Maine court report delays amid Spain Cuba crisis
WashingtonMarch 25 Lieutenant Commander Marix and companions arrived in the capital after the Maine inquiry report delayed by news of Spain gathering torpedo ships for Cuba. Officials rapid mobilization followed with key fleet commands reassigned as the president weighs potential war risk while seeking diplomatic exit.
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Washington
Marix
Maine Court On Inquiry
Ebbitt House
Spain
Maine Court of Inquiry
Canaries
Porto Rico
Long
Roosevelt
Senor Polo
State Department
Judge Day
Admiral Sicard
Navy Department
Sampson
Key West
Evans
Iowa
Hampton Roads
W. 8S
Schley
Sicard
Maine
Robly Frans
Fighting Bob
President Hopes for Peace Amid Maine Crisis
Washington reports the president stating war might be averted and Spain seeks peace as U S government treats the Maine explosion as an incident. He cites a board of inquiry likely finding external blowing and plans to send the report to Congress with a brief message and dispatch the facts to Madrid.
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Washington
Spain
Board of Inquiry
Maine
Congress
Madrid
Woodford
Thurston Delivers Emotional Cuban Speech in Senate
In a dramatic Senate scene Washington March 26 Thurston spoke on Cuba moving many Senators and even diplomats to seats and tears. He honored his late wife saying her dying wish urged him to free Cuba. Thurston faltered near the end yet finished with stirring emotion as colleagues helped him from the chamber.
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Washington
Senate
Thurston
McKinley
Capitol
House
Cuba
Commodore Schley
Allen
Nebraska
Two Battleships Kentucky and Kearsarge Launched at Newport News
At Newport News Virginia on March 24 190?, the battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky were launched in front of about 10000 spectators. Elizabeth Maynard Winslow christened the Kearsarge with champagne and Miss Christine Bradley sponsored the Kentucky as it slid into the water.
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Bradley
Kentucky
Newport News
United States
Kearsarge
Uncle Sam
Navy
Elizabeth Maynard Winslow
Winslow
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Christine Bradley
Pingree railroad tax bill blocked by Senate
Lansing March 25 a Pingree bill cannot pass the senate. In the house Smith of Houghton offered a nearly identical measure creating a state board of assessors. Green of St. Clair proposed local railroad tax and was sent to committees. A senate vote 25 to 3 favored a true value assessment resolution. A 59,250 citizen petition backs the Pingree bill.
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Lansing
Senate
Smith
Houghton
House
Green
St. Clair
Colonel Atkinson
Havoc Tremendous Loss to Indianapolis Lines
A conservative railroad man estimates losses to the Indianapolis lines at 800000 including loss of business, track and equipment damage and injuries. Trains resume gradually on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and Big Four systems while parts of the network remain out of service and washouts are reported near Columbus and Gallipolis.
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Indianapolis
Cinccinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Cincinnati
Big Four
Cincinni
Griffiths
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Peoria
Arcanum
Pennsylvania
Richmond
Columbus
Tomorroow
Crestline
Fort Wayne
Pittsburg
Louisville
Vandalia
Monon
Baltimore
Ohio Southwestern
Vincennes
Martinsville
Illegitimate child declared heir in common law case
Detroit March 25 Judge Newkirk Ann Arbor ruled a child born in a common law relationship is legitimate and inherits from her hermit father who had a daughter in England. The prisoner Richards left no U S relatives but his daughter is named as rightful heir due to intent and acknowledgment.
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Detroit
Newkirk
Ann Arbor
James Richards
Richards
England
Floods devastate Zanesville area causing deaths and destruction
Floods leave fifteen families homeless in Zanesville Ohio as five people die and property valued near one million dollars is destroyed including five bridges. Drownings occur at Mrs Brennan and child, John Teach and Mrs Church. Two thousand dollars raised for relief. Ohio River at Cincinnati rises to 51 feet 2 5 inches with feared further rains.
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Withzens
Ohio River
Jhotenville
Zanesville
James Brennan
John Teach
Nancy Church
Tim Jones
Cincinnati
Ohio
West Virginia
Monongahela
Ohio Valley
Wheeling
Hamilton
Charles Whitman
Charles Springman
Ohio River Flood Reaches 42 Feet In Steubenville
From Buckeye State flood reports in Cleveland: the Ohio river at Steubenville reached 42 feet 9 inches at noon yesterday, then stood 2 inches higher at 7 p.m. About 500 families within fifteen miles of the river and in the city have been forced from their homes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Steubenville
Flooded Wheeling area hit by swelling river and rifle fire
The Wheeling and Parkersburg packet Armand faced a night of danger as floodwaters surged along the Ohio River. Residents firing at the boat amid flooded houses reported no crew injuries while property losses exceeded 100000 dollars and island valuations dropped about 2 percent. Railways suffer washouts. only the Wheeling division to Pittsburg remains partly operating.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheelng and Parkersburg
Arnand
Sstersville
Wheeling Island
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Ohio River
Cleveland
Lorain
Pennsylvania Railroad seeks to join Vandalia receivership
The Pennsylvania Railroad asks to be made a party in Vandalia receivership to gain exposure to the main line from Indianapolis to St. Louis. It notes Vandalia's pre receivership debt of $85,000 from 17 notes and $726,075.49 owed by Indianapolis and Terre Haute to unsecured creditors, plus Indiana's $2,000,000 claim. Bedford reports a gas discovery in Spice Valley with a 20 foot flame.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States
Peoria
Logansport
Here
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Company
Terre Haute
Indiana
Bedford
Ind
Spice Valley Township
C. W. Bryant
Bryant
Prussian novelist VWians Wachenhusen dead and more
The report notes the death of VWians Wachenhusen, a Prussian novelist born December 31, 1827. It also lists Montana copper output growth, a train robbery claim near Goshen Colorado, a Cuban relief mass meeting in Boone Indiana, Cholock waterfall at Yosemite measured at 2625 feet, a $20000 find at Washington mine in French Gulch California, a new Atchison Topeka Santa Fe traffic chief appointment effective May 1, and a divorce granted in New York for Amelia Summerville known on stage.
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Vwians Wachenhusen
Montana
Goshen
Col
Boone
Yosemite
Cal
Redding
Washington
French Gulch
George T. Nicholson
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Frederick Russell Runnells
Amelia Summerville
New York
Shiloh’s Cure and Carl’s Clover Root Tea Advertised
Prominent Buffalo notice touts Shilohs Cure as a remarkable remedy for consumption and cough with claims it saves life. Glasgow & Lytle sell Shilohs Cure and Karls Clover Root Tea promising headaches relief and guaranteed catarrh cure with nasal injector free.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Glasgow & Lytle
Shiloh
Glasgow and Lytle
Karl
Stiloh
Glasgow, & Lytle
Dr Price’s Baking Powder Fancy Bulk Olives
A brief market note highlights Dr Price’s brand baking powder alongside a new crop of fancy bulk olives. The item emphasizes fresh crop availability and bulk sale options for retailers.
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Dr. Price
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Office East Aide Square
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Bell Soap Manuffacturing CO
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Til
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