Destruction of the Maine Sparks Global Alarm
The Maine disaster in Havana harbor leaves 253 dead with many wounded. Officials cite accident as likely cause while a formal naval inquiry, including divers, begins to determine what happened. President McKinley suspends sending another ship to Havana for now and orders full disclosure.
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House of Congress
Boutella
House of Representatives
Long
Maine
Admiral Steard
Key West
Havana
Maine Battleship Maine Sinks After Explosion Off Havana
Reports from Havana describe a massive explosion on the battleship Maine midnight after which the ship sank in the harbor. Spanish ships Alfonso XIII and Colon aided in rescue while Captain Sigsbee and other officers helped save crew.
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Havana
Ward Line
City of Washington
Maine
Keys
Sigsbee
Alfonso XIII
Associated Press
Colon
Mexico
Ray
Jenkins
Merritt
Washington
Sigshee
Maine Destroyer Explosion Claims Crew and Officer
The Maine’s smoke stacks fell at 11 40 p m as rescuers retrieved dead and wounded. One wounded officer, very young, was being treated at the sanitarium headquarters and is believed to have been on guard. Authorities report only 97 crew members saved. Captain Sigsbee said investigators will decide if the blast was interior or exterior. Lt Commander Wainwright suspects a short circuit dynamo caused the explosion.
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Washington
United States
Maine
Havana Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
Sigsbee
Havana
Lang
Navy Department
Sigahee
Lange
Lebria
Jenkins
Merritt
Ward Line
City Hospital
Knesh
Ward
Mexico
Olivette
Key West
Sisal
Myself
Wainwright
Holman
Hennéberger
Ray
Holden
Plaguery
Wet
Fizhugh Lee
Springer
Blanco
City of
Alfonso XIII
Navy Fire Brigade
Navy
Red Crome
Sanitarium
Associated Press
Flag to Half Mast as Navy Mourns Maine Disaster
Washington reports orders to half mast flags at navy yards ships and public buildings until further notice. Dispatches from Havana recount loss of 258 crew plus two officers, with 260 dead or missing. A later cablegram notes 20 dead and many missing, calls for a new court of inquiry. Pennsylvanians listed among Maine crew. only Richards Wilbur Winters and McNair confirmed survivors.
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Washington
Army
Sleebee
Havana
Secretary Long
Jenkins
Merritt
Bodiea
F. W. Jenkins
Darwin R. Merritt
State Department
Censul General
Ciliens
Eovernor Generals Palace
Genomen
Olivers Merritt
Daniel J. Boyle
Herbert M. Carr
Thomas M. Cole
William H. Gorman
Daniel O'Connell Hartley
William L. Hough
Walter E. Richards
William H. Thompson
Thomas J. Waters
Benjamin R. Wilbur
Philadelpha
Harry Auchenbach
Sheridan
Charles Dennig
Allentown
Michael Kane
Mansfield Valley
William McNair
Pittsburg
Walter Shellers
Chambershire
William H. Tinsman
Susquehanna
Frederick Wagner
Wilkes-Barre
Richards
Wilbur
Winters
McNair
Sigshee
Excent Jenkins
Official Condolence From Madrid On Maine Disaster
Madrid notes express sympathy for the Maine catastrophe. Spanish leaders pledge aid to the injured and reassure mastery of waters, while the US minister learns of the tragedy through officials and press dispatches.
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Madrid
Cmulser Alfonso
Woodford
Cuba
United States
Maine
Washington
Associated Press
Imparcial
Senor Bagasta
Epoca
Spain
Heraldo
Fate of the Clara Nevada ship lost in blizzard
Victoria reports the Clara Nevada foundered during a southwest gale and blizzard off Seaward City Benner's Bay. Captain Latham and eye witness George Beck describe a rapid explosion and wreck with twenty five aboard. The Excelsior and Coleman confirm boiler trouble and likely loss near land with some survivors possible.
