The Maine Disaster Theorized as Spanish Plot
Dramatic press reports from St. Louis and Havana suggest the Maine explosion was an outside torpedo or mine attack rather than an accident. Spanish conspirators and Weyler era officials are blamed, with indemnity demands and possible war implications discussed as investigators examine the wreck and witness accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Maine
Spain
Weyler
Sagasta
Havana
Blanco
Cuba
Sigsbee
Clothing for Concentrados from the Maine Wreck
Havana reports a large quantity of clothing disinfected and to be given to reconcentrados after the Maine disaster. Missing officers Lieut Jenkins and Assistant Engineer Merritt not recovered. Divers reached Jenkins room. body not found. Sharks quiet. vultures stripped debris to skeletons. Chaplain Chadwick obtained a gold ring for identification. Mrs Kean of Chicago seeks news of Edward Kean, likely among victims. Total missing listed as 85 or 86. five died in hospital. Many remains may be unidentifiable.
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Maine
Havana
Lieut
Jenkins
Merritt
Chidwick
Chadwick
J. P. Kean
Blue Island Avenue
Chicago
Edward F. Kean
Vizcaya Coaling Delays Denied After Accident
New York February 24. Sensational reports claimed Vizcaya officers ordered urgent coal loading and constant work ashore. Officials say no unusual dispatch is used and 900 tons remain to be loaded by today. Captain Eulate has not received sailing orders beyond a one week stay in American waters before Havana. An accident occurred Tuesday when a plank slipped while four men worked on the aft smokestack, injuring two men and a surgeon noting internal injuries.
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New Yorks
Vizcaya
Eulate
Las Palmas
Havana
Andron
Rheumatism Cure Told By Veteran In New Era
A Greensburg reader recites his lifelong battle with rheumatism linked to heart disease after war exposure. He credits Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his illness, noting quick relief, a completed course, and broad usefulness for blood-related disorders without bowel effects.
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Greensburg
Ind
Squire John
Castor
Newpoint
Ehentostians
Dr. Williams
An Upper Cut and a Kiss Across Town
Mrs Murray Hill recalls her husband’s farewell kiss before leaving the city. Her friend Mrs Manhattan Beach notes the moment and their silence since, reflecting a strained marriage reported by the New York World.
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Murray Hill
Manhattan Beach
Puzzling Quotes and Patent Remedies Collage
A collage of old ad lines and quips from Chicago and Kansas City papers. Mentions a puzzled man in St. Louis and various cures like St Jacobs Oil and Piso’s Cure. Includes note on a seed company price error and a few proverbs. Highlights period advertising style and light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
St. Louis
Kansas City Star
John A. Salzer
Catarrh Cure Promoted by Cheney and Co Toledo
A period ad touts Catarrh Cure as internal treatment that reaches the blood to dissolve catarrh. It claims a physician endorsed formula of tonics and blood purifiers, offering testimonials and urging readers to buy through Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney.& CO
Toledo
Legal Wit in a Chicago Tribune Style Court Scene
In a fragmentary courtroom exchange an attorney jokes about a missing hat as the defendant, newly released from the witness box, laments the loss. The exchange features a quip about perhaps Mr A having the hat and a promise of a full suit to come, all in a vivid but partial courtroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dendant
Baye
Chicago Tribune
Florida Chautauqua Weekends Draw Winter Travelers
Beware the March Wind invites travelers to ride the Louisville and Nashville line to Georgia Florida Gulf coast resorts with through car service from the North. The Florida Chautauqua at DeFuniak Springs offers six weeks of lectures and entertainment with low round trip rates. Homeseekers’ Excursions depart on the first and third Tuesday with tickets at half rates. For details contact C. P. Atmore Louisville Ky or Geo. B. Horner St. Louis Mo.
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Louisville,& Nashville Railroad
Georgia
Florida
Gulf Coast
Texas
Mexico
California
Florida Chautauqua
DeFuniak Springs
C. P. Atmore
Louisville
Geo. B. Horner
St. Louis
Bad Investment
A dialogue clipping notes Mrs Holden-John accusing her husband of extravagance for buying an unused accident policy, prompting his denial and a playful quarrel about financial prudence. The Chicago Evening News quotation highlights a domestic quarrel over insurance as a symbol of thrift or waste.
Grain-O promotes health and replaces coffee drinking
A Grain-O advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing non stimulant drink for children and adults that tastes like coffee, aids digestion and strengthens nerves. It costs about the same as coffee and is sold by grocers nationwide.
Sound Money Discussions and Bitters Endorsements
Sound money discussions feature Hostetter's Stomach Bitters praised as a remedy for malaria, kidney complaints, dyspepsia, constipation, liver trouble, and rheumatism. The page also notes various quips, drug ads, and notices including Kemp's Balsam, a burglar alarm, and Dr. Hayes's asthma cure information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owever
Hostetter
A Friend's Advice Sparks Lifelong Health Story
Mary Lingard, once ailing at twenty five with liver tumors and constant pain, credits Dr. Ayers Sarsaparilla after a friend urged a course. After thirty six years of renewed vigor she remains active at sixty one, taking two bottles each spring and praising the remedy's purifying effects on blood and health.
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Mary Lingard
Forday
aDaet
Dr. Ayer
Woodstock
Ont
Ayer
Ayers
He Ayer
Lowell, Mass
Welte
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Gcoa
Dorchester
Mass
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Estey
Estey Organ Co
Brattleboro, Vt
Owef
Stcker
Catato
A. J. Tower
Boston
Mas
Canada
Land of Plenty
Gates
PGA
NFAR
Sicard
Schley
Gen
Lee
Wainright
Republic
Montgomery
Court of Inquiry
Key West
Hoilers
Concentrados
Hicago Daily News
St. Jacobs Oil
S.j.sherman
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Samuel Johnson
St. Jacobs
Chicago Daily News
Washington Democrat
Aida
Fannie
Reggie
Queenie
Philadelphia
William the Conqueror
Cincinnati Enquirer
Adams
ASCAR
Chicago Daily. News
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