Oregon Protection Drives Sea War Strategy Off South American Coast
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Sampson detaching part of his fleet from the blockade to cruise toward South American waters. The aim is to protect Oregon Marietta and Buffalo, capture or deter Spanish warships, and potentially strike Porto Rico and Cape Verde forces as part of a wider plan leading toward Cuba and a possible second Manila.
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Oregon
Rio
South American
Washington, D. C
Bampson
Marietta
Buffalo
Porto Rico
Pernambuco
Sampson Forovanty
Pacific
Cape Verde
Santiago
Garcia
Tampa
Cuban
Sampson
Matanzas
Mariel
Caribarien
Havana
Manila
Admiral Sampson sails with blockading squadron on secret mission
Acting Rear Admiral Sampson leads a full fleet formed for a mysterious mission. The New York Iowa Indiana Detroit Marblehead Cincinnati Puritan and Mayflower prepare for action amid coal filled decks. Reports hint at targets toward Porto Rico and Caribbean fortifications, with Matanzas and Santiago possible sites for repairs to be struck.
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Wehst
Sampson
New York
Iowa
Indiana
Detroit
Marblehead
Cincinnati
Porto Rico
Cape Verde
Dewey
Manila
Montejo
Matanzas
Santiago de Cuba
Policy shift orders destruction of Spanish fleet
Washington May 4. War and Naval Boards endorse immediate action against the Spanish Armada. Following Commodore Dewey's Manila Bay success, Admiral Sampson's fleet will search and strike any Spanish ships sighted, with battle to commence promptly rather than wait for Cuba’s rainy season.
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Washington
Cuba
Dewey
Manila Bay
Sampson
Plot to blow up Brooklyn Bridge prompts tightened guards
The Press reports Chief McCullagh was informed of a Spaniard plot to blow up the Brooklyn bridge. Captain Vredenburgh warned sergeants roundsmen and patrolmen to be on alert, with special focus on officers guarding the bridge foundations.
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New York
McCullagh
Brooklyn Bridge
Vredenburgh
Victory rumor floods Havana as Blanco fights for control
A Key West dispatch to the New York Herald reports General Blanco flooding Havana with extras claiming Dewey’s fleet was defeated off Manila. The city is lit to celebrate a Spanish victory while Blanco, isolated from Spain, readies scarce resources for a last stand as civilians beg for bread.
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New York
New York Herald
Key West
Blanco
Havana
Dewey
Manila
United States
Spain
Cuba
Castile
Organizing Cavalry Troop Draws Hibernian Leaders
A movement to form a cavalry troop from A O H members in Boston and allied societies gathers momentum. Edward C Fitzgerald promotes recruitment while Commander John B O Higgins of Hibernian Knights D4 will lead until a permanent body is set. Several notable Hibernians including John J Hickey Patrick Ahern Thomas Emmet O Neill James Lynch Denis Cronin C J O Riordan Patrick Bergin and M J Ahern named to the organizing committee.
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Boston
Edward C. Fitzgerald
Kneeland Street
John B. O'Higgins
Hibernian Knights
Military Division 4
Hibernians
John J. Hickey
Hugh E. Scanlan
Patrick Ahern
Thomas A. Emmet O'Neill
James Lynch
Denis J. Cronin
C. J. O’riordan
Patrick J. Bergin
M. J. Ahern
San Francisco Sets Sail on Coast Cruise
Provincetown May 4 Cruiser San Francisco weighed anchor at 6 p.m. for a coast cruise and will return early in the morning.
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Provincetown
San Francisco
Action at sea near Cuba ends with Spanish gunboat loss
The encounter opens with heavy firing from starboard and port batteries as the Eagle drives off a Spanish gunboat attempting to aid the prize Argonauta. A fatal splash erupts aboard after a six pounder shot strikes the Spaniard amidships. The vessel retreats under steam vapor. The De Septembre fishing smack is captured by a prize crew from the Helena.
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Eagle
Ciénfuegos
Matanzas
Carosienas
de Septembre
Yucatan Channel
Spanish Sailed Here Amid Adverse Weather Briefing
KEY WEST Florida May 4 The Spanish contingent arrived amid adverse weather conditions and a cautious maritime briefing.
Discontent Flares in Camp Dewey Amid Army Reforms
May 4 report from Camp Dewey South Framingham details rising unrest as officers and soldiers face strict physical exams. Volunteers fear mass mobilization. Lt Weaver confirms exams apply to all ranks, with gaps in plan blamed on militia choices and governor’s strategy.
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George Fred Williams
Weaver
Wolcott
National Guard
Notable Gulf Capture Aided By British Steamer Jamaica
The schooner was seized amid light drama with a single blank shot before the captors steered toward safety aboard the Jamaica. The prize and its crew drifted in the gulf until their encounter with the British steamer yesterday and were then set on their course.
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Gulf
Jamaica
His Silver Jubilee and Army Exam Turmoil in New England
On May 4 in New York St Patrick’s Cathedral hosted the silver jubilee for Archbishop Michael Augustine Corrigan. Meanwhile the Second Regiment faced harsh entrance exams for volunteers with officers failing muster and several officers barred for medical or vision shortcomings.
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New York
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Archdiocese of
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Newark
Scott's Emulsion Promises Strength and Nutriment
Lost flesh lately. Scott's Emulsion claims to restore vigor with cod liver oil and phosphates. The remedy is advertised as curing thinness and paleness for twenty five years, priced at goc and $1.00, available at druggists.
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Scott
Excelsior Hair Tonic Promises to Restore Gray Hair
Mme Yale endorses Excelsior Hair Tonic as the first and only chemical remedy claimed to reverse gray hair to its original color without dye. The public is urged to consider this product as a solution to gray hair concerns.
MME Yale Hair Specific Claims Guaranteed Cure
Mme Yale endorses a hair product priced at 1.00 promising immediate stop to hair loss and new growth. It boasts no damage ingredients, non greasy formula, and is marketed to men and women with any degree of gray or baldness. Physicians and chemists are invited to test its effectiveness.
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Mme
Yale
Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers Arrive for Camp Dewey Muster
A disciplined welcome marks the Ninth Massachusetts arrival at Framingham for Camp Dewey. Officers and men face examination with some failures due to teeth and tobacco heart issues. The regiments march past the arch of honor as the band plays Marching Through Georgia and a Maine-remembering war cry rings out.
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Dr. Gales
Dr. McGillicuddy
Dr. Brown
Dow
Cogs‘well
Marion
Clark
South Framingham
Clinton
Worcester
John Boyle O'Reilly
Camp Dewey
Framingham
Massachusetts
Boyle O'Reilly
Georgia
Maine
Massachuset
Spain
Crozier
Young
Moynahan
Crane
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