Sagasta rejects third mediation as Spain steers toward war
In Washington on February 9 Premier Sagasta again refuses U.S. mediation. Woodford’s cipher note suggests Spain will not surrender Cuba unrest and hints McKinley’s patience waning. Spain intensifies war preparations, aiming to guard Atlantic coasts and counter possible Spanish naval strikes.
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Travana
Avhat Sagasta Sani
General Woodford
Senor Sagasta
Spain
Cuba
United States
M. Woodford
McKinley
Atlantic
Portland
Boston
New York
Stovemakers Combine in Major Detroit St Louis Deal
In Detroit on February 9 officials from the Duele Stove and Range company of St. Louis met quietly with Detroit directors. They plan to amalgamate the St Louis concern with the Michigan Peninsular and Detroit store companies under one management. Details are unavailable. George H. Barbour, Michigan manager, says he would support the change though not yet informed. He notes no factory closures are expected.
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St. Louis
Michigan
Big Trust
Detroit
Mich
Duele Stove and Range Company
Peninsular
George HW. Barbour
Michigan Company
Combine
Reed in Hawaii annexation move seeks quick resolution
Speaker Reed asked Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Davis to withdraw the Hawaiian annexation treaty and allow approval by bill or joint resolution. Davis has not decided, hoping for votes to ratify. Reed wants adjournment and passage of a joint resolution to finish the session by June 1, with House support likely despite some GOP opposition.
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Washington
Reed
Davis
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Hawaii
Congress
House
Murder and Robbery at Lonely Point Georgia Postmaster Shot
J H F Polk age 65 postmaster at Goodwin station fifteen miles north of Atlanta murdered Saturday night around 7 30. Unknown assailants shot him and robbed his store run with the post office. Body lay undiscovered until Monday morning.
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Lonely Point
Georgia
Atlanta
J. Hf. Polk
Goodwin Station
Here
Riches Reported From Yaqui Gold Fields Prospectors Surge
S Winslow reports a mass exodus of prospectors to the Yaqui district in Mexico after a treaty. He cites American prospector Robert Walter who returned with about $60,000 in gold dust. The placer country lies upriver near Olter’s claim, with laxer prospects along the lower Yaqui.
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Robert Baker
San Antonin
Tex
Ome
Robert Walter
Olter
Casas Grandes
Winslow
Yaqui
Chihualwa
Sonora
President Bole Arrives With Pan-American Expo Escort
President Bole and party arrived this morning from Washington. The group was led by Captain John M. Brinker, president of the Pan-American Exposition Company, who escorted the party to the hotel.
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Vole
Uuffate
Rafale
Bole
Washington
John M. Brinker
pan-American Exposition Company
Markets Report From Sioux City and Midwest Trading
Sioux City live stock listings show hogs mixed to heavy at 3.65 to 34.15, cattle and calves steady to lower, with receipts around 6,900 hogs, 4,000 cattle, 4: official notes cite weak to lower trends. Chicago markets reflect steady to slightly down for hogs and steady cattle. Kansas City shows active hog market with strong demand. grain and provisions show varied quotes across wheat, corn, oats, and soy products, with regional receipts and futures near unchanged to lower.
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Sioux City
Oratia
South Omaha
Chicats
Chicago
Kansas City
Texas
Barney
Northwestern
Butler
Lie
Chearnery
New York
Philadelphia
Toledo
Minneapolis
South Dakota Row Over Indian Agent and Land Office
Washington reports a South Dakota political clash as McCoy is expected to be confirmed as Indian agent at Cheyenne River despite objections from Kittridge and allies. The Senate may hear more on Conniff’s Pierre land office nomination, with protests led by Surke, Heath, Hanna and Kyle affecting other appointments and potential delays in Watertown.
