Golley's Squadron Guardsing Harbor as Cu ban War Develops
Key West Fla reports definite news of American squadrons in Cuban waters. Commodore Schley is off Santiago de Cuba with a clear plan to engage Admiral Cervera if he is bottled up there. Rear Admiral Sampson can move quickly to assist Schley or reach Ta vera from a safe distance.
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Key West Fla
Cuban
Commodore Schley
Santiago de Cuba
Admiral Cervera
Sampson
Schley
Insurgent Forces in Havana Province Grow Stronger
A courier for Brig Gen Rafael de Cardenas reports in Key West that insurgents in Havana Province total 8 090 men, enrolled at twenty daily, well mounted and armed, moving toward the city outskirts. Spaniards mass troops in cities and along the coast, abandoning offensive Cuban operations.
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Rafeal de Cardenas
Havana
Key West
Fijia
Cardenas
Havana City
Collision Disaster Drowns Captain and Fifty Six on Mecca
Details of the Mecca and Lindula collision show 300 aboard the Mecca, mostly Asians. The Mecca sank after the hawser parted while towing Lindula, whose crew rescued survivors and brought them to port.
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Calcutta
British India Steam Navigation Company
Mecca
Plot to Blow Up the Oregon at Rio Janeiro
It developed that attempts by Spanish sympathizers to blow up the Oregon at Rio Janeiro while coaling there were thwarted. Thirty dynamite bombs were found in the fuel by Brazilian guards and members of the Ortegon crew. The ship was saved from a possible explosion by a miracle. The Oregon remains in the harbor.
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Oregon
Rio Janeiro
Ortegon
Government Purchases Coal Boat Peter Jobson
San Francisco dispatch reports the government bought the collier Peter Jobson. The ship, loaded with several thousand tons of coal, lies at Toward Street Bank and is expected to be assigned to towing duties for Manila. Troops may be housed aboard the vessel during this period.
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San Francisco
Special
Peter Jobson
Jobson
Manila
Spain Anxious for Peace Promises Honor in Madrid
Madrid dispatch reports a popular hope for honorable peace amid war fatigue. Captain Allan, Minister of Marine, and Cabinet officials signal readiness to seize any favorable chance to end the war with Spain. Jonathan Merriam, U S Pension Agent in Chicago, issues the first war pension voucher for Mrs Eliza Montfort of Council Bluffs Iowa mother of seaman William Montfort killed in the Mainé explosion in Havana February 15.
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Spain
Madrid
Low- Times
Ayto
Allan
Jonathan Merriam
United 8 Pension
Chicago
Itsis
Eliza Mont
Lynching Near Salisbury Shocks Maryland Community
A report describes an 18 year old Black man named King who was taken from Salisbury jail and lynched by a mob. The assailants reportedly hanged him at a tree after he was linked to the shooting of a white boy during an incident tied to the jail district.
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Maryland
King
Ken
Salisbury
Hervey
Trade optimism notes strong foreign demand and crop outlook
Bradstreet's reports strong foreign demand for American farm products as the week’s leading trade feature. The vast trade surplus supports money markets amid high bank clearings and rosy railway earnings. wheat exports rise to 4,054,836 bushels while corn exports dip to 5,550,579 bushels.
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Bradstreet’s
Plague on Shipboard Aboard the Severn Bride and Groom Affected
The British bark Severn docked in Baltimore with a yellow flag and a grim bridal tour story. Captain J W Reid and his young wife survived the fever while most crew members fell ill or died at sea or in port, with burial at sea for three voyage deaths and four sailors dying at Santos, Brazil.
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J. W. Reid
Hs Wite
Severn
Baltimore
Santos
Brazil
Reid
Doctor removes tongue to stop stubborn hiccoughs
George Tully, an electrician in New York, suffering hiccoughs that could not be checked, has his tongue removed temporarily by Dr. Slade using forceps. After hours the hiccups weaken and finally stop with the tongue left hanging and the patient later sleeping and waking free from hiccoughs.
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George ‘Tully
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Slade
Tully
White Pass Railway Wins $1 Million Alaska Build
EB C Hawkins of Denver acting for White Pass Railway Company composes a $1,000,000 contract package to lay forty miles of railroad from Skaguay to Lake Bennett in Alaska. Rails go to Illinois Steel Co for 6,000 tons, Pullman Car Co lands 35 cars and 3 engines, ties and bridge material ordered from G M Forbes, Tacoma to Trinidad Colorado, Pacific contract company to execute the construction, with material shipments starting soon and completion aimed for fall ahead of the McKenzie Mann line from Skaguay river to Testin lake.
