Fresh Spanish Squadron Rises for Havana Sail From Cadiz
Reports from Madrid say four cruisers and new torpedo boats are being prepared to reinforce Cuba. A second flotilla of torpedo boats includes Yate Habu and Barcelo. Survivor LT Trail recounts the Maine explosion and warns war may come if indemnity is refused. Almirante Oquende arrives Havana with honors as U S naval court watches.
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Lysdem
Madrid
Cuba
Cadiz
Tleranista
Vlads
Carlos Vo Mulayo
Alfonso
Warships at Hong Kong amid ammunition shipments saga
Washington reports 1 tons of Asiatic Fleet ammunition flown from San Francisco due to forwarding block. Merchant marine hesitates on dangerous cargo, raising freight costs. Mohican to Honolulu then transship to Baltimore or Tonington for Hong Kong. Fenton and Concord arrived. Lee’s cable notes Havana relief and an orphan asylum plan.
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Washington
Department
San Francisco
Ordnance Bureau
Merchant Marine
Concord
Abe
Mohican
Honolulu
Maltimore
Tonnington
Sigsning
Hong Kong
Fynton and Concord Seth
State Department
Gem Lee
Eran
Havana
Asylam
Powder for China Fleet Will Sail with 30 Tons
Washington March 1 The navy department is preparing to replenish ammunition for United States warships abroad. Orders were sent to the training ship Mohican then at Melbourne to embark powder for the China fleet. The vessel will depart for the naval stations after delivering her load. The action forms part of a broader effort to maintain adequate powder supplies and training.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Mohican
Moreidan
Ttme
Department
East Unes Evens
Marrowstone Point Fortifications Expanded to Expedite Work
Reports indicate new defenses for the government at Marrowstone Point and Admiralty head, with additions planned to speed construction. The Admiralty entrance at the straits will soon host a short, fifty foot square facility to house machinery and underground ammo storage. Land securing for fortifications at PL Wilson is advancing rapidly and construction is set to begin early next summer.
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Maren
Conriet
Marrowstone Point
Admiralty
Admiralty Head
Wits
PL Wilson
Promised Reading From Maine Court of Inquiry
Key West March 3 Captain Sta te states the Maine board of inquiry has not proven the vessel was blown up by a watertable. He hints the inquiry will provide readings for the public, but could not give a definite answer yet and promised a forthcoming report with interesting content.
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Marix
Court of Inquiry
Key West
Pis
State
Muwarave
Maine Board of Inquiry
Maine
Walt
NOT SO WARM Eight Warships May Be Bought From European Yards
A Washington dispatch reveals the president has authorized navy negotiations to purchase foreign built warships in case of Cuban crisis or Maine aftermath. More than a dozen ships including armored cruisers torpedo boats and battleships are reportedly offered or under construction abroad and could be delivered to the U S swiftly. Japan and Chinese ships are also mentioned as potential sources if tensions escalate.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Navy Department
Elswick Company
England
Brasil
Maine
Wen
United States
London
Paris
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Rome
Secretary of the Navy
Hay
Telsum
Walilees
Spain
Bogen
Geran
Khorturcroft
Step Building Company
Vulcan Works
Stettin
Germany
Japan
Ovanpbet Inn
Philadelphian
Union Iron Works
Patriotic Priest Urges War After Maine Blame Claim
Kansas City reports Father Dalton of the Church of the Annunciation delivering a spirited address at a public school gathering. He urged support for war against Spain, claiming the Maine explosion was the fault of a wicked act, praising unity and divine backing for actions to drive Spain from the Western Hemisphere. The audience cheered as prominent locals attended this weekly meeting.
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Kansas City
March
Maine
Spain
Havana
Troubles Of Her Own Spain Occupies Attention At Home
London dispatch reports Madrid pestuncens and Abe Daily Tiltsay noting a calm contrast with American clamor. The piece hints Spain’s internal concerns drawing focus while markets respond to a quieter European scene.
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Spain
London
Madrid
Abe Daily Tiltsay
Amer_ thorg
Famine Threat Looms Amid Debated Grain Policy
The text notes a widespread belief that the United States cannot act against foreign selling, fearing European backlash and pretext for war. It cites domestic distress, a famine threat despite grain duty cuts, and socialists exploiting shortages for political agitation during elections.
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United States
America
Enlist More Seamen In Vallejo During March
Telegraph orders instruct Capt Louis Kemp of the Independence to sign all able bodied seamen he can pass. Buoys shipments continue with Charleston Yorktown and Philadelphia best ships here though work is light. Admiral Kirkland plans to prepare vexels for staveithin in six weeks. five men in the construction department will see hires increased.
