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SINKING OF THE MAINE A DIABOLICAL PLOT OR ACCIDENT
The Maine was blown up in Havana harbor at 9 40 pm killing many sailors. Reports from Washington Madrid and Havana describe initial bulletins, survivor accounts and official inquiries. Navy officials, Blanco and Sigsbee, express sympathy while speculation on foul play grows amid war talk and diplomatic tension.
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United States
Maine
Havana
Sigsbee
Washington
Sigebee
Long
Secretary of the Navy
Havana Harbor
Ward Line
Key West
Jenkins
Merritt
Blanco
Lee
Eral
Army
Navy
City of
Monterosa
Navy Yard
Fern
Ericsson
Cushing
Galveston
Casa de Socorro
Consul Lee
Inglaterra
Gen. Blanco
Lee Ak
City Fire Department
Concho
London
the Globe
Congress
War Office
Department of State
New York
Cantillo
H. I. Roubens
Wiin
Sigsabee