Rumors and Strained Spain Cuba War Reports Prompt Madrid Excitement
Madrid on March 24th faced intense public turmoil as rumors of a crisis spread. Reports claim Sagasta’s cabinet may propose anew while Spain accuses US of bias amid losses at the insurgent front. A Cuban autonomy shift leads to executions and traitor denouncements in Havana.
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Luque
Menocal
Rojas
Echevarria
Gonzales
Alvarez
Antonio Nunez
Vicente Nunez
Jose Spinosa
Santa Clara
Marcos Garvia
Detwn
Spain
Cuba
Alvares
Lieut. Perez
Vincente
Espinosa
Lieut. Peres
Lieut
Perez
Spain Seeks Harmony in Maine Reports and Arbitration
Madrid reports the Spanish inquiry into the Maine loss and notes U S requests to remove the wreck rather than destroy it by dynamite. Havana dispatches describe Puerto Principe fighting with 3000 troops, Cuban forces using dynamite and heavy artillery, and several officers wounded with uncertain outcomes.
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Havana
el Heraldo de Madrid
Spain
Maine
Madrid
Spanish Board of Inquiry
United States
Luque
Blanco
Puerto Principe
Que
Torre
Lionel
Masserro
Aad 'Molina
George Yoogle a Victim of Exposure and Hunger
George Yoogle, about 70, was found dead in Fraser Bros. & Van Uoff's lumber yard on Thursday evening. He died from hunger and exposure, lying stiff on a board with a pail and market basket above him and bread crust scraps nearby. Formerly a driver for Rudolph Boettcher, he was a beloved figure among local children, but little is known of his last days. He likely slept at the yard during inclement weather. a coroner's examination preceded his body being sent to Undertaker Weise.
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George Yoogle
Fraser Bros. & van Uoff
Yoogle
Rudolph Boettcher
Weise
Odd Trade Between Hunt and Newby Leads to Foreclosure
Judge Allen weighs a curious case in which Mary J Hunt and Walter A Newby traded real estate valued at about 3500 with Newby giving equity in three Haughville houses for Mrs Hunt city property. Newby's wife signed ten days later and the deed revealed a mortgage of 3700 looming on the city parcel and a blanket mortgage on the properties. The court calls it a veritable dog eat dog situation.
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Allen
Mary J. Hunt
Walter A. Newby
Newby
Flint
Netyby
Maine Maine report delivered to Secretary Long in sealed bag
A detailed dispatch recounts the arrival at the navy department of the sealed Maine inquiry report carried by Commander Marix and Lieutenant Jungen. Secretary Long and officials examined portions of the document while the White House and cabinet discussed its contents. A second bulky copy was later sent to transmit to Spain.
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Temmy
Navy
Long
Capt. O'Neil
Ordnance
Clover
Bureau of Intelligence
Secretary Long
Marix
White House
Navy Department
Tone
Longe
Day
State Department
Capt. Lemly
Maine
President McKinley orders naval and coastal actions
Washington February 25 reports indicate the naval board of inquiry findings may shape U S policy as tensions rise over Cuba and Spain. The president plans to present the report to Congress while preparing to use all resources to end Cuban war, with swift movement to mobilize coast defenses and naval forces.
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United States
Cuba
Congress
Court of Inquiry
Board
Fbr
Spain
Naval Board of Inquiry
New Coast Defense Board
Washington
Army and Navy Coast Defense Board
Barker
Navy
Dorst
Army
Secretariee
Long and
Alger
Hasard
Aerval
Consis
Secretaries of War and Navy
S,stion
Strer
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Ited
Contested County Chair Nomination Splits Local Factions
The Kealingites and Sealing faction back Marion Eaton for county chairman to replace Saulcy while Saulcy resists resignation. Rivalries flare between Silverites, Holtzman backers, and the Schmidt-Younge-Hawkins group amid a heated Democratic and Republican battleground for county offices. A warm contest looms as factions arrange in court house basement and Stevenson block.
