Spanish Gunnery Circus Near Havana Beaten Back by U S Ships
Off Havana harbor two Spanish vessels Alfonso III and the gunboat Legazpi attempted a breakout, but Commander Lilly on the Mayflower signaled a column of five ships. The Spaniards moved five miles offshore and opened with Santa Clara batteries, but the US ships remained out of range and did not follow, firing only after their escape.
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Havana
Vicksburg
Morrill
Santa Clara
Jacob
Alfonso Xtx
Havana Harbor
Lilly
Alfonso Iiii
Legazpi
Alfonso
Ehere
Morro Castle
McKennie
Morro
Salado
Banes
Conde de Venadisto
Nueva Espana
San Lazaro Littoral
Dewey Sends Telegram Signals Reinforcement Needs
May 16 dispatches from Hong Kong report Admiral Dewey maintaining the Cavite blockade and noting Manila’s shortages. Officials seek rapid troop reinforcement to prevent reliance on minimal marines, with ships from Britain France Germany and Japan observing. Secretaries Long and naval chiefs monitor developments as further moves are anticipated.
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Washington
Hong Kong
Admiral Dewey
Long
Dewey
Cavite
Manila
Callao
Key West
United States
Uncas
Brainard
Cuba
Navy Department
Cutting Cables at Cienfuegos Casualties Reported
The Windom arrived with Patrick Regan Herman Kuchweister Harry Henrickson Ernest Suntzenech John Doran John Davis William Levery Robert Volz and Lieutenant Cameron Winslow wounded or dead during cable cutting at Cienfuegos. Commander McCalla’s FORCE used Marblehead and Nashville to drag and cut cables under fire. one cable remained uncaught near shore amid Maxim gun fire. Ernest Suntzenech died after initial report.
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Washington
Navy Department
Remey
Key West
the Windom
Patrick Regan
Herman W. Kuchweister
Harry Henrickson
Isrnest Suntzenech
John J. Doran
John Davis
Willam Levery
Robert Volz
Nashville
Cameron Winslow
Cienfuegos
McCalla
Winslow
Anderson
Marblehead
Ernest Suntzenech
Flying Squadron Anchors Off Charleston After Seaward Patrol
Four warships of Commodore Schley’s squadron anchored nine miles from Charleston, South Carolina, at 4 30 yesterday after three days at sea with no Spanish sighting. At Cape Henry they prepared for action with ports closed, hatches covered, batteries loaded, and night watches set. Fog interrupted progress as the group sailed southeast toward dawn.
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Charleston
S. C
Schley
Charleston Bar
Charleston City
Cape Henry
Naval confusion as merchant ships dodge ships of war
Sterling detached. Ships will coal then scan again once the caller arrives. Several incidents at night show ignorance of our ships nationality. A swift merchantman crossed Brooklyn’s bows and a warship listed on its side, lights out, as a run was made under the impression of an enemy fleet.
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Sterling
Cvan
Brooklyn
First Incident of Prisoner Exchange Near Salado
Spanish forces hold two American reporters captured at Salado with one claiming electrical engineering work. A third man reportedly escaped by swimming as a gunboat approaches for prisoner exchange. Separately, the Gussie returns to Key West after failing to land rifles for Cuban insurgents.
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Havana
Salado
Caballeria Wharf
Cabanas Fortress
Marengo
Naval Station
Blanco
Gelpi
Gollan
Key West
Fla
Gussie
Cuba
Tampa
Wounded from U S Fleet Recovering After Port San Juan Action
Reports from Puerto Platte San Domingo May 16 say all wounded of the United States fleet are doing well. There has been no firing by our warships since the bombardment of the forts at San Juan de Porto Rico. The cable linking San Juan de Porto Rico to the outside world is cut at St Louis.
