Columbus Soldier Letter From Fort Hamilton
A soldier, John Potter of Port Hamilton N Y writes from Columbus Ohio to his family detailing his voyage to New York, train ride through Pennsylvania including Johnstown, and life at Fort Lafayette area with heavy artillery unit Battery UL. He mentions a return voyage on the Surprise and his drills. Washington reports a possible popular war loan to fund defense as Congress considers bonds.
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Hamilton
N. Y
Chas
Potter
Father
Columbus
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Johnstown
Penn
Fort Lafayette
Heavy Artillery
Sarvises
John Potter
John Dion
German Township
Bartholomew
Mr. Dinn
Union Township
Nineveh Township
Dunn
Nineveh
German
Harrison
Union
Dinn
Republican Party
London
Madrid
Daily Telegraph
Vanderlip
Congress Adopts Senate Cuban Resolutions in Long Session
Congress approves the senate Cuban resolutions with the independence clause struck out. The House and Senate clash over wording, conferees meet into the night, and a final agreement is reached after multiple recesses. Don Carlos supporters plan action amid European rumors. Spain reads a throne speech and Spanish residents in Tampa report no hostility. Spanish subjects in Philadelphia called to register at the consulate.
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Washington D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Dingley
Cuba
Island of
Messrs
Adams
Heatwole
Dinsmore
Davis
Foraker
Morgan
House of Representatives of America
American
Spain
Philadelphia
Joaquim M. Torroja
Call for Volunteers Potentially 50 000 to 70 000 Men
Washington April 18 Representative Hull Iowa chairman of the base committee on military affairs will introduce an administration bill authorizing the president to issue a call for volunteers to number 50 000 to 70 000 men. The measure aims to authorize calls on states for quotas and to avoid constitutional limits on state militiamen serving abroad.
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Wasuixeton
Hull
Iowa
Troops From Fort Sheridan Pass Through City Tonight
Soldiers from Fort Sheridan near Chicago marching to Louisville to join the fight in Spain will travel through the city at 7 o clock. They are the first troops to pass through here and residents are urged to show support as they head toward service, courage, and sacrifice.
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Fort Sheriden
Chicago
Spain
Louisville
Spring Topcoatings and Suitings Promised to Fashionable Wear
A bold statement on consistent quality. The piece emphasizes satisfaction in wearing clothes the maker produces and invites readers to choose from Spring Topcoatings Suitings and Trouserings reflecting current fashion.
Cure A Cold 72 One Day Ad Notice
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claim to cure a cold in 72 hours or one day. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. The genuine tablets carry the L. B. mark and cost 25 cents per tablet.
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Genuines
L. B
Call for Republican County Convention Held in Bartholomew
The Bartholomew County Republican Committee calls precincts in Columbus to meet June 3 1898 to select delegates for a county convention June 4 1898 in Columbus. Delegates allocated by 1896 McKinley votes total 529 with 165 needed for choice. Also includes local shoe sale ad copy and a medicine ad.
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Bartholomew County
Columbus
Purt
Wm. McKinley
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Harbor
Washington
United States
Don Carlos
United States Army
the Gulf
Tampa
Fla
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Third Street
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War Department
Military Committee
ARTAR
Lienberger
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Feh
Rig’s
Columbus Township
Delega
Flatrock
Wesseessseveegys
Hawereek
Hartsville
West
Enea Awees
Seas Esse Tees
Jackson
Ontee Nineveh
Ten Seas
Bones
LO Union
Wayne N . Eevr
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