A Suffering Soldier Recovers With Pink Pills for Pale People
A veteran from Illinois recalls three years in the 124th Illinois, Libby Prison ordeal, and years of debility. After trying various remedies, he credits Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health, gaining weight, ending tobacco craving, and allowing him to resume work. Affidavit verified by Notary Lincoln M. Coy.
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Illinois
Harrington
Kewanee
Libby
Lincoln M. Coy
Williams
Bernabe Is Here New Spanish Minister Arrives in New York
New York March 11 On board the Kaiser Wilhelm II Senor Luis Polo de Bernabe Spanish minister to the United States arrives to succeed Dupuy de Lome. He says he had a pleasant voyage and prefers to receive rather than impart news. He declines to discuss Cuban issues or strained relations with the United States.
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New York
Gibraltar
Senor Luis Polo de Bernabe
United States
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Senor Bernabe
Bernabe
America
Spain
General Woodford
General
Cannon Appropriation Bill Promptly Referred to Senate
The bill appropriating 50 million dollars for national defense was carried to the senate and referred to the committee on appropriations. Washington on March 10 reported the action and presentation to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Monument for Maine Men Movement Begun in Pittsburg Schools
Pittsburg school children begin a national penny fund to erect a shaft in Havana cemetery for Maine sailors buried there. The central board of education will coordinate with other cities as every public school child is urged to donate one penny. A commission appointed by the Secretary of the Navy will oversee the monument project.
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Pittsburg
Maine
Havana
Central Board of Education
Secretary of the Navy of the
United States
Court of Inquiry Revisits Divers in Havana Harbor
The court of inquiry conducted a further examination of the divers in Havana on March 11. Sessions were brief as members await the divers to inspect and report on hull sections buried in harbor mud. Americans greet Congress defense bill passage with approval.
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Havana
Congress
Mallory Line Nueces Delivers Provisions for Cuban Warships
The Mallory liner Nueces arrived at Key West with 6202 packages of provisions for starving Cubans and 20,000 in ammunition cases. The cargo was moved to the Marblehead for immediate transport to Dry Tortugas for the warships. The dispatch boat Fern is due from Havana to load provisions and proceed to Matanzas.
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Key West
Fla
Mallory
Nueces
Marblehead
Fern
Havana
Matanzas
Navy to Arm Merchant Vessels as Auxiliary Cruisers
Washington reports a Senate House clash over the Indian lands bill with 99 to 136 voting against the free home clause. A conference plan followed, as the Navy outlines arming four ships St Louis St Paul Paris and New York within two weeks to serve as auxiliary cruisers with specific gun batteries and crews drawn from merchant ships.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs
Dingley
Grosvenor
Dalzell
Payne
House
Roosevelt
Crowninshield
Bureau of Navigation
O'Neil
Bureau of Ordnance
Hichborn
Bureau of Construction
Bradford
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Griscom
International Navigation Company
Navy Department
United States Naval Service
St. Louis
St. Paul
Paris
New York
Senate Passes 50 Million Emergency Defense Bill
Washington March 11 Senate rapid approval of a 50 million dollar emergency appropriation for national defense with 183 million in deficiencies. Unanimous vote and 76 pro bill speeches marked swift enactment as Vice President Hobart moved swift passage. Spectators in galleries heard a restrained applause as lawmakers acknowledged the grave need.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Hobart
Congress
No Business of Importance in Senate Session
Washington report notes no business of real importance was transacted in the senate in open session. The hourlong session was mainly consumed by routine morning business with a few minor bills passed.
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Washington
Senate
Sub committee to report against Evans bill on classified service
Washington March 12 The sub committee of the house committee on civil service reform voted unanimously to report adversely the Evans bill which would remove a large number of positions from the classified service.
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Washington
House Committee On Civil Service Reform
Editorial calls for arbitration on Maine matter and Cuba war
London March 15 The Daily Graphic editorial suggests time remains to negotiate an arbitration on the Maine issue to ascertain true facts and decide on any indemnity due to the United States. England would sympathize with Cuba liberation but if war comes it must be for a just cause after all efforts for peace are exhausted.
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London
The
Daily Graphic
Maine
United States
England
Cuba
Germany says Spain will not receive aid in war
Berlin officials ordered the press to deny any German plans to aid Spain in a war with the United States. The dispatch notes that the United States remains a good German customer and cites Spain's unfriendly stance since the Carolinas incident.
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Spain
Berlin
Germany
United States
Carolinas
No Orders to Hurry the Wisconsin
Irving Scott of Union Ironworks says no orders have been received to hasten the battle ship Wisconsin. He denies the United States has secured an option to purchase the Japanese cruiser Chitose recently launched from the works. A strike against wage cuts is planned in St Louis with 1,600 to 1,800 bricklayers to strike on April 1, threatening to spread to all building trades.
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Wisconsin
San Francisco
Irving Scott
The
Union Ironworks
United States
St. Louis
Bricklayers’ Union
Powder orders received for 100 tons powder 200 tons dynamite
The Etna Powder company at Miller Station in VaLpPar Raise Ind reports a war department order for 100 tons of powder and 200 tons of dynamite cartridges. The works will run day and night to fulfill the contract.
