Result of News Enterprise Grave Charge Against Met Journals
A long dispatch from Madrid Cadiz reports Cadiz port authorities readiness of the reserve fleet including Pelayo Emperador Carlos V Alfonso XIII and new cruisers Rapido and Patria with torpedo boat destroyers Audaz and Procórpina. The Spanish squadron under Admiral Cervera coal and provisions load, not sighted recently and heading west. Secretary Long restricts navy news, posting only non-movement bulletins. concerns over blockade running and ammunition at Havana raise strategic stakes for Sampson and Schley near Cuba.
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Madrid
Cadiz
Heraldo de Madrid
Pelayo
Emperador
Carlos V
Alfonso Unit
Rapido
Patria
Audaz
Procorpina
Curacoa
Associated Press
Cervera
Vizcaya
Infanta Maria Teresa
London
Daily Mail
Cardenal Cisneros
Princess de Asturias
Catalina
Martinique
Paris
The
Arterie Oe
Washington
Long
Navy Department
Crowninshield
Navigation Bureau
Bulletin Board
Havana
War Board
Blanco
Sampson
Schley
Admiral Cervera
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Commodore Schrey
Florida
Senate debates war revenue bill as revenue projected rises
In Washington on May 17 the Senate opened debate on the war revenue measure. Allison spoke for the Finance Committee in Morrill’s absence. The bill from the House would raise about 100 million dollars annually, while the Senate committee estimate reaches 151,497,068. A detailed revenue recap lists sources including fermented liquors, tobacco products, bankers, exchange brokers, theatres, bowling, stocks, and bank checks with published figures.
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Senate
Allison
House
McKinley
Court of Claims
Washington
Committee On Finance
Morrill
Vermont
House of Representatives
Senate Committee On Finance
Exchange of Prisoners at Havana by Uncas
The Uncas left Key West headed for Havana to exchange prisoners with Spanish authorities. Lieutenant Brainard and London Times correspondent Knight carried sealed orders and met Captain General Blanco's aides to arrange terms. Blanco would release Thrall and Jones once two Spanish prisoners are sent in return. The exchange is expected to proceed with two Spanish captives from Fort McPherson.
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Key West
Fla
Uncas
Havana
Mayflower
Brainard
United States
Morro Castle
Knight
London Times
Blanco
Mr. Gollan
Mr. Knight
Messrs
Thrall
Jones
Bird Knight
Flavana
Department
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Russia questions US alliance in wake of Philippines sale idea
The Novoe Vremya comments on Chamberlain Birmingham speech and doubts US desire for an alliance after taking the Philippines from Spain. It warns such a sale to Great Britain could push powers to rethink neutrality in the current war.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Birmingham
Chamberlain
United States
Philppines Islands
Spain
Great Britain
Canary Islands Telegraph Office Seized by Spanish Authorities
In Grand Canary Island the telegraph office was seized by Spanish authorities and all telegrams beyond bare commercial messages were halted. Las Palmas is noted as the chief city of the island. The move affects communications in the region.
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Liverpool
Grand Canary
Canary Islands
Las Palmas
Murder charge likely for Joe Morris in Springfield
Joe Morris is jailed in Springfield after breaking into Jane Murray’s home and attacking Lucy Murray with a lamp and later stabbing Henry Cleveland who intervened. Cleveland survived a severe wound though doctors say recovery is unlikely.
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Springfield
Ills
Joe Morris
Morris
Jane Murray
Lucy Murray
Cleveland
St. John's Hospital
Smallpox case on steamer Victoria linked to Illinois towns
Springfield reports Dr. Egan was informed by New York health commissioner that one smallpox case was found aboard the steamer Victoria. Passengers head to Chicago Elgin Bloomington and elsewhere. authorities in these locales have been alerted.
