Peace or War Looms Over Spanish Crisis Says McKinley
A Washington dispatch reports renewed insistence on peace while war seems likely. President McKinley meets congressional visitors and pledges a firm yet honorable path, seeking relief for starving reconcentrados and avoiding indemnities. He warns that belligerent action would hurt commerce, debt, and pensions, while signaling readiness for intervention if needed. Senators affirm support for peace under proper terms and back a united national stance if war becomes necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
McKinley
Spain
Senate
Court's Report Praised by London Papers
London newspapers hail the boards of inquiry report on the Maine disaster as a model for handling such moments. They praise the businesslike approach, resisting motives or excuses and urging the president to pursue a steady line of inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pall Mall
Maine
Board of Inquiry
Spain Demands End to Cuba Tensions in Firm Note
A Washington report says Spain rejects U S calls for Cuba peace and warns against any step toward overthrow of Spanish rule. McKinley notes insist on humanitarian aid but no indemnity for the Maine disaster as the two nations exchange firm, dignified language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spain
Cuba
Congress
McKinley
Woodford
Maine
United States
Cuhan
Havana
North America
Gladstone Illness Reported as Critical Despite Secrecy
London dispatches indicate extensive steps to bar press access to news about Mr. Gladstone’s serious illness. Despite measures, sources reveal his condition is grave and deteriorating.
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London
Gladstone
Soldiers Reach Charleston From St Augustine Florida
A detachments of artillery from St Augustine Florida arrived in Charleston South Carolina to join Sullivan Island garrison. Battery M First Artillery under Lieutenant Colonel Rawls landed with seventy five men already drilled. One hundred eighty soldiers are now stationed on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Florida
Charleston
Rawls
Two Private Yard Launched Battleships at Newport News
Two battleships, the Kearsage and the Kentucky, were launched from Newport News shipyard on James River. The private yard marked a historic achievement with two ships afloat. Governor Bradley of Kentucky spoke on supporting oppressed peoples and seeking bloodless justice for Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James River
Newport News
Newport Nova Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearsage
Kentucky
Washington
Overnor Bradley
Cuba
Spaniards Move Torpedo Flotilla From the Canaries
The navy department reports a Spanish torpedo flotilla sailed from the Canaries to Porto Rico. Consisting of six torpedo boats and seven destroyers, the squadron is viewed as a major threat. President and Secretary Long with Roosevelt convened to decide next steps amid strong calls for swift action. Naval officers warn against exposing the fleet to Key West waters.
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Navy Department
Canaries
Porto Rico
White House
Secretary Long
Roosevelt
Key West
Letter Names Lynchers in Talbotton Lynching Case
Brother of Dr. W. L. Ryder writes Governor Atkinson alleging names of Talbot county lynchers including Dr. Billy Bryan and Will Parker. Governor forwards to solicitor for grand jury action at Talbotton. Ryder urges Dr. G. A. Ryder to pursue case in person, says Pinkerton helped assemble evidence, and claims threats if he pursues investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Ryder
W. L. Ryder
Talbotton
Atkinson
OG. A. Ryder
Gainesville
Talbot County
Pinkerton
Naval Militia Called Out In First Service
Washington dispatch says Massachusetts and New York governors are asked to direct their naval militias to take charge of the monitors assigned to their states. The two monitors will aid the harbor defense of Boston and New York in conjunction with land fortifications as the second line of defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Massachutts
Alispatch
Boston Herald
Washington
Massachusetts
Boston
Wolcott
Black
Still Buying Projectiles in Virginia Ordnance Awards
The bureau of ordnance on Wednesday awarded contracts for about sixteen hundred cast iron projectiles for seacoast fortifications. Two Virginia firms received the awards, the Petersburg Iron Works and the Tredegar Company of Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
of Ordnance
Virginia Firma
Bureau of Ordnance
Virginia
Petersburg Tron Works
Trededay Company
Richmond
Gallinger Defends Cuban War View in Senate Speech
Senator Gallinger delivered a forceful senate address on the Cuban question. He warned that autonomy is a failure and that Cuba faces starvation and extermination under Spanish rule. He argued our response to the Maine incident should honor human life and national dignity, not yield to ultimatums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartechnig
Gallinger
Senate
Cuba
Pruel
Mr. Gallinger
Spain
Maine
Unparalleled Flood Strikes Ohio Valley Rail Network Disabled
A Cincinnati dispatch reports a remarkable flood filling the Ohio River banks from Wheeling to Cairo with no left bank tributaries contributing. Water levels near Pittsburgh are extraordinary, railroads across central and southern Ohio and much of Indiana are crippled by washouts and destroyed bridges. The Muskingum, Hocking, Scioto, and other rivers threaten record highs. damages include washed houses and crops, train wrecks, and isolated cities like Shelbyville Martinsville and Columbus. Authors warn the total loss may reach hundreds of thousands, possibly a million.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Wheeling
Cairo
Bone
Associated Press
Ohio
Indiana
Muskingum
Hocking Scioto
Mimi
Sourea
Shelbyville
Martinsville
Columbus
Thorp Seated in Fourth Virginia District
In the House on Wednesday R T Thorp was seated for the fourth Virginia district. Sidney P Eppes, who had the certificate, was unseated by a party line vote. Thorp won 151 to 180 with Republicans voting for him and most Democrats and populists for Eppes except Howard of Alabama. Thorp had previously contested Kenny’s seat in Congress and was seated.
