Schley Delayed At Cienfuegos In Cuban Cruise
May 2 report from off Cienfuegos Cuba recounts Commodore Schley’s squadron leaving Key West May 19 with Brooklyn Massachusetts Texas and Scorpion. News of abortive harbor, delayed decisions, and sightings led to cautious readiness as reports shifted toward Santiago de Cuba.
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Cienfuegos
Cuba
Schley
Key West
Brooklyn
Massachusetts
Texas
Scorpion
Iowa
Marblehead
Nashville
Wasp
Hasen
United States
Cincinnati
Vesuvius
Genered
Gost Dupont
Bob
Castine
Merrimac
Cienfuegos Harbor
Dewey
Farragut
Cushing
Kid McCoy
John L. Sullivan
Paul Jones
Rush
Lawrence
Perry
Santiago de Cuba
Hawk
Minneapolis
Hayti
Associated Press
Seaman Williams Makes Wild Dash From Naval Prison
Benjamin F. Williams a two year desertion convict at Charlestown Naval Prison attempted a 10 am escape by leaping the wall and swimming the harbor. Guards pursued. Williams reached a schooner and fought off capture before being dragged back to shore for another trial.
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Benjamin F. Williams
Charlestown Naval Prison
James Barrett
Naval Prison
Naval
Williams
Nelson Brothers
Willams
Navy Yard
Barrett
Havy Yard
Boston & Maine Coal Docks
Navy
Brooklyn
Cardenas Harbor Blocked by Sunken Obstructions
The Spanish have closed Cardenas Harbor since the Winslow attack. The English steamer Myrtledene could not enter to load sugar, blocked by sunken obstructions. The port remains shallow for large ships and the incident may mark the end of naval actions there.
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Cardenas
Associated Press
Wanda
Key West
Winslow
Emissaries Hint at Anglo American Alliance Plans
The report outlines a proposed offensive defensive alliance between Great Britain and the United States. Key points include recognition of the Monroe doctrine the Nicaragua canal American control of newly acquired Spanish war territory and joint protection of interests in Europe Asia and the Atlantic regions. Negotiations are described as tentative with secrecy maintained.
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Telegraph
Washington
Julian Pauncefote
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Nicaragua
Spain
England
China
Welland Canal
English Alliance London Telegraph Says Steps Taken
London May report indicates preliminary steps have been taken. Source cites a high authority in the state, with unspecified details on the context and parties involved.
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London Telegraph
London
Vegetable Remedies for Liver and Digestive Ailments
A brief listing touts carefully prepared vegetable remedies described as mild yet certain in effect. They claim to cure liver troubles biliousness headaches and indigestion. The note indicates a price of 2c.
Gloucester Fishermen Rescued After 32 Hours at Sea
D C McQuarree and Edmund Gallagher of Gloucester, crew members aboard the fishing schooner Pinta, were rescued in New York after 32 hours without food or water or shelter. The Norwegian bark Wilhelm Berkedal crew found and saved them, preventing possible death.
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New York
D. C. McQuarree
Edmund Gallagher
Gloucester
Wilhelm Berkedal
Telegraphist Frank Chapman who disappeared on New Jersey ferry
IN TO THE RIVER New York May 29 A man jumped from the ferry New Jersey while en route from Manhattan to Jersey City and drowned. On the after deck lay two letters signed Frank and Chap addressed to Mrs M F Chapman Medford Mass and Jey Devine Boston. The note to Devine used 30 meaning end. Chapman, an expert telegrapher and inventor of a telegraphic relay, was last seen two weeks ago in apparently good spirits. A friend cited melancholia as the cause.
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New York
New Jersey
Manhattan
Jersey City
M. F. Chapman
Newboure Avenue
Medford
Mass
State Street
Boston
Devine
Frank Chapman
Attendant Rescues Italian Boy From Drowning
James J. Driscoll, a North End Park bath attendant, risked his life yesterday afternoon to save a young Italian boy who fell from the pier. As the crowd urged in panic, Driscoll leaped into the water and pulled the child to shore after a strenuous struggle.
