Court of inquiry to return to Havana after Key West session
Washington reports Admiral Sicard says courts of inquiry will resume in Havana after gathering evidence from divers. The Maine sinking probe will pause in Key West, then continue in Havana with divers through mud to inspect the wreck. Officials deny any warship dispatch to Havana and note ongoing political discussions in Spain Cuba and Porto Rico.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Sicard
Key West
Havana
Maine
Merritt
Department of the East
Long
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain Dissolution of Cortes Expected to Shape Next Government
Dispatch from Washington reports the dissolution of Spain’s cortes, with Liberal and Conservative parties preparing to appeal to voters. Sagasta’s Liberal ministry may continue, affecting Weyler policy and Cuba reconcentrado decrees, while Du Bosc predicts a Liberal majority. Conservatives may rally against Sagasta’s Cuba policy.
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Washington
State Department
Woodford
Sagasta
Weyler
Blanco
Cuba
Canovas
Senor du Bosc
Spain
du Bosc
Democrats challenge 1897 election law in Indiana
The Columbia Township Democrats move to test the 1897 act changing township trustee and assessor election times. They will sue county officials to certify nominations and print names on ballots, with appeals to the Indiana Supreme Court, affecting over 2,000 officers and all county school superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia City
Ind
Columbia Township
Whitley
Supreme Court of
Treasury predicts March revenue surplus of five million
The treasury department expects a March surplus of 5 million dollars while other items note varied events including a Salisbury influenza recovery and a Maine benefit entertainment that raised over 10 thousand dollars.
Eight Hours Wins In Utah Smelter Case At Supreme Court
In Utah the Supreme Court affirmed the Salt Lake County case upholding an eight hour labor rule for smelters and mines as a valid exercise of state police power. Justice Brown noted the ruling does not settle all eight hour law questions but supports protections for health and life. The decision also covers a Smithsonian bequest dispute and limits on officials profiting from their offices in land locations.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Holden
Salt Lake County
Utah
Brown
Supreme Court of
Smithsonian Institution
Robert S. Avery
The
Smithsonian
Avery
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Found Dead in a Corn Shock near Portland Indiana
A man found under a corn shock near Portland Indiana on March 1 lies in an undertaker's office unclaimed his face eaten by rats and frozen. He may be J H Clark of Buffalo though no reply yet. He wore fine clothes and a watch chain. no money found. Some think the body was placed there but there is no sign of foul play.
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Portland
Ind
Buffalo
J. H. Clark
Fifty Senators Defeat Oregon Appointee Corbett Nation
Washington March 1 Henry W Corbett was denied admission to the Senate as Oregon's senator by a decisive 50 to 19 vote. Supportive speeches came from Morgan Alabama while opposition came from Bacon Georgia Burrows Michigan and others. The Senate then began considering the Alaska homestead and railway right of way bill.
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House
Washington
Henry W. Corbett
Senate
Corbett
Bacon
Georgia
Burrows
Michigan
Morgan
Alabama
Alaska
Yeas
Aldrich
Allison
Baker
Fairbanks
Foraker
Frye
Hanna
Hansbrough
Hawley
Hoar
Lodge
Mantle
Mason
Merrill
Perkins
Sewell
Turner
Wetmore
Wilson
Nays
Allen
Bate
Berry
Butler
Caffery
Carter
Chilton
Clay
Clark
Cockrell
Cullom
Davis
Deboe
Faulkner
Gorman Gray
Gallinger
Hale
Heitfeld
Jones
Arkansas
Nevada
Kenney
Lindsay
McBride
McMillan
Mallory
Martin
Mills
Mitchell
Money
Neilson
Pasco
Penrose
Pettigrew
Pettus
Platt
Connecticut
Rawlins
Roach
Shoup
Stewart
Teller
Thurston
Tillman
Turley
Turpie
West
Warren
Wellington
Oxen Haul Venture Across Alaska Yukon Trail
J Lucius Pease recounts traveling with four oxen and three months of feed from Skagway toward the Yukon. He explains oxen outperform horses on the Dalton route, lists a detailed oxen driven outfit with toboggans, and describes camp life and river hazards as they push toward the timber line.
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Willis Thorpe
Yukon
Dalton
Dawson
Shilohs Cure and Clover Root Tea Advertisements
Local ad notices tout Shilohs Cure for consumption and cough relief as the leading remedy, sold by Glasgow and Lytle. Also promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea for constipation and headaches, with guarantees and nasal injector offer. Claims include catarrh cure and a life-saving potential from tirade of coughs.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Gents
Glasgow & Lytle
Glasgow and Lytle
Karl
Shilor
Glasgow, & Lytle
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Franklin School
DeKalb County
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Lexington
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Skagway Pass
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Dyen
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Pines
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Washington, Iowa
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Ladies’ Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
L. Addison
Cary
Cardus Peren
North Side Drug Store
Frank Rogers
Jn, Young
Pres
W. R. Jeperey
A. Anderson
Cash
J.T. Anderson
Asa’t Oral
Washington County Savings Bank
Jos. KreKk
SA. Wrerk
Cou Kaew
V. P Oc
M. Kaew
Asst
First National Bank
Win. Blair
A. A. Wallace
Joseph Keek
Keek
LD. Robinson
Frank Stewart
J.P. Henderson
H. M. Eicher
Attorneyy-At-Law
Washington County
Savings Bank
J. J. Kellogg
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East Side Speuere
Chas. J. Wilson
Prorney-At-Law
Omron
Alberson
T. T. Keeley
W. Washington Street
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Casey Bros
North Mate
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Ows
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Watt
Wabash Ave
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Cash Grocery
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