McKinley Proposes Cuba Relief and Possible Intervention
President McKinley outlined a threefold Cuba program to Congress. He aims to send the Maine inquiry report with no further explanation, seek a 500000 relief appropriation for non combatants, and press Spain to revise care for Cuban people or face humanitarian intervention if necessary. He emphasized preserving peace with honor and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
Cuba
Maine Court of Inquiry
Congress
Spain
Uba
Presit
Teller Opposes Silver Party Union in Colorado Letter
A letter argues against uniting silver and Republican forces, stating the silver issue requires broader national unity and warning that alliances with McKinley Republicans would doom silver aims. The writer insists on opposing any fusion with the gold standard party and vows to oppose nominees affiliating with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trado
Repubn
United States
Repulim
Gold Party
Colorado
Spanish Torpedo Flotilla Tops Key West Warship Menu
A formidable fleet from Spain will be showcased near Key West as torpedo flotilla units attract attention from visiting warships. The display underscores growing naval tensions and the strategic balance in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Spanish torpedo flotilla alarms Key West officers
Key West officials express urgent fear that Spanish torpedo boats could threaten U S ships if allowed to reach Porto Rico. They urge rapid concentration of strong fleet defenses or removal of warships from harbor to meet what they call a looming menace from Spain.
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Key West
Fla
Canary Islands
United States
Porto Rico
Havana
Iowa
New York
Indiana
Spain
Revenue Cutter Assignments Across Atlantic Vessels
Captain Shoemaker reorganizes the Revenue Cutter Service with all available ships pledged to duty. The Gresham and Calumet are moving to Hampton Roads for dispatch to Key West under Commodore Sampson. Cutters will serve as scouts and picket boats ready for offensive and defensive actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shoemaker
Revenue Cutter Service
Atlantic Seaboard
Gresham
Great Lakes
Calumet
Chicago
Hampton Roads
Norfolk Navy Yard
Key West
Sampson
Patton motor breaks record on Chicago Western line
The Patton motor arrived in Cedar Falls, Iowa, at 6:30 pm after leaving Chicago last night. The run set a record with sixteen hours of actual running at an average of eighteen miles per hour, using fifty eight gallons of gasoline for a total cost of 2.61 dollars, about half a mill per mile ton. The railway locomotive average is fourteen cents per mile ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Patton
Chicago
New York Harbor Craft Secured for Navy Auxiliaries
Four swift yachts nine fast sea-tug craft and one coasting vessel were acquired to serve as auxiliary vessels. Two yachts and one tug were delivered to the Brooklyn navy yard as Rear Admiral Bunce received orders from Washington to secure the rest the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
Naval Board
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Bunce
Washington
Spring Medicine Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted Amid Spring Remedies
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the essential spring remedy to purify the blood and improve digestion and nerves. It cites testimonials from customers like Mrs. W. Kane of Media, Pa, claiming restoration of health and prevention of malaria after using the tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood
Curious reader ads mix with folklore and crystal finds
A jumble of snippets shows wartime style ads for Salzer Coffee Berry and Cascarets health aid, a Hall’s Catarrh Cure promotion, and a note on a massive California crystal mass unearthed by John Burton. Also included is a humorous family exchange about Grandfather and Dorothy at the farm, with a line about hens and noses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleason, Kimaxy Public
Hall
John E. Burton
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Green Mountain
Mokelumne Hill
Calaveras County
California
Burton
No To Bac for Fifty Cents Cures Tobacco Habit
An advertisement promises No-To-Bac as a guaranteed cure for tobacco habit at fifty cents or one dollar. It claims it makes weak men strong and blood pure and ends with a jab about business life for an undertaker.
Generosity of Senator Bruce Recalls Slave Owner’s Widow Aid
The late Senator Bruce aided the widow and daughter of his former master, a Virginia planter, though no legal obligation existed. They relied on his bounty for years, and his acts of kindness followed his education by the tutor of his master’s son, expressing gratitude in needy times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Virginia
Coffee Belief Sparks Family Tension Over Bills
A fragmented quote shows a speaker insisting coffee keeps them strong to earn money for medical bills, while a doctor is implied to prohibit caffeine. The exchange highlights a dispute over treatment and financial obligations within a household.
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Tie
Teller
the Revenue Cutter Service
Ordnance Bureau of the War Department
Seacoast
Vickers Sons
Hotchkiss
Oregon
Portland
Ore
America
Jinks
State of
Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J Cheney
F. J
Dorothy
Maoralug
Senator Bruce
Walter Baker
Dorchester
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
ST. Jacobs
Sciatica
Estey
Estey Organ Co
Bratileboro, Ve
T Thompson
Samplesanilla Roofing Co
Camion,n.j
Bickford
Washington, D. C
John W. Morris
Washington, D.C
U.’s. Pension Bureau
Denver
Vaner
Ower
Pommel Mit
Slicker
Perry
Catslogve
Denver Directory
Beth Hd
Serer E Rr
Denver Tent and Awning CO
Procter
Arapahoe Street
Machinery Co
Optician
Denver, Colo
Union
West v “Tg. Co
J. Durbin Surgical and Dental Supply Company
Curtis Street
St James Hotel
Denver Typewriter Exchange
Denver Savings Bank
Post Ofice
Capital
Optical CO
Frances E. Willard
T. U
Anna A. Gordon
Gonzalo de Quesada
Henry Davenport Northrop
Kidder
Quincy Bldg
Colo
E. E. Burlingame
Orado
Lawrence St
Mameras
Kodaks
Standard Fire Brick CO
Seventeenth Street
DAVIS
Price
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