Maine-Era Bombs and Warship Maine Disaster Tale
In New York a prisoner claims Cuban revolutionaries used explosive machines to blow up the Spanish warship Maine in Havana harbor by error, linking the incident to a filibuster plot and a supposed death by own action. Other reports note a Hoboken parade trampling death, and a Norfolk peanut plant fire with boiler explosions and brick debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tella
Havana
Spain
New York
Maiia
Gessler Rosseau
Tombs
Rosseau
Cunard line
Weyler
Jacksonville
St. Louis
south
New Orleans
Cuba
revoluionary
America
Alfonso
Maine
Leo
hind
Quosseau
Frederick the Great
Washington
Four Little Girls of the Philippines
Manila and Luzon show a mixed race landscape as Malays Negritos Spaniards Chinese Japanese Portuguese and others intermarry. An accompanying picture of four Pampanga girls illustrates the blending with Spanish Chinese Malay and Japanese ancestry among the youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHILIPPINES
sam
Manila
Luzon
Armour Superintendent Held Charged With Interfering With Witnesses
Armour & Co. general superintendent Thomas J. Conners faces indictment for attempting to influence witnesses before the grand jury in a beef trust probe. Shields and other witnesses are alleged to have been approached and given office access and use of Armour’s private telegraph wire. A second count alleges multiple witnesses were targeted. Bond set at $5000. Also, Edward C. Deans of the Perseverance Club is charged with using the mails to conduct a lottery. hearing set for April 11. Mormons buy an old jail in Carthage for $4000 to establish a mission church, signaling resurgent church activity in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef Trust
Chicago
federal &land
Thomas J. Conners
Armour & Co
Conners
J. Ogden Armour
United States
John E. Shields
Brooklyn
Shields
packing company
secon
Scranton
Edward C. Deans
Perseverance Club
Searlem
ES. F. Peters
Wellsport
Carthage
Witnois
Revolutionists land in Santo Domingo as US to help
Advices from Monte Cristi report General Barba and Dominican exiles landed to support former President Jiminez against Morales. Washington says Roosevelt will back Dominican finance control to stabilize debts, with local officers appointed by the Dominican government and subject to US approval. Five drowned in Missouri river crossing after a storm delays a dyke crew’s skiff crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Santo Domingo
Cape Haythen
Hayti
Monte Cristi
Republic of Santo Domingo
General Barba
Morales
Monte Cristo
Jiminez
Washington
Dawson
republic
San Domingo
state department
Barra
Porto Rico
Barba
navy department
Dominican
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas
Peace Talks Hinted By Russia With US and France Mediation
Russia outlines terms for possible peace talks with Japan and signals readiness to use good offices of the United States and France. Delcasse may mediate with Lansdowne, while Japan insists negotiations would be direct. In Manchuria, Russian rear guard falls back, losses reported at Mukden high, and supply stores damaged. Scranton prepares $20 million water, light, heat and trolley transfer. Adrian Iselin, noted banker and founder of A Iselin & Co, dies at 92 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dilgent ioyairy
Russia
Japan
St. Petersbuts
Delcasse
London
M. Delecasse
Lansdowne
Hayashi
M. Delrause
France
Associated Press
Lord Lansdowne
Ginahu Pass
Manchuria
Si-Ping-Hai
Tse Pass
Chaon-Miao-Dzi
jin
Gunshu Pass
Mukden
Europe
Kuropathin
Scranton
United Gas and Electric company
New York
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ludia E.Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Honora Lillian Henry
Bist Ave
Seattle, Wash
Seattle Dramatic Club
The Farmers’ Exchange
Leeds
QOstroll
Sainte’ Streets
Frederick
Mid
Hagerstown
Shaw Gases
Elizabeth Straat
Maryland
L. M. NIXDOREF, Jr
Buck
USa
Solanora
Curry Oomba
Coffes Mills
aand
hort han
EBERT & SONS
WEST PATRICK STREET
DEVILBISS & URNER, INSURANCE
ALBAUGH
Maphiet Street
Frederick, Md
Newbro
HERPICIDI
Herpe
Herpes
Sealie
Serpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
J. A. Williamson
G. WARING TYSON
H. M. CRAMER & Co
GHAIN
G. WARING TYSON, Patrick and
Carroll Streete
ERNEST HELFENSTEIN
W. Patrick St
LISBON
BUNGLER
Dynamiter
Hoboken
truch
Norfolk
Farmers & Manufacturers Peanut company
Norfolk counts
Portsmouth
Henry Bell
DEAN
St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
ste
Tandon
The Times
Linovitch
Harbin
volved Joses
Adrian
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