Startling 224 Ements Concerning the Maine Disaster
Havana reports detail ongoing Spanish conduct of the Maine disaster inquiry. divers resume salvage work. Right Arm to aid gun and machinery recovery. Captain Sigsbee and the court of inquiry discuss testimony while bodies are found in the forward hatch. Long and Day handle diplomatic notes and relief efforts.
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Havana
Lee
Right Arm
Merritt and Chapman Wrecking Company
Ann
Court of Inquiry
Manterola
Paul Loftus
Key West
Drache
Peral
Maine
Mangrove
Sampson
Chadwick
Potter
Marix
Sigsbee
Associated Press
Charles Morgan
New York
First Investigation in Havana Yields Negative Developments
Washington February 21 reports from the Maine disaster inquiry show negative results. Officials said today the initial inquiry revealed no new actionable findings and attention shifts to subsequent steps in the investigation.
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Havana
Washington
Toaday
Develoip
Maine
Foreign Population Believes Maine Was Destroyed Deliberately
Passengers on the Seguranca arriving in Havana report widespread belief the Maine explosion was intentional. They note the Alfonso XII changed moorings before disaster and recount witnesses who claim to have seen a boat near the Maine before the blast. Statements contrast Cuban mourning with Spanish indifference and describe chaotic scenes at the harbor and cemetery.
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New York
Ward Line
Tampico
Havana
Alfonso XII
Maine
William N. Carbon
Washington
Co. P. Molcomb
New Castle
Del
Glisier
F. W. Bobbett
Mr. Holcomb
Captain Eulate's Sympathy Visits New York Officials
Captain Eulate with four officers arrived from Viscaya to the Spanish consulate and the navy yard. He conveyed Spain's sorrow over the Maine disaster and placed his flag at half mast as mourning. He declined invites as solemnity prevailed, meeting General Merritt and Mayor Van Wyck before returning aboard. Admiral Bunce to visit the Viscaya next day with Merritt and the Spanish consul general.
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New York
Eulate
Viscaya
Navy Yard
Bunce
Spain
Eulute
Maine
Cuba
American
Halftmast
Washington
General Merritt
Governor’s Island
Mayor van Woeck
Bulate
Admiral Bunce
Merritt
SobralAffair Interview Clarifies Navy Remarks
Associated Press met Lt Cmdr Sobral naval attache for Spain in Washington and learned his quotes were misinterpreted. He denied harsh remarks about the Maine’s officers and said accidents occur at sea while noting he remains naval attache and was promoted to lieutenant commander. The recall dated January 1904 was officially gazetted.
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Hull
State Department
Sobral
Legation
Long
Day
Sigsbee
Havana
Maine
Lee
Navy Department
Sicard
Key Wear
Bigsbee
Navigation Bureau
Dickens
Sigehee
Key West
Forsythe
Department
Department of State
United States Navy
United States
Don Ramon Carrantay Regura
Cuba
Philadelphia
Norfolk
New York
Associated Press
Ll. G. Sobral
Washington
Great Britain
Bobral
Artillerists Ready Reading Soldiers Prepare for War
Reading Feb 2 Captain Samuel Willite leads the Reading artillerists as orders require listing every member with name and residence to enable rapid rendezvous within 24 hours. A new company of 200 men formed today, with plans to reach 300 in three days.
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Reading
Samuel Willite
Reading Artillerists
Zola Defends Innocence Amid Dreyfus Case Court
Emile Zola accuses Premier Meline of pressuring verdict and insists Dreyfus is innocent. He proclaims before the court that France will honor him for speaking truth, while defense counsel Laborie vows to prove Zola’s good faith amid ongoing uproar and delays.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Meline
Dreyfus
M. Zola
France
M. Laborie
Zola
Lost in a Blizzard Strands Trio Rescued near Menominee
Three fishermen trapped by a blizzard on Green Bay were found by a Door County farmer wrapped in their sleigh harnesses and nearly perished. Nine others were believed dead as searchers scour the ice. Rescued were John Ewanson Finnne Anderson and Gue Thorenson. The storm is the worst in ten years.
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Menominee
Mich
Green Bay
Dorr County
John Ewanson
Finne Anderson
Gue Thorenson
Eight Divorces in One Day
A local progress report notes a remarkable day as eight divorce cases were finalized in court. Legal officials indicate rising cases reflect broader social changes and evolving marital standards.
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McKinley
Philadelphia
Lehigh University
Luther Keller
Scranton Board of Trade
Congress Debates Twelfth Census Bill and Newberry College Aid
In Washington on February 2 the Senate debated the census bill with changes transferring the census bureau to the Interior secretary, but partisan divisions halted action. A Maine disaster investigation resolution was adopted without debate. In the House, private pension bills dominated. the day featured a heated vote to grant Newberry College 15000 for wartime use as federal barracks, passing amid opposition from Dingley and Dright. The House adjourned briefly for Washington's Birthday after a quorum dispute. Republicans planned to push the sundry civil appropriation bill next.
