Spanish Squadron Arrives at Santiago de Cuba
A Madrid dispatch reports the Spanish squadron reaching Santiago de Cuba amid intense local enthusiasm. Two American warships reportedly retired upon sighting the fleet, as Admiral Cervera’s vessels pursued them toward Cuba’s western reaches. The queen regent sent congratulations to Admiral Cervera.
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Madrid
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Queen Regent
Cervera
Montgomery
Cuba
Dinsers
Bay of
Losses at Cienfuegos exceed initial report
Key West Florida May 20 The Spanish defeat at Cienfuegos proved heavier with 300 killed and several hundred wounded. US Marblehead and Nashville fired massive salvos, while Cuban survivors from an insurgent camp near Cienfuegos reported hospitals full and fear of further destruction.
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Key West
Fla
Cienfuegos
United States
Marblehead
Col
Oriz
Olvarez
Nashville
Sta
Refugees Reach St Thomas After San Juan Bombardment
More than 30 Puerto Rican refugees arrive in St Thomas aboard the Rodriguez after the May 12 bombardment of San Juan forts by Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet. Governor general reports eight soldiers killed and 34 wounded, Morro Castle guns dismounted, and minor fort damage. Spanish vessels Alfonso XII and Manuela damaged. Refugees describe ongoing terror and fear of renewed attack.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Sampson
Morro Castle
Iie
Alfonso Mri
Manuela
American Troop Actions Near Iloilo and Manila Blockade
Awa ites report from Hong Kong dated May 18 states US cruisers Concord and Boston will reach Iloilo to demand capitulation and recapture the Amer Sarawak with coal. Manila blockade remains strict with foreign ships refused admittance and rebels shown to be unreliable allies of Admiral Dewey. Col. Giguel committed suicide after learning ammunition was nonexistent. Capt. Gen. Augusti seeks reconciliation with rebels and native councils. Hostilities are postponed pending US troop arrivals.
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Hong Kong
Manila
United States
Concord
Boston
Iloilo
Sarawak
Dewey
Spain
Cavite
Col
Giguel
Augusti
London
the Standard
Cervera Fleet Moves From Santiago to Cuba
Reports cite Admiral Cervera leading the Spanish squadron toward Santiago de Cuba as U S. forces monitor sea control. Madrid and Washington dispatches reflect Spanish triumphalism and American concern over naval infighting and possible Cuban blockade dynamics.
Ex Gov O M Roberts Dies in Austin at 82
Ex Governor O M Roberts, who led Texas from 1879 to 1882 and later served as chief justice, died Thursday night at his Austin residence from Brights disease at the age of 82.
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Austin
Tex
O. M. Roberts
Bright
Texas
Nine Victims Recovered From La Metairie Hospital Fire
In Hyacinthe Quebec on May 18 nine bodies of fire victims were recovered from the La Metairie hospital ruins. Some victims were burned beyond recognition. In Washington on May 18 General Miles said the president does not plan another call for volunteers at this time.
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Hyacinthe
la Metairie Hospital
Washington
Miles
Spanish Troops for Manila Embark from Catalonia and Valencia
Rockland Mass May 20 Miss Maria Yoyisa Pool authoress dies after several weeks illness report. Between 8000 and 10600 Spanish troops from Catalonia Aragon Valencia embark here for the Philippine islands.
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Manila
Barcelona
Catalonia
Alusia
Aragon
Valencia
Philippine Islands
Rockland
Mass
Maria Yoyisa Pool
Alabama Battleship Launched At Philadelphia Yard
The battleship Alabama was successfully launched at Cramps ship yard in Philadelphia at 12:50 PM on Wednesday. It is first of three new battleships of its class, followed by the Illinois and Wisconsin.
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Philadelphia
Alabama
Cramps
Illinois
Wisconsin
Americans Bombardment Forces Civilians to Flee Countryside
The article notes the American fleet resumes bombardment prompting civilians to retreat to areas beyond gun range. Authorities report mass camping in rural zones as artillery continues.
New Spanish Cabinet Formed Under Sagasta
Madrid reports the cabinet led by President of the Council Senor Sagasta with Leon y Castillo as Foreign Affairs, War, Marine, Interior, and Public Instruction ministers. Senor Castillo reportedly refused to accept the War portfolio noting tensions. Cabinet ministers were sworn in Wednesday evening.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Leon Y Castillo
Gen
Corres
Paris
Senor Leony ¥ Castillo
France
Alabama class battleship design details outlined
The piece outlines divergences from earlier designs Oregon Indiana and Massachusetts. It lists Alabama type dimensions 314 feet length 72 feet breadth freeboards 20 feet and 18 feet 4 inches, draught 28 feet 6 inches, displacement 11 520 tons, speed 16 knots, 10 000 indicated horsepower. Main battery four 13 inch guns in turrets and 14 six inch guns. Secondary battery 17 six pounders 6 one pounders and four Gatlings. Compared with abroad battleships of 15 000 tons, Alabama design shows stronger armament and armor for its displacement.