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Skaguay
Lake Bennett
Tacoma
Wash
EB. C. Hawkins
Denver
White Pass
Alaska
Illinois Steel Company
Pullman Car Company
G. M. Forbes
Trinidad
Colo
Pacific Contract Company
McKenzie Mann Railroad
Tikine
Testin Lake
Railroad Brakeman Lynchad Incident at Rives Tennessee
An Illinois Central brakeman known as Joe Mitchell, a colored man, was hanged by a mob in Rives Tennessee after allegedly assaulting a white boy tramp on a moving train. The youth died from injuries after the fall, but lived long enough to identify Mitchell as his attacker.
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Joe” Mitchell
Illinois Central
Rives
Tenn
Mitchell
State Department Rejects Responsibility for Hazleton Riots Killings
Washington formally responds to Austria regarding Hungarians killed in Hazleton Pennsylvania riots last fall. The United States states it was not responsible for the deaths given the circumstances.
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Austria
State Department
Washington
Hazleton
Engineer Drowns As Tug W. B. Goodwin Sinks
The tugboat W. EB. Goodwin sank in the North river at the White Star Line pier foot of West Tenth street New York. Two men aboard were asleep in their bunks. Engineer Hiram Taylor was drowned.
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W. EB. Goodwin
North River
White Star Line
West Tenth Street
New York
Hiram Taylor
Miss Cisneros to Wed Cuban Heiress and Banker Linked to McKinley
Miss Cisneros to wed Carlos Carbonel, former Cuban banker nominated by President McKinley as lieutenant and aide on the staff of Major General Fitzhugh Lee. The betrothal ties the Cuban heiress Wvrangelina Cossio y Cisneros to Carbonel in a ceremony expected soon.
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Miss Cisneros
Wvrangelina Cossio Y Cisneros
Carlos Carbonel
McKinley
Fitzhugh Lee
Washington Banker Missing in D C After Note of Self Harm
Firor, a prominent banker and manager for Schneider & Co., vanished from Washington D C leaving a note indicating intent to take his own life. Police and family seek him and details of his disappearance and state of mind are under investigation.
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Washington
Trank
Firor
Schneider &Co
Washington,D._C
Secretary Alger Strikes Blow at Gutter System Order
The document describes Secretary Alger issuing an order that the government would act to abolish the gutter system, signaling a decisive policy move aimed at dismantling a long standing local practice.
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Alger
Canteen Goods Listed and Camp Services Deployed
The list includes arene products such as mild drinks canned fruit oatmeal sauces tobacco and soap. The YMCA appoints permission to hold services at military camps on the march and in the field in cooperation with army chaplains. A Salvation Army request has also been received.
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Arenes
Young Men’s Christian Association
Army Chaplains
Salvation Army
Missing Atchison Woman Found Dead in Missouri River
The body of 56 year old Mrs. E A Mize wife of a prominent Atchison hardware merchant was recovered from the Missouri river south of Leavenworth Kan She had disappeared April 8 and a later note indicated she planned to end her life The husband offered a large reward for information on her whereabouts or the body.
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E.A. Mize
Leavenworth
E. A. Mize
Atchison
Missouri
Kan
Colorado Springs Man Sought in Sensational Missing Bride Case
Alfred Bennett alias Ensethzart is sought by police for alleged complicity in a sensational episode. He reportedly wooed a Cleveland girl visiting Colorado Springs with her mother for health, and their wedding plans were made before he disappeared with $700 borrowed from his fiancée.
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Ensethzart
Alfred Bennett
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cleveland
Ohio
Bennett
Tornado Fatalities Reported Across Ravenna Texas
A tornado from the southwest struck Ravenna Texas damaging eleven barns ten dwellings and two churches. It moved northeast passing Ivanhoe where Captain Joe EB Dupree was killed and his house wrecked. At Clarksville a Black man died eleven others were injured. Extensive livestock losses and Red River valley damage are estimated at one hundred thousand dollars.
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Ravenna
Texas
Ivanhoe
Joe EB. Dupree
Clarksville
Red River Valley
Public sale of Central branch road to T Jefferson Coolidge Jr
Special Master Hiram P Dillon sold the Central branch road from Waterville to its western limits and the Washington and Prosser branch to the Nebraska line. Only bid by T Jefferson Coolidge Jr and Oliver Ames of Boston secured the property at 1 017 500 dollars.
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Central Branch
Bar
Concordia
Kan
Hiram ’P. Dillon
Waterville
Washington
Prosser
Nebraska Line
T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr
Oliver Ames
Boston
Southall Case Transferred to Minnesota Courts
James H. Southall, a clerk in the United States engineer office, faces fraud charges over 500000 of time checks. The case moved from federal to Minnesota jurisdiction after the St Paul grand jury found five indictments and the U S grand jury had not acted yet. A railroad collision near Collinsville, Illinois, killed Ina Galliston and four others with many injured.
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Southall
St. Paul
Minn
James H. Southall
United States Engineer’s Office
United States
Minnesota
Ina Galliston
Vandalia
Collinsville
Cowboys Rob Train Safe Near Belen New Mexico
Two gunmen halted a southbound Santa Fe passenger train near Belen New Mexico and seized a safe. They blew the safe open with dynamite and escaped with a large sum of money. exact amount not disclosed.
