Spain Rebuffs U S Proposals As Warship Moves Rise
Madrid reports the cabinet drafts a diplomatic note rejecting U S proposals and denouncing President McKinley’s message. It cites Spanish objections to U S naval movements and filibuster plans, with Spain vowing no fixed date for Cuba pacification. Public mood in Madrid and Barcelona sours toward America amid talk of a Canary Islands squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MADRID
United States
Bfckinley
Congress
Heraldo
Syain
mrade
Woodford
Canary Islands
Barcelona
Spain
America
Cuba
atgoa
eill
Nansen Praises American Hospitality After Visit
Arctic explorer Dr Fadtjof Nansen, arriving in London from the United States, says his American visit impressed him with great courtesy and abundant kindness. He notes the social warmth was intense and that he was glad for the rest the Atlantic passage offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nansen
America
LONDON
Fadtjof Nangen
United States
Atlantic
Protect Italian Emigrants Bank of Naples Takes Charge
Government message authorizes the Bank of Naples to manage the emigration savings across the Americas to shield Italians from bankers in the United States and Latin regions. In Thessaly, Turks clash with opponents as casualties rise. Gladstone walks unaided in Cannes after attending church with Mrs. Gladstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROME
Bank of
Naples
North
South America
Newspaper Train Sets Speed Record Across State Lines
New York report states a special newspaper train ran from New York to Buffalo yesterday. It covered 8 miles from Jersey City to Port Jervis in 50 minutes and 50 miles from Susquehanna to Elmira in 83 minutes with two stops. Rail workers claim the New York to Buffalo record was surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Ernie road
Buffalo
Jersey City
Port Jervis
Susquehanna
Elmira
Bur- Talo
Youthful contractor’s son dies by self inflicted shot
Ithaca Feb 7 Carlton B Perry 19 son of W H Perry a noted local contractor killed himself at his father’s home 382 Eddy Street He shot himself through the right side with a 32 caliber revolver after a period of illness and prior suicide attempts by poison were noted in the report
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvida
ITHACA
Carlton B. Perry
W. H. Perry
Eddy street
Amos H Alling Dies at 75 in Derby Woolen Firm Founder
Amos H Alling of the woolen manufacturers A. H. & C. B. Alling died at his Minerva street home after cerebral hemorrhage. He was 75, born January 13, 1823 in Orange, Conn., and traced descent from early colonial ancestry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos H. Alling
DERBY
Conn
Amos H. All Ing
A. H. & C. B. Aliing
Minerva street
Orange, Conn
Fire Kills Three In Victor Jail Blaze at Cripple Creek
A jail fire in Victor Colorado killed three laborers and fatally injured another, after the four men arrested for disturbance were trapped. Witnesses heard their screams as the blaze destroyed the Cripple Creek facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CRIPPLE CREEK
Colo
annther
Victor
Fine Fishing Schooner Lost
Gloucester Mass February 7. The feared week of disasters continues as the fishing fleet suffers another loss with the schooner Volunteer reported missing. The crew is safe but the vessel is lost to the treacherous seas and the wharfside worry grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GLOUCESTER
Mass
New Bedford Weavers Strike Support Approved
The New England Federation of Weavers voted to pay New Bedford weavers 100 dollars weekly during the strike. They also urged per capita assessments by individual organizations in future strikes. Manufacturer observers cited ongoing tension as negotiators note 1600 a week needed to sustain the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Federation of Weavers
NEW BEDFORD
Mass
Spinsere’ National union
Hoss
spinners
Boston
Samuel Gompers
Balcony Collapse at Chicago Gallery Injures One
A North Shore hall in Chicago on February 7 saw 30 spectators fall from a balcony as supports loosened. Panic and a stampede toward the center left John Kruste with a crushed side while others suffered bruises. police blocked the door to avert a worse tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Shore
John Kruste
Krusia
Kruale
Stabbed at a Railroad Station by a Tramp
Darien bootmaker Hayes of Bridgeport was stabbed near the railroad station by three tramps who demanded money for tickets to New York. He refused, was assaulted, and stabbed over the right eye. The assailants fled but were chased by witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DARIEN
Boot
Bridgeport
Hayes
New York
West Virginia miners form independent union movement
