Weyler Proclamations Set Cuba War Policy
General Weyler issued three proclamations outlining wartime rule in Cuba. The first requires restricted movement with passes and identifies consequences for noncompliance. the second authorizes summary trials of combatants and limits death sentence procedures. the third expands military jurisdiction over rebel activity and infrastructure damage. Also reports Managua siege and exiled journalist Mannix.
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Havana
Weyler
Cuba
Sancti Spiritus
Puerto Principe
Santiago de Cuba
British MPs debate Venezuela boundary dispute and arbitration
In the house of commons on Monday Mr L Atherley Jones moved an amendment to the address deploring absence of an arbitration pledge on the Venezuela boundary issue. Mr Balfour urged restraint and both sides noted delicate Anglo American negotiations ongoing. Jones withdrew the amendment amid calls for a speedy, satisfactory settlement.
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London
House of Commons
L. Atherley- Jones
Northwest
Durham
Venezuela
United States
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
Atherley-Jones
Ile
William Allen
Gateshead
Henry Labouchere
Balfour
Tie
Lord Salisbury
Olney
Jones
The
Daily News
Great Britain
New Orleans Carnival Opens With Rex King and Pageant
New Orleans hosts Carnival Week with visitors from across the country. Rex, the carnival king, arrives aboard a royal yacht and gets city keys at the city hall. Rex ball and Proteus tableau parade feature a ninefloat pageant with the theme Dumb Society satirizing the animal world.
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New Orleans
Rex King
Washington Artillery Hall
Manderson Indicates Support for Presidential Bid
Senator Manderson of Nebraska acknowledged he is in the hands of his friends as a possible presidential candidate. He has received sustained urging from across the country to enter the St. Louis convention race, with endorsements easing his apparent opposition. He notes Eastern press praise, especially from Pennsylvania and Ohio, as influential while he awaits further developments.
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Washington
Senator Manderson
Nebraska
St. Louis
Manderson
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cigarettes Cause Insanity in Double Murder Case
A centerville coroner jury ruled the double murder by George Jones and his subsequent suicide stemmed from insanity caused by smoking cigarettes. Jones had signed a petition urging anti cigarette manufacturing legislation on the day of the tragedy.
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Ottumwa
Centerville
George Jones
Jones
Troy Factory Fire Traps Dozens As Building Burns
A Troy N Y factory fire on Franklin Square traps workers on the sixth floor. Three women leap to their deaths while hundreds flee flames and smoke. The blaze, fed by wind, rages for hours causing dozens injured and an estimated loss near 409000 dollars with hundreds more jobless.
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Troy
N. Y
McCarthy
Franklin Square
Drap D
Herbert
Kane
Foley
Mamie Danks
Kitty O’connor
Miss Kane
Miss Foley
Mamie Day
Lillie Kreiger
Mamie Rourke
Mamie Downs
Annette Harrington
Lillie Outhout
West Troy
Clementine Lloyd
Gertrude Lloyd
Burke
Guy
Watson
Alfred Casey
Osgood Company
John Crayby
John Boland
Eddy Company
Vanzant & Jacobs
J. Stettheimer & Co
Willard
Sietheimer & Co
Western Union
Cuban War Dispatches Detail Skirmishes With Rebels
Havana reports Col Seguera on insurgents under Maceo at San Antonio de las Vegas. Rebels retreat to Culebra hills while losing 12 killed in the first clash. Cavalry charges praised. Maceo reportedly crosses toward Pinar del Rio and Ha vana as insurgent activity widens in Matanzas and La Vana provinces.
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Havana
Col. Seguera
San Felipe
Maceo
San Antonio de Las Vegas
Culebra
Miro
Cuilazo
Castillo
Col
Seguera
Cavary
Vapor
Pinar del Rio
Neptuno
Waterloo
Ilavana
Matanzng
Tlavana
Washington News: American Ordnance Company Formed
A new United States gunmaking combine named American Ordnance Company, led by Gen. Albert Kt. Ordway, unites Driggs Schroeder Ord nance Philadelphia American Projectile Lynn Hotchkiss Providence torpedo Bethlehem Gatling Gun firms and more. Virginia-registered with 2.5 million capitalization, to build a Bridgeport plant and seek South Central Asian markets.
