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Newspaper
Lorain County Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1898
Page
2
A jumble of notes covers new cures, maritime figures, industry trends, and political opinions. It references a bold tobacco of plans, US imports of sewing machines and bicycles, naval officers at a naval academy, royal markets, and telephones in Europe, alongside profiles of journalists turned officials and costs of early American wars.
Washington dispatch summarizes Senate and House actions praising Commodore Dewey for Manila victory. A unanimous vote backs a resolution to extend thanks and create an additional rear admiralship. Other measures cover Cuban invasion, volunteer troops, and a 10 002 strong draft.
Amid stale war bulletins a British steamer ashore with all aboard drowned. Reports claim Dewey's Manila victory crippled Spanish forces while American ships suffered little damage and many Spanish casualties. Other items note a blockade attempt near Havana, executions in Athens, and various military and political notes from the era, including ship movements and personnel changes.
A jumble of military, political, and economic items discusses assignments and insolvencies in Buffalo and elsewhere. Reports note Philippines actions, Dewey orders, unrest in Manila, bread supplies for expeditions, army requisitions, and ongoing naval maintenance. California drought affects wheat prospects while New York finances debate Cuban plans. Senate and House financing and constitutional changes are touched on amid broader war mobilization.
A chaotic and garbled account records Commodore Dewey’s decisive victory over Spanish forces at Manila Bay on August day last. The report notes the destruction of Spanish defenses, high American casualties minimal, and praises Dewey’s leadership while detailing confusion in transmission from the Pacific.
A vivid dispatch recounts Commodore Dewey’s Manila Bay battle actions with the Olympia leading the American squadron against Spanish fortifications. It details the bombardment of Cavite, the sinking of ships, the signaling to open fire, and the climactic engagement where American gunnery and seamanship overwhelmed the Spanish fleet. It also notes subsequent messages from Washington praising Dewey and reports eager public reaction in the United States as news of victories spreads.
A reflective piece contrasts the calm of an astronomical observatory with human concern for war and famine. A narrator muses on space, time, and the vastness of the solar system, imagining Alpha Centauri’s movements and the sun’s eventual cooling, while noting how distant celestial thoughts shape daily worries.
A collage of quoted opinions on women's public life and oratory, interspersed with advertisements and notices. The fragment references debates on public entrance for women, mock exhortations about speaking extempore, and stray lines about travel, grain drinks, and railway excursion offers.
Bay Madrid dispatch reports a Spanish mail steamer with valuables and ammunition arrived safely at Havana after a clash near Cienfuegos. The ship Montse and American steamer Maung Puys are cited in conflicting accounts as entering or firing upon Cuban ports amid Madrid war fund debates and potential government action.
May 1 reports from Madrid and Shanghai discuss war mobilization and Admiral Dewey’s sea actions around Cavite, Manila and nearby bases. The dialogue mentions massacres abroad and insurgent activity, while U.S. tidal events include levee breaches and rising waters in Pine Bluff and Duluth indictments over misused funds.
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