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Vallejo
Cal
Kirkland
Louis Kemp
Independence
Charleston
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Admiral Kirkland
Staveithin
Tortugas Island Transfer Sought for War Uses
Washington reports the War Department plans to press Treasury for Tortugas Island to remain under war needs. Treasury notes no current request but would transfer immediately if asked. Tortugas hosts a major quarantine station since it was shifted from the War Department years ago. Possession could be yielded within 48 hours if required.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
War Department
Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas Defense Plans Emergence
Washington reports discuss Dry Tortugas fortifications at Ft Jefferson as a potential naval base. Interior defenses include 32 and 42 pounder guns with heavy walls. modern warfare would render many old guns ineffective. The fort’s anchorage and surrounding reefs offer shelter, and strategic boards see Tortugas as vital to coast defense and naval operations.
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Washington
Ft. Jefferson
Warrison
Ofa
FL. Jefferson
YeNs Sea Barrison
Romdstead
Miles
Sicard
North Atantic Squadron
Blissful Ignorance Returns Pilibuster mocks Du Bose
In Columbus Ohio on March 5 Marco o ermite Nunes, back from Curie op the Alibustering steamer Decentless, disputes the idea that Spanish authorities destroyed the battleship Maine. He cites his own 700,000 Mauner cartridges and recalls Cuba and Spain as he weighs the Havana view. Senator Foraker rebuts the notion of Spanish treachery and warns against war, amid remarks at the Great Leathers hotel.
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Philadelphia
Marco O
Ermito Nunes
Curie
Washington Dispatch
Senor du Hose
State Department
Cuba
Senor Son Bose
Senor Thi Bose
Havana
Senor du Bose
Columbus, O
Maine
United States Senatur Foraker
Great Leathers
Fly
Washieton Gledden
Columbus Divine
Riot at Missouri University Burns Gymnasium and Attacks
Firearms and vandalism erupt as students riot at Columbia Missouri campus. Freshmen, aided by masked leaders, storm Academic Hall and later the gym grounds, breaking windows and injuring officers. Faculty impose expulsions and police stationed to protect students and staff amid the chaotic scene.
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Columbia
Missouri University
Cliss
F. Milter
R. H. Jesse
Miller
Jesse
Alexander Martin
Law Department
Academy Hall
Dene
Ati P.m
The
Cala
Boone
Jeane
Two Steamers Run Aground Off Norfolk With Maine Rescue At Stake
A Norfolk dispatch reports the tug Underwriter and its tow began toward Havana to assist in raising the Maine but encountered head winds and heavy seas. They reportedly headed past Cape Hatteras before a gale warning halted progress and no word was received by 1 a.m. The tug’s fate amid the weather remains unsettled.
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New York
Norfolk
Havana
Maine
Capés
Hatteras
Great Fear for Tug Underwrnter and Alaska tows
Victoria B C March 5 The steamers City of Seattle and White Jaw report separate groundings near Chantining channel and Shelter Point. White Jaw ashore on Sheep Creek bar and is expected to be floated without injury. Cannes City with damaged boat arrives Juneau. Corona remains on rocks. Longshoremen at Skagday strike for 75 cents an hour. Constantinople reports Feronck Fey named Turkish minister to the United States en route to Washington. Weather outlook for Kansas partly cloudy with southeast winds.
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Victoria
B. C
Seattle
Alaska
Whitelaw
San Francisco
Sheep Creek Bar
Chantining Channel
Taku Inlet
Shelter Point
Nenaimo
Cannes
Juneau
Roberts
Skagday
A Pipe In Her Mouth Report Sparks Salted Smoker Trend
The Daily Telegraph notes a sharp rise in women smokers across classes in London, citing a titled lady seen driving with a briar pipe. Doctors point to bicycles and wheel parties as catalysts for freer behavior previously restrained by chaperons.
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London
Daily ‘Teleraph
Mark Twain Cleans Debt by His Own Labor
London report says Mark Twain Samuel Clemens has paid the last of his Webster debts. The Times notes the achievement as unparalleled since Sir Walter Scott, praising Twain’s self made release from financial obligation.
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Walter Scott
London
Mark Twain
Samuel Ti. Clemens
Webster & Co
McAllister
Times
Sir Walter Scott
Bark ‘Swain
Northeaster Rages Off Atlantic Coast
Philadelphia report notes a violent northeaster along the coast with high seas near the Delaware Breakwater and Maritana observatory. Harbor craft seek shelter, two masted schooner ashore near Fishing Point, life savers attempt rescue as 29 coal barges and tugs ride the storm.
