Where Women Rule Among Natars on India’s Malabar Coast
Dr. Alice B. Stockham notes Natar society where women hold autocratic power and lawmaking, while men serve as husbands and providers. Marriage is arranged by women, property descends through them, and bachelor suitors await decisive love and sanction. The Brahman-origin Natars boast higher intelligence and education than many Indian communities.
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Oriental Lands
Alice B. Stockham
Tolstoi
Malabar
India
Earth
Springfield Republican
Cake Walk Origin Among French Louisiana Negres
A New Orleans Times-Democrat summary traces the cake walk to French Louisiana origins among enslaved people, likening it to old Scottish marriage. It spread from New Orleans to the South and North, serving as courtship and ceremony before evolving into a pantomime dance.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
South
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Forest protection urged to avert Idaho timber crisis
Northern Idaho miners and mine owners press for rational forest protection as years of destruction loom. They warn that a timber shortage could devastate local industry, noting 16 years of burned lands and insufficient protection, while public sentiment remains low. The piece ends by citing vast Roman catacombs as an unrelated statistic.
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Idaho
Cap Or d’Alene
No War Prices Rise Mainly in Food Goods
The article argues war with Spain will not trigger broad price shocks. It notes price increases stem from general trade conditions and wartime spending, not the war's outcome. Beef, canned meats, tea and coffee see some rises while flour, potatoes, apples and general groceries show modest shifts.
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New York
United States
Spain
North
Cuba
Confederacy
Congress
China
Europe
Ucts
South America
Brazil
Venezuela
Central America
Mona Strait
West Indies
New York Sun
Santa Clara Battery Facts Highlighted by Engineer
George Hyatt, an American mechanical engineer, arrived in Key West from Havana and described the Santa Clara battery as the area’s most powerful near the city. He notes four 12 inch mortars west of Santa Clara and two at Morro, with the fort's rough stone walls layered with railroad iron and sand for protection.
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George Hyatt
Key West
Havana
Santa Clara
Morro
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Die is cast poem honoring US squadron sailing for Cuba
A Brazilian writer Eugenio de Teixeira compose a martial ode praising the United States squadron heading to Cuba. The piece envisions freedom defending deeds, valor in battle, and art inspired by heroic naval effort amid a call for justice and peace.
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Dom Eugenio de Teixeira
Cuba
F. J. Amy
Aerial Warship Captive Balloon Ready for Spanish Warship Watch
Captain W J Lloyd of the Western Union telegraph company with Illinois National Guard signal troops obtained a unique gas generator producing 850 000 to 400 000 cubic feet daily to power a large captive balloon. The device will be shipped to Governors Island for naval use to track Spanish warships. Silas H Mosher, chief engineer, will operate the aerial ship, with prior Civil War service and gas machinery expertise.
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W. J. Lloyd
Western Union Telegraph Company
Illinois National Guard
A. W. Greely
United States Signal Service
Navy Department
United States
Governors Island
Silas H. Mosher
Western Union
Mosher
Lloyd
General Greely
Spain
Philadelphia Press
War rhetoric and Armenian plight in the April 23 Armenian weekly
The Dickris urges war for America’s victory over Spain with Uncle Sam as a rising sun of justice. It contrasts Cuban fate with Armenian massacres, condemning European mercenaries and Pilate’s hands, and portrays America as the angel who resurrects justice through bloodshed.
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New York
Dickris
Tigris
America
Sam
Cuba
Europe
Armenia
Pilate
Cleveland Boy on Nashville Letter Indicates Duty and Resolve
A Cleveland boy aboard the Nashville writes to his mother amid looming war. He vows to do his duty with courage, recalls his father’s words about bravery, and pledges to uphold national honor and avenge Spain’s crime, signing as Walter FaIsTrrav.
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Cleveland
The
Nashville
Navy
Maine
Walter
Falstrrav
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philippines an Easy Prey
Naval authorities and the Spanish concur the Philippine islands are nearly defenseless. The navy expects Admiral Dewey to capture Manila easily, noting four modern cannons and a mix of mortars and old guns poorly positioned to withstand seaside bombardment.
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Philippine Islands
Navy Department
Dewey
Manilla
Chicago
The Past Fights the Present in 1898 Night Verse
A poetic contrast pits 1898 against 1562 as the old battles the new across time. The speaker asks who fears the clash between medieval years and modern outlooks, framing a struggle between leaders and laggards in mankind.
