Spain's Armistice Note With Spain Without Conditions
The Spanish government via Benor Polo de Bernabe delivered a note to the U S State Department declaring the armistice proclaimed by General Blanco is without conditions and that duration will be set later. It states Cuba will receive liberal institutions and Cuban parliament will convene May 4 with Cuban representation in Madrid. The note asks U S courtesy to shape public opinion and proposes submitting the Maine dispute to maritime powers experts.
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Washington
Benor Polo de Bernabe
State Department
Spain
Blanco
Tolly
Cuba
United States
Maine
Woodford
America
Queefen
Bianco
Friends of Peace
Island of
Canada
Cubate
Muadrid
Wuashington
Havant
Milimter
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Congress
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Ony
Cleveland
Olney
Palo Y Bernale
Mcent
Iment
New York
Eah- Inot
Wrathingston
Spala
el Globo
Liberal
United Eure
Eitates
Europe
Sayat
el Imparcial
Independent
Correspondencia
McKinley
Madrid
Bpeca
Cabinet Meeting Postpones Armistice Proposal
The cabinet adjourned at 1 40 o clock after a special session called by the president on the armistice proposal offered by the Spanish government. The measure did not change the overall situation. Washington April 10.
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Washington
Bourke
Wiis
Congress
Spain
Armistice Brings Welcoming Words from Ambassadors
Ambassadors and ministers exchanged congratulations as the armistice provided a window for calmer deliberations and a pause in hostilities. The mood was one of cautious optimism about renewed peace efforts.
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Calla
Spanish Fleet Sails From Cadiz With Troop Convoy
A Gibraltar dispatch reports Spanish cruisers Cristobal Colon and Infanta Maria Teresa sailed from Cadiz carrying six battalions. An additional force will depart Cadiz in the coming days by mail steamers for Calais or Cuba.
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Cristobal Colon
Infanta Maria Eresa
Cadiz
London
Daily Telegraph
Gibraltar
Infanta Maria Terevta
Diepateh A Veritas
Cadia
Cula
Correa Explains Armistice Misunderstood by Press
Madrid reports Lieutenant General Corres and other ministers stating an armistice is a mere cessation of hostilities not a step toward recognizing rebel belligerency. Cabinet actions draw condemnation as papers debate implications for Spain, Cuba, and U.S. policy amid rising tensions.
Republicans Hear Senator Davie On Cuba Debt Question
A Washington meeting of the enuring committee of Republicans favoring Intervention and Independence in Cuba heard Senator Davie discuss U S responsibility to holders of Spanish bonds tied to Cuban revenues. Davie declined to state an opinion, and the group adjourned to Monday while they seek legal counsel and await a concrete demand from bondholders.
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Washington
House
Cuba
Davie
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
Tawney
Congress
Cuba’s Insurgent Civil Government Claim Raised
Senor Gonga lex de Quesada, Cuban insurgent representative, argues a structured civil government exists in Cuba and should be recognized. He cites military inability to control the island and cites excerpts from Cuban officials as evidence, urging Senators and Congress members to consider recognition. He also notes Spanish dispatches frequently reference the insurgent civil government.
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Washington
Senor Gongalex de Quesada
Senor Quesada
Spiit
Republic
Senatote
Cuba
Naval Recruits Ship Out From St Paul in Farewell Parade
Fifty four men and eight boys left St Paul for New York under Engineer Denning bringing total recruits gathered during a two week stay to ninety nine. Citizens joined in a marching farewell through the business district as the party boarded their train amid cheers. The board next sails to Duluth.
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St. Paul
New York
Engineer Denning
Navy
Duluth
Democratic State Convention Call for Pennsylvania 1808
State central committee of Pennsylvania calls a meeting in Harrisburg on Wednesday April 20 1808. Members may send substitutes if unable to attend. personal presence preferred. signed by John Garman chairman.
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Wilkes-Barre
Garmin
Gir
Pensylvania
Board of Trade
Harrisburg
Iitend
John Garman
Blanco snubs Lee in informal bid at Havana
In Havana Cuba April 10 Consul General Lee and British Consul Gollan visited General Blanco who was too busy to receive them. The American flag at the consulate building was taken down by consular staff. In Halifax a farmer named Turine Lively was struck by a Northern Central Railway train and died after being taken to hospital.
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Havanese
Cuba
Ten Odotk
Lee
Gollan
Blanco
Gomdiby
Hlurrieburg
Luwalermileh
Chim County
Northers Central Railway
Halifax
Har City Hospital
Opinions From Paris The United States May Shock the World
The Temps praises Spat for prudence and patriotism and warns diplomacy must defend U S honor. The Journal argues delaying response to Spain’s advances risks voiding humanity and exposing Cuba to exploitation by jingoes.
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United States
Faris
The
Temps
Spain
Tee Delate Save
Cuba
Contingent Naval Order Reported From Pittsburgh
A Carnegie Steel Company plant in Pittsburgh reports a large government order for 100 torpedo boats. The steel maker, well connected in the iron trade, confirms a substantial mobilization implying Spain may face imminent naval actions.
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Ittsburg
Carnevele Steel Company
Spain
Demonstration in Madrid Demands Army Support
Madrid crowd in Puerta del Sol shouts long live Spain and long live the army. Civil governor marches with arrests of ringleaders and warns civic guards to disperse peacefully. Demonstrations continue April 10 with visits to military clubs and newspapers, numerous arrests, and injuries reported.
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Madrid
Puerto del Sol
Spain
Ilbera
Rascon Sees War Auto-foreshadowed by McKinley choice
In London on April 10 Count Rascon and U S Ambassador Hay offered grim forecasts on Spain and the United States. Rascon warned that peace depends on McKinley while asserting Spain would endure humiliation rather than surrender. He predicted a five to six year war that would ruin both nations and suggested privateering as a potential wartime tool.
