American squadron blockades Cuban harbor at Cienfuegos
Eyewitness account from Commodore Schley’s flying squadron details arrival off Cienfuegos on May 22, signals to the fleet, and initial movements toward the harbor. Fire from shore triggers a rapid readiness but no bombardment as the ships drift offshore under tense watch.
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Key West
Schley
Cienfuegos
Cuban
Canfuc Os Harbor
Brooklsn
Seliloys
Ly Ville
Morro Channel
Cienfuegos Harbour
Coasting Guard
Sclley
Havana Bombardment Plans for Cuba and Porto Rico
Reports from Washington state that after a war conference at the White House a large Cuban invasion is planned next week. An army of about 76,409 troops will be landed to bombard Havana as preparations proceed for an attack on Porto Rico. The dispatch urges speed in negotiations meanwhile.
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Unites Siastes
Chenflur le
Cienfu
Shele
Tan
Sohiey
Cape Antonio
Gaturdas
Lodny
Washington
White Hose
Hlavana Fort
Cuba
Porto Rico
Aeunr
Colonel Smith Back from Havana Reports Cuban Strength
Col Smith formerly on Gomez's staff reports from Havana and Matanzas 140000 trained troops 60000 patrolling coast 440000 in Havana and the region. He urges a 60000 men expedition and notes Spanish privateers near Tampa. Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft chased a four masted privateer near Sand Key light and Fort Taylor prepared for any Spanish ships.
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Tampa
W. D. Smith
Gomez
United States
Havana
Mie
Matanzas
Hoe
Cuba
Bancroft
Wilmington
Sand Key
Wilmiraa
Ganer
Fort Taylor
British Ship Seized at Cienfuegos In Neutrality Breach
Cable advices from Kingston report the British steamer Adaia was stopped by Spanish authorities at Cienfuegos Cuba. A man aboard without papers aimed to return information to the blockading fleet, breaching neutrality laws. Capt Walker and officers were confined. British consul protested. The Adula carried refugees.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Adaia
Walker
Adula
Nervy Privateers Run Close to Key West Harbor
In late May Wemsey, privateer crews pursued a harbor approach near Key West. The near-miscalculation forced quick maneuvering to avoid grounding as observers reported tense navigation and warnings from harbor authorities.
Were We Tricked The Cienfuegos Cables Repaired
The cables at Cienfuegos cut by the Marble head and Nashville have been repaired and are now operating restoring communication with Santiago de Cuba. Admiral Cervera may be kept posted by cipher dispatches raising belief the cuts were a deception. An ancient trick, once used in regional wars, is suspected. In St Louis, IL Buckner, 70, shot himself after leaving a note requesting his body go to a medical college.
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Chile
Peru
ST. Louis
Ll. Buckner
Forest Park
Chasing A Spantard in Jamaica and Local Notices
Fragmentary OCR reports a Jamaica location and scattered phrases about a chase, a cruiser, and a Payee Wills reference. It mentions Minneape, a forth for arto dtieg dosteaming, and a Domine passage, with unclear context and no coherent event or identifiable individuals.
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Wingston
Jamaica
Minneape Fouth
Arto
Lanamus
Bold Exploit Reaches New York Harbor Amid War News
May 27 report from New York recounts five Cammeodore Sourdrem ships entering Clearuc harbor after dawn last week. Spanish battery engaged the warships, while torpedo boats from Cienflucsus sped in with dispatches. The fleet coordinated with insurgents near Cienfuegos, with ammunition landed.
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New York
Knox
Warshins Ls
Wey
Cienflucsus
Cienfuegos Harbor
Governor Mount seeks colored regiment for Indiana in second call
Governor James A. Mount wired Washington to accept a regiment of colored troops in addition to Indiana's second call quota. He noted many African American men are trained and ready, with the aim to strengthen occupancy in Cuba. Local organizers and officials, including Bruce Bagby and Lieutenant Colonel May, prepare battalions by congressional district to join the front.
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Gov. Mount
Secretary of War
Indiana
Washington
James A. Mount
Iniiane
Bruce Bagby
Indianapolis
Cuba
May
Chickisns
Ssuria
Petergon
National Guard
Crawfordsville
Mary
Vicnonia
Cruelty and famine blamed as Cuba siege endures
Chicago reporter Charles D. Smith, a Daiquiri resident, recounts brutal Spanish actions near Santiago and Daquiri. He and his Cuban wife describe massacres, executions, and famine under Spanish troops. Smith cites atrocities against natives, starvation, and a plan to attack Washington via New York, highlighting U S and Cuban resentment.
Admiral Dewey Letter From Hong Kong Letter to Sister
Admiral Dewey writes from Hong Kong May 18 about awaiting war and preparing with seven men of war ready for action. He believes Manila and other Philippine cities may fall swiftly if war starts. He also expresses hope for a peaceful solution and notes his health remains good but strained by duties.
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Admiral Dewey
Manila
Philippine
Turned Down Wasitington Version of Peace Offer
May 27 turned into a report that a diplomatic suggestion was made to the state department by an ambassador of a power proposing giving up the Philippines and not taking Porto Rico in exchange for Cuba. The reply was emphatic, no peace proposition would be entertained until Puerto Rico is seized and Cuba is under U S control.
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Wasitington
State Department
United States
Philippines
Porto Rico
Spain
Cuba
Madrid
Miles
Tampa
Mites
Cuun
Cervira
Santiago Harbor
Long
Schley
Cervera
President appoints Indiana man as army paymaster
Friday afternoon the President named F. Havens of Indiana as paymaster in the army. Confirmation in Washington remained pending. Reports of the Baltimore explosion at Manila were unconfirmed. The Spanish government’s income tax plan sparked another cabinet crisis. Suspicious vessels near Key West caused alarm. Spanish steamers Miguel Jover and Canalina, captured as prizes, were released by the Key West prize court.