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Kealing
Silverites
Holtzman
Bryan
Brian
Hollaman
Pennsylvania
Flo
Free Silverites
Ba Little
Tagsart
Ayres
Court House
Fiiares
Stevenson Block
Rochford
Spain Must Explain Washington March t.-President weighs Spanish torpedo flotilla threat
The president calls the Spanish invasion very serious but not as alarming as many officers who want intercepts before the flotilla reaches its target. The item notes continued coverage on the second page.
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Washington
Mareh
Indiana Wins Penalty Suit Over Wasting Gas
Judge Baker holds federal courts lack jurisdiction over penalties under 1893 statute in case brought by Indiana against Allegheny Oil Company for wasting gas in Delaware County. State sought $2,000. ruling remand to Delaware County. The decision cites that state penal laws are foreign to federal court jurisdiction.
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Indiana
Baker
Union
United States
Delaware County
Allegheny Oil Company
Delaware
Lan. YJ
Weather Forecast for Indianapolis March 20
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the 36 hours ending 8 pm March 20 calls for warmer fair conditions. Friday night and Saturday should stay dry with rising temperatures. Friday temperatures noted as 40s to 50s, noon around 46 and 2 pm near 49.
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Indianapolis
Dismissal in Vaughn Liquor Case Sparks Age Mystery
In Justice Lockman's court the case against James W Vaughn of Indiana uve for selling liquor to a minor was dismissed after testimony about the boy James W Harvey. The mother claimed the boy was born in 1871, citing the Bible. The son testified he was born in 1818, leaving his true age unresolved.
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Thesauire
Vaughn
City Life Notes and Local Changes
Tone Shockley seeks divorce from James alleging abandonment. Damascus lodge K of P marks its fifth anniversary at the corner of Illinois and Sixteenth streets Friday night. Allen A. Wilkinson builds a ten room colonial style house near Sixteenth on Pennsylvania with J H Stein as architect. Anna Martin, long a City hospital inmate, has been adjudged insane. Superior Court sustains demurrer in Havens v. State, ruling Havens not qualified to recover $800 spent entertaining at the Indiana building in the World’s Fair.
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Tone Shockley
James
Damascus Lodge
Illinois
Sixteenth Sts
Allen A. Wilkinson
Sixteenth St
Pennsylvania
J. H. Stein
Anna Martin
City Hospital
Superior Court
George Havens
Indiana
Betylene Gas Promises Safer Lighting for Homes and Stores
A claims sheet from C. H. Walcott notes Betylene Gas as a safer lighting option than coal oil for country houses and stores. The brief advertises easier lighting from a single lamp and markets the product as a cleaner alternative to traditional fuels.
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C. H. Walcott
Ld HE
Market-st
Enraged Money Crowd Drives Pro-Meles Speech Suppression
Report from New York on March 25 details Wall Street financiers pressuring the Melinley administration from a money angle to curb war talk and hinder Proctor’s Senate speech. The New York Sun labels the money crowd as aggressive, with Mark Hanna portrayed as their mouthpiece.
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Proctor
Senate
New York Sun
Seerstasies Long
Gage
New York
Wall St
State Courts Hold Jurisdiction Over Waste Prevention
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a legal discussion on statutory illegality and state courts retaining complete jurisdiction to prevent waste, naming Jidee Baker and a remand related to title allotment. The text suggests ruling on containment and authority in property disputes within the state's judiciary.
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Jidee Baker
Gus
Prices and sales listed for tomorrow at various stores
A long list of shops announces special bargains for tomorrow including hats coats furniture shoes and groceries. Notable offers include Dalton's stiff hats at 1 and Rubens misfit parlor coats down from 15 to 87, with several other retailers such as Saks & Co Dan Younts Archade and Brown's shoe store promoting deals and discounts across departments.
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Marion Trust Company
Wasson
Star
Dalton
Badger
Saks & ('O
New York
Rentseh’s
Court House
Danbury Hat Company
Rubens
Spewell’s
Albert Gall
Nathan B. Groft
Market House
Block
Central Rubber and Supply Company
Henry Huder
Madame Ruppert
O. J. Conrad
Keller & Gamerdinger’s
Maguire
Granger
Hedricks
Indiana
Brown’s Shoe
People’s Outfitting Company
Badger Furniture Company
Ivo
Robert Drake
Henry Magur
Fountain Square
Dan Younts
Company
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