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James J. Driscoll
North End Park Bath
Driscoll
Park Gate
Baron Thomsen Dead In New York Pneumonia
Baron Jane Thomsen dies in New York at Buckingham Hotel from pneumonia. Noted for hosting Dom Pedro II during Brazil’s monarch, he received a baronetcy and the Order of the Rose from Brazil, the Order of Christ from Portugal, and the Bolivar Cross from Venezuela for philanthropy. The note ends with a contact line for the Amer Co. offering services.
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New York
Jqne Thomsen
Buckingham Ftote
Dom Pedro Ir
Brazil
Mr. Thomsen
Dom Pedro
Portugal
Venezuela
Memorial Day Celebrations Across Boston Area
Memorial Day events include a G Henry Powell oration at the Robert G Shaw monument, a 1 o'clock Mt Auburn excursion by the association, Major Stearns Post 149 formation at 1, and processions to Mt Auburn and Holy Cross cemeteries. Services at Charlestown soldiers monument and Cathedral of the Holy Cross, plus a Young Men's Advance Club opening and a grand Dorchester Citizens Club demonstration. A concert of war songs and the Dudley Street Opera House program complete the day.
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Robert G. Shaw
G. Henry Powell
Association
Mt. Au
George L. Stearns
Werlsch
Mt. Auburn
Holy Cross
Soldiers’ Monument
Charlestown
D. DB. Stamiford
England
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
James E. Hayes
Order of Knights of Columbias
Young Men’s Advance Club
Clifton Street
Roxbury
Dorchester Citizens’ Club
Norfolk Hall
Stanton Avenue
M. E. Church
Vast array of spring sports listed at Boston venues
Local events cover Bicycling boxing canoeing Gaelic football yacht racing and cricket across venues including South End Cambridge Locust Street and Franklin Field. Highlights feature Boston versus Chicago matches Yale Freshmen against Harvard Freshmen and a state football championship doubleheader with Emmet Garry Owens.
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South End Grounds
A. m
P. m
Boston
Chicago
Cambridge
Yale
Harvard
Tufts Oval
Somerville High
English High
Holmes Wield
Magnolias
Acorns
Norris Pack
South Boston
Dorchester
Shamrock Hurling Club
Everett Grounds
Young Ireland
Emmet
Emmets
Garry Owens
Massachusetts
Boston Chess Club
Franklin Field
Day of Memories Veterans Attend Services at Many Churches
Veterans from G. A. R. and Knights of Malta gathered across Boston churches for Memorial Day services. Dr. George C. Lorimer preached at Tremont Temple and Adath Israel hosted a naval veterans memorial. Parades, graveside honors at Mt. Auburn, and varied sermons followed at churches including First Presbyterian, Rosary Church, and Winthrop Street M E. These services united veterans from Cambridge to Roxbury in a commemorative, patriotic observance.
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Tremont Temple
Knights of Malta
George C. Lorimer
John A. Andrew Post
Washington Street
John F. Andrew
Camp of
Sons of Veterans
Washington, Winter
Tremont Streets
Post
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Cross and Crown
Constantine
Massachusetts
Boston
Cambridge
Medford
Hyde Park
Charlestown
Somerville
Lynn
Dorchester
Chelsea
Malden
Allston
East Boston
Gloucester
Waltham
Newton
Roxbury
Christ
Pontius Pilate
Belshazzar
Temple Adath Israel
Kearsarge Association of Naval Veterans
Washington Post
W. H. McMahon
Dahlgren
Church of the Rosary
Sixth Street
J. J. McNulty
Ruggles Street Baptist Church
Everett D. Burr
Charles Russell Lowell
Dennis Shay
Upham's Corner
Benjamin Stone, Jr
Pilgrim Church
W. H. Allbright
D. D
Gettysburg Post
Thomas R. Appleton
Winthrop Street
M. E
George Skeene
John A. Hawes
Meridian Street M. E
F. Ik. Stratton
Saratoga Street M. RB. Church
C. A. Crane
O Reilly Grave Resting Site At Holyhood Cemetery
Crowds visit Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline to honor John Boyle O Reilly and his wife. The 1000 square foot lot to the cemetery chapel shows Irish grass and moss, with flowers and emblems. Daughters Mary H Bessie Agnes and Blanid decorate the grave, while past visitors like Captain Hathaway James Jeffrey Roche and A Shu man are noted.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Holyhood
Brookline
O'Reilly
Mary H
Bessie
Agnes
Blanid
Hfe
Captain Hathaway
Australia
James Jeffrey Roche
Mr. A. Shuman
Willard to Leave Chicago for Europe
WILLARD COMING HERE. CHICAGO, May 29. Mr. ER. Willard the actor accompanied by Mrs. Willard Miss Keith Wakeman and Mr. and Mrs. Moore left Chicago this evening for Boston. He will sail for Europe on June 9 from Boston.
