War or Peace Looms as Diplomats See Inevitable Clash
Washington speculation surges as diplomats and lawmakers foresee a near climactic decision on war or peace. The president and cabinet debate the exact language and scope of a forthcoming message to Congress while defense and munitions supply faces delays. Party leaders fear a breach with the executive if Congress acts first, and some insist on specific recommendations while others hedge.
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Washington
White House
Conpress
America
Connecticut
Petce
Econgress
Laaten
Congresa
Marlboro Shoe Workers Demand Restored Wages
The boot and shoe workers of Marlborough Massachusetts inform local manufacturers they want the 5 percent wage cut in effect for nearly a year restored by May 1. They emphasize the wage restoration as their main demand in talks with factory owners and local officials.
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Massnchusetta
Marlborough
Mass
Available Vessels Could Be Turned Into Cruisers
A Washington dispatch states sixty one steamships now operating between New York and various regions could be converted into United States cruisers with a secretary of the navy order. The list includes American Line ships St. Paul St. Louis New York and Paris each about 685 feet long able to carry a thousand men, potentially more, and faster than any current cruiser.
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Washington Dispatch
New York
Secretary of the Navy
United States
American Line
St. Paul
St. Louis
Paris
Four Die In Boiler Explosion Near Campbellsville Ky
A boiler explosion near Campbellsville Kentucky Friday morning killed four men and fatally injured one more. Names listed include Thomas Ratcliff Dock Wright Clarence Ratcliff and Thomas Newcomb with Elma Ratcliff scalded and expected to die.
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Campbellsville
Thomas Ratcliff
Dock Wright
Clarence Ratcliff
Thomas Newcomb
Elma Ratcliff
Kentucky
Wo Ratcliff
Will Ch
Bryan favors intervention to end Cuban war
A Lincoln dispatch quotes William Jennings Bryan urging U S intervention in Cuba. He argues humanity demands action despite danger and expense, saying a neighbor must aid a neighbor and Spain bears blame for Cuba’s plight. He cites war as a last resort but necessary to secure ends and rights.
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Nebrasken
Ula Viewann
Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Tion
W. J. Bryan
Associated Preas
United States
Cuba
Laos
Spain
Victor Hugo
New York Governor Recommends $1 Million War Fund
Governor Black asks the New York Legislature to appropriate $1,000,000 as a contingent war fund saying events now transpire of grave import and the crisis facing the nation affects the future of the race. He urges action before adjournment to meet urgent needs the future may disclose.
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New York
Governor Black
German Grant for Cuban Incident Triggers Berlin Protest
Berlin reports Germany has begun diplomatic representations with Spain over the Cannamamba case. The German cruiser Geler, en route to Bahia, is ordered to ready to proceed to Cuba if no quick satisfaction is given. German accounts say Cuban insurgents attacked a Fischer & Schmidt refinery at Cannamabs in Santa Clara, rifling safes, burning buildings, and killing four with ten wounded.
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Berlin
Germany
Spain
Geler
Bahia
Cuba
Cannamabs
Fischer & Schmidt
Trinidad
Santa Clara
Coal land deal in Birmingham district buyers named
Eastern money flows into Birmingham Alabama as the Ivy Leaf Coal and Coke Company sells 11 800 acres of coal land near Cardova Walker county to Walter Moora and a Car ro llton Georgia syndicate for 125000 dollars. The Ivy Leaf company has merged into a new organization.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ivy Leaf Coal and Coke Company
Walter Moora
Carrollton, Ga
Cardova
Walker County
Ivy Leaf Company
Ivy Leaf ‘Company
Warships at Key West Stripped for Action
Warships at Key West Thursday removed woodwork and exposed fittings to reduce splinter risk in combat. Wood pilot houses on cruisers were dismantled, inner woodwork cleared, and sailors personal belongings sent ashore for safekeeping.
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Key West
Mven
Autonomists Seek Armistice Adress Insurgents for Peace
The autonomist cabinet in Havana sent a note to insurgents requesting an armistice to negotiate peace terms. The Spanish minister in Washington received the dispatch, but the full text was not secured as translation was not completed at the legation.
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Washington
Havana
Legation
Naval Battle Line Debate Spurs Jump to Torpedo Boats
In a six hour session the house passed the naval appropriation bill and adjourned to Monday. Amid war drumbeat talk the vote boosted torpedo boats and destroyers to twenty four, with the appropriation rising to 4 000 600 from 2 300 000. Cannon urged fewer battleships, while DeArmond pressed for immediate aggression to deter a hostile fleet. The cabinet signaled尽 imminent hostilities with Spain over Cuba, aiming for a decisive policy to end the Cuban horrors and secure independence.
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House
Naval Committee
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Bontelle
DeArmond
Missouri
Maine
Mr. DeArmond
Noted Democrat Dead Former Delaware Chancellor James L Wolcott
Hon James L Wolcott former chancellor of Delaware died at his Dover home Friday aged 76. A longtime Democratic leader he ran for U S senator in 1888 in Kent County winning the Democratic primaries but losing the overall race when Eli Saulsbury’s faction helped elect a Republican legislature sending Anthony Higgins to Washington.
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Delaware
Dover
James L Wolcott
Wolcott
United States
Eli Saulsbury
Kent County
Saulsbury
Fatal boiler blast wounds workers at Ratcliff plant
Thomas Newcomb and another worker were scalded in a boiler explosion at the Ratcliff facility. Reports say the blast caused severe injuries and required immediate medical attention.
