Iowa War Preparations Move to May Drafts and Trials
Wernor Shaw reports to Secretary Alger that Jawan will muster three full infantry regiments for action by May 2 while artillery readiness lags. In Dubuque, Thomas and George Norman are sentenced to four years and three months for breaking and entering a rail car. Governor Shaw seeks citizen artillery volunteers and a Des Moines district convention is set for July 27.
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Wernor Shaw
Alger
Jawan
Thomas
George Norman
Dubuque
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Anamosa
Shaw
Chicago
Gilbert
Eorge Gerig
Chicago, Milwaukee
George Reed
North McGregor
Otto Tile
Boone
Lev
Shy Om Secretar
Rush Iinesin
State Board of Control
Ebbe
Foster & Liebbe
Luke Washburn
Gai Terry
Hamilton County
Aoeudge
Temnilten
Washburn
Zor
Rally Statesman-Press
Enix
Gen Unclear War Department General Orders No 15
General Orders No 15 addresses recruiting and discharge rules for volunteers with family ties that could affect service. It directs scrutiny of candidates for active service, discharge of those with conflicts, and authorization for medical and clerical processing to prepare officers and units for potential mobilization. The text also mentions company committees, eligibility, and the need for proper officer oversight during enlistment.
FIRED ON MATANZAS DURING BOMBARDMENT
Press reports say that Puritan and Cir warded the forts near Matanzas harbor fired upon by the enemy fleets yesterday. The bombardment likely struck fortifications but details remain uncertain with shells reported to have fallen short and no definitive casualty figures available.
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Matanzas
Fragmented World War II Era Note on Spain and U.S. Rights
An OCR fragment discusses Spain and Ne Winley references, rights of search, and voyages to the United States. It mentions ships sailing prior to April 21, a possible rescue of a Spanish home and European capitulation, and emphasizes avoiding greater injury amid a tense impasse. Names and phrases appear garbled, with scattered references to Spain and America.
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Myllion
Veeck
United States
Witich
Spain
Imitia
Unclear OCR Chronicle Notes On Ship News And Dates
Fragmentary report from April discusses military department items at several colleges and possession transfers to the United States. Mentions ship steamers Umbria and Etruria reportedly sold to the United States and notes negotiations unclear. Appendix cites Liverpool dates and a count of 29 items or units referenced.
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Calar Falls
Dowa
Rock Island
Ounard Viner
Liverpool
Denmard Tims
Umbria
Etruria
United States
Troops Now Mobilize at Des Moines Camp McKinney
President McKinley calls up four Iowa National Guard regiments to form Camp McKinney in Des Moines. General James Rush Lincoln named commander as 44 companies mobilize with 4000 men in view. Sheriffs ordered to recruit eligible men with prior service to meet enlistment quotas.
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Fong
Seervlany
Jowa
McKinley
Java
Iowa
National Guards
Des Moines
Camp McKinney
James Rush Lincoln
Uy TU
Mars
National Guardsm
McKinsey
McKinley Ir
Shaw
Ile
Stary
Ques
Pluchy Capture Amid Spanish Auxiliary Steam Action
An obscure report notes a capture of a Spanish auxiliary steamship near Tlasane with a numb yet valuable cargo. The event references April activities and mentions Panama, with unclear details on the vessel and subsequent actions.
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Tlasane
York
Thedic
Panama
Ultimatum to Portugal in World War II era
Partial garbled report references an ultimatum to Portugal from President McKinley regarding a request to order Spanish forces and the possibility of war. Mentions Lisbon and a delayed reply, reflecting a tense international crisis and the looming risk of conflict.
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ekCin
Preddent McKinigy
Genome Boganior
United Ius
Ree Reed
Lisbon
Ded in Cuba and death of Senator Wallhall reported
The item notes chaotic Cuba coast activity with mentions of an invasion and U S troops in eastern Cuba. It reports the death of Senator Edward Wallhall of Mississippi on April 23 at the Cairo hotel with funeral plans in Mississippi and Alabama cities. It references a congressional committee and imminent interment in Homey Springs, Miss, with services Saturday noon and interment Monday at 10.
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Cuba
Sana
Garcia
United
Watthan Washington
Edward Wallhall
Mississippi
Caire Hovel
Seamic
Homey Springs
Miss
Cin Allania
Presb y Women Mew Minneapolis Aprile Convention
Delegates of the twenty seventh annual convention of the Woman's Presbyterian Board of Missions of the Northwest gather with visitors. Meetings serve as preludes to formal sessions, with Mrs JL Worsy al cage presiding and Mrs Wwphell of Chivasa aiding. Reports include support for DePauw University and fundraising efforts as plans form to improve finances. Meanwhile other updates note Cuban war planning and dispatches of state troops amid unrest in Charleston.
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Minneapolis
Min
Aprile
Woman's Presbyterian Board of Missions of
Northwest
JL Lh Worsy al Cage
Ae Board
Cp.iligan
Wwphell
Chivasa
Uni Tnilianapolis
Methodists
DePauw University
Roosevelt resigns navy post amid war prep and inven tion aims
The April dispatches report Theodore Roosevelt resigning as assistant secretary of the Navy, amid notes on recruiting to reach a wartime strength of 61,000 and the push for western invention and manufacturing. The notices discuss threshers, patents, and naval armament shipments arriving from Liverpool to New York.
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Dens
Ke WaAsiinete
Thodore Roosevelt
Navy Department
WasixeTox
Heen
Spain Calls All Able Bodied Men to Return Home
A dispatch from Tom Cetle of the Peranli department reports all able bodied men have been ordered to return to Spain as soon as possible to aid the ally.
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Spain
Sane Tea Agris
Tom Cetle
Peranli
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