Vienna Progress and Court Rulings Highlight 1900s News
The Vienna progress notes the act justified as the defendant discharged and costs taxed to the plaintiff after explaining the property corner dispute. Bishop Coleman denounces heathen monuments in Christian cemeteries, listing obelisks wrecked ships broken shafts and urns. Louisiana and Pennsylvania lead in holidays with eleven each plus occasional special days. Northwest shellfish industry grows with oysters and clams expanding along new cannery operations. Marquis du Nadaillac warns of months exceeding meat supply in centuries ahead. Russia predicts 800 million months of meat shortfall if trends continue.
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Bishop Coleman
Delaware
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Marquis du Nadaillac
Russia
New York Astrologers Plan Union for Self-Protection
The professional astrologers of New York City plan to form a union to safeguard their group and prevent rate cutting. Some say horoscope casting has helped Timions reduce foes.
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New York City
Cincinnati Man Takes Apples Trip to New York City
A Cincinnati man describes his trip to New York City to dispose of a con signed shipment of apples, earning thirty cents per barrel. The next day he visited the Waldorf, ordered two baked apples, and paid thirty cents, leaving him angry throughout.
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Cincinnati
New York City
Waldorf
Erosion Theory Described by Professor Cole
Professor Cole explains that under aun ale and water the loftieat mountains erode gradually, flattening hills and valleys into a den level landscape. He cites the Baharan Desert as not representing the last stage, its sand as a debris from former elevations.
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Cole
Loftieat
Baharan
President Patton Says Cantor Elans May Enlist Without Makeup Work
President Patton of Princeton University says galanteers called for would be allowed to enlist without making up college work lost due to military service. The New York Sun notes Presbyterians have long shown enthusiasm for the church militant.
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Patton
Princeton University
The
New York Sun
Food adulteration blamed as major national issue
The article notes the US yearly food bill totals about 5 billion dollars, with one fifth spent on worthless ingredients and two percent of all ingredients declared poisonous. The St. Louis Star calls adulteration a major current crisis and urges concerted action by the public to inspect food quality.
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St. Louis Star
Ram Katahdin Described as Terrible Yet Untested
The San Francisco Chronicle notes the ram Katahdin may be a dangerous machine but its true effectiveness against friends or enemies remains undecided. A British Admiral's old comparison likens ram combat to tilting at a brick wall with a thimble on the nose, implying uncertainty about its first clash with the foe.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Remark on Wilson and the noble vocation of teaching
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a contemporary remark about Hon. William L. Wilson claiming he dropped from politics to pedagogy, arguing that teaching is the oldest and noblest profession and that great intellects have pursued it. It notes Christ’s reputed aim to be a teacher and praises schooling as a nation's strength and growth driver.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
William L. Wilson
Christ
Germany
Woodford Guard Defies Spanish Police in Frontier Escape
General Stewart L Woodford US minister to Spain and party reached the frontier safely after a tense pursuit. Spanish police tried to seize Mr Moreno at Valladolid triggering train rocking and stoning scenes. Woodford blocked the attempt at the carriage doorway as police guarded by swords retreated toward Tolosa and San Sebastian. The minister’s party, cheered by military college students at Sepoin, pressed on to French soil amid several alarming incidents.
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United States
Spain
Legation
Valladolid
Moreno
Woodford
Toloso
Ban Sebnastian
Sepovin
Military College
Anxiety in Navy Circles Over Shipa Safety in Foreign Waters
Washington reports spread of a potential capture of the City of Paris, an American liner turned auxiliary cruiser, by a Spanish warship off the edge of Southampton. Secret anxieties grow about war supplies aboard the vessel and the Oregon’s safety near Montevideo amid Spanish naval activity. Shanghai advices note the Hong Kong squadron sails for Manila as priests and merchants favor surrender while the military resists.
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Paris
Southampton
United States
Long
Paria
War and
Navy Department
Oregon
Pacific
Montevideo
Montevidéo
Shanghai
Hong Kong
Manilla
Britain Notified of US Proclamation on Neutral Vessels
The British foreign office in London was officially notified Monday of the U S proclamation on neutral vessels and neutral grounds and the blockade of Cuba by the U S fleet. British officials note Spain's privateering declaration from Madrid and state the U S resolutions were not tied to any specific Spanish policy.
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London
United States
Cuba
Spain
Madrid
Trouble in the Philippines Telegraph Station Seized
An official telegram from the Philippines reports a serious outbreak at Fuluan with insurgents seizing the telegraph station. Operators narrowly escaped with their lives as troops move in to quell the outbreak.
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Mali
Philippines
Fuluan
Congress Passes War Declarations and Naval Appropriation
United States Senate unites to approve war with Spain after House action. Naval appropriation amended to allow enlistment for war needs, $8 880 000 authorized. Army organization bill advances with committee amendments. House signs war declaration, Vice President Hobart completes signature, conference on army bill set, Senate adjourns at 5 35 p m.
