War Resolution Move Divides Congress Amid Maine Crisis
Washington April 14 Congress faced a pivotal day as a Spanish Cuba war resolution cleared the House 322 to 19 amid heated exchanges. A lengthy Senate debate and a fiery clash between Bartlett and Brumm interrupted proceedings before order was restored. The majority resolution authorizes the president to intervene with land and naval forces to secure peace in Cuba and establish a stable government.
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Washington
Congress
Spain
House
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Cuba
United States
Maine
Havana
Bartlett
Georgia
Brumm
Pennsylvania
Congressional Record
Miers
Indiana
Griffith Halstead
Murat Halstead
Drumm
Johnson
It Only Went on a Practice Cruise Fort Monroe Scene
Commodore Schley and officers left shore aboard the fleet amid emotional farewells at Fort Monroe Virginia as the Brooklyn Massachusetts Texas and Columbia cleared for a practice cruise. The Minneapolis faced cable troubles but was freed and the squadron soon vanished from view. In Cincinnati Alber Stimson Ingalls wed Miss Jane Ellison Taft at the Second Presbyterian with Taft family ties noted and Lin ton millions an heirloom.
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Ichley
Schley
Brooklyn
Massachusetts
Columbia
Texas
Minneapolis
Old Point
Cincinnati
Alber Stimson Ingalls
Jane Ellison Taft
Second Presbyterian Church
Aception
Taft
Charles B. Taft
Cincinnati Times-Star
Linton Millions
Briegroom
M. F. Ingails
Big Four
Saginaw Forms Northern Coal and Transportation Co
The Northern Coal and Transportation company organized in Saginaw with J. W. Ellsworth of Chicago as chairman and B. F. Berry as president. The firm controls thousands of acres of coal land and will begin mining immediately.
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Saginaw, Mich
Northern Coal and Transportation Company
Saginaw
J. W. Ellsworth
Chicago
B. F. Berry
Senate Not So Fast Resolution Goes Over One Day
Report from the foreign relations committee on Cuba and Spain triggers tense senate session. Davis presents a sweeping resolution urging Spain to withdraw from Cuba while asserting Cuba’s right to freedom, with the Maine explosion cited as probable Spain fault. Other items include Warsaw telegrams on a Winona assembly grounds telephony project and a fatal accident in Belgium, Wisconsin.
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Senate
Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
Hoar
Spain
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Cuba
United States
Havana
Congress
Cuban
Cuban Crisis Dominates Senate Debate Over War Resolutions
The Senate debates a foreign relations committee report demanding Cuban independence and Spain’s withdrawal, urging use of U.S. land and naval forces, with a minority urging immediate Cuban recognition as a sovereign republic. The Maine tragedy is cited as evidence of Spanish perfidy.
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Committee On Foreign Relations
Republic of Cuba
Turpie
Mills
Daniel
Foraker
Maine
Cuba
Appointment Set for Normal University Opening at Charleston
The new institution named Normal University at Charleston is to begin Sept. 1 1899 with the appointment taking effect that day when the university is expected to open its doors.
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Astern Filme
Normal University At
Charleston
Abbreviated Telegrams Report Diverse Local Events
Michael Myers aged 60 of Elwood Ind died of heart disease while sawing wood. Penn Glass plant in North Irwin Pa burned causing 750000 dollars in losses. Iowa state board of control begins thorough examination of state institutions. Charles H. Foster longtime secretary treasurer of Alton road died of peritonitis in Chicago. In a Ca pron Ill fence dispute Samuel Lattimer 82 shot Lewis Witter 41. Witter seriously wounded. Governor Shaw of Town announced C H Kelley of Forest City named additional judge for the Eleventh district.
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Michael Myers
Elwood
Ind
Penn Glass Company
North Irwin
State Board of Control of
Iowa
Charles H. Foster
Alton Road
Chicago
Capron
Ill
Samuel Lattimer
Lewis Witter
Shaw
Town
C. H. Kelley
Forest City
Eleventh Judicial District
Madrid Press Sees McKinley Message as War Tone Rejected
Madrid comments dismiss the McKinley message as unfriendly to Spain and hostile to intervention. The papers note a hard line against U S policy, with public hostility rising and debates over Spain’s dignity and its new world stance.
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Madrid
Woodford
Hf Correo
Senor Sagwasta
McWhinley
Spain
PY Apoca
McKinley
America
Heraldo de Madrid
Independent
Napoleon
New World
Washington
Spain Keeps Peace Prospects Despite McKinley Message
Madrid reports the cabinet views President McKinley's address as not altering peace chances. Spain asserts its rights and favors no declaration until Congress acts, while Sagasta predicts Congress may grant McKinley the requested powers. Reports confirm resignations of U S consuls in Carthagena and U S vice consul.
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Madrid
Congress
Spain
Mekhintey
McKinley
Sagasta
United States
Senor Polo Y Bernabe
Sherman
Carthagens
London
The
Daily Mail
Correa
Count Niquena
Cuba
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