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Chicago
Willard
Keith Wakeman
Moore
Boston
Europe
Madrid tale of a great naval victory questioned
In Madrid on May 29 El Progreso publishes purported Paris despatches describing a battle off Jamaica between Schley Sampson and Cervera that allegedly sank two American ships and disabled another Spanish vessel. Washington officials dismiss the account as wholly uncredible and impossible to occur.
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Madrid
el Pro- Bresso
Paris
Jamaica
Schley
Sampson
Cape Maysi
Cuba
Yucatan Passage
Santiago de Cuba
Puerto Principe
Cervera
Santiago
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Furor
Cristobal Colon
Havana
Cardenas
Matanzas
Washington
Spanish torpedo gunboat reaches San Juan with boilers out
ALPHONSO XII SCOUTING, ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, May 29. The report that the Spanish torpedo gunboat has reached San Juan de Porto Rico is confirmed. She arrived there from Fort de France, island of Martinique, on Friday morning. Her boilers are still said to be out of order.
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ST. Thomas
Danish West Indies
San Juan de Porto Rico
Fort de France
Martinique
New Division Instituted by Ancient Order of Hibernians
A new division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was instituted last evening at Irish-American Hall Broadway extension. Officers elected include Maurice Heffernan president John B Fitzgerald vice president Daniel J Calllaghan recording secretary William Shea financial secretary Jeremiah Mackey treasurer. A banquet followed with Heffernan presiding and Fitzgerald toastmaster. Cronin O Hagan Punch and Fitzgerald delivered featured tributes.
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Order of Hibernians
Broadway
William J. Cronin
Maurice Heffernan
John B. Fitzgerald
Daniel J. Calllaghan
William Shea
Jeremiah Mackey
John PB. Fitzgerald
Cronin
John B. O'Higgins
James A. Punch
Stars and Stripes
Thomas T. Fitzgerald
Old Bay State
Messrs
Thomas J. Hurley
William Donlon
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
C. J. O'Leary
Lewis W. Leary
John Lane
Bernard A. McLaughlin
Timothy J. MacCarthy
Daniel O’sullivan
James di Calnan
John O'Donnell
Michael J. Ryan
John Dolan
P. J. Feeney
Patrick A. Foley
John O'Leary
O Shea Delivers Bilingual Lecture Before Irish School
Professor Michael C. O'Shea addressed the Philo Celtic Society at 6 Whitmore Street before a large gathering. He traced Celtic roots of words from Sanskrit Greek and Latin and spoke in English then Gaelic. Participants included Matthias Gorham William King P O Cahlan John A Hickey Miss O Halloran Miss Donovan Miss Lizzie Drinan Mrs Lane Miss Fitzgerald George J Finneran Jeremiah Mara and F J O Boyl e with piano selections by the Gaelic League accompanist.
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The
Post
Michael C. O'Shea
Philo- Celtic Society
Whitmore Street
John P. Lane
M. C. O'Shea
Matthias Gorham
William King
P. O’callahan
John A. Hickey
O'Halloran
M. J. Donovan
Lizzie
Miss Drinan
James ‘Drinan
Lane
Fitzgerald
George J. Finneran
Gaelic League
Jeremiah Mara
F. J. O’boyle
Insurgent forces mass for Manila attack near Cavite
Manila dispatches report insurgents at Cavite being organized and drilled for an early land and sea assault on Manila. American forces expect insurgent aid as the first U S troops arrive around June 14. United States Consul Williams remains to secure squadron supplies.
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Manila
Cavite
United States
Williams
War doubts and policy drift noted by Henry Norman in Washington
Henry Norman of the London Daily Chronicle reports from Washington that the United States faces a pivotal policy moment as the war looms. He notes absence of clear direction in White House and State Department, cites the Maine explosion, Dewey’s squadron actions, and the need for independent army action against Spain. He also credits McKinley for avoiding recognition of insurgents as belligerents and criticizes the Porto Rico bombardment.