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Madrid
Benor Sagasta
London
Paris
Yale
St. Thomas
Curaéoa
Maria Teresa
Vizcaya
Almirante Oquendo
Cristobal Colon
Pluton
Terror
Puerto Platte
San Domingo
United States
San Juan de Porto Rico
St. Louis
Radicals in Rio Chamber Back U S Support
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports radicals in the chamber of deputies plan to declare in favor of the United States. The note notes a shift in diplomatic sentiment amid ongoing regional tensions and U S influence.
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United States
New York
Rio Janeiroa
Chamber of Deputies
Boiler Explosion Kills Two at Conway Mill near Petosky
In Petosky Michigan on a Saturday afternoon the boiler at McFarlin Bros mill in Conway exploded demolishing the mill. Engineer Louis Robinson and John Hetch died in the wreckage. George Ballou survived injuries and Arthur McFarlin was bruised but expected to recover.
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Petosky
Mich
McFarlin Bros
Conway
Louis Robinson
John Hetch
George Ballou
Arthur McFarlin
Sash and door industry strike chills Oshkosh amid wage demand
Milwaukee report says workers walked out after a meeting at Oshkosh. state arbitration board present but not formally recognized. seven factories drive a potential prolonged conflict as managers refuse a 25 percent raise. Separate baseball scores and flood news from Pine Bluff and a violinist’s death in San Francisco are also noted.
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Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Wis
der Herald
State Board of Arbitration
Refugees describe Havana siege and Red Cross protection
Cuban refugees recount 12 mile range guns and reinforced Havana fortifications. The General Lee Orphan Asylum received protection and four months of supplies but the name was removed from the doorway by authorities. Clara Barton’s Havana home remains under guard as troops guard Red Cross facilities and shelters.
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Senor Sagasta
August Wries
Dewey
Red Cross
Havana
General Lee
Clara Barton
Spanish battles and jury verdicts shade May fronts
Spanish officials report Montserrat voyage and rewards after a daring rescue. American landings at Banes and Salado beaches meet stiff resistance with casualties, while Spanish cruisers and torpedo boats skirmish offshore. In Illinois, a Jerseyville jury clears Charles T. Draper in a brutal Hastings murder case. Dewey celebration noted by locomotive engineers in St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Convention of
Locomotive Engineers
Secretary Day Promoted to State Secretaryship
Judge William B. Day is named secretary of state in a move praised as wise and appropriate. The Chicago Times-Herald notes his country lawyer background, trusted counsel to McKinley since 1876, and his calm, scholarly leadership during international tensions.
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William B. Day
Judge Day
Sherman
Day
Canton
McKinley
Congress
Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
Lack of Yankee Sailors Stalls Navy Recruitment
The article argues graduates from government ship schools avoid naval service, citing reluctance to sail under foreign flags and better land prospects. It compares merchant marine as feeder to the navy, warns that limited maritime training harms wartime readiness, and links merchant trade growth to naval strength. It notes revenue gains from March and criticizes free trade critiques.
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Naval
England
New York Mail and Express
Homeseekers Excursion Rates Across Western Points
On May 17 June 7 and 21 the C M and St Paul By Co will sell Homeseekers Excursion tickets for one fare plus 2.00 round trip. Details at ticket office. J B Sweatt. Summer Tourists Tickets Effective May 15 the C M and St P Railway Co will sell round trip tickets to Delavan WIs Waukesha Elkhorn Lake Kegonsa Kansaville Madison Burlington Kilbourn City with return by October 31 1898. J B Swear
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Homeseekers
C. M
C., M. & St. P. Railway Co
Delavan
Wis
Waukesha
Elkhorn
Lake Kegonsa
Kansaville
Madison
Burlington
Kilbourn City
J.B. Swear
Cigar Store Opens on Stephenson Street by W A Kanrate
W A Kanrate announces a new cigar store next to the hose house on Stephenson street. The shop will carry a full stock of cigars and smoking or chewing tobacco and invites friends and the public to patronize the business.
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Loos
Stephenson Street
W. A. Kanrate
Stephenson and
Chicago Sts
Nieman & Dreyer
Anzeiger
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