Shawneetown Flood Destroys Town After Levee Break
A Shawneetown Ill flood report says the levee one mile above the town broke at 6 pm Sunday, flooding the valley with 20 to 30 feet of water. Much of the town destroyed, many feared drowned, with 200 reportedly dead and possibly up to 600 or 1,000. Evacuation by skiffs and phone calls to Evansville for aid described.
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Lotlaville Courier- Journal
Evanaville
Ind
Shawneetown
Ill
Evansville
Ohio River
Transville
Spain Mobilizes Forces Amid War Fears and Privateer Plans
A Madrid military mobilization is reported as Spain prepares to deploy available forces and war material abroad. Newspapers claim obedience to government warrants secrecy on troop movements while awaiting possible hostilities. Rumors of torpedo flotilla reaching Porto Rico stir fear at the navy department.
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Madrid
Spain
Spanish Naval Department
Foreign Mercantile Marine
Senor Sagista
United States
Navy Department
Porto Rico
Quashed Zola Sentence in Paris Court Appeal
A Paris dispatch reports the court of cassation quashed the one year imprisonment and 3000 franc fine imposed on Emile Zola on February 28. It says no new trial is ordered, citing improper filing by the minister of war instead of the court martial president.
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Paris
Court of Cassation
M. Emile Zola
Jim
Aurora
Esterbaxy
Courtimartial
M. Zola
Naval Cadets Leave Annapolis for Active Service
First class naval cadets at Annapolis Md received orders to join ships. They were awarded diplomas without final exams. Maryland Governor arm and equip naval reserve proposed by President Randall of the state senate with a $200000 appropriation.
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Annapolis
Randall
State Senate
Maryland
Madrid Press Sees War Likely in Spain United States clash
The Madrid press portrays an impending war with Spain as inevitable. The Liberal argues only Cuban independence will end the crisis, while The Pain notes Washington fears southern state responses and Mexican plans to seize Aztec lands. Queen regent backs war in cabinet, though some officials oppose rupture. Spanish cabinet orders a torpedo flotilla to Cape Verde with flagship transports and Havana-bound cruisers Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo to Porto Rico after sighting Puerto Rico.
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Madrid
Stewart L. Woodford
United States
Cuba
Washington
Spain
Mexico
Mexican
Senor Sagasta
Cape de Verde Islands
Charles V
Alfonso XIII
Infanta Maria Teresa
Cristobal Colon
Guba
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Havana
Porto Rico
Editor Brann Killed In Waco Revolver Duel
In Waco Texas Friday editor Brann of The Iconoclast and Captain M T Davis fought a revolver duel at the Cotton Belt ticket office. Brann died after being shot in the left lung leg and foot. Davis was wounded in the right lung and both arms and likely to die. The feud stems from Brann Baylor dispute with Davis denouncing Brann in pointed terms.
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Vought Deel
Captain Davis
Waco
Texas
W. ©. Brann
the Iconoclast
M. T. Davis
Cotton Belt
Brann
Davis
Nobles Life-Saving Bid Prompts Commutation Request
Georgia Prison Commission urged the Governor to commute Elizabeth Nobles’s sentence to life imprisonment amid a murder case with co-defendant Gus Fambles. The commission indicated Clemency favors Nobles and likely same fate for Fambles. Twiggs County residents reportedly favor life terms over execution for both.
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Georgia Prison Commission Acta
Hor Cane
Georgia Prison Commission
Elizabeth Nobles
Gus Fambles
Nobles
Ler Hnaband
Governors Asked to Organize Naval Militia Drills
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt sent letters to coastal state governors without naval militia urging immediate steps to form and equip state naval forces. The move supplements Thursday’s department request and aims to prepare states under their laws to assist as naval auxiliaries in emergencies.
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Hauto
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Bismarck Celebrates Eighty Third Birthday Banquet
Prince Otto von Bismarck marked his eighty third birthday with a Friday banquet at Friedrichsruhe attended by twenty two guests. He appeared in good spirits and walked with a gold headed stick a gift from Emperor William after guests had viewed the presents.
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Prince Otto von Bismarck
Friedrichsruhe
William
Sweet Charity and likeness in Great Benevolence dialogue
A dialogue excerpt contrasts characters Misa and her mother in Sweet Charity. The piece then shifts to a Washington Star note on urban poverty, then advertises Hostetters Stomach Bitters and Cascarets with cynical brand messaging, ending with a quip about an empty laugh.
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Charity
Misa
Washington Star
Hood s Sarsaparilla as Spring Blood Purifier and Tonic
An article extols Hood s Sarsaparilla as an unequalled spring medicine to purify the blood and build up the system amid winter impurities. It cites reduced perspiration and fatty foods, claiming the tonic thoroughly purifies the blood and boosts vigor. Also notes a Texas jeweler made a tiny electric motor scarfpin that runs on a small battery.
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Hood
Texas
The Cause of Lt Dearborn Revolves Around A Parrot
The brief comic note features light exchanges about a parrot learning to swear and a witty reply about an alarm clock in a room. Cartoonish dialogue hints at domestic humor and social quirks without a fuller narrative.
No Woman Is Exempt From Regularity and Health
Regularity in a woman’s life is essential though pain can be misinterpreted as normal. Excessive monthly pain unsettles nerves and ages women prematurely. A letter from Miss Gradae of Eldred Pa praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash is shared, urging all women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Girade Sixes
Eldred
Mus
Praxaam
Lydia E. Pinkham
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