Citizens In Blue Rally Across States For War Duty
A sweeping Midwest battlefront collage notes Illinois Iowa Indiana Nebraska Michigan Ohio and Nebraska guardsmen rallied to volunteer service. Des Moines reports camp life at Camp Alvin Saunders as troops endure cold mud and scarce blankets while muster and artillery training progress. Ohio Ohio Camp Pushnell pushes demand and the Nebraska guard lines up for the war effort under Gov. Holcomb and Brig. Gen. Bills.
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Springfield
Illinois
Chickamauga
Eivery
Luive
Regular Army
Fred Holstein
State University
Ely
Iowa
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Lamp
Indiana National Guard
National Guard
Lincoln
Alvin Saunders
Nebraska
Holcomb
United States
Bills
Houlcomb
War Department
United States Army
Nebraska Guard
Columbus
Ohio
Camp Pushnell
John C. Bullitt
Camp Bushnell
Axline
KE. C. Brush
Wisconsin regiments train hard at Camp Harvey rivalry grows
Wisconsin correspondence reports strict discipline and excellent grounds at Camp Harvey. Recruits practice the goose step and setting up drills amid blue patches on the fields as cold weather fades. Marksmanship stands out with Third Regiment leading, followed by Second, Fourth and First, while field officers favor the First.
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Harvey
Wisconsin
Spain in turmoil as riots flare across cities
Violent demonstrations sweep Spain with restaurants, shops, and merchants attacked. Crowds cry for bread as police and troops fire on rioters in Caceres Leon and Murcia. Economic strain fuels unrest with wheat shortages and price rises shaping drastic government actions including a law to ban exports of bread staples.
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Spain
Lord Salisbury
London
Singland
America
Madrid
Caceres
Leon
Helquist
Murcia
Cartagena
Cortes
Dole Offers Hawaii to US for War With Spain
President Dole formally offers the Hawaiian islands to the United States for its war with Spain and pledges coal, supplies, and ammunition from American ships in Pacific waters. Congress shows favorable sentiment, and a Washington correspondent notes a presidential message seeking authority to act may follow.
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Uncle Sam
Dole
McKinley
McKkinley
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Spain
Pacific
Washington
Congress
QODS BLENDS AND OLD-TIME RACING NOTES
A survey of varied sports items notes Jack Daly and Kid Lavigne set for a late May bout in Long Island City and Peter Jackson’s retirement amid rising young contenders like Jim Jeffries. Also covered are Major Taylor facing Jaap Eden in five races, Boyers’ record trot in Russia, John C. Knowles’ death, and Cyclist Frank Lenz indemnity talks with Turkey.
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Jack Daly
Kid Lavigne
Long Island City
Peter Jackson
Jim Jeffries
Major Taylor
Jaap Eden
Kiser
Gardiner
Boulay
August Lehr
Boyers
Russia
Europe
America
John C. Knowles
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Tom Cooper
Eddie Bald
Fountainerry
Louisville
Bald
Cooper
Cincinnati
Tom Sharkey
California
Peter Maher
Bobby Mathews
League of American Wheelmen
State Department
Turkey
Frank Lenz
Wheat Surges to 1 50 as Global Wheat Famine Stirs Markets
Chicago special reports the sharpest wheat rise in years with May wheat closing at 1.50 a bushel after volatile moves and a surge to 1.03 for July. France Italy and Russia consider removing import duties, sparking bread riots rumors. Liverpool and London push prices higher as Hong Kong inquires about grain. Pacific coast endures a wheat famine, with San Francisco reporting no export sales.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Spain
Italy
Rome
Reichstag
Russia
France
Liverpool
Loudon
Minneapolis
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Army and Navy Terms Explained for Readers
A compact guide clarifies ranks and unit structures in land and sea forces. It lists Army and Navy officer ranks from General to Ensign and outlines divisions from squad to corps, plus naval terms like Squadron Fleet and Flotilla. The piece notes naval terms will be key in future war news and ends with a brief community items section.
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Army
Jie
Infantry
Ife
Navy
Floria
Coral chalcedony at Ballast Point Tampa Bay described
Florida letter from Philadelphia Ledger details rare fossil corals that become chalcedony forming geodes and pipe stems, their colors, water stones, and the Lower Miocene origin. It notes scarcity, high prices, and scientific curiosity about hollowing, plus a Trans Siberian Railway progress report and world-tour time estimates from the New York Times.
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Tampa
Ballast Point
Tampa Bay
Desolation Island
North Pacific Ocean
Philadelphia
T. A. Conrad
Angelo Heilprin
Heilprin
Florida
Philadelphia Ledger
Trans-Siberian Railway
Imperial Railway
Chilkoff
Car
St. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Str. Petersburg
San Francisco
New York
Bremen
Moscow
Viadivostock
Hhours
Plymouth
London
New York Times
Hyacinths and crops in odd Idaho schooling note
A fragmentary Idaho item notes that young women are scarce, with a Miss Hisch from Iowa leaving to wed a prominent man after a term as schoolteacher. Her sisters taught or finished term and married during or after the term. Potatoes and ocean currents are briefly referenced in other items.
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Idaho
Miss hHisch
Iowa
Qisville
Beatine Bearved
Miss Musch
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Young
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Manson HE. Ely
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State Normal School
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