27 Apr 1898
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Newspaper
Columbus Star
Location
Columbus, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1898
Page
1
A call for 500000 volunteers could be mustered within a week as Indianapolis reports more soldiers in the city than in years. A session is planned to allow bills and a contract for legal printing. Gravel road work in Wayne Township is noted amid the wartime activity.
Local notices urge citizens and businesses to float flags and show patriotism. A Salvation Army rally led by Adjutant Battley of Indianapolis invites all to the hall. Mentions a county sheriff race and a wartime style march with Old Glory and the Union Jack.
Special wires report the Abelwar bringing 1640 tons of coal into Key West while Cuban tensions rise as Havana awaits bombardment orders and London denies Spanish fleet movements. Updates note Queenstown Dispatch and Perry’s boat status, with real estate and local Red Men notes from Hope and Columbus areas.
The Massachusetts is a 15 knot battleship with a cost of 8 020 000 and displacement of 10 988 taxis of water. It features 9 000 horsepower and armament including four 18 inch guns and eighty smaller guns. Additional notes report various local notices about meetings, visits, trade wants, and community events across Nashville and surrounding areas.
A list of individuals including Beatty Everett Carmichael Emerson Fagan Fisher Griffin Hamilton Harris Hoagland Logan Mills Stott Taylor Whitmer H H Cohee and several ladies with Misses Conard Coles Robens Hill Loyd Stringer Maud and Mrs. Loyd. Agents Rowell Frank and others noted. Date April 26, 98.
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