Declaration of War Declared With Spain by United States
Washington April 27 Congress declared war with Spain and hostilities began April 21. The president sent a message detailing diplomatic exchanges and asked for a war resolution. The bill passed the House in minutes, the Senate debated, and the president signed at 6:18 pm making the act law.
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Madrid
Cuba
Cuban
Yesa
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Sieckede
Day to be Secretary of State in place of Sherman
Judge Day named as Secretary of State following April Sherman’s resignation. Sherman’s failing faculties were cited as the reason for departure. Day has acted as de facto secretary with presidential aid, overseeing state affairs without Sherman’s knowledge.
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Judge Day
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Fleet to head off Spanish squadron off New England coast
The Columbia and Minneapolis parted, one entering Newport harbor and the other sighted off Block Island, as U S naval authorities prepare a potential war fleet. They may be joined by a battleship, with Vesuvius and torpedo boats Talbot, Gwin, and Morris, ready for action. The Spanish squadron may chase the Yale toward New England.
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Paris
Newport
Craiers Columbia
Minneapolis
Hampton Roads
Block Island
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Fort
Vesuvius
Talbot
Gwin
Morris
Washington
Yale
Porter Lands in Cuba Under Cover of Darkness
Ported torpedo boat Porter landed a landing force in Cuba near Mariel under darkness. Lieutenant Fremont led the party, exploring the shore for over an hour to assess defenses while staying out of contact with land batteries. The party proceeded without disturbance, listening to nearby sentinels.
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Ker West
Cuba
Fremont
Mariel
Ha- Tanz
Troops Sent To Cuba Report From Chattanooga
Report from Chattanooga claims about 4 000 United States infantry will be sent to Cuba next week to open war for the regular army. The information came from an authentic source and stirred soldiers, though no details of the order are known. Berlin cautions no neutrality declaration will be issued to preserve action freedom. The Spanish torpedo boat Andaz sailed from Queenstown to Cadiz.
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Chickamaqua
Chattanooga
Tenn
United States
Cuba
War relations reach neutrals as US proclaims actions
The newspaper reports the United States prepares to activate neutrality laws after declaring war. Neutrals and British colonies respond as Spain cuts diplomatic ties, while German measures and naval movements draw scrutiny. The dispatch covers proclamations, possible Spanish moves toward the Philippines, and the US naval posture under the blockade.
Congress to take up war expenditures tax bill
April 23 congress will consider a bill to fund war costs. Chairman Dingler reported the bill from the committee on ways and means. Democrats propose a 3 percent income tax above 4000 and 590 million in coin bonds. The substitute would also seize silver seigniorage. The plan failed in committee and likely to fail in the House.
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Washington
Dingler
Supreme Court
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Senate
Army approves new law on mobilization quotas and signal corps
The conference committees agreed to a bill reratifying the act with changes. The president signed promptly. The compromise preserves state quotas for troops and batteries, adds ten corporals and eleven privates to the signal corps, and rejects provisions for active use of retired officers in war times.
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Pinan
Washington
Army
Senate
Signal
Force in Hong Kong and Cape Verde Diplomacy
London reports say the US squadron was dismissed from Hong Kong and Britain pressed hard on the Somers incident to pressure Portugal into ordering the Spanish fleet from the Cape Verde Islands. The aim was to deter other powers from offering aid at a critical moment.
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United States
Hong Kong
Somers
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Cape Verde Islands
William R. Day Nominated Secretary of State
The president nominates William R Day of Ohio to be secretary of state to succeed John Sherman who has resigned John B Moore of New York is named assistant secretary of state in Day’s place The senate foreign relations committee has unanimously moved a favorable report on Day’s nomination
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John Sherman
Washington
William R. Day
Ohio
John B. Moore
New York
Senate Committee On
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U S War Loan Plans and Proclamations Reported
Washington on April 27 details secretary Gage arranging a 3400.000.990 bond war loan to be taken by New York bankers with 400.000.000 from taxation and 100.000.000 via a popular bond issue while 400.090 will be sold to gold producers. A six part proclamation outlines neutral rules and blockades as of late April. Springer predicts Cuba subjugation forces and insurgent capacity. Somers torpedo boat must not leave port amid British neutrality measures.
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Amer
Kingdom of Spain
William M'Kingey
Washington
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Suez Canal
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Treasur
Gage
New York
Sini
Somer
Maritime Exchanges
Pelice
North Atlantic
Spain Presses Autonomy for Cuba Amid Maine Controversy
Spain's April 18 memorandum to the powers argues for Cuban autonomy and details denials of cruelty allegations, urging arbitration on the Maine incident and outlining four Spanish concessions. It condemns U S actions and previews potential peace if Cuba gains sufficient self government.
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Cuba
McKinley
Woodford
Maine
Blazeo
United States
America
Olney
Washington
Mr. Olney
Armada Entered to Leave Washington War Update
The Post reports the Spanish fleet, which mobilized at Cape Verde, was notified by Portugal to depart St Vincent. Also, April 26 the U S Supreme Court affirmed the Hitness inheritance tax law in Washington, ending the case yesterday.
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Armada
Washington
Cape Verde Islands
Portugal
St. Vincent
United States Supreme Court
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Medicine
Take it now to sharpen your appetite and energize the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as America’s greatest spring medicine. A domestic joke follows about a husband and wife debating a pricey inkstand versus the cost of the baby.
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America
Little Choice Uncle Hiram and Uncle Abner in Parliament Debate
A dialogue excerpt shows Uncle Hiram equating the lower legislative branch with assemblymen and Uncle Abner criticizing the senate, while a failed patent sale by Clodder prompts Grumbling about a foolish attempt to worsen it. The fragment hints at satirical banter over political figures and a flawed invention sale.
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Abner
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad with Various Odd Claims
An OCR fragment advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and mentions No-To-linte for fifty cents, plus other odd boasts about tobacco and health. The text also contains unrelated lines about kept promises, life values, apricots shipped from California to London, and live plucked furnishes in Malta.
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London
Malta
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