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Washington
United States
American Ordnance Company
Albert Kt. Ordway
Driggs-Schroeder Ordnance Company
Philadelphia
American Projectile Company
Lynn
Mass
Hotchkiss Company
Gen. Ordway
Torpedo Company
Famous Crook Walden Arrested in Baltimore
James Walden a noted safe blower with many aliases was arrested in Baltimore on a Monday charge of breaking two safes. Confederate partner Hermann Brandenburg 22 from Milwaukee admitted joint crimes. Walden 42 and infamous. police cite prior robberies including 1888 Norfolk diamonds and 1883 Pawling cash.
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James Walden
Baltimore
Herman Brandenburg
Milwaukee
Walden
Chapman & Gail
Norfolk
John Ward
Bank of
Indiana General Declines State Convention Delegate Seat
Indianapolis Feb 18 Gen Tina rison declines to run as a delegate to the St Louis convention, telling friends urging the move it is useless. Journal commentary says friends urging him acted unwisely and his presence would be seen as a bid for a nomination he has refused.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tinarison
Irge
St. Laws
Lin
St. Louis
Not Guilty in Iowa Banker Murder Case
Stanhope Royster was acquitted after a one week trial for the Boone murder of Banker McFarland linked to betrayal of Royster’s daughter. A week earlier the daughter killed herself in Omaha. The jury deliberated about five minutes, triggering wild cheers upon ac quittal.
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Stanhope Royster
Banker McFarland
Boone
Omaha
Neb
Royster
Celebrate Their Deliverance Jayhawkers of 49 Hold 46th Meeting
The surviving Jayhawkers of 1849 met in Perry with Charles B. Mecum to mark their escape from Death Valley during the Salt Lake to Santa Clara trek in February 1850. Of 86 original travelers to the gold field, 12 remain living. next gathering to occur with Col. John B. Colton at Kansay.
Tragedy in Hedrick as 12 year old shoots brother then commits suicide
In Hedrick a 12 year old, Joseph Merrifield, shot his eight year old brother Hugh after a dispute over lighting a fire. He then attempted to shoot another brother, ten year old Charles, who escaped. Joseph then killed himself with a firearm.
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Joseph Merrifield
Hugh
Hedrick
Charles
Joseph
Judge Eichelberger Rules Demurrer In Feehan Case
In Ottumwa Judge Eichelberger sustains the demurrer in the Feehan liquor case. He holds liquor bills cannot be collected by process of law under mulet law. The ruling loosens bars and saloon keepers may rely on wholesalers under prohibition. The case will go to the supreme court.
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Eichelberger
Ottumwa
Supreme Court
Prize Hog Sets U.S. Record at Summit Township Sale
King Medium paid the top price of 100 dollars for a single hog in the United States at the Sally Ho Poland China herd sale on J. A. Benson’s Nor wood farm in Brien County Summit Township. The remaining 40 hogs sold for 3400 dollars total, averaging 70 dollars per head.
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United States
King
J. A. Benson
Norwood
Summit ‘Township
Brien County
Copper ore discovery at Iowa Plaster mines Fort Dodge
A large lump of copper ore was found four feet below ground in the gypsum mines of the Iowa Plaster company at Fort Dodge. The find suggests a sizeable copper vein nearby and could be of great significance if confirmed.
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Iowa Plaster Company
Fort Dodge
Naturalized U.S. Citizen Held for German Army Service
Fred J. Bruns of Lyon County a naturalized U.S. citizen who visited Germany says he is being drafted into the German army. Congressman Perkins will seek State Department intervention on his behalf.
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Fred J. Bruns
Lyon County
United States
Germany
Perkins
State Department
Not Guilty Verdict In Clinton Dr Emma Pinney Case
Jury returns a not guilty verdict in the Clinton murder case of Dr Emma Pinney against Mrs Emily Johnson. Other notes report deaths, fires, and local civic actions across Iowa including grants, bank openings, a major burglary, and a criminal trial record set in Clinton.