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Eppes
R.T. Thorp
Virginia
Sidney P. Eppes
Thorp
Howard
Alabana
Mr. Thorp
Kenny
Congress
Mail Train Robbery at Cross Station California
Masked highwaymen halted passenger train No 18 northbound at Cross station near Gosshen junction Cal spawning a dramatic hold up on the bridge of Cross creek. The express car was blown to atoms and robbers rifled one mail pouch. No injuries reported though some passengers lost valuables. details remain meagre.
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California
Cross Station
Gosshen Junction
Cal
Bridge of
Cross Creek
A Double Murder Rocks Cochran as Watts Kills Two Men
The town of Cochran Georgia erupts after John Watts the oldest son of the mayor shoots and kills two men three miles below town. Victims identified as Joe Parks a cotton speculator and a Black man named John Picker. The incident shocks residents and sparks a full investigation.
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John Watts
Cochran
W. B. Watts
Watts
Joe Parks
John Picker
Tragedy in Atlanta prompts multi-arrest spree
A brutal triple murder at 75 Humphries Street in Atlanta left W. H. Briley his wife and Robert Wilkinson dead with head injuries and throat wounds, flames consuming the scene. Police and detectives, after a day of effort, arrested eight suspected Black suspects, all described as Negro. The case remains a deep mystery with possible internal gang killings.
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Atlanta
Humphries Street
W. H. Briley
Atlanttin
Wilkinson
Briley
Arn
Burglars Fall Through Skylight in Atlanta Robbery
In Atlanta four burglars attempted a wholesale theft at Gershon Broa. & Rosenfield on Pryor Street. Three escaped by leaping onto the roof and crashed through a skylight into the store, suffering severe injuries from glass. The fourth fled by fire escape but was later captured.
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Atlanta
Gershon Broa. & Rosenfield
Pryor
Warships Painted Black as Cuba Crisis Looms
At Key West intense activity surrounds a belligerent mood after the AP bulletin that the US government demands Cuba cease hostilities. Ships including the Indiana Towa New York Detroit Nashville Marblehead and Montgomery are being painted black amid rising anticipation of imminent war.
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Key West
Associated Press
United States
Spain
Cuba
Indiana
Towa
New York
Detroit
Nashville
Marblehead
Montgomery
Monitors Ordered to Key West by Secretary Long
Secretary Long ordered eight Civil War era monitors brought into service. Catskill and Lehigh to Boston, Nahant and Jason to New York. Terror already in New York to move to Key West to report to Admiral Sicard. Puritan also ordered to Key West.
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Secretary Long
Long
League Island Navy Yard
Catskill
Lehigh
Boston
Jason
New York
Terror
Key West
Sicard
Bacon for Peace Policy Move Aims to Maintain Honor
Senator Bacon of Georgia introduced a joint resolution in the senate on Wednesday. It states the United States should keep its honor at all times and pursue peace as long as it can be done consistently. He said he would ask the senate to take up the resolution Thursday.
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United States
Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Apple Trees Require Space to Grow Safely
A leading horticulturist warns that large apple trees need more room than forest trees. In some orchards it may be necessary to cut away as much as three fourths of each tree to provide space for air and sunlight.
The Modern Generation of Men and Health Advertisements
A dated block of text extolls physique in college men and promotes health products. It mentions Hoater Jers Stomach Bitters for strength and calm nerves, Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for cures, No-To-Ha? for tobacco cessation, and references Sterling Remedy Co with Chicago and New York addresses. It includes odd spellings and miscited items alongside a note on a library in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoater
Jers
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
Cure for deafness and ailments touted in old advertisements
An OCR fragment lists various medical claims and remedies. It references Hall's Catarrh Cure, Dr. Kiine's Great Health, Dr. R. H. Ul, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, plus other patent medicines. The text mixes cures for deafness, catarrh, consumption, asthma, constipation, and stomach troubles with promotional names and offers.
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W.T. Sampson
Chadwick
Adolph Mart
W. P. Potter
Republican Party
Han
Nrina
COURT
Sumter
Newport
Torpedo Motilia
Asamible
Easy Head
Ryder
Onlo Valley
St. Johns
N. P
Greenland
Bay de Verde
George M. Pullman
Hia
Conatita
Honal
Donliess
Hall
Hosa
Kiine
Dr. R
Arch St
Phila
Bend
Wis
Mra. Winslow
Taber
Tal Mfg, Co
Savannah
Bollora, Engines
Btes
Avery McMllan
Thie
Norman
Orife
Norman Cordial, CO
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