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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1898
Page
10
General Greely argues balloons give decisive advantages in Havana operations. Balloons enable aerial observation, artillery targeting, and rapid reports from sea or land, with safe altitude, telegraph links, and photographic ability. Cuban terrain favors balloon use, though transport and gas supply pose challenges amid rough roads and gas cylinders.
The Louisville legion of 1 800 vows to avenge Crittenden and his Kentuckians who fell in 1854 at Havana. Colonel David O. Murray leads the unit promised for Cuba and action against Havana with help from Governor Bradley. Two sons of Henry Watterson serve, and the group cites Kentucky chivalry in its resolve.
A massive U S government balloon is under construction at Professor Myers balloon farm near Frankfort. The 1398 piece craft aims to sail over Cuba with a half ton load and a four person basket, designed so a torn piece only minimally impacts flight.
R K Munkittrick in New York Journal extols Mr Hobson U S N as a heroic symbol. The poem lauds his bold attacks on Spanish forces and likens him to Horatius and the Duke of Merrimac noting his Spartan spirit and promised lasting fame.
A Boston Herald report from Fort Hamilton explains range finder operation for long range naval gunfire. It covers target location by telescope towers, azimuth and distance readings, and the fast 80 second timing, with emphasis on scientific calculation, wind, air pressure, and disciplined crews.
Government footwear and stockings supply for volunteers outlined. Soldiers receive specific allowances for clothing with cash settlement if underspent and payment of differences if overspent. Lists prices for boots, barrack and calfskin shoes and yearly allocations for mounted and foot troops across five years. Hosiery options include cotton and woolen with color choices and annual totals.
Robert F. James son of Frank James the former bandit joins the Second United States Cavalry at St Louis. He was a clerk in the Wabash railway auditor's office before enlistment. His deskmate William Ellis also joined the same day.
A list outlines wartime charges and duties on common goods and services in New York Works. It covers beer and ale at five dollars per barrel, tobacco at thirteen cents per pound, cigars and cigarettes per thousand units, stamps for bank checks and express manifests, postal and telegraph fees, life and fire insurance rates, lease and mortgage scales, passage to foreign countries, patent medicines, wine and refined oils, and a special tax on oil and sugar refiners. It reflects broad levies and pricing structures for wartime finance.
The Baltimore Sun notes a judge who enlisted as a private in a Michigan unit at Tiarspa and is obliged to salute his former clerk now a commissioned officer. A private cannot share a drink with him. The Boston Herald contrasts Dewey and Hobson support with other states.
A vivid wartime poem excerpt by John A. Heffernan from the New York Sun, describing battle fervor and battlefield imagery with explosions, fire, and combat glory across the bay. The speaker conveys throat soreness from screaming, weapons firing, and victorious chaos as babes fall and foes are blasted by battle.
The Caroline islands a scattered coral archipelago north of New Guinea span about 700 isles. Volcanic islands like Yap show fertile lands and developed harbors. Missionaries advanced education and churches until Spanish misrule led to uprisings and expulsions. a US effort to resume work failed in 1895 after Spain refused.
The Chicago Tribune notes restrained mirth as details of the sinking reach Spain. The exact facts are awaited, tempering public celebration or speculation about the incident.
The First battalion United States marines gathered for final inspection at Brooklyn navy yard before sailing the auxiliary cruiser Panther on April 22. The unit numbered five infantry companies of 108 men and eight officers and an artillery company of 117 men with four 8 inch rifles. A roster lists Lt. Col. R. W. Huntington as commander and officers including Major P. C. Pope and Captain C. L. Macawley. The Panther’s voyage began from New York with a Hampton Roads first stop and convoy by the cruiser Montgomery.
Three grandsons of Admiral Semmes, famed commander of the Alabama, join the U S Army and Navy. They are sons of General L E Wright, who married the admiral’s daughter. One cadet at Annapolis serves with Sampson's fleet, another is a sergeant in the First Tennessee, and E E Wright has been made a major in the Fourth Tennessee. Dabney Scales leaves Memphis for naval service aboard the Fish Hawk. Also note a quip on the 310th anniversary of the Spanish Armada’s voyage and Bottling up the fleet.
The chewing gum manufacturers decide not to protest the gov ernment tax proposal but face a dilemma as they and their customers weigh the issue.
A Topeka State Journal note hints that references to the American Jack likely refer to Colonel Jack Astor.
A collage of quotes from U S papers reflecting attitudes on the Cuban conflict. Citizens comment on war strength Spanish espionage and Roosevelt rough riders while others muse on outcomes and the fate of Cervera in Cuba.
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