Maine Court of Inquiry Findings Prompt Congress Message
The Maine court of inquiry found the Maine was destroyed by a submarine mine, not by fault of the crew. A president's message to Congress accompanies the report urging action toward Spain and preserving relations. The report details the explosion, wreckage, and lack of identified responsibility, with a call for judicious consideration.
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Havana
United States
Maine
Spain
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Judge Rules Boards of Trade May Expel Members
Missouri Judge E P Gates in Kansas City holds boards of trade may expel members. Case arose from a debt dispute between F A Farmer Co and Perrine Bros, 2272.60 dollars. The Farmer Co refused to arbitrate. the court dissolved a temporary restraining order and affirmed the board’s right to expel for noncompliance with by laws. Also notes Treasury’s Marine Hospital Service steps to prevent yellow fever recurrence.
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Boards of Trade
E. P. Gates
Kansas City
Board of Trade
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Perrine Bros. Commission Company
Farmer
Perrine Company
Gates
Marine Hospital Service
Treasury Department
Bradstreets Review Reports Mixed Western Trade Trends
Bradstreet's Weekly Review highlights favorable reports from the west and northwest with weather-related impediments in the Ohio valley. The coarse cotton goods market shows no improvement and prints cloth prices fall to new lows, signaling production curtailment. Some woolen mills report solid orders, yet overall business lags behind expectations as raw wool markets diverge from manufactured goods.
Louisiana Suffrage Plan Aims to Disfranchise Negroes
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention in New Orleans approved a suffrage plan by 95 to 28 with 11 absent after 45 days of debate. It imposes educational and property qualifications and a poll tax, aiming to exclude Black voters while allowing many whites to qualify, including naturalized voters and those who voted in 1807 with their descendants.
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Louisiana Constitutional Convention
New Orleans
Louisiana
Pension Fraud Scandal Shocks Providence I I
U S agents uncover what they call the greatest pension fraud in the United States in Providence I I Two arrests and fifteen warrants issued against claim agents for perjury and forging pension vouchers The aggregate fraud will total many thousands with one case showing fifteen thousand dollars traced
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U. S
Providence
I. I
Pension Department
United States
Gladstone Ill as Queen's Surgeon Reports Pain
Surgeon to the queen was called to consult on Mr Gladstone who begged secrecy about his condition. Livy Smith confirmed Gladstone suffers intense pain and is very ill amid a reported serious illness. In Arkansas, Pittsburg NL rookie Wart broke jaw in two places after being hit by a ball during a practice game. He expects to rejoin in three to four weeks.
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Sir Thomas Smith
Livy Thomas Smith
England
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Billy Hart
Hart
Pittsburg
Little Rock
Ark
William Wart
St. Louis Browns
William Schriver
Kills His Wife and Himself at Vincennes Indiana
William Osterhage murdered his wife at Vincennes on Thursday then killed himself with a revolver after she refused to reunite. The couple had been separated for some time and her return led to the tragedy. Mrs Osterhage had just come back from a three weeks visit at Petersburg.
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William Osterhage
Vincennes
Ind
Sigsbee Leaves Cuba In Emotional Havana Adieu
Steamer Olivette carried Captain Sigsbee and officers from Havana to Key West after a solemn farewell aboard the Olivette. Consul General Lee and newspaper men formed a grieving circle while flowers bore a ship motif in tribute to Gen. Leo. Sigsbee praised Havana press for fair treatment and lauded Fitzhugh Lee as a brave loyal diplomat.
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Fitzhugh Lee
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Olivetta
Murder and Arson Kill White Couple and Black Man in Atlanta
Early Monday a fire at a store on 75 Waumphreys Street in Atlanta exposed three dead occupants, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hi. Briley and Robert Wilkingon. The Brileys, owners, were fatally attacked with a hatchet and knife. Robbery is suspected. the fire was rapidly spreading as responders arrived.
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Atlanta
W. Hi. Briley
Robert Wilkingon
Waumphreys Street
War clouds hit cotton trade and insurance routes
Texas cotton buyers fear war rumors disrupting shipments. Insurance on export cotton from Galveston and New Orleans is unavailable. Foreign firms advise shipping on British bottoms. About one third of the Texas crop remains to be moved amid the scare. Jackson seeks another fight with Jeffries. Olympic Club targets Sharkey and Maher for April. Parnell’s mother dies in Ireland after clothing fire burns.
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Galveston
New Orleans
Jackson
Te Ring
Tie
Jeffries
Olympic Club
Sharky
Cust Sharkey
Ef Sharkey
Maher
Grover Cleveland Endorses Washington Policy on Cuba
The former president Grover Cleveland expressed that the Washington government is pursuing the correct course in the Cuban situation. He said the U S could do nothing else without sacrificing national honor. The remarks are noted by Sunil for New York and Lloyd's reports in a garbled late edition.
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Washington
Sunil
New York
Lloyd's
United States
San Francisco
New Orleans
Hed
Mugland
York
Maine Disaster Board Finds External Explosion Likely
The naval board of inquiry into the Maine disaster concludes the explosion originated outside the vessel, favored a powerful submarine mine as the cause, and did not assign responsibility or determine the exact explosive’s nature. The report will be transmitted to Congress after cabinet review.
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Board
Long
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Ty. m
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Canaries
Norte A
United States
Spain
Walsh Murder Verdict Shocks Joliet Family
Coroner's jury after two weeks concludes Thomas Walsh of Joliet was murdered. Walsh disappeared from a barber shop near his brother Robert Walsh's wholesale property. body found beside the Migin Joliet and Eastern tracks ten miles from Joliet. Police favored suicide, but the jury disagreed. verdict pleased Walsh family, disappointed police.
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Thomas Walsh
Joliet
Walsh
Robert Walsh
Commodity price slate for cattle hogs and grains
Fragmented OCR lists livestock and grain quotes by city markets including Indianapolis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and New York with prices for cattle hogs sheep and various grain grades. The text mixes no clear narrative, reflecting typical early market roundups.
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Indianapolis
St. Denis
Catile
Cincinnati
Ste
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Flood Devastates Indiana Ohio Rail Lines Homes
Floods sweep Indiana and Ohio with millions in damage. Cities report highest water levels, trains derailed, bridges washed out, and thousands homeless across multiple counties including Shelbyville Decatur and Rushville. Delicate rail networks crippled. Dayton and Columbus fearing worst as canal Dover and nearby towns cut off.
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Rushville
Delaware
Dover
Yarous Secdions
Indiana
White River
Richmond
Warsaw
St. Vans
Bickhart
Decatur County
Mumbridge
Indianapoli
Louisville
Dean Handle
Todianapolis
Train Plunge Through Washed-Out Trestle in Indiana
A work train loaded with men and supplies plunged through a washed-out trestle near Columbus on the Louisville division of the Pennsylvania railroad. Several workers were killed or injured as the train struck a weakened trestle and fell into the river. Rescue efforts faced great difficulty amid rising water and wreckage.
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Trewtie
Indiana
Columbus
Louisville
Pennsylvania Civilroad
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