95 000 U S Troops Land In Cuba
Washington May 22 Gov. Scofield plans visits to Chickamauga and Tampa as 95 000 U S troops are mobilized for Cuba. Initial landing of 20 000 with 75 000 follow, a base of supplies, and possible bombardment of Havana to begin soon.
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Chickamauga
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Wisconsin's Little Bill for Troop Costs
Madison May 22 Governor Scofield will send a message to Washington with a bill around $100 000 to the War Department detailing the state's outlay for provisioning the regiments.
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Scofield
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Washington
War Department
Discrimination Complaint Filed by Labor Federation Branch
A complaint lodged with the sanitary and cleaning department of the American Federation of Labor alleges bias against Federation members in South Boston. It claims AFL members receive scant pay for minor injuries while IL members fare better, with accused bosses said to abuse workers when intoxicated. A committee was formed to investigate.
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Building Trades Council Reports Favorable Agreement
The Building Trades Council committee reports favorably on an employment agreement requiring RB U C cardholders for repair and construction work. The Paper Hangers' Union backs action against Allen & Long. The half-holiday boycott gains support. Lime burners strike at Rockland, Me. is endorsed. Delegates from Machinists and Glaziers unions are seated.
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Resolution to bar battles on Sunday stalls at assembly
At the Presbyterian General Assembly in Winona Lake Indiana on May 22 a resolution urging President McKinley to prohibit unnecessary Sunday army and navy work and to prevent battles on Sunday faced strong opposition and was laid on the table after many amendments. One commissioner warned the assembly should not advertise its folly by adopting the proposal.
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Winona Lake
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Presbyterian General Assembly
McKinley
Army
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Assembly
Troops Food and Water at Camp Thomas
May 22 at Chickamauga National Park reports quiet day as Second Nebraska Regiment arrives with two battalions. Indiana’s 157th1st Battalion reaches Chattanooga and camps on Lookout Mountain. Provision cars and improved ambulances counted. Water works being installed to pipe from the Chicamauga River amid fears of spring wells drying. General Bates on way to Mobile to command a brigade.
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Camp Thomas
Nebraska
St. Louis
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
Indiana
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Lyttle Hill
Boynton
Chicamauga
Crawfish Springs
J. S. C. Bates
Mobile
Public mourning follows Gladstone death across churches
May 22 London. Mr Gladstone’s death triggered a vast outburst of public oratory with sermons in his memory across almost every church. Telegrams of condolence arrived at Hawarden as the Queen and the Duke of York wrote to Mrs Gladstone. She attended Hawarden Church services today as a memorial is planned for next Sunday, with the funeral service at Westminster Abbey.
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London
Mr. Gladstone
Hawarden
Duke of York
Gladstone
Water Front Sketches and Harbor Notes Highlight Busy Boston
A crowd gathers as two young women sketch fishing craft and wharf scenery near Long Wharf and East Boston. Reports detail steamer schedules, new vessels, inspections of passengers from the Cunarder Catalonia, and promotions in regional maritime services.
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Boston
Sheehan
Ned Evans
Fred B. Dalzell
New York
Boston Towboat Company
Henry C. Winship
F. H. Jackson
Juno
Hersey
The
Herald
Kate Jones
Cape Cod
T. Stephens
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Queenstown
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Yarmouth
Stanwood
Lewis Wharf
Prince Edward
Beverly
Anderson
Port Antonio
Jam
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Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Adala
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Marblehead
Kingston
Union Wharf
Michael Kelley
Coakley Zouaves
Yarmouth Steamship Company
England
N. S
Edgar O. Smith
Winkle
Emil 46
Charles Schmidt
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Prince George
Hull
Eng
Kinney
Prince Rupert
Digby
N. B
St. John
Bob Stanwood
Thompson
Bath
Roanoke
Pacific Coast
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Bark Archer
Andrew Welch
Japan
Honolulu
Hamilton
Landsman
Sampson’s Mother Shapes Palmyra Hero William Sampson
Palmyra residents display portraits of Admiral William T. Sampson with flags as they recount a hometown hero shaped by his mother Hannah Walker Sampson. The stern, devout Scots Irish mother pressed hard study, self discipline, and quiet ambition that propelled her son from Palmyra to Annapolis and beyond.
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William T. Sampson
Sampson
Will
Tceo
Kith
Hannah Walker Sampson
Lord Fauntleroy
Billy
Young Sampson
Tion
H .C. Sampson
William
Annapolis
Academy
Miss Sampson
Eaéth
Captain Sampson
Ralph
First US women to serve as military nurses chosen by Dr Anita McGee
Dr Anita Newcomb McGee of Washington is named to lead the first US effort to enlist women as military nurses. Some 1600 volunteers have applied, with 30 to 60 year old graduates of reputable nursing schools eligible, and only surgical nurses sought for male battle casualties.
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Anita Newcome Wgee
Washington
United States
Sanitary Commission
Anita Newcomb McGee
John Bull
Philadelphia
Navy
McGee
Cure for Drunkenness Promises Rapid Sobriety
An advertisement claims Golden Specific cures drunkenness without withdrawal symptoms. It cites testimonials from J H Carver of Nebraska and other men aided by the remedy, stating it works quickly when taken with coffee or milk. Women are urged to request a free sample by mailing their address to the Golden Specific Co. in Cincinnati.
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Mary Branum
Owens
B. I. Langdon
Wheatland
Calif
J. H. Carver
Ae Ainay
Wilene
Ark
J. Tas
Haines
Specific Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cadiz Fleet Readies Sail Amid Cuban Rumor
Unconfirmed report from Cadiz claims the Spanish squadron is set to sail for Cuban waters. A Spanish artillery battery arrived at San Roque near Gibraltar and was installed in an offensive position.
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Gibraltar
Cadiz
Cuban
San Roque
Noteworthy British Empire US ties urged in May letter
A May 21 note from Ge at Grosvenor House London advocates a cordial understanding between the peoples of the British Empire and the United States. The writer signs as WESTMINSTER.
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Gearosvenor House
London
British Empire
United States
Westminster
Nantasket Steamboat Season Opens With Regular Sailings
The Nantasket Steamboat Company began operations with three active vessels the Governor Andrew General Lincoln and the Hingham. Boston departures start at 6 15 am with 9 15 am and hourly runs through 6 15 pm. Returns run from 6 45 am hourly to 6 45 pm. A large crowd traveled to Nantasket signaling a promising season. To avoid harbor entry restrictions the Western passage is used. A new bandmaster joins Perkins's Choral Militant Band for the auditorium.
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Nantasket
Andrew
General Lincoln
Hingham
Boston
Long Island
Spectacle Island
Perkins
A Magnanimous Spirit Sermon Delights YM Union
Rev Loren B Macdonald of Concord Mass delivered a practical sermon on A Magnanimous Spirit at the YM Union vesper service last evening. A refined musical program followed with soloists Miss Lillian Whitney Miss Emma Buttrick Noyes Miss Helen E Matthews and boy sopranos Master Earl Eaton and Gerald Lambert.
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Concord
Mass
Young Men’s Christian Union
Lillian Whitney
Emma Buttrick Noyes
Helen E.matthews
Earl Eaton
Gerald Lambert
American Wringer Co Offers Repair and Pickup Service
For repair work wringer rolls stamped American Wringer Company war ranted are the best All kinds of wringers and sweepers repaired Write or telephone and we will call for and deliver without extra charge The American Wringer Co.
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American Wringer Company
The
American Wringer Co
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