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Washington
Henry Noraman
London Daily Chronicle
The
Chronicle
United States
Ccuntry
America
Env Union
White House
State Department
Maine
England
Dewey
Manila
Atlantic
McKinley
Porto Rico
Sampson
Fires Set Repeatedly At Chelsea Home Incendiary Suspected
Three alarms from the same box for fires in the Chelsea home set a record for the city. Police suspect arson. Fire marshal notified. Two people arrested after the final alarm with Mrs Glancey jailed for safekeeping and Jeremiah Glancey held on drunkenness charges.
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Chelsea Fire Department
Gaillac
Mrs. Glancey
Jeremiah Glancey
Shipping News Miniature Almanac May Day Ports
Almanac style shipping brief notes indicate sun rise and set times with day length. Arrivals list steamers Yarmouth Stanwood and Yarmouth N C with merchandise and passengers for multiple firms and Gulf coast ports. Vessels from Vinal Haven and St George arrive while several steamers and tugs sail for Boston New York Philadelphia and Avonmouth England. The Cambrian and Loango have left quarantine after delays.
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Yarmouth
Stanwood
N. C
John G. Hall & Co
Juniata
March
Baltimore
Norfolk
A. M. Graham
Delaware
Ingram
Jacksonville
Charleston
Portlaand
Blanchard
Portland
City of
Roberts
Metropolis
Smith
Lizzie Lee
Clayton
Vinal Haven
Boynton
Cooper
Rockport
J. Chester Wood
Taurus
Clifford
Newport News
Raritan
Fawn
Wind East
Prince Edward
N. S
Joshua Lovett
Hackensack
Patterson
Joel Cook
New York
C. B. Sanford
Wohatcong
Chenango
Hoboken
Wrestler
Glendower and
Girard
Philadelphia
A. A. Swn
Amelia G
Ireland
Tayonne
N. J
Mercury
Milenville
Liberty
Templar
Steaters
Cambrian
London
Loango
Avonmouth
Eng
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Maceo
Haiti
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Adula
Edward Simpson
Walker
Kingston
Eagle
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Seaman Williams
Dash
Scotland Yard
John Harris
Fred ST. Moore
National Bank of Commerce
Bartholdi Hotel
F. T. Mann
Pacific
Mexico
Hood’s
Prank Chapman
Baron Thomsen Read
Amer Co
Franklin Mass
Sheridan Guards
A.D O. H
Robert Emmet
Dudley Street Opera House
Baseball
Charles River Park
Linton
Waltham Velodrome
Providence
R. I
Eddie McDuffee
Fred Hoyt
Bridgeport
Conn
Henri Cissac
Charles Church
Edward Taylor
Joe Vernier
Sager and
Swanbrough
Gougaltz
Berke
Ley Oval
Haverhill, Gardner and Marlboro
Locust Street Grounds
Archdiocesan A. A
Spencer
Kilpatrick
Tommy Conneff
Lowell Fairrounds
Burgess Y. C
Beverly—Jubilee
Y. C
Fall River
Fall River Y. C
Newport
Newport Y. C
Yacht Racing Association
Tyng’s Island
American Canoe Association
Boxing
Byers
O’brien
Beacon A. C. Boats
Cricket
Longzwood
Boston C. C
Boston A. A
Arlington
Wanderers
Rockland
West India
Clyde Park
North Chelmsford
General Plumber A
Mystic Park
Jamaica Plain Driving Association
Turner
Kearsarze
Malta
Kearsarge Veterans’ Association
Charles Fleischer
Fleischer
Boston Post
James S. Calender
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus Avenue
Berkeley Street
Woman's’ Relief Corps
Scott F. Hershey
O'reilly’s
Lass
Munchauser
Alphonso XII
Hibernians
Philo-Celtic Society
Hong Kong
Daily Telegraph Savv
JA. Gardner
James A. Gardner
Franklin Place
Gardner
J. R. Collins
Ellot Street
J. B. Williams CO
Glastonbury
Norman
London Chronicle
Saya
Shipping News
King & Knight
Atlantic Ave
Tremont Row
Wiligh Brothers
M’ Wherv
Margare
Robet
Ee Ellen McWhes
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