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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1898
Page
4
American Admiral Sampson pounds Santiago harbor defenses with heavy shells sinking Reina Mercedes. Five U S sailors and twenty nine Marines killed. Next targets Guantanamo Bay as five American vessels bombard the eastern harbor, Spanish defenses reportedly annihilated.
The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror and about sixty crewmen are believed lost after a 13 inch shell from the battleship Oregon struck amidships near Santiago. The chase ended as the New York and others closed in, leaving a tangled steel mass at the sea bottom and no sign of the Terror.
General Don Arsenio Linares reports hurried observations of Spanish positions at Santiago and orders the burning of La Caimanera near the bay entrance if Americans arrive. The day’s aim was to sever the Guantanamo cable and isolate Santiago, while Admiral Sampson resumes operations, lands marines, and, with insurgents, pressures Spanish forces. They capture a fort blocking the Aguadores bay and raise the American flag there.
In Madrid authorities admit the Reina Mercedes, a dismantled cruiser used as a defense vessel, was sunk by the American fleet in Santiago bay. Insurgents led by Garcia and Gomez are praised for their efforts, while Spanish troops fight weakly and American support is deemed decisive.
The Mercedes suffered heavy damage from a 33 inch shell from Uncle Rain's battleships. sixty crew members and an officer were killed. New York shipping circles protest weak harbor patrols and floating mines menace routes. General Krooke offers to detail a regiment for mine-field protection. Government expenditures exceed 1,000,000 for hospital ships Solace and Relief, with total costs near 1,250,000. a Porto Rico expedition may require another hospital ship.
Navy bulletin from Admiral Sampson lauds Assistant Naval Constructor Hobson and his seven man crew for sinking the Merrimac to block Havana harbor entry. Sampson compares the act to prior naval exploits and urges professional reward. Mention of Guantanamo shows Spanish boldness and notes insurgent aid questions regarding Crest Kill marines.
The ambulance ship Solace with Red Cross flag brought fifty four wounded to New York after Cuban waters service and Key West hospitals. She anchored off Tompkinsville Staten Island and faced a gale that unsettled patients yet the voyage proved tonic as the men near home in the great country they fought for.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen smarting feet and relieves corns and bunions. Jen's Foot-Ease claims to ease tight shoes and cure sweaty calloused tired feet. Sold by druggists or by mail 25c stamps package free Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY
The speaker laments financial strain as his wife spends last funds on perfume, forcing him to skip meals. A contrasting tale follows with Parker Pshaw remarking that his wife bought a five dollar pocketbook on credit, highlighting shared marital finances.
Nickel Plate Road advertises lowest rates from Fort Wayne to Chicago Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York and Boston with a vestibuled buffet sleeper dining car service. All trains arrive at and depart from Van Buren Street Union Station Chicago. Agent KR Hamilton Fort Wayne Indiana phone 597. Also includes a brief joke from Tit-Bits.
A dated advertisement notes Lane's Family Medicine promotes daily bowel movement for health and claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys plus cure for sick headache with a price of 25. The fragmentary copy emphasizes medical efficacy and cost.
The Wabash is named favorite for travel to the National Convention of Baptist Young People's Union in Buffalo New York July 14 17. The line promotes the Continental Limited to New York and Boston, plus Low Rate Excursions via Nickel Plate Road and a Summer Outing booklet for Erie shore resorts with country boards.
A brief quotation attributed to Hill contrasts paths to meaningful service and impact. The line emphasizes purposeful action during the year 2008, suggesting a focus on charitable or civic efforts as the primary avenue for positive change. It frames 2008 as an opportunity for greater good through deliberate deeds.
A patient in Los Angeles reports relief from years of ovarian tumor symptoms after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound avoiding surgery. Heartened by a friend's recommendation, she says the medicine helped greatly and she would recommend it to others.
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