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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
3
The piece reflects on youth and the Fourth of July memories. The speaker recalls hearing loud noises of battle era revelry and playful gunpowder sounds. Strong imagery evokes nostalgia for youthful fireworks and make-believe war.
Johnnie Duckworth saves a rail line bridge by lighting a red imported light to warn an express train. After his brave act the section gang repairs the bridge. the road president praises him and the boy gains a promising railroad future while his mother cherishes his duty and memory of his late father.
A melancholy man on a store front steps sighs at Independence Day. He dislikes gunpowder explosions but longs for a harmless diversion. he would prefer going somewhere to throw snowballs, a simple playful respite praised by a friend.
A patriotic verse urges cheers for the flag as a symbol of freedom and bravery. It extols the Stars and Stripes, the Union, and American unity, urging widespread display from villages to towns amid wartime sentiment.
Gen Wheeler fixes Sevilla dead at 22 and wounded 70 to 80 as US and Spanish forces close within four miles of each other. Shafter reports rapid landings and scarce losses while awaiting supplies to push toward Santiago. The Sevilla front shows 6,000 Americans and 1,500 Cubans with Wheeler in command and Sevilla to serve as a rendezvous for advancing troops.
Navy experts predict Spanish troops will burn Santiago de Cuba before surrender as Admiral Cervera faces imminent defeat. Morro Castle siege, harbor bombardment, and a possible breakout are outlined with American ships poised to strike. Meanwhile transports carry Cubans to reinforce the army, and Newport ships continue blockade actions near Morro Castle.
Kry West Florida reported a second prize, the Amapala of Honduras, captured by the Vicksburg and brought in Saturday morning.
Tampa June 27. Miss Annie Wheeler Mrs Maud Kissaim Babcock and Mrs Liscomb wife of Lieut Col Liscomb of the 24th artillery will depart Tuesday night for Key West and then to Cuban battlefields as nurses. Miss Wheeler is Gen Wheeler's daughter and Mrs Babcock's husband is a sergeant in the 1st New York.
First Lieut Charles G Ames of the 7th Ohio regiment at Camp Alger will face a court martial within days. He sought leave to marry in Columbus and was refused but allowed to go to Washington. He then traveled to Columbus and was absent three days. Charges cite absence without leave disobedience of orders and conduct unbecoming an officer.
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