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Clinton
Emma Pinney
Emily Johnson
J. P. Gray
Iowa
Washington
Mr. Campee
Waley
Chicago
EE. Wamuiners
Russell
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Chariton
Messrs
Gunn
Boatman
Oskaloosa
Irene Levert
Charles Noack
Sions City
Henry Rathmell
Minnesota
Columbus
County Recorders
Des Moines
State Bank of Harlan
J. HW. Moynehan
Martin
Iowa Central Railway
Mason City
Northwood
Burlington
Sturgis
Henry Aaron
Marshalltown
Helen R. Griffith
Mount Treasant
Tri-City Acking Company
Davenport
James Corwin
W. J. Woods
Dubuque
Harvey Ingham
Algona
Charles Pielett
Waterloo
State University
Ministerial Association of
Sioux City
Earlville Bank
Edward Travis
Waverly
Tle
Forty-eighth
New York Infantry
Joseph Gray
Centerville
Maud Straw
L. Winters
Sheldon
Mob lynches man after jail raid in Kentucky
A mob of 20 masked men overpowered the Wayne county jail keeper at Monticello Kentucky freed Fountain Martin and James Troxell. Martin was found dead hanging near Steubenville. Troxell escaped after breakfast and is believed fleeing toward the Cumberland mountains.
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Lexington
Wayne County
Monticello
Fountain Martin
James Troxell
Bonnie Bates
Steubenville
Martin
Troxell
Cumberland Mountains
Cold Wave Sets Record Low Temperatures Across Regions
A severe cold wave covers the East and New England with records: New York City at 6.04 degrees below zero, Saranac Lake at 49 below, Genesee 60 below since Saturday, Boston and Toronto reporting extreme cold, and Zacatacecas and Parral in Mexico experiencing heavy snow and halted mule trains.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Saranac Lake
Genesee
Boston
New England
Mass
Toronto
Ont
Perry Sound
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
City of Mexico
Zacatacecas
Parral
National G A R Camp Moves to St Paul Plan
Irvin Robbins announces the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment will likely be held in St Paul under the original plan. Two Chicago–St Paul railroads offer favorable rates and extensions to bring veterans, even if other lines do not. The council of administration meeting to select a new city was abandoned.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Irvin Robbins
Walker
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Paul
Chicago
Council of Administration
Morgan Demands Defaulted Bonds Under Blanket Bid
J Pierpont Morgan has demanded all defaulted bonds of the recent issue under his 110.6877 bid. Secretary Carlisle considers the demand and awaits treasury guidance on the number in default. Official word cites William Graves and associates of New York as defaulting to 4.5 million dollars. It is believed few other bidders defaulted.
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Mr. Morgan
Victims of the Turk and Town Fires Reported Losses
A set of dispatches notes Armenian casualties reaching 25 000 as total missing and feared dead. Separate reports cover Greenville North Carolina two thirds of the town burned including ten two story brick stores and an opera house. A Toledo theater fire causes $30 000 loss. A Cedar Falls man confesses to a prior murder and a Middlesboro, Kentucky, shooting results in a fatal robbery attempt.
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Wilmington
N. C
Greenville
Wit and whimsy from crowded pages of old papers
A compact collage of jokes and quips from 19th century humor columns. Banter ranges from a two foot poem reference to medical bills, with gossipy chatter about weddings wills and flirtations. Names and punchlines mix in a brisk, period tone.
Burning the White Dog and a Second Feast in Iroquois Ceremony
A Syracuse Herald report describes the annual Iroquois burning of the white dog ceremony with medicine men, ritual dances, and a communal feast, noting the dog’s killing and cremation, the box stove, and the maizes and beans served afterward. It also includes a brief mention of Hon. M. W. Ransom’s Mexican posting and a Judge humor item about a servant.
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Onondaga Indian Reservation
Six Nations
Council House
Syracuse Herald
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Quinn
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Armenia
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Cedar Falls
N. H H. Truesdell
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Leadville
Middlesboro
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Perry
Cincinnati Enquirer
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