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Santa Fe
Belen
N. M
Edward Bellamy Dies at 49 in Chicopee Mass
Edward Beams author and humanitarian died at his home in Chicopee Falls Massachusetts in the 49th year of his age. His best known works include Looking Backward and Equality. Jealous husband shoots wife and then kills himself in Cincinnati Ohio leaving his wife fatally wounded.
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Edward, Bellamy
Edward Beams
Chicopee Tails
Mass
Mr. Bellamy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Thomas Speer
Market prices across U S cities for cattle hogs and grains
The report lists bid ranges in multiple cities for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grain prices. Highlights include Chicago cattle 3.00 to 5.50 and hogs 3.00 to 4.75, wheat No 2 red around 1.64 to 1.66, corn No 2 about 34 to 36 cents, oats 29 to 31 cents, rye about 66 cents. Other cities show similar varied figures for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices span several regional markets with slight differences for each commodity.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Détroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Wheat Crop Prospects 1898 Could Break Records
Estimates show the 1898 wheat harvest may top 650 million bushels despite reduced acreage. Kansas leads with 80 to 90 million, Texas around 20 million, Indiana about 45 million, Illinois near 25 to 30 million, and the combined Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma forecast at 160 million. The outlook suggests a history making yield with conditions favorable across regions.
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Chicago
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Illinois
Missouri
Texas
Lone Star
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Presbyterian Assembly Elects Radcliffe Moderator in War Year
In Sheldon Jackson lasting ritual, Dr. Wal lace Radcliffe of Washington D C was elected moderator at the Sheldon Jackson assembly with Dr. Radcliffe and Dr Henry McCook as candidates and 558 delegates present Gen James A Mount Indiana Governor welcomed the assembly Radcliffe urged unity and service to God The board of freedmen reported a growing deficit with fourteen schools closed and year length cut to six months funds shortage rising debt since 1893 from church contributions.
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Arden
Winona’ vTakes
Sheldon Jackson
Wallace Radcliffe
Washington, D. C
Henry McCook
Philadelphia
Radcliffe
Presbyterian
James A. Mount
Indiana
Presbyterian Church
Board of Freedmen
United States
Board of Education
Crops Outlook and Missionary News From The News
Estimates show Missouri harvest rising from 14 million to 25 to 30 million bushels with broader U S acreage, while national plantings increase 5.7 percent. The News also notes political fevers, naval actions, and a strong focus on missionary work with the Woman’s Board of Foreign Missions hosting speakers and a missionary hour in a global gathering.
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Missouri
Pope Named Arbitrator in Haiti Santo Domingo Boundary Dispute
Telegraph notes Pope Pius X selected as arbitrator to settle the boundary dispute between Hayti and San Domingo. Other items include Toledo chosen for Ohio centennial exposition in 1903 and a proposed railroad ticket tax estimated at twenty million dollars annually. Gold discoveries in the Yukon trigger a rush. Canadian leaders Lafier Laurier and Tupper back an American alliance. Drowning of Paul D. Laife and Sadie Moore near Atlanta reported. Indian scout Jim Baker dies in Wyoming after decades in the Rockies. Fifteen American fishing vessels abandon Grand Banks fearing Spanish cruisers. New York Mayor Van Wyck denies resignation to pursue Supreme Court seat.
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Pope
Hayti
San Domingo
Ohio
Toledo
Gladstone
Yukon River Islands
Dawson
Circle City Diggings
Laurier
Charles Tupper
Atlanta
Paul D. Laife
Sadie Moore
Jim Baker
Snake River
Wyo
Rocky Mountains
Grand Banks
Newfoundland
van. Wiek
New York
Supreme
War revenue bill debate and naval force plan advance
Senate and House sessions feature passage attempts on war revenue measures and an auxiliary naval force proposal. Debates cover taxes on corporations and stamp duties, with amendments and opposition noted. The House handles District of Columbia bills and a Missouri river railway bridge. Oblique Russia Britain collision speculation ends the report.
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Senate
House
Tongue
Rep
Ore
Hale
Maine
Committee On
Naval Affairs
Daniel
Virginia
MecIsnery
Chilton
Dem
Tex
Lodge
Mass
Mr. Turley
Tenn
Turley
Frye
Platt
Connecticut
Lindsey
Kentucky
Army
Navy
Stewart
Nevada
Allen
Nebraska
Caffery
Louisiana
McEnery
United States
Indian Territory
Lacy
Iowa
Public Lands
Territory
New Mexico
Rio Grande River
J. Z. George
Mississippi
Austrianland donation to boost wallpaper factory scheme
The government plans to donate land and grant immunity from duties to encourage wallpaper hangings production. Austria lacks factories yet imports $2,000,000 worth of hangings annually despite duties. The idea aims to spur domestic manufacture and export potential.
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Austria
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C. B. Sharp
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