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Phildelphia
Atlantic
Delaaware
Delaware
Dureau
North Carolina
New Jersey
New England
Maritime Exchange
Lewes
Del
Giant Glass Block Found At Former Hertz Works
In St Louis Mo a 600 ton molten glass pot left after Hertz Glass failure has cooled into a solid 86 by 22 feet. A new owner drilled and chiselled to remove the mass as about a thousand workers awaited restart of operations in the spring.
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St. Louis
Mitch
Hertz Glass Company
Fort Lane
Almont
Ore output estimates from Gogebic range spark annual mine push
Work all the year remarks from Ashland Wisconsin estimate ore from the Gogebic range next summer at 200000 to 270000 tons and near 3601400 tons overall. Stock piles at Twonwood and Muchoy are smaller than last winter due to navigation loss. Continuous work is urged using steam shovels to sustain year long activity.
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Milwauker
Wis
Atech
Ashland
Sesson
Twonwood
Muchoy
Norrie
Railroad line to Kay Center Oklahoma Spur Planned
The Kansas Southeastern coal company reports active work will start within ten days, with rapid completion. Right of way secured and contracts in place. The southern terminus will be Kay Center in Kay county by the Chikaki River. Train service will link Arkansas City to Kay Center via South Haven and Hunnewell upon completion.
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Kansass Southeastern Saloooa Company
Kay Center
Oklahoma
Kay County
Chikaakia
Arkansas City
South Haven
Hunnewell
England's Drink Bill Reported At 17 Million In 1896
The annual statement shows the Drink bill of the United Kingdom and Ireland nearly 17,300,000 dollars in excess of 1896, averaging about 19 dollars per person.
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England
London
the Vimes
United Kingriends
Cannibals Kill Belgians in Congo and Leopold Links
Reports from the Congo Free State state cannibals killed a Belgian official near Lukelela on the Capper river region last January. Also notes Topeka’s second Kiendike party departs for Alaska with six travelers and 6,080 pounds of provisions. Almira Meredith sues for divorce on grounds of habitual drunkenness, alleging a February marriage.
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Brussels
Conke Free State
Pred Nuehaus
Lukelela
Congo
Leopold Lake
Topeka
Alaska
Buck
W. F. Hunter
Isaac Senter
Carl Gott
Chis. Boltinghouse
Juneau
Capper River
Tired of Blacks Irritation Grows on Account of Innumerable
A brief notice reports rising irritation among residents due to persistent issues blamed on Black individuals. The article notes community tensions and calls for calm and orderly response from local leaders.
Thefts and Assaults Behind a Ku Klux Veil in Kentucky
The dispatch reports a white backlash against Black residents spreading from Paducah into southern Illinois. lynchings, beatings, and arson drive Black families from towns like Mayfield and Coldwater, with mobs targeting a Black deckhand on a steamer. Fear prompts Black river travelers to abandon Ohio river towns. violence escalates across counties.
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Paducth
Kentucks
Ohio River
Tilinois
Bob Blanks
Tesla
Vienna
Blanks
Mayfield
Richard
Wren
pHo
Migoeld
Coldwater
Tenape
James Hanetios
Gary
Padurah
Regulatnrn
Throwe
Bedly
Suboueh
Gareavinis
Kyi
Cave
Tom Hackett
Jane
Subrie
Hemet
Rem
Cave In
Rowk
Hackett
Alent
Ohio
Santa Fe to Pasture Ten Thousand Sheep in Chase County
The Santa Fe Railway plans to pasture ten thousand sheep in Chase County this year. It will rent about 500 acres near Strong City to provide feed and rest, awaiting a more favorable market in Kansas City.
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Chase County
Strong City
Santa Fe
Wiley Heey
Kansas City
Rumor of Japanese Loan Heats London Debate
A rumor claims a 6,000 vin loan from Japan will be raised in the United States via ex-Minister Duntse Gisbe this afternoon. When a loan is decided it will be noted in Europe. Princess Stephanie nears death as doctors and a priest attend her bed with the crown at Empress Francis Joseph’s side. Richard Croker plans to visit England in April and stay through August, reported as authoritative.
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London
United States
Duntse Gisbe
Stephanie
Vienna
March
Francis Joseph
Growth of Spain's Debt and War Losses Tribute
Madrid reports a debt increase for February totaling ten pesetas amid wartime strains. A heartfelt thanks is extended to numerous supporters and shops for comfort and aid after a grave loss. Also noted are civic acknowledgments to judges and commandries for moral tribute and a sequence of unspecified awards.
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Spain
Madrid
Thack
Wits
Slater
Capitels
Therhood
Tacios
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