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Washington
South Dakota
Senate Public Lands Committee
T. PL
Conniff
Pierre
National
Littridge
McKinley
Charles T. McCoy
Cheyenne River
Kittridge
McCoy
Heath
Cheyenne
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Hanna
Hann
Senate
Bliss
Watertown
Lee Stover
Kyle
Congressional Proceedings in Washington Feb 7 Report
Senate receives a War Department communique urging immediate action to curb disorder in Alaska. Chandler cites Admiral Worden and the Monitor’s Civil War scene seeking support for aid to Worden’s family. House approves a river vessel for Yukon and enters committee on military academy funds. Debate features Loud on second class mail and Perkins on prosperity.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Alaska
Chandley
Admiral Worden
Monitor
Hampton Meads
Chandler
Worden
Chaandler
Congress
Naval Aairs
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Yukon River
Senate
Arizona
Clark
Lowa
Green
Pop
Nebraska
Perkins
T B Stimson Leaves Wealth and Heirs in Will
Probate shows T D Stimson estate valued at 1 4 million dollars. Widow Achsah J Stimson and numerous Stimson and Fay relatives named as devisees and legatees including Willard H Stimson Olive J Fay Charles D Stimson Ezra T Stimson Fred Stimson Jay D Stimson and others with grandchildren mentioned.
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Los Angeles
Cal
T. D. Stimson
Chicago
Achsah J. Stimson
Willard H. Stimson
Olive J. Fay
Charles D. Stimson
Ezra T. Stimson
Fred §. Stimson
Jay D. Stimson
Charles W. Stimson
Louie D. Fay
Clarence D. Fay
Thomas PD. Stimson
Dorothy
J. Stinson
Achsah J.stimson
Harold .G. Stimson
Gradcchildren
Schäfer Defeats Slosson for Championship in Score Battle
In New York at Madison Square Garden Jacob Schäfer of Chicago defeated champion Slosson by 596 to 0 in a chess style scoring game for American championship. Spectators saw a tight, slow contest with moments of brilliant play as Schäfer edged ahead late, while Slosson fought from a cushion to near victory before the decisive score.
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Chicago
New York
Macken Square Garden
Sally
Sacob Schaefer
Jake" Schacter
George Slogeon
Schaefer
Slossan
French parochial school closes in New Bedford Mass
The Sacred Heart church parochial school in New Bedford has shut down citing business repression and non-union French Canadian mill worker employment leaving about five hundred pupils without schooling. Walter Gahonry plans to apply students to public schools, risking overcrowding. a special aldermen meeting may discuss purchasing the parochial buildings.
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New Bedford
Alyss
Mass
Sacred Heart Church
Charles P. Galbousy
Walter Gahonry
Mounted Police for Yukon Tension Over Provisions
Lethbridge reports orders from the dominion government call all mounted police to be ready to move to the Yukon at a moment's notice. The action follows alleged Alaska US-Canada friction over supplies, with claims of Americans trying to import relief provisions free of duty to sell to highest bidders.
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Butte
Mont
Lethbridge
Mounted Police
Yukon
United States
Alaska
Murderer Finch Surrenders From Jail Escape
The escaped murderer George W Lincoln, under sentence to be hanged for Frank Swofford's murder, telephoned Sheriff Wheeler from Lamont to say he would return on the evening train to help mend bars. He had escaped last Tuesday with Charles Robinson and six others from a prison in this city. Two hundred people gathered at the depot to greet him as he walked to the jail seeking to see his mother.
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Fort Scott
Kus
George W. Linch
Frank Swofford
Piedmont
Sheriff Wheeler
Lamont
Finch
Chas. Robinson
Missouri Bank and Post Office
Kansas City
Governor to Call Special Session If Legislature Agrees
Topeka Kansas February 8 Governor Lee dy will convene a special session of the legislature on March 1 if a majority of the members agree to a measure he has prepared concerning railways and related matters. The brief dispatch indicates the governor seeks swift action on the railway issue and will act if legislative support materializes.
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Kredy
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Leedy
T & di
Railw
McCoy Indian agent nomination amid Senate review
Washington reports say President McKinley may withdraw Charles J. McCoy’s nomination as Indian agent for the Cheyenne reservation. Senator Platt asks a one week delay to probe statements about McCoy, with possible further action by a subcommittee led by Senator Platt if needed. Hansbrough disputes responsibility for the appointment and says he endorsed McCoy without aiming to influence patronage.