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Congress
United States
Spain
Foreign Relations Committee
Hale
Secretary of the Navy
House of Representatives
House
P.m
Tie Pot
Hobart
Army Organization
War Department Calls for 125000 Mustered Men
The Presidents Volunteer Message has been promulgated and the War Department issued a call to state governors for their quota of 125000 men. The command structure outlines five army corps generals, fifteen division generals, forty eight brigade generals, plus inspectors, adjutants, engineers, and surveyors. General Breckinridge is the only confirmed corps commander. Wheeler and Lee may be elevated to brigadier or major general as strengths allow.
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War Department
Army Corps
John ©. Breckinridge
Jon Wheeler
Lee
Four Die in Blaze at Laura Lake Summer Resort
A fire at Take Laura, a summer resort on Lake Laura Wisconsin owned by Peter Stein, destroyed the main lodge and adjacent cottages Sunday night. Laura, Mia Stein and her three children perished. Breweh and Sumner Resort were not saved. The cause remains unknown.
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Breweh
Take Laura
Peter Stein
Lake Laura
Wis
Mia
Stein
Alabama Prohibitionists Name State Ticket at Montgomery
The Alabama state prohibition convention met in Montgomery on Wednesday and adopted a platform. It nominated a full state ticket including governor W B Witherspoon, secretary of state George W Townsend, auditor 8 J Lowman, treasurer D C Bachelor, attorney general H W H Blackman, superintendent of education N J Pinney, and commissioner of agriculture O E Crenshaw.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. B. Witherspoon
George W.townsend
J. Lowman
D. C
Coal contraband of war notice to Madrid by Britain
A Madrid dispatch reports the British government has served notice that coal will be treated as contraband of war. Friday advices from Havana note Cuba protests the U S intervention as the new regime and liberty take shape.
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Madrid
London
Great Britain
Havana
United States
Cuba
Blockade Proclaimed as War Fears Grow Over Cuban Ports
Washington moves toward hostilities with a proclaimed blockade of Cuban ports and a law authorizing volunteer military use. Officials emphasize neutral rights, privateering ban, and contraband rules, detailing three classes of contraband goods and how they affect seizures during wartime.
War Declared as Captain General Blanco Proclaims Martial Law
Havana report says Captain General Blanco issued a decree reaffirming prior orders and declaring the island in a state of war. It annuls pardons to insurgents and places under martial law all who commit treason espionage or crimes against the nation including seditious revolts and attacks on government or public order through printed matter.
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Havana
Blanco
Spaniards Open Fire On U S Squadron At Sea
At 11 o clock Saturday night Spanish gunners fired about ten shots at the United States squadron near New York signaling to a ship. None struck and no return fire occurred. Morecastle’s torpedo fire failed to hit while discipline aboard the flagship remained calm and orderly.
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Moro Castle
United States
New York
Morecastle
Spanish Vessels Seizure Opinions Split Among Officials
Naval authorities and state department say no prize money likely for Spanish vessels captured before war declaration. Judicial determination pending. Several cabinet members oppose seizure of merchant ships unless they carry contraband of war.
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Naval
State Department
Georgia War Services Stir State Leaders and Public
Georgia citizens and officials respond to the Spanish American War. James Longstreet Jr. offers services to the governor and seamen of Savannah Naval Militia resist resignations. Governor Atkinson backs a unified state militia plan after a military conference approves action and dismisses talk of partial troop division. General Evans volunteers for Cuba if needed, while critics question war motives over Maine incident. A delayed Flanagan trial continues as public mind remains unsettled amid crisis.
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Atkinson
Spain
James Longstreet, Jr
James Longstreet
Washington
National Railroad
Capitol
Savannah
H. 8
Colding
Young Girl Made a Colonel by Arkansas Governor
Emma W. Whittington of Hot Springs is appointed colonel of militia by Governor Jones, a rare honor for a woman in American history. A military enthusiast and sponsor of Company A, Third Infantry, she comes from a notable lineage including Major Alf Whittington and Colonel Hiram Whittington, early Arkansas pioneer. She will be a prominent figure at the State Encampment in Little Rock.
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Emma W. Whittington
Hot Springs
Ark
Jones
American Republic
Miss Whittington
Third Infantry
Alf Whittington
Hiram Whittington
Little Rock
Arkansas
Vienna Dark Experiment Tests Human Retina Healing
In Vienna a condemned man was kept in darkness for hours before execution to test if the eye’s retina could hold an image after exposure. He fixed his gaze on a bright building. a blue cap blocked new images and the subsequent exam showed the outlined building on the retina, though details faded quickly.
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Vienna
Say photographic heart in a boy's curious remark
Willie asks his mother if a heart can be photographed after hearing a man claim Sue's features were photographed on his heart. The mother questions the idea as the boy notes the way the man was holding her.
A When 120 Feet High Candle Tower At Stockholm Expo
A 120 foot high electric search light tower, built as a tribute to candles, stood at Stockholm's exposition. The steel shaft, 20 feet in diameter, rose like a white city beacon. Sweden, though advanced in gas and electricity, still favors candles and leads in candle manufacture with a Swedish maker selling 21,000,000 candles yearly in homes.
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Stockholm
Sweden
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