Mine Under the Maine Verdict Referred to Foreign Relations
The Court of Inquiry finds the fact clear in the Mine Under the Maine case and refers the entire matter to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations for further action.
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McKinles
Maine Board of Inquiry
House
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Walker
Massachusetts
Simpkins
Reed
Foreign Relations Committee
Maine
Senate
Board of Inquiry
McKinley Reviews Maine Disaster and Naval Board Findings
President McKinley sends the naval court findings on the Maine incident to Congress. The board concludes the explosion likely involved a mine but cannot fix responsibility. McKinley recounts events from Havana visits to the disaster and urges cautious, fact driven action. Congress adjourned after receiving the report and testimony.
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Naval Court
United States
Havana
McKinley
Maine
Congress
THINK SPAIN GUILTY Congressmen urge action after verdict
Members of Congress declare the Spain verdict a moral indictment and push for immediate steps. Several representatives advocate armed intervention in Cuba or removing Spain from the western hemisphere, while others call for careful consideration and insist on decisive policy alignment with the administration.
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Congress
Court of inquiry finds Maine destroyed by submarine mine
The court of inquiry reports the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a mine placed under the hull near frame 18, causing partial blasts in forward magazines. It finds no fault by the crew and cannot fix responsibility for the destruction. The after part remained intact and sank shortly after the forward section exploded.
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Maine
Fey
Havana
Court of Inquiry
United States
Iowa
Key West
Guba
Cuba
Liberal victory confirms Sagasta reshapes Spanish government
Sunday’s parliamentary vote yielded a Liberal sweep with about 300 of 432 seats. Madrid saw low turnout amid unrest stirred by socialists. violence reported in Biscay Navarre Catalonia and Valencia leaving at least one dead in Durango.
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Madrid
Biscay
Navarre
Catalonia
Valencia
Durango
Chamber of Deputies
Spaniards Interpret U S Relief Plan as Intervention
Madrid paper predicts Spain will view a U S warship relief offer to the reconcentrados as intervention if true. London Standard correspondent summarizes Spain's reply to Woodford noting the government cannot accept the American conclusions drawn from inconsistent information.
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Madrid
Spain Rejects U S Demand On Cuba Rights
Spain defends sovereignty in the West Indies and rejects interference from the United States while noting concessions already made. Madrid cites reluctance to send war vessels or accept further public relief as undermining Spanish rule in Cuba.
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Spain
Cuba
United States
America
West Indies
Spain Must Stand or Fall on Her Own Merits
Dispatches from European capitals say America prepares for war and Spain faces a decisive moment. Vienna reports Austria may urge Spain to accept 700 million francs indemnity with reimbursement and Cuba independence, forcing U S concessions over the Maine.
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Spain
America
Austria
Vienna
Cuba
United’ ‘States
Maine
House and Senate Debate Naval Appropriation and Cuban Policy
The House considered the naval appropriation bill with filibusters and votes on reserves funding while striving to trim timber dry docks. The Maine inquiry report and a Cuban resolutions debate dominated Senate and House sessions as leaders argued over independence versus peace and potential war.
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House
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Michigan
Minor Notes and Miscellaneous News Items
A roundup of brief items reports Orin W. Brereton 25 killed in a mining shaft at Cripple Creek Colo. Judge Campbell of San Francisco rules a Feat not a domestic animal. William Johnson of Claremore Indian Territory killed US Marshal Arnold and was himself slain by Deputy Busey during arrest. Capt Sobral Spain’s late naval attaché appointed to the admiralty staff. Marm er Appleby of Hempstead NY influences cremation and ashes scattering for a widow. Klondike winter gold output estimated at 9 million dollars to be sent down Yukon by the first spring steamer. Miss M G Stone Roxbury Mass plans to seek Klondike gold with a 24‑man party aiming to sail mid‑April on a schooner. Provisions Houston for the voyage are noted.
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Orin W. Brereton
Washington
United States
Admiralty
Marmer Appleby
Hempstead
N. Y
Klondike
Yukon
Sanitary Reforms and Bitters Highlighted
A fragment notes reforms operate with Hostetter's Bitters for disordered liver bowels or nervous system. It mentions sanitary efforts and the conspicuous effects produced by the remedy.
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Hostetter
Exquisitely misunderstood: Miss Lilian Bell in Europe
Miss Lilian Bell visiting Europe writes from Berlin for The Ladies Home Journal April issue. She observes that American girls are profoundly misunderstood by both French and German society, noting the rarity and challenge of being so perceived.
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Lilian Bell
Europe
Ladies’. Home Journal
Berlin
A Timely Rescue
A short anecdote reports a brother saving his sister from an arranged marriage by a comic misstep. He explains she had accepted Hopkins by letter, and he forgot to mail it, thwarting the union. The tale leans on a humorous, cautionary note about miscommunication.
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Hopkins
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort for Troubled Feet
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen smarting feet and relieves bunions and corns. It makes tight shoes feel easy and fights sweating. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail 25c. trial package free. Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Small Egg Sparks Humorous Exchange
Comic exchange in a Detroit Free Press item features Bridget noting the egg is freshly laid this morning while Jones-Why insists on its small size, delivering a light anecdote from the period.
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Jones
Bridget
Detroit Free Press
Spring Medicine Claim for Hood's Sarsaparilla
The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best spring medicine to purify blood and build up the system. It cites reduced perspiration in cold weather, rich fatty foods, and less outdoor exercise as causes of impurities. The product is said to thoroughly purify the blood and restore vigor and vitality.
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Biood
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