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Springfield
Ills
Egan
State Board of Health
New York
Victoria
Illinois
Chicago
Elgin
Bloomington
Washburns Chinese Contract Reported by Peking
Washington May 17 Minister Den by reports from Peking that a contract to build a railroad from Hankow to Canton was recently awarded to ex-Senator Washburn of Minnesota. Scores on the Ball Fields Chicago May 17 Following are baseball records by League clubs yesterday. At Chicago Cleveland 4 Chicago 12 rain in other games Western League At Columbus Indianapolis 4 Columbus 6 at Milwaukee Detroit 6 Milwaukee 0
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Washington
Denby
Peking
Department of State
Hankow
Cantag
Washburn
Minnesota
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Detroit
Mobilization Progress Pleases War Department at Chickamauga Camp
The War Department praises the rapid mobilization as 8600 volunteers from six states reported to General Brooke within 48 hours. Illinois, Indiana, and Pennsylvania units arrived in sections, were processed by the park, equipped locally, and assigned to camps. Leaders for the Seven Army Corps were named as regiments moved to the Chickamauga National Park area in May.
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Chickamauga National Park
War Department
Brooke
Illinois naval militia to man Sampson fleet
May 1 World events report First battalion and other units moving toward Chickamauga from Camp Tanner. Second regiment mustered in by yesterday. Captain Harrison meets Governor Tanner to organize 200 seamen from Illinois naval militia for service on Sampson's fleet. War department to appoint one officer and two medical officers. Sixth regiment ordered to move to Washington. transport expected tomorrow.
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Sampson
War Department
Illinois Naval Militia
Washington
Army appoints corps commanders for looming mobilization
Washington May 17 The war department outlined rapid mobilization plans with corps commands assigned. Wesley Merritt will lead the Pacific department and likely command in the Philippines, Otis accompanies him. Fitzhugh Lee heads the Seventh corps at Tampa bound for invasion duties in Cuba.
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Washington
War Department
Wesley Merritt
Department of the Pacific
Philippines
Otis
Fitzhugh Lee
Seventh Corps
Tampa
Cuba
William B. Shafter
United States Volunteers
Fla
Elwell S. Otis
Merritt
U.S. A
James H. Wilson
Wisconsin to organize new militia after National Guard enlistment
Meadhem Wisconsin May 17. With the National Guard in regular service the state plans immediate militia reorganization. Forty new companies may be formed under state law, with reinstatement rights for the old guard when they are mustered out. The Second Wisconsin infantry arrived at Chattanooga last night.
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Meadhem
Wis
Wis,usin
Wisconsin National Guard
Wisconsin Infantry
Chattanooga
Michigan Infantry Trains Depart From Island Lake for Chickamauga
Three Michigan infantry battalions move southward from Island Lake to Chickamauga aboard trains via the Michigan Central and associated lines. Detroit residents gather at West Detroit station to bid farewell, but soldiers sleep and cannot be visited. In Milwaukee Bowles proposes cooperative hospital service among life insurers for policyholders in the Spain conflict.
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Detroit
Thirty-first Michigan Infantry
West Detroit
Island Lake
Chickamauga
Michigan Central
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Milwaukee
Thomas H. Bowles
National Association of Life Underwriters
United States
Spain
Second regiment mustering at Camp McKinley with Tampa aim
Des Moines May 17. The commissions of the Second regiment officers were taken up yesterday afternoon and mustering in began today. It will take two days to equip the men and unless orders to hurry them to Tampa are sent from Washington they will be ready to start Friday. The other three regiments are elated over their assignment to Chickamauga instead of being separated.
Volunteers Muster Rising to Full U S Service
Reports to Adjutant General Corbin show 81,000 volunteers mustered into the United States service by ten o'clock last night. It is expected that all 125,000 volunteers will be in service or en route to camps by week’s end unless unforeseen events intervene.
