Maine Disaster Outlook Sparks Naval Inquiry
After the battleship Maine exploded off Havana the Navy orders a diver-led board to Havana to inspect the hull and determine cause. Most officers favor accidental ignition or boiler explosion theories while Congress stays hushed awaiting details. consuls report widespread sorrow and half-mast flags.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maine
Havana Harbor
Havana
Secretary Long
Rigsbee
Congress
House of Congress
Boutelle
House of Representatives
Long
Admiral Sicard
Key West
State Department
Lee
Governor General
Merritt
Jenkins
Painful Impression in Madrid on Maine Disaster
A Madrid dispatch reports a semi official note saying the Maine disaster caused a painful impression in Madrid. The note notes national emotions and mentions Spain’s sympathy with the United States.
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London
Madrid
The Maine Explosion Theories Stir Washington Debate
Reports from Havana quote Captain Sigsbee and Lt Commander Wainwright amid speculation on the Maine disaster. Theories range from a harbor torpedo or mine to a short circuit or guncotton blast, with witnesses describing a massive explosion and the crew scrambling to flood magazines and escape.
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Washington
Havana
Sigshbee
United States
Cuba
Wainwright
Sigsbee
The
Maine
Morrill Opposes Hawaii Annexation in Senate Address
Senator Morrill spent executive session opposing the Hawaiian annexation treaty arguing independence should be preserved. He warned annexation would threaten national integrity and could complicate sugar industry and military defense. Webster quote cited to support maintaining island independence.
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Morrill
Hawaii
United States
Daniel Webster
Islands
Dode Carrington Escapes After Mine Pursuit in Indiana
In Terre Haute on February 17 sheriff deputies tracked Dode Carrington who killed Wesley and Bayless Niece to an abandoned coal mine. Two miners Horseley and Smith were hired to capture him with a $100 reward. Carrington fled via an old air shaft, fired at Horseley, and boarded a outbound train reaching safety. He had boasted of killing a man who ruined his sister.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Dode
Carrington
Wesley
Bayless
Grant
Seeberger
Horseley
Smith
Martin
Eugene L. Dorsey
Indiana
France
William Rodgers
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Northwestern University Dental School
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
Andrew Sloan Draper
University of Illinois
Greater New York
Iowa
Ll. E. Cooley
Nicaragua Canal
New York
Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Brown County
Fred Henrich
Janesville
Enoch Nixon
Portage
Cheyenne River Reservation
Annie Assell
John M. Turton
Moore Mountain
Assiniboia
British Northwest Territory
Riel
Salisbury Narrow Escape At Hatfield Gates
The Marquis of Salisbury and his second son Rev Lord William Gascoyne Cecil survived a near miss as a gust toppled the Hatfield gate onto their brougham. They were uninjured but shaken, with the front portion separated. Other items note a Bay City party missing after an iceboat trip and political arrests in Lincoln and Des Moines with mine consolidation near Houghton.
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London
Marquis of Salisbury
William Gascoyne-Cecil
Bishops
Hatfield
Bay City
Mich
George Birney Jennison
Alexander Malloy
Lumer Shier
John Hunter
Saginaw Bay
Witnesses Testify Sheriff Shot A Striker At Lattimer
In Wilkesbarre on February 17, the Lattimer shooting case heard Frank Meteschick describe the sheriff stopping the march at Lattimer and firing at a man within feet, followed by a volley and scattered shots. Martin Soforoneck recalled the march to West Haverton and the sheriff pulling two men from the line before shooting one.
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Meteschick
Lenahan
Commonwealth
Martin Soforoneck
West Havleton
Lattimer
Soforoneck
Mike Mullado
Meteschlok
Muilado
Reward Offered for Mrs Stolte Murderers in Portland Indiana
The heirs appointed Fred Martin and J. W. Polley as administrators and offered a reward of 1000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of Mrs Louisa Atoltz. A tramp claimed to have seen the suspects near Ridgeville with money.
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Portland
Ind
Louisa Atoltz
Frank Cullom
Herschel Lafollette
Headington
Fred Martin
J. W. Polley
Ridgeville
Pugilist Victory in Maher Smith Bout
Peter Maher won his contest from the colored pugilist Smith. Multiple telegrams note Schaefer accepted Ives challenge naming Chicago as the venue.
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Peter Maher
Smith
Schaefer
Ives
Chicago
Portland
Pellieux Testifies in Dreyfus Case Amid Controversy
General Pellieux questioned the Bordereau after noting similarities and tracing ink, challenging amateur experts and urging defense to respect sworn handwriting tests. He warned that slanders threaten army leadership as the Dreyfus trial nears a crucial stage with possible national upheaval.
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Bordereau
Pellieux
Pellieux Defends Bordereau Origins and Army Loyalty
General Pellieux asserts the Bordereau writer was a War Ministry artillery officer seconded to the staff, arguing an infantryman could not have known the details. He laments insults to the army and warns France could be erased from Europe if Dreyfus is not exonerated, urging jurors to consider military unity and warn of a new debacle. Laborie protests the judge’s ruling.
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Paris
Palace of Justice
Emile Zola
Perreux
M. Clemenceau
Madame de Boulancey
Wsterhasy
Latussier
Lyons
M. Laborte
M. Zola
Billot
Petheus
M. Delagorgue
M. Laborie
Peilleux
Easterhazy
Bordereau
Pellleux
Pellieux
Ministry of War
War Ministry
Europe
France
Dreyfus
Milwaukee substation chiefs may resign under civil service rules
Milwaukee February 17 two Milwaukee postal substation superintendents Joseph Deuster and Ambrose McGuigan face job loss as civil service rules allow reinstatement of old soldiers. Postmaster Stillman plans to ask resignations with William Holtz and R L Estes likely to replace them. Des Moines February 17 the primary election bill penalizing cross party voting failed in the house 50 to 44 amid city mayoral contest concerns.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Deuster
Ambrose McGuigan
Stillman
William Holtz
R. L. Estes
Des Moines
House
Wreck of Flachat Takes 87 Lives at Anaga Point
The steamer Flachat bound Marseille to Colon was wrecked at Anaga Point Canary Islands at 1 am yesterday. Forty nine passengers and thirty eight crew perished. eleven crew and one passenger survived. The ship built in 1880 at Stockton England weighed 1259 tons net.
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Canary Islands
Compagnie Generale Transatlan
Flachat
Marseilles
Colon
Anaga Point
Stockton
England
Pearse & Co
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Miss Bower
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J. 1. Young
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J.T. Anderson
Washington County Savings Bank
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Lo D. Robinson
Frank Stewart
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H. M. Eicher
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Rear of
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Indy
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North Main St
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Bell Sort Manufacturing CO
Wabash Ave
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Cassandra
Neiswangers
Smith’s
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Minnesota
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Victor Brand
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