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London
United States
Hay
Wy Way
Brownson
Europe
Count Rascon
McKinley
Spain
United Station
Ceme
Maine
Stabbed to Death in Philadelphia Butcher Shop Fight
Walter Foster aged 24 of 636 Siege Street was stabbed multiple times during a morning fight over meat in a Philadelphia butcher shop and died shortly after. John A. Rementer and John Kneller were arrested and jailed for a hearing on causing his death. several others held on bail as witnesses.
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Philadelphia
Walter Foster
Siege Street
John A. Rementer
John Kneller
Chilkoot Pass Tragedy Claims Dozens More Lost
Reports from Skaguay Alaska indicate a deadly snowslide on Chilkat Pass has killed at least seventy five people with estimates rising to one hundred. Sixty nine bodies have been recovered as rescuers persist in excavation efforts in the deepest section yet untouched.
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Seattle
Wash
Skaguay
Alaska
Chilkoot Pass
War Vessels Sighted Near New York
The Aller reports two white war vessels sighted at 2 p.m. April 7 within ten miles, bound west at about ten knots. Likely the New Orleans and the San Francisco, latter leaving Gravesend two weeks earlier, at latitude 40.45, longitude 48.48.
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New York
Aller
Vertsel
New Orleans
Amazonas
San Francisco
Gravesend
England
Death by Starvation Reported in Sellersville Home
In Sellersville Pennsylvania on April 14 Myre Brickley seventy five years old and an adopted son about fifty were found dead in a dilapidated house three miles from town. Authorities say starvation is the likely cause though Mrs Brickley was wealthy. The pair led a miserly life prior to their deaths.
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Sellersville
Myre, Brickley
Weather Forecast for New York in April
New York weather outlook partly cloudy to fair with light winds. Temperatures rise gradually with a mild high and cooler nights expected. Forecasters note breezes from the west and below average humidity overall.
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New York
Smilie Tiuten Anid
Weather Indications And War News Across Regions
Weather outlook shows northerly winds and temperature shifts. Spain seeks delay as War Minister explains Ariiative. General Lee departs Patava amid editorials and local commentary. Irish-American societies celebrate, Mathew Men convene, Winters killed by fleet belts. Lackawanna County and Lackawanna news details. Forecast of the week in Congress.
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Spain
Lee
Pavata
MISS BARTON RETURNS AS OLVETTE ARRIVES WITH 249 REFUGEES
The steamer Olivette docked at 2 AM from Havana carrying 249 refugees including Miss Clara Burton Dr Elwell Dr Bagan four Red Cross sisters and other passengers bound for Tampa United States inspectors and staff accompanied by clerks were among those on board Many refugees spoke Spanish and appeared surprised to be back in the United States amid crowd reactions and scorn at the sight of their departure from Cuba conditions in Havana had prompted the exodus despite earlier quiet reports.
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Key Wet
Fla
Olivette
Havana
Tampa
Clara Burton
Elwell
Bagan
Red Cross
Brunner
United States Steamship Sanitary
Senor Dudley
Aspitant
Mewes
Lawton
Childs
Merers
Cuba
Woodford Not Recalled as Madrid Crisis Grows
Washington reports Minister Woodford remains at his post in Madrid with authority to move as events unfold. He will stay there to aid his government unless Madrid endangers his safety. British protection may shield him and his family if evacuation becomes necessary.
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Madrid
Servier
Washington
State Department
Woodford
Woolford
Venturesome sea captain declines to leave Cuban port
Kingston Jamaica April 10 United States Consul Hyatt left Santiago de Cuba to warn the American schooner Eleazer W Clark of Portland Maine carrying eight hundred tons of coal for the railroad to depart. The captain refused to discharge cargo stating he would stay and take the Chinese. Consul Hyatt and Dr Calmanero hospital inspector came from Port Antonio with instructions from Washington. Hyatt said his withdrawal surprised Spanish authorities who gave him a military escort to the steamer Brooklite.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United States
Hyatt
Santiago de Cuba
Eleager W. Clark
Portland
Calmanero
Electric tandem riders arrive in New York from Paris
Henri and Victor Jallau, champions of the cycle team, plus their electric tandem, arrived on the French steamer La Gasconne and will appear on tracks under the International Cycle Track Association. The tandem speed is fifty miles per hour and has paced French riders previously. The Julian brothers plan to visit their father in Chicago this week. Bourrote Cuvally Boulay and the National Cyclodrome secretary travel toward the country on the steamer St Paul, due here next Friday.
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New York
Henri
Victor Jallau
la Gascogne
International Cycle Track Assoolation
Julian Brothers
Chicago
Bourrote
Cuvally
Boulay
National Cyclodrome
St. Paul
Baseball Scores and Standings Note Cincinnati Action
Cincinnati hosts a game where Columbus defeated St Louis while Milwaukee topped Pittsburgh 5 to 2 and 1 to 0 respectively, with details abbreviated in this telegraphic sports snippet.
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Cincinnati
Baianapeol
Columbue
Pitisburg
Columbus
al St. Leitie
Loule
Milwaukee
Death of Dr Conrad Shocks Lutheran Observer Editor
Philadelphia April 1 editor Da W F Conrad of the Lutheran Observer died in the evening at age 74 years.
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Dr. Conrad
Philadelphia
W. F. Conrad
The
Lutheran Observer
Departure of Gen Lee from Havana After Bombardment Fears
General Lee leaves Havana aboard the Fern as crowds hiss and jeer, while the Olivette and Bache follow. Consul Springer comforts correspondents, and British and Spanish onlookers exchange signals. Havana residents fear a looming bombardment as the fleet heads for Washington.
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