Spain seeks US mediation to end Cuban revolt
A Chicago Tribune despatch from Washington reports Spain considering inviting the United States to use its good offices to halt fighting in Cuba. Spain’s leaders, including Canovas and Ragasta, have grown disheartened by failed autonomy efforts and pressure from insurgents. Officials note private talks may begin, with Spain wary of provoking revolution at home. the Cuban republic demands formal recognition before negotiations.
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Apain
Gorey
Blanco
Inanrgenta
Pando
Uncle Sam
Spain
State Department
Dy Lome
Colm
United States
Aymu
Cuba
Atate
Washington
Inez
Reductions Erupt Across Valley Mills Posts Notices
Directors of Valley Falla Company Albion and Albion Company Valley Falla plan wage reductions. Mills in Arctic Riverpoint Quidnick Ponting Natick and nearby Pawtucket and Blackstone valley towns report widespread resistance. About 12,000 workers and 425,000 spindles are affected.
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Khas Tel
Cotton Mie
Pawthelket
BR. T
Valley Falla Company
Albion
Albion Company
Valley Falla
Blackstone Valley
Arctic
Riverpoint
Quidnick
Ponting
Natick
Pawtucket
New Orleans Celebrates Anniversary of the Battle
New Orleans marked the Battle of New Orleans anniversary with a larger parade than in years past. Governor Foster and staff reviewed the march, the first brigade naval reserves cavalry and Washington artillery lined up. Daughters of 1776 and 1812 led ceremonies at the unfinished monument on Chalmette field as banks closed and business paused.
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New Orleans
Foster
Washington Artillery
Chalmette Field
Cotton Mills Sold in Savannah Judgment Sale
In Savannah Georgia the city court approved a sale of cotton mills owned by the firm valued at 100000 dollars. The Southern bank held a 36000 dollar judgment and bought the property for 30000 dollars after minimal bidding, 6000 dollars below its judgment.
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Savannah, Ga
Southern Bank
Bridge Collapse Brought Injury on Fast Mail Train
Passengers suffered injuries when a span collapsed on a mixed wood and iron bridge over Cupihatchie Creek while the fast mail from Atlanta to Montgomery crossed it. Conductor Henry M. Law and several others were hurt, with nineteen slightly injured and no fatalities reported. Surgeons reached the scene two hours later to treat and arrange transport to Montgomery.
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Plinger
Fast Mail
Atlanta
West Point Road
Montgomery
Henry M. Law
Fiagman Dutfy
Cupihatchie Creek
Edwin Thatcher
Detroit
Louisville Tron Bridge Company
New Bedford Mills Brace for Strike as Pay Arrives
Dispatch from New Bedford Mass reports pay day for mill operatives amid rising strike likely. Workers stocked provisions after receiving wages with many loading flour into kitchens. Citywide chatter at north and south ends centers on an impending strike.
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New Bedford
Mass
Liverpool Syndicate Plans Major Louisville Tobacco Factory
A Liverpool syndicate arranges to build a large tobacco manufactory in Louisville. Plans are drawn by a noted architect and work will start when weather allows. The venture aims to handle substantial tobacco output for the Liverpool market, with about 700 men to be employed.
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Louisville
Liverpool
Steel and Wire Company Incorporated by Illinois Secretary
The Secretary of State of Illinois licenses the incorporation of the American Steel and Wire company of Chicago with capital of 87 million dollars. Incorporating fee paid totals 87 500 dollars, the largest in any similar proceeding.
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Secretary of State
Illinois
American Steel and Wire Company of
Chicago
Durrant Dies On Gallows At San Quentin In 1906
Theodore Durrant was executed at San Quentin on Friday morning for the murders of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. He spoke calmly from the scaffold professing his innocence and forgiving his persecutors, then shouted I am innocent as the drop fell.
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Theodore Durrant
California
San Quentin
Blaiche Lamont
Minnie Williames
Durrant
Father Sagan
Faust
San Francisco
Tam
Sam Innocent
Not a Candidate Governor Taylor Declines Senate Bid
A Nashville special reports Governor Taylor will not enter the senatorial race. Despite avowed candidates pressuring him, Taylor said in statements after conferences that circumstances prevent his entry and offered no further comments. He cited Senator Turley’s refusal to withdraw as the decisive factor.
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Taylor
Nashville
Turley
McMillin
Negroes Lynch Negroes in Kemper County Mississippi
Jim Watts and Sam Cole, both Negroes from Neshoba county Mississippi, were lynched in Pea Ridge Kemper county a few days ago. They went to Pea Ridge to visit relatives and were accused of being overly familiar with local women. The attackers are reported to be Negroes.
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Kemp County Missishipp
Jim Watts
Sam Cole
Neshoba County
Miss
Pea Ridge
Kemper County
Watts
Cole
Birmingham Seeks Federal Help to Stamp Out Smallpox
Washington report says Surgeon General Wyman detailed Past Assistant Surgeon Magruder to Birmingham Alabama to lead smallpox eradication efforts. Local authorities and Congressman Underwood requested Marine Hospital Service aid. City will cover local costs. need for experienced nurses and inspectors is stressed.
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Serament
Washington
Wyman
Magruder
Birmingham
Ala
Underwood
Marine Hospital Service
Ohio miners seek ten cent advance on next year’s contract
The Columbus Ohio miners convention met Saturday and decided to ask for a 10 cent per ton raise when negotiating the contract for the coming year.
