No Warships To Cuba In Ruiz Case Denied
Accounts say Consul General Lee has not reported on the Ruiz affair. Spanish officers claim Dr Richard Ruiz committed death by his own hand in Guanabacoa jail. The U S state department awaits Lee’s dispatches and has no reason to fear international complication or warships being sent. Ruiz, a naturalized American from Philadelphia, faced charges of conspiracy tied to the derailment of a train carrying Spanish troops.
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Cuba
Richard Ruiz
Guanabacoa
State Department
Congo
Lee
Cable
Ruiz
State ‘Department
Philadelphia
Tragic Cable Car Grip Kills Kansas City Worker
John Lagalle, 26, a track repairer for the Brooklyn Avenue Cable Railway Co., was killed Sunday in a Kansas City cable conduit accident. Replacing a broken pulley, he was caught by a grip as a car approached, his clothes snagged, and he was crushed against pulleys before the car passed. He died shortly after being removed.
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John
Lagalle
Gov Bushnell Names Marcus Hanna for Ohio Senate Seat
Gov Bushnell announced to the press that Sherman will resign to join President McKinley’s cabinet. He said Marcus Hanna of Cuyahoga County will be appointed to serve until a successor is chosen by the general assembly.
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Bushnell
Ohio
Sherman
McKinley
Marcus Hanna
Cuyahoga County
Ex-President Harrison’s Newborn Daughter Reported
A newborn girl weighing 8 pounds arrived in the Harrison family in Indianapolis on Sunday morning. The mother and child are doing well. The ex president is in his 64th year and the family’s origins trace to a 1808 New York marriage. Corruption and tragedy items also appear involving Connecticut and New York figures, with various names and locations cited amid chaotic text.
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Benjamin Harrison
I Harrison
St. Thomas
New York
Sextuple murder near Winona North Dakota shocks region
Six persons are dead on Rev. Thomas Spicer’s ranch near Winona North Dakota. Victims include Mr and Mrs Spicer their daughter Mrs William Rouse her two year old boys and Mrs Waldron mother of the local postmaster. Bodies mutilated with axes suggesting Indian involvement amid rumors and local alarm.
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North Dakota
Winona
N. D
Thomas Spicer
Standing Rock
New Pool on Steel Threatens Rockefeller Carnegie Control
A New York analyst notes the steel rail market's disarray after the Philadelphia pool dissolution. Independent manufacturers mobilize to form a looser alliance tied by ore, shipping and railroad interests to counter Carnegie and Rockefeller. Experts foresee a second pool within sixty days uniting major steel barons except Carnegie.
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Carnegie
Killed in a Prize Fight at Manhattan Club
Benny Coleman a small colored boy died in the first round of a boxing bout at the Manhattan Athletic Club Cincinnati. Spectators cheered for winner William Wright unaware of the tragedy as Coleman’s body was carried from the ring. Police stopped the main fight after the news broke.
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Benny Coleman
Mahattan Athletic Club
Cincinnati
William Wright
Wright
Jim Johnson
al Roberts
Medal for a Brave Seaman and New Railway Scheme
Secretary of the Navy Herbert plans to present a gold medal to the Maine hero who leaped overboard to save Apprentice Kogel during a gale en route to Charleston. The medal bears a relief image of the Maine and an inscription naming William J. Creelman for extraordinary heroism on February 6, 1807. A Huntington project reports a survey for a railway from Alvarado Mexico to Salina Cruz on the Pacific coast, hoping for a concession linked to Pacific Mail steamers, potentially replacing the Panama route.
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Herbert
Charleston
Maine
Kogel
United States
William J. Creelman
United States Navy
Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
Alvarado
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Salina Cruz
Pacific
Panama
Hanna Drops Cabinet Bid and Seeks Senate Seat
In Cleveland on Thursday Mark Hanna said he would not join McKinley’s cabinet and would stay in Ohio to run for a full term in the United States Senate next winter. He noted Gov Bushnell’s hoped appointment to succeed Senator Sherman is now unlikely.
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Hanna
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Senate
Bert Way to End Dispute and Florida Everglades Transfer
Trig cites Crespo's Venezuela stance and urges Congress to back an Anglo Venezuelan treaty as the sole solution to the long standing Guiana boundary conflict with Britain. Florida receives 2,242,800 acres of Everglades swamp land by interior department action, conveyed to Florida with occupancy rights retained by about 200 Seminole Indians.
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Bert
Trig
Crespo
Venezuela
Guiana
Congress
Great Britain
Florida
Everglades
Secretary of the Interior
Daniel McCarthy Hanged for Wife Murder in Chicago
Daniel McCarthy, a printing house employee, was hanged in Chicago Friday for the murder of his wife last May in a jealous fit. He was strangled to death. The street car strike at Galveston ended in a victory for the men who secured a Yoas contract, preserving old wages.
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Daniel McCarthy
Chicago
Galveston
Large Increase in Iron and Steel Business Feature
Dun and Company Weekly Review of Trade reports a large rise in iron and steel activity due to eight to twelve months production coverage and stronger demand for woolen goods. Boots and shoes show gains, wheat cotton wool and iron prices improve, and a supportive money market boosts future purchases. U.S. failures total 308 for the week, Canada 68, with Europe largely indebted on current accounts.
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Dun & Co
R. G Dun & Cows Weekly Review of Trade
Europe
Congress
United States
Canada
The Sage of Essex Dies in Beverly Mass
John I. Baker of Beverly known as the sage of Essex and an abolitionist dies after a fall with paralysis. A founder of the Republican party he helped organize the Worcester convention and state committee with John A. Andrew, chaired the platform committee declaring freedom and equality before the law.
