Miles Starts for Santiago in War Mobilization
Major General Welson A. Miles and a large headquarters staff depart for Charleston to embark for Santiago aboard the Yale or Columbia. The party aims to join General Shafter’s forces, with Miles acting as inspector and adviser while ensuring cooperation between army and navy as tensions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Charleston
Long
Navy
War Apartment
Rowan
John D. Black
H. H. Whitney
Michisr
Tamipa
General
Yale
Columbia
Santiago
Riles
Shafter
Cuba
Army
Santiago Borrenders
Harvard
War Department
Theavy Department
Navy Department
Hawaii Annexation Orders Signed and Philadelphia Set
The president signed the Hawaiian annexation resolutions and orders were issued to sail the Philadelphia with Admiral Miller to take formal possession in the name of the United States. The ship is chosen as the best available warship for Pacific duties. Honolulu news was to be relayed via telegram to San Francisco. Adrian G C Anson was released as manager of the New York Baseball Club with a plan to reappoint him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasametor
Philadelphia
Hawaii
Admiral Miller
United States
Sewell
Pacific
Honolulu
San Francisco
Anson
New York
Adrian GC. Anson
New York Baseball Club
Advance
Armistice Extended at Santiago de Cuba Amid Shafter Dispatches
The armistice remains in effect until noon Saturday to allow General Linares to contact Madrid, as Major General Shafter reports no recent fighting. Batteries and entrenchments advance, American lines near 400 yards from the enemy, and hillside guns command the city. Plans exist to bombard the harbor forts and land 1,000 troops if hostilities resume, while Garcia orders no attack during negotiations. Bodies of Spanish sailors lie charred. buzzards feed as Cuban graves are buried by Rear Admiral Sampson’s orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Generay Shafter
Santiago DE Cuga
Dauntless
Port Antonio
Kingston
General Linares
Blanco
Madrid
Linares
General Shafter
F. W. Ramsden
Laynton
Wood
Hallett Allsop Burrowe
Santiago
Consular Corps
Sampson
Garcia
Samipson
Spanish Admiral Cancels Philippine Mission Returns Home
Admiral Camara, commander of the Spanish fleet, informed the Egyptian government that he has been ordered to return to Spain. His ships will pass through the Suez Canal immediately and proceed westward, and will be allowed to coal as they head home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Camara
Philippine Islands
Suez Canal
Spain
SPANISH PRIVATEER REPORTED OFF BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
Hindtos, a Spanish privateer with five guns, was said to hover off the British Columbia coast between Prince Charlotte Sound and Dixon's Entrance. Northwest military authorities were urged to prepare for a possible visitation, while San Francisco questioned the Washington report and noted ships due with treasure shipments and returning prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
British Columbia
Hindtos
Prince Charlotte Sound
Dixon's Entrance
San Francisco
Washington
Brown
Victoria
Madrid
Klondike
Roanoke
St. Paul
St. Michaels
Alaska Commercial Company
Lelanaw
Admiration for Cervera in Washington July 9
The government has not yet decided how to dispose of Admiral Cervera. Public sentiment praises his gallantry and noble spirit under misfortune. Proposals include parole permitting no hostilities until war’s end or confinement at Annapolis Naval Academy. Other captured Spanish officers to be confined there. surgeons may stay with the enlisted at Seavy’s Island prison in Portsmouth harbor New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixeton
Cervera
United States
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Seavy’s Island
Portsmouth Harbor
New Hampshire
Dewey Blocks Manila Refugee Departures by Ship
Flooding in country districts delays American troop advance. Rear Admiral Dewey issues notice barring further refugee removals from Manila by ship. German cruiser Cormoran sails to Llobo as British gunboats Pigmy and Rattler lie in harbor. Dispatch from Penne notes Dewey will stay inactive until General Merritt arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Cavite
Hongkong
Dewey
Cormoran
Llobo
Pigmy
Rattler
Penne
Editors Enjoy Seashore Outing in Atlantic City
The Pennsylvania Editorial Association hosted nearly 200 editors and guests for a four day seaside excursion at Atlantic City. They stopped in Philadelphia for receptions at the Bourse Building and Pen and Pencil Club, visited the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, rode a special train to the shore, and stayed at Grand Atlantic Hotel with a curated program by host Charles E. Cope. A literary entertainment capped the enjoyable trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Editorial Association
Atlantic City
Seashore
Philadelphia
Bourse
Pen and
Walnut Street
Thomas
Welsh
Pennsylvania
Association
Grand Atlantic Hotel
Great Seashore City
Chas. E. Cope
Flower Painters and the Art of Flowers
The last work by the late Cora Stuart Wheeler hails a tribute in The Woman's Home Companion with notes on women as superior flower painters. She argues women possess closer sympathy and subtle perception for floral life, while technical skill has produced clever works by many female artists in this field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Stuart Wheeler
Rose
Woman's Homme Companion
Bad Beginning The Guest with Su perb and Fureen Dewelers
A playful snippet from a table scene in which an art connoisseur praises a guest and a hostess notes soups are serious, while guests mispronounce utensils. The exchange references the weekly feature and decorum in a refined social setting.