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Oregon
Indiana
Massachusetts
Ward
Alabama
Snowslides on Valdes Glacier Sink 100 Travelers
Passengers on the Morgan City recount two large snowslides on the Valdes glacier near Copper River Alaska dated April 30 and May 1. About 100 people were trapped with only three confirmed dead Joseph Funer Chicago B Antwerp Minneapolis A Johnston Eureka Cal.
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Seattle
Wash
Morgan City
Copper River
Alaska
Valdes Glacier
Joseph Furner
Chicago
B. Antwerp
Minneapolis
A. Johnston
Eureka
Cal
Censorship Tightens on Tampa Dispatches
Tampa reports that all future dispatches must be submitted to Lieut. Miley of Gen. Shafter's staff for approval, signaling rigid censorship to remain until Cuba invasion. New York notes the Anglo American Telegraph will accept press messages without restrictions pending chief signal officer decision.
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Tampa
Fla
Lieut
Miley
New York
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
Cabinet Offer Declined In Sagasta Rebuild
A reply from the Foreign Office to Senor Sagasta states the port folio is tendered but declined in the reconstructed cabinet.
Sympathy from the Czar and Boston Wharf Accident
May 21 telegrams from Hawarden Castle express sympathy to Mrs. Gladstone as the czar Nicolas conveys condolences. In Boston eight workers fell over 100 feet from an elevator at a building for Boston Wharf, causing multiple deaths and serious injuries with little hope for recovery of two more men.
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London
Hawarden Castle
Gladstone
Boston
Columbian Fireproofing Company
Boston Wharf Company
Madrid Reports Censorship of Mail and Rebel Alignment
Madrid authorities assert that letters for Spain are seized at New York and destroyed, prompting calls for reprisals on Americans in Spain including newspaper correspondents. A Havana dispatch says rebels favor Spain and unite with Spaniards to counter the Americans.
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Madrid
Spain
New York
U S. Madrid
Havana
Manila Faces Capitulation to Dewey Blockade
The text notes the famine in Manila and states the city will soon be compelled to capitulate to the American blockading squadron under Admiral Dewey.
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Ade
Manila
Dewey
Destructive Toledo Fire Hits Dow Snell and Blade Plant
A major blaze in Toledo on Friday damaged Dow & Snell and the Toledo Blade plant adjoining the Blade building. The fire caused heavy losses estimated at 600000 overall. Assistant Chief Mayo and four firefighters were trapped when the Don Snell wall collapsed. Mayo escaped, others are missing.
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Toledo
Dow & Snell Whilesale Grocery
Toledo Blade
Robinson Locke
Blade
Done & Snell
Don-Snell
Mayo
Herman L. Bishop
Kizer Trepinski
Wills
President McKinley to Open Trans Mississippi Exposition
Omaha May 21 at noon June 1 President McKinley will be connected by telephony with Trans Mississippi exposition officials to read his message before the crowd and press the button to start the exposition machinery. The opening program and three day outline were prepared by President Wattles. Railroads offer a rate of one cent per mile.
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Omaha
Neb
McKinley
Wattles
Vast War Funding Requested by War Department
Secretary Alger has sent supplemental estimates totaling 88,638,640 to Congress for the first half of the 1899 fiscal year to support the regular and volunteer armies. This atop prior appropriations brings total war funding to 295,210,540, covering expenses beyond the acts of March 15 and May 4, 1898.
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Washington
Alger
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
War Department
United States
Ambassador Hay Expresses Sympathy and Gratitude
Dispatch from Hawarden reports United States Ambassador Col. John Hay sending heartfelt condolences to Rt. Hon. Herbert Gladstone and praising the late life of noble achievements and dedication to worthy aims. The message expresses sympathy for a personal loss and reverent congratulations to the English people.
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Hay
Hawarden
United States
John Hay
Herbert Gladstone
Ten Killed in Explosion at Chateau San Julian
An accidental blast at a projectile factory in Carthagena Spain on May 21 killed five soldiers and five workers and injured 52, including the port governor. The explosion occurred at the Chateau San Julian.
