The Spanish American War and Its Costs and Victories
The piece recalls the war’s financial toll of over 140 million dollars with 20 million for naval buildup, praises American resolve and leadership, and chronicles key events from April to August including Dewey’s Manila victory, Cervera’s fleet, and the fall of Santiago and Manila operations. It notes casualties on both sides and early peace moves. The section ends by citing strong dressmakers’ profits as a sign of improved hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Hiad
Nashville
Buena Ventura
Good Venture
McKinley
Key West
Cuba
Spain
Dewey
Hongkong
Havana
Congress
Woodford
Matanzas
Guido
Manila Bay
Bay of
Manua
Cavite
Winslow
Worth Bagley
Cape Verde
Martinique
Sampson
San Juan
Santiago
Oregon
San Francisco
Manila
Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Guantanamo Bay
Calimanero
General Shafter
Siboney
Roosevelt
Shafter
Sevilla
el Caney
Cervera
Hawaii
Fashion Notes: Summer to Autumn Silk and Velvet Trends
Foulard etlke and eatins dominate this summer with duck costumes in white and color and new autumn silks featuring small brocaded patterns. Velvet ribbons adorn French skirts and bodices while satin and corded silks show for evening wear next season. Traveling and yachting fabrics use wide diagonals in fine wool and single colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatins
Bretelles
New York
Trotting Notes From Tracks and Purchases Across North America
Flive of the gat of Kromiin shows 229 at Terre Haute Dawnlight with Blue Dawn breeding. Oratorio by Wilkes Boy and several others post fast mile times. Trainers and owners, including Crit Davis and James Johnson, are cashing in on derby winnings and meeting privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flive
Kromiin
Terre Haute
Blue Dawn
Lady Avitun
Kusape
St. Andro
St Befl
James Dustin
California
Crit Davis
Hana d’Or
James Johnson
Anaconda
Miles Finlan
Butte
Stratford
Ont
Wilkie Collins
Brown Wilkes
Luck
Lubby
Lexington
Nod
Kankakee
Belle M
Naval quotes and wartime slogans in late 19th century papers
A collage of quotations from multiple papers praising naval leaders and urging bold action. References include Hobson, Dewey, and Farragut figures, with remarks on the Texas battleship and the importance of the modern navy in battles near Santiago and Manila Bay. The tone mixes praise, irony, and strategic lessons from prominent figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Wood
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Spain
Chicago News
Hobson
Lord Wolveley
City of Mexico
Galveston
Santiago
Manila Bay
Newark
Watson
Farragut
Dewey
New York Evening Sun
Bicycle cures and road improvements spark Scottish craze
A Scottish doctor claims bicycle riding can cure insanity and has tested it with patients. European royal households invest in bikes and nobles in Sito race to ride. New road upgrades include a front wheel mounted cylinder brush cleaner. A curved slot sprocket eliminates dead center cranks with a rubber held lug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liam
Europe
Sito
City notes on taxation and population in midwest papers
The Chicago Record mocks Boston tea party opposition to stamp tax. The St Louis Globe Democrat warns territorial aggrandizement will not please Chicago. The Cleveland courts aim to break divorce records, while the Buffalo Express comments on population estimates in Cleveland directories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chicago
St Louis Globe- Democrat
Cleveland
Cleveland Directory
Buffalo Express
Indianapolis News
Philadelphia Bulletin
Philadelphia Times
War talk and rowing views mix in early 1898 notes
A collage of editorial quips on Dewey and Manila, travel tours for Cuba and a strong critique of university rowing. It weighs war readiness against growing collegiate athletics and praises unified rowing methods shaping future standards.