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John I. Baker
Essex
Beverly
Mass
Sage of
Republican Party
Whig Party
Worcester
John A. Andrew
Baker
Nun in a Trying Place for Heiress Here
Miss Carrie Taylor Jowell a nun of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in G Louis is left a $25,000 beneficiary in her late uncle's New York will. To obtain the money she must renounce her vows and leave the Catholic church. The will was written seven years ago when she had not taken religious vows.
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Carrie Taylor Jowell
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Taylor and
Maryland
Avanes
G. Louis
New York
Siered Ifeart Order
McKinley Adds Another Member to His Cabinet
Baltimore’s J A Gary arrived at Canton to meet President McKinley and discuss a possible cabinet post. Gary told the Associated Press that McKinley tendered him a portfolio, though the exact department had not been finalized.
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McKinley
Mon
J. A. Gary
Baltimore
Canton
Gary
Associated Press
Colorado Bars High Hats Bill Passes in House
By an 82 to 15 vote the high hat bill from Engley the attorney general of Colorado paused the house at Denver. The measure imposes a $10 fine for first offense of wearing a high hat in a theater and up to $60 for aggravated cases.
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Colorado
Engley
The
Coloraido
Denver
Judge Seymour Dead in New York Cancer
Augustus Seymour of Newbern North Carolina longtime judge of the United States district court for the eastern district of North Carolina died in New York Friday from stomach cancer.
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Judge Seymour
Augustus Seymour
Newbern
N. C
United States District Court of the
Eastern District of North Carolina
New York
Fatal Gasoline Explosion Hits Cleveland Quarters
Tragic gasoline blast in Cleveland’s Polgh quarter harms many residents. Five people reported gravely burned, with officials confirming suspected fatalities and ongoing emergency response response crews work to contain fires and assist victims.
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Polgh
Cleveland
After Horse Butchers Seized in Chicago Health Action
Chicago health officers seize a horse meat operation run by Charles Beagles and James Martin, charging nuisancewithin city limits. Inspectors found slaughtering at home, plan to ship 35 barrels of pickled horse meat abroad. operations feed 120 acre farm with horse and hog pastures. offal dumped in a nearby field feeding sixty hogs.
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Chicago
Dmcinis
Chicago Health Department
Charles Beagles
James Martin
Aye
Charles Bengles
Belgium
Herve
Shot Down in Gold Blood Violence in Pinar del Rio Guerrillas
Havana dispatch February 18 reports Spanish guerrillas led by Maj Taso of Gen Pernas army seizing Montevari north of Paso Real de Santiago. About 200 insurgents aided by a camp deserter attacked at night, 100 captured. many women and children killed, others escaped. Bodies blocked a gorge. reinforcements urged by Gen Weyler. Weyler’s rival Goines reportedly outwitted by Spanish commander. plans miscarried.
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Pinar del Rio
Havana
Maj
Taso
Pernzas
Montevari
Paso Real de Santiago
Chiildren
Hine
Weyler
Goines
Pearl Bryans Slayers To Be Hanged Together March 20
The Jackson and Walling cases for Pearl Bryans murder moved to execution by March 20 as Sheriff Pliomamer of Cincinnati received death warrants directing execution between sunrise and sunset. The method allows simultaneous or sequential hasty actions, preventing separate confessions for leverage. Also noted navigation openings and plague death tolls in Bombay.
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Jackson
Walling
Sherif Pliomamer
Cincennati
Pearl Bryan
Market Quotations From Multiple Cities Across Prices
A long list of farm market prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grains by city including Chicago Indianapolis Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye and dairy products with many No 2 grades and per unit ranges.
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Chicago
Choise Creamery
Indianapolis
bCs
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Cabinet Complete as Gary and McConk Named to Posts
The cabinet is reported complete with jy. A. Gary and J. J. McConk named in recent selections. A Marylander, Gary is to be Postmaster General, with Cavey and others in key secretary roles. The list reflects final cabinet decisions as announced.
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Jy. A. Gary
J. J. McConk
Letter
Rite the Terror
Mr. Gary
Cabinet Officers Named in Historic U.S. List
The document lists Lyman J. Age of Minas as Secretary of the Treasury, Russell A. Alger of Michigan as Secretary of War, John C. Lang of Massachusetts as Secretary of the Navy, Joseph M'Kenna of California as Attorney General, and J. Xycook of New York as Secretary of the Interior.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Lyman J. Age
Minais
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Secretary of the Navy
John C. Lang
Massachusetts
Joseph M'Kenna
California
of the Interior
D. J. Xycook
New York
McCook and Gary Chosen for Cabinet Seats
Washington reports indicate Ma McCook and Mr Gary have been nominated to cabinet posts and accepted. He is a longtime Republican leader from Maryland with extensive party service. Gary, 68, is connected to prominent families and has been active in state and national party affairs.
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Ma McCook
Gary Hind
Hind
Washington
Anya
Congress
Jies A. Ghtry
Republican Party
Maryhand
Ute
Tie
TRSO
Munaryhine
Toon
Republican National Committee
Mer. Gorey
Lavin W. Gorzie
Mothers Congress to Meet in Washington on Alternate Years
A historic Mothers Congress declares it will meet in Washington every other year with alternate hosting by another city. Delegates endorse reform aims including a national hygiene education for mothers, promotion of kindergarten in public schools, and stricter age protections for girls in the District of Columbia and territories. They praise Mrs. Cleveland for welcoming the congress and embodying its motherhood ideals.
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Washington
Agidn
Wiraliington
Congress
District of Columbia
Cleveland
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