Political and social notes from The Times and remarks on war
The Times reports on Sherman’s wartime sentiment quoted for Spaniards. A St Louis girl kisses Lt Hobson at a crowd scene. Joan McCabe of Boone becomes special government agent with six dollars daily. Nebraska fusion at state convention yields gubernatorial nominee and spoils. Garretson named Democrat in the Eleventh District against Lot Thomas. History records critique by a Washington press corps turns favorable of McKinley’s wartime leadership.
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St. Louis
Hobson
Joan McCabe
Boone
Cedar Rapides
Council Bluffs
John
Cana
Guaretson
Sioux City
Lot Thomas
Storm Lake
Garretson
Peace and prosperity tour to headline United States season
A varied 1897 news roundup notes Wood cleaning Santiago streets with four thousand troops, Iowa corn yields of 230,452,150 bushels and 29 bushels per acre, mint profitability, Hobson marriage rumors, ship images matching naval bravery, Garretson criticism in Sioux City and a wild Kansas City Journal mockery of Commodore Watson’s naval bravado.
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Wood
Santiago
Iowa
Kansas City Journal
Watson
Soldier Letters From Cuba Describe Battle Losses and Life At War
A series of letters from Ralph E. Baker of B Troop 1st U.S. Cavalry recounts fierce fighting near Santiago in July 1898. He notes heavy casualties on both sides, describes camp life, rations, and makeshift kitchens, and mentions a planned assault on Santiago with Admiral Sampson's fleet. Baker asks family to pass news to Omaha friends and to cover barber goods sent home.
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Brita
Omaha
Cuba
Pearl
Will
Mary
Santiago
Sampson
Ralph
Mina
R. E. Baker
Key West, Fla
War praise and small-town gossip in a late 19th century paper
A column extols U S wartime conduct and cites a fast mile by Svar Pointer in Columbus Ohio. It recalls ships lost in the Spanish American War and quips about local newspaper practices publishing subscriber names while lampooning a Missouri or Iowa paper.
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Svar Pointer
Columbus
Ohio
Ole Olson
August Schmidt
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C. W. Dudgeon
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