Stolen Spanish Letter Report Prompts Spy Claims
Philadelphia reports claim a Cuban Junta agent in Havana obtained De Lome’s letter to Canalejas not from the US mails but from the Havana post office. The dispatch details alleged insider access at the Spanish legation and delayed publication. New York opens a patriotic group named American Flag association to guard the national flag. Fort Wayne records death of P. H. O Rourke former Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad superintendent and American Sons of Columbus founder.
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Canalejas
de Lome
Philadelphia
Senor de Lome
Serer Canalejas
New York
United States
Cuba Junta
Jose Canalejas
Spain
Washington
Legation
Legation de Espana
Meshnley
Hotel Raliegh
Minister de Lome
Madrid
American Flag Association
Fort Wayne
Ind
P. H. O'Rourke
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
The
American Sons of Columbus
Cuban Letter Theft Revealed in Havana Post Office Heist
An undercover Cuban plot involved a Havana post office clerk diverting a de Lome letter, copying it, and delaying delivery to Senor Canalejas. The missive reached Hotel Inglaterra then drew arrests of the hotel boy and post office workers before discharge after inquiry.
Von der Ahe jailed in Pittsburg over Baldwin judgment
St Louis baseball magnate Chris Von der Ahe was placed in Allegheny county jail to await funds from St Louis to satisfy the Baldwin judgment. The money expected today, with Nimick seeking $917.25 for kidnapping costs, may trigger further legal action if release is denied after payment. Von der Ahe walked to his cell prudently as he submitted to imprisonment.
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Pittsburg
Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis
Allegheny County
Baldwin
von der Ahe
Lowey
Glover
Nimick
Chris
Calls Uncle Sam a Tyrant in Creek Territory
Chief Ispar heler of the Creek nation issues a proclamation condemning the interior secretary's order banning Creek council funding for lawyers opposing Congress’s act abolishing tribal courts and placing jurisdiction in U S courts. He deems the move a treaty-abrogating, warlike power grab against a defenseless people.
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Muskogee
I. T
Isparheler
Secretary of the Interior
Creek Council
Indian Territory
Bryan for Fusion Declares Strong for Union
A conference in New York on February 14 outlined William J. Bryan’s plan for a new party to unite Democrats Populists and silver Republicans for the next national elections. The article lists reform goals including opposition to gold monometallism immediate bi metallism, restoration of greenbacks, opposition to paper money by banks and bonds in peace, support for income tax, abolition of trusts, opposition to injunctions, and arbitration between labor and capital. The Indiana Republican League meeting named officers and set Fort Wayne for 1899.
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New York
William J. Bryan
House of Representatives
Bryan
McKinley
Fairbanks
Republican Party
League
A. M. Higgins
Fred Holloway
Anderson
William W. Hoffman
Omaha
James A. Shank
Plymouth
A. ©. Dudleson
Terre Haute
Charles A. Tindall
Shelbyville
C. C. Hadley
Indianapolis
A. J. Clark
Evansville
Phil O. Cowan
Laporte
Fort Wayne
Lew Wallace
Charles Hornley
State
Republican Committee
J. A. Woodmansee
Inheritance tax declared unconstitutional by Iowa judge
Iowa District Judge Thornell ruled that the state law taxing collateral inheritances is unconstitutional citing due process concerns and lack of annuity provisions. The 5 percent tax on bequests to nonheirs faces appeal by the state. Nearby reports note two Hungarian women found dead in New York lodging house from gas inhalation and Cleveland forming the 1898 Bessemer Ore association with a 15 cent ore advance.
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Council Bluffs
Thornell
District Court
United States
New York
West Twenty-eighth Street
Agnieska Judak
Maria Makamitsch
Cleveland
Iron Ore Organization For
Bessemer Ore Association
Lake Superior
Mesaba
Attorney rules Lord’s Prayer reading in public schools outlawed
Jefferson City Missouri February 14 Attorney Crow issues opinion that state law forbids opening exercises in public schools including recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or reading the Bible as part of school hours. The opinion classifies such exercises as religious worship.
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Jefferson City
Crow Saturday
Lincoln birthday political holiday sparks Republican club talk
New York on February 14 reports at a Republican club banquet Chauncey M. Depew presiding. He praised Theodore Roosevelt and A G Beveridge while lauding McKinley and Reed for honest money versus silver repudiation. The crowd witnessed a dramatic clash over national credit and party principles.
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New York
Lincoln
Republican Club
Chauncey M. Depew
Theodore Roosevelt
A. G. Beverdige
Illinois
West
McKinley
House of Representatives
Washington
Gage
Reed
Dingley
Mark Twain
Senate
Waterloo
Thomas B. Reed
Harrison Ex-President Declines Political Talk
Ex-President Harrison, seen at the Auditorium Annex after delivering an ovation, refuses to discuss politics. He says he takes no interest in local or national matters and dismisses reports of a 1900 Republican nomination bid as newspaper fabrications. He declines to comment on the De Lome incident or Cuban affairs.
