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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1898
Page
2
A tangled column surveys Admiral Dewey’s fame, naval history, and global topics from Greece to Turkey. It mentions medical exam rejections, girl violinists, and a Paris linguist claim, with stray trivia about Italian towns, fruit agriculture, and ancient civilizations.
A compact review summarizes notable events from the past seven days across politics economy and culture. It highlights key actions by public figures and major developments affecting various regions and institutions. The brief contest mirrors a weekly digest format with concise items and neutral tone.
War revenue and labor measures dominate sessions in Washington while Hawaii annexation advances. Navy plans an appropriation for six months of next year and volunteers muster count reaches about 10000. Reports of battles near the Spanish fleet, Oregon’s arrival, and cyclones across the Midwest join a panorama of accidents and political shifts nationwide.
Fragmented report cites Cuban coast maneuvers under Commodore Watain. Desholm collision losses off Wales report and Dewey to back Manila voyage. Battleships bombarded Morro in Santiago while Spain’s child king marked birthday. heavy casualties claimed at Cienfuegos.
The navy department seeks bids for a durable floating steel dock capable of handling a 15,000 ton ship, to be located at Arleans. The project aligns with ongoing wartime supply appropriations and war department estimates, while officials dismiss a sensational Spain station rumor.
A mixed page notes over 200000 electrical series in U S and 200000 in England, a New York electrician’s incandescent lamp design, phonograph use for Spain’s telephone system, and a motorized electromechanical device with a rotating cylinder. It lists global telephone subscribers by country and includes a column of witty bachelor reflections on women and domestic life.
A cable from Santiago de Cuba reports intense enthusiasm as American and Spanish fleets engage off Santiago. American ships, likely including the Montgomery, observe the Apuciants from about 13 miles while Cuban harbors watch as Admiral Cervera’s forces maneuver.
The May 2 Key West dispatch reports Spanish losses at Cienfuegos far heavier than first stated with about 300 killed and hundreds wounded. U.S. Marblehead picked up Cuban prisoners, including officers, after the battle. Spanish defenses and hospitals are described as overwhelmed and fear of further American bombardment grows.
Refugees aboard the French steamer Medirignes report Puerto Rican forces under a proclaimed mobilization after bombardment of San Juan forts. Observers claim several fortifications were damaged, a palace shot penetrated, and a power line was severed. Spanish ships Alfonso NAM and Manuela reportedly damaged. American warships departed under escort. Local residents fear renewed bombardment and terror.
Hong Kong reports US ships Concord and Boston plan to reach Manila punishing resistance and targeting the Sarawak coal ship amid a tight blockade. Rebels split with Spain. Cavite arsenal found empty. Col. Giquel’s suicide noted as authorities seek native councils to ease tensions.
Reports from Madrid and London discuss Admiral Cervera’s fleet near Santiago de Cuba and a risky American blockade. The Chronicle and other papers frame the Spanish position as precarious while a new battleship Alabama launches in Philadelphia. Madrid’s cabinet shifts and Manila’s fate under Dewey add to the backdrop of the war reporting.
Headlines sweep from a Toledo fire and a cabinet note on Cuba to Spanish troop movements toward the Philippines. Reports detail ship detachments, fatalities in a hotel fire, and a U S plan for volunteers, with dispatches on Madrid espionage, New York censorship, and the Oregon’s circumnavigation.
In a Washington Star report, an eminent speaker impresses with flawless diction yet disappoints in impact as listeners, including a wife, show polite admiration. The anecdote notes audience restraint and quiet skepticism, with a remark about attendees resting feet on desks during the address.
A column compiles clippings on war talk from a couple of voices, featuring a downtown war discussion between a wife and husband and a Denver Times style note on the open end of a battle. It moves to a noveliat’s lecture and a Philadelphia Press vignette about audience behavior, then a Chicago Tribune punchline about a linguist who speaks horse, baseball and golf.
A columnist argues mothers should educate daughters about health and seek medical guidance when needed. The piece highlights Mrs. Pinkham as a free adviser and shares a letter from Miss Mass P Johnson of Centralia, Pennsylvania, describing fatigue, back pain, irregular menses, and grave illness worsened by neglect.
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