Secretary Long Clears Air on Maine Disaster Rumors
Washington February 19 Secretary Long dispels rumors of warlike plots after the Maine explosion. He says no new information since Captain Sigsbee's dispatch and that the disaster is likely accidental, not by design. The note confirms divers will examine the wreck and Spanish divers may inspect outside and inside under international cooperation.
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Blanco
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Maine disaster totals released by Navy Department
The Navy Department tabulates Maine casualties and status. On board were 355, with 26 officers and 329 men. Of these, 24 officers and 76 men saved, 2 officers and 246 men lost, 0 officers and 57 men injured, with 7 doubtful. Deaths in hospital are included in the lost count.
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Washington
Navy Department
Maine
Divers Locked Out as Maine Wreck Toll Grows
Spaniards guard the Maine wreck as recovery rises to 130 bodies. The Mangrove sailed with wounded and officials to Key West. Admiral Manterola bars divers without official permission, delaying investigations. Captain Sigsbee seeks access while authorities review the scene.
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Havana
Mangrove
Key West
Edward Mattson
B. H. Wier
J. C. White
Daniel Cronin
John Coffee
J. H. Brower
Alfred Hernes
James Rowe
Charles Pilker
William McGuiness
Maine
Colon Cemetery
Chadwick
Sigsbee
Admiral Manterola
Admiral Manteroa
Wainwright
Homan
Howell
Jenkins
Merritt
Insurance Agent Vanishes With Funds in Indiana
Indianapolis reports Joseph C. Keys, an agent for Bankers' Life Insurance of New York, disappeared taking between $5,000 and $10,000 and forged checks. He used a stenographer as cashier, deposited $25 under her name, had blank checks signed, and cashed sums from $100 to $600 across several banks. His wife departed with the children under the pretense of going to Boston.
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Indianapolis
Joseph C. Keys
Bankers’ Life Insurance
New York City
Home Office
New York
Check Bank of London, Limited
Nora McDougal
Capital Nationl Bank
Bankers’ Life
Sanade
Capital National Bank
Miss McDougal
Boston
Appointment of W C Silverthorn to Sixteenth Circuit
Governor Scofield names W C Silverthorn to the Sixteenth judicial circuit replacing Judge Bardeen who moves to the supreme bench. Silverthorn was the silver Democratic gubernatorial nominee last campaign. Some party politicians opposed the appointment on political grounds but Scofield ignored them. Silverthorn was endorsed by a large portion of the district bar.
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Madison
Wis
Scofield
W. C. Silverthorn
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
Bardeen
Silverthorn
Silver Democrats
Iowa Domestic Building and Loan officers elected in Des Moines
The State League of Iowa Domestic Building and Loan associations met in Des Moines and elected officers for the ensuing year. Louis Lichty of Waterloo was named vice president, C. H. Reynolds of Dubuque secretary and treasurer, and F. D. Gay of Boone. The group adjourned to meet in Waterloo on December 15, 1898 to interpret the Garnishee Law. Mary Beach of Porter county garnished Samuel Pomeroy’s wages under the 1897 law. Pomeroy defended as a householder with up to 600 in exemption. Porter circuit court ruled against him, but the supreme court reversed, upholding constitutionality with connection to the exemption law.
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Des Moines
State League of Iowa
Louis Lichty
Waterloo
C. H. Reynolds
Dubuque
F. D. Gay
Boone
Indianapolis
Mary Beach
Porter County
Samuel Pomeroy
Pomeroy
Porter
Supreme Court
Sickly Novak, Convicted Banker, Feared Dying in Prison
Word from Anamosa penitentiary says Frank A. Novak former Walford banker and merchant, convicted of murdering Edward Murray and serving a life term, is very ill and it is feared he may not live long.
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Edar Rapids
Anamosa Penitentiary
Frank A. Novak
Walford
Edward Murray
Vizcaya Warship Reaches New York Harbor
The Spanish warship Vizcaya anchored outside the bar at 5 50 p m on February 18 or 19 in New York City.
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Spain
New York
Vizcaya
Plague Death Toll Mounts in India and Maritime Disasters
Telegrams report nearly 60 000 deaths from bubonic plague in India and the barge Excelsior foundered off Cape Cod with four men drowned. Other items note a counterfeit ten dollar bill in New Orleans and a $125 000 fire at Pittsburg's National Wall Paper building.
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Excelsior
Cape Cod
Hibernia National Bank
New Orleans
National Wall Paper Company
Pittsburg
Liverpool
The
Stock Exchange
Otjen
Milwaukee
Maine disaster sparks senate clash over inquiry and trust
In Washington on February 19 the Maine disaster prompted a heated senate exchange between Mason and Wolcott. Mason urged a congressional inquiry with a five member joint committee, while Hale warned against duplicating the executive probe. Wolcott denounced the notion as a loss of public confidence in a government department amid tense exchanges and demands for full disclosure.
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Senate
Maine
Mason
Wolcott
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Allen
Nebraska
Committee On Naval Affairs
Chandler
House of Representatives
Hale
Executive Department
Congress
Mason decries autonomy as sham in Cuba dispute
Mason denounces autonomy as fraud in Cuba affairs and calls for immediate report on intervention. He cites De Lome's confession and Hawthorne letters to support a naval investigation of the Maine and insists on American divers. Wolcott counters with rallying faith in the navy and its officers.
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Navy Department
Mason
Julian Hawthorne
Cuba
de Lome
Senate
Maine
Naval Board
Havana
Manana
Patriotism and silence urged after naval disaster remarks
The speaker condemns a Illinois senator’s remarks questioning navy personnel and urges restraint and a dignified retirement in the wake of a national calamity. He emphasizes the need for calm, open discussion but cautions against commentary on the disaster's causes. Concluded on page 4.
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Illinois
Lawless Alaska Towns Prompt Army Aid Demand
Secretary Bliss cites Governor Mundy letter detailing Skaguay and Dyea lawlessness as deputy marshal shot dead, other killings, gamblers and vice thriving. Call for immediate federal military and naval support, patrol vessel, and empowered marshal to act with deputies to restore order.
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Bliss
John ©. Mundy
Alaska
Skaguay
Dyea
United States
United States District Court
Watt
Dyes
Congress
Court
Miners in Berner's Bay Face Court Receiver Tensions
A large mining property at Berner's Bay remains held by miners after a court appointed receiver failed to take possession. Reports describe risk of violence and the need for calm under Judge Johnson's proposed amicable resolution. The item also covers related incidents from Des Moines to Michigan, including workplace disputes, a drowning accident, a collapsed floor, and a miner's fall in a shaft.
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Berner’s Bay
Johnson
Patterson
Arki
Juneau
Favorable Features Dominate General Business in Trade Report
Tradstreet's New York reports a strong general business picture with widespread price stability and rising quotations for staples. Iron and steel demand remains robust especially in the central west with pig iron blast furnace capacity over 90 percent. cotton goods show hopeful strength due to raw materials and production limits from strikes.
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New York
Dradstreet
Iceland
Heartfelt hospital humor touches nurse and child
A New York Ledger anecdote recalls a scene at a children's hospital where a nurse asks a patient what she has had and the reply cake reveals the tender pathos of childhood. The vignette underscores how simple exchanges reveal deeper emotions and maternal compassion.
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Slug
Slug Society
New York Commercial
Children’s Hospital
Mia
New York
Ledner
Jubilee visit reveals Prince of Wales mispronounces premiés
The colonial premier's jubilee visit notes the Prince of Wales saying premiés as premi-ay in French. It explains fruit spoilage from freezing due to cell rupture and the occurrence of deonation.
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Prince of Wales
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