Plan to Invade Cuba From Florida After Naval Engagement
The article reports a Washington conference with President McKinley, General Miles, and General Shafter outlining Cuba invasion plans. A small initial landing is planned to aid starving Cuban concentrados, with Miles leading regulars and Brooke or Merritt accompanying. The operation aims to land within 10 days, east of Matanzas toward Havana, using Gomez to join near Havana and seize the city by land while fortifications support a sea defense.
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New York Journal
Washington
Miles
Shafter
New Orleans
Cuba
New Orleana
Tampa
White House
General Brooke
Merritt
Nunez
Gomez
Havana
Matanzas
Cardenas
S Corps of Engineers
United States
Sampson
Spain
Americana
Troops Packed for Tampa Move From Chickamauga to Havana
News wires report rapid troop redeployments with Ninth Cavalry and Twenty fourth Infantry ordered toward Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans as part of a large mobilization. Omaha dispatch notes state mobilization at Lincoln, with state troops to join regulars before southward transport. Iowa Governor Shaw pressures militia to enlist. Des Moines reports 800 recruits, 300 new enlistments. Additional items cover Tampa trains from Mobile, preparedness for Cuba, and scattered league and mining updates.
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Chickamauga
New Orleans
Mobile
Chickamauca National Park
Ninth
Colored) Cavalry
Chattanooga
Atlantic
Tampa
Fifi
Ninth Cavalry
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Utah
Des Mores
Shaw
Iowa
Tampa Readies Troops for Immediate Departure War Mobilization
In Tampa Florida on April 29 troops were ordered to hold in readiness for immediate departure after news of the Matanzas fort bombardment. Col Melville A. Cochran commands the first provisional brigade including the Fifth Sixth Ninth and Thirteenth regiments, with Col John Poland leading the second brigade of Fourth Seventeenth and Twenty-seventh regiments. Brigades to be organized. staff officers named. Chickamauga troops expected to join soon for transfer to Cuba amid the rainy season on the island.
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Froopa
Tampa
Fla
Matanzas
Sampson
Melville A. Cochran
Washington
Port Tampa
Cochran
John Poland
Turner
Poland
Wrenn
Chickamauga
Cuba
Island
Powder Mill Disaster Terrifies Dover area with explosions
Dover New Jersey and surrounding region rocked by a rapid sequence of blasts at Atlantic Powder company works near Dover. Ten buildings destroyed, six workers killed and four seriously injured. debris and fires halted aid as investigators seek cause while government war supplies may have been stored on site.
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Dinaster
Casper Ray Y
Davin Scherer
Willliam Haycone
Eias Epes
Dover
Health tips and patent remedy ads from old paper
An old classified style page urges urine tests for kidney disease and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidneys liver and urinary issues. It also touts South American Nervine Tonic and DeWitt Little Early Risers plus Grain-O as coffee substitutes for sleep and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Parsons & Co
Atlantic
Iowa
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Parsons & Co
Foley's Kidney Cure Advertised at Vic Emmert & Co
An advertisement at Vic Emmert & Co's drug store touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a marvelous remedy for kedway complaints nervous exhaustion and female weakness.
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Weary Aod
Foley
Vic Emmert & Co
Itehon
Vic Emmert
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis
M. L. Yocum
Cameron, Pa
DeWitt
Kedway
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Florida
General Shafter
Army
Navy
Omaha
Lincoln
Mercer
Alvin Saunders
Silas A. Holcomb
Department of the Missouri
Eld
Mosina
Government
Army of Occation
War Department
Nashville
Atlanta
Richmond
South
New Ontzane
L. W. Halford
Hiondike
Bearrzu
Klondike
Alaska Commercial Company
Yukon River
Gibraltar
Straits of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Paris
Philippine Islands
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Paul
T. Joseph
Burlington
Peoria
Cecar Rapidy
Quincy
Ottumwa
N. J
BIX
Tanner
Isis
Illinois National Guard
Congress
Secretary of War
National Guard
McKinley
Neb
Nebraska
State of Texas
Kry Wuet
Red Cross Society
State of
Ottumwa Electric Railway
Easter
Chancery Powell
St. Louis
William B. Doddridge
Missouri Pacific
Betz la
Kansas
Orry
Cary Betz
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Berwin
Manila
East Asiatic Squadron
Philippines
Guarda
Sioux Faro
8. D
Worthing
Company D
National Guards
Corcin
Bucklen
Arnica
Aga DeWitt
Taka Karl
Vic Emmett
M. J. Davis
Vic Kimmert & Co
Lewis, Iowa
Adolph Fisher
Zanesville O
de Witt
Vie Hmmert & Co
L’, Parsons & Co
Karl
Vic Banners
Towa
Dr. A. E. Saiter
Buffalo
M. J Davis
Dewey
Maprin
van McCurdy
General Line of Hardware
Chestnut St
Pactolus Park
Red Oak
Ioma
Waterloo
Col
H. M. Vaile
Independence
J. P. Raffenberg & Son
Wiota
F. M. Woods
Buck Creek
Fair Ground
Horn Bulls
Bates and Cruickshanks
Goodspeed
F. C. Smith
DeWitt’s
Stockho AM
E. A. Tharnish
Chestnut Street
Irmen’s
Nichols Bank
Postoffice
Europe
Gall
She US
Sammel W. McMillan
Cass County
Sama
R. G. Phelps
Alige H. Puerps
Shiloh
Soldy Vic Emmert
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