Spanish Defeat Recounted with Cuban Atrocities at Helena del Sur
A Havana to Key West report describes a 600 Spanish cavalry surprised by 400 Cuban troops under Colonel Sanchez, a night attack on the Spanish camp, mass killings of Cubans, and a later brutal treatment of women and officials by Captain Felix Des Gratia. The mayor was hanged after witnessing abuses. insurgents later moved northward.
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Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Key West
Havana
Jose Mirando
Helena del Sur
Sanchez
Maceo
Guerrillia
Felix Des Gratia
Weyler Arrives in Havana as Skirmishes Reported
Captain General Weyler reached San Jose de Lajas while fighting flares in Santa Clara and Matanzas provinces. A Spanish column burned camps, with twenty seven insurgents killed and ten firearms captured, and seventeen insurgents surrendered in three days.
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Havana
Weyler
San Jose de Lajas
Santa Clara
Matanzas
San Quintin
Delgado Parejo
Punta Caoba
Pinar del Rio
Senor
Joaquin Vidal
Casper Alonzo Betancourt
Viamonte
Wisconsin and national notes in brief legislative roundup
Madison reports the senate passed a bill amending the North western Mutual Relief association charter and approved a resolution urging Congress to back military parks. The Milwaukee Street Railway tax plan shifts rates higher while Chicago sees the Metropolitan Elevated in receivership. London weighs opinions on a new monetary conference. Minneapolis notes the Century Piano company assignment with assets around $60,000.
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Madison
Senate
Northwestern Mutual Relief Association
Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Impromptu Fiddler Delays Five Trains on St Patrick Day
On St Patrick's Day 1894 five Oregon Short Line trains bound east and west were halted at Glenn's Ferry Idaho after washouts at Pocatello and Indian Creek. About 600 passengers from diverse groups waited as repairs paused progress and social barriers dissolved on the bleak Snake River bluff town.
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Pan
Snake River
Creede
Cripple Creek
Thickly Populated Belgium Reaches Population Milestones
The article notes Belgium as the most densely populated nation in 1890 with 530 people per square mile, compares it to England and other countries, and traces growth from 1830 to above 6 million by 1890, highlighting rapid population and industrial expansion.
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Belgium
England
France
Holland
Italy
Germany
Ireland
Spain
Sweden
United States
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vermont
Maryland
Maine
Kingdom of Holland
Europe
Saxony
Jamaica
West Indies
Dresden
Teipsig
Chemnitz
Ita
Hanover
Bavaria
Tranover
New York City
St. Louis Republic
Fiddler on a Train Becomes Star of St Patrick Night Dance
Passengers and railroad wives gather in a town hall on St Patrick's night for a dance. A long haired fiddler rises to the occasion after the regular musician is reassigned, delivering magical violin music that captivates the crowd and even draws a request from M. Ysaye. The scene blends travel life with a rare musical moment and ends with praise for the improvised performance.
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St. Patrick’s
Railroad Dance Committee
Lancers
Tie
Strauss
M. Ysaye
Charley” Fair
United States
Senator Fair
San Francisco
Berlioz
Washington
Dissenters in Russia Grow Despite Ruthless Policy
The text states that after M Pobtednostzef led the holy synod, dissenters were believed doomed to extinction but instead grew to about 500 600 thousand, with old believers totaling 18,000,090.
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Russia
M. Pobtednostzef
Ife
Potent Battery Found By Scottish Boys in Jam Pot Discovery
London Truth says two Scottish boys accidentally discovered a primary battery so powerful a large ship could cross to America with its motive power in a jam pot. The find has attracted interest from Scottish men of wealth and business experience.
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London
America
Paris Woman's Club Opens For Women In Need
Paris offers a women's club where homeless women can spend evenings and receive meals. The facility features a library and a membership costs 60 francs annually. All staff and employees are women.
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Paris
Fort Jefferson Rebuilt as Naval Station Considered
A Navy and Army board will inspect Fort Jefferson on Garden Key Dry Tortugas to evaluate rehab and a new naval station. The harbor and fortifications are described, noting the outdated gun carriages and decayed structures yet potential for a sheltered deep harbor and updated defenses if reoccupied.
