Preparations Intensify as War Fears Subside
The article notes no strong war likelihood with Spain over Cuba, yet the U S government aggressively strengthens navy, ordnance, and fortifications. Brooklyn yard vessels near readiness, New York to sea by Nov 28, Indiana and Maine overhauled, and key ships like Puritan and Katahdin poised. Forts from Galveston to Fort Monroe upgraded with heavy guns. Congress and Cuban belligerency chatter spur contingency readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spain
Cuba
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sandy Hook
New York
Texas
Montgomery
Whitney Basin
Indiana
Maine
Cobb Dock
Chicago
Atlanta
Massachusetts
Amphitrite
Columbia
North Atlantic
Staten Island
Ordnance and Fortifications
Ordnance Bureau
Galveston
Fort Monroe
St. Philip
Mississippi
New Orleans
Potomac River
National Capital
Fort Washington
Mt. Vernon
Hampton Roads
Congress
Cleveland
What the President Says on Cuban Question
President Cleveland and his cabinet urge no imminent trouble with Spain and no change in policy. Officials say emergencies will be handled swiftly, with secrecy maintained and naval yards on alert. Lamont notes increased finished defense work as costs rise.
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Washington
Spain
Cleveland
Navy Yards
Lamont
Spaniards Fail at Novaleta After Two Assaults
Imparcial from Hong Kong notes Manila’s report of a brilliant Spaniard victory over insurgents at Novaleta was false. Spaniards attacked Nov 8 but could not seize fortified rebel positions. a second attack on Nov 11 was repulsed with about 200 casualties.
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Imparcial
Hong Kong
Manila
Novaleta
Cubans Attack Condado in Cuban War Update
Advices say Weyler pressed into Rubi Hills toward Soroa after an engagement. One Spaniard killed and three wounded. Cubans strike Condado near Trinidad with artillery but garrison repels them. local guerillas pursue the attackers.
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Havana
Rubi
Weyler
Soroa
Maceo
Condado
Trinidad
Steamer Alas ka Sails with Troops for Cuba
Glasgow, Nov 15. The steamer Alas ka of the Guion line has left the Clyde for a Spanish port to embark troops for Cuba. The ship is under charge to the Spanish government and manned by a Spanish crew.
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Glasgow
Alaska
Guion Line
Clyde
Cuba
Kaiser's Telegram Sparks German Anti English Sentiment
Berlin reports that Lord Lonsdale’s defense of the Kaiser's telegram to President Kruger inflamed German anti English feeling. The Vossische Zeitung notes England’s lesson to Boers pleases many Germans while Bismarck’s pro Russian stance faces scrutiny. Hamburger Correspondent argues Germany cannot aid England’s ousting from Egypt.
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Berlin
Whitehaven
England
Lord Lonsdale
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
Germany
Transvaal
Vossiche Zeitung
Bismarck
Reichsrothe
Russia
France
Egypt
Sedan
Hamburger
Punishing Gold Democrats in Omaha Club
At a Jacksonian Club meeting in Omaha nine honorary members including ex Congressman McShane were dropped for opposing Bryan and Sewall. Formal charges were filed against forty others for unbecoming conduct to the club, to be heard next meeting. Pictures of Carlisle Morton and Pritchett were removed from club walls.
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Omaha
Neb
Jacksonian Club
McShane
Bryan
Sewall
John G. Carlisle
J. Sterling Morton
George E. Pritchett
John W Sullivan Discharged After Remarkable Recovery
John W Sullivan hotel keeper of Portland Maine who suffered a compound skull fracture from a fall at the sound money parade during the campaign was discharged from Bellevue Hospital as thoroughly recovered He will return home tomorrow doctors deem his recovery one of the most remarkable seen by their staff
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New York
John W. Sullivan
Portland
Bellevue Hospital
Boston
Clan-na-Gael
Order
William J. Tynan
Irish Republic of
New York City
Magrath
Jones
Clanna Gael
National Irish Alliance
Washington Street
Spain's Old Story: The Brilliant Victory Reversed in Philippines
A retrospective on a celebrated Spanish triumph in the Philippines that historians now label a costly defeat. The piece traces military actions, leadership choices, and the shifting public memory as events unfolded and influenced later sentiment.
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Philippines
Bunker Hill Camping Club Plans December Ball
Gen Doherty of Charlestown leads the Bunker Hill Camping Club in gathering talent for a December 7 event at Roughan's Hall. George McKenna, a noted singer, will help provide music for the evening. All aboard for the festive night.
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Gen” Doherty
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
MacCrary Hartung Wedding at Charlestown Home
A quiet ceremony was held yesterday at the Hartung residence 65 Winthrop Charlestown. Miss Frederika Caroline Hartung and Mr John William Mac Crary wed with Rev Adolph Beehan Roxbury officiating. The bride wore white muslin with silk trim and a tulle veil. Attendants included Miss Clara Hartung Miss Sofie Hoeschler and maid of honor Elsie Hartung. Best man was Colin Mac Crary.