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Colombia
Hispania
Sam Walter Foss
New York Sun
Self Made Men of Other Days
New York Sun notes that many famed figures began in humble trades. It lists Columbus a weaver Franklin a journeyman printer Pope Sixtus V swine keeper Burns a plowman Homer a beggar Defoe apprenticed to a hosier Demosthenes son of a cutter Virgil baker's son Ben Jonson bricklayer Cervantes common soldier Canova father a stonecutter Captain Cook cabin boy Haydn son of a wheelwright Pizarro hog keeper Kirke White father a butcher Keats father kept a livery stable.
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Columbus
Franklin
Pope Sixtus V
Robert Burns
Homer
Daniel de Foe
Demosthenes
Virgil
Ben Jonson
Cervantes
Canova
Captain Cook
Haydn
Pizarro
Kirke White
Keats
New York Sun
Asiatic Squadron Rosters Under Admiral Dewey Off the Philippines
The New York Evening Post lists the Asiatic squadron officers and crews under Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey. Ships include Olympia Raleigh Boston Baltimore Concord Petrel and a Revenue Cutter M c Culloch with captains, lieutenants, ensigns, surgeons, engineers, and marines detailed for each vessel.
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Philippine Islands
George Dewey
T. M. Brumby
H. H. Caldwell
New York Evening Post
Olympia
Charles V. Gridley
C. Paine
C. G. Calkins
Nelson
G. G. Joan
W. G. Miller
M. Strite
Eons
M. M. Taylor
F. B. Upham
W. P. Se Kavanagh
A F. Price
J. E. Page
C. P. Kindleberger
Halstead
J. R. Brady
T. C. Treadwell
G. D. Johnstone
T. E. Kiley
Boston
F. Wildes
J. A. Norris
J. Gibson
W. L. Howard
Robinson
L. H. Everhart
Doddridge
M. H. Crawford
Blakeman
J. R. Martin
G. B. Ransom
L. F. James
Marines
R. McM. Dutton
J. C. Evans
Carpenter
O. H. Hilton
Baltimore
N. M. Dyer
G. Blocklinger
W. Braunersreuther
A. G. Winterhalter
F. W. Kellogg
J. M. Ellicott
C. Stanworth
G. H. Hayward
M. J. McCormack
D. W. Wurtsbaugh
L C. Wittenzel
M. Tozer
T. A. Karney
F. A. Hesler
R. K. Smith
E. Bellows
A. Kirby
H. B. Price
H. L Cone
C. P Burt
K. Freeman
D. Williams
H. RB. Brayton
L. J. Connelly
O. Bath
Concord
Walker
G. P. Colvocoresses
T. B. Howard
P. W. Hourigan
L. A. Kiser
W. C. Davidson
H. V. Butler, Jr
Knepper
R. G. Broderick
E. D. Ryan
Richard Inch
H. W. Jones
E. H. Dunn
Petrel
E. P. Wood
E. M. Hughes
B. A. Fiske
A. N
Cuban Mackerel Supplants Spanish Variety in Washington
In Washington Spanish mackerel has been renamed Cuban mackerel in hotels and restaurants. A Center market fish dealer displays a sign showing a Spanish mackerel pursued by a starfish and striped basa with the caption that the stars and stripes will chase the Spanish den out of American waters.
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Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Detroit Citizens Pledge Care for Families of Soldiers
In a Detroit meeting of 58 citizens held in the mayor's office, a resolution urged that those enlisting be assured their dependents at home will be cared for. Wealthy residents promised substantial subscriptions to support the objective.
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Detroit
Kansas City Times
Navy to use pigeons for fleet link between Havana and mainland
The navy plans to deploy over ten thousand carrier pigeons for service between the fleet at Havana and the mainland. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt originated the idea. The St. Paul will carry 2000 pigeons on its voyage to Key West. The birds, sourced from the Manhattan Homing club of New York, are valued for short water crossings.
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Navy Department
Havana
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Key West
Cuba
Florida
Manhattan Homing Club
New York
Chicago Times-Herald
Wellington on Spanish soldiers bravery and retreat
The Boston Herald quotes the Duke of Wellington stating that Spanish soldiers would fire a volley when the enemy was out of reach then flee. He regards them as brave individually but notes their tendency to abandon ground rather than stand firm.
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Duke of Wellington
Boston Herald
Dust of Columbus in Havana Cathedral Sparks Worry
A Toronto Mail and Empire note laments dust from Christopher Columbus resting in Havana’s cathedral could mix with American dust. It describes the prospect as sad for the late explorer and reflects on the reverence for his remains.
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Christopher Columbus
Havana
Uncle Sam
Explorer
Toronto Mail
Empire
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