Relieves Is 39 Minutes Forsale by ElmerW Alisson Co
A compact notice announces a 39 minute relief sale offering by Elmer W. Alisson & Co of Indiana. The item promotes a quick sale event with emphasis on timing and the seller’s affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsala
Elmerw. Alisson & Co
Indiana
Delightful Summer Tours by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers two personally conducted tours north on July 26 and August 16. Destinations include Watkins Glen Niagara Falls Thousand Islands Quebec Montreal Ausable Chasm Lake Champlain Lake George Saratoga and the Highlands of the Hudson. Cost is 100 from major cities and covers rail and boat fare parlor car seats meals hotel entertainment transfers and carriages. Details and tickets are available through Pennsylvania Railroad tourist agents in New York Brooklyn Newark Philadelphia or Geo W Boyd in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Watkins Glen
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Quebec
Montreal
Au Sable Chasm
Champlain
George
Saratoga
The
Hudson
New York
Brooklyn
Newark
Trenton
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington
Broadway
Fulton Street
Broad Street
N. J
Geo. W. Boyd
Pagsenger
Evarts Reveals One Word Verdict Worth a Fortune
A great corporation sought a legal opinion from William M Evarts on a matter of millions of dollars. Evarts, famed for legal intuition, studied briefly and answered just one word Yes. The bill for the single word reached $250000, paid without objection as the ruling proved correct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M.evarts
Evarts
Supreme Court
Great Corporation
Faith and Works in a London Figaro sketch
Two children prepare for bed in a humorous London Figaro item. A girl mutters prayers with one eye open and nudges her brother. The boy sits behind the chair making faces as the girl interrupts to apologize and resume praying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgie
London
By Request in Song Across Circles and Jokes
A quirky note about an amateur singer who remarks that four things are by request and similar quips appear in two publications. The Atchison Globe and Javelers' Weekly anecdotes picture playful, homespun humor in daily life and relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Didhes
Atchison Globe
Executor's Sale Near Georgeville to Trade City Route
Watson and Keener announce an executor's sale on Little Mahoning Creek near the Georgeville to Trade City road, about 34 mile from the schoolhouse, featuring a large frame house, barn, other buildings, good orchard, and coal and limestone beneath. Terms: one third cash, balance in two annual payments with interest, secured by bond and mortgage on the premises. purchaser may pay all cash or more than one third. S. S. Burns, Executor. The New York Life Insurance Company notes no military clause for policies. H. J. Altsman, General Agent. Farmers, Bank Building, Indiana, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mahoning Creek
Georgeville
Trade City
Neptonic Balm marketed to cure pimples and dandruff
An Indiana advertisement claims Neptonic Balm will cure pimples and blackheads, bleach skin, and stop hair loss, sold by Elmer W. Allison & Co and Hetrick Bros in Indiana Pa for 25 cents. It also touts Mystic Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia, sold for 7 cents by Hildebrand and Herrick Bros. in Indiana Pa, with rapid one to three day results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Elmer W. Allison & Co
Hetrick Bros
T. E. Hildebrand
Herrick Bros
Fate of a Prominent Marine Groceryman
A Detroit business veteran Patrick H L Monahan long time grocer at Twelfth and Baker recounts decades of hustle serving lake vesselmen from Duluth to Buffalo. After back and kidney illness, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his health and enabling a return to his store and active work within two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mieles
Patrick HL. Monahan
Baker Street
Second and
Jefferson Avenues
Duluth
Buffalo
Monshan
Twelfth
Baker Streets
Jefferson Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shayter
Hie
Control
Thex State Editorial Association
Guilet
Agnew
Swo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pda
White Township
Court House
G. EB. Simpson
M. McHenry
Center Township
Cross Roads
M. H. Risinger
Harry Carson
Bolivar
T. M. Berkey
W. M. Wynn
West Lebanon Independent School District
Honday
Rayne Township
Kenlysburg
Ats A.m
M.B. Wynkoop
J. A. Creps
Pine Township
Burns School House
Pineton
A. J. Farabaugh
B. R. Williams
W. J. Burns
North Mahoning Township
Indiana County
North Mahoning
County of
A. 0. Pearce
T. S. Neal
S. S. Burns
New York Life Insurance Company
Campin Field
H. J. Altsman
Farmers’, Bank Building
Monahan
Mich
Williame
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
Lockard
Lock.ard
Pend’a
Daugherty’s
Planing Mall
North Carolina
Ss. Daugherty
Curce
Peal Medicine CO
Gleveland, C
Daugherty Bros
Thompson
J. N. Cochran
Plumville
J.N. Cochran &Co
Plumville, Penn’a
Guthrie Bros
BANK
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!