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Eugene Hartung
Winthrop Street
Charlestown
Frederika Caroline Hartung
John William MacCrary
Adolph Beehan
Roxbury
Clara Hartung
Sofie Hoeschler
Elsie Hartung
Colin MacCrary
Mills to Run Full Time in Stafford Springs
Rockville Conn Nov 15 The Central Woollen Company and Riverside Woollen Mills at Stafford Springs will begin running full time tomorrow after months of closure. The Warren Woollen Company is also about starting new machinery.
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Rockville
Conn
Central Woollen Company
Riverside Woollen
Stafford Springs
Warren Woollen Company
Mrs Hannah Hanley Dies at Home in Charles Town
Mrs Hannah Hanley died yesterday at her home 78 Lawrence Street Charles Town Funeral arrangements list the wake at her residence Tuesday morning and services at St Marys Church
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Hannah Hanley
Lawrence Street
Charlestown
St. Mary's Church
Janson
Boston Highlands
Cara A. Janson
Knights of Honor Hall
Washington Street
Munroe
Maplewood
Mary
James Munroe
Rockingham Avenue
Saugus
Hale
Edwin Hale
West
Concord Street
Hili
Roxbury
Charles W. Hill
Eliot Congregational Church
Kenilworth Street
Shrewsbury
Mass
Married Under a Spell in Poughkeepsie
Al vah Baker of Poughkeepsie claims he was hypnotized into a marriage to Rachel A. Schryver at the Schryvers home after a constable escorted him there. He seeks annulment and bonds untied quickly, while Schryver and family deny any spell or hypnosis and cite an engagement.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Alvah Baker
Baker
Rachel A. Sehhryver
Vanderbilt Place
George Rumper
Schryvers
Rachael
Girl Forlorn Beggar Emma Meister Case in Yorkville Court
In Yorkville Police Court Agent Watson described 11 year old Emma Meister subjected to severe daily labor while her siblings slept. The electrician father Meister and German mother allegedly allowed her to beg on docks after 9 AM and after 3 PM in ragged clothes, earning small sums for the family.
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New York
Yorkville
Agent Watson
The
Society of Cruelty To Children
Emma Meister
Emma
Meister
Sixth Avenue
Slimma
Havana Defences: Maceo May Target the City
Havana anxiously watches Weyler move toward the trocha amid rumors of Maceo’s tactics. The forts around Havana are antiquated but could bombard the city, while modern ships would threaten Morro and adjacent defenses. The Guardia Civil and local sympathizers shape a tense, uncertain stand for Havana’s fate.
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Maceo
Weyler
Trocha
Havana
Nis
Spain
Cuba
Morro Castle
Castillo del Principe
Cabanas
Castillo de la Cabana
Fuerte de San Diego
Castillo del Morro
Fuerte del
Calzada del Cerro
Calle de la Reina
Vedado
Guardia Civil
Fort Azares
Child sent to House of Mercy after beating
A mother beat her child and sent her away. The girl was placed in the House of Mercy on Eighty first Street for care and shelter.
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House of Mercy
Eighty-first Street
Edith Behr Sentenced to Three Months in Jersey Jail
In Elizabeth New Jersey on November 15 Miss Edith Behr aged 17 was jailed for three months after assaulting two men during a cattle disturbance at Lyons Farms. Witnesses say she fought court staff as she was led to the jail, screaming and pleading with her mother.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Edith Behr
Miss Behr
Lyons Farms
Behrs
Union Township
Bloys
William
Henry Bloy
Behr
Edith
Philo Celtic Society Holds Gaelic Meeting at Unity Hall
The Philo Celtic Society met at Unity Hall 724 Washington last evening with strong Irish class attendance. Vice-President M Dineen led the session as Irish resolutions on J H Sullivan's death were adopted. Professor M C O Shea will lecture next Sunday at 5 PM. all Gaelic language enthusiasts invited.
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Philo-Celtic Society
Unity Hall
Washington Street
M. Dineen
J. H. Sullivan
M. C. O'Shea
American Wringer Co Offers Wringers and Sweepers
The American Wringer Company at 13 and 16 Broadway extension and 29 and 31 Corn Hill Boston sells all kinds of wringers and Bissell carpet sweepers. Repairs called for and delivered without extra charge. Write or telephone Tremont 764.
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American Wringer Company
Broadway
Cornhill
Boston
Tremont
Tremont Street Blaze Damages Furnishings Store
A 7:10 pm fire at 81 Tremont Street in Arthur S. Boardman’s haberdashery caused heavy smoke damage in the basement and sub cellar. The stock valued around 5000 suffered about 2500 in losses while the building owned by Fifty Associates sustained minor damage. Firemen Captain Quigley and Lt Callahan were overcome briefly by smoke but recovered.
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Tremont
Arthur S. Boardman
Boardman
Tremont Street
Joseph O'Hara
Washington Street
Quigley
Callahan
Engine 4
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Cinderella
Indianapolis
Ind
Ellsworth Elmer
Doris Vale
Gertie Violet
Ruth Gregory
Elmer
Indianapolis Brewing Company
Ardella Way
Goner
Charlotte Pogue
Sherman
Til
Hood
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Cerro
Jesus del Monte
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Muskeget Channel
Municipal League
Somerville
Marry
Archie
Wilson Bros
Tremont Row
Flowers
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Temple Pl
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