Ancient Egypt Customs and Inventions Describe Long History
The article details Egyptian rulers and British influence, the Great Pyramid built around 8600 BCE with 100,000 workers over 80 years, a desert prison at Tura, and Egyptians inventing the lamp. It covers sandals, advertising on papyrus, scarecrows, cropland birds, and donkeys used by locals and tourists alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khedive
Egypt
B. C
Tura
Nile
Thebes
Pasha
Fragmentary 19th Century Headlines Blend War Talk and Odd Observations
A garbled collection of 19th century clippings cites barbed wire at Santiago rumor tales from Klondike travelers and Cuba forest figures. It mentions friendship with Russia, milliners and hats, and American gunners praised as war heroes amid scrambled place names and dubious geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Shatter
Oswexo Times
Rusia
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
America
Philadelphia Times
Klondike
Washington Post
Cuba
Boston Transcript
United States
Cincinnati
Notable Figures in Brief Personal and Artistic News
Antonin Mercier applies for divorce citing his wife left him to become a nun. James Whitcomb Riley, once a sign painter in Anderson Indiana, known as Bill Riley with signs bearing his signature still in town. Canon Silvan Evans granted England's annual civil list pension of 500 dollars for Welsh literary work and compiling a Welsh dictionary. Carolus Duran on a voyage promised to paint two shipwrecked men’s portraits for charity, then gave the money to the sailors. Frank D Miller, journalist traveling with General Merritt to Manila, received orders June 16, traveled from London area, then left New York for San Francisco shortly after baggage check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonin Mercier
James Whitcomb Riley
Anderson
Ind
Bill Riley
Canon Silvan Evans
England
Carolus Duran
Frank D Miller
Manila
General Merritt
London
Athenics
New York
San Francisco
Royal box items: royal tours, racing, and art gifts
Queen Wilhelmina dismisses her last teacher and plans a vacation before taking the reins in August. Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Schwerin, an uncle of the grand duke, wins an army e toplechass at Berlin. Mirza Said Abdul Akhad Bahadur Khan visits the czar with Arabian horses and lapis lazuli for Alexander I’s cathedral. Princess Alice of Albany, aged 16, shares art sketches with English royalty and sends one to the Queen of Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Adolf Friedrich
Mecklenburg Schwerin
Berlin
Germany
Mirza Said Abdul Akhad Bahadur Khan
Bokhara
Presenta
Alexander I
Alice of
Albany
Holland
Aga Vorone
The Vesuvius in early game humor and notes
The clippings joke about the Vesuvius in wartime style cartoons and editorials. It references the Vesuvius as a humorous symbol and comments on meals and soot in playful analogy across several papers.
Costumes and gowns mark seaside and city trends
The clipping notes fashion items in multiple cities with references to a St Louis girl purchasing a costume and a Boston girl buying a gown, while praising the summer girl as a steady seaside presence. It contrasts fashion with a seaside warning about the Spanish ghost and mentions current public interest in attire and appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Boston
Somerville Journal
Martha » Vineyard Herald
St Louis Globe- Democrat
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the Cranbury Press
Cranbury
N.J
Silvers
Twittor
Fashion and Fabric
Camara's
St Louis Republic
Philadelphia
Gladys
Myrtle
Fred
War Department
North American
Tes
Harvard
Yalu
Cornell
Chase Mellen
Eghoes
Basquiri
Quantagal
Jara Quasito
Denajoyabo
Indianopolis Sentinel
the Royal Box
Vesuvius
Our
New England
Philadelphia Laquirer
McKanley
Atlantic Ocean
Islanda
Newfoundland
Amazon River
Frank A. Brown
Liverpool & London & Globe
Royal, Ins. Co. of North America
Commercial Union, Standard
Mercer County Mutual
Shrewsbury Mutual
Monmouth County Mutual
Press Building
Rider Business College
Rider
Broad and
Front Streets
Trenton, N.J
Edward Rehaiter
Hightstown
Donnelly
Best Shirt Store
Taylor Opera House
Trenton, N. J
Serge
Trenton Clothing
North Broad Street
LION
J.S. Silvers
Bro
Bergen & Rue’s
New Jersey
Bleyelen
Homa
Peppler
Nede
Mason’s
Crescent
Eldridge Brewing Machine
N. J
Lean’s
Syracuse
South Bend
McCormick
Slanet Jr
Thompson
Lehigh
Lister’s
W.j.rowland & Son
Monmouth Junction, N. J
Davison
Lirie
Lehigh Coal
B. D. Davison
Jamesburg, N. J
Bradley's
Bradley
M Ag
Magnesia
G. Ribsam Son
Trenton, WN. J
Dobbins & Large
East State Street
Trenton
Lupton Bros
Matawan, Keyport
Perth Amboy
Matawan, N. J
Bradley Fertilizer Company
Chard Avenue
Rutger’s College
New Leracy State Scifc School Agricultural College
Walter T. Buntley Co
Sin Brusawiik
Was. Myers
Bode
F.C. 8
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