Cuban War Attacks on Jarveo and Rumored Decisive Battle
Reports from Havana describe Aguirre leading 400 men in an attack on Jarveo, a rail town between Havante and Matanzas, with 250 Jaruco volunteers surrendering and then joining insurgents. A train from Havana was attacked, several soldiers killed, and Jarveo burned leaving the town in ruins as Gomez and Maceo's forces concentrate in the region.
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Havana
Tampa
Fla
Jarveo
Havante
Matanzas
Aguirre
Jaruco
Jarneco
Gomez
Maceo
Aldecoa
Linares
Col. Hernandez
Santa Clara
Constancia
Cienfuegos
Perkins & Walsh
New York
Santiago
Marquis Apetugua
Gen. Weyler
Republicans Press For Special Session Over Apportionment Law
Indiana Republicans deliver a memorial to Governor Matthews seeking a special legislative session to enact a fair apportionment law. GOP signatures show wide backing in both chambers, but the governor has said he will not call a session, making a court challenge to current apportionment likely.
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Gov. Matthews
Indianapolis
Ind
Gowdy
Republican Committee
Grave Robbers Flee as Citizens Fire on Suspects in Indiana
In Johnson county Indiana a medical mystery after Dr L A Sulsman of Franklin dies without a clear diagnosis sparks grave-robbery fears. A posse pursued three strangers near a cemetery and fired as they fled in a hidden buggy, sparking great excitement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
L. A. Sulsman
Franklin
Greenwood
Johnson County
Post Mortem on Indiana Youth Tied to Cigarettes
In Frankpinx Indiana Harry Cot terel of Edinburo died after weeks of brain softening linked to cigarette smoking. A post mortem found an enlarged pericardial sack, a contracted heart, a fatty growth, and enlarged weakened lungs and spleen.
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Indiana
Frankpinx
Ind
Harry Cotterel
Edinburo
Fort Wayne Liquor Firm Fails Under Nicholson Law
Falk and Lamb, Northern Indiana's oldest wholesale liquor firm, closed doors and placed assets with trustee Harry Jacobs. They cited hard times and the Nicholson law, with $12,000 in assets tied to saloon licenses denied under local option.
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Fort Wayne
Fr. Wayne
Ind
Falk & Lamb
Indiana
Harry Jacobs
Falk
Morgan cites Cuba war death toll in senate debate
In Washington on February 23 the Senate heard Mr. Morgan recount Cuba's last century of oppression by Spain. He quoted a historian stating 13,600 Cubans died in battle and 48,500 prisoners were put to death, prompting questions from Mr. Frye about sources. Morgan cited consular reports and notes from Clarence King to support the case for Cuban liberty. The debate paused with a pledge to resume the following Tuesday.
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Hattle
WashineTon
Senate
Morgan
Cuba
Rep
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Frye
Call
Dem
Fla
Clarence King
Irom
United States
White
Cal
Executive Department
Spain
Retaliation noted by Massachusetts and Ohio insurance chiefs
Boston February 25 Insurance Commissioner Morrill said Ohio’s debarment of several Boston and Philadelphia mutual insurers is retaliation against MA and PA to admit outside firms under current laws. A pending bill may modify admission conditions for nonresident companies.
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Maaasachusetta
Insurance Commissioner
Ohio
Boston
Morrill
State Insurance Commissioner
Mutual Insurance Co
Old Colony Insurance Co
Rubber Manufacturers’ Mutual Insurance Co
Keystone Fire Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Manufacturers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Torch Light Parade Honors Cuban Rebellion in Key West
In Key West on February 25 citizens witnessed a grand torch light procession honoring the Cuban rebellion. The parade featured floats symbolizing liberty and commerce with participation by Knights of Pythias Knights of Golden Eagle Knights of Honor firemen and several Cuban revolutionary clubs. American and Cuban flags as well as Confederate battle flags and ensigns adorned houses along the route.
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Key West
Fla
Liberty
Cuba
Compierce
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Golden Eagle
Knights of Honor
Confederacy
Fatally Shot Himself in Arkansas Grove
Bruno Bodeman a real estate dealer in Little Rock Arkansas fatally shot himself in a grove north of the city on Monday morning. Bodeman had disappeared a month earlier leaving his accounts in bad shape and it was not known he had returned until his death. His wife faces a divorce suit but was at his house when he died.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bruno Bodeman
Bodeman
THE STRIKE DRAWS OUT IN GARMENT SHOPS
Cuiiaco February 25 The strike of the cutters and trimmers remains unresolved with no settlement in sight. Manufacturers claim many workers are employed but withhold numbers and shop details while strikers report that arriving replacements are quickly organized by union pickets. Police are assigned to maintain order in the wholesale district. The strikers executive committee is seeking coordination with unions in Milwaukee New York and Cincinnati to safeguard their interests.
