Congress Grapples With Cuba Policy Amid Spain Crisis
Washington races to shape U S stance on Cuba after McKinley message as Republican moderates clash with radicals in senate plans for war and independence recognition. Madrid unrest mirrors pressure on Congress to decide course amid volatile international response.
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Chile
Senate
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House Divided on Cuban Independence Policy
The House and Senate Cuban policy debate centers on immediate intervention and recognition of Cuban independence. Republicans push for a swift, unified stance while committee splits stall formal action awaiting Consul General Lee’s input. Leading voices favor independence, with Adams and Quigg signaling shifts in position.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Pennsylvania
Quigg
New York
Pearson
North Carolina
Wiliam Alden Smith
Michigan
Heatwife
Minnesota
Gillette
Massachusetts
Henry
Indiana
Cuba
Smith
Spain
Senate Foreign Relations
Lee
Madrid Civil Governor Quells Sunday Night Mob
Senor Aguilera Madrid Civil Governor says revolutionary agitators with Carlists and Romerists fueled Sunday night unrest. Baron San Guerren was arrested after haranguing toward the Moret residence. two Republicans and Galvez Holguin were also detained. Proclamation warns demonstrations will be suppressed by force. General Melquise cites army and Cuban volunteers loyalty and predicts rebels will yield without US support.
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Senor Aguilera
Associated Press
Spain
Baron San Guerren
Senor Moret
Senor Galvez Holguin
Melquise
Cuba
United States
Autonomy Rejected in Cuba Conflicts Stir in Sugar Grimness
Washington reports General Lee’s Cuban briefing shows insurgents will not accept autonomy and most Spanish subjects prefer annexation to the United States. Insurgents curb sugar grinding, sparking fears of field fires as reconcentration misery grows in Havana.
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New Bedford Mills Open as Strikes Continue
The 22 cotton mills in New Bedford reopened to allow strikers to return. Only a minority of workers entered as jeers and dinner pails met marching pickets. Strike leaders predict further shutdowns if many workers stay away. Also, Chicago reports civil service chief Dudley Winston died on a train near Poughkeepsie after weeks of illness.
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Chicago
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Civil Service Commission
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New York
Winston
Lakewood
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Five Year Old Girl Fatally Burned Near Milton
Belle Plain Iowa April 12. Roasted alive in a bonfire was the fate of 5 year old Myrtle Wilson near Milton a small village east of here. Her playmates fled in fear at the screams leaving the child to perish in the flames before help arrived.
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Belle Plain
Myrtle Wilson
Milton
Here
No Extra Special Session in Michigan as Governor Abandons Fight
Governor Pingree abandons plans for another special legislative session in Michigan. He believes the railroad tax bill cannot pass, noting that supporting senators shifted after realizing passage was unlikely. House war measures, including a $500,000 loan and naval reserve tax hike, will become law when the senate reconvenes. lawmakers will donate their pay for a twenty day term.
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Pingrree
Senate
Naval Reserve
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Markets Report From Chicago Board of Trade Prices
Quotations on Wheat Corn Oats and pork and lard listed with opening and closing figures in May July and September contracts. Produce prices for Butter Eggs Live Poultry Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes given, showing creams dairy fresh stock and per dozen or per bushel rates.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Shelburn mine ends weeklong idle period
Shelburn Indiana April 12 The machine runners at the Shelburn mine have been idle a week. The company wanted the work performed by the day. A settlement was reached late Saturday by which the company will use only the chain machine. The men will return to work.
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Shelburn, Tnd
Shelburn Mine
Shannon to Die Today for Belvidere Murder
Edward Shannon, aged about 70, to be hanged in Wheaton for murdering his wife Mary Shannon in Belvidere on September 18, 1886. He killed her after she sought a divorce following twenty years of abuse and fourteen years of marriage. The case drew local interest as prosecutors argue for justice while relatives recall their troubled life.
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Wis
Alfonso Fle Key
Eltkey
Elkey
Chicago
Wheaton
Edward Shannon
Shannon
Ele
Belvidere
Hdward Shannon
Hdward
Mary Shannon
Two Shetla and the Old Man Murder Trial Saga
The article details the 19th century killing of Mary Shannon by Shannon, an Irish immigrant born in Wexford who settled in Belvidere in 1854. It covers his motive, temper, and abusive marriage, the murder at a railway station, his arrest and lack of remorse, his odd juror complaint, and final execution preparations with grim defiance toward the court and priest.
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Mary Shannon
Shannon
Wexford
Ireland
Belvidere
Mary Sheehy
Burke
Barber William Perkins Severely Mutilated After Car Accident
Spring Green Wisconsin April 12 William Perkins 19 owner of a local barber shop suffered extensive injuries when struck by a car. Surgeons amputated one leg below the knee and the other at the ankle in a bid to save his life.
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Spring Green
Wis
William Perkins
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