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VaLpPar Raise
Ind
4Etna Powder Company
Miller Station
War Department
Protest Against Martin Acquittal Draws Union Resolutions
At a Central Labor Union meeting in New York on Sunday a strong protest was entered against Sheriff Martin and his deputies’ acquittal by the Wilkes-Barre jury and against the court proceedings. In Reading, Pa., bidding is opened for over 11,000 government shells by Carpenter Steel Works, with the contract nearing 1.75 million dollars and the plant operating on government work worth about 1 million.
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Martin
New York
Central Labor Union
Wilkesbarre
Carpenter Steel Works
Coal rush to Key West via 250000 ton contract
Kirk, Woods & Co. of this city have closed a contract with government officials to rush 250000 tons of coal to Key West. Orders demand speedy delivery with a large bonus for early completion. Special railroad arrangements will have trains carry only coal to avoid intermediate delays.
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Cleveland
Kirk, Woods & Co
Key West
Kirk
Need for Cautious Bargains Delays Navy Ship Acquisitions
Washington March 12 The United States government has not added ships to the navy yet. The Navy department remains cautious, seeking quality vessels at fair prices and avoiding bad bargains despite many offers from abroad. Secretary Long received numerous cablegrams detailing ship proposals.
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United States
Navy
Navy Department
Long
Court of Inquiry Dismisses Its Last Official Stenographer
Key West March 12 Mr Bissell stenographer of the court of inquiry has arrived on the Fern Both official stenographers have left the court and it has only a temporary clerk This leads many here to think that its work is practically done and that it will return to Key West soon The Fern at once ceased and the provisions for the starving Cubans were then put on board The Marblehead will go from the Tortugas to Tampa where it is reported she will take on additional ammunition.
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Court of Inquiry
Key West
Fla
Bissell
Tampa
Alleged Triple Alliance Report From London March 12
The New York correspondent of The Daily Telegraph says a triple alliance among Great Britain the United States and Japan is pending on high authority. Columbia leaves dry dock at Puget Sound March 14 begins stores and may sail soon with Minneapolis to a yet unknown destination.
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London
New York
The
Daily Telegraph
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Men for the Vermont Enlist seamen and crew rapidly
March 14 New York reports orders to the Vermont recruiting officer to enlist seamen landsmen mechanics and firemen as quickly as possible to man the vessel.
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New York
Vermont
President signs defense measure for 50 million plan
Signed by the President at 3 40 p m the measure appropriating 50 183 000 for the national defense becomes law. The action finalizes a major budget item amid wartime urgency and reflects congressional approval and presidential assent on the defense funding package.
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Washington
Bryan Comments On Fifty Million Defense Bill
William J. Bryan spent a day in Atlanta and praised Congress for placing 50 million dollars at the president’s disposal for national defense. He said the house acted promptly and unanimously and, if possible, should have authorized a hundred million to show unity in protecting the nation’s honor and welfare.
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Mr. Bryan
Atlanta
William J. Bryan
Congress
Bryan
House
Expected Next Week On Maine Court Report
Washington March 11 officials said the Maine court of inquiry report would likely reach the navy department next week. The estimate rests on progress shown so far and changes in the court’s procedures rather than a direct report. Judge advocate Lieutenant Commander Marix is not expected to depart until the final report is completed.
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Naval Court of Inquiry
Washington
Navy Department
Maine Court of Inquiry
Department
Marix
Senator Proctor Returns From Cuba Visit at Key West
Vermont Senator Proctor arrives in Key West from Havana aboard the Olivette and plans to depart for Miami in the morning. Exiled American correspondent Henri Laine is also on board en route north. The yacht Anita has sailed to Havana with the congressional party and may proceed to Matanzas and Sagua la Grande.
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Key West
Fla
Proctor
Havana
Olivette
Miami
Henri Laine
Anita
Congressional
Matanzas
Sagua la Grande
Work on Minneapolis Miantonomah Katahdin Under Way at League Island
Great activity continues at League Island navy yard in Philadelphia as workers, including on the cruiser Minneapolis the monitor Miantonomah and the ram Katahdin. Mould loft and forges are active while officials remain reticent about details. Work is being pushed rapidly.
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Philadelphia
League Island Navyyard
Minneapolis
Senate Debate Harbors Early Adjournment Push
Washington March 16 The Senate after an early adjournment discussed the likelihood of closing the session soon with focus on passing appropriation bills. Senator Aldrich urged rapid adjournment and delaying the Hawaiian treaty to the next session while pro Cuban Senators largely opposed the move.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Congress
Senator Mason challenged by Spanish paper editor swords fight
Washington March 16 Senator Mason received a challenge from El Cardo editor Marquis de Alta Villa to a duel at sword points. The attack opens with personal abuse claiming Mason is an ignoble Yankee senator who scolds like a woman and lacks the valor to fight. The piece insults Americans as a people who deal in pigs and whose flag is the almighty dollar.
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Washington
Mason
el Cardo
Marquis de Alta Villa
Remarkable Cures Draw Hundreds to Dr Rea in Louisville Ky
DR REA, president of the Southern Medical and Surgical Institute in Louisville Kentucky, claims the largest practice in the southern states and says he has treated over four thousand patients in the last year with broad success. He promises 350 to any case he cannot identify the disease in five minutes, and advertises cures for a vast list of conditions including dyspepsia, rheumatism, chronic female diseases, epilepsy, and many other ailments. Both sexes are treated confidentially, and German consultation is offered.
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Rea
Southern Medical and Surgical Institute
Louisville
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