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Cuiiaco
Milwaukee
New York
Cincinnati
Gold Hunters On Way To Disputed Venezuelan Territory
A party of five Missourians departs via Washington to Venezuela to seek gold. They will obtain passports from the state department and letters from Senator Cockrell for American consuls at Caracas and Bolivar City, then sail from New York by way of Trinidad to navigate the Orinoco to the western river headwaters. The explorers are Capt. J. H. Morgan, Julian Bruce, A Legrass, C W Morehead, and J T Kelly. Local capitalists plan to develop mines upon locating them.
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Venezuela
St. Louis
Washington
State Department
Senator Cockrell
Caracas
Bolivar City
New York
Trinidad Island
Orinoco River
J. H. Morgan
Julian Bruce
Brunswick
T. A. Legrass
Salisbury
C. W. Morehead
Triplett
J. T. Kelly
Linnesses
Curtis Picked to Study Reciprocity Effect for McKinley Tariff
Washington February 25 sub committee of ways and means selects William E Curtis prominent Washington newspaper correspondent to investigate and report on the reciprocity principle and compare tariff laws with other nations. The nomination was adopted without objection.
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Washtingten
Ways and Means
Wm. E. Curtis
Thousands of prospectors flood Marcus as mineral lands open
Marcus Washington February 25 Thousands of prospectors encamped near the Colville Indian reservation await a presidential proclamation opening mineral lands to settlement. Five feet of snow blankets the lands as vacancies vanish and locations claim gold silver copper cinnabar iron mica galena coal. Hundreds rush in with supplies scarce, while armed guards protect valuable claims.
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Marcus
Wash
Colville
Spokane & Northern
Columbia River
Spokane
Rhode Island
Cascade Range
Kettle River
Funeral Service For Theodore Runyon Held In Newark
Funeral services for Theodore Runyon late ambassador to Germany were held at St Paul Methodist Episcopal church Newark at 2 pm The casket bore a silk flag wreath from Hoboken and floral tributes from Emperor William and Berlin ambassadors The body went to Mt Pleasant cemetery for vault interment with Masonic rites The remains will be permanently interred next May as Mrs Runyon and daughters return from Germany City hall and public buildings draped in mourning.
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Newark
N. J
Theodore Runyon
Germany
St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church
Hoboken
William
Augusta Victoria
Berlin
Auswertiges Amt
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Decrees and deaths in a world of politics and weather
King Humbert signs decree freeing 1872 rescripts. Monsignor Averwardi sails to Mexico. Rev Boole dies at 60. Henry Bowen editor of the New York Independent dies at 83. Clay County Republicans back Tanner for governor. London stock exchange suspends a member for a week. Abyssinia reports baratieri concentrating forces near Adua. Forecasts predict fair weather across Kentucky Ohio and Indiana with colder northern winds.
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Resruite
Senate
Lake St Francia
Arkansas
Haverhill
Mass
Louis Valiquet
W. H. Boole
Staten Island
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Versus
Apostolia
Mexico
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New York
Gilbert Frazer
Great Britain
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Baltimore
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The
New York Independent
Woodstock
Clay County
Ilinois
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London Stock Exchange
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Victoria
Devonport
Eng
Southampton
London
London Chronicle
Frederick Pollock Corpus
Oxford University
Foreign Office
Abyssinia
Baratieri
Adua
Gasciorka
Mareb
Osobori
London Standard
Constantinople
Armenia
Macedonia
Yildiz
Markets Report From Cincinnati and Other Cities
The compiled price sheet lists grain and livestock prices across Cincinnati New York Baltimore Chicago and Philadelphia with bids for wheat corn oats rye and mixed goods. It includes futures for No 2 red wheat No 2 mixed corn and various grades of cattle hogs and sheep along with regional cash quotes and export prices.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
CaTrLe
New York
Fed
Baltimore
Southern
Pirraboxah
India
Apolis
Hartford man warns bridge collapse saves train
Martin Troy of Hartford flagged danger on a weak East Bristol bridge. With the 4:20 Hartford train due, he lit matches to signal danger and halted the engine just before the bridge sank five feet, saving passengers on board.
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Martin Troy
Hartford
Troy
Fat woman dies after drowning jump on Gallows bridge
Sarah Jane Geese, said to be one of the heaviest women in the country, reportedly weighed over 300 pounds. At Anns Mills near Newville Pennsylvania she jumped into the Conodoguinet creek from Gallows bridge but could not sink, floated for hours, and was recovered alive. She is expected to recover.
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Anns Mills
Newville
Alexander Geese
Sarah Jane Geese
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette
Conodoguinet Creek
Gallows Bridge
Spe
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