Bombardment of Havana Rumors Stir War News
Long dispatches recount naval moves and council actions in Washington and abroad as the Spanish-American War escalates. Reports cite Commodore Schley, Cervera, and potential invasions of Cuba and Puerto Rico, with troop movements and diplomacy shaping the coming battles.
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Schley Li
Celta
Samiuga de Cuba
Havana
White House
Naval
War Board Tt
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Porto Rico
Navy Separment
Cervernig
Santiago
Schley
Cork
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Maventa
Key West
Oregon
Jupiter
Fla
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Spain
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Mage
Isabel Alfred
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Philippines
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Manila
Ardaumhor
Santiago de Cuba
Philipines
Aden
Suez
Gray
Rower
Washington
Cervera
Santiago Ac
Hilborn
Committee On Naval Affairs
Senor
Leonyx Castillo
Goate
Freeman Halstead
Cadiz
Canaries
Phillipines
Alicante
Fort de France
Martinique
St. Louis
Santiago de Cube
San Juan de Porto Rico
Navy Department
Ita
Gervemt
Santiage de Cube
Sampson
Iaoules Lam
Bryan
H- Whitmare
Americana
Guane Danamol
Cervers
Tampa
New Ghiends
Wesley Mereitt
Chicago
Tan 111
Fire at Kewaunee Wisconsin Leads News of the Day
Domestic coverage notes a large fire at Kewaunee Wisconsin. Reports mention Kid McCoy defeating Gee Rehin in twenty rounds. Aldalsan of Minneapolis is convicted of perjury. Henry S. Foraker, father of Senator Foraker, is dead. John McDonald of the Kansas State Teachers Association comments on state matters.
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Kewaunee
Kid McCoy
Gee Rehiin
Aldalsan
Minneapolis
Henry S. Foraker
Senator Foraker
John McDonald
Kansas State Teachers’ Cssociation
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Noted Irish historian Gilbert reported in Westminster
Sir John Thomas Gilbert, a renowned Irish historian and antiquary, aged sixty nine, has been granted a National honor and sent to Westminster. Thirty bodies have been recovered so far from the Zoller mine fire at Dortmund, Prussia. The Americas missionaries recently...
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Gladstone
Westminster
John Thomas Gilbert
Cead
Zoller
Dortmund
Prussia
Senate War Revenue Debates Signal No Immediate Action
Washington coverage details five hours of debate in the Senate on the war revenue bill with Chilton Lodge and Turley leading discussion and no action taken. House focus centered on District of Columbia legislation and related military and land provisions.
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Senate
Messrs
Chilton
Far
Manila
Platt
Linssay
Naval Hospital Corps
Utah
Debate Over Tax Proposals And War-Era Legislation
In Washington discussions on the tariff and income taxes unfold amid war needs. Senator White defends a distance tax and supports a corporation tax, seeking fair burdens for Americans. Senator Teller counters that the plan serves war financing and overreaches, proposing broader taxation. The Senate and House move on various measures, including war-related appointments, river and Indian territory bills, and tax provisions, with amendments to internal revenue laws and temporary clerk appointments debated before adjournment.
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White
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Rome
House of Representatives
Ita
Congress
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Supreme Court
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Edward ¢. Walthall
Mississippi
Sewell
House
Secretary of War
Aranas Bass Channel
Warvow
Texas
Kansas
United States
Idaho
Wyoming
Wibl
Indian Territory
Dingler
The Tide Stands Still in a Moonlit Shore
A poem by H. M. Kimball sent to The Independent describes a desolate seascape with gray skies and quiet waters. The speaker notes no gulls or singing tide, only mist, solitude, and an approaching night as the mysterious sea mood shifts and a wondrous tide turns.
CALL FOR MORE MEN WISCONSIN'S QUOTA IS 1965
Governor Scofield says Wisconsin has exhausted funds for troop equipment and will supply volunteers as needed. A second federal call seeks 76,000 more volunteers, with Wisconsin likely to furnish about 1965 men beyond National Guard units. Volunteers should report to Camp Douglas or state facilities.
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McKinsey
National Guard
William Meikinley
United States
District of Columbia
War Department
Secretar
Indicaton
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Eau Claire
Stoughton
Milwaukee
Sar
Scofield
Snvoa
Camp Douglas
Scofiel
Paton
C. R. Boardman
Jacksonv
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G. AR
Henry A. Reed
Fifth United States Artillery
Point Comfort
Fire Devours Merrill Business District In May Blaze
Merrill Wisconsin May 28 a major blaze destroyed several business blocks in the heart of town. Losses total around 40000 with D W L O Rourke general store taking about 23000 in damages. Firefighters fought the flames throughout the day with damage spreading to multiple shops and warehouses.
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Joser
D. WL. O'Rourke
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