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Juneau
Seattle
Wash
John Don Aldren
Excelsior
Clara Nevada
United States Coast Survey
Hassler
Donaldson
John Great
Coleman
Skaguay
Great
Seaward City
Nevada
Skagillly
Freight Station Destroyed in Philadelphia Fire
The Philadelphia and Reading railroad freight station at Front and Noble streets burned this afternoon destroying the building and a large shipment of freight. Estimated loss ranges from 100000 to 125000 dollars. The company carries its own insurance.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Front and
Noble Streets
Farmer John Barngrover Wins Elusive Bride After Pursuit
Topeka report says John Barngrover, a Stafford county farmer shot by Lena Bardewick’s father, fled 14 miles to Great Bend then wed Lena at midnight. Barngrover had pleaded with Lena for a year to marry. she, now 18, declined until she reached her eighteenth birthday yesterday.
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Topeka
John Barngrover
Stafford County
Lena Bardewick
Bardewick
Great Bend
Miss Bardewick
Barngrover
Identity of rescued girl traced to Moose Mountain family
Sioux Falla February 16. Photographs establish the white girl rescued from Indians in December as Mia John Turton's daughter from Moose Mountain in the British Northwest Territory. She disappeared thirteen years ago during the Riel rebellion.
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Sioux Falla
8. D
Mia
John Turton
Moose Mountain
British Northwest Territory
Riel
Lumber Owners Meet in Detroit Forms Permanent Uniform Rate Group
In Detroit on February 4, a meeting of Lake Lumber Warehouse Owners adopted a uniform rate for lumber transport and for loading and unloading costs. One hundred thirty thousand tons represented a portion of the total tonnage, and a permanent organization was established.
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Detroit
Mich
Lake Lumber Wease
Representative Petty Praises Miss Bradley In Kentucky Sailor Honor
Frankfort Ky February 16 Representative Petty of Grant county introduced a resolution in the house congratulating Miss Bradley for choosing Walter to christen the battleship Kentucky. The event marks a ceremonial honor for the state and its naval ties.
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Miss Bradley
Frankfort
Representative Petty
Grant County
Walter
Kentucky
Graver brothers find pocket of gold in Trinity county mine
Strack 60,000 Pocket of Gold. In Redding California on February 14 the Graver brothers report a new gold pocket in the Blue Jay mine Morriven Gulch a tributary of Coffee creek Trinity county following a recent strike valued at zero dollars in the report.
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Strack
Redding
Cal
Graver Brothers
Blue Jay
Morriven Gulch
Coffee Creek
Trinity County
Destruction of the Maine Concluded in Havana Harbor
Local report outlines the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor and notes the collapse of the Clara Nevada after a roller explosion. The day also covers the Martin trial, Tuesday election figures, and assorted local court and county news.
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Maine
Havana Arbor
Clara Nevada
Transvaal Republic
Passenger steamer Ericsson sinks in Delaware River
The passenger steamer Ericsson of the Ericsson line, between Philadelphia and Baltimore, lies ten feet underwater in the Delaware River near Wilmington Doel. It went down around 6:46 AM in high wind with sixty passengers aboard. all were rescued except one man who disappeared. Captain Grace steered toward shore but the boat sank before reaching it. The list of passengers was locked in the purser’s room, leaving the missing man’s name unlearnable. The survivors were taken to Philadelphia aboard the Laura B.
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Wilmington
Doel
Ericscon
Ericcson
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Delaware
Laura B
Ericczon
Grace
Escape from Milwaukee girls school sparks marriage certificate row
Mary C Ring, an inmate at the Industrial School for Girls in Milwaukee, escaped earlier this year and resurfaced at 188 Fourth Street with a marriage certificate claiming she is now Mrs Drinkhaus. Steward Love and Detective Schweitzer confronted Ring as she allegedly married in Mrs Eman’s parlor, while Ring alleges abuse by Love. The school seeks custody. Ring's husband, through counsel, opposes intervention.
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Milwaukee
Cupid
Industrial School For
Mary C. Ring
Dane County
Steward Love
Fourth Street
Misa Ring
Love
Schweitzer
Miss King
Drinkhaus
Eman
Mr. Drinkhaus
Hunsberger
Daughters Stop the Wedding in Odd Suit
Miss Ida Ferguson of Bethel Ohio sues Francis Watkins aged 70 of Andersen Indiana for 10000 breach of promise alleging the bride elect was spirited away by Watkins' daughter. The case centers on an Indianapolis marriage planned for Jan 18 and Watkins' prominence in the eastern Indiana Methodist conference.