In Morgantown on February 7, the effort to split from the United Mine Workers gains momentum. Over 3000 miners and operators have joined the new independent movement, pressuring holdouts to switch. The Kanawha and New River fields lead the campaign against the UMW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workmen
MORGANTOWN
W. Va
West Virginia
United Mine Workers’ association
Kanawha
New River
United Mine Workers
Sugar by Rail Replaces Horn Route for Hawaii Sugar
Sugar cargoes from Hawaii will now arrive by ship to San Francisco and be transported to New York by rail. The Southern Pacific arrangement replaces the former sailing around the Horn. Zero carloads await shipment at Long Wharf Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN FRANCISCO
Hawa
Horn
New
Crew Saved Only Their Clothes in Serene Wreck
The Portuguese steamer Cevenum brought nine crew members of the American bark Serene, wrecked December 31 near Oporto during a heavy northwest gale. The bark dragged anchors and went ashore on rocks. the crew landed with great difficulty, saving only the clothes they wore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Cevenum
Oporte
Serene
Serxoes
Fire destroys Marsden Cellulose warehouses in Marsden
Owensboro Kentucky February 17 The Marsden Cellulose company at Marsden Indiana suffered a major blaze that destroyed warehouses and cornstalks. About twenty thousand tons of cornstalks and large quantities of partially manufactured cellulose burned with an estimated loss of twenty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWENSBORO
Marsden Cellulose company
Marsden
Ind
Rain Benefits California Farmers and Fruit Growers
Reports from across the state indicate widespread rain will avert serious losses from dry conditions, bringing much needed moisture to farmers and fruit growers in many regions. Strong precipitation easing drought fears and aiding crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
SAN FRANCISCO
Death of Robert Wagner's Brother in Fort Plain
Joseph M Wagner a noted commercial traveler died of pneumonia at Oneida on Feb 7 He was a brother of Robert J Wagner of the Wagner Palace Car company New York City He was publicly known in the trade circles of Fort Plain and Oneida County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wagner
FORT PLAIN
N. Y
Joseph M Wagner
Oneida
Mr. Wagner
Robert J. Wagner
Wagner Palace Car company
New York city
Leather firm fire losses in Brooklyn factory blaze
Zion tha Leather Factory in Brooklyn suffered a $75 000 loss from a fire that destroyed the plant where Slated kid was manufactured. Howard, Spell man & Co., Boston leather firm, operated the Brooklyn facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion tha
BROOKLYEN, Jan
Howard, Spellman & Co
Boston
Trouble over Yukon imports sparks border orders
A Canadian US border dispute prompts orders for mounted troops to Yukon duty and relief shifts as Americans allegedly ship provisions duty free. Miners depart from Victoria for the Yukon, and licenses surge as plans for a Teslin route railway surface. A relief expedition sails from Portland with Klondike supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SALT LAKE CITY
Tribune
Butte
Mon
Lethbridge
Canadian
peice
Yukon
Dean
McLeod
Steele
United States
teske
bat
Victoria
B. C
Queen
Danube
Yukon district
Hooctalinqua
Observatory Inlet
Glenora
Teslin Lake
Damser
Swings in State School for Girls leadership in Denver
Governor Adams appoints Captain Robert G. Smithers as superintendent and his wife as matron after a state board inquiry uncovers brutal discipline at the State Industrial School for Girls. The new regime vows to end dark dungeons cold-water dosing and restraint. An additional item reports a New York syndicate aiming to challenge Florence Blythe Hinckley's inheritance, with Robert G Ingersoll among counsel, while Hart denies any ongoing dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DENVER
State Industrial School for Girls
Robert G. Smithers
Adams
state board of charities and corrections
Blythe
SAN FRANCISCO
New York
Florence Blythe-Hinckley
Alice Edith Dickinson
Thomas Blythe
Robert G Ingersoll
Hart
Blythe Hinckley
Benchiey Murder Mystery Solved in Texas
Houston dispatch reports the murder of Mrs. Mary Benchiey solved with the arrest of Andrew Atkins, her son-in-law, and Calvin Tolston. Tolston confessed, implicating Atkins. Mrs. Benchley was killed by a sledgehammer while asleep with her daughter in Richmond, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolston
Atkins
Fire destroys Bridgeport Silver Plating factory
Fire swept the two story Bridgeport Silver Plating company building in Bridgeport Connecticut yesterday totaling about 250000 in damage. The plant produced silver novelties including coffin plates and was heavily stocked. About 150 workers will lose their tools and income from the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRIDGEPORT
Conn
Bridgeport Silver Plating company
