Don Carlos the Pretender and Spain’s Carlist saga
The article recounts Don Carlos born March 29, 1848, and details the long Carlist struggle for the Spanish throne. It covers the Pragmatic Sanction, royal intrigues, regent Isabella, and repeated uprisings, noting a possible renewal of the claim with a son serving in the Russian army and Don Carlos’s recent manifestos urging Spaniards to unite against Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Don Carlos
Bourlon
Madrid
Austria
Ras
Vienna
Colorcarde
Cadiz
Ferdinand
Colomarde
Dor Carlos
Isabella
Qolomnarde
Catalonia
Basque
Leon
Carlos VIII
House of Bourbon
Iesa
Europe
Christina
Alphonso
Marshal Serrana
Mon Carlos
Zorilla
Aguero
Butt
Charles Edward
Naval Victory Report of Manila Clash and Dewey Triumph
May 2 and 3 1898 dispatches detail Admiral Dewey's decisive naval victory off Cavite Manila Bay. Spanish losses include Reina Maria Christina and Castilla, with Don Juan de Austria heavily damaged. 2,000 Spanish killed rumored. American squadron suffered no decisive losses. Manila blockade established and inhabitants flee. President McKinley and government circles react with guarded triumph amid conflicting AP reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dewey
Cavite
Manila
Philippines
Spain
Gunn
Montejo
McKinley
Majid
Declaration of Paris and its wartime maritime rules
The declaration of Paris established that privateering is abolished, neutral flags cover enemy goods except contraband, and blockades must be effective. It was adopted by plenipotentiaries to create fixed international doctrine, with U S Spain and Mexico initially not acceding. Britain and France later endorsed with caveats. A later note discusses a traitor shot in Key West and US privateering history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Allie
Igsua
United States
Mexico
Spain
Tassignerr
Trafic
Sewar
Great Britain
France
Spon
Russia
Carlist Lines of Spain and Dynastic Intrigue
The article traces the Carlist claim arc after Don Carlos I and the death of Ferdinand VII, noting a clash between male-line succession and Salic law. It mentions the Carlist revival as the line gains or loses support amid royal intrigues, mistresses, and political maneuvering over who should inherit the Spanish throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Carlos
Ferdinand
Colornarde
Crusade Against Advertising Sign Nuisance on Long Island
Public sentiment rises against patent medicine and cigarette signs defacing natural scenery. Arrests and fines issued to offenders. Calls for boycott of intrusive ads to protect landscape beauty and public dignity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Pinos
Cuba
Towan
Spacuaren
Matanzas
Puerto
Puery
Manzanillo
Bayamo
Santiago DE By
Adren
Francis I of
Naples
Tueiberal
Mindanao
United States Feet
H. H., Rawson Walker
Commodore Dewey
Manila Falls
Cuuntrore Vrwet
Key West
Fla
Jose Yglesias
Puritan
Yglesias
Sampaon
Don Juan DE Auatria
Don Carlos I
Charles VI
Carilats
England
Ferdinand VII
Pretender
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