American squadron shells Santiago de Cuba fortifications
Cape Haitien Haiti June 3 reports say the American fleet opened fire at 3 am on the forts and warships near Santiago de Cuba. A US auxiliary cruiser attempted to enter the harbor but was torpedoed and sank bow first with several sailors captured. casualties unknown.
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Cape Haitien
Haiti
Santiago de Cuba
Port Au Prince
Sap Tns
Pelghei
Aranine
American Fork
Robinson
Clark
Spanish Victory Misread as American Plot at Santiago
Washington reports naval officials see the Merrimac mission as a prearranged American ploy by Admiral Sampson to blockade the harbor and test mines. The Spanish eight prisoners are hailed as heroes, while the victory is attributed to a clever American plan rather than a Spanish win.
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Washington
Sampson
Santiago
Batteries to Sail for Manila from Zealandia
Batteries will likely leave this week for Manila with Battery A to divide rather than Battery B. Three sections are ordered to be ready by Tuesday to go aboard the Zealandia. Utah county school graduates will hold exercises at the American Folk Opera House next Friday with Lehi participants including a recitation by Pearl Vowler and an address by Sadie Beeuley.
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San Francisco
Cal
Manila
Utah
American Folk Opera House
Lehi
Pearl Vowler
Sadie Beeuley
James Anderson
T. L. Trane
Rapid Fire Guns And Their Loading Advances
The Engineering News explains rapid-fire or quick firing weapons differ mainly in loading method rather than size. Ammunition is preassembled as a unit with ball powder and primer in a metal cage, allowing 4 inch to 6 inch guns to fire up to about twenty to thirty-five rounds per minute with aim, or higher when not aiming.
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Engineering News
Hotchkiss
Drigge-Schroder
Maxtu-Nordenfeldt
Sponsel
Well Prepared In Spite of a Monihor Ap N
The report notes that commercial failures for that month were smaller in liabilities than any previous April on record. It suggests no nation has war with more prosperous business conditions and history records fewer trade detriments from U S hostilities.
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Dunn
United States
School Primary Nominates Delegates and Trustees
Citizens at Stanford school Saturday night nominated delegates for a nonpartisan county convention in Spring ville on June 1. G. N. Child and W. L. Webb led the meeting with Child favored for the superintendent post and Gaddie seeking another term as school trustee.
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Stanford School
Springville
Gaddie
W. L. Webb Wes
G. N. Child
S. W. Ross
Iernel Evans
Ay. B. Gladdie
George Smisti
W. L. Webo
Joseph Peterson
A.J. Evans
G.N. Childy
J. M. Anderson
Heber Austin
Martha A. Taylor
J. L. Gibb
J. B. Gaddie
Sucker Town described on Salina Press as barren frontier hamlet
The Salina Press notes Sucker Town on the river northwest of Gunnl eon has eight to ten families. It says nothing grows there but salt grass and ragged kids and questions a man’s usefulness before visiting the town.
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Sucer
Gunnleon
Sucker Town
Salina
Tribute to the Star and Stripes
A tribute praising the national flag and its colors, noting the red and white stripes and blue field with stars symbolize the union of the original 13 states and the ongoing growth of the United States. The piece emphasizes patriotism and the flag as a symbol of purity valor and justice.
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Charles Summer
La Grande Sugar Factory Construction Advances Steady Pace
The main sugar factory building in La Grande shows its steel framework rising with riveted joints planned after large sections are placed. Rain paused work briefly, but tracklaying is almost done and machinery shipments arrive, signaling a strong push through summer to be ready for the beet crop.
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Aya
Ogden
Eccles and Nibley
Granger
Baker City Domocrat
Knapps Farm Burrows And Moral Observations
Fragmentary lines offer proverbs on fault finding earning and producing neighbors children and wealth. The text intersperses aphorisms about ingratitude and value, suggesting a moralizing local voice with scattered maxims.
Longfellow Motto Recalled in Political Nepotism Debate
The Atlanta Journal notes a trend of sons of Republican leaders gaining key military staff posts without service. The piece mocks class privilege with a New England quip about papa’s push opening doors. It also comments on color fashion and social trends amid European news from Madrid and Denver.
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New _England
Longfellow
Papa
Atlanta
Jovernal
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Lo OO Fy
Offivere
James Harwood
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B.C. Merrihew
N.G. Ohm Edwards
V. Gy
J. Taylor
Frank Yearance
J. BE. Coter
Mies Shepherd
New West Academy
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Hier
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Knapp's
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Colorado
Tate
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