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Ohio
Andersen
Ind
Ida Ferguson
Bethel
Francis Watkins
Indianapolis
Ila
Watkins
Eastern Indiana Methodist Conference
Man Dies After Dream Warns of Death in Week
Abraham Tuttle, 60, of Cowan Indiana, arrived in Muncie February 16 and arranged his funeral with Meeks Brothers after a dream of death. He died yesterday of heart trouble, and the remarks say the plans will be carried out as arranged.
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Muncie
Ind
Abraham Tuttle
Cowan
Meeks Brothers
Mail Box Robber Hogan Nabbed Near Columbus
Timothy Hogan, the famed mail box thief who reportedly stole around 40000 from letter boxes nationwide, has been captured near Columbus Ohio after eluding Secret Service agents and detectives in many cities. The arrest ends a year of pursuit by authorities.
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Columbus
Timothy Hogan
Secret Service
Citien
Jorkwys Rider Dies After Singerty Race Crash
Albert Burger of Philadelphia was thrown from his horse Piercedale in the last race at Singerty. he sustained fatal injuries and died several hours later.
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Dechkey Patatty
Philadelphia
Albert Burger
Jorkwys
Piercedale
Singerty
Unrest in Wilkes-Barre as Deputies Face Trial Over Latthner Shootings
Frank Meteshick testified he saw Sheriff Martin aim and fire at a man near Lattimer, followed by a volley. Witnesses described deputies with guns, injuries including Frank Fordish shot seven times, and remarks by Deputy Turner about his duties. Prosecutors plan a funding appeal tomorrow.
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Fies
Frank Fordish
Wilkes-Barre
Frank Meteshick
Lattimer
Sherif Martin
Mike Mullado
Mullado
Martin Solforonock
John Parigald
Steve Wuek
Mike Cozlak
Frank Clark
Farr
Peter Paggan
Cranberry
Latthner
Edwin P. Strauss
Hazleton
Turner
Valley Hotel
Charles Hall
Joel Smith
Hagleton
Strauss
John Turner
Frank Fordleh
Palmer
Spanish press cites Lome letter insult to U.S. president
Madrid February 16 government organ 5 Correo quotes Senor de Lome letter alleging it insults the United States president. Spanish officials protest against injurious words and deplore imputations while condemning private letter content by a diplomatic figure.
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Madrid
Correo
Saya
Senor de Lome
United States
Washington
Elevator accident in Erie Counts Bank building
Miss Lydia Bernhardt a stenographer in the Erie Counts Bank building fell into a shaft when an elevator dropped at the sixth floor. She landed on top of the car as it passed the fourth floor and was carried to the basement with only slight injuries. Cause of the fall is unknown.
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Buffalo
Erie Counts Bank
Lydia Bernhardt
Steamship Arrivals and Arrivals List
Steamship arrivals show Marjestie from Liverpool. Ships spelled in on the list include Bt. Paul, Southampton, Britannic from Liverpool, Westmoreland from Antwerp, and Havel arriving in New York for Iremen. Queenstown arrival Toutonig bound for Liverpool.
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New York
Marjestie
Liverpool
Bt. Paul
Southampton
Britannic
Westmoreland
Antwerp
Havel
Iremen
Queenstown
Toutonig
Weather forecast for New York and region
The forecast notes clear weather in the middle states with brisk northwesterly and northeasterly winds. It predicts a glow off the feasts and slowly rising temperatures with increasing cloudiness in the western district as the day progresses.
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Herad
New York
Middle States
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Noating Dry Dock
Forsythe
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Camperdown
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Benordo Bose
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Julian Pauncefote
Fred. W. Jenkins
Darwin RB. Merritt
Hie Cable Net Associates
Cablnet
Gage
Griges
Gary
McKenna
White House
Rea
Loas
Bigesbee
Lee
Sigabeo
Finney
Bigehee
Commandant Foray
Morrill
Key West Barracks
Treasury Department
Marine Hospital Service
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Sicard
General Lee
Pose
Kunter
Philadelphia and
Reading Establishment
Fair
Warners
Martin
Sheriff Martin Aim
John Farr
Edwin Strauss Tead
the Spanish Press
Correae
Miss Bernhardt
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