catholic School Gazette
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Land League of America
Judge Page Morris to Succeed Towne in Sixth Minnesota
Judge Page Morris of Duluth has been elected to Congress from Minnesota’s Sixth District, defeating Charles A. Towne. Morris resigned his Duluth district judgeship to campaign, earning praise as an eloquent public speaker and capable attorney. He is a Lynchburg native and William and Mary graduate with prior professorship in Texas.
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Minnesota
Page Morris
Duluth
Minn
Minneota
Charles A. Towne
Congress
Judge Mortis
House of Representatives
Morris
M 0Ris
Lynchburg
Vaya Uate
William’ and Mary ‘College
Texas
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