Man Found Dead on Fitchburg Tracks Near Stony Brook
An unknown man was found on the Fitchburg road tracks near Stony Brook station in Waltham Massachusetts by an eastbound freight crew. He died within minutes after being discovered. A card in his pocket identified him as John Quinn of Lowell, last seen leaving Lowell for Waltham. No corroborating acquaintance was found locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WALTHAM
Mass
Fitchburg road
Stony Brook
Lowell
John Quinn
Quinn
Call for United Labor Reform Convention in St Louis 1898
A committee issuing the call for the first regular annual united labor and labor reform convention to be held May 2, 1898 in St Louis outlines purposes. Goals include closer labor reform unity, resisting government encroachment, improving industrial conditions, evaluating the political landscape for producers, promoting cooperative efforts, and advancing direct legislation such as initiative referendum and proportional representation. Delegates come from diverse labor organizations across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
inelmity
Mary Jones
Knights of Labor
John F. Walters
Single Tax Club of
Chicago
William Mailly
Central Labor Federation
Nashville
G. F. Stephens
Single Tax society
Philadelphia
Dan McDonald
Trades and Labor assembly
Butte
Mon
Iron Brotherhood Dismantles as Law Enforcement Moves Take Hold
Dispatches from Denver and multiple points in Colorado and New Mexico report the American Patriotic League or Iron Brotherhood nearly extinct after members faced penalties for carrying firearms. In Raton area, enforcement weakened the group and its authority. Separately, James Jesus Shannon won the Walter Lippincott prize for Babes In the Wood at the Philadelphia Academy fine arts. Francis C Grable remains in St Louis with unclear plans amid questions about Chemical National Bank and his schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tren Brotherhood
DENVER
Colo
Trinidad
Albuquerque
N. AL
Colorado
New Mexico
American Patriotic League
Iron Brotherhood
department of justice
Washington
W. B. Childers
United States
Raton
iicinity
Lippincott
PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Walter Lippincott
James Jesus Shannon
Air Shannon
London
Namen
Kitty
academy
Plitsbug
Wr. Grable
ST. LOUIS
Francis C Grable
Planters
Chemical National bank of
New York
Foundering of a Schooner Fannie Kinney Off Florida
The schooner Fannie Kinney captained by Fish er sailed from Philadelphia January 2nd with coal for Jacksonville and foundered about five miles north of St Johns River mouth in dense fog yesterday. No lives were saved, and the ship is likely a total wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JACKSONVILLE
Fla
Fannie Kinney
Fisher
Philadelphia
St John's river
Weavers Organize Mass Meeting For Union
In Manchester New Hampshire a mass meeting initiated union organizing with 119 signers. Fall River and New Bedford delegates spoke and temporary officers were elected. Addresses favored arbitration and the effort proceeds with limited attendance. Browne Peel Causes Instant Death In St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
weavers Orgiupizine x
MANCHESTER
N. H
Fall River
New Bedford
Bradstreet's suit verdict against MinteR Bros reported in Sedalia
A verdict in Warrensburg Missouri awards Min ter Bros a $27,000 claim against Bradstreet's Commercial agency. The suit contends a Sedalia reporter’s insolvency report damaged Min ter Bros, alleging a failure in credit reporting and financial harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VVerdict Acainet Hradstreet
WARRENSBURG
Bradatreet
Minter Bros
Sedalia
Convention Factional Struggle for League Presidency Amid Rifts
St Louis Feb 7 The annual League of American Wheelmen assembly opens a three day session with a pivotal election between Isaac B Potter and George D Gideon. Sterling Eliott backs Gideon while Pennsylvania backs Potter. Debates on numerous resolutions, including local option, loom as factions align by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rilvsky
Potter
Gideon
ST. LOUIS
national assembly
the
League of American Wheelmen
Isaac B. Potter
George D. Gideon
racing board
Sterling Eliott
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
nake
Keystone
Missouri
league
Spain to Dispatch Two Cruisers for U.S. Visit
Condensed dispatches note Spain will send two cruisers to visit America. Other items mention a proposed American Monte Carlo near Detroit, Martial last sought for Skagway and Dyea, Alaska, and Princeton Captain Addison W. Kelly. Three hundred Englishmen head to the Klondike, while Adnan C. Anson rejects gifts and remains in baseball. Jake Schaefer beat George Slosson for the American billiard title by four. General B. H. Boyce, tied to Otis bribery, located in Montreal. Cleveland’s Tippecanoe club warned over Mayor McKisson’s stance against Hanna.