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RB. F. Havens
Indiana
Washington
Baltimore
Manilas
Stranmze
Key West
Miguel Jover
Canlina
Class Colors Torn by Crowd in Arcola Parade
Sophomore colors of Arcola High School splashed in a parade when onlookers tore the streamers from the banners on Thursday. The incident disrupted the procession as students attempted to defend the colors and restore order.
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Arcola
Lli
Man Injured After Smasheup Incident Friday Morning
John Martin of Ldzht Power Company was involved in a run away incident Friday morning. He sustained a dislocated shoulder and a fractured collar bone and was transported to his home at 715 B. St. Clair St.
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John Martin
Ldzht and Power Company
B. St. Clair St
Waker Named Brigadier General in Navy Secretary Push
President McKinley sent to the Senate a batch of brigadier general nominations including Wm J McKee of Indiana. The list cites Jerederick Grant and others as part of a 70 000 man expansion. Miles plans inspection at Camp Alger while Licht moves toward Porto Rico. Schley and Cervera debate harbor status.
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Washington
Senate
Wm. J. McKee
Indiana
Gen. McKee
Jerederick D. Grant
New York
Maj
Joseph PP. Sanger
Harrison Grov Otis
California
Llenry M. Duffield
Michigan
Charles Ing
Wisconsin
Lucius EF. Trubhard
Minnesota
George A. Garretson
Ohio
William W. Gordon
Cleorgia
John A. Wiles
Pennsylvania
William A. Bancroft
Massachusetts
Francis W. Greene
Charles Fitzsimmons
Illinois
Joysenh K. Haidson
Kansas
James M. Rush Lincoln
Iowa
Robert I F.lint
Fourth
United States Infantry
Edwin V. Sumner
Seventh
United States Cavalry
Corps of Engineers
George J. Gillespie
Marcus P. Miller
Third
United States Artillery
Cal Jacob Kline
Oswald TP
Donnst
Liovyd Wheaton
Twentieth
Arthur MacArthur
Assisant
Tlenry
Trasbroueck
Iourgh
Mother Exonerates Fromriticisms Over Daughter’s Death
Coroner Bradyton ends examination into the death of Alice Cummings found in her mother Mrs. Thomas Donnelly’s home at 257 S Meridian St, exonerating the mother from neighbors’ criticisms. Morphine evidence to be sought in stomach. autopsy details and hospital stay noted. Body to be sent to Buffalo.
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Brayton
Alice Cummings
Thomas Donnelly
257 S. Meridian Sr
Donnelly
City Hospital
Ferguson
el College
Admiral Sampson’s San Juan Battery Action Report
Rear Admiral Sampson reports that on approaching San Juan no Spanish ships were in the harbor. He believed they may have departed or not arrived and chose to attack the batteries at dawn to reveal their strength, then retired westward without a full bombardment. The engagement lasted about three hours.
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San Juan
Port Plata
Cape Haytien
Curacoa
Washington
Sampson
Navy Department
Agin
Holland Asks A Change In War Effort
John P. Holland, inventor of the submarine, sailed to Washington to offer his vessel for attack on Spanish ships at Santiago harbor. He believes he can clear mines and dive to destroy Cervera’s armor clads. Officials reportedly will refuse, citing privateer grounds similar to a millionaire’s dynamite cruiser proposal.
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New York
John P. Holland
Washington
Santiago
Holland
Cervera
Baltimore wrecked by explosion off Manila
A Manila dispatch in the Daily Telegraph reports the Baltimore was wrecked by an explosion and is now lying in the mud at Macabulosno. Dispatches received Thursday via Madrid stated the vessel had been disabled.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Manila
Baltimore
Macabulosno
Madrid
Cadia Fleet Coming to Secure Honorable Peace
Madrid May 27 In the chamber of deputies Senator Amon minister of marine reasserted that when a suitable opportunity offered the cabinet would do its best to secure an honorable peace Islands as security It is unclear if the story is verified but it echoes rumors that the Bank of Paris and the Netherlands lent a large sum to the Spanish treasury.
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Madrid
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Amon
Islands
Bank of
Paris
Netherlands
Camara's Fleet Prepares for Departure from Cadiz
In Cadiz Admiral Camara's fleet is coaling and ready to sail. Guns and machinery tested, compasses set, and preparations nearly complete. Destination unknown, but likely a West Indies voyage.
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West Indies
Gibraltar
Camara
Cadiz
France to the Rescue Loan to Spain Reported
The Chronicle reports from London that France has loaned Spain 400 million francs with 40 million already furnished, under reserve. The note hints Spain may have given up the Canary Islands as part of the arrangement.
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France
Spain
Canary
Weyler urges invasion plan to Cuba and US threat
New York May 27 dispatch in the Evening Journal reports Gen Weyler declares Cuba will be lost unless he is sent there and that once on the island he would invade the United States. The dispatch notes Weyler's bold promise and implied military aims.
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New York
the Evening Journal
Memorial Day Parade and Weather Forecast for Indianapolis
Forecast covers Indianapolis and vicinity for 36 hours to 8 p m May 28 with increasing clouds and chances of showers and possible thunder. Memorial Day events name Gen red Knefler grand marshal for the parade forming at 2:50 p m on Alabama and Washington streets, proceeding to Meridian, Monument Place, the circle, and to Crown Hill. D W Howe to speak at cemetery exercises led by H C Adams lasting about an hour. Local ad copy mentions coal oil and lighting options.
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Indianapolis
Red Knefler
Alabama
Washington Sts
Meridian
North Monument Place
Circle
Sey
Georgia
Jnois
Crown Hill
Wis
H.C. Adams
D. W. Howe
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