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Washington
McKinley
Charles ‘J. McCoy
Cheyenne
Ile
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Platt
Connecticut
McCoy
Plate
Senator Phatt
E Me-Coy
Dansbrough
Pettigrew
Indian Affairs Committee
Ne Committee
Strator Transbrough
Hansbrough
South Dakota
Banquet Honors Noted New York Lawyer Choate
Chicago Bar Association hosted its annual banquet with Joseph H. Choate of New York as guest of honor. About 200 Chicago attorneys attended as Choate praised the legal profession and cited Hamilton Webster and Lincoln as exemplary lawyers shaping government and civil liberty amid threats to public credit and property rights.
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Joseph B. Choaute
New York
Chicago
Chicago Bar Association
Joseph H. Choate
Choate
Fullansbee
Bar Association
Eiig- Inn
Hamilton
Webster
Lincoln
Supreme Court
Congress
Cabinet Discusses Foreclosure and Fruit Trade Policy
At a cabinet meeting the attorney general outlined the favorable outlook for the Kan sas Pacific foreclosure sale. Germany's fruit decree was reviewed with White’s suggested modification seen as potentially diplomatically adjustable. Secretary Wilson noted diseases could spread via fruit causing infection over long distances. some states have restricted fruit imports from infected areas. No zeal to prejudge the case prevailing among the president or cabinet members.
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Kansa City
Germany
Wassatington
Kansas Pacific
White
Wilson
Union
New York Central Board Okays Large Bond Issue
In New York Feb 7 directors of the New York Central Railroad authorize the issue of 100,000,0000 to finance the planned merger with the Lake Shore road. The action advances a consolidation effort involving major rail interests and raises stakes for the proposed integration.
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New York
New York Central
Lake Shore
Zola Dreyfus Letter Trial Opens in Paris Assizes
The Zola and Perreux trial opens in the Seine assizes with Zola defended by Laborie and Clemenceau for Perreux. The indictment centers on a December letter in the Aurore attacking officials tied to the Dreyfus affair. Witnesses and evidence are to be heard on the letter’s passages and related accusations.
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Pestiry
Paris
M. Ewile Zola
M. Perreux
Manuger
Aurore
Dreyfus
Assizes Court
the Seine
M. Zola
M. Laborie
Generat Founil
Paty du Clair
Mercier
Botsdeffre
Billet
Vellieux
M de le Gorgue
Var
Dillot
Trial of Sheriff Martin Opens Amid Courtroom Tension
Wilkesbarre Pa February opening of the trial of Sheriff Martin and deputies includes Judge Woodward warning attorneys Gorman and Lenahan about contempt and criticizing unaimed newspapers for perverting justice. Police testimony places the sheriff near strikers before a shooting. Bail for all defendants set by Philadelphia Surety Company.
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Jodge
Wilkesbarre
Martin
Woodward
Gorman
Lenahan
Jones
Philadelphia Surety Company
Ramero Made Lieutenant For Betrayal of Aranguren
New York dispatch reports Lio Ramero a native of Spain awarded a lieutenant rank in the Spanish army for betraying Aranguren. Ramero, once a scout in Aranguren's brigade, was captured and faced a choice between betraying his commander for $500 or being killed. He chose to expose Aranguren's position, enabling Spanish forces to target him while Ramero stood largely unassisted.
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Saraigaren
New York
Tampa
Fla
Lio Ramero
Aranguren
Rasuero
Shay
Will Protect The Commission In Nicaragua Crisis
New York Feb 7 The government will protect the Nicaraguan canal commission from injury and will not interfere in the revolution. Gunboat Newport at Greytown and cruiser Alert at Juan del Sur survey Brilo Harbor. Commanding officers may land marines if needed. Washington Feb 7 No new Cuba policy instructions to Woodford. negotiations proceed cautiously. Springfield Mass Feb 7 The world population is about 1.62 to 1.92 billion. US share ~4 percent, based on International Statistical Institute figures.
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Nicar'nguan Canal Commission
Nica- Tagua
Herald
Washington
Newport
Greytown
Alert
Juan del Sur
Brilo Harbor
Jase Lions
State Department
Cuba
Woodford
Wndear
Congress
Sagasta
Springfield
Mass
International Statisticn Institute
Sis
Hiss
United States
Tayewid Friendship Love and Friendship in Verse
Fragmentary verse about love and friendship recounted near a village. Poem references Cupid, Eros, and choices between love and friendship with unclear narration and garbled phrases.
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Bammer
Fedl
Cupid
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