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Spain
America
Detroit
Martial
Skagsuay
Dyea
Alaska
Addison W. Kelly
Princeton
Southampton
Klondike
Adnan C. Anson
Jake Schaefer
George Slosson
B. H. Boyce
Otis
Montreal
Tippecanoe club
Cleveland
Mayor McKisson
Hanna
Highland Park Hotel Burned in South Carolina
Highland Park hotel at Aitken South Carolina burned yesterday starting in the laundry room and spreading through the building. Loss estimated at 140000 with 98300 insured. One hundred sixty eight guests were sleeping and escaped with their baggage. The resort hotel had been improved this season by about 60000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Caroliny
AITKEN
Highland Park hotel
Veteran Soldier George Jeffrey Disappears After Inheritance
Chicago February 7 A veteran and heir George Jeffrey vanished after receiving a $20 000 legacy two weeks ago. He left his home the next day with about $1 000 on him and has not been seen since. His wife and others fear foul play may be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHICAGO
George Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Doings of the White Squadron in Key West
The Marblehead cruiser left port to join the fleet. The Nash Ville returned after leaving Thursday with coal and ammunition. Torpedo vessels like Cushing and Ericsson are in port. Supply boats transported large provisions to the fleet during the past week.
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White Squadron
KEY WEST
Marblehead
Nash Ville
Cushing
Ericsson
Cow Depredation Causes Fatal Train Wreck Near Hematite
A cow struck a northbound St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern train near Hematite on February 7, killing engine driver James Franey and fireman W. Childs. Mrs Franey collapsed in grief upon learning of her husband’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEMATITE
Mao
St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern railway
James Franey
W. Childs
Franey
Ball Did Not Resign His Trustees Do
In New York on February 7 the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church trustees announced their resignations from the purmit church board just before Rev. Dr. John Hall preached. Congregants reacted with nods and silent glances as the news was shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball
NEW YORK
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
purmit
John Hall
Alleged Matrimonial Swindler Arrested in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police and Deputy United States Marshal Hayes arrested T Jo seph H W Curtis on a mail fraud charge linked to a matrimonial advertisement scam. He allegedly used funds from victims over the past year and lived on the proceeds of the scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRIDGEPORT
Conn
Joseph HW. Curtis
United States
Hayes
Curtis
Eight Years For Swindling Real Estate Dealer
Rochester feb 7 Wesley Wheeler a real estate dealer worth 400000 was convicted of grand larceny in the first degree for defrauding Captain Giles F Kitts of 800 by real estate manipulations. He was sentenced to eight years in Auburn prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROCHESTER
Wesley Wheeler
Giles F. Kitts
Auburn
Win trop Knitting Mills to Resume Work at Lakeport
The Win trop Knitting mills of Lakeport, closed for months, will reopen at once with 16 employees. The firm hopes to increase to a full staff soon and add a weathered worker back at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LACONIA
N. H
Wintrop Knitting mills
Lakeport
Contested Alabama election shapes week in Congress
The House plans to move from appropriations to the Aldrich Plowman contested election case in Alabama as a primary focus this week. Debate may continue to be heated as Democrats and Populists challenge Republican prosperity claims and campaign for the fall elections. In the Senate, attention centers on the Bilavian annexation treaty, Indian appropriations, and Corbett seating battle with anticipated debate but no immediate vote. Reports from Buffalo and Montreal cover a proposed race between Bald and Lehr and a fire destroying Montreal’s Citizens' Power and Light plant with $100,000 loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
house
senate
Military academy
Aldrich- Plowman
Alabama
elections committee
Plowman
H. W. Corbett
Oregon
committee on appropriations
Hoar
Montreal
Citizens’ Power and Light company
Cote St. Paul
Lachine rapids
Sermon Interrupted as Women Become Ill in Poughkeepsie Church
In Poughkeepsie New York the sermon by Rev Willam Palen Swartz of the Presbyterian church was halted when several congregants fell ill. The building had been closed for the week and the sexton had heated the church without proper ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POUGHKEEPSIE
N.Y
Willam Palen Swartz
Presbyterian church
Wallace’s Study to Become Crawfordsville Public Library
General Lew Wallace announced that upon his death his famous study will become the Crawfordsville city library. The edifice, completed in the beech grove, cost about $40,000 and will be set in a spring surrounded by an artificial lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
CRAWFORDSVILLE
Ind
Lew Walace
Dentist Secretary Weds Actress in Indianapolis
Dr. George Hunt, secretary of the faculty of the Indiana Dental College, Indianapolis, has married Miss Ida C Brooks, an actress formerly with the Round of Pleasure company who has announced her retirement from the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wads
CVUCAGO
George Hunt
Indiana Dental college of Indianapolis
Ida C Brooks
Earthquake and Fire Felt Across South West Virginia
A fire and earthquake shock were felt in Lynchburg Virginia and surrounding areas. Reports say Bedford City and other parts of south western Virginia experienced tremors and rumbling akin to an explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginie
LYNCHBURG
south want Virginia
Bedford City
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