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Washington
Senate
Census Bureau
Secretary of the Interior
Allen
Nebigau
Committee On Naval Affairs
Maine
Newberry College
South Carolina
Dingley
Alr
Drteed
Cooper
Texas
Mahon
Pennsylvania
Walker
Massachusetts
Halley
House
Deaths from Own Action and Suspected Accidents in New York
Jacob Dillenburg age 1 and his wife Annie 72 die at Chrystie street home from illuminating gas exposure. Unclear if self inflicted or accidental. In Hampstead Bodell cottage Annie Vollmar hangs herself but is cut down in time. Mrs Bedell, her child eight weeks old and others in cottage reportedly died by suicide after four weeks of sorrow.
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New York
Jacob Dillenburg
Annie
Chrystie Street
Charles Bedell
Vollmar
Stock
Last of the Seeley Dinner Indictments Dismissed
On recommendation of the district attorney’s office the indictments against Herbert Barnum Seeley Theodore D Rich and James H Phipps for responsibility in the Sealey dinner in December 184 were dismissed. The dismissal cited public morality concerns and doubt about securing convictions.
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New York
District Attorney's Office
Herbert Barnum Seeley
Theodore D. Rich
James H. Phipps
Jongress Case Denied Rehearing by Supreme Court
In Philadelphia the Supreme Court refused the petition for a re hearing in the commonwealth versus Jongress appealed from Erie county. Harrisburg reports note Governor Hastings has reprieved Frank Jongross who was scheduled for execution at New Castile on February 24 until April 2.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Jongress
Erie County
Harrisburg
Hastings
Frank Jongross
New Castile
Former Bethlehem Bank Cashier Pleads Guilty in Embezzlement Case
Cyrus Breder former cashier of the National Bank of Bethlehem Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in U S district court to embezzling over twenty thousand dollars. He left Bethlehem a year ago and was arrested in St Clair Michigan. He broke down in court as he entered the guilty plea and sentencing was deferred.
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Philadelphia
Cyrus Breder
The
National Bank of Bethlehem
United States District Court
Breder
Bethlehem
St. Clair
Michigan
Pennsylvania Pension Notices From Washington Dated Feb 21
Original Edward Fitzpatrick Williamsport receives 12 dollars. Urban B. Smith Hepbottom Susquehanna listed with unknown amount. Levi Stedge Peckville Lackawanna shows ten dollars. Jaber Sterling Tunkhannock original widow Lucy Higgins Beranton six dollars.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Edward Fitzpatrick
Williamsport
Urban B. Smith
Hepbottom
Susquehanna
Levi Stedge
Peckville
Lackawanna
Jaber &. Sterling
Tunkhannock
Lucy Higgins
Beranton
Steamship Arrivals and Departures in New York Harbor
Ships listed include the Normannia arriving in New York for Naples and Genoa with other vessels sailing to distinct ports. The Werra departed New York and the Auguste Victoria arrived in New York from Alexandria.
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New York
Latin
Bremen
Majestic
Liverpool
Beriin
Antwerp
Gibraltar
Normannia
Naples
Genoa
Werra
Alexandria
Auguste Victoria
Sagasta Confirms Maine Disaster Ruled Accident
Sagasta in St Madrid reports that divers findings confirm the Maine disaster was an accident. The romier confirms earlier reports and states no foul play is suspected in the incident.
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Sagasta
Divorce Declared Between Belby and Norma Selby
Al Rose Belby obtained a decree of divorce from Norma Selby known as Kid McCoy in a mid February court action. The case notes identify the parties involved and confirm the dissolution of their marriage.
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Hamilton
Feb
Rose Belby
Norma Selby
Wa “Kid” McCoy
Meride Edges Bhortell In Three Rounds At Palace
Dannie Meride of New York won a decision on foul over Tommy Bhortell of Brooklyn in three rounds at the Palace Sporting Club. The New Jersey card lists Feb. 2 as the event date with Trenton noted as the local scene.
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Dannie Meride
Trenton
N. J
Dantile Me‘ride
New York
Tommy Bhortell
Brooklyn
the Palace Sporting Club
Jonmigtt
Plan to Purchase Cuba Dominates Congress Watch
Washington reports the White House plans to acquire Cuba as independence support grows. Analysts say success depends on detailing the plan for Congress and Madrid, with autonomy failing and Spain tapped out of troops and funds. The debate centers on a $100,000,000 price and U.S. mediation implications for bond guarantees.
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Spain
Madrid
Congress
Cuba
United States
Policy strength grows at capitol over Cuba island deal
Eastern representatives back the policy while western lawmakers seek to adjust the $100000000 payment to secure the island for Cubans. The state department moves to prepare consular reports requested by Congress, though Maine destruction tempers urgency.
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State Department
Senate
House
Congress
Maine
Weather Forecast for the Midwest and New England
The Herald reports unsettled weather in the middle states and New England with rain in New England and winds shifting to brisk northeasterly along the coast. Temperatures remain nearly steady then fall with light snow, followed by clearing later in the region.
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New York
Middle States
New England
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