Year 1898 Crowned by War and Global Upheaval
A retrospective chronicle of 1898 highlights the US war with Spain as the pivotal event. It notes Dewey at Manila Bay and Sampson at Santiago, US casualties and costs, Spain’s losses in Cuba and the Pacific, and broad European turmoil shaping the year. The article frames 1898 as a landmark in war, empire, and global change.
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China
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Manila Bay
Saupson
Cape de Verde
Santiago
Shatter
San Hugo
Cuba
Guam
Philippines
Topeka
New York
Carilenas
Admiral Sampson
San Juan
Porto Rico
Cape Verde
Portate
France
Martinique
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Schley
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Dewer
Tall
Manila
Sagusta
Port de France
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Merritt
Diov
Black
Sagasta
Madrid
Chickamanca
Santiago de Cuba
Charleston
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Oregon
Tin Key West
Mlorida
Huantagamo
Cal
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Ververa
Columbia
Aviti
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Tavana
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Hotofula
Hawaii
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Senate
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MuBlnley
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Rhaffer
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Amelia Solber
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Commodore Wittsend
Coinan
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McKinley
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Thale
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Markel
Thobsen
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Santhige
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Manezunille
Porto Blea
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Portsmouth
Bam
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Shhatter
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Guayame
Haines
Berg
Nwers
Goen
Ernst
Coamo
Pennnsylvania
Cape San Juan
M. Cambon
Wresttont McKinley
Suhwan
Mayaguez
Porto Juco
Soas
McKintey
Tien
Mervier
Paris
Peace Commission
Hede Matthews
Paralys
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Holland
Col Henry
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War storms Cuba Spain and US ramps up efforts
A chronology outlines the Spanish American War events from January through February including investigations, mobilizations, naval actions near Havana and Manila, congressional votes for emergency funds, calls for armed intervention, and early troop deployments. It notes Aguinaldo’s stance, Dewey’s victories, and shifting diplomatic positions as hostilities intensify.
Troops in Manila Told by English Officer Eyewitness
An English naval officer recounts a crowded Manila scene with American and Spanish troops. He describes a Filipino man being forced from a bridge after spitting on a Spanish officer, and notes a hospital tale of two men with the same name causing confusion among a sister and her admirer. A Boston man urges swift retreat from Philippine annexation.
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