Senators Clash Over Maine Disaster and Cuban Policy
In a Washington debate Senator Mason urged a private committee to investigate the Maine explosion and Cuba policy, condemning government delay and calling for transparency. Senator Wolcott defended the administration as Mason faced sharp scrutiny and interruptions in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Mason
Maine
Hale
Cuba
Congress
DeLome
Mr. Mason
Havana
United States
Wolcott
Walcott
Secretary Long Censured Over Maine Theory
A Washington specials says resentment grows toward Secretary Long for insisting the Maine disaster was caused by accident rather than a torpedo. Congressmen naval officers and officials share the belief, while the administration prefers suspending judgment and the navy secretary preempts with his own view.
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Washington
Long
Maine
Secretary of the Navy
New Trial Denied in Luetgert Wife Murder Case
Luetgert the sausage maker was denied a new trial after his lawyers argued juror prejudice and raised twenty three technical reasons. Judge Gary formally sentenced Luetgert to life imprisonment in Chicago court.
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Luetgert
Chicago
Gary
Spain Says Delome Letter Incident Considered Closed
El Correo reports Madrid says Spain answered and United States Minister Woodford received the reply on Wednesday. The incident is regarded as terminated though Secretary Day had not yet received the note by 11 o clock Wednesday night.
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Washington
el Correo
Madrid
United States
Woodford
Delome
Day
Belief Grows Maine Wreck Caused by Spanish Torpedo
Washington observers increasingly align with the view that the Maine was sunk by a Spanish torpedo rather than accident. Officials voice doubt about spontaneous combustion while Commodore Hichborn and Navy leaders expect divers’ findings to confirm a torpedo as the cause.
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Washington
Spain
Maine
Navy Department
Madrid
Havana
Hichborn
Hichhorn
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Interment of Maine martyrs in Havana funeral
The burial of the Maine victims took place in Havana with flags at half mast and houses draped in mourning. General Blanco watched from the palace balcony as coffins with silk crowns were carried to the cemetery. The city’s civil, military and state officials joined thousands in the pageant and ceremonies.
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Havana
Weyler Street
Blanco
Navy Department
Maine disaster telegraphed condolences from Spain
AP correspondent describes San Ambriso and Alfonso XII hospitals as he meets Misa Clara Barton and Red Cross official John Elwell. Captain General Blanco asks Washington to convey Spain's condolences to President McKinley over the Maine tragedy, while Captain Sigsbee lists identified victims buried and in hospital.
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Associated Press
San Ambrosio
Alfonso XII
Misa Clara Barton
John Elwell
Red Cross Society
Blanco
Washington
McKinley
United States
Maine
Sigsbee
Havana
Secretary of the Navy
Dierking
Graham
Tineman
Brown
Marines
Nero
Keys
O. Sheridan
Gattney
Cosgrove
Seary
Golpine
Marine
Kanen
J. Smith
Big Forest Fires Devastate North Carolina Timberlands
A Raleigh dispatch reports massive forest fires across eighty miles from Rockingham to Sanford burning pine timber and farm buildings. Men on horseback warned residents and saved lives as winds blew for twelve hours along the Seaboard Air Line. The Hamlet section house burned and timber losses are estimated at least 100000 dollars.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
N. C
Rockingham
Sanford
Seaboard Air Line
Government for Alaska Under Way as Territory Plans Form
Washington dispatch reports Senator Carter of the public lands committee favoring the house bill to grant right of way to railroads and extend homestead laws in Alaska with senate amendments. The amendments cap land at forty acres unless agricultural and protect free navigation, limiting cannery and trading post purchases to forty acres.
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Washington
Carter
Senate Committee On Public Lands
House
Alaska
Senate
Eighty seven mrowned steamship disaster report
Steamship Flachat wrecked on Anaga Point Tenerife Canary Islands while en route from Marseilles to Colon. Captain, second officer, eleven crew and one passenger saved. thirty eight crew and forty nine passengers lost. Vessel of 2714 tons gross.
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Marveillen
Colon
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Compagnie Generale Trans
Navy Yard Keeps Monitors and Torpedo Boats Running
Orders at Norfolk navy yard keep monitors Puritan and Terror and torpedo boats Foote and Wainslow at work day and night. Terror ordered to Hamp ton Roads. Over fifty extra men hired Saturday morning.
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Norfolk Navy Yards
Norfolk Navy Yard
Puritan
Terror
Foote
Wainslow
Hampton Roads
Status of the Strike at New Bedford Mills
Sixth week of the cloth mills strike passes with no signs of mills reopening by manufacturers. A meeting of representatives from both sides may be discussed next week, as urged by Mr. Barry of the state board of arbitration.
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New Bedford Cotton Mills
New Bedford
Mass
Barry
State Board of Arbitration
Good Roads and Public Spirit in Ontario
A 1890s discussion argues constant road care over periodic repairs and links well-kept streets to civic pride. It praises tramps used for road work as a potential remedy and stresses boulevarded, well maintained streets as a sign of communal taste and loyalty.
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New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Camden County
L. A. W. Bulletin
Ontario Ae
Dominion
Good Roads Advocate Defines Dirt Road Advantage
General Stone at a Good Roads Convention dinner in St Lonia argues dirt roads outperform paved ones in dry or frozen weather. He cites cost savings from narrower roads, railroads supporting road-building, and a $600 million annual road tax burden on farmers and all travelers.
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General Stone
St. Lonia
Philadelphia
Southern Railroad Company
Iowa
Paris Largest Woman Yet Barred from Train Carriage
A Paris woman, claimed as the largest of her sex, cannot fit through a railway carriage door and instead travels on the luggage van during train journeys.
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Paris
Evergreen Design and Farm Fieldwork Highlight Winter Tasks
An article discusses winter planting of evergreens to enhance country grounds and urges marking locations for spring planting. It also reviews old meadow management, advocating cleaning meadows or turning over weedy fields for future profitability, and describes building a maple log heat carriage with cleats and bolts for durable use.
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New England Homestead
Menowa
Homemade Potato and Apple Crates and Farm Implements
Guide describes building simple crates from wood and nails for efficient fruit and potato collection. It also discusses improved manure spreading with a bush harrow and smoothing harrow to enhance soil fertility and reduce waste, urging thoughtful handling and timing.
Atone Boat Completed For Loading Aid
The Atone boat is finished with a hind cleat and a three foot chain fastener to help place the craft for loading. Side cleats may be added. If no mill is available, boards can be hewn from logs, using a separate log per board, with green straight-grained logs cutting the work in about half a day. Maple preferred, beech and birch durable but less so. other woods wear poorly on moist ground.
How to Cut Up Meat for Preservation and Smoking
The article explains halving the carcass, slicing for bacon, and reserving rib pieces for roasts or boild. It describes cleaning head and feet for brawn jelly, cutting meat for curing, and smoking with light salting. It covers salt sugar ginger and spice rubs, curing intervals, smokehouse setup, and proper storage for winter.
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Montreal Herald
Boxful of Orders for Siam King After Europe Visit
The King of Siam, fresh from a European tour, required a special box to store the insignia of the numerous orders conferred by fellow monarchs. The gift reflects royal recognition and a tradition of diplomatic honors.
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Siam
Europe
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