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Chicago
Harrison
Lincoln
Auditorium
Indiana
de Lome
Indiana State Republican League Meets With 1000 Delegates
Lafayette Ind Feb 14 The Indiana Republican League held a Saturday afternoon session with 1000 delegates and numerous politicians from across the state present Messages were read from President McKinley J W Babcock of Washington ex President Harrison and Senator Fairbanks After organization resolutions were adopted endorsing the wise
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana Republican League
McKinley
J. W. Babcock
Washington
Harrison
Fairbanks
Wise
Banquet honors Longstreet split ex-Confederates and Union vets
In St Louis a Blue and Gray Lincoln's birthday banquet sparked a rift as ex Union Colonel Pat Dyer urged a toast to ex Confederate General Longstreet. Many ex Confederates rose in agreement, while Longstreet's past politics left some veterans cool. Chicago saw Lincoln tributes led by ex President Harrison and other officials. Lincoln day events continued in Lincoln Nebraska and Washington with Bryan and Populist organizers active in northern states.
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St. Louis
Lincoln
Pat Dyer
Longstreet
Dyer
Lee
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Marquette Club
Auditorium Hotel
Harrison
Representative Boutell
Ilinois
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Bishop Potter
New York
W. J. Calhoun
Daneville
North
Peninsula Behrens murder case linked to life policy suit
Davenport Iowa February 14 Mrs Christine Behrens life sentence for murder of her husband raises question of whether his life policy the face value of two thousand dollars can be claimed by his heirs her two daughters while Behrens was the beneficiary The administrator sues North Life Association Marshalltown Iowa The case tests insurance ownership in a murder context.
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Davenport
Christine Behrens
North Life Association
Marshalltown
Behrens
Henry Bendit
Rock Island
Ills
Claus Behrens
Salisbury Gains Ground in Far East Policy Amid China Tangle
London dispatch notes broad support for Marquis of Salisbury's China stance. It reports Britain aligning with Germany on Choubay issue, transferring Chinese customs official to Shan Tung, and eyeing open ports. Also previews Abyssinia treaty impact and British naval strength heading to China with major warships arriving by March.
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Associated Press
Far East
Marquis of Salisbury
China
Salisbury
King Chou Bay
Great Britain
Germany
Herr Detring
Shan Tung
Pekin
Robert Hart
Russia
Port Arthur
Ta-Lien-Wan
Abyssinia
Mio
Menelik
Harrar
Zolla
Victorious
Barfleur
Gilbratar
Bonaventure
France
London and Madrid Reports on De Lome and Cuban Talks
News from Madrid Havana and Key West details reaction to the De Lome incident and Autonomist talks. Madrid says the episode is over after talks with Assistant Secretary Day, while Cuban insurgent negotiations may lead to a militiaman force and revised debt and governance terms. Thomas W. Woollen former Indiana attorney general dies in Franklin.
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Associated Press
de Lome
England
United States
Morning Post
Sackville-West
Madrid
Senor Gullon
Washington
Senor du Bose
Havana
Key West
Autonomist
Senores Eliza Gibera
Arturo Amblard
Leopoldo Sola
Carlos
Cuba
Spain
Africa
House
Senate
Santiago de Cuba
Murder of an Aged Woman in Portland Indiana
Neighbors find Mrs. Louisa Stolz, widow, bound and killed in her home near the heading factory. A large sum, reportedly 40000 dollars, was missing. A postal card claimed the lady was robbed, but investigators traced suspects to the railway station. no arrest yet.
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Portland
Ind
Louisa Stolz
Marshal Mahan
Caused by a Girl's Caprice in Indianapolis
Elisabeth Huffman, a 18 year old in Brightwood, Indianapolis, died after taking cocaine and morphine. Earlier she refused to marry Harry Phillips, whose suicide after the rejection began a reconciliation with her. Her death followed her father's discovery of morphine use and failed спасing. The Huffman family grieved.
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Indianapolis
Mia
Elisabeth Huffman
Huffman
Harry Phillips
Brightwood
Chicago
Phillips
Mies Kluffmaan
Ehe Fnally
Wright-Hancock district seat retainment and suffrage bill fate
Des Moines reports John Christie will stay as Wright-Hancock representative in the lower house after a committee decision on voting paper use. The woman suffrage resolution was crowded out but expected to be debated tomorrow with Ladd claiming fifty-two votes. The house committee endorsed a senate bill creating a central board of control for state institutions in all essential features.
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Des Moines
John Christie
Wright-Hancock
Ladd
House
Senate
Central Board of Control
Attempted assassination linked to lynching inquiry at Versailles
Indianapolis reports an attempted assassination on Archibald Wright Thursday night in Versailles. A pistol misfire saved him, heightening state concern over potential witness intimidation as a grand jury probes the lynching. In Columbus, John Williams, a Bartholomew Democratic figure, was fatally shot in a Jonesville political dispute with James Lewis.
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Indianapolis
Versailles
Archibald Wright
Columbus
Ind
John Williams
Bartholomew County
James Lewis
Jonesville
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