Spanish War Ships Seen Near Cape Henry Spark Fort Monroe Fevers
Fort Monroe was filled with heightened alert after a Cape Henry report claimed Spanish warships including a battleship two cruisers and a torpedo boat lurked offshore. Searchlights swept the bay as ships Minneapolis Dixie and Buffalo prepared for action and gunners took posts amid civilian bustle and late hotel times.
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Warship Sightings Off San Diego as Coal Stops Mentioned
The U S S Monterey and its consort the Brutus were seen steaming south toward San Diego at noon with Monterey in the lead. They planned to coal and water before departing for Honolulu Saturday afternoon. Also noted eyes on extending post office service to Cuba and the Philippines with the Cuban post office named New York military station No 1. A test explosion at St Johns Bluff Jacksonville killed J J O Rourke and Edward Houston while injuring Lieut Harts and Burnham plus a Black laborer.
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Detroit Free Press
War Revenue Bill Conference Report Approved in Senate
The conference report on the war revenue measure was agreed to in the Senate by a vote of 43 to 2 after a four hour debate. Upon presidential signing, the bill will be sent to the president for approval.
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Washington
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Expedition to the Philippines sails from San Francisco
About six thousand troops will depart San Francisco for Manila aboard transports including the Ohio Indiana Colon Morvan City China and Para. The voyage aims to land or be ready to land near Manila by July Fourth with ammunition and supplies aboard. A separate nitro glycerine explosion at Bay City injures the factory site and shatters nearby windows.
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Bombardment reports and mutterings of war and tragedy
Reports from multiple locations describe American warships bombarding Baiquiri near Aguadones causing no damage according to Santiago advices. Other items note a Sanitary fortifications denial of bombardment, a convicted wife-murderer executed by scaffold, a Santa Fe train hold up with a fireman killed, mediation rejection between United States and Spain, and a brakeman killed by a freight train in Indiana.
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Steamer Sawyer sinks in storm above Madison Indiana
The steamer Sawyer under Captain George Sample sank four miles north of Madison during Thursday night’s storm. The vessel, a small saw mill boat, lost its top in the violent weather.
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Local Man Indicted for First Degree Murder in Rush County
Rush County grand jury on Friday indicted John Cleary for murder in the first degree. He stands accused of killing Jacob Peckenpaugh on May 1.
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John Cleary
Rush County
Jacob Peckenpaugh
Powerful fleet to guard invasion transports to Cuba
On June 11 Washington reports a formidable American convoy at Port Tampa led by the battleship Indiana. The fleet, tasked to escort troop transports for an invasion of Santiago, aims to counter rumored Spanish ships and ensure safe landings despite phantom fleet fears.
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Key West
Greer Increases Governor Lead With 10,371 Vote Margin
Portland returns show Greer’s gubernatorial plurality rising to 10,371 as additional results arrive. The item appears among a collage of brief notices including a studio wordplay and a magazine reference, reflecting miscellaneous content in the page.
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Fleet forms convoy to Cuba invasion plan amid scarce details
The article notes a 16 ship convoy fleet organized to guard troop transports to Cuba. Commodore Remey leads the force from New West and Capt. Taylor may command, with Commodore Watson at Havana. The Indiana likely serves as flagship while battle ships are expected, though the chief remains officially undisclosed. In a separate item Hazerton hosts fusion talks as Democrats and Populists plan a county ticket.
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West Indies
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New Oil Well Vertically Drilled North of City
An additional phenomenal oil well on the J A Leonard farm near the city is the No 4 crevice well owned by Barnes and Mc Donald It has 700 feet of oil at 60 feet in the sand marking a significant strike for local production June 11 Tranmorp City Ined.
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Williams and Anestedt Wed in Indianapolis
In Kokomo Indiana on December 1 1911 Charles E Williams from the Union office department and Lisa Anestedt a popular local young woman were married ten months after their engagement with the ceremony held in Indianapolis on September 8.
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Town Without a Salon Licenses in Montustown Indiana
All applications for retail liquor licenses in Montustown Indiana have been withdrawn leaving the town without a licensed saloon Remonstrances from residents caused the withdrawals Quart shops are likely to be established in the town based on current indications
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Singer Sewing Strike Ends with Work Return Planned
South Brno Indiana June 11 The Singer sewing machine strike ends as the men agree to return to work Monday and allow Manager Pine to go east to present the case to the company for resolution.
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Baseball Winners List and Madrid Rumor Rumblings
The article notes Friday’s winners as Cincinnati, St Louis, Cleveland, Chicago, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. It also reports Madrid rumors of a revolution, government criticism aimed at preparing public opinion for catastrophe, and movements of Carlists amid Don Carlos’s Brussels conference.
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Hanging of a suspect at an electric light pole in WrimMar
Constable Lee Wall was killed by George Washington a Black man on Friday. He was captured after an attempted escape and subsequently hanged to an electric light pole by about 500 bystanders.
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George Washington
English Gunboats Set for Manila Mission
The Daily Mail Hong Kong correspondent reports the British gunboat Rattler will depart for Manila Friday night and the Zatiro is due here with dispatches on Saturday.
Mobile quarantines coast line amid fever inquiry
The Mobile board of health quarantines the entire coast pending investigation. There is no alarm over yellow fever at McHenry. Mobile reports excellent health as of June.
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American fleet bombs Santiago forts again as reports scarce
Havana and London report the American fleet bombarded the Santiago forts for a second consecutive day starting 8 o clock with no further details available. Another item notes 95 year old Alexander Morrow of Flora Indiana cannot stay warm despite heat, living with his daughter in Carroll county.
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Global News Summary from a Busy Friday
The Wheeling sails for Alaska with a government surveying party. Treasury shows cash $190,842,693 and gold reserve $166,847,592. Four Spanish warships seen near Cape Sleary. Merritt ordered to speed up dispatch to the Philippines. Sir Charles Stewart Scott named British ambassador to Russia. English residents to be evacuated from Teneriffe amid fears of an American fleet. An Andijan attack on a Russian post is confirmed. An American arrested in Algeciras for alleged forging linked to a lunatic estate. Three percent government bonds subscriptions total $1,080,000 in San Francisco. New York’s State day at Omaha expo set for July 12. Water barge from Leonidas found off North Carolina coast near Elmer’s Inlet. Sampson notes heavy damage at Santiago front. Spanish guns may be dismantled. Madrid crisis rapid. Spain may seek intervention soon.
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London Daily Telegraph
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Market Report Cincinnati June 10 Prices and Sales
Prices across grains, meats, and livestock show mixed activity. No. 2 red wheat and oats traded for moderate figures with cattle and hogs showing a range of prime to common values. Veal calves and spring lambs noted, with readings across several classes and future contracts listed.
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