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Washington
Corbin
United States Service
Military volunteers ordered to rendezvous points
Washington May 17 Adjutant General Corbin issued orders directing regiments of volunteers ready to move to proceed to their rendezvousing points Wisconsin Second and Third to Chickamauga Michigan Thirty first to Chickamauga Illinois Sixth to Washington
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Washington
Corbin
Wisconsin
Chickamauga
Michigan
Illinois
Sherman’s Son Appointed Chaplain of Missouri Guard
Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman of St. Ignatius College Chicago is named chaplain of the Fourth Regiment Missouri National Guard. The appointment links to his Jesuit service and Chicago ties.
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Sherman
Chicago
Thomas Ewing Sherman
Society of Jesus
St. Ignatius College
Missouri National Guard
Abbreviated Telegrams Report Diverse 19th Century News
Brief items include passage of an assay office bill in Seattle, Dole’s travel expenses totaling 7000 dollars, Twickenham bringing 2500 tons of coal to Porto Rico, a Wis. fire loss of 1000 dollars, a theft of 500000 francs in securities from a Paris railway car, navy deficiency estimate over 20 million, a weekly bread distribution in New York, a Kentucky agent dying of a lung hemorrhage, a Kentucky freight line explosion killing two men, a Cincinnati merchant’s death by suicide, Willow Springs post office safe robbery for 40 dollars cash and 50 dollars in stamps, and cablegrams ciphered by unknowns being refused by telegraph firms.
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House
Senate
Klondike
Seattle
Dole
Fort de France
Porto Rico
James Wedlock
Mineral Point
Wis
Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
St. John's Chapel
Trinity Parish
New York City
Michael G. Bauer
Secret Service
Kentucky
Custom House
Louisville
Grey Court
William Cronk
Benrank
Port Jervis
Charles N. Muth
Cincinnati
Ballard of Control
Morristown
Ind
Willow Springs
Modern Potato Growing Views on Northern Seed Potatoes
An agricultural note from Orange Judd Salmon compares southern second crop seed with northern grown seed. It favors late season main crops planted in June to mature in cool fall weather, yielding high per acre results, and urges cold storage, clover sod land, and strict disease control using corrosive sublimate seed soak and Bordeaux mixture to prevent scab and blights.
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Orange Judd
Nature
Plow Traditions Replaced by Disk and Cutaway Barrows
H W Collingwood tells New Jersey horticulture meeting that many farmers ditch old plows for disk and cutaway barrows. He notes his own five acre plow run and argues soils, wood ashes, and stable manure require lighter tillage to avoid overwork.
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H. W. Collingwood
New Jersey State Horticultural Society
Encouragement from Squire Dowling Lifts Silas Parking
Silas Parking rents land from Squire Dowling and after moving into a new home loses his wife. Dowling urges him to brace up and work, offering daily encouragement. The ritual includes a morning speech, a mock wake up call, and a humorous recollection of how his late wife inspired him for 15 years.
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Silas Parking
Squire Dowling
Si- Ing
Apirita
Fionso
Squire
Silas
Emmert and Burrell Promote Mountain Tea Claim
An advert touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a blessing for overworked men delicate women and sickly children urging families to use it this month with Emmert and Burrell listed as sellers.
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Emmert & Burrell
Grass Grazing Pigs Boost Summer Growth
The Farm Journal recommends keeping pigs outdoors on grass during summer. A movable pen lets pigs graze fresh ground daily, while a cloth shelter provides shade and protection from sudden showers.
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The
Farm Journal
Agricultural Notes and State Reports Roundup
The report covers Michigan corn silage spacing eight feet six inches apart and kernels three to six inches apart. California reports increasing gas engine construction for irrigation, aiding ranch independence from weather. The Omaha World notes eggs bringing money in southwestern Nebraska as chickens thrive on western prairies. California winter mortality for farm animals is cited. Oregon is highlighted as a leading fruit state. Iowa sugar beets prefer upland clay soil and rich black loam. sandy soils and bottom lands are discouraged.
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Michigan
California
Omaha World
Nebraska
Agricultural Department
Oregon
Iowa
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L. T. Ranke
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Atlanta Journal
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Freeport, Ill
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California Fig Syrup CO
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