Powder Works Explosions Kill Eleven at Santa Cruz Plant
Three blasts at the California powder works near Santa Cruz on Tuesday wounded and killed workers. The inferno razed smokeless powder and nitroglycerin facilities, blew shingles two miles, and halted operations at the 1861 plant housing 21 mills and 35 other buildings.
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Dover
Morris County
N. J
Atlantic Powder Company
Prize of the Terror seizes Spanish steamer Guido near Cuba
The U S monitor Terror captured the large Spanish steamer Guido ten miles off Cardenas after a desperate chase. Guido, bound from Corunna Spain to Havana, carried a heavy cargo of provisions and money for Spanish troops in Cuba. The action involved the gunboat Machias in pursuit.
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Key West
Fla
Terror
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Corunna
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Havana
Cuba
Cardenas
Machias
War Revenue Bill Passes After Amendments by Ways and Means
Washington April 30 The house approved the war revenue bill with only amendments agreed by the ways and means Republicans. A parliamentary maneuver enabled completion after minority efforts to amend the bond feature exhausted time. Mr Dingley proposed a substitute bill with the amendments.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dingley
First Engagement at Matanzas Harbor Batteries Damaged
Key West April 25. Admiral Sampson with the New York Puritan and Cincinnati bombarded Spanish batteries at Matanzas harbor. The batteries at Rubal Cava and Maya fired but caused no damage. The fortifications were destroyed in about 20 minutes, with one 12 inch shot blowing up a section of Rubal Cava.
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New York
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Cincinnati
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Tuba Cava
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Ila
Mangrove
Key West Harbor
Panama
Quevedo
Havana
Cuba
Troops Break Camp and Rushed to Tampa
Troops move from camp toward Tampa Florida as heavy activity grips Chickamauga Park in Chattanooga Tennessee on April 30. The eight batteries of artillery are reorganized and dispatched in response to ongoing military operations.
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Chickamauga Park
Chattanooga, Tenn
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Ninth Cavalry
Tampa
Ila
Battlefield Station
Cuba
New Orleans
Mass Explosion Kills Six at Dover Area Works
A distant disaster seven miles from Dover leaves six workmen dead and four injured as a chain reaction of blasts destroys ten buildings. Initial spark from a smoker’s pipe likely caused the first explosion, igniting packing houses and shell houses and sending debris across the site.
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Dover
To Keep Hands Off
Washington reports indicate global reaction shifting toward neutrality amid the Spain United States war status. The state department notes that embassies worldwide confirm governments prepare to maintain neutrality since April 21.
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State Department
Globe
United States
Spain
Secretary of War Deficiency Estimates Total 34 Million
Secretary Alger reports to the Treasury Secretary that war department deficiencies for the last two months of the fiscal year total 34,019,997 dollars. The extra funding is required due to congressional acts of April 22 and 26, 1898 authorizing a volunteer army and a regular army on a war footing.
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Secretary of War
War Department
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Acts of Congress
Private info claims Manila and Havana defenses strong
The Daily Mail reports that Manila and Havana defenses are underrated and that bombardment by American commanders would have little chance of success. It notes Manila bay entrance is mined and ten inch guns are mounted.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Manila
Havana
Manila Bay
Senate battle over bond provision and income tax amendment
The senate rejected all bond substitute options including a $150,000,000 greenbacks plan. A motion to recommit with instructions to report back the income tax amendment failed 134 to 173 with some Republicans crossing. Final passage of the bill, 181 to 131, saw Democrats and populists largely oppose it. Affected lawmakers included Cummings McClelan Griggs Sitzgeral McAleer Wheeler with Linney Thorp among few Republicans who sided with opponents.
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McClelan
Griggs
New York
Sitzgeral
Massachusetts
McAleer
Pennsylvania
Wheeler
Alabama
Maryland Regiment Rebels Return to Baltimore Armory
The Fourth regiment Maryland national guard breaks camp at Pimlico and returns to the armory in Baltimore amid complaints over not being assigned to active service while the Fifth regiment is chosen for that honor by Gen. Wilmer.
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Maryland Regiment
Baltimore
Maryland National Guard
Pimlico
Wilmer
Symposium Talk Turns On Education Costs
An African American speaker explains a symposium on education and asks questions to illustrate how people think for themselves. He notes prices to enter, a blackberry gin drink at 15 cents, and a supper for a lady at ten cents, using these details to define the event and its outcomes.
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Yassir
Washington Star
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
Foot-Ease powder cures painful swollen feet and bunions and makes tight shoes feel loose. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c with trial package. Address Allen S. Olmsted Roy, N. Y. Also a brief note on being brave to admit ignorance and an unrelated ad for dropsy treatment and quotes about manhood traits.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Roy
Patent Remedy Ads and Anecdotes in an 19th Century Paper
A collage of medical patent remedy pitches and light anecdotes from various papers. Products promoted include Laxative Bromo Quinine and Hale's Honey of Horehound with notes of refunds if ineffective. Minor quips touch on fashion and gossip about hair color and travel.
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Atchison Globe
Hostetter's Bitters Promoted For Health Benefits
The passage touts the gains of new mining regions led by syndicates and transport firms while arguing legitimate local industries offer steadier rewards. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for malaria dyspepsia constipation biliousness and related ailments.
Ice Chest Reproof Cited In Warm Household Exchange
In a light quip from Up to Date, Amy explains her father rebuked her for reading a novel not by burning it but by placing it in the ice chest Mamie recalls. The exchange underscores domestic humor.
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Amy
Mamie
Stationery Praise Noted by Washington Democrat
A Washington Democrat editorially admires quality stationery, praising its design and usefulness. The brief remark highlights careful selection and civil tone in office supplies.
Asthma's Progress From Cold to Cure Remedy Spotlight
The piece touts Dr. J C Ayer s Cherry Pectoral as a universal cure for asthma and related throat and lung illnesses. It presents testimonials from readers claiming rapid relief and full recoveries, urging readers to request the company curebook and noting bottle sizes and pricing.
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Ayer
S. Harrier
Rolink
Stevens Point
Wis
Gasconade River
J.C. Ayer
Dr. Ayer
Dr. Ayers
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Description of a Green Goods Buyer
A New York Journal quips about the suspect type who buys green goods calling him a man driven by a strong desire for money. The exchange frames a rough portrait using sharp humor in a terse contrast.
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