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Fort Jefferson
Spain
Navy
Army
Garden Key
Florida
Key West
Mort Jefferson
Polk
Jefferson Davis
United States
Mudd
Inspector-General’s Department
Fortifications Board
Puget Sound
Howard
Marine Hospital Service
N.Y. Sun
Kept His Vow Amid Contempt in Detroit Pariah Tale
A Detroit Tribune note recalls a pariah who vowed never to see the scornful woman again after her contempt. He dismisses a washbasin offered to him and the scene ends with a stillness as the vow is carried out.
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Detroit Tribune
Greatest triumph of modern surgery joke
A Cincinnati Tribune quote recalls a wry remark by a renowned surgeon who defines the era’s triumph as collecting the bills. The line reflects a humorous take on medical practice and the era’s medical figures.
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Cincinnati Tribune
Rail Schedule Note Words and Times
Train timetable fragment lists arrivals and departures with numbers and stations. It includes Nos 1 2 34 82 83 84 88 97 and routes west east Lena Warren Galena Freeport and Sunday/Monday exceptions, with several daily or weekly patterns and times around 2:06 a m to 8:40 p m.
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Freeport
Lena Warren
Galena
Trains Schedule Fragments for Madison and Dodgeville
Fragmentary OCR notes show several train movements to Madison and Dodgeville. Freight and passenger trains are listed with numbers 161 164 180 201 271 and 264 plus daily frequencies and Sunday exceptions. Details are incomplete and partially unreadable.
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Madison
Eng
Mold
Seeemeestes
Dodgeville
Gfe
Through Coaches Connect Illinois Routes With Chicago
Trains connect Rock Island Milwaukee and Chicago with through coaches and freight services. Passenger No 36 departs early morning while Nos 94 1 25 95 provide connections to Cedar Rapids Omaha Council Bluffs Kansas City and other western points. Freight Nos 4 and 1 run with limited schedules and baggage is checked through to destination.
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Rock Lelam
Hacine
Janesville
Madison
Rockford
Chicago
Hock Island
Milwaukee
Freeport & W. Junction
Reeport
Pammenger
K. Lalanc Tyeve
Clinton
Dubuque
St. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Council Bluffa
Kansas City
al Ointa Weat
Egnes
Rock Island
Breeport Vevains
Chicago Great Western RY
St Paul
Minneapolle
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Kansas
Sanseers Easeseee
Brewster House
South Freeport
Brewster Sboute
agEag Ge
Bee Nation
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Century Piano Company
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Mumpureys' Med, CO
William Bt
Mexico
North-Western
J. J. Grafton
Chicago & North- Western Ry
Illinois
Ceniral
Trina
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Enee
Wuast
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Porreston
Depary
Uae
Business Directory
Antrim
Lurman
Aset
State Bank
Dr. W
Caldwell
Stover Jakob Schaette
Bred Dorman
Warner
A. P. Goddard
Henry Baler M. Devore
Louie Fosha
BR. G. Bhuniway
Terest
Dare
Armers and Merchants Bank
Fry's
Oaghier
Raima
U. H. Samcuy
Volebre
B. L. Broormeier
First National Bank, OF
Bidwell
Pres
A. Browann
Barkers
Soldiers' Monument
Freejor
Ill
Freeport, I
Jettinger, Collmann & Company
Collmann
Graham
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B. Schulte,harles
EB. Meyer
Obn Sullivan
Lee
Wwe
Voesccces Es
Rastatant
J. W. Henney
John Fosha
John 8. Collman
Imann
M Kk. Parker
Insurance
Benjamin Rhodes
Build’y
H. Place
Emmert & Burrell's
Stephenson &J
Freeport, Ill
Wy. Tate
Ruom
Stephenson Street
Frances Shimar
University of Chicago
Mount Carroll
Mt. Carroll Seminary
Idam
Gardner
Mt. Carroll
Ontario Veterinary College
Dittmar’s Livery
Schmidt
Stephenson St
Holbrook's
Alace
Polebrugh
Waesl
Tvary
Ees
Reoria
Rienver Cripple Creek
Chicago & Alton R. R
R. Somerville
Adams Street
Clarquette Building
Tingle
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