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Ohio Miners’ Convention
Columbus
More Counterfeits Found in Philadelphia
Two counterfeit $100 certificates were discovered on Saturday in Philadelphia. One was found at the sub-treasury and the other at the Fourth Street National Bank, raising concerns over local currency fraud.
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Philadelphia Saturay
Sub-Treasury
Fourth Street National Bank
Denounced by Teller in sensational Senate speech
Senator Teller condemned a recent press claim about his views and the treasury chief, denouncing insinuations that a resignation plot split McKinley’s cabinet. He praised broader financial principles, rejected localism, and argued the gold standard defines the Republican stance alongside the president and treasury secretary.
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Caliveras
Washington
Teller
McKinley
Republican
Senate
Gage
Allen
Nebraska
United States
Mr. Allen
Colorado
Republican Party
Secretary of the Treasury
Lee to Follow Blanco Rumor Touches Front
In Havana rumors say General Fitzhugh Lee, U S consul general, will accompany Captain General Blanco to the field. It is reported Senor Estrada Palma, Cuban insurgent delegate, will arrive to join the expedition with General Yitzhugh Gee, and a conference with General Maximo Gomez may occur. The reports have caused sensation.
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Havana
Fitzhugh Lee
United States
Blanco
Senor Esttrada Palma
Yitzhugh Gee
Maximo Gomez
Democrats Force Populist Liquor Question Stand In Topeka
Kansas Democrats challenged the Populist conference in Topeka by demanding a on record stance on liquor. Democratic leaders offered to forego representation on the state ticket if the Populists add a re submission plank. The Populist committee refused to comment and will decide later.
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Kansas
Topeka
Knights Lift Jellico Coal Region Boycott
Knoxville dispatch reports Assembly Knights of Labor No. 5 covering 20 Jellico mines has lifted the boycott after a months long strike involving about 8,000 workers. The settlement ends the coal region dispute and restores operations.
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Jellico
Knoxville
Four Men Killed When Towboat Explodes On Ohio River
The towboat Percy Kelsey blew up near Glenfield Pennsylvania on a Saturday morning. Six of eight crew were killed and at least four injured. Captain Leslie Jones and three others were rescued badly injured. three crew escaped uninjured. The explosion scattered a tow of seven barges and two coal flats. boilers had just been tested and were believed in good condition. The vessel valued at $25,000.
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Percy Kelsey
Ohio River
Glenfield
Leslie Jones
Shewstown
Kelsey
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Captain Jones
Neville Island
Captain Crowe
Southern files answer in railways antitrust case
The Southern Railway Company filed its answer Saturday to the Dunlap Hardware Company and others in Macon Georgia. It denies owning or controlling the Central of Georgia and asserts Central is independent. It notes reorganization details and that Georgia Southern & Florida is only minority-held stock.
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Central Kallin Steel
Southern Railway Company
Dunlap Hardware Company
Macon
Georgina
United States Circuit Court
Southern
Central of Georgia
Richmond
The
Central
Georgia Southern & Florida
Denlos
A Short Session Pay Tribute to Bate Representative Weight
The house spent two hours Saturday debating civil service reform with Republicans Corliss of Michigan Hepburn of Town and Clarke of New Hampshire opposing the current law. The rest of the session honored the memory of late Representative Wright of Massachusetts. Republicans Lawrence Walker McCall Knox Gillette of Massachusetts Northway of Ohio and Swanson of Virginia offered tributes.
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Bate
Weight
House
Messrs
Corliss
Michigan
Hepburn
Town
Clarke
New Hampshire
Wright
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Walker
McCall
Knox and Gillette
Sand Northway
Ohio
Swanson
Virginia
Three Black Men Executed On One Gallows In Hahnville
In Hahnville Louisiana St Charles parish three Black men died on the scaffold for killing and harming a peddler named Louis Zigler during a June robbery at Effingham plantation near Hahnville. The condemned were Glionis Richards alias Pierre alias Creole George Washington and Foxli Morris.
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Hablnville
St. Charles Parish
Glionis Richards
Pierre
Creole
George Washington
Foxli Morris
Whipped to Death by Mob in Clinton Tenant Fatality
A brief report describes Dave Hunter a Black tenant at a Clinton farm who secretly left his contract. He was seized by a group of farmers tied and whipped severely, dying from the injuries. Authorities believe he named his attackers before death.
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South Carolina
Clinton
Dave Hunter
D. C
Origin of the Lead Pencil and Its Makers
ABookseller and Stationer explains the pencil lead as graphite mixed with clay, formed into leads, fired in glaze, and inserted into wooden blocks. He notes the historical curiosity about the inventors and details the manufacturing steps from graphite powder to finished pencil leads.
Not a Hopeless Case He I Shall Never Marry
A fragment shows dialogue about marriage with a man declaring he will not wed until finding a woman his mental opposite. A woman names Misa Floyd as one of the town’s most intellectual girls, prompting a response from the Truth.
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Misa Floyd
Putting On Her Wraps in Harlem Life
A dialogic vignette from Harlem Life features a flirtatious exchange about distance and affection. The woman smiles and jokes that proximity matters more to some men than grand distances, while she playfully pouts at the closeness. The piece captures urban social wit and dating banter.
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Harlem
Destructive Storms Along the Coast
Reports of maritime disasters along the east spread quickly. Advertisements tout remedies for seasickness and ailments including stomach bitters, catarrh care, and family pills.
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Hoatetter
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Fl, Curse & Co
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