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Carthagena
Spain
Chateau San Julian
Wreck kills and injures Missouri troops en route to Chickamauga
In Chattanooga on May 23 a wreck on the Chattanooga Rome and Southern line killed Jack McCade a section hand and a Missouri volunteer soldier Kee Walker and injured several others from the First Missouri Volunteer Infantry. The mishap involved a military horse car struck by a southbound passenger train near Rossville.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga, Rome & Southern
Chickamauga
Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Kee Walker
Alfred M. Lane
Leutenant
R. H. Feidell
Ed Lavinsburg
William Moffatt
Chattanooga Times
Jack McCade
Missouri
Park
Rome & Southern
Rossville
Deadly Southern Cyclone Rips Northwest Arkansas
A Nor eastern style cyclone struck Friday night in northwest Arkansas, killing at least seven people and destroying Elm Springs Lowell and Mudtown areas. Homes farms and orchards were leveled, with multiple fatalities including an Italian family and residents Killingsworth and Holcomb.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas
Great Fruit Belt
Ozark Fruit Region
Benton County
White River Valley
Elm Springs
Lowell
Mudtown
Killingsworth
W. H. Holcomb
W. B. Pierson
Crawford County
Fort Smith
Nesbitt
W. S. Kimbrough
Springdale
Kimbrough
St. Louis
Republic
Dallas
Tex
Missouri soldiers hurt in railroad disaster near Chattanooga
A Union Army train collision near Chattanooga injures about a dozen and kills several horses. Engineer C W Wheeler escapes with a maimed ankle after sticking to his post as Soldiers seize him and his fireman. Secretary Alger directs care for the wounded and full honors for the dead.
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C. W. Wheeler
Wills
Washington
Missouri
Chattanooga
Alger
Brooke
Chickamauga
Missouri Volunteers
Secretary of War
Powder Plant Destroyed in Hammond Explosion
At the Economical Smokeless Powder plant southeast of Hammond Illinois an explosion shortly before one pm Saturday killed Arthur Booth of Chicago and injured three others. Some employees suspect arson, noting suspicious people nearby, but Lake County authorities have not confirmed foul play.
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Hammond
Ind
United States
Arthur Eo. Booth
Chicago
Lake County
Destructive April Tornadoes Report Across Indiana Illinois
A tornado struck Ravenna in Fanning County on Saturday night, destroying barns and homes including the Methodist and Christian churches. Capt. Joseph E. Dupree was killed near Ivanhoe, with his house wrecked. a Black man killed at Clarksville and 11 injured overall. Widespread damage, many livestock killed, with Red River Valley damage estimated at $100,000.
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Ravenna
Fanning County
Ivanhoe
Joseph E. Dupree
Clarksville
Red River Valley
Kankakee
Kankakee Valley
Bloomington
Mascoutah
Ill
Here
River Creek
Lebanon
Quincy
Indian District
Missouri
Twenty Killed in Bombarded Puerto Rico Port
Captain Lloyd of the Arkadia reports during a three hour stay at the Puerto Rico bombardment twenty men were killed by American guns. Six died at the guns and others from shell bursts. about sixty others were injured in the forts, none in the town. Brussels Daily Mail note on US consul and Roosevelt. Major Russell B. Harrison sworn in as inspector general with rank of major in the volunteer army.
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St. Louis
Collinsville
Formosa
New York
Lloyd
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Russell Harrison
Indianapolis
Ind
Russell B. Harrison
Harrison
Insane Widow Murders Two Children at Vpssar College
Deemupliates Mrs Sporki the insane widow of a fireman murders her two children a son two years old and a daughter five months old by decapitation on Saturday morning. She will be sent to Matteawan asylum for insane criminals.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hose cart tragedy during Lorain victory celebration
During a naval victory celebration in Lorain Ohio on Saturday night a hose cart in a procession ran over two men. Peter Snyder died from his injuries and another man unnamed at the time was dying.
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Lorain
Peter Snyder
Rumors on Cuban War Debated by Navy Officials
Navy officials denied reports of a major sea battle off St Nicholas Mole near Hayti and said no official information confirmed any engagement between American and Spanish squadrons. The bulletin aimed to reassure families and prevent public pressure from rushing a decisive move.
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Washington
Navy Department
St. Nicholas Mole
Hayti
Bureau of Navigation
War Board
Polo Leaves Canada on Dominion Bound for Madrid
Montreal May 23 Senor Pol ex Spanish minister to Washington and party sailed Saturday on the steamship Dominion for Liverpool en route to Madrid. It is understood Senor Du Bose ex charge d affaires at Washington will leave the boat at Quebec and either remain there or return here A United States secret service man was a passenger on board the Dominion. A Fatal Blow Keokuk May 28 Sam Wyatt knocked William Swigelson downstairs Sunday, killing him instantly, Wyatt was arrested.
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Canada
Montreal
Can
Senor Pol
Washington
Dominion
Liverpool
Madrid
Senor du Bose
Quebe
United States Secret Service
Keokuk
Sam Wyatt
William Swigelson
Wyatt
Derailed Narrow Gauge Train On Pier Trestle Causes Fatality
San Francisco May 23 A suburb line train on the Alamead branch derailed on a trestle to the pier. The fireman was killed, the engineer seriously injured, and another trainman hurt. Awaiting word from Cervera, London May 23 The Madrid Daily Mail correspondent reports the government awaits Cervera's results before deciding orders for the second squadron.
